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

Are you able?

What's this? Natsuno was cremated?

It's a strange custom offering fresh -cut flowers to the deceased.

Natsuno died seven days ago.

This is the seventh flower I've left by his window in lieu of a grave.

Seven days, seven flowers.

Thank you

for

watching!

Thank you for watching!

So let it

You think you could give me a hand cleaning this up?

What's that look for?

What would you have done?

You think there was a better option? I had to make a decision quickly.

I can't allow their contamination to spread unchecked.

So I'll hunt the Shiki.

That's my justice.

Taking a life is never justice.

No matter what kind of noble cause you're fighting for, it's still murder.

I have no taste for killing, whether the victim is human or something else.

Did he kill his younger brother?

What drove him to it?

He hadn't planned to.

No.

He acted on mindless impulse.

Killing without intent is not murder, but accident.

There is no murder without intent.

And where there is intent, there is reason.

But I didn't have the intent to kill.

I didn't want to kill anyone.

I had no reason.

No reason at all.

Sorry, everyone.

I know it's the middle of the workday.

Don't be.

I was the one who suggested daytime in the first place.

Yeah, that's true.

Why did you, by the way?

Wouldn't the evening after work be more convenient?

Maybe. I don't know.

There's no particular reason.

Oh, okay. I just thought that maybe you didn't like going outside at night.

Very few people are out after dark these days.

Patients used to come in just a few minutes before closing. Now no one shows

after the sun sets.

And not just at the clinic, but everywhere around Sotoba.

Death in the village continued?

No. It's beyond continuing at this point.

Someone else dies almost every day. It's becoming the norm.

Tell me, do you guys remember Ikumi's crazy ranting and raving the other day?

I'm guessing you thought it was the prattle of a senile old woman.

Unfortunately, it wasn't. I can prove that what she said is true.

All we need to do is open up now Yasumori's grave.

I guarantee that it'll be... No! Stop talking! You're crazy!

I'm not listening to this.

Please. I need your help with this.

I can't stop it all by myself.

You're tired, Doctor.

Worn out.

I mean, a grave with no body? That sounds a little delusional.

Well, it's not.

Although there are some old folk remedies that call for human bones, I

that people used to dig up graves for the skeletons.

Oh, yeah.

That happened over in the U .S., too. A bunch of bodies were being stolen from

their graves. I think they made a movie about it.

Yeah, you're right. What was it called again?

I see.

So that's what you think.

Hey, I understand you're convinced that your theory is the right one.

But the rest of us here believe in a little something called rationalism.

We're stuck in the real world.

And in that world, things like monsters and demons don't exist.

They live in fairy tales and ghost stories meant to frighten children.

We can't expect to change that belief now.

We've got an epidemic.

Someone outside the village will notice soon enough.

When they do, all this will become public. And then we can sort things out.

Okay?

Yes, who is it? Oh, Dr. Ozeki.

Takafumi, what are you doing here?

Oh, they asked me to work here part -time to watch the office, since

ever here during the day.

Really? Apparently the chief got some kind of weird disease, so now he can

come in at night.

Sounds strange, but he is the boss.

Anyway, the other employees work at night, too, so they can match his

If you need to submit some paperwork, you can give it to me. But if you've got

question about something, you should come back when it gets dark. The real

employees should be here by then.

if we don't get home before dark.

Hey, wait for me!

All the normal office activity, except

it's at night.

Excuse me, where's the health officer?

He isn't here. It seems he went missing.

We haven't gotten a replacement yet.

Maybe I can help you.

I need to know the number of deaths in the village since September.

The number of deaths?

There have been none.

None, but... That's right.

Okiagari. All of them.

Lying to me is not going to work. There are still records of people dying

outside the village.

Mikiyasu Yasumori and his son Hiromi both died while in the hospital in

September.

I can bring in the doctor who attended them to prove it.

Ah, the family from Yasumoto Construction.

They moved away from the village just before they died.

They submitted their notification at the end of August.

So when they died in September, they weren't village residents.

And therefore, our death count remains at zero.

But what's unusual is that all six quit right before they died.

I don't mean the death count. People are suddenly moving away.

They just leave without saying goodbye.

Don't you find it strange? Enough already!

Who cares if people felt like moving out of here? The epidemic's gaining

momentum every day.

That's your goal. You're doing this to hide the deaths in the village.

So you understand now.

It won't work.

I wrote death certificates, too.

These are copies of them.

I'll take them out of the village and expose the fact that they don't match

family registers.

The matter will be publicly investigated. I think not, Doctor.

It's in your best interest to keep quiet. I have other plans for you.

Very delicious plans, at least for me.

Go, Doctor.

Behave, because if you decide to cause us any more trouble, you'll become

for these boys right here, right now.

My name is Chizuru Kirishiki.

I prefer to feed exclusively on virile young men like you.

I'll be paying you a visit one of these days, Dr. Ozaki. Look forward to it.

have all that much time left myself.

How does it look?

Is everything coming along smoothly so far?

Yep, no trouble at all.

Actually, business is booming.

See, since so many people are dropping dead left and right, the temple can't

possibly handle it all.

Three days ago, we held a grand funeral for Mr.

Yoshikazu Tanaka. It was very entertaining.

Entertaining? Yes!

I'm still not so sure about this.

I'll watch today's funeral and see for myself.

Please, by all means.

And do enjoy this delicious chocolate bar while you watch the festivities.

I'll pass.

What? What on earth is going on?

It's not like they were my first

choice. The temple was already busy. I didn't have many options.

All right, everybody, he's dead!

The time has come to say the final...

This is the area behind the hall, directly underneath the altar.

The coffin comes down through the trap door and is switched with an empty one

here. The empty one is then given to the family, who put it on a beer and carry

it, boo -hooing all the way to the cemetery.

A simple enough ruse.

Naturally, the corpse stays here for a few days so we can keep an eye on it.

That way, we'll be ready in case it does rise up to become one of us.

Hmm. Efficient. It saves us the trouble of digging our fellows up.

Exactly why the funeral home was created.

He'll be rising up today.

My, what an exceptional nose, even for a genro.

We'll move him out to your mighty immediately.

I'd like you to make the funerals a bit less flashy.

They're for the surviving family and friends.

They want a place where they can indulge in sentimentality.

Absolutely.

We'll implement all of the necessary changes right away.

I don't understand.

You don't want us to help out with the wake?

We have it well in hand, dear. Perhaps you and the other nurses could see to

necessary paperwork.

Well, then, back to work.

Bye. Thank you.

What was that?

Everyone's afraid.

We work at the clinic, so we're the most likely to be exposed to the epidemic.

They don't want people like us preparing and serving food at a wake.

We could be carriers.

I see. I guess.

What are you doing here?

Standing about chatting like hens. I wouldn't have thought you'd need to be

to get to work.

I don't want those commoners bumbling about in the house touching my

possessions.

Now, quit staring and get to the kitchen already.

But we... You can't order us around like servants.

You young lady seem to have forgotten who it is that pays your salary.

Oh, I remember quite clearly. I get paid by the clinic to work as a nurse.

Just let it go.

No way. I am not that old hag's servant.

You had better watch your tongue.

I will tell Toshio to let you go.

By all means.

There are plenty of hospitals out there that could use a good nurse like me.

Yuki was a great employee and the doctor doesn't even care that she's gone

missing.

Why should I stay?

That jerk.

He wouldn't even notice if I...

Good.

I'm glad to see you've arrived, Junior Monk. This way, please.

What's this?

It just arrived at the front desk.

Miss Isaki's quitting?

Why? The incident with Yuki hit her pretty hard.

What are you talking about?

You really don't remember?

She went missing. The clinic's been so busy lately.

But she never stopped working hard, even giving up holidays.

And when Satoko told us she disappeared... Doctor, Yuki's gone. We

her anywhere.

You said, I see.

How could you do that?

Well, I'm sorry about that.

I'm not the one you should apologize to.

What with Kyoko's condition, I can understand how you'd be distracted.

But when you couldn't even summon a shred of concern that a good nurse, an

important part of your team, had gone missing, that was just more than Sadako

could bear.

Well, I suppose there's no use blaming you now, is there?

This is my fault?

That's what I've been telling you. Were you even listening to me at all?

I can't say I understand you, but I do sympathize with you. So for today at

least, you won't be getting my letter of resignation.

We all know the death toll is continuing to rise.

For that reason, I think it's appropriate if we make this November's

dance a particularly solemn event.

I agree with Tomo. At a time like this, we need to petition the divine forces to

intercede on our behalf.

With so many gone, assigning all the parts will be difficult. We need to

some regular dancers.

If I remember correctly, my wife knows several of the roles by heart. I'm sure

she'll help out.

Good idea. She can teach your son what she knows, and he can participate, too.

don't know. If Koike's son inherited his father's clumsiness, that could be a

disaster. You better watch your mouth, young man.

What about the rest?

Old Lady Kitada probably knows a thing or two. She's been around long enough.

They don't know.

None of them.

Or rather, they choose not to.

Oh, you're back.

Yeah.

Hey, Muto.

Yeah? You've been here, working at the clinic, watching our patients, seeing

what's been happening since summer.

That's right.

Would you say the village is being invaded by... Vampire demon?

Yeah, that's a good one.

Sure is.

So then, you here to kill me?

You're Natsuno Yuki, aren't you?

Doctor, I want to ask something.

And what is that?

Answer this.

Do you still think Megumi Shimizu is really dead?

They say someone at that house died.

Yeah, she's dead.

Still moving around, though.

Just know, you're not alone.

Yami ni magirete Ichi wo kousu

Yami wo matotte Futto toko

emu Kino seita Omae

nado dare mo shiru hazu na Seki dake ga

Mitsumete ru

Ah,

the endless night wanders Ah,

I just dream of your dreams Ah,

the endless night wanders Ah,

I just dream of your dreams

Childish and primordial and permanent.

It's like a yearning for the maternal.

We may be human or cheeky, but we still want to be embraced and protected

from all that is out there waiting to hurt us.

Who doesn't share that wish?

Who doesn't have that yearning?