Ouri.
Bro?
Hey, what's wrong?!
She's cold.
She's d-
Dead...
I... Is it some type of Buddha?
But how come no one else is here?
Please, stop!
Sentinel, please!
With your wounds...
The En has been severed already.
That person...
It's Shirai-san from the picture book store who visits every now and then.
Sentinel... is he talking about Bro?
What's with his wounds?
And what is that girl exactly?
Do you want to know?
She's a Shikabane.
Huh?
You are being shown a Shikabane.
That is...
Sentinel Tagami!
Because of my lack of experience, the En came close to being severed.
But we can still make it.
We're better off waiting for a new object!
She's not an object.
Keisei...
Sorry.
She was dead, without a doubt.
Hagino, right?
We found seven bodies in the closet at your residence.
They are the women that lived with you, aren't they?
Since you all are members of the police, I will ask you.
What would you do if your subordinates disobeyed you?
Right. You would get rid of them.
This is the same deal. All I did was get rid of them.
What crime did those women commit?!
They did not listen to my orders.
It's a serious crime.
We are able to have this meal today because of Buddha's blessings.
What are you doing, Keisei?!
Don't call me Keisei, call me Priest.
Should priests be doing those kinds of things?!
Listen up.
In this world, there are many people who would work hard to create a good image of themselves...
...and commit acts of evil while being sheltered by the image.
Do not be tricked by their outward appearances and search for the truth within them.
And this is how w-
What are you teaching them, Tagami-san?!
As the director of this facility, I...
Although this land belongs to Sekuuji, I still serve as the chairwoman here.
Hey everyone, forget what you just saw, all right?
And in return, we can divide Tagami-san's food amongst ourselves!
WHAT?!?!
Okay!
Sensei, can I leave this on the front porch?
Are you moving out this evening?
Yeah. I'm asking my friends at school for help.
What the heck, Hanagami!
You really movin'?
It's not Hanagami!
It's Kagami, I tell you! Kagami!
It's Hanagami!
Hanagami! Hanagami!
Oww...
Are you really planning on taking all that?!
You did this! Putting these magazines inside my things!
But your name's on them.
It's your handwriting!
It's my way of displaying parental love,
thinking that you'd be able to enjoy yourself since you're going to be living alone.
You don't need to do that! And besides, you aren't my parent!
You're right. You also grew up here, after all.
Nah, I really do think of you as my bro.
Why are you leaving, Ouri?
I'm moving somewhere close, so I'll stop by for supper every once in a while.
It's going to cost ya.
I'm heading out!
I'll be back as soon as school ends, so I'm leaving all my things to you!
He said that he's going to be working two part-time jobs.
He's around the age when kids want to be independent.
We'll let him have his way.
Do you remember?
He started to insist on living alone after that night.
The night you were severely injured and bedridden.
That night.
Is that right?
You always disappear suddenly...
...and come back with wounds.
I've gotten used to it, but Ouri...
So, the Dairinkan is closer to school?
Everything's more expensive around here.
So living by myself is...
Tell us the truth.
You're afraid of living at your old house because there're graves in the backyard, right?
Don't say things like that. I wasn't afraid.
You told me before that it's possible to see the dead, right?
Well, it is a temple. But it's not something scary.
Well, here's the problem. I need to get all my things moved in today, and...
Hey, guys!
Sorry, I've got club work!
I'm not really up for physical activity!
Crap, we've gotta get moving!
Oh, Inuhiko.
I told you not to call me by my last name.
I hate that.
Anyway, did you hear?
About what?
About that harem criminal.
Harem?!
I'm so jealous! Every guy wants to experience a harem once in thei-
Oh, the one who lived with many women, and then some of them went missing?
They always air it on the news, don't they?
When the police investigated his house last night, they found seven corpses.
Corpses?
Agh! So he really did kill them!
So did they catch the guy?
The police apparently lost track of him.
He's been lurking around here, so a warning has been issued.
By the Student Council.
Man, this might interfere with your moving.
Yeah, but... today's the only day I can take off from work.
That man's house is near the next station, isn't it?
It feels unreal. That there were corpses so close to where we live.
Yeah.
The suspect is thought to have been living with many women inside this house.
It is highly unlikely for his Shikabane to appear in public.
If he were on death-row, he would have been annihilated as soon as he turned into a Shikabane.
But recently, witnesses claim that the number of women has begun to decrease.
And a situation where the police shot him to death is highly unlikely.
But he has become a Shikabane.
The police are keeping this information from the public.
It seems he leaped from the twentieth floor of his apartment complex last night.
Alive...
I'm alive!
I won't die... I'm immortal!
A strong will.
A corpse that moves on instinct.
However, the police do not accept the existence of such a being.
But he became a Shikabane.
A Shikabane that kills humans.
A Shikabane of a felon usually acquires strange powers.
And that is why we are asking you, the Sentinel, for help.
As always, I will take part in the investigation.
I will do it.
That is the reason why we keep something like you around.
Honda!
It won't interfere with my methods.
I will find him and kill him.
I'm surprised you were able to rent such a thing.
Heh, it was free.
I saw something disturbing on the news, but...
The harem, right?
He only targets women.
In any case, be careful.
Sensei, I've been under your care for so long.
Gosh!
Well, then.
One of the women part of Hagino's harem?
Yes. We've spotted her in there.
So it seems as though Hagino summoned her here.
The police are searching for her, as well.
We should hurry.
What are you doing?!
I died and was revived.
I've become an immortal vampire.
And a God for the chosen people!
No, you are just a Shikabane!
No... A Shikabane giving birth to another Shikabane!?
I told you.
I've become a vampire.
I've created my minions.
Are these people Shikabane? Or could they...
Would you like to become a minion, too?
Ah. You're not human either.
Makina!
I need to go get help...
But what if someone takes all of my things while I'm gone?
A person?
You've got to be kidding me...
She's from...
That's correct.
It's that girl.
Why...
She's dead. Just as I thought.
But you're not afraid.
You are being shown.
You are unable to be frightened of death.
Thus, you are scared of yourself, aren't you?
What are you planning to do?
This is what Bro did that time.
That is a corpse.
A Shikabane.
I know, but...
No!
Keisei...
Who are you?
Oh, it's just... your heart wasn't beating.
Forget about it.
It's... not beating now, either.
You know that, and yet you aren't afraid?
Well, you're alive.
Hey, wait!
Makina!
How's your body?
It's been regenerated.
And I'm by your side.
Shirai and the others are keeping an eye on the Shikabane.
Can you do this?
Yeah.
But don't touch the women that are around him.
A Shikabane cannot infect humans.
It is not certain the people bitten by Hagino will turn into Shikabane.
Then, what was...
They might have been hypnotized, considering how those women saw Hagino as a role model.
Hagino may be controlling them psychologically by using his status as a vampire.
Either way, they're alive.
I don't have the right to kill a living thing, do I?
No one has the right to do that.
What about those seven corpses that were found in Hagino's residence?
Do you think Hagino killed them all?
There is a possibility he was making his women kill each other.
But still...
I understand.
Those women are alive, and I am dead.
You... fell from that height, and..
So you really are...
Through the course of time, a corpse like you is born.
You really did die, but you possessed a will and took action.
A murdering Shikabane.
And a Shikabane that was solely created for annihilating those Shikabane...
By adding awe, pity, disdain, and sarcasm to the phrase,
they call us Shikabane Hime.
And you told me not to lay a hand on them.
I had them back down in a safe manner.
Come here, Shikabane.
You are the same as me.
We continue to survive by devouring humans.
You and Makina are the same?
Don't talk foolishness.
Wait, Makina! That's dangerous!!!
Dangerous? I've got nothing to fear!
The way to kill a Shikabane is to destroy its brain.
Just now, you feared me.
You lose.
What is this? Geez.
The smell of a Shikabane...
Humans have forgotten how close death is in their lives.
Because if they remember, they would not be able to keep their sanity.
But they'll remember soon.
Next time, "The Continuation of the Game".