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?
but I hated the attic 
they'd always throw me in.
.لكنّي كرهتُ العليّة التي يزجانني بها
aber was ich nicht aushielt,
pero detestaba el ático
en el que me encerraban.
pero detestaba el ático 
en el que me encerraban.
mais ce que je redoutais,
ma odiavo la soffitta
 dove dopo mi rinchiudevano.
mas o que odiava era sempre
 ser jogado naquele sótão.