She would greet me whenever we meet.
She's really cute. I'm worried about her.
I feel sorry for her parents.
I heard that she was doing dangerous works.
She gave off that impression.
She was seen at some flashy places.
Looks like Ogiwara Azusa's mother was hospitalized.
From anxiety? Poor her...
Ogiwara's true nature is nasty.
That face is so fake.
I wonder how many people here have really talked to "the real Azu"?
This is...?
We were childhood friends.
Who is really care for Azu?
We were very close.
Now I can barely talk to her...
But to be able to reunite with Ah-chan, it must be fate.
From now on, I will forever be her friend...
Isn't it just your wishful thinking?
Saya.
Oh, no. She's a stalker.
Ah-chan is my aspiration.
I want her to always smile.
And yet...
Somehow, sh... she was becoming strange...
I wa... I was wondering why...
But she suddenly disappeared in our 3rd year.
I asked myself "Why?".
"What did happen to her?"
I was always thinking about Ah-chan.
And then...
I found the cameras.
What?!
Cameras...
Ah... I didn't set up the cameras and listening devices.
What?!
Then who? For what purpose?
Which means someone's watching us right now?
Ah... no. It's safe here. I... I properly checked.
Th... There's no listening device's electric waves too.
Hey, let's stop. I'm... I'm scared.
It's okay. Calm down.
But if... if this involves dangerous people...
- We would be in danger... - Hey, Saya.
This has nothing to do with your "work", right?
I don't do that kind of dangerous works.
Let tell the school about the cameras and listening devices.
- Tell the police and they'll catch the criminal... - I'll be troubled.
The school will see that video, right?
I can't let that happen.
Yo... You know...
Per... Perhaps, you can't re.. rely on the school.
What do you mean?
Ah...
The one who set up the cameras...
Periodically comes to change batteries and storage media...
You mean person concerned with school?
If that's the case, even if we tell them, they'll just hush it up.
- What?! How can... - The school is not reliable.
- But... - I...
It's okay if what I did get exposed to the school.
I intend to tell the school that I was the one who took the exam questions, not Azu.
- Ryoko... - Just that...
There's something I want to know.
Therefore...
I hope you can give me some time before telling the school.
Okay.
Thank you.
Do you know where all the cameras are?
Bye.
Ah...
Hey...
I wonder what it feels like...
To get in special advance class?
I came across the exam questions...
By coincidence.
Azu came...
Maybe, it was a test from God.
It's my fault.
It's okay if you don't believe me...
My job isn't anything big.
I know.
I'm probably...
Being used.
But...
I'm being made a fuss of by my hometown's friends.
Being the center of attention is too much fun, I can't help it.
I know I'm not my old self anymore.
Azu...
She stabbed me...
Right where it would hurt.
Episode 04
Wh... What do you want to talk about?
Can you stop with that attitude?
What?!
We're classmate.
And we're having the same goal.
You're holding useful information.
Can you...
Tell me about Azu?
Okay.
Thank you.
Ah... Then... Will you record again?
Ah, right. You're right.
- It's a good chance. - Eh? Ah...
Where's your camera?
I don't have it with me now. Is this okay?
Ah, sure.
Investigation Day 4 - Thursday, April 23th
Place: amateur radio club. Time: lunch break. Person to be inquired: class 3-B, Okumura Chisato.
Ah-chan was...
My friend since I can remember.
We lived next to each other in the same mansion.
It seemed that we always played together.
What?! "Seemed"?
Ah... Because I was so young.
2... 3... Around 2 years-old.
Ah...
So memories from that time, I later heard about it from my mother.
Ah, so you were always together since then?
No.
Ah-chan suddenly disappeared.
Disappeared?
Yeah.
Ah-chan was hospitalized.
My mother told me that she was seriously ill.
She was discharged after awhile.
But her condition wasn't good.
Since then...
I... I hadn't seen her, not even once.
And then Ah-chan's family moved away.
What?!
But it didn't end there, right?
Yeah.
I met her again 3... 3 years later, I guess.
Ah-chan went to the same primary school as me.
Ah, but... I didn't remember Ah-chan's name.
I see.
I only realized when my mother told me.
But I was really happy to know that Ah-chan was in good health.
And we became good friend again, but...
Ah-chan changed school again.
Geez.
Why do I always have to do this?
Good afternoon.
Ah. Good afternoon.
Ah... You're looking at this.
She's so cute. I took lots of pictures with my phone.
Honestly, I was surprised when I recognized Ah-chan.
I... I really wanted to tell her "it's ne" right away.
But, I...
I co...couldn't say it.
Why?
Because school is a place like that.
To be in the same class...
If I'm not 2 meters away, I just can't simply talk to anyone.
If nothing had happened, I couldn't have talked to you like this.
Ah.... And then...
I thought I had to make my chance.
So I thought I'd show her our photos.
I looked for photos of when we were 3... or 2?
I found photos of when we were around 3 years-old...
June 20, 2014
And when we were together in primary school at home.
I took out my courage...
And showed them to Ah-chan.
(Neighbour Ogiwara Azusa-chan and chisato, 3 years-old )
Ah-chan was really kind.
She apologized for unable to talk to me in class.
I told her that it was okay.
Ah-chan's and my position were too different.
I told her not to worry.
But sometimes, when Hirose got too persistent...
And teasingly called me "Denpa-chan"...
Ah-chan kindly stopped him.
Yuuki. Stop that.
It's not fun when you've gone too far.
It made me really happy.
You're right.
Azu's a good girl, right?
Yeah.
But...
She suddenly changed.
Right.
Azu has changed, right?
Azu was also responsible for that stupid thing I did, right?
I wondered why I did such a thing and I regretted it.
But Azu... No...
If she was the old Azu...
It'll be okay. Let tell them the truth.
I thought she would say something like that.
As I thought...
She really changed, right?
Yeah.
I always thought she was strange.
And then that morning, she disappeared.
You met her that morning?
I did.
She gave me back the photos that I had lent her.
You lent these photos to her?
She said she didn't have any childhood photo because they moved a lot.
She wanted to make a copy.
She said "thank you".
Ah-chan was smiling.
Ah... Wait a minute.
April 6, 2015
Is it fun to do things like this to drive me to the wall?
You know, Azu...
Will you please quietly disappear?
Miyuri.
Well...
About that morning...
Did Azu smile at the end?
What?! How did you know?
That's right.
That time, Azu...
She was smiling.
I wondered why.
Even though I said horrible thing.
I hate you.
It's about the morning that Azu disappeared...
I didn't meet her that morning.
Azu...
She smiled and disappeared.
At the end, she smiled at me and the others too.
Why?
Why? That's cunning.
What?!
It was in my shoes box that morning.
Azu always used that, right?
(Thank you.)
Yeah.
She said "thank you". It's like her testament.
I wondered what I should do from now on...
If she had smiled at everyone...
Then smile at me too.
That's unfair.
Azu must have wanted to do that to Saya too.
But she didn't have the chance to.
That's why she left you this.
But I wonder why...
She did awful things and said horrible things to us.
Why did she smile at the end?
She did all that...
To make you hate her, no?
What?!
Since then, the battery has died out.
I remembered something strange.
What is it?
Perhaps...
It was after the dispute between Ah-chan and Yamamoto-san?
March 18, 2015
It looked like she was in great pain.
I wondered if she had a headache.
I wondered if she was okay...
Hey, Saya.
What?
We gotta go together.
It can't be helped.
When will we go?
Let's decide later.
So you act normally at school.
You mean Azu was putting on a show?
This place was in the blind spot of the camera.
And Azu...
She came out of the blind spot and had a fight with Saya.
Perhaps, it was the same with the other cameras too.
She purposely caused troubles with us.
For what?
To create a reason for her disappearance.
For the person on the other side of the cameras to see.
Who is really care for Azu?
Thanks for waiting.
I set up this camera where it could record one of the hidden cameras.
Let's check a look.
Okay.
Ah!
I wonder who Azu was thinking of?
Azu was an imposter.