Aoi escapes into the woods surrounding the town, but things become increasingly surreal. The world around her seems to glitch, as if she's trapped in a simulation. Time bends and reality warps. Voices from the town echo in her head, trying to convince her to return. Exhausted and on the verge of collapse, she stumbles upon a hidden facility in the woods. Inside, she finds a control room, with monitors displaying every corner of her life. She is confronted by Mr. Nakahara, who reveals the truth: Aoi was the center of the "RunAway" experiment all along.