This is a secret just between you and me.
OK?
It's hot.
No...
This is the same sensation as Hanyuu's power.
So it was mum...
She possesses the fragment inside her...
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 3
The fragment was...
The fragment was inside my mother!
In this world, it's my mother who is the eighth reincarnation of Oyashiro-sama!
I don't know what to do.
I just don't know...
This is something from a long, long time ago.
So far back in time that even I've forgotten.
It was before I was called Oyashiro-sama.
What are you talking about?
When... "I" decided to become a God,
my daughter - your ancestor, was very saddened by it.
She knew that it was because I had lost faith in the human world.
People lived foul lives, always pushing sins upon one another.
And eventually, I despaired of its vileness.
That's why I took in all the sins of this world, and purged myself of them by dying at their hands.
I left the role of striking me down to my own daughter,
because I had thought that she would also despair of the world,
having been called the daughter of a demon.
My daughter was unwilling at first,
but she came to understand her duties, and fulfilled them.
But my daughter said this:
I will rebuild this world
into a place where we won't need to pay for sins with the price of life.
A world where people work with one another,
helping in the spirit of aid.
I promise you, mother.
I will build the world that you dreamed about!
Then I shall believe in your passion.
And when this comes to exist,
I shall return to this place once again.
My daughter struck me down,
and ultimately ruled over the village with her god-given power as a demon.
She governed the people, creating a sport that would cause them to trust and help each other,
all the while frightening them that, whenever they bickered,
the demon would be resurrected and bring curses upon them.
And so, the village became peaceful once again,
but my advent never came to be.
It is because my power rejecting this realm had been too strong.
But such a power would not exist forever...
My daughter also realized that her power would also someday fade.
And if the first-born child of the Furude family would be a girl for eight consecutive generations,
this miracle would be the key to my advent...
When you were born as the eighth child,
I once again obtained a connection with the human realm.
The thousand years I thought I had spent because I rejected this world,
was also a thousand years that bound me as if to punish me.
When your mother became pregnant,
I wished so much that you would be born as a girl...
I bet.
I think the very first face I saw might not have been my mother, but you.
And so I spent my life with you,
my daughter and my first friend in a thousand years.
And when we hit the dead-end of Showa Year 58,
I once again committed a sin...
I used my power to change your fate.
Are you saying that we should have accepted our fate,
and had my gut slashed by Takano in the very first world?
It may be cruel for you, Rika,
but to me, that now seems like the right thing to do.
That no matter what happened, I would live the same world with you as best as I can,
and should have welcomed any end regardless of its form...
Stop it! You might be feeling good with torturing yourself,
but it's nothing but dread to me.
We travelled together for more than a hundred years,
saying that we wouldn't submit to such a fate,
and would fight for a much, much better life!
And to say this after all of that, it's just crazy!
Rika, let me get back on track.
In that world, your mother is the eighth reincarnation.
And that is why I cannot enter it.
And the fragment was also lodged inside her...
Rika, you wanted me to tell you whether you should kill your mother
and return to the old world, or stay there, didn't you?
Yes.
You are leaving the decision to me,
and by doing so, you are trying to put the blame on me.
But a life chosen like that will have no value.
As a human that travelled numerous worlds
and left a mark beyond the normal realm,
you must make a responsible choice.
Made by yourself, and without my help.
But if I were to choose to live in this world,
what would happen to you?
Our long journey will end according to the rules of that world.
Which means you will have your life in that world,
and I will cease to exist.
But that means you'll disappear! And you're fine with that!?
Rika, why don't you stop using me as an excuse to keep running away?
Let me tell you everything I know of that world,
so that it may help your decision.
About this world...?
First,
let's talk of the man who has taught us time and time again that we could go against our fates,
Maebara Keiichi.
I'm off!
He never changes schools or comes here in this world.
He initially becomes mentally distraught from the stress of entrance examinations,
but unlike this world,
he would never shoot children with a toy gun.
He strengthens his heart, resists temptation,
and eventually overcomes his weaknesses.
Now, Keiichi has become a strong-willed person,
who can walk with his head held high.
I see. So Keiichi no longer bears that sin.
And that's why he wouldn't move either...
And as for Ryuuguu Rena,
because her parents' company never failed, she never moved to Ibaraki.
Thus, they will not separate, and so Rena never feels the pain of any sin.
Sonozaki Mion and Sonozaki Shion would-
I know.
If Satoshi is alive, that would mean that neither of them would carry that sin.
Yes. Mion spends her days training as the next head of the house.
And Shion, to help the family from behind the scenes,
is doing her best at a school far from there.
The Houjou Family never fought with the village, and thus was never alienated.
Satoko won't carry the sin of killing her parents,
and will not be haunted by the illness either.
This is a perfect world for Satoko and her family.
So are you saying that this is an ideal world for everyone here...?
Everyone affiliated with you there has no sin at all...
It is a pure,
innocent, and beautiful world.
A clean, spotless world, in which even Takano has no sin.
A clean world...
Yes.
And Rika, you can choose that world if you want it.
This might an invaluable chance that the dice of fate has given us!
An invaluable chance...?
Because there is also a way of getting back.
It is to choose to be exiled from this innocent world,
by performing the abhorrent crime of killing your mother.
Hanyuu... You told me that you were struck down by your daughter.
What do you think about me repeating the act of killing a mother,
to choose my life?
Your mother will probably tell you...
"If it is for my daughter's happiness,
I do not care about my own life."
What? And what about you?
Have you ever thought about what your daughter had felt?
Sure, the dead don't feel a thing.
But those who have killed must go on with their lives carrying that burden with them!
And because you made your daughter kill you,
your descendants had to carry that burden for a thousand years!
You shouldn't have died... Shouldn't you have lived and fought!?
Then Rika! You are telling me that I should have lived and fought!
Then what are you going to do, now that you're in that world!?
Will you accept the fact of being there as reality, and wish to live in that world?
And throw away that irreplaceable world you finally arrived at after a hundred years!?
Or will you return to the old world,
throwing everything away no matter how comfortable it is?
Even by destroying that world,
where all those around you are liberated from their sins?
I chose my life by thinking it over as best I could.
And my daughters also chose their lives by thinking over as best they could.
And that, was our battle.
No one may disgrace that!
But please, let me tell you something very important.
The bond of god and priestess between you and "me",
will soon lose its power forever.
There will never again be a chance for me to interfere with that world.
And one more thing.
At sundown tomorrow,
the fragment inside your mother will forever lose its power.
But "losing" it does not mean it would disappear.
It means that the chance for you to take the fragment out would forever be lost.
So... the third option of leaving the decision for later doesn't exist...
No...
You could run away from making the decision, look away from it at the last moment,
and unwillingly choose to stay in that world.
Although, you would probably live your life differently than if you had chosen to do so willingly...
Rika, plase don't run!
No matter which world you choose,
if the decision is something you fought for, then your life will be a wonderful one!
So Rika, don't make your choices without fighting it!
People are never satisfied with a choice they did not think through!
All right, Hanyuu...
I'll try and fight my choices.
I always mistook that it was because of your help,
that I was able to reset my life over and over again.
I simply thought that when I'd make the smallest error,
I could just restart.
I think this world has taught me how important life is.
So I'll think this through as much as I can!
I'll think and worry about it,
and I'll grab that really wonderful life with my own hands!
So, thank you... Hanyuu!
Hanyuu...
Please... Answer me...
Hanyuu...
Rika-chan...
Rika-chan.
Where am I?
Hold on a minute, okay?
Doctor! Doctor!
Rika-chan's regained consciousness! Doctor!
Doctor?
Irie!
Thank goodness!
Is this the clinic?
Yes, it is.
You were in an accident on the way back to Hinamizawa with your friends,
you were hit hard on your head, and you were knocked unconscious.
But I am so, so glad!
Your friends were very worried too.
What about my mum?
Your memories must still be confused.
It happens often after losing consciousness for a long time.
So she's dead?
Yes. Two years ago, on the day of the Watanagashi.
I'll be right back!
Hanyuu... Are you there?
Hanyuu...?
Good.
I feel so helpless whenever I can't find you as soon as I wake up.
I'm always there whenever you wake up, Rika!
Hanyuu... Was that world just a dream?
Or...
Was it real?
I don't really know what you're talking about, Rika.
What was that world I was just in? A dream?
It's a dream.
I see...
So it... wasn't a dream at all...
Then I...
With my own hands...
My mother...
Rika. Please, calm down.
See?
Everyone's here.
Hanyuu!
Rika!
Welcome back, Rika-chan.
We knew you'd definitely come back to us.
That's right. Whenever all of us wish for the same thing,
a miracle will definitely happen!
Everyone kept coming to see you day after day,
believing that you'd be awake the next day!
Isn't Satoshi coming here?
Nii-nii hasn't been back since he left from home...
You're a forgetful one, aren't you Rika?
I see...
I guess your memories are a bit mixed up.
But, it's apparently a temporary thing, and it's like talking in your sleep.
So the Coach said not to worry about it!
Yup! Besides,
you've been asleep for almost a month now.
I think I've been dreaming for that entire month...
And I think it was a very strange place.
It was a place like Hinamizawa,
except a lot of things were different.
First, Keiichi wasn't there.
Whoa, what? Am I left out?
It's because it was a world where you hadn't caused the incident with the gun, Keiichi.
What?
A world where an incident that you regretted so much never happened.
And it's not just that.
A world where Mion, Rena and even Satoko...
Everyone was happy.
And the reason I'm here is probably because between those two worlds,
I chose this world.
That must be the two sides of the River of the Three Hells.
Note: River of the Three Hells denotes the border between the living and the dead in Buddhist teachings.
I think it's what you'd call an near-death experience.
If you had chosen that other world, Rika-chan,
you probably wouldn't have come back.
That's... true.
Well, that sounds like a really interesting world.
Thank you, for at least making us happy in your dreams.
But you know, if you would let me choose between the two worlds too,
I think it was right to choose this one.
Why's that?
It's true that my mum's divorce was something really sad.
And a lot of things changed with it...
But there are so many things that I've learned from too.
That's why I can accept that,
maybe it was an obstacle in my life that I had to get through.
They do say that obstacles in life and failures make people grow.
That's true. I can understand what Rena's saying.
That incident was one big regret in my life that I can never forget.
It's something I gotta repent for as long as I live.
But just like Rena said, ever since that incident, I've learned a lot.
I think it's one of the important foundations that make up the Maebara Keiichi today!
Then I would be the same as well.
As long as Nii-nii was around, I would have depended on him non-stop.
But now, I can stand tall and wait for Nii-nii with pride!
Do you all really think so?
Would you really reject the choice to choose a clean world,
where a sin you've suffered so much for doesn't exist?
Yeah. I think this world is actually a lot more valuable.
Why is that?
Because this world that we have today, is something that we've all won.
We couldn't compare with ourselves in the other world.
Then is it a sin to live without a sin?
It's not a sin at all.
I think a flower that was grown in a greenhouse is beautiful too.
But I think that in a wild flower that blossomed against the wind, rain, heat and cold,
there is something more than just beauty.
I'm only talking about how that could be important too.
But if you had to choose between growing in a greenhouse or the fields...
Oh, I get it!
I think that's what you're getting wrong, Rika-chan.
Because, imagining a world that doesn't exist,
and comparing this with that, is pointless.
Because what you're talking about is a view from above,
and from something other than a human.
Something other than a human...
The only one who can argue that one world is better than another,
is a god who can go between them.
A person named Rika-chan exists in both worlds,
but she can't travel between those worlds.
The field-grown Rika-chan and the house-grown Rika-chan
both do exist.
And I think both of them live with their heads high.
To say that the wild flower would have had a much easier time in a greenhouse,
is already a mistake.
We're basically like flowers.
We root in the place we sprout, and we try our best to blossom.
And wondering what would've happened if I was born in a wealthy house,
is something only a loser would say!
If they have time to wonder about that,
they should start with finding a good value supermarket,
and try saving up some change!
Oh, let me explain it as a game, so you can try to understand.
Hey, Mi-chan.
Didn't you have a piece of candy with you?
Yep. I do.
Here.
Thanks.
Now, Rika-chan. Here's a present for you.
Which hand are you going to pick?
Then I'll choose this hand.
Okay. This one, right?
Congratulations.
Here, say "Ah."
Is it good?
It's good.
I'm happy because I won a two-choice game.
Victory is always sweet.
Why was that a victory, Rika-chan?
I think your feelings are close to what you're feeling right now.
It's already too much for people to compare it with another world.
To think and worry about it is God's job.
It's not ours.
We're always given one world,
and it's always made for us to find happiness there.
You're thinking like that because you're thinking like a god who can go between those worlds.
That's why you shouldn't worry about what's in the other hand.
What was that world I was just in?
Was that a dream?
It's a dream.
It wasn't actually a dream...
But now that I've made my choice,
this is reality, and that place was nothing but a dream.
To worry about which future from these two hands was better,
is the job of something other than humans, who can intervene inside the box.
Note: Refers to "Schrödinger's Cat" - A thought experiment presents a cat that might be alive or dead, depending on an earlier random event.
Have I misunderstood a great many things,
because I had stepped half-way into the realm of the gods,
despite being human?
I will have to quit my act as the "witch."
I will have to become "Furude Rika" again,
and not the Witch of Bernkastel.
Are you okay, Rika-chan?
So basically,
we need to be careful of traffic accidents!
Guess so!
You shouldn't play around on your bike again, okay?
Yup. Couldn't have said it any better.
And a kid like that acts like she's some kind of witch.
Of course it doesn't work!
The next time you lose your life, Rika...
I'm thinking of accepting it.
Yeah...
I think that's a good idea too.
Thank you.
What is that "thank you" for?
For a lot of things.
Good night, Rika. Sweet dreams.
And please, treasure this life that you've won...
Oh yeah...
When I'm discharged, I'm first going to go visit my parent's grave.
Now I know what you meant by telling me to "kill my mother to come back."
Until now, I've always chosen this world without any guilt,
and kept on killing my mother.
You wanted me to realize that, didn't you?
One of my sins you feel guilty for...
is the fact that I'd stopped respecting my parents.
Rika...
Thank you for understanding.
I think the one biggest sin that I've felt towards you,
is now finally gone...
I see...
Don't worry, Rika.
You never soaked your hands with your mother's blood.
I made you have that dream, just out of spite.
And so,
may you forget it all when you wake up from your sleep...
Good night, Rika...
So that you may you dream deeply, on how you may colour in your life from here...
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