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T...Takano-san!

...okay?

Were you able to bury the corpse okay?

CURSE KILLING CHAPTER FOUR:

THE LOST ITEM

{OP}

{Episode}

Were you able to bury the corpse okay?

W...What are you saying?

If you don't dig pretty deep when you bury a corpse,

it's common for stray dogs to track the smell and dig it up.

You won't play along?

Huh?

I'm joking.

It seems we aren't very compatible.

R...Really...

This is Tomitake-san's bicycle, right?

Why do you think so?

I saw it when I first met him, and the frame is unique.

This is my bicycle.

Jiro-san chose it for me, so it's true it's to his sensibilities.

I see.

You and I did not meet tonight.

What are you saying?

You and I did not meet tonight.

You and I did not meet tonight.

If that's okay with you, I don't mind.

That's true. Since it's better for you that way.

Why do you think so?

Stop asking questions.

You can't even think about that yourself, kiddo?

Well, good night.

If she saw me, I should've killed her.

Damn...

Die by Oyashiro-sama's curse!

I'm late.

HOJO SATOKO

She's here.

Hey, hey. Good morning, all.

Ugh...

You're flying high again today.

The festival excitement won't go away, maybe?

Festival excitement... I didn't go yesterday.

Did you watch my dance performance?

Yeah, he saw it. You didn't notice?

Like I said...

Kei-chan was watching, even ignoring dorky Shion's lure.

She looked like a total loser!

How did the shooting range match go?

Tomitake got last place after all.

We all had fun playing the punishment game.

It seemed like Rika-chan was in last place too.

But to get the gum and turn it around...

You're our club member all right. Well done.

Thank you so much, Keiichi-kun.

F...For what?

That huge stuffed toy!

I was so happy.

I put it next to my pillow to take care of it.

What about a stuffed toy?

You knocked it down.

You were so cool.

What are you talking about?

Besides, I...

Okay! We're starting afternoon class.

Okay.

Class rep, please.

Right!

Think about this part only.

Hey, Rena.

About yesterday's festival...

What time did I meet you all?

Weren't you talking to Rika-chan at the shrine?

Yeah, happily talking as she was dressed as a shrine maiden.

I was talking to Rika-chan?

Right, and then?

I was talking to Rika-chan?

With you?

Yeah, we were talking before Mion and the others came, right?

When and where did you meet me?

I met you

when I left the meeting hall with the village headman and others.

I was so surprised!

And then? And then?

See you.

Bye, Teacher!

Hey, want to have club since it's been a while?

Yeah, let's do it!

Mew.

Club, club!

Mew, mew, mew!

Hey, Satoko. Why not do it for a change, come on.

Well, I appreciate the invitation, but...

You should have some...

Please leave me alone.

I also...

He hasn't come back, right?

That guy.

Who hasn't come back?

Who? Your uncle.

What are you saying, Keiichi-san?

When did he disappear?

Because he didn't come back yesterday, right?

I really don't understand what you're saying!

A...And what are you saying, Satoko?

Because that man...

He...

Even yesterday, he did a lot of mean things!

He yelled, screamed, and threw the food I cooked at me!

It was hot... It was dirty...

I even cleaned up the mess.

I... I...

No way...

He was there?

Satoko...

Hey, Kei-chan.

What do you mean, Satoko's uncle isn't coming back?

Why?

Why wouldn't he come back? Why?

Kei-chan, what you're saying is strange.

After I came home, I plan to go on a treasure hunt since it's been a while.

Mi-chan's coming too.

Come with us. Naturally, you have no right to refuse.

There's no way he's there...

See you, Keiichi-kun.

Wait at home. I'll come pick you up right away.

I've got something to do.

Something? Like what?

Like what...?

Just things I have to do.

If you do, why didn't you say so while Mi-chan was here?

Sorry, my head hurts a little.

I might have a cold.

So I want to go to the clinic and get medicine.

Really?

Yeah.

Oh well then.

If you're going to the clinic, I think you should go soon.

They sometimes close early.

Thanks. I'll do that.

You have to go to the clinic.

I'll go. Definitely.

If you want, I don't mind bringing the clinic receipt tomorrow.

Oh, that sounds good.

Make sure you get it. I'll see it tomorrow.

S...Sure.

SATOSHI

I threw the bat in the swamp.

I threw it away for sure.

If I didn't kill him, then the bat should still be here.

Not here, like I thought.

CLINIC

Maebara Keiichi-san, please enter the exam room.

Hello.

It's our first time meeting here.

So you really were a doctor.

Sorry.

It doesn't seem like you have a cold.

Did you have too much fun at yesterday's festival?

Um, you also went to the festival, right?

Yes, of course.

Despite appearances, I'm on the Cotton Drifting committee.

Did you see me?

Actually, I was drinking with the chairman and main office staff...

I see...

You ask strange questions.

Why?

Um, you'll probably think what I'm about to say is weird,

but please listen without laughing.

Sure, go ahead.

Is it possible there's someone who looks exactly like me?

I've heard that at least two people in the world

look exactly like each of us.

The doppelgänger from German fairy tales is also famous.

Doppelgänger?

Yes, I heard it's a harbinger of misfortune.

Um, I didn't go to the festival yesterday.

Is that so. It'll happen again next year. You can...

That's not it.

I didn't go to the festival, but according to everyone,

it seems like I was there.

Can this be?

So, you went to the Cotton Drifting Festival

but have no memory of going?

That's not it!

I really didn't go to the festival.

I was doing something else.

During the festival, you weren't at the shrine,

and were doing something elsewhere.

Can you clearly prove that?

Well...

Why not lie down for a bit?

Calm down and relax...

I really didn't go to the festival!

I'm definitely not mistaken!

Please calm down.

You don't get it at all!

I do get it.

Maebara-san, I will believe you.

I couldn't have been at the festival site.

Because at that time, I was

killing Satoko's uncle!

You killed Satoko-chan's uncle?

Yes, I killed him last night.

W-Why did you do such a thing?

To save Satoko.

I decided it was the most straightforward way, so I did it.

I don't regret it at all.

Is that so...

So, I couldn't have been at the festival site.

Did someone witness the crime?

I don't think so.

Because if they had, I probably would've been arrested by now.

I'm a doctor, so I can't agree with taking someone's life.

But I will say this to you.

Thank you for saving Satoko-chan.

It'll be fine, just fine.

Y...Yes...

But it's strange.

What's strange?

Even though I'm sure I killed him,

it seems like he's alive and at his house.

Could it be someone other than the uncle?

That's not possible...

Because that was him when we were in front of Satoko's, right?

Yes...

I'm positive. It's a fact.

That impact these hands felt when I hit him with the bat

was definitely not a dream or an illusion!

Let's discuss this a little more seriously.

Before that, I'll go make you some black tea.

It's already closing time, so I need to let the staff go home.

Black tea? I'll prepare it.

Please mix in isomytal and brovarin

and mask the taste with milk and sugar.

The sudden drowsiness could cause severe unease and mania.

In that case, let's subdue him.

Understood.

The patient is making up stories and falsehoods,

and his memory of yesterday is jumbled.

It looks like a mental disorder.

For real?

Thank you for saving Satoko-chan.

What's with the thanks? Damn it...

Damn it...

Drop dead.

Doctor, trouble! Takano-san was found!

Takano-san? Where?

It's a coincidence. It has to be.

I have to check on his corpse first.

It seems her burnt corpse was found in the Gifu Mountains.

Burnt corpse? Takano-san?

Since it's better for you that way.

Die by Oyashiro-sama's curse!

Why in the world...?

The details aren't known yet,

but the local police say it's very likely a homicide.

I have to verify his corpse no matter what...

Good evening.

Oishi.

I believe it's appropriate to add "san" when referring to elders.

Please don't mind us.

Think of us as a grove of forest trees and keep digging the hole.

Please continue.

Please dig quickly.

I'd like you to consider those who have to wait in the rain.

If the rain's so bad, why don't you leave?

Move your hands before your mouth, okay?

Damn it.

Yes, yes, humans must be obedient like that.

How much longer do I have to dig?

Youngsters these days don't have much strength.

Maebara Keiichi-san, is your hobby to dig holes on rainy nights?

No one has a hobby like that...

It's pouring today,

so no one would be able to tell how much more wet you'd get.

What kind of treasure is buried there?

Could you tell me?

You pig jerk...

You should die by Oyashiro-sama's curse, too!

Such a rebel.

This is a good chance to learn some manners.

It's a peaceful time now, but when I was your age,

it was normal to punish kids with hard punches.

Oishi-san.

Yes, yes.

Look at this.

What's this?

Probably an old drainage pipe.

It's quite firm to the touch.

I don't think we can dig any deeper.

Is this the wrong place?

No, it definitely felt like we were digging something back up.

But once we got this far, it suddenly got firmer.

I think we've probably dug deeper than the original hole.

So in other words, you mean that someone dug a hole here

and covered it with dirt without burying anything?

This is a problem. Right, Maebara-san?

It's not there...

No way.

It couldn't be! His corpse...

{ED}

{Preview}

NEXT EPISODE

Sounds of footsteps are whispers from the past.

What is seen is the reality in the mist.

What is heard is forgiveness to you.

When They Cry.

"Curse Killing Chapter Five: The Apology."

Can you believe it?