How does Nakata kill Johnny Walker?

• A. He chokes him
• B. He shoots him
• C. He drowns him
• D. He stabs him

Answer: (D)

The moment tests how Nakata responds to a direct threat and how a seemingly gentle character can unleash decisive violence when pushed. In the scene, Nakata ends up using a knife to stab Johnny Walker, delivering a fatal blow that ends the danger Walker posed. This act is portrayed as sudden and purposeful, showing that Nakata’s gentleness coexists with a capacity for sharp, immediate action when survival or protection requires it. The stabbing is a clear, concrete act in the text, not a result of any other means like choking, drowning, or shooting. It reinforces the book’s themes of unexpected power and the intrusion of brutal reality into a world that often feels dreamlike or magical.