Original subtitles

Hello?

Shion? It's me.

Sis.

Where are you? You're not home?

No. I'm calling from a public phone, so I'll make it short.

I got a call from Satoshi.

Satoshi-kun?

He wanted to apologize for what happened in class yesterday.

I thought it would be better if you talked to him,

so I said I'd call back and hung up.

So call him at the number I give you.

Yeah, okay.

EYE OPENING CHAPTER TWO:

RESPONSIBILITY

{OP}

{Episode}

Hello, this is Hojo.

Um... this is Sonozaki.

Oh, sorry about a few minutes ago. Are you all right now?

Yeah, I'm totally fine.

I'm sorry about yesterday.

M...Me too. Sorry!

You don't have to apologize. I was the one who was strange.

I'll never forgive the people who blamed us till this point.

Those people might be very close to you,

but you're definitely not one of them.

So I thought I needed to

apologize to you.

Don't worry about it. I didn't get what you were going through

and was being inconsiderate.

By the way, are you all right with everything?

I quit my job.

The next payment will get me to my goal amount.

Plus, Satoko's the one who's struggling the most.

Satoko is struggling through a lot.

Is she okay?

Does she look okay to you?

Sorry! I'm sorry!

Satoko is barely hanging in there.

So...

So I want her to play for at least one night.

Have her play?

Tomorrow's the Cotton Drifting Festival, right?

I want you to take her out to the festival.

I don't mind, but why?

What...?

Why don't you take her?

I have plans.

I have things I have to take care of tomorrow for work,

so I can't go to the festival.

All right.

Thanks, Mion.

Hey, Mion.

You don't believe in it, right?

In what?

Oyashiro-sama's curse.

Where'd that come from?

Oyashiro-sama curses those who try to leave the village.

Where'd that come from? Are you planning to leave the village?

I don't feel like it anymore.

But... but I haven't been forgiven yet.

Oh, it looks like my aunt came back, so I'm going to hang up...

Yeah...

Mion, I'm leaving Satoko to you, okay?

Satoshi?

Satoshi-kun.

It's huge again this year.

It looks really fun!

Mew.

What's up, Rika?

You don't have to think about anything today,

so smile a lot and play a lot.

I'm afraid I'm not in the mood for that.

Please leave me alone.

Then will you smile if the things bothering you all ended today?

I don't want to hear silly words of comfort.

Satoko...

It's already been decided.

So this is what Satoshi was talking about.

It still seems usable.

I could fix it and sell it.

What's wrong, Makino-san?

If you wheeze that much, you'll damage your heart.

Oryo-san!

That's what happened. It's bothersome.

There's nothing bothersome about it.

What happened three times will happen a fourth time.

This is tragic.

Her face is crushed.

How is it over there? Anything that might identify her?

We'll find out if we ask around about what she was wearing.

The chief warned me that this investigation may be kept secret.

So, please be careful about that.

Right.

Satoshi-kun's aunt?

Yes.

I wonder if the police have any idea who the suspect is.

I'm not sure.

It seems like that Oishi is stubbornly asking around.

Seems like he's sure that the suspect is from this area.

Does Satoshi-kun have an alibi for festival day?

What? Um, I'm not sure.

Hi.

Mion...

What were you looking at?

Is this for Satoko's birthday?

Yeah, I'm worried it might get sold before payday,

so I come check every day.

Jeez...

Excuse me. That giant stuffed animal in the display case...

I'd like to reserve it.

What...?

That's pretty expensive. Are you sure?

Y...Yes! I should have just enough.

If it was this easy, I should've reserved it sooner.

Normal people do that as soon as they think of it.

You sure are a rare one who goes with that other plan.

But thanks.

Hello, hello.

Hojo-san, I actually need to ask you a couple of questions.

What's that? Is he going voluntarily?

Let's go. You don't need to get involved.

Well...

You want to know his alibi, right?

Then I'll explain.

Oh, is that true?

That would be helpful.

Satoshi and I were chatting at an Okinomiya restaurant yesterday.

Angel Morte.

We already know you were at the festival yesterday till its end.

Don't you think that's a little implausible, Sonozaki Mion-san?

To tell the truth, I'm not Mion.

So I didn't go to the Cotton Drifting Festival in the first place.

Huh? What are you talking about?

If you're not Mion, then who are you?

Sonozaki Shion.

I'm Mion's twin sister.

This is our first meeting.

Hello.

It's not too desirable to fool adults.

Please go ahead and check the family registry.

Or will you believe if I call Sis and have her stand next to me?

Satoshi-kun, no matter what they ask, say we were at Angel Morte.

Are you listening? Stand firm here or you'll play into their hands.

Y...Yeah.

Are you mad?

Why?

Um... because I've been deceiving you.

Talking to Mion in class didn't make sense sometimes, so I felt awkward.

I finally get why.

You're not going to get angry at me for deceiving you?

This isn't the first time we've met, right?

Um, no. That's right.

I see.

Shion.

That's a nice name.

Well, would you two come to the station?

Damn. Questioning us separately...

OKINOMIYA POLICE

Shion-san, long time no see.

Where's Kasai?

It seems the police had contacted the head of the family.

I knew it would cause trouble.

But at that point, I couldn't have imagined

all that was awaiting me.

The head is furious.

S...Sis...

Is this the so-called underground tool shrine?

You fool!

I wondered what would bring you back,

but how could it be that traitor boy of the Hojo family?

What his parents did has nothing to do with Satoshi-kun.

Shut up!

Everyone in the Hojo family has the same corrupt traitor blood!

You hideous granny, what are you talking about?

Watch your mouth...

Shut up!

What do you know about Satoshi-kun?

You treat him like a pest when you barely know him.

Are you that displeased a Sonozaki was with a Hojo?

That's stupid!

What era are we in?

Ridiculous!

I know he's the kind of person who makes horrible mistakes!

I see.

So Mion tattled.

She doesn't like the fact that I like Satoshi-kun.

But just as this hideous granny suspects,

he may have done something to his aunt.

But I still...

Honestly, that I'm a Sonozaki or that he's a Hojo

is something I don't really care about.

I have no interest in how we're honored or seen by the public eye.

Yes, I'll admit it.

I love Hojo Satoshi-kun!

I love him!

Is that a bad thing?

Do you need a reason for why someone likes another person?

That's enough, Shion.

I understand your determination.

But with that much said, no one can cover for you anymore.

You have to take responsibility for this.

Responsibility? Why do I have to?

This is Hinamizawa, and we are the Sonozaki family.

One of the three great families, and actual head of Hinamizawa.

And technically,

you are the twin sister of the next head, Sonozaki Mion.

That is...

It seems ever since I got back, we can't agree on that.

Hinamizawa? The Sonozaki family?

So what?

I don't care about that.

Listen!

How many people have helped you in Okinomiya?

Kasai and Uncle Yoshiro are in the room behind you.

Why is Kasai there?

Shion, apologize to Granny.

If you take responsibility, this talk ends with you.

B...But, Mion...

Did I say something bad? Did I say something that bad?

Like Kasai and Uncle,

some innocent like Satoshi may get involved.

W...Wait, Sis!

What, Shion?

I...I'm sorry...

I was wrong.

Please forgive me, master.

Then, Shion...

How will you take responsibility?

What is this...?

A tool for tearing off fingernails.

Do you know how to use it?

H...How should I know?

Each nail will represent your responsibility for each wrongdoing.

Sonozaki Shion.

Tear off three nails with your own hands.

Three?

One for Kasai, Uncle, and Satoshi-kun?

W...Will you really forgive the others with this?

Promise me!

Promise that you'll forgive the others if I tear off my nails!

Promise me!

This will show your responsibility. It's not an exchange.

If you don't like this method...

Wait!

Wait. I'll do it.

Mion, forgive me with this.

You know...

This really hurts. It hurts a lot.

Shion, you can't take off any more?

I can!

This isn't bad at all.

This... This doesn't hurt.

Missed.

No way. Again?

No.

No!

Shion.

Just a bit more, so hang in there.

No!

I really can't!

It really hurts!

Stop!

Kasai and Uncle Yoshiro were safe.

I was forgiven, and the Sonozaki head's last message

was to forget about Hojo Satoshi.

But I still had to work to support myself,

so I went into town after a long hiatus.

Congratulations, Satoshi-kun. You were able to buy it.

Mion-san, are you shopping?

Coach, I'm not Mion.

I'm her twin sister, Shion.

Sorry for not mentioning it earlier.

Surprising, isn't it, Irie-sensei?

Oishi-san?

Is your injury all right now, Shion-san?

As long as it doesn't get infected, it'll heal fine.

He knows.

By the way...

OKINOMIYA POLICE

What is it?

I've explained the alibi many times.

What I want to ask about isn't Hojo Satoshi-san's alibi for the incident.

It's yesterday's alibi.

Yesterday? Why yesterday?

Because yesterday, Hojo Satoshi-san disappeared after leaving.

Oh? You didn't know?

What do you mean? Satoshi-kun disappeared?

What?

Though Oishi said he suspects Satoshi-kun killed his aunt,

and it seems he didn't buy Satoko's stuffed animal,

there was still a chance he was alive.

But I couldn't process anything.

W...What's that?

It seems the suspect who killed Hojo Satoshi's aunt was found.

It wasn't Satoshi-kun?

The suspect was abnormal,

and copied the serial mysterious deaths.

Abnormal? What's that?

Then Satoshi-kun had nothing to do with his aunt's killing?

Hinamizawa's serial mysterious deaths commonly referred

to the series of incidents called "Oyashiro-sama's curse."

Another suspect was found, so it seemed this incident

was also molded into Oyashiro-sama's curse.

I haven't been forgiven yet.

It hurts...

{ED}

{Preview}

NEXT EPISODE

What you erased is the fragrance of memory.

What you see is the scar of hatred.

What echoes are the footsteps from the past.

When They Cry.

"Eye Opening Chapter Three: Demon's Bloodline."

Can you believe it?