# E7 - Cotton-Deceiving Chapter, Part 3
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Sure is dark in here...
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This the light?
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Don't!
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*Stifling air quietly shaking me*
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*Suggestive silence*
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*The distortions in the light
growing more twisted*
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*Logic lost to me now*
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*I believe what you said*
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*A place I long to return to*
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*Distinct scenery*
**[01:08] ---**
*She sneered as she declared she wanted it all*
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*I've always felt your joy*
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*I've always felt your tears*
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*No one was closer to you,
now those memories haunt me*
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*The one and only answer*
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*The door I was searching for*
**[01:34] ---**
*Slowly opened just now,
and revealed to me*
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*Something engulfed in the bright light*
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*The true nature of everything*
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"Higurashi: When They Cry GOU"
*The true nature of everything*
**[01:53] ---**
*The true nature of everything*
**[02:04] ---**
Keep the lights off, Kei-*chan*!
Someone might see!
**[02:08] ---**
R-Right, sorry...
**[02:10] ---**
It's fine. Everyone's too focused
on Rika-*chan*'s dance to notice us.
**[02:16] ---**
This is the guardian deity
of Hinamizawa, Oyashiro-*sama*.
**[02:20] ---**
Whoa...
**[02:21] ---**
It's much more ornate than
the one at the shrine.
**[02:24] ---**
There are so many more tools
in here than I'd ever imagined.
**[02:29] ---**
Wait, these look more like construction tools
than stuff for religious rituals.
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I don't think you quite understand, Maebara-*kun*.
**[02:38] ---**
Wait... what?
**[02:39] ---**
All right.
**[02:41] ---**
Let me tell you an old story.
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Long, long ago, deep in the mountains,
there lay a swamp that was so deep,
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many said its bottom lay in the depths of Hell.
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The villagers called it Onigafuchi.
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Wait...
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Was that village Hinamizawa?
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You catch on quick.
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Onigafuchi, "the Demons' Abyss"...
That's an ominous name.
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I heard they renamed the village
back in the Meiji era.
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One day, demons rose up
from the depths of the swamp,
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headed into the village,
and attacked its people, showing no mercy.
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The poor villagers tried to flee,
but to no avail.
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In the end, all they could do
was cower and hide...
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But just when everyone had given up hope,
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their guardian deity, Oyashiro-*sama*,
descended unto them.
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Okay.
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So Oyashiro-*sama* came down from
the heavens and got rid of the demons?
**[03:40] ---**
Kei-*chan*, don't be such a guy.
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Violence isn't the answer to everything.
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You see, Oyashiro-*sama* isn't violent.
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He's kind and benevolent.
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The demons couldn't bring
themselves to attack him,
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instead prostrating themselves
before his radiant majesty.
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The kind deity granted
the demons human forms
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so they could live alongside
the villagers in harmony.
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Over generations, the demon's blood
mixed with that of the human villagers.
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And so, they hid themselves away,
living their lives in secrecy,
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only to be worshipped by the people
living at the base of their mountains.
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What a weird story.
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Isn't it?
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But here's where things get *really* fascinating.
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The demons that attacked the villagers
are the kind that eat humans.
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--Huh?
--And now that their blood had mixed
with that of the villagers',
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--And now that their blood had mixed
with that of the villagers',
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sometimes, these villagers would have
the urge to feast on human flesh.
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So they began the practice of
"demoning away" people from other villages.
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What's "demon away" mean?
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Simply put, it means "kidnapping."
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The Onigafuchi villagers would go
to a human village and kidnap a sacrifice.
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How's that any different from
what those demons did to them?!
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And where was the kind, benevolent
Oyashiro-*sama* during all this?!
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Oh, he was well aware of the practice.
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That's why these villagers
didn't kidnap people at random.
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They only targeted those whom
their god had declared fit for sacrifice.
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Once they had their
unfortunate victim in their clutches,
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they would feast upon them in
a practice soon known as "*watanagashi*."
**[05:29] ---**
*Watanagashi*...
**[05:31] ---**
Isn't that the name of the
end-of-winter "cotton-drifting" festival?
**[05:37] ---**
Kei-*chan*,
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"*wata*" doesn't just mean cotton.
It can also mean "entrails," right?
**[05:44] ---**
Entrails?
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Come to think of it,
we call fish guts *wata*, too...
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Entrail drifting?!
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Yes, it's just as you're imagining, Maebara-*kun*.
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Today, Watanagashi is an early
summer festival that takes place in June.
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But back then,
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it was the name given to a gruesome night
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when the villagers hunted, killed,
and feasted on human flesh.
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You're lying!
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What did you think the cotton from
those futons--the *wata*--represents?
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They're just futons!
Big fluffy beds for sleeping in!
**[06:24] ---**
Suppose they represent the *wata* of entrails...
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What, then, was Rika-*chan* doing in her dance?
**[06:35] ---**
I don't know!
I didn't even get to *see* her dance!
**[06:41] ---**
Kei-*chan*, please, calm down.
**[06:45] ---**
The ritual hoe Rika-*chan*
carries for her dance...
**[06:51] ---**
You mean these weird-shaped tools
aren't for farming...
**[06:54] ---**
...but for cutting people up?
**[06:57] ---**
If you want to make it sound
even more gruesome,
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technically, they're cooking utensils.
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Takano-*san*, please don't tease Kei-*chan*.
He's still pretty naïve.
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Sorry. I thought you'd like these
kinds of scary stories, being a boy and all.
**[07:27] ---**
What the hell are you doing, Shion?!
**[07:29] ---**
I-I didn't do anything! I just touched it!
**[07:32] ---**
Calm down, you two.
**[07:40] ---**
What's going on in there?
**[07:43] ---**
Shion-*chan*'s right. It was already broken.
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This should be all right.
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And here I thought you'd run out
of patience and had to come look.
**[08:06] ---**
I'm not too good with these sorts of things.
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Anyway, everyone's headed down to the river.
**[08:13] ---**
Oh, that's no good.
**[08:15] ---**
Could you go wait outside for a little bit?
I'd like to take a few pictures.
**[08:20] ---**
What are the two of you going to do?
**[08:21] ---**
I think I've seen enough...
**[08:27] ---**
What'd you think? Interesting stuff?
**[08:29] ---**
I should've kept watch out here with you.
**[08:34] ---**
Did Takano-*san* stay composed
while she was in there?
**[08:37] ---**
I expected her to get too excited
when surrounded by all those treasures.
**[08:42] ---**
She was certainly excited.
**[08:44] ---**
Thanks for waiting. My curiosity has been sated.
**[08:49] ---**
All those stories and legends
suddenly seem to hold water.
**[08:53] ---**
Takano-*san*...
**[08:55] ---**
You didn't take anything with you, right?
**[08:57] ---**
Oh, please! I'm not *that* much of a child.
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Okay, let's head down to the river.
**[09:08] ---**
No point in coming to the festival
if we don't see the cotton drifting.
**[09:14] ---**
The entrail drifting...
**[09:24] ---**
Dang it, I missed the best shots of the night.
**[09:29] ---**
My, it's not too late.
**[09:32] ---**
You could take some pictures of *me* down there.
**[09:35] ---**
Oh, sure...
**[09:37] ---**
We're gonna go down to the water.
Want to come with?
**[09:44] ---**
Oh, no, we wouldn't want to be a third wheel.
**[09:47] ---**
Have a nice time, you two.
**[09:50] ---**
Come on, we're making things awkward for them.
**[09:53] ---**
Let's go, Jirou-*san*.
**[09:55] ---**
O-Okay.
**[09:57] ---**
Have a good night.
**[10:06] ---**
Well, I sure am tired!
**[10:08] ---**
Same.
**[10:10] ---**
My sister and her friends are probably
looking for you. You should go.
**[10:14] ---**
Yeah, good idea.
**[10:16] ---**
If my sister hears I've been
hogging you the entire night,
**[10:20] ---**
she'll never let me hear the end of it.
**[10:22] ---**
So don't tell anyone about tonight, okay?
**[10:24] ---**
Sheesh, don't put it like that.
You're making it all awkward...
**[10:28] ---**
I don't mean just *that*.
**[10:30] ---**
Huh?
**[10:31] ---**
We can't let anyone know...
**[10:34] ---**
...*where we went* and *what we did*.
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Oyashiro-*sama*'s curse
may befall someone tonight.
**[10:45] ---**
With what we've done,
the four of us are the most likely targets.
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Oh, I'm just kidding!
**[10:59] ---**
Yeah, you're right!
**[11:00] ---**
All those creepy stories Takano-*san*
was telling just have me on edge!
**[11:05] ---**
Okay, I'm going to leave
before my sister shows up.
**[11:17] ---**
There you are, Keiichi!
**[11:22] ---**
Wh-Whoa, hey there, Rika-*chan*.
**[11:25] ---**
We finally found you!
Now we just gotta find Satoko.
**[11:28] ---**
We all got split up tonight!
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Did you watch my dance, Keiichi?
**[11:36] ---**
Y-Yeah, I did! You did a great job.
No mistakes, even!
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See, Rika-*chan*? Nobody thought
it was a mistake!
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Did you get to drift cotton
down the river, Kei-*chan*?
**[11:57] ---**
N-No...
**[11:58] ---**
Wait, really, Keiichi-*kun*?!
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You should go now, or it'll be over, all over!
**[12:05] ---**
S-Sorry, this is my first Watanagashi,
**[12:09] ---**
so I don't know any of the rules...
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All right. Sorry.
**[12:16] ---**
Let's head out.
**[12:18] ---**
O-Okay.
**[12:31] ---**
Hey, Kei-*chan*?
**[12:32] ---**
What?
**[12:33] ---**
Did you run into Shion at all?
**[12:36] ---**
N-Nope!
**[12:38] ---**
I feel like I saw her at the festival,
**[12:41] ---**
but the two of you look so alike,
maybe it was just you in the crowd.
**[12:45] ---**
We don't look *that* similar, do we?
**[12:47] ---**
We even wear different outfits.
**[12:49] ---**
O-Oh, right...
**[12:53] ---**
Okay, then,
**[12:54] ---**
did you see Takano-*san* or Tomitake-*san*?
**[13:00] ---**
N-Nope, didn't see 'em...
**[13:22] ---**
Hey, sorry to stop you.
**[13:26] ---**
Can I help you, Detective?
**[13:29] ---**
Don't be like that.
**[13:31] ---**
I just saw you walking by, so I thought
I might stop you for a little chat.
**[13:37] ---**
Okay.
**[13:38] ---**
I have to say, Maebara-*san*,
**[13:40] ---**
it's impressive how close you've
become to the Sonozaki girls.
**[13:47] ---**
Thank you?
**[13:49] ---**
Do you know about their father?
**[13:50] ---**
He's the head of the Sonozaki
yakuza family that controls this area.
**[13:57] ---**
--What?
--Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you knew.
**[14:01] ---**
The Sonozaki property looks like
a stereotypical yakuza mansion, too,
**[14:06] ---**
what with its high fences, barbed wire,
and security cameras all around.
**[14:10] ---**
So does that mean Mion's
the next in line or something?
**[14:13] ---**
Yes.
**[14:14] ---**
Why, if she wanted to, she could
kill someone in the middle of the street,
**[14:18] ---**
and someone would cover it up for her.
**[14:21] ---**
Mion wouldn't kill anyone!
**[14:24] ---**
It was just an example.
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I don't care who Mion's family is.
She's one of my best friends!
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Is that all you wanted? Because I'm going home.
**[14:35] ---**
Hold on, there. Just answer
one question for me, okay?
**[14:41] ---**
What?
**[14:42] ---**
Did you happen to see Jiro Tomitake
and Miyo Takano-*san* tonight?
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I-I dunno, why?
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Oh? Having a hard time remembering?
**[14:54] ---**
Y-Yeah.
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I see.
**[15:03] ---**
Well, then, I should let you get home.
**[15:09] ---**
Oh, just so you know...
**[15:12] ---**
You did see the two of them tonight.
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Both them, you, and Shion Sonozaki
had a grand old time at the stone steps.
**[15:23] ---**
I'll see you later.
**[15:31] ---**
Hey. Why're you calling me so late?
**[15:33] ---**
I was worried about my sister.
Did she believe your story?
**[15:37] ---**
I was worried when she realized
I didn't watch Rika-*chan*'s dance,
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but she bought it.
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That's my sweet Kei-*chan*.
**[15:46] ---**
Oh, shut it, Shion!
**[15:47] ---**
So there's... something else I wanted to ask.
**[15:53] ---**
What?
**[15:54] ---**
Tonight, at the Watanagashi festival,
**[15:59] ---**
all four of us went into that storehouse, right?
**[16:02] ---**
After that, we walked down to the steps
and went our separate ways, right?
**[16:08] ---**
Yeah. Why're you asking?
**[16:11] ---**
Right after we split up...
**[16:13] ---**
Did you see Takano-*san* or Tomitake-*san*?
**[16:17] ---**
Why're you asking?!
**[16:18] ---**
Why does everyone want to know about them?!
**[16:21] ---**
What's going on, Shion?! Did you see them?!
**[16:23] ---**
Calm down, Kei-*chan*! You see...
**[16:26] ---**
The two of them went missing.
**[16:28] ---**
Huh?!
**[16:29] ---**
I was worried they might be
the next victims tonight, so...
**[16:34] ---**
So... what?
**[16:36] ---**
The Sonozaki family keeps
a close watch on police activity...
**[16:40] ---**
And according to the police, the two of them
went to the volunteer parking lot
**[16:45] ---**
and stole one of the festival's trucks!
**[16:48] ---**
Leaving their car and bicycle behind...
**[16:51] ---**
The police say they left
the village in such a hurry,
**[16:55] ---**
it must have been because
they felt their lives were in danger.
**[17:00] ---**
What's that supposed to mean?
**[17:02] ---**
It means that maybe, they were being
targeted by Oyashiro-*sama*'s curse.
**[17:08] ---**
If they were, then we know the reason.
**[17:12] ---**
They're being punished for trespassing
and beheading Oyashiro-*sama*.
**[17:18] ---**
--So does that mean we're next?
--I think so.
**[17:23] ---**
I mean, I know we shouldn't have
gone in there, but all we did was look!
**[17:29] ---**
Besides, I didn't even *like*
seeing all that stuff!
**[17:33] ---**
I didn't even want to go in there and see!
**[17:36] ---**
I wanted to watch Rika-*chan*'s dance!
**[17:40] ---**
But *you* dragged me in there!
**[17:43] ---**
Why the hell are *you*
going on and on about how bad it was
**[17:46] ---**
to sneak into the sacred storehouse
on the night of Watanagashi?!
**[17:49] ---**
I'm sorry. I didn't think this would happen...
**[17:53] ---**
I had nothing to do with all of this!
**[17:55] ---**
So now what? What're you gonna do, huh?
**[17:58] ---**
How're you gonna make this right, huh?!
**[18:01] ---**
Hey! Say somethi--
**[18:08] ---**
She's... not saying the curse
is coming for us, is she?
**[18:23] ---**
Shion...
**[18:28] ---**
Morning, Keiichi-*kun*!
**[18:33] ---**
Huh? Keiichi-*kun*, your eyes are so red!
**[18:37] ---**
Yeah, I just couldn't get much sleep last night.
**[18:44] ---**
We did have tons of fun
at the festival last night!
**[18:50] ---**
--'Sup.
--Morning!
**[18:52] ---**
Wow, you look like you didn't get
much sleep either, Mii-*chan*!
**[18:56] ---**
Yeah, I got to bed around three.
I'm pretty tired.
**[19:00] ---**
Three?! Dude, you know
you shouldn't stay up that late!
**[19:06] ---**
Is that because of the mayor?
They still haven't found him?
**[19:09] ---**
Yeah.
**[19:10] ---**
Wait, hold on.
**[19:14] ---**
What are you talking about?
**[19:17] ---**
Some of you might have already heard,
**[19:21] ---**
but Mayor Kimiyoshi has been
missing since yesterday.
**[19:25] ---**
Think he was demoned away?
**[19:26] ---**
But the curse didn't happen this year.
**[19:29] ---**
If anyone sees him somewhere,
be sure to tell an adult right away.
**[19:34] ---**
And don't walk home by yourself!
Walk with a friend.
**[19:42] ---**
Why the mayor?
**[19:44] ---**
If anyone should be
demoned away, it's Shion and me.
**[19:49] ---**
Keiichi!
**[19:51] ---**
You look sad.
**[19:53] ---**
Rika-*chan*...
**[19:54] ---**
Did you do something bad last night?
**[20:00] ---**
Keiichi, do you really not
remember what happened?
**[20:07] ---**
Can I tell you a story about some kitties?
**[20:11] ---**
Kitties? Meow, meow?
**[20:14] ---**
On the night of the festival,
**[20:19] ---**
four bad kitties went into a storehouse
they weren't supposed to go into.
**[20:23] ---**
Inside, there were lots of things
that scared the kitties.
**[20:28] ---**
The kitties heard that whoever saw
those things would be cursed.
**[20:31] ---**
And now, two of the kitties are missing.
**[20:35] ---**
Please, Rika-*chan*...
**[20:37] ---**
What should the other two kitties do?
**[20:44] ---**
I never expected you to tell me
that with such a ridiculous story.
**[20:50] ---**
It's fine.
**[20:52] ---**
--You don't need to worry about it.
--Huh?!
**[20:55] ---**
It doesn't matter if you
worry about it or not. It's all over.
**[21:01] ---**
This year's curse, this world, you, me--
we're all finished.
**[21:07] ---**
You should've just watched me dance.
**[21:11] ---**
You should've known better
than to go somewhere you shouldn't.
**[21:16] ---**
Especially on the night of Watanagashi.
**[21:20] ---**
H-How did you know--
**[21:21] ---**
I'm surprised Tomitake's body
hasn't been found yet.
**[21:25] ---**
But both of them are already dead.
**[21:29] ---**
Shion should still be alive.
**[21:31] ---**
Wh-What are you talking about, Rika-*chan*?
**[21:34] ---**
Though I have no idea if
this bodes well for you or not.
**[21:44] ---**
Keiichi-*san*!
**[21:45] ---**
If you've got time to sit around,
then grab that ball and join us!
**[21:51] ---**
We're playing super slaughter sludge
explosion murder dodgeball!
**[21:58] ---**
Keiichi?
**[22:02] ---**
You should go play with them!
**[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*