"We have received a report from the Special Defense Forces and the government that the Program in Kagawa Prefecture ended yesterday at 3:12 p.m. It has been three years since the last Program was conducted here. The subject class was a Third Year E Class from Zentsuji No.4 Junior High School. The undisclosed location was Shidakajima Island, four kilometers away from Tadotsucho. The winner emerged after 3 days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes. Furthermore, with the retrieval of the corpses and autopsies conducted today, the causes of deaths for all 38 students killed have been determined: 17 gunshot wounds, 9 from knife or blade wounds, 5 from blunt weapons, and 3 choked to death..."
An image of what appeared to be the "winner", a girl clad in a tattered sailor suit uniform, came to the screen. Pressed between two Special Defense Forces soldiers she looked back at the camera, her face twitching. Under her long messy hair, some dark red substance stuck to her right temple. Shuya could still clearly recall how her twitching face occassionally formed what appeared to be, strangely enough, a smile."
"42 Students Remain"
Battle Royale, Koushun Takami
An image of what appeared to be the "winner", a girl clad in a tattered sailor suit uniform, came to the screen. Pressed between two Special Defense Forces soldiers she looked back at the camera, her face twitching. Under her long messy hair, some dark red substance stuck to her right temple. Shuya could still clearly recall how her twitching face occassionally formed what appeared to be, strangely enough, a smile."
"42 Students Remain"
Battle Royale, Koushun Takami