I wish I could've flown like this sooner!
I wonder if that old guy can see me.
What are the spirits afraid of?
Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you.
Here.
I haven't seen you around lately.
I went to Kansai
to visit a friend who lives on Mount Katsuragi.
Katsuragi?
The Lord of One Word...
I wanted to ask about what's about to take place. No, what may have already begun.
And you think the spirits are afraid of something?
I get that feeling.
I don't know if this has anything to do with it or not...
Saruta-san, was it?
Do you have any family? Any children?
They cut me off a long time ago.
You're fairly normal in that respect.
What do you mean, I'm normal?
My daughter is a sixth-grader in elementary school.
Ever since she was a little girl, I've occasionally overheard her saying strange things.
It's almost like MPD,
Multiple Personality Disorder, or even a shamanistic trance, if you look at it from another angle.
Recently, she's been possessed by things like the Lord of One Word from the Kojiki.
What I was researching in Tokyo, before I came back here,
was the Lord of One Word, who was discovered on Mount Katsuragi.
So, there were always books about him in my room.
There's a good chance my daughter Miyako may have read them, but...
I suspected as much.
What do you mean?
I don't know if it's the Lord of One Word or not,
but I've received information that a group of suspicious people are after the spiritual powers
of the daughter of the shrine.
Ah, yeah. That would be the old Ogami house.
I hope it's just them.
You should be careful.
Good morning.
Makoto isn't back jet.
That was a bit of a shock, though.
I thought he was trying to forget about his-mom.
I wasn't able to project in Kumada at all.
I dreamed a lot, instead.
About what?
Well...
Oh? Dreams of Miyako-chan?
What... Well...
In them, I met my sister again,
but she looked just like Miyako.
I'd forgotten what my sister looked like.
I don't really follow, but I don't think you should read too much into that reincarnation stuff, you know?
Anyway, what you did is so awesome.
You got into Dai Nippon Bio!
My dad was making that stuff there...
No.
I am me.
Someone else just comes inside me sometimes, that's all.
I'm not a god.
I'm just me.
I see.
I knew l'd,seen that face before. Quite the troublesome group we've got here.
What're they doing in the middle of nowhere going after the Ogami group?
Especially when the founder of the religion is dead.
No, I'll look at that here.
Thanks.
I owe you one again.
See ya.
There a festival coming up or something?
Dammit.
I wonder where Makoto is.
Mizuka...
T Taro...
Don't cry.
T Tarn... Tarn...
Mi... Mizuka...
Doctor Hirata?
Mizuka!
I'm the real Taro!
Hey Taro, listen...
I'm sure you're...
I don't want to have these dreams!
Man, projecting sure does make me sleepy!
Does that happen when you do it, too?
Yeah, it was really bad at first.
For sure.
But man, it's so much fun!
Umm, Nakajima-sempai...
One... One of our friends really wants to talk to you.
She's totally gonna ask you out!
Should you be up and about?
The water in this ditch is connected to Suiten, that's why you're always staring into it.
I hadn't considered that.
It appears that Makoto hasn't gone back to Suiten.
I'm truly, truly grateful to you for everything.
As am I.
Old man...
We've met in the Unseen World before.
If I see you there again, there's something I want to ask you.
But...
I'll never be able to project if I stay like this.
Dad, what should I do?
Hello?
Anyone home?
Whys...
Mom?
I wanted to talk to Miyako today.
You again?
Hey!
I can't have you falling down again!
I'm fine.
Good grief.
Are you still messing around with that astral projection stuff?
Be careful, I'm serious.
Umm, where is Miyako-chan today?
She's spending time with her mother.
What? Her mom?
So, you mean...
The wife you divorced, Komagusu-san?
You really don't need to say it like that.
Sorry.
Did she come to take her away?
It's hard being a single dad.
I just ask her to come by once in a while.
I've never been good at understanding how Miyako thinks, but lately I've been especially clueless.
It's pretty pathetic.
So that's it.
I told her to go surprise Miyako with a visit.
She works in Kasumigaseki.
She's got her hands full with her own life.
I'm amazed she lasted four years with me, to be honest.
I wonder if something's going to happen here.
Something?
That old man who wanders around here thinks so.
It all started eleven years ago, and now there's Miyako, and what you guys are doing...
Ah, I'm sorry.
I shouldn't say that to someone who's involved.
What do you think about rebirth and all that, Komagusu-san?
Reincarnation?
Well, if I separate my beliefs from those of the group I belong to,
their religious views specifically, I don't actually like it.
In my view, to seek the cause of some horrible event by digging into a person's past life is just escapism.
I think it's nothing more than a convenient way for the oppressor
to convince the oppressed that there's a logical reason for their suffering.
But, it's also true
that instances where it makes the most sense to assume that a person is someone else's reincarnation do exist.
I wouldn't go so far as to deny all of those cases.
Well, perhaps you think you're someone's reincarnation.
But even if, hypothetically, you are, you still have to live your own life.
carried away by such thoughts.
So, I would advise you not to get
Some phenomena you can't deny.
But, why do they happen?
I don't know.
I guess all I can say to that is, "on rare occasions, they just happen".
Do you know why, though? Is it inevitable, or...
Inevitability within chance, you mean?
I don't think looking for meaning there will help anything.
Well, I've got some research to do.
Thanks.
Mi...
Taro?
Oh, umm, it's been a while!
Did you see your mom?
She must be really worried about you.
She should've pretended she was worried.
That's...
What?
Do you need something from me?
Yeah, I do.
I...
I want to talk to you about something.
But...
Not today...
See... See you later.
You pervert.
talking to an elementary school girl?
Why are you getting so embarrassed
Mi...
I know!
I know.
Me?
You're...
You're my sister's reincarnation!
I'm sure of it!
It's been eleven years since she died.
Almost twelve!
You were born right after it happened!
I've always wondered why I think about you so much.
I didn't understand it!
But, now I do!
You're my sister!
I'm me.
I'm me!
I'm not someone's reincarnation!
Yeah, so...
Looks like Makoto's not back yet.
Yeah.
I bet he's still in Kumada.
Mom's not here?
Yeah, just went to get some juice.
I see.
I've got a bad feeling.
Actually, I've seen one of the people who came to his grandmother's funeral before.
I had my colleagues look into it.
Yes.
In our line of work, we call them the "Construction Workers".
They do illegal jobs all over the country.
Don't you think that's weird?
I did some digging, and the Ogami Worship Circle may be nothing more than a little country group now,
but forty years ago it was a huge group lead by a charismatic fortune teller.
They had followers even up in the ranks of the cabinet.
I was surprised, too.
Anyway, after the incident where Komori-kun was kidnapped eleven years ago,
the eldest son, Makoto's father, committed suicide.
It's just speculation, but it might have something to do with that.
I wouldn't usually tell you all this, even if you are cooperating with us,
but it really bothers me that he hasn't come back.
I don't think Makoto is that weak.
Yeah, I hope not.
The information you provided about DBI's research was really helpful.
Thanks.
No problem.
See you later.
going to take a short nap in the sleeping room. See you later.
I'll be pulling an all-nighter tonight, so I'm
I won't be here too much longer.
What?
Who's there?
A ghost?
I don't know who you are, but you've watched me before, right?
More than once.
Damn, you found me out