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A girl from the 9th grade's class 3 died.

Everybody's talking about it.

Her umbrella flew off when she fell down the stairs,

impaling her through the throat.

Seriously?

It was so horrific, the witnesses

were sworn to silence.

Wasn't she a class officer?

I heard her mother died in an accident that same day.

Do you think it's the curse?

You've heard of that?

It's the school's most famous secret.

The curse of class 3.

And the story that started it 26 years ago.

Yeah...

Does that mean it's going to happen again this year?

Maybe. Nothing happened last year.

Once it starts, somebody dies every month, right?

At least one person connected to the class

dies per month.

Not just students?

They say family's at risk, too.

Parents and siblings.

You know a lot about it.

One of the guys in my kendo club is in class 3.

He told me in secret.

He didn't seem to believe it, though.

But someone's actually died...

Yeah.

It's probably best to stay away from that class.

Yeah.

June 2

Redial: Teshigawara

Hey, how's that lung of yours doing?

It seems fine.

But you witnessed such an awful sight.

That can affect your health.

You know about that?

My kid brother told me.

He's in your class.

Takeru Mizuno. He plays basketball.

Oh.

Here for a checkup?

Yes.

Well, let's talk after it's done.

I should be home.

My night shift ended hours ago,

but things keep coming up.

Something weird is going on.

And there was that other incident, too.

The girl who died here in April?

Try not to think too much about it.

If you are hospitalized again,

I'll be sure to take extra good care of you.

Great. Thanks in advance.

No problem. Later.

I see nothing that should affect school attendance.

No strenuous activities for a while.

Let's keep an eye on things for one more month.

Okay.

Hey.

How'd it go?

Looks like you won't have

to take care of me.

Aw, that's too bad.

It's a little late, but do you want to grab lunch somewhere?

So, Misaki Fujioka was the cousin

of that girl with the eyepatch.

Anyway, I rarely talk with my kid brother,

but he did tell me some things.

It seems your class has some special circumstances.

Special?

Yep.

He wouldn't give me details, though.

Don't you know?

The "circumstances"?

I'm certain there's something going on,

but nobody will tell me.

Really...?

My brother seemed to be scared of something.

That's just a hunch, though.

What do you mean?

He thinks what happened last week wasn't an accident.

Not an accident?

And that's why he's scared?

Maybe...

Why...

Um, have you heard of someone named Mei Misaki?

Misaki?

Mei Misaki? Who's that?

A girl in class 3.

Has your brother ever mentioned her?

I told you, he and I don't talk much.

Actually, the girl with the eyepatch that I told you about

is named Mei Misaki.

Oh?

So, what, you like this Mei girl?

No, it's not that...

It's just, something's bothering me.

Something about her is different

from the rest of my class.

That's what you call "liking" someone.

I don't like her!

Okay, okay.

So, what's so different about this Mei?

Well...

She's sort of strange.

At first, I thought maybe

she was being bullied by other kids,

but I don't think that's it.

It seems more like they're scared of her.

Scared?

Well, not exactly, but...

One of the guys told me not to mess with non-existent things.

Non-existent?

She claims nobody else in the class can see her.

The accident last week

happened right after she told me that.

If you think about it,

it seems like simple coincidence.

There's nothing to connect those two things.

Right?

There's one other thing that bothers me.

They say it happened 26 years ago...

Had you heard that story?

Not until now.

I went to South Middle.

I still don't know what

it has to do with all this,

but I can't help think there's a connection.

I see.

It's turning into quite the horror story.

Want me to ask my brother about it?

School tomorrow, right?

Yes.

I'll call if I find anything out.

Next checkup?

This Saturday.

June 6, huh?

I'm pretty sure there's no Damien in this town...

But still, let's both be careful.

Especially where unusual accidents are concerned.

I'm pretty sure there's no Damien in this town...

No way.

Well, look who I found!

Oh...

Hiya, Kouichi! Skipping school?

No, I just left the hospital.

Oh, yeah. That makes sense.

What about you? Are you sick?

Yeah, that's right!

You're quite the actress.

I hate to say it, but I'm happy you think so.

Happy?

Yeah, it means my hard work in the club is paying off.

Which club?

To be, or not to be?

That is the question.

Ah, you're in the theater club?

Yep! With Izumi!

Who's Izumi, again?

Izumi Akazawa.

She tends to be a bit dramatic.

It shows in her acting.

But she's not a bad person.

So I hope you'll help her out, too.

Uh, sure.

No... No! No! No!

I don't want to die!

No!

The Hollow Eyes of Yomi at Twilight

Welcome.

My, it's unusual to see a boy your age here.

Are you a customer? Or perhaps...

Hello.

Are you a junior high student?

In that case, I'll give you half price.

Thanks.