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What?!

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

Mizuno Sanae, was it?

She and Kouchi often talked about books together.

She was so young...

Hopefully her brothers will be okay.

Oh, she had brothers?

One of them is Takeru.

He's in my class.

Dear me, this is awful.

Didn't a girl in your class recently die in an accident, too?

A funeral always follows one's death.

I'm so tired of funerals... So very tired.

I'm so very tired of funerals...

June 4

(Thurs.)

I know how much of a shock it is to hear about Mizuno's sister,

but it'll be all right.

We can get through this if we all stick together.

Hey.

She died.

Mizuno's sister died in an accident yesterday.

I see.

sElf-Study SketchINg

I wonder if Ms. Mikami is okay.

She might be sick.

She didn't look too good.

I hope she doesn't...

Hey, Sakakibara?

Yeah?

You don't think Ms. Mikami has some serious, life-threatening illness, do you?

I'm sure she's fine.

You're probably right.

Are you that worried?

Well, after what happened to Sakuragi...

And now with Mizuno's sister...

So...

Do you think there's some connection between those accidents?

I-I don't...

Where are you going?

To do some research.

Yomiyama Prefectural Junior High School

Class of 1972

I see.

Of course I wouldn't find Misaki's name here.

Mom...

Did you find her?

Yes.

Interesting. So she graduated back in '72.

Which class was she in?

Class 3, just like me.

Oh? Which one is your mother?

This one.

Ritsuko...?

You know her?

Somewhat.

Ritsuko was...

But I heard she died. When did that happen?

15 years ago. Right after having me.

15 years ago?

I see. So that's what happened.

Kouichi.

Mr. Kubodera asked me to send you to the faculty room.

I see. Thanks.

Allow me to apologize in advance.

I'm sorry, but this is for all of us.

So, forgive us.

You're aware that Mizuno Sanae died in an accident at the hospital yesterday, correct?

Yes, I do.

Excuse me, but am I being suspected of something?

No, no. We know it was an accident.

A very unfortunate accident.

But we found Ms. Mizuno's cell phone in that elevator.

Were you speaking with her at around one o'clock yesterday?

Yes, I was.

She was on the roof at the time, correct?

And then she went into the elevator...

What caused the accident?

That's what we're investigating.

All we know is that the sheaves holding the cables in place came loose, causing it to fall.

That building is several decades old,

and it's been through numerous structural modifications.

At any rate, let's be careful.

Especially where unusual accidents are concerned.

Ayano Aya

Akazawa Izumi

Sakakibara.

Are the police finished questioning you?

Yes.

I see.

You're dismissed for the day, then.

Um, where is everyone?

The new female class officer was selected during homeroom.

It's Akazawa.

Where did everyone go, though?

Please be sure to uphold the class rules at all times.

Do I make myself clear?

Who is dead?aa

Who is dead?aa

Who is dead?aa

Who is dead?aa

Who is dead?aa

Yeah, sure.

Hey.

Wanna walk home together?

Where did everyone go during sixth period?

We went to the meeting room to take care of some stuff.

What sort of stuff?

You've witnessed some strange occurrences since you've come here, haven't you?

If you know what's going on, can you at least tell me?

Sorry, I can't.

All I can say is that something very unpleasant might happen to you soon.

What?

During that meeting,

Akazawa said we needed to discuss something,

without you there.

Even if you don't like what happens, just try to deal with it.

Remember that you're doing it for all of us.

So, please.

"All of us"?

...but this is for all of us.

So, forgive us.

Is this one of those class rules?

Yeah.

I don't get it...

Can I ask for one favor?

What is it?

I'd like a copy of the class roster.

You didn't get one?

It's just not fair.

I don't agree with how Akazawa is handling this.

It's not fair to force her ideas down our throats.

There must be a lot you want to know, Sakakibara.

Yeah.

Feel free to ask me, then.

I'll tell you everything I know.

Wait, Takabayashi! Are you serious?

Okay.

Does Misaki Mei exist?

Misaki Mei is...

Takabayashi! Takabayashi!

Good morning. You're early today.

June 5

(Fri.)

That's that, then. Are there any other...

No, forget it.

Did something happen this morning?

Let us pray so that Takabayashi's soul may rest in peace.

There have been many depressing events as of late,

but do not lose heart, and do not give up.

We will get through all this together.

Remember to uphold the class rules at all times.

Ms. Mikami is in a difficult position,

but she has agreed to cooperate to the best of her ability.

Does everyone understand?

Hey.

What's with him?

Hey, Wakui?

What's going on?

The person you are trying to reach currently

has their phone off or is out of the service area.

Yo.

Hey...

Sorry.

Figures of Speech

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

"A rumor walks alone."

We see something that is not human being expressed with human-like behaviors.

This is known as personification.

Please note that these human-like behaviors are being expressed by something that is not human.

Pascal once said, "Man is but a reed, but he is a thinking reed."

This is not personification.

So that's what they meant.

It is a metaphor.

Does that make sense?

Hi.

What's wrong?

Your call was unexpected.

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Misaki Mei

So, you got a copy of the class roster.

And?

Let me start from the beginning.

Did you hear that Takabayashi died?

He had a heart attack.

I know he had heart problems, but...

I see.

The second June death was caused by illness.

And when I got to school today,

the whole class was acting weird.

They acted as if I wasn't there.

So that's what they decided to do...

Does this mean I'm just like you now?

How does it feel to not exist?

Not so great.

But in a way, it's a load off my mind.

It is?

Because now I know that you exist.

This is where you live, isn't it?

Yes.

But I thought you already figured this out.

You did say you lived around here.

And you're not a customer.

Was that your mother who answered the phone?

She was surprised.

I very rarely get calls from schoolmates.

Is Kirika your mom?

Yes. I guess you'd call it a pseudonym.

She goes by Kirika.

She's a strange woman who isolates herself in the studio upstairs.

So the "M" in "Studio M" stands for Misaki?

It all makes sense now, doesn't it?

Let's go upstairs.

Did you know this was here?

Here you go.

Why don't you ask the questions?

It might be easier to explain everything that way.

I thought you hated being questioned.

I do, but for today...

I'll make a special exception.

First off, Misaki Mei...

...you exist, right?

Did you think I was a ghost?

Sort of.

I guess you couldn't help it.

But your doubts are gone now, right?

Now that you know I exist as a living human.

I'm only nonexistent to the others in class 3.

Since when?

It started on May 1st.

That's pretty recent.

A lot of things seemed strange to you from the start, right?

And nobody would tell me why.

Not explaining the situation to you in the first place was a mistake.

How so?

You were supposed to treat me as someone who didn't exist,

just like the rest of the class.

But now, you're the same as me.

How awful for you.

So they weren't bullying you?

I don't think anyone thought of it like that.

I know that I no longer exist to them,

but why are they doing this?

That's the question.

Do you remember the story about the Misaki who died 26 years ago?

Yeah.

That was the trigger.

After that, class 3 drew closer to death.

Death?

It happened to class 3 the year after Misaki's class graduated.

And, once it happens, once it begins,

somebody dies each month.

Either a student, or someone from their family.

What is "it"?

It's when...

...the number of students in the class increases by one.

Increases? So who is it?

Nobody knows.

They can never figure out who the extra one is.

The extra one?

25 years ago, shortly after the new term began, they realized that they were short one desk and chair.

Even though they had prepared enough for every student.

Couldn't they just check the school records?

It was useless. They tried many times.

The roster and records had been altered to be inconsistent.

They were just one desk and chair short.

So, someone rewrote the numbers?

I used the word "altered" figuratively.

They say that everyone's memories had changed as well.

Huh?

Sounds impossible, doesn't it?

But it's supposedly true.

I was told this type of phenomenon could happen.

Phenomenon?

At first, they thought it was just an error and ignored it.

But starting in April, people connected to the class started to die each month.

Each month?

For the whole year?

That year, I think it was six students and ten family members.

Clearly abnormal, right?

This phenomenon has continued in class 3 ever since.

So a ninth grader in class 3, named Misaki, died 26 years ago.

And the following year, there was an extra student in the class somehow.

After which, people connected to the class started to die each month.

Why do people die when there's an extra student?

Nobody knows the reason.

That's just what happens.

Plus, that extra student is...

...someone dead.

You mean the Misaki who died 26 years ago?

Who is dead?aa

Is it... a ghost, or something?

I think it's different from what we'd call a ghost.

It seems to have a physical body.

There's no way to tell it apart from the rest of us.

No way to tell?

That dead person has a soul and its memories,

and they don't realize they're dead.

Who are they?

The people connected to the class who have died over the years.

This is how I see it.

Because of what class 3 did 26 years ago, the class is now a place that invites the dead.

After that, the dead began to join the class and drew class 3 closer to death.

In response,

the students in class 3 came up with several "countermeasures" to try to escape this calamity.

Like exorcisms?

Possibly.

They tried moving to a different classroom,

and changing the name of class 3 to class C.

But that didn't stop it.

So the problem is with the students in the ninth grade's third class?

Seems to be.

Then, about ten years ago,

they found a way to deal with the problem.

A method that prevented people from dying each month.

Don't tell me...

They treat one student like they don't exist, to make up for the extra person.

That way, they return the class to its correct number,

and they can avoid the calamity for that year.

It's sort of like a charm.

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

Face to face.