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.
Itsuka hikari ni mukau sakasama no chou
Kimi to kami o kiru kagami no naka
Jugyou-chuu no rouka hibiku ashioto
Taezu ame no oto ga tsuite-kuru yo
Kanjiru mama no katachi wa mabushii amai hana ni naru
Doku no mi ni mo naru
Kyou mo ame
Ano hi to ima o sora to sora de tsunagitai no
In this craziness, uncertainty
Hitori hitori no omoi o bokura wa dokoka ni nokoseru darou ka
In this craziness, you gave me life
Hitotsu no omoi o bokura wa doko made mamoreru darou ka
In this craziness, uncertainty
Hitori hitori no katachi o bokura wa dokoka ni nokoseru darou ka
In this craziness, you gave me life
Sorezore no katachi o bokura wa doko made mamoreru darou ka
Sentaro...
Tsugumi, what's wrong?
Oh, no, it's nothing.
I'd like these.
"Rain of Remorse"
Man, sorry about last night.
I didn't have time to call...
...and I ended up drinking until morning.
There's...no breakfast, right?
Then, we can go downstairs...
Thanks for the food.
Go like you're supposed to this year, okay?
What're you talking about?
Never mind!
I'll go by myself!
"Ogawa"
Coming!
Welcome, Tsugumi!
We've been waiting for you.
Is Hajime...
Tsugumi bought this?
A photographic collection?
Something this expensive...
"Japan's Cherry Blossoms"
"Photographed at Mutsumi Village"
A-Ai, you have another message.
Moody, isn't she?
Doesn't it sort of make you feel uneasy?
It makes me realize...
I guess it's already been that long since Ayumi died.
Yes, it has.
After all, Tsugumi was so little back then, but now...
Look. She made this beautiful dish of rice with chestnuts.
Isn't today the anniversary of your wife's death?
The wife I split up with.
But why are you asking that?
Tsugumi came by yesterday,
asking about how to make rice with chestnuts.
Because it was her mother's favorite dish.
I didn't know...
You guys knew each other since you were students, right?
And you even had a kid...
It was one of those so-called youthful indiscretions.
The report on the faculty meeting is the next issue's special feature!
Who the hell backs down without a fight just because you got turned away?!
I heard Shibata got shot down.
-Hey, you sure you guys aren't getting soft?!
-So that's why he's so pissy. -Hey, you sure you guys aren't getting soft?!
So who shot him down? What's she like?
-Miss Ogawa, -A journalist takes a stand for the reader's right to know!
-A quiet girl who used to be the same... -A journalist takes a stand for the reader's right to know!
...language class until last year. -A journalist takes a stand for the reader's right to know!
Do you get that?!
M-Miss Ayumi Ogawa, please go out with me!
Her personality is the total opposite of Shibata,
but it was love at first sight for Shibata...
...and he expressed the feelings he's had these past two years today, but...
If you've got time for idle chitchat, go check the copy!
You better keep me company until morning tonight.
We know.
Shibata...
Yes!
About what happened earlier...
Yes!
I'm sorry.
Not at all.
I mean, being confronted like that so suddenly in front of everyone...
I'm sorry!
I hadn't thought about that.
I'll never show my face around you again. I promise.
Oh, um, that's not it.
What?
That is...if you would have me...
Of course! It's totally okay!
I never expected Shibata would be the first of us to get married.
Surprising...but I guess, not really.
He fell head over heels for Ayumi, after all.
Hello?
What? Really?
Has something happened?
The Tokyo Public Prosecutors went in...
...to former Prime Minister Takenoshita's private residence.
It looks like this is going to be big.
I'll go, too.
Sorry!
Maybe that was the first stroke of bad luck for us...
Noriko Hayashi.
"Central Hotel 7"
Central Hotel 7...
Tsugumi? Tsugumi?
Are you okay, Tsugumi?
Oh, yeah, I'm okay.
But you look pale.
Maybe we should go take a little break.
Hell Girl's notified me again.
This time, I know both the place and the name.
"Cafe New Deen"
If I tell Hajime, he's sure to get in Hell Girl's way.
"Address List / Hajime / Grandpa / Grandma / Yuko" If I tell Hajime, he's sure to get in Hell Girl's way.
"Address List / Hajime / Grandpa / Grandma / Yuko" But...
"Address List / Hajime / Grandpa / Grandma / Yuko" Maybe he'll understand that Hell Girl is doing the right thing.
Are you not feeling well, after all?
What?
You don't seem to have much of an appetite, either.
Oh, th-that's not true.
Tsugumi?
I'm going to go make a call.
"Answer ...Tsugumi"
It's Tsugumi.
You'd better apologize properly.
It's never quite as easy as that...
Hello?
Noriko Hayashi. Central Hotel 7.
What?
Was it Hell Girl, Tsugumi?
H-Hey!
Put it on my tab!
So anyway, Noriko's bored of the current condo.
And it doesn't have a good view, either.
All right, all right. I'll buy you one.
Honestly, you sure are spoiled, woman.
But that's because I can always depend on you, Keiichi.
Central Hotel 7?
Please hurry! It's an emergency!
Sure, sure.
But you know, my motto is safe driving.
The fastest you can manage is fine.
Sure, sure.
"Central Hotel 7"
Oh, dear, we're stuck in a traffic jam. See?
Are you with the media?
Something like that.
I knew it.
I've only been driving a taxi for half a year,
but I can always spot the media people.
Is that right?
Charging around late at night and early in the morning.
No time to pay attention to family.
That's the kind of vibe they give off.
I bet you've got some troubles at home, too, right?
Hello?
I understand. I'll be right there.
You're going out?
There's apparently been an accident at some power plant.
I'll call you when I know what's going on.
Oh, you can stay in bed.
Look after the house while I'm gone.
"I'll be back by 7. I'll call."
When she's born...
Maybe things will change a little...
Even after Tsugumi was born, Hajime didn't change, did he?
Not only that, but now that he had a child,
he threw himself into his work even more than before.
I wonder how Ayumi must have felt...
Sorry to keep you waiting.
What's wrong?
I-It's nothing.
Then, shall we go?
Central Hotel 7.
Oh, that's it there.
Are you going to stake it out?
I don't know.
That day...
As usual, I hadn't returned home in days,
continuing a stakeout...
It was because it was rumored that a politician popular for his integrity...
...was having a torrid affair.
But...
H-Hold on, Shibata! What's wrong?!
Please let me go, Mr. Murai!
Hey, wait, Shibata!
Who're you?
You bastard!
You bastard! You bastard! You bastard! You bastard!
Stop this, Shibata! Hey, quit it!
The wife of the man pursuing a story about an extramarital affair...
...turned out to be having an affair herself.
It wasn't even funny.
Oh, Sir, your receipt!
"Central Hotel 7"
Noriko!
Don't do it!
Your grievance has been heard.
"Central Hotel 7" Your grievance has been heard.
"Central Hotel 7"
Ai, I'll leave your under-kimono here.
Do you know what it is that you've done?!
You've sent a person to Hell!
I loved her...
But to her, I was nothing but...
No, all men were nothing but deep pockets to her.
How could I forgive a woman like that?!
How could I forgive her?!
While I was working,
she was fooling around with other men!
You saw her, too, Mr. Murai!
Not to mention leaving Tsugumi alone while she was out!
But think about Tsugumi.
She still needs a mother.
She does not need a mother who is unfaithful!
Shibata...
I'm the one suffering the most here!
She's been the only one for me since college!
If this was what she was going to put me through...
I wish I'd never met her.
So I wanted her to be gone for good...
That it served her right to go to Hell...
What is this? What's going on?!
H-Hey, you there!
You called?
My friend just suddenly...
...turn into money or something?
What?
How splendid for you.
To you, men are...
...money, right?
Nooo!
You there! Please help me!
Money, is it?
If 5 yen will do...
What is this?! What's going on?!
What a stupid thing to do...
What do you know?
Hajime...
What're you doing here?
I want to start over.
How can I trust someone who's already betrayed me once?!
Is there no way?
No.
And I have no intention of letting you see Tsugumi, either.
Go on.
Don't show up around here again.
It can't be...
Nooo!
This way. Over here.
This is...
A place that has your beloved money.
However, you'll never be getting out of here.
Beware of fires...
Nooo!
O pitiful shadow lost in the darkness...
Demeaning and bringing harm to others...
A damned soul, wallowing in sin...
Care to give death a try?
Nooo!
Men are just...
They're the ones that flock to me.
So why does this have to happen to me?
No one will flock to you now.
I consign this grievance to Hell...
Nooo!
Hatred will only make you feel empty...
That's why revenge...
...is something you must never take!
To say nothing of exacting revenge at someone's request,
which is something that should never be condoned.
"Shibata Family Grave"
Who in the world would have...
Hajime...
"Goro Suetsugu"
Your grievance shall be avenged.
"Goro Suetsugu"
Itsudatte yukidomari de
Keshite nigerarenai
Sora no tori e kanashimi nose
Tobasu no
Koko wa karinui
Watashi o shibaru eien
Yuki mo kaeri mo
Sugite yuku wa yume
"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."
Tsugumi, is it really her?
That girl, who's loved and adored by everybody,
is going to be banished to Hell?
That girl, who's living so earnestly for the sake of others...
Your grievance has been heard.
Why did it end up this way?
Hajime, I don't know anymore!
"Hell Girl The Light of the Hospital Ward" Next time, "The Light of the Hospital Ward"
"Hell Girl The Light of the Hospital Ward"