-It was then,
It was then...
Open me and I'll curse you!!
back when I didn't know anything-
Open me and I'll curse you!!
back when I didn't know anything—
Open me and I'll curse you!!
Though I don't remember it
Though I don't remember it...
it's a story about myself
it's a story about myself.
Seikyou Academy
This is Seikyou Academy, a private school.
Numerous expansions have made a puzzle of the middle and high school buildings,
which hold 60 years of history within their walls.
Some classrooms have turned into storage rooms.
There are stairs that nobody uses.
Some hallways are dead ends.
The buildings are tangled up in one giant maze.
They have spawned numerous rumors of paranormal activity.
watashi yo moete
Burn, I tell myself
watashi yo moete
Burn, I tell myself
moete
Burn
moete
Burn
dakishimete miru no wa tsumi janai deshou
It's not a sin to try and hug me, is it?
dakishimete miru no wa tsumi janai deshou
It's not a sin to try and hug me, is it?
hi de yami wo harae
Burn away the darkness
hi de yami wo harae
Burn away the darkness
choir jail
nageitemo yume wa utawanai
Crying won't move you closer to your dreams
nageitemo yume wa utawanai
Crying won't move you closer to your dreams
koko de sakenda yo
This is the spot where I screamed
koko de sakenda yo
This is the spot where I screamed
kotae wa dare ga motteru no
"Who has the answer?"
kotae wa dare ga motteru no
"Who has the answer?"
utsumuita mama ja kizukanai
I won't find out by being negative
utsumuita mama ja kizukanai
I won't find out by being negative
kimi no hitomi no naka mirai wo sagasu
I'll look for the future in your eyes
kimi no hitomi no naka mirai wo sagasu
I'll look for the future in your eyes
moshimo kiseki ga ima mo sasu nara
If this moment is in itself a miracle
moshimo kiseki ga ima mo sasu nara
If this moment is in itself a miracle
nijimu namida nugutte mae wo muite arukou
I have to wipe my tears away and keep moving on
nijimu namida nugutte mae wo muite arukou
I have to wipe my tears away and keep moving on
watashi wo akete
Open me up
watashi wo akete
Open me up
konna kurushisa de nanimo mienai
This pain inside me is blinding me
konna kurushisa de nanimo mienai
This pain inside me is blinding me
watashi yo moete
Burn, I tell myself
watashi yo moete
Burn, I tell myself
moete kanata e
Burn and fly away
moete kanata e
Burn and fly away
jounetsu wa tsumi janai deshou
Passion isn't a sin, is it?
jounetsu wa tsumi janai deshou
Passion isn't a sin, is it?
hi de yami wo harae
Burn away the darkness
hi de yami wo harae
Burn away the darkness
choir jail
The Maiden's Meeting
Mystery 2
Oh, darn.
Where am I?
I think this is the first floor of the old building...
Hey, have you heard?
They say there's a ghost in the old building.
There's a large mirror in the building.
No matter what happens as you stand in front of it—
Now isn't the best time to be remembering rumors...
No matter what happens as you stand in front of it—
Uh, what was she telling me?
Is it this way?
Uh oh...
Is anybody here?
Well, of course not.
Is this some kind of storage?
A mirror, huh?
It's kind of creepy.
This can't possibly be the mirror she told me about.
Teiichi-kun.
How rude.
Did I look that scary?
I-I'm sorry!
I was just surprised.
I rarely get guests here.
Are you a first-year student?
Yeah.
She had pale skin, sharp eyes, and was tall and slender.
But there was more.
There was a strange aura about her.
You literally wandered in here?
You little bungler.
Hey, have you heard?
They say there's a ghost in the old building.
What's wrong?
Nothing, nothing.
By the way, why were you there?
You said you rarely had guests.
That makes it sound like you were there for a long time.
I was. A really long time.
I mean, I'm the ghost of the old building.
I'm a ghost.
I said, I am a ghost!
D-Don't joke about that, okay?
What are these images?
She can't be serious, right?
But...
I know what I'll do.
I shouldn't be able to touch a ghost.
If she really is a ghost...
I can touch her?!
I-I'm sorry!
I thought I wouldn't be able to touch you, since you're a ghost!
Just because you can touch me, it doesn't mean I'm not a ghost.
But that doesn't matter, don't you think?
You see, I don't really remember how I died.
I have amnesia.
You have amnesia?
I don't know when or why I died.
I harbor no regrets or grudges.
I can't remember my life, and I don't want to find out either.
So, don't you agree it doesn't matter what I am?
I'm Yuuko.
Kanoe Yuuko.
Who are you?
Teiichi.
Niiya Teiichi.
Teiichi-kun, then?
That's a cute name.
Didn't she already know my name?
Yuuko-san, are there times when you're curious?
About how you died, I mean.
So you've accepted that I'm a ghost.
Not exactly...
I see, I see.
You want to know more about me.
Here, let me show you something.
Wh-What are you doing?!
I was going to show you the uniform from when I lived.
Y-You're a ghost!
Can't you instantly swap your clothes or something?
How would that work?
If you can't do it, neither can I.
Is that how it is?
I-I-I-I'm sorry!
You're weird.
I never told you to turn away.
Y-You don't mind me looking?
This isn't my real body anyway.
Ta-da!
How do I look?
This is what I wore before I died.
I think this one fits you better.
Are you saying that I look old-fashioned?
That's not what I meant.
Hey, why do you keep holding onto me?
I'm just really happy that I can touch you!
I wonder why.
What are you—
Please, let me do as I want for now.
Someday, you won't be able to see me anymore.
What do you mean?
I'm your hallucination.
Rumors aren't enough in the end.
I'm not a part of reality.
I don't really understand.
How can we stay together?
Let's see...
How about this?
A-A-Are you messing with me?!
Yup!
Stop it!
I know you liked it!
Well?
I bet you'll never forget me now!
It feels more like you're haunting me.
That's mean!
You won't actually haunt me, will you?
You know, there's this really old story.
As it goes, this land is haunted.
Scroll of Paranormal Activity One Hundred Sixteen
A curse trapped a girl inside this school.
Scroll of Paranormal Activity One Hundred Sixteen
She lies somewhere on school grounds to this day.
Is it referring to you, Yuuko-san?
Maybe.
If it really is about Yuuko-san, she might still be trapped in this academy.
Waiting for you.
I'm scared!
Please, help me!
Teiichi-kun?
What's wrong?
Was that a dream?
No, it wasn't.
Yuuko-san wants my help.
Teiichi-kun?
Somewhere...
Somewhere in the old building.
Wait, Teiichi-kun!
Hey, have you heard?
They say there's a ghost in the old building.
There's a large mirror in the building.
I knew it!
This is the mirror she spoke of!
Yuuko-san lies right ahead...
Wait! Don't go any further!
No!
Ow...
No matter what happens as you stand in front of it, don't look over your shoulder.
If you do, the ghost will pull you in, and you'll be trapped in the mirror forever.
So, you saw it...
I told you not to...
Yuuko-san...?
No... No... No!
This is too embarrassing!
What?
You saw my body, Teiichi-kun...
Every last bit of it...
You're embarrassed? But these are just bones.
I-I couldn't be more naked!
Go hide it!
And stop looking at it!
Teiichi-kun, you perv!
P-Perv?!
Yuuko-san really was the ghost of a girl who passed away at this school.
Some accident left her trapped, and she was never rescued.
The stories were probably just embellishments of what really happened.
Welcome!!
The Paranormal Investigations Club
We're looking for members
Contact me for details.
What... is this?
I figured I'd start a club, being a student and all.
Yuuko-san?!
I've decided that I want to find out what happened to me, after all.
You'll help, won't you?
You know what you saw.
Looks like Yuuko-san really does haunt me... or something?
Seikyou Academy began as a campus built where a mountaintop shrine once stood.
Scroll of Paranormal Activity One Hundred Sixteen
The mountain village was small, but development of the nearby mine led to rapid expansion,
and to accommodate the growing student body, new buildings were—
What are you reading, Teiichi-kun?
I was wondering if I could learn something about your past if I read about the history of the school.
Open me and I'll curse you!!
Then your memories might come back.
Teiichi-kun, you perv!
Huh?
Are you that interested in my body?
I bet you were going to sneak a look at it again.
You're wrong—
I think I'll keep this.
You'll get it back when you've grown up!
Hey, careful!
Teiichi-kun, I didn't know your eyesight was bad.
W-Watch out!
Sorry. Are you okay?
Do you want to touch me?
Nope, nope!
You shouldn't be wanting to touch girls for the wrong reasons.
Hey...
Please help me!
This isn't what you think it is! I swear!
You're in séance, right?
I understand! I'll wait.
Huh? Wait?
She can't see me.
Even though I can see you?
Apparently, people who don't keep my presence in mind can't see me.
They can neither see me nor sense my actions.
You can see me because you care about me, Teiichi-kun!
Stop, stop! Someone's waiting!
So, what's wrong?
You asked for help.
Yes.
I think Yuuko-san will kill me at this rate!
Huh?
I'm Okonogi Momoe.
I actually tried "hide the demon" three days ago.
"Hide the demon"?
It's an old ritual at this school that involves putting a name on a doll.
Yuuko
I wrote the name "Yuuko".
This ritual is performed after school, where nobody is around.
Let's play "hide the demon". I'll be the demon.
Yuuko
Let's play "hide the demon". I'll be the demon.
Yuuko
One...
One
Two
One
Two
Two...
Two
Three
Two
Three
Two
Three
Three...
Three
Four
Three
Four
Four...
Four
Five
Four
Five
Five...
Five
Six...
Five
Six
Five
Six
Seven
Six
Seven
Seven...
Seven
Eight
Seven
Eight
Eight...
Eight
Nine
Nine...
Eight
Nine
Ten
Ten.
Nine
Ten
Found you!
Ten
I buried you, Yuuko-san.
I buried you beneath a pillar.
Yuuko
You're the demon now.
You hide next.
This is a game for one, so nobody'll come to find you, strictly speaking.
But they say something will come to find you!
There's only one way to end "hide the demon".
You have to tell the doll it's over.
If you fail to do so...
...the game continues forever, and you'll be pursued by whatever you put on the doll for eternity.
One of my classmates tried it for fun, but failed.
So I figured I had to put an end to it all.
I can feel someone following me ever since.
The feeling is getting stronger, too.
Yuuko-san's going to kill me!
I doubt that's going to happen.
But I stabbed Yuuko-san!
What should I do?!
I can't help you.
Welcome!!
The Paranormal Investigations Club
We're looking iiifor members
Contact me for details.
But isn't this the Paranormal Investigations Club?
Well, yeah...
I want you to investigate this.
Please, help me!
Is this what the club's about?
No idea.
What, "no idea"? Is this my problem now?
But...
What? Why me?!
Uh, who are you talking to?
Are you talking to the ghost you summoned a while ago?!
No, I'm just talking to myself.
Really, now.
Use this.
I see.
Let me try calling the club president.
She's a ghost of a president who hardly ever turns up.
Hello, is this the president?
Yup, this is the ghost president.
It's a good opportunity.
We might find out something about my past.
Should we really just accept any request?
Are you saying you don't care about my past?
That has nothing to do with this!
All right, fine.
I'll do something about it.
Will this charm really work?
Of course. I made it myself.
You made it...
So it's not a real charm?!
Weren't you going to do something about this?!
Teiichi-kun, dolls do not simply vanish into thin air.
There has to be an explanation!
Yuuko-san...
A
That
What's that?
A
That
A
That
A
That
Yuuko
That's the doll Okonogi-san used for her ritual!
What's it doing here?!
I found it when I was walking around.
It says Yuuko and all, so I couldn't just leave it.
That means it's your fault the ritual wasn't completed!
I guess you could say that.
How should I explain this to Okonogi-san?
"Hide the demon" is just a form of autohypnosis.
A room at dusk combined with an eerie ritual.
Add the tension of hiding in a cramped space,
and you have a recipe for anxiety and hallucinations.
She convinced herself?
It shouldn't be very harmful, then.
The subconscious is quite fearsome.
The girl could see things that didn't exist.
It's possible for things you can see to catch or kill you.
No way.
You can fight the foes you understand.
But what can you do if it's all in your head?
Let's go, then.
Go where?
Ghostbusting.
This charm will keep me safe. It will.
Wait, this is just the back of a handout!
No!
Okonogi-san!
We have to run!
Okay!
Is that thing what's been chasing you?
Yes!
Wait for me!
That thing is the doll you lost.
More like I took it.
"Hide the demon" is a ritual that summons evil ghosts.
I'm not evil!
The doll was haunted by the ghost.
What an insult!
No way!
This way!
Let's get rid of the ghost.
This is the real charm!
Niiya-san!
Any kids I can gobble up?
There you are, evil spirit!
Begone!
No!
Yuuko
This is your doll, isn't it?
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
The ghost is gone. You'll be fine now.
I'll take it from here.
You should go home and rest.
I will.
Thank you so much!
See, I told you my acting was good.
I guess...
When people who are afraid of the supernatural look at me, they see what they want to see.
Her fear of me transformed me into a demon.
I suppose even withered silvergrass can seem like a demon if you are afraid.
So I'm just withered silvergrass, huh?
It's nothing.
I-I'm sorry about earlier!
Don't worry about it.
You didn't mean to, right?
We never really figured out the connection between me and "hide the demon".
I thought there'd be some connection since your name was involved...
Um, hello...
Okonogi-san.
Thank you for what happened yesterday.
I've been free of the ghost ever since.
That's good to hear.
I can't thank you enough for exorcising the ghost, Niiya-san.
Y-You were... r-really cool!
Well uh, our ghost of a president made it possible.
Though really, she's a ghost president!
Wh-What?
Yuuko-san!
Yeah, yeah. I know I'm a ghost president!
hitorikiri no sabishisa
The sadness of being alone
hitotoki no hohoemi
A fleeting smile
anata ga kureru mono wa
Everything that you've given me
minna itoshii
Is beloved to me
sugu soko ni ite mo
However close it may be
furerarenai mono
It's something I cannot touch
kokoro wa tsuki no you ni
Like the moon in the night sky
katachi wo kaeteku yo
The shape of my heart continues to change
kanawanai yakusoku mo
There are promises that cannot be kept
kawakanai namida mo
There are tears that will never dry
anata ga kureta mono wa
Everything that you gave me
dakishimete odoru
I'll embrace them as I dance
Evil clouds the lost soul.
Hatred is revealed in its foul frame.
Unseen, it dissolves into the sunset.
Mystery Three: Black Sunset Maiden.
Mystery 3 Black Sunset Maiden