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All my good memories of this village have Toru in them.

Instead, you've decided to hunt us down.

You mourn the deaths of the Okiagari, but not the villagers?

Shiki, I approve.

It has a nice ring to it. I have no doubt that Mr. Kirishiki is human.

This is disconcerting.

I'm the only one who works at the village office during the day now.

Mr. Ishida went missing, and everybody else has resigned and moved away.

Even the chief is still out of the office, sick.

The death rates are increasing more and more, and so many people have left town

without bothering to report it to anyone.

If this keeps up, the village could be entirely deserted before long.

Hello.

Those temps were hired to help fill the vacant positions.

And I don't know why, but they only come in at night.

Thank you for watching!

Thank you.

I'm glad you finally decided to call.

Is something wrong?

No. What about you guys?

Something's wrong, all right.

Today, I finally told them.

Hey, guys, listen up. I want to talk about all the deaths lately.

You mean that Okiagadi stuff?

Yeah, that crazy old hag Ikumi marched right up to Kanemasa.

I know your secret, Okiagadi!

Bigadi! But they told her off, and she left with her tail between her legs.

She was the one cast out!

After that, I didn't know what else I could say.

Though maybe the people up at Kanimasa aren't Okiagari after all.

I want you two to leave the village.

Escape from here while you can.

What do you mean?

Well, it is.

I think they're trying to make this place an Okiagadi village.

We can't be sure how many people really died since summer.

The people who moved away are probably dead, too.

And then, there are those who rose up.

Soto has always been completely isolated from the outside world.

Who would notice if even every last villager became Okiagadi?

It's the perfect location for their very own settlement.

You guys aren't safe either.

I was attacked.

They could easily get to either of you at any time.

You need to run.

Well, too bad.

I won't. Neither will I.

You don't have time to think about it.

Go now.

And what about you?

Me? I still have things to do.

Let us help. I'll do whatever you need me to do.

You can't. It would be too dangerous.

Even if we run, where are we supposed to go?

Anywhere's better than here.

I don't think so.

We can't just leave you here after what's happened.

We're not running away.

You're gonna regret it.

Well, I'd rather regret staying than regret running away and leaving you

It's up to you.

But make sure you never come near me again.

What? Are you sure?

The next time you see me, I may not exactly be myself.

Understand?

Toru came the day before yesterday.

If he'd come again, I probably wouldn't still be moving around like this.

Having anemia is a lot tougher than I thought.

I wonder why he didn't come.

Did he feel guilty?

It's strange.

I saw Toru in his coffin, and he looked so different from the guy I'd known.

But this creature that's here now, this thing that's so hesitant to attack me,

he looks like the Toru I remember.

Were you looking for me?

So this thing actually works, huh?

What's wrong? You're not afraid of a little cross, are you?

Tell me, how does seeing it affect you?

Do other things work too, like garlic and holy water?

Please, Natsuno.

I told you not to call me that!

Can't we all coexist?

Can't you choose just not to attack people?

We can't. If you guys would just explain, I'm sure there are some people

would share their blood.

If you take a little at a time, they should recover fully. There's no reason

actually have to kill them, right? You could never understand.

If that was the way it worked, then we wouldn't have to attack people to begin

with.

Everyone is reluctant at first.

Some fear the sin of murder.

Others fear being punished for it.

But once they realize that they can kill people without consequence, they get

used to it quickly enough.

Other humans are our food.

Think about it. When you butcher a pig for food, you don't do it by slicing off

a bit at a time.

It's like that.

If a cross works, this should too, shouldn't it? No, don't. Please, don't

Not to know.

You cheat!

Why can't you act more like a vampire and less like the guy that I used to

I'm sorry.

If you get hungry, you can have my blood.

We'll think up a solution for all of this together.

Until that time comes, instead of killing anyone, take this.

Somehow we'll escape.

We'll go somewhere away from Tatsumi.

We can't! There's no escaping him!

Just get over here and feed on me, Toru.

Do it now!

It's our nature as Shiki to hunt people.

They're our natural enemies.

They have to be. Because if we don't attack them, then we die.

Shiki. Huh.

It would be so nice if that wasn't how things had to be.

We didn't choose to become creatures like this after all.

It'll be all right.

But it happens.

A horrible hunger comes upon us.

A hunger so painful no human will stand it.

It's something no one could bear for long.

And so soon enough, killing people becomes natural to us.

Sotoba is such a backwoods village.

It's worth hearing your mighty, the backwoods of the backwoods.

All the residents in the area died this summer.

People forgot about it quickly enough.

Tatsumi blew up the road that led here using dynamite.

Now it's even more cut off.

This just sucks.

I wanted to get out of this place, and now I'm stuck more than ever.

In a vampire village in the mountains.

From what I hear, we're called Shiki.

The kid is Shiki's adopted. It seems they prefer it to the term vampire.

Tell me.

Have you given up on attacking your dear, sweet Natsuno Yuki?

He's not mine.

Then perhaps you might be available at the moment.

Sure am.

Need me to attack someone?

You know your friend Kaori?

Kaori?

I'd like you to attack her father.

Get her dad?

Why?

It seems that Kaori is getting a little too friendly with Yuki these days.

Those two? That's crazy!

They've been sharing secrets.

Putting their heads together to fight us?

If attacking your friend's dad bothers you, I'll get someone else. No, I'll do

it.

I will do this.

Maybe we need to think about taking you to a doctor.

No, I'll be okay.

I just need to get some more sleep, that's all. But... I said I'm okay.

A lot's happened lately.

I'm exhausted.

Okay, I get it.

Azusa.

Yeah? Well, there's this rumor about some new kind of disease going through

village. A deadly epidemic.

And?

Natsuno seems sick. Maybe he's got it. Please.

Think about it carefully, dear.

A new infectious disease being discovered is a rare occurrence, even on

scale. And yet, out of the whole world, this new sickness has appeared in a

small, isolated village in our country.

Can you really credit an idea with such little scientific backing?

It's ridiculous.

Well, Ozaki thinks so, so why not?

He's only a local clinic doctor in a rural village.

Not like an announcement made by a big research institute.

Right. Never mind.

All the same, what if it is true?

Oh. If I remember right, you're the new atelier.

Good afternoon.

You were in front of our house the other day, now, weren't you?

Yeah. Look, I'm sorry about everything that's happened.

I never thought that I would be mobbed in a little village like this one. You

and your family moved here from a big city, correct?

I'm sure you understand my surprise at how we were treated, yeah?

Yeah.

They say an epidemic is actually what's been causing the deaths lately.

To be honest, I think that idea is nonsense.

Why is that?

A brand new killer disease.

You only hear about that kind of thing in movies, don't you? Perhaps it's all a

math delusion.

You know, one of those superstitions that grows up in a rural area.

It happens all the time in places like this.

Surely you don't take any of it seriously.

I... no.

That's good to hear. Just as I'd expect from a fellow big city man.

A relief indeed.

I'm glad to know someone like you lives in this village.

Farewell.

Good afternoon!

Kids again.

Hey, not to know! Excuse me, may I help you?

Yes, sir.

Is Matsuno home right now?

And why are you looking for him?

Well, we're the Tanikas. We just wanted to talk to him.

I've never heard of you two.

Um, sir, Matsuno seemed sick yesterday. We came to check on him.

He wasn't feeling well enough to go to school, so he's still in bed.

Try again some other time.

Dad, they're okay. Let them in.

Thank you.

Why'd you come? We said we wouldn't leave you.

Look at this.

I don't know if they work against Okiagadi, but it's worth a shot, right?

We'll put lots of them up in your room.

Sure, it's not like I've got a death wish.

I'm going to get away from this village at some point.

Like I always said I would.

That's why I've studied so hard.

To go to college in a city.

That's right. We'll leave, Natsuno. We just have to wait for the right chance.

We should be able to find a way.

What the hell is this?

Natsuno, you did it again?

No. It was them.

They see he's sick and they think putting these things all over will make

feel better?

Superstitious small -town people.

Oh, you got it.

Epidemic. Curses.

No, I've had enough.

Hello? It's the Tanikas from yesterday!

Can we come in?

Hello?

Oh, yeah.

We came to check up on Natsuno.

Come in.

Thank you.

Is it just me, or does she seem a little gloomy? Be quiet.

So, how you hanging in there?

Natsuno.

It's gotten worse.

He looks like Megumi did.

Don't say that. He's not like her.

Buddy. Could you please leave?

As you can see, Natsuno's quite ill. He isn't in any condition for idle

conversation.

You can take these, and do not bring them back into my house.

But, please, sir.

Please, please let us take care of him. If we could just stay here overnight,

we'd appreciate it so much. We won't cause you any trouble at all. I promise.

Yes, please let us stay.

We're his family.

We'll take care of him so you two aren't needed.

Why are you still standing there? Go home.

No.

I'm not leaving him. No way.

Akira. I'm not going anywhere.

Hold on. You don't want to fight with him.

Oh, yeah? We can't be in here. We can watch from outside.

What? Outside?

At night? You scared?

Okay, we won't bother asking you anymore.

But I want you to remember this.

We're the only ones who know how to save Natsuno. If you don't do anything,

he'll be killed.

What are you saying?

The Okiagari got to him. But you won't listen to us. It's like you're trying to

kill him. Do you want your son to die?

Come on.

We'll save him, even if you aren't going to. Understand?

Tokiagari. Can't be helped, I guess.

Living way out here, they haven't been taught any better.

Still, that doesn't excuse my behavior.

We need to armor ourselves if we're going to put up a serious fight. I'll go

find a hatchet.

Yeah, and I'll bring a skillet. Wait, come back.

What is it?

I'm sorry about earlier.

I could tell that the two of you were really serious about all of this, so

given it some consideration.

And honestly, I have to admit that it is possible you were in fact right.

With all that's happened, it would make sense if there were Okiagadi here.

You actually believe us?

Yes. I'll stand watch by Natsuno's side all night, just like you asked.

Really?

I promise.

It's a father's duty to protect his family.

Don't worry. You can leave Natsuno's care to me. I'll keep him safe from

Okiagadi. That's great.

We'll leave him to you. You are his dad.

Here, you'll need these back.

We think Okiagari are weakened by sacred objects.

That's reassuring.

If anything happens, please call the Tanaka house to let us know. You can

our number in the phone book.

I'll be sure to, and thank you.

Let's go, Coyote.

I still don't understand why the heck everybody only comes to work at night.

Oh, it's you, Megumi.

And where are you off to at this late hour?

Hey there, Mr. Tanaka.

I'm just going to grab a little something to eat.

It's dark out here, so you be careful, okay?

Sure.

Huh?

Hold on.

Something is upright.

Megumi.

Didn't she?

You be careful, too, okay?

Won't you be cold?

No. I like it better like this.

It helps me breathe easier.

Not to know. If you're not feeling any better by tomorrow, why don't I take you

to a hospital in the city? It could be something psychological, you know?

We should at least see, just to be sure.

They'll find out I'm as crazy as my parents.

Now you sound like my boy.

I'll come check on you from time to time, okay?

Okay.

Yami ni magurete Ichi okoru

Yami wo matoote Kutto

tohoemu Kino seita

Omae nado dare mo shiru hazu ga Seki

dake ga Mitsumete ru

I don't

know.

If we want to save the village, we cannot stop to question whether our

are right.

Unfortunately, that's a luxury we cannot afford.

The Shiki will not stop.

In order to save ourselves, we must eradicate them.

And yet, I find myself dwelling upon the morality of what we do.

That's who I am.

And I can't change it, even if I wish to.