"Hi!" "Nice to meet you, Dr. Ozaki." "I'm scared, too." "But... this is probably..." "My brother will come later, too." "Okay?" ""Tuesday, October 4, Shakku"" "I don't care about attacking Ozaki." "Yuuki...!" ""Shiki"" "Hageshii kawaki ni kuruisou" "Me o tojite tsumi bukaki kuchizuke" "Omae no nioi kuruwaseru" "Mayonaka ni mezamete kyouki ai nomihosu" "Oide kono ude no naka "acchl no yami wa nigai zo"" "Kimi wa madoi yurameku" "Yagate eien ni naru "kocchi no yami wa amai zo"" "Boku wa fukaku tsuki sasu" "Oide kono ude no naka "acchl no yami wa nigai yo"" "Kimi wa madoi yurameku" ""Saturday, October 'l, Senpu"" "I'm sorry, but I think Natsuno will soon..." "What is it?" "Uhm, I think Natsuno will soon be home, so..." "Could it be that you couldn't find the light switch?" "I don't need light!" "I'm fine as-is." "O-Okay." ""Monday, October 3, Taian"" ""Yamairi"" "Silence!" "We've got a little problem." "They hospitalized Ms. Setsuko Yasumori, Nao's current prey, at the Ozaki Clinic." "Apparently, Dr. Ozaki has become aware of us." "Doctor has...?" "Is it because he's a doctor?" "The Kirishikis say that we must deal with this situation." "They said, "Settle this."" "All of us here will go attack Ozaki Clinic tonight." ""Monday, October 3, Taian"" ""Sunday, October 2, Butsumetsu"" "A visitor?" "For me?" "Who is it?" "Tamotsu?" "No." "It's a small girl with a doll." "A small girl?" "Hey, who's that girl?" "I don't know." "Where is she?" "In your room." "What?" "!" "Don't let anyone in without asking me." "She isn't here." "What?" "!" "That's strange." "She was sitting there up until just now... with no lights on." "Did she leave through the window?" "Ah!" "What was this girl like?" "What was she like?" "She said her name was Shizuka Matsuo." "If I remember right, she asked if it was okay for her brother to come later." "Natsuno?" "So what'd you tell her?" "Hm?" "Ah... well..." "What's this?" "I feel like I committed a terrible blunder." "I told her, "That's fine."" "I see..." ""Saturday, October 'l, Senpu"" "Shizuka, how's the other plan going?" "It's perfect." "I bet tonight will be the last night for Natsuno Yuuki." "Yuuki?" "!" "Hey!" "What're you going to do to Yuuki?" "!" "Leave him alone!" "That, we can't do." "Just like Ozaki, Natsuno Yuuki has also become aware of us." "What's the problem, Megumi?" "He might rise up and become one of us." "What're you saying?" "!" "Your family, both Susumi and Mikiyasu, didn't rise up." "They just rotted!" "That's cruel!" "I was just trying to comfort you." "Megumi..." "There aren't many of us yet." "That's exactly why we can't allow the villagers to become aware of us." "We need to nip this problem in the bud." "You understand, don't you?" "Then"." "Then at least let me do it!" "No, I can't." "Mr. Tatsumi!" "Megumim!" "Don't meddle in my strategy." "If you're going to say something more, you'll be the first to be purged." "I have high expectations for you." "Don't disappoint me." "Understood." ""Sunday, October 2, Butsumetsu"" "I was going for a chair that was comfortable." "I thought Natsuno needs one." "Yeah." "He's been studying hard for the college entrance exam." "Yeah." "It's not much, but it's a present for him." "This is..." ""Tuesday, October 4, Shakku"" "We can... if we're invited." ""Tuesday, October 4, Shakku"" ""Monday, October 3, Taian"" "What?" "A visitor?" "No, no one came." "Then ask your parents... never to let anyone come inside, even if someone comes to see you." "What?" "What're you talking about?" "If you do, it's possible that you could invite okiagari into the house." "Ah!" "They may pretend to be your friends." "No matter who they are, ask your parents to turn them away." "Got that?" "!" "Don't ever let them inside the house, okay?" ""Monday, October 3, Taian"" "Dad, do you know what happened to the crosses and amulets in my room?" "Oh, them..." "I ditched them." "You ditched them?" "!" "You know I hate stuff like superstitions and religion, don't you?" "I don't want you to do things like that." "Okay." "Thanks for the new chair." ""Tuesday, October 4, Shakku"" "Let's hope that Setsuko rises up and becomes one of us." ""Monday, October 3, Taian"" "Shizuka Matsuo from Sakaimatsu..." "She disappeared after saying that her brother would come later." "It's been two days since." "I wonder if they won't show up anymore." "No, that's probably unlikely." "H' they're coming, would it be that guy?" "But there's no way I'd just let them attack me." "I'll fight!" ""Tuesday, October 4, Shakku"" "Oh yeah." "She's not here." "Maybe she went on ahead and went back?" "Don't worry about her." "I know where she went." ""Monday, October 3, Taian"" ""Tuesday, October 4, Shakku"" "No..." "There's no way..." "There's no way I'd let someone else kill Yuuki!" "Even if!" "end up being punished by Mr. Tatsumi, I will..." "Hm?" "!" "This shadow isn't Shimizu's." "Is it that guy as I thought?" "It opened?" "!" "I'm sure I locked it earlier!" "Did Dad unlock it?" "!" "Look at this, Natsuno." "Isn't it wonderful?" "I heard that there're no crimes in this village, and the villagers don't lock their doors even when they go to bed." "I'll have you get used to that kind of life." "From now on, locking doors won't be allowed." "That man has always been like that." "No... it's "them." "Those people" have." "I was born when they were in college." "But they had doubts about the marriage system." "So they didn't take it upon themselves to get married." "The reason that they decided to move to what they call a scenic, peaceful village was because they were convinced that it'd be good for them." "Don't make me laugh!" "I'm definitely gonna get out of this village!" "I'll get accepted by a college in a big city and get out of their guardianship!" "I refuse to die now!" "Is he coming back here?" "If you want to, come on!" "I'll capture you this time and bring you to the villagers!" "Natsuno..." "Ah!" "That voice..." "It's me." "That's the tone that someone close to me would use when calling my name..." "The one who calls me like that is..." "Who is it?" "It's me." "I shouldn't open it." "It's obviously better to shut myself up inside like this in order to protect myself." "It's obviously better..." "Hey..." "Toru..." "Toru!" "I see..." "So it was you who was ordered to attack Yuuki as I thought." "It's just like Mr. Tatsumi, a super sadist, to come up with that." "He said that if I didn't do it, they'd attack Aoi and Tamotsu, instead." "So you kill your best friend?" "When you weighed the two against each other, your family won?" "Not true!" "Not true?" "What's not true?" "Tell me." "Natsuno..." "Natsuno is aware of us and tries to fight back." "That's why Tatsumi has his eye on him." "Even if I refuse to, he'd give the order to someone else." "So I thought I'd..." "Then why are you relaxing in a place like this?" "You got scared, didn't you?" "That's fine." "I'll do it." "I won't hesitate." "Shimizu!" "Don't do it!" "If you act on your own, you don't know what Tatsumi would do to you." "You know how scary he can be, don't you?" "!" "I know, but I'll do it anyway." "You can just stay there and watch." "Natsuno..." "Toru!" "Torul!" "I didn't wanna think about it." "No..." "The truth is that I was trying not to remember it all this time." "h' it's them who took Toru away, it's no surprise even if he came back to life." "It didn't matter if it was Shimizu or someone else." "But it shouldn't have been Toru of all people!" "Natsuno." "All the memories I have about this village have Toru in them." "The spring water here is called Yakushi." "It's cold and very tasty." "On top of that, I heard that drinking it will make you smarter." "Uh yeah...?" "You're gonna take the entrance exam for a difficult college, so drink it." "Here!" "Stop it!" "Toru was... yes... he was a good guy." ""Splash it on your head, too." "Everyone liked him." "Even Masao adored him, too." "Toru was like that, but for some reason, he liked to hang out with me." "I know my personality prevents people from liking me." "Even so..." "Why did his hand..." "become as cold as ice?" "!" "Yuuki... might die..." "But the probability for him to rise up isn't low." "Even if he dies, if I'm the one who attacks him..." "Hi!" "You are Natsuno Yuuki, right?" "Who are you?" "I've never officially greeted you before, have I?" "My name is Tatsumi." "I'm an employee at the Kirishiki's house over there." "So, what do you want?" "It seems that you are very sharp." "You're the first one to become aware of us." "In addition, you're brave, too." "When you noticed, you could've left the village, but you didn't." "That's because you're very kind." "Although it's been only one year since you moved to this village, you probably couldn't abandon it." "Though you don't have many, it's not like you have no friends." "But that's a problem for us." "I wish you were someone who'd just lie in bed trembling under the covers." "However, you're trying to hunt us." "Just like Dr. Ozaki." "We can't let hunters be." "They're not allowed." "So... you wanna kill me?" "But I don't need to take it lying down." "I'll just run away as fast as I can." "Well, that sounds enjoyable, but I'd like to suggest something more fun." "Megumi, come out here." "Shimizu..." "Mr. Tatsumi, I..." "I know." "I'm making this a special case..." "as I predicted this was going to happen." "What?" "!" "Now, it's him against two of us." "Do whatever you please with him." "Yuuki, please understand." "It's better if I attack you instead of a total stranger, right?" "Right...?" "Yuuki... it is said that this guy is the guardian deity of this water." "Ever since my childhood, he's always been there by himself." "Strangely enough, there's never any more or less." "Just him." "What do you think?" "Is it cool or what?" "Ookina yume mezashi aruiteita" "Mayoi mayotte owari no nai tabi" "Ano toki wa yuki majiri no ame de" "Namida ka douka wakaranakatta" "Sayonara mou nido to aenai" "Watashi ga eranda mirai e mata ippo fumidasu yo" "Ookina kabe o koete" "Suki datta noni doushite "saigo da" nante ittano?" "Ima de wa chanto wakaru" "Dakara nee "walk" tsuyoku" "Condemning based solely on speculation and preconception only causes people to cover their ears, if anything." "The louder you shout, the more people become opposed to the words." "However, what lkumi is saying describes the situation more correctly than she realizes."