Discussion Alice in Borderland

Yeah, I didn't see that coming.

Hmm, I think it depends, in his case yeah, but depending on how it's done, I truly do believe that shit like MKUltra had people unwillingly hypnotizes/mind controlled.

I wasn't overly shocked that Kotoko overrode his hypnotism and got Ouki to survive, but I am surprised that Banda also lived.

Chapter 48 was good. So, Mitsurugi's guess was correct, it is Matsushita. He was a hypnotherapist. Well, he even guessed that there was really only "two" players that would each pick a weaker partner and then control the rest. He let Banda think he was controlling him, when it was really flipped.

During round 2 he hypnotised the woman that was partnered with Ouki, which made both Ouki and Banda think they were in control, when Matsushita was truly the only person in control the whole time. He reinforced the hypnosis over several rounds, to make it stronger and harder to break, reinforcing that Kotoko would need to kill Ouki.

So Matsushita loves and gets off on the games, he became a citizen of borderland to "enjoy the games forever". He really is a demented individual. It seems that Kotoko resisted his hypnosis though and told Ouki his correct symbol.

Damn Matsushita even had a fake eye that would tell him what his collar's symbol really was, the rule about metal objects didn't apply to residents. It seemed like he thought of everything so his overconfidence was justified, except his overconfidence would be his undoing when instead of only himself and Kotoko surviving, it was seemingly Banda and Ouki.

 

Yes, they are relatively likeminded, so I suppose it makes sense they would both team up, the likelihood they would be successful if they betrayed each other here is way smaller than them working together.

Yup, for sure. Can't say he didn't have it coming.

Chapter 49 was good. Man, was something having Banda lecture Matsushita, about how he relied too much on the technique and got conceited. So Banda and Ouki teamed up since the eighth round, viewing each other as the only trustworthy partners, which paid off.

Interesting, so they both viewed each other as equals, and actually shared the same goal. They both wanted to become citizens of borderland.

Matsushita was planning to just bide his time using his eyeball to continue surviving in the game, but Ouki's plan was to use him to get every piece of intel on borderland they could. Of course, Banda was happy to torture the information out of him.

In the end, Matsushita chose to kill himself, because he couldn't bare the torture repeatedly. This allowed both Ouki and Banda to pass. It also seems that Ouki actually did let Kokoto live, interesting. 97 players and 6 games remain.

 

Hannibal seemed like he could be an interesting character, but RIP. There is some real ruthless efficiency here with Shiirabi. Yeah, I didn't even think of Aguni returning for this, makes a lot of sense!

Side story 5 chapter 1 was good. It's about the King of Spades that was sniping them when this part started and it takes place during the Second Stage, day 5. The King's name is Isao Shiirabi and he's a mercenary.

So a bunch of rookies vs the King who has actual professional military experience, it seems. God damn, Shiirabi peeled off the lieutenant's face to disguise himself as the dead body, and when the group saw the faceless body, he continued his assault.

So Shiirabi sees that he's giving salvation and by killing the players and thus liberating them from fear and suffering. He doesn't make them suffer, just kills them.

The kid that escaped is Hayato Dodo a junior high student who has reached day 13 of his visit. He ran into Aguni, who is now on day 66 of his visit and looking for a place to die. Damn, this should be a showdown Aguni vs Shiirabi.

 

It certainly helps with his background too. He's probably the one single person with the best shot of taking out Shiirabi in a one on one. I could see them killing each other, honestly.

Yeah, I didn't think he would pull a flamethrower literally out of nowhere LMAO.

Side story 5 chapter 2 was good. Aguni hoped to get some useful intel from Dodo, only to get nothing. Oh, I forgot that Dodo was the player from the other side story that Arisu helped.

Damn, Dodo really has luck on his side finding Aguni. He was going to run after hearing gunshots, but Aguni called out that he would just die due to going into the moonlight, which happened to other people. Aguni agreed to teach him how to shoot.

A perimeter of string was set up, which is a good strategy to slow down Shiirabi. Seems that Aguni isn't doing well psychologically if he's hallucinating Danma. Unfortunately for them, Shiirabi decided to just burn the forest down, to either kill them in the fire or smoke them out.

 

I think that was the end for Aguni, right? I kind of wished he and Shiirabi took each other out, but I suppose it's a fitting end for him.

Not really a big fan of characters like Dodo, will see how he goes...

Side Story Chapter 3 was good. Damn, Aguni foresaw a fire as a possibility so already had a plan up his sleeve. Aguni's reflexes are something else. Sadly, they are outmatched with the enemy having an AK-47, and Aguni also had much more limited ammo.

Aguni felt that the fight was his, so swapped guns with Dodo, and switched up to close combat with Shiirabi . It seems like unfortunately Aguni met his end.

In his running, Dodo has managed to run into Heiya by failing into two traps, that were set by her. She was rather annoyed. It's day 55 of her visit.

 

Dude, it's blatantly rigged in Shiirabi's favour. LMAO. It's almost comical how he just keepts pulling out another advantage.

I would say that, but seems a bit doubtful of a sidestory. I guess they can come upon them but not stick around.

Side Story Chapter 4 was good. It's day 7 of the second stage. Seems that Heiya is indeed annoyed at Dodo for ruining her traps. Lol. Well, things escalated quickly with Heiya.

I'm glad for it to not be over for Aguni! So Shiirabi was wearing not only a bullet-proof vest, but also a fire-proof cloak? Come on now.

While Dodo expressed his frustration at always running and expressed his thoughts of having gone through pain to live, it just really aggravated Heiya much more.

I feel bad for Heiya even more so now. So after she went through all that shit and survived the game, she dragged herself into a hospital and the older male surgeon there demanded sex as payment before saving her by cutting off her leg.

There is no escape from Shiirabi, he was hot on the heels of Dodo. Impressive to see the home-made flashbang of Heiya, but too bad it did nothing. Dodo was smart to realise he was tracking them, which is fucked. It's a good thing Heiya is a good shot with her bow, which should allow some reprieve. Unfortunately they ran straight into the edge of a cliff overlooking water, so had no choice but to jump in.

 

I feel the same way lol.