Hanna recognizes Fujiko and Chisa as the figures in the distance and they have a tearful reunion, exchanging stories about their separate experiences. Back on the ghost ship, the two groups separately make their way to the top. However, Ango becomes distraught and tells Arashi and Narsu about Shiggeru's death. Arashi cannot understand Ango's motivation to survive at the expense of the other students. He asserts that they were manipulated by the professors, and that they are now free to take control of their own lives. At that moment, the two groups reconnect, and Ryo tells Ango that Shiggeru cut the rope himself during the test at the same time as Ryo to save Ango, forcing Ango to accept the reality of their current situation. With the air cleared, the two groups continue on their way upwards.