Following the death of the "Hatter," the Beach is officially declared a game arena. The players are forced into a "Witch Hunt" where they must identify the person who killed a young woman named Momoka. The win condition is brutal: find the "Witch" and burn them in the "Fire of Judgment" within a two-hour time limit. Key Plot Developments
: On the rooftop, Chishiya confronts the sadistic sniper Niragi. Despite Niragi's weapon advantage, Chishiya uses a homemade flamethrower to set him on fire, sending him falling from the building. Following the death of the "Hatter," the Beach
The penultimate episode of Alice in Borderland Season 1, titled marks the collapse of the "Beach" utopia as it transforms into a blood-soaked arena for one of the series' most difficult psychological games. The Game: Ten of Hearts Key Plot Developments : On the rooftop, Chishiya
: In a standout sequence, Kuina faces off against the "Last Boss," a tattooed, sword-wielding militant. The fight is intercut with a major revelation: Kuina is a transgender woman who was disowned by her father, a karate master, but eventually found acceptance from her mother. She uses her martial arts training to defeat the Last Boss, who himself was revealed to be a former social recluse (hikikomori) who reinvented himself in the Borderlands. The Game: Ten of Hearts : In a
: Led by Aguni, the militants adopt a scorched-earth strategy, choosing to slaughter everyone in the building on the assumption that they will eventually kill the Witch.