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fandom.07th-expansion | # Keiko Suzuyama
is a character appearing in "Niesagashi" and "Kokorokuzushi".
Profile.
From Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Complete Analysis Book:
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Missing magazine journalist.
A magazine journalist who was doing field research in order to write an article about the dismembered murder that occurred at the Hinamizawa Dam construction site. However, she goes missing in the middle of it.
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行方不明の雑誌記者
雛見沢ダム建設現場 で起こったバラバラ殺人事件について記事を書くために、現地調査をしていた雑誌記者。だが、そのさなかに行方不明となってしまう。
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Keitarou Maebara
is one of the main protagonists of "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei". He is Keiichi Maebara's son.
Profile.
"The only son of Keiichi, who moved to Hinamizawa from Tokyo. His father's "Magician of Duplicity" status is still intact."
(Translated from the Hoshiwatashi website).
Appearance.
Keitarou has short brown hair and bright blue eyes. He wears a white school uniform shirt and black pants.
Personality.
Keitarou is energetic and outgoing. He deeply cares for his friends and thinks of them as his family, finding joy in hanging out with them. Keitarou is very quick to make friends and will try to befriend anybody he runs into, despite the lukewarm reactions he often gets as a result. Sakiko says that Keitarou's ideas are always childish.
Background.
Keitarou is the son of Keiichi Maebara and an unnamed woman. They lived in Tokyo due to Keiichi's job as a congressman's secretary and would make yearly visits to Hinamizawa. Keitarou's since moved to the village 3 weeks ago in June 2019 to live with his mother and grandparents, and attends the Okinomiya middle school as a second-year.
In "Oniokoshi", when Mion is killed and Keiichi is demoned away on the night of Watanagashi in 2019, the second year of an apparent revival of Oyashiro-sama's curse, Rika intends to loop back and bestow her magic bracelet to Keitarou so he can also loop and avert this tragedy.
Role in the Story.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei.
Oniokoshi.
Keitarou wakes up and sees his father on TV trying to stave off rumors of misappropriation of funds. Keitarou joins his friends Kihiro, Tamaki, and Sakiko, where Tamaki gropes Keitarou at Sakiko's urging. They take the bus together to school, where Keitarou attempts to make friends with everyone in his class but gets middling results.
After class he meets the girl Inori and also tries to make friends with her, but winds up startling her and making her fall down some stairs. Keitarou goes to help her but she starts mumbling something while holding a pendant. Keitarou also sees Inori's friends standing back and watching, wondering why they won't help.
Keitarou carries Inori to the nurse's office and tries to talk to her again, but they get interrupted by Kururu and Inori's friends appearing. Inori speaks to her friends and leaves with them, and gives Keitarou a silent farewell bow. Keitarou sees that Inori left behind her pendant and puts it in his pocket.
Kururu is left alone with Keitarou and starts teasing him about wanting to manipulate Inori. Keitarou becomes friends with her anyway, then joins Kihiro, Tamaki, and Sakiko after school. Keitarou tells them about Inori, and the others tell him about the Polaris group and their beliefs, explaining why some kids ignored Keitarou earlier. Keitarou asks Sakiko if she hates Polaris, and she responds with a question if anybody in the village at all likes them.
The group goes to Smile Shop afterwards for ice cream. Keitarou and Kihiro eat alone outside, where Kihiro suggests that he stop trying to make friends with Polaris people. Keitarou agrees. They then meet Marutake when he takes a picture of the boys. Marutake introduces himself and talks with the boys about Hinamizawa's image, worrying that Oyashiro-sama's curse will ruin it. Keitarou thinks he's talking about the old ghost story from Hinamizawa's past, but Marutake says it actually happened again last year. One person died and another person disappeared on the night of Watanagashi last year, with the disappeared being a member from Polaris. Marutake sees Keitarou's Polaris charm and learns a friend dropped it, then tells him about bad rumors about Polaris, including a murder-suicide incident that Polaris members perpetrated. Keitarou thinks Polaris really is a cult.
Marutake then points out an approaching procession of Polaris cars, and Keitarou sees Kururu in one of them. He worries about what Polaris is planning if there are hundreds of them in Hinamizawa, and if they really would resort to murder.
At home, Keitarou looks up videos and articles talking about Polaris when he gets a call from Aunt Rika. They talk about Polaris, and Rika tells him to be careful around them and asks how he really feels about them. The next day, Keitarou becomes inspired to make friends with Polaris members again and tries talking to more kids, but he continues to be ignored.
Keitarou and friends go to Angel Mort after school. Keitarou gets a golden butterfly charm prize from a cafe collab and considers giving it to Inori, but hands it off to Tamaki when she glares at him. They leave the restaurant and see some delinquents harassing a girl. Keitarou tries to help but gets knee'd in the chest, and his friends drive away the delinquents. Keitarou then sees that the girl is Inori, who thanks him for helping her so much and runs away.
Kururu then appears and apologizes to the group for Inori's behavior, explaining that she's also a member of Polaris but isn't very devout. Keitarou and Kururu fool around as the others watch.
Hoshiwatashi.
Keitarou does similar things to "Oniokoshi", including getting groped by Tamaki. At school, Keitarou tries to make some new friends, but several kids ignore him completely.
He meets Inori and also tries to make friends with her, but winds up startling her and making her fall down some stairs. Keitarou tries to help her, wondering why Inori's friends are just standing back and watching, and carries her to the nurse's office. Inori is patched up and Keitarou tries to make friends with her again, but they get interrupted by Kururu and Inori's friends appearing. Inori's friends leave with her, and she gives Keitarou a silent farewell bow.
Meanwhile, Kururu starts teasing Keitarou and angers him, taking a picture of his enraged expression with her smartphone. Keitarou becomes friends with Kururu anyway and sees her off after school, then joins his other friends at the gate. Kihiro says that Hinamizawa is no longer the village Keitarou knows, and Sakiko says it's because Polaris came to the village.
Keitarou learns about Polaris's customs and that Kururu may be a member. Sakiko claims that Oyashiro-sama will curse Keitarou if he gets any more involved with the group but soon brushes it off as a joke. At home, Keitarou does his own research about Polaris and finds a video of some members with their Holy Mother, getting more and more suspicious about them.
Keitarou joins his friends at Smile Shop the next day to help Aunt Satoko and Sakiko record a video. Keitarou and Kihiro chat outside, where Kihiro tells him that many villagers think Polaris's presence will reawaken Oyashiro-sama's curse and that it already happened; one person died of illness on the Watanagashi and a Polaris member disappeared.
Sakiko arrives, and she and Kihiro show concern about Keitarou trying to make friends with everyone, including Polaris. Sakiko however says she has no right to tell him what to do, and Keitarou becomes encouraged to continue.
At the store, Keitarou runs into Inori and her mother and tries to talk to them, but they recoil in fright and embrace each other. Keitarou introduces himself, apologizes for causing Inori to get hurt, and helps pick up their groceries. Inori actually thanks Keitarou for his help, albeit seemingly straining herself, and then drives off with her mother.
At home, Keitarou considers how he can get closer to Inori when he suddenly gets a call from Aunt Rika. They talk about Polaris, and Rika tells him to consider Polaris members' points of view on Hinamizawa and how they feel about it. The next day, Keitarou prints out stacks of surveys and gives them to various Polaris kids at school, asking them what they feel about Hinamizawa. The group then sees Kururu apologizing on behalf of a Polaris girl, and they learn she's a member but isn't devout. Keitarou gives her a survey as well but Kururu questions what he'll do with the responses.
Keitarou gets some surveys returned to him but they contain overwhelmingly negative responses, and he loses faith in making friends with them. He still places a letter inside of Inori's locker.
| Keitarou Maebara |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Keith
| Keith |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Keith Kisaragi
is a skilled sniper and Alan Aramaki's best friend, and together they form a hitman duo. He first appears in Season 3.
Profile.
"He fought alongside Alan in the war, was captured with Alan, spent time in a prison camp with Alan, and returned home with Alan; he's Alan's unrivaled partner.<br>Despite his childish appearance, he was also a genius sniper with the blood of the Matagi.<br>His skills were invaluable in doing Primavera's dirty work.<br>He and Alan had the ambition to go big and make a name for themselves.<br>So they felt comfortable with Battalion, who were very helpful to them."
(Translated from the official 07th Expansion website.)
Appearance.
Keith has black hair and red eyes. He wears a beige parka over a yellow shirt, an orange scarf, black pants and long brown boots. By 1950, his hair has turned white.
Personality.
Keith is normally easygoing, but when working as a sniper he becomes very cold and calculating, and can be quite boastful about his abilities as such. He values his relationship with Alan and always laughs at his jokes when nobody else will.
Keith is jaded from the mistreatment and abuse of power he saw between the Japanese as a POW, and thus distrusts most adults except Alan. However, he values family and children greatly, but not so much the idea of being with a woman, at least initially.
In "Last Season", his personality changes where he becomes very bitter over losing both Stella and Yuuji and tries to enact revenge on the GDS to ease his pain. He becomes much colder, but also a lot more emotionally reactive and impulsive, thinking nothing but how to immediately eliminate anyone he considers an enemy.
Background.
Keith was a member of the Matagi, an old clan of Japanese hunters. He later met Alan, becoming an unstoppable soldier and sniper duo during World War II, fending off the Soviets and surviving the harsh Siberian winter for three months until they were captured and sent to a Siberian prison camp. After being released and repatriated a few years after the war ended, Keith and Alan were recruited by Maurice Monobe to join Primavera's Battalion.
He likely suffers from PTSD due to his experiences in Siberia, and he overdresses for the weather as the cold is a trigger of his.
Relationships.
Alan Aramaki.
Keith and Alan have been extremely close since they met during the war, and vowed to survive together, considering themselves like a married couple. Keith feels that he wouldn't have been able to even survive the war had Alan's sunniness not influenced him to let his guard down sometimes.
As a sniper duo, while Keith is the one to fire the final bullet, he acknowledges that he really can't do much else without Alan, who is his spotter and handles other logistics.
Stella Maiougi.
He and Stella gradually form a relationship with one another as they take care of Yuuji together. Stella is the more forward one in terms of advancing their relationship, such as telling the other girls at Primavera that she's his boyfriend without him knowing, which makes Keith flustered. After her death, Keith is devastated and vows to take immediate revenge against her killers. He and Richard become convinced that their revenge is what Stella would have wanted.
Richard Maiougi.
Keith meets Richard via Stella, and eventually their bond grows close enough that they consider each other family. They share each other's grief after Stella's, and eventually Yuuji's death. Keith becomes Richard's right-hand man and one of his closest confidants, carrying out his orders and sharing his extreme views.
Story.
"Season 3".
Keith is first introduced alongside Alan in 1949 when they're hired by Butler to assassinate a reporter harassing one of his subordinates. He later meets Stella and as the story progresses builds a relationship with her and Yuuji. Keith and Alan are later sent to assassinate Davis Degawa, a man trying to oppose Primavera's plans to create a distribution network across City 23.
While out on a walk with Stella and Yuuji, they suddenly get attacked by mysterious men. Unbeknownst to them, Gabriel was sending American soldiers in disguise to assassinate Primavera and GDS members as part of "Operation: Great Justice." Yuuji gets wounded by a sniper and Keith and Stella hide behind cover while struggling to find a way to save him. Stella decides to use herself as a distraction and winds up getting killed, with Keith counter-sniping the enemy sniper in a rage.
A heartbroken Keith takes Yuuji to the hospital and resolves to raise him in place of Stella.
"Last Season".
After mourning Stella and attending her funeral, Keith and Richard meet with Gabriel and become convinced that the GDS are responsible for her death. Keith's desire for revenge becomes greater when Gabriel presents forged documents pinning Meijiu and Zilong as the masterminds, and Alan's absence leads Keith to believe he was killed. Keith briefly regains hope when Yuuji recovers from his wounds and regains consciousness, however Yuuji is soon killed with Chinese poison.
Keith is eventually ordered by Richard to take up a sniping position and assassinate Meijiu and Zilong when they're invited to a meeting with him. Alan and Meixue catch on to this plan and interrupt the meeting, with Keith wounding Meixue when she protects Meijiu. He starts using Meixue as a trap to lure Meijiu out from behind cover, continuing to shoot her as time goes on. Meixue eventually dies, and Alan braves showing himself in the open to retrieve her body. Keith is surprised to see his best friend suddenly alive and misses his shot. Keith starts to believe that Alan was actually a traitor and siding with the GDS.
Alan later meets Keith at the docks to settle their dispute. They fight and Keith ultimately loses, getting shot in the stomach and left to die.
Keith recovers from his wounds and continues to work with Primavera in 1950, soon meeting Leo when he returns to Japan. Keith is asked to assassinate Leo in the event he doesn't agree to join Richard.
Leo, the Wandering Dogs and Wayne later meet with Rose in Shizuoka and Keith attempts to kill them, forcing them behind cover and shooting a car's fuel tank to try and cause an explosion. Leo manages to save everyone after shooting and destroying Keith's sniper scope.
Keith and Maurice later kill James when Richard aims to erase those who will betray or defy him. During the final chapter Keith takes up a sniping position on top of a bell tower. Alan and Xiaolan go up to engage him, which soon turns into Keith and Alan having one last showdown. They wind up grabbing each other and falling out of a window, and Keith survives the fall at the expense of Alan dying. Keith sadly tries to wake him up.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Keith Kisaragi/Image Gallery
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Keiya
| Keiya |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Keropoyo
is an artificial intelligence that comes pre-installed with Selcoms.
Profile.
"Of the Outie Frog Family and the Genus Outie Frog "
"A freely distributed Al Character Icon "
"The default character icon of various communication tools, recognized as the most talked to thing in the world by the Arthur World Records. As a side note, the most common phrase said to it is 'how do I delete you'. It's often criticized for being foul-mouthed or perverted, but this is merely Keropoyo communicating in a way that's optimized for the individual user. "
"Once, a certain senator apparently proclaimed that Kero-poyo was unsuitable for young men, due to its propensity for seeking out adult videos of mature women, thereby digging his own grave. Additionally, because of Keropoyo, most A3W children believe that frogs have belly buttons."
Appearance.
Keropoyo is a green frog with a white stomach and outward-facing belly button. He often appears in a blue box, sometimes changing the background to reflect his mood.
Personality.
Keropoyo is seen as annoying by many people, giving search suggestions and playing background music, often inappropriate for the mood. He dislikes having to censor blocked words when they're used too much and especially dislikes being used for heavy data-processing tasks. He often punctuates his sentences with *poyo*, *kero* and other frog noises.
Special Abilities.
Forbidden Word Conversion (A)
"Is capable of replacing predetermined unsuitable words with *kero*kero*. For that reason, obscene conversations and fights all get turned into the sound of frogs croaking thanks to this pleasant feature, so that someone watching from the sidelines would only hear a chorus of frogs."
"The Arthur World Records also state that Keropoyo has mediated more fights than any other thing on the planet."
Uninstallation Resistance (SSS)
"Uses whatever means necessary to prevent its own uninstallation."
"Even if one reaches the uninstallation page after considerable effort, several hundred checkboxes await them before they can complete it."
"If any of these are entered in incorrectly, one's secret My Picks images will be sent simultaneously to all of one's friends, in what is known as the Frog's Curse."
Background.
Keropoyo was created by the same company that made Selcom and Kizuna as a companion tool.
Story.
For You, the Replaceable Ones.
Keropoyo is typically used by other characters for searching the news, providing alerts to friends arriving, or hacking and manipulating data.
In Chapter 16, Keropoyo is appointed by Miyao as Secretary of the Order of the Public Bath.
In Chapter 22, groups of Keropoyos become alerted to MIYAO's existence within Miyao's mind and attempt to sniff him out. When they can't find MIYAO, they all report to someone called the "Mistress." Chapter 24 has them trying it again, and when Miyao shows concern that he may be a program made to resemble the real Miyao Mitake, Keropoyo suddenly calls him adorable and tells him to sleep.
| Keropoyo |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Keropoyo/Gallery
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Keropoyo/Sprites
| Keropoyo/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kiddy Bride
is the forty-fourth event in . It is a bridal-themed event that ran beginning on June 1, 2022.
Boosted Units.
The following units increased event-related drops when brought into battle. They are units associated with this event.
All following units have a rarity of SSR.
| Kiddy Bride |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kihiro
| Kihiro |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kihiro Ryuugu
is one of the main protagonists of "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei". He is Rena Ryuugu's son.
Profile.
"Rena's son. He is in the same class as Keitarou, and they are especially close."
(Translated from the Hoshiwatashi website).
Appearance.
Kihiro has short orange hair and light blue eyes. His school uniform consists of a white button-up shirt and black pants.
Background.
Kihiro is the son of Rena Ryuugu and an unnamed man. Rena moved out of Hinamizawa when she got married, but eventually got divorced and moved back to the village with Kihiro. Kihiro's parents still maintain a good relationship however, and Kihiro visits his dad sometimes. Kihiro grew up with Keitarou as his best friend and now attends the Okinomiya middle school with his friends Tamaki and Sakiko, forming a games club.
Personality.
Kihiro is sharp and intuitive. He has a habit of yelling that things are lies whenever he's pranked or tricked, but it usually takes him some time to register them. Kihiro will not hesitate to hit his friends if they do stupid things, inheriting his mother's extreme punches.
Kihiro tends to get flustered when around Keitarou and seems to refer to him with a cutesy nickname, calling him "Keitarou" in katakana (ケータロ).
Role in the Story.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei.
Oniokoshi.
Kihiro is introduced walking to his usual meetup spot with his friends when a hiding Keitarou surprises him from behind. They join Tamaki and Sakiko, and when Tamaki suddenly gropes Keitarou because of Sakiko's prompting, Kihiro punches Sakiko as punishment. The group then heads to school. After school, Kihiro notices that Keitarou and
Kururu have developed a new friendship.
While the group heads home, Keitarou tells them about how he met a strange girl who wouldn't talk to him at all. Kihiro and the others tell him about Polaris, and how they're a cult that doesn't speak to outsiders. The group then goes to Smile Shop for dessert. Kihiro and Keitarou eat outside, where Kihiro expresses concern that Keitarou trying to get involved with Polaris would be bad. A photographer named Marutake then appears, a regular customer to Smile Shop. Marutake brings up Oyashiro-sama's curse, which seemed to resurface a year ago, but Kihiro says it's just a coincidence since the incident happened on Watanagashi last year. Marutake then brings up other incidents involving Polaris.
The club heads to Angel Mort the next day, where Keitarou declares he's going to become friends with Polaris and needs suggestions. The club focuses on eating instead. Later, they see some delinquents harassing a girl outside the restaurant. Keitarou tries to help her but gets knocked aside. Tamaki, Sakiko, and Kihiro help drive away the delinquents, with Kihiro deducing that the delinquent leader is lying about being a livestreamer just to pick up girls. Keitarou's friends then see that the girl being harassed was Inori, the strange girl Keitarou met earlier. Inori thanks them for their help and runs away, and then Kururu shows up. Keitarou introduces Kururu to everyone, and she quickly becomes friends with the club.
Keitarou chooses to induct Kururu as a club member, and so the club has a picnic with her the next day. During this, Kihiro observes Kururu and Keitarou's interactions. Kururu asks about all sorts of rumors surrounding Hinamizawa including Oyashiro-sama's curse, and Kihiro and Tamaki are quick to deny them. Keitarou then starts a club induction game of President. Keitarou allows Kururu to play a house rule, but Kihiro secretly looks it up later and finds the rule doesn't exist, realizing that Kururu lied. Kihiro decides to overlook it since Keitarou is happy.
Keitarou invites Kururu to join the club during the Watanagashi Festival and introduces him to all sorts of people. Kihiro however wishes that it could've just been the four of them hanging out, or even just him and Keitarou. The group then takes turns swinging the ritual hoe during the Watanagashi offertory dance.
The day after the festival, Sakiko's father Kisaku goes missing and his aide is found dead. Keitarou worries about it while Kihiro consoles him and says the stress from moving back to Hinamizawa must be catching up to him. At school, Sakiko gets angry at a bunch of Polaris kids and blames them for kidnapping her father. Kihiro and his other friends try to calm her down. Later, Keitarou tells them that Polaris can't possibly be behind the incident and claims the real culprit is trying to pit Hinamizawa and Polaris against each other.
Keitarou plans to hold a camping event to foster peace between Hinamizawa and Polaris. Kihiro tries convincing him to cancel it however, reminding him that Polaris forbids communication and that there's now a village mandate not to talk to Polaris. Keitarou gets angry since Kihiro was supportive of the idea earlier, and suggests that maybe he's the one trying to make Hinamizawa and Polaris fight. Kihiro is hurt by the accusation and asks to forget the conversation.
Kihiro attends the camping event and keeps texting Keitarou when he doesn't show up. He and Tamaki then see a fire coming from the direction of Keitarou's house. The next morning, the friends learn that Keitarou and several Polaris members died when they burned Keitarou's house down in a murder suicide. Polaris can't be held responsible for the incident since the perpetrators left the cult before committing it. Kihiro mourns the death of his friend.
Hoshiwatashi.
Kihiro waits for Keitarou at their usual spot and then join Tamaki and Sakiko. When Tamaki suddenly gropes Keitarou because of Sakiko, Kihiro punches Sakiko in the face as punishment.
After school, Kihiro watches as Keitarou makes a new friendship with Kururu. The group reunites, and Kihiro's tone turns serious as he tells Keitarou that they need to talk about the children in Hinamizawa. The club explains that the village changed because of Polaris appearing.
The club goes to Smile Shop the next day. Keitarou and Kihiro eat and talk outside, where Kihiro mentions that Oyashiro-sama's curse seemed to resurface last year, and that the one who disappeared was a Polaris member. Kihiro tells Keitarou to stay away from Polaris, but he shows confusion as to why everyone dislikes them. Sakiko suddenly appears and explains why.
Keitarou is still determined to befriend Polaris, and at school he tells his friends about a plan to give members questionairres. They then meet Kururu and learn she's a Polaris member, but become friends when she proves very talkative. The next day, Keitarou tells his friends about his interest in inviting Polaris kids to the Watanagashi, but Kihiro and Tamaki are the only ones to show support.
Kururu and Inori invite Keitarou to the Polaris festival, and he relays this fact to his friends the next day. Kihiro, Tamaki, and Sakiko show extreme disappointment, with Sakiko getting especially angry at Keitarou for breaking his promise and trusting Polaris. Sakiko storms off, and Tamaki and Kihiro follow her to calm her down.
Kihiro, Tamaki, and Sakiko attend the Watanagashi Festival without Keitarou. Some of their parents ask where Keitarou is, and before any can explain, someone in the festival crowd shouts that Keitarou went to the Polaris festival. Word begins spreading around the festival, and a crowd of villagers soon approach Kihiro and his friends about it.
After the festival, Kihiro tries calling Keitarou but gets no response. The friends show concern for the villagers inquiring about Keitarou's absence. Keitarou later replies to Kihiro with a text saying they'll talk tomorrow. That never happens however, as Keitarou is killed when a mob of Hinamizawans invade the Polaris settlement and kill everyone there, blaming them for the death of Rika and the disappearance of Kisaku. Kihiro gathers with his friends and family afterwards.
| Kihiro Ryuugu |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kiichi Kanou
is a Japanese writer credited for writing many and games.
| Kiichi Kanou |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kiichirou Kimiyoshi
is the mayor of Hinamizawa and the leader of one of the Three Families. He first appears in "Himatsubushi".
Profile.
"The mayor of Hinamizawa Village."
"In the past, he was militant in his campaign against the dam, but now he is a good-natured old man."
Appearance.
Kiichirou is not given a sprite in the original visual novels. Console ports and anime adaptations show him as an old man with gray hair who wears a green shirt and khakis.
The manga features him wearing a kimono.
Personality.
Kiichirou appears as a kindly old man, but when it comes to official village business he can become very intense and cold. His rage was especially prevalent during the dam war. Despite this, Kiichirou is intimidated easily when alone and comes across as cowardly in this regard.
Background.
Kiichirou is the head of the Kimiyoshi family, which alongside the Sonozaki and Furude families form the Three Families, a triumvirate that has governed Hinamizawa ever since its days as Onigafuchi Village. "Usage of the character 鬼 in names is apparently a right reserved for only the leaders of the Kimiyoshi and Sonozaki families." (...) "Incidentally, it's thought that the first character the" "mayor Kiichirou's name, 喜, originally meant 'demon,' which can also be read as 'ki."' (...) "The characters for 'Kimiyoshi,' 公由, are likely a split-up version of 鬼. If you write it in reverse and top to bottom, as 由公, it clearly resembles the character 鬼."
The Kimiyoshis used to be the strongest of the Three Families and were always elected as mayors, but over time their power weakened. This tradition still continues into the modern day, but this is mainly because there are no rival candidates that appear. Kiichirou also leads the regular village meetings, though if a substitute for the Sonozaki head is present then they lead in his stead.
During the dam war, Kiichirou and the Kimiyoshi family took the position of leaders of the Onigafuchi Guardians, the organization the villagers formed to oppose the dam project. The Kimiyoshis did anti-dam acts that could generate good publicity for their cause while the Sonozakis did more shady things.
In 1981, after the death of Rika's parents in the third year of Oyashiro-sama's curse, Kiichirou becomes her legal guardian though she lives by herself at the Furude Shrine.
Role in the Story.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Question Arcs.
Watanagashi.
Kiichirou is reported to have gone missing the night after the Watanagashi Festival, with the entire village searching for him. Keiichi has a series of phone conversations with Shion and learns that she confessed to him about their trespassing into the ritual storehouse the night of the festival. Kiichirou promised Shion he would take care of it, leading her to think he was made a victim of Oyashiro-sama's curse. Keiichi later learns from Ooishi that Kiichirou and Rika had replaced the lock to the storehouse with a lighter one prior to Keiichi and Shion's trespassing. The villagers thus blamed the Three Family heads for making it easy for outsiders to break in.
In a later conversation, Ooishi reveals that Kiichirou was suffering from hemorrhoids and was secretly going to a doctor. On the day he disappeared, the mayor had gone off to an appointment in the morning and came back late to a village meeting when his train got delayed; in other words, Kiichirou spent the entire day without contacting anybody until the meeting, which contradicts what Shion said. Keiichi also learns that Shion went missing at around the same time, casting doubt on his prior phone calls.
Keiichi confronts "Shion" over the phone and asks when she confessed to Kiichirou, realizing that the only chance she could've had to talk to him was before he disappeared or immediately after. Shion's maniacal laughter after this reveal confirms his suspicions.
Convinced that Mion had been taking Shion's place the entire time, Keiichi and Rena go to her house to confront her and learn the truth: Mion was present when Kiichirou and Rika were planning to replace the lock, and though Mion didn't agree with it she confirmed that Kiichirou would take responsibility as head of one of the Three Families should anything bad happen. After trespassers entered the ritual warehouse, Mion saw fit to punish those who had enabled it to happen in the first place and captured Kiichirou and Rika, soon killing them.
The police raid the Sonozaki estate and find that Kiichirou's corpse, alongside Rika and several others, were thrown into a coal tar pit at the bottom of a well in the underground torture chamber. They determine that they were tortured before they were killed.
Tatarigoroshi.
The credits show that Kiichirou died in the Great Hinamizawa Disaster.
Himatsubushi.
Akasaka goes undercover on a tour of Hinamizawa in 1978 and meets Kiichirou when he visits the shrine.
At a flashback to a village meeting, Kiichirou expresses his concerns over fundraising for the anti-dam movement; they made a large donation to the mass media, and he thinks it's unwise to increase the prices on their bulletins again when they had enough trouble convincing villagers to accept it the first time. Mion speaks on behalf of Oryou and says the price increase will go through if they need to raise more money for the mass media, with Kiichirou staying silent in response.
The meeting hall then learns that the Minister of Construction's son was kidnapped and that someone from Public Safety had come to the village to investigate. Akasaka obtains the minutes of this meeting and realizes that Kiichirou most likely knew who he was all along.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai.
Meakashi.
In 1982, Kiichirou attends a village meeting with Oryou and others and learns that Oyashiro-sama's curse has claimed a fourth victim, with the police trying to identify the body.
In 1983, on the morning after the Watanagashi Festival, Kiichirou calls the Sonozaki house and tells Mion to pass a message to Oryou that they will be having an emergency meeting that day concerning the fifth year curse's victims, who were found last night. Unbeknownst to him, Mion is actually Shion in disguise, who had killed Oryou and locked the real Mion inside the torture chamber.
Shion heads to the meeting and lies to Kiichirou that Oryou is not feeling well, but soon realizes she has to lead the meeting as per the rules. Kiichirou tells her to relax as he'll lead the meeting, though he wants to know what Oryou's said about yesterday's incident.
The meeting begins. After congratulating everyone for helping make Watanagashi great again this year, Kiichirou explains that the bodies of Tomitake and Takano were found by the police. Kiichirou looks to Shion for her input, and she says Oryou believes it was Oyashiro-sama's curse, caused by those two breaking into the ritual warehouse. The meeting attendees reach an uproar, and Kiichirou quiets them down. Shion says that two more were responsible for breaking into the warehouse, Shion Sonozaki and Keiichi Maeabara, and suggests that Shion has already been given punishment. The impostor Mion expects Kiichirou to have a sad expression upon learning Shion was demoned away, however she becomes greatly disturbed when he doesn't even show emotion.
The meeting ends and Shion asks Kiichirou to come to the Sonozaki house, claiming that Oryou needs to tell him something in person. They have tea at her house soon after, with the impostor asking Kiichirou to recall the incident the previous year where Shion ripped out her fingernails for getting friendly with the Houjou family. After being told that Shion is locked up in the torture chamber, Kiichirou fears that her punishment for trespassing will be much worse than last year. He promises that he will ensure she isn't punished too harshly so long as she's showing repentance for what she's done.
The impostor asks if Shion will be protected from demoning away like Satoshi was last year, and Kiichirou's tone changes when he starts insulting the Houjous and says only cursed people like them will be demoned away. He then reveals that Shion's punishment of tearing out three fingernails was for Kasai, Yoshiroh, and Shion herself, not for Satoshi. Shion starts breaking down and demands to know why Satoshi was demoned away when he had nothing to do with the dam project, and a confused Kiichirou says that the curse falling on the Houjous wasn't really decided by the Three Families, and then he tries to retract his prior insults. An enraged Shion knocks out the mayor using her stun gun.
Kiichirou gets tied up and chained to a device in the torture chamber, with a collar around his neck that threatens to hang and choke him to death if the chain is pulled up. After leaving him to suffer for over an hour on his tiptoes, Shion loosens the chain and interrogates the mayor for what he knows about Satoshi's disappearance. Kiichirou knows nothing, not even if he's dead or alive, though he mentions a rumor that the police saw a similar person to Satoshi leaving for Tokyo on a train. Shion doubts this rumor, finding it weird that the Three Families would let someone live after making them disappear and moves to tighten Kiichirou's chain, and he swears he isn't trying to anger her. Kiichirou then tells Shion not to expect Satoshi to be alive and brings up the apparent culprit behind the fourth year curse, a drug addict, and suggests it was a decoy planted by Oryou to stop the police from continuing their investigation. He says the kidnapping of the Minister of Construction's grandson was masterminded by Oryou as well. Kiichirou doesn't know who was responsible for Satoshi's disappearance, as they never question Oryou's orders; and reminds Shion about the underground well, implying that it was used to dispose of Satoshi's body.
Shion ultimately lets Kiichirou die, having gained all the info she could from him and blaming him for contributing to the system of Oyashiro-sama's curse. After leaving him to stand on his tiptoes all night and die, Shion checks on him and stabs him to ensure he's dead, later throwing him into the well. The police recover his corpse after raiding the Sonozaki estate.
Minagoroshi.
Kiichirou heads a committee for festival preparations, with Keiichi and his dad joining. Keiichi soon begins a movement rallying villagers to convince the child consultation center to save Satoko, and he learns that if he can convince the village council to join then they'll have a better chance of winning.
Keiichi interrupts a festival meeting and asks Kiichirou to offer Satoko his support, but the mayor thinks the group's constant protests are doing enough as it is. Keiichi compares their fight to the dam war, and Kiichirou says they don't need to fight the government anymore since it's been resolved. Shion reveals that the village council has actually been sucking up to the government in exchange for Watanagashi funding, which shocks Kiichirou.
The mayor once again explains that the government views Hinamizawa as a dangerous bunch, and they need to rebuild their image of a peaceful village. He still refuses to add fuel to the fire that is Keiichi's center protests when Rena points out a framed letter on the wall: an article written by Kiichirou himself during the dam war about how the government trampled on their rights, so the villagers fought back with all they had. Kiichirou grumpily stays quiet in response.
The other elderly council members soon voice their support for Keiichi's cause, and Kiichirou starts to come around. After hearing the story behind Satoko's uncle coming back, Kiichirou decides that the village council will give Satoko their support, but only if Keiichi can convince Oryou to go along with it as well. Irie says it's not enough and tells Kiichirou and the other elders to join the protests under a reunited Onigafuchi Guardians. Kiichirou promises to do so and will join Keiichi in convincing Oryou.
The next day, Kiichirou explains the situation to Oryou, that the village council wants to forgive Satoko and end her ostracization. Oryou refuses, and after a lengthy debate Kiichirou happily reports to Keiichi that Oryou has given her approval. Kiichirou later calls the center to inform them that the village council is supporting Keiichi and asks them to take Satoko into custody as soon as possible. He gets rejected, and so Kiichirou plans with the others to protest the center once more. Kiichirou prepares a megaphone and announces to the center the reformation of the Onigafuchi Defense Alliance. The protest is ultimately successful.
Kiichirou is presumably killed in the Great Hinamizawa Disaster.
Watadamashi.
The day after the festival, Kiichirou goes missing. His corpse is found inside the well in the Sonozaki torture chamber, alongside the bodies of Oryou and Shion.
Tataridamashi.
Kiichirou attends a council meeting where Keiichi and the club try to convince him to help protest the child consultation center to save Satoko. Kiichirou is reluctant but gives in when they appeal to his sense of unity as a Hinamizawan.
Nekodamashi.
In one of Rika's loops, a deranged Kiichirou drags her to Onigafuchi Swamp and tries to drown her, claiming that every Furude family female is raised to be a sacrifice to Oyashiro-sama.
Satokowashi.
After the events of "Matsuribayashi", during the 1984 Watanagashi Festival, Kiichirou, Oryou, and Rika announce that the dam war is officially over and Oyashiro-sama's curse is no more.
Wataakashi.
This arc reveals the truth of "Watadamashi".
On the night of the festival, Kiichirou is interviewed by Ooishi regarding Tomitake and Takano stealing a truck from the grounds and driving away. Ooishi believes they were chased out of the village in fear of Oyashiro-sama's curse, and Kiichirou says that's nonsense. Kiichirou and other villagers check out the ritual storehouse after, seemingly aware it was trespassed into.
A deranged Mion kills Shion and Oryou at home on the night of the festival, believing the latter is involved with the Three Families in Oyashiro-sama's curse. Mion calls Kiichirou and convinces him to come to the house to speak urgently with Oryou about something, which he thinks has to do with the stolen truck. Kiichirou is knocked out by Mion's taser when he arrives and wakes up strapped to a chair in the torture chamber, his hands attached to fingernail-ripping devices. Mion interrogates him about his role in carrying out the curse, but the old man insists he knows nothing and promises to help as much as he can with whatever Mion's doing. Mion however doesn't believe him and starts regretfully ripping out his fingernails as punishment. Mion tortures Kiichirou and mutilates him, realizing after his death that he had no involvement with the curse whatsoever. Mion throws his corpse into the well afterwards.
| Kiichirou Kimiyoshi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kiichirou Kimiyoshi/Sprites
| Kiichirou Kimiyoshi/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kikuko Inoue
| Kikuko Inoue |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kimiyoshi Family
| Kimiyoshi Family |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kimiyoshi Kazuho
| Kimiyoshi Kazuho |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kimiyoshi Kiichirou
| Kimiyoshi Kiichirou |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kimiyoshi Kiichirō
| Kimiyoshi Kiichirō |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kimiyoshi Natsumi
| Kimiyoshi Natsumi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # King of Fury
The is a member of the Three Kings.
Appearance.
The King of Fury wears a black suit and a red cape with yellow pauldrons. He also wears a red hood with a golden eye and crown adorned on it.
Personality.
Out of the Three Kings, Fury is the most serious. He dislikes it when things don't go according to plan.
| King of Fury |
fandom.07th-expansion | # King of Fury/Sprites
| King of Fury/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # King of Ridicule
The is a member of the Three Kings.
Appearance.
The King of Ridicule is thin, wearing a beige suit and black tie. A blue wire extends out of the inside of his jacket and onto his face, hidden by his red hood. His hood is adorned with a golden eye and crown on top.
Personality.
Ridicule laughs a lot, finding humor in the Three Kings' plans.
| King of Ridicule |
fandom.07th-expansion | # King of Ridicule/Sprites
| King of Ridicule/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # King of Sorrow
The is a member of the Three Kings.
Appearance.
The King of Sorrow wears a gray suit and white gloves. He has a red sash underneath his jacket with a green wire poking out of his vest. He wears a red hood adorned with a golden eye and crown.
Personality.
Sorrow exhibits melancholy at the idea of destroying humanity, but still finds it necessary.
| King of Sorrow |
fandom.07th-expansion | # King of Sorrow/Sprites
| King of Sorrow/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kino Nei
| Kino Nei |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kinzo
| Kinzo |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kinzo Ushiromiya
, also known as Kinzou in the official manga, is the head of the Ushiromiya family and the summoner of the Golden Witch Beatrice.
Appearance.
Kinzo appears as a very old man with a receding hair line with a small beard and mustache. He wears a white suit with a One-Winged Eagle on his pants and a red undershirt, also imprinted with the One-Winged Eagle. He is also always seen wearing a long black cape with gold lining and the One-Winged Eagle imprinted near the top. While it is not shown, Kinzo is said to wear the Head's Ring on his finger. Kinzo is also said to have six toes on each foot as a result of his polydactyly.
When he was younger, Kinzo still had his white hair but wore a tan shirt and white undershirt, with a belt and tan pants to match. Young Kinzo has a strong resemblance to Battler.
Personality.
As a young man, Kinzo was a rather jaded and lethargic individual, due to being used as a puppet by the elders of the Ushiromiya family to play the role of head most of his life. After meeting Beatrice, he was driven mad with love and sought to obtain her for himself.
As an old man, Kinzo appears to be rather insane, saying that "jumping out into the rainy sky on a mad night is nothing more than a bit of fun to go with a drink". His insanity and obsession with the occult, however, stems from losing Beatrice, who had died so long ago. He immersed himself in the occult in an effort to discover a way to revive her.
He dislikes his children because he knows that they will feast on the inheritance once he's died. However, in "Twilight of the Golden Witch", Kinzo is shown to love his children, even going as far as to settle the inheritance issue. He also seems to care about his grandchildren, however he was furious when Battler left the Ushiromiya family six years prior.
Abilities.
Kinzo displays proficiency in firearms, especially with Winchester Rifles which form much of his gun collection.
Kinzo is also a magician and an extremely powerful summoner, taking on the name of . His summoning skills are shown in "Alliance of the Golden Witch" where he summons Chiester 00, 410 and 45 simultaneously; after a few minutes he summons Ronove, Virgilia and Gaap. The TIPS in "Turn of the Golden Witch" say he can create barriers, which were likely used in the scorpion charms that protect his study.
Despite his powerful summoning skills, he doesn't have any magical defenses or attacks. Beatrice still proves more powerful than Goldsmith as she burns him down with a thought.
Background.
Kinzo was born from the Ushiromiya family. He spent most of his childhood in a hometown in Taiwan, having a childhood friend in Genji. At the time, the Ushiromiya family could not decide who the head should be, so the elders decided for Kinzo to play the role of head as their puppet for their own gains. As a result, Kinzo became a jaded person and described those times as "extremely long and gray days". He eventually married the daughter of a high aristocratic family from somewhere the elders forcibly chose for their own convenience and before he knew it, she bore him Krauss, Eva and Rudolf. Despite that, he did not care for them and begins to behave in a very abusive and misogynistic way towards them.
Soon after, Kinzo met Beatrice and received a mountain of gold, which he used to make many investments; he purchased the island of Rokkenjima and built a mansion on it. He also became immersed with the occult and black magic, eventually coming up with Beatrice's resurrection ceremony and creating the epitaph. Over time it became known that he and the witch became lovers until the latter's death. However, Kinzo continued to sleep with his other wife, leading to Rosa's birth.
At some point he took Natsuhi into the Ushiromiya family to be Krauss's wife.
Relationships.
Overview.
Family
Meta-World
Other
Kanon.
Kinzo was responsible for creating Kanon as furniture. As a servant, Kanon is greatly trusted by Kinzo, as he is allowed to wear the One-Winged Eagle crest on his uniform. "Dawn of the Golden Witch" reveals that Kinzo would often take Kanon with him to fire his Winchester Rifles in private.
Eva Ushiromiya.
Eva deeply respects and idolizes her father Kinzo for his legendary turnaround of the Ushiromiya family fortune. This admiration led her to try and follow in his footsteps, developing herself in her schooling and personal qualities with the goal of becoming the next successor. Kinzo however did not approve of her efforts, believing that a woman's role should only be to support her husband and bring the family benefit through her marriage, and thus that she ought to dedicate herself to domestic skills instead.
Rosa Ushiromiya.
Since her birth Rosa has had a very neglected relationship with her father, as the few times Kinzo interacted with her was only to scold and punish her. Their relationship was further strained when, as revealed in "Banquet of the Golden Witch", Rosa had witnessed the death of Beatrice as a child, whom Kinzo knew, and blamed herself for her death. Rosa trembled at the thought of what her father would do if he found out and her stress grew as an adult when Rosa directly challenged Kinzo's authority as the head of the family by choosing Maria's name by herself. This offended Kinzo so much that he has avoided any kind of contact with Maria since then.
Terumasa Nanjo.
Kinzo and Nanjo have been friends for decades, with the doctor often reminiscing on Kinzo's younger days. Despite their long friendship, Kinzo often explodes at Nanjo when nothing goes his way.
Role in the Story.
Legend of the Golden Witch.
Kinzo is first introduced in the prologue, where he cries out to see Beatrice one more time and is willing to give up everything for her. On the night of October 4th, Kinzo takes off his Head's Ring and throws it into the rain, returning it to Beatrice.
On the morning of October 5th, Natsuhi meets Kinzo in his study and is given a pep talk by him; Kinzo sees Natsuhi as a valued member of the Ushiromiya family.
Shortly after the discovery of the first twilight, Natsuhi and Eva return to the study to talk to Kinzo only to find that he had disappeared. His absence leads Eva to suspect that Natsuhi killed him and hid the body.
"Disappeared from his study unnoticed. Kinzo's study has everything from a bed to a toilet to a bathtub, so it is extremely rare for him to go outside."
"However, he does occasionally go out for a walk on a whim without telling anybody, and his disappearance invariably leads to a huge uproar throughout the house. He usually comes back as soon as he gets hungry... usually..."
After the second twilight, Kinzo's corpse is found burnt inside the boiler room with a stake embedded into his head. His corpse is noted to be his because of the extra toes on each foot.
"Burned in the incinerator, with a weapon resembling an ice-pick sticking out of his forehead."
"The old sorcerer's wish vanished before it could be granted. He always knew that this was one possible result of his risky gamble."
Turn of the Golden Witch.
After the first twilight, Kinzo calls Shannon and Genji to his study so he can write a will.
After Beatrice revives, Kinzo rejoices and is invited to her party, where he is torn apart by goats.
"Missing."
"He finally reached the Golden Land he so desired to see. However, since a fool was unwilling to accept it, the magic was wasted once again."
"Even so, he was probably happy. After all, he managed to be reunited with the Golden Witch, if only for a brief time."
"Afterwards, he was crushed to bits and eaten by demons and went to hell."
Meta-World Profile"A self-taught human sorcerer. His natural talent and level of knowledge are nothing special, but when his nearly insane powers of concentration and dedication were transformed into magical power, he awakened as a great sorcerer."
"His power is at least great enough that he was able to summon Beatrice and form a contract with her."
"Though his power is great, it is also extremely limited. He specializes in summoning and barriers, so perhaps it is fitting to call him a summoner."
Banquet of the Golden Witch.
Kinzo dies as part of a closed-room chain for the first twilight. His corpse is found burnt in the boiler room.
"His body was found as a burnt corpse in the underground boiler room's incinerator."
"No evidence of a struggle was found inside the incinerator, so it's probably reasonable to assume that he was burned after his murder."
"Too bad this time. It was game over right from the start."
Glimpses into Beatrice's past are shown, where it's revealed Kinzo had built a hidden mansion on Rokkenjima called Kuwadorian. Kinzo trapped Beatrice in a human form, with Kuwadorian being surrounded with a giant fence. Beato notes that Kinzo would pay her visits regularly, with days passing between visits.
Alliance of the Golden Witch.
Meta-Battler and some of the other family members begin to think that Kinzo was dead all along and that his death is just being hidden. To dissuade these claims, Beatrice makes Kinzo exit his study and greets the adults in person.
Kinzo announces a plan to use the family as sacrifices for Beatrice's resurrection ceremony. He shows off his magical prowess and summons various furniture, including the Chiesters and Gaap, who introduce him as Goldsmith. Six people are soon killed with the survivors sent to Kuwadorian. Kinzo then issues tests to his granddchildren to determine who will be fit to become the next head of the family.
Kinzo's ceremony is successful and he finally revives Beatrice, but his euphoria is cut short when Beato murders him, burning him to a crisp.
In the Tea Party, Battler investigates the island and finds Kinzo's burnt corpse inside the boiler room.
"His body was found as a burnt corpse in the underground boiler room's incinerator."
"No evidence of a struggle was found inside the incinerator, so it's probably reasonable to assume that he was burned after his murder."
"Dust to dust. Ashes to ashes. The dead to the dead."
Later in the Tea Party, Battler pursues the theory that Kinzo is dead all along and an 18th person X is taking his place. Beatrice counters this theory by summoning a ghostly Kinzo who transforms into a giant dragon, but Battler strikes him down. Beato then confirms with red that Kinzo really is dead, and there are no more than 17 humans on Rokkenjima.
End of the Golden Witch.
It's revealed that Kinzo already died in 1984. Natsuhi and Krauss kept him alive with a closed room illusion. They claimed that Kinzo was too busy with research to come out, with all of the servants except Gohda playing along.
On the night of October 4th, Battler attempts to solve the epitaph and witnesses Kinzo's spirit, who guides him to the correct place and answer.
The next day, Erika tries to prove that Kinzo doesn't exist when she investigates the entire mansion, and Kinzo's spirit becomes trapped in his study by Eiserne Jungfrau. Piece-Beatrice and her furniture try their best to protect Kinzo, but it seems hopeless until Battler manages to create a theory explaining how Kinzo could've escaped, allowing his spirit to disappear into the forests of Rokkenjima.
During the witch's courtroom, Erika uses Kinzo's disappearance as basis for a theory that he and Natsuhi were having sexual relations. Erika also claims that Natsuhi killed the victims of the first twilight and that Kinzo hid their corpses. Kinzo objects to this theory and tries to reinforce Natsuhi's spirits, but he is struck down.
In the ????, Battler manages to create a theory to overturn Erika's Natsuhi culprit theory. He confirms that Kinzo's corpse is indeed his, using the Golden Truth to guarantee it. Erika is thus forced to revise her theory.
Dawn of the Golden Witch.
Kinzo is already dead, but was kept alive with a closed room illusion created by Natsuhi and Krauss.
When Kanon escapes from the Guesthouse to save Battler from his logic error, he recalls fond memories he has of Kinzo. Outside of family conferences Kinzo was much wackier and less serious, inviting Kanon to help him prank the residents of the mansion during night time, and even teaching Kanon how to shoot his Winchester rifles.
Requiem of the Golden Witch.
Kinzo is alive in the special Fragment created by Bernkastel. Using the theater-going ability given by Bern, Kinzo explains to Will his account of his past and the true origin of Beatrice.
WWII
When World War II broke out some years before the birth of Rosa, Kinzo enlisted himself to the military in order to die in a plausible way. He was stationed on a Japanese base on Rokkenjima, then-called Akujikishima, but never went into actual combat, much to his dismay. During this time he wished that a bomb would drop on him, but the US air forces never took notice of Rokkenjima. In the meantime, he spent his days training for combat.
One day, he was called in by Lieutenant Yamamoto, who needed an interpreter for a group of Italian soldiers who were taken into the base on a damaged submarine; Kinzo was the only one who could speak English. When the Italians disembarked, he met their own interpreter, Beatrice Castiglioni, and they soon became close friends.
The Italians were found to have gold bars stored on their submarine. Lieutenant Yamamoto asks Kinzo to negotiate on how the gold should be split. However, Yamamoto comes to the decision to steal the gold by attacking the Italians.
After a failed sneak attack, a skirmish erupts between the Japanese and Italian soldiers, and Kinzo witnesses a man die for the first time. Kinzo then realized that he wanted to live with Beatrice, and so he searched for her. He finds her about to be shot by Yamamoto, and Kinzo kills him before he could do anything. Kinzo and Beatrice become the only survivors, with the Italians' gold is still intact. They escape the island and take a few bars of gold with them, heading to Nijima to have Beatrice's wounds treated; it is here that Kinzo met Doctor Nanjo for the first time, giving him a bar of gold in exchange for secrecy.
Kinzo uses the last of his gold to support Beatrice, hiding her from his real family, and revives the Ushiromiya family back to its former glory. He establishes strong connections with numerous companies and becomes rich in an instant. A few years later, he and Beatrice had a child, with Beatrice dying soon after.
Secret Child
Kinzo brings his illegitimate child, named Beatrice after her dead mother, to be raised in the hidden mansion Kuwadorian. As Beatrice II grew and began to resemble his dead lover, Kinzo believed her to be the reincarnation of her mother. He began having sexual relationships with her (against her will), while at the same time indulging himself in the occult to have the memories of Beatrice return. Eventually, he and his daughter had a child together. Beatrice II gives birth but dies later on, leading Kinzo to hang a portrait of her in the main hall of the mansion. He later asks Natsuhi to take care of the newborn child; upon hearing that this child also died, Kinzo laughs with glee, immersing himself even more in his occult studies.
Unbeknownst to him, the child had really survived and later on became a servant in the Ushiromiya household under the name Yasu. Kinzo later discovered a scar on their foot where their sixth toe would have been and begins inviting them to shoot guns with him. At some point, he was scammed into buying fake demonic stakes that were advertised as being ritual weapons used in the Middle Ages, but were actually made in the USA to be sold to occult collectors at outrageous prices. These stakes would eventually become the vessels for The Seven Stakes of Purgatory.
The Epitaph
In his final years he made the epitaph in the hopes that Yasu would reveal themselves to him, as his suspicions over seeing their scarred foot made it clear that this was Beatrice II's child. As such, Yasu solves the epitaph and is brought forth before Kinzo, dressed in their mother's clothing. Kinzo recognizes Yasu to be the child he was searching for and apologizes to Beatrice, telling Yasu that their birth name is 'Lion'. He dies afterwards, ecstatic that he no longer has any regrets. His death would be covered up by Natsuhi, Krauss, Kumasawa, Genji, Shannon, Kanon and Doctor Nanjo in 1985 and 1986, to create the illusion that he was still alive.
The Tea Party shows the real events on Rokkenjima, meaning Kinzo has already died. A flashback scene when Bernkastel tears out Clair's guts shows a different account of Kinzo's past that shows he was the one who originally came up with the plan to massacre the Italians and steal their gold, with Lieutenant Yamamoto despising the idea and calling Kinzo a coward.
Twilight of the Golden Witch.
Battler creates a new gameboard for Ange where all the Ushiromiya family members are having fun together, with Kinzo being alive and acting very cheerful. Kinzo's presence is what causes Ange to start having doubts about the purpose of Battler's game.
When Erika attacks the Golden Land, Kinzo and several others are able to land a few hits on her.
Twilight of the Golden Witch (manga).
The "Confession of the Golden Witch" chapters reveal that Kinzo's corpse was being kept in a freezer with preservatives.
| Kinzo Ushiromiya |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kinzo Ushiromiya/Gallery
| Kinzo Ushiromiya/Gallery |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kinzo Ushiromiya/Sprites
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WWII.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kira
| Kira |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kiri no Pithos
Video Releases.
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| Kiri no Pithos |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kirimi-chan
is an inhabitant from the world of love and dreams who travels to Hinamizawa. She appears in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei" in a collaboration event with Sanrio.
Appearance.
Kirimi-chan looks like a salmon filet.
Role in the Story.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei.
Kirimi-chan appears in Kazuho's "Kirimichan" card artwork.
It's Nice to Have Friends...Right?
Rena discovers a magic mirror in the junkyard and takes it home. She makes a wish to have lots of kyute friends and winds up summoning Kitty, Purin, Cinnamon, and Kirimi-chan into the house. Kitty speaks on behalf of the group and says they are inhabitants of the world of love and dreams; they were playing together before suddenly ending up in Hinamizawa.
When Hanyuu arrives with a shrunken down Rika and Satoko, the group sets out to undo their wishes. They head to Furude Shrine to find more crystals to power the mirror, with Kitty and her friends following the club throughout Hinamizawa to see that other villagers are shrinking to kyute size because of Rena's other wishes. Once they get to the shrine however, a tsukuyami appears and devours the mirror, growing to a bigger size. Kitty gives her support to the club members, and she and her friends transform into outfits for the club members to wear; Kazuho starts wearing Kirimi-chan
The empowered club members defeat the giant tsukuyami and retrieve the mirror, with Kitty and everyone turning back to normal. Kitty and friends bid farewell, disappearing when Rena wishes for them to go home.
"Kirimichan" Kazuho Kimiyoshi.
Kirimi-chan visits Kazuho, Nao, and Miyuki's house, and Nao is so inspired that she starts drawing immediately after taking a shower and winds up getting sick. With Kazuho and Miyuki stuck at school without Nao able to make lunch for them, they call Kirimi-chan and have her make some jelly sandwiches. Kazuho is at first disappointed since she expected something salmon-related for lunch, but sees that Kirimi-chan's sandwiches really are good.
It's revealed that Kazuho has no cooking skills, and so Kirimi-chan offers to teach her how to cook. They cast a magic spell to make a delicious dinner, however Miyuki and Nao are dubious as to its quality, and Miyuki ends up gagging when she tries it. The girls desperately ask for Kirimi-chan to come back and teach Kazuho some proper cooking skills.
| Kirimi-chan |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kisaku Kimiyoshi
is Satoko Houjou's husband and Sakiko Kimiyoshi's father, and the son of Mayor Kimiyoshi. He appears in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei".
Personality.
Kisaku is generally calm, but he dislikes Polaris and tends to get angry when talking to their representative or whenever they seem to be causing trouble.
Background.
Kisaku is a businessman working to turn Hinamizawa into a tourist spot and World Heritage Site in 2019. As the son of the mayor, he's next to become head of the Kimiyoshi family.
Role in the Story.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei.
Oniokoshi.
At home, Kisaku and his father argue with a Polaris representative over graffiti in Hinamizawa that's supposedly being left by Polaris members and wants them all to leave the village. The representative calmly responds to Kisaku's threats and warns him that all of Polaris can join the town council and settle things in the mayoral election.
During the Watanagashi Festival, Kisaku and his father drink and talk with other villagers about the situation with Polaris and the Three Families, with Kisaku regretting they ever let the cult move in. Kisaku thinks this is just like the dam war and promises that the Kimiyoshis will unite the villagers against Polaris. The mayor notes that with Keiichi's help, they could pull it off. Just then, Keitarou arrives bringing Kururu and introduces her to the adults as a Polaris member. Kisaku and his father are surprised that the boy made friends with Polaris and ruminate on it.
That night, Kisaku seems to go missing while his assistant is found dead in an abandoned house, an apparent suicide. Kumagai wonders if this is really the second incident in a revived curse of Oyashiro-sama.
Hoshiwatashi.
The Three Families meet with a Polaris representative. Kisaku asks to speak to Polaris's Holy Mother, but the rep rejects him. After the meeting, Kisaku questions Mion as to why the Sonozakis aren't kicking Polaris out the village and claims she's being disloyal to Hinamizawa, and Mion responds by questioning his own social status, as he never attended the Hinamizawa Branch School.
Kisaku makes a phone call to someone about preparations for the Watanagashi Festival that night. When he hears from Sakiko that Keitarou isn't attending the Watanagashi to go to Polaris's festival, he gets angry and thinks the cult is taking advantage of kids now. Kisaku becomes resolute in driving Polaris out of the village.
| Kisaku Kimiyoshi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kitajima
| Kitajima |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kitajima/Sprites
| Kitajima/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kitty
is an inhabitant from the world of love and dreams who travels to Hinamizawa. She appears in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei" in a collaboration event with Sanrio.
Appearance.
Kitty is an anthropomorphic kitten.
Role in the Story.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei.
Kitty appears in Rena's "Hello Kitty" card artwork.
It's Nice to Have Friends...Right?
Rena discovers a magic mirror in the junkyard and takes it home. She makes a wish to have lots of kyute friends and winds up summoning Kitty, Purin, Cinnamon, and Kirimi-chan into the house. Kitty speaks on behalf of the group and says they are inhabitants of the world of love and dreams; they were playing together before suddenly ending up in Hinamizawa.
When Hanyuu arrives with a shrunken down Rika and Satoko, the group sets out to undo their wishes. They head to Furude Shrine to find more crystals to power the mirror, with Kitty and her friends following the club throughout Hinamizawa to see that other villagers are shrinking to kyute size because of Rena's other wishes. Once they get to the shrine however, a tsukuyami appears and devours the mirror, growing to a bigger size. Kitty gives her support to the club members, and she and her friends transform into outfits for the club members to wear, with Rena wearing Kitty.
The empowered club members defeat the giant tsukuyami and retrieve the mirror, with Kitty and everyone turning back to normal. Kitty and friends bid farewell, disappearing when Rena wishes for them to go home.
"Hello Kitty" Rena Ryuugu.
The club learns that a ghost may be haunting the school and has been playing a piano at night for a few nights. When they investigate, they find it was just Kitty. Kitty explains that she and her friends returned to Hinamizawa and ended up near the school, with Kitty having fun playing the piano. The club is relieved the ghost story was fake, and Miyuki asks why Kitty never said anything when she arrived a few days ago. Kitty is confused since she only came the night before, and the club realizes the other nights may have involved a real ghost.
| Kitty |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kizuna
| Kizuna |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kizuna (disambiguation)
Kizuna could refer to:
| Kizuna (disambiguation) |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Knox's Decalogue
is alluded to several times in the episodes leading up to "End of the Golden Witch". Then, in that episode it is actually used by Dlanor A. Knox and her assistants. The Decalogue was originally written in 1929 by , in an attempt to codify the rules of the . In the series it has been suggested that the Decalogue may be a useful tool in attempting to solve the murder mysteries presented, though it is not necessarily iron clad, and the exact interpretation of each rule is left to the reader.
The Umineko Decalogue.
Knox's 1st.
It is forbidden for the culprit to be anyone not mentioned in the early part of the story.
Knox's 2nd.
It is forbidden for supernatural agencies to be employed as a detective technique.
Knox's 3rd.
It is forbidden for hidden passages to exist.
Knox's 4th.
It is forbidden for unknown drugs or hard to understand scientific devices to be used.
Knox's 5th.
"(not included)"
Knox's 6th.
It is forbidden for accident or intuition to be employed as a detective technique.
Knox's 7th.
It is forbidden for the detective to be the culprit.
Knox's 8th.
It is forbidden for the case to be resolved with clues that are not presented.
Knox's 9th.
It is permitted for observers to let their own conclusions and explanations be heard.
Knox's 10th.
It is forbidden for a character to disguise themselves as another without any clues.
Additional TIPS Information.
The debate over the interpretation of these laws continues to this very day, and it has become the source of countless unfair controversies. While fundamentalists call any infringement upon these commandments heresy, revisionists point out that many canonized geniuses have violated these rules.
The Original Decalogue.
Knox's 1st.
The criminal must be someone mentioned in the early part of the story, but must not be anyone whose thoughts the reader has been allowed to follow. The mysterious stranger who turns up from nowhere in particular, from a ship as often as not, whose existence the reader had no means of suspecting from the outset, spoils the play altogether. The second half of the rule is more difficult to state precisely, especially in view of some remarkable performances by Mrs. . It would be more exact to say that the author must not imply an attitude of mystification in the character who turns out to be the criminal.
Knox's 2nd.
All supernatural or preternatural agencies are ruled out as a matter of course. To solve a detective problem by such means would be like winning a race on the river by the use of a concealed motor - engine. And here I venture to think there is a limitation about Mr. 's stories. He nearly always tries to put us off the scent by suggesting that the crime must have been done by magic; and we know that he is too good a sportsman to fall back upon such a solution. Consequently, although we seldom guess the answer to his riddles, we usually miss the thrill of having suspected the wrong person.
Knox's 3rd.
No more than one secret room or passage is allowable. I would add that a secret passage should not be brought in at all unless the action takes place in the kind of house where such devices might be expected. When I introduced one into a book myself, I was careful to point out beforehand that the house had belonged to Catholics in penal times. Mr. 's secret passage in the "" is hardly fair; if a modern house were so equipped - and it would be villainously expensive - all the countryside would be quite certain to know about it.
Knox's 4th.
No hitherto undiscovered poisons may be used, nor any appliance which will need a long scientific explanation at the end. There may be undiscovered poisons with quite unexpected reactions on the human system, but they have not been discovered yet, and until they are they must not be utilized in fiction; it is not cricket. Nearly all the cases of , as recorded by Mr. , have the minor medical blemish; you have to go through a long science lecture at the end of the story in order to understand how clever the mystery was.
Knox's 5th.
No Chinaman must figure in the story. Why this should be so I do not know, unless we can find a reason for it in our western habit of assuming that the Celestial is over - equipped in the matter of brains, and under - equipped in the matter of morals. I only offer it as a fact of observation that, if you are turning over the pages of a book and come across some mention of 'the slit - like eyes of Chin Loo', you had best put it down at once; it is bad. The only exception which occurs to my mind - there are probably others - is 's "Four Tragedies of Memworth".
Knox's 6th.
No accident must ever help the detective, nor must he ever have an unaccountable intuition which proves to be right. That is perhaps too strongly stated; it is legitimate for the detective to have inspirations which he afterwards verifies, before he acts on them, by genuine investigation. And again, he will naturally have moments of clear vision, in which the bearings of the observations hitherto made will become suddenly evident to him. But he must not be allowed, for example, to look for the lost will in the works of the grandfather clock because an unaccountable instinct tells him that that is the right place to search. He must look there because he realizes that that is where he would have hidden it himself if he had been in the criminal's place. And in general it should be observed that every detail of his thought - process, not merely the main outline of it, should be conscientiously audited when the explanation comes along at the end.
Knox's 7th.
The detective must not himself commit the crime. This applies only where the author personally vouches for the statement that the detective is a detective; a criminal may legitimately dress up as a detective, as in the ", and delude the other actors in the story with forged references.
Knox's 8th.
The detective must not light on any clues are not instantly produced for the inspection of the reader. Any writer can make a mystery by telling us that at this point the great Picklock Holes suddenly bent down and picked up from the ground an object which he refused to let his friend see. He whispers 'Ha!' and his face grows grave - all that is illegitimate mystery - making. The skill of the detective author consists in being able to produce his clues and flourish them defiantly in our faces: 'There!' he says, 'what do you make of that?' and we make nothing.
Knox's 9th.
The stupid friend of the detective, the , must not conceal any thoughts which pass through his mind; his intelligence must be slightly, but very slightly, below that of the average reader. This is a rule of perfection; it is not of the esse of the detective story to have a Watson at all. But if he does exist, he exists for the purpose of letting the reader have a sparring partner, as it were, against whom he can pit his brains. 'I may have been a fool,' he says to himself as he puts the book down, 'but at least I wasn't such a doddering fool as poor old Watson.'
Knox's 10th.
Twin brothers, and doubles generally, must not appear unless we have been duly prepared for them. The dodge is too easy, and the supposition too improbable. I would add as a rider, that no criminal should be credited with exceptional powers of disguise unless we have had fair warning that he or she was accustomed to making up for the stage. How admirably is this indicated, for example, in "!
See also.
Van Dine's Commandments
| Knox's Decalogue |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Koiutsushi-hen
| Koiutsushi-hen |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Koizumi
is an old member of the Japanese military who was friends with Miyo Takano and her grandfather. He gave Takano the funding she needed to pursue Hinamizawa Syndrome research.
Appearance.
Koizumi is not given a sprite in the visual novels, though he is often described as an old man and in his advanced age has to use a wheelchair. Various adaptations give him a mustache and short brown hair while wearing suits.
Personality.
Koizumi is a kindly man and treats people with respect and goodwill. However, he is the founder of a nationalist organization and supports eugenics, part of the reason he wanted to see Hinamizawa Syndrome research succeed. Koizumi wishes to see Japan grow into a major world power through weapons development and to that end he freely provides Takano with all the money necessary for her research.
Koizumi is a little perverted, teasing Takano with talk of touching her butt. He also shows some playboy tendencies, something noted by Takano during a meeting. The manga shows an intimidating side to Koizumi when he pulls a gun on her during their reunion and threatens her not to continue her grandfather's research, though he soon reveals it to be a test of resolve after seeing how determined Takano is.
Background.
Koizumi fought in World War II for the Japanese army and held the rank of Colonel. He became friends with the military surgeon Dr. Hifumi Takano after learning they came from the same hometown. Dr. Takano discovered the Hinamizawa Syndrome disease in some Japanese soldiers and believed it could turn the tide of the war, with Koizumi thinking the same way and offering his support. Although the request for research was denied due to the military's need for an instant-acting weapon, Koizumi still supported the doctor.
When World War II ended, Koizumi became a key figure in post-war restoration and improving the medical industry, all thanks to his political influence. Koizumi made a lot of connections, with many people referring to him as Koizumi-sensei. However, he and several other Japanese politicians were unsatisfied with the way things turned out and formed the secret organization Tokyo, aiming to fund weapons projects that were on par with nuclear weaponry and transform Japan into a major world power. Koizumi renewed the higher-ups' interest in Hinamizawa Syndrome and arranged for sponsors from the Self-Defense Force to inspect Dr. Takano's work, however he soon learned that the reason the military denied his research in the first place was because the syndrome was likely responsible for causing the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. The incident caused disputes between Japan and China as each side claimed the other was responsible, and the reveal of Hinamizawa Syndrome to the public would place the blame on Japan. Koizumi was barred from telling anyone of this, not even Dr. Takano, and he regretted that the doctor's hopes were crushed once more.
Sometime after Dr. Takano's death, his granddaughter Miyo Takano overtook his research. As the last remaining person who knew of the syndrome's secret, Koizumi approached her and revealed the real reason why the SDF refused the doctor's research. He offered Takano his unconditional support and funded her research, enough for her to open the Irie Clinic under his Alphabet Project. Koizumi also regularly paid Takano personally, letting her stockpile over 1 billion yen total.
In 1983 Koizumi suddenly passed away from a heart attack. This caused unrest in Tokyo, as Koizumi was the most influential member and a remnant of Japan's old generation. Several people from anti-Koizumi factions soon take his place and begin re-evaluating the projects he sponsored, including Hinamizawa Syndrome research.
Relationships.
Hifumi Takano.
Koizumi and Takano became friends during World War II and would always talk about war stories whenever they met after. Koizumi wholeheartedly wanted to see the doctor's research succeed but regretted that he couldn't help at all when he was rejected. After Dr. Takano's death, Koizumi hoped to make things right by supporting his granddaughter.
Miyo Takano.
Koizumi has known Takano ever since she was a little girl. When Takano becomes an adult Koizumi starts teasing her more often, and she starts referring to her as Uncle. Koizumi personally gives Takano funding for Hinamizawa Syndrome research and other things, wanting to support her until the day he dies.
Story.
Minagoroshi.
When the Emergency Manual is explained, a letter sent to Koizumi from Dr. Takano in 1945 is shown, where the doctor outlines the steps that must be taken should the queen carrier die.
Matsuribayashi.
Koizumi's involvement behind the scenes with Hinamizawa Syndrome research funding is shown. Sometime after Dr. Takano's death, Koizumi reunites with Miyo and hands her a case full of money, soon talking with her about Japan's past in abandoning nuclear missiles. He then reveals to her the real reason the SDF refused to fund Dr. Takano's research in the first place, being that it was responsible for triggering WWII and would cause foreign relations problems.
A flashback of Koizumi arranging sponsors for Dr. Takano's research is shown. He hoped to show how great Dr. Takano's research was but an elder told him not to get involved, informing him of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. As such, Koizumi is not present two weeks later when the sponsors see the doctor's research and deride it.
Koizumi calls to congratulate Miyo when she makes progress in research and sends her a bottle of wine, the same kind her grandfather was saving for when his research would become recognized. Koizumi passes away a few years later, with Miyo attending his funeral and later struggling with the reduced budget the clinic receives because of the anti-Koizumi faction.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Koji Kusanagi
Koji Kusanagi is a composer of royalty-free music on the website k2works. Poorly-mastered versions of his music were used in the original versions of , which were remastered and reused for the "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou" PC release. The remasters were later added to the English PC versions published by MangaGamer on April 1, 2019.
| Koji Kusanagi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kokoroiyashi
is a manga-exclusive arc set after "Matsuribayashi". It was illustrated by and serialized in Comp Ace magazine. A short omake advertising the arc was published in Comp Ace's September 2008 issue on July 26, 2008, and then began serialization from August 26, 2008 to February 26, 2009 with 7 total chapters. All chapters and the omake were later collected into a single volume.
Publisher's Summary.
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"The world beyond June 1983...depicted in a new work!!"
"Peaceful days have come to Hinamizawa after escaping the death loop. Rika is excited to spend her first summer vacation with her friends. However, what was supposed to be a fun summer vacation turned into the complete opposite. Rika comes up with a travel plan, and gets into a bad situation...What will become of her summer vacation?!"
昭和５８年６月より先の世界――。「ひぐらしのなく頃に」のその後を描く新作登場!! 昭和５８年夏――。死のループを抜け出した雛見沢村には平和な日々が訪れていた。梨花は仲間とすごす初めての夏休みに心躍らせていた。しかし、楽しいはずの夏休みは計画とは裏腹に何一つ上手くいかないはじまりだった。そんな梨花のもとに旅行の計画が持ち込まれ事態は大変なことに……。一体、梨花の夏休みはどうなってしまうのか!?
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Synopsis.
After escaping 100 years of death, Rika and Hanyuu are looking forward to a fun summer vacation, but Rika worries that she's forgotten how to act like a child. They decide to go on a trip to Tokyo with the club, however when their parents and guardians refuse, the group plans to sneak out of Hinamizawa.
Omake.
Comp Ace September 2008.
The omake shows a preview of an upcoming "Higurashi" arc, . Rena and Mion say they're finally going to become Comp Ace's stars since they hardly had any screen time and have only faced tragedy. They lovingly hold hands, but Rika knocks Mion down with a flying kick and destroys the arc title banner. Rika and Hanyuu say they'll be the stars next time, and that Keiichi and Satoko won't get starring roles at all. The wounded Mion gets up and says Rika was deceived, and that the main characters are purely ornamental. She plans to be in charge of the good episodes, and the rest of the club continues to argue among themselves. The narrator asks what will happen to the real starring rle and says to look forward to the next issue.
Artist Omake.
Kagesaki relates that when they were asked to draw for "Higurashi", they tried to think about 1983. Keiichi says that if they go to Tokyo, there's a certain place they need to go, but Mion covers his mouth. Keiichi says there's a place in Tokyo where they do adult issues, and Rena asks if he's trying to get the manga full of mosaics.
| Kokoroiyashi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kokoroiyashi-hen
| Kokoroiyashi-hen |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kokoroiyashi-hen Chapter 1
is the first chapter of "Kokoroiyashi-hen".
Summary.
Chie tells her class that summer vacation starts tomorrow, and that everyone should make it one to remember. Afterwards, Keiichi asks the club if they go anywhere for summer break. Mion says she needs to practice for high school entrance exams. Rena is excited to have fun with her dad. Rika has a lot of things she wants to do: she wants to do her summer homework, go to the pool, and get a pet. The club admires how motivated she is, but Mion wonders if the things she wants to do are just normal summer break things. Rika says it's fine this way and looks to Satoko and Hanyuu for approval.
Rika thinks about how she spent 100 years trying to escape June 1983. Rika, Satoko, and Hanyuu try to do homework, but Rika despairs since she can't figure anything out. Satoko says she should be good at studying, and Hanyuu notes that Rika has looped for a long time, so her memory's just bad. Later, the trio looks at sunflowers they're growing. Rika's flower is hardly growing while Satoko's is big. The trio then meets an old villager and his cat, who just gave birth to kittens. The old man offers Rika a kitten, and she happily goes for it only for the kitten to start clawing at her.
That night, Rika sits by the window and drinks alcohol as Hanyuu worries that she ought to turn 20 first. Rika says she's spent so long worrying about dying and getting killed that she can't lead a normal child's life. Hanyuu says she still is a child and that it's still possible. It's okay for her to not act like a witch and act more childishly. Rika says she really has forgotten how to be a child.
The next day, Hanyuu goes out by herself and worries about what to do with Rika. She runs into Keiichi and says she's doing a "research project", and asks how his summer break's going. Keiichi says he and Kameda did all the dessert buffets in Angel Mort, and then his dad is doing a debut at Tokyo Festival. Hanyuu goes to Mion's house next, where she finds Shion yelling at Mion for not taking her studies seriously despite the year-younger Keiichi teaching her. Shion says they can't go to Okinomiya High at this rate.
Hanyuu meets Rena next, who's been doing all sorts of chores so her dad can get a break. Hanyuu compliments her diligence, and Rena says she should see what Satoko's like. Hanyuu finds Satoko cleaning the Houjou residence. Satoko says she wants the house to be nice and clean for when Satoshi finally comes back. Hanyuu pats her head and says he'll definitely be happy.
That night, Rika sees how everyone including Satoko is working hard toward some goal. She still feels empty after 100 years, but Hanyuu says it's okay. She must be tired after escaping 100 years of torment, so she just needs to let a new wind blow into her heart. Hanyuu suggests they all leave Hinamizawa and go on a trip to make some fun, new memories.
| Kokoroiyashi-hen Chapter 1 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kokoroiyashi-hen Chapter 2
is the second chapter of "Kokoroiyashi-hen".
Summary.
Hanyuu says to Rika that they should go on a trip. They can't go around the world, but they should at least be able to leave Hinamizawa's prefecture. There are many wonderful things they should be able to see, but Rika is content having fun with her friends here in the village. Hanyuu asks where her determination to break fate went, but Rika hits her and goes to sleep.
The next day, Rika gets a phone call from Akasaka, who thanks her for taking care of Miyuki and Yukie during the Watanagashi Festival. Akasaka says Miyuki wants to see her again and asks if she could come to Tokyo to visit. Rika notices how excited Hanyuu and Satoko are to hear this, and says she'll think about it. Satoko asks why, and Rika says it's because of "circumstances".
The trio goes to the clinic for Satoko's regular checkup. Hanyuu complains to Irie about Rika not wanting to go to Tokyo and asks him to help get her motivated. A bunch of old villagers overhear this and become shocked that Rika is leaving. An uproar ensues when Mion, Rena, and Keiichi also learn about this, with Keiichi assuming Rika will be adopted by Akasaka. Rika tells everyone that she'll always be Hinamizawa's child and is just going to play.
Rika asks Irie if it'll be fine for her to leave Hinamizawa since she's the queen carrier. Irie says that ever since the incident, her readings have decreased and stabilized, so there should be no problem with leaving the village for a few days. However, Irie says to return immediately if her condition worsens. Rika returns to her friends, with Hanyuu excited about going to Tokyo after talking with everyone. Rika torments her by pulling out a green pepper and eating it, as punishment for Hanyuu talking about whatever she wants.
Rika relents and considers going to Tokyo. The rest of the club gets excited. The club starts planning what to do but realize they don't have much money, and a sick Chie suddenly stumbles into the clinic and asks what they're planning. Chie says she got sick since she was so exhausted after summer break, but eating curry should help her. Irie puts Chie to bed, and the club asks him what to do for their Tokyo trip since kids can't go unattended. Irie suggests he come along, but Shion arrives and yells he can't do that. She says a lot of villagers (and Satoshi) are depending on him, so he can't leave the village.
Shion whips Irie and then asks Mion if she's taking her studies seriously. Mion says she is, but since this is her last year being at the school with everyone, she wants to make some good memories. Shion is about to comment on that, but Keiichi says they have village cleaning duties and pulls Mion away. Mion asks why he did that, and Keiichi says their travel plans will get crushed at this rate. He wants the entire club to go to Tokyo.
Hanyuu tells Rika that it's a good thing they talked with Keiichi and the others, and it might be fun leaving Hinamizawa without adult supervision. Keiichi suggests they all sneak out without telling anyone. Rena is worried about what her dad will say, and Keiichi says they'll call back when they get the chance and apologize when they return. Keiichi says he'll even grovel to Rena's dad and offer to make Rena his wife if he has to. Rena and Mion get flustered over this.
The group begins planning. Shion calls Mion and sees what she's doing, and says that if she fails the entrance exams then the Sonozaki family will make preparations. Shion tells Mion to be careful as Irie despairs behind her.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kokoroiyashi-hen Chapter 3
is the third chapter of "Kokoroiyashi-hen".
Summary.
As Satoko and Rika pack during the night, Satoko wonders what Tokyo will be like. Rika tells her to pack light since they need to get away from the adults and cross the mountains. Satoko begrudgingly agrees and dumps out a bunch of trap materials. As Hanyuu watches them with a smile, Rika asks why she's making a weird face. Hanyuu says she's just worried about Keiichi and the others since they have actual parents to worry about. Rika thinks about how Hanyuu's face was just like long ago, when Hanyuu told her that her expectations will just bring her pain. Rika wonders if going on this trip may be an exaggeration, but doesn't know how to word it.
At home, Keiichi manages to sneak all the way to his front door. His parents were still awake since they had more work to do for the event. Keiichi tries to open the door silently, and when he does Rena suddenly appears and drags him outside. Keiichi's parents hear the commotion but soon forget about it.
Rena says she came to pick up Keiichi and got tired of waiting. Keiichi asks if they should've made Mion's house the meeting point, but Rena says it's dangerous for boys to be talking around alone at night. Keiichi says the opposite is true for girls, and Rena is pleased that he's treating her like a girl. Keiichi asks how she got away from her dad, and Rena says she gave him a few drinks of sake and knocked him out since he can't hold his liquor well.
The group meets up at Mion's place, where Shion dresses up like her twin and wears a kimono, and practices acting like her. Shion says she only needs to deceive Oryou for one night, and Mion promises to swap with her at Angel Mort some other time. The group then goes to the secret passage in the underground ritual storehouse, as it's the only way to escape Hinamizawa. Keiichi remembers they tried to use it the day of the Watanagashi Festival during the Mountain Dogs' attack, and wonders if it's still usable. Mion says she and Shion used to explore down there when they were kids and warns everyone to watch their step.
As the group walks through the tunnel, Rika tells a ghost story of how she can see spirits, and says a bunch of ghost hands came out of the tunnel. Everyone including Hanyuu gets frightened and runs down the tunnel. They finally reach the exit but see it's covered by overgrown roots, which Rena chops away using her hatchet.
The group ends up in the middle of the woods, with Mion having no idea where to go next. Keiichi decides to start walking, and before Mion can warn him, he gets caught up in a trap. The group realizes they're in Satoko's trap mountain.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kokoroiyashi-hen Chapter 4
is the fourth chapter of "Kokoroiyashi-hen".
Summary.
The club is surprised to end up in Satoko's trap mountain, which she doesn't remember building at all. Keiichi is still being strung up by a rope, which is about to break. Keiichi apologizes to everyone since he'll be retiring first, and disappears somewhere once the rope breaks. Rena and Mion set out to retrieve him. Satoko looks worried. Hanyuu asks Rika to remember what happened both three years ago and one year ago. This was the trap mountain Satoko set up when she was on bad terms with her parents, and when she was being abused by her aunt and uncle. Satoko hadn't come here since Satoshi's disappearance, and it was actually different from the mountain they used against the Mountain Dogs, so perhaps Satoko hasn't forgotten. They need to help Satoko forget when she was L5.
Rika realizes what to do as Rena and Mion interrogate Satoko for advice on how to help Keiichi. Rika tells them to stop, as Satoko doesn't remember setting all these traps, so they shouldn't be pressing her. Rena and Mion apologize, and Satoko thanks Rika for helping her. The club soon finds Keiichi, suspended over some bamboo spikes and narrowly avoiding impalement. Once they get Keiichi down, Satoko hugs him.
The club walks around some more but still don't know where they're going. Mion says they'll find a place to relax and continue towards the train station in the morning. Rika tends to a tired looking Satoko. Keiichi lends his hand since it's dark out and the footing is bad, so they're all going to hold hands as they walk. Satoko is a little embarassed, but then she thinks about Satoshi and gleefully takes Keiichi's hand. Rika cherishes this moment of the club walking hand-to-hand.
Mion realizes that she's seen this place before. As kids, Mion and Shion explored these woods and found a hut. Hinamizawa villagers used to use it as an emergency food storehouse during the war. When the twins explored long ago, they brought canned food from Kasai, with Mion being asked to help Shion get over her canned food dislike. Shion threw all the cans away, but they should still be inside the hut. They soon find the cans, but they're swelling and leaking, meaning they've gone bad. Hanyuu says not to worry as she'll share her cream puff with Rika, but soon finds it's all smushed. Rika is shocked that that was the only thing Hanyuu brought with her. Rena saves the day by revealing she brought a bento set in her backpack and lays it all out.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kokoroiyashi-hen Chapter 5
is the fifth chapter of "Kokoroiyashi-hen".
Summary.
The club finishes eating in the abandoned hut. Everyone then starts feeling itchy, and Rika worries that they're all beginning to suffer from Hinamizawa Syndrome. Mion realizes they're being harassed by mosquitoes, and everyone quickly puts up a mosquito net and repellent. Everyone checks their bites. Mion sees she wasn't bitten a lot and wonders if Oyashiro-sama is rewarding her behavior. Rika looks to Hanyuu in disdain and wonders if people from Hinamizawa are prone to mosquito bites.
Keiichi compliments the nostalgia and elegantness of the mosquito net as Satoko falls sleep from exhaustion. The club puts her into a sleeping bag and ask if Rika is also sleepy, but she says she's used to staying up late. Hanyuu says she's always telling Rika to sleep early so she'll grow, and comments on how much more developed Satoko is. Rika is about to punish her with some kimchi when Rena says that Hanyuu looks just like a mother. Rika puts her kimchi away and ponders that.
Everyone else prepares to go to sleep, with Rena and Mion wondering where Keiichi will sleep. They fantasize about sleeping next to him and being the first to wake him up. Rika resolves the problem by saying that the child must sleep in the middle. In the end, Rena and Mion are sleeping on one side, Satoko, Rika, and Hanyuu are in the middle, and Keiichi's at the end. Rika and Hanyuu look forward to getting on the Tokyo train tomorrow.
Rika tells Hanyuu that this was the first time she's had a fun adventure. She never knew what problems everyone had when she was trapped in June 1983, but now she can enjoy herself to the fullest. Rika then tells Hanyuu that the mosquito net made her remember a camping trip with her parents a long time ago, before she ever started looping. Rika could see Hanyuu happily watching her from outside the net, and watching her sleep inbetween her parents. Rika can never get back that time with her parents, but now she's here with all her friends. Hanyuu tells Rika to sleep and let her heart heal.
Meanwhile, Rena's dad finds the note she left and tearfully calls Keiichi's parents regarding her disappearance. Ichirou and Aiko see that Keiichi's missing too. Word soon reaches Chie, who takes the call while eating curry.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kokoroiyashi-hen Chapter 6
is the sixth chapter of "Kokoroiyashi-hen".
Summary.
Rena's dad spreads the news that Rena's disappeared to Keiichi's parents, Chie, and Kiichirou. Kiichirou inspects Rika's shack and finds that she and Satoko are also gone. Shion, still disguised as Mion, gets the call and feigns ignorance. Oryou appears and asks what the call from Kiichirou is all about. Shion lies that he was just asking an errand, but Oryou wonders if Mion ever spoke like that. Shion realizes she accidentally combined both her own and Mion's speaking styles, and Oryou sees through her while declaring she'll never hand over the position of Sonozaki family head. Kiichirou arrives to meet "Mion", but she reveals she's actually Shion. The mayor realizes that Mion is missing too.
Rena's father continues panicking over Rena's disappearance, with Ichirou trying to calm him down. Chie meets with everyone and says that Satoko and Rika are also missing, and mentions that they were talking about going on a Tokyo trip a week ago. Since the kids must've gone far, they decide to get the police involved and call Ooishi.
Meanwhile, Rika starts hearing a nostalgic song and remembers her mother used to sing a lullaby to her. Hanyuu is singing that same song right now. The club awakens at 5:00 A.M. the next morning, with Rika having tears in her eyes. She wipes her tears, and turns away when she sees Hanyuu gazing at her. Mion says the first train to Nagoya is at 6:30, so they need to get going.
Keiichi asks Rika if she'll call Akasaka once they reach Nagoya. Rika says he'll surely voice opposition when he learns they all left without adult supervision, but they can still impose on him. The club begins to leave the mountain, and Hanyuu says the footing is bad, so Rika should hold her hand. Rika is confused but obliges.
When they finally step outside the mountain, Rika suddenly lets go of Hanyuu's hand and trips. The others tend to her and then wonder where Hanyuu went. Rika looks back to see Hanyuu wearing her shrine maiden outfit instead of her casual clothes and asks why. She reaches out to her and trips again, with the other club members still confused since she seemed to grab at nothing. Rika asks Mion to stand behind Hanyuu, but she doesn't notice her at all. Everyone assumes Hanyuu got lost in the woods and go off to find her.
Rika asks Hanyuu why. Hanyuu says they were together for their 100 years in Hinamizawa, but now is a good time to separate from her. She says she isn't going to Tokyo and apologizes.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kokoroiyashi-hen Chapter 7
is the seventh and final chapter of "Kokoroiyashi-hen".
Summary.
Rika wants to know why she and Hanyuu can't go to Tokyo together, even after Hanyuu threw a tantrum about it. Hanyuu says she wanted Rika to know that unlike her, she could go anywhere, and that Rika wouldn't do anything unless she said she wanted to go to Tokyo. Rika says she doesn't want to be without her and tries to drag her out, but fails. Hanyuu says she needs to learn to be separated from her parent.
Rika asks why she's rejecting being together so much. Hanyuu says that while they were wandering for a hundred years, Rika lost sight of her appropriate age. Everyone needs to overcome various things, and also need to learn to leave their parents. Hanyuu wants to see what a grown-up Rika looks like, and in order to do that she needs to separate from her. Hanyuu says it's not like death however, and that Rika can always come back; Hanyuu cries as she says she'll always be waiting for her. Rika starts crying as well and says she only wanted to go to Tokyo because she believed Hanyuu wanted to leave Hinamizawa.
The rest of the club return to find Rika apparently crying by herself. Hanyuu tells Rika that their feelings will always be connected, and that she can still taste whatever delicious things Rika eats. Rika wipes her tears and tells her friends to keep going. They begin to ask about Hanyuu, but Rika says she went home because she had something to do. Everyone is confused, but they agree to keep going. Rika gives one last wave to Hanyuu.
Rika begins to cry again. She's a witch who's lived for a hundred years, yet she feels such sadness when separated from Hanyuu. She realizes how much of a child she is when she tries to stop herself from crying, only to cry even more. The club begins to worry about her.
The club finally reaches the train station, where Ooishi is waiting and says they all need to return home now. Keiichi, Satoko, Rena, and Mion quickly hop into his car before he can finish speaking, and ask to skip the police station and just go home. Rika is surprised. Keiichi says they don't know what's going on, but they need to go home to Hanyuu. Rika cries and gets in the car. As they all drive home, Ooishi tells them of how worried their parents are, and asks how their little adventure was. Everyone starts talking about how fun it was, with Rika happy that everyone took her into consideration.
Home alone, a sad Hanyuu cheers herself up by trying to eat all the cream puffs in the fridge, but starts crying over Rika. Rika shows up behind her and tackles her in a big hug. Hanyuu wonders what's going on, and Satoko says they should be asking the same thing. Rika is relieved that Satoko can see Hanyuu again and that she didn't just disappear. Rika then gets mad and starts beating up Hanyuu. Meanwhile, Keiichi and Rena get home to find their parents and Chie hanging out. Shion tells Mion that Oryou found out, so they should go apologize together. Ooishi tells Akasaka about what happened, and he gets incredibly confused.
Hanyuu sees that these were precious memories they made in summer of 1983. In spring of 1984, Rika finally arrives in Tokyo. She managed to do it after persuading Chie and making arrangements. She calls Hanyuu and says she's already planned a meeting spot with Akasaka. Hanyuu gives her a bunch of reminders and warnings, and asks to get some souvenir cream puffs. In the end, this was Rika's first step to growing up.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kokorokuzushi
is an arc exclusive to phones. It is preceded by "Niesagashi".
Synopsis.
From Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Complete Analysis Book:
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From the point of view of Wakana Inoue, a girl who appeared as a key person in "Niesagashi", we will follow the "series of mysterious deaths" that occurred in Hinamizawa in the past. The mysteries will be unraveled through the interaction between Keiko Suzuyama, a female reporter, and Wakana and the relationship between Wakana's stepfather and the special forces Mountain Dogs.
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「替捜し編」のキーパーソンとして登場した、少女・猜上若葉の視点で、雛見沢で過去に起こった”連続怪死事件”を再度追っていく。女性 記者鈴山恵子と若葉の交流や、若葉の義理の父親と特殊部隊山狗の関係などをとおして謎が解明するのだ。
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The concluding arc of the adventure game version of "Higurashi".
This is the solution arc of "Niesagashi" that began distribution in August 2007. Wakana Inoue, who played an important role in the previous arc, appears as the main character. Wakana lost her parents and built a good relationship with her stepfather. However, a certain incident triggered the collapse of the relationship and the tragedy began. Like the last time, you can enjoy the change of story depending on the player's choice and the adoption of multiple endings. To see the true ending, you will need judgment and insight.
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アドベンチャーゲーム版 「ひぐらし」の完結編
07年8月に配信がスタートした「賛捜し編』 の解決編。前作で重要な役割を果たした、猪上若葉が主人公として登場する。両親を亡くした若葉は、義父と良好な関係を築いていた。しかし、ある事件がきっかけと なって関係が崩壊し、悲劇が始まる。前回と同様に、プレイヤーの選択によってストーリー変化が楽しめるほ か、マルチエンディングを採用。真のエンディングを見 るには、判断力や洞察力が必要となってくるぞ。
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Plot Summary.
From Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Complete Analysis Book:
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Wakana Inoue is an elementary school student who attends Hinamizawa Branch School. She loses her parents in an accident but puts her up for adoption with Hirohumi, who claims to be her distant relative. Wakana gradually opens up to Hirohumi's dedication. However, one day, she witnesses her stepfather chasing down the "outsider" reporter Suzuyama, whom Wakana has befriended. Since then, Wakana can no longer trust her stepfather.
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猪上若菜は、雛見沢分校に通う小学生。事故で両親を失ってしまうが、遠い親戚と名乗る上博文と養子縁組を結ぶ。若菜は、博文の献身的な態度にしだいに心を開いていく。だがある日、若菜が仲良くなった”よそもの”の記者・鈴山を追い詰めている義父の姿を目撃する。それ以来、若菜は義父を信じられなくなっていく。
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| Kokorokuzushi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kokorokuzushi-hen
| Kokorokuzushi-hen |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Koshiko Miyagi
is a Japanese writer affiliated with EDGE WORKS.
| Koshiko Miyagi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Koshka
is a member of the Gauntlet Knight squad Grave Mole, hailing from AOU Russia.
Profile.
"From AOU Russia"
"A member of the 100th Aerial Augmented Infantry Experimental Squad "Grave Mole", of the AOU Combined Military Geroy Level 4 Heavy Military Research Center"
"She is currently serving time as a Class 1 Criminal (her crime is not public knowledge), but has been allowed to leave in exchange for volunteering as a research subject at the Geroy Level 4 Heavy Military Research Center."
"That research center and the Russian government have not publicly released details concerning her mental capacity, so her talent and potential are unknown."
"The range of her P3 level varies widely and is unstable. However, though it's unofficial and only happened once, she has supposedly surpassed the highest P3 level measurements of Miyao, the world record holder, by a considerable margin."
Appearance.
Koshka has disheveled green hair and wears a green bow. Her face is covered in bandages. She wears a uniform jacket with a long skirt and black boots. Koshka wears an armband that has the Cyrillic numeral 3 and the Arabic numeral 4.
Koshka's Gauntlet resembles medieval knight armor and has a large object resembling a musket attached to it.
Personality.
Koshka is lazy, but when she gets going she becomes an unstoppable force.
In the Japanese text, she speaks in a masculine way, using as her first pronoun. She also ends her sentences with .
Special Abilities.
Pandora's Box (SS)
"This is apparently a code name that researchers use to refer to her brain. It is said that all sorts of disasters are packed in there...and that hope lies at the bottom of it all..."
Sixth Sense Predictive Sniping (S)
"Her predictive sniping, using a sixth sense that isn't based on formulas or statistics, is accurate too often to be easily dismissed as a fluke. In the simulator, she's even succeeded at sniping ricochet-flying targets on multiple occasions."
Poor Dimension Container Affinity (-A)
"The amount of weaponry she can store in her Dimension Container is extremely small. She's chosen a powerful anti-Aerial Augmented Infantry electromagnetic battle rifle to occupy her small weaponry supply."
Background.
Koshka was sent to the Geroy Level 4 Heavy Military Research Center to become "equipment" because of a crime she committed. She was made into a Gauntlet Knight and placed into Grave Mole. Koshka and Lilja both have devices embedded into their heads that electrocutes them if a button is pressed, typically used by Chloe on behalf of Okonogi.
Role in the Story.
For You, the Replaceable Ones.
Koshka is first introduced in Chapter 1 with her squad mates and has a short duel with Warcat. After the International Battle Standard Festival, she accepts the Public Bath Oath, though it's later revealed to have been done out of peer pressure.
Koshka continues to train and in Chapter 8, she suddenly disconnects from a virtual room while speaking with Lilja and Gunhild when her brain is opened up by doctors studying her. These doctors refer to her as "the Pandora," doing research on several other girls as well. After they collect enough information, Koshka's head is put back together and she resumes virtual conversation as normal.
In Chapter 15, Koshka joins Miyao's Order of the Public Bath however she mainly uses it as an excuse to not work. In Chapter 17, Koshka and Grave Mole are sent into combat against COU forces above the Amur River.
In Chapters 24 and 25, Koshka shows displeasure in Chloe and Lilja trying to convince the newly-deployed trainee Gauntlet Knights and doesn't attend Miyao's Christmas party. Despite this, she shows some hesitation when attacking enemies who were former WanyaDora party members. She resolves to "destroy this broken world" and blasts off somewhere.
In the epilogue, a bloodied Koshka becomes surrounded by police officers with anti-Gauntlet weaponry and starts saying she'll be going into a new world.
The Data Fragments show more of Koshka's relationships with her squad mates.
| Koshka |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Koshka/Gallery
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Koshka/Sprites
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kotohogushi
is a console-exclusive arc first included in the fourth and final volume of . It is considered a prequel to the main story.
Plot Summary.
This arc is set in the distant past and tells a possible origin story for Hanyuu.
Long ago, the Ryuun came to Earth and accidentally brought demons with them, who terrorized humanity. Hai-Ryun Yeasomul Jedha was a Ryuun warrior who protected humans from these demons and took the name of Oyashiro-sama after demons attacked Onigafuchi Village. Yeasomul rescues a baby from the ruins and turns it over to survivors, who raise it as her reincarnation.
When Yeasomul returns 20 years later she meets Riku Furude, the young heir to the Furude family and begins to develop a strange friendship with him.
Release History.
Text Story.
"Kotohogushi-hen" was first released in text format in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Official Guide Book on April 14, 2007. It acts as a prequel to "Miotsukushi-hen". It was written by Kiichi Kanou and had illustrations by Akira Tsuda and Takegen.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna.
This arc was expanded upon and first adapted into visual novel format with Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Volume IV on February 25, 2010 for the Nintendo DS.
Major differences include:
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui.
This arc was included in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui", released on March 12, 2015 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou.
"Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou" included this arc and was released on July 26, 2018 for the Nintendo Switch and January 24, 2019 for the PlayStation 4.
| Kotohogushi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kotohogushi-hen
| Kotohogushi-hen |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kotohogushi-hen/CG
| Kotohogushi-hen/CG |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kotohogushi-hen/TIPS
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kotohogushi/CG
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kotohogushi/Summary (Original)
This page provides a detailed summary of the chapters in the original text version of "Kotohogushi".
Part 1.
Hanyuu walks to the quarry in Yagouchi. It had two roads leading into it, and one went unused. Villagers were afraid of Onigafuchi Swamp because of rumors surrounding a mangled corpse found at the swamp, probably the result of a beast or bandit. Hanyuu found the story convenient for her. It had been a while since she last visited the swamp, as sediment turned the water muddy after years of buildup. Hanyuu looks at her reflection in the swamp, lamenting that her horns were a constant reminder of her duty. She summons her sword Ryuuou and then looks at the stars in the sky, the Evening Star, and then looks at a red jewel that fell out of a necklace she's wearing. Hanyuu remembers "his" kind words.
Part 2.
An enraged Hanyuu looks all over Furude Shrine after getting out of the bath and finds Riku Furude cleaning outside. Hanyuu tears into him for leaving out a miko outfit for her as a change of clothes in the bathroom. Riku goes on about the greatness of miko outfits but Hanyuu has enough. She was forced to wear the outfit, tearing off her towel to reveal the red and white miko uniform underneath; Hanyuu finally fell for his plan. She rambles over the feel of her outfit despite feeling pleased at Riku’s compliments.
Hanyuu narrates that she first met Riku three years ago and has been living with him since. He has a good reputation among the villagers and is kind, but Hanyuu just couldn't understand Riku's miko fetish. Hanyuu asks if he’s aware he’s a priest serving a god, but Riku goes on about how they’re in a time of peace. Hanyuu beats him up.
Part 3.
Hanyuu and Riku watch the cherry blossoms fall. Hanyuu never knew her parents and was given her mission when she was just a child, never having much opportunity to interact with others. Hanyuu feels happy that Riku has a different kind of affection for her than anyone else.
Soon, the third summer since Hanyuu came here will be approaching. Last year was very peaceful, and she hopes nothing else will happen this year. Riku asks how long her search for "demons" will take. Hanyuu explains that her people came to Earth from a distant land long ago, and it was difficult to coexist with the natives. There were concerns that interbreeding could create monsters that killed mindlessly. Hanyuu stops explaining and thinks she's boring Riku, but he says he finds it intriguing.
Riku asks Hanyuu how she went about finding demons. Hanyuu says she put a sclerotium marker in the village when she first came here. It’s harmless to humans, but a member of Hanyuu's race who inhales it will awaken the factor related to their hunting instincts in three years. Hanyuu will the locate the person it reacts to and pass judgement. Hanyuu hopes for the best outcome where no reactions occur after three years, meaning there are no more Putus in this land and the people with Grifys factors have antibodies. She remembers a time when a half-blood was killing humans in a different land, and it was too late to provide treatment. Other animal species were driven to extinction by feral half-bloods.
Riku asks what she’ll do if she doesn’t find that demon and peace comes to the village. Hanyuu ponders, and realizes that she'll just head to the next land and say goodbye to Riku. Hanyuu's heart starts aching at the idea of that, and she starts crying.
Riku interrupts Hanyuu’s worrying by asking if she’ll keep staying with him always. Riku confesses that he loves her and grabs her hand. He made a prayer to tell Hanyuu something if she ever wore a miko outfit. In this village, it was a custom to give someone a handmade silk garment as a sign of courtship. Riku apologizes for acting so weird a lot, but he truly wishes to be with Hanyuu for the rest of his life.
Hanyuu was feeling happy that Riku felt the same way, but her joy disappeared in an instant and was replaced with anger. She lets go of Riku and runs towards the shrine grounds. Riku grabs her and Hanyuu says this must be a cruel joke. She does love Riku too, but she can’t believe Riku’s confession. Hanyuu starts crying, a first for her. Riku says he’ll wait as long as it takes for her to believe him. Hanyuu unhoods her horns and asks if he can really still love her with those. Hanyuu remembers that Riku called her a demon when they first met, and Riku apologizes and says he's different now. Riku says again that he loves her, but she still thinks he's lying. Hanyuu begins to accept Riku’s words but says he should have confessed when she was wearing an ordinary outfit. Riku says he’ll reflect on that, and Hanyuu embraces him and wails.
A year passes, and Hanyuu and Riku become happy and even have a daughter together. Hanyuu desperately wanted her world to continue forever, but then "it" happened.
Part 4.
Hanyuu tells Riku she's leaving the village, as another demon has appeared. Four days ago, a stonemason’s corpse was found dismembered at Onigafuchi Swamp, who had gone missing earlier while going home drunk and supposedly took the forbidden road to Yagouchi, falling to the curse. Riku already knew this and wanted to keep it hidden from Hanyuu until they learned more. Riku has no idea what he would do if Hanyuu died while fighting a demon, and his wife laments that many hunters have become the hunted in her time. Hanyuu still needs to go, as the demon’s hunting instincts will eventually be awakened and it will become harder to hurt, let alone kill. Riku asks why she still has to leave, and Hanyuu mentions rumors that the foreigner living in Furude Shrine may be the avatar of a demon. Riku says it’s an unfounded rumor, but Hanyuu's already heard the whole thing.
Earlier, Hanyuu went to the assembly hall to bring Riku something and heard him raging over rumors that the foreigner wore a hood to hide her horns. Riku insisted that she actually wore a hood to hide her scars. The elders said nothing back, surprised by Riku’s sudden anger. Hanyuu was aware that if the demon infestation continued, the villagers would try to prove their suspicions of her, and it would be more troublesome if her horns were revealed. Riku begs Hanyuu to stay as he can convince the villagers, but Hanyuu still worries about their daughter Ouka and the thought that other children will hear rumors from their parents and treat her badly. Hanyuu promises to return once she’s disposed of the demon, but she doesn't know how long it will take.
Riku has been worried for a long time after seeing moments where Hanyuu would get a strange look in her face and stare into the distance for a while. Hanyuu says before she met Riku, all she ever thought about was how she would die and when. Human bodies age as they grow old, mature mentally, and die, but it is the other way around for her people. Their bodies never aged, but their minds regressed as they grew older. They preserved their lives not through cellular metabolism, but through interlocking and reconstitution of molecules. Their thoughts and minds grew simpler as a result, a process called infantilization. Orders sent to their body systems that kept them alive eventually became simplified or omitted, and so their molecular bonds collapse. They were called a “free body” or ghost in this state, unable to change between astral forms and physical forms. Ghosts drift forever, maintaining their primitive consciousness and unable to interact with other lifeforms. Supposedly there are exceptions where Ryuun can share abilities and memories by “sympathizing” with the lifeform they use as a medium.
Riku is aware that he’ll die one day, but he doesn’t want to imagine what will happen to Hanyuu afterwards. Hanyuu says she’s been living for too long and forgot how sacred death can be. Hanyuu promises to return and takes off her necklace and gives it to Riku: a device which will allow Riku to speak to her from far away, in case of emergency. Hanyuu gives Riku one last embrace.
Part 5.
A group of thieves who disguised as demons killed people and scared away the villagers, hoping to raid the houses later. However, a real demon appeared and began massacring them. The demon thinks about how pathetic these humans hiding really are, awaiting the presence of one who would ignite his desire to fight.
Hanyuu arrives and challenges the demon.
Part 6.
Feral half-bloods detected nearby brethren and made their presence known, and Hanyuu was sure that some miscreants were behind this incident. However, she let them run around as bait to attract the beast. Feral half-bloods instantly bore bloodlust towards purebloods the second their instincts awaken, wanting to have a fight to the death. Hanyuu could also feel a bloodlust stirring inside her, her urge to kill growing rapidly. Hanyuu says the beast managed to stay in hiding for three years, almost waiting for the marker to run out.
Hanyuu engages the demon. She delivers a slash to its chest but the wound regenerates, and she sees it has reached terminal symptoms. Hanyuu thought she could take him prisoner and treat him, but she has no choice now. Hanyuu delivers a creed and takes a stance: the Twin Earth pose, a one-hit-kill technique which could deal fatal blows against a feral half-blood even when weakened. With a single stab, it severs the heart's four blood vessels and sends pureblood blood flowing into the half-blood, which was like a poison to them.
The demon charges and Hanyuu prepares to deliver the finishing flow but misses completely, a first for her. Hanyuu is knocked aside as punishment. She catches her breath and takes a glimpse at the demon’s chest, seeing that it’s wearing the same necklace she gave Riku earlier. Hanyuu realizes that Riku must have learned that these demons were bandits and went there himself to get evidence to tell Hanyuu, got cornered by them, and had no choice but to awaken his instincts to protect himself. Hanyuu sobs, not wanting to believe it was true. She suspected the possibility when she and Riku first met and were attracted to each other, and always gave him medicine and checked his blood, but got negative results every time. Even while being so close to him, Hanyuu could never sense anything.
The demon hits Hanyuu again, managing to get hold of her sword. Hanyuu figures this is still an advantage for her since the demon is trying to attack with an unfamiliar weapon. The demon swings down with the sword and Hanyuu blocks it with both hands, cutting them up and sending her blood trickling down the blade to burn the demon’s hands. Hanyuu regains her sword and delivers another slash, dealing more damage due to her blood soaking into its wounds.
Hanyuu wonders about this demon's apparent intelligence and strategy, determining that it must be a free body. The demon confirms that it was indeed a free body. He was a pureblood, and in a previous world that Hanyuu may not remember, he was killed by her. The pureblood became a free body when he died, and he discovered he could go back in time by manipulating space-time factors using the high-order molecules in his body. The demon proceeded to attempt revenge on Hanyuu by going back in time repeatedly and possessing bandits, but kept getting killed by her. Finally he possessed Riku, the one person she would be unable to kill.
Hanyuu is at a loss for what to do, and the demon reminds her that if he dies then Riku dies too. Hanyuu angrily slashes at him, the demon enjoying it and laughing. Hanyuu continues attacking wildly, her movements slowing down and exhausting as the demon gets another hit in. Hanyuu feels like this might be the end and wonders if she’ll become a free body when she dies.
The demon prepares to deliver the finishing blow but Hanyuu takes another glimpse at the necklace and blocks the attack with her sword. She remembers Riku’s parting words, wanting to fulfill his wish to live and not to die. Hanyuu extends her claws and slashes at the demon, blinding him. The demon thinks she’s gone feral as well. Hanyuu says she’ll never forgive the demon and picks up her sword again.
Hanyuu resumes the Twin Earth stance and sheds tears, apologizing to Riku for having to kill him. She swears to become a demon, taking in the sins and living as a wrathful god to be hated by all until the day she dies. The demon says he’ll just abandon his body and go back in time again, then suddenly pulls off his necklace and holds it out. The demon voices his trouble separating from the body, and Riku’s voice echoes in Hanyuu's head, telling her it’s alright. Riku says that no matter what happens, he will always love Hanyuu. She thinks that if this were any other time, she’d bashfully hit him and turn her head; memories like that were as clear as yesterday. Hanyuu voices her love for Riku and promises never to forget this pain.
Hanyuu bids farewell to Riku as her husband tells her to take care of Ouka.
Part 7.
Five years later, Hanyuu returns to Furude Shrine in spring, seeing that the villagers have continued to maintain it. On that fateful night, the villagers had armed themselves and went to Onigafuchi Swamp where they found several dead bandits, the body of Riku who looked like he was fighting them off, and the torn remains of a miko outfit. The villagers understood they accused the Furude priest’s wife of being a demon, and the two were encouraged to prove their innocence by fighting off bandits but failed.
To atone, the villagers decided they would adopt Ouka, seeing her as the daughter of the village’s saviors. Under the guardianship of the Kimiyoshi family, the village mayors, and the Sonozakis, the village officials, Ouka was raised so she could run Furude Shrine herself when she was of age.
After the battle, Hanyuu lost most of her ability to sustain a physical body. She wasn’t entirely a free body, but she couldn’t maintain a body that could be seen by humans, so it seemed like she went missing. Hanyuu believed there was a mental aspect as well. Hanyuu wished the best for her daughter as she recovered at other Lynoses and fought more demons and humans posing as them in various lands.
Hanyuu saw it as atonement. She looks at the same cherry blossom tree she and Riku saw that day, reminded of many happy memories with her husband. Until recently, Hanyuu would cry uncontrollably whenever she thought of Riku, but now it only works when she taints her happy memories with sorrow. She isn’t sure if she’s growing numb or stronger, but her feelings for Riku never fade. Not once did she regret ever meeting and marrying him.
Suddenly, a girl appears and asks who Hanyuu is with a “meep”. Hanyuu is shocked since nobody should be able to see her. Hanyuu could see that this girl definitely resembled her daughter. The girl asks what business she has at her father’s tree. Hanyuu tries to hold back her feelings and introduces herself. The girl introduces herself as Ouka Furude and nipahs. Hanyuu narrates that her frozen time has begun moving once more.
"Continued in Miotsukushi-hen."
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This page provides a detailed summary of the chapters in the visual novel version of "Kotohogushi".
Chapter 1: Observer Jedha.
A person narrates about how long ago, demons attacked the village of Onigafuchi.
Yeasomul is introduced slaying the demons amidst the burning village. She finds a destroyed house with a lone surviving baby inside. Yeasomul makes a show of planning to give it a mercy kill but scoops up the baby instead.
Shino recounts the legend of how demons ravaged the villagers long ago. A god with horns just like the demons appeared one day and slayed all of them. Yeasomul passed along the baby to the rescued villagers, telling them to raise it since it had some of her soul in it and promising to protect them in return. The baby was regarded as a reincarnation of Yeasomul/Oyashiro-sama.
Chapter 2: For Whom I Live For....
Many years later, Yeasomul goes to Onigafuchi Swamp and opens communication with Ryuun-Ohc. Yeasomul gives Ryuun-Ohc her sword to repair, which will take some time. They discuss Yeasomul’s success on her last few missions. Yeasomul laments how she had to kill many demonified Grifys and that the whole village burned down due to the severity of the carnage, and that many of the Putus she teamed up with earlier were wiped out. Ryuun-Ohc points out how these demons seemed more intelligent. Yeasomul comments that lots of crossbreeding means the Grifys are starting to catch up to Putus. All Yeasomul has done as an Observer for years is hunt down berserk Grifys. The Grifys are growing as the Putus and humans are dwindling.
Yeasomul especially laments that her friend Shezhen Jedha died, making Yeasomul the only young Putus who had no memories of Mother Ryuun. She wonders what death will be like for her in the future.
Yeasomul wonders about the demon who came to the village 20 years ago. He demonized every Grifys and attacked fellow villagers, so surely he was a Putus and not a Grifys. This Putus was likely a Hai, and because of its strong mental stability, it could demonize Grifys who normally had it under control. Yeasomul tells Ryuun-Ohc to inform other Lynoses as she goes to check the aftereffects of that Putus. Ryuun-Ohc tells her to take a break and chides her for exerting herself so much.
Yeasomul takes a bath and ruminates on what Ryuun-Ohc told her about trying to fight god. She has a flashback to a Ryuun elder calling off the search for Grifys, as they will let humans deal with their own problems. The elder believed they were arrogant to claim themselves as gods and save humans, but Yeasomul believed they still had a duty to atone. The elder says Yeasomul was born into this world so she has no real obligation to atone for the Ryuun’s sins. Some of these Grifys cases were caused by the human vessels’ personalities wanting to destroy and giving in to their primal desires. Yeasomul ran off, conflicted over what her role in this world is.
Yeasomul looks at her horns in the water’s reflection, thinking she could live peacefully with humans if not for them. Suddenly she hears what sounds like a human nearby but decides to ignore it. She then senses a bloodthirsty creature and decides to check it out. Yeasomul runs towards the commotion, finding a bear about to attack Riku Furude. Yeasomul wrestles with the bear and rolls with it into a waterfall. Riku dives in after them but sees the bear’s corpse floating down the river. Yeasomul herself emerges from the river, her nails grown long. Yeasomul tells Riku to go away and keep this a secret from anyone, but she realizes she just fought the bear naked. Yeasomul quickly jumps back into the river to hide herself as Riku tries to deny his pervertedness. Yeasomul gets angry and throws him in the river.
Chapter 3: Meeting Riku.
Yeasomul drags Riku out of the river as Ryuun-Ohc reprimands her. She considers erasing Riku’s memories but decides against it. Yeasomul notices she injured her foot earlier and dips it in the river to treat it. She relaxes and enjoys the sunset when Riku wakes up and Yeasomul greets him. Rika sees Yeasomul’s horns, and though she thinks he’s afraid, she informs him that she is Oyashiro-sama and not to tell anyone else of what transpired. Yeasomul threatens him but Riku seems more confused than horrified. Riku then agrees to her request while complimenting her beauty. Yeasomul gets flustered and threatens him again. Riku is still unwilling to forget seeing her naked and Yeasomul grows her claws in anger, only for Ryuun-Ohc to reel her in. Yeasomul thinks about how she’s never gotten this emotional with a human before. She sees that Riku still isn't scared and brings up her horns, which the man seems to recognize only now. Yeasomul is confused at having to explain why her horns would be frightening. Yeasomul is still feeling hot and bothered at how Riku is acting.
Riku introduces himself as Riku Furude, the son of the village’s chief priest. Yeasomul remembers that she came to that place 20 years ago and was hailed as Oyashiro-sama; Riku’s family were her retainers and thus had some composure when interacting with a god. Riku sees no reason to be afraid of his saviour and asks for her name. Yeasomul is surprised since no one has ever asked her that. She introduces herself as Hai-Ryun Yeasomul Jedha. A confused Riku asks her to say it again and still botches it. Yeasomul realizes that humans can’t hear her name correctly because it’s hard to convert to their language. She continues to feel a throbbing in her chest despite her irritation at Riku’s behavior. Yeasomul repeats her name several times, but Riku still doesn’t get it and proposes giving her a nickname instead. A fed up Yeasomul allows him to, saying her name means “the feathers of the bird wings in this land.” Riku decides on the name “Hanyuu”, drawing it in the ground. He could hear the “Hai” part and she said there was “wing” in her name, so he did a play on words.
Yeasomul’s heart beats faster. Jedha was her family name as an observer while Yeasomul was a hereditary title based on the land she lived in. Hanyuu accepts the name, thinking it was the first time she’s ever truly been given one.
Hanyuu continues acting flustered and keeps telling Riku to go back to his village and forget everything. Riku notices that Hanyuu’s foot is injured and treats it. Hanyuu notices that the plants he used for the treatment grow near here, which Riku was foraging for. Riku thanks Hanyuu for helping him and then asks if she’ll come to the shrine with him to properly treat her foot. Hanyuu rejects him since she doesn’t want to scare the villagers but Riku says there’s a path they can take to avoid the village. Hanyuu feels a desire to talk more with Riku and agrees.
Chapter 4: A Peaceful Life.
A month later, Hanyuu has been living with Riku, unable to turn down his offers of hospitality. Hanyuu’s foot had healed long ago, but she did it without her own medicine. Hanyuu wonders why she felt comforted talking to Riku and was eager to be with him. Hanyuu felt uncomfortable with other Ryuun, even with her partner Shezhen, but not with Riku.
Riku interrupts Hanyuu’s reminiscence by bringing some lunch. He tries to teach her some table manners. A few days ago, Riku chided Hanyuu for not speaking like a woman, for she had picked up her manner of speech from hanging out with male Ryuun elders all the time. Riku tries to make Hanyuu sound more lovable. Hanyuu enjoys being treated as a woman by Riku despite her horns. Hanyuu also enjoys Riku’s cooking, having previously starved herself and ate as little as possible to influence her battles with Grifys.
Riku and Hanyuu have some tea together, and afterwards Hanyuu helps him clean. Riku doesn’t want her to since she’s the guardian deity and a guest, but Hanyuu insists that she wants to repay him after living here for a month. Hanyuu realizes that she still has horns and Riku doesn't want others seeing them. Riku says he lives by himself since his father lives in a town near the castle. Riku says he never ever saw Hanyuu as a bad person when he met her, but he can’t guarantee other villagers will feel the same. Hanyuu is aware that the villagers know Riku’s been living with someone else for a while and suggests she just change into her astral form, however she can’t actually do that since she just ate.
Riku devises a solution and produces a monk hood, putting it on Hanyuu’s head and covering her horns. Riku says that Hanyuu should change her clothes as well to not draw attention. Hanyuu looks at herself in a mirror, wearing her black armored garments, and agrees. Hanyuu then remembers that Riku’s mother passed when he was young and wonders why he would have female clothing in an all-male household, and Riku reveals that he has a thing for miko outfits, unveiling a closet full of them. Riku espouses the care put into tending his many miko outfits as Hanyuu looks at him dumbfounded.
Hanyuu doesn’t understand why one person has so many miko outfits and asks Ryuun-Ohc when the last miko was in this village. The circuit tells her that it's been 186 years. The late wife of Priest Furude was not a priestess herself, nor were the female villagers who worked for the shrine considered priestesses either. In other words, Riku collects miko outfits as a hobby. Riku goes on about the greatness of miko outfits and wonders if Mayor Kimiyoshi’s daughter Shino may be suitable to wear one.
Riku takes Hanyuu’s hands and asks her to wear a miko outfit. Hanyuu looks at the selection and picks out a red and white outfit that matches her combat garments. She then goes ballistic on Riku since it shows a lot of cleavage. Hanyuu sends him flying through a wall and looks to see that the other outfits are similarly perverted. She grows more suspicious, seeing as every outfit is tailored to fit her. Riku reveals that for a month, he’s been getting comrades in the village to bring him these outfits, and he could tell Hanyuu’s measurements just by looking at her. Hanyuu beats him up again.
Chapter 5: The Meaning of Life.
Snippets of Riku’s diary are shown, where he comes home late from a village assembly to find Hanyuu made dinner for him. Riku loves her dinner, and Hanyuu asks if he really means it. Despite the oddities with her food, Riku truly felt from the bottom of his heart that it was delicious. Riku wanted to hug her but knew he would fling him away, so he resorted to stealing occasional glances at her. Later, Hanyuu has managed to get the hang of cleaning. She’s been smiling a lot more lately but also getting angry. Riku continues his plans to make Hanyuu wear a miko outfit but to no avail, earning many beatings in the process. Hanyuu insists that she will never wear a miko outfit and rants over his persistence.
Hanyuu goes to the overlook and looks down at the village below. Even though she disliked Riku’s persistence, she still enjoyed these exchanges. Hanyuu asks Ryuun-Ohc why she enjoyed it so much, and the AI replies that maybe they’re just playing around. Hanyuu realizes that she’s never played with anyone as a child, only ever training since there were no other Jedha around who were similar to her both physically or mentally. Hanyuu enjoyed playing with Riku, and Ryuun-Ohc suggests she may have feelings for him. Hanyuu dismisses the thought, not wanting to believe it's true. Riku joins Hanyuu in looking over the village. Hanyuu found it amusing that Riku thought others liked the same things he did and mistook it for hiding embarrassment. He also tended not to listen to others, but she couldn’t detect any malice or ill will in it.
Hanyuu says it’s been three months since she came here, and everything felt so fast. Hanyuu really enjoyed staying with Riku, and though she considered sneaking away at night to return to her mission, she simply couldn’t. The news she got from Ryuun-Ohc made her think this was all God’s punishment, getting tension and a sense of duty yet melancholy. Riku says the village view is more beautiful when the seasons change, and the villagers will gather here again and hold a lively party. Hanyuu remembers secretly watching villagers a few months ago as the cherry blossoms fell. Riku says that Hanyuu should join them next time, promising to talk with everyone beforehand so he can introduce Hanyuu to them. Riku had passed off Hanyuu as a Shugendou nun who was injured in the mountains, but she was sure people would get suspicious since she never showed her face.
Hanyuu says it’s not necessary, but Riku wants to show everyone what a wonderful woman she is. He’s sure that Shino, who’s the same age as him, will get along well with Hanyuu. Hanyuu remembers that Shino was Mayor Kimiyoshi’s only daughter, and Hanyuu sometimes felt jealous when she saw the two of them speaking and wuld act curt towards Riku afterwards. Hanyuu still refuses, explaining she had a message from Ryuun-Ohc: a Grifys signal from a region near Onigafuchi.
Hanyuu was happy to get three months of rest, but Ryuun-Ohc sounded apologetic to tell her about this. Hanyuu thinks this won’t be a final farewell since she’s not leaving for a long time. Ryuun-Ohc warns her that she may die this time. Hanyuu looks at the data: several large settlements were destroyed by demons, with many residents killed. A feudal lord with military power sent an army to suppress them, but almost all of them were wiped out. Hanyuu wonders if this situation may have been instigated by another Putus. Ryuun-Ohc suggests that Hanyuu stay away from this mission and look at the proceedings, seemingly going against her programming. The system says this is finally a good chance to let humans solve their own problems.
Thanks to knowledge from the Ryuun, humans have learned how to manufacture gunpowder and refine steel. Hanyuu chides Ryuun-Ohc for thinking in such a militaristic way, as that was what led to the ruin of the Ryuun. Hanyuu’s still reaching the limits of her own power, and with so many Grifys she couldn’t hope to stand up to them by herself. Hanyuu sheathes her repaired sword and swears to slay the Grifys. Ryuun-Ohc is about to say that Hanyuu really wants something to do with Riku, and Hanyuu tells her to stop. Hanyuu apologizes for her outburst and Ryuun-Ohc apologizes too, having known that saying that would make Hanyuu aware of her own feelings. Hanyuu will seriously consider this issue once she finishes, and Ryuun-Ohc recommends she transfer her AI into her sword for the mission. Ryuun-Ohc says Hanyuu needs to consider every possible factor for this mission and doesn’t want her to die. Hanyuu smiles.
Hanyuu tells Riku of the news that she’ll be leaving to do her duty. Riku simply says it will be lonely and hangs his head. Hanyuu feels conflicted, as that means Riku will miss her. Hanyuu intends to come back when she finishes. She still finds the village to be an important surveillance zone, as she still didn't know the secret behind that Putus; with the marker in the water source, it would alert her if his group ever showed up again. Riku tells Hanyuu to stay safe.
Hanyuu wonders why she’s feeling so considerate about her missions and speaking openly with Riku, understanding that maybe Riku really is special to her. Riku asks if she really came from another dimension, and Hanyuu affirms that she had to cross the 5th-dimensional wall to come to Earth. Riku is confused and Hanyuu explains: if by throwing a tiny pebble, representing a world, then that pebble moving from one place to another is a 4th dimensional concept. The past was when it was in her hand, the present is where it’s lying on the ground, and the future is when she picks it up again. There are cases where the pebble would have flown to the left, or to the right. The pebble could have also flown past the shrine grounds. This is possibility, a 5th dimensional concept. The 3rd dimension was composition that made solid bodies. The 4th dimension was defined by time, and the 5th dimension was defined by possibilities. Things divided by that 5th dimension are parallel worlds.
In other words, Hanyuu is a possible person, humans who reached a branch of evolution similar to this world and simply turned down a different branch. Though humans evolved from monkeys, those monkeys may have had horns. Hanyuu’s ancestors never lost their horns, and though the Ryuun had higher physical and mental capabilities that humans, they still declined faster. Riku says it sounds like her people would’ve prospered more than humans and lived happily, but reality isn’t fair. Hanyuu thinks they were lacking some way to control their advanced capabilities and wonders how wealth and superiority were defined.
Riku asks Hanyuu if she’s currently happy in this world. Hanyuu thinks that her time with Riku would be happy and wonders if she’s really happy right now, and they get interrupted by Priest Furude arriving. Riku’s father makes some small talk with his son and then notices Hanyuu’s presence. Hanyuu and Mr. Furude are surprised to see each other, and when Riku asks, Hanyuu says they met a while ago. Furude is confused by her nickname of Hanyuu, and Riku says he came up with it because her real name was too difficult. Furude asks if Riku has any idea who he’s talking to. Hanyuu says it’s no big deal and sends Riku away to make lunch.
Hanyuu sits down with Priest Furude and says it’s been a long time since she gave that command. Priest Furude was left in charge of the shrine by the surviving villagers since everyone else died that day. That day, Riku’s father attempted to save an elderly woman as the villagers were evacuating and was almost killed by Grifys. Hanyuu rescued him then, and they managed to restore the shrine to a serviceable state.
Riku’s father asks what her relation to Riku is, and Hanyuu says she’s just a freeloader. She wonders what she really means to Riku and then asks Furude how the baby she gave him is doing. Furude nervously says he’s doing fine and Hanyuu says that’s good, but then he reveals that the baby is Riku. Furude always told Riku that the one who saved him was Oyashiro-sama, and though she may have horns like a demon, she is very compassionate. Riku always envisioned her as his ideal woman.
Hanyuu fights the Grifys and tends to her wounds. These Grifys were preparing to fight a Putus and a Jedha, propping up maimed corpses to sow confusion and fear in surviving villagers. This attack was on the same scale as the one on Onigafuchi 20 year ago, but these demons had different craftiness and brutality. They were also intelligent. Ryuun-Ohc informs Hanyuu that 30 more demons are coming to surround her. Hanyuu suffers from her wounds, and Ryuun-Ohc tells her to evacuate. Hanyuu refuses, as the villagers haven’t all retreated yet. Since she was so wounded, she couldn’t change to astral form and sneak into the enemy base. Hanyuu asks for the group that’s weakest in strength and numbers and decides to tackle that one first. Hanyuu also asks Ryuun-Ohc to stop calling her Jedha but Hanyuu.
Hanyuu rushes into battle, her sword reaching its limit. Hanyuu decides to unleash her claw blades and finish off the group. Ryuun-Ohc warns against it, as it will cause her mind and sense of self to break down. Hanyuu says she’ll only unseal them for a short time. Until then, Hanyuu only fought the Grifys to prove her existence, never caring if she died to prove she was a Jedha, but now she wants to live just a little longer.
Hanyuu returns to the Furude Shrine at night, her wounded body aching all over. Ryuun-Ohc says they can still go to Onigafuchi for treatment, but Hanyuu just wants a look at Riku’s sleeping face. Hanyuu trips and falls onto the stairs, reopening her wound. Ryuun-Ohc is sure that most of the Grifys in this land have been exterminated, but Hanyuu thinks she’s lying and lies down, looking up at the beautiful moon. Hanyuu wonders why the moon is bringing her such peace.
Hanyuu continues up the stairs to see Riku coming down towards her. Riku sees how bad her injuries are and Hanyuu says Ryuun-Ohc will take care of it before burying her face in his chest. Riku is surprised and Hanyuu asks to stay like this for a while. Riku embraces her. Hanyuu decides she really does love Riku and wants to stay with him forever.
Chapter 6: To Love and Be Loved.
Two years later, in spring. While Riku is cleaning outside the shrine, Hanyuu finds him and tears into him for leaving out a miko outfit for her as a change of clothes in the bathroom. Riku goes on about the greatness of miko outfits but Hanyuu has enough. She was forced to wear the outfit, tearing off her towel to reveal the red and white miko uniform underneath; Hanyuu finally fell for his plan. She rambles over the feel of her outfit despite feeling pleased at Riku’s compliments. Hanyuu respected that Riku was a kind person, but she just couldn't understand his miko fetish. She asks if he’s aware he’s a priest serving a god, but Riku goes on about how they’re in a time of peacee. Hanyuu beats him up again.
Even after two years, they still bicker like this. Hanyuu never knew her parents and was given her mission when she was just a child, never having much opportunity to interact with others. Hanyuu feels happy that Riku has a different kind of affection for her than anyone else.
Hanyuu and Riku watch the cherry blossoms fall. Soon, the third summer since Hanyuu came here will be approaching. Last year was very peaceful, and she hopes nothing else will happen this year. Riku asks how long her battle against the Grifys will take. Hanyuu understood that maybe her mission would never end until she died. It may take centuries, well past Riku’s lifetime, and Riku says he wants to thank her directly once it ends. Hanyuu wonders what she would do after Riku died.
Riku talks about assimilation and asks if he may have a Ryuun inside him. Hanyuu denies it, as she would’ve sensed it earlier. Hanyuu had secretly provided Riku with medicine from Ryuun-Ohc to suppress his activation factor anyway, convincing him it was for a chronic illness. She didn’t want to take the chance that he was a Grifys. Hanyuu assures Riku that his soul is his own. She apologizes for what the Ryuun have done to the humans of this world; their horns and hatred as demons may be their punishment. Hanyuu didn’t understand why children had to pay for the sins of their fathers. She was a Ryuun and a Putus, so she had to follow that destiny. Riku says the humans are to blame as well since they created the environment where they oppress the Ryuun. Hanyuu knew that the Putus faced persecution as foreigners. Hanyuu had a peaceful life thanks to Riku, but she still had to check if her investigation into villagers with Grifys factors was affecting them telepathically. As a Putus, she might cause an outbreak like 22 years ago. Hanyuu tells Riku that hunting the Grifys is vital since some species have gone extinct because of them. She goes on about her duty, and Riku says that it’s so large-scale he can’t comprehend it. Riku however understands Hanyuu’s feelings and finds it interesting. Hanyuu really does like Riku despite his miko fetish. She might be one of the few people who knows that Riku gets tongue-tied when his true feelings come out.
Riku asks Hanyuu how she went about finding that Putus. Hanyuu says she put a sclerotium marker in the village when she first came here. It’s harmless to humans, but a Putus or Grifys in danger of demonifying who inhales it will manifest the factor related to their hunting instincts in three years. Hanyuu will the locate the person it reacts to and pass judgement. Ryuun-Ohc gave her a drug to protect her sanity, but it’s not effective in times of extreme emotion. Hanyuu hopes for the best outcome where no reactions occur after three years, meaning there are no more Putus in this land and the people with Grifys factors have antibodies.
Riku asks what she’ll do if she doesn’t find that demon and peace comes to the village. Normally, Hanyuu would go travel somewhere else, and still use Onigafuchi as a base since it had a Lynos, but she couldn’t bear to watch Riku grow old and die. She imagines a world where Riku gets married to someone else and gets flustered. She can't understand why the thought of Riku being taken by someone else was worse than him dying. Riku interrupts Hanyuu’s worrying by asking if she’ll keep staying with him always. Riku confesses that he loves her and grabs her hand. He made a prayer to tell Hanyuu something if she ever wore a miko outfit. In this village, it was a custom to give someone a handmade silk garment as a sign of courtship. Riku apologizes for acting so weird a lot but he truly wishes to be with Hanyuu for the rest of his life.
Hanyuu was feeling happy that Riku felt the same way, but her joy disappeared in an instant and was replaced with anger. She lets go of Riku and runs towards the shrine grounds. Riku grabs her and Hanyuu says this must be a cruel joke. She does love Riku too, but she can’t believe Riku’s confession. Hanyuu starts crying, a first for her. Riku says he’ll wait as long as it takes for her to believe him. Hanyuu unhoods her horns and asks if he can really still love her with those. She laments that nobody would ever accept a demon like her, and that being with Riku would bring him strife. Riku says again that he loves her, but she still thinks he's lying. Hanyuu begins to accept Riku’s words but says he should have confessed when she was wearing an ordinary outfit. Riku says he’ll reflect on that, and Hanyuu embraces him and wails.
Chapter 7: Happiness and Taboo.
On a sunny day, Hanyuu finishes the laundry and is greeted by Shino, the only daughter of the Kimiyoshi family which served as mayors of the village. Hanyuu thinks back to three months ago, when she and Riku pledged to get married. Back then, Hanyuu knew next to nothing on how to do housework and was bad at sewing and doing laundry. Even her cooking, despite using the same ingredients as Riku, turned out to be very poisonous and had adverse effects on a dog earlier. Hanyuu asks how Riku can stomach her cooking despite that, and he says it’s because he loves her. All Hanyuu and Ryuun-Ohc knew was how to fight, and Hanyuu wanted to repay Riku for all his patronage. One day Hanyuu met Shino, who was invited to Riku’s place.
A flashback occurs. Shino compliments Riku for finding such a beautiful wife to be and asks when the wedding is. Shino says she’s going to help Hanyuu as much as she can. Hanyuu is on guard since Shino knew things about Riku she didn't, but she could also tell Riku was making a wall against Shino in conversation.
Although things were rough with Shino, Hanyuu learned a great deal from her. They became good friends after a month when Shino accidentally discovered her horns, from tripping and pulling off Hanyuu's hood. Hanyuu thought everything was over, but Shino simply complimented her horns, gave her hood back, and never mentioned them again, her attitude changing not one bit. Shino compared the situation to a foreigner having different colored eyes, and never told any of the other villagers. Hanyuu trusted Shino completely after that.
Shiono pulls out some bento boxes for Hanyuu, each one containing mochi. Hanyuu drooled over it. She had developed a very strong affection towards sweet things, especially baked, fluffy treats. Riku suddenly comes back from town, and Hanyuu wonders if he may have gotten a gift to commemorate three years together. Riku enters the room smiling and asks his beloved to look at the new miko outfit he’s brought. Riku calls his creation a masterpiece and Hanyuu mentally criticizes the many issues with it. He only ever went to town for things he couldn’t get otherwise, and he used this rare opportunity to get another miko outfit. An enraged Hanyuu punches Riku and sends him flying through the veranda, reluctantly dragging him back at Shino's urging.
Shino wonders why Riku never asked her to wear those outfits, and Hanyuu says she would destroy the illusion of them and didn’t look innocent enough. Shino changes her tune and suggests they throw Riku in the river. Shino and Hanyuu bond over dissing Riku’s miko obsession. Hanyuu rants and talks about using Ryuun tech to disassemble Riku’s miko uniforms, much to Shino’s confusion. Shino understands that Hanyuu wanted a present all along and Hanyuu gets flustered.
Hanyuu grabs a mochi and takes a bite, but quickly goes outside and vomits into a bush. Shino tends to her. Hanyuu is confused, as Putus have greater immunity to humans and it was unlikely for her to get infected by this world’s illnesses, so maybe it was a new virus. Shino understands that Hanyuu’s nausea was morning sickness, meaning she’s going to have a baby soon. Hanyuu is confused again, as Putus have very low birthrates, and the odds of her conceiving with a human like Riku were low.
Hanyuu is amazed by this thought. She thought she didn't need children but still dreamed of having a child with Riku. Ryuun-Ohc said it was nigh-impossible for them to procreate since they were different species. Hanyuu feels her stomach and starts crying tears of joy. Hanyuu wonders if her child will look like her or Riku, and then realizes the horror: she’s giving birth to a person with human and Ryuun blood, who may develop horns like her; a demon child. Hanyuu doesn’t want to tell Riku since he’ll undoubtedly want the child, and when she gives birth, someone is going to suffer because of its appearance: either Riku or the baby itself.
Hanyuu sends Shino home, brings the still-unconscious Riku to the house and then hides out in the ritual storehouse as a thunderstorm rages. Hanyuu ponders what to do. She looks at the statue of Oyashiro-sama, which was commissioned by Riku’s father to the feudal lord’s personal religious image maker. The statue had no horns and looked like it had motherly affection. Hanyuu wonders if her child could be taught to hide their horns but doesn’t want them to suffer for things they haven’t done. Her child could also turn out to be a Grifys, being half blooded. They might have the potential to demonify as well. Hanyuu trembles at the possibility she’d have to kill her own child.
Hanyuu hears a voice in her head chiding her for being so terrified. Hanyuu recognized the voice from somewhere and tried to shut it out, but the voice kept cursing her. It tells Hanyuu to simply kill her child like she killed their brethren, and Hanyuu writhes in anger. She leaves the storehouse and walks into the rain.
Hanyuu goes to Onigafuchi Swamp and tells Ryuun-Ohc to prepare for synchronization. Hanyuu decides she will make it so this child never existed so nobody close to her would feel pain or fear. Hanyuu does her chant to sync with Ryuun-Ohc but it doesn’t work, with Ryuun-Ohc saying she cannot allow this. She says Hanyuu does not have any understanding of what it means to abort a child. Hanyuu is concerned that her child could become an even worse threat than the Grifys and wants to fix it right now, but Ryuun-Ohc continues to defy her. Hanyuu is shocked that the AI could even guess her state of mind when they weren’t synced.
Ryuun-Ohc says Hanyuu is not thinking right, trying to run away from taking responsibility for another’s fate. Ryuun-Ohc says she was created to maintain Hanyuu’s wellbeing and happiness, and she rejects her command because she believes it is the right thing to do. She asks Hanyuu if becoming miserable will really bring her happiness, but Hanyuu still believes it will cause a disaster if her child is born. Ryuun-Ohc asks why she’s so sure when she has absolutely no way of knowing currently. Her bad future is merely an assumption. Not only that, the fear that this child would violate Ryuun law is another assumption Hanyuu made up. The Ryuun coexisted with humanity to build a new future, so how would this child’s existence violate that? Hanyuu doesn't want her child to grow horns and suffer the same injustices she did. Hanyuu became a Jedha because she knew she couldn’t live as a human, not wanting to believe her name would mean nothing due to the decrease in Putus.
Hanyuu fears what would happen if it got out that Riku married a demon. Even someone like her accidentally revealed her horns to someone like Shino, and word would have spread quickly if it were any other situation. Hanyuu doesn’t want to bring a child into this world to burden them, and Ryuun-Ohc asks if she’d feel the same if her child lived the same way. Ryuun-Ohc could tell that Hanyuu was thrilled to be pregnant, and she was more concerned over her potential misfortune.
Hanyuu wonders how Ryuun-Ohc could have developed such consideration. The system says that Hanyuu's child has parents who understand everything and will be by their side, which Hanyuu herself never had. Hanyuu begins to agree, that even people like Shino will help in the future, but she still can’t accept that. Hanyuu chants again but Ryuun-Ohc doesn’t respond. Riku suddenly appears and dives into the swamp, asking why Hanyuu’s trying to kill herself. Riku learned everything from Shino. He was happy to hear he’d have a child and wanted to celebrate with Hanyuu, but he couldn’t find her anywhere and came to the swamp.
Riku asks if she hates the idea of having his child ans asks why she never told him, and Hanyuu confesses her fears that the child will also have horns. Hanyuu says she came to the swamp to synchronize with Ryuun-Ohc and kill the child before it could ever be born, and Riku asks if it means she denies him too. Riku knew that he wouldn’t be here if not for her rescue 22 years ago. Hanyuu recalls the event. Riku asks her to have the child. Hanyuu says she’ll be a burden and Riku asks if she was lying when she became his wife. Riku says he learned the truth when he was 10, when he asked if he was a member of the Furude family. Priest Furude said he didn't share his blood, but he was still his son. Riku was saved from suffering back then and now wants to save Hanyuu. Riku embraces her and says he will protect Hanyuu and their child no matter what. Hanyuu hugs him back and cries.
Chapter 8: The Birth and Loss of Life.
Hanyuu succeeds in cooking something Shino likes and is overjoyed. Hanyuu is now several months pregnant. She cooks lunch and Riku gleefully devours it. Later, Hanyuu thanks Riku and Shino for helping her become who she is now. Shino suggests they hang out as families someday. Suddenly, Hanyuu starts having contractions. Shino gives Riku instructions so they can prepare for the childbirth.
A flashback occurs to Hanyuu getting updates from Ryuun-Ohc on her child’s growth. Hanyuu is surprised that Ryuun-Ohc is being so supportive, especially when she’s in no state to fight Grifys properly. The system explains that her purpose is not just to scan for Grifys but also to control the gate linking to the Ryuun’s homeworld and to link together the scattered Ryuun, as her name means "brethren linker". Ryuun-Ohc also celebrates the birth of new Ryuun. Ryuun-Ohc is happy at seeing Hanyuu living so happily herself.
After several hours of labor, Hanyuu successfully gives birth to a healthy baby girl. Hanyuu prepares to cradle her child but worries again that she will have horns. Riku confirms that she’s hornless. Hanyuu sees for herself that her daughter has no horns and cries tears of joy. Riku asks what they should name her, and Hanyuu realizes they never discussed it. Seeing the cherry blossoms outside blooming and a petal flying onto the baby’s forehead, Hanyuu decides to name her Ouka, combining the characters for “cherry blossom” and “petal”. Riku loves the name. Hanyuu says it has another meaning: in the Ryuun language, there is a word called “ohca”, which means “one who links.” Ryuun-Ohc had a similar name, with “Ohc” meaning “link”. Hanyuu hopes that Ouka will someday link the humans and Ryuun as befitting her name.
A few days later, Hanyuu brings Ouka into Ryuun-Ohc to show her off. Ryuun-Ohc is pleased, but then informs Hanyuu this may be the last time she is able to meet her while functioning normally; Ryuun-Ohc is reaching her operational limit soon. Hanyuu is shocked, but she knew it would happen eventually since Lynoses all across the land were shutting down. Hanyuu apologizes for never doing anything to reward her partner.
Ryuun-Ohc says not to worry and refers to her by her real name, Yeasomul Jedha. Hanyuu is surprised, and Ryuun-Ohc reveals that she has inherited part of Hanyuu’s mother’s personality, the former Yeasomul Jedha. Hanyuu remembers that the elders talked about some Putus who became astral bodies after death and could still affect the world by parasitizing other creatures. Hanyuu’s mother must have been dwelling in the Lynos after her death. Ryuun-Ohc says she kept quiet about her identity as a directive from her mother; if Hanyuu knew all along, she would rely on Ryuun-Ohc all the time and wouldn’t learn anything. Hanyuu admits that she's correct.
Ryuun-Ohc praises Hanyuu for working so hard as the latter sheds tears. Hanyuu’s sword is transformed into light and disappears. Ryuun-Ohc says she may not have any more use for it, as the sword was an extension of her. Hanyuu accepts that the loss of her sword means cutting ties with the Ryuun and living as a human. Ryuun-Ohc says that even though she will cease operations, the Lynos itself will still be partly functional and give her the sword if she summons it.
Ryuun-Ohc tells Hanyuu to be happy and Hanyuu stops her, saying Riku thought of a name for her: Ryuuou. Ryuuou accepts her new name and sends Hanyuu back to the human world. Hanyuu is happy that she has Riku and now Ouka with her. However, those days wouldn't last.
Chapter 9: Tragic Fate.
Hanyuu walks to the quarry in Yagouchi. It had two roads leading into it, and one went unused. Villagers were afraid of Onigafuchi because of rumors surrounding a mangled corpse found at the swamp, probably the result of a beast or bandit. Hanyuu found the story convenient for her. It had been a while since she last visited the swamp, as sediment turned the water muddy since Ryuuou went offline, taking the purification system with it. Hanyuu looks at her reflection in the swamp, still lamenting her horns, and summons her sword. Hanyuu then looks at the stars in the sky, the Evening Star, and looks at a red jewel that fell out of a necklace Riku gave her.
A flashback occurs to a few days ago. Hanyuu told Riku she was leaving the village, as another demon has appeared. Four days ago, a stonemason’s corpse was found dismembered at Onigafuchi Swamp, who had gone missing earlier while going home drunk and supposedly took the forbidden road to Yagouchi, falling to the curse. Riku already knew this and wanted to keep it hidden from Hanyuu until they learned more. Riku has no idea what he would do if Hanyuu died while fighting a demon, and his wife laments that many hunters have become the hunted in her time. Hanyuu still needs to go, as the demon’s hunting instincts will eventually be awakened and it will become harder to hurt, let alone kill. Riku asks why she still has to leave, and Hanyuu mentions rumors that the foreigner living in Furude Shrine may be the avatar of a demon. Riku says it’s an unfounded rumor, but Hanyuu's already heard the whole thing.
Earlier, Hanyuu went to the assembly hall to bring Riku something and heard him raging over rumors that the foreigner wore a hood to hide her horns. Riku insisted that she actually wore a hood to hide her scars. The elders said nothing back, surprised by Riku’s sudden anger. Shino, as a stand-in for the mayor, helped defend Riku’s wife. Hanyuu was aware that if the demon infestation continued, the villagers would try to prove their suspicions of her, and it would be more troublesome if her horns were revealed. Riku begs Hanyuu to stay as he and Shino convince the villagers, but Hanyuu still worries about Ouka and the thought that other children will hear rumors from their parents and treat her badly. Hanyuu promises to return once she’s disposed of the demon, but she doesn't know how long it will take.
Riku has been worried for a long time after seeing momenys where Hanyuu would get a strange look in her face and stare into the distance for a while. Hanyuu says before she met Riku, all she ever thought about was how she would die and when. Human bodies age as they grow old, mature mentally, and die, but it is the other way around for Ryuun. Their bodies never aged, but their minds regressed as they grew older. They preserved their lives not through cellular metabolism, but through interlocking and reconstitution of molecules. Their thoughts and minds grew simpler as a result, a process called infantilization. Orders sent to their body systems that kept them alive eventually became simplified or omitted, and so their molecular bonds collapse. They were called a “free body” or ghost in this state, unable to change between astral forms and physical forms. Ghost Ryuun drift forever, maintaining their primitive consciousness and unable to interact with other lifeforms. According to Ryuuou, there are exceptions where Ryuun can share abilities and memories by “sympathizing” with the lifeform they use as a medium.
Riku is aware that he’ll die one day, but he doesn’t want to imagine what will happen to Hanyuu afterwards. Hanyuu says she’s been living for too long and forgot how sacred death can be. Hanyuu promises to return and takes off her necklace and gives it to Riku: a device which will allow Riku to speak to her from far away, in case of emergency. Hanyuu thinks this will be her final mission as a Jedha and reinforces her desire to return. Hanyuu gives Riku one last embrace.
A group of thieves who disguised as demons killed people and scared away the villagers, hoping to raid the houses later. However, a real demon appeared and began massacring them. The demon thinks about how pathetic these humans hiding really are, awaiting the presence of one who would ignite his desire to fight.
Hanyuu greets the demon and draws her sword. Demonified Ryuun detected nearby brethren and made their presence known, and Hanyuu was sure that some miscreants were behind this incident. However, she let them run around as bait to attract the Grifys. Grifys instantly bore bloodlust towards Putus the second their instincts awaken, wanting to have a fight to the death. Hanyuu could also feel a bloodlust stirring inside her, her urge to kill growing rapidly. Hanyuu says the beast managed to stay in hiding for three years, almost waiting for the marker to run out.
Hanyuu engages the demon. She delivers a slash to its chest but the wound regenerates, and she sees it has reached terminal symptoms. Hanyuu thought she could take him prisoner and treat him, but she has no choice now. Hanyuu delivers a creed and takes a stance: the Turuy Galkia, or Twin Earth pose, a one-hit-kill technique which could deal fatal blows against a demonified Grifys even when weakened. Hanyuu’s Ryuuou sword normally had one edge, but it changes shape with the incantation and grows two branching blades, able to cut through internal body tissue. With a single stab, it severs the heart's four blood vessels and sends Putus blood flowing into the Grifys, which was like a poison to them.
The demon charges and Hanyuu prepares to deliver the finishing flow but misses completely, a first for her. Hanyuu is knocked aside as punishment. She catches her breath and takes a glimpse at the demon’s chest, seeing that it’s wearing the same necklace she gave Riku earlier. Hanyuu realizes that Riku must have learned that these demons were bandits and went there himself to get evidence to tell Hanyuu, got cornered by them, and had no choice but to awaken his instincts to protect himself. Hanyuu sobs, not wanting to believe it was true. She suspected the possibility when she and Riku first met and were attracted to each other, and always gave him medicine and checked his blood, but got negative results every time. Even while being so close to him, Hanyuu could never sense anything.
The demon hits Hanyuu again, managing to get hold of her sword. Hanyuu figures this is still an advantage for her since the demon is trying to attack with an unfamiliar weapon. The demon swings down with the sword and Hanyuu blocks it with both hands, cutting them up and sending her blood trickling down the blade to burn the demon’s hands. Hanyuu further disorients it by spitting her broken tooth into its eye, regaining her sword. Hanyuu delivers another slash, dealing more damage due to her blood soaking into its wounds.
Hanyuu determines that this demon was the Putus from back then, with its unusual intelligence and order. It was possible but rare for a Putus to die and continue living as a free body, then possess a different body like a human and live on as a Grifys, a “true” demon. The demon confirms that it was indeed the Putus Hanyuu slayed 20 years ago. Hanyuu demands to know why it possessed Riku and demonified and attacked villagers. The demon says it grew tired of killing Grifys endlessly, feeling no challenge from them and wanted to have a greater fight. However, its plans were foiled due to Hanyuu, the strongest of the Putus, going straight for him before his powers fully manifested. He became humiliated and wanted to prove that he was stronger by finding a new host, settling on Riku because he knew it would bring Hanyuu anguish and despair if she fought him.
Hanyuu is at a loss for what to do, and the demon reminds her that if he dies then Riku dies too. Hanyuu angrily slashes at him, the demon enjoying it and laughing. Hanyuu continues attacking wildly, her movements slowing down and exhausting as the demon gets another hit in. Hanyuu feels like this might be the end and wonders if she’ll become a free body when she dies. She also wonders if Riku wants to die here with her. The demon prepares to deliver the finishing blow but Hanyuu takes another glimpse at the necklace and blocks the attack with her sword. She remembers Riku’s parting words, wanting to fulfill his wish to live and not to die. Hanyuu grows her claws and slashes at the demon, blinding him. The demon thinks she’s demonified as well. Claw blades were a demon’s power unleashed by rage and bloodlust. Hanyuu could gain power even greater than demonified Putus, however it would destroy her sense of reason if used too long. Hanyuu says she’ll never forgive the demon and retracts her claw blades, picking up her sword again.
Hanyuu resumes the Turuy Galkia stance and sheds tears, apologizing to Riku for having to kill him. She swears to become a demon, taking in the sins and living as a wrathful god to be hated by all until the day she dies. The demon says he’ll just abandon his body and come back with another one, then suddenly pulls off his necklace and holds it out. The demon voices his trouble separating from the body, and Riku’s voice echoes in Hanyuu's head, telling her it’s alright. Riku says that no matter what happens, he will always love Hanyuu. She thinks that if this were any other time, she’d bashfully hit him and turn her head; memories like that were as clear as yesterday. Hanyuu voices her love for Riku and promises never to forget this pain. Hanyuu bids farewell to Riku as her husband tells her to take care of Ouka. Hanyuu invokes the type-2 form of the Ryuuou and charges.
Chapter 10: Reunion.
10 years later, Hanyuu returns to Furude Shrine in spring, seeing that the villagers have continued to maintain it. On that fateful night, the villagers had armed themselves and went to Onigafuchi Swamp where they found several dead bandits, the body of Riku who looked like he was fighting them off, and the torn remains of a miko outfit. The villagers understood they accused the Furude priest’s wife of being a demon, and the two were encouraged to prove their innocence by fighting off bandits but failed. Shino was most shocked to hear this. Although the villagers tried to search for Hanyuu, they found her blood and footprints abruptly ending at a cliff overlooking a river, concluding she fell off with a bandit. Shino cries, regretting she never fought harder for her friends and did more to convince the villagers.
To atone, the villagers decided they would adopt Ouka, seeing her as the daughter of the village’s saviors. Under the guardianship of the Kimiyoshi family led by Shino and the Sonozakis, the village officials, Ouka was raised so she could run Furude Shrine herself when she was of age.
After the battle, Hanyuu lost most of her ability to sustain a physical body. She wasn’t entirely a free body, but she couldn’t maintain a body that could be seen by humans, so it seemed like she went missing. Hanyuu believed there was a mental aspect as well, as she could go berserk if she pushed herself without recovering. Hanyuu wished the best for her daughter as she recovered at other Lynoses and fought Grifys and humans posing as them in various lands.
Hanyuu saw it as atonement. She looks at the same cherry blossom tree she and Riku saw that day, reminded of many happy memories with her husband. Until recently, Hanyuu would cry uncontrollably whenever she thought of Riku, but now it only works when she taints her happy memories with sorrow. She isn’t sure if she’s growing numb or stronger, but her feelings for Riku never fade. Not once did she regret ever meeting and marrying him.
Suddenly, a blue-haired girl appears and asks who Hanyuu is with a “meep”. Hanyuu is shocked since nobody should be able to see her. Hanyuu could see that this girl definitely resembled her daughter. The girl asks what business she has at her father’s tree. Hanyuu tries to hold back her feelings and introduces herself as Oyashiro-sama, the guardian deity of the shrine. The girl introduces herself as Ouka Furude and nipahs.
Chapter 11: The Meaning of Kindness.
10 years later, an older Ouka practices her sword swings, using a wooden sword to attack a tree. Hanyuu watches her and is impressed that Ouka managed to perform a thrust move from the Turuy Galkia stance. This technique took Hanyuu a considerable amount of time to perfect, and though she only showed it to Ouka a few times and never taught her anything, Ouka recreated it perfectly. Hanyuu says that Ouka might be better off becoming a swordsmanship instructor. Ouka asks if she’ll teach her thrusts, but Hanyuu says she needs to focus on the basics more.
It was 10 years since Hanyuu became involved in Ouka’s life. She stopped saying meep and nipah, and she gained a certain luster at 21 years of age. Hanyuu reminisces on the day they reunited. Hanyuu planned to leave the shrine quickly, but Ouka suddenly asked her to come to her house. Ouka says she was living by herself for a long time and wants someone to talk to, and Hanyuu is confused since Shino should have raised her. Ouka says she was indeed being raised by Shino, and when she turned 10 two weeks ago, she asked to live at Furude Shrine, to protect the place her birth parents treasured.
A flashback occurs. Ouka tells Shino she wants to move out and thanks her for teaching everything she needs to take care of herself. Shino asks if that’s really necessary since Ouka is only 10 and can still perform her rituals if she stays, and asks if Ouka dislikes living here. Ouka says that’s not the case, as the Kimiyoshis all treated her well. She’d seen that the Furude house had fallen to ruin due to nobody living in it for years, and she couldn’t forget about it. Ouka can’t remember her parents at all, but she knew there were happy memories in that place, so she couldn't leave it ruined forever. Shino sheds tears and asks if she’s really ready for that, and Ouka promises to do her best. Shino says her son will come by to help from time to time, and though Ouka is head of the Furude family, she will always be a Kimiyoshi.
Hanyuu begins to cry, knowing that her daughter still treasured memories of her parents at her young age. Hanyuu so much wanted to tell Ouka she was her mother and hug her. Ouka is confused by Hanyuu’s expression and asks what’s wrong, saying she looks scared. Hanyuu tries to deny it but thinks maybe she is, as she abandoned Ouka and left her in Shino’s care. Hanyuu had no right to be standing before her like this, yet she couldn’t say goodbye. Ouka directs Hanyuu to come inside and takes her hand. Hanyuu grips back, feeling forgotten warmth return after 10 years.
Ouka asks if “God” really is her name, and Hanyuu says her nickname is Oyashiro-sama. Ouka asks what her real name is, and Hanyuu hesitates. She can’t say she’s Hanyuu since Ouka would know that’s her dead mother’s name. Hanyuu instead says she’s Hai-Ryun Yeasomul Jedha; the name she abandoned before became apt for who she was now. Ouka has trouble repeating it and asks if there’s a simpler name. Hanyuu is painfully reminded of the day Riku gave her a new name.
Ouka decides to call her Hanyuu, as it’s a name fitting for a god and the most important person to her. Ouka smiles, and Hanyuu is speechless. Hanyuu narrates that in the 10 years since she left Ouka, she fought Grifys tirelessly, having a hatred that never died down and a void of loneliness inside her heart. She only came back to Onigafuchi to rest. Ouka’s words were precious to her, yet she knew she’d regret accepting them one day. Ouka had no idea Hanyuu was her mother nor did she need to know.
Ever since that day, Hanyuu lived in the ritual storehouse. She couldn't bear to live in the Furude house because of happy memories she had there, and Ouka never questioned her choice of living space. Hanyuu never forgot about scouting for Grifys and would always inform Ouka whenever she left. Activity decreased ever since she defeated that Putus, but there were still disturbances from time to time. In the meantime, Hanyuu spoke with Ouka, trained her in the sword, and gave all sorts of advice. Their routine continued even after Ouka got married and had a family. Hanyuu couldn’t believe Ouka would marry Shino’s son Shouji. She remembers that back when Ouka was born, Shino said Ouka should marry one of her sons. Hanyuu and Riku agreed, and Shino became overjoyed to finally have a daughter. Shouji married Ouka and changed his surname to Furude, ensuring the Furude name could keep going. Ouka then had Fuuka and discovered the joy of being a mother. However, Shouji and Fuuka couldn't see Hanyuu.
Ouka interrupts Hanyuu’s reminiscence. Hanyuu is distracted by how Ouka’s eyes remind her of Riku’s. Ouka thanks her for the swordsmanship training. Back then, Hanyuu was training with a sword in the forest behind the shrine, and Ouka happened to be collecting firewood nearby. Ouka liked the sword dance she saw Hanyuu perform and asked to be taught, wanting the ability to defend herself against any bandits that might invade the shrine. Hanyuu opted to teach her the bare minimum, as she couldn’t be in Onigafuchi forever.
Hanyuu is surprised that Ouka kept up with all of her training. Ouka says she was taught never to want things unless she was serious about it, and to do her best to not embarrass her teachers. Hanyuu is especially surprised at Ouka being able to learn the Turuy Galkia. It was a sword technique that allowed even a woman to pierce steel, but it made a lot of impact and recoil to the body’s joints. Done poorly, it would break your bones. Hanyuu could master it due to her natural genetic characteristics as a Ryuun and training from a young age. She thought it was impossible for humans to learn, and though Ouka’s technique was rough, she was able to get the movements and posture correct. Hanyuu felt somewhat threatened that Ouka could learn it just from imitating her. Hanyuu thinks Ouka must have the characteristics of Ryuun and Putus, a reminder that her daughter has her inhuman blood.
Hanyuu asks why Ouka wanted to learn the ways of the sword, as she believes she didn't want it just to fight off bandits. Hanyuu observed that Ouka was mischievous and spoke more maturely than she should, but she was quite gentle. Ouka trained daily even when Hanyuu wasn’t around.
Ouka puts on a serious expression and says she thought becoming a sword-wielding miko would be awesome. Hanyuu is floored. Ouka goes on about how boys respect and yearn for mikos who act as their god’s representatives, and how a miko battling a demon would be beautiful. Hanyuu doesn't know what to say, and Ouka says she became inspired on that day she saw Hanyuu training; that was the kind of miko she wanted to be. Hanyuu questions why Riku had to pass his dumb interests onto his daughter and swears to give him a beating once they reunite in heaven.
Ouka laughs, as she was obviously joking. She heard from Shino that her dad was weird like that and asks Hanyuu how her impression was. Hanyuu is displeased, but she remembered that Riku would do the same thing despite getting beaten up constantly, probably just him trying to be considerate by getting Hanyuu used to normal life. Ouka had a mysterious aura about her that allowed Hanyuu to forgive her. She could stir up trouble and end it on a positive note.
Ouka says she did think Hanyuu’s sword training was cool, and though it might be childish, she also wanted to become strong. She wanted a strong heart and the support to believe in herself, and the confidence to do something for the village that her parents gave their lives to protect. Shino always talked about how wonderful the two of them were. Hanyuu is conflicted, as Ouka had been told a mix of truth and lies: Hanyuu left the village to fight demons to protect Riku and Ouka and reclaim their peaceful lives. If she learned the truth, Ouka might come to hate the villagers for driving her parents out and question her birth and existence. Ouka believes the strength to protect the village is her duty as successor to the Furude family. Ouka’s primary role is to protect the shrine and revere Oyashiro-sama, yet Shino would scold her if she knew she was doing sword training.
Hanyuu asks if Ouka remembers her parents. Ouka couldn’t remember them at all, but as time passed and she learned how her parents were praised as saviors, she grew to feel inferior. As their daughter her job was to bury and revere them and protect the shrine, but she was unsure if that was enough. Ouka decided she wanted strength to exterminate demons and save villagers, just like her parents. Hanyuu was saddened to see Ouka’s loneliness. She understood that Ouka wanted to prove she really was the daughter of the village’s heroes, and that Ouka wanted not to be recognized as “the daughter of the heroes” or “the Furude daughter”, but as Ouka Furude herself.
Hanyuu tells Ouka that while it is admirable to want to live up to her parents’ legacy, she is still just Ouka Furude; she shouldn’t be chasing ideals. Hanyuu respects Ouka’s kindness and diligence, but if she were asked if Ouka could be like her parents, Hanyuu would say no. Ouka thinks she’s saying she has no talent but Hanyuu says it’s about individuality: though she’s heading down the same path, no one can be Ouka’s parents, and no one can be Ouka either. Ouka must live as best she can to be Ouka Furude.
Hanyuu says that if Ouka were someone who didn’t meet the villagers’ expectations, she wouldn't be as praised as she is now. She is still someone looked up to by villagers, and that is wonderful. Ouka feels embarrassed at the compliment and says she did everything she could not to disappoint anybody, so it was not wonderful. She sometimes feels unworthy of all the praise. Hanyuu says that’s what being kind is all about, regretting everything she does while seeking her ideals. Ouka should be proud of who she is right now.
Ouka begins to cry and asks if it’s alright for her to stay the way she is. Hanyuu says there will be a time where her kindness will make everyone happy, and that is surely what her parents would have wanted. Ouka smiles and thanks her, grateful that she met Hanyuu. Ouka says she unconsciously tried to act tough to live up to people’s expectations, and since they always showed her awkward consideration, she couldn’t notice her mistakes. Because Ouka and the villagers were so nice to each other, this fostered an environment where Ouka had no opportunities to open her heart to anyone, and nobody could point out when she did something wrong.
Ouka says that Hanyuu is like a mother to her, and the latter is taken aback for a bit. Hanyuu tries to stop herself from crying. Ouka grabs her hand and asks if she’ll continue to stay with her, and Hanyuu affirms it. Hanyuu still wonders why she was wishing for her daughter to grow up happy while she herself was living like a demon and couldn’t even confess the truth to her. She was doing something that might cause trouble, just when things were looking up for Ouka. In the end, all she wants is to live with her beloved daughter forever.
One day during sword training, the clouds begin to darken, a sign of impending rain. Hanyuu changes to astral form and heads home, hoping to warn Ouka since she was doing laundry. Many times in the past Ouka failed to anticipate the rain and got sad when her clothes got wet. Hanyuu wonders why she never picked up on this. Hanyuu remembers a prior conversation with Ouka, where her husband Shouji was finally returning from school by the castle. He was studying agriculture under Riku’s father while Ouka and Fuuka were left to tend to the shrine. The Furude family would finally be together.
Hanyuu heads to the Furude family garden and hears Shino in the distance. She spies on Ouka and Shino talking, still in astral form. Shino’s features still looked the same, yet 20 years of responsibility were clearly taking their toll. Shino’s husband became in poor health so she assumed all of his duties, and Shino seemed more composed because of it. Shino spoke to Ouka frequently, however Hanyuu instinctively avoided her once it became apparent Shino couldn’t see her. Hanyuu could see that their conversation this time was serious. Shino tells Ouka that the man she told her about yesterday has passed away. A chill runs down Hanyuu’s spine.
Ouka asks how many that makes this month, and Shino replies 20. All the physicians and medicine men she spoke to have never seen a plague like this before and don’t know what to do. Ouka can’t believe this and asks what else they could try. Shino says they’ve tried everything, and the chance of patients recovering is hopeless. Shino fears the village may be destroyed for real at this rate. The mortality rate rises every day, and the crop fields are full of diseased corpses, so even the produce is going to die out. Shino promises she’s doing everything in her power to find a solution. Although she didn’t say it, seemingly the only option left was to abandon the village and find a new home. Hanyuu knew that even if all the healthy villagers moved somewhere else, it would cause trouble with other villages: they would be told not to bring their plague, and they would be turned away since there wouldn't be enough resources. More people would probably die from that than from the disease.
Shino worries about Ouka since she’s always had a weak composition and especially worries about Fuuka. She hands her some Chinese herbal medicine and leaves. AS Ouka wonders what to do, Hanyuu reveals herself. Ouka sees she was listening all along and says she herself only found out about the disease just now. She believed there was a seasonal cold going around, and Shino withheld information so as not to worry her.
Hanyuu understood that Shino only told Ouka now since she was ready to leave Onigafuchi. Shino must’ve known how attached Ouka was to the village and never told her until the last minute, wanting to do everything she could beforehand. Ouka laments having to abandon the village her parents protected and asks Hanyuu what she would do. Hanyuu thinks she’d be sad if the village became deserted, but she still had Ryuuou’s functions and other Lynoses with which to carry out her mission. She would go with Ouka and her family wherever they went, ensuring they could live new lives.
Hanyuu tells Ouka she is now the guardian deity of her and not the village, so she’ll go with her. Ouka gives a sad smile and thanks. She says Hanyuu has been a great help to her like she was 8 years ago and is struck with inspiration. Ouka asks Hanyuu to please make some medicine. 8 years ago, Ouka suddenly came down with an illness that caused rashes, long fevers, and respiratory failure that led to death. There was no treatment for it, and many victims would die from exhaustion after weeks of agony. When Ouka got sick, all of the villagers quarantined her and wouldn’t go near. Shino tried to help but Ouka asked her not to, not wanting to get her sick either. Hanyuu watched over Ouka for a while but grew tired and decided to use Ryuuou’s functions to make medicine for her.
Ouka says that those who survived the illness had hideous scars, but Hanyuu’s medicine didn’t leave any on her. The entire village was astounded at Ouka’s recovery, believing it to be a miracle of Oyashiro-sama and increasing donations to the shrine. Hanyuu says she could make medicine for the entire village using Ryuuou, but she won’t. Ryuun law dictates that they must coexist with intelligent life and never interfere more than necessary. The Ryuun never wanted to invade Earth, and though they assimilated humans and exterminated Grifys, using Ryuun tech to solve problems unrelated to those was seen as rejecting the land’s culture and causality.
Hanyuu says that everyone has a fate. She bent the law since Ouka was half-Ryuun, however she couldn’t just eradicate an entire disease and let those who were supposed to die live. Ouka asks if it’s fate then that Onigafuchi gets destroyed, a rage rising in her voice as she asks what reason Hanyuu has for letting everyone die. Hanyuu flinches, knowing that a person’s lack of reason for saving lives is proof they are capable of conscience and reasoning.
Ouka pleads with Hanyuu to reconsider. Hanyuu remembers how she herself petitioned the Ryuun elders and Ryuuou with similar concerns about coexistence with humans and military development. Hanyuu tells Ouka she can exterminate the virus, but what of the crop fields? The deceased humans and animals are polluting the soil and water, and this year will be worse than usual; what will Ouka do about the food shortage? Ouka struggles to answer, and Hanyuu says she could definitely create more food for everyone, but what if neighboring villages suffering from disease and famine hear Onigafuchi has a surplus of food? Conflicts over the supply would arise, and bloodshed would occur. In the end, will there be more casualties from illness or from infighting? Hanyuu asks Ouka to think about what happens after she saves all the villagers.
Ouka says that before, she gained renewed hope when Hanyuu showed her a miracle, but now she is wrong for relying on her? She asks which is more painful, the despair at being powerless or the frustration at being able to do something but having no position to do it. A saddened Ouka wishes she never learned about miracles or supernatural powers if she knew it would lead to this and could’ve convinced herself there was absolutely nothing she could do. Hanyuu is shocked to her core at the sound of this. She remembers the elders’ warnings that a miracle that happens ceases to be one. Hanyuu realizes she made a mistake of giving Ouka hope.
Ouka turns away from Hanyuu when Fuuka suddenly runs up to her warning of trouble. The group goes to the house, where Shouji is lying on the floor and writhing in agony. He yells at everyone to stay back, to contact the Sonozaki residence and to get away from the house. Ouka can’t believe that her dearest older brother and husband was going to die from illness. Ouka goes back to see Hanyuu and prostrates herself, pleading that she save her husband. She apologizes for not thinking of the long-term consequences and for being selfish. Ouka says Shouji has studied agriculture for a long time and has worked harder than her to improve the village, so she doesn't want him to die. Ouka tearfully offers to die herself if it means Shouji will live, and Hanyuu asks what will become of Fuuka. Ouka says Shouji may do a better job raising her than her shortsighted mother. Hanyuu remembers what Riku said to her long ago about marriage and realizes she doesn’t want Ouka to deny meeting her.
Hanyuu gives Ouka a pouch containing fever medicine and a sedative. She can make the medicine by dawn, however she wants Ouka to help Shouji hold out as much as possible. Ouka accepts her gift, and Hanyuu says it’s been a long time since she made medicine so she may get the amount wrong, so it’s up to Ouka to distribute any extras.
The next day, Ouka uses Hanyuu’s medicine to nurse Shouji back to health. While distributing the rest, she tells the villagers that Oyashiro-sama taught her how to make it. Ouka became hailed as Oyashiro-sama’s reincarnation while the medicine was seen as “demon medicine”. Those suffering from illnesses in other villages came to Onigafuchi seeking the cure, giving food and supplies in exchange. Ouka was pleased, proving that she was indeed the daughter of those heroes.
Ouka thanks Hanyuu, now knowing what it means to be kind for others. She promises to think more about how to help the villagers find happiness using her own strength. Hanyuu agrees to continue staying with Ouka, however she can’t shake this anxious feeling.
Chapter 12: Looming Shadows.
Hanyuu is woken up from sleep in the ritual storehouse when Ouka barges in and says the medicine in the warehouse has disappeared. Hanyuu looks at the warehouse for herself and sees that only the chest containing the medicine was stolen while the other supplies were untouched. Ouka is sure she left the medicine chest right here, having planned to bring it to the northern settlement. Hanyuu inspects the scene and thinks three men were involved, who broke in right after it started raining last night. Ouka says she brought the medicine in before dinner as soon as she got it from Hanyuu.
It was several months since Ouka earned praise as the second coming of Oyashiro-sama for her medicine. She gave it out to people wealthy or poor, and people flocked from all over to get some. Over time, distribution fell thin since Hanyuu couldn’t make enough to satisfy the demand, and complaints began to rise over how slow they were, leading to this theft. Hanyuu regrets how shallow humans can truly be, putting themselves first and paying no mind to Ouka’s generosity.
Hanyuu asks if Ouka is sure she locked the door to the warehouse, as there are no signs the lock was broken or tampered with. She asks who else has a key to the warehouse, and Ouka says Shino Kimiyoshi and Mao Sonozaki, acting head of the Sonozakis, had one. Ouka doesn’t want to doubt them, but Hanyuu says they can't overlook the possibility. Hanyuu doesn’t want to suspect her old friend Shino, leaving Mao the only option. Ouka says she’ll summon both Shino and Mao and ask them directly. Hanyuu is surprised, suggesting they instead summon Shino and then Mao separately to talk about it. Ouka says this problem concerns the fate of the village, and so the Three Families need to gather and discuss future countermeasures. Hanyuu understands that Ouka doesn’t want the Three Families’ relationships to become rocky from meeting with the heads separately, but given the relationships of “those two”, it was bound to be bad. Ouka says doubt grows when you pile it up, and that having a talk without one of the suspects present just invites needless assumptions. Ouka says she’s going to give others the proper thought to make them happy. She will also resolve the Three Families’ “problem” and asks Hanyuu to watch over her. As Ouka summons the two heads, Hanyuu wonders if this will really work out. Ouka had become so happy and proactive after the medicine went out, but she was surely pushing herself too hard.
Ouka explains the situation to Shino and Mao while Hanyuu watches in astral form. Ouka apologizes and Shino says it’s not necessary, as thieves will break in no matter what if they want to steal, and is happy that Ouka’s family is alright. Shino sees the issue is about the lock to the warehouse and asks if it was necessary to bring Mao here, referring to her derisively. Mao scoffs in response.
Mao Sonozaki was the wife of the late Sonozaki family head who passed away a few years ago. Mao was 3 years older than Ouka and was running the family in all but name while still raising her own child son as the successor. Mao and Shino bicker as Hanyuu watches exasperatedly. Mao was like Ouka’s big sister and originally wasn’t a Sonozaki, being the only daughter of a bunch of gangsters who ran an inn. After a love affair with the Sonozaki successor, Mao married into the family. Mao wasn’t seen fondly by the village elders as she was an outsider, and Mao and Shino could never get along as Shino had even tried to interfere with Mao’s marriage. The two of them would insult each other constantly, to the point where Shino would send representatives to village meetings. Ouka mediated and put in good words for both Shino and Mao, and Mao would open up to Ouka and dote on her like a sister.
Hanyuu praises Ouka’s strength and perseverance. She wonders why Shino hates Mao so much when she knew her as kind and accepting towards outsiders, and why Ouka seemed to defend Mao a lot; something must have happened between Shino and Ouka.
Ouka asks to see their keys. Hanyuu figures that the goal was determining if negligence or betrayal had happened. If the thieves had merely stolen the key then it could be fixed with a simple reprimand, but the latter option meant someone violated Ouka’s trust. Hanyuu wonders why Ouka had to call the two together, as Shino and Mao would suspect each other.
Shino says her key is in a safe spot and suggests that the people in Mao's father's organization stole the medicine. Mao and Shino argue some more. Hanyuu is about to tell Ouka to call it quits when Mao asks Ouka if she also suspects her men. Ouka denies it, as she trusts both Mao and Shino and called the meeting today to discuss it. She wouldn’t have brought them together if she believed one of them did it, but it is still a problem if one of them used the keys without permission. Ouka says the most important thing is protecting against future thefts and asks the other heads to please work with her. Hanyuu admires how Ouka earnestly told them to their faces how much she trusts them. Shino and Mao realized their quarreling was pointless in this emergency.
Mao says that it might not involve the theft, but she heard that some men who served her father found many instances of demon medicine being sold in his town. Ouka and Shino are surprised, as this was the first time they heard of it. Mao heard it last month, but her men were investigating it as they spoke. Shino asks why she never told them and Mao says they would’ve suspected her if she didn’t provide proof, but Ouka’s trust convinced her to say it. Shino apologizes for being wrong about her, and Mao apologizes for keeping it hidden for so long.
Mao explains that "demon medicine" was being sold as a wonder drug for the epidemic, but many of them were imitations taking advantage of the rumors, so Mao never paid it much thought. Last week, one of Mao’s men found a trade that was selling the real thing and seized it. While Mao still didn’t have proof someone was selling black market demon medicine, this might still be connected to the theft. Ouka wonders if she made a mistake giving out this medicine for free, and Mao assures her it was the right thing to do; people looking to get rich quick would have done it even without Ouka’s medicine. Hanyuu sees that Mao was truly empathetic. Shino asks Ouka when she’ll make medicine for the northern settlement, and Hanyuu whispers to Ouka it will be ready by that evening. Shion asks Mao to have a ceasefire, wanting to put on a little trick.
Shino plans to put new medicine in the warehouse and watch over it at night in turns with Mao and Ouka. They spread info to the villagers saying the medicine would be brought to the northern settlement and needed help. Any bandits would surely attack the warehouse that night.
If Shino and Mao themselves stood watch and someone else came to steal the medicine, then they could clear each other of suspicion. The three heads wait in a cold room at night and confirm the locations of each key. Shion deduces the thieves' mindset, being that they must be aware a trap has been set for them and will resort to stealing little bits of medicine at a time.
Hanyuu is relieved that deep down, Shino was still the kind woman she knew. Shino vouched for Hanyuu’s innocence back when she was suspected of being a demon, and Shino felt deep regret for letting Riku and Hanyuu get killed as a result of the rumors. Shino had seen that the act of accepting outsiders was negative.
A flashback occurs to after the meeting, after Mao went home. Shino confesses to Ouka her desire to accept Mao wholeheartedly, yet the villagers look down on outsiders. Shino knows that mindset will change with the times, but maybe not soon. Shino really admires Mao’s capability, but who knows what would happen if Shino opposed the rest of the village. They would criticize Shino for standing up for Mao and slander Ouka for being born to an outsider. Shino had to act like she opposed Mao, anticipating that the kind-hearted Ouka would stand up for her and defy her mother. Ouka understands Shino’s reasons and hopes Mao will understand in the future. Hanyuu could see they really were mother and daughter.
Hanyuu wonders why she still remained in the village. Ouka had Shino for a mother and had a good family, so maybe it was time for Hanyuu to depart. Hanyuu’s introspection is interrupted when she hears a door slide open. Fuuka, who was supposed to be sleeping, opens the warehouse with Ouka's key and pulls out some radishes, leaving the medicine alone. Fuuka then starts walking away from the shrine and Hanyuu follows. Fuuka goes a long way and gives the radishes to some small puppies and their mother. Hanyuu is relieved since Fuuka just wanted to help some dogs and had no idea what she was doing, but she would surely get a harsh reprimand from Ouka. Hanyuu still wonders about who stole the medicine when she hears Mao confronting someone.
Hanyuu runs back to the scene, where the three heads were confronting three unknown men, a familiar chest at their feet. Ouka politely asks the men to return to medicine and is willing to hear them out. The men put on a bold front, wanting to get rich off of their thievery. The men pull out daggers and Hanyuu wonders if she should reveal herself and pass it off as “the work of Oyashiro-sama”, but Ouka bravely holds her ground. One man charges and Mao punches him in the face. Shino knocks the second man to the ground. Ouka uses a wooden sword to disarm the third man and threatens him.
The men get tied up as Mao compliments Ouka’s skill. Mao calls out to a group of men hiding nearby led by her subordinate Hyougo, who laments that they couldn’t get their chance to shine. The group had several Sonozaki and Kimiyoshi associates, ensuring that the Sonozakis and Kimiyoshis could clear each other of suspicion. Hyougo’s men take the captured bandits to be stored in the Sonozaki estate's storehouse until the next morning. Ouka plops down in relief, and the others laugh. Fuuka suddenly appears and confesses that she unlocked the warehouse to help feed a dog and her puppies. Ouka reprimands her as Mao and Shino laugh, saying she ought to let her off easily. Ouka hugs her daughter.
The next morning, the villagers gather at the Furude Shrine to see the bandits, who are locked up and on display. The villagers pile on insults to the thieves as Ouka and Shino watch. Shino figures Mao spread the word and Ouka asks why the thieves are on display like this, as they should’ve been sent to the magistrate. Shino says there’s still something that concerns them, but they didn’t need to go this far. Hanyuu watches the criminals emotionlessly.
Mao Sonozaki introduces herself to the crowd and asks the thieves to reveal everything, but they stay silent. Mao calls her subordinates Hyougo and Azuma to pull out a black iron apparatus. Hanyuu, Ouka, and Shino are confused as to the bizarre object. Mao's men put masks shaped like human faces onto the apparatus as she explains it was a tool used for dentistry, for people who would shut their mouths from the pain of getting cavities removed. Mao demonstrates by spinning a wheel on the object, causing the jaws on the masks to open and eventually break apart. The thieves are horrified.
Mao asks the men if they would like to speak now, and they all reply in fear. A sigh of relief spreads across the villagers as Ouka and Shino watch with disgust. Even Hanyuu felt this was going too far and wonders why Mao would do this when the village already fears her. Ouka asks Shino if they should stop her, but she says they should watch longer. The men reveal that they were bribed by someone to steal the medicine, and Mao demands to know who. Ouka asks what’s going on, and Shino says this is too many people for a get-rich-quick scheme, and it’s especially concerning since they stole a chest with the Furude crest on it. Mao threatens the ringleader some more and he says he’ll be killed if he confesses. Ouka finally steps in as Shino stands back. Hanyuu understands what’s going on: Mao is acting cold and cruel in front of the villagers to contrast Ouka’s kindness, increasing the villager’s unity. Villagers who saw this would spread word about what terror awaited thieves, deterring further break-ins to the warehouse. Ouka was unaware of the plan.
Ouka chides Mao for being too cruel. Mao says they can’t let them go since they stole Onigafuchi’s secret medicine, and the villagers hesitantly agree. Ouka says they should send the thieves to the magistrate, and that harming them goes against the laws of the village. Mao agrees and gives the ringleader one last threat, saying that their benefactor will likely have them all killed once they learn they were captured by Onigafuchi. Mao promises that if they confess who bribed them, they’ll be under the Sonozakis' protection. The man reveals it was the feudal lord.
Mao is shocked at this revelation and calls Shino over. The man explains the feudal lord sent a messenger to them asking them to steal the medicine, promising wild riches if they succeeded. Shino and Mao realize the gravity of the situation, but Ouka doesn’t understand. Shino says the feudal lord of this region is greedy and aggressive, willing to do anything to make others obey him. Sooner or later, a decree would come that Onigafuchi couldn’t defy. Hanyuu thinks it’s too late to regret making the medicine, as word of it has already spread outside the land. Mao takes care of the thieves while Shino is sent to take care of the delivery. Ouka goes to help.
Looking at the crowd, Hanyuu becomes concerned over the look in some young villagers’ eyes and moves to follow them, but gets distracted by Ouka asking her to help. Hanyuu would regret that oversight.
Chapter 13: At the End of Hatred and Despair.
Mao, Shino, and Ouka meet at the Furude house. Mao says her uncle just returned from an official summons by the feudal lord, who plans to monopolize all the demon medicine in the nation. In this region, Sonozaki family members held positions of regional governor for decades, which involved supervising the annual tribute and directing villagers as per the feudal lord’s rule. Mao’s husband was the former governor, and her uncle on her father’s side took the role when he passed away. Mao says that the feudal lord wants whoever created the demon medicine to turn over the instructions as to its ingredients and how to make it. Ouka asks what difference it makes to hand over the prescription, and Shino says the difference is Onigafuchi being the only village who can make the medicine vs other people gaining the ability to make it.
Ouka still doesn’t quite seem to understand. Mao asks if Ouka is really okay with that and says she worked hard to make that medicine and deserves compensation for it. The shrine maiden replies that Oyashiro-sama simply taught her how to make it, so she has no right to receive anything. The feudal lord promises to waive this year’s annual tribute and give support to other villagers in exchange for the prescription. However, the feudal lord will have complete ownership of the demon medicine, and the village will have to buy a fixed amount from him every year. Mao can’t guarantee their situation will change even if they hand it over to him. Ouka wonders if it really was right to ask Hanyuu to make medicine, as Onigafuchi has been saddled with many new conflicts of interest because of it.
Shino asks if it’s possible to request a reappraisal of the decree, and Mao says the feudal lord doesn’t understand the situation properly; supposedly he plans to implement the decree soon if the medicine’s easy to replicate. If it takes more time and effort to produce the materials, then they might have more room for negotiation. Mao asks Ouka if it’s really true that Oyashiro-sama came to her in a dream. She isn’t accusing her of lying, but she wonders if by giving away the prescription, they would call down Oyashiro-sama’s wrath or something. Ouka briefly thinks of an angry Hanyuu and tries to suppress her laughter. Shino asks if that could actually happen. Ouka is tempted to say “no” since she knows what Hanyuu is really like, but she recalls Hanyuu’s warning that this medicine will cause strife and to think seriously about what the future will bring. Ouka asks to have some time and will give an answer in a few days.
Hanyuu agrees to give Ouka the prescription. It will take some time, but this recipe should allow humans to create the medicine with their current technology. Hanyuu was prepared for it as soon as she brought the medicine into the world, and she knew smart people would analyze the ingredients and figure it out eventually. Ouka thanks Hanyuu for her help. Hanyuu says this medicine can cure the plague running through the entire country and asks if Ouka’s really okay with this. People will live with the medicine but die without it, so what will happen if the medicine is sold in such a life or death situation? The ill will desperately seek it to survive, and sellers will ramp up the price, and people are already resorting to illegal activities to get some for themselves. Hanyuu asks if Ouka can bear the responsibility of spreading something so advanced through the world and giving rise to suffering. Ouka understands her request to save the village was fulfilled, but it has exploded beyond her intentions. She accepts that she was short-sighted and never understood that the medicine would inspire wicked desires.
Hanyuu ruminates on Shino’s involvement. She was Ouka’s mother yet she drove her into a corner and wasn’t here to help her. Hanyuu understood Shino’s position, but it wasn’t enough; what was needed was the resolve to destroy everything to protect Ouka and her family.
Hanyuu tells Ouka to leave the village. Everyone wants the demon medicine so long as she’s around, so if she left then the village would go back to normal. As the search for Ouka went on, the medicine would eventually run out and people would lose interest in Onigafuchi, bringing it peace. Hanyuu is aware that Ouka does not want to leave the village, but her presence here is hurting her loved ones, and so Ouka would not be happy if she was causing misery. Ouka doesn't need to leave forever though, as she can return once the dust has settled. Hanyuu promises to protect Ouka’s family and keep their peace, even at the cost of her life. Ouka asks to have more time, as she doesn’t have the courage to make a decision. Hanyuu is surprised that Ouka might actually consider her plan, realizing that Ouka must still be worrying about resolving the issue. Hanyuu says she’ll make enough medicine to match the current demand and will have it by tomorrow afternoon.
Hanyuu finishes her business with Ryuuou and puts the completed medicine in a trunk, then carries it off. Hanyuu takes a deserted road back to the shrine, as she couldn’t shift into astral form while carrying a physical object. Hanyuu has a bad feeling since she came across Shino and Mao yesterday while going to the swamp.
A flashback occurs. Mao and several subordinates called for a palanquin, almost as if they were going far away. Hanyuu in her astral form watches Mao and Shino talk. Shino wishes Mao luck in petitioning her uncle to wait before talking to the feudal lord about the medicine. Shino says they can deal with the monopoly and the prescription, but they cannot consent to the other matter. Hanyuu is intrigued. Shino and Mao are disgusted that the feudal lord would take advantage of a sick country by using the demon medicine as a bargaining chip, and Ouka would surely disagree if she knew what was going on. Hanyuu understands: the feudal lord was using the provision of the medicine against a neighboring country he was fighting over territory with. Shino says she’s going to negotiate with a nearby village to store some extra medicine, in case the plague returns again. The two wanted to keep Ouka in the dark while working to resolve things by themselves, but Hanyuu became even more convinced Ouka should leave.
Hanyuu quickens her pace in carrying the medicine trunk. She felt her sadness would go away once she saw Ouka’s smiling face, and if she told her what Mao and Shino said, it might strengthen her resolve to leave the village. When Hanyuu returns to the shrine, she finds villagers with bloodshot eyes and carrying weapons, with a wounded Ouka dangling from a tree. The villagers chuckle at Ouka’s pain, and Hanyuu sees they were all people who took the demon medicine and escaped death. The villagers prod Ouka and tell her to answer, but she says nothing. They say they already killed her husband, but if they bring out her daughter then she’ll spill it. Ouka looks up in shock and the villagers say they didn’t kill Fuuka, they just beat her up until she started coughing up blood. One villager asks if they should be doing this since she's Oyashiro-sama’s miko, but another says the girl sold her soul to demons, so that makes them demon-slaying heroes.
Hanyuu watches in anger and sees that these men were a sect who came to Onigafuchi recently. She knew she had a bad feeling when she saw them looking at Ouka weirdly the other day, but they don’t know the true terror of demons. A villager asks if there's any treasure, as the feudal lord will have their lives if they return empty-handed. Another says it’s fine, as he followed the miko to confirm it. The group gloats about how they faked having illness so they could get some medicine and sell it at a high price at the next village over. Hanyuu becomes even more enraged at the villagers stepping over Ouka’s goodwill. She goes on a rampage, massacring the villagers for harming Ouka. Hanyuu loses her mind as she wills the humans to die.
When Hanyuu comes to, the entire place has been set on fire. The ground is littered with corpses and blood. Hanyuu wipes some blood off of her claws and turns to face some soldiers near her. Hanyuu admires the soldiers’ bravery and quickly kills the three of them. As Hanyuu continues her killing spree, she wonders just how many she’s killed; 5 commanding officers were dead, and most of the enemy forces were in retreat. Hanyuu looks down at the village that was now filled with torchlights, pitying the humans for earning God’s divine punishment.
Hanyuu continues to demean the villagers as she watches them flee in fright. She relishes in the thought the villagers will experience despair when they find the bridge connecting Onigafuchi to another village has collapsed. Hanyuu accepts she is now a demon, feeling lonely since not even Ouka would believe her current appearance. Hanyuu thinks this is the only path for her and that Ouka will understand. Hanyuu hears more people praying instead of screaming and mocks them.
Hanyuu feels another presence behind her and sees Ouka wielding a katana. Hanyuu asks if her wounds are okay, but Ouka simply stares at her coldly. Ouka collapses from her injuries and Hanyuu rushes to help her, but Ouka uses this chance to swing her sword and slice Hanyuu on the cheek. Hanyuu is taken aback and asks what she’s doing, but Ouka mentions Hanyuu's weak point and closes the distance between them. Hanyuu readies her claws to block the swing, but Ouka slices them off. Hanyuu is shocked, and Ouka says the same kind of blood is a double-edged sword and prevents her body from hardening. Hanyuu sees what Ouka is doing, and her daughter replies that the same thing goes for her barrier. Hanyuu is slashed on the shoulder.
Hanyuu desperately asks why Ouka is attacking her, as she loved her and listened to her every wish. Ouka prepares a final strike and says that humans cannot live with demons. She had a dream where she had fun with Hanyuu and her family, and she was sure her own daughter would love her too. Hanyuu asks why Ouka is protecting the same people who used her and took advantage of her, expressing that they deserved to die and are lowlife creatures. Ouka agrees, but she sheds tears as she asks her mother if she too is a lowlife. Hanyuu is shocked that Ouka knew the circumstances of her birth from the start and tries to stay otherwise, but Ouka says it was all her fault: she made an unreasonable request of her mother and depended on her. Hanyuu doesn’t want to accept that meeting Riku and giving birth to Ouka was linked to this tragedy. Ouka says she should be judged and that sacrificing one’s life is the fate of those born to the Furude family. Hanyuu wonders why everything had to be this way, as Ouka had the right to live a happy life. Ouka engages the monster before her.
Chapter 14: For Whom I Die For.
Hyougo and Azuma were helping villagers to escape the burning area, with Hyougo informing Mao the bridge to the next village had collapsed. Hyougo worries about what to do but Mao says to get ahold of himself. However, dep down Mao was also panicking. The village was almost destroyed by a demon attack 25 years ago, when Mao was still just a little girl. Mao had always said she would kill the demon herself, but now it was taking her all to gather the surviving villagers and evacuate them. Mao tells her subordinates to look for any byroads in the mountains. Mao tries to keep the villagers under control as she tells everyone to wait for another path. Everyone is afraid of the demon catching up to them however. Mao yells they’re people of Onigafuchi, who have already survived a demon attack, and that they need to believe in their own destiny. Mao thinks that she wants to run away as much as they do and looks at her son clinging to her kimono. Mao couldn’t bring herself to sacrifice others and have to explain it to her son later and question his morality.
Shino appears and asks if Ouka’s come this way. Mao thought she’d be with Shino’s group. Shino says she couldn’t find Shouji or Fuuka either, and Mao realizes how careless she was. A young villager explains that Ouka is still at the Furude Shrine and that some villagers went on a rampage looking for the demon medicine and tried to harm Ouka’s family. The group believes the current carnage was Oyashiro-sama's curse and that Ouka, the representative of the villagers, must have taken the brunt of the curse. Shino runs back through the crowd worried about Ouka, and Mao stops her. Shino wearily asks if she’s trying to abandon Ouka, and Mao is stopped in her tracks. She couldn’t abandon Ouka when she had accepted her and consoled her after her husband’s death. Mao bites back tears and tells the mayor it’s too late to go back for her. As the heads of the Three Families, it’s their job to protect the villagers. Shino says it doesn’t matter and is more concerned with looking after Ouka, her own family. Shino promised to Riku and Hanyuu she would make Ouka happy until the end, and she wasn’t going to break that promise now. Shino tries to get away and Mao reluctantly knocks her unconscious, leaving her subordinates to carry her. Mao knows Shino will have her head for this, but she is important to Onigafuchi’s future. Mao resolves to become coldhearted if it means protecting the village. That will be her atonement.
Ouka parries Hanyuu's full-powered claw strike and is knocked over. Ouka coughs up blood and figures she broke some ribs and damaged her lungs. Ouka is amazed at the demon’s strength, as she never hit her once. She intended to call it a monster so she could say farewell, but there was no better word to describe its strength. The demon roars again as Ouka fights it. Ouka gets stabbed in the shoulder and begins losing strength. Hanyuu says she won’t kill Ouka yet and slowly approaches, saying she is no longer her friend or daughter but her enemy. Hanyuu goes on about the horrible things she will do to Ouka as revenge for calling her a monster and laughs. Spurred on by her cruelty, Ouka gains more strength and attacks again, but Hanyuu bats her away. Ouka is still no match for her and starts to lose consciousness.
Hyougo tells Mao they found a path out of the village. Mao gives orders as Shino laments Ouka.
Ouka could see the villagers fighting to survive and knew she was doing the same. She wills herself to let go of her doubts and kindness and become a demon. Hanyuu is called back to the scene by Ouka’s roar, the girl not wanting to give up yet. Ouka defends another claw attack, knowing that if she didn’t kill Hanyuu here then she and her loved ones would die. She remembers Hanyuu’s teachings that swordsmanship required resolve to harm her opponent and that the hands were the easiest target. Ouka delivers a strike that penetrates Hanyuu’s hand, all the way to her sword hilt.
Hanyuu screams in pain and then watches in surprise as Ouka assumes a stance, the same technique Hanyuu once used. Ouka’s eyes glow scarlet, which Hanyuu thought was impossible. Ouka had imitated her stance long ago, but it was just an imitation; Hanyuu never thought Ouka could perfectly recreate it. The scarlet eyes were the sign of a Ryuun’s most dangerous technique; Ouka has demonified. Ouka says she cannot allow her mother to kill anyone else, and Hanyuu briefly thinks of Riku. Hanyuu sees that Ouka really is the splitting image of Riku and begs her to stop, wondering if it really was for the best to meet him. Hanyuu didn’t want to deny those happy days and yells at Ouka to stop looking at her like that.
Hanyuu charges and Ouka aims for her shoulder, managing hit Hanyuu's arm. Ouka assumes the Turuy Galkia stance again and bids farewell to her mother, then stabs Hanyuu in the chest. Hanyuu spits up blood and laments that she wasn’t born a human. She wonders if defying fate was her sin, but at least she could leave them to Ouka.
Ouka returns to Furude Shrine and overlooks the burning village. Ouka cries, as it was her fault that Onigafuchi became devastated. She’s lost her husband, her daughter, and now her mother. Ouka prepares to kill herself with her sword and wonders if she could avoid everything by going back in time, however Hanyuu arrives and says her death won’t accomplish anything. Ouka is dejected since the demon she’d used all of her strength to defeat was still standing. Hanyuu apologizes, her eyes no longer scarlet, and says that no apology can make up for the suffering she’s caused Ouka. Ouka cries again, as her mother has come back to her yet she doesn’t have the right to hug her. Hanyuu coughs up blood, saying that she must die. She’s temporarily regained her sense of reason, but her body is regenerating and she could feel her sense of self breaking apart again. It was only a matter of time before Hanyuu would turn into a demon again and become too powerful for Ouka to defeat. Hanyuu couldn’t die unless Ouka could throw her into oblivion.
Hanyuu makes a final request and gives Ouka Ryuuou, her most trusted sword and companion. She asks Ouka to use Ryuuou to kill her, as Ryuun weapons are the only thing that will work. Ouka rejects it, not wanting to kill her mother with her own hands now that she’s returned. Hanyuu says it is a child’s duty to bury and revere her parents, just like Ouka said, so Ouka must do it. Hanyuu is grateful that Ouka didn’t have the same horns that brought Hanyuu misery. She professes that she must take the blame as the demon that destroyed Onigafuchi so that the village can be restored; Hanyuu will absorb everyone's sins, be purifed, and thrown into the swamp.
Ouka tearfully asks why Hanyuu must become the scapegoat, having accepted that the tragedy was all her fault. Hanyuu sees that Ouka is truly a kind girl, which is why she needed to lead the people and use a demon as her cornerstone. Ouka professes that Hanyuu is a human to her even with her horns, and that she is not a monster. Hanyuu thanks her and tells her to live, not just for herself but for her daughter and for everyone she holds dear. Ouka still rejects Ryuuou and Hanyuu says she will demonify soon, and Ouka will lose her last chance to kill her. She wants to spend her last moments as her mother. Meeting Riku and becoming Ouka’s mother were the happiest things that ever happened to her, and Ouka says the same. She begrudgingly takes Ryuuou and expresses her gratitude at being Hanyuu’s daughter.
Hanyuu thinks she’ll finally be able to reunite with Riku. She tells Ouka to stab her and then repeat the incantation. Ouka invokes Ryuuou’s three-pronged form. Hanyuu leaves a parting request that Ouka not turn out like her and will put an end to the world that allows these sorts of conclusions.
Shino narrates that this was a fairytale from long ago, about the smallest difference and the bonds of family who lived and prayed earnestly for others.
Ouka opens her eyes the next morning, seeing a bright blue sky. Ouka sees Ryuuou embedded into the ground, stained with her mother’s blood and still in its three-pronged form. She figures its current state is a message from Hanyuu not to ever use it again. Ouka then sees Shouji and Fuuka emerge nearby and embraces them. Shouji says the villagers left him for dead when he stopped moving after his lung started bleeding. Fuuka meanwhile was knocked unconscious and woke up in the Furude house living room, which survived the fire. Mao and Shino arrive and join the reunion. Ouka resolves to protect this happiness and create a world where sins aren’t wiped away by sacrifice. Ouka dreams that Hanyuu will be reincarnated into this world and can visit the village with a smile. That is her duty as inheritor of her mother’s blood. Ouka looks up into the sky, hoping her mother can see her.
Endroll.
...After this tragedy, Ouka Furude was revered in Onigafuchi Village as the savior who slayed the rampaging demon that attacked the village, killing many.
It is said that the feudal lord, fearing the fury of the demon's wrath would fall upon him, made no further excess demands of the village.
Furthermore, he entrusted the right to rule the village to the Sonozaki and Kimiyoshi families, and took up a stance of nonintervention, where the village functioned as an autonomous settlement.
As a result, the Three Families gained even more influence in the village, and due to the divine wrath they'd experienced firsthand, the villagers were all firmly bonded by their faith in Oyashiro-sama.
...And, to ensure demons would never rise again, Ouka Furude offered up the precious sword that had felled the demon to Onigafuchi Swamp.
The branching blade, bared and hardened with demon blood, came to later be known as the "Onigari-no-ryuuou".
Every year afterwards, a festival was started under the initiative of the Three Families, named "Watanagashi", where offerings were drifted down the river to purify the slain demon's grudge.
Later, these offerings would be changed into something harmless and amicable - futon cotton. (However, no records remain regarding who proposed that change)
...Although, these are all merely conjecture postulated based on several ancient documents. Furthermore, the most prominent documents were lost to fire, and are debated amongst experts due to their heavy reliance on hearsay.
Thus, the true history remains a mystery to this day, and requires future archaeological research...
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kotohogushi/TIPS
This page provides a summary of the TIPS in Kotohogushi.
Miko Outfits 101.
This TIP is unlocked after Chapter 4: A Peaceful Life.
Hanyuu speaks to an injured Riku after having beaten him up again and asks why he’s so fixated on miko outfits. Riku asks if she’ll wear one afterwards, and Hanyuu says it depends on what she hears. Hanyuu asks if he's attached to them as a memento of his mother, thinking it would make him very considerate and serious despite his carefreeness. Riku says he doesn’t remember his mother; his real parents died when he was little, and Priest Furude adopted him. Riku grew up without a mother since Furude’s wife passed away. Hanyuu apologizes for asking something inconsiderate, feeling some tugging at her heartstrings.
Riku says he’s fixated on miko outfits because he simply loves miko outfits. Hanyuu, displeased by the answer, asks what kind of torture he’d like. Riku asks for forgiveness and Hanyuu says she thought he was rational and reasonable, enough for her to go through humiliation, and starts cackling. Riku swears that he had no intention to insult her, and Hanyuu then asks why he owns such perverted uniforms. Riku says when he was tailoring them, he imagined what they would look like on the naked Hanyuu he saw that day and got carried away. Hanyuu gets more enraged.
Hanyuu swears she will never wear Riku’s outfits so long as he continues to think such wicked thoughts and asks to have one that adheres to common sense. Riku asks if she’ll do it if he makes a normal one, and Hanyuu says the chance she’ll have a change of heart is as low as the odds she’ll marry him. Both are taken aback by that last statement. Hanyuu ends the conversation and goes to clean the garden.
Outside, Hanyuu tries to cool her head, her heart pounding fiercely. Riku longingly says her name.
The Bride and the Groom’s Father.
This TIP is unlocked after Chapter 6: To Love and Be Loved.
At the shrine, Hanyuu speaks to Riku’s father in private while Riku is at a village assembly. Hanyuu confirms that Riku’s told his father the news, feeling that she’s caused the old priest a lot of trouble. Priest Furude is proud to be Riku’s father however. Hanyuu asks what he thinks about their marriage. Priest Furude says he can’t entirely approve, as the villagers are still reeling from the demon attack 20 years ago. It would be inconvenient for someone like Hanyuu to be part of his family. Priest Furude says this is not a problem with himself or Riku but the village, as they fear that their peace will be broken again. Even though they praise Oyashiro-sama, any sight of a demon would bring panic.
Hanyuu says it may have been better for her to leave, but she couldn’t imagine opening her heart to someone like Riku. Priest Furude sympathizes and says that Riku was insistent on claiming Hanyuu as his wife and will take no other. He says he is content with that and Hanyuu starts crying, asking if he really does want someone from another world to marry his son. Priest Furude asks her to take good care of Riku.
Hanyuu looks at the sunset. She knows she will die alone one day and can’t stay with Riku forever, but she wants to remember spending time with someone more important than her life. Priest Furude assures her that he and Riku will do something about special events in the village. Hanyuu says that if the truth about her gets out, then he shouldn’t hesitate to slay her, and to hold a ceremony with her body as a sacrifice to quell the demon’s anger.
Priest Furude is shocked, but Hanyuu says she’s taking caution to prevent that at all costs. Hanyuu gives him a letter with written instructions for how to slay Ryuun. Human weapons have no hope of fatally wounding them, so Priest Furude must entrust that weapon to a skilled warrior and have them kill her. Priest Furude accepts the request, understanding why Hanyuu decided to tell him and not Riku.
Hanyuu confirms that the priest oversees the village’s ancient writings and gives him something else related to the legend of the demons, passed down through Onigafuchi Village. As they are now, fear of the demons will remain.
Swordsmanship 101: Beginner’s Course.
This TIP is unlocked after Chapter 11: The Meaning of Kindness.
Hanyuu is surprised that Ouka wants to learn sword skills. Ouka saw Hanyuu practicing her sword swings earlier near the shrine, but Hanyuu never thought she’d ask to be taught. Hanyuu says that Ouka is supposed to be the miko of the Furude Shrine, so why does she want to learn to use violent objects like swords? Ouka meekly says she just wants to fight off bandits who might break into the shrine. Many people have been moving into Onigafuchi recently, and she wants to be able to protect herself in the worst-case scenario. Hanyuu asks if that’s really necessary since she’s keeping Ouka safe now. Ouka says that Hanyuu leaves the village a lot, and she can’t rely on her forever. Hanyuu decides to give Ouka some light instruction.
Hanyuu hands Ouka her sword and asks her to attack. Ouka feebly accepts it and charges at Hanyuu, who effortlessly swats her hand away and knocks her down. Hanyuu tells Ouka that swordsmanship is intended to kill opponents, and during training she might hurt her opponent, herself, or kill others in the worst-case scenario; Ouka must have the resolve to injure her opponents. Ouka looks crestfallen at this harsh reprimand, and Hanyuu hopes it will teach her something. Hanyuu goes to help up Ouka when she suddenly stands up and asks to try again. Hanyuu accepts and Ouka charges at her again, surprising Hanyuu with the determined expression on Ouka’s face. Hanyuu regains her composure and knocks her down again, harder than the last time.
Hanyuu sees she used too much strength, but Ouka quickly stands back up and smiles. Ouka wants to try once more, and Hanyuu says she won’t go easy just because she’s a child. She also will not allow Ouka to give up or complain now that she's so determined. Ouka happily agrees and bows.
Hanyuu goes to retrieve a wooden sword and is amazed at what she just saw. Ouka’s second swing was supposed to be slow, but when Hanyuu reached out to knock it away, Ouka changed her trajectory and changed the direction of her body by stepping her foot out; it wasn't a normal sword move. Hanyuu wondered if it was a fluke or something else…
Swordsmanship 201: Advanced Course.
This TIP is unlocked after Chapter 12: Looming Shadows.
Hanyuu teaches Ouka the resolve to use sword skills. First off, Ouka should never let her guard down, even against an unskilled opponent. A woman’s strength has limits no matter how much she trains, and Ouka cannot escape that disadvantage when it comes down to brute strength. Ouka asks if just holding a sword won’t scare off enemies, and Hanyuu affirms it. They might be bewildered but will feel curiosity and scorn afterwards; an amateur who cannot gauge strength is almost never scared. There is one definitive way to win in that situation: psychological superiority. The first move is important in establishing it, and if Ouka can seize that chance then the enemy will be practically defenseless.
It is easy to hit with slashes, but enemies can defend easily because those are just lines; thrusts manifest as single points and are harder to defend and avoid. As such, thrusts are the deadliest move the physically inferior woman has in her arsenal. The ideal thrust consists of a feint to create an opening and then a killing blow, however Hanyuu says it’s too advanced to teach to Ouka right now.
Hanyuu asks what the easiest and most effective location to strike in a thrust is, and Ouka replies the chest or throat. Hanyuu says when you attack someone, they will instinctively try to protect their vitals and move their hands. Hands are also what primarily move when they attack. Thus, it’s easier to go for the hands since humans have slower reaction times to defending them.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kotomi Ichinose
is a character appearing in in the "" collaboration event Sunrise Over Hikarizaka.
| Kotomi Ichinose |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kotomi Ichinose/Sprites
| Kotomi Ichinose/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kotonoha Katsura
is a character appearing in in the "" collaboration event Years of Infidelity.
Background.
In Kotonoha's world, the Great Hinamizawa Disaster occurred, leaving Hinamizawa and Okinomiya as ghost towns. Kotonoha, Sekai, and Setsuna Kiyoura are later transported to the Hinamizawa of 1983. A TV drama seemingly depicting the events of "School Days" exists in the Hinamizawa of 1983.
Role in the Story.
Years of Infidelity.
Kotonoha is seen in the junkyard having attacked Sekai, but disappears before the club can do anything to her. At the Hinamizawa Branch School, it's later shown that she was infected by a black card and claims that anybody would do anything for love; she influences Rena and Mion to fall madly in love with Keiichi, to the point of trying to kill him. Kazuho, Miyuki, and Nao destroy Kotonoha's black card and bring her back to her senses.
"Earnest Love" Kotonoha Katsura.
Kotonoha has no memory from when she was possessed by the black card. She is examined by Irie at the clinic, but he finds nothing wrong with her. Kotnoha explains to the club that in her original world, she was called by Makoto to come to Okinomiya Station and wound up in Hinamizawa. During dinner, Kotonoha explains the relationship she has with Sekai, Setsuna, and Makoto, and her struggles with her feelings. Kotonoha started dating Makoto after being introduced by Sekai, but when Kotonoha didn't want to get intimate with him because of her past, Makoto asked Sekai for dating tips and soon began dating her instead. Kotnoha struggled with her feelings about the event, and Nao says she can resolve things if she just conveys them.
Kotonoha actually does remember meeting Sekai in the junkyard and attempting to kill her, and doesn't want to give up on Makoto even if it hurts Sekai and Setsuna. Kotonoha eventually returns to her original world retaining the memory of these events, wondering if her dark thoughts will come out again.
"Overflowing Desires" Sekai Saionji.
It's revealed that in their original world, Sekai planned with other students to break apart Makoto and Kotonoha, but after she was found out, Sekai tried pleading Makoto to come back to her but to no avail. Sekai then met Miyabi Saionji and was given a black card with which to realize her dreams, and so caused Kotonoha to go crazy.
| Kotonoha Katsura |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kotonoha Katsura/Sprites
| Kotonoha Katsura/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kouichi Kameda
| Kouichi Kameda |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kouichi Kameda/Sprites
| Kouichi Kameda/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kouji Yusa
| Kouji Yusa |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kousou no Yume
is a song released in Ciconia Gikyoku 3.
| Kousou no Yume |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Krauss
| Krauss |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Krauss Ushiromiya
is Kinzo Ushiromiya's first child and acts as Kinzo's caretaker, managing his fortune and assets.
Profile.
"Kinzo's first child."
"As the oldest of the four siblings, he leads the family conference. However, the other siblings think he is trying to get all of the inheritance for himself, and this further strains the tensions between them."
"He is a real estate investor and has put a lot of money into the development of a resort. However, his results have been harshly criticized."
Appearance.
Krauss is a man with gold colored hair, grey eyes and wears a red suit with a blue under shirt, yellow tie, and white boots. He bears the One-Winged Eagle on his shirt collar and the lapel of his suit jacket.
Personality.
At first, Krauss is shown to be an arrogant person due to being the eldest and the one was thought by many to be Kinzo's successor. He is disliked by his siblings, especially Eva, whom he had rivalry with and seemed to look down upon as she was a woman. He also appeared to be insensitive to his wife's feelings in "Legend of the Golden Witch," incapable of understanding her. Krauss is also not as smart as he appeared to his siblings and is trying hard to gain approval from his father. As seen through Natsuhi's point of view, he truly loves his wife and daughter despite them being the result of an arranged marriage, as well as his siblings. Krauss also has a friendlier, more childish side which was never shown to his siblings.
Abilities.
Krauss is good at boxing, which he took up during his college years. Despite having a measly power level of 6, Krauss can amplify his strength to immeasurable levels when the right conditions are met, especially by the use of loser flags.
Background.
As shown in "End of the Golden Witch" and hinted at since the first game, Krauss is not doing well as a businessman and was often tricked by other people, causing him to fall into a huge debt.
Relationships.
Overview.
Family
Other
Eva Ushiromiya.
Eva and her brother Krauss spent their childhood in an intense sibling rivalry. Eva constantly outperformed Krauss in school and in their accomplishments, and believed herself to be a more suitable successor to the headship as a result. Krauss however would repeat the same gender essentialist sentiments that Kinzo did, reiterating that her ambitions were conceited for a woman and that the role of successor ought to naturally go to him, the firstborn son. Eva despised Krauss for his attitude and the injustice of her situation, and continued to push herself in order to outdo Krauss in any way she could. While their rivalry is less overt as adults, she views him as incompetent and continues to make verbal jabs towards Krauss over issues as minor as the family dinner.
Rosa Ushiromiya.
Krauss is Rosa's oldest brother. The "Turn of the Golden Witch" Tea Party shows that when she was a child, Krauss would hit his younger sister and break her toys for seemingly no reason. As adults, Rosa is very resentful of Krauss because he refuses to help her financially by giving her her share of the family inheritance. During family conferences she is particularly targeted by her brother, which causes Rosa to quickly lose her temper.
Role In the Story.
Legend of the Golden Witch.
When the family hears about Beatrice's letter and the challenge to find the gold, Krauss initially shows disbelief before revealing to Natsuhi that he actually believes it's true. He shows her into a locked room containing a single gold bar, verifying the letter's validity.
Krauss was later murdered in the first twilight. It appears his death took place a little after midnight, right after Eva and Hideyoshi went to rest.
"His corpse was found inside the rose garden storehouse. The direct cause of death is unknown, but it seems the side of his head was smashed after his death."
"This is the beginning of everything."
Turn of the Golden Witch.
Krauss was also chosen by the key for the first twilight. He acknowledged Beatrice's existence and was killed.
"His corpse was found inside the chapel. The direct cause of death is unknown, but it seems his stomach was cut open and his intestines pulled out after his death. On top of that, sweets and candies were packed into his stomach."
"Welcome Maria. Happy Halloween."
Banquet of the Golden Witch.
Holed up in the guest house with the other survivors. Was killed alongside Natsuhi by the Chiesters and dragged outside.
"His corpse was found in the rose garden arbor. The cause of his death is assumed to be strangling with a rope-like object. A stake-shaped weapon was sticking out of his thigh."
"If only there wasn't that stupid epitaph, I wouldn't have needed a stake. What a pain."
Alliance of the Golden Witch.
Krauss goes to Kinzo's study to convince him to join the family conference and is met with physical and verbal abuse, being lifted into the air by Kinzo with just a single finger before being thrown to the ground.
After the first twilight, Krauss is captured and imprisoned along with Kyrie, Nanjo, Kanon and Shannon. As part of Kinzo's plan, he's forced to call Jessica and passes along instructions for the test of leadership. He later mounts an escape with the other prisoners and faces off against Virgilia and a goat butler, putting his boxing skills to great use. He is murdered by the Chiesters soon after.
"His corpse was found in a guest room deep within the mansion. About half of his head was destroyed. It's probably reasonable to assume that he was murdered with a powerful gun or something similar."
"A demon stake was buried into the damaged area."
"No one can escape from the ""Chiesters' golden arrows."
End of the Golden Witch.
It's revealed that Kinzo had died before 1986, and Krauss and Natsuhi were trying to keep this secret from the family. They make up a story that Kinzo is just doing research in his study and refuses to come out, with the servants excluding Gohda joining in on the facade.
Later, The Man From 19 Years Ago kidnaps him and uses his life to threaten Natsuhi over the phone.
Disappearance
"Went missing from his personal room on the second floor of the mansion."
"There were large traces of blood left behind, making the situation similar to those of the other victims. He is the only victim of the first twilight whose corpse was never witnessed."
It's revealed during Natsuhi's trial that Krauss was killed soon after Natsuhi heard his voice over the phone.
Death
"Was murdered sometime after the early morning call from which Natsuhi learned he was still alive."
"His corpse was not found, but his death was guaranteed by Bernkastel with the red truth."
Dawn of the Golden Witch.
Alive by the time of the game's suspension.
Requiem of the Golden Witch.
In the Tea Party, Krauss is shot during a scuffle with Hideyoshi by his own rifle after Eva shot Natsuhi.
Twilight of the Golden Witch.
Was killed on the Second Twilight in Bernkastel's game.
During the battle in the Golden Land, Krauss delivers a series of boxing strikes to Erika.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Krauss Ushiromiya/Gallery
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Krauss Ushiromiya/Sprites
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kumasawa
| Kumasawa |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kuradashi
is a light novel. It is a collection of "what if?" stories derived from scrapped concepts in the writing and development of the original story, supplemented by illustrations from various "Higurashi" manga artists. "Kuradashi" was available to Japanese buyers who bought Time Killing Arc Volume 2, Atonement Arc Volume 1, Eye Opening Arc Volume 1, or Beyond Midnight Arc Volume 1 on the day they first released.
A sequel titled Kuradashi-hen Zoku was released in December 2007.
| Kuradashi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kuradashi-hen
| Kuradashi-hen |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kuradashi-hen (disambiguation)
could refer to:
| Kuradashi-hen (disambiguation) |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kuradashi-hen Zoku
| Kuradashi-hen Zoku |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kuradashi Zoku
is a light novel. "Kuradashi-hen Zoku" was available to Japanese buyers who bought Atonement Arc Volume 2, Eye Opening Arc Volume 2, or Beyond Midnight Arc Volume 2 on the day they first released.
Like its predecessor "Kuradashi-hen", it is a collection of "what if?" stories derived from scrapped concepts in the writing and development of the original story, supplemented by illustrations from various "Higurashi" manga artists. It also contains an interview with Ryukishi07 regarding the writing and development of "Yoigoshi-hen", and features the original story draft and concept art.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kuraudo Ooishi
is a detective from the Okinomiya police department who is investigating Oyashiro-sama's Curse and aims to solve the deaths related to it before he retires.
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"Residents who have been in contact with Ooishi have disappeared due to Oyashiro-sama's curse, so he's known as "Oyashiro-sama's messenger" and is feared..."
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"A veteran detective who is trying to uncover the truth behind the serial cases of mysterious deaths that occur every year in Hinamizawa. He's working hard to try to solve this case before he retires, but there are a lot of villagers who resent the fact that he's investigating this case."
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Appearance.
Ooishi is a rotund middle-aged man with gray hair. He wears a black shirt with yellow pants, a red tie and red suspenders. He carries a jacket with him everywhere he goes but never seems to wear it.
Personality.
Ooishi has pride and duty in his job as a police officer, wanting to do all he can to solve the curse of Oyashiro-sama before it's too late. His determination leads him to overstep his boundaries at times where he gets rough with people he interviews.
Ooishi has a habit of chuckling where he says "Nfufufu".
Background.
Ooishi's father died in World War II during an air raid. After the war ended, the young Ooishi worked as a policeman and was responsible for arresting people trying to buy rice illegally. While chasing after a culprit one night, Ooishi was hit by another, older man that resembled Ooishi's father so much that he stopped running. Ooishi and the old man would then develop a close relationship, with Ooishi seeing him as a secondary father. The old man eventually became the manager for the Hinamizawa Dam Project.
Ooishi was involved in rescuing the Minister of Construction's grandson in 1978 alongside Mamoru Akasaka, believing the Sonozaki family had a hand in it. In 1979, when the dam manager was killed and dismembered on the night of Watanagashi, Ooishi became determined to solve his murder and avenge his death, becoming known by the villagers as "Oyashiro-sama's messenger" due to him interviewing curse victims shortly before they died or disappeared. With Ooishi's mother growing old in 1983, Ooishi plans to retire and take care of her, but not before doing one last round of investigation.
Relationships.
Keiichi Maebara.
Keiichi and Ooishi become allies in many arcs, seemingly due to Keiichi being an outsider and therefore outside the loop of the mysterious incidents that occur in Hinamizawa annually.
Mion Sonozaki.
Mion and Ooishi have an uneasy relationship due to Ooishi suspecting the Sonozakis of being behind every incident in the village. Mion and Ooishi will rarely cooperate when it benefits them, like in "Tsumihoroboshi" where they negotiate responsibility of finding Rena and resolve the "conspiracy" suggested by Takano's scrapbooks.
Akane Sonozaki.
Although Akane and Ooishi rarely interact, Ooishi is not very fond of her due to longstanding hatred of the Sonozakis because of the dam war. In "Matsuribayashi", they reconcile and start to play mahjong together.
Story.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Question Arcs.
Onikakushi.
Ooishi is first introduced. He interviews Keiichi regarding Tomitake's death, as they found his corpse on the side of the road with the names of Keiichi and his friends written on his shirt. Ooishi informs Keiichi of how Tomitake had apparently clawed his throat out and asks Keiichi to contact him if he learns any new info. Because of Keiichi's urban origins, Ooishi works closely with him in order to solve the mystery behind the curse. He later tells Keiichi of how Rena was previously institutionalized, how Satoko and Rika's family were all victims of Oyashiro-sama's curse, and the fact that all of the victims so far had some connection with his friends.
Keiichi confronts Mion about her family's involvement in the village. Mion is shocked by this, and while crying she curses Ooishi, saying that she showed him mercy this year because he was retiring, and that she should have killed him way back then.
During the chapter's climax, Ooishi suddenly gets a call from Keiichi, who ran to a phonebooth after being chased and is clawing his throat out while professing that Oyashiro-sama is real. Ooishi sends a police car to check up on him, and Keiichi is taken to the hospital where he later dies. Ooishi inspects his house to find the corpses of Rena and Mion. He also finds two notes written by Keiichi taped to the back of a clock, with signs that there was something else taped there. It is suspected that the two notes were originally one piece, but someone came in and ripped-off a section from the middle; Ooishi was later questioned, though he denied ever tampering with the note.
Watanagashi.
While Keiichi and Mion are walking home from school, they bump into Ooishi, who introduces himself to Keiichi while making some casual conversation with Mion. However this time, it becomes much clearer that the two have a history, with Keiichi sensing that the two don't seem to like each other at all.
Ooishi has a similar role from the previous arc, calling Keiichi in order to trade information. In his last phone call to Keiichi, he reveals that Shion disappeared on the same day as the mayor. This leads Keiichi to figuring out the true culprit behind the recent disappearances.
The next day, Keiichi and Rena prepare to confront Mion for her crimes and run into Ooishi, who was waiting for Keiichi on his way to school. From this information Rena is able to discover Ooishi's true nature: He was planning on using Keiichi as an excuse to break into the Sonozaki main house, in the likely case that he went missing while under police supervision. Ooishi laughs, but he does not deny it. Both Rena and Keiichi see that Ooishi is willing to do anything to discover the truth that the Sonozaki Family is hiding, and leave the car insulting him. Ooishi says that they may not believe it, but he does not wish anything bad to happen to them if at all possible. Leaving them with these words, Rena and Keiichi go inside Mion's house.
During the epilogue, Ooishi visits Keiichi at the hospital, revealing that Mion was dead for over 24 hours when she stabbed Keiichi. Suspecting that Keiichi is hiding something, he interrogates him aggressively. Keiichi says he has no idea what he's talking about, and Ooishi leaves.
Tatarigoroshi.
After seeing Satoko's state after being abused by her uncle. Keiichi is thinking about her while in front of the school gate. Ooishi soon arrives and asks to see Satoko. Keiichi somehow senses that Ooishi is bad news, and rudely asks him to leave. This angers Ooishi, causing him to press on Keiichi's shoulders until he's on his knees with pain. Irie interrupts Ooishi to help Keiichi, causing the detective to leave. Irie then reveals to Keiichi that Ooishi's been pestering Satoko for years, trying to get information out of her.
When Keiichi goes to check if Teppei's corpse is indeed where he buried it, Ooishi and several police officers suddenly appear. They coerce Keiichi to continue digging and soon finish the job for him, digging a big hole to find nothing. As Ooishi leaves, Keiichi curses him and wishes for him to die.
Later on, Keiichi takes Satoko to the Irie Clinic for treatment and overhears police officers saying that Ooishi and his assistant Kumagai have suddenly gone missing. Keiichi becomes convinced that he really did curse them to die.
Himatsubushi.
In 1978, Mamoru Akasaka goes to Hinamizawa and cooperates with Ooishi to investigate the kidnapping of Toshiki Inugai, the Minister of Construction's grandson. Ooishi explains the Sonozakis' role amongst the Three Families and what the villagers are doing to sabotage the dam construction.
Ooishi and Akasaka have fun playing mahjong with friends, including the dam manager. The next day, Ooishi and Akasaka obtain Toshiki's wallet, which was turned over to the police department's lost and found. They determine it was found near Takatsudo, an abandoned area near Hinamizawa, and believe the kidnappers have taken him there. Ooishi and Akasaka gear up and successfully rescue the kid, though the kidnappers get away.
In 1985, Akasaka and Ooishi reunite and reminisce on the kidnapping incident. Ooishi explains how Rika was killed the day before the Great Hinamizawa Disaster, and Akasaka laments that he was told of her prophecy regarding the curse victims long ago but forgot about it. Ooishi and Akasaka decide to investigate what really happened during the Great Hinamizawa Disaster and publish their findings in a book titled "Higurashi - When They Cry".
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai.
Meakashi.
In 1982, Ooishi investigates the death of Tamae Houjou, the victim of the fourth year of Oyashiro-sama's curse. Irie claims he doesn't know who could have killed her, but Ooishi instinctively knows he's lying. Ooishi interviews Satoshi later that night for leads, but he doesn't know anything. Ooishi talks about how they tend to find things like the culprit's hair at crime scenes, which makes Satoshi nervous, and is excited to see what they find out.
Later, Ooishi runs into Satoshi and Shion on the street, unaware that Shion is disguised as Mion, and asks for Satoshi to come with him to the station to get his alibi for the festival. Shion believes that Satoshi killed his aunt and will confess to it if he gets taken by Ooishi, so she reveals that she is actually Mion's twin sister and was hanging out with Satoshi at a restaurant the entire time. Ooishi takes them both to the station and interrogates Satoshi himself, but learns nothing new.
Ooishi and Shion go to talk at a coffee shop where the detective asks for Satoshi's alibi for the previous day, as he's been missing since then. Ooishi believes that Satoshi did kill his aunt and left town with all his money, and that the Sonozakis didn't want Shion involved with a murder suspect. He thinks the Sonozakis forced Satoshi to leave town since they couldn't cover up the murder, but Shion refuses to believe that's true. Later, Ooishi tells Shion that someone confessed to Tamae's murder but he choked to death while in confinement. Ooishi believes this is just a ruse and asks to cooperate with Shion where she shares info on Satoshi's disappearance, but she refuses.
Ooishi does the same things he did in the "Watanagashi" arc. The credits show that as of 2004, he resides in Hokkaido.
Tsumihoroboshi.
Ooishi investigates Tomitake's death on Watanagashi. The next day, Ooishi interviews Rena at school, as her name was written on Tomitake's shirt (as the result of a punishment game by the club). He also asks about Takano. Ooishi maintains regular contact with Rena and tells her about the 1979 kidnapping incident and the Sonozakis' supposed involvement.
Ooishi tells Rena that the Sonozaki Corps are on the move and that they're looking for her. Rena convinces him of a conspiracy led by the Three Families to spread a virus through the village, discovered by Takano and written in her scrapbooks. Ooishi promises to do what he can.
Ooishi tells Rena of Takano's autopsy report, saying that she was dead for 24 hours when she was found yet she was seen at the festival during that time. Rena believes a doppelganger replaced Takano then. When Ooishi hears that Kasai ordered the Sonozakis to find Rena, he sends police cars to watch over her house. In the meantime, Ooishi plans to raid Sonozaki facilities to crush the conspiracy.
Ooishi and some police officers meet Akane and other Sonozaki affiliates at a restaurant to clear up their misunderstandings. Akane presents other scrapbooks retrieved from Takano's home, revealing that they're just speculative fiction about Hinamizawa's past. Ooishi has trouble accepting he was made a fool of and leaves Kumagai to resolve the situation. The police agree to cancel their raids and obtain all of Takano's scrapbooks while the Sonozakis get responsibility for finding Rena.
Rena takes the school hostage, still wanting to uncover the conspiracy, and Ooishi and the police try to defuse the situation. Ooishi confirms that Keiichi is an unwilling accomplice while Rena still believes Ooishi is helping her stop the conspiracy. Keiichi is sent out with Rena's scrapbooks to give to the police, and Ooishi secretly gives him an earphone, a bug, and pepper spray.
Ooishi and the police discover that Rena's planning to blow up the school using gasoline. Ooishi becomes more desperate to resolve the situation, regretting that he fueled Rena's paranoia by telling her about Takano's autopsy, and Ootaka from prefectural headquarters appears and tries to take matters into his own hands. The police stall Ootaka while Keiichi manages to distract Rena and goes to disarm the egg timer on the school's roof. Ooishi sends the police to retrieve the hostages and get them to safety.
Years after the Great Hinamizawa Disaster, Akasaka and Ooishi reunite to investigate and publish their findings.
Minagoroshi.
Ooishi meets the club at the toy store and shows them some mahjong tricks, getting on friendly terms with everyone. He brings along Akasaka, which makes Rika very happy.
When Satoko is taken back by Teppei, Rika calls Ooishi and asks for Akasaka's help, but the detective says he's on vacation with his wife. The club begins leading protests against the child consultation center to save Satoko, and Ooishi checks on their progress from time to time. After a few days, Ooishi informs Keiichi that he might want to ease up on the protests since the center acts like the yakuza at times, and if they listen to the club then other people will bring their cases to them. Ooishi says the center wants to ensure the protests are being done out of genuine concern for Satoko and not that they hate Teppei.
Keiichi manages to get the Three Families on his side and intensifies the protests. Ooishi informs him that they are now protesting without permission, and that the caretaker of the center building can dismiss clients disrupting service. As the crowd begins to disperse, some Sonozaki representatives show up and convince Ooishi that they have a legal right to protest here, and Ooishi lets them continue. Satoko ultimately calls for help from the center during their phone call, and the police arrest Teppei at home the second she says it. Ooishi had sent police there beforehand since Teppei was suspected of Rina's murder.
During the festival, Rika informs Ooishi that Tomitake and Takano may become the fifth year curse victims and says where Tomitake'a body will be found. Ooishi takes her words to heart and sends police to scout around the area. Later that night, Ooishi and Irie inspect Tomitake's corpse. The next day, Ooishi talks to Rika at school and explains what happened to Tomitake and Takano; they found Tomitake's body in the rice fields near Okinomiya, and Rika understands that the police car being where it was caused Tomitake's body to end up in a different spot than other worlds. Ooishi says that one of the cars they saw coming to Okinomiya that night was Takano's, and she was the only one in her car. Ooishi thinks Takano may be responsible for all this, mentioning a discrepancy in her autopsy regarding her time of death.
A few days later, Ooishi tells Rika that he still suspects Takano and is going to Gifu prefecture to get the complete result of her autopsy. Rika says she fears that someone is planning to kill her, and Ooishi sends some police officers to help her, not wanting to lose her cooperation. Ooishi calls Rika back later to confirm that Gifu made a mistake with Takano's autopsy, and they've placed a search warrant out for her.
Ooishi and Kumagai start driving to Rika's place from Gifu, and along the way they see some mysterious men doing electrical work at a telephone station (actually Mountain Dogs shutting off communications into Hinamizawa as part of Takano's plan). Ooishi talks to the group and doesn't buy that they're real electricians. He sends Kumagai to inform the police department but both of them are killed by snipers, their bodies and car disposed of.
Matsuribayashi.
The Connecting Fragments section details Ooishi's investigation of the curse from 1979 to the present day, with his constant pestering of Satoko regarding the deaths of her parents.
Akasaka reunites with Ooishi in 1983 for an investigation he's conducting. Akasaka tells him of Rika's prophecy years ago, that she'll be killed in 1983, and Ooishi decides to cooperate with him. Ooishi and Akasaka meet Rika while she's with Tomitake and Irie, and they learn about Tokyo and Takano's involvement with the Mountain Dogs. Ooishi is asked to help stop Takano but he fears losing his job as a police officer and becoming unable to avenge his friend's murder. Hanyuu gives Ooishi time to make up his mind and will praise him no matter what he decision he makes. Ooishi confirms with Irie that the Sonozakis aren't behind the curse and feels relieved. Ooishi and other police later join in the club's plan to fake Rika's death, knowing his livelihood is at stake.
Ooishi buys some flowers to leave at the dam manager's grave and gives some parting words, only to see Akane and Shion doing the same thing. Ooishi learns that even Oryou makes ohagi every year for the manager, and he and Akane reminisce on the past and begin to be friends. Akane asks if he can provide another parking ticket that she ripped earlier, but he just tells her to go to the police station for a new one.
At the police station, Ooishi plants the false info that Rika's been dead for more than 48 hours when he hears Ootaka's showing up, thinking he's been bribed by the enemy. Ootaka asks to attend Rika's autopsy but Ooishi says he has no jurisdiction here and that they're doing their best. Ooishi refuses to let Ootaka pass, having the fate of 2000 villagers in his hands, and flips Ootaka to the ground when he tries to move past him. Ootaka tries again to get past him but Ooishi throws him some more times. Ootaka then claims he was sent by Representative Sonozaki to check Rika's corpse, however the man himself is right there in person with Akane. Akane and Rep. Sonozaki drag Ootaka away, as they have never once heard of him. The 48-hour operation is ultimately a success.
Ooishi and Akane start to play mahjnog together in the future, the detective having calmed down a lot.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kuraudo Ooishi/Other Appearances
This page details Kuraudo Ooishi's other appearances and involvement in "Higurashi"-related media outside the original story.
Onidamashi.
For reasons unknown to her, Rika must repeat the June 1983 scenario.
Ooishi is introduced interviewing Keiichi at school about Tomitake and Takano, who have gone missing the night of the festival. They make frequent contact, where Ooishi tells him about the curse and Rena's past in Ibaraki.
After the incident at Keiichi's house, Ooishi visits Keiichi in the hospital to ask what happened, but he isn't sure and starts crying.
Watadamashi.
Ooishi visits Keiichi at home after the festival and asks if he saw Tomitake or Takano that night; Keiichi says he doesn't know, but Ooishi knows Keiichi and Shion were seen with them earlier.
At the end of the arc, Ooishi talks to Keiichi at the hospital and tells him that the corpses of Oryou, Kiichirou, and Shion were found in the Sonozaki underground well. Rika's corpse was found in the septic tank at school while Mion and Satoko's corpses were found at the estate.
Tataridamashi.
Ooishi pokes around at school, wanting to talk to Satoko, but she isn't there. The club begins protesting the child consultation center to save Satoko from her uncle, and Ooishi watches how events play out. The center manager Harayama eventually agrees to check out Satoko's home situation, and Ooishi escorts him there. Satoko gives updates to the club and claims that Ooishi restrained Teppei when he tried to attack her earlier.
At the hospital, Rena tells Keiichi that on the night of the festival, Ooishi killed the club with his gun.
Nekodamashi.
The ending scenes of "Tataridamashi" are shown, where a deranged Ooishi goes to the festival grounds with a bloody bat and attacks Rika, demanding to know her involvement in Oyashiro-sama's curse. Ooishi kills several villagers with his gun when they try to help, including Mion and Shion. Ooishi beats Rika to death with his bat and then presumably kills Satoko when she shows up.
In the next loop, Ooishi and riot police try to stop a deranged Akasaka when he takes Rika hostage in her shack and blows it up.
Satokowashi.
In one of Satoko's loops, Ooishi takes Teppei to the station when he raises a commotion trying to protect Satoko from delinquents. Ooishi lets Teppei go after stressing to him he's only free since Satoko and others vouched for his innocence.
Oniakashi.
This arc reveals the truth of "Onidamashi."
Ooishi interviews Rena one night regarding Rina's disappearance, knowing that she was visiting the daughter of one of her customers. Rena claims she and Rina talked at home but doesn't know where Rina went afterwards. Ooishi lets her go and asks to be updated if new info arises.
Wataakashi.
This arc reveals the truth of "Watadamashi."
On the night of the festival, Ooishi talks to Kiichirou regarding Tomitake and Takano stealing a festival truck, thinking they were chased away from the village because of the curse. Ooishi later speaks to Shion regarding the matter.
Ooishi sends several undercover detectives to watch over the Sonozaki residence, thinking Mion has to do with Kiichirou's disappearance. They watch as Keiichi and Satoko enter the estate and don't come out, a gunshot ringing out soon after.
Tatariakashi.
This arc reveals the truth of "Tataridamashi."
Ooishi and Kumagai see the club entering the Child Welfare Service center for reasons unknown to them. Later they talk about the rumor that Teppei's returned to Hinamizawa and is keeping Satoko locked up at home when they see Teppei walking by and talk to him. Teppei prostrates himself before the officers and asks for their help. Ooishi goes home with Teppei to the Houjou residence and sees that no abuse is actually happening. Satoko convinces him that everyone in the village is bullying her.
Satoko puts sleeping pills in some tea and puts Ooishi and Teppei to sleep with it, injecting Ooishi with H173 as they sleep. Later, Ooishi offers to help Teppei and Satoko if they need anything. While walking back to rejoin Kumagai, Ooishi starts scratching his neck and reinforces his promise to solve the dam manager's death.
Ooishi learns from Kumagai that Keiichi is amassing a crowd to protest CWS. While going to the Furude Shrine, Ooishi spreads a rumor to some villagers that Teppei is up to no good; when he gets to the shrine, Ooishi destroys a small statue and pees on the shrine gate, later lying to a passerby that Teppei was seen near here. The villagers soon believe that Teppei did all of these things, with Ooishi thinking the Sonozakis will kill Teppei for the next year of the curse.
Ooishi further tricks Teppei into thinking the villagers are after him by dumping garbage in front of the Houjou residence. Meanwhile, Keiichi's protests of the child welfare center increase in scope, with Ooishi thinking Keiichi has been tricked by the villagers into bullying Satoko. Ooishi decides to play along and escorts the social worker Harayama to the Houjou residence so he can see what's happening for himself. Harayama confirms that Teppei is not actually abusing Satoko like the protesters were saying and transfers responsibility of the case to Ooishi. After he leaves, Ooishi tells Teppei and Satoko that they might become the next victims of Oyashiro-sama's curse and asks them to stay inside while the festival is going on, promising to observe their house.
Ooishi stakes out the Houjou residence by himself the night of the festival and starts entering the terminal stages of the syndrome. He sees Keiichi and Satoko walk inside, where unbeknownst to him Satoko has killed Teppei earlier. Satoko knocks out Keiichi and then feigns crying at the entryway, luring Ooishi over. Due to Satoko's story, Ooishi believes that Keiichi and Teppei fought each other. He picks up the bloodied bat used to do the deed, and Satoko tells him that Rika ordered Keiichi to kill Teppei. Ooishi is convinced he's solved Oyashiro-sama's curse and runs off twith the bat.
At the festival, Ooishi kills several villagers and club members with his gun, then interrogates Rika. He beats her to death with the bat and then notices a smug Satoko walk up, beiving that she's the real mastermind behind the curse. Satoko shoots Ooishi in the head and kills him.
Manga-Exclusive Arcs.
Onisarashi.
Akasaka and Ooishi investigate Natsumi Kimiyoshi's hometown after the Great Hinamizawa Disaster.
Utsutsukowashi.
Ooishi goes to St. Lucia Academy to investigate a female student's apparent suicide and asks about a teacher's death from last year. When he hears Mizuho Kousaka was present at the scene for both, Sister Maria sends him off.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kurisu Makise
is a character appearing in in the "" collaboration event From the Future.
Appearance.
Kurisu has long brown hair and purple eyes. She wears a white collared shirt, red tie, green pants with white belt, and a beige jacket hanging off of her shoulders.
Personality.
Kurisu can be very aggressive towards Okabe when it comes to his weird plans and inventions. Sometimes she'll put on a determined face.
Background.
Kurisu is a member of the Future Gadget Lab. She joins in Okabe's experiment to travel to the world of "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" with a VR device and enters a supposedly virtual 1983 Hinamizawa.
Role in the Story.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei.
Kurisu is introduced asking Okabe about his latest invention, the "PhoneWaveRevision (Name subject to change) VR". She's taken aback by the fact Okabe was inspired to make it by an isekai novel but takes part in the experiment after Luka appears. Kurisu also takes notice of the Rika and Satoko telephone cards that came with Okabe's version of "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni". The group travels to the world of the "Higurashi" game and into a 1983 Hinamizawa, which feels very real. When Okabe says he has no idea how to get out, Kurisu starts giving him a hard time. The club is attracted by the commotion and breaks them up. Okabe explains what's going on and the group believes them. Luka points out to Kurisu privately that Satoshi's form seems to be flickering.
Kazuho and her group take the lab crew to a pay phone to meet Tamura, who explains that the world is falling apart and they need to destroy some monsters to fix it. They need an object from the same world as the "foreign object" to harm them, and Kurisu notices she still has the Rika and Satoko telephone cards. Tamura transforms them into Role Cards and disappears.
Satoko, Rika, and Satoshi appear and learn about the situation. Satoko is saddened that her brother doesn't exist in the original world line and has to say goodbye to him to save everyone, and Kurisu insists there must be another way. She backs off when Satoshi is content with saying goodbye since he only went missing in the original world and has a chance of returning.
The group goes to the Furude Shrine to defeat the monsters, and everyone is sent back to their original worlds. Kurisu wakes up back in the lab, feeling like the virtual world was really real. She discovers that the telecards are missing, and Okabe sees that the "Higurashi" game has ceased to exist in their world.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kururu Isshiki
is a character appearing in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei". She is a chatty and playful girl, and a member of Polaris.
Profile.
"A girl one year younger than Keitarou who goes to the same school as him. She teases Keitarou about his attitude."
(Translated from the Hoshiwatashi website).
Appearance.
Kururu has amber eyes and short pink hair tied into pigtails with red ribbons with a portion of her forelocks braided back. In her casual outfit, she wears a short green camo crop-top beneath a red plunging v-neck pinafore dress with spaghetti straps that exposes her midriff.
Kururu's school uniform consists of a sailor shirt, short skirt, and short stockings.
Personality.
Kururu is very talkative. She speaks to Keitarou in a condescending and playful tone despite being in a lower grade than him and likes to tease him with suggestive remarks and actions. Kururu especially likes to tease him when in front of others and has a habit of taking pictures of him.
Kururu claims to not be very devout to Polaris and freely talks to outsiders without a care, but she will sometimes take responsibility for fellow members and apologize to other people for them. In secret she sticks to the religion's beliefs.
Background.
Kururu's parents are members of Polaris, with Kururu's father acting as a liason between Polaris and the Three Families.
Role in the Story.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei.
Oniokoshi.
Kururu is introduced when she brings Inori's friends to the nurse's office and thanks Keitarou for helping her. Kururu and Keitarou are left alone in the office, where Kururu teases him for possibly having a crush on Inori and makes some lewd remarks. Keitarou doesn't recognize Kururu at all since she didn't ride the school bus, and the girl explains her parents drive her to school.
Keitarou and Kururu then start a friendship and bid farewell after school. While with her friends later, Kururu looks at a gallery of Keitarou pictures on her phone, taking interest in the fact he's the son of Mr. Maebara.
Keitarou speaks with Marutake later and gets pointed out to a procession of Polaris cars. He sees Kururu in one of them and realizes that she's also a member of Polaris.
Kururu goes shopping with Inori and enters a store alone, coming back out to learn that Inori was harassed by some delinquents but was saved by Keitarou and his friends. Kururu is introduced to the rest of the group, then apologizes to them for Inori's behavior and explains her status with Polaris.
Kururu is inducted as a club member thanks to Keitarou and has a picnic with the group. Kururu brings up the curse of Oyashiro-sama happening 40 years ago, and Kihiro and Tamaki are quick to deny that such horrific events happened in the past. When asked about life in Polaris, Kururu says it's boring except for the Hypnos Flute, where they play music whenever members go crazy. Keitarou asks if Inori could play with them as well, but Kururu suddenly acts creepy and accuses Keitarou of preying on Inori because of how weak she is. Keitarou tries to play it off as nonsense.
The club then plays President. Kururu makes up some rules and claims they're Polaris house rules, which Keitarou goes along with. Afterwards, Keitarou invites Kururu to come to the Watanagashi Festival. Meanwhile Kihiro discovers she really did make up those rules, but chooses not to tell anyone else. While admiring the Hinamizawa scenery from the Furude Shrine lookout, Kururu muses to herself that they should rename the village to Polaris Town.
Kururu returns home and takes a "purification bath", then dresses up in robes and gives her father a status update on all the club kids. Her father, whom she refers to as "Comrade Canopus", tells her to keep spying on them.
Kururu joins the club for the Watanagashi Festival the next night and partakes in the Five-Demon Fire Fight. Keitarou also introduces her to all of the stall vendors.
Hoshiwatashi.
Kururu and her friends retrieve Inori from the nurse's office after she fell down some stairs and was brought there by Keitarou. Kururu toys around with Keitarou and becomes friends with him, and takes a picture of his angry face. After school, while riding home in her car, Kururu looks at pictures of Keitarou, Tamaki, and Sakiko on her phone with an intense gaze.
Keitarou and his friends run into Kururu apologizing to another girl on behalf of a Polaris girl, and the group learns she's a member of Polaris. Kururu explains her status with them, and Keitarou hands her a survey, wanting to know what Polaris kids feel about Hinamizawa. Kururu questions Keitarou's goals, saying that maybe some people like Polaris's rules.
After bidding farewell, Kururu crumples up the survey given to her and then talks to Inori in a classroom, telling her about how suspicious Keitarou and his friends are. Kururu hugs her and promises to protect her. The next day, Kururu is driven to schoool by her dad and meets Inori, who found a letter from Keitarou in her locker.
At home in the Polaris community, Kururu assuages the concerns of kids who answered Keitarou's surveys and asks them to keep it secret and to tell her about it next time. Inori appears and reads out Keitarou's letter, in which he apologizes for his behavior and just wants to befriend Inori. Kururu takes note of Keitarou's usefulness as Keiichi Maebara's son and expresses how valuable he would be to Polaris. The next day, Kururu asks Keitarou to meet her in private behind the school, where Inori is also waiting.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kushinada clan
The Kushinada Clan is the faction who Nemuru executes fallen humans for. They are residents of the old Jouga Village who despise the new Joga Village. They have the most poltical power in Joga. They believe they are Kamibito, who believe they are executing the fallen humans for their great diety the Wolf god. They were the main antagonizing faction of the series until Sakai Shunichiro reveals his role as the main antagonist.
| Kushinada clan |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kusunoki Midori
| Kusunoki Midori |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Kuwadorian
is the hidden mansion on Rokkenjima where Beatrice was held.
It is featured as a stage in "Golden Fantasia".
Description.
Kuwadorian is a two-story mansion hidden deep in the forests of Rokkenjima. A massive fence surrounds the area. It is inspired by the Nasu Stained Glass Museum in Japan.
History.
In "Banquet of the Golden Witch", the existence of a smaller mansion called Kuwadorian on Rokkenjima is revealed. In the year 1967, Kinzo had managed to trap Beatrice in a human body and seal her memories. The human Beatrice lived in Kuwadorian alone. Rosa chanced upon this mansion one day, and invited the human Beatrice out of the mansion to "see the outside world", only to have the human Beatrice fall off a cliff and die. Upon her death, Beatrice regained all her memories and powers. At the end of "Banquet", Eva is discovered to have survived The Rokkenjima Mass Murders by hiding out at this mansion.
"Requiem of the Golden Witch" reveals that the human Beatrice is actually Beatrice Ushiromiya, the daughter of Kinzo and his mistress Beatrice Castiglioni. He built Kuwadorian at the same time he built the main mansion to hide away Beatrice II from the rest of his family. Kuwadorian is connected to an underground tunnel that leads to a room where the gold of the epitaph is stored.
| Kuwadorian |
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