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Shall I show you?

Shall I show you...

...what's under this eyepatch?

Open your eyes and bare the darkness within

yoru wo oou mabuta hirake

Don't fear the evil in them

magaki kage wo osoreru nakare

Like a puppet that was

honokuraki hitsugi kara

disgorged by a gloomy coffin

umiotosareta ningyou no you ni

your body is covered in blood-red ice

karada wa akaku kogoe

and blackness is the cradle of your soul

kokoro wa yami ni ayasaresodatsu

Can you see me?

kimi ni boku ga mieru kai

I can feel the chill of your hands

tsunagu te no tsumetasa ni

Raise your blood-stained talons

senketsu no tsume tateru

Scowl at the world around you

mayu yosete goran yo

Let us destroy each other

kowashiaou saki ni

and evade a future where all is clad in doubt and confusion

tsuzuku nazo ni michiru ketsumatsu wo

Otherwise, with our wings and feet ripped from us

hane mo ashi mo mogareta mama

we will rot away under this empty sky

kokuu no naka kuchihateru yori

There is a second me

mou hitori boku ga ite

which loves someone so much it draws blood

dareka wo itai hodo aishiteiru n da

Tell me now, which is the real one?

saa docchi ga maboroshi darou ne

An artificial eye?

My left eye comes from a doll.

It can see things that should remain unseen, so I tend to keep it covered.

Are you not feeling well?

This might not be a good place for you, since you're not used to it.

Not a good place?

These dolls...

You see, dolls are hollow.

Both their bodies and their souls are completely hollow.

It's a hollowness that connects them with death.

But hollow things seek to fill their emptiness.

Don't you feel as though this place is drawing something out of you?

Yeah.

We should go.

It's much more comfortable upstairs.

Do you live nearby?

Yes.

That thing about "Yomi at Twilight"...

Is that the name of this shop?

Feel free to drop in. Studio M

What is Studio M?

Kirika's studio.

It's on the second floor.

Kirika?

The person who makes these dolls.

The ones in the basement, too?

I think they're all Kirika's.

Why does that doll look so much like you?

I don't know.

When I first met you... weren't you holding a doll?

Yes.

I heard a girl died at the hospital that day.

Was it for her?

I mean, uh...

I think her name was Misaki, or Masaki.

Something like that.

Do you have any sisters?

Apparently, she was an only daughter, so her parents were devastated.

Why are you...

"Why?" indeed.

I have no other customers.

Is there anything else you want to ask me?

Well...

There are a few things that seem off.

Like...

I warned you not to get close to me.

But it may be too late.

For what?

You're absolutely clueless, aren't you?

There's a legend in this town.

About class 3 of 26 years ago.

Nobody has told you yet?

There was once a student who excelled in both sports and her studies.

She was kind to everyone.

Both the teachers and students adored her.

But shortly after starting the ninth grade, she died.

How?

The story I heard was that her and her family died in a plane crash.

But there are several other theories.

Some say it was a car accident,

while others claim she died in a house fire.

At any rate, everyone in the class was completely shocked.

Everyone was overcome with grief.

But suddenly, someone said,

"She isn't dead."

He pointed to her desk and said,

"Look, she's right there."

"She's alive and well."

After that, other students started to say the same.

"He's right. She's not dead."

That behavior spread through the rest of the class like a chain reaction.

Nobody wanted to accept the truth.

They didn't want to accept the cruel reality.

I'm sure you can relate.

Everyone in the class continued with that act, insisting that the girl was still alive.

Even the homeroom teacher sided with them.

"It's true. She's alive."

"So you should all continue to work as a team"

"until the day you all graduate together."

The principal even arranged to have Misaki's seat included in their graduation ceremony.

Hey... Is this for real?

So, after graduation, everyone gathered in the classroom for the class photo.

The whole class, including the teacher.

But when they looked at the photo, they noticed something.

To the side of the photo, they could see the girl who should not have been there.

Her face was deathly pale,

but she smiled like everyone else.

That girl...

The student who died...

...was named Misaki.

There's more to this story.

Oh, sorry.

I'm sorry, Grandma.

Yeah, I'm okay.

I just got a little sidetracked.

I'm heading home now.

I hate those devices.

You can be found and caught anywhere you are.

It's closing time.

Please go on home now.

1998 Midterm Exam Schedule

Grade 9

Exam Dates

May 25 (Mon.)

May 26 (Tue.)

Science

Math

Social Studies

Japanese

Once exams are over, we start career counseling.

I can't believe we have to talk to our teachers about that.

It's so depressing.

High school acceptance rates are over 95% these days.

I wouldn't worry about it.

There's definitely a high school that you can get into.

Is that supposed to encourage me?

That was my intent.

Where are you gonna go?

West High.

Are your grades that high?

I'm working on them.

Oh yeah?

Ah...

Well, good luck with that.

Still, you're stuck with me until graduation.

Keep your strength up!

You're stuck?

We've been together since the second grade.

We're even neighbors.

When we were kids, we did all kinds of stupid things together.

But now he's turned into this pseudo-honors student who can't keep up with my improv.

To me, it just looks like you haven't changed.

I've changed a lot!

What do you know about me?

I know things about you that even you don't know.

Like what?

That's how we're stuck with each other.

I see.

So, what are you gonna do about high school?

Gonna go back to Tokyo?

Yeah.

My dad will be back in Japan by next spring.

You'll go to a private school there?

Probably.

That's one way, I guess.

What do you mean?

Maybe I'll go to a private school in Tokyo, too.

What school are you going to, Kouichi?

K High.

K High, huh?

Akazawa, you're going to Tokyo?

If I do, I suppose I'll live on my own.

Weren't you going to that Sacred Heart something-or-other girls' school?

I never said I wanted to go there!

Another one who's trying too hard for nothing.

Sakakibara?

Didn't you bring an umbrella?

No.

I didn't think I'd need one.

Um...

Would you like to walk home with me, then?

My house is just past yours.

But... I couldn't ask you to do that.

It's no big deal.

Come on, let's go.

By the way, what do you do for class trips here?

Last year we went to Tokyo.

We went to a big amusement park,

and to the top of Tokyo Tower.

It was so much fun.

You went to Tokyo, huh?

I love Tokyo. There's so much to do there.

I wish I could go to school there...

Why don't you?

My family can't afford it.

Wait, aren't class trips usually a ninth grade thing?

We tend to go during fall of eighth grade.

Although, it used to be during spring of ninth grade.

Used to?

Oh. Yeah...

I don't know when it changed.

I don't dislike rain.

Hey, Sakuragi?

What was Misaki like?

Don't...

Don't what?

Don't ever speak that name in class 3!

What?

But why—

Man, the rain's gotten worse.

Hey, do you know the legend about class 3 of 26 years ago?

You actually believe stories like that?

How...

How do you know...?

I just heard a rumor.

How much did you hear?

A popular student suddenly died,

and then she showed up in the class' graduation photo.

That's about it.

Only the first year...

Why do you all look so serious?

Sakakibara knows about the first year...

Good morning, Rei!

Rei!

Yeah, yeah. Good morning.

Ah. That's a delicate issue.

Let's try to keep it as quiet as possible, for now.

Just keep an eye on things.

I'm home!

Welcome back.

Hey, don't you have exams next week?

Figure they'll be a breeze?

Not at all.

I'm doing all the studying I need to.

Okay, then. Sorry I asked.

Man, I'm beat!

Um, Reiko?

Do you remember which ninth grade class my mom was in?

Nope.

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Do you know about the legend of class 3—

Reiko?

Huh?

Um, I was asking about class 3 of 26 years ago.

That story's been swirling around for years.

I heard there's a continuation to it.

You don't know anything else?

You know the rest, don't you?

That type of story tends to get embellished.

I don't think you should take it too seriously.

There's a right time to find out about everything.

Ritsuko was in class 3.

Why, Rei?

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Yeah?

Are you all right?

Why do you ask?

I called because I thought you were in trouble!

Akazawa looks like she's about to blow her top!

Why would she...

Listen, Sakaki.

Don't involve yourself with things that don't exist!

What are you talking about?

It's dangerous!

As for that story you asked about yesterday,

I'll tell you everything next month.

So, for the rest of this month, just—

It's about that girl who died at the hospital.

Did you find something?

Her name was Misaki.

Misaki, not Masaki.

The "mi" used in "future",

and the "saki" meaning "blooming flowers".

And it turns out her surname was Fujioka.

Fujioka Misaki?

Why do you want to know about her?

Um, well...

You don't have to tell me right now.

But someday, okay?

Okay.

By the way, you have exams coming up, right?

Yes.

My little brother's studying like crazy, too.

You have a brother?

Two, actually.

They're both total muscleheads, though.

They don't care one bit about books!

I don't think they've ever read anything except comics.

Isn't that just awful?

May 26

(Tue.)

You're always done early.

Am I?

You left before the exam period ended yesterday, too.

Are you okay?

Yes, I am.

So, her name was Fujioka Misaki.

The girl who died.

Misaki...

Misaki was my cousin.

We used to be together all the time.

We were much more closely connected.

Connected?

Hey...

About class 3 from 26 years ago...

What's the rest of the story?

Nobody will tell you?

No.

I suppose that's understandable.

There's something I've wanted to ask.

Something I've been wondering since I transferred here.

Why does everyone in our class,

even our teachers, act like you—

Because I don't exist.

Listen, Sakaki.

Don't involve yourself with things that don't exist!

That's...

It's dangerous!

But...

None of them can see me.

What if you're the only one who can see me?

No...

It can't be...

That's...

What's wrong with her?

Just as the colors fade from old film

iroaseteku firumu no you ni

the things I feel in the present fade from memory sooner or later

tashika na ima mo izure kasunde

as will the short-lived times of happiness and innocence we enjoyed

nande mo naku waraiatta setsuna no jikan to hikari

I believe that the memories we have in common

tsunagatteyuku kioku no soko ni

harbor the potential for finding love again deep within

dareka ga mitsukeru tame aru to shinjiteru

Even now I believe that

ima demo

Put flesh.