"Those who remain seated will die." This announcement on the last train became real when a man's head slid off. Yozhou Kono is trapped on Subway Line 0, heading to the "terminus." A new rule activates every ten minutes: Sit, stand, make a sound, or open your eyes, and you die. Forty-seven passengers dwindle. No signal, no exit, just a void outside. Endure thirteen stations. At the twelfth, "Choose one person and let them die. Otherwise, two will die at random." Can you remain yourself?