# E21 - Village-Destroying Chapter, Part 4
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G4VUQZNX7/village-destroying-chapter-part-4)
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**[00:04] ---**
It has been far too long since
our last meeting, child of man.
**[00:08] ---**
T'was in the world with the red sea, yes?
**[00:11] ---**
I must applaud you for your bold efforts
to arrive before me once more.
**[00:16] ---**
Huh? Wha...
**[00:18] ---**
Why the nonplussed expression, Vier?
**[00:23] ---**
Ah, or was it Mitsuyo?
**[00:26] ---**
Whoever are you talking about?
**[00:28] ---**
Perhaps the name *Anomalous Spinal Cord
Specimen LD3105* is more befitting?
**[00:38] ---**
I have no idea what you're
talking about! Who *are* you?!
**[00:43] ---**
My, my...
**[00:46] ---**
Not only that, *where* am I?!
**[00:50] ---**
I'm not inside the storehouse anymore, am I?
**[00:55] ---**
How truly pitiful. Indeed, sad, even.
**[00:59] ---**
Hundreds of millions of loops
spent in pursuit of this meeting,
**[01:05] ---**
yet in your moment of triumph,
you've forgotten who I am entirely.
**[01:11] ---**
I've never met you before in my life!
**[01:15] ---**
Those who hold dominion over us
are truly cold of heart.
**[01:21] ---**
I digress. By your countenance,
it seems you have an unrequited wish.
**[01:26] ---**
And your longing for said wish
has whittled away at your well-being.
**[01:33] ---**
I can hear your soul crying out in anguish.
**[01:36] ---**
What's that supposed to mean?!
**[01:38] ---**
You cannot fulfill your desires
as a child of man,
**[01:41] ---**
but you *could*, if only you were
granted the power I possess.
**[01:46] ---**
Huh?
**[01:47] ---**
With this power, your wish becomes reality.
**[01:50] ---**
You will be able to travel to
the idyllic world for which you desire so.
**[01:56] ---**
Though only after a very long time, undoubtedly.
**[02:00] ---**
There's no way that's possible!
**[02:03] ---**
And if it is, then make it happen,
right this instant!
**[02:08] ---**
Very well!
**[02:11] ---**
I will grant you my power!
**[02:16] ---**
You will become one who lives in loops,
**[02:20] ---**
repeating through endless spirals of time
until your wish is fulfilled.
**[02:24] ---**
What do you mean, live in loops?
I don't understand!
**[02:27] ---**
To reset your world from the beginning,
all you must do is die.
**[02:33] ---**
Huh? Die?!
**[02:35] ---**
Did you just say I have to die?!
**[02:39] ---**
Fret not, child. My power is not imperfect,
like that wielded by the cat.
**[02:46] ---**
You will not lose any of your memory
upon beginning a new loop.
**[02:51] ---**
I don't get it! I don't understand
a single word of this!
**[02:53] ---**
Of course, this power does not
come without cost.
**[02:58] ---**
But worry not about the cost you must pay.
**[03:02] ---**
If your actions taken while living
through loops are deemed entertaining,
**[03:10] ---**
then that is payment enough for my gift.
**[03:13] ---**
I still have no idea what you're talking about!
**[03:17] ---**
Please, release me from this place!
**[03:21] ---**
It seems the show has already begun.
You do please me so, child of man.
**[03:35] ---**
Wait, isn't this...?
**[03:38] ---**
What's going on?
**[03:41] ---**
I thought this house collapsed
during a snowstorm.
**[03:46] ---**
"Friday, June 10, 1983"
**[03:48] ---**
"Friday, June 10, 1983"
1983?! That's five years ago...
**[03:50] ---**
1983?! That's five years ago...
**[03:53] ---**
Why?
**[04:03] ---**
This can't be happening... can it?
**[04:25] ---**
*Stifling air quietly shaking me*
**[04:28] ---**
*Suggestive silence*
**[04:32] ---**
*The distortions in the light
growing more twisted*
**[04:35] ---**
*Logic lost to me now*
**[04:39] ---**
*I believe what you said*
**[04:42] ---**
*A place I long to return to*
**[04:46] ---**
*Distinct scenery*
**[04:49] ---**
*She sneered as she declared she wanted it all*
**[04:54] ---**
*I've always felt your joy*
**[04:57] ---**
*I've always felt your tears*
**[05:02] ---**
*No one was closer to you,
now those memories haunt me*
**[05:08] ---**
*The one and only answer*
**[05:11] ---**
*The door I was searching for*
**[05:15] ---**
*Slowly opened just now,
and revealed to me*
**[05:22] ---**
*Something engulfed in the bright light*
**[05:30] ---**
*The true nature of everything*
**[05:31] ---**
"Higurashi: When They Cry GOU"
*The true nature of everything*
**[05:34] ---**
*The true nature of everything*
**[05:38] ---**
No, that simply couldn't have happened.
Me, living through loops?
**[05:44] ---**
That's preposterous.
No more than fantasy, I'm sure of it!
**[05:50] ---**
It must have all been one very strange dream!
**[05:53] ---**
It's still 1983, as I can see!
**[05:57] ---**
A terribly, terribly long dream to be sure,
but that's the only explanation.
**[06:04] ---**
After all, that couldn't have
happened in reality.
**[06:08] ---**
Rika, wanting to desperately
leave Hinamizawa?
**[06:12] ---**
Then treating me like *that*?
**[06:16] ---**
It *must* have been a dream!
It *couldn't* have been real!
**[06:22] ---**
Too bad, so sad, Satoko!
**[06:25] ---**
I woke up early and pulled
the page off the calendar.
**[06:30] ---**
I know you like to do that,
but I beat you to the punch today!
**[06:38] ---**
Satoko?
**[06:40] ---**
Are you angry at me?
I didn't mean to upset you.
**[06:45] ---**
I just wanted to tease you a little.
**[06:50] ---**
S-Satoko?!
**[06:54] ---**
Wh-What's wrong? You're acting weird.
**[06:58] ---**
Nothing's wrong.
**[07:00] ---**
It was all a terrible dream.
None of that would *ever* happen!
**[07:07] ---**
I don't know what you're talking about, but...
**[07:10] ---**
Poor, poor Satoko.
**[07:13] ---**
Rika!
**[07:16] ---**
Jiro-*san*! Jiro-*san*!
**[07:24] ---**
Sorry I'm late. I came for you.
**[07:31] ---**
"Monday, June 18, 1984"
**[07:39] ---**
Satoko?
**[07:41] ---**
What is it, all of the sudden?
**[07:43] ---**
I have a favor to ask you.
**[07:48] ---**
Will you come shopping with me?
**[07:52] ---**
I need to go to a store in Okinomiya,
and I really want you to come with me.
**[07:59] ---**
"Mandai Books"
**[08:00] ---**
"Mandai Books" We're here.
**[08:05] ---**
"Mandai Books" I knew it.
**[08:11] ---**
"Study Guides"
There's something I've secretly dreamed
of doing for a long, long time.
**[08:16] ---**
And I want to make that dream
come true with you, Satoko.
**[08:20] ---**
You want to get into St. Lucia Academy.
That's your dream, yes?
**[08:24] ---**
Yes, that's right!
**[08:27] ---**
One day, when I'm finally able to leave
the village on my own...
**[08:31] ---**
"St. Lucia Academy Entrance Exam
Problems & Solutions"
I want to experience a new way of life,
one I've never known before.
**[08:38] ---**
Of course, I want to go there
together with you, Satoko.
**[08:42] ---**
I want to experience high society
at a fancy school with you!
**[08:50] ---**
"Study Guides"
**[08:51] ---**
"Study Guides" Look, Rika...
**[08:53] ---**
It's far too early to begin worrying
about entrance exams, don't you think?
**[08:57] ---**
I don't think it's too early.
**[08:59] ---**
We've only just gotten rid of
those horrible Mountain Dogs
**[09:02] ---**
and returned peace to our sleepy village!
**[09:05] ---**
It'd be foolish to let that go to waste
without truly enjoying it!
**[09:09] ---**
I know. Having fun with you and the others
is much better than studying.
**[09:15] ---**
Then why not let things stay like this?
**[09:18] ---**
True, our games in club have grown a bit boring,
**[09:21] ---**
but with a little work, we can bring back
those blood-pumping games from before!
**[09:28] ---**
That sounds wonderful.
**[09:31] ---**
I knew you'd understand!
**[09:33] ---**
What more could you possibly ask for?
**[09:38] ---**
What is it?
**[09:40] ---**
I've been waiting for this moment
for a long, long time.
**[09:43] ---**
I've longed for it for longer
than you could possibly imagine, Satoko.
**[09:49] ---**
And I've finally found a world where
I can leave Hinamizawa by my own will.
**[09:57] ---**
I could never even *dream*
of doing that before.
**[10:02] ---**
I love you, Satoko, and everyone in club, too.
**[10:05] ---**
But what's so wrong about dreaming
of a life I've yet to experience?
**[10:11] ---**
If you won't come with me
to make my dream come true...
**[10:16] ---**
Rika?
**[10:18] ---**
It's okay. I'll study for the exam by myself.
**[10:26] ---**
Hello.
**[10:29] ---**
That's a low blow, Rika.
**[10:41] ---**
I knew you'd join me!
**[10:43] ---**
Might as well make the most
of the trip out to Okinomiya.
**[10:46] ---**
And purchasing this book doesn't mean
I've agreed to join you!
**[10:50] ---**
I'm still really happy you did.
**[11:00] ---**
"St. Lucia Academy Entrance Exam
Problems & Solutions"
If Rika's not going to give up...
**[11:03] ---**
Then I just need to make sure
she doesn't have time to study.
**[11:10] ---**
Please stand! Face forward!
**[11:13] ---**
Bow!
**[11:14] ---**
Goodbye, Sensei!
**[11:20] ---**
Chie--
**[11:24] ---**
Come now, Rika! It's time for club!
**[11:27] ---**
Please move, Satoko.
I need to ask Chie a question.
**[11:33] ---**
Today, we're playing *my* game!
Endless Fractal Baseball!
**[11:37] ---**
Our never-ending stream of base runners
will leave you in the dust, Rika!
**[11:43] ---**
Satoko, I'm not going to club anymore.
**[11:45] ---**
Come on! *All* of our classmates
are going to participate today!
**[11:51] ---**
And look at the great weather outside!
You simply can't let it go to waste!
**[11:56] ---**
Hey, Satoko!
**[11:57] ---**
You can always study when you get home,
**[12:00] ---**
but if you miss playing with everyone now,
you'll never get to do it again!
**[12:04] ---**
I know.
**[12:07] ---**
What's wrong, Rika-*chan*?
**[12:09] ---**
We're all heading outside!
**[12:11] ---**
Please, say something to Rika!
She's trying to escape from battle!
**[12:19] ---**
If Mion were here, she'd say
that's worthy of a penalty...
**[12:24] ---**
But if Rika-*chan* doesn't want to play,
we shouldn't force her.
**[12:28] ---**
I wish you'd come play, but he's right.
**[12:35] ---**
Well, okay.
**[12:38] ---**
I'll come play.
**[12:40] ---**
That's great, but are you sure?
**[12:43] ---**
I can study later.
**[12:46] ---**
Besides, I want to play with you guys, too.
**[12:51] ---**
I get to play games with Rika-*chan*!
**[12:53] ---**
You haven't come to club at all lately!
I've missed you so much!
**[12:58] ---**
Rena...
**[12:59] ---**
You understand now, yes?
**[13:01] ---**
Everyone wants you to stay here.
Nobody wants you to change!
**[13:06] ---**
Yes, I know!
**[13:13] ---**
What a rousing game that was!
**[13:15] ---**
With comeback after comeback,
**[13:17] ---**
I'm sure today's game will forever live
in the annals of club history!
**[13:20] ---**
I never thought the score
would go into triple digits.
**[13:25] ---**
And that grand slam you hit at the end
definitely clinched the win for us!
**[13:31] ---**
Boy, am I tired.
My legs feel like they'll fall off!
**[13:36] ---**
I'm really tired, too. I'm so glad
we didn't go into extra innings.
**[13:41] ---**
We'd better get to bed early today.
**[13:44] ---**
We're gonna flop into our futons
and start snoring right away!
**[13:56] ---**
This should do it.
**[14:10] ---**
Rika?
**[14:45] ---**
Rika?
**[14:47] ---**
You startled me.
**[14:50] ---**
Could we talk?
**[15:02] ---**
You truly insist on attending
St. Lucia Academy?
**[15:07] ---**
I don't want to go alone.
I want you to go with me, too.
**[15:13] ---**
I'll be honest with you.
**[15:16] ---**
I don't want to go that far from here.
**[15:19] ---**
I don't want to go to St. Lucia.
**[15:22] ---**
I understand. You're worried about the exam.
**[15:26] ---**
It's not the exam.
**[15:29] ---**
Yes, I do detest studying,
**[15:32] ---**
but I know that
I'll give it my all if it's for you.
**[15:37] ---**
I'll push myself to my limit
to make you happy, Rika.
**[15:43] ---**
I'll pour my all into studying,
and then, if we both get accepted...
**[15:49] ---**
If we do, I'll already be
so exhausted from the effort,
**[15:54] ---**
I won't be able to keep up with the academics.
**[16:04] ---**
I don't want to live through
that experience, not at all.
**[16:10] ---**
If all of that really does come to pass...
**[16:15] ---**
...then I'll help you!
**[16:21] ---**
I don't like studying, either.
**[16:24] ---**
But if there's anything you don't understand,
I can help you with it.
**[16:31] ---**
We can study together, too!
**[16:34] ---**
You're not like me, Rika.
**[16:38] ---**
When you get bigger, you're going
to be elegant and ladylike,
**[16:42] ---**
and make lots of friends at St. Lucia.
**[16:46] ---**
I don't have it in me to be so graceful.
I won't make any friends, either.
**[16:51] ---**
I would never be able to mold myself
to the school's stuffy, formal customs.
**[16:56] ---**
Satoko...
**[16:58] ---**
I'll have to stretch myself thin
to get into the school,
**[17:01] ---**
then continue to stretch myself
beyond my limits to graduate.
**[17:05] ---**
I won't be able to endure it.
**[17:10] ---**
Thank you, Satoko.
**[17:12] ---**
Huh?
**[17:13] ---**
Thank you for telling me
how you really feel about this.
**[17:17] ---**
Rika...
**[17:19] ---**
I promise, Satoko.
**[17:20] ---**
I won't leave you all by yourself.
**[17:23] ---**
You're my best friend. If you're ever
in trouble, I'll come help you!
**[17:28] ---**
So please, trust me on this,
and come with me to St. Lucia!
**[17:37] ---**
You'll really keep that promise?
**[17:40] ---**
Of course! I promise!
**[17:43] ---**
Very well.
**[17:46] ---**
I'll take you at your word, Rika,
just this one last time.
**[17:50] ---**
I won't let you down, I swear!
**[17:55] ---**
I suppose this means my long days
of studying begin tomorrow.
**[17:58] ---**
With the two of us working together,
I'm sure we'll be fine!
**[18:14] ---**
Would you mind telling me that?
**[18:15] ---**
So you see...
**[18:17] ---**
My, I barely hold a candle to you.
**[18:21] ---**
You're all so lovely.
**[18:29] ---**
Rika...
**[18:31] ---**
I trusted you, and *this* is how you treat me?
**[18:39] ---**
Are you making a mockery out of me?!
**[18:44] ---**
You won't leave me all by myself?
**[18:46] ---**
You'll help me if I'm in trouble?
**[18:51] ---**
Some best friend you are!
**[18:55] ---**
What's the matter?
**[18:57] ---**
Oh, nothing. Do forgive me.
**[19:02] ---**
This is an act of betrayal, is it not?
**[19:06] ---**
Wouldn't you agree, Rika?
**[19:14] ---**
Good tidings to you.
**[19:16] ---**
Good tidings to you.
**[19:22] ---**
Rika-*sama*! Good tidings to you!
**[19:24] ---**
Good tidings to you.
**[19:26] ---**
Good tidings to you, Rika-*sama*!
**[19:28] ---**
Good tidings to you.
**[19:37] ---**
Morning, Rika.
**[19:40] ---**
Satoko...
**[19:41] ---**
No tidings for your best friend?
**[19:45] ---**
Or were you lying about that, too?
**[19:49] ---**
You dirty liar, Rika.
**[19:52] ---**
Good morning, Satoko.
**[19:54] ---**
Rika-*san*, you need not
concern yourself with her.
**[19:57] ---**
I'm speaking to Rika right now,
**[20:01] ---**
not you goldfish turds in lady's clothing.
**[20:04] ---**
Such a foul mouth!
I will not stand for this kind of talk!
**[20:07] ---**
Do you have any inkling of how much
Rika-*san* worries about your sorry state?
**[20:11] ---**
If she does, then why did she break
that promise she made to me?
**[20:19] ---**
I never lied to you.
**[20:25] ---**
When your grades started to slip,
I offered you a hand.
**[20:30] ---**
You're the one who pushed it away.
**[20:35] ---**
I wanted to overcome these
struggles together with you, Rika.
**[20:39] ---**
I didn't want you to look down on me in pity!
**[20:43] ---**
I never looked down on you.
**[20:45] ---**
You were the one who put yourself below me.
**[20:49] ---**
It would seem this conversation
isn't going anywhere.
**[20:53] ---**
Yes, I would agree.
**[20:57] ---**
How very unfortunate. That was *not*
the response I wanted to hear from you.
**[21:10] ---**
What are you doing to Rika-*san*?!
**[21:12] ---**
Rika...
**[21:14] ---**
This reminds me of the good old days.
**[21:19] ---**
Satoko...
**[21:22] ---**
Now, let's begin.
**[21:25] ---**
Huh?
**[21:26] ---**
Next time, I won't let you deceive me.
**[21:30] ---**
Satoko? What did you just--
**[21:32] ---**
Now then, good tidings to you,
**[21:35] ---**
my traitorous Rika.
**[22:00] ---**
--No!
**[22:01] ---**
--Rika-*sama*!
--No!
**[23:40] ---**
"*Satokowashi-hen*:
Village-Destroying Chapter, Part 5"
Next time: "*Satokowashi-hen*:
Village-Destroying Chapter, Part 5."