Art by Kyosai Kawanabe
A wavering wraith of karmic retribution Art by Kyosai Kawanabe
A wavering wraith of karmic retribution
on a wandering path of wretched fate.
Thoroughly despised and fractured,
a set of two mirrors facing one another.
Coming forth from the darkness where time intersects,
your grievance shall be avenged.
Hell Girl Two Mirrors Ima nanji ka oshiete
Hell Girl Two Mirrors Yume to itte dakishimete
Haikyo no machi ni mioboe ga aru
Anata to mekutta shashin-shuu no naka
Doushite hitori atashi wa hitori
Sugu ni sugu ni yume nandato kizuku
Gareki o hashiru nanika kettobasu
Yume kara sameru deguchi o sagasu no
Hayaku ikanakya hayaku ikanakya
Dokoka de anata no koe ga shiteru no
Ugoite-iru toki no naka shika eien nante mienainda
Ima nanji ka oshiete
Yume to itte dakishimete
Tomari-kaketa atashi no kokoro o ugokashite
Onegai
Tonari ni anata wa iru
Tabun chigau yume o mite
Taiyou nanka iranai
Anata no egao ga ima koishikute
I'm bored of the view here.
Are you.
Don't you get bored of it?
Not especially.
Kikuri's bored of it!
Maybe I've gotten too used to it...
Longing
And you know how it can be like that?
Yes, I know.
Look, that's the boy.
Oh, he's the one who...
I hear he was even in the papers.
A little boy like him, huh?
Get away from the window!
M-Mom?
Mom!
Dad!
H-He disappeared...
Do not resist!
Was your father strict?
So I hear you were living abroad for 10 whole years?
Wasn't it disorienting to come back to Japan after all that time?
Weren't there some things that were hard to deal with?
Do you suspect me?
They wouldn't believe me, even if I told them, right?
"The person who killed my mother and injured my father disappeared."
"He was banished to Hell." Yeah, right.
I'm okay, so don't worry, Dad.
It's him. You know, the Devil's child.
He killed his mother, right?
His father, too.
He narrowly escaped death,
but they say he's been hospitalized for a long time now.
He apparently started with neighborhood dogs and such,
but it wasn't enough for him, so he moved on to his parents.
It's unbelievable.
It's the ones who are normally quiet that are the scary ones.
Why won't the police arrest him?
No kidding! Making excuses about not enough evidence and stuff.
I hear they're searching for corroborating evidence, but...
It's been 3 months already!
What are they going to do if another incident happens?!
Wh-What was that?!
Riding a motorcycle in the mall?!
Bound for North Lake via Lovely Mall Lovely Hills Lakeshore
Hey.
Do you live in Lovely Hills?
Well, I guess it doesn't matter.
You don't know about me?
Huh? What? Are you a celebrity or something?
No, I'm not, but...
Let me have a bite.
Oh, I forgot. I hate melon bread.
Oh, well.
I'm Seri. And you are?
Takuma.
They were supposed to build a train station here.
Did you know that, Takuma?
I heard about it from my father.
Then, what about the reason they never built it?
I don't know that.
Apparently, the bubble popped and the plans were scrapped.
What's a bubble?
I don't really know.
At any rate, I heard they ran out of money.
I thought it served them right.
They tore down my house and tried to build a train station,
so they got punished for it.
What?
My house used to be here.
I loved it here.
But I guess my parents didn't particularly love it or anything.
Because they took the money and happily sold the place.
Come here a sec!
This used to be an inlet.
Every year when spring came, it'd fill up with frogs.
They were noisy at night, but I liked the sound they made.
Lots of croaking? That'd be noisy.
But I used to sneak out at night a lot
and I'd get scolded every time I went to see them.
Because when the frogs were croaking,
my parents' fighting wouldn't bother me anymore.
What?
Just kidding.
Well, have a nice life!
Where are you going?
Where am I...?
Want to... come over?
What?
There's no one at my place,
so you won't have to feel like you're intruding or anything.
Wh-What?
All right, I guess I'll try falling for your pick-up line.
What?!
l-It's not like that...
I know.
Then I'll cook you dinner!
What? Really?
But it's going to taste really bad, so brace yourself for it.
What?
Don't say "what." What?
Don't say "what."
But I mean...
Say, "Please do."
We're going to ride this thing?
What? You have a problem with that?
It's embarrassing riding something like this.
Don't call it "something like this." I like it, you know.
What's that?
Watch.
Bound for North Lake via Lovely Mall Lovely Hills Lakeshore
You do it, too, Takuma. It'll make you feel better.
What? I'm fine...
Why not?
I don't think stuff like this is good.
If you do bad things, it'll always come back to haunt you.
That's what my father said.
Sorry.
My bad.
The cicadas were crying when we were here last.
Were they?
Aren't you cold?
I'm used to it.
Riding tandem is no big deal!
You only have one helmet, right?
Hello. You're home early today.
You know Mr. Hasue?
You could say that.
What the heck is this?
Th-This is... uh...
Good!
I guess there's nothing we can do about this.
Good evening, Mrs. Hasue.
You're a liar.
What do you mean?
It doesn't taste bad.
What?
Then that's a good thing. Don't complain.
I wasn't complaining. That was a compliment.
Then give straightforward compliments.
Say, Takuma, how about we leave this town together?
What? Are you going somewhere?
This isn't the town that I used to know anymore, so...
How about it?
I... can't.
Because...
...my father's in the hospital, so...
Oh, right.
When are you leaving?
Soon, I guess.
Why don't you stay here?
What?
A friend of yours?
Sh-She's not!
I am a friend.
Hey, don't just let yourself in!
Eww. Looks yucky.
Hey!
Is Hell Girl here, too?
No idea.
Hell Girl? What's that?
Oh, it's nothing.
You don't know Hell Girl?
Is it an anime or something?
You're so behind the times!
I'm not good at keeping up with the news and stuff.
Lame! Lame!
Shut up! Stop bothering us!
Lame! Lame!
Kikuri's over there again.
Good grief.
Guess I'll go retrieve her.
Yes?
Pardon me.
Would my Kikuri happen to be over here?
Oh, are you Kikuri's mother?
She's here.
Please wait a minute.
Kikuri, it's your mother.
Kikuri, your clothes! Your clothes!
Kikuri!
What are you doing here, old woman?!
Old...?!
Oh, really! You naughty girl!
You shouldn't just let yourself into people's homes.
Takuma knows that I'm not human.
What?
Not human? What is she talking about?
Oh, no, no, no. That is, well...
Just come along!
No!
Kikuri!
This old woman's a monster, you know!
Come on, turn to bones, Hone Onna!
Kikuri, stop that!
Hey!
Miss.
We're going home.
Darn.
Oh, um...
Please excuse us for disturbing you.
What was that about?
Hell Girl.
What?
Someone must have accessed it again.
To banish someone they have a grievance against to Hell.
Takuma?
Could it be...
You know that's got to be a myth.
It's one of those urban legends.
It's not. Because I saw it!
Someone disappeared right in front of my eyes!
It's true! I really...
It's okay.
It's me.
Is the money ready?
Don't make excuses. You were supposed to have it yesterday.
Get it ready tonight.
But it's impossible for me to get that much money together so quickly.
Get it ready even if it's impossible.
I'm coming for it tomorrow morning.
Is that understood, Mr. Hasue? Leave the money in the mailbox.
I guess you heard, huh?
You're blackmailing Mr. Hasue?
You're smart. So you figured all that out, huh?
Seri...
You're going to tell me that I shouldn't do bad things, right? Seri...
You're going to tell me that I shouldn't do bad things, right?
But I need money to leave town.
Why Mr. Hasue?
It could've been anybody.
But I just happened to find out about Hasue...
He's a director at the construction company that built Lovely Hills
and when I heard that he was with the company that tore down my house,
I decided that I'd go with him.
What did you do?
I'd rather not tell you...
I want to know.
I checked up on Hasue's routine and...
Ow...
I got close to him, making it seem like it was a coincidence.
Are you okay? I got close to him, making it seem like it was a coincidence.
I'm so sorry.
After that, I went on one date with him. Welcome.
After that, I went on one date with him.
And he played right into my hands.
I said I'd tell his company about his relationship with me, a minor.
And I told him to pay up if he wanted me to keep my mouth shut.
What?
Not that we'd actually done anything.
That's awful.
Yeah, but this is like getting revenge anyway
and it's his own fault for getting dirty ideas in his head.
But...
You'll understand, too, once you grow up.
So anyway, Hasue promised he'd pay, but then he started dragging his feet.
He left me no choice, so I barged in on his turf myself.
At his home.
What?
It was funny.
We really hadn't done anything,
but the more the husband denied it, the more the wife believed it.
Hence, that phone call earlier.
Where are you going after you leave here?
Somewhere in the countryside.
I don't know yet.
But...
Somewhere with lots of frogs...
I'm going to completely start over.
Forgetting about everything that's happened in the past...
Now, shall we go to sleep?
Don't do it.
Forget about taking their money
and come live here.
You can just stay here forever.
Okay? You should do that!
Takuma, thank you.
I appreciate it.
You can have it.
Once things settle down, I'll call you.
Come visit once your father gets better.
Okay.
I'm sure it's tough for you right now, but hang in there.
Even if there are people who say weird things, ignore them.
You're you, after all.
Seri...
You're not alone, all right?
Seri!
Goodbye!
Goodb...
You're crying.
Shut up!
Hell Girl came, you know.
Does someone want me...
It's not you.
What?
Hasue
I have most definitely received it.
Your grievance has been heard.
Beware of Fire Your grievance has been heard.
Beware of Fire
Seri!
Seri...
You...
Hey, where are we going?
We're going to Hell.
Hell?
Someone had a grudge against you and banished you.
So it was real.
It's because of that town.
If only that town were never built...
Whatever the case, curses come home to roost.
Please! Take me back!
Please, I'm begging you! Take me back!
I consign this grievance to Hell... Please, I'm begging you! Take me back!
I consign this grievance to Hell...
Take me back!
Misuzu Hasue
Your grievance shall be avenged.
Misuzu Hasue
Asaki yume-miji towa ni nageki mo sesu
Tsuki no hikari
Kokoro terashi-dasu
Moyuru hana no mai michishirube
Karami-tsuku ayamachi no uta
Mune o shimeru
Hatenu kawa ni te o sashi nagasou
Omoi tsumeta koto no ha ai ni somete
Things are starting to get real peculiar...
You're free to feel spooked by Takuma, calling him the Devil's child,
but hold your horses...
That incident's got nothing to do with him.
Hey, what should we do, Miss?
Let us watch over him.
That is all we can do.
Hell Girl Two Mirrors Distrust
Next time, "Distrust".
Hell Girl Two Mirrors Distrust