It is said that life's encounters are governed by fate.
Tangled up in the threads of fate...
...are the ill-fated blossoms, pitiful and frail.
Lost in anger, sorrow, and tears...
Beyond the veil of midnight,
the retribution that you are helpless to reap shall be yours.
A butterfly, hanging upside down, that will head towards the light sometime
The reflection in the mirror as we cut our hair
Footsteps echoing in the hallway during class
The sound of rain follows us ceaselessly
Purely what we feel is blinding and can take the shape of a sweet flower
Or the shape of a poisonous fruit
Rain again today
I want to link that day to now, sky-to-sky
In this craziness, uncertainty
Will we be able to leave a trace of each of our emotions somewhere?
In this craziness, you gave me life
To what bounds can we safeguard one emotion?
In this craziness, uncertainty
Will we be able to leave a trace of each of our selves somewhere?
In this craziness, you gave me life
To what bounds can we safeguard each of our selves?
Does it bother you that much?
Sure, it bothers me.
There's no guarantee that Hell Girl will notify you each time...
...and I want to stop her, no matter what.
Tsugumi thinks what Hell Girl does is fine, though.
The people that get sent to Hell are all bad people, anyway.
Tsugumi...
I'm done.
Hey, Tsugu-
Sheesh!
Tsugumi?!
Tsugumi!
Tsugumi!!
You okay, Tsugumi?
Yuko was with Hell Girl...
Yuko?
Mr. Murai's...
My senior's?!
"Kind Neighbor"
Come to think of it,
they didn't come by this year, did they?
They came last year, remember?
"We Wish You the Best in this Hot Weather ...a tough time, but we are happy to hear that you are all doing well." They came last year, remember?
"We Wish You the Best in this Hot Weather ...a tough time, but we are happy to hear that you are all doing well." They brought vegetables that they grew on their farm.
Oh...
Father!
Oh, you've been drinking so much again!
I'm sorry that he always does this.
Nah, I don't really mind...
I'm not gonna drink!
I won't drink anymore!
"Oden Shop" I won't drink anymore!
"Oden Shop" I understand, so let's go home, Father.
"Oden Shop"
Hajime, what kind of flower is that?
Red spider lilies, aren't they?
Red spider lilies...
Let's hurry.
Damn guy showed up, as expected.
Mr. Murai!
I wonder if they're not home.
Mr. Murai?
Yuko?
Is no one here?
Miss Yuko!
Tsugumi...
Mr. Murai...
Do you want some more?
No, thank you.
How are you doing? Feeling a little better?
Yes...
What in the world happened?
I was totally under the impression that the farm was going well.
Won't you tell us?
Yuko...
It was two years ago...
Right after we'd moved here.
There we go...
Whoa!
That was close.
Father!
Working hard there, I see!
The man's name was Ryosuke Sekine.
He lived on the other side of the farm.
I apologize for my earlier behavior.
Maybe it's because I used to work for a publishing company,
but I have this habit of being suspicious of strangers.
And it doesn't seem like we're very welcome here, so...
Thank you for the food.
It's delicious!
Here you go.
Oh, no, not me.
I've had a lot of bad experiences, so I don't drink anymore.
Is that right? That's too bad.
But quitting a company job! That's quite a daring move.
I inherited this vast place from my uncle, after all.
It would be a shame to just let it sit here.
And ever since I lost my wife,
I've had to leave my little girl here alone so much.
I thought I could be around for her a little more out here.
We're going to grow vegetables.
We're complete amateurs, so I'm sure it won't be easy,
but we decided we'd work hard at it together. Right?
Yup.
In that case, I might be able to offer you some advice.
Since I used to do it long ago, too.
Really?!
I don't know how much help I'll be...
Isn't that great, Yuko? He says he'll lend us a hand.
Yeah!
After that, he began to come to our place every day.
How to work the field. How to pick seeds.
Even how to water and fertilize the plants.
He was very generous in teaching us.
In town, we'd be treated as outsiders.
For Father, that man was the only person he had to talk to.
Thanks to that man,
even in what was supposed to be a difficult first year,
we were able to grow really delicious vegetables.
I still remember it now.
Father looked really happy that day.
That night, the man convinced my unwilling father...
...and forced him to expand the farm.
And then...
We had abnormal weather conditions this year...
...and there were lots of pests.
Mr. Sekine...
We should've used pesticide.
We don't have room for that kind of thing in our budget yet.
Necessity knows no law, right?
I imagine it's expensive... Pesticide...
It's still not too late.
I'll let you have some of the stuff I used to use.
R-Really?!
Please don't be shy. Let's do our best!
Th-Thank you very much!
Father believed what the man told him...
...and used the pesticide every day,
but the vegetables kept dying one after another.
It was around then that Father started drinking again.
I still say it'd be better if we consulted other people, too!
At this rate, they're all really going to die!
It'll be okay. As long as we do as Mr. Sekine says...
Father!
It'll be okay. No worries.
It'll be okay.
In the end, Father didn't go consult anyone else...
...and kept on waiting for the pesticide to start taking effect.
I wonder if he got lost and wandered in here.
Oh, no! You can't lick that stuff!
What...
...does this mean?
Father?!
He told us it was a pesticide that would kill the insects,
but he'd been giving us a solution of just juice mixed with water.
Not knowing that, Father completely believed it was real pesticide...
Why did that man do something like that?
I heard about it and found out later...
...that he used to be in a dispute with Father's late uncle over this land.
It was revenge?
Why did Father have to die?
Moving in to a new house, starting a new line of work...
We only wanted to live normally!
And that's why you accessed the site?
What?
The Hell Link site...
You were given a straw doll, right?
That you can get revenge if you pull the thread?
I understand how you feel really well,
but you shouldn't seek revenge!
Hajime!
Tsugumi, you be quiet!
Listen to me, Yuko.
If you pull that thread, a person is going to be banished to Hell.
You may be able to get your revenge that way,
but you'll have banished someone to Hell.
That fact will never be erased.
You'll have to live with that burden for the rest of your life.
You can see what a terrible thing that would be, can't you?
I knew your father well.
He was always talking about you.
All he thought of was your happiness.
That's why I know that your father wouldn't want revenge.
To say nothing of having you live the rest of your life...
...with this guilt on your shoulders for his sake.
This is sort of getting messed up...
Hajime!
I'll hold on to this.
Think this through carefully!
Hey, man, that's foul play, isn't it?!
We'll just have to get it back.
Father...
Do I smell?
A little.
That wasn't fair.
Taking it away from her was underhanded!
Yes, it might have been underhanded.
But please understand.
I don't want Yuko to seek out revenge.
I don't understand!
Yuko's father was practically killed by that man!
See, Tsugumi,
there's a lot that happens in life.
And some of it's going to be unbelievably unjust...
But you have to overcome those things.
That's what it means to live.
So, it's okay even if you get killed?
I never said that!
Yes, it's what you're saying!
Why are you taking sides with a bastard like that?!
He deserves to get sent to Hell!
Yuko's father never did anything bad...
A bastard like that, the sooner he dies the better!
You're so pigheaded, Hajime!
If you got killed, Tsugumi would get revenge, too!
Tsugumi!
Miss.
Wanyuudou...
I didn't expect Tsugumi to say something like that...
I wonder if it's my fault, after all.
Rain?
Tsugumi!
Father...
Hell Girl!
What should I do?
I don't know. Please tell me! What should I do?!
That is for you to decide.
I'm just not going to forgive him!
Not him!
Yuko!
Have you seen Tsugumi?
What?
I can't find her anywhere.
You can't go that way!
It's dangerous at night!
Tsugumi!
Oh! This is...
It's Tsugumi's.
Tsugumi!
Hajime...
You idiot!
Do you have any idea how worried I was?!
And in this rain...
It's not like I asked you to worry about me.
Tsugumi!
You idiot...
You made me so worried...
I really was worried, you know...
Hajime...
You're not going to take revenge?
You're really okay with that?
Yeah.
I see. I'm glad.
You've gotta find happiness enough for both you and your father.
Thank you.
Father, I'll do my best.
Not once, but twice...
So we never got our turn in the spotlight.
We really have to do something about that man.
What are you going to do now?
I don't know.
But I'm thinking of staying here for a while.
Since I have a lot of memories with my father here, too.
What do you want?!
He'd borrowed money with this place as collateral?
I have his note right here, too.
It seems he had a lot of expenses related to expanding the farm.
I told him I didn't need anything of the sort,
but he insisted on it, saying it wouldn't feel right otherwise.
That's a damn underhanded thing to do!
How far do you have to take it before you're satisfied?!
Mr. Murai trusted you to the very end!
And yet, you...You call yourself human?! You piece of scum!
Stop it!
It doesn't matter now.
Please move out as quickly as you can.
This place is a little more cleaned up now,
so it should sell for a nice price.
Yuko...
Now, shall we go?
She should've pulled it, after all.
Then Yuko could've stayed in that house...
It's your fault, you know, Hajime.
There's nothing for you to worry about.
You'll make friends in no time.
Now, go on in.
That is for you to decide.
Always a dead end
There is no escape
I place my sorrow upon a bird in the sky
And I'll let it fly
This place is ephemeral
An eternity that binds me
Coming or going
All that passes by are dreams
"This is a work of fiction and any similarities between the names of characters or organizations in this story and actual names are entirely coincidental."
There's a memory that I can't forget.
There's a feeling that I can't push away.
Tsugumi, I can't tell you everything yet.
But please understand.
Revenge is wrong.
Hajime...
I don't think getting revenge is a bad thing.
"Hell Girl Rain of Remorse" Next time, "Rain of Remorse".
"Hell Girl Rain of Remorse"