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Satoko's absent again today?

Mi.

She's been out a while for a cold. I hope she gets well soon.

Yeah.

At the time, I didn't have a clue as to what had befallen Satoko

and what things were bound to happen.

The Cursed Murder Chapter Part 2 Bond

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

When you turn around, who is that behind you?

furimuita sono ushiro no shoumen dare

Bury your claws in the darkness and shred the night

kurayami ni tsume wo tatete yoru wo hikisaita

The raindrops turn to drops of blood and trickle down your cheek

amadare wa chi no shizuku to natte hoho wo tsutaiochiru

If you have no place to return to

mou dokonimo kaeru basho ga nainara

If you have no place to return to

mou dokonimo kaeru basho ga nainara

Stop on this finger, on this finger of mine

kono yubi tomare watashi no yubi ni

I'll take you away, along with that finger

sono yubi goto tsuretetteageru

Where the evening cicadas cry in the forbidden forest

higurashi ga naku akazu no mori de

You cannot turn back anymore

atomodori wa mou dekinai

Here!

Thanks, Maebara-san!

You're the best in Japan!

Don't forget you owe me!

Right, we'll never forget this!

They really know how to get by.

Hello, good afternoon.

Sorry to bother you during your lunch break.

Yeah.

I'm from the Okinomiya police department.

My name is Ooishi.

The staff room is over there...

Oh, no, it's not that.

Could you call Houjou Satoko-san out for me?

What do the police want with Satoko?

Oh, no, no. It's not a big deal.

I guess I'm not allowed to meet with her without an appointment.

Oh, hello.

May I have a second?

I'd like you to call Houjou Satoko-san out for me.

Um, Houjou-san is absent today.

Absent?

Oh, dear. I'm not having much luck today.

Would you tell me the name of this gentleman here?

It's Maebara Keiichi-san.

Oh, so you are the scion of the Maebara family.

I heard your father is a famous artist.

So what if he is?

You shouldn't be making enemies in a place like this.

Otherwise...

You might have some odd grudge

come right back at you when you least expect it.

I think you should stop there.

Oh, if it isn't Dr. Irie.

I was thinking of coming by your office later on as well.

We can't seem to have a nice talk since you're always busy.

Then I suggest you bring a warrant

since I can voluntarily refuse questioning and going to the station.

He's Ooishi Kuraudo, a detective.

Ooishi...

It hurt so much, but there isn't a single bruise.

That man is used to doing these things.

He said he wanted to see Satoko about something.

Satoko-chan?

He's a stubborn man.

Does he come to see Satoko often?

Maebara-san, have you heard about Oyashiro-sama's curse

and Satoko-chan at least a little?

Oh, you mean how Satoko's parents were dam proponents

and Oyashiro-sama's curse caused them to fall to their deaths.

After their parents passed away,

she and her brother moved in with their uncle and his wife.

Really?

The uncle was her father's younger brother.

I never heard that.

But I heard that life after that

was very difficult for Satoko-chan and her brother.

"Difficult life"?

Abuse.

However, luckily or unluckily...

On festival night last year, the aunt was beaten to death by a drug addict.

The entire village gossiped the death

wasn't a simple murder case but was Oyashiro-sama's curse.

The uncle feared Oyashiro-sama's curse and went into hiding.

I heard he went crawling to his mistress's place in Okinomiya.

So then Satoko was freed.

Yes, but that man started to appear

as though he was taking her uncle's place.

That man?

Ooishi.

But why does he need to follow Satoko around?

I heard a rumor that worries me.

A rumor?

Yes. I heard he's back.

Who's back?

Houjou's uncle.

What does his return have to do with Satoko's absence?

I-I don't know about that...

What do you mean you don't know?

Sorry.

No problem.

Satoko...

This house is...

Supervisor?

Maebara-san.

I didn't expect to see you here.

Satoko?

I coincidentally ran into the supervisor on the way back from shopping.

He said he'd drive me home, so I gratefully accepted.

A bicycle couldn't carry so much.

Satoko, this...

Satoko! You left while the kettle was on!

You idiot!

I'm sorry.

You said to go shopping right away, so...

Idiot!

Well, well! If it isn't Dr. Irie!

I coincidentally ran into Satoko.

Is that so?

Hey, Tecchan.

What, Tsubaki? You got a "riichi" again?

My uncle's friends are visiting from town

and they're playing mahjong.

What's with that?

He's busy playing around and makes you go buy this stuff?

Those bruises... What happened?

Hey!

That jerk...

I know how you feel. But please hold back for now.

Thank you, Keiichi-san.

Satoko...

Just now, you looked like my real nii-nii.

My real nii-nii is gone, but I now have a new nii-nii named Keiichi.

I'll never run away.

Satoko!

Hurry up and bring over the food!

Where in the world did Satoshi go?

All we can say is that he ran away.

If he was going to run away, why didn't he take her too?

I bet Satoko thought the same thing when she was left behind.

That she was a burden to her brother and was left behind.

No way...

You can separate parent and child under the child welfare act

as an emergency measure to ensure a child's safety.

But Satoko-chan doesn't want that.

Satoko doesn't?

It seems she believes enduring her uncle's abuse is her ordeal.

She wants to overcome it alone, without depending on others.

She believes without such strength, Satoshi-kun won't return.

So then Satoko...

...won't admit the abuse.

No way...

Of course, if the abuse is made public, the child consultation office

can forcibly take her into protective custody despite that.

But for Satoko, that means she's been defeated.

Her reason for living is to become strong

and wait for Satoshi-kun's return.

If I...

...really feel that she's in danger, I'll report it without hesitation.

Even if she ends up hating me as a result!

Why would you go so far...

Huh?

Oh, excuse me.

You're from Hinamizawa, right?

Yes...

Can you tell me how to get to Furude Shrine from here?

If you don't mind going together, I can take you.

I'm Tomitake, a freelance photographer.

I'm Maebara.

Oh, if it isn't Maebara-kun.

Hello.

Oh, do you know each other?

Um...

You still can't remember me?

Takano Miyo-san.

She works at the village clinic.

I don't blame you.

We've only passed a few times on the road.

Oh, I see.

It seems you're pretty famous.

Why of course, since you're the scion of the Maebara family.

Are you two colleagues?

Oh, we're no colleagues.

I'm just a beginner being introduced to it.

The cotton drifting starts in two days, right?

I plan to take pictures starting with tomorrow's setup.

The festival for paying thanks to Oyashiro-sama, right?

Yes, the festival to pay thanks to Oyashiro-sama.

Oyashiro-sama, who curses the village's enemies, huh?

If it happens again this year, I wonder who it will be...

Those incidents?

Yes.

Can someone die from something like a curse?

But those incidents really did occur, right?

What if, for instance, someone is imitating the curse to kill people?

Do you know something, Takano-san?

I don't mind telling you if you want.

I was really worried that you were going to be absent too.

Satoko-chan...

I heard she called in and said her cold seems to be lasting longer.

Since we feel bad for her, we were talking about visiting her.

What are you saying, Rika-chan?

All of you know Satoko really isn't sick, right?

Don't ever say such shameless things again!

Who'd you hear that from?

I saw yesterday.

It's not just you, Keiichi-kun.

It's hard for everyone.

I'm sorry.

Stand! Bow!

Goodbye.

Kei-chan, let's go home. You're not up for club activities, right?

Oh, Mion, can I come over to your house today?

I want to borrow some manga...

Sure.

Sonozaki

So what's up?

You had something to discuss, right?

I do.

Something quite serious.

You might be bewildered at such a sudden topic...

...but I'd like you to listen.

As the next family head and leader of the three great families of Onigafuchi Village, Sonozaki Mion.

Where'd you hear that?

That's irrelevant.

It seems you know a lot about me that may be true or not.

So what are you trying to say?

You know about Oyashiro-sama's curse, right?

If this year's curse isn't set to fall on Satoko's uncle,

splease change it to him.

I-I heard that Oyashiro-sama's curse is...

Um...

That they're caused by the three great families

led by the Sonozakis, and the whole village, right?

I-I'm not interested in whether you're involved or not.

But if you can contact those who choose the curse's target...

...I just want you to tell them to choose Satoko's uncle. Please!

Are you calling me a murderer, Kei-chan?

I don't care whether you're the ringleader or not involved!

I just want to save Satoko!

So curse Satoko's uncle this year...

Stop.

I'd like to prepare dinner soon, so could you leave for today?

Mion...

I totally understand how you feel.

If I really were, as you say, in the position to manipulate

the three great families' choice of victim,

then I'd probably grant your wish.

Mion!

But the reality is different.

I'm just Sonozaki Mion.

It's true there are various bad rumors about the Sonozakis...

...but we'd never do something as appalling as murder.

I'm sorry.

Oh, those are Satoko-chan's shoes!

Right?

You're right.

We can't say much just because she's back.

Satoko!

Mi.

What is it?

It's only the morning, but you're all so noisy.

Satoko-chan.

Who called the child probation officer?

Honestly, it was such a mess.

A child probation officer came?

Out of the blue, and my uncle and I were very annoyed.

Jeez.

What happened to your uncle?

We admitted some misunderstandings

and both apologized.

Mi.

What, Rika-chan?

Satoko told the officer nothing was wrong and sent them away.

Who called them?

Chie-sensei.

She knew?

Despite looks, she's the homeroom teacher.

She sent them away herself, huh?

Yes.

But no matter how she denies it, the abuse is a fact, right?

This is the third time.

There were two reports of Satoko and child abuse in the past.

In the past?

Yes.

Even with her late father.

Her late father wasn't her real father.

Satoko's mother had remarried.

Satoko and Satoshi were born before that

and had no blood ties to their father.

Even before Satoko was in her uncle and his wife's care,

she didn't have a good family relationship.

In order to trick her stepfather,

Satoko made up an abuse story and called the abuse hotline,

but the officer found out the truth.

Then they think it's a lie again?

I don't know, but at the very least,

I think she wasn't put in protective custody.

What's with that?

Then that means since Satoko might lie,

they're just observing the case?

Satoko...

Well, it's time for lunch.

Mi.

Look, look! It's omelet rice today!

Nice, Rena-san!

Becoming a bride at any time would be no surprise.

Me, a bride?

Satoko...

Nii-nii.

Satoko-chan?

Hey, what's wrong?

Satoko!

Satoko-chan...

S-Satoko, are you all right?

No!

Satoko, what's wrong with you?

No more... No... No...

No.

No... No... No...

No...

Satoko...

I-I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry...

I'm sorry...

I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry...

I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry...

Satoko...

To get my happiness I have done everything,

but had done nothing to be blamed and accused of.

The sound of footsteps became louder every day,

Then I noticed the fact there was no time.

I was a believer in life to be myself always,

and was asking whether I would be alive.

Give me a reason why not to adapt in this way,

or judge me to be guilty of so many incurable sins.

Tell me why, or why not. Complaining way too much,

maybe I overlooked something fatal for me.

Next

Episode

What was sought was the usual daze.

Preview

What's heard is the sound of malicious rain.

What drifted away was the door to darkness.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

"The Cursed Murder Chapter Part 3: Borderline.

The Cursed Murder Chapter Part 3 Borderline

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