I, Sonozaki Mion, will forever regret not bringing a camera today!
Rena doesn't need a camera;
she's burned that scene into her eyes!
If I close my eyes, Keiichi-kun's cute fur seal comes right up...
Don't let that image come up!
I'll file it right off those eyelids of yours if it does!
I guess even Keiichi-san's fast talking is helpless in our special-rules version of strip rock paper scissors!
I'll never accept such a primitive game! Never!
But today's Okinomiya game tournament really was fun though.
Having a bash with non-club members is nice once in a while.
It really was a fun day. Rena was totally satisfied.
I'm totally satisfied too! I particularly liked the part when Keiichi's fur seal went swinging, swinging...
Stop talking about that!
Yes, today I have once again been able to enjoy a fun time with everyone,
and while this may not seem to be much, in order to enjoy such days, I...
No, all of the club members here endured an endlessly repeated, gruesome battle,
and won.
Yes, that journey I had long thought to be endless is finally over.
That's why, now, I can just enjoy having fun.
Rika!
Wait just a moment! Rika!
What's this? A race?
Then I won't lose, either!
All right, I'll clear my name by Okinomiya!
Wait up, you guys!
Rika, it's dangerous if you play on a road like this!
Shut your trap.
Are you afraid of a little speed like this?
Don't blame me when you get hurt!
I won't let you catch up, Satoko!
What? Stop right there, Rika!
If you tell me to stop, I won't!
Rika! A car's coming!
I won't fall for that!
RIKA!
oshiemashou ka
教えましょうか
Shall I tell you?
sono kawari dare ni mo iwanai yakusoku shite ne
その代り誰にも言わない約束してね
Promise me you won’t tell anyone else, okay
yubikiri genman uso tsuitara hari senbon
指切りげんまん 嘘 ついたら針千本
Let’s pinky promise; if you lie, swallow a thousand needles
oritatamareta mama ugomeiteiru monogatari wo
折りたたまれたまま蠢いている物語を
While it’s still folded up, unfold the wriggling story
hirogete misete yo kako mo mirai mo
ひろげてみせてよ 過去も未来も
And show me the past and future
Super scription of data
Dice Killing Chapter
Episode 1
Are you all right, Furude-san?
Thank goodness.
I was so worried.
The doctor from the clinic will arrive soon so stay in bed until then.
Satoko...
I'm so glad...
We were really worried, Rika-chan.
Satoshi?!
Are you feeling all right? You don't sound too good.
Please stay in bed until the doctor arrives.
More importantly, Houjou Satoko-san?
I didn't throw it that hard!
Furude-san is just making a big deal out of nothing!
That's not an apology. Apologize to Furude-san.
Come on, Satoko.
I've... gone back?
I've... again...
Which means... I... died...?
You're fine, Furude-san.
You were just knocked out for a bit.
You didn't die.
Come on, Satoko. You have to apologize.
Furude-san, sorry for throwing a ball at you from behind.
I mean, you were staring off into space and got in the way!
Sorry, Rika-chan. I'll talk to Satoko later...
I'm sure she thought you looked lonely, and just wanted to invite you to play.
Thank you.
I'm fine, so it's not such a big deal. Don't worry about it.
I see. That's good news.
Well, we should be going...
Thank you, Satoshi.
Ah, good afternoon.
Good afternoon.
Ah, doctor. Sorry for calling you so suddenly.
She just came around a moment ago.
I see. That's certainly good news.
Irie!
Hello there, Rika-chan. You've certainly had a rough time there.
Where's Irie...?
Let's see... the ball hit her in the back of her head?
May I take a look?
May I look at your eyes now?
She seems to be fine.
Do you have a headache? Any dizziness?
Problems with your sense of balance?
No.
I think she's probably fine,
but just in case, let's take her down to the clinic to check her brain waves.
From what I can see here, I don't think there'll be any problems!
I see. Well, just to be on the safe side, please go ahead.
Furude-san, go with the doctor to the clinic.
We'll be done with it before afternoon classes begin.
Come on, let's go.
Mi-chan! Mi-chan!
Not good enough!
The core of dodgeball is aiming for the weak!
You've made a big mistake targeting me!
All right, that's one out!
Rena.
The worlds with Rena are all after the April of Showa 57.
And...
Satoshi vanishes from the village in June of Showa 57...
And when I found it it was thi~s big...
Which means...
the only time when both Rena and Satoshi can be here is the short period between April and June of Showa 57...
Which means now is...
probably,
June of Showa 57.
Which means the disease that caused Satoshi to disappear has already begun...
Can you walk? How do you feel?
I feel fine.
There's no need to give me an exam.
Head injuries are scary because, even if you feel fine right after, you could have problems afterward.
If there's nothing wrong, you'll be able to go back for afternoon classes.
Oh? Rika-chan?
What happened? A cold?
A ball hit her in the back of the head on the schoolyard.
I thought it'd be a good idea to take a look at her brain waves, just in case.
Head injuries are scary...
But Rika-chan, you're young, so you'll be fine even if you're hit by a ball or two...
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Takano clinic?
Rika-chan, come on in.
What is this?
Takano Clinic
What does this mean?
Where am I?!
What's wrong, Rika-chan?
Nothing's wrong. It just seemed like a bother,
so I was going to try running away.
It'll only be just a moment. So don't try to run away...
Sensei, is there a doctor named Irie working here?
Hm? Who?
Irie.
Irie...?
Is he your usual doctor? What clinic does he work at?
Takano Clinic
Okay.
So, about that Irie-sensei you were talking about.
That was my mistake.
I thought I'd heard the name somewhere, that's all.
I see.
Founder Takano Hifumi
Takano... Hifumi?
Takano-sensei passed away quite some time ago.
He built this wonderful clinic in this village, so they named it after him.
I never met him myself, but I've heard he was a wonderful doctor.
A wonderful doctor?
Um. Is there a young woman named Takano here?
A young woman?
There's no such person here.
If there was such a nurse, I'd love to have her work here!
That can't be!
For even Takano to be missing...
Irie's not here... Takano's not here either...
The Chief and Deputy Chief of the Irie Agency are both missing...
Does that mean that in this world there is no Irie Agency?!
Okonogi... Is there a landscape company named Okonogi Landscaping?
Landscape company?
Well... I'm afraid I don't know.
Could the Irie Agency really not exist in this world?
The Irie Agency was being manipulated by the organization called "Tokyo"...
If that Irie Agency doesn't exist... what about that "Tokyo" organization?
Could it be that the one chosen by "Tokyo" wasn't Irie,
but was this Yamamoto instead...?
Yamamoto
Yamamoto...
Yes?
Yamamoto, have you heard about the Hinamizawa Syndrome?
Hinamizawa... hm?
Do you know that I'm the Queen Carrier?
A queen?!
Rika-chan, you're still in the "princess" stage, I take it?
Maybe you really will become a little princess!
It doesn't seem like he's avoiding my questions...
All right. There were no problems with your brainwaves, so you can go back to school now.
My afternoon patients will be coming soon so I can't give you a ride there.
Will you be fine going back on your own?
Good!
Well then, take care on your way.
1983? What year on the Showa calendar was that...
The Pacific War ended in 1945, and that was Showa 20, so...
83 minus 45 gives..
38?!
If we add 20 from Showa 20... 38 plus 20 gives...
58?!
Showa 58... June...
That can't be...
It's Showa 58 but Satoshi's here?!
And Irie's not, and Takano isn't either...
I called Chie-sensei so don't think about skipping!
Tomita Tofu
Hinaguro Sake
Yoshiya's Meat Shop
Something isn't right here...
Furude-san? Please be seated.
All right, everyone! We're still in class here!
Focus on your work!
So if you add this to this here... you get this, right?
He's not here?! It's June of Showa 58 and he's not here?!
Maebara Keiichi...
isn't here?!
The man who is key to breaking through my fate in June of Showa 58...
Maebara Keiichi isn't here?!
For Keiichi to not appear on this game board means that I've lost this game from the start...
But is this even a game?
Irie's not here,
Takano's not here...
and I don't even sense the presence of "Tokyo", who should be researching the Hinamizawa Syndrome...
If they're not here, that means I have no opponent...
Which means that, in a way, even if Keiichi's not here, there's no problem...
But!
Then, why?!
Why have I once again returned to this dead-end of the June of Showa 58?!
Stand! Bow!
Goodbye!
Be careful on your way home!
Hey, hey, Rika-chama,
can I have a moment before you head home?
Could it be club activities?
Club activities?
Nah. You have day duty tomorrow, right?
Here's the log.
So what's this club thing?
Aha, Rika-chan, do you want to join my club?
Well, then, Furude Rika! I hereby welcome you into my club!
Mii-chan, you're such a joker.
But, Rika-chan, even if we were in the same club, we wouldn't be able to do club activities together, right?
Why's that?
Well, our houses are in the opposite direction.
D-does she mean she's in the Go-Home Club?!
Note: Go-Home Club = not in any clubs and go straight home.
Ah, but Mii-chan, don't you think it might be nice to have club activities together with Rika-chan once in a while?
But, we're going in the opposite direction.
Once in a while, you know?
Sorry, but I'll have to pass.
I've got to go straight home and then head to my uncle's place in Okinomiya for my job.
Oh, I see...
Well then, let's do the Go-Home Cub's activities together, Rika-chan.
Thank you, Rena.
There are less slippers here than I remember...
It's sad, but there's nothing we can do about it...
Gotta go with the flow. Can't get all tied up in that stuff.
Anyway, I've got to get going.
Reina, take care of escorting Rika-chama for me, okay?
Rei...na?
Rena's name is Reina...
Rena's real name is indeed Ryuuguu Reina.
But... she should have cast off that name.
Rena had thought of her mother's divorce to be her own fault,
and blamed herself strongly.
Then, after making a mess of her life and herself,
she separated from her mother, made a fresh start,
and changed her name to "Rena"...
But if she's still "Reina"...
does this mean none of that happened?
Um, Reina?
What is it?
Is your mother doing well? In her house at Ibaraki...
Ibaraki... what do you mean?
My mother's always been in Hinamizawa.
We don't have a house in Ibaraki...
I-is that so?
Are you all right, Rika-chan?
Did your memories get messed up when the ball hit you in the head or something after all?
I mixed you up with someone else.
There's this small business in town where my mother designs clothes and then my father sells them.
Your father...?
He didn't like it much at first, but we've finally got some regular customers and now he's really into it.
Your mother and father must really get along well then.
Yeah. My mother's the one in charge as usual, but I guess they get along well.
I guess you could say it's like divorce would be out of the question, you know?
That's good to hear!
A perfect family...
Reina is perfectly satisfied with it...
And so she stays with her real name.
But then, what about Satoko?!
Um, about Satoko. Are things going well with her family?
Are you asking about Satoko and her father?
Yes.
But why are you worrying about such a thing?
Er, um...
Could it be that you really want to start getting along with Satoko-chan,
and so you want to know about Satoko-chan's family, Rika-chan?
Yes. And so I got a little worried...
Yeah, I'd like to see you two get along better too.
I see. So in this world, Satoko and I are indeed not getting along well...
When I think about it now,
the awkward relationship they had at the beginning might well become a fond memory for them...
Because they're not actually related,
if each of them - father and daughter alike - work at it,
they might end up forging a stronger bond than a real father and daughter.
I've spoken to them before and Satoko-chan's father is a good person who's doing his best to support his family.
So, how are things going now?
It sounds like things are going perfectly.
It certainly looks like Satoko loves her father after all.
I see.
So Satoko is doing well with her stepfather.
And Satoshi is there too.
The Satoko here now isn't alone.
In all the worlds up to now,
Satoko ended up living with me because she had no one else.
When I think about it now,
my relationship with Satoko might have been nothing more than me filling the void left by Satoshi...
The number of open shops has dwindled quite a lot...
Why have so many shops closed...?
Of course they'd close.
After all, they've only got until next year to stay open.
And the number of customers just keeps shrinking.
It's no surprise there'd be some people closing up shop early.
Why can't they stay in business after next year?
There's nothing we can do about it. We're being evicted, after all.
Evicted?
It's a shame, but there's nothing to be done now.
But, even if the village is flooded, it's not like our spirits will be washed away.
She can't mean...?! No, it just might be...
You mean... the village... the dam?!
They've scheduled the flooding for next year.
It'll take a while to finish flooding... but I don't really want to watch.
It might not be so bad after it's under a lake, but it'd be sad to see it as it's flooded...
Wasn't there any opposition movement?!
There was some at first.
But we can't be selfish and get in the way of the country's growth...
I don't really know much, but the government was apparently helpful in finding people places to move.
Then... what about the Dam War?
War? I don't think there was anything that dangerous...
Was there?
Er...
From what I heard...
it was a bit dangerous right at the very start, but that was soon solved,
and the Sonozaki and Kimiyoshi families acted as village representatives,
negotiating with the government to arrange a large reparation for the evictees.
Then...
Yeah. The biggest problem was that of Oyashiro-sama,
but... haven't you heard from your father, Rika-chan?
No, he wouldn't really talk to me about it...
There were rumours that Oyashiro-sama's curse would fall upon those who left this area,
but in the end your father, as the Furude family leader, built a new shrine to Oyashiro-sama outside the village,
and said that if we continue to respect Oyashiro-sama, the curse would never happen, and so it was all solved...
or so I heard.
Then... the dam will definitely be built?
Yeah. The initial construction was started quite a while ago.
It's not like all the kids in school will end up going to public housing either.
Satoko-chan's family will be moving somewhere else.
It can't be... Then, what about that dismemberment murder?
What happened with that dismemberment murder at the dam site?!
DISMEMBERMENT MURDER?!
... what do you mean? I've never heard of anything like that.
It... can't be...
Does this mean that, in this world, Oyashiro-sama's curse isn't happening?
Everything... everything has changed!
If there is no sign of the organization investigating the Hinamizawa syndrome,
"Tokyo", then that disease isn't manifesting itself!
Irie and Takano aren't here...
and Maebara Keiichi isn't here either...!
Most importantly, Oyashiro-sama's curse isn't happening...
From the very start, the dice were rolled, and I ended up in a world where everything is different...
Where am I?!
What am I meant to do here?!
Someone... tell me!
itaku nai you ni yasashiku ayameta
痛くないように やさしく殺めた
I killed them gently so that they felt no pain
kotoba ni okikaete kanashimi wo wasureta
言葉に置き換えて 悲しみを忘れた
I replaced it with words and forgot the sadness
aa ima nani wo nakushita no darou
ああ いま 何をなくしたのだろう
Ah, what have I lost now?
tsumi to iu oto no narabi kara omoiegakareta
ツミという音のならびから 思い描かれた
I was made to imagine a list of sounds called sin
tsugunau koto mo kanawanai yume no kioku
つぐなうことも叶わない 夢の記憶
It won’t come true, this memory of a dream of atonement
nozomareta kono sekai kara kiete naku natta
望まれたこの世界から 消えてなくなった
From the world I had longed for, they disappeared and vanished
itsumo sude ni kaketeiru hito no inori
いつもすでに欠けている 人の祈り
The prayers of people always damaged