Terada reveals a hidden time bomb as he dies and Takashima attempts to escape, but is killed by Ryuji. Believing neither of them can escape in time given their wounds, Ryuji and Kiryu have a final battle, with Kiryu emerging victorious as Ryuji acknowledges Kiryu's strength and dies in his half-sister's arms. The bomb is revealed to be a fake, set up by Terada as a distraction for Takashima in case he turned traitor, with the bomb's fuse never having been in it in the first place, and Kiryu and Sayama become a couple, returning to Osaka with Haruka.