# E11 - Curse-Deceiving Chapter, Part 3
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**[00:09] ---**
Satoko, it's me!
**[00:11] ---**
It's Keiichi! You know me, right?!
**[00:14] ---**
No!
**[00:18] ---**
It's okay! I'm your friend, Satoko!
**[00:21] ---**
Save me! Save me!
**[00:23] ---**
--I'm scared... I'm scared!
**[00:25] ---**
--Satoko!
--I'm scared... I'm scared!
**[00:26] ---**
--Sorry, Keiichi, but you need to back off!
--I'm scared... I'm scared!
**[00:30] ---**
It's okay, Satoko-*chan*.
You don't have to be scared anymore.
**[00:34] ---**
--You're okay.
--*Nii-Nii*, please come save me!
**[00:37] ---**
--*Nii-Nii*, please come save me!
**[00:40] ---**
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry...
**[00:45] ---**
We couldn't do anything to help you.
**[00:49] ---**
Please forgive us...
**[01:09] ---**
*Stifling air quietly shaking me*
**[01:12] ---**
*Suggestive silence*
**[01:16] ---**
*The distortions in the light
growing more twisted*
**[01:19] ---**
*Logic lost to me now*
**[01:23] ---**
*I believe what you said*
**[01:26] ---**
*A place I long to return to*
**[01:30] ---**
*Distinct scenery*
**[01:33] ---**
*She sneered as she declared she wanted it all*
**[01:38] ---**
*I've always felt your joy*
**[01:41] ---**
*I've always felt your tears*
**[01:46] ---**
*No one was closer to you,
now those memories haunt me*
**[01:52] ---**
*The one and only answer*
**[01:55] ---**
*The door I was searching for*
**[01:59] ---**
*Slowly opened just now,
and revealed to me*
**[02:06] ---**
*Something engulfed in the bright light*
**[02:14] ---**
*The true nature of everything*
**[02:16] ---**
"Higurashi: When They Cry GOU"
*The true nature of everything*
**[02:18] ---**
*The true nature of everything*
**[02:26] ---**
Wh-What's going on here?
**[02:28] ---**
What on earth happened here, Hojo-*san*?!
**[02:37] ---**
I just got into a little tussle
with Rena-*san* here, that's all!
**[02:40] ---**
It was a petty little fight
over something in our lunch.
**[02:44] ---**
Right?
**[02:48] ---**
It was merely a practical joke, nothing more!
**[02:50] ---**
You're all making far too much
of a fuss about it!
**[02:54] ---**
Because we're powerless to stop it!
**[03:00] ---**
Satoko?
**[03:06] ---**
Yes?
**[03:10] ---**
Please come home with me.
**[03:15] ---**
Have you already forgotten?
**[03:17] ---**
I'm to be living with my uncle from now on.
**[03:20] ---**
But you don't want to live with him.
**[03:23] ---**
There is nothing I can do about it.
**[03:31] ---**
Rika-*chan*!
**[03:33] ---**
Where's Satoko?
**[03:40] ---**
What the hell?! Why couldn't
Child Welfare Services help her?!
**[03:45] ---**
Satoko made a false report before...
**[03:48] ---**
So they won't do anything without real proof.
**[03:50] ---**
So what, just let her be abused
until she's bruised and scarred?!
**[03:54] ---**
Of course not! I'm just saying,
they need to be more careful--
**[03:57] ---**
Why the hell are you all
standing around doing nothing?!
**[04:01] ---**
Shion? Why are you here?!
**[04:03] ---**
Are you just going to wait
and let him kill Satoko?
**[04:06] ---**
We have to do something right now!
**[04:08] ---**
I agree with Shi-*chan* and Keiichi-*kun*.
**[04:11] ---**
We can't just wait and see what happens.
**[04:14] ---**
There must be something we can do!
**[04:16] ---**
What, though? Make another report
to Child Welfare Services?
**[04:20] ---**
Why do we have to go through all that bullcrap?
**[04:23] ---**
Let's just ambush the bastard
and beat him to a bloody, dead pulp!
**[04:30] ---**
That's not right!
**[04:32] ---**
Shi-*chan*! That's not the way
we should handle this!
**[04:35] ---**
It's not our best option!
**[04:37] ---**
Well, how else are we supposed to save her?
**[04:40] ---**
He *told* me to take care of her!
**[04:43] ---**
What would I say to Satoshi-*kun*
if something happened to her?!
**[04:45] ---**
Calm down, Shion.
**[04:47] ---**
You're head of the Sonozaki family, right, Mion?
**[04:50] ---**
Use your influence to save Satoko!
**[04:53] ---**
I know why you don't want to.
**[04:55] ---**
Our old hag wants us to stay out
of anything going on with the Hojo family
**[04:58] ---**
because of her stupid grudge
over the dam war!
**[05:02] ---**
If you're just going to stand here
and wait for him to kill her, then fine!
**[05:05] ---**
But I won't. Satoko's like my own
little sister. She's family to me!
**[05:10] ---**
I'm gonna go murder that pig!
**[05:13] ---**
Bye.
**[05:14] ---**
Hold it.
**[05:16] ---**
What? Are you trying to stop me?
**[05:18] ---**
Do you think Satoko will thank you
for killing someone to save her?
**[05:23] ---**
I don't want her to thank me!
**[05:26] ---**
If killing him will let her be happy,
that's enough reason for me!
**[05:30] ---**
It's still not right.
**[05:32] ---**
You're just gonna end up regretting it
and hating yourself for it!
**[05:35] ---**
Only then will you finally realize what
you really wanted out of all this!
**[05:39] ---**
You don't want to kill her uncle!
**[05:41] ---**
You want everyone to go back to
the world where they were happy!
**[05:45] ---**
And if you murder someone,
that world goes away!
**[05:50] ---**
And not only will you regret it,
Satoko will, too!
**[05:53] ---**
She'll blame herself for you going out
and killing someone for her!
**[05:57] ---**
Killing someone for Satoko is one mistake
there's no going back from!
**[06:02] ---**
If you feel that strongly about it,
then why don't *you* suggest something?
**[06:06] ---**
You can't, can you?!
**[06:08] ---**
So shut your damn mouth
and get the hell out of my way!
**[06:12] ---**
I'm not letting you go.
**[06:16] ---**
Fine, then.
**[06:18] ---**
Guess you're on his side.
**[06:20] ---**
I'll just have to crack your head open first!
**[06:22] ---**
Hey! Stop it!
**[06:25] ---**
Shion...
**[06:27] ---**
You're right, I don't have a better idea.
**[06:30] ---**
But I'm sure we can think of a better way
to help Satoko! I know we can!
**[06:36] ---**
I'm not saying it again! Get out of my way!
**[06:39] ---**
Believe in your friends! Believe in *me*!
**[06:41] ---**
I, Keiichi Maebara, *will* save Satoko!
**[06:44] ---**
Shut up, you imbecile!
**[06:45] ---**
Why the hell should I trust you?!
**[06:47] ---**
Shion!
**[06:54] ---**
That was nothing.
**[06:55] ---**
If you want me to move,
you'll have to kill me.
**[06:59] ---**
If I let you go, we'll live in
a world without you, Shion!
**[07:03] ---**
And in that world, Satoko will think about you
every day and be heartbroken!
**[07:10] ---**
You still don't get how serious I am about this?
**[07:13] ---**
I want to live in a world where
we can all live and play together!
**[07:26] ---**
People cannot live without hope.
**[07:29] ---**
But this world hasn't lost hope yet.
**[07:33] ---**
Just because you can't see it
doesn't mean it's gone.
**[07:37] ---**
Trust me, Shion!
**[07:51] ---**
Thanks, Rika-*chan*.
**[07:54] ---**
So what *do* we do?
**[07:57] ---**
Tell me you're not just going to stand here
ho-humming after that speech.
**[08:01] ---**
You should know the truth, Keiichi.
**[08:04] ---**
That this world may appear to be
a dead end, but it's not.
**[08:10] ---**
If we all work together,
we can make a miracle happen.
**[08:13] ---**
And doing just that *will* be enough
to make one happen.
**[08:17] ---**
I know! We'll go straight to
the Child Welfare Services Center!
**[08:21] ---**
What kind of idea is that?!
**[08:22] ---**
We're the ones who know the most
about what's happening to her!
**[08:26] ---**
You're right. There's no way CWS really
understands what she's going through.
**[08:32] ---**
It makes sense. We attack the issue head-on.
**[08:36] ---**
Hmph. I hear once CWS makes up their mind,
they're not likely to change it.
**[08:42] ---**
It probably won't work.
**[08:44] ---**
It might not, but we won't know unless we try!
**[08:49] ---**
Well, Shi-*chan*? Will you fight with us?
**[08:57] ---**
Fine. Let's do this.
**[09:00] ---**
"Child Welfare Services Center"
**[09:06] ---**
"Be a Foster Parent"
"You're not alone!
If something's not right, call us!"
**[09:08] ---**
"Be a Foster Parent"
"You're not alone!
If something's not right, call us!"
They sure are making us wait a while.
**[09:11] ---**
"Be a Foster Parent"
"You're not alone!
If something's not right, call us!"
Mister Maebara?
**[09:13] ---**
Someone will speak with you now.
**[09:16] ---**
So I think you got a call
from the school yesterday.
**[09:20] ---**
We heard that CWS had decided
to monitor the situation,
**[09:23] ---**
so we came here to give more details
in case you didn't know the full picture.
**[09:29] ---**
I'm sorry, more details?
**[09:32] ---**
Satoko may have said nothing was going on,
**[09:35] ---**
but that's because her uncle
is threatening her with violence.
**[09:37] ---**
Are you just going to "monitor" her
until she ends up dead?
**[09:41] ---**
First, let me clear up
some misunderstandings.
**[09:43] ---**
Hojo-*san*'s case is still being worked on.
**[09:47] ---**
So you're not ignoring her,
you're "working on the case"?
**[09:49] ---**
Isn't that the same thing
as not doing anything to help?
**[09:53] ---**
A social worker with our center
contacted the Hojos last night.
**[09:57] ---**
We're going to check in on them
intermittently to ensure that
**[10:00] ---**
Satoko is receiving
the proper level of parental care.
**[10:02] ---**
Parental care?! He's her uncle!
**[10:05] ---**
Do you have any idea what's
actually going on over there?!
**[10:08] ---**
Forgive me, I misspoke.
**[10:11] ---**
We'll ensure she's receiving the proper
level of care from her guardian--
**[10:13] ---**
Satoko was living just fine
on her own without him!
**[10:17] ---**
Her uncle came back to town
and dragged her home with him!
**[10:20] ---**
Isn't that technically kidnapping?!
**[10:22] ---**
According to Article 821
of the Japanese Civil Code,
**[10:25] ---**
children must live with their legal guardians.
**[10:29] ---**
How the hell is a sleazeball
like that her legal guardian?!
**[10:32] ---**
Shion, when Satoko's parents died,
he became her legal guardian.
**[10:38] ---**
I'm not sure what article that is, though.
**[10:40] ---**
Article 818.
**[10:43] ---**
In that case, Satoko's
legal guardian, Teppei Hojo,
**[10:46] ---**
willingly abandoned his child for over a year.
**[10:49] ---**
What does CWS think of that?
**[10:52] ---**
Due to case confidentiality,
I can't answer that for you,
**[10:55] ---**
but I can tell you that we did ask
the family to explain why that happened.
**[10:58] ---**
And because you were okay with his explanation,
you decided to "monitor" them?
**[11:02] ---**
Like I said, we are still working the case.
**[11:04] ---**
She was being abused by her aunt
and uncle last year, too!
**[11:08] ---**
You've got to have that written down
in your notes somewhere, right?!
**[11:12] ---**
I can't discuss that
due to case confidentiality,
**[11:15] ---**
but yes, we are taking everything
into consideration.
**[11:18] ---**
I know what's happening here.
**[11:20] ---**
You're sitting on the case 'cause she made
a false report before, is that it?
**[11:23] ---**
We will make the decision that is
best for the child in question.
**[11:26] ---**
Ugh, come on! Quit the bullshit
and do something to get her out of there!
**[11:31] ---**
If something happens to Satoko,
I swear, you'll regret it!
**[11:34] ---**
Stop it, Shion! You're only hurting our case.
**[11:40] ---**
I don't know what her uncle
sounded like on the phone,
**[11:44] ---**
but please don't let him fool you!
**[11:46] ---**
We just want you to understand that, okay?
**[11:48] ---**
I understand what you're saying,
and I'll inform her case worker.
**[11:53] ---**
Thank you for coming here
to talk to us today.
**[12:03] ---**
I feel like she didn't really listen
to anything we said.
**[12:07] ---**
But she said she was gonna pass
our message along to her case worker!
**[12:12] ---**
I don't think it was all for nothing.
**[12:15] ---**
Can't we just go talk to that person directly?
**[12:18] ---**
No idea.
**[12:20] ---**
Probably not, since I hear
it's a pretty rough job.
**[12:23] ---**
Bet they get lots of people
who want to tell them "they'll regret it."
**[12:28] ---**
It's hard to get across how much we care.
**[12:31] ---**
You're used to talking to
city officials, right, Mion?
**[12:35] ---**
Wouldn't it be better for you
to talk to them instead of me?
**[12:38] ---**
They only listen to her because
she's head of the Sonozaki family.
**[12:42] ---**
You saw how they treated us today
when they didn't know who she was.
**[12:52] ---**
So... what do we do next?
**[12:55] ---**
Keiichi?
**[13:01] ---**
Sorry. I made all that fuss,
but there's nothing I can do.
**[13:07] ---**
--I don't believe you.
--Huh?
**[13:09] ---**
You said to believe that you,
Keiichi Maebara, will be the one to save her.
**[13:13] ---**
So I believed you.
**[13:16] ---**
That's why I won't believe you
when you say there's nothing you can do!
**[13:26] ---**
I still believe in you, Keiichi.
**[13:28] ---**
After all, you said you could tear
fate apart like wet paper!
**[13:36] ---**
Rika-*chan*...
**[13:37] ---**
So please, put an end to it.
**[13:40] ---**
Save Satoko from this horrible fate!
**[13:48] ---**
I can't believe I let myself give up
just 'cause of today.
**[13:52] ---**
But your words opened my eyes, Rika-*chan*.
**[13:54] ---**
Now I know just how big of a deal it is
when people believe in you!
**[13:59] ---**
Kei-*chan*...
**[14:00] ---**
We gotta stop being so gloom and doom!
**[14:02] ---**
You guys didn't really think
we were out of options, did you?
**[14:06] ---**
Sure, but Keiichi-*kun*--
**[14:08] ---**
If this were a club game...
**[14:11] ---**
...you'd all be losing!
**[14:22] ---**
Kei-*chan*'s right. Our club members
never throw in the towel like this.
**[14:26] ---**
Yeah. Let's keep fighting!
**[14:32] ---**
So what are we *actually* going to do?
**[14:33] ---**
"Thursday, June 16, 1983"
So what are we *actually* going to do?
**[14:38] ---**
Listen up, everyone!
**[14:41] ---**
I want to talk to you guys about Satoko Hojo!
**[14:44] ---**
As you well know,
Satoko didn't come to school today.
**[14:47] ---**
Her bastard uncle called and said
she had a cold, but that can't be true!
**[14:53] ---**
Satoko's never been sick a day in her life!
**[14:55] ---**
She could eat food off the ground
and not even bat an eye!
**[14:57] ---**
Yet she's apparently bedridden
with a cold for days?
**[15:00] ---**
--You know that's gotta be BS!
--He's right.
**[15:03] ---**
--There's no doubt about it:
Satoko's uncle is forcing her to stay home!
--He's right.
**[15:04] ---**
--There's no doubt about it:
Satoko's uncle is forcing her to stay home!
--Satoko-*chan* couldn't be sick...
**[15:06] ---**
--There's no doubt about it:
Satoko's uncle is forcing her to stay home!
--This *is* weird...
**[15:08] ---**
Of course, we've already reported this
to Child Welfare Services.
**[15:12] ---**
However, they've decided
to just "monitor the situation"!
**[15:16] ---**
Every question we asked was sidestepped
for reasons of "confidentiality"!
**[15:20] ---**
What do you all think of this?
**[15:22] ---**
Do you think this is right?
**[15:25] ---**
I don't think it's right!
**[15:27] ---**
We all know just how bad her aunt
and uncle treated her last year!
**[15:30] ---**
We know that better than anyone!
**[15:33] ---**
Satoko's our friend! A part of our class!
**[15:36] ---**
We've spent so much time in this room together,
we're practically family!
**[15:41] ---**
Are we just gonna sit here and watch
while our family suffers?
**[15:44] ---**
No, we're not! We're going to help her!
**[15:49] ---**
Our club has already started the process!
**[15:51] ---**
We're already working hard to rescue Satoko!
**[15:55] ---**
Tomita-*kun*, do you know what we're doing?
**[15:57] ---**
N-No, I don't!
**[16:00] ---**
Well then, let me tell you!
**[16:02] ---**
We're fighting this battle head-on
and following all the rules!
**[16:06] ---**
Right.
**[16:09] ---**
A straightforward, head-on approach
has the most power.
**[16:13] ---**
We don't need to do anything underhanded!
**[16:15] ---**
We fight out in the open
and take them down for all to see!
**[16:17] ---**
T-Take them down?
Are we gonna *actually* fight them?
**[16:21] ---**
This *is* a fight...
**[16:25] ---**
...but not one where we're punching and kicking.
**[16:27] ---**
We're doing it by their rules!
**[16:30] ---**
Our club members already launched
a strike on the CWS center!
**[16:34] ---**
All they did was write down that
"five classmates asked us to protect her."
**[16:40] ---**
Do you know what that means?
**[16:43] ---**
Five people aren't enough!
**[16:45] ---**
We need your help to save our friend!
**[16:48] ---**
Let's show 'em how strong
the Hinamizawa School spirit is!
**[16:54] ---**
Maebara-*kun*, you...
**[16:57] ---**
Chie.
**[16:59] ---**
Furude-*san*! What is going on in there?
**[17:03] ---**
Everyone is trying their best to help Satoko.
**[17:08] ---**
I have no power,
so I can't do anything without help.
**[17:13] ---**
But one thing I *can* do is stop you
if you're going to try and stop them!
**[17:19] ---**
All right. Just try not
to get anyone hurt, okay?
**[17:25] ---**
Promise me that.
**[17:28] ---**
Oh, thank you!
**[17:30] ---**
Okay, everyone! Once school's out,
let's meet up in Okinomiya!
**[17:35] ---**
Hold on.
**[17:39] ---**
You're not really going to try
and stop us, are you?
**[17:42] ---**
No.
**[17:45] ---**
I'm coming with you.
**[17:47] ---**
That's okay, right?
**[17:52] ---**
"Child Welfare Services Center"
**[17:53] ---**
"Child Welfare Services Center"
Right, how can we help you today?
**[17:57] ---**
We're here to demonstrate how urgent
Satoko Hojo's situation is.
**[18:01] ---**
Um, how many are here with you?
**[18:04] ---**
All of Satoko's classmates and her teacher.
**[18:07] ---**
All 16 of us!
**[18:09] ---**
Right, then.
**[18:11] ---**
I'm aware that you've already informed us
that Satoko Hojo-*san*'s situation
**[18:15] ---**
is dire enough to merit protective action
from the CWS center.
**[18:19] ---**
In response, our center told you that
we are not merely monitoring her case,
**[18:23] ---**
but actively working on it.
**[18:26] ---**
That's despite knowing about
the abuse she went through last year?
**[18:31] ---**
About that...
**[18:33] ---**
We have no confirmed record of Teppei Hojo's
past involvement in child abuse.
**[18:39] ---**
What?!
**[18:40] ---**
We do know that there was trouble
between Satoko and her aunt Tamae.
**[18:45] ---**
But no one mentioned her uncle Teppei's
involvement, not even neighbors.
**[18:50] ---**
But couldn't that be because her aunt's
behavior overshadowed her uncle's?
**[18:54] ---**
That could be.
**[18:56] ---**
In that case, I'll add the possibility
of his involvement to her file.
**[19:00] ---**
What about the fact that her uncle
abandoned her for a whole year?
**[19:04] ---**
We've been told that happened when
Teppei needed to work away from home
**[19:07] ---**
to continue bringing in income
to help raise Satoko-*san*.
**[19:12] ---**
Not only that, but when we directly asked
Satoko-*san* about the abuse,
**[19:16] ---**
she denied it outright.
**[19:18] ---**
As such, CWS has determined
that she can continue living with him.
**[19:27] ---**
Might I ask that you watch over your friend
Satoko-*san* and her uncle Teppei
**[19:31] ---**
and give them a chance to start
their life together over again?
**[19:36] ---**
I swear...
**[19:38] ---**
Did you even hear a single word
of what we just said?!
**[19:42] ---**
We did, and we'll remember that
so many of you came to support her.
**[19:47] ---**
Everything will be taken into
consideration as we make a decision.
**[19:51] ---**
If something bad happens to Satoko,
will you take responsibility for it?
**[19:55] ---**
You bastards!
**[19:56] ---**
If he leaves even the tiniest scratch
on her, you're all dead!
**[19:59] ---**
Shion-*san*!
**[20:02] ---**
That's going too far.
**[20:10] ---**
Center Manager Harayama,
when will that decision be made?
**[20:15] ---**
Again, we need to carefully review
the situation to make an informed decision.
**[20:20] ---**
I hope these answers will be enough
to satisfy you for today.
**[20:24] ---**
"Child Welfare Services Center"
**[20:25] ---**
"Child Welfare Services Center"
This is just like when we were
fighting over the dam.
**[20:28] ---**
Yeah.
**[20:30] ---**
Though it's not like these kids
were helping out with that.
**[20:35] ---**
Our spirit of community is what
makes Hinamizawa great.
**[20:38] ---**
If one attacks us, two strike back.
**[20:41] ---**
If two attack, then four. If four, then eight.
**[20:45] ---**
If a thousand come to attack,
then the whole village rises up against them.
**[20:47] ---**
What proverb is that?
**[20:49] ---**
Oh, that's something our old gran used to say.
**[20:54] ---**
Makes sense. Band together to overwhelm
the enemy and take them out.
**[20:59] ---**
Maebara-*san*!
**[21:01] ---**
Child Welfare Services
isn't going to help Satoko, right?
**[21:06] ---**
Yeah. Sounds like they're
just gonna let her suffer.
**[21:09] ---**
We live near her, so we know
how bad her uncle is!
**[21:13] ---**
There's no way we can leave things here!
**[21:16] ---**
We need to work harder
to help save Hojo-*san*!
**[21:21] ---**
Right!
**[21:24] ---**
Yeah, that's right!
**[21:26] ---**
Let's keep it coming tomorrow!
**[21:29] ---**
Forget 20 of us, let's get 60 people to show up!
**[21:32] ---**
Yeah!
**[21:34] ---**
I'll talk to everyone I think would go!
**[21:36] ---**
I'll call my friends when I get home!
**[21:39] ---**
Let's do everything we can!
**[21:41] ---**
We can do this!
**[21:50] ---**
This...
**[21:52] ---**
...is the power to tear fate apart!
**[22:19] ---**
*Wind gently flowing through my hair,
time flowing endlessly*
**[22:24] ---**
*A one-way ticket to the future*
**[22:28] ---**
*Dejection and disillusion,
indignation and exhaustion*
**[22:33] ---**
*Carefully coordinated reasoning*
**[22:37] ---**
*This God Syndrome,
a string connecting love and lives*
**[22:47] ---**
*It's not some exaggerated, grand ideal*
**[22:56] ---**
*I want to believe in you,
so I won't falter*
**[23:03] ---**
*Those precious words you said
that day are silent*
**[23:13] ---**
*As if casting an ominous pity
upon everything*
**[23:22] ---**
*I shiver and despair over my own helplessness*
**[23:40] ---**
"*Tataridamashi-hen*:
Curse-Deceiving Chapter, Part 4"
Next time: "*Tataridamashi-hen*:
Curse-Deceiving Chapter, Part 4."