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Hey, landlord!

Don't poke it too much. It'll smell really bad!

I know!

Maggots are coming out... Did someone throw away food?

H...Hey, landlord, what's that?

That! That!

What the hell?!

CURSE KILLING CHAPTER ONE: THE OLDER BROTHER

{OP}

{Episode}

Tokyo?

Your father's teacher collapsed right before an event.

It turns out I'm going to Tokyo to help,

and it looks like it'll be for a few days.

While I'm gone, you'll have to cook.

Keiichi, will you be all right?

Yeah, I'll be fine.

It'll work out... Work out...

It's not going to work out!

Your parents must be having a hard time.

That's not the problem! It's food, food!

What do I do while they're gone?

Then all you have to do is get your act straight and cook.

Yeah, yeah! Food you make yourself tastes really good.

Yeah, it's good to do that sometimes.

You might cut or burn your fingers. Poor, poor you.

No choice.

I'm going to do it!

Here I go!

DINNER RECIPES FOR MEN

Just like a master chef!

No! This might be bad.

What are you doing?

Turn off the gas right now!

Wait, why are you in my house?

This is trespassing.

If you're saying that, then you were just caught for arson.

It was almost going to be a huge fire.

I guess that was really turning into a fire?

Of course.

If Satoko and I hadn't come,

the fire would be flaring and the fire trucks blaring by now.

I...I'm sorry.

You're my saviors.

Honestly, you need to be looked after.

Y...Yes.

I never expected to have Satoko make my dinner.

Keiichi-san, if you have time to sit there doing nothing,

then get the bowls and chopsticks ready.

Rika and I will be eating too, so set the table for three.

Right, right.

Mew.

You seem to be in a good mood, Rika-chan.

So different from Satoko's bad mood.

Satoko isn't in a bad mood at all.

I haven't seen her having fun like that in a while.

Having fun? She is?

It reminds me of when Satoko was with her nii-nii.

Huh? Nii-nii?

Nii-nii as in brother.

Satoko's older brother.

Her brother?

His name is Satoshi.

Satoshi?

When Satoko was with Satoshi, she always had fun like this.

Had fun?

Do they live separately now?

Yes.

They were very close siblings.

Satoko was the one who suggested we come by today.

She did?

She couldn't leave you alone.

She's a reliable younger sister, even now.

Here you go.

Thank you.

I'm going to eat!

The rice is cooked well,

and good job on the side dishes, too.

I'm honored to be praised, but it's not that great.

The side dishes are store bought, and I just opened a can for this.

No, this is a great dinner.

Well, if you understand now that even I can make decent food,

then that's enough.

Eating dinner like this

is like we're eating with Satoshi, so it's fun.

I miss those days.

I wonder where he is and what he's doing.

Oh, Satoshi is my nii-nii.

Oh no, I mean, um,

my older brother.

Oh, I see.

It's a surprise that someone so incapable of supporting himself

could run away.

Run away?

Well, I bet he'll eventually come back out of the blue.

I've misjudged you.

I didn't think you were such a strong person.

I...I've always been strong.

I was just playing along with you and fooling around.

You're right. Good girl.

Are you really complimenting me? I feel like I'm being teased...

It's really a compliment. Your cooking's really good.

Right, Rika-chan?

Mew, the canned sardines are really good too.

Jeez, Rika.

Mew!

Well, till tomorrow.

You're sure you don't need an escort? It's so dark...

I can get home from here with my eyes closed.

There's nothing to be afraid of if we're together.

I see.

Be sure to brush your teeth before bed.

Right, right.

What's wrong, Rika-chan? Forget something?

Today's Keiichi scored 100 percent.

Clap, clap, clap.

I bet Satoko felt like her nii-nii had came back, and had a great time.

From now on, I'd like you to play along with her scolding sometimes.

I hope her nii-nii comes back soon.

Rika!

Good night.

Yeah, good night.

I'm back!

Welcome back.

Sorry, Keiichi.

Maebara residence.

Yes. Yes.

Keiichi?

What's up? A club meeting?

What? A...a battle?

A total crisis? A fight?

Got it!

I'm coming to back you up! Wait for me, Satoko!

OKINOMIYA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Wait!

Maebara Keiichi has just arrived!

Um, can I ask you one thing?

Why are you holding a golf club?

No way!

What I thought was a big fight was a baseball game.

The Hinamizawa Fighters versus their old foes, the Okinomiya Titans.

Strike! Batter out!

I totally misunderstood the term "backup,"

and the club members were helping the Hinamizawa Fighters.

Well, I made a fool of myself,

but it turned out all right.

Looks like they're having fun. They're so energetic.

Um...

I'm Irie.

I'm the head doctor of the Irie Clinic.

I'm also a little league baseball coach.

Everyone calls me "Coach."

Maebara-san, I'd be delighted if you called me that too.

Okay...

When you see Satoko-chan's smile,

doesn't it feel like your heart is being cleansed?

Really?

I don't think you can even wash a single plate well with her smile.

Coach, you seem to like Satoko.

Yes, I like her. I like her very much.

I'm thinking of asking her to marry me when she is older.

What?

Oh? Could it be that you're also after Satoko-chan?

That'll be a problem since I've pursued her for many years.

You're joking, right?

Her older brother, Satoshi-kun,

used to actively play for the Hinamizawa Fighters, too.

I see.

I wanted him to play more, but he transferred.

Transferred?

Misfortune happened... in various ways.

It's been three years.

It was around this time of year.

Satoko-chan's parents got into an accident.

An accident?

Yes.

They fell off a viewing platform while on vacation.

What?

Then Satoko is...?

Yes, she's living with Rika-san now.

Since they're both parentless, I bet they've had lonely times,

but it seems they're helping each other live their lives.

I've even seriously thought about adopting her.

Adopting?

But I'm not married and have no experience raising children.

Unfortunately, it seems like it's going to end as a dream.

I want her to keep on smiling forever.

I feel the same way, too.

Hypothetically speaking, if you could adopt her,

what would you do?

Let me see...

First, I'll make her call me "master"

and train her to be a serving maid.

M...Mion!

No, you're her twin, Shion!

Why are you here?

It's because I'm actually the Hinamizawa Fighters' manager.

Really? Then why weren't you at the game?

I'm a manager, but a phantom manager.

There isn't much excitement if you don't come to the games.

Come and cheer us on again like before.

Well, I'll think about it.

I heard you played a major role in the game, Kei-chan.

Major role, huh?

If we're talking major roles, it's Satoko with the home run.

I didn't know she was athletic.

So different from Satoshi-kun.

The younger sister must've taken all the athletic skills.

You know about her older brother?

You know too, Kei-chan?

Yeah, I've never met him, but I know a little.

I believe after his parents passed away, he transferred.

Transferred?

Who...

Who said such a thing?

Um, what do you...

What's the matter with you all of a sudden?

I'm sorry...

But, Kei-chan...

If you don't know much about it,

please don't say he transferred.

Please, I beg you.

Looks like you're on your last plate to wash, Kei-chan.

H...Hey...

By the way, it's still June, right?

It's like summer came suddenly with no rainy season.

I heard it'll be rainy after the weekend.

Hey, Satoko had an older brother, right?

His name is Satoshi, right?

Huh? I didn't tell you?

He transferred.

He didn't run away?

He actually ran away and went missing, right?

It's not like I'm trying to accuse you of anything.

It's just...

It's not like we're trying to hide something or deceive you.

Then why...?

One day, he just didn't come back home.

Where'd he go?

I don't know.

One day, he just didn't come back home.

We all searched the entire village, and the police also helped out.

Even with all that, he couldn't be found,

and there were rumors he might have run away.

When the police checked,

they found that he was saving money from his part-time job,

but he withdrew all of it the day he went missing.

And someone saw a person who looked like him at Nagoya station.

I think that's a lie.

Satoshi-kun didn't run away.

Wait a second.

If he didn't run away...?

Stop it, Rena.

Because this is Oyashiro-sama's curse.

Curse?

Before Satoshi-kun disappeared, he told me

that he was being watched, being followed.

Even in his house.

Before he slept, he said it stood by his pillow

and looked down.

Rena.

That's undoubtedly a premonition of Oyashiro-sama's curse.

I think he may have had the desire somewhere in his heart

to leave Hinamizawa and run away.

Oyashiro-sama didn't allow that.

Just stop.

Oyashiro-sama is Hinamizawa's guardian god.

Those who leave Hinamizawa and run away are never forgiven.

I apologized for that.

But Satoshi-kun didn't.

So, he was cursed by Oyashiro-sama.

Oyashiro-sama's curse?

Even if the police insisted he ran away, I'll never believe that!

That's a lie selfishly made by those who dismiss the curse

regardless of whether or not they believe in it!

Didn't I tell you to quit it?

Say, Kei-chan...

Didn't I promise to lend you some manga?

Want to stop by?

Y...Yeah, I'll do that.

I see.

Then I'll go on ahead.

Later, Rena. See you tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

Don't worry too much about it.

Um... I don't mind.

I think it was more my fault.

It's not like we're hiding what happened to Satoshi.

Um, it's something we don't want to touch on too much.

Have you heard about Oyashiro-sama's curse?

Just a little bit...

Satoshi's late parents

were proponents of the dam.

Didn't everyone in Hinamizawa oppose the dam?

Well, there were various circumstances.

Not everyone opposed the dam plan.

Satoshi's parents were leaders of the dam proponents.

The government supported the dam

and prepared lots of compensation money.

There were a lot who supported it because they wanted the money.

Unluckily, his parents

died in an accident during the festival deifying Oyashiro-sama.

That's why it's said they were cursed by Oyashiro-sama.

So, it's also said that Satoshi's running away

was due to Oyashiro-sama's curse?

Well, something like that.

For Satoko, talk of her parents' deaths, Satoshi leaving home,

and Oyashiro-sama's curse are all unpleasant things.

Yeah...

So we try not to touch on the subject of Satoko's family.

Even if we're asked about Satoshi,

we just lie that he transferred.

I see...

Sorry about today.

See you tomorrow.

Oh, and also, could you not mention Satoshi

in front of Satoko and Rena, too?

Oh?

I think you noticed, but somehow Rena

doesn't take anything about Oyashiro-sama's curse lightly.

Ever since transferring.

I wonder why she gets so serious about it?

Rena was...

Oh, this is a secret. Say a word and our friendship's over.

I won't.

I heard Rena was cursed by Oyashiro-sama once.

She said so, and she believes it.

If you kid her, she gets really upset.

She's normally easygoing, but her anger's quite scary.

I got it.

I won't talk about Satoshi anymore.

{ED}

{Preview}

NEXT EPISODE

What cannot be saved is a single teardrop.

What cannot be stopped is a cry of despair.

What is coming is the chain of hatred.

When They Cry.

"Curse Killing Chapter Two: The Bond."

Can you believe it?