Movie 0 - Aooni the Movie Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:27] Gu     I fell asleep... [00:28] Gu     Wanna just go to sleep? [00:32] Gu     Yeah, all right. [00:33] Gu     We'll call off the test of courage. [00:34] Gu     Let's just go to sleep. [00:36] Gu     Huh? I don't see Kotarou anywhere. [00:38] Gu     Oh, he probably just went out to pee. [00:46] Gu     What was that noise? [00:48] Gu     It came from outside. [00:52] Gu     I see a light. [00:55] Gu     It disappeared. [00:57] Gu     Hey, I don't see Kotarou's lantern. [00:59] Gu     Maybe that light was Kotarou? [01:04] Gu     Let's go take a look. [01:09] Gu     Hey, look!7 [01:15] Gu     What is this? [01:17] Gu     It's blood! [01:18] Gu     Hey... this is Kotarou's kimono, isn't it? [01:23] Gu     The monster! [01:24] Gu     The Bellflower Monster got him! [01:27] Gu     Ow... [01:29] Gu     My lantern! [01:33] Gu     Wait for me! [01:38] Gu     They remembered me? [01:42] Gu     What's that sound? [01:49] Gu     Hey, what's wrong— [02:01] Gu     It's him! It's the Bellflower Monster! SIGN    Cultural Anthropology Research Club [02:16] T     When the boy finally made it to the village, [02:19] Gu     Today's Discussion Topics          Culture     Festival     Plan          An Introduction      to Cultural     Anthropology          Monster     Display [02:20] T     the adults all went out     to look for the other boys. [02:24] T     But all they found were burnt lanterns,     and bloodstained kimonos and sandals. SIGN    Field Work: Cultural Anthropology Research Club [02:30] T     And that's the story as it was     recorded in the club bulletin. [02:38] M     There's a story like that in there? [02:42] M     That's a pretty scary story to tell to kids. [02:47] M     It'd get an R rating these days. [02:49] H     A local elderly man actually     recounted this tale, right? [02:55] H     Bellflower Mountain's     right behind our school. [02:57] H     Knowing that makes it even scarier. [02:59] S     Well, it's definitely creepy, but... [03:04] S     What's the point of this story? [03:07] S     I can't figure it out. [03:09] Gu     Aooni... [03:10] T     That's right. [03:14] T     Aooni. SIGN    Aooni [03:21] T     You guys don't know about Aooni? [03:24] Gu     Aooni? [03:25] Gu     What's that? [03:26] H     Senpai, you've never heard of it? [03:29] Gu     No, I haven't. [03:30] Gu     Wait a second. [03:33] Gu     Here it is. SIGN    Free Game: Aooni [03:35] T     Aooni started as a freeware horror game, [03:40] T     but it grew in popularity until they started     making comics and movies out of it. [03:46] Gu     Now that you mention it,     I think I may have heard of it. [03:51] Gu     So you're saying that the Aooni     game is similar to this story? [03:54] T     Not really. [03:57] T     All they have in common     is the monster's color. [03:58] Gu     Then what... [04:00] T     Before the game came out, how did     you imagine the blue monster looked? [04:05] T     You've never heard a story where     they just ate people, right? [04:08] T     And it's not like a fairy tale to have a     specific description like, "like a bellflower." [04:15] T     So I actually wrote an email to     the guy who wrote the Aooni game [04:20] T     and told him I'd found this folk tale. [04:23] T     And get this! [04:25] T     I got a reply almost immediately! Ta-da! [04:29] T     I was a fan of the Aooni game, [04:32] T     so at that point, it was     basically just fan mail. [04:37] T     But when I saw his reply,     it really surprised me. [04:39] T     He lives in Tokyo now, [04:41] T     but he said he lived in this town     up until elementary school. [04:44] T     He heard about the Bellflower Monster     from his grandpa when he was little. [04:49] H     I see. [04:50] H     That explains why they look similar. [04:54] Gu     Now I understand why the     game resembles the story, [04:57] Gu     but what's this got to do with our     display for the culture festival? [05:01] T     It means that the original story     used for a game everyone knows [05:05] T     was actually from our hometown. [05:09] T     It's a new folklore monster. [05:11] T     A monster that was almost forgotten     came back in the form of a game. [05:17] T     Don't you think that's     really interesting in itself? [05:19] Gu     Yes, it certainly is interesting. [05:23] T     I'm going to see the game's     writer this Saturday. [05:27] T     Manabe-kun, will you come with me? [05:31] M     Me? [05:33] M     Just us two? [05:34] T     That's right. [05:36] Gu     I'll go! [05:38] Gu     I'm a lot more reliable than Manabe. [05:41] H     I want to go, too! [05:42] Gu     M-Me, too! [05:43] T     There's no point in all of us going. [05:46] T     Murakami-kun, I want you and the first-years     to do some more research here. [05:52] T     Find out if this story is      still told anywhere. [05:55] T     And it's possible that     it's not just a fairy tale. [06:00] T     That's what I think. [06:01] Gu     Yeah, it's a little different from     typical folk tales, isn't it? [06:05] Gu     It seems strangely real. [06:07] T     Well, everyone? [06:08] T     Don't you think this will make     an interesting project? [06:11] Gu     Man, no fair, Prez. [06:13] Gu     If you were hiding a great idea like this, [06:15] Gu     you should've told us sooner. [06:18] T     I figured if anyone else had a good idea, [06:20] T     we could do that instead. [06:22] T     I'm partially in this out of     personal interest, after all. [06:24] Gu     But this is one of the monsters that     Karin-chan wanted to do something with, [06:28] Gu     and since it's a video     game that everyone knows, [06:31] Gu     it'll probably attract     a lot of attention, right? [06:34] Gu     Well, if you ask me, [06:36] Gu     you should take me, not Manabe. [06:40] T     Why? [06:41] Gu     The city's filled with dangerous folks. [06:44] Gu     I'll protect you. [06:49] T     I don't know... [06:56] T     I still think I'll take Manabe-kun. [07:00] Gu     But why? [07:02] Gu     Are you saying I have some     sort of dangerous allure? [07:06] M     Whatever. [07:08] K     I'd feel safer with Manabe-senpai, too. [07:11] T     You'll still have Konaka-kun. [07:13] T     If there are two sheep, you don't     have to worry about being eaten. [07:16] K     Is this the "Wolf and Sheep Puzzle"? [07:19] K     I wouldn't eat Konaka, anyway. [07:21] K     I mean, I wouldn't eat Karin-chan, either... [07:24] T     Konaka-kun. [07:25] T     Take care of Minazuki-san while we're away. [07:28] Gu     Okay. [07:30] T     All right, it's settled. [07:33] T     Fujimoto-sensei, is that all right? [07:36] Gu     Huh? Uh... Yeah. [07:40] Gu     Yo. Delivery for you. [08:06] Gi     The questionnaires from before, right? [08:08] Gi     Thanks. [08:17] Gi     What's wrong? [08:18] Gu     That was Tachibana-senpai, wasn't it? [08:25] Gi     I smell something. [08:27] Gi     Give it to me. [08:28] Gu     What are you talking about? [08:30] Gi     I won't tell the school. [08:32] Gu     Fine. [08:36] Gi     So? You're done here, right? [08:39] Gu     You're so cold, Sensei. [08:42] Gu     One of your students has come to you [08:45] Gu     seeking relief from the depths     of entrance exam hell. [08:48] Gu     You could at least spare a smile. [08:51] Gi     It's because this room's got A/C, isn't it? [08:53] Gu     Figured me out, huh? [08:54] Gi     You're quite the playboy, Murakami-kun. [08:57] Gi     I bet you always talk like     that to girls, don't you? [09:00] Gu     That's not fair. [09:02] Gu     I'm just being honest. [09:03] Gu     The club president thinks I'm a playboy, too. [09:06] Gi     From the Anthropology Club? [09:09] Gi     Takashiro-san, right? [09:11] Gi     Are you after her? [09:12] Gu     Don't say it like that. [09:15] Gu     I just want to appreciate cute     and beautiful girls, that's all. [09:21] Gu     She's going to Tokyo for a     research project for the club. [09:25] Gu     And she chose Manabe to go with her. [09:28] Gu     I know I'd be the better choice... [09:30] Gi     Tokyo? [09:32] Gi     The Anthropology Club's going to Tokyo? Why? [09:35] Gu     Have you heard of a game called Aooni? [09:38] Gu     She's going to see its writer. [09:40] Gu     Something about how it might've been     based on a folk tale from around here. [09:44] Gi     A game based on a folk tale     from around here? [09:46] Gu     She dug something up from somewhere. [09:50] Gu     A story about how a monster on     Bellflower Mountain ate some kids. [09:54] Gu     She says the writer of the game is from     this area and based it off of that story. [10:01] Gu     Sensei! A bee! [10:05] Gu     Where'd it go? [10:06] Gi     It's over here. [10:09] Gu     I see a lot of them at school lately. [10:12] Gu     Is there a hive around here or something? [10:14] Gu     Got anything to smack it with? [10:16] Gi     Don't do that. [10:18] Gi     Let it go. [10:26] GU     Sensei... I'm in love. [10:32] M     I figured you'd be killing time here. [10:34] M     We're leaving. [10:35] Gu     Right. [10:37] Gu     Okay, Sensei... [10:38] Gu     I won't be able to see you for a while, [10:40] Gu     but don't forget about me. [10:42] M     Come on, we're leaving. [10:43] Gi     I don't think I'll remember you. [10:44] Gu     Aw, come on! [10:54] Gu     Tachibana was just in the nurse's office. [10:56] M     Tachibana? The third-year? [10:58] Gu     Yeah. [10:59] Gu     Hey, did you know? [11:01] M     Know what? [11:02] Gu     The rumors about Tachibana. [11:04] M     Oh, yeah. [11:06] M     The one that says he's banging     all the girls in the school. [11:09] M     I'm sure it's an exaggeration. [11:12] Gu     But I think he's banging Mifuyu-chan. [11:15] M     No way. [11:16] Gu     When I passed him in the nurse's     office, he smelled just like her. [11:22] Gu     I can tell. [11:24] Gu     I'm sensitive to stuff like that. [11:31] Gu     Hey, want to go interrogate     Tachibana right now? [11:35] M     No way. [11:37] M     You're just jealous of him, aren't you? [11:41] Gu     I don't know if you should be     saying that, Manabe-kun. [11:46] M     What do you mean? [11:47] Gu     I heard from Konaka that he's     going after the president, too. [11:56] Gu     This is a crisis for the club, right? [11:59] M     Fine. [12:00] M     I'll go with you. [12:01] Gu     Man, just be honest with yourself. [12:05] Gu     Tachibana is the only member     of the Chemistry Club. [12:08] Gu     The club room's in the basement. [12:15] Gu     This is pretty dodgy. [12:21] Gu     It's locked. [12:23] M     Guess he's not here, then. [12:25] M     Let's go. [12:26] Gu     Hang on. [12:28] Gu     I'm pretty sure it's around here... [12:31] Gu     Found it! [12:32] M     How do you know where the key is? [12:34] Gu     Konaka told me. [12:36] M     How does he know? [12:38] Gu     He hates Tachibana. [12:41] M     Why? [12:42] Gu     Probably because Karin-chan likes Tachibana. [12:45] M     Oh, so that's it. [12:46] Gu     So he's spent a lot of time     investigating him. [12:50] Gu     Okay, it's open. [12:54] M     What is this place? [12:59] Gu     Some kind of lab? [13:01] Gu     I didn't realize our school     had such a big basement. [13:06] M     What kind of flower is this? [13:12] Gu     Jeez, what do they see     in a creepy guy like him? [13:16] Gu     Hey, Manabe. [13:18] Gu     Hey! [13:19] Gu     What are you doing? [13:21] M     Oh... nothing. [13:24] Gu     You okay? [13:26] Gu     Anyway, let's take a look back there. [13:32] M     Looks like it goes on forever. [13:36] Gu     Damn. [13:37] Gu     It's locked. [13:38] Gu     We can't get in like this. [13:40] Gu     Let's look for the key. [13:43] Gu     Anyway, why is there a room      like this in the school basement? [13:46] M     No idea. [13:51] Gu     Isn't this school kinda weird, anyway? [13:53] Gu     Even the windows have     steel shutters on them. [13:59] M     What? [14:00] ---     Shh. [14:02] Gu     Did you hear something? [14:08] M     I don't hear anything. [14:10] Gu     It was a joke. [14:11] Gu     At least be a little scared. [14:13] M     What the heck? [14:15] M     Let's just go. [14:16] Gu     Fine. [14:18] Gu     We couldn't find the key     anyway, so let's just go. SIGN    President Takashiro [14:37] M     It's the president. [14:39] M     Hello? [14:40] T     Manabe-kun, about our trip     to Tokyo on Saturday... [14:44] M     Yeah? [14:45] T     It's canceled. [14:48] M     Postponed? [14:49] T     No. [14:50] T     I just had a visit from the police. [14:53] M     The police? [14:54] T     The writer of the Aooni     game died yesterday. [14:58] M     What? But how... [15:00] T     He jumped off the balcony of his condo. [15:03] T     He'd written on a notepad     that he was going to meet me. [15:07] M     D-Does that mean they suspect you? [15:10] T     It's not that. [15:12] T     They were just checking up on me. [15:13] T     Anyway, this changes things, [15:15] T     so I think I need to talk to everyone. [15:18] T     Can you get the club     together after school? [15:20] M     Okay. [15:25] T     So now we can't talk to the writer     of the Aooni game about our project. [15:32] T     I want to hear your thoughts on what     we should do about our display. [15:37] Gu     What? [15:38] Gu     You want to change our topic? [15:41] T     The theme was only worthwhile because     of its connection to the Aooni game. [15:45] Gu     Wait a second! Why'd the writer     kill himself, anyway? [15:52] T     The police said they hadn't     found a motive yet. [15:55] Gu     That makes no sense. [15:58] Gu     Who agrees to meet someone     and then commits suicide? [16:01] Gu     That's not right! [16:02] T     Well, I agree that it's odd, but... [16:05] M     Hey, Murakami, you're not thinking that [16:09] M     Aooni had something to do     with this suicide, are you? [16:12] Gu     Yes, I am! [16:15] Gu     Who wouldn't think that? [16:17] T     There's no way. [16:19] T     It's impossible. [16:21] T     How are they even related? [16:22] Gu     Well, I don't know... [16:25] Gu     But it's strange, isn't it? [16:27] Gu     The timing of his suicide, I mean. [16:29] Gu     Found it. [16:30] Gu     There's an article about the writer here. [16:33] Gu     What does it say? [16:35] Gu     "There was no note found at the scene, SIGN    Jumped to His Death? [16:37] Gu     and a male acquaintance said he had     no idea why his friend committed suicide. [16:44] Gu     So the police are investigating [16:46] Gu     the possibility that it was     an accident, not suicide." [16:50] K     Maybe he was murdered! [16:54] M     U-Um, anyway... [16:57] M     We can't talk to the writer     of the Aooni game now. [17:01] M     We should decide what we're     going to do from now on. [17:05] K     Yes, we need to discuss that. [17:08] K     Did you find out anything     about this club bulletin? [17:11] Gu     Yeah, and it wasn't easy. [17:14] Gu     I went through all the bulletins     from around the same time [17:17] Gu     to look for any names of club     members from back then. [17:20] Gu     Then I matched their names to     ones in old graduation albums. [17:23] Gu     And there was one person     I was able to get in touch with. [17:26] T     I see. [17:27] T     Nice work. [17:29] K     It was Konaka-kun who told     him to do that, though. [17:33] Gu     A good leader knows how to make     good use of his subordinates. [17:38] Gu     And I noticed something     even more important. [17:42] T     Even more important? [17:44] Gu     Yes. [17:45] Gu     Take a good look at this. [17:48] Gu     You said that there was no     publication data on this bulletin. [17:51] Gu     But all the other bulletins from that     time have info printed on them. [17:55] Gu     Like this one, and this one. [17:57] Gu     And this one. [17:59] T     You're right. [18:00] Gu     Look right here. [18:02] Gu     Around the binding. [18:05] M     The color's different? [18:07] M     Wait, if it hasn't faded, that means... [18:10] T     There was a page behind it? [18:13] Gu     The page was probably torn out     and put somewhere else. [18:17] Gu     I looked to see if it had been stuck     in between something else, [18:21] Gu     but I couldn't find it. [18:23] T     Even if there used to be one more page, [18:26] T     the story was complete, right? [18:28] T     It may just have been a blank page. [18:31] Gu     Maybe... [18:34] Gu     Maybe, but... [18:36] Gu     But think about it! [18:38] Gu     This story wasn't written down     right when they heard it, right? [18:42] Gu     There should be a tape somewhere. [18:45] Gu     If one of the club's members from     that back then has the tape... [18:48] T     That's a great idea. [18:50] T     If we could hear the original,     that alone would be interesting. [18:53] T     Let's get them to try to find it. [18:56] T     So we can leave the theme as it is, [18:59] T     and maybe we can continue this     by searching for the original tape [19:04] T     and talking about how it found its     way back into the modern world. [19:08] K     But isn't that kind of a waste? [19:11] T     A waste? [19:13] K     I mean, it's possible Aooni had something     to do with the game writer's death, right? [19:21] K     Isn't that amazing? [19:24] T     Amazing? What do you mean? [19:27] K     If, just hypothetically, [19:29] K     he did die because of Aooni, [19:32] K     that's the same as being killed by     the monster called Aooni, right? [19:37] M     No, Minazuki-san, I don't know     if it's good to think of it that way. [19:41] Gu     No... [19:43] Gu     Yeah. Karin-chan's right. [19:46] Gu     Aooni fans will be all over     this news right now. [19:51] Gu     If they find out he died right before     we were going to meet him, [19:57] Gu     it's sure to grab everyone's interest. [20:00] T     I don't want to use this news in that way. [20:03] Gu     I'm not talking about using it... [20:06] Gu     Shouldn't we do our own investigation? [20:09] Gu     Then we can decide for ourselves what we     should make public and what we shouldn't. [20:14] Gu     The cops don't know about     the folk tale, right? [20:17] T     I did tell them about it, [20:21] T     but they didn't seem to care. [20:23] Gu     All the more reason! [20:25] Gu     We need to do our own research! [20:30] Gu     Yes. [20:32] Gu     That's right. [20:34] Gu     Right now? [20:36] Gu     Yes, thank you. [20:38] Gu     I'll be right there. [20:41] T     Was that the old club member? [20:43] Gu     Yeah, he says he has time now. [20:46] T     Then I'll come with you. [20:48] M     Ah, me, too. [20:50] K     I'll go, too! [20:52] K     You'll come too, right, Konaka-kun? [20:54] Gu     Yeah. SIGN    Watanabe [21:01] Gu     Hello, welcome. [21:03] All     Thank you for having us. [21:05] Gu     There we go. [21:06] Gu     The Cultural Anthropology Research Club... [21:08] Gu     I'm amazed it's still going. [21:11] Gu     So what's this about     a bulletin we put out? [21:14] Gu     Right... [21:16] Gu     This is it. [21:17] Gu     I remember this. [21:19] Gu     Can I take a look? [21:21] Gu     This was written when you were in     the club, wasn't it, Watanabe-san? [21:24] Gu     Please look at the last page. [21:26] Gu     The last page? [21:28] Gu     Huh? There's no publication data. [21:30] Gu     I knew it! [21:32] Gu     Do you remember what it said? [21:34] Gu     This one ended with the story of     the Bellflower Monster, right? [21:37] Gu     Who went out to listen to this one? [21:39] Gu     It was a pair of good friends     who were a year older than me... [21:44] T     Is something wrong? [21:46] Gu     No, I just remembered. [21:48] Gu     Yes, it was Sekiguchi-san. [21:50] Gu     What do you mean? [21:52] Gu     Well, you see, Sekiguchi-san was     the club president at that time, [21:56] Gu     and he was the one who did     most of the field work. [21:59] Gu     But he did something terrible     15 or 16 years ago... [22:04] Gu     Something terrible? [22:05] Gu     What type of thing do you mean? [22:08] Gu     He killed his wife and disappeared. [22:11] Gu     He had a young child, too... [22:14] Gu     The police did everything     they could to find him, [22:17] Gu     but since they didn't,     he'd probably committed suicide. [22:22] Gu     So, yeah, you won't get the     chance to talk to him. [22:26] Gu     The other senpai... [22:28] Gu     Oh, right! It was Fukuda-san. [22:30] Gu     Fukuda-san, one year older than you... [22:34] Gu     Do you mean Fukuda Kaoru-san? [22:36] Gu     Do you know how we can     get in touch with this person? [22:38] Gu     No, I think there was a name     change when Kaoru-san married. [22:43] Gu     What was that new name? [22:44] Gu     I'm afraid I don't know any contact info. [22:47] Gu     But wait a second... [22:49] Gu     I may have something for you. [22:54] Gu     Here you go. [22:56] Gu     When we were transcribing     the tapes back then, [22:59] Gu     we did it all here. [23:01] Gu     Which means I got to keep all the tapes. [23:04] Gu     Score! This is what we wanted! [23:07] Gu     Are these... tapes?     They look like movie spools. [23:12] Gu     I guess you've never seen     these before, huh? [23:14] Gu     They're called open-reel tapes. [23:16] Gu     This is what we used before cassette tapes. [23:19] Gu     We borrowed the tape deck from the school. [23:22] T     Let's head back and ask. [23:24] T     Thank you for taking the time to talk to us. [23:27] Gu     Oh, no, I'm glad we talked. It brought     back a lot of memories for me. [23:33] Gu     U-Um... [23:34] Gu     The Bellflower Monster, huh? [23:36] Gu     How did that story go again? [23:41] Gu     There was a weird rumor going     around back then, actually. [23:44] Gu     Sekiguchi-san's wife was killed     around four or five in the morning. [23:50] Gu     The neighbors heard loud screaming and     banging noises, so they looked outside, [23:54] Gu     and they saw a huge shadow that didn't     look human running from the house. [23:59] Gu     It was a demon with deep blue skin, they said. [24:03] Gu     And... [24:04] Gu     And? [24:06] Gu     I think there was a picture of some kind     of flower on the last page here... [24:17] T     I borrowed the tape player... [24:20] T     but does anyone know how to use it? [24:22] K     Give me a second. [24:24] K     It's on this site. [24:28] K     That should do it. [24:30] K     Okay, let's play it. [24:33] Gu     Um, the date is July 25th, 1976. [24:39] Gu     This recording is being made by     Miyata Kayo-san of Matsudani Village. [24:43] Gu     Go ahead. [24:46] Gu     This isn't the one about the     Bellflower Monster, is it? [24:49] T     The cases only have     numbers written on them, [24:51] T     so let's listen to the start     of each tape in order. [24:59] T     This is the last one... [25:01] T     Okay, I'll play it. [25:03] T     July 30th, 1976. [25:06] T     This recording is being made by     Asakawa Tomezou-san of Kiritani Village. [25:10] T     This doesn't have the right name, either. [25:13] T     Wait, the one in the     bulletin is a fake name. [25:16] T     That might be his real name. [25:21] K     His accent is really hard to understand. [25:24] K     Could the club members back then     actually understand this? [25:43] Gi     Well, that's the end of that. [25:45] Gi     What a waste of time. [25:46] Gi     Shh! [25:47] T     He's saying something. [25:51] T     I can't make it out. [25:53] T     Turn the volume up a little. [25:56] T     A woman... Did I just hear him say "woman"? [26:00] T     A woman... [26:02] T     A woman the color of a bellflower? [26:03] T     A monster? [26:04] T     I don't understand this at all. SIGN    And that's what they say... SIGN    Thank you. [26:11] M     Huh? Did I just hear... [26:13] Gu     What? [26:14] M     I think I recognize that voice. [26:17] Gu     Nah, it can't be. [26:19] Gu     The guy named Sekiguchi-san     who recorded this [26:22] Gu     killed his wife and went missing, didn't he? [26:25] M     But two people made this, right? [26:27] Gu     The other person was a woman, wasn't it? [26:29] M     Oh, yeah. [26:31] M     Then maybe I imagined it, after all. [26:36] K     Is it that late already? [26:39] T     Hatano-sensei, the nurse... [26:41] T     She's from this area, right? [26:44] M     What about it? [26:45] T     Hatano-sensei might be able to understand     what they're saying on the tape. [26:48] M     I see! [26:50] T     Can you go ask? [26:51] M     Okay. SIGN    Nurse's Office [26:55] M     Did she leave already? [26:57] Gu     No, wait a second. [26:59] Gu     She's still nearby. [27:01] Gu     This way. [27:03] M     You're kidding me... [27:09] Gu     Sensei! Mifuyu-sensei! [27:13] M     Can we have a moment? [27:14] M     There's something we want you to listen to... [27:17] Gi     Me? [27:18] Gi     Well, I have time, [27:20] Gi     but you guys should go home. [27:22] M     I know, but it won't take long. [27:24] M     Please. [27:26] Gi     Oh, all right. [27:35] Gu     Is Tachibana-senpai staying     late for his club again? [27:39] Gi     I guess there's something     he wants to research. [27:43] Gu     Have you heard the rumors about him? [27:46] Gi     Yes, I have. [27:47] Gi     He may not look it,     but he's not a bad guy. [27:50] T     Ah, Sensei... SIGN    Cultural Anthropology Research Club [27:51] T     Thank you for coming. [27:53] Gi     What's all this about? [27:54] T     I want you to listen to this... [28:00] Gi     Oh, I see. [28:02] Gi     That really is a strong accent. [28:04] Gi     Even I can't tell what he's saying. [28:07] Gi     I'm sorry. [28:25] Gu     Are you okay, Minazuki-san? [28:28] K     I'm fine. [28:29] K     It just startled me. [28:31] K     Can I go now? [28:32] Gu     Where are you going? [28:35] K     Leave me alone. [28:36] Gu     She seems kinda mad... [28:38] Gu     You've got a lot to learn. [28:41] Gu     There are some things girls     just don't want to talk about. [29:05] Gu     Oh, jeez... No... [29:11] Gu     What? [29:18] Gu     Our eyes have gotten used to the dark. [29:20] Gi     It's not completely dark outside yet. [29:23] Gu     I'm sure we had a flashlight here somewhere... [29:26] Gu     Over here? [29:27] Gu     Konaka... [29:31] Gu     What are you doing? [29:34] Gu     Well, whatever. [29:36] Gu     Go take this to Karin-chan. [29:38] Gu     She might be freaking out,     so it's best to be safe. [29:40] Gu     No, it's okay. [29:42] Gu     Senpai, you go. [29:44] Gu     She doesn't like me. [29:46] Gu     Oh, fine. [29:48] Gu     I'll go check on her. [30:23] Gi     Who... Who's there? [30:25] Gi     Club President? Who's there? [30:27] Gi     This isn't funny! [30:29] Gu     Karin-chan, are you there? [30:31] Gi     Senpai? [30:34] Gu     I guess I can't go looking for her     in the girl's restroom, huh? [30:38] Gu     Karin-cha— [30:43] Gi     What? [30:43] Gi     Senpai? [31:26] Gi     Murakami-senpai? [31:28] Gi     Are you there? [31:29] Gi     Senpai? [32:23] Gu     I heard a scream from this direction! [32:27] Gu     Hey... [32:28] Gu     What the hell is this? [32:34] Gu     That's Murakami, isn't it? [32:38] Gu     W-Wait... [32:40] Gu     What kind of stupid prank is this? [32:44] Gu     Wh-What's going on? [32:49] Gi     M-Minazuki-san... [32:55] K     M-Minazuki-san... [33:02] M     Who... Who would do this? [33:04] K     It's Aooni... [33:06] K     Aooni got them! [33:08] T     Don't be stupid! [33:09] T     There's no such thing! [33:11] K     But look at that! [33:16] T     I-It might be a wild animal... [33:19] T     It can't be Aooni. [33:21] T     Even if the folk tale is true,     it lives up in the mountains. [33:24] T     And in the game, it's in a mansion! [33:26] T     What would it be doing in our school?! [33:28] K     Monsters... [33:30] K     Monsters... appear because     people believe in them. [33:34] K     Am I wrong? [33:35] K     When we thought it was just a     monster in a game, we were fine. [33:41] K     But the minute someone     started believing in it, [33:43] K     it took on physical form and became real! [33:46] T     Calm down! [33:48] T     There's no such thing as Aooni. [33:50] T     There just isn't. [33:51] T     Understand? [33:52] K     Anyway, let's get out of here. [33:55] T     Come on, let's go. [34:03] T     W-Wait up! [34:11] K     Damn, it's not opening! [34:12] K     What's going on?! [34:14] K     What about that side? [34:15] T     No luck... [34:16] Gi     None of the windows in the     hallways will open, either. [34:20] Gi     What's going on here? [34:22] K     We're trapped! [34:24] Gi     Who would do that? [34:27] M     Let's get somewhere safe and     call the police... or an ambulance... [34:31] M     Anything! Let's just get help! [34:33] Gi     You're right. [34:33] Gi     Let's do that. [34:35] Gi     What's the safest place? [34:36] M     A classroom, right? [34:39] M     It's too dangerous to split up. [34:41] M     We should go to a classroom and wait this out. [34:45] T     Wait a second. [34:46] T     Can I go grab the tape? [34:57] M     Looks safe... [35:06] M     Okay, let's work together     to make a barricade. [35:11] M     That's probably good enough. SIGN    No Signal [35:14] M     Is it because of the weather? [35:16] M     What about you guys? [35:17] M     No luck here. [35:19] K     No good... [35:20] Gi     Nothing here, either. [35:23] Gi     Oh, right. Tachibana-kun... [35:25] Gi     I forgot about him. [35:26] M     We don't even know where he is. [35:28] M     There's nothing we can do, is there? [35:30] Gi     But there's a phone in the faculty office. [35:34] Gi     We might be able to use that. [35:37] M     These kinds of storms don't last long. [35:40] M     And Tachibana-senpai     can take care of himself. [35:44] Gi     You're right. [35:46] Gi     But I'm really worried. [35:48] K     Wait a minute... [35:50] Gi     What? [35:51] K     If there's no monster like     Aooni in the school, [35:56] K     then that means it must have been     a human who killed them, right? [36:00] Gi     I guess it does... [36:03] K     Then isn't it possible that     Tachibana-senpai did it? [36:11] M     Wh-What are you talking about? [36:13] M     A human couldn't kill someone     in an insane way like that! [36:15] K     Then do you think something     like Aooni is real?! [36:20] M     That's not what I'm saying... [36:23] M     But it can't be Tachibana-senpai. [36:25] T     More importantly, [36:26] T     Tachibana-kun was doing a lot of     research in the basement, right? [36:31] T     What was he researching? [36:33] T     It wasn't biotechnology or     something like that, was it? [36:37] Gi     In the basement? [36:39] Gi     I mean, I don't know, but     I don't think that's possible. [36:44] M     Sensei, I told you we were     going to Tokyo, didn't I? [36:48] M     To meet the writer of the Aooni game. [36:51] Gi     Y-Yes... [36:53] K     Did you tell anyone else about that? [36:58] K     Tachibana-senpai, maybe? [37:01] Gi     Wh-Why? [37:03] K     Did you? Or didn't you? [37:05] Gi     I might have. [37:07] Gi     That's not a problem, is it?     You didn't tell me not to tell anyone. [37:11] T     Konaka-kun, what are you getting at? [37:13] K     Sensei, the writer of the Aooni game died. [37:18] K     He fell off the balcony of his condo. [37:21] K     The police are trying to     put it down as a suicide, [37:25] K     but hypothetically... [37:27] K     If it wasn't suicide, but murder... [37:32] K     If the goal was to keep us from     talking to the writer of Aooni... [37:36] T     He was killed to stop us from meeting him? [37:40] T     Why would someone go to such lengths? [37:42] K     I don't know. [37:44] K     I don't know, but... [37:46] K     But it's perfect timing... or bad timing,     depending on how you look at it. [37:51] K     It makes sense, doesn't it? [37:53] K     But that means the killer must be someone     who knew you were going to meet the writer. [37:59] K     Murakami told Hatano-sensei about it. [38:02] K     And Hatano-sensei told Tachibana-senpai. [38:06] K     That means, outside of the club's members,     you two are the only ones who knew about it. [38:14] Gi     That means I'm a suspect too, right? [38:18] K     When... that happened... to the two of them, [38:21] K     you were with us, [38:23] K     so you can't be the killer. [38:26] K     Even without an alibi, I don't     think you could do it, but... [38:30] Gi     I'm sorry. [38:32] Gi     I think what you're saying makes     sense, but I can't abandon him. [38:37] Gi     And we have to call for help, too. [38:40] M     I figured you'd say that. [38:43] M     I'll go with you. [38:45] M     We'll be back soon. [38:47] M     Konaka, take care of the president, okay? [38:50] K     Right. [38:58] M     The lights are on. [39:01] Gi     Let's go. [39:05] M     The emergency generator? [39:08] Gi     Tachibana-kun! [39:13] Gi     Tachibana-kun! [39:19] Gi     Are you okay? [39:20] Gi     What happened? [39:21] T     It ran away... [39:24] Gi     What do you mean? [39:26] T     Don't let it get outside... [39:28] Gi     Who... Who ran away? [39:30] Gi     Tachibana-kun! [39:32] M     Sensei! [39:34] M     Let's just get back to everyone else. [39:36] Gi     You're right. [39:38] T     President! Konaka! [39:39] T     Open up! [39:41] K     It's really you, right? [39:43] M     It's me! [39:44] M     Open the door already! [39:45] M     Hatano-sensei and Senpai are here, too! [39:52] T     Is anyone coming to save us? [39:55] M     No. [39:56] M     We stopped by the faculty office     and tried the phone in there, [40:00] M     but it didn't connect. [40:01] M     We'll have to get out on     our own when the rain stops. [40:04] T     No way! [40:05] T     It's night! [40:07] T     And what was that thing, anyway? [40:10] M     I don't know. [40:11] M     I don't know, but... [40:13] M     Senpai seems to know something. [40:15] M     Don't you, Senpai? [40:17] T     What are you talking about? [40:19] M     Don't play dumb! [40:21] M     Murakami... Murakami     was killed by something! [40:24] M     You were keeping something     down there, weren't you?! [40:27] T     No! [40:29] T     That's not true! [40:29] Gi     Stop it! [40:32] Gi     Come on, let go! [40:36] T     I was taken in by my grandparents on my     mother's side right after I was born. [40:40] T     I never knew what my parents looked like. [40:43] T     When I was a little older, [40:46] T     I learned that my dad had been obsessed     with going up Bellflower Mountain. [40:51] T     And one day, not long after I was born, [40:54] T     he killed my mother and vanished... [40:57] T     Does that mean... [40:59] T     My dad's name was Sekiguchi Tooru. [41:01] T     Your senpai. [41:03] T     A member of the Cultural     Anthropology Research Club. [41:06] T     I found out from his diary that when he     was doing field work in the mountains, [41:11] T     he found something     that wasn't of this world, [41:14] T     and he was trying to find it again. [41:17] T     He graduated, got a job, and even married, [41:21] T     but he still couldn't seem to forget it. [41:23] T     I think my dad found it. [41:27] T     And as a result, my mom died, [41:30] T     and my dad disappeared. [41:33] T     It's possible he died. [41:36] T     I wanted to find out what     it was, no matter what. [41:39] T     So I deliberately chose     to come to this school, [41:41] T     and whenever I had time,     I went up Bellflower Mountain. [41:44] T     I thought maybe I could     find what my dad had found. [41:50] T     And that, if I found it, maybe I could     figure out what happened to my dad. [41:54] T     Maybe I could find him. [41:58] M     So you knew the story of the Bellflower     Monster right from the start? [42:02] T     Yeah. [42:03] M     You heard we were going to meet     the writer of the Aooni game, right? [42:07] M     I don't even want to think this,     but you didn't kill him, did you? [42:11] T     No! [42:13] T     I wanted him to stop     bringing up that old story! [42:16] T     And I wanted him to tell me the story     of the Bellflower Monster again... [42:19] T     Wait... I met him... and then... [42:22] M     What's wrong? [42:24] M     What happened? [42:25] T     Come to think of it, I took a flower... [42:30] Gi     Help me! [42:32] Gi     Open the door! [42:35] T     M-Minazuki-san? [42:37] T     You're alive? [42:38] Gi     Hurry! Open the door! [42:42] T     Wait there! [42:43] T     I'll open it now! [42:45] M     Wait! That's not Minazuki-san! [42:48] M     She's dead! [42:49] Gi     Help me... Open the door... [42:51] M     Then who is that? [42:56] Gi     Hurry... hurry... [42:57] Gi     Open the door! Open the door! [43:00] Gi     Hurry... Hurry, open the door! [43:03] Gi     Hurry, open the door... [43:05] Gi     Open the door! [43:06] Gi     Hurry... hurry... [43:08] Gi     Hurry... [43:11] Gi     Open the door! [43:30] Gi     What was that? [43:32] K     Aooni! [43:37] M     What's going on here? [43:39] M     Say something! [43:41] M     Damn it... [43:43] Gu     Hey, are you in there? [43:45] Gu     Are you okay? [43:46] Gi     Fujimoto-sensei? [43:49] M     What's he doing here? [43:51] Gu     The police told me what you were up to. [43:54] Gu     I thought you might still be here,     so I came to check on you. [43:57] Gu     Are you all safe? [43:59] (Flashback) Gu     Thank you. [44:01] M     Sir! [44:02] M     Is your name... Is your name Fukuda Kaoru? [44:07] Gu     That's right. [44:09] Gu     I'm sorry I didn't tell you before. [44:10] K     Senpai... [44:11] K     Does that mean our teacher knew     about all this from the start? [44:16] M     Did you know that Tachibana-senpai was     the son of the guy named Sekiguchi? [44:23] Gu     Yes. [44:24] Gu     I knew that his wife's maiden     name was Tachibana, [44:27] Gu     and he looked just like a young Sekiguchi. [44:32] Gu     When he came to this school,     it was the first thing I checked. [44:35] Gu     Ever since then, I've been watching over him. [44:38] T     Fujimoto-sensei is... Fukuda-san? [44:41] T     He said the name changed     after getting married, [44:45] T     so I was sure it'd be a woman... [44:46] F     I feel a little responsible. [44:49] F     After we made that recording, we all     went up Bellflower Mountain several times. [44:54] F     That's when we found a strange creature. [44:57] F     To me, it looked like     a tiny, grotesque plant. [45:03] F     But to Sekiguchi, it looked like the     most beautiful woman imaginable. [45:08] F     He said he wanted to see her again, [45:10] F     and to catch her if he could. [45:12] F     So then he went back into     the mountains many times. [45:15] F     But we graduated without     ever seeing the thing again. [45:19] F     I forgot about it, but     Sekiguchi couldn't, I guess. [45:26] F     When I heard about the murder,     I knew exactly what had happened. [45:30] F     He'd found it. [45:33] M     "It"? Do you mean that strange creature? [45:36] Gu     Remember what it said on the tape? [45:39] Gu     "Those who make love to the     woman of Bellflower Mountain [45:42] Gu     are struck with necrotic phallic autotomy     and become the Bellflower Monster." [45:49] Gi     ...struck with necrotic phallic autotomy     and become the Bellflower Monster. [45:52] T     He was talking about some     kind of Bellflower woman, [45:55] T     not just the monster. [45:57] T     Tachibana-kun, you didn't sleep     with that weird creature— [46:00] T     She's not a weird creature! [46:03] T     She's a noble and beautiful creature. [46:05] T     Much more than any human... [46:19] M     Necrotic... [46:21] M     What is "necrotic phallic autotomy"? [46:23] F     It's when your genitals rot and fall off. [46:26] F     It seduces humans and turns them into     robots that carry out its will, most likely. [46:32] F     That's how that plant has bred     all this time, no doubt about it. [46:36] K     Then if we kill the plant,     will that get rid of Aooni? [46:41] F     I don't know for sure, but it may be possible. [46:45] K     That's right... The flower! [46:47] K     The one in the basement! [46:53] K     No! [46:56] ---     What? [47:02] T     Run! [47:04] F     The main entrance! [47:05] F     I opened it when I came in,     so it should still be unlocked! [47:08] F     We can get out that way! [47:14] F     Hurry! It's following us! [47:18] F     You can do it! We're almost there! [47:22] M     Sensei! [47:38] K     We're trapped! [47:39] T     What do we do?! [47:40] M     It hasn't noticed us. [47:42] M     If we go now... [47:44] M     Let's hurry! [47:48] M     Why? [47:49] M     Why isn't it open?! [47:51] T     We'll have to find another way out. [47:54] K     Another way out?! [47:55] T     Shh! It's getting closer! [47:57] M     We can't stay here! [47:58] M     Let's move! [47:59] Gi     To where? [48:01] M     The basement! [48:02] M     He said that if we destroy     the flower in the basement, [48:04] M     that may get rid of Aooni! [48:06] K     It's our only hope, isn't it? [48:13] K     W-Wait! [48:14] M     Konaka! [48:15] M     Konaka is... [48:17] T     Konaka-kun! [48:18] M     Wait! [48:19] Gi     Stop. [48:21] Gi     It's hopeless. [48:22] Gi     You won't make it in time! [48:26] M     Damn it! [48:28] M     Even Konaka? [48:30] Gi     I'm sorry, but we have     to hurry while we can! [48:36] M     There it is! [48:40] M     If we destroy this... [48:45] Gi     Manabe-kun, it's coming! [48:46] M     Damn it! [48:58] M     This is getting us nowhere! [49:00] T     Hurry, Manabe-kun! [49:03] M     What do we do?! [49:04] Gi     Hide, you two! [50:02] T     Where'd Sensei go? [50:04] M     I think she hid somewhere... [50:07] M     What should we do? [50:09] M     Look! [50:10] M     The generator fuel! [50:13] M     We can use it to burn the flower! [50:15] M     I'll distract it so you can     light the flower on fire. [50:18] M     There should be a lighter in the desk. [50:21] T     I can't... [50:26] M     It'll be fine. [50:27] M     Once this is over, let's go to Tokyo together. [50:33] T     What's this, Manabe-kun? [50:36] T     Your legs are shaking. [50:38] T     Are you okay? [50:41] M     Okay, here we go. [50:43] T     Got it. [50:57] T     Why?! [50:57] T     Don't do this now! [50:59] M     Hurry, President! [51:03] M     What do I do, Manabe-kun?! [51:04] M     It won't light! [51:05] M     What do we do now? [51:07] Gi     I've got fire! [51:08] Both     Sensei! [51:15] Both     Get back! [51:18] M     I can't! [51:20] M     You can't be serious! [51:22] M     Damn it! [51:23] T     Manabe-kun! [51:25] M     I'm coming! [51:33] T     Manabe-kun! [52:07] M     Sensei... Why? [52:09] Gi     I had no choice. [52:10] M     How could it end so horribly? [52:13] Gi     It was horrible, yes. [52:14] Gi     But it isn't over yet. [52:17] M     What do you... [52:19] M     Sensei? [52:22] T     I'm sorry. [52:55] Gi     Oh, Konaka-kun... [52:56] Gi     You survived? [52:58] K     Hatano-sensei! [53:01] K     When Aooni was attacking me,     I got wedged in a gap in the floor... [53:09] H     That's just like you! [53:11] K     Hey, I don't see everyone else... [53:15] Gi     They didn't make it. [53:17] K     No way... [53:20] K     What happened to the flower? [53:22] Gi     It burned up. [53:24] Gi     But it didn't affect Aooni. [53:26] K     No... [53:28] Gi     But it was a good ending. [53:30] Gi     I couldn't help but get all excited by it. [53:37] K     Sensei? [53:39] Gi     Sorry, Konaka-kun. [53:41] Gi     You can't beat that thing     by destroying the flower. [53:45] K     Sensei, what are you... [53:48] Gi     If this thing exists, more people     might start looking into us. [53:55] K     "Us"? [53:56] Gi     Yes. Us. [54:03] Gi     We've been living here longer than you. [54:07] Gi     But you humans keep     destroying our habitat, [54:13] Gi     so we had to take measures     to defend ourselves. [54:17] Gi     We're trying to live in     secret as much as possible, [54:20] Gi     but humans grow curious     and try to find us. [54:24] Gi     They talk about us in their folk tales, [54:28] Gi     so we have to destroy anything     that would lead them to us. [54:33] Gi     Hey, Konaka-kun, did you know? [54:35] Gi     You can use a flower's smell or its pollen [54:38] Gi     to erase people's memories     or control them, they say. [54:41] Gi     Who went to listen to this one? [54:44] Gi     Wait... I met him... and then... [54:47] Gi     Oh, yes! I must thank all of you! [54:50] Gi     You told me about the human who     made the game about us, didn't you? [54:55] Gi     Well, I don't really think a freeware     game would lead anyone to us, [55:00] Gi     but more people like you might appear. [55:06] Gi     So just in case, I had Tachibana-kun deliver     these beautiful flowers to the game's writer. [55:20] K     So that suicide was... [55:22] Gi     Well, tomorrow's a school day,     so let's end this now. [55:29] Gi     Oh, right. [55:31] Gi     You know that rumor about     Tachibana-kun, right? [55:34] Gi     The one that says he's sleeping     with all the girls in the school? [55:37] Gi     If it was true, do you know     why he'd be doing that? [55:43] Gi     A honeybee takes nectar from a flower,     but it also takes pollen to it, [55:47] Gi     helping the plant to breed. [55:50] Gi     A plant can't move on its own, [55:53] Gi     so it relies on another     creature to fertilize it. [55:56] Gi     Perhaps these beautiful     flowers are no different. [56:00] Gi     By the way, once that worker bee     is done with its duty of pollination, [56:04] Gi     what happens to it? [56:07] Gi     And what about the one     it delivered the pollen to? [56:12] Gi     Anyway, sorry to interrupt class. [56:15] Gi     Aooni is very hungry. [56:19] K     W-Wait a second... [59:45] K     Good morning, Mifuyu-sensei. [59:48] K     Good morning. [59:51] K     Huh? What was in this room? [59:53] K     I don't know. It's probably     a storeroom, right? [59:58] K     Oh, we'd better hurry.