Please report if you feel an "eye" on you!!
Good evening.
Kara no Kyoukai
{\be1Before you all begin your high school lives, there is something I would like to tell you.
As you may know, our school focuses on freedom...
Hey you!
Do you have a moment?
So you are the person from the other day.
You... Who are you?
Murder Speculation (First Half)
August 30th, 1995
Lady Shiki.
Please come home early tonight.
As the night grows deeper, so does the darkness.
I think I walk through the empty town because I want to be alone.
Or perhaps instead, it is because I want to think I'm alone?
Here.
Huh?
It's a souvenir from Okinawa.
Oh yeah, you were talking about going there.
The ocean was beautiful, the weather was nice, and I went swimming every day.
It was awesome.
But jeez, you really got sunburned.
You look cold as usual,
Shiki.
It's nice outside right now, but I guess it will start to get cold soon.
Will you be wearing that even during winter?
Probably.
But it's fine, since I'll wear something over it.
So there's something you can wear over a kimono?
Of course there is.
Wow.
For example? Like a leather jacket?
Huh?
Like I said there was a murder.
It happened on the last day of summer vacation, in the western part of the shopping district.
It's not on the news yet, though.
That's not very nice, is it...
Wait up.
How did you know something like that, Kokutou-kun?
I have an acquaintance who's in that field.
I hear the corpse was abandoned with both its arms and legs cut off.
Just the arms and legs?
Can "humans" die from that?
If you lose enough blood, it will cause oxygen deficiency, and the vital functions will probably stop...
But in this case, the cause of death is probably shock.
Hm?
And the killer?
Oh, sorry.
I guess it doesn't concern you.
No.
It's not that it doesn't concern me,
but...
What?
This isn't something to talk about during a meal right?
You're right.
Is it that guy?
There's a pretty high chance that it is.
The fourth one, huh?
This is terrible.
How long has he been dead?
Hmm... for about three hours.
What the hell is this?
From today onwards, all after school activities are prohibited.
All students are to return home quickly.
Repeating.
From today onwards, all afterschool activities are prohibited.
All students are to return home quickly.
Ryougi-san?
Yes, that's me. What is it?
Are you looking for Kokutou-kun?
Who are you?
I know you're irritated, but isn't four times a bit too much?
I've got an umbrella.
It's fine. I have someone picking me up.
Then... I'll wait until then.
Do you mind?
Kokutou-kun!
Yes?!
What's up?
Where were you until now?
Oh, I was in the student council room.
We were holding a farewell party for an upperclassman.
He's called Shirazumi Rio.
He's suddenly dropping out of school because he's found something he wants to do.
I invited you, didn't I?
Why didn't you come?
Eh, so you were serious?
Of course I was!
What were you thinking, Shiki?
The fifth one.
You got me.
You did well today.
How did the match with your father go?
Get lost, Akitaka.
I can get changed by myself.
You know, you're not my personal servant.
You'll benefit more if you go serve my older brother.
Ultimately, it's the male who'll be succeeding.
No.
You are the only possible successor of the Ryougi family.
It is because your brother did not inherit the attribute.
What's so good about this shit?
If he found out there's another Shiki inside of me,
what would he think?
Is it true that you're going out with Ryougi?
What do you mean, Gakuto?
What are you saying?
Everyone knows that you have a crush on Ryougi.
"Everyone"?
Is this why you wanted to talk to me?
You can only attend club activities during lunch, right?
Why don't you go back to the judo club?
Come on, tell me. Don't leave me hanging.
It's a misunderstanding.
Shiki's just a friend, nothing more, nothing less.
Shiki, huh?
There's no way Ryougi would let a mere classmate address her so informally.
That's what she wanted.
She doesn't like to be called by her last name, or be addressed as "Shiki-san."
Really?
She really glared at me when I called her Ryougi-san.
That's scary.
Do you understand now?
Yeah, what a boring story.
So the fact that you two stood next to each other taking shelter from the rain meant nothing, huh?
Wait, why do you know that?
Hey now. Ryougi stands out and everyone's curious about her.
Even trival stuff can become the topic of conversation.
A lot of people from this school are supposed to go on to college, right?
Our upperclassman said the rate of employment is good.
But anyway, why Ryougi?
However you look at it, she doesn't fit your image!
Shiki isn't that scary.
What about her being nothing more than a friend?
She's a scary woman.
If you can't tell, it means you're already crazy for her.
I know...
So what's her selling point? Her looks?
She does have her cute sides.
If I had to compare her to an animal, I'd say she's a rabbit.
Don't tell me Ryougi's the type who would die from loneliness.
Ryougi Shiki
Yo, Kokutou.
Did I keep ya waiting?
Sorry, took too long to get away from Akitaka.
What? You pissed just 'cause I'm an hour late?
You're pretty impatient, man.
Um, you're Shiki... right?
Yup. What else do I look like?
Anyway, we're wasting time.
I'll leave you in charge of where to go.
Let's get going.
To sum it up, it's a split personality.
SHIKI Shiki
I'm SHIKI, and the usual one's Shiki.
But we're not two different people.
Ryougi Shiki is always one person.
The only difference between us is our priorities.
Priorities?
I wanted to talk to you, Kokutou. That's all.
It's not something Shiki wanted to do, so I'm doing it in her place.
You get it?
Um, sort of...
But why are you telling me about this?
I thought I wouldn't be able to hide it from you much longer.
Basically, I'm like Shiki's rebellious impulse.
Rebelling is what I wanna do the most.
But till now there wasn't anyone I wanted to direct this impulse at.
Don't worry, though.
We might have different tones, but I'm still Shiki.
I won't randomly go all crazy on you.
But recently, we've started to get out of sync.
Hmm?
Well, Shiki has control of her body no matter how hard I fight her.
I'm able to meet with you only 'cause Shiki agreed.
Well, she'll probably regret it later.
Shiki would never say it's okay to go meet Kokutou, would she?
You're right.
I like that part of you.
But Shiki doesn't.
That's what I mean by being out of sync.
Well, that's all for today.
See ya.
I like you, so we'll meet again soon.
Here's the tea.
Thank you, Auntie.
You two still can't shake that habit?
Maybe peeling and lining them up is in your blood.
Your uncle did that too when he was alive.
We're having dinner soon, so don't eat too much.
You're eating here today, right, Daisuke-chan?
Just so I know, what's tonight's menu?
We're having sukiyaki.
I'll have some!
I want to know what kind of menu you wouldn't accept.
Back to what we were talking about before.
The second one had his body cut in half.
The third one had his limbs cut off, then had his arms sewn to his thighs, and his legs sewn to his shoulders.
The fourth one was cut to pieces, and some kind of symbol was left.
And the fifth one was made to resemble a manji symbol using his arms and legs.
You can see pretty easily that he's abnormal.
Yeah. If it's too blatant, then it seems intentional.
Mikiya, what do you think?
I can't give you any expert advice.
But...
But?
I think the killer's getting used to murdering.
There's no motive or pattern.
The murders are only happening outside, but if the killer can't find anyone outside, he might break into someone's home.
What I'm going to tell you is confidential, okay?
You don't have to tell me if it's confidential.
So-
You want to tell me, right?
That's not the point.
I'm going to tell you because you're not completely unrelated.
We found this at the scene of the fifth murder.
This is our...
Yeah. It's your school emblem.
I might be going there soon.
Here you go.
It's a present.
I don't want it.
Aunt, do you need help?
Are you going back to the station today?
Yeah, at around nine.
Once the third quarter started, Shiki isolated herself even more.
January 1996
Hurry up or we're leaving you behind.
It was because she showed her rejection to everyone around her. So much that even I could tell.
Hold on.
Hey, Kokutou.
Did I ever tell you that I hate people?
This is the first time I've heard that.
Is that so?
Yeah.
Shiki has hated people since she was young.
See, you don't know anything when you're little, right?
You think the whole world unconditionally loves you.
You like yourself, so they must like you too.
Now that I think about it, you're right.
But we need ignorance, Kokutou.
Even if it's mistaken, the sense that you're loved gives you experience,
and you can be kind to others in turn.
People can only express the emotions they have.
But I'm different.
I knew of someone else ever since I was born.
Because Shiki had me inside her.
Since she found out as a child how ugly other people were, she couldn't come to love them.
The only emotion Shiki knows is rejection.
But then, didn't you feel lonely?
Why?
Shiki has me.
She was isolated, but she wasn't alone.
She's been acting weird lately though.
She has an abnormality in her, namely me, but she wants to deny me.
Denial is my domain.
Shiki's supposed to only be able to affirm.
I wonder why.
Kokutou, have you ever wanted to kill someone?
So far, no.
I see.
But that's the only emotion I have.
I'm the personality that's in charge of Shiki's suppressed thoughts.
So I've always killed my will.
I've been killing the darkness that is myself.
I've killed myself over and over.
I told you that people can only express the emotions they have, right?
See, the only emotion I've experienced...
is murder.
So, Kokutou.
Shiki's definition of murder is...
...killing me.
She kills anything that tries to make me appear outside.
Shiki wants to kill everyone that tries to open her lid, so she can protect herself.
Shiki.
Let's eat together.
Good heavens.
You seem to be a little mad, Shiki.
A little?!
I don't know, but it irritates me when you're around me.
I don't understand why you involve yourself with me,
and why your attitude doesn't change even after all that I've told you.
I don't know the reason either.
It's fun to be with you, but I can't tell you why it's fun.
Well, I may be optimistic if you talk about what happened yesterday.
Kokutou-kun, do you understand that I'm abnormal?
Yeah, you're definitely not normal.
Right?
Then you should acknowledge that fact.
I'm not someone you can normally associate with.
Being normal or not doesn't matter.
But, I can't become like you.
Shiki, that injury...
I got it during the last kill.
Come on.
If SHIKI's words aren't reaching you, I'll tell you myself.
If we keep this up, I'll probably end up killing you.
Gakuto was right.
I should've realized it sooner.
I'm already crazy.
I'm home.
Welcome home.
Is Daisuke here?
He's here.
Welcome.
Oh, you're home.
What's up?
I'm resting in preparation for my night shift.
Is it the serial killings?
Yeah. The sixth victim was found three days ago.
But...
The information's being regulated.
They decided it's counterproductive to increase public unrest.
You were talking about coming to my school.
What happened to that?
What's going on?
You didn't sound interested last time, but you're so into it now.
Come on, just tell me about it.
Okay. We found some skin that was dug inside the victim's nails.
I assume the victim struggled frantically.
Does that mean the killer's wounded?
Yeah, the lab team assumes that the killer has a severe cut around his elbow.
We're also doing a blood test, so we should checkmate him soon.
What's wrong, Mikiya?
You look pale.
Student Roster
I had a premonition.
An image of her standing before a corpse.
She's not home?
I see.
I'm sorry for coming over this late at night.
Good bye.
While I was a child, I was afraid of ghosts.
The shadows of the bamboo grove would look like monsters, and I would get scared.
But now I'm scared of "Humans".
I'm scared that someone might be hiding in the bamboo grove.
Since when did we find out that the unknown ghosts are just strangers?
I can't shake the terrible premonition I had.
Now that I think about it, Shiki said a similar thing before.
I know I won't see her even if I go there now.
Still, I just want to see the lights turned on inside her house,
so I'll head back from the station.
Be careful, Kokutou-kun.
A terrible premonition tends to attract a terrible reality.
So you really didn't see anyone, Mikiya?
I didn't.
Really?
If I said I didn't see anyone, I didn't see anyone.
Daisuke. Don't ask him anymore.
Damn. It would've been so much easier if you had seen someone.
Daisuke.
What? Did you remember something?
Did you investigate the people at the Ryougi household?
Nope. It might be different if it happened on their property, but they don't know about what happened outside.
I see.
Lady Shiki.
May I?
What is it?
It seems someone is keeping watch on the house.
I heard Father drove the cops off.
It seems to be someone else.
This doesn't concern me.
But it seems the one outside is your friend from school.
I can ask him to leave if that is your order.
You can leave him be.
Good night, Lady Shiki.
Are you really okay?
Yeah.
I think I'll be able to make it to my afternoon classes.
Why don't you spend one more day resting?
It's fine, mom.
I'm going now.
Okay.
Kokutou-kun.
On the night of February third, you...
No, it's okay.
What's okay, Kokutou?!
Tell me.
Why aren't you telling the cops?
Because I didn't see it.
You just happened to be there, and that's all I saw.
So I decided to believe in you.
It's actually painful, so I'm doing my best right now.
I think I can hear you out once I'm confident in myself.
So let's not talk about it now.
Shiki began to completely ignore me from that day on.
But I still go to Shiki's house every night to keep watch.
Coffee
What a carefree man.
I never thought you'd come to talk to me.
Are you going to stop ignoring me?
It's because I can't anymore that I called you.
You said I'm not a killer.
But, too bad.
I am a killer.
You saw the scene of the crime.
So why are you letting me go?
There's nothing for me to ignore because you didn't do anything.
Even though I say so myself?
You can't do such a thing. I'm sure.
What do you mean by sure?
What do you understand about me?
What part of me can you believe in?
I don't have any basis,
but I'll probably keep believing in you.
See, I like you, so I want to keep believing in you.
You're a fool.
Yup, people tell me that a lot.
Hey, Kokutou.
Are you coming today?
What are you doing?
Your house is right there.
I think I have a towel.
There.
Shiki...
What's wrong?
Shiki!
Kokutou...
Kokutou!
Kokutou...
Say something...
Kokutou...
I...
I... don't want to die.
I want to kill you.
June 1998
Well then, I'll be going.
I'll be back in about two hours.
Bring me back a souvenir.
I visit her at the hospital every Saturday afternoon.
I don't know what pain she was going through or what she had on her mind.
I don't know why she tried to kill me.
But that faint smile she showed at the last moment is enough.
I recall how Shiki was standing in the sunset after school.
In the burning evening twilight, Shiki asked me what part of her I can believe in.
I'll repeat what I said back then.
I don't have any basis, but I'll probably keep believing in you.
I like you, so I want to keep believing in you.
She won't kill anyone. I'm sure of it.
Because Shiki knows the pain of murder.
You're both the victim and the assailant,
so you know how sad it is.
That's why I believe in you.
Shiki, the one who cannot harm, and SHIKI, the one who only knows harm.
You were always so fragile, about to be hurt.
You were never able to speak from your heart, so full of sorrow.
April, 1995.
I met her.
Someone's calling from within the warm wind
The dawn begins as if reluctant to part with the darkness
There will probably be a silver rainbow tomorrow in the clear sky
You turn all of the sad scenery into light
The small tear drops fall like jewels into the future
Hearts hold secrets
No matter how much you want to touch them, they'll break when you do
Hesitation heads into a spiral after crossing the bridge to the other side of the river
Spring will probably smell very sweet tomorrow during the daytime
Waking up from a dream
What do people search for?
You take me to the bright world
I'm still mesmerized by the brilliance which softly embraces my back
You turn fading belief into light
The tears that woke up in the morning fall like jewels into the future
There are three pieces in position.
One who has a double body and floats, reliant on death.
One who is unfit for living, which pleasures herself by coming into contact with death.
One who has an awakened origin, which became self-aware by fleeing into death.
The three intertwine with one another and wait at the spiral of conflict.
Murder Speculation (First Half)
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July, 1998
I'm about to cry.
Ryougi's blood vs Asagami's blood
Pain isn't something you bear.
Pain is something you have to speak up about.
I have to kill you.
I'll kill you now.
Shiki might be killed instead if she goes alone.
BEND!
I can kill anything that's alive, even if it happens to be God.
Can I cry?
Kara no Kyoukai
Remaining Sense of Pain