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fandom.07th-expansion | # Onigafuchi Guardians
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Onigari-no-ryuuou
The is an ancient sword sealed inside the ritual warehouse of the Furude Shrine that was used to slay a demon lord.
Background.
According to "Matsuribayashi"'s TIP, the Onigari-no-ryuuou was bestowed from Heaven to Ouka Furude, the first half-human-half-demon, to slay her mother Hanyuu who was masquerading as a demon god. The sword was shaped like a willow branch with its tip splitting three ways, each point representing Heaven, Earth, and unity between people.
After the deed was done, the Onigari-no-ryuuou was sealed inside of a statue of Oyashiro-sama inside the Furude Shrine's ritual warehouse. The statue's head is supposed to shatter and reveal the sword when faith in Oyashiro-sama dissipates and the world of man attempts to pass blame onto others once more.
Role in the Story.
Matsuribayashi.
The sword's existence and its origins are explained in the only TIP, "The forbidden treasure: Onigari-no-ryuuou".
and.
The Onigari-no-ryuuou is featured again. In Watadamashi, Keiichi Maebara repairs the statue of Oyashiro-sama after his group breaks it, where it is shown there is an empty slot where the sword should be. This suspicion is confirmed in Nekodamashi, where Hanyuu informs Rika Furude that the sword can kill those who live in time loops. Kagurashi shows Satoko Houjou also learning about the sword and revealing it in the statue, which has now materialized, and stealing it but accidentally leaving behind a fragment. Rika herself heads to the shrine later and finds this fragment.
"Kagurashi-hen" culminates in Rika and Satoko battlling, where Rika attempts to use the sword fragment to kill Satoko and uses it to obtain a superpowered shrine maiden form. Satoko uses the rest of the sword itself to gain her own super form. Their battle results in the sword and fragment recombining into one.
Rika discards the sword, and Hanyuu summons it to the Sea of Fragments to wield against Eua and attack her "horn".
Higurashi Gou (manga) and Meguri.
When Satoko becomes a looper due to Eua's power and plots to trap herself and Rika in an eternal loop, Satoko decides she'll give up if Rika manages to kill her first and wants to let Rika maintain some of her memories between loops. Eua informs her about the Onigari-no-ryuuou being something that can kill loopers.
In one world, Satoko obtains the sword and tosses it into Onigafuchi Swamp. When Keiichi and company break into the ritual storehouse later and break the Oyashiro-sama statue, Keiichi sees a slot inside the statue where the sword should be.
Later, Hanyuu informs Rika of the sword's existence.
Kotohogushi-hen.
"Ryuuou" is Hanyuu's personal sword that she keeps in Onigafuchi Swamp.
Kotohogushi-hen (console).
This console-exclusive arc provides a possible explanation for the Onigari-no-ryuuou's existence.
The Onigari-no-ryuuou was a simple katana wielded by Yeasomul and had the artificial intelligence Ryuun-Ohc (later nicknamed "Ryuuou") inhabiting it. It could grow three prongs when an incantation was spoken, for use in killing Putus and demonified Ryuun.
Hanyuu bestowed Ouka with the weapon since it was the only thing that could kill a Ryuun like her for good. After Ouka reluctantly killed her mother with it, the sword remained in its three-pronged form, seemingly a message to never use it again. Ouka cast the sword into Onigafuchi Swamp afterwards.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Onigari no ryuuou
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Onikakushi
, also known as the Abducted by Demons Arc in the manga, is the first story arc of the series. It was first released on August 10, 2002 at Comiket 62. It is the first of four Question Arcs, and is followed by "Watanagashi".
Introduction.
"Onikakushi~Opening~"
"Welcome to the world of Higurashi: When They Cry.The Onikakushi arc will be the opening inviting you into this world.Don't play tough-please just enjoy life in Hinamizawa to the fullest."
"The difficulty is extremely high, but I hope you will enjoy the reward."
Plot Summary.
In June of 1983, Keiichi Maebara moves to the rural village of Hinamizawa and makes some new friends while learning of the villages' culture and their guardian deity Oyashiro-sama. After hearing that annual deaths and disappearances happen because of "Oyashiro-sama's curse," Keiichi begins to uncover dark secrets about his new friends and his new home.
Release History.
Original Release (Comiket 62).
"Onikakushi" was first released at Comiket 62 on August 10, 2002.
Comiket 63.
"Onikakushi" was rereleased with "Watanagashi" at Comiket 63 on December 29, 2002. There are some changes made to the arc:
Comiket 64.
"Onikakushi" was rereleased with "Tatarigoroshi" at Comiket 64 on August 15, 2003. The poem that was released with the previous version of the arc was changed to a different one.
Comiket 66.
Onikakushi was rereleased with "Himatsubushi" at Comiket 66 on August 13, 2004.
First English Release.
MangaGamer translated the entire Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Question Arcs into English and released it on December 15, 2009. Changes include:
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou.
This arc was rereleased with "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou" on August 17, 2014.
Second English Release.
MangaGamer retranslated this arc and released it individually on May 15, 2015. Changes include:
2020 Demo.
A new demo of "Onikakushi" and "Watanagashi" was released on July 15, 2020 for free download on 07th Expansion's demo page. Changes include:
Hou+.
"Onikakushi" was released with "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou+" on January 28, 2022.
Ports.
"Onikakushi" has been featured in the following console games:
These ports add new character art, CGs, and voice acting. There is also some censorship done:
Adaptations.
Drama CD.
A drama CD adaptation of "Onikakushi" was released on May 27, 2005 in a 3-disc set.
Manga.
The manga adaptation of "Onikakushi" was illustrated by Karin Suzuragi and serialized in Square Enix's Gangan Powered magazine from March 24, 2005 to March 24, 2006. It was later collected into two volumes, and then as a single omnibus release. Yen Press published the arc in English under the title "Abducted By Demons Arc".
Anime (2006).
The 2006 Higurashi When They Cry anime by Studio DEEN adapted "Onikakushi" in the first four episodes.
Light Novel.
The original light novel adaptation of "Onikakushi" consists of two volumes. It was originally published by Kodansha and republished by Seikaisha. It may be also be read for free (in Japanese) on Seikaisha's website.
Novel versions of "Onikakushi" intended for junior students were published by Futabasha, consisting of two volumes. Both volumes released on October 21, 2020.
Credits.
These are the credits as seen in the original Comiket release.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Onikakushi-hen
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Onikakushi-hen/TIPS
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Onikakushi-hen Manga Volume 1
Abducted by Demons Arc Vol. 1 is the first volume of Karin Suzuragi's manga adaptation of "Onikakushi" and the first overall volume of the manga adaptation of . The volume was released in English by Yen Press.
Publisher's Summary.
English.
"Life couldn't be better for Keiichi Maebara. Sure, he's moved to a sleepy, little town where nothing happens and high school consists of a one-room schoolhouse - but his new friends and fellow students are all cute girls! When he happens upon a story about a grisly local murder, however, his contentment turns to uneasiness as he finds himself drawn into a web of silent intrigue that involves his newfound friends...and threatens his very existence."
Afterword.
Ryukishi07.
"Hello, I am Ryukishi 07; I wrote the original story. I truly thank you for picking up "Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Abducted by Demons Arc" Volume One."
"Partially because the original story "Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY" is a novel game, almost all of the expressions are written in text. So there are more than a few places where I left them to the readers' imaginations and only depicted vague expressions."
"I am truly thankful to Suzuragi-sensei for portraying the fun and horror of the original story so wonderfully in manga form! Just when their fun daily life has been completely mutilated, there's the shocking scene with Rena, and I couldn't help but be in awe at Suzuragi-sensei's bloodcurdling power!! There are more scary scenes to come in the "Abducted by Demons Arc," so I'm afraid (can't wait) to see the rough draft!"
"The "Abducted by Demons Arc" is the first of the eight story arcs, and I think one of its highlights is that it clearly shows the light and dark sides of the story's setting, Hinamizawa. I hope you enjoy seeing the contrast as the story completely changes from volume one to the future volume two."
Karin Suzuragi.
"With the help of various people, I've finally made it this far. I am extremely grateful to be allowed to have a hand in the manga adaptation of the famous work, "Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY." Furthermore, personally, I was allowed to study my own obsession... (laugh)"
"Ryukishi07-sama, who checked the rough drafts thoroughly and meticulously despite being so busy; My editors, Koizumi-sama and Kouno-sama, who patiently gave me detailed advice; Hikaru Uzaki-sama, Niwako-sama, Yoshi Sakano-sama, Moyomoso-sama, who helped me when I needed it during their hectic schedules. My family, who warmly watched over me."
"And you, who read this manga! Really, thank you very much!"
""Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Abducted by Demons Arc — Manga Version" will be going on to Volume Two. I will continue to do my very best, so please keep reading."
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Onikakushi-hen Manga Volume 2
Abducted by Demons Arc Vol. 2 is the second and final volume of Karin Suzuragi's manga adaptation of "Onikakushi" and the second overall volume of the manga adaptation of . The volume was released in English by Yen Press.
Publisher's Summary.
English.
"Up until now, Keiichi's been having the time of his life with his new friends in Hinamizawa. But when their good-natured pranks take a deadly turn, Keiichi grows more and more suspicious about their involvement with the so-called "Oyashiro-sama's Curse." Turning to Ooishi-san for reassurance only confirms Keiichi's worst fears as dark secrets about Rena's past are revealed. Is it just his imagination? Or do his friends really mean to kill him?"
Afterword.
Ryukishi07.
"The "Abducted by Demons Arc" is the first story in Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY and depicts the themes I want to depict in the overall story most simply. Now, if I were to go even further, perhaps I could say that this "Abducted by Demons Arc" is Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY."
"To give a cryptic explanation, there is only one key hidden in the "Abducted By Demons Arc." This is an extremely important key, and if you can find it, then there is no doubt that you will be able to delve deep not only into the "Abducted By Demons Arc," but also into the "Cotton Drifting Arc" and the "Curse Killing Arc." But because it is such an important key, in order to hide it, there are a large number of fake keys scattered throughout."
"To those of you who are touching on the world of Higurashi for the first time, I hope that you will enjoy drowning in the sea of keys."
"And...to those of you who already know the "Kai" the "solution," to this story, I hope you will warmly watch over those who are enjoying drowning. Because, in any event, the ones enjoying this world the most are none other than the ones struggling to keep their heads above water."
Karin Suzuragi.
"Thank you for staying with me this far. Thanks to everyone's assistance, the manga version of Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Abducted by Demons Arc has safely reached its conclusion."
"Ryukishi07-sama, who supervised the rough drafts and sometimes gave me warm words. My editors, Koizumi-sama and Kouno-sama, Yoshi Sakano-sama, Moyomoso-sama, who supported me not only with the art, but also in other areas."
"And you, who read this manga. Really, thank you very much...! I hope I was able to safely convey the characters' charm and the story's bottomless power that mercilessly shakes up your emotions."
"I have also been allowed to draw the manga version of the solution arc, "Atonement Arc," so, if you don't mind, I would be extremely happy if you would continue to watch over Keiichi and everyone as they grow."
"I will continue to do my very best. Thank you very much."
| Onikakushi-hen Manga Volume 2 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onikakushi/CG
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Onikakushi/Steam Extras
Achievements.
There are 14 total achievements:
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Onikakushi/Summary
This episode focuses on introducing the main cast, the setting of Hinashizawa, and basic story elements like Oyashiro-sama's curse, the Watanagashi festival, and the concept of "demoning away" among others. The episode is entirely from Keiichi's point of view, and focuses primarily on Rena. As this is the first arc the difficulty is considered extremely high as the player has very little information to go off of.
New character pages are linked when they are named and have dialogue, not if they appear without speaking or are mentioned by other characters. Characters who are only given names outside of the visual novel are listed under their canonical name in the list of appearances. Characters who appear and have dialogue but their names are not yet revealed are listed under a spoiler tag in the list of appearances, but their pages are not linked in the summary.
Song titles are in bold only when they are played for the first time. When relevant, both the original song title and the MangaGamer replacement song title are given, with the original title coming first.
Onikakushi Chapter 1 (Day 1).
Console versions insert an opening video for Nageki no Mori.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
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Onikakushi Chapter 2 (Day 2).
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TIPs unlocked:
Onikakushi Chapter 3 (Day 3).
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TIPS unlocked:
Onikakushi Chapter 4 (Day 4).
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TIPS unlocked:
Onikakushi Chapter 5 (Day 5).
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Onikakushi Chapter 6 (Day 9).
Console versions insert a monologue.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Onikakushi Chapter 7 (Day 9-2).
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TIPS unlocked:
Onikakushi Day 10.
TIPS unlocked:
Onikakushi Day 11.
TIPS unlocked:
Onikakushi Day 12.
TIPS unlocked:
Onikakushi Day 13.
TIPS unlocked:
Onikakushi Day 14-2.
TIPS unlocked:
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Onikakushi/TIPS
This page features the TIPS included in "Onikakushi". Character dialogue will be summarized while documents and articles are transcribed as-is.
We're a mixed grade?
During self-study at school, Keiichi sees that he and Rena are the same age and therefore the same zodiac animal. Mion chimes in saying that they might be the same age but could be born on different months. Rena says she was born in July, and Keiichi says he was born in April and takes pride in being older. Rena says he's the same age as Mion then, with Mion saying that will change in a few months.
Keiichi remembers that Mion is in a higher grade and Satoko and Rika are underclassmen, so they should be going to a different school. Mion explains that all the grades are mixed up in this school because it's being rented from the forestry service, and there aren't enough classrooms. There used to be another schoolhouse from before the war, however it got closed down. Ordinarily, Hinamizawa kids would have to go to school in Okinomiya, but it's far. As a result, some people who didn't want to go that far rented the forestry building, and so half of the children in Hinamizawa attend.
Mion says that because of that, some of those kids might not reach a higher education, but Rena and Keiichi say that studying can take you anywhere. Keiichi says that Mion especially needs to study since she has to prepare for exams. The teacher then yells at them to be quiet during self-study. Satoko makes fun of Keiichi for it. Keiichi understands that the school makes up for its lack of education in other places.<hr>Background Music:
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We don't have a uniform?
Keiichi and Satoko complain about the hot summer heat during school. Satoko notes how cool Keiichi looks with his button-up shirt, and Keiichi replies that Satoko's skirt looks cooler. Keiichi also compliments the color of Rena's summer clothes, with Satoko wishing her own were the same.
Keiichi notes that their school doesn't have a set uniform, and Rena says that regular clothes are fine so long as they're proper. Keiichi notices that other students were wearing regular clothes with similar designs, and Satoko says those are the city school uniforms. Keiichi then notes how everyone in his friend group is wearing different uniforms and asks where they came from. Rena explains that Mion's relative runs a secondhand clothing store, which they all got their uniforms from. They're able to get uniforms from anywhere cheaply.
The group talks about how strange that the store even stocks used school swimsuits and PE uniforms, with Rena relaying that Mion believes it'll become a great store someday.<hr>Characters Appearing:
The Maebara Manor.
Mion asks if Keiichi is rich and how much monthly allowance he gets. Keiichi says he gets about $10 every month, which Satoko mocks him for. Rika points out how his lunch looks normal, so he isn't really rich. Keiichi doesn't understand why they're like this, and Mion says everyone calls his house the Maebara Manor due to how large it is. It stands out, and so people are wondering how rich he is. Keiichi understands the confusion since the frame is large.
Keiichi says they live in a normal household despite appearances, but Mion says it can't be normal due to how large the entranceway and gate are. Keiichi says the house is big because his dad's studio is in there, and there are a lot of different workshops. Only a third of the house is used for day-to-day living. His dad hopes that people and cars can come in to see the gallery one day, and the entranceway Mion mentioned is meant for the studio.
The group expresses interest in exploring Keiichi's house. Keiichi thinks his dad would be happy to have them over.<hr>Background Music:
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The dam site murder/dismemberment (Newspaper edition).
From the June XXth 1979 edition.
The Shishibone city Okinomiya police station, June XXth, late at night.
Suspects XXXX, XXX, XXXX, XXXXX, XXXX were arrested on suspicion of murder and improper disposal of a corpse. The main offender, XXXX, has been added to wanted lists nationwide.
According to our sources, the six suspects were at the Hinamizawa dam construction site work room on the XXth at 9 PM, where they are suspected to have assaulted and murdered the site overseer XXXX as a group, dismembering his body and hiding it.
On the XXth at 8 o'clock in the morning, a report was filed by the Shishibone city hospital in which a male suspect alluded to having murdered Mr. XXXX. When questioned at the police station, the individual confessed to the crime.
Since a portion of the body was recovered at the location he gave, he was arrested that afternoon on suspicion of murder and mutilation of a corpse.
The rest of the suspects were arrested the same day, but the main culprit is still at large. Police are currently on his trail.
The motive is purported to be "a drunken verbal dispute, during which he killed the victim in a fit of anger." However, as there are multiple inconsistencies with their testimonies, the investigation is ongoing.<hr>Background Music:
The Hinamizawa Dam Project.
October, 1975.
In accordance with the Prime Minister's bulletin number XXX, Hinamizawa's electrical development master plan was announced.
The vast scope of the projected Hinamizawa dam was to have an incredibly heavy impact on the village of Hinamizawa.
The area to be flooded by the Hinamizawa dam would include the five areas of Hinamizawa, Takatsudo, Kiyotsu, Matsumoto, and Yagochi.
The submerged area would include 291 houses. Population: 1,251, 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, 1 post office, 1 agricultural cooperative, 1 forestry department lumber yard, 5 shrines, 2 temples, and 1 fishery. All of these communal, cultural, agricultural areas, and places of worship were to be indefinitely submerged at the bottom of the artificial lake basin.
Forsaking the hundreds of years our ancestors poured their blood and sweat into this fertile, resource-rich land was just too painful to bear.
All the residents having homes that were to be submerged banded together, and created the Onigafuchi Guardians.
The dam project was halted and petitions to alter the plan were circulated.
The citizens sought peaceful negotiations, but the government and its puppet company XXXXX openly refused.
Performing unspeakable, heinous acts, they quashed the democratic actions of the villagers.
But the villagers did not falter. Instead, they banded together even more closely and steeled their resolve to protect their homes to the death.
The continuation of that frightening Hinamizawa dam construction project is still stalled as of today.
The villages understand that the stalling was caused by sublime power through unity and they understand that this fearsome plan has not yet been fully withdrawn.
The Onigafuchi Guardians had been dissolved after it did its party, but the feelings of unity it garnered have not yet been extinguished.
As long as that passion resides in the hearts of the residents, they'll be able to confront whomever next decides to sink their homes into a lake basin.
Onigafuchi Guardians Committee Chairman, Kiichirou Kimiyoshi
Special tabloid report.
Nightmare befalls the Hinamizawa dam!
Lynching and murder/dismemberment!
On X day of X month in XX prefecture at the Hinamizawa dam construction work site in Shishibone City, a bone-chillingly gruesome murder/dismemberment.
Even though this case has shocked the archipelago, the police will give no details on the case... Exactly what happened at the Hinamizawa dam...?
"They probably didn't emean to kill him at first, but as the victim resisted by swinging around a shovel, the rest of the perpetrators armed themselves in return, and it quickly escalated to homicide."
So said the aforementioned Investigator A.
After this bloody tragedy was over, they were left with a body which nobody could have mistaken as alive...
XX-san had tormented the suspects daily with his rough behavior.
At first it was meant to be payback...
"All the perpetrators were horrified by their deed and one even turned himself in to the police."
It was the de facto leader of this group, XX, who suggested hiding the body.
Reluctantly at first, they soon began to think they did not wish to be caught.
The construction site had numerous places to hide the body with six people...
They were originally supposed to hide the body and leave the area...
But the de facto leader feared that the consciences of the other five wouldn't be able to bear the burden and came up with a horrifying method to keep them from turning him in to the police...
He devised the heinous method of splitting up the body among them and making each of them responsible for hiding a piece.
"XX had turned a simple manslaughter into a gruesome dismemberment and forcibly involved each perpetrator in order to create a sense of unity between them."
Each one participated. But what does this mean? Person A spoke out reluctantly:
"XX had ordered each and every one of them to dissect a piece for themselves. They were hesitant at first, but nobody refused."
In for a penny, in for a pound... was what it meant.
Thus, an unimaginable bloody ceremony began.
"The perpetrators wept and vomited as they performed the gruesome task. There was one person who stubbornly refused, but XX threatened them, saying, "Nothing would change if someone else ended up dead," and he gave up in his objections.
But XX's plan collapsed in the span of one night.
XXX, who had refused to dissect the corpse up until the last moment, had broken down into tears at the hospital where he was being treated for an injury sustained during the scuffle and confessed...
The criminals were arrested one after the other, but the de facto leader XX's whereabouts are still unknown.
Also, the right arm hidden by XX has yet to be found.
Despite an ongoing search, this horrible individual has so far managed to elude law enforcement.
What could the police be doing...?
"It appears that XX had said he was going to throw the body (right arm) into the swamp. XX's car was discovered abandoned near the swamp, but there were no clues to his whereabouts."
XX didn't trust his companions.
One cannot deny the possibility that he had expected his companions to confess to the police and used his car as a decoy.
"Of course, I doubt that theory. Since he has no car, one would expect him to have a limited area to which he could have escaped to. But within the station there were rumors going around that he had accidentally slipped and drowned in the swamp when he went to throw away the body."
To the locals, that swamp is believed to be bottomless. It's known as Onigafuchi, the Demon's Abyss, and it's said that the bottom of the swamp is connected to the hellish world of demons.
The atrocious demon from hell that was XX. Could it be that he had returned to hell through the swamp...?
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What kind of name is Rena?
At school, Rika ponders over where Rena has gone. After Mion jokes about her having bowel problems, Satoko confirms that she has class duty and is off watering the flowers. It occurs to Keiichi that Rena has a rather unusual name, and he asks the others what kanji her name uses. Rika tells him that Rena is a nickname. Keiichi is surprised by this as he's only ever heard her called Rena, even at school, and decides to ask her what her real name is when she comes back. Satoko and Rika tell him that won't be necessary, as they already know her real name - Reina, from the kanji "rei" in "orei" and "na" in "nara". Keiichi misinterprets them and thinks that her name is spelled "Reina" but pronounced "Rena", but the others tell him that Reina is pronounced as it's spelled, and Rena is just what she prefers to be called. Mion tells Keiichi that only strangers call her Reina, and Keiichi understands that what Mion means is that it doesn't matter. Rena is Rena, and her "real name" isn't important. Keiichi asks Mion if she would call him by a nickname if he wanted. He asks what the name is, and he replies, "con man".
Rena returns to the classroom and hears from one of the younger students that people were looking for her. Mion and Keiichi spot her and confront her dramatically, taking the roles of an evil bailiff and a con man, respectively. They wind up their attack and Rena calls for help from "Suke-san" and "Kaku-san", Satoko and Rika respectively. Satoko readily agrees, and Rika states she expects her fee to be paid to her Swiss bank account. A battle begins but immediately ends, as Rena's overwhelming power easily takes out Mion and Keiichi. They laugh together and Rena helps Keiichi up as their break ends and class begins again.
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Community notice.
We're greeting the end of the rainy season sooner than in prior years. On this day, when it feels like summer will soon arrive, I'm pleased that everyone is in good health.
The season for the Watanagashi is finally upon us.
I believe the assistance of the town council will make this a wonderful festival.
I also wish to ask for the assistance of everyone in regards to a few things...
We are always taking suggestions for ways to improve the festival.
If you have an interesting idea, call Kimiyoshi at (X) XXXX!
(There is a 200 yen refreshment stand ticket attached below the cut line.)
Houjou couple's falling incident.
From the June 1980 edition.
On the afternoon of XX at 2PM, office employee XXXX and his wife XXXX of Hinamizawa village in Shishibone prefecture disappeared after falling 27 meters from the observatory platform in Shirakawa prefecture.
Police and firefighters searched downstream and discovered the body of XXXX at around 7PM that evening.
His wife, XXXXX has yet to be found.
The search has run into difficulties due to the effects of Typhoon 3 from the previous day.
It appeared a railing at the observatory that the XXs leaned on had broken, causing them to fall.
The grounds keeping staff was questioned by the police in regards to facility deterioration, and if park maintenance was performed properly. <hr>Background Music:
The terminal illness death of Shinto Priest Furude.
From the June 1981 edition
On the afternoon of XX around 10PM in the X district of Hinamizawa village in Shishibone prefecture, the shinto priest of the Furude shrine passed away after an existing condition he was recovering from suddenly worsened.
Parties close to the deceased said he was suffering from anxiety issues concerning the festival, which was to be held that day.
Also, after XXXX's death, his wife XXXX went missing, leaving behind a farewell note.
The police and local youth association continued the search. However, given the presence of the farewell message and the fact that the Onigafuchi swamp is said to be bottomless, they have run into difficulties.<hr>Background Music:
Radio Log.
A police officer named Ooishi, identified as Unit 3, receives a call from Okinomiya Station. The station dispatch tells him that back-up is on the way and to hold position, turn off his headlights and maintain radio silence. Ooishi relates that the doctor has arrived and wants to carry "it" away, asking what to do, and the station dispatch tells him to allow it. Ooishi muses that his backup has arrived, and that the "vic" is done for.<hr>Characters Appearing:
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Onikakushi Light Novel Volume 1
is the first volume of the light novel adaptation and the first volume of the "Onikakushi" adaptation.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This volume adapts Days 1 to 11 of the visual novel and the TIPS associated with them. Some TIPS are presented as illustrations.
| Onikakushi Light Novel Volume 1 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onikakushi Light Novel Volume 2
is the second volume of the light novel adaptation and the second and final volume of the "Onikakushi" adaptation.
| Onikakushi Light Novel Volume 2 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oniokoshi
is the first arc of "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei". It was written by Ryukishi07 and illustrated by Natsumi Kei, and serialized in Gangan Online from November 25, 2021 to August 25, 2022.
| Oniokoshi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oniokoshi-hen
| Oniokoshi-hen |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 0
is the prologue chapter of "Oniokoshi-hen".
Summary.
It is 2019, and the Watanagashi Festival in Hinamizawa is lively with people eating food and taking pictures. A narrator says that on the night of the festival, one person dies and another goes missing, and the second person's corpse must never be found but demoned away. A bloodied man is seen in the trunk of a car, and another bloodied woman in a kimono with stab wounds is seen on the ground; Oyashiro-sama's curse will be revived in 2019 in the Reiwa Era.
At Shishibone University Hospital, a doctor asks how the bedridden Rika Furude is doing. Rika says she'd be a lot better if not for certain circumstances. The doctor says she must rest for a few days, and then they'll test if she's still leaking cerebrospinal fluid. Rika asks to have some spicy kimchi and complains about being bored. The doctor understands how bored she is when she travels the world a lot and asks what kind of work she was doing. Rika says she just travels as a hobby and hates being forced to stay in one place. The doctor leaves her alone.
Rika intended to visit the Watanagashi Festival incognito, but she fell down the stairs at the train station and ended up in the hospital. Rika wants to see her friends again after so long: Keiichi, Mion, Satoko, and Rena. Rika is excited to reunite with them once she leaves the hospital and meet their kids, including Keiichi's.
Just then, Rika gets a notification from the club's group chat, where Satoko is asking Rika to call her urgently and if she's heard from Keiichi. Rika calls her and jokes about Keiichi being by her side and going on about how sexy she is. Satoko asks if Keiichi is really there but Rika says she was kidding. Satoko asks if he could be anywhere else, and Rika becomes concerned.
Satoko explains that Keiichi has gone missing and Mion was found murdered with several stab wounds in her chest and neck, and this all occurred on the night of Watanagashi. Rika says this is just like the curse of Oyashiro-sama, and Satoko asks her to explain since she's Oyashiro-sama's shrine maiden. Rika insists there is no curse, but Satoko asks her to explain why this is the second year it happened; last year, one person died and another disappeared on the Watanagashi, and it caused a big commotion. Satoko starts to cry and wonders if this happened because they broke Oyashiro-sama's rules.
Rika can't believe this is happening, as she knows for a fact the curse is over. Many incidents did occur in the past, but they joined together to overcome 100 years of tragedy; scenes of Keiichi killing Mion and Rena, a disguised Shion holding a stun gun, and Tomitake forgiving Takano are shown.
Since the curse happened last year without her knowledge, Rika decides she needs to go to Hinamizawa. She attempts to get out of bed but starts suffering a headache and coughing. Rika wishes she still had Hanyuu's advice and remembers a prior meeting: Hanyuu disappeared and bestowed Rika with a magic bracelet so she could live a life free of regrets. The Ekusurika Jewels were a Furude family treasure, and each bead would allow one to loop back from death. There were only 3 beads, meaning 3 loops. Even if Rika loops, she can't go back far enough to reach the time before she was hospitalized to do things over again. Even if she goes back, she wonders if she can eally bet on a miracle that can save Keiichi and Mion from tragedy.
Rika thinks of her friends again and starts laughing. She'll bet on that miracle and entrust things to Keiichi's son Keitarou Maebara. If Keiichi can break fate, then surely his offspring can do the same. Rika prepares a noose and hangs herself as she pleads for Keitarou to save everyone in her place. One of the beads breaks.
| Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 0 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 1
is the first chapter of "Oniokoshi-hen".
Summary.
June 19, the first year of the Reiwa Era in Hinamizawa. A fire rages as people join hands and a boy says that he trusted her even now, and might even love her. The boy cries and screams.
Keitarou Maebara wakes up and greets his mom and grandparents. On TV, Keitarou's father Keiichi is trying to dispel rumors of misappropriation of political funds. Keitarou's mom notices a text from the neighborhood association, saying that many cases of trash being dumped near people's house have occurred and to contact Mayor Kimiyoshi if they've been affected.
Keitarou finishes breakfast and goes to his usual meetup spot. He pranks his friend Kihiro Ryuugu by hiding out in a bush. They go to meet Tamaki Sonozaki and Sakiko Kimiyoshi, where Tamaki suddenly gropes Keitarou due to Sakiko's urging. Kihiro punches Sakiko in retaliation. Kihiro narrates how they're all the children of the former club members.
Hinamizawa's scenery was the exact same as it was long ago. They ran power lines underground to preserve this appearance and help get the village recognized as a World Heritage Site. Sakiko's father was an advocate for the tourism expansion.
At the Okinomiya middle school, Keitarou tries to make a lot of friends. He invites a bunch of kids to his games club, but to no avail. After school, Keitarou thinks about his dad telling him that his friends are his treasure, and that they can make miracles happen and defeat fate together. Keitarou walks the hallways alone and runs into a girl exiting a classroom. He tries to make friends with her as well, but she gets scared and falls down some stairs. Keitarou wonders why she acted like that as the girl starts muttering something while holding an object and looking at him.
Keitarou goes to help the girl and sees some other girls watching them from behind a corner. Keitarou asks them to help but they do nothing. Keitarou brings the girl to the nurse's office to get her bleeding knee bandaged.
Keitarou is left alone with the girl and wonders why she's barely speaking, even when the nurse asked her name. Keitarou apologizes to her and tries again to make friends, but they get interrupted by a pigtailed girl leading the group of girls from earlier into the room. The leader thanks Keitarou for bringing Inori to the nurse's office. Inori speaks to her friends, and Keitarou accepts that he's the only person she won't talk to. Inori gives Keitarou a short bow before leaving. Keitarou wonders even more why Inori is like this. He finds that she left behind the object she was holding earlier and puts it in his pocket.
The pigtailed girl comes up to Keitarou and gives him a creepy look, taunting him and insisting that he likes Inori and would take advantage of quiet girls like her. Keitarou is taken aback, and the girl introduces herself as Kururu as she continues to tease him.
Keitarou doesn't recognize her from the school bus, and Kururu says she drives to school with her parents. The two become friends, with Keitarou promising to go home with her some othertime. Kihiro joins Keitarou and watches Kururu go, a shadow falling over his face.
Kihiro comments on how easily Keitarou makes friends and suggests he be more moderate. Keitarou says that no matter how many friends he makes, they'll always be best friends. Kihiro insists he's not jealous. The boys rejoin Tamaki and Sakiko at the school entrance.
Kururu joins her own friends and looks at photos of Keitarou on her phone, commenting that he's the son of Mr. Maebara.
A narrator says that after all of this, they would understand a new tragedy would occur in Hinamizawa, when the higurashi cry.
| Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 1 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 2
is the second chapter of "Oniokoshi-hen".
Summary.
Keitarou's group walks to the bus. Sakiko asks Keitarou if he made any more friends and convinced anyone besides Kihiro to join the club. Keitarou says he made no new club members, but he did get 23 new friends. Tamaki asks him to introduce her to someone who might be a good husband if he meets one. Kihiro says he might be a good man from a man's point of view, but he has no idea what Tamaki's POV is and suggests she pick a husband based on her own values.
Keitarou wonders about this point of view and tells the others that she met a weird girl today. Even though Keitarou and the school nurse talked to Inori, she never responded. Keitarou wonders if it's "that thing" that affects teenage girls and asks Sakiko and Tamaki for advice, but his friends all stand silently. Sakiko grimaces and says it must be "them". Keitarou is confused, and Tamaki says he shouldn't get more involved with that girl because nothing good will come of it.
Keitarou asks who "they" are, and Kihiro asks if he's heard of the Polaris Family Society. Keitarou looks it up and finds the group's home page, showing confusion at their belief that "no communication outside our family is necessary". He says it sounds like a religion, and Kihiro says it's exactly what it looks like: Inori was most likely a member of Polaris. They're a shelter for domestic violence victims who live a self-sufficient lifestyle together. Keitarou sees that their symbol looks like the keychain that Inori dropped and finds something weird about it.
Tamaki says that Hinamizawa's population has been declining ever since Keitarou's previous visits from Tokyo. New generations tended to move to the city since the station and school are far away, and though main street has become a tourist destination, there are still many vacant houses. Tamaki points out a house that collapsed from the snow this past year. Hinamizawa's population dropped to around 500 people and was in danger of becoming a ghost town, however two years ago a few hundred people suddenly announced they would be moving there. Keitarou is excited since that means Hinamizawa avoided becoming a ghost town, but Tamaki says he should know who those people were: Polaris Family Society members, and 500 of them at that.
Keitarou is shocked to hear that half of the village is associated with them. He wonders why he never saw anyone like that, and Tamaki says they all live in a community near Yagouchi and don't interact with main villagers at all. Sakiko repeats the Polaris belief that "all misfortune comes from bonds with others" and says that Keitarou should've noticed some people ignoring him even when he tried to talk to them. Polaris members are dogmatic and don't interact with non-members, not even to offer simple greetings. Keitarou remembers the creepy looks other kids were giving him earlier.
Keitarou wonders what living in Yagouchi is like, and Sakiko says her grandpa's been going crazy trying to figure out who let Polaris into the village. A lot of older people are displeased since they get ignored when talking to Polaris members. Sakiko wonders if that kind of ostracism happened in the old days and doesn't think there are enough people for it to work in the present day.
Keitarou asks Sakiko if she hates the people of Polaris. She replies and asks if "anyone" in the village likes them. The group stands quietly. Sakiko breaks the silence and suggests they all go to her mother's shop for some ice cream. Aunt Satoko greets everyone there and unveils a new store product, tapioca milk tea. She also reveals new outfits and comes out wearing cat ears and a dress. Keitarou is bewildered by the sight. Sakiko and Tamaki put on costumes themselves and take a picture together. Seeing how energetic they are, Satoko muses that after becoming a mother, she now understands how Irie felt. Sakiko says that Keitarou and Kihiro should join too, and Kihiro says he'll only do it if Keitarou does so; Keitarou refuses.
Keitarou and Kihiro eat ice cream outside. Kihiro appreciates Keitarou being a people person and wanting to get along with everyone, but he's worried that it will be bad if he gets involved with "them". Keitarou looks at the Polaris keychain in his hand and agrees, deciding there's no point to hanging with people who despise communication. He thinks about Inori again, but is distracted by a sudden camera flash.
A man with a camera nearby introduces himself to the boys as Marutake, a freelance writer. Marutake says he comes to Hinamizawa from time to time and wanted to get story material when he heard it was becoming a World Heritage site. He hands the boys a business card; Kihiro is confused by it saying BBKB, but Marutake takes it back and says it's the wrong card, chuckling nervously. Keitarou questions why he took phoros of them without their consent, but Marutake says they looked so picture-esque. Sakiko comes out and greets Marutake, calling him Uncle. Marutake is excited to see her outfit and falls over. Sakiko explains to Keitarou that he's a regular customer and goes back in to bring refreshments.
Marutake and the boys talk about how beautiful the village is, though he worries that "that" disturbing incident may harm its image. Keitarou thinks he's talking about the curse of Oyashiro-sama. Everyone in Hinamizawa has heard about the string of deaths and disappearances that occured almost 50 years ago. Keitarou has asked his dad about it many times, but he always says that many people still hate the story, so Keitarou shouldn't go around talking about it.
Keitarou doubts that an old ghost story would harm Hinamizawa's image, but Marutake ominously mentions that it was a grisly incident and they still haven't found one of the victims from last year. Keitarou is shocked to hear this, and Kihiro says it was just a coincidence since it happened on the Watanagashi last year. Marutake explains that last year, one person died and another went missing on the night of the festival, and the one who disappeared was a member of Polaris.
Keitarou comments that Marutake knows a lot about Oyashiro-sama's curse, and the photographer says he learned all about it on the Internet while researching Hinamizawa. Many theories circulated about Oyashiro-sama being an alien, parasites existing, and rumors that the curse was a system allowing enemies of the village to be killed off. Keitarou doesn't like those rumors since they accuse the villagers of condoning murder. Marutake also believes the village doesn't have any bad people in it, hoping that nothing will happen during Watanagashi this year and that Hinamizawa will succeed in becoming a World Heritage site.
Marutake notices Keitarou's holding a Polaris charm and asks if he's with them. Keitarou says a friend dropped it, and Marutake becomes lost in thought. He tells Keitarou to be careful around Polaris since there are many bad rumors about them. They seem like they live together as a makeshift family, but they're very reclusive and don't talk to anyone outside their circle. Polaris is known for causing big commotions excused as festivals, and they don't follow local rules and have a lot of tension with other residents; said problems seem to be trash being left out, dead animals being stuffed in mailboxes, and graffiti. Marutake says there was also a serious incident where a house with thirty Polaris members argued with a housewife next door, which culminated in a boy and girl from Polaris breaking into the wife's house, killing her family, then setting the house on fire and committing suicide. Police suspected Polaris of orchestrating it but couldn't find enough evidence, but still the group became well known among neighborhood watch groups.
Keitarou can't believe that Polaris members would ever do something like this. He understands their dislike of communication, but the arson and murder makes them sound like a cult. Just then, Marutake points out that Polaris is coming, like the family they are. A large line of cars drives down the road, and Keitarou sees Inori and Kururu in the seats; Keitarou is shocked to learn they're both part of the group. Marutake says it's surprising that the curse of Oyashiro-sama revived after Polaris moved in.
Keitarou ponders. If what Marutake says is true, then Polaris won't hesitate to use suicide and murder to their advantage, and if hundreds of them are in Hinamizawa, then they must be planning something.
| Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 2 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 3
is the third chapter of "Oniokoshi-hen".
Summary.
Keitarou is under his bedsheets looking up videos and articles degrading Polaris. He's concerned that the cult could take over Hinamizawa at any time and wonders if Kururu and Inori could really be involved when he suddenly gets a phone call. On the other end, a bedridden Rika asks how he's doing, and Keitarou happily calls her Aunt Rika. Rika jokes that he doesn't want New Year's gifts anymore then, and Keitarou corrects himself by calling her Big Sis.
Keitarou heard that Rika fell earlier and went to the hospital, and asks if she'll be let out before the Watanagashi. Rika unfortunately won't be let out until after, but she'll definitely visit Keitarou then and asks for a status update on Hinamizawa's goings-on. Keitarou tells her about Polaris, but Rika says she already heard about them from Mayor Kimiyoshi. Rika tells Keitarou to listen to what the villagers tell him and to be careful around Polaris. Keitarou asks if she thinks they're dangerous too, and Rika says she's never met a member in person. She asks how Keitarou felt when he met them, and he thinks about Kururu, the pendant, and the news articles.
The next day, Keitarou declares that he will make friends with the Polaris members. His friends think he's kidding, but Kihiro is convinced he's telling the truth. Tamaki asks how he plans to get closer to them, and Keitarou recounts how someone like Kururu he can definitely become friends with. Keitarou is unwilling to accept that Polaris members are bad people and retells something his father taught him: that friends are his greatest treasure and that harmony among people is the strongest force out there. As long as he never gives up, he can make miracles happen.
Keitarou figures Polaris members are just afraid of relationships with others, so all he needs to do is help them remember the joys of communication. Kihiro voices his support. Keitarou says that as a man, there are things he must believe in even if nobody else will. He heads to school brimming with energy as his friends watch nonchalantly.
Keitarou tries talking to Polaris kids at school, but they all ignore him. Even when he puts letters in their lockers, it has little effect. After school, Sakiko calls him to come to the bus. Tamaki, Kihiro, and Sakiko doubt that Keitarou can really make friends with Polaris. The group goes to Angel Mort for dessert, where waitresses bring them special items for a Wanyan When They Cry collab the restaurant is doing. Keitarou tells his friends to dig in, declaring it the first official "I Wanna Get Along With Polaris Meeting" and asking for advice. The club ignores him and has fun eating and chatting. Sakiko and Tamaki talk about the waitress outfits, with Tamaki saying they were wearing them since Aunt Shion worked there.
Keitarou tries to bring things back on topic, and Kihiro remembers they were to have a club activity that day. Sakiko passes, saying they already know each other's patterns and would prefer something fresh. Keitarou says she promised to play if they got new members, and Sakiko replies that she just wants to slack off today.
Sakiko compliments Keitarou's positivity and drive, but thinks he's pushing himself too hard. Tamaki adds that he's carrying too much on his back. Kihiro says it's kyute when he tries too hard and gets into trouble, and pulls up a photo gallery of Keitarou's "accomplishments", much to his chagrin. The group says that Keitarou has been too focused on Polaris recently and he should just relax.
Keitarou finally joins in on eating the food and having fun. He opens the badge given to him as a collab gift and gets a golden butterfly charm, which his friends say can grant love. Keitarou wonders if Inori would like it as a gift and hopes nothing bad happened to her because he didn't give her back her charm; Inori hasn't come to school since then. Keitarou stops his train of thought, trying to convince himself he has no ulterior motive and that he just wants to get along with Polaris kids. Keitarou then sees Tamaki giving him a death glare and hands her the butterfly charm, and she happily accepts it.
After eating, the group leaves Angel Mort and run into some delinquents harassing a girl for interrupting the leader's livestream. Keitarou steps in, and the leader knees him in the chest. He then goes over to Tamaki and Sakiko and tries to hit on them. Tamaki puts on a menacing face and tells the streamer to get lost while insulting him for thinking she'd be an easy target. The streamer gets nervous and tries to say it was a joke, but Kihiro says he's lying about being a streamer. As he tends to Keitarou, he asserts that the guy lies about being a popular livestreamer just so he can pick up girls. Sakiko records a video of them and says she'll spread the story all over the internet unless they apologize and move on. The streamer and his friends run away, promising vengeance.
Keitarou asks Kihiro how he knew they were fake streamers, and Kihiro says it was just a hunch. Tamaki worries that her intense gaze might make him fall for her instead. Keitarou checks on the girl that was being bullied and sees she's actually Inori. Keitarou tells his friends about her and says it must be Oyashiro-sama's guidance that they met here. Inori apologizes and thanks Keitarou for doing so much for her, then runs off.
Kururu emerges from a nearby store and wonders where Inori went, then greets Keitarou and his friends. Kururu teases him again and takes a picture of his angry face, and Keitarou explains to his confused friends who Kururu is. Kururu asks where Inori went and apologizes for Inori's behavior, explaining that she's also a member of Polaris. Tamaki asks if it's okay for her to talk to them like this, and Kururu says she was forced to be a part of them when her parents joined. She's tried many times to tell other Polaris kids to offer at least some communication to outsiders. Kururu laments that Polaris members seem to get hate where they go and Keitarou gives her a headpat, saying that he can't reject someone who tries to get along with them.
Kihiro watches Keitarou and Kururu's interactions intensely, and Tamaki and Sakiko take note of it. Keitarou is certain that he can make good friends with Polaris and Inori. Kihiro's gazes intensifies as he clenches his backpack strap.
| Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 3 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 4
is the fourth chapter of "Oniokoshi-hen".
Summary.
Some Hinamizawans talk about graffiti demanding dirty people to leave and saying that demon blood won't die out, an apparent escalation from previous incidents. They plan to report it to Mayor Kimiyoshi but not the police, not wanting Hinamizawa's World Heritage Site status to be in jeopardy.
Keitarou and his friends are gathered to induct Kururu as a new member of the club. Tamaki is surprised they're making friends with a Polaris child, and Sakiko says she had to skip festival prep to come here. The group starts having a picnic to celebrate. Kururu feeds something to Keitarou, and he starts getting enamored with the thought of Kururu feeding him more and teasing him with her exposed cleavage. Kururu however doesn't do that, and taunts Keitarou for it as Sakiko laughs. Kururu tries to feed Kihiro, but he says he likes to eat at his own pace and hands her a napkin, which surprises Kururu.
Keitarou asks Kururu about Polaris living in Yagouchi, and Sakiko mumbles that Grandpa is mad at how the modern architecture in the place clashes with Hinamizawa. Keitarou tells Kururu all about Seventh Mart, the Tomita Tofu Shop, and offers help for snow removal in winter. Kururu interrupts to ask if the curse of Oyashiro-sama is really true, and if he's a scary god that kidnaps and eats people. She also asks if there really was a curse 40 years ago involving dismemberment murders, and Kihiro and Tamaki are quick to deny it.
Kururu is sad they don't know despite being locals, and Keitarou asks where she heard those stories anyway. Sakiko matter-of-factly states that Oyashiro-sama "is" a terrifying a god who curses outsiders and enemies of the village, and that he really would kill someone if he were angry. A dark mood falls over the group as Sakiko quickly says she's joking. Kururu believes it however.
Keitarou asks her about Polaris life, and Kururu says it's not very interesting except for the occasional Hypnos Flute: a member will go into a rage and start shouting, and others will give them medicine, light some incense, and play special music until they calm down. Keitarou is creeped out at the ghost story, but Kururu says she's serious and that he shouldn't get involved. Kihiro asks if she'll get punished for hanging out with outsiders, but Kururu says she'll be fine.
Keitarou asks if Inori would also get punished and if she could also hang out with them, but Kururu's mood changes as she asks why. Keitarou says he wants to return something to her, and Kururu asks to have it so she can do it. Keitarou insists on returning it himself, and Kururu menacingly asks if he wants to have Inori as his prey because of how weak she is. Keitarou sees it as another lewd remark and goes off on her. The club continues to talk and play around, with Kihiro observing Keitarou and Kururu's interactions.
Keitarou declares they're going to have a club meeting to welcome Kururu as their newest member. Keitarou reminds everyone of the rules and says they're going with "that" punishment for the loser since it's been a while. Tamaki and Kihiro are horrified while Sakiko is eager to take pictures of the loser. Kururu tries to scurry off but Keitarou stops her. Keitarou pulls out a brand-new deck of cards to play President with, remembering when the club's parents would play together.
The club gets fired up during play. Keitarou pulls off a reversal which confuses Kururu, as she's never seen that rule. Keitarou says it's a Hinamizawa rule, and the first round soon ends with him as the winner and Kururu the loser. In the second round, Keitarou asks Kururu to give him two cards. She's caught off guard since normally it's one card and tries to get out of it by revealing more of her midriff, but Keitarou stands by the two-card rule. Later, Kururu plays a Dance Party hand with a jack, queen, and king. Keitarou tries to play against it, but Kururu says only face cards can be played after a Dance Party; Keitarou is confused, and Kururu says it's a worldwide rule. Kihiro hasn't heard of it either and starts looking it up. The others question if it's a Polaris rule, and Keitarou opts to accept it since Kururu accepted their Hinamizawa rule in the first round.
Kururu manages to win the second round. Chirping noises resound, and Kururu is enamored by the view of Hinamizawa from the lookout. Keitarou says long ago, the villagers banded together and fought against the government's dam project, and now they're on track to becoming a World Heritage Site. Keitarou hopes that by Hinamizawa and Polaris sharing their customs, they'll be able to open up to each other.
Keitarou is revealed to be taking the punishment, wearing a school swimsuit, cat gear, bell collar, and has to speak like a little brother and maid. Kihiro happily takes a picture of him and uploads it, much to Keitarou's dismay. As the club fools around, Keitarou thinks about how he wants to show Inori this scenery and wonders if they can get closer like this.
Keitarou invites Kururu to join the club tomorrow for the Watanagashi Festival. As he and Kururu talk, Kihiro looks at his internet search: 0 results for Dance Party being a President rule. Kihiro knew it was made-up despite the many President house rules and remembered that Kururu played a similar hand in round 1 and didn't call it there. Kihiro decides he's overthinking it and is content with it, so long as Keitarou's happy.
Kururu takes a picture of the Hinamizawa scenery and mutters that it's a fitting name for a hick village; it should be renamed Polaris Town.
Sakiko returns to home to see her grandfather asking a Polaris representative when they'll figure out who's harassing Hinamizawa. Sakiko's dad gets angry and says he's being too soft, then starts swearing at the rep and accuses Polaris of masterminding it. The rep calmly replies that Hinamizawa should be the ones that apologize to Polaris for doubting them. Mr. Kimiyoshi demands to meet the Holy Mother and settle things right there. Sakiko weakly makes her presence known by announcing her return, but her dad says she needs to give a better greeting. Sakiko ignores him.
The Polaris rep says he'd like to meet with the Kimiyoshi family head as well as its heir. Satoko appears and tells Sakiko to get washed up. Sakiko questions why this guy is talking so much despite being from Polaris, and Satoko says he's an exception as their representative and calls him Isshiki-san, which intrigues Sakiko. Mr. Isshiki reminds the Kimiyoshis that they'll settle things in the next mayoral election if they're going to use the council to pressure them, and suggests that every member of Polaris join.
Sakiko is sure he's Kururu's father. As the men continue to speak, Satoko notes how unafraid he is despite her husband's tactics. Sakiko says her dad isn't really scary and acts big when in public, but has to be taken care of by her wife at home. Satoko tells her to quiet down, as her dad needs to maintain his dignity as the next head. Sakiko becomes frustrated at how Polaris's arrival caused Hinamizawa and her own household to become on edge, and Satoko comforts her. She promises to listen to all of her complaints, so long as they're at home. They go off to pick out a Watanagashi outfit.
Some villagers prepare for the Watanagashi and discuss the possibility of the curse happening again this year. One says last year's death only happened due to illness, but still wonders how someone completely healthy could die on the festival day. They wonder if the villagers would incur divine wrath for allowing nonbelievers into the village. Meanwhile, Rika is still resting in Shishibone University Hospital and sees that tomorrow's the Watanagashi. In the previous loop, Mion was murdered and Keiichi went missing, and she wonders if that can be prevented this time. Something resembling Oyashiro-sama's curse happened last year, and she wonders if it's manmade or a coincidence. Rika hopes her attempt to reach out to Keitarou will avert that tragedy.
At home in the Polaris community, Kururu takes a very hot shower while gasping in pain. Once she gets out, her father comments on her successful purification bath. Kururu, dressed in robes, explains the status of Keitarou, Sakiko, Tamaki, and Kihiro. Mr. Isshiki tells her to keep watching them, and she calls him "Comrade Canopus" in return. Mr. Isshiki goes to a room where the Holy Mother is surrounded by praying people and asks if preparations are ready since it's almost tomorrow. The Holy Mother says they'll make this a wonderful festival.
| Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 4 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 5
is the fifth chapter of "Oniokoshi-hen".
Summary.
June 23, Sunday. People are heading to the Furude Shrine for the Watanagashi Festival. At Smile Shop, Rena advertises rental yukatas to the club, with Shion showing off Satoshi wearing one. Shion says Tamaki and her friends should wear some as well and reminisces on her first encounter with Satoshi. Rena's heard about the club driving off those delinquents and is happy to know that Hinamizawa's spirit lives on. She hears a lot of things while working for the town magazine. Rena admires everyone's clothes and cheers that she wants to take them all home.
At the festival, Keitarou is excited to return after five years and loves how packed it is. The club meets with Kururu, whom Keitarou asks if any other Polaris members snuck into the festival. Kururu replies that they wouldn't do that and are probably having their own gathering. Keitarou says that Polaris should definitely get involved so they can get along better, but Kihiro thinks it's difficult.
Keitarou announces the beginning of the Watanagashi Five-Demon Fire Fight, and the group starts having fun with games and challenges. Keitarou introduces Kururu to the takoyaki stand owner, who's surprised to see a Polaris member there. During a balloon grabbing game, Sakiko claims victory by grabbing the most. The group is surprised, and they see that Satoko's uncle Teppei helped her win. The kindly old man gives more balloons to Sakiko. Keitarou says it's been a long time since they last met and introduces Kururu to him as well. Teppei is pleased that Sakiko's making new friends, but she says nothing in response.
Keitarou continues introducing Kururu to everyone at the festival, with Sakiko and Tamaki commenting on his energy. Kihiro watches wistfully, having hoped it would just be the four of them, or even just him and Keitarou. Sakiko voices her dislike of Polaris, and Tamaki and Kihiro tell her to just have as much fun as they can. The club continues to play more games.
Meanwhile, Sakiko's dad Kisaku and other adults drink and talk under a tent. Hinamizawa becoming a tourist spot seems to be going well since many young people attended the Watanagashi, but they still have "that" problem to worry about. They complain about Polaris members not speaking when spoken to and how they took the traditional old houses in Yagouchi and made them look modern; they doubt Polaris will ever fit in with Hinamizawa. They also mention a second incident has happened.
Before Polaris moved in, the Hinamizawa Guardians reformed and were going to hold demonstrations, but in response all of Polaris threatened to join the town council, so that plan was put on hold. Kisaku says they never should've let Polaris in, and Mayor Kimiyoshi says Oyashiro-sama must be angry about that. Rika opted not to live in the village and so the Furude family is practically extinct, and the Sonozakis let Polaris in and won't do anything when trouble happens; the mayor thinks this would've never happened if Oryou was still around.
Kisaku says this is just like the dam war. He declares that the Kimiyoshi family should unite and purge Polaris from the village, but the mayor tells him to be quiet and that he's being nonsensical; they need to avoid issues so they can make Hinamizawa a World Heritage site. Kisaku gestures around, saying that Hinamizawa is already a successful tourist attraction and that nobody would dare try anything violent out in the open. The mayor says that once Keiichi returns, they can get him on their side and get some support. Keitarou's group then appears. The mayor asks when Keiichi will be back, and Keitarou replies his dad was planning to come to the festival but was busy with some problem. The Kimiyoshis then notice Kururu, and Keitarou introduces her as a Polaris member. Keitarou is confident he can make friends with Polaris and bring harmony. As he goes off to do the memorial service, Kisaku and the mayor ruminate on his words.
The villagers gather before a stage. Keitarou's friends explain to Kururu that they take used futons and memorialize them with a ceremonial hoe. It used to be called an offertory dance and was performed exclusively by Furude family priestesses, but since Rika is never around anymore, villagers take turns performing the ritual now. Sakiko, Kihiro, and Tamaki take turns dropping the hoe onto the futon pile, and on Keitarou's turn, he asks Kururu to come up and do it together. Kururu tries to refuse since she's talking pictures, but Keitarou pulls her up anyway, repeating that he wanted to teach her Hinamizawa's customs. Keitarou and Kururu make a pitiful hoe drop together, and Kururu gets flustered and compares the situation to a newlywed couple cutting a wedding cake. Kururu complains about how heavy the hoe is as well, but Keitarou helps her do another swing, succesfully tearing into the futons.
Kururu asks to go off by herself to use the bathroom. Marutake then appears and speaks with Keitarou. Keitarou is certain some Polaris people may have snuck in since the Watanagashi is so wonderful, and Marutake then brings up the "Circle of Stars". He asks Keitarou to remember their previous conversation about trouble in the neighborhood and explains that the Circle of Stars is an organization in Polaris that eliminate the religions's enemies, even if they violate their doctrine to do it. They refer to each other by codenames based off of stars, like Canopus and Sirius. Keitarou wonders about this, asking why they can't just get along. Marutake says that if the Circle of Stars members were around, they wouldn't know since there's so many people at the festival.
Marutake wonders if the curse of Oyashiro-sama will happen again this year and then leaves. The group notices that Kururu's taking a long time to use the bathroom. In private somewhere, Kururu is actually crying and praying and asking for forgiveness. She hates that Keitarou forced her to do the offertory dance and won't forgive him.
At Shishibone University Hospital, Rika is lying in her bed and staring out the window. She becomes horrified when her phone suddenly rings.
| Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 5 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 6
is the sixth chapter of "Oniokoshi-hen".
Summary.
Rika dreads the incoming phone call, remembering Satoko's despair in the previous world. She already warned Mion and Keiichi in advance, and Keiichi delayed his trip back to Hinamizawa as a result. Rika answers the phone to find it's actually Keitarou opening a video call and greeting her happily. The club greets her as well, and Rika then notices Kururu. Keitarou introduces her as a Polaris member, and they're about to show her how to do the cotton drifting. Keitarou explains Rika's status as the former priestess of the Furude family, with Kururu amazed at all the connections Keitarou has. Rika is pleased at seeing Keitarou getting along with Polaris and is certain the curse won't happen tonight.
Keitarou and friends perform the cotton drifting. Keitarou is sure that Hinamizawa will be able to get along with Polaris now that word of Kururu coming to the festival is spreading across the village. Kururu bids farewell to everyone and is excited to tell everyone at home about it. Kihiro asks if she'll be okay going out by herself, and Kururu says her dad's picking her up and runs off to enter a car. Keitarou gets confused since Kururu said she only joined Polaris because her parents joined, and so they should strictly follow the doctrine, but he figures Kururu's parents must've been okay with her attending the festival. He hopes that Inori could've come to the festival with them as the club heads off.
That night, Keitarou is woken up from sleep by his phone ringing. Sakiko asks if he's heard anything about her dad and if he ever met up with him after the festival, her voice trembling. Meanwhile, the police officer Kumagai inspects a crime scene inside a long-abandoned house. He'd been on call just in case any incidents happened, as he knows all about Hinamizawa. Another officer tells him that a neighbor discovered a body in there after hearing voices in the middle of the night and saw a light coming from the house. The victim had three empty pesticide containers next to him and possibly committed suicide by drinking all of it. Kumagai can't believe it, as ingesting some pesticide should lead to vomiting blood, which the victim did, yet it seemed he kept on drinking. He asks if there were any signs of suicidal tendencies, and the other officer explains the victim served as Kisaku Kimiyoshi's assistant and was happy to have a newborn child. Kumagai then asks about Kisaku and is told there's still no sign of him, and the police are still searching. Kumagai notes the death and disappearance, not wanting to believe Oyashiro-sama's curse is resurfacing. He remembers something Ooishi told him long ago and asks his departed friend for some assistance.
Mion calls Rika to tell her that Satoko is safe. Sakiko is shocked but she's staying strong, and Mion wants Rika to talk to her for a bit. Mion plans to start a search party for Kisaku in the morning and search every empty and abandoned house they can. Mion hangs up, and Rika begins pondering what could be causing Oyashiro-sama's curse again in this Fragment and why the targets changed to Kisaku and his assistant.
Keitarou panics at home. During his phone call with Sakiko, she was crying since she was worried if what happened to the assistant also happened to her father somewhere else. Keitarou tried to console her and tell her that everything would be alright. In the present time, Keitarou is worried that that the curse happened again when it was thought to be a coincidence last year. The curse was supposed to punish enemies of the village, yet Kisaku became a victim when he was an ally. Keitarou wonders if he actually did something to betray Oyashiro-sama.
Keitarou then remembers that the curse could be murders carried out by other people and wonders who would benefit from Kisaku's death; Kisaku badmouthed Polaris and tried to make an alliance against them, and Hinamizawa was sure to lose power with him gone. Kisaku used to play baseball and work out when he was younger, and he was big and imposing, so it would be hard to kidnap and kill him and his assistant like that. Keitarou realizes that a group of organized attackers could've pulled it off, and that Polaris would benefit the most. Keitarou imagines Kururu and Inori taking part in the murders.
The next morning, Keitarou is still shaken and unable to eat breakfast. His mom suggests he stay home, but he insists he's fine. Keitarou's mom then gets a notification on her phone from the neighborhood association and says that there's been a lot of graffiti cases recently against Hinamizawa. Keitarou sees a picture of some graffiti calling Hinamizawans demons and reads some texts from others who have been hit. Keitarou notices that every piece of graffiti has the same familiar mark on it and realizes it's the Big Dipper, the same symbol that Polaris uses. Keitarou looks at the charm he gt from Inori and wonders if Polaris really is trying to take over the village.
| Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 6 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 7
is the seventh chapter of "Oniokoshi-hen".
Summary.
A few days have passed since the end of the Watanagashi Festival, where Sakiko's dad went missing and his advisor died. Rumors were spreading around social media that the curse of Oyashiro-sama had struck for the second time in the modern day. Keitarou reads some messages warning him about Polaris and tries to calm himself down and stop thinking about Polaris taking over Hinamizawa. He wants to believe Kururu and Inori wouldn't be a part of something like that. He then thinks back to the graffiti he saw but reminds himself that harmony among people is his treasure.
Kihiro consoles Keitarou at their meetup spot. They still haven't found Sakiko's dad. Kihiro comments on Keitarou's exhaustion, and Keitarou mentions that Kihiro moved back to Hinamizawa after Rena's divorce. Kihiro says they were removed from his dad's family register, but they have a good relationship and meet up with him occasionally. Sakiko, Tamaki, and their parents supported the Ryuugus when they returned, but Kihiro still got worn out. Kihiro suggests to Keitarou that he take things easy. Keitarou voices agreement but thinks that he can't possibly relax when the village is in a crisis.
Tamaki shows up alone and greets the boys. They think Sakiko's absent again, but Sakiko herself soon arrives while addressing everyone formally. Tamaki asks if she's alright and says to not overdo things, but Sakiko says that if she keeps living her life like usual, then her dad should come home like home always does.
At school, the group sees the regular drop-off of Polaris kids. Keitarou tries greeting Inori but she ignores him. Kihiro sees Kururu isn't with them and wonders if she's sick. Sakiko notes how nonchalant all the Polaris kids look and decides to finally speak her mind. She starts yelling and swearing at them, talking about how the day after the festival was her mom's birthday and that her dad always took time out to celebrate it. Kisaku didn't come home, but Satoko still put on a smile and tried to convince herself he just got drunk and wandered off somewhere. Sakiko starts crying while accusing the Polaris kids of taking him away. As she continues her angry outburst, Kihiro, Keitarou, and Tamaki try to calm her down. Sakiko also accuses Kururu of being a liar, saying that one of the Polaris cars picking her up is the same one a top-rank Polaris member drives, who came to her house earlier; Sakiko thinks Kururu's a spy. Sakiko cries over her dad being demoned away and demands the Polaris kids speak up and prove her wrong.
The Polaris kids join hands and begin reciting a prayer. Sakiko gets angrier and yells at them even more for trying to escape trouble by chanting something weird. Keitarou struggles with his inner thoughts some more: he doesn't want to believe that Polaris is actually bad and that someone like Inori could resort to murder, and even now Inori's trying to put on a brave front against Sakiko's attitude. He continues to doubt himself when he remembers the arson incident and the other horrible rumors he heard.
Keitarou realizes that in any other situation, people would get suspicious of Polaris, and begs Sakiko to stop. He says the culprit wants Hinamizawans and Polaris members to fight amongst each other. Sakiko insists Polaris is in league with the culprits, and Keitarou asks her to think: if Polaris was really using the curse of Oyashiro-sama to commit murders, it wouldn't benefit them at all and result in Polaris being suspected and driven out of the village. Sakiko begins to come around to that idea, and her friends tell her to calm down. As they leave, Kihiro looks back at the Polaris kids still praying.
After calming down, Sakiko asks Keitarou why he covered for Polaris and who kidnapped her dad then. She can't believe the Hinamizawa villagers would be responsible, and Keitarou struggles to answer. He says the culprit must be driving wedges between Hinamizawa and Polaris for some benefit. Keitarou resolves to never be deceived and to continue believing even if everyone else loses their way, and professes to his friends that by arguing with Polaris, they're doing what the culprit wants. Keitarou wants to prove to everyone in Hinamizawa that they can trust Polaris and join hands.
| Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 7 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 8
is the eighth and final chapter of "Oniokoshi-hen".
Summary.
Keitarou makes posters advertising the Hinamizawa and Polaris Union Starlight Camp, to be held at the Furude Shrine observation deck. He talks on the phone with Kururu and asks her to tell as many Polaris members as she can. Kururu is surprised at the event being held Saturday, which is only two days away. Keitarou apologizes for how Sakiko acted the other day and expresses how he wants Hinamizawa and Polaris to get along, and this camping event should do it. Kururu promises to invite lots of people there and hangs up. Alone in her room, Kururu scratches her neck.
Keitarou and Kihiro walk together and talk about the camping plans. Kihiro asks if they can cancel the event. He understands that Keitarou doesn't want to doubt Hinamizawa and Polaris and likes that about him, but the event might be ill-conceived since everyone in Polaris forbids outside communication. Keitarou gets irritated since Kihiro originally supported him, and Kihiro reminds him there's a mandate in the village not to meddle with Polaris. Keitarou says that just applies to harassment and asks Kihiro if he's still suspicious of them. Kihiro says he thinks Keitarou's just being hasty, but Keitarou says they need end the dispute between Hinamizawa and Polaris soon, or else the curse of Oyashiro-sama will happen again next year. Keitarou suggests that maybe Kihiro really does want the two sides to fight each other and is the culprit behind it. A hurt Kihiro says it's not like that and asks to forget they ever talked about it.
At home, Keitarou notices a lot of hair lying around everywhere and thinks he hasn't been doing a good job of cleaning recently. He gets a text from Sakiko, who apologizes for losing her cool earlier and says she and her mom won't be going to the camping event. Keitarou throws down his phone in frustration, yelling that if the victim's family doesn't attend the event, then he can't prove to Polaris they aren't suspicious of them; Sakiko shouldn't be putting her personal feelings into it. One of Keitarou's parents asks what's going on from outside his room since they heard a loud noise, and he says it's nothing.
Keitarou distresses over the fact he talks a lot about harmony among people yet he's working by himself here. He remembers that Tamaki is interested in the camping event and that he could put it together on such short notice because the Sonozakis were supporting it. Keitarou psyches himself up and promises to see this through. Everyone should be able to understand then.
Saturday, June 29th. Tamaki admires the nice weather and calls her uncle Yoshimichi, relaying on him to deliver something to the observation deck. As she walks, she thinks she could enjoy the event better if not for the incident. She helps escort Akane to a room to lie down. Mion remarks that her nickname of the Demon Princess of Shishibone will disappear, but Akane doesn't care much about doing things the way she used to. Akane asks about the case's progress, but Mion says they still haven't found Kisaku. 30 years ago, everyone would be saying it was the Sonozakis' fault; Akane can't believe things like this are happening now, and that their neighbors are quivering in fear.
Tamaki thinks that Akane sympathizes with Polaris and is accepting them. Despite that, Tamaki still doesn't find Polaris pleasant, and doesn't want to dishonor her grandmother as the next head of the Sonozakis. She's confident that Keitarou's event will finally make peace between Hinamizawa and Polaris.
Rena helps Kihiro prepare bentos for the event, with Kihiro looking dismayed. Satoko asks Sakiko to go, but she says she wants to wait at night for Kisaku to come back. Keitarou lies down at home, feeling tired and heavy. He thinks the fatigue from moving is catching up with him like Kihiro said, and he feels like resting until the last minute to go to the camping event. He hears the sound of the cicadas crying and reminisces on the day he left Hinamizawa, feeling lonely. Keitarou looks at the charm he got from Inori long ago and plans to return it to her tonight, becoming the bridge between Hinamizawa and Polaris. He thinks about Kihiro and Sakiko's reluctance to go and becomes determined to stick to his belief in Polaris until the end, shedding tears.
Keitarou calls Rika to talk to her a bit. Rika says they're prolonging her hospital stay, which is frustrating her since she wants to go to Hinamizawa. Keitarou says things aren't going well with his friends, to the point he's losing hair. Keitarou asks her to give him some strength, and she tells him to fight on.
Just then, Keitarou hears the doorbell ringing and hangs up with Rika. He wonders if someone is here to pick him up for the event, and then remembers his mom was going to meet with his dad when he came. He also wonders if it;s his grandma. Keitarou opens the door to find Inori and Kururu waiting for him. He begins to greet them when he wonders how they figured out where he lived, and suddenly a group of Polaris members appear and grab him, and charge into his house.
The Polaris group, led by Canopus, locks the front door and say to carry out the plan. Some men go to retrieve Keitarou's grandparents, much to their surprise. Kururu takes Keitarou's phone and opens it using his face, and confirms he had a recent call history with Rika. As Keitarou gets tied to a chair, the Polaris men come out with his grandparents and tell Canopus that these are the only family members in the house. Canopus says they'll do just fine for an example and tells them to guard the entrance, just in case Keitarou's mom returns.
Canopus addresses his group and says they must protect their world by any means, for it is their mission as the Ring of Stars. Keitarou remembers the Ring of Stars is supposed to be an extremist group in Polaris and is shocked they're real, and demands that Kururu answer him. He asks if she's a member of the Ring of Stars and lied about being devout to Polaris, but Kururu ignores him and says to carry out his execution.
Kururu accuses Keitarou and all of Hinamizawa for masterminding a plot to destroy the world, and that they have sinned, so they will be shown what happens when they treat Polaris with contempt. Keitarou demands them to stop, but Kururu and the other members begin chanting that bonds with others are the source of misfortune, and that society forces it upon them. They say to never look at them, touch them, or speak to them, and stab Keitarou's grandparents in the eyes, hands, and tongue during this. Canopus takes a look at their dead bodies and says Hinamizawa will think twice before getting involved with them.
An angry and crying Keitarou asks if the Holy Mother ordered this. The Polaris group still says he cannot comprehend the glorious Holy Mother because of his corruption, and praise her while scratching their own necks. They say Keitarou planned to line up Polaris and tear them apart. Kururu also derides Keitarou for looking down on the Holy Mother, and Keitarou asks what she means. Kururu says he's playing dumb and lifts him by the head to point out his behavior to the others; despite killing his grandparents in front of him, he's acting like it never happened and isn't holding it against them or blaming them, so they must eradicate this filthy tradition. Kururu then sees Keitarou's hair is getting all over her and shakes it off.
Kururu starts calling herself filthy for getting involved with Hinamizawa and begins praying to the Holy Mother, finding it inexcusable that she went along with the Watanagashi. She refers to herself as Miaplacidus and calls herself useless. Keitarou cries and says he'll apologize if he did something wrong, but Canopus tells Kururu to ignore him and stop getting involved. Canopus tells his daughter that her deeds exposed the malice in the villagers, and all the corruption she couldn't cleanse in the purification ceremony can be cleansed now; they are just fulfilling their duty in protecting the world. Kururu agrees.
Keitarou has no idea what Polaris is talking about, and wonders what it is he did that's worth killing his family over. Despairing over the thought of being killed by someone he trusted, he calls out to Inori and says that they can still understand each other, but Kururu stands between them and tells Inori not to get involved, and asks if she's also been tainted. Inori tells her to get some rest and then talks to Keitarou. She says he was like a star, shining and radiant, and she could never take her eyes off of him. But every time he came near, she would struggle to breathe, and she felt miserable since she couldn't reciprocate Keitarou's radiance. The other Polaris kids became stressed by interacting with him, and it became stronger the more it happened. Kururu couldn't see it, but Inori saw that Keitarou's radiance was like a star bringing misfortune to the world. She starts scratching her throat as she says this.
Keitarou can't understand that he did something wrong, and he sees that everyone in Polaris is scratching their throat, including Canopus. The members say that the descendants of the demons and pawns of the Furude family can never be forgiven for hunting Polaris. Kururu says she was an idiot for eating with them and got infected with their maggot-breeding poison. Canopus says that so long as people like them who oppress the weak and manipulate people exist, the world will never be free of misfortune.
The Polaris members say they will burn away the ominous star by shining brighter than him, and set fire to Keitarou's house. Kururu gives Inori the new name of Mirach and applauds her for joining the Ring of Stars. She tells her not to be afraid since their lives will be exchanged for world peace. Canopus tells all of his comrades to join hands and sing, so protect the happiness in their world. The Polaris members indeed form a circle and start singing about how the stars revolve around Polaris. Keitarou realizes that they all intend to burn to death with him. The Polaris members cry with happiness as they sing.
Keitarou starts laughing upon seeing Inori singing as well, and accepts that if he can bring peace to the world by sacrificing himself, then he'll do it. He asks Oyashiro-sama if Hinamizawa and Polaris were enemies from the start, or if they were wrong to try and understand each other. He remembers his friends' warnings about Polaris and apologizes for not listening to them. Keitarou accepts that Polaris is crazy and that he never should've tried to understand them, and apologizes as the blaze burns everything away.
Meanwhile, Kihiro is at the Starlight Camp, which has already begun, and sends a bunch of texts to Keitarou, wondering why he's late. No Polaris members have shown up at all, and he was hoping that Kururu would've appeared. Kihiro then notices something in the distance, and points out to Tamaki a fire rising from the direction of Keitarou's house. In the morning, Kihiro, Sakiko, and Tamaki go to look at the charred remains of the Maebara house, with Sakiko beginning to cry since she expected this to happen from the beginning. Even though Keitarou was so willing to believe in Polaris, they killed him and his grandparents anyway, so this is a great time to finally kick them out. Tamaki hugs Sakiko and begins speaking in her authority as a Sonozaki member, explaining that Polaris didn't kill Keitarou. According to the police, the culprits withdrew from Polaris before coming to Keitarou's house, so Polaris has no direct involvement in the crime and can't be charged. The incident with Kisaku's aide has also been declared a suicide.
Everyone mourns Keitarou's death: Kihiro, Sakiko, Tamaki, Mion, Satoko, Rena, and Keiichi and his wife. Rika hears about it on her phone and remembers Keitarou's promise to turn everything around. She wishes for someone to uncover the truth as she dies, the second bead on her bracelet shattering.
| Oniokoshi-hen Chapter 8 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oniokoshi-hen Volume 1
is the first volume of "Oniokoshi" and the first overall volume of "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei".
| Oniokoshi-hen Volume 1 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oniokoshi-hen Volume 2
is the second and final volume of "Oniokoshi", and the second overall volume of "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei".
Publisher's Summary.
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"On the night of the festival, one person dies, and one person disappears..."
"With their new friend Kururu, the club members enjoy the Watanagashi Festival. Keitarou believes that harmony among people has the power to bring about any miracle, and that Polaris and Hinamizawa will one day be able to understand each other. ...Just like last year, Oyashiro-sama's curse occurs again this year on the night of the festival. Who exactly died, and who disappeared?What is the harsh fate that awaits Keitarou...?"
祭りの晩に一人が死に、一人が消える…。新たな仲間、くるるを迎えて綿流しの祭を楽しむ部活メンバーたち。人の和こそ、どんな奇跡も起こす力がありポラリスと雛見沢もいつか分かり合えると信じて疑わない圭太郎であったが…。昨年に続き、今年も祭りの晩にオヤシロさまの祟りが起きてしまう。一体誰が死んで、誰が消えたのか？そして圭太郎を待ち受ける過酷な運命とは――…。
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| Oniokoshi-hen Volume 2 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onisarashi
is a manga-exclusive arc for .
It was first serialized in Comp Ace magazine from June 25, 2005 to July 25, 2006 and was later published as two tankobon volumes. An epilogue manga chapter and text story was published in Onisarashi Premier Book, with the epilogue republished as "after" in the "Utsutsukowashi" bound volume.
"Onisarashi" was adapted in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna" as "Someutsushi" and "Kageboushi" as a part of the Advanced Story.
Yen Press released the arc in English in an omnibus format as Demon Exposing Arc.
| Onisarashi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onisarashi-hen
| Onisarashi-hen |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onisarashi-hen Chapter 1
is the first chapter of "Onisarashi-hen".
Summary.
Natsumi Kimiyoshi is woken up by her mom Haruko and rushes to get ready for school. Natsumi’s dad Touji figures that she was watching movies late last night again, and Haruko says he should also go to bed earlier, as after all he gave a speech at the parent’s association about sleep deprivation. Touji chuckles in response, saying that compared to Okinomiya, their town is like a city. Natsumi’s grandma Aki offers to do Natsumi’s hair when she has trouble with it. As they work, Aki asks Natsumi if there’s a boy she likes, much to Natsumi’s embarrassment. Aki mentions that Natsumi always dressed up her hair back in Okinomiya and soon finishes. Natsumi prepares to leave but Aki stops her, saying that she has to worship Oyashiro-sama first. Natsumi doesn’t want to since she’ll be late, but Aki insists they must pray to him for good blessings and gestures towards an altar.
Natsumi already knows how important Oyashiro-sama is, being a matchmaking god and the guardian deity of Aki’s hometown of Hinamizawa, but he doesn’t seem to be known at all around their new town; Aki is the only one who actively worships him in Natsumi’s house. Natsumi asks if she could get a VCR if she prays to him for ten consecutive days, and Aki says not to visit Oyashiro-sama with wicked intentions or else he’ll curse them. Natsumi is then yelled at to get going, and she leaves for school.
As Natsumi meets up with her friends Chisato Saeki and Tamako Makimura, the history of Hinamizawa is recounted: Demons from hell came to Earth and coexisted with humans, something made possible through Oyashiro-sama’s power. Oyashiro-sama gave the demons a human form, and soon half-human-half-demon hybrids were born, receiving supernatural powers and being called mountain hermits. Villagers living at the base of the mountain revered them, and Oyashiro-sama’s descendants contained demon blood and were still indebted to him to the present day.
Class ends, and Natsumi thinks about how if Aki was born and raised in Hinamizawa, then her own family may have demon’s blood too. Chisato interrupts her spacing out and says to get changed for gym class. Tamako says they’re supposed to gather at the field, and Chisato plays around with Natsumi before Akira Toudou enters the room and demands that Chisato return his textbook. Akira gets his book back and leaves, and Natsumi wistfully looks at him while muttering about Oyashiro-sama being a matchmaking god. Natsumi mentions that Akira is Chisato and Tamako’s childhood friend and has always been good at drawing. Tamako says that Akira even entered their school through an art scholarship.
The three friends head to gym class for endurance running, and Natsumi is left to clean up by herself at the very end. Natsumi carries some heavy stuff and struggles to open a storehouse door, wishing that she had some of that demon power. She then falls over, but Akira catches her. After helping her clean, Akira asks Natsumi if she likes movies and then asks if there’s someone she likes, saying that he actually likes her. He wants to know if Natsumi feels the same way but will hear her answer later and begins to leave. Natsumi is overjoyed that Akira likes her and calls back out to him, saying that she likes movies with happy endings. Akira smiles back at her, and Natsumi heads home feeling glad she moved from Okinomiya.
Natsumi enters the living room to see Aki and her parents huddled around the TV, where the news is reporting that the entire population of Hinamizawa has suddenly died in a gas eruption overnight, alongside everyone in the surrounding areas. Haruko reminds Natsumi that they had many relatives living there, and goes off to try and call them as Aki prays while holding prayer beads. Natsumi tells Aki that they were lucky to have moved from the village, and Aki suddenly says that this is Oyashiro-sama’s curse; the news says that Hinamizawa’s legends believed that Oyashiro-sama’s curse took the form of miasma that would annihilate the village. Natsumi asks if Oyashiro-sama was supposed to be a matchmaking god, and Aki says he was merciful but was very strict with religious beliefs. The news says that many legends like that were based on natural disasters, which Natsumi agrees with, but Aki angrily says this is Oyashiro-sama’s curse and drags Natsumi off to the altar. She grabs Natsumi’s arm and demands that she pray with her, afraid that she may be cursed too, and Natsumi wrests her arm away and pushes her grandma down. Natsumi looks at the grab marks on her arm as Aki bows to the ground and prays profusely to Oyashiro-sama.
At dinner, the family discusses their move from Okinomiya. They had no choice, as Touji was promoted and transferred to their new town. Aki says that Hinamizawans who live far from the village will be cursed, and Haruko says they aren’t from the village like Aki is, and they have no intention of going back to Okinomiya. Aki and Haruko continue arguing, and Natsumi asks Touji if Aki was really against moving there. Touji says she was, and Aki says that every family who moved from Okinomiya is cursed as well, slamming the table and yelling that it really is Oyashiro-sama’s curse. An awkward silence falls over the family.
Later that night, Touji assures Natsumi that Aki is just shocked by the disaster and will calm down soon. Natsumi looks at Aki praying again, who continues repeating Oyashiro-sama's name and begs for him to protect her family.
| Onisarashi-hen Chapter 1 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onisarashi-hen Chapter 2
is the second chapter of "Onisarashi-hen".
Summary.
The news continues talking about the Great Hinamizawa Disaster and how the SDF is facing many difficulties in recovering victims. Reports of strange smells are also appearing everywhere, probably a reaction to the incident. Natsumi's grandmother keeps saying it was a curse and that the Kimiyoshi family will be affected as well since they left Hinamizawa. Natsumi heads to school and ruminates on her grandma’s words. Her family is in a slump because of the disaster, but she believes they'll get along just fine together. Natsumi happily joins her friends. Chisato and Tamako hear that Akira confessed to Natsumi and want to know more, asking what her answer is while mentioning that today’s Saturday. Natsumi realizes that her parents were going to meet with their extended family that day, and she forgot her keys to the house.
Natsumi heads home, feeling hungry since she skipped breakfast and her parents aren’t coming back until that night. She decides to go to her friends’ house but is stopped when it suddenly begins raining. Two men with umbrellas approach her house.
Natsumi sits on her porch waiting for the rain to let up when one of the men goes up and asks if she lives here, introducing himself as Mamoru Akasaka from Okinomiya Books. Akasaka publishes books related to regional history and interviews elderly people, having heard that a Hinamizawan grandma lived here and wanted to see her. Natsumi says her family is out and she forgot her keys, and Akasaka’s companion Kuraudo Ooishi says they can get lunch nearby as they wait for the rain to stop.
Seated at a restaurant, Ooishi tries to make friendly talk as Natsumi asks what they wanted to talk about. A strange look appears in Akasaka’s eyes, and he asks Natsumi what she knows of Oyashiro-sama and the beliefs of Hinamizawa. Shortly after the Disaster, former residents of the village, especially the elderly, began to act strangely and were committing murders in the name of religious rituals. They were also committing suicide in unexpected ways, either by jumping in front of trains or slicing their own throats open. The police were investigating all of this secretly. Many horrible murders were occurring in such a short time span, and they were all committed by former residents of Hinamizawa or Okinomiya.
Natsumi begins to question if the two are really publishers and looks downwards, and Akasaka asks if things are alright at home. Natsumi is about to confirm it when Ooishi suddenly grabs her and makes her look up at him, and accuses her of lying. Ooishi says there’s a lot of things that don’t match up with the Disaster, including the brutal murder of Rika Furude, said to be Oyashiro-sama’s reincarnation. Akasaka gets concerned as Ooishi asks Natsumi again what she knows when Akira suddenly arrives and slams the table. Ooishi cleans up the spilled drinks and lambasts Akira for interrupting their conversion. Akira says students aren't allowed to enter restaurants with uniforms on, then leaves with Natsumi. Akasaka begins to chide Ooishi, but he says they’ll have more opportunities later.
Natsumi washes her hands in the park and blushes when she sees Akira watching her from a nearby bench. She thanks him for his help and tells him who those men were, with Akira smiling at her safety. Akira offers to walk her home and Natsumi goes to a nearby phone booth, calling her house and hearing her grandma pick up. Natsumi tells Aki about why she wasn’t home while thinking about Akasaka’s statement that elderly Hinamizawans were committing bizarre crimes. Aki confirms that everything is fine at home and apologizes for making her worry about the curse.
Natsumi walks with Akira and thinks about the confession and the time she met Akira as a kid, having had a crush on him for a long time. Her reminiscence is interrupted by Akira asking if they’re home yet. Natsumi points out which house is hers but is horrified to see her house and yard covered in deranged scribbling and charms, with paper effigies hanging everywhere with her family’s names written on them. Nearby neighbors are watching the scene. Natsumi then notices Akira staring at the bizarre sight and gets worried. She says it's not what he thinks but Akira just says he’ll see her at school and leaves.
Natsumi enters her house, afraid that Akira will see her as a weirdo. She hears the sounds of a puppy barking and follows the sound. Meanwhile, Akira walks home and stops to watch a news report playing on a TV in an electronics store window, learning about the bizarre murders and incidents being carried out by Hinamizawa people; Akira sees that one culprit's house was decorated similarly to Natsumi’s house on the TV.
Natsumi tracks the barking sounds to a bathroom, where her grandma is drowning a puppy inside a bathtub. Aki casually talks with Natsumi about lunch as other cages full of dead puppies are shown inside the bathtub and charms are shown covering the walls. Seeing Natsumi’s confusion, Aki says these are all good-luck charms to protect against Oyashiro-sama’s curse, as the puppies will take the misfortune from them. She directs Natsumi to hand her another puppy cage. Natsumi thinks back again to Akasaka’s earlier conversation where elders were committing bizarre crimes. She reluctantly hands Aki the puppy, who begins drowning it while offering a prayer. Natsumi rushes off to call her mom and tell her what’s happening, and as Haruko warns her that all their older relatives have gone crazy, Aki appears behind Natsumi and tells her not to worry.
The next day at work, Touji tries to deflect comments from his coworkers about the strange decorations on his house and says that Aki’s just old. Natsumi heads to school, having been given a reminder from her mom to not tell anyone she’s from Okinomiya; Natsumi thinks to herself that she doesn’t want to leave town. She meets up with Chisato and Tamako again, and they talk about the weird curse incidents and express relief that nobody from Shishibone City is living there. Chisato sees that Natsumi looks unwell and asks what’s wrong, with Natsumi saying she was just watching a movie late last night. Tamako wants to ask Natsumi something weird and Chisato tells her to shut up. Tamako mentions that Chisato was also bothered about the city Natsumi used to live in, and before she can say the name Natsumi nervously laughs and says it’s a misunderstanding, as her hometown has a similar name and so people mix them up. Tamako apologizes and Chisato expresses more relief that Natsumi isn’t like the other weirdos from Hinamizawa.
Natsumi continues expressing her desire to stay in town, and she approaches Akira and tells him that her senile grandma is responsible for the decorations. She begs him not to tell anyone else and swears that she doesn’t come from Hinamizawa and has nothing to do with curses. Akira smiles with understanding and takes her hand.
| Onisarashi-hen Chapter 2 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onisarashi-hen Chapter 3
is the third chapter of "Onisarashi-hen".
Summary.
Akasaka heads to a news stand and overhears some people badmouthing Hinamizawans and mentioning that another Hinamizawa family has been found dead. Akasaka buys one of every newspaper at the stand, with the cashier asking why he always buys so many. Akasaka claims he writes haikus and submits them to many papers and buys them all to see if they got published. As the news reports on the recent family murder, Akasaka brings his stack of papers to Ooishi. Ooishi reads all the headlines and thumbs through the tabloids as Akasaka expresses frustration that the media treating the Disaster as an occult incident isn’t helping anything; everyone related to a Hinamizawan is being treated like a criminal. Ooishi reads an article saying that the day before the disaster, a girl who was said to be the reincarnation of Oyashiro-sama was found brutally murdered. Ever since, it was believed that the gas disaster was Oyashiro-sama’s rage conveyed as a curse, and people are making charms and offering sacrifices. Akasaka says that another magazine told of the Three Families, the Sonozakis, Kimiyoshis, and Furudes, having a high concentration of demon blood amongst their members; parts of the names were blacked out, but anyone could easily deduce what they were. Akasaka and Ooishi admit that they’re no different in their interest in the Disaster compared to the public, as tragedies fascinate people after all.
Haruko gazes at several newspapers and grows concerned over all of the Hinamizawa reports as Natsumi brings her another one, unaware of her despair. Haruko snatches the paper out of her hand as Touji assures her that none of these reference the Kimiyoshi family and that nobody knows they’re from Hinamizawa. Natsumi also assures her that she’ll keep her secret, as she wants to stay with all the friendly neighbors.
Natsumi heads off for school and looks at where some leftover Oyashiro-sama scribblings used to be near her front yard, reinforcing her desire to lie to everyone if it means staying in town. Chisato and Tamako are shocked that Natsumi didn’t bring lunch and share their food with her. Chisato jokes that Natsumi won’t grow in certain places if she doesn’t eat and starts talking about Akira. Akira himself soon shows up at the cafeteria. Chisato calls him over so Natsumi can tell her something, much to the latter’s chagrin. Natsumi thinks back to when Akira saw her house, but she reassures herself that he’ll never tell. Chisato and Tamako suddenly say they have urgent business and leave, much to the others’ surprise.
Akira asks Natsumi if there was something she wanted to ask him when a bunch of nearby students suddenly yell out about a rumor that a Hinamizawan may be living in their town and going to school, mentioning the house covered with talismans. The students then ask Natsumi if she saw that same house. Akira steps in to say they haven’t seen anything and calls the rumor stupid. Another student says he should be worried that psychos may be living around them, but Akira doesn’t care. The students keep talking to him and reach the conclusion he’s from Hinamizawa himself when Natsumi suddenly stands up to announce she’s buying juice.
Natsumi and Akira are alone at a vending machine. Natsumi assures herself that Akira means well and asks him if he thinks she really is psycho. Akira says he understands but Natsumi yells that he’s a liar. Put off by her outburst, Akira turns around and leaves, and Natsumi returns home thinking that everything would be fine if her grandmother never came from Hinamizawa.
Natsumi stops her negative thoughts by saying her grandma’s still family, and she opens the door to her house to see Haruko stabbing Aki with a knife repeatedly. Natsumi stops her and Haruko buries her head in her arms, saying she had no choice but to stop Aki and that Natsumi must have been thinking the same thing. Aki’s corpse is covered up, and the rest of the family stands around in silence. Haruko is sure that the others are blaming her, and professes that she did it to ensure the family’s happiness. Touji tries to console her but Haruko picks up an ashtray and hits him with it, saying that she’s the only one who ever does anything even though her husband had dreams of moving up in the world. Haruko then looks towards Natsumi and asks if her friends are nice and if she really wants to stay with them. Natsumi nervously voices her support for Haruko, and Touji is told to get the toolbox.
Haruko dumps the tools out and pulls out a cleaver, saying they have to slice up Aki’s body to hide her easier. Haruko encourages the others to help her since a family has to help each other, and Touji gets down to slice something off of Aki. Natsumi begins screaming as Haruko tells her to be quiet otherwise the neighbors will hear. Natsumi passes out and recalls past happy memories with her grandma. She wakes up and retches upon seeing her mom covered in blood and her grandma’s decapitated head. Haruko tells Natsumi to help now that her dad has done his part and hands her a bloody cleaver. Natsumi reluctantly takes it and swings it down, yelling.
Akira is sitting in his room and notices something outside his window, staring off through it when one of his parents tells him to go to sleep.
Natsumi, now covered in blood, breathes heavily as Haruko compliments her. Aki’s severed arm is shown.
| Onisarashi-hen Chapter 3 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onisarashi-hen Chapter 4
is the fourth chapter of "Onisarashi-hen".
Summary.
Haruko instructs the family to get bags and duct tape so they can pack up Aki's body parts and dispose them at the mountain. Natsumi gazes at her bloodstained hands. Touji asks if she's alright, and Natsumi starts crying at having done such a horrible thing to her grandma. Natsumi says they should call the police but Haruko reappears and wonders what they're talking about. Touji tries convincing her to leave Natsumi out of this, as she has school tomorrow. Haruko doesn't trust her to be alone, and Natsumi promises she won't do anything. Haruko tells her to change her clothes.
The next day, Natsumi is washing her hands with Chisato and Tamako chatting nearby after another day at PE. As she watches the water flow into the drain she’s reminded of all the blood pouring into the drain at home yesterday. Chisato and Tamako see how her hands are all red from washing them too hard. Natsumi then sees Akira looking at them and then turns away to go back to class.
Chisato goes to tease Akira and asks if he’s to blame for Natsumi’s strange behavior, and Tamako shows concern for Natsumi. Chisato turns serious and tells Akira of a rumor that Natsumi is from Hinamizawa. Akira shows some indignation and Chisato backs off, saying she also thinks it’s just a rumor and nothing more. Every exchange student is the center of a rumor like that, and Chisato wanted to know if Akira was interested. They figure Natsumi is acting strange because of the rumor and must have something to do with it. Akira doesn’t think so, as Natsumi is still Natsumi no matter where she was born. Tamako suggests that they all go somewhere after school to cheer Natsumi up.
The group invites Natsumi to go to a pastry shop with them, and as they walk Natsumi keeps thinking back to the feeling of chopping up her grandma. Natsumi notices that Akira is holding her hand, and she begins to give an answer to Akira’s confession when a TV in a nearby store reports news that a human head was found near a mountain highway. Several people crowd around the store, hearing that the head was found in a very visible place, almost as though the perpetrator wanted it to be found. Natsumi lets go of Akira’s hand and tells her friends that she left her wallet at home, soon running off.
Haruko is also watching the news at home, which is reporting that the head belongs to a woman at least 60 years old and have determined her identity using her dental records. Natsumi goes to check on her mom, who looks deranged as she insults Touji, who supposedly hid the body really well. Haruko takes her anger out by stabbing a knife into the counter, and Natsumi goes back outside and hangs her head. Akira shows up, and Natsumi apologizes that she can’t go to the pastry shop. Akira knows something’s happened at home and wants to know what it is, and he won’t hear any lies. Natsumi still doesn’t want to say anymore, and Ooishi then shows up. Ooishi comments that he visited Natsumi’s house the other day and notices how the fence got repainted after it was graffitied earlier. Akasaka also shows up and Ooishi asks Natsumi how her grandmother is doing, as the neighbors haven’t seen her in days. Natsumi runs away, and Akasaka and Ooishi talk amongst themselves for a bit. Akira asks what they know about the Kimiyoshis and wants to hear about Oyashiro-sama.
Later, Haruko goes ballistic at Touji for leaving Aki’s corpse in such a bad spot, assaulting him and preparing to throw a vase at him as Natsumi tries to calm her down. Haruko yells out that they were about to go back to their peaceful lives and now Touji has ruined it. She pushes Natsumi down and panics over everything ending when the police discover what’s happened. She then goes off to be by herself.
Natsumi questions why everything turned out this way, as she just wanted to be happy. Touji says they should go to the police; even though he was afraid of losing their new life, he can still protect his daughter. Natsumi becomes happy and is suddenly sprayed with blood as Touji falls over, bleeding from a neck wound caused by Haruko. Natsumi screams.
| Onisarashi-hen Chapter 4 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onisarashi-hen Chapter 5
is the fifth chapter of "Onisarashi-hen".
Summary.
Natsumi cries over the death of her father as her mother continues blaming him for all of their problems. Haruko goes on about how she was complimented a lot, unlike her old town, but now it's all been ruined by Aki and Touji. Haruko accuses Natsumi of being against her too and starts chasing her with a knife. Natsumi goes to the Oyashiro-sama shrine and apologizes, pleading for the god to save her.
Akasaka, Ooishi, and Akira talk at a cafe about Hinamizawa and Oyashiro-sama’s curse. Akira confirms that Natsumi is indeed from Hinamizawa and then asks about Hinamizawa’s religious beliefs. People who believe in Oyashiro-sama’s curse feel that they can be cursed at any time no matter what, and Akasaka mentions several theories explaining the curse: some say aliens came to the village long ago, others say a man-made conspiracy is doing it. The girl that was murdered, Rika, may have had answers to all of these questions.
Ooishi shows his surprise that many Hinamizawa residents were living in nearby prefectures, and all of them have been involved with some tragedy. He then asks Akira if anything strange has happened with Natsumi, or rather with her family. The neighbors haven’t said much regarding them, and that’s the strange part: the Kimiyoshi family is from Hinamizawa, and yet there really is nothing strange to say about them. Akira is asked again what the truth is, but he angrily stands up while saying Ooishi and Akasaka are just like everyone else: they don’t understand Hinamizawans and will keep labeling them as weirdos. Ooishi sits back and asks Akira what he’d do if Natsumi really did turn out to be one of them; he claims that Akira doesn’t want to admit Natsumi is from that same Hinamizawa.
Akira takes his things and leaves, doubting that they even actually work for a book publisher. Akasaka calls back to him and says many people not from Hinamizawa have received the curse and that Akira doesn’t know what he’s dealing with, but Akira declares he will protect Natsumi no matter what. Akasaka and Ooishi head back to the police station, wondering just how Akira can really protect her.
At Natsumi’s home the phone begins ringing, and Natsumi rushes to answer it. Akira is calling her from a phone booth and hears the other end pick up with Natsumi asking for help when it suddenly cuts out. Akira recalls the news reports and the earlier conversation with Ooishi, then bolts from the phone booth and runs towards Natsumi's home.
| Onisarashi-hen Chapter 5 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onisarashi-hen Chapter 6
is the sixth chapter of "Onisarashi-hen".
Summary.
Akira rushes through town as the news continues talking about the string of Hinamizawa-related incidents. Meanwhile, Ooishi and Akasaka are at the police station talking to Madoka Minai about a torso and leg found that go with the old woman's head from earlier. Akasaka sends Madoka off to retrieve another report and then complains to Ooishi, asking why someone from the traffic division is illegally giving them reports. Ooishi says Madoka is on good terms with the director of the First Division.
Madoka brings out the autopsy results and reveals that the old woman had died from a traumatic cerebral contusion and had sprained leg joints; she was most likely shoved into something and died from a head injury. Madoka also talks about how people with similar names to the Three Families are being attacked, such as the Onozakis and Furudates. Akasaka looks through the pictures and repeats that there’s nothing strange about the Kimyoshi family, that they're just a normal family with Hinamizawa blood flowing through their veins. Ooishi looks on in shock and asks Madoka for the estimated time of death, which is supposed to be 4 or 5 days ago. Akasaka and Ooishi’s minds flashback to Akira and Natsumi, and they realize that something happened with the Kimiyoshi family on that day.
Akira reaches Natsumi’s house and enters through the front door, making his way to the living room and seeing a blood-spattered Natsumi. She tells him not to come closer, and Haruko knocks out Akira from behind with a vase to his head. Haruko then walks up to Natsumi and attacks her with a knife. Natsumi defends herself and eventually grabs Haruko’s knife hand and slices her in the throat. Haruko collapses from blood loss.
An ambulance with emergency workers views the situation, reporting that two adults in their 40’s are unconscious with no pulse and in cardiopulmonary arrest. Ooishi talks to a now conscious Akira, who’s tending to his head. Ooishi suggests that he go to the hospital and get checked out. Akasaka escorts Natsumi outside and also suggests that she go to the hospital even though she’s not injured. Natsumi then goes up to Akira and apologizes to him for lying, confessing that she really is from Okinomiya. Akira hugs her. The news reports that Natsumi was rescued, however they cannot get any info from her at this time.
| Onisarashi-hen Chapter 6 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onisarashi-hen Chapter 7
is the seventh and final chapter of "Onisarashi-hen".
Summary.
Natsumi awakens in a hospital bed and learns she was sleeping for three days. Chisato and Tamako are talking and planning to visit Natsumi, however they find it strange that a week after the incident, everyone has stopped talking about it. Chisato says that the commonality of these incidents means people are used to it, and though Natsumi’s case caused a big stir, people are treating it like a movie plot. They soon go to the hospital and visit Natsumi and Akira. Chisato wants them all to eat on the roof, and Akira gives Natsumi a headpat and says he'll follow her after a bit. Akira leaves and Chisato becomes enraged at how close the two of them got. Akira sits down in the hall and buries his head in his arms, and Akasaka and Ooishi appear and ask to talk. Natsumi's group goes to the roof and complain about Akira taking too long.
Akira is stunned by what Akasaka and Ooishi told him and can't believe it's true. Akira heads up to the roof and Chisato says he’s late, as they ate all the cake already. A sad look appears on both Chisato and Tamako’s faces as the former asks if they treated Natsumi normally today. Natsumi rests against the fence on top of the roof and awakens when Akira walks up to her. They sit together and talk a bit, with Natsumi wondering if she really was affected by Oyashiro-sama’s curse because she didn’t worship him enough. Akira says the curse doesn’t exist and looks straight into Natsumi’s eyes, saying he wants to hear the truth. Natsumi holds his head and asks what’s wrong, and Akira says Natsumi watched her grandma die from getting stabbed, however her autopsy told a different story. Aki died from a cerebral contusion, and all of her other injuries were caused after death. Natsumi becomes afraid, and Akira brings up her dad’s death. The scene flashes back to Akasaka’s explanation: Natsumi claimed her mom stabbed her dad from behind, however his autopsy showed he was stabbed from the front; Akira himself saw Natsumi covered in blood earlier. Akira refused to believe that it was anything other than Natsumi being confused, and Ooishi asks if the person on the phone really was Natsumi. There were bloodstains all over the Kimiyoshi household yet the phone used to call Akira, the only phone in the house, was clean. Only two people were alive at that time, and the vase used to attack Akira had Natsumi’s handprint on it.
Akira was so sure that everyone from Hinamizawa would kill their families and then themselves, but Natsumi was still alive, so she can still be saved. Natsumi doesn’t understand what Akira is talking about, and Akira says it all started the day Akira first went to Natsumi’s house.
A flashback occurs to Natsumi talking to Haruko on the phone about how every old person was acting strange when her grandma snuck up behind her. Natsumi meant to brush her hand away, however Aki wound up hitting her head on a table corner and dying. Her parents became concerned over what to do, but Natsumi was happy that her grandma wasn’t doing any weird rituals anymore. Haruko tries to help Natsumi grasp the situation at hand, but it didn’t work; Natsumi was the one to chop up Aki’s body and sugguest hiding it. Her parents watched in shock, and Natsumi encouraged them to help since they were a family after all. Natsumi starts ranting about how she never wanted to hang out with people who believed in Oyashiro-sama’s curse, but Akira says he understands. Natsumi is still in denial, as she never wanted anybody to find this out. She remembers that she wanted to make it seem like nobody had killed Aki when her mom came in. Natsumi was the one to assault her dad as Haruko tried to restrain her, and when Touji told her to go to the police he was stabbed and killed by his own daughter.
Akira asks Natsumi what she would’ve done after she had fooled her friends like she fooled her family, a grin appearing on his face. Natsumi swears that she never wanted anyone to find out and didn't want Akira to hate her, and starts freaking out. Akira says they’re the only two people there and then hugs Natsumi. Natsumi thinks he hates him but Akira reinforces his desire to protect her and regrets not saving her even though he was so close to her.
Natsumi admits she loves Akira and then stabs him. Natsumi says she fell in love with him ever since she saw his drawing that first day she came to town. She knew this would be a wonderful town, however that's actually how Akira saw it. As he loses consciousness, Akira whispers to Natsumi that someday he'll teach Natsumi how to make that same drawing and promises that he will always be by her side.
Akasaka, Ooishi and several officers rush to the roof. Akira had two choices, enveloping himself in Natsumi's madness to die a happy death, or being dragged into reality and living in despair; Akira chose the latter. They enter the roof to see Natsumi cradling Akira’s bleeding body. Natsumi cries, and the officers run up to her as Akasaka tries to hold them back. Natsumi gets handcuffed and the other officers confirm that Akira is still breathing and call for a doctor. Akasaka demands the officers let Natsumi go, hoping that she understands now. Akira awakens for a bit and smiles at Natsumi, then takes her hand. Natsumi gives him another hug.
| Onisarashi-hen Chapter 7 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onisarashi-hen Premier Book
| Onisarashi-hen Premier Book |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onisarashi-hen Prologue
is the prologue chapter of "Onisarashi-hen". It was first published in
Comp Ace Vol.1 on March 26, 2005. The compiled release places it after Chapter 3.
Summary.
June, 1983. Natsumi Kimiyoshi happily heads to school after greeting her mother Haruko, father Touji, and grandmother Aki. She joins her friends Chisato Saeki and Tamako Makimura at school and expresses how happy she is.
The news reports that an elderly woman's severed head was found in XX Prefecture. Natsumi and her friends watch the report on a TV in a store. Chisato and Tamako talk about how many incidents like that have been happening a lot, and that the culprits should all be executed. Natsumi thinks that tragic incidents like those only happen in movies.
A flashforward occurs to Natsumi covered in blood and surrounded by bodies. The news says that Natsumi was rescued and brought to the hospital, however she's become unresponsive due to the strong emotional shock. A man stands by Natsumi's bedside and asks her to remember what happened.
| Onisarashi-hen Prologue |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onisarashi-hen Volume 1
Demon Exposing Arc Vol. 1 is the first volume of the manga-exclusive arc "Onisarashi". It was released in English by Yen Press and collected in an omnibus format with the second volume.
Publisher's Summary.
English.
"It's been almost a year since Natsumi and her family moved from the town of Onigafuchi. Her grandmother, a native of Hinamizawa village, fears that they will be cursed for abandoning the mountains, but Natsumi has never been happier, making new friends and enjoying school life. When a terrible gas explosion in Hinamizawa wipes out everyone in the village, her grandmother is convinced it is the wrath of the village god, Oyashiro-sama. Natsumi's family has never taken Grandmother's beliefs seriously, but her devotion to Oyashiro-sama has taken a frightening turn. Have the old woman's fanatical convictions gone too far?"
Chapters.
This volume includes the first 3 chapters of the story and the prologue.
Afterword.
Ryukishi07.
"Volume One of the "Demon Exposing Arc" is finally on sale. I am deeply, deeply grateful to Kito-sensei for making such a wonderful manga!"
"This "Demon Exposing Arc" is a side story of Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY. However, I wrote it so that even those who are not familiar with Higurashi can enjoy it on its own. But I also tried to make it the kind of story that those who are familiar with the original would enjoy even more. Hope that both those who know the original and those who don't will enjoy this story."
"I wrote the original draft, but that only makes up about 30 percent of the "Demon Exposing Arc." Kito-sensei added exponentially to that and made it into this wonderful story. 50 if you liked this arc, that is all thanks to Kito-sensei's skill. I know I'm repeating myself, but Kito-sensei, really, truly thank you for making such a wonderful story!"
"The main character, Natsumi Kimiyoshi, has absolutely no special skills or abilities. That means she's exactly the same as you who are reading this book right now."
"This "Demon Exposing Arc" is a story about a real-life girl, just like you, getting wrapped up in a hair-raising tragedy. In other words, it's a story in which you get wrapped up in a tragedy. If it's only through the pages of a comic...then would you like to be bathed in blood splatter?"
| Onisarashi-hen Volume 1 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onisarashi-hen Volume 2
Demon Exposing Arc Vol. 2 is the second and final volume of the manga-exclusive arc "Onisarashi". It was released in English by Yen Press and collected in an omnibus format with the first volume.
Publisher's Summary.
"It's been almost a year since Natsumi and her family moved from the town of Onigafuchi. Her grandmother, a native of Hinamizawa village, fears that they will be cursed for abandoning the mountains, but Natsumi has never been happier, making new friends and enjoying school life. When a terrible gas explosion in Hinamizawa wipes out everyone in the village, her grandmother is convinced it is the wrath of the village god, Oyashiro-sama. Natsumi's family has never taken Grandmother's beliefs seriously, but her devotion to Oyashiro-sama has taken a frightening turn. Have the old woman's fanatical convictions gone too far?"
Chapters.
This volume includes the last 4 main chapters of the story.
Afterword.
"The "Demon Exposing Arc," which was written as a side story to Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY, has reached the end of this volume, and we were able to conclude the story. I feel a renewed sense of deep gratitude to Kito-sensei, who turned it into a story much, much more wonderful than the outline I pitched!"
"The world surrounding Natsumi in the "Demon Exposing Arc" reached a conclusion after overcoming a great trial, but now there will be a period of atonement that won't end for a long time. With no family to tell her when those days are over, Natsumi may have to carry that cross her entire life. When you imagine that, maybe the weight of this story will make you feel something more."
"The impetus for tragedy is sometimes appallingly tiny. And also appallingly, it happens in an instant, is over in an instant, and can never be wiped away how much regret will assault us when we realize that? If you can imagine that, then maybe you can also imagine that the tragedy of the girl Natsumi Kimiyoshi might also befall you."
"Lately, I've thought that we've reached an era when lives are lost all too easily. It's probably only a matter of time until a tragedy closely resembling the "Demon Exposing Arc," or one that far surpasses it, happens in real life. ...At the very least, I pray that those of you who were kind enough to read this story will learn something of what Natsumi and her companions learned."
"Natsumi and Akira probably have long days of hardship ahead of them. I have no doubt that the total of their suffering will surpass the tragedy that began."
"But I believe that they can overcome it and find happiness."
"I mean, if Natsumi and Akira can't find happiness, then the tragedy will never end. And there's no such thing as an unending tragedy."
| Onisarashi-hen Volume 2 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onisarashi Premier Book
is a booklet. It was available to applicants of Comp Ace Volume 009. The book consists of two parts: an epilogue manga and a text story, both written by Ryukishi07 and illustrated by En Kito.
The epilogue manga is set years after the end of "Onisarashi". It was republished in "Utsutsukowashi" under the title after.
The text story is titled Letters From A Girl
| Onisarashi Premier Book |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Onnahagashi-hen
| Onnahagashi-hen |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Ooishi
| Ooishi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oosumi Reiko
| Oosumi Reiko |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Ootaka
| Ootaka |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Ootsuki
| Ootsuki |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Opening
Opening could refer to:
| Opening |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Opening (Higurashi episode)
UraHigu.
A scene very similar to the scene from 19th episode of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, where Chie introduces Hanyuu to the classmates, but instead, it's a girl with the same name as the director of Higurashi anime - Chiaki Kon. She looks very similar to Hanyuu, the only difference is the lack of horns and a slightly different hairstyle.
| Opening (Higurashi episode) |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Opening (Umineko episode)
Opening is the first episode of the and the beginning of Legend of the Golden Witch.
Synopsis.
The Ushiromiya family holds an annual conference on the island of Rokkenjima, said to be haunted by the Golden Witch Beatrice. The family head, Kinzo, is expected to die soon and so the family is preoccupied with how to divide his inheritance. With the return of Battler Ushiromiya after a six-year absence, the arrival of a typhoon trapping everyone on the island, and the presence of a mysterious letter, this conference of 1986 won't be like any others.
Plot Summary.
Prologue.
The episode starts off inside the study of Kinzo Ushiromiya, who is seen in his recliner, drinking a sinister green alcoholic concoction. He grimly asks how much longer he has left to live, as the thunder rolls in the background. A troubled Terumasa Nanjo, his personal physician, answers that he only has around three months to live as the lightning illuminates various eerie-looking occultic ritual objects in the room. Kinzo throws the wine glass to the floor in despair as he looks out into the storm and yells "Oh, Beatrice!", with tears in his mad eyes. He crazedly asks Beatrice why she rejects him so and vows to return everything he received from her and throw away all that he owns. He begs for her to show him her smile one last time in return as he yells her name out the window repeatedly, the lightning engulfing him. The episode title card is shown.
First Half.
A flock of seagulls is shown as the camera tilts down to show a panicking Battler Ushiromiya, clutching the rails of a speeding boat, screaming about how he is going to fall off. Once they reach the shore, he narrates about how the island they are on is called Rokkenjima and is a property of the incredibly wealthy Ushiromiya Family. The date and time are displayed on the screen as (１９８６年 １０月４日１０時３０分, "10:30, 4th October, 1986"). Battler jumps off the boat onto the pier as his name is displayed on the screen. He introduces his cousins, the mature George Ushiromiya and the innocent Maria Ushiromiya. He also consecutively introduces the adults who get off the boat with him—Maria's mother Rosa Ushiromiya, George's parents Eva Ushiromiya and Hideyoshi Ushiromiya and his own parents—Kyrie Ushiromiya and Rudolf Ushiromiya. Battler's cousin Jessica Ushiromiya comes to greet them and he tries to grab her bosom, only to get pummeled by her. Jessica is accompanied by the servants Toshiro Gohda and the elderly Chiyo Kumasawa and the latter asks if Battler wants to fondle her breasts instead, making him uncomfortable.
As George notices that the seagulls seem to be missing, Jessica tells him it's probably because there's a typhoon coming. Maria points out that a shrine atop the rocks was missing, but Jessica tells her that she heard it was destroyed by lightning. Maria darkly murmurs to herself about how it's a bad omen.
The family makes its way up to the mansion, and Battler narrates about how the Ushiromiya family gathers at Rokkenjima once every year for a family conference, As everybody is admiring the rose garden, Maria notices how one of the roses looks particularly shriveled. George marks the rose for her with a candy wrapper and reassures her saying she could take care of it as long as she was there.
Hideyoshi waves to the servant Kanon who was tending to the garden as Battler introduces himself, this being his first meeting with the boy. Hearing Kanon's curt reply, Jessica whispers how he doesn't talk much as Gohda urges him to give the family a warmer welcome. Kanon merely offers that they are 'furniture', and tersely walks away. The family walks into the mansion as Rudolf asks Jessica how Kinzo is doing and she tells him he was doing quite well, for someone who had only three months to live.
As the clock chimes 12 at noon, a servant girl, Shannon knocks on the cousins' room door, informing them to assemble for lunch. Jessica asks her if she remembers Battler. Battler immediately remarks about how she has grown to become a beauty and gushes about her voluptuous breasts as he inches closer to them. Jessica intercepts him and knocks him over.
The eldest son Krauss Ushiromiya is seen knocking on the door of Kinzo's study along with Nanjo and the servant Genji Ronoue. However, Kinzo rudely dismisses them from beyond the closed door. As the clock ticks by at 13:00, the cousins walk into the mansion, excited for their lunch. As they pass by the hall, Battler notices a portrait of a Caucasian woman with blonde hair and wearing a dark ballgown near the entrance and asks uncertainly if it was there before.
The cousins stop at his question as Shannon explains to him that the master of the house had it painted in the April of the year before the last. Maria chimes in, saying that it was the witch "Beatrice". The cousins tell Battler about how their grandfather Kinzo belived this witch existed. As the family is having lunch, Battler explains how their grandfather Kinzo was a respectable and feared man who had miraculously revived the Ushiromiya Family in just 20 years, back when it had nearly met its end after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.
After lunch, the adult Ushiromiya siblings are seen discussing how their father's inheritance was to be split, along with their spouses. As the younger siblings try to corner Krauss quoting his exhorbitant investments, his wife Natsuhi Ushiromiya is quick to turn defensive. In a fit of rage, she asks Eva to leave, only to be thoroughly humiliated by her. Krauss tactfully asks his wife to take her leave and she dashes out in tears.
Meanwhile, the cousins are fascinated with the epitaph beneath Beatrice's portrait as they talk about how it possibly leads to the location of 10 tons of gold. Battler explains the Ushiromiya Family's "'Legend of Gold"'—about how Kinzo's success was based on 10 tons of gold he had received from the Golden Witch, Beatrice, in exchange for his soul. George muses about how the current market value of the said gold was around 20 billion yen.
Battler dismisses the story and the gold as ridiculous fables, much to the disapproval of Maria. She sulkily insists that Beatrice exists and that witches exist, as Jessica asks Battler not to trample on a child's dreams. Battler concedes he believes that Beatrice exists, merely to appease Maria, as his cousins distract her and decide to take her out on a picnic. As they all leave, Battler turns around to glance at the portrait of Beatrice one last time and smirks derisively.
Second Half.
At 14:15, the adults are still lounging inside the parlor. Hideyoshi tells Krauss that they'll allow distribution of assets if he accepts their conditions. A dumbfounded Krauss asks him to explain. Rudolf tells him the first condition is that Krauss must admit to having discovered their father's gold. Eva tells him the second condition is to let each of the siblings have a portion of the gold as their share. Hideyoshi tells him that the third condition was that the family successor would receive 50% of the gold, and the remaining was to be split amongst the other siblings. Rudolf adds that the fourth condition is that the distribution of the assets will take place at the time of their father's death, but 10% was to be paid to them as deposit immediately.
Krauss points out without a hitch that all of them were acting hasty, as they were suffering from financial difficulties. He sarcastically drawls saying he wouldn't mind helping his dear siblings but he was short on cash himself. Krauss laughs derisively, asking his siblings if they would like to solve Beatrice's epitaph together.
At the beach, the cousins are having a picnic where they also discuss the witch's epitaph. They laugh at the disturbing ceremony to revive the witch and Battler says that the story about the gold was unbelievable. Hurt by his unbelief, Maria throws a tantrum and insists they will be cursed by Beatrice if they continue to make fun of the witch. She hands out scorpion charms to her cousins, saying they have anti-magic properties and will protect them from Beatrice.
The cousins return to the rose garden just as the storm begins to brew, and Maria begins to make a fuss about how her rose from earlier was missing. The cousins help her search for it while Rosa joins them. Rosa, who already has a headache, is further stressed out by Maria's constant whining and slaps her across the face.
As the girl cries out, Rosa hits her once more as her cousins watch in shock. Battler attempts to intervene, only for Rosa to scream at him, saying Maria was nine years old yet acts immature and even gets bullied for it in school. George leads Battler and Jessica away, saying it was a family issue they shouldn't interfere in. As Maria continues to whine and cry, Rosa abandons her and goes back to the mansion, leaving Maria to search by herself. Rain begins to pour as Maria cries harder.
Kinzo is seen in his study yelling out into the storm for Beatrice. He asks her to begin their miraculous banquet and removes his successor ring, throwing it out into the rain and proclaiming that he is returning the headship of the Ushiromiya family to her. The clock chimes 18:00 as the silhouette of a woman in a gown holding an umbrella approaches a distraught Maria.
Meanwhile, Kanon summons Rosa and the cousins for dinner. He asks them where Maria is, and they all realize she didn't go with her mother and was still out in the garden. Rosa frantically searches for her daughter in the rose garden, seemingly regretting what she had done.
As they all search for Maria, they finally find her inside a corner of the rose garden holding an umbrella. Rosa runs to her crying and embraces her, apologizing for how she acted earlier. Jessica points out that Maria was clever to have an umbrella with her. Maria tells them that she had borrowed it from Beatrice as they all look on surprised, wondering if they had heard right. The lightning from the storm illuminates the portrait of Beatrice in the hall ominously.
Teaser.
Jessica narrates the preview for the next episode, surprised that Battler's become a shameless pervert after not seeing him for six years. She's disappointed in him and wants to warn Shannon to be cautious of him as well. Battler is apparently there with her, who says "if you won't let me rub your right breast, I'll settle for rubbing the left." Jessica beats him up after announcing the next episode title.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This episode adapts the prologue in Kinzo's study, and the chapters "Arrival at Niijima Airport", "Arrival at Rokkenjima", "Guesthouse", "Dining Room", "Epitaph on the Portrait", "Sandy Beach", and parts of "Letter and Umbrella".
| Opening (Umineko episode) |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Orange-coloured Wind
| Orange-coloured Wind |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Order
An order, known formally as a , is a group of people with a common goal, akin to a secret club or organization. There exist Orders for many different purposes, whether it’s something as mundane as a fanclub for a band or something as serious as Miyao’s Order of the Public Bath.
| Order |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Order of Prometheus
The Order of Prometheus is an order headed by Seshat. Their goal is supposed to be protecting Wisdom and using it to save humanity, however Seshat appears to have other plans.
| Order of Prometheus |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Order of the Public Bath
The is a chivalric order headed by Miyao Mitake. The Order recruits Gauntlet Knights from all over the world and seeks to uphold world peace by judging if military orders will contribute to warfare or not and making those missions fail while avoiding casualties as much as possible.
| Order of the Public Bath |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Order of the Wisteria
The Order of the Wisteria is a chivalric order headed by Toujirou Mitake. They are comprised of military reporters from all over the world and collect information on military affairs for the purpose of selling it.
| Order of the Wisteria |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Orenji Iro no Kaze
is an insert song for the new anime. It was performed by Yukari Tamura and Mika Kanai, the voice actresses of Rika Furude and Satoko Houjou respectively. The song was written by Mio and composed by Toriumi Takeshi who announced her involvement on her Twitter account.
External Links.
Transcription:
Translation:
| Orenji Iro no Kaze |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Orenji Iro no Kaze (Song)
| Orenji Iro no Kaze (Song) |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Orenji Iro no Kaze (song)
| Orenji Iro no Kaze (song) |
fandom.07th-expansion | # OriginalZ
| OriginalZ |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oryo
| Oryo |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oryo Sonozaki
| Oryo Sonozaki |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oryou Sonozaki
is the head of the Sonozaki Family and the Three Families. She is the mother of Akane Sonozaki and grandmother of Mion Sonozaki and Shion Sonozaki. She first appears in "Himatsubushi".
Profile.
"She is the head of the Sonozaki family, one of the Three Families, and the grandmother of Mion and Shion."
"She is greatly feared as the heir to the demon."
"Because of the anti-dam movement, there is a rift between her and the Houjou family."
Appearance.
Oryou does not have sprites in the original visual novel. Console ports and adaptations show her as an elderly lady who wears a black kimono.
Personality.
Oryou rarely goes out in public due to her age and may seem nice, but when it comes to the Houjou family she becomes very angry and vulgar with her hatred of them. Oryou's threatening aura is such that any opinion she shows or suggestion she makes is carried out by her subordinates no matter what.
"Matsuribayashi" shows that Oryou is actually very considerate of others, making ohagi every year and sending it to the grave of the dam construction foreman. In "Minagoroshi" she really did care about Satoko's well-being, but was unable to show direct support for her because she must keep up appearances and her reputation as the leader of the Three Families. "Meakashi" also shows that Oryou does care for her daughter Akane despite her disowning and has tea with her sometimes.
Background.
Oryou is the current head of the Sonozaki family, which alongside the Kimiyoshi and Furude families have ruled Hinamizawa as the Three Families. Oryou's name (お魎) contains the character for demon (鬼) as befitting heads of the Sonozaki family. According to Mion, after World War II, Oryou and her husband Souhei revived Hinamizawa using a massive fortune Souhei obtained from selling food supplies on the black market. The reconstruction helped give the Sonozakis much power and influence among the villagers, however when it was revealed that the food supplies contained human flesh, Hinamizawans started to become ostracized due to the belief they were cannibals like in the old times. Oryou brought peace to Hinamizawa by promoting a sense of unity and encouraging villagers to band together if anyone opposed them. "Meakashi" reveals that the canned flesh parts were made up by Shion, with her retelling of Hinamizawa's past being half-true.
Oryou's daughter Akane was slated to become the new head of the family, but when she chose to marry a yakuza member despite Oryou's wishes, Oryou disowned her and forced her to remove some fingernails as punishment, allowing Akane's marriage to pass afterwards. "Meakashi" shows that Oryou also removed her own nails and now maintains a good relationship with her daughter.
When Mion and Shion were born as twins to Akane, Oryou supposedly tried to strangle one of them so that there wouldn't be disputes over the succession, but this never happened. Mion was taught to be Oryou's successor while Shion was sent to St. Lucia Academy.
The Sonozakis were once seen as the weakest link of the Three Families, but during the dam war, the Sonozakis overcame the Kimiyoshis and Furudes in power by discreetly committing sabotage operations against construction workers. The Sonozakis also claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of the Minister of Construction's grandson in 1978 to stop the dam project. With this, Oryou became known as a fearsome old woman, effectively making her the true leader of the Three Families and of Hinamizawa itself.
When Shion returned to Hinamizawa in 1982 and made herself publicly known to defend Satoshi Houjou, Oryou ordered that she tear off three of her fingernails as punishment and allowed her to remain in the village afterwards.
"Tsumihoroboshi" reveals that the Sonozaki family's involvement in Oyashiro-sama's curse and the 1978 kidnapping is a lie. Oryou implies that the Sonozakis are behind everything to make them seem more powerful and influential than they already are.
Role in the Story.
Watanagashi.
At the end of the arc, Oryou's corpse is discovered inside the Sonozaki torture chamber along with several others that Mion kidnapped and killed.
Tatarigoroshi.
The credits show that Oryou died in the Great Hinamizawa Disaster.
Himatsubushi.
Akasaka obtains a transcript of a meeting between the Three Families when he goes undercover in 1978. At the meeting, Oryou learned that the Minister of Construction's grandson was kidnapped and announces that the grandson shouldn't be harmed, if he were in the village. She also shows knowledge of there being an undercover agent in the village and suggests he be allowed to roam free unless he gets too nosy. Akasaka is shocked to learn that Oryou knows a lot of things she shouldn't.
Meakashi.
In 1982, on the night of the Watanagashi Festival, Oryou is informed that there is a fourth victim of Oyashiro-sama's curse. She laughs it off, saying it must be someone who didn't believe in Oyashiro-sama.
Shion returns to Hinamizawa later that year and reveals herself as Mion's twin sister, drawing ire from Oryou and the rest of the Sonozakis. They force her to remove some of her fingernails as punishment.
In 1983, on the night of the festival, Shion overhears Oryou and Mion talking about the curse victims that year, Takano and Tomitake. Shion believes the Sonozakis are responsible for their deaths and for Satoshi's disappearance and knocks out the two of them with her stun gun. Shion brings them to the underground torture chamber to interrogate them, but realizes she accidentally killed Oryou when she tased her. Shion ensures the old lady is dead and angrily abuses Oryou's corpse as revenge for the way she treated Satoshi for all those years. She displays the result in front of an imprisoned and horrified Mion before throwing it into the well. The police recover Oryou's corpse when they raid the place.
Tsumihoroboshi.
Mion reveals to Keiichi the Sonozaki family's bluff, being that they take credit for a lot of things, including the 1978 kidnapping, to make them seem more influential and intimidating.
Minagoroshi.
When Satoko's abusive uncle takes her back to live with him, Keiichi and the rest of the club protest the child consultation center to help her. They decide to get the Three Families' support and convince Kiichirou, however Oryou is still a problem. They visit the Sonozaki main house and appeal to her, however Oryou believes Satoko will be just fine. Keiichi tries to convince Oryou that he'll get Satoko to apologize on behalf of the Houjous if she gives her support, but Oryou still won't budge. Keiichi then threatens to kill Oryou and make Mion the next head, and Oryou gets incredibly angry and sends the club out.
Kiichirou and Akane talk with Oryou in private, and they report to the club that Oryou will lend her support. In truth, Oryou really did worry about Satoko but couldn't just forgive her publicly since it would damage the Sonozaki's reputation, and she hoped that her death would fix that. Oryou agreed to support Keiichi, but only if they make up a story that Keiichi tried to choke her and she capitulated out of respect. Oryou goes to speak with the town mayor the next day, and Satoko is ultimately saved.
Oryou is killed during the Great Hinamizawa Disaster.
Matsuribayashi.
The Connecting Fragments section details the start of the bad relationship between Oryou and the Houjous, and her eventual desire for a new wind to come in and change Hinamizawa. Oryou expresses how Mion coming to her the day Satoshi disappeared is what made her realize that the Houjou situation won't resolve itself over time.
When Oryou and some other villagers hear that Rika is sick, she asks Irie to take good care of her and Satoko. She also says that the dam war is over and that they shouldn't worry about the curse anymore; this suggestion is what allows the villagers to start forgiving Satoko and wishing her well.
Other Appearances.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Oni.
In May 1984, when Mion and Shion discover an old notebook in the underground torture chamber and show it to Oryou, she begins telling them a story about her younger days.
| Oryou Sonozaki |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oryou Sonozaki/Gallery
| Oryou Sonozaki/Gallery |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oryou Sonozaki/Sprites
| Oryou Sonozaki/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oryō Sonozaki
| Oryō Sonozaki |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Osamu Tsukada
is Tomoe Minai's former upperclassman who becomes a secretary. He first appears in Tokihogushi.
Profile.
"The second secretary of the Minister of Health and Welfare."
"He was Tomoe's former lover in high school, and despite his humble appearance, he is an ambitious man who is very interested in politics."
"He used to be close to Tomoe, but now he's in a relationship with someone else."
Appearance.
Tsukada has brown hair and wears a suit and tie. His eyes are always closed even when he interacts mostly with Tomoe but when he starts to open his eyes, his eyes are always slanted denoting his cynical personality.
Personality.
Tsukada seems to be a well-refined mannered, kind and friendly person who was enthusiastic to reunite with Tomoe after all these years since their time together in high school, he was the one who motivated her to go for her last high jump record after a traumatic incident with her parent's death which she succeeded. But however Tomoe knows that while he's kind and also strongly assertive with strong ideals to make differences for everyone's lives as a student council president, he wasn't above exhibiting a condescending attitude only towards those who can't work hard or take their studies seriously which he still kept through his college years.
Background.
Tsukada was a member of the track team in high school and had a close friendship with Tomoe. After high school, he began studying political science and eventually became a secretary. Miotsukushi Ura reveals that Tsukada was engaged to a fellow student, Masumi Ounuma, whose father, Shigeru was a leading member of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. When Shigeru was arrested after an investigation and died in prison, Masumi believed there was foul play involved as she believes that Shigeru was designated as a scapegoat and got into an argument with Tsukada, later committing suicide the day before they were to get married. Tsukada since devoted his time to exposing the wrongdoings of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, knowing full well he would also be punished due to his involvement with them.
Story.
Kageboushi.
Tsukada appears in a brief flashback where Tomoe thinks back to when she quit the track team in high school.
Tokihogushi.
Tsukada makes his first proper appearance spreading flyers in support of Akihiko Chiba being elected. Tomoe sees him out on the street and they talk for a bit, with Tsukada offering they go out for tea next time.
Tomoe and Madoka re-encounter Tsukada later, however Tomoe once again declines Tsukada's date offer and he leaves. Madoka points out that Tsukada was keeping his hand in his pocket and hiding his engagement ring.
Miotsukushi Ura.
Tomoe and Tsukada meet up for a dinner meeting, where later he reveals that he knows about Tomoe's investigation into Lowell Inc's wrongdoings. Tsukada shares his own knowledge about the Alphabet Project and their research into microorganisms in Hinamizawa, and Tomoe understands that Tsukada was effectively sacrificing himself to bring this knowledge to light. Pleased with her understanding, Tsukada hands her a key alongside some strange hints and they get into a car to drive off. However Hanada, who was hiding in the back seat, knocks both of them out by injecting them with alcohol, and prepares to kill them by sending their car into the harbor, making it seem as though they were drunk driving. Tsukada is rendered completely unconscious by the attack, but Tomoe manages to save them both anyway.
Tsukada is treated at the hospital, however a false news report comes out that he and Tomoe were having an affair, which causes Tomoe to be placed on administrative leave. Regardless, investigations into Tsukada's home are carried out, where the police find many records of illegal dealings between Chiba and other groups. Meanwhile Tomoe uses Tsukada's key and solves the puzzle regarding his comments to discover more information that could lead to Chiba's arrest.
| Osamu Tsukada |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Osamu Tsukada/Sprites
| Osamu Tsukada/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Otobe
| Otobe |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Otobe Akira
| Otobe Akira |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Otobe Akira/Sprites
| Otobe Akira/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Ougon Musou Kyoku
| Ougon Musou Kyoku |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Ougon Musou Kyoku (manga)
| Ougon Musou Kyoku (manga) |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Ougon Syndrome
is a vocal album released for the series. The tracks are composed and arranged by Luck Ganriki and the lyrics were written by E.Kida. The vocals were provided by Rekka Katakiri, Nei Kino and Zakuro Motoki and the chorus comprised of Katakiri, Kino, Kanae Sakura and Nakao Boushi. Sound effects assistance was provided by M.Zakky and zts, while Pre-holder helped with the rhythm track arrangement and pre-mix of "Birth of a new witch". The album was published by Circletempo on August 15, 2009 and sold for 1000 JPY.
The format imitates that of an audio concert, with tracks in between songs where the performers interact with the audience. Notable songs include a band arrangement of the song "Happy Maria!", a vocal arrangement of the BGM track "Usan no Kaori", and "Birth of a new witch". The latter two songs were officially adapted as a part of the soundtrack for the next installment of Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru—"Dawn of the Golden Witch"—in 2010.
Tracklisting.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Ouka Furude
is Hanyuu's daughter and Rika Furude's ancestor. She killed her mother in order to cleanse the human world of its sins.
Profile.
"The child of Hanyuu and Riku. She's a bit of a spoiled brat because she grew up under the generous patronage of the Sonozaki and Kimiyoshi families. She has psychic-like abilities, such as being able to sense Hanyuu whenever she's invisible."
Appearance.
Ouka did not have a sprite in the original visual novels. Various console ports and adaptations feature her with a near-identical appearance to Rika. In "Higurashi Matsuri" and in the manga, Ouka has light purple hair. Other versions features her with blue hair.
Various console ports reuse Rika's sprites for Ouka as a child, with her adult version featuring a new spriteset. Ouka wears a shrine maiden outfit in all of her appearances.
Personality.
As a child, Ouka used to say "meep" and "nipah" but grew out of it.
Ouka is compassionate and caring. She trusts her comrades greatly and mediates between them when they argue, and she displays a strong level of responsibility. Ouka faces a conflict in trying to live up to her parents' reputations as "heroes of the village" and also wanting to be seen as her own person.
Ouka has a humorous side to her, managing to trick Hanyuu into thinking she just wanted to learn swordsmanship skills because "becoming a sword-wielding miko would be cool".
Background.
Ouka was born when the heir to the Furude Shrine fell in love with Hanyuu, who aimed to make peace between her people and the residents of Onigafuchi. When Hanyuu offered to take all of the humans' sins upon herself when they suspected each other of being demons, Ouka reluctantly killed her using the Onigari-no-ryuuou.
Ouka's backstory is expanded upon in various extra arcs in different ways.
Kotohogushi-hen and Miotsukushi-hen.
The original text version of "Kotohogushi-hen" shows that Ouka was the daughter of Hanyuu and Riku Furude. Ouka was orphaned a year after her birth when her parents seemingly died protecting Onigafuchi from bandits (in reality Riku was possessed by a demon and slain by Hanyuu). The villagers felt guilty for suspecting Hanyuu of being a demon and causing her and Riku to die to prove their innocence, and so Ouka was adopted by the Kimiyoshi and Sonozaki families. Five years later, Ouka reunited with Hanyuu and was able to see her despite Hanyuu having a ghostly form.
"Miotsukushi-hen" shows that Ouka's family, despite being the mikos of Onigafuchi, were ridiculed as it was believed they consorted with demons. When a horrible disease began spreading across the village, Ouka asked Hanyuu to make medicine to cure them. Hanyuu was confused since Ouka had no reason to repay the villagers who treated her badly, but she relented out of consideration for Ouka's daughter's safety.
The medicine circulated around the village, however it split villagers into two factions. The healthy villagers who never caught the disease cursed Ouka, believing the sick had sold their souls to demons while those who were cured by the medicine revered Ouka as their savior. Hanyuu tried convincing Ouka to abandon Onigafuchi with her family, but she refused. Ouka felt it was her duty as a Furude miko to protect the village, inspired by her father's sacrifice.
One day, Hanyuu witnessed Ouka being attacked by several villagers, who had faked their illness in order to obtain medicine and sell it off for profit. After hearing they killed Ouka's husband and were going to torture her daughter, Hanyuu flew into a murderous rage. Ouka took up a sword and faced down her mother, killing her.
Kotohogushi-hen (console).
The console version of "Kotohogushi" shows that Ouka's name has several meanings: Ouka (桜花) is the characters for cherry blossom (桜) and petal (花) put together, and it is also based off the Ryuun word "ohca", which means "one who links". Similar to the text version, the baby Ouka was adopted by the villagers of Onigafuchi when her parents seemingly died protecting the village from bandits. The villagers felt guilty for causing their deaths, and Ouka was adopted and raised by Shino Kimiyoshi, later moving out to take care of the Furude Shrine when she was 10.
One day, the young Ouka met Hanyuu in her incorporeal form and knew her as "Oyashiro-sama", able to see her because she was half-Ryuun. Although Hanyuu believed Ouka had no idea who she was even after Ouka coincidentally decided to nickname her Hanyuu, Ouka did figure out her heritage later on.Hanyuu reentered Ouka's life as another mother figure, teaching her swordsmanship skills and giving advice from time to time. At some point Ouka began suffering from a horrible disease, which Hanyuu cured using her advanced technology.
As an adult, Ouka married her childhood friend/adoptive brother Shouji Kimiyoshi, who took on the Furude surname to become Shouji Furude. The two would have a daughter named Fuuka.
Role in the Story.
Matsuribayashi.
Hanyuu has a flashback during the main story of her assigning Ouka the task of killing her.
In the manga, after Rika performs a miracle in stopping Takano's bullet, Hanyuu sees Ouka welcoming her home.
The TIP at the end expounds on the Onigari-no-ryuuou's existence and Ouka's role.
Kotohogushi (console).
This arc retells elements featured in the text version of "Kotohogushi-hen" and "Miotsukushi-hen".
Ouka and Shino meet to discuss a recent epidemic that has spread across the village. When Ouka's husband falls ill, Ouka asks Hanyuu to make the same medicine she made for Ouka's own disease long ago to save him and the village. Hanyuu warns that she cannot do that because she would be breaking Ryuun law and become much too involved in the fate of humanity. Hanyuu asks Ouka to think of the consequences of mass producing medicine like this but offers to do it anyway.
Ouka gives away the medicine to villagers for free, claiming that Oyashiro-sama told her how to make it. Ouka becomes revered by the villagers as the god's reincarnation, with the medicine becoming known as "demon medicine". Knowledge of the medicine spreads across the land, with villagers coming from all over to obtain some and cure their epidemics.
Over time, Ouka and the Three Families become aware that some people are selling the medicine on the black market. When the feudal lord demands to have the prescription to the demon medicine so he can monopolize it, Ouka is at a loss for what to do. Hanyuu tries to convince her to leave the village with her family and return once the medicine circulating has run out and interest in it declines. Ouka cannot make a decision regarding that either.
Ouka is attacked by villagers who faked their illness earlier to get some demon medicine and sell it. The villagers claim to have killed Ouka's husband and demand to have more medicine, otherwise they'll kill her daughter as well. Hanyuu witnesses this and flies into a rage, murdering the villagers and setting Onigafuchi ablaze. As the survivors evacuate and Hanyuu continues her killing spree, Ouka engages her with a katana. Ouka is no match for Hanyuu's brute power but is renewed with strength when Hanyuu threatens to kill her other loved ones in front of her. Ouka stabs Hanyuu in the heart and leaves her to die.
Ouka overlooks the burning village from the shrine's lookout and ponders committing suicide when Hanyuu stops her, having survived and momentarily come to her senses. Hanyuu gives Ouka Ryuuou and tells her that it's the only thing that can kill her. Hanyuu swears to take all of humanity's sins onto her and Ouka reluctantly kills her.
The next day, Ouka is overjoyed to see that her family survived all along. She takes Ryuuou, which has remained in its three-pronged form even after Hanyuu's death, and throws it into Onigafuchi Swamp.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Our Confession
is an extra arc of . It was first released as a text booklet on December 31, 2011.
The transcript here was originally translated by Wanderer on Animesuki, with missing portions and translation fixes contributed by Pteryon.
Introduction.
"Good morning.Even though the farewell party is over, you're still here?"
"It's you, the one who kept us company this far.I'm thinking it might be fine to show even this in particular."
"What would the difficulty level be?The measure of that should still be Milady's love."
Plot Summary.
"Our Confession" demonstrates the creation of a new game board of Beatrice's from the ground up, showing readers how the mystery is set up and how fantasy elements are used to adorn the tale.
Release History.
Original Release.
"Our Confession" was first released as a booklet at Comiket 76 on August 15, 2009.
The First and the Last Gift.
"" rereleased this arc in a compilation with other booklets on December 16, 2015.
Saku.
"Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku" adapted this arc into visual novel format for the first time and released on October 4, 2019.
The original booklet contained a section that was sealed by the book jacket, with a warning that readers should not remove it unless they wanted to "spill the guts" and reveal the solutions. The visual novel version retains the same effect by turning it into an interactive choice: if the reader chooses "no" to spilling the guts then they are sent back to the title screen, where the next chapter "Last note of the Golden Witch" can be unlocked and read.
Symphony of Catbox and Dreams.
Symphony of Catbox and Dreams is a PS4 and Nintendo Switch port of "Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku", which released on January 28, 2021. It features updated sprites and voice acting.
Transcript.
Prologue.
"Milady, lady Dlanor has arrived.""Oh what is this! The inquisition has come just to check the outline, and what's more it's the head inquisitor! The Great Court seems to have a lot of free time, or a surplus of manpower.""...By my presiding witness, I expect your game will be unfathomably difficult and SPLENDID.""No need to flatter; have a seat. Ronove, prepare some tasty tea and cookies for the head inquisitor.""Certainly.""No, that's ALRIGHT. More importantly, I would like to see it right AWAY. ……The outline of a new game you are SPINNING.""Very well. The outline is complete. But I'm still in the middle of decorating it as a story."
Beato pushed her way through a pile of manuscripts on top of her desk and pulled out a single bundle.It was the manuscript for the new game.Revised countless times with various notes and tabs attached, it emanated a kind of dignified presence.Dlanor gave a bow, and accepted it.Then amidst the tea vapors as Ronove set the table, she turned over the front cover.
"What is the name of the game this TIME?""There isn't one yet. I always wait until I have completely finished writing the story before thinking of a name.""UNDERSTOOD. ...Then with no delay, I shall begin the READING. Although if I may say, it is disappointing that my first reading will be before it has become a beatifully arranged STORY.""Kukkukukuku. That is the unfortunate side of being a debugger.""...It seems that this time, too, it will be a truly complex and mysterious INCIDENT. ...I am really looking foreword to seeing just how this will be elevated to 'story' STATUS.""No need to flatter. Hurry and turn the page. I feel as if I am the newbie mangaka putting my manuscript in front of the editor."
Beato made a roguish smile, and Dlanor returned the same expression.Dlanor had in her hands, ...the so-called unfinished manuscript.No, it was truly an unformed thing on it's way to becoming a manuscript, with a plot in the middle of it's construction mixed in.If we were to use Beato's style of speech, ...it's just as if it was the milky form of ice cream before it was frozen.No, it's probably even less complete than that.on it's way to becoming a manuscriptIt's still egg yolk, milk, and raw cream cast into a bowl and at the height of its mixing stage.
"...It really is just like the egg of a TALE. You carefully put time into keeping it warm and cause it to HATCH."on it's way to becoming a manuscript"If I could, I would love to show it to you as magnificent ice cream, since I wanted to allow you to fully appreciate it."on it's way to becoming a manuscript"Of course, that would be IDEAL. ...However, I think this makes for the next best THING."
Because, even if it's in an incomplete state now, the recipe is still exposed.We can see the precious other side of it; the side we could never see from a completed story.Those able to see this are...Only the witch who wrote the tale herself, and... the very few observers she allows.
This is the unfinished manuscript, in a muddy chaos soup state before it becomes ice cream...In fact, it's missing the narrative development characteristic of a story; it's not even complete as any kind of reading material.
However, even so,The Endless Witch Beatrice's secret recipe, yet discerned by no one, is recorded upon it.To a chef, her recipes and her kitchen are sacred ground.To desecrate that is the greatest sacrilege.However, for those who admire delicacies, it is also the forbidden honey that no one can resist.This is not an example of one of Beato's interests, ... but we could instead say it's an example of one of Featherine's.
From here on, what is recorded is... the cat's... guts.From here on, turning the pages means splitting the cat's stomach open and killing it.To love the cat, then kill it and enjoy it again.Those were Bernkastel's words, but they were originally uttered by Featherine.
So I inquire of thee.Doth thou kill the cat? Or not?The ancient Featherine has regretted splitting the stomachs of and killing thousands of tales.And, in the relationship of irreversibility between knowing and not knowing, she even likened not knowing to that of noble virginity.
Thus, I must at least inquire of thee.
Doth thou kill the cat? Or not?Beyond lies... the inside of the cat's stomach.
"(Note: The previous three lines are written on the back cover flap of the booklet, wrapped around the remainder of the booklet's pages and lightly glued to the page. This forms a seal that the owner of the booklet has to first break before reading its remaining contents.)"
The Unfinished Manuscript.
ACCOMPLICESThis time, let's make Krauss and Natsuhi into accomplices.But... Natsuhi has a lot of pride, so even if I flashed an enormous sum of money in front of her, it's hard to imagine that she'd easily be partner to a dreadful incident.With regards to that problem, I'll have to to corner her so she has no place to run and no margin for options.After the typhoon starts, I'll secretly guide Krauss and Natsuhi to the underground VIP room, reveal the bomb trigger, and threaten them.If they refuse, everyone dies. If they cooperate, those not sacrificed to the epitaph can come back alive.All means to connect the island to the outside have already been completely cut off. They have no way to resist.
October 4. Past dusk.The rain and wind are getting stronger.The typhoon is already enveloping the island in earnest.
"...Wh... What on Earth is this...?"Natsuhi stood frozen in front of the wide-open entrance to the secret underground staircase and the darkness beyond."There is nothing to be afraid of. We should advance."Says Beato with a composed smile."...This is... fa... father's secret passageway... isn't it?"Ever since his childhood, Krauss believed in the existence of a secret passage and secret room that only Kinzo knew about.But even so, when it's brazenly right before his eyes like this, he can't enter without hesitation.
"Krauss, you aren't afraid of the dark, are you...? Or is it that you'd prefer to expose your body to the wind and rain here behind the chapel...?""...Up ahead... what could be awaiting us?""You should see it with your own eyes... But you're already imagining it, aren't you? Kukkukkukkuku...""Dear, please stop. This is definitely some kind of trap...""...I wouldn't go down these forboding stairs either, if I could. ...But it seems we have no other choice."
While grinning broadly, Beato playfully spun the sawed-off rifle held in her hand...Indeed, Krauss and Natsuhi had been threatened with that gun and forced here.They had thought for certain that when they were forced here, it was to kill them in a place where no one would notice.However, now that they've been shown this secret staircase, they were beginning to think that maybe she wasn't planning to kill them.That she knows this secret underground staircase is the cause of Beatrice being a witch.And she went out of her way to show it, so she probably has some other motive than to kill them; nay, she must.
Krauss gulped deeply, and they began to slowly decend the underground stairs.Natsuhi follows behind her husband.And Beato, grinning confidently, followed after them...
The enormous pile of gold in the underground VIP room...Of course it makes Krauss's and Natsuhi's hearts jump, but just that wouldn't make them accomplices to some kind of dreadful incident.And so, the bomb trigger is explained.Fortunately, Krauss has appreciation for Kinzo's madness.Even the embellishment that Kinzo amused himself with the trigger that would blow up the whole island... wasn't something that could just be laughed off.Understanding Beatrice's threat with the bomb, and the authority that comes with it, was something that they must be made to appreciate.
"Th, that's...! W, why would father set up such a bomb device on the island he lives on...!?""Rokkenjima once had a secret naval base, and it had an enormous amount of explosives stored on it for the last-ditch war effort... or so I've heard many times. And I vaguely remember that long ago father said he would, when his luck came to an end, cleanly erase himself along with the island... or something like that...""Precisely. And that device is... a device inherited by the true head of the Ushiromiya family. In other words, only I can control it."By activating it, the device can at any time cause a giant explosion...
Beato's explanation may not be convincing enough.In that case, Genji will be there too.If the same story also comes from Genji's mouth, it's credibility will sharply rise.
"...Yes. The time bomb device created by the former head-sama now belongs to a new master, Beatrice-sama.""Th... that's..."Hearing the same story from Genji, Natsuhi is at a loss for words.
And understandably so.On the island she had spent so many years... was buried an enormous amount of explosives.They could have, at Kinzo's slightest whim... or by some kind of coincidental accident, massively exploded.Natsuhi was petrified at the reality... that she was still living on such an island even now.
"...I, I see. It's a frightening story. But, aren't those explosives from the war era? I don't think they'd explode now...""There are no problems. The head-sama had periodic inspections carried out.""Kukkukku. We also tested them, of course. There was nothing to criticize about their power. ...With that kind of amount, they demonstrated such power. At the very least, easily everything within several hundred meters of the mansion will be completely blown away.""An explosives test...?""Indeed. To assess the power of the explosives, I blew up a certain object. It’s something you two are quite familiar with.”
Krauss and Natsuhi look at each other.They don't remember there being any kind of big explosion anywhere nearby.Shrugging her shoulders with a smile, Beato signals to Genji to explain it to them.
"...Master, milady. Have you forgotten? ...About the local shrine?""The local... shrine...?"The local shrine built on the reef just a little ways out from Rokkenjima's port.Last year it was demolished by some large wave or lightning or something...They hadn't really thought about it much.But, there's no way some large wave would wash away the whole shrine, let alone the reef.There was a group among the servants who said purple lightning fell from the sky and smashed the shrine... or some such rumor. But there's no such thing as purple lightning, much less lightning that could smash a shrine and even destroy the reef.
"...You don't mean... no...""Kukkukku! Yes, that's how it is. To celebrate my resurrection I had that shrine and the reef blown away! But to think they'd have that much power! I thought it would be great if they blew up the shrine, but I never imagined they would blow up the reef as well! The weapons of humans are truly dreadful."
"...Ok. We understand the situation. ...So...? You invited us here and had us listen to your story. I'm trying to think of what you seek to get out of that. Normally I’d think you would demand money, but with all that gold piled there... I can't fathom you having want for money. And if it was about my life, you surely would’ve snatched it away quickly. You couldn't be telling us Rokkenjima's secret as if you’d had a change of heart, could you...?"
Krauss tried to act as calm as possible.Certainly, as his every word slightly quivered, his nervousness and agitation still hadn’t cooled down.
However, the mountain of gold piled there and the story about a massive amount of explosives that could blow up the whole island, that way too abnormal reality, made the scene before his eyes also feel more like an event happening on the other side of the TV screen.In some sense that might have let him regain his composure.
...Moreover, thinking more calmly...It had been declared that the means of contacting the outside world had already been severed, furthermore on top of that it’s also understood that the typhoon would isolate the island for a period of two days.
...There was nowhere to run.
On the whim of this Golden Witch worthy of inheriting Ushiromiya Kinzo’s madness, ...Everyone on Rokkenjima could be blown to smithereens.For Natsuhi to understand this she would probably need to cool her head for a while more.However, Krauss was already starting to calmly accept it.
"...Now you're going to strong-arm us into an exchange for something. ...I can't even imagine what that something is, but as long as it's possible, negotiations are open.""Hoh. Your surprisingly quick uptake saves me some trouble.""Likely it's something we can't refuse. After all, right now you can take everyone on the island hostage."
"Exactly. There are only two ways to escape from the explosion. One is a way to abort the timer that only I know of. The other is to go down the underground passage beyond this grating to the other side of the island to flee the explosion. As you can see, this grating's lock is under my control. You cannot refuse me given either intended method of survival."
"We get it. We value our lives. ...But at the same time, it seems you require some kind of cooperation from us. You're carrying the two incredible trump cards of the time bomb and the gold, so it seems to be your good fortune that we must merely nod our heads.""Fufufufu, Kukkukkukku...! Wonderful, Krauss. If that's they way you wish it, let's do it that way. ...This isn't a threat. It's a trade. I wish for your cooperation."
"Let's hear what we get out of it.""Let's make it this entire mountain of gold, and the guarantee of your family's life. However, you'll have to give up on everything else.""...May I ask for a little more detail on what you mean by 'everything else'?""It means exactly that. Since this entire island is going to blow up...!!"
Krauss and Natsuhi both were shocked at such an outrageous proposition.For a time they lost their composure, but even still it was an offer that couldn't be refused.Krauss calmed Natsuhi and regained his cool...He retorted that if the island were to blow up, there wouldn't be enough time to carry out the gold.
Beato held out the card to an underground safe at a bank.This was what Beato had turned into cash so far.In an underground vault beneath the bank's head office slept 1 billion yen stuffed in an attache case.By holding out that card, she guaranteed Krauss 1 billion yen.But Krauss found it hard to believe that there really was 1 billion yen in that safe.
But, money can't buy the lives of his family.
Once again, after disputing with Natsuhi, he was dispirited and worn.In exchange for his family's absolute safety, Krauss reluctantly offered up his cooperation.
Of course, there was self-interest too.The island being blown away would probably be treated as an accident.And along with that, without any relatives the investigation directed at him would become unresolvable.Of course this includes Kinzo's death, too; nearly all the troubles they bear would be gone.
And even supposing there isn't 1 billion yen in the safe, there's a lot of money on Kinzo's life insurance plan.
...Natsuhi was hesitant ...but to Krauss, it wasn't a bad deal.Suppressing the guilty part of his conscience, Krauss argued that there was no other way to protect Jessica.
"...So, what will you have us do?""We said we'd cooperate but... We won't partner with you for some weird crime."Krauss and Natsuhi said, completely drained."I want to perform a play to welcome a certain person."
"...A play...?""That guy and I have a taste for mystery novels; it's a relationship of exchanging contesting ideas. Therefore, to commemorate his return after 6 years, I wish to welcome him with a first-rate mystery."
It would seem that, on this island shut off by a typhoon, Beato wants to put on some kind of kyougen* play.Their role is to obey the scenario she prepared, so that the story will stay consistent.
"(Note: Kyougen are a certain kind of Japanese Noh play. They are the let-loose version of Noh and are usually lighthearted, silly, and often bizarre... I would say they have a kind of... "untamed" feeling to them.)"
In other words, to become characters in her play...To act and speak only in accordance with her scenario.There apparently was nothing more required of them than that.
Except, all other things are forbidden.In the event that her story is interfered with, the safety of Krauss's family is not guaranteed.The only way to escape the giant explosion is to get far away from the mansion grounds.The only way to do that is to escape to the opposite side of the island by the tunnel out from the underground VIP room.And, that underground tunnel is blocked by a locked metal grate.Only Beato holds a key.And Beato promises that after everything is over, she will hand that key over to Krauss.The whole story is dangerous and shady all over...
...No, perhaps this is a necessary aspect for a kyougen play.She, in exchange for all the gold, is saying she wants help just for one last play, or perhaps side show.The dress of the witch in the portrait that she wears, and her whimsical smiling... are perhaps joys only permitted to those who solved the mystery of the epitaph.Krauss continued to press for his family's safety, that when that promise is broken all cooperation ceases.And to that Beato would once again...scowl with a crazy laugh, that if they don't follow the scenario provided not a single person will survive.
And with that, Krauss and Natsuhi have been made complacent.The cooperation of all the servants and of Nanjo has already been arranged.The preparations for the game board are now complete.
And finally, the story begins.
"In any case, nothing happens if dad doesn't come down.""You've got that right. We didn't come to speak to our brother. We came to speak to father.""..."
Krauss quietly bore all the harsh words of the siblings. He couldn't do anything extraneous. ...He must behave in accordance with the scenario provided to him by the witch...In the scenario, he was to wait until 24:00.Which... was soon to be.Then, they heard the chime of the banquet hall's grandfather clock.It's 24:00.It's time for that witch's scenario... to take motion.
'At 24:00, there will be a knock on the door of the dining hall.'
Knock-knock.The door was knocked."...Who is it?"He meant to say it nonchalantly, but it came out slightly nervous."...Forgive the intrusion. It's Genji."He is also a person following Beatrice's scenario."Oh, Genji-san. ...What is it at such an hour?""This is perfect. I'm kinda thirsty. Should we take a little break for now and have some tea?"
Genji, after signalling to Krauss with a look, deeply lowered his head to everyone and made the announcement.
"...Ladies and gentlemen, the head summons you to his study."Everyone stirred at those words.Eva doubted even the existence of Kinzo... but that very person was summoning everyone to his study.
"...Wh ...What could this mean...?""I... I dunno. ...I've never been able to understood dad's whims."
All is going according to scenario...Everyone is commanded to the study.And then in front of the study he and Natsuhi specifically will be told to wait...
"Please wait. ...The master and milady are to wait here."In front of the study... Genji made the pronouncement.Natsuhi says nothing, silently casting her eyes at the floor.Seeing this, Eva smiles triumphantly.
"Ohhh, what could this be? What on earth could he want to say to us first, without the two of you?""No idea... I never know what dad is thinking.""Master, it is Genji. I have brought all your relatives."Genji says this through the door after knocking.
A farce. Beyond that door lies only a deserted room that has lost its master.
"Ladies and gentlemen. ...it is the study of the glorious Ushiromiya family head, Kinzo-sama. I implore you not to make any careless mistakes.""...Genji-san. Dad's in a good mood... right?""Indeed. The master is in a very good mood."Both Eva and Rosa were visibly relieved.
...But Krauss and Natsuhi knew.The master Genji spoke of... was a new master. It was that witch.Right now, awaiting them inside the study... was the Golden Witch, Beatrice.
The island, the mansion he lived in... was, at some point unbeknownst, granted to the witch of the portrait as its new master.This mansion Krauss had come to believe was his home... had quickly became a very different place for him.
With Genji leading, Eva and the other relatives were... swallowed up by the pungently poison-scented study.Slowly the door closed... and with the heavy sound of the auto-lock, their existence disappeared.
"...""...Does this mean... our job is over?""...Well, at least for tonight...""That woman is ominous. ...She gives me the terrible feeling that she's capable of destroying herself and everyone else if we're careless in dealing with her.""You think so too then. ...Yeah, me too. That's why I think we should do exactly what she says. I think... if we didn't just nod our heads to her she would have killed us on the spot.""...All the servants are already that woman's henchmen, too.""Well, no one wants to die. ...Also, they may have the same reward promised to them. ...She's got 20 billion in gold, after all."
Suddenly hearing unexpected footsteps, Krauss and Natsuhi went quiet.They looked and saw Kumasawa coming up the stairs.Kumasawa was also one of the witch's henchmen.They can't afford to lower their guard, but still they did view her as someone they could better relate to than Genji.
"...Well done. Master and milady's parts are complete for tonight.""...What is the witch saying to them...?""Who knows... I don't know how Beatrice-sama thinks.""I see. Both the witch and father truly resemble each other in their whimsicalness.""What... should we do now?""...Tonight you shall return to your rooms and rest. ...Starting tomorrow you are to follow tomorrow's scenario...""Kumasawa-san. Have you... also been bought out by that witch?""...I also value my life, so...""About that bomb… Is that really true, I wonder...? Under this island, is there really a bomb triggered to explode...?""...It's probably true ...since the local shrine has really been blown up with explosives."
"...""Kumasawa, have you heard what will happen next...?""...All I've heard is that it's a big show meant to surprise a certain person. ...Please let me off at that. ...I've also been threatened with my life if I say anything unnecessary..."When Kumasawa meekly said this, she lowered her head very deeply.
The buyouts from the giant pile of gold and the threat from the bomb.They really have... no way to resist.Is this all just a giant farce? ...Or is it the opening to some ghastly celebration of the of the golden witch's resurrection?Despite the ominous feeling they got from the thunder outside, Krauss and Natsuhi could only head to their respective rooms.
But, in their bedrooms were the new scenarios, already delivered.By reading them they knew... tonight's farce will continue...
The 5 invited into the study; Eva, Hideyoshi, Rudolf, Kyrie, and Rosa; stood firmly at attention like children called to ceremony.
"...Master, I have brought 5 members of the family.""Good. Thank you, Genji."Everyone was surprised at hearing a female voice.A flash of lightning illuminated a woman's figure for an instant, which... was the very figure of the person whose portrait hung in the reception hall."Ladies and gentlemen. You are visiting the glorious Ushiromiya family head, Beatrice-sama."So overwhelmed by the sight of the witch, they forgot to even close their gaping mouths.
Eva was the first to come to her senses."...Wh...what kind of joke is this? Genji-san, what's the meaning of this?!""H...hey I'm impressed... she really looks just like the witch of the portrait... is that dress a custom order...?""Quiet, please. You are in the presence of the master. Please refrain from such murmuring."Being scolded to earnestly by Genji returned everyone to confusion.
No, that's not right.It was because the more familiar family head had casually appeared from the darkness."The day that I return everything to my beloved witch has finally come. Tonight, I have turned over the ring and all the assets of the Ushiromiya family to her."Kinzo made the announcement in boisterously high spirits.
Of course, Kinzo never really appeared.To those who already know that Kinzo has left this world, this illusion is nothing more than a farce.Because illusions are... an embellishment of the result's cause.They are merely a creative production behind known results.The results are... that five people die in the study.And along with their miserable final moments comes its own new production.
"Alright! So, there is a reason behind you all being gathered here tonight! Might there be someone who can figure it out? Kukkukku, you won't if I just ask you out of the blue like that... so I'll give you a hint: There's significance behind Krauss and Natsuhi not being called in. Oh, and don't count Genji, since he still has his uses."
Suddenly declaring this, Beato had a mischievous smile creep upon her face.Of course there really was no way for any of them to answer such a question.Even Kinzo tilted his head."...Beatrice. To have prepared a question that even I do not know the answer, is truly something astounding. Why? Why is it that you do not have Krauss and Natsuhi here to celebrate your resurrection?""You haven't realize it, Kinzo? ... kukkukukukuku. I'll give another hint: It's something that was signaled by the grandfather clock in the entrance hall, just a little while ago.
Getting more and more confused, the relatives muttered amongst themselves.They really had no idea what was happening."Hmpf! To think Kinzo wouldn't realize either! I am disappointed, humans...! Fine, I shall tell you the answer. Let's see... how shall I do it this time?... The Seven Sisters lack manners... people are getting too accustomed to the Chiester Sisters... Gapp might be good... but actually... I think it's about time to call in a new guest!"
Which new demon shall I call this time?Opening her grimoire she picks randomly from the 72 noble demons...Mm, causually flipping through the pages...The number that appears is 64.Who was number 64 of the 72 again?
Rank number 64. Flauros.Flauros. ...Yes, it has a nice ring to it. Let's go with this one.Alright, what kind of character design shall we do...Gaap and Ronove and everyone have an adult-like design, so this time I'd like try the opposite with a more child-like design.A killer with childlike innocence... or something...Maybe it could be expressed through character design. Let's look up more about Flauros.Flauros. Fla-chan. Yes, I like the sound of it...What? Has the appearance of a Leopard?...Has the appearance of a man when taking human form?... Whaaat? A maaaaaan? A cute girl would be so much better.Amended. Let's make her a cute girl with matching animal ears.Sakutarou had cute ears... something like his...Let's do a sketch.
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“Well then, who shall answer my summons? Anyone is fine, though the only requirement is to not let me get bored!Come, demon of the contract! I don’t care who it is, come and cure my boredom!”
As Beato raised her hands up, the floor of the study shined golden, and it was whirled up all at once.It was a wondrous swarm of golden butterflies.The relatives were dumbfounded at such a beautiful scene that had lost all sense of reality.
"What a beautiful summoning. My my, who did you go and summon? ...Such majesty. Looks like one of the great demons of the 72 pillars.""Kukkukku, just as I expected of you, Kinzo. You are very knowledgeable about summoning! That’s right, who I summoned is one of the great demons of the 72 pillars! However, even I do not know which of them will appear!""How terrifying you are. To be able to summon a great demon with that kind of careless attitude. I deeply admire that kind of magical power…!"
As the whirlwind of golden butterflies surged, it formed a human shape in the center of it.After it burst apart, ……a great demon of the 72 pillars showed herself."Well then, who answered my summons?""...It appears to be Flauros.""That’s Kinzo for you. To be able to tell just at a glance, you really are far from human."Kinzo and Beato were having a chat, grinning and laughing.However, the other relatives were just standing still with their minds blank.
"Flauros. It has been a while. ...For you to acknowledge my summons, it means that you are not bound by contract to anyone. I am pleased. I welcome you as my ally.""Rank number 64 of the 72 Noble Demons, Flauros the Blazing, is here!"
To human eyes, she probably looked like a girl still in middle school.However, she's one of the 72 Great Noble Demons, Flauros.With her terrible power she lays waste to her summoner's enemies. Her specialty is burning them to ash. Truly a demon among demons.
"It was just some random summons but, it seems I got someone interesting. To imagine that my summoner was the great Lady Beatrice! Even though I'm here for business, it looks to be fun!""Indeed. Once you were contracted to an enemy witch of mine... Your partner was quite a hassle.""Well, had no choice 'cause it was my job. So, what's the new gig? My only job is to kill or break things. Because it’s been a while I’m itching to get wild!""I command you to cooperate in my ceremony. The clock has already marked its beginning! I command you to kill 6 people as sacrifices for the first twilight!!""Kill six? Got it! Can I kill the 6 of 'em conveniently lined up right here?"
"...fu ...fuhhahahahhahhahhahha! So that's what it is! Ah, so I'm also one of the unlucky ones...! Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!"Kinzo finally understood the reason for which everyone was gathered in his study.In Beato's mind, the sacrifices of the first twilight had already been decided.
"...Fa...Father... What... is the meaning of this...?"Eva timidly asked.But Kinzo just continued his mad laughter."You're a bunch of unlucky guys! Sooooo, who shall I eat first!?"
Flauros's two hands stretched to the floor.Her appearance was now not so much that of a human's, but of a ferocious leopard's...
"Don't hate me. You guys didn't do anything wrong. If you're going to hate someone, hate that guy who trashed his promise for 6 long years."
They all starred befuddled.Beato bent down into the sofa's shadow.And when she stood up again, she was holding in each of her two hands one from Kinzo's collection of sawed-off rifles.The relatives could only imagine the sight of her wearing a dress and holding antique guns... to be that of a proper lady holding something like a folding fan.
Well, at least they couldn't imagine lead actually gushing from those muzzles.
First, in Ushiromiya Kinzo's study shoot Eva, Hideyoshi, Rudolf, Kyrie, and Rosa dead.The door to Kinzo's study is thick, so the sounds of the guns won't be heard easily.Krauss and Natsuhi will already have been guided far enough away from the study by Kumasawa and won't hear the guns firing.The tools necessary for dealing with the corpses will already have been brought to the study.
Flauros changes into the form of a giant leopard, and starts by swallowing Kinzo in one gulp.Swallowing him whole serves as an explanation for Kinzo not to leave a corpse.It might be good to leave something like some of cut-off scrap of Kinzo's robe behind in the room.Shocked by this, the relatives try to escape the room, but they can't because it's been magically sealed.
"Didya think I would let my prey escape! Starting now y’all too will be prepared one by one, just you wait!"An enormous leopard bellowed that as it twisted its greatly inflated belly.Maybe Kinzo who was swallowed whole was struggling. Or maybe it was indigestion."...Ugee. Should’ve known grandpa meat isn’t tasty. I’ll have to drink some digestion medicine later. Uu, gefuu..."Flauros returns to the form of a girl, rubbing her belly that was protruding like a watermelon.Before long her stomach retracts as she shrugs.
"I hate to say it but I’m not swallowing y’all whole, so I’ll just be chewing on your soft meat. For me to get a sour stomach from just swallowing one, even I’ve become old.""A-are we dreaming?! What kind of joke is this…?! Shit, shit!!""Is someone out there?! Please open this door!! Open up!!"
With the door that would never be opened again as long as the first twilight lasted behind them, some of the relatives were banging on it while others were in front staring at Flauros.
"There are five people left. Deal with them swiftly.""Yeah, I know the deal! ‘Cause I’m in the mood for guts, I’ll spill y’all’s warm entrails all over!!""S-spewing such disturbing things...!! Make fun of adults too much and you’re gonna get hurt...?!"Rudolf is posturing but actually withdrawing his hips while shaking.Flauros approaches him in that state while laughing impishly and licking her lips."Your liver looks tasty. ...Here we go, time to grit you teeth!!"Contrary to the tone of the girl who had eaten a person, those nails were way too sharp."Ga, ...ga, ha...,""Rudolf-niisan...?!?!"Rudolf falls on his knees.Then, with a thud and a splash intestines spilled out on the floor from that torn up stomach.
""U, uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?!?!"""Uwaa, it’s giving such an unappetizing color. Well then, whose bowels shall I open up next~!"Lines of fresh blood were drawn on the walls several times...
To abide by the above scenario, the bodies are distorted.So that bullet holes are not discovered, whole chunks of their bodies are destroyed.Flauros tears into their stomachs, pulls out the entrails and bites them off.This is also carefully reproduced.
"Middle-aged folk, all of them have such unappetizing guts. ...Uu, Kinzo is making my stomach grumble. Ugee, I’m gonna throw up.""...It’s a terrible sight.""Sure is. With the corpses ripped up and organs scattered about like this, this bloodstained first twilight is truly splendid! Its brutality gives the impression of EVA returning!""I didn’t mean to be particularly brutal. It was just me gobbling up the ones I was ordered to. Well, who am I going to slaughter next? Because I was locked up in a furnace for a hundred years and bored out of my mind for so long, I’m itching to let loose!!"It seems like Flauros can’t contain the throbbing delight bubbling through her entire body for having been summoned after so long.She moans as she stretches, standing on her hands and feet in an animal-like stance.
"I’m sorry, but my ceremony has various rules to follow. Until the following second twilight, your turn on the stage over.""Dang, even after I went as far as bathing in a rain of blood. What a serious letdown.""It’s probably because you are always summoned in the middle of a swarm of enemies. I’m truly sorry your first prey after a hundred years is only six people.""Well, you see, even though I love all-you-can-eat most of the time, I don’t hate a dignified course meal served in small portions. Since you have summoned me, I’ll certainly enjoy the Great Beatrice’s full course meal until the very end!""The more you rage and rampage, the more interesting it is to me. I’m also hoping you’ll enjoy yourself.""So, shall I be dismissed from my duties until the second twilight then?""Yes. Until then, feel free to relax.""Alright, I’ll do whatever I want until then. I wanna dash around freely outside, showering in that intense thunderstorm!!"
Flauros stands four-legged as she moans happily with a stretch, her entire body quivering in delight.Her body slowly glowing red, she burns brightly."I am rank 64 of of the 72 Noble Demons, Flauros the Blazing!! I eat it all, burn it all, smash it all!! Maaan, I can't wait until it's my turn again!!"Her bright red light turns to white, and suddenly causes a giant explosion.The room splinters, and everything turns white with smoke and dust from the blast.The inside of the study was swallowed up by a torrent of blistering rain...Flauros's explosion broke a gaping hole in the wall of the study.
"My my, you didn't need to be so flashy. I wasn't planning to something like that, since the idea was that it's supposed to be a closed room murder. That kind of unfettered destruction of the wall is intolerable.""Nyahhihihihi! I did somethin' bad! I love destroyin' about as much as I love killin'! And I love incineratin' most of all!!"As she yells Flauros returns to leopard form and, leaving behind flaming footprints, jumps out into the storm-filled sky.From the giant hole in the wall she lands in the middle courtyard, kicking the walls and prancing about until she disappears into the jet black sky.It seems she just can't help herself after being separated from the physical world for so long.
"I see. She's the kind that never bores. Kukkukkukku. But still, this is awful."The giant gaping hole, the wreckage and dust, and the storm blowing in all made the study quite a wreck.And of course... the sacrifices with their innards cruelly strewn about."Well, sometimes a bold first twilight like this has its own charm. Kukkukuku, hahahahahahahahahahaha...!!"
Then, Krauss and Natsuhi are to be brought to the scene and made full witness to everything.So... it would probably be good to get them a bit dusted up.Something like having them do one roll on the floor of the trashed up study should do the trick.So after the murder of the first 6, Beato sneers "aren't you lucky?" at Krauss and Natsuhi who, since the seal has expired, manage flee out the door... or something.
After that, Krauss and Natsuhi rush to call the police, but for some reason the call can't get through.The general outline is that they, in a panic, take the servants and rush to the guesthouse.But both Shannon and Kanon can't go together, so this part will have to be done carefully.A simple story would be... Natsuhi and Shannon go on ahead to the guesthouse while Krauss and Kanon went to get guns for self-defense but are a bit late coming back.Shannon enters the servants room with the terrified Kumasawa, slips out through the window, and meets up with Krauss.
Then for a while everyone holes up in the guesthouse.The children of the killed parents will probably want to see the crime scene, or start planning revenge, or find some other reason to leave the guesthouse.If they're really persistent, they can once more go to the study.Once again it will be auto-locked, but it's not a problem since Genji has a key.When they see such a bizarre crime scene with a large hole in the wall, they will certainly accept that it couldn't possibly have been done by humans.
It would also be interesting if there were a magic circle at the crime scene that wasn't there before.The magic circle could have been prepared several days earlier.All that's needed is for Krauss and Natsuhi to give false testimony that it wasn't there before.
And to make it even more inexplicable, Krauss or Natsuhi will carry an envelope that makes a proclamation about the crime... and it will be 'discovered' in a closed room situation.
This is just an example but, something like having a room that was just confirmed locked with nothing unusual, but then when it's reentered there'll suddenly be a creepy letter there.It will be impossible to explain it by methods other than magic without doubting Krauss and Natsuhi.The first mystery argument in the upper world can be held here. Without doubting Krauss and Natsuhi there is absolutely no way to see through it.
Probably 'they' won't be able to think of anything outside of something having to do with the lock, or some kind of location-based trick based off a gap in or around the door or window.But if this is a closed room in the true meaning, there isn't some mysterious culprit hiding somewhere.If I note all these things in red, they'll just give up.They can only destroy 'false closed rooms'.So, if this room really is a closed room, they'll go as far as 'it's magnificent' and stop thinking.
Certainly, in Carr's closed room taxonomies...there are listed many false closed rooms made to appear like true closed rooms. They provide enjoyment with tricks, and when thinking of how to entertain with mystery novels it's true that a tangibly identifiable "answer" which can be reasoned out is convenient.It's why we can say that there's no helping the vast majority of mysteries from overflowing with false closed rooms.(But incidentally this also makes for a limit on the thinking involved in the majority of closed rooms. Don't misunderstand, I'm not criticizing false closed rooms. What I am criticizing is a section of narrow-minded humans who, because they only know false closed rooms, think it's the one and only kind of closed room mystery.)
However, we mustn't forget that in Carr's closed rooms taxonomies there are also descriptions of methods for murder in true closed rooms, too.
In fact, if guaranteed a perfect closed room in red, it becomes easy to reason based on H. H. Holmes's closed room taxonomies.(Because saying Holmes is a little confusing, let’s use his real name Boucher from now on)
According to Boucher, closed room murders can be explained with three categories.To make these categorizations extremely clear, I've written them below.
Listed are: The crime was committed before the closed room was constructed, it was committed while the closed room was up, or it was committed after the closed room had been destroyed. It's only these 3 categories.
If red truth says it's impossible to do it while the closed room was up, then it would be natural to think the crime was committed before the closed room's construction or after its destruction.
If we are to use an incident of the sudden appearance of a letter as an example, then the letter was placed before the closed room, or after the closed room; it's just these 2 categories.
With the former, you can doubt the person who confirmed it's absence when they locked the room.With the latter, you can doubt the person who discovered the letter.In other words, if you base your thinking by Boucher's closed room taxonomies, you can immediately suspect that someone in the Ushiromiya family is cooperating with the culprit.And it should be clear as day who is more suspicious between the children from the guesthouse who confirmed the closed room, and the lone survivors of the previous tragedy, Krauss and Natsuhi, who claimed to "have been witness to a demon summoned by a witch killing their relatives".
For those who see this world as a mystery, they won't be caught by this kind of deception.Because to declare "I saw a witch, I saw magic, I saw demons" in this world is the same as confessing to being bought out to play a part in the culprit's ruse.
What a simple and cheap mystery.Probably, for those people who love to read the mystery novels that I have boundless respect for, they'll see right through it with a big laugh.To witness demons, even with a brazen display of fantasy as "proof", is to mystery the height of satire; it will no doubt get laughs.
Though even if I think so...
About 1 in 1000 people might seriously believe that a witch summoned a demon.Only for that rare person can fantasy be sufficient for my world.
Excuse the digression.So anyway, I will confuse the foregoing matter using the upper world, decorating it with the preface of an incomprehensible incident.
The target of the upcoming Second Twilight will be Shannon.We'll have it so the women will go up to the guesthouse's second floor while Krauss and the male servants fortify the first floor.And so, Shannon and George can be together.George will probably attend to the frightened Shannon.These two 'close' ones will be the target of the Second Twilight.This time I will go with a nuance of 'tearing apart those who are close' of tearing apart their relationship with an abduction.
After going to the servants' room on the first floor, Shannon will head to the bathroom.Naturally, George will come too.But of course he can't go inside the girls' bathroom.He'll wait at the entrance.This is not a single person bathroom, but a bathroom made for use in the guesthouse, designed large enough to serve several people at once.At this point Shannon will exit through the window in the back of the bathroom.Then, Kumasawa will enter.And she will lock the window Shannon escaped through.Then she'll scream to announce some kind of incident.
"Wh, what's wrong Kumasawa-san?! I'm going to open the door!!"George opens the door to the girls' bathroom.When he does, Kumasawa's face will be pale and she will be pointing to a stall, shaking."Hi-ii, h-iiiii...!!!""What happened...!!! Shannon! Shannon!!"Shannon went into the girls' bathroom before Kumasawa.Kumasawa's scream had conveyed only that something strange had happened to Shannon.Fearing the worst, George peered into the stall that Kumasawa was pointing at.There was... pasted thickly... in red...A creepy magic circle drawn on the wall in blood-like paint...
"Wh, what is this...!? Shannon! Where's Shannon!?""I, I don't know...!""That's impossible!! Shannon went in right before you, so why isn't she here!? Shannon!? Shannon!?!?"
There were 3 stalls, but all of them were empty.There was only one entrance. And since George had been there the whole time, right now Shannon should be somewhere in the bathroom.
It's hard for George to imagine, but she could have left through the window in the back.However, it's locked from the inside, and he can't understand why Shannon would need to crawl out a window in the first place.It makes no sense. This couldn't happen.Shannon suddenly disappeared and was exchanged for a creepy magic circle...!!"Geo, George-sama... um... there's one of the head's envelopes..."On the toilet in the stall with the magic circle... there was a mysterious envelope... just like the last tauntful envelope from the witch.
"It can't be... this is... this is...!!"George picks up the envelope and violently tears it open.Seeing only a single short sentence... as if assaulted by a wave of dizziness, George staggers into a wall, collapsing against it.
'On the Second Twilight tear apart the two who are close'
Since I'd like to make Flauros the one responsible, I want to leave some Flauros-style evidence.Something like having the stall be hideously burned. Or having traces of an explosion from inside it.Once again they'll find weird evidence that they'll think clearly could not be produced by human means.
Regarding this, it could all be prepared with leisure before the incident.The only problem is the possibility that one of the female guests would come in to this bathroom beforehand.For that, the day before the incident the bathroom on the first floor of the guesthouse could be 'out of order', so it would be necessary to instead use the bathrooms of the various bedrooms.This itself can also be interesting as foreshadowing for the trick.
Or if the flashy decorations were something that couldn't be noticed from the outside, having the stall's door closed would be all that's needed to keep guests from seeing them.Then later thinking back, they can realize that no one was supposed to be in stall during that time, and that door was closed. ...So then, who closed that door? If they reason from "no one was supposed to be there", they should be able to figure out that the magic circle was prepared beforehand.I hope to have a lot of fun debating the Second Twilight.
It shouldn't be hard to suspect Shannon and Kumasawa here.We'll have a scenario where Natsuhi comes to this conclusion and accuses the servants.This is a mystery novel gimmick.I'll use the readers' expectations, that the reasoning coming from the other characters is usually wrong, against them.By having Natsuhi say something is "right", it will cause them to think it must not be so; it's a confusion technique.
So after that, Natsuhi and Krauss will level suspicion at the servants.Of course George and the others will object. They will insist that the servants are victims caught up in the same situation as everyone else.After the discourse between Krauss and the servants, the decision will be to hunker down in two separate groups: A relatives group and a servants group.
The relatives group will stay in the guesthouse and the servants group will go to the mansion.In the middle of all this, George will probably insist on looking outside for Shannon.He can look as much as he wants.He'll probably be quickly chilled to the bone in the thunderstorm, give up, and return to the guesthouse.
Following that, all the servants will have a meeting together in the mansion.They'll reaffirm what their next actions are.
The Fourth~Eighth Twilights will be a closed room chain.The feature of closed room chains is that the corpses will be found in a chosen order.As long as the first closed room will be on the first floor and the others on the second floor or higher, or in places outside the mansion, I can control the flow of their investigation.
"Servants. Your turn has finally come."Beatrice gathered all the servants to the mansion's banquet hall to make this pronouncement.Genji, Shannon and Kanon's expressions were calm, but Kumasawa and Gohda's weren't.
"...Is it really going well? I'm worried...""Since I've never done something like this, I'm not sure whether I'm enjoying myself or I'm nervous... haha... haha..."Gohda feigned laughter while trying to appear composed.They don't know.They don't even know that Eva and the others are really dead.
This is Beato's deception, made possible by her discovery of the gold.They believe the five victims were also paid off, and that they're just playing dead.
Excluding exceptions like Genji, most bribees are easier to manage if they aren't informed that they're involved with murder.It's case by case.
"Alright, now everyone move to your respective rooms. Playing dead can be surprisingly tiring, you know. Lie in a position that won't wear you out. Kukkukku!"
Kanon in the parlor.Genji in on the 2nd floor, the VIP room.Kumasawa on the 2nd floor, Natsuhi's bedroom.Gohda on the 3rd floor, waiting room.Shannon in the Chapel.They all go to their respective murder scenes and do their make-up.From the Fourth Twilight on they are all 'gouge and kill'.They are all to be gouged with some of the Seven Stakes of Purgatory.Everybody attends to their separate tasks in their separate rooms.Genji is composed. So are Shannon and Kanon. Gohda is nervous that his faking will be found out.Kumasawa is over that, and is starting to look forward to putting on the show.
"Wohhohohoho... I've played a lot of pranks, but this is the biggest one I've ever done."Kumasawa was chuckling in Natsuhi's room.
"Is everything ready, Kumasawa?""Oh, Beatrice-sama. As a servant it just doesn't feel right to lie on madam's bed""Lies. I know that while making it you've wanted to jump on it once or twice.""Wohhohohohoho. That is what Beatrice would say.""Okay, time to start the make-up. Lie down.""Alright..."Kumasawa takes off her shoes and starts to get on the bed.
"Hey, hey. Does a corpse go and take off her shoes? You should keep them on.""To get on madam's bed while wearing shoes feels like something really I shouldn't do. Hohohoho."Kumasawa climbs onto the bed with her shoes on.Beato was opening up her make-up bag.
"Have you found a comfortable position? You'll get tired from holding the same pose for a long time even if you are laying down.""Yes, I know. But this is for a hundred million yen. Wohhohohohoho."
Each of the servants is getting a hundred million yen...In fact, it's already been sent.In a few days bank keycards should arrive at their homes.They won't be able to receive them, but their bereaved families can.It will be more than enough for their funeral costs...
"Something like this?"Kumasawa had been stirring restlessly, but it seems she finally found a comfortable pose.It really looked like she had been killed."Good. That looks right. You definitely have a knack for fooling people.""Hohhohhohho. I couldn't possibly compare to Beatrice-sama and her grand show."
"I'm going to start the make-up. Hold still for a minute... no, actually you're already a corpse, so don't move for an even longer while.""Once Doctor Nanjo visits I'll be able to rest, right?""Right. After Nanjo does his autopsy, the room will be sealed until the police arrive. When that happens, you'll be able to rest a bit. But you'll still be a corpse. You can't make any loud noises.""Yes, of course not... Sooo, I should hide this."
Kumasawa hides her half-read book and bag of smoked squid under the bedsheets."My, aren't you well prepared? Careful not to relax toooo much. Don't forget that if for some reason the show is a failure, there will be no reward.""Of course. I'll be careful. Ohhohohohoho..."
During their light banter, Beatrice had pulled a stake from her tool bag.Kumasawa is to be gouged and killed with this stake.
"...Fuumu... Sorry but could you go face-down? The face-up pose just isn't working.""Face-down is it? I can do that but, I think it might be hard to breathe...""Face-up I somehow easily sense that you're just sleeping. Could you just test laying face-down out for a minute? Just a test.""Is that so? Then I'll try it...""Will it be difficult to hold that pose for a long time?""For the time being I can manage somehow... Hohoho, I hope the autopsy comes soon.""I see, I see. Stay like that for now. I'm going to adjust your clothes a bit. Without the clothes set up right there's no realism."
Beato takes a tool from her bag.It's a twirled up, light extension cord.
"Sorry, I'm adjusting them now. Stay just like that.""Yes, yes."
She coiled the extension cord around Kumasawa's neck, cross-lacing it from behind.Once the leftover in each hand had gotten short, Beato flumped herself onto Kumasawa's back, straddling her.
Suddenly, Kumasawa's throat tightened.And she could neither breathe nor scream.That extension cord wrapped around her neck... was making a crackling sound... from strangling her.Kumasawa looked like she was doing the flutter kick in the pool, her heavier kicks occasionally pounding the bed.And straddling on top was Beato... in complete silence, as if she thought Kumasawa some kind of a bug or rodent, mercilessly wringing her neck.
...The scene looked just as if a giant golden spider had captured some pitiful prey and was injecting it's poison.And along with that, the canopy bed must also appear to be made from this strange spider's silk.This web would sometimes suddenly quiver... from Kumasawa's feeble resistance.
And finally, Beato slowly got off of Kumasawa's back.Kumasawa didn't move a muscle... she was dead.
"Sorry, Kumasawa. You're gouge is in the leg. To kill you by stabbing you there would be unnecessarily painful."Done with her strangling tool, Beato next grabbed her nearby rifle.And then aiming at Kumasawa's calf, she pulled the trigger.
The gunshot wasn't loud... it's not like the 'bang' sounds from TV or the movies.At most, it was as loud as uncorking a champagne bottle.But then a splot of blood flies, and there's blood oozing out of the discomforting hole as it's being fished into.This time she’s digging into it tweezers in hand.She’s picking out the bullet that was just shot into the calf.Then she unceremoniously tosses it into a small vinyl bag she had in her larger tool bag.Already stored in that vinyl bag were several stained bullets...
"The placing for the Fourth and Fifth Twilights can be taken care of with just a gun, but it get's more troublesome as the Twilights go on. Sooo... if the large Gohda isn't killed on the Fourth or Fifth Twilight it will lead to problems."
Then, taking the stake... she puts the tip into the bloody, still-oozing hole in the calf.Using her body weight, she carefully presses it deeper.When she lets up, the stake is cleanly plunged into the calf.She was still a bit worried that it might fall out before it's discovered, but it should still be enough to sustain the idea of sacrifices being gouged with stakes.
And now Kumasawa, Gohda, and Genji have been killed.As for Kanon, who will be the first discovered, he can't die yet because he still has work to do.
He will take his time drawing magic circles on the doors of all the crime scenes.The chapel is far from the mansion, so it won't be searched first.There are 4 scenes to find in the mansion, but they'll have to break a window to get in since they're all locked.Other than the parlor, all the locations are on the 2nd floor or higher, so it's nearly certain that the first scene they'll set foot in will be the parlor.
In the parlor Kanon will be dead, and in his pocket a master key.And in the room will also be a letter from the witch that includes the key to the next room.The survivors will end up finding the corpses in following with the dictated route.
Under the pretense of preserving the room to hand over to the police, the crime scenes will be insulated from possible investigation.Natsuhi will restrain the children, and Doctor Nanjo and Krauss will be the only ones who go near the corpses.Jessica might want to run up to Kanon's corpse, so she'll require special attention.
"Kanon-kun! Kanon-kun!! UwaaaAaaaaaaAaaaa!!""Jessica! Calm down!! Don't look! Don't come in!!""...Un... believable... Damnit...""With this... the suspicion that the servants might be culprits has been cleared up. ...Hasn't it, Natsuhi-obasan?"
George sends a cold glare at Natsuhi, who had suspected the servants and driven them from the guesthouse.
"How is it, Doctor Nanjo...?""...I can't tell the exact cause, but I can tell he's dead... One thing certain is that this isn't the fatal wound."
There was an awful wound on Kanon's knee, and a bloodied stake on the floor.There's no doubt that the culprit pierced Kanon's knee.But, it's hard to think that stabbing a knee would lead to death. ...He was probably killed another way, but Nanjo couldn't grasp what it was with a cursory examination.
"In any case, we should tread lightly at the crime scene, for the police. If we carelessly disturb it it could hinder their investigation.""...I agree. We should probably not do anything more in this room... More importantly, I'm concerned about the key to the VIP room that was inside the envelope.""...I don't want to think about it... but the VIP room might also...""...Let's go see.""...What is all this... If we hadn't driven them from the guesthouse..."Krauss hangs his head and pulls at his hair."Sorry, Kanon... for not being able to trust you and the others... To be unable to trust in my subordinates... I have no right to stand above other people."
"Kanon-kun was staked in... the knee...?""Kihihihihihi. It's the seventh twilight. Gouge the knee and kill.""...Which means... what about the fourth, fifth, and sixth twilights? ...Doesn't it mean that at least 3 other people have already been killed...?""Ca, calm down George-aniki... We still don't know that for sure...""Kr, Krauss-ojisan, let's hurry to the VIP room!""R..right. But just a minute. We can't leave the broken window this way. Let's close the shutter...""Kanon-kun... Kanon-kun... ...Mom, can I at least... see his face one last time...?""I understand how you feel... but we won't disturb the crime scene any further. ...We have to leave it as is to insure they find the culprit. So from now on just pray... for his happiness in the next world...""UUuUUuuuu..."
And so they all head to the 2nd floor VIP room.Then to Natsuhi's bedroom.Then to the 3rd floor waiting room.Meanwhile, Kanon quietly sneaks out of the parlor.He's got master keys, so he can just leave straight out the door and then lock it.Kanon's even got two master keys, so he can leave one behind in the parlor.Of course there is a concern that after the epitaph murders are complete, the crime scenes will all be investigated again.For that situation, so that Kanon's missing corpse won't create an inconsistency, the culprit will have to perform some action that takes Kanon's corpse away.Kanon's disappearing corpse can become the trigger for another mystery.
Kanon heads towards the chapel, and there rendezvous with Shannon.Then he gives his master key to Shannon."...Thank you. How was the assignment?""I was just sleeping. It was a lot easier than carrying sacks of fertilizer.""Good work, Kanon. With this, your role is over.""...Thank you, Beatrice-sama. ...Bye, neesan. See you on the next game board.""OK, see you on the next game board."Beatrice waves her cane, and then Kanon's body sublimates into mist and disappears into her smoking pipe.
"Alright. So you are to decorate the last link of the closed room chain.""Yes, I shall.""I will grant you the fourth twilight. It's a very merciful twilight.""Thank you very much."
Beato and Shannon enter the chapel.The gloomy, solemn chapel was engulfed in nothing but the sound of wind and rain.
"...Where would be good...?""How about behind the altar?""Understood."Between the stained glass and the altar in front of it there was a crevice no more than 20cm wide.The crevice was sufficiently deep.Shannon had in advance prepared a metal dumbbell tied to a rope.And then she carefully tested hanging and lowering the dumbbell into the crevice.It went in with no problems. The weight of the dumbbell was ideal.
"How is it? Any problems?""No, it's fine. There are no problems.""Then let's start the stake make-up. It's pretty hard to stain your stake with real blood, after all."She pulls some painting materials out of her bag.It's the exact same stuff used in movies and the like.And so she applied blood make-up to the end of the stake.
"A cinch. How are your preparations?""Yes, I'm ready."Shannon tied a pistol to the end of the rope opposite to that of the dumbbell.And then she carefully lowered the dumbbell into the crevice between the altar and the stained glass window.The middle of the rope was caught against the corner of the altar.Since the dumbbell was heavier than the pistol, as soon as she lets go, everything, gun and all, will be pulled into the crevice.
"Does it look like it'll fall in?""Yes. There are no problems.""...Good."
Shannon hands the pistol tied to the rope to Beato.And Beato hands Shannon the fake-bloodied stake.Shannon gently presses the stake against her own forehead.Beato also puts the pistol to Shannon's forehead, aligning it with the stake.
"You have no regrets?""...None. It is all as Beatrice-sama wills.""It's too bad. ...If someone had solved the mystery of the epitaph... you would have finished alive.""There's no way such an incomprehensible mystery could be solved. ...From the beginning it was a bet without any hope for success.""Yet I still bet. ...because if the miracle were granted, it would truly be magic.""...In this world of poison-filled humans, there is no magic nor miracles. ...Beatrice-sama, as the one true witch... you are the only existence that can bring magic to this world.""That's right. ...I am the Golden Witch, Beatrice. Rest in peace. The next time you awaken, it will be in The Golden Land. Your beloved George will also be there.""...Thank you very much, Beatrice-sama..."
It was a weak sound but, inside the chapel where only wind and rain could be heard, there was a faint echo.And Shannon was tranquilly looking up at the ceiling... then she suddenly collapsed like a puppet that had lost its strings.Beato lets go of the pistol in her hand.And when she does, the pistol, pulled by the heavy dumbbell, is swiftly swallowed up by the darkness of the crevice, disappearing with a heavy metallic clank.
All that's left in front of the altar is Shannon's body with a bloody forehead, and, strewn on the floor beside her, a stake for gouging sacrifices.
"...Indeed. This way it looks as though the stake came out of her forehead when she fell."And with another wave of her cane golden butterflies took the shape of an envelope placed next to Shannon.Inside was entrusted the first key, the key to the parlor.And so the closed room chain is complete.The five people all with the their master keys and the keys to each successive room, were all locked up in their own closed rooms.With another wave of her cane, she leaves a letter inside the envelope.It says something about Kanon's corpse being borrowed as another sacrifice for the ceremony.And so they'll rush back to the parlor.But at that time the parlor will have long been completely empty. They'll never be able to see the face of Kanon's corpse again...
"Okaay... with this, the epitaph murders are over. What do you think, Battleeer? I hope you enjoy my mystery. ...Kukkukukuku, hahhahhahahahahahahahaha!!!"
For the story concerning the disappearance of Kanon's body, I'll attribute it to the already summoned Flauros.Even after Kanon's death, his soul will battle against Beato and Flauros.But it will be useless and he'll lose, and what's more is his corpse will be swallowed up by Flauros. Something like that.
And with that, this game's epitaph serial murder incident comes to a close.All that's left is to rewrite it into a fantasy story with Flauros as the culprit.
Epilogue.
"That's what it is at present. I will arrange it into a proper story format, but that's the really tough part. ...The displayed story and the undisplayed story. Matching them together as literature is truly an ordeal. It's like having to think up all the tricks, except I have to do even more.""...So by only letting the surface be read, your story reaches the height of EXTRAVAGANCE.""Indeed it does. I'm constantly painting both a fantasy story and a mystery story. Nevertheless, I only release the one story. It's like the extravagance of cutting out just a little bit of the best part of a cow and cooking it, and throwing out all the rest.""An extravagant COMPARISON. ...However, ...do you not have REGRETS?""Regrets... you say?"
Dlanor had returned the bundled manuscript to Beato.Beato had replied back as she was arranging it on the desk.
"...You paint twice the story, and then you only cook the surface HALF. Those who would know of the remaining half, so extravagantly discarded, would surely sing praise and astonishment at its taste and bold CUTS. ...However, among all the humans in the world, there aren’t many that are as discerning as you DESIRE.""Sometimes there are such fellows.""You wrote that it was for 1 in 1000 people, but I think it's the OPPOSITE. Although you want all the other people beyond that 1 in 1000 to truly read your story, there is no doubt they won't be able to grasp the half that is stripped down and buried AWAY.""Kukkukukuku. But isn't that just fine? It's extravagant literature where only the surface is preserved as story. And is not casting aside all those readers beyond the 1 in 1000 itself so very delightfully extravagant?""...Are you happy with THAT? People paint stories to be READ. ...To paint a story not to be read by anyone, to cast it into darkness by one's own will, is beyond extravagance; it can even be thought to be FOOLISH.""Kukkukku. But isn't that just fine? If things written so that the 999 of 1000 people can understand them can be called 'civilization's' writings, then it would be most fitting if my story, written so that only 1 in 1000 can understand it, could be called an 'oddity' writing. ...It's a story painted by a witch, so if it has an 'odd' taste then should it not be called an 'oddity' writing?""...My duty is to, using the commandments, make that 'odd' tale understandable to all PEOPLE.""Indeed. ...That's exactly why I don't want to entrust it to you.""However, I understand your REASONS. It can't be made so that the 999 people can understand it, but... at least I may be able to help you reach just one more PERSON."
"What do you mean by 'help'?""I want to some day release this incomplete MANUSCRIPT.""So you intend to drag out from the trash can the uncooked guts I threw away?""...You may... not be understood by ANYONE. However, I cannot think that that is your true DESIRE. You do not seek understanding from those 999 PEOPLE. However, you are still seeking understanding from 1 single INDIVIDUAL.""There is a possibility that not even that 1 person will appear. ...It's not just young girls in love who wish for someone to understand their inner heart. ...Even witches who have experienced over a thousand years want it.""The young girl tells of this using cryptic words, and awaits a single PRINCE..."
"Yes. Kukkukukuku. I, too, am one who has spent long years writing a very intricate story.""If the time comes that the prince does not appear... I shall serve as the guidepost that leads him to YOU.""...Knox's 10 commandments that guarantee that it's a mystery...? Kukkukuku, could a thing like that really guide him to me...?""If it's not enough... I will release this incomplete manuscript to be the key to your WORLD.""What a disgraceful notion. Isn't it like a girl with no courage to confess having her friend do it for her?""That, too, is a way love is REALIZED.""Fu...Kukkukukuku, hahhahahahahahahahahahaha. ...Very well. I'll shall allow you this manuscript."
Beato faces this way and, leaving a trail of smoke with it, taps the bundled manuscript with her pipe.When she does, the manuscript bundle whirls into into a cylindrical shape and a bottle blinks into existence around it, sealing it inside.She tosses it to Dlanor.
"Do with it as you please. Except I have just one condition.""...YES?""As long as I have life, I shall not suffer that seal's removal.""...But then people who reach the truth by this manuscript cannot tell you of IT.""The only prince I await is the one who arrives without reading the manuscript. ...One cannot love a cat after tearing out its guts. That is, opening that bottle is the same as tearing out my guts."
"...UNDERSTOOD. I will do as you WISH. You have my heartfelt prayer that this manuscript brings a visitor to your GRAVE.""I don't know... ...The great witches of the Sea of Kakera are truly quite cold. Even if we suppose there was a person who'd visit my grave, they'd probably just come to spit on it.""...If you painted a story that can be seen by those with love... then you should love those witches in TURN. Because even the prince you seek will be unable to see it without love for YOU.""...Fu, ...fuffufufufu ...you've got me. You win. Alright, take that bottle with you. I'm not going to die just yet. I still have much story-writing to finish, after all.""Then I shall take my LEAVE. ...Lady Beatrice, be WELL. Please do not forget the many love-filled witches that wait for YOU.""...Yes, of course. I leave it to you and your parting gift. Ronove, the guest is taking her leave. See her to the door. Then get more tea for me... It's been a while, but I've a craving for sweet milk tea.""...Yes, milady."
Dlanor's Message.
As a result of Lady Beatrice's death, I am releasing this incomplete tale in accordance with her will.
In reading this work, I was reminded of her long years of sadness, and couldn't hold back my tears.But at the same time, I felt pity for her.
Although she was searching for someone who had love, I am sad to say that ironically, her heart was filled with anger at those who did not.She once told me that it was fine if her story reached only one person in a thousand.
However, that was wrong.Out of those thousand people, she wished her story would reach even one more person.If you asked her, she would surely laugh and deny it.But those were without question her true feelings.
In the beginning, I was uncertain about releasing this manuscript. I thought that I should hide it, so as to preserve her mystery for the one-in-a-thousand savior she spoke so often about.But as I read and reread it... I began to realize that the manuscript was a message with no destination address.
It was a wish that even she never realized she had.But now I understand it, and I think it should be granted.That is the reason I decided to release this incomplete manuscript.
After you read this, it doesn't matter whether your feelings toward the woman named Beatrice are love or anger.
But if you can,try to reach her feelings, buried in the deepest part of the story.She said that she wrote two stories and revealed one.However, that was also wrong.She wrote three stories and revealed one.By reading this incomplete manuscript, you will know two of those stories.I would like you to reach the third and final one with your own power.As another woman, I strongly wish that of those reading this work.
Without love, it can't be seen.
They are her words.But I shall repeat them.
Love exists in everyone's hearts.
Her true tragedy was that she couldn't see it.
My deepest thanks go out to everyone who helped with the compilation of this book.Especially to my assistant, An Zuu*.
--- Dlanor A. Knox
"(Note: An Zuu is a direct transliteration of アン・ズー, because it's unknown who it refers to, possibly to a 07th Expansion staff member going by )"
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Outbreak
is a story originally included in Higurashi Daybreak Original Soundtrack. It has had many official releases in various formats.
Per , this page considers the visual novel adaptation introduced in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou" as the primary source. It is followed by Kamikashimashi.
Plot Summary.
When the village of Hinamizawa is suddenly placed under lockdown by the government, the villagers begin rioting and killing each other as supplies grow scarce. The school club members try to escape the chaos and retreat to Okinomiya, but more problems arise.
Adaptation.
The story was adapted into an OVA before the VN release with "Hou".
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Outbreak/CG
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Outbreak/Summary
This is an arc written exclusively for . "Outbreak" is set in the same Hinamizawa village of the previous stories, that has been completely sealed off due to a mysterious virus in 1983. The plot follows the club members as they try to protect themselves and their close ones from the imminent apocalypse that threatens to destroy Hinamizawa and the rest of Japan.
New character pages are linked when they are named and have dialogue, not if they appear without speaking or are mentioned by other characters. Characters who are only given names outside of the visual novel are listed under their canonical name in the list of appearances. Characters who appear and have dialogue but their names are not yet revealed are listed under a spoiler tag in the list of appearances, but their pages are not linked in the summary.
Song titles are in bold only when they are played for the first time.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Outbreak (VN)
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Oyashiro
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Oyashiro-sama
Oyashiro-sama (オヤシロさま) is the guardian deity of Hinamizawa and is the central focus of many of the series' mysteries.
Etymology.
It is unclear how Oyashiro-sama's name is truly spelled, as he has been given various titles that have changed over time. One theory posits that Oyashiro-sama's name came from "yashiro" or "shrine", suggesting that the Furude Shrine itself was the object of worship. Attaching the "O" character thus means Oyashiro-sama's name is "lord honorable shrine."
The name may also mean "honorable eighth generation." Oyashiro-sama contains the character "ya", meaning "eight", and "shiro", meaning "generation." The Furude family long believed that if a firstborn daughter is born for eight generations in a row, then that eighth generation will be Oyashiro-sama's reincarnation.
History.
In the distant past, Hinamizawa used to be known as Onigafuchi Village and was located next to a swamp that was said to lead to Hell. One day, demons emerged from the swamp and terrorized the villagers. The villagers were too weak to fight back, and they didn't want to leave the village because it was their home and were too attached. When all seemed hopeless, Oyashiro-sama descended from heaven, and the demons immediately prostrated themselves before his radiance. The god mediated between the two groups and peacefully asked the demons to return to Hell, however they were exiled and couldn't go anywhere else. Feeling pity for the demons, the villagers decided to coexist with them. The demons became overjoyed and in exchange shared many secrets and power with the villagers. Oyashiro-sama then gave the demons human forms and oversaw the two races as they began to intermix, producing half-human half-demon offspring. As time passed, the humans and demons became virtually indistinguishable from one another and started calling themselves "transcendents", believing they were superior to other humans. As such, other human villages praised them and were afraid of them.
The demons were originally man-eating demons and had periods of uncontrollable hunger, which wound up passed down to their half-human offspring. The demons were unable to feast on fellow villagers, and so Oyashiro-sama permitted them to go down to regular human villages and kidnap people from them, a phenomenon that would come to be known as "demoning away." The nights of demoning away would come to be called Watanagashi.
Despite Oyashiro-sama's origin as a kindhearted, benevolent god, the villagers believed he would become angry and curse them if any of them left Onigafuchi or if outsiders came to the village. If he weren't appeased, then his wrath would manifest as the destruction of the village through miasma erupting from the swamp.
Present Day Beliefs.
Research would suggest that many of the Onigafuchi legends were based on the premise that the villagers were descended from demons and were influenced by recent incidents. Miyo Takano theorized that the rumor of Hinamizawans being cannibals was inspired by a dismembered corpse being discovered in Onigafuchi sometime in the Meiji Era. This corpse was brutalized and missing limbs in a fashion that matched the customs of the old Watanagashi Festival. She also theorized that Oyashiro-sama may have actually been a foreign doctor, who became revered as a god after treating a deadly illness suffered by Onigafuchi's inhabitants. Modern day historians believe this to be an exaggerated form of homesickness.
As time passed, belief in Oyashiro-sama fell thin, but it was revived shortly after the dam war began. The villagers of Hinamizawa wanted the dam to stop construction at once and believed that Oyashiro-sama's wrath would fall upon them were the village to be destroyed. The dam construction foreman was finally murdered one night, putting at end to the project. The villagers saw it as Oyashiro-sama's doing, and the phenomenon known as "Oyashiro-sama's curse" began.
Several people have had very spiritual experiences with Oyashiro-sama, as it was said that those cursed by him would start hearing extra footsteps. Rena Ryuugu, a resident of Hinamizawa, started believing that she was being cursed when her family moved to Ibaraki. She claimed that Oyashiro-sama would watch over her when she slept and possessed her at school, making her destroy windows and attack people. "Meakashi" shows that Satoshi Houjou, shortly before his disappearance, also claimed to be watched by Oyashiro-sama and heard extra footsteps.
True Nature.
Demons really did come to Onigafuchi long ago, and Oyashiro-sama was originally a being known as Hanyuu, a member of said demons. She spoke with the head of the Furude family on behalf of her people to coexist with the villagers, and they were soon accepted. The demons took human form and mixed with the villagers, with Hanyuu herself producing a half-human child, Ouka. The villagers worshiped Hanyuu as Oyashiro-sama.
When violent arguments began to arise amongst the villagers because they were unable to tell who was human and who was demon, Hanyuu offered to cease their fights by masquerading as a demon lord. Hanyuu went to the swamp and was later discovered by the human villagers, who blamed her for all of their troubles. Hanyuu was then sacrificed by her own daughter Ouka, and the humans and demons let go of their hatred and suspicion for each other, unaware that Oyashiro-sama and the demon lord were one and the same.
Although Hanyuu died, she remained in an incorporeal form but was unable to directly communicate with others. It wasn't until Rika Furude was born as the firstborn daughter of the eighth generation that Hanyuu could finally interact with another human.
It is possible that many cases of people hearing extra footsteps or feeling watched are caused by them being patients of Hinamizawa Syndrome.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Oyashiro-sama's Curse
The , also known as , is a phenomenon that has affected Hinamizawa annually, wherein one person dies and another one disappears, the latter of which is referred to as .
Etymology.
"Demoning away" is a term similar to being , except a person is kidnapped by demons.
History.
The concept of demoning away has long existed in Hinamizawa's legends. Hinamizawa used to be known as Onigafuchi, and its inhabitants were said to be descended from demons and would regularly suffer a hunger for human flesh. Their god Oyashiro-sama permitted them to go down to human villages and kidnap people. One person would be devoured by the villagers, and another would be submerged in the swamp to pacify Oyashiro-sama's anger, events that would form the basis of the Watanagashi Festival. The sinking of sacrifices in the swamp was interpreted as the villagers submerging Oyashiro-sama's wrath itself.
Modern Day Phenomenon.
The modern day phenomenon of Oyashiro-sama's curse began after the government made plans to build a dam in Hinamizawa and flood the village. The villagers protested, declaring that Oyashiro-sama would curse anybody who defied the village, and their prayers were seemingly answered when the dam construction foreman was murdered on the night of the Watanagashi in 1979. Police investigation determined that the foreman was killed and dismembered by several other construction workers, and they managed to arrest everyone except one person. The perpetrators were all drunk and had confessed to killing the foreman after an argument, and they had dismembered the foreman and each took one of his limbs to hide them. The ringleader, who had one of the arms, was never found. The strange circumstances regarding the missing culprit and the foreman's death convinced villagers that Oyashiro-sama's curse had struck.
The next year, the victims of the curse were the Houjou couple. They had supported the dam project back when it was active and were ostracized by the village as a result. The couple had gone on vacation in a park in Shirakawa and were seen falling off of a cliff and into a river, but only the husband's body was found. Because it happened on the night of Watanagashi again, belief in the curse grew stronger.
In 1981, the third victims of the curse were the head priest of the Furude Shrine and his wife. They were indifferent to village matters during the dam war, and the husband, formerly a Shinto priest, was seen as especially unfit to lead the Furude family due to marrying into it. The head priest suddenly died from a mysterious illness one night while the wife disappeared, leaving behind a suicide note saying that she planned to submerge herself in the swamp to quell Oyashiro-sama's anger. Police investigated the swamp and found the wife's sandals near it but were unable to recover her body..
The fourth victims of the curse were Satoshi Houjou and his aunt, the latter of which was found dead with her face bashed in with a baseball bat. Satoshi had gone missing a few days later, however police claimed someone with a similar appearance to him was getting onto a train headed out of Hinamizawa. Meanwhile, a drug addict arrested by police had confessed to killing the aunt and was placed into a holding cell. It was highly likely that the addict was the culprit behind the aunt's murder, but before any more questioning could be done, he died in his holding cell from choking on a spork. Regardless, the villagers believed that it was Oyashiro-sama claiming more members of the Houjou family as victims, continuing the retribution for the Houjou couple supporting the dam project.
Kuraudo Ooishi is very dedicated to solving the mysteries behind Oyashiro-sama's curse, however he has a reputation among the villagers as "Oyashiro-sama's messenger," as he has always been seen talking to the curse victims shortly before their deaths or disappearances.
True Nature.
The modern-day version of Oyashiro-sama's curse is actually a ruse perpetrated by the Irie Clinic to procure subjects for research into Hinamizawa Syndrome, a parasitic virus native to the region of Hinamizawa. Symptoms manifest when an infected person develops strong paranoia, and this eventually causes them to become dangerously violent in terminal (L5) stages.
The death of the construction foreman was instigated by him becoming stressed by anti-dam protests and developing terminal symptoms. One night he angrily attacked his subordinates for drinking, and his subordinates reacted in self-defense and wound up killing him. One of the perpetrators of the incident had a previous criminal record and was afraid of being arrested, so he encouraged the other culprits to chop up the foreman's body and hide the individual parts, ensuring that they couldn't rat out the others without also turning themselves in. The workers went their separate ways but the ringleader was eventually seen by Miyo Takano, who determined that he had terminal symptoms and brought him to the clinic with the help of the Mountain Dogs. The ringleader was dissected shortly after during research, and his disappearance led the villagers to believe that Oyashiro-sama had wrought judgment.
The second year victims were killed when their daughter Satoko Houjou pushed them off of a cliff. She had issues with her parents and grew incredibly distrustful of them, developing L5 symptoms. Satoko lied that they had fallen off, unable to comprehend that she really did kill them. Because Satoko was also a terminal patient and was still alive, the Irie Clinic started research on her however Ooishi was investigating the deaths of the parents and saw some inconsistencies with witness reports. In order to stop the police from learning any more and to protect Satoko's mental state, Doctor Irie deployed the Mountain Dogs to deal with the wife's body. Because their deaths also happened around the time of the Watanagashi, the villagers believed Oyashiro-sama had struck once more and began calling it a curse.
For the third year, the Irie Clinic captured the wife to do research. It was believed that her daughter Rika Furude was the "queen carrier" for the Hinamizawa Syndrome parasites, and it could have been linked to the Furude family's long-held traditions that firstborn women were special. The clinic had told Rika's parents of the virus' existence and received permission to research Rika, however the parents decided they didn't want to assist the clinic anymore after Rika came down with a fever and were growing distrustful of the clinic. The existence of Hinamizawa Syndrome was known only to the clinic and to the Furude family, and there was concern that if the parents refused to help then they would reveal everything to the public. Takano thus had the Mountain Dogs deployed once more to dispose of Rika's parents. On the night of Watanagashi, the priest fell ill after drinking too much and was taken to the Irie Clinic for treatment, his wife accompanying him. Rika's father was then presumably poisoned and killed, with Rika's mother captured and dissected due to her being the previous queen carrier. The Mountain Dogs then forged a suicide note saying that Rika's mother drowned herself in the swamp.
In the fourth year, Satoshi had developed strong hatred towards his aunt and uncle for being abusive, developing L5 symptoms. He bludgeoned his aunt to death on the night of Watanagashi and tried to act as though nothing happened. A few days later, Satoshi went to buy a big teddy bear for Satoko's birthday and called Irie to help bring it home. When Irie met up with him, he determined that Satoshi was an L5 patient due to him asking if his aunt was really dead and acting paranoid that other people looked like her. Irie took Satoshi to the clinic and placed him in intensive care, where he has remained well into 1983.
| Oyashiro-sama's Curse |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oyashiro-sama's curse
| Oyashiro-sama's curse |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oyashiro-sama (HBS)
is a character who appears in "Hinamizawa Bus Stop" and is a prototype version of Oyashiro-sama from the main story.
| Oyashiro-sama (HBS) |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oyashiro-sama (HBS)/Sprites
| Oyashiro-sama (HBS)/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oyashiro-sama’s curse
| Oyashiro-sama’s curse |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Oyassan
| Oyassan |
fandom.07th-expansion | # P3
| P3 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # P Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Inodori
is the fifth Pachi-Slot machine released by Daiichi. It notably features content in addition to the previous animated contents from Studio DEEN.
This pachislot features two new songs: Anagram of Coda by Ayane, and Roughness in Complete by Zakuro Motoki.
A variation of this machine is named "P Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" Tsubomi (Pひぐらしのなく頃に-蕾-)
| P Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Inodori |
fandom.07th-expansion | # P Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mawari
| P Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mawari |
fandom.07th-expansion | # P Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Meguri
is the third Pachi-Slot machine released by Daiichi. The game is known for introducing Megurimusubi-hen and a new character, Miyabi Saionji.
This pachislot have 3 new official songs: Resonant Fragments (Ayane), Kimi Shinita maru koto nakare and Hana (Eiko Shimamiya)
A variation of this machine is named .
| P Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Meguri |
fandom.07th-expansion | # P Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Shun
is the fourth Pachi-Slot machine released by Daiichi.
This pachislot have a new official song: Two sides of the same coin (Rekka Katakiri)
The song have a Remix version, released by HiguumiSound on their digital album "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni IMAGE SONG ~ Yūen no oto ~"
A variation of this machine is named "P Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Nie" (Pひぐらしのなく頃に〜囁〜).
| P Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Shun |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Pachi-Slot Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira
is the second Pachi-Slot machine released by OIZUMI and is based on "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira".
| Pachi-Slot Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Pachi-Slot Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna
is a Pachi-Slot machine released by D-light based on "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna".
This pachislot have 2 new official songs: Guardian Deity (Nao) and Tomorrow (Rekka Katakiri)
| Pachi-Slot Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Pachi-Slot Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri
is the first Pachi-Slot machine released by OIZUMI and is based on "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri".
It is also released on PlayStation 2 as a Pachi-Slot simulator in the same month.
| Pachi-Slot Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Pachi-Slot Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri 2
is the third Pachi-Slot machine released by OIZUMI and is a remake of "Pachi-Slot Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri". It features updated and animated sprites.
Promotional Video.
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| Pachi-Slot Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri 2 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Pachi-Slot Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Complete Works
is a supplementary guidebook released for "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri" and Pachi-Slot Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri.
| Pachi-Slot Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Complete Works |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Pachi-Slot Umineko no Naku Koro Ni
| Pachi-Slot Umineko no Naku Koro Ni |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Pachi-Slot Umineko no Naku Koro ni
is a Pachinko game by OIZUMI and 07th Expansion that was released on January 20, 2014. It is subtitled When They Cry 3-4.
The game has all 8 arcs with animated scenes, new art style (based on the manga), voices and other updates. The gameplay is a mix of Pachi-slot (Machine-slot) and Visual Novel, and you need to make "combos" for the story to continue.
An artbook of this game named "Character of the Slot Golden Witch" was released on February 25, 2015.
| Pachi-Slot Umineko no Naku Koro ni |
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