"I don't like him..." "Quitting their jobs suddenly..." "Toru is... dead." "He's from the library." ""Monday, September 19, Senpu"" ""Megumi"" ""Monday, September 19, Senpu"" ""Sunday, September 18, Tomobiki"" ""Monday, September 19, Senpu"" ""Megumi"" ""Shimizu"" ""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" "So, as I thought... she came." "But I'm not... gonna be killed so easily!" "" Murasako Rice Shop"" "I'm sorry." "How could it..." "Hiromi!" "Hiromi!" ""Tuesday, September 20, Butsumetsu"" ""Ozaki Clinic"" "Tachycardia, tachypnea, miosis, cyanosis..." "He's been sick in bed with a cold for the past 2-3 days." "He himself said that he'd be fine if he stayed in bed, but now he's like this. --This is the same thing." "Insect bites..." "He himself said that he'd be fine if he stayed in bed, but now he's like this. --So it's an infection via vectors after all?" "Junior Doctor, could it be pneumonia...?" "So it's an infection via vectors after all?" "I'll draw blood from an artery." "Yes, Doctor." "Well, I don't know yet." ""Sumie Katou, Yoshihide's Wife" I really thought it was a cold." "He himself said so, too." "So I gave him decoction." "It's a medicine made by blending medicinal herbs." "My mother-in-law taught me how to make it." "It revitalizes you overnight no matter how bad your condition is." "But this time, it didn't work at all." "What're you thinking?" "!" "Cyanosis is occurring!" "Why didn't you call an ambulance?" "!" "On top of that, you gave him decoction?" "!" "Why in the hell did you, an amateur, make a diagnosis and gave him medicine on your own?" "!" "Doctor..." "Well..." "Sorry." "Anyway, we'll call an ambulance and take him to the government hospital." ""Lounge" "Authorized Personnel Only"" "Yeah." "I do understand, though." "What?" "People are worried since many people have died lately." "We have more people coming to the clinic even over small matters so we've been very busy, right?" "On top of that, we haven't found the countermeasure for that epidemic." "Yeah, it's true." "When you're that tense, it's just natural to get upset when they say they used decoction handed down in the family." "It really has become busy, hasn't it?" "Today's morning consultation hours got extended this late, too." "Is that you, Seishin?" "Were you able to hear anything useful from the villagers?" "Yeah, although I don't know if this has anything to do with this whole thing." "Kenji Oota, Takatoshi Hirosawa, Akira Saeki, Yasuo Takashima," "Ryuuji Shimizu, and Shigeru Ookawa." "These six people had jobs outside the village." "And they all quit their jobs right before they died." "It probably has nothing to do with the epidemic." "But it's all of them." "Also, I don't know this has anything to do with it, either, but the population of the village is decreasing." "I'm painfully aware of that." "Are you teasing me?" "No." "Not only the death count, but there have been many sudden movings." "They move out without saying anything to their neighbors." "Just from what I was able to find out, there were 22 households." "But no one has reported their change of address." "So... what?" "Isn't it strange?" "Even Mrs. Takami, the wife of the resident police officer, didn't report it." "I can't help but think that something is happening in the village." "Isn't the epidemic just one of the phenome-- "Enough already!" "Who cares about people who left on their own free will?" "!" "That epidemic is increasing its momentum!" "Do you realize how many people have died?" "!" "And yet, you're investigating things that have nothing to do with it!" "You've wasted time!" "If you have that kind of time, it'd be many times more helpful if you check the color of villagers' faces and find people who seem sick!" "I'm talking without hearing others out..." "I'm just like..." "You're the only child of the prestigious Ozaki family... one that bears the heavy responsibility of the villagers' lives in his hands." "Hence, the loss of villagers' lives is a disgrace to the Ozakis." "It is not allowed under any circumstances." "I'm just like my old man..." "Mr. Muroi..." "Sunako"." "I saw the light from the window of my house, so..." "Remember the promise?" "I brought your book to have you autograph it." "This is kind of embarrassing." "Thank you." "I'll cherish it." "Sunako... you shouldn't go out so much." "Ah... are you bothered, after all, to have your territory violated?" "Oh?" "You've checked up on my illness?" "That makes me happy." "But you don't have to worry about it." "We have a live-in doctor at home since my mom has the same illness." "I see." "Then your mother needs to know this as well." "I want you to keep it secret, though." "An unidentified disease is going around in the village right now." "Unidentified?" "Yeah." "Is it a dangerous disease?" "Yeah." "Oh no..." "We came here all the way to recuperate, but it's more dangerous than staying in town, isn't it?" "But these things happen." "After I was lucky enough to meet you..." "But can I come here at least once in a while?" "It's not something that you need to get permission from me for." "But be careful." "Are you feeling down again?" "It's Toshio who's feeling down, rather than me." "He's feeling impatient, frustrated and angry for not being able to save his patients." "I want to help him somehow, but I'm not of much help." "And so he gets frustrated with me." "But it's not really me that he's upset with." "He's upset with himself." "He normally doesn't let himself act like that." "That's why it's heartbreaking." "Your feelings don't connect, huh?" "I feel sorry... for both Doctor Ozaki and you, Mr. Muroi." ""Wednesday, September 21, Taian"" ""Mizobe Town"" ""Vampire"" "Good evening." "Ah, Natsu." "What is it?" "Where's Tamotsu?" "I think he's upstairs." "Did you go to the wake for Masao?" "No..." "I didn't go." "You're cold." "Even if I went, he wouldn't have been happy about it." ""Draculady" "The Evil Deadbeats" "Texas Chainsaw Mackerel"" "Would people normally go rent a horror movie and watch it at the house of a mourning family?" "Would a comedy have been better?" "" Draculady " ?" "So it's a comedy after all?" "You like that kind of stuff?" "No..." "Huh?" "Then how about dead people coming back to life?" "What?" "!" "Aha!" "You took the bait?" "We have what are called "okiagari" in this village." "Oh?" "You must be really intrigued now, huh?" "Since we bury the dead in this village, there's a legend that the dead would rise up at night and come to misbehaving children in order to punish them." "When I was a child, if I stayed up late," "Dad would often scare me by saying, "Okiagari will come to get you!"" ""Thursday, September 22, Shakku"" "There aren't any books on okiagari or vampires at all..." "Could it be..." ""Sotoba Library Count Dracula, Vampires, History of Vampires Checked Out: 08/28;" "Name Seishin Muroi"" "Oh?" "We have a charming visitor, honey." "Hello." ""Miwako Muroi, Seishin's Mother"" "I've seen you a couple times in the village." "Uhm..." "Where's Seishin?" "Oh, you wanted to see him?" "I'm sorry." "He's out on business." "I think he'll be back soon, though." "Would you like to wait a little?" "Why don't you have some tea?" "Ah, no thank you." "He borrowed the library books I wanted to see so I just stopped by hoping that he'd let me check them quickly." "Oh, so Seishin interfered with a student's studying?" "He writes novels on the side, so he often borrows lots of library books to use them as research materials." "Research materials for novels... huh?" "Hey, I heard that old man Yoshihide of the Katou family died last night." "That old man drank a lot and broke down many times, so..." "I'd better watch out how much I drink, too." "There'll be more and more." "Oh, why would you..." ""Takemura"" "Kanemasa!" "It's been happening ever since they moved here!" "Those people must've brought this calamity with them!" "No way." "It's true!" "But the people at Kanemasa moved in after those Yamairi people died." "It's all been since that house was built!" "That place is bad luck!" "They shouldn't have built the house there!" "Well, that house sure is out of place in this village, but..." "You guys're hopeless!" "Does Etsuko have the same thing?" "How do we treat her?" "Let's give her iron, vitamins, and antibiotics." "Also, let's try a whole blood transfusion." "I feel bad for the patient, but at this point, we just have to try a variety of things." "Yes, Doctor." ""Lounge" "Authorized Personnel Only"" "I wonder if Ms. Etsuko Gyouda also has that thing." "Yeah, it looked that way from the color of her face." "It's kind of... scary, isn't it?" "Ah, Ms. Takano?" "Didn't you say that you'd take a day off today?" "Yes, uhm, is the doctor in?" "He's meeting someone right now." "Would you like me to go get him?" "Uhm... no, that's okay." "Well... could you tell him that I'd like to quit my job as of today." "I'm sorry to quit when it's busy, but I'm just so scared." "Many people have died one after another and when I think that I might be next, I just..." "The doctor says we'll be fine, but the truth is, we don't know, right?" "When I dispose of trash, I get nervous, worrying that some needles may be sticking out." "Okay." "I'll let the doctor know." "Saturday, September 24, Tomobiki"" "Etsuko, I thought I told you to come in first thing in the morning today." "Yeah, but I'm feeling good today." "It's true that you seem a little better, but with your condition, you shouldn't let your guard down." "Now, come here." "I'll draw some blood." "Be sure to come in tomorrow." "I'll open the clinic at 1 o'clock." "But tomorrow is Sunday." "Doesn't matter!" "If you don't come, I'll drop in on you here again." "I've given iron, vitamins and antibiotics to others, too, but they never helped them recover this much." "Does this mean that the whole blood transfusion was effective?" ""Sunday, September 25, Senpu"" "Hello." "Gyouda residence." "Etsuko isn't here yet." "Did something happen?" "No... well..." "She says she doesn't wanna bother you on the non-consultation day after all." "So I thought I'd see how she does and have her go see you on Monday." "I asked her to come in." "I'll stay at the clinic waiting for her." "If you wanna be considerate to me, please come here at the promised time and let me go home soon." "Doctors don't have the right to order their patients to come in." "Nor do they have the responsibility or authority to supervise villagers' lives." ""Monday, September 26, Butsumetsu"" "Does this thing really work?" ""Tuesday, September 27, Taian"" "If I remember right, you're Mr. Yuuki's..." "Yes." "I have a question for you, Doctor." "PUT}?" "About Shimizu..." "About Megumi Shimizu, you examined her, right?" "I examined her and it was also me who wrote her death certificate." "Was she really dead?" "Well, there're sometimes cases of brain death, right?" "It wasn't a brain death." "It was a cardiac death." "She also exhibited Iivor mortis and rigor mortis." "Does this thing really work?" "I would've treated her even if her family tried to stop me." "Then"." "Then... there's absolutely no way that Shimizu would come back to life?" "If she came back to life after that, she'd be a zombie or a vampire." "What did I just say?" "Okay." "Sorry that I asked you a weird question." "Hey!" "Why did you come to ask me that question?" "What?" "It starts with anemia." "No injuries." "Well, some insect bites." "That's about it." "The population of the village is decreasing." "There've been many sudden movings." "In this village, we still have a custom where we bury the dead." "Some families continuously have deaths while others don't." "I wonder if it depends on their physical constitution." "The whole blood transfusion was effective?" "So this..." "What?" "I told you I saw him, didn't I?" "!" "There's no mistake that Yasuyuki from the lumber shop, who should be dead, went into the Kanemasa residence!" "Yasuyuki from the Ootsuka family..." "Villagers die one after another because they're doing something!" "But I'm still scared." "Let's talk to an adult and get his help." "I told you!" "There's no way adults will believe a story like this!" "There's no other way." "We have to do it!" "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" "Okiagari... h' we assume such an absurd thing exists, it can be consistent with a disease." "However, such an existence is inconsistent with our world." "h' we wish for our world to remain consistent, then we can no longer explain the disease." "Either way, it seems our world will not remain consistent after all."