As members of the group left behind try to make sense of their situation, Masaki, Hayato, Mitsumune, and the bus driver continue toward the tunnel. Masaki finally explains why she is adamantly against going through the tunnel, but how much of what she says can be trusted?
It escalated by the day, and if I did 
anything they even slightly disapproved of,
،لقد تفاقم ذلك بمرور الأيّام، وإن فعلتُ شيئًا يعارضانه ولو قليلًا
E la cosa è andata sempre peggiorando, così ogni volta
 che facevo qualcosa che loro disapprovavano,