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STRANGE: JUNJI ITO'S TALES FOR SLEEPLESS NIGHTS

Here.

Thanks.

Okay, bye!

See you later!

Ryusuke

can I talk to you for a second?

Moving? No way! I don't want that!

Please, just listen to me.

Is it because you're going to marry that man?

Wouldn't you like to have a dad, too?

But my school and my friends...

You can just make new friends there.

Right?

No!

Ryusuke!

Hey, little boy.

Please listen to what's troubling me. Tell me what to do.

Tsujiura?

You see, there's someone I really like.

Someone I love very much.

But he already has a wife and kids.

And I'm carrying a baby, too!

But then he suddenly grew cold toward me.

But I still love him so much.

What are you even saying?

Will my love come true?

Is love that important?

Because love makes people happy.

Please. Tell me, won't you?

That kind of love never works, you idiot!

Here?

- Should we call the police? - Yes.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

I'm sorry, Ryusuke.

I made you move back here again because of me.

It's fine, really. Don't worry about it.

NOW ENTERING NAZUMI TOWN

NOW ENTERING NAZUMI TOWN

Will my love come true?

Will my love come true?

Will my love come true?

Okay, one more time.

Will my...

Will my love come--

This is our new student, Ryusuke Fukada.

Actually, Fukada lived here until eight years ago.

He moved back because of his family's situation.

Some of you may know him already

but please make him feel welcome.

Hey, do you remember me?

We went to elementary school together.

You're Midori.

Yes, I'm Midori Shibayama.

See? I told you he'd remember.

- That's great, Midori. - Yes.

Hey, what about me? Remember me?

Well...

Come on! It's Suzu! Suzu Tanaka!

- No way... - Sorry!

I'm just kidding!

So, Ryusuke, do you have a girlfriend?

- Suzu, come on. - What?

What? It's fine.

I've never had one.

- Really? - What? Such a waste!

I mean, being in love is the best feeling in the world.

You think so?

You were surprised to see how pretty Midori's gotten, right?

Come on, stop it.

She's a popular tsujiura subject among the boys.

Tsujiura?

You forgot?

It's the fortune-telling at a crossroads.

It's been a thing in this town forever, you know.

Like a local custom or something.

You stand at a crossroads and ask the first person who walks by.

For example, about love

like, "Will my love come true?"

It's famously accurate!

Actually, my parents even got together thanks to tsujiura.

But all they do is give you empty encouragement

like, "I'm sure it'll work out!" or "Good luck!"

without really thinking about it.

I just don't see the point in that.

That's easy for you to say, Midori.

You're pretty and smart, and you have a great personality.

I can't even imagine you getting your heart broken.

No, that's not...

But there are lots of people

who need someone, anyone

to give them that little push before they can take that first big step.

Suzu...

What do you think, Ryusuke?

Ryusuke?

Tsujiura is not something you should do.

My love won't come true. It never will.

My love won't come true. It never will.

My love won't come true. It never will.

My love won't come true.

Hey, have you heard?

- The first-year, right? - Yeah.

- I heard it was suicide. - What? Why?

I don't know. But maybe she did tsujiura.

Wait, didn't something like this happen before?

Back when we were in elementary school, right?

The one where that woman

- who was having an affair killed herself. - That's right.

Hey, that's enough.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

Do you have some bad memories with tsujiura or something?

Why do you ask?

Well, you were acting kind of weird the other day, too.

I get it. I feel the same way.

What?

The woman they were talking about earlier...

The one who killed herself years ago...

That woman...

Aoi...

She was my aunt.

She lived with us for years.

Since both my parents worked

Aoi was the one who looked after me a lot.

She was like a real big sister to me.

So...

Hey. Ryusuke?

- Midori. - Hey, Suzu.

What's up? You've seemed pretty down lately.

Are things not going well with Ryusuke?

I don't know. Lately, it feels like he's been avoiding me.

Wait, what? Why?

I don't know.

Midori...

All right! The great Suzu will subtly find out what's going on with him.

Don't.

Leave it to me. I won't forgive anyone who makes you cry.

You're ridiculous.

But thanks.

Okay, then you're buying me the chocolate donut from the cafeteria.

Wait, what about your diet?

- That doesn't count. - Seriously?

I'm going to eat a ton!

- Yeah, right. - What? It's true!

So? Why are you avoiding Midori?

- Do you not like her anymore? - What? No way!

Then why?

Because I have no right to like her.

What do you mean? Talk to me. Maybe I can help.

It's fine. Sorry.

But really, it's fine.

I know.

Excuse me.

Good morning, Suzu.

Suzu?

Ryusuke.

Suzu?

After we talked...

I went and did tsujiura.

Tsujiura? What was it like?

He wore all black, had piercings

and he was this really pretty boy with a beautiful face...

I asked

what I could do to get you two to make up. Then...

You should worry more about your own love life.

You should worry more about your own love life.

You should worry more about your own love life.

You should worry more about your own love life.

That's when he made me realize how I really felt!

I'm sorry, Midori.

But I love Ryusuke.

I really do! I love you so much I could die!

Ryusuke!

Ryusuke! Where are you going?

I'm just heading home now.

- Hey, want to go to a café with me? - Why?

How about a movie? A movie?

Want to go see one?

Tell me what movies you like, Ryusuke.

- I don't like any. - I like movies too.

SUZU

Hello?

Ryusuke?

I love you.

I love you...

I love you...

Ryusuke!

Ryusuke!

Ryusuke?

Good morning, Ryusuke.

Here, for you.

I already have lunch.

Then you eat mine. I'll take care of that one.

What do you think you're doing? Stop it!

Knock it off.

If you still don't get it, I'll tell you straight. I...

I don't like you.

Why not?

But I just...

I followed what my tsujiura said about my love...

Hey! I heard someone else killed themselves at the crossing.

What, again?

This time it's a girl from another school.

She did tsujiura too and met that pretty boy.

No way. He's seriously a Grim Reaper.

It's no joke.

The Crossroads Pretty Boy.

A Grim Reaper.

I'm sorry.

I went way too far this morning.

Suzu, you're... How do I put this...

It's like the Crossroads Pretty Boy cursed you with his words.

So...

Your feelings for me...

aren't...

real.

Anyway, I want you to wake up--

SELF-STUDY

Suzu...

I actually liked Suzu a lot.

Wait, what? Is that true, Aoyama?

Heard he was there when she killed herself.

That's really intense.

He's real. The Crossroads Pretty Boy.

He uses cursed words to make people who do tsujiura kill themselves. I'm sure of it.

I have to stop it.

The Pretty Boy and tsujiura itself.

But how?

I don't know, but...

Ryusuke?

I'll stop it. I have to stop it.

This place is...

No! Don't do tsujiura!

Well...

Will my love come true?

Ryusuke?

It's just an illusion. It has to be.

That's him!

Hey!

Damn it, where did he go?

Ryusuke.

Ryusuke?

Ryusuke.

Ryusuke...

Ryusuke...

I love you so much I could die!

Suzu, I'm sorry.

- Midori! - Ryusuke!

The Crossroads Pretty Boy was just here!

What?

But how did you get here?

She saved me.

Suzu saved me.

- What? - I mean...

But who is he really? The Crossroads Pretty Boy?

I don't know.

Isn't it suicide?

Should we call the police?

THIS DRAMA IS A WORK OF FICTION

ALL CHARACTERS AND ORGANIZATIONS APPEARING IN THIS WORK ARE FICTITIOUS

- Nao? - How have you been?

Go on, just jump. Just jump already!

Again. And this time, say it properly.

So, this is your revenge.

Nao, do you want to play?