Gochisousama / Thanks for the meal (Ep. 05)
Note: although the anime showed Keiichi returning the bento
box back to Shion, this TIP shows what actually happened in the game
instead.
Also note that at this point of the game, Keiichi still thinks that
"Shion" was only a Mion in disguise (timeline wise, this TIP was received
directly after the scene where Keiichi received the bento box from
"Shion").
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Keiichi: "Oi, Mion.
Here."
Mion: "Wa, w, what is it, Keichan...!?"
I push out the bento box,
which I received yesterday as a treat, in front of Mion's face.
Keiichi:
"It's the bento box that I got yesterday as a treat. Thanks for the meal. It
tasted great."
Mion: *blush* "...fue, ...........ah, ......,"
...Mion's
face went "pa------" and turned slightly red.
......Oi oi, the one who brought me the bento was supposed to be Shion,
remember...?
It makes no sense for you to turn red while you're in Mion mode,
you know....
At this rate, there's a good chance she's going to dig her
own grave and self-explode, so for the time being, I'll do a
follow-up.
Keiichi: "Yeah. I was hungry yesterday, you see. And Shion
came all the way out to my house and brought a bento treat for me. Well, this is
that bento box. I washed it properly!"
Mion: "Ah, ......Ahaha, I, I see!
Shion sure is thoughtful~!"
What a transparent reaction.
... Was Mion
actually this much of a lousy liar?
... But in a way, these expressions which
are totally different from her usual self,
... looked unbelievable and cute
to me.
Mion: "Well, h, how was it?"
Keiichi: "...I think she was like
a perfect copy of Mion. Since you guys are twins, right? It's obvious that you
guys would be alike."
Mion: "Um, ......Th......that's not it...
Umm......"
Mion looks like she's waiting for an answer to something with a
dazed expression.
... Maybe when she asked "how was it?", she didn't mean
about Shion's looks, but about the bento's quality instead...?
Keiichi:
"Ahh, of course! It was delicious."
Mion: "...Eh, ......Ah,
...Really?"
Keiichi: "I don't tell lies when it comes to comments about
foods. If I say it was delicious, then it's delicious no matter who eats it! It
was good enough for me to recommend it to tens of thousands of other peoples.
Tell Shion that it was actually delicious for me."
Mion: "Ah, ......Y, yeah!
To Shion, right! I'll tell her! I think she'll be happy for sure...!
Ahahahahahaha...!"
Even though this would mean that I got the bento from
Shion instead of Mion. Mion really... laughed as if she's glad from the bottom
of her heart.
... I guess Mion is also capable of laughing in a way that
makes others feel good too just by looking at her. Although the sarcasm was
about roll off my tongue, I swallowed them back down as they are.
Mion
was putting the bento box into her school bag when she noticed the clanking


sounds coming from inside.
Mion: "......Keichan, there's something
inside? Eh? *blush* ............................Waa......"
Geh, ...this
dummy, she opened it up right on the spot...!
Since the contents are a little
embarassing for me, I didn't want her to open it up here.
I hurriedly tried
to cover them with my hands!
Keiichi: "Umm... Umm! This is you know, my
mom told me to put something in as a sign of appreciation! It's not really my
idea or anything, see! So don't get the wrong idea!!"
Mion: "......So
pretty.... Candies...."
Inside the sparkling clean bento box is a handful
of candies wrapped in pretty looking wrappers.
...Basically, while I was
washing the bento box at the sink yesterday, I got "interrogated" by the mom,
and was forced to tell her who the treat was from.
And then mom stated
that these kind of things have to be returned with something placed inside as a
sign of gratitude. ...I resisted by saying that it's embarassing, and that it's
not my style, but....
Keiichi: "......A, ...nd that's why. Well, you
know, ...uu......."
I'm embarassed to a point that flames could be coming out
of my face.
... It might have been better if an usual Mion would just laugh
this all off, but ... for some reason, Mion is staring at the candies inside the
bento box with a mesmerized look on her face.
Mion: "......Ah, ...Thank
you."
Keiichi: "D, don't tell it to me. Tell it to my mom, she's the one who
put them in! B-b, besides, there's no need for Mion to say thanks, right?!
Because those are for Shion, remember?!"
Mion: "............Ah, ...yeah.
That's right, isn't it.... Yeah. I'll let Shion know! I think Shion will be
happy too."
While looking slightly disheartened, Mion closes the bento box's
lid. ...It looks like I ended up saying something a little mean after
all.
*bell rings*
Rena: "Miichan feels kind of bubbly today, don't
you think? Did something good happen to her, I wonder. I wonder!"
Satoko:
"...Perhaps she has caught a cold or something? Her red face must be due to a
slight fever. .........uh, Rika, why are you petting my head?"
Rika:
"......Satoko too, will definitely become able to catch colds herself one
day."
...Pat pat.

What happened to those three delinquents afterwards (Ep. 05)
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Delinquent A: "Dude. Get your hands off me! Why the fu咪啪сk do we have to be arrested?!"Delinquent B: "I said fu咪啪сk off! Let go you shithead!"Oishi: "Kuma-chan, you can let go of them now. Here, have a seat."
Kuma-chan seems to have put a pretty big tighthold on these three, so they've started rubbing their arms as soon as they were let go.
Oishi: "Nahahaha. I think you are mistaken. We didn't take you guys here to be arrested. Kuma-chan, can you bring them something cold to drink? So...you guys want to drink barley that foams (beer) or the one that doesn't (barley tea)? Hmm?"
They've quit yelling but they still have angry looks on their faces as they sat down on the sofa. Hahaha, it's great to be young ain't it?
Oishi: "What? You're not drinking? Okay then, I'll start drinking all by myself. Psshh. Oh yeah...nothing beats drinking a beer while at work."
As Oishi began drinking the beer tastefully, the delinquents all looked at each other. They were still in suspicion, but they couldn't find anything wrong with drinking the beer, so they began to open their beers as well. The three popped open their beer cans and started drinking.
Oishi: "So, where are you guys from? I assume you're not from around here?"
The delinquents looks at each other whether or not they should say where they are from.
Oishi: "You guys are...college kids (in the anime, they were portrayed as delinquent high schoolers)? You guys are all friends? Going on a road trip, huh? Wow, I am so jealous."Delinquents: "................."Oishi: "So your house is not close from here, I assume. Where did you guys come from. Osaka?"Delinquents: "Why the fu咪啪сk do you care?"Oishi: "Calm down, calm down. We've taken you here to protect you. You guys were gonna get jumped back there."
They've began recalling what just happened. They've probably were used to being jumped by rival gang members or students. But I'm as hell sure they've never experienced being surrounded by the villagers - young and old, male or female. I can expect that they must've been scared shitless.
Oishi: "People around here know to never piss off the residents of Hinamizawa. ...people there are somewhat...special. It's not like a parent coming out between a kid's fight. Oh no. In there, if you gang up on one resident, the whole village comes out to fight. I'm not joking - it's serious ya' know?"
No response from them. Well, they've just experienced it first hand.
Oishi: "If a person becomes sighted as a stern by a resident of Hinamizawa, that person just disappears as an 'onikakushi.' I'm talking Without a trace. ...You guys have any friends or relatives who will submit a missing person's report if you go missing? No? That's too bad...you'll just vanish then. unfufufufufu!"
You guys should be thankful we were passing by at the right place at the right time, or I wouldn't know what the fu咪啪сk would've happened to you guys. If you guys were dragged into an alley, you guys would've probably be ended up on top of the coroner's table instead of sitting on this sofa like a bunch of idiots. Unfufufufu! Of course, I would never say that to their face...no, not yet.


But, that's still the lucky case where we do find your body. sigh...
Oishi: "So how did you guys get to Okinomiya? By train? By motorcycle?"Delinquents: "...motorcycle"Oishi: "Hmmm...that's too bad. You guys still left your bikes there right? If you go back there now to retrieve your belongings, you'll definitely get jumped."Delinquents: "W...What the fu咪啪сk!! The hell with them!! Bring them bitches on!!"
Calm down, calm down... sigh...why do kids these days have such short tempers?
Oishi: "I know you guys don't want to get into any trouble right? So tell me the license plate number of your motorcycles. We'll tow it over here for your sake. Hey Kuma-chan, can you get the tow truck ready?"Kuma-chan: "Right!"Delinquents: "T..That's not necessary...! We'll go and pick it up ourselves!"Oishi: "Are you guys out of your mind? You want to get lynched? You won't get lucky this time ya' know?"Delinquents: "................."Delinquents: "Fu咪啪сk that shit! I told you, bring them bitches on! We'll take 'em all down!"Oishi: "....yo. I'm asking you nicely. You've just drank some beer right now, eh? ...If you turn on the engine right now and I'll bust your asses for drunk driving."Delinquents: "....F...Fu咪啪сking ass cop...!!"Oishi: "This 'fu咪啪сking ass cop' is asking you nicely to tow your stupid asses' motorcycle out of taxpayers' money. Now shut the fu咪啪сk up and give me the license plate numbers of your motorcycles you dumb shitwads!!"
The three delinquents somehow does not want to give the po1咪啪ice the license plate numbers. ...They started saying things like '...well we've just bought it so we don't remember the plate off the top of their head" and what not. ....sigh, just as I expected....
Oishi: "Kuma-chan, can you go along with the tow truck and point out which one to bring them over here? I believe it was the big bulky red Yamaha one, then there was the one with the right brake lamp that was broken, and...I believe it was the white one with the seat taped over? Am I correct, fellas?"
Hmph. No answer. I must be correct then.
Kuma-chan: "Oishi-san, the tow truck's here, so I'm gonna get going."Oishi: "Yea, yea. Thanks. Oh, and Kuma-chan, one more thing..."Kuma-chan: "What?"Oishi: "Just to be safe, can you cross-reference the license plate with the database?"
The three's face turned blue. ...Geez, these guys are just too easy...
Oishi: "So, it's gonna be a while 'til the bikes get here. You guys want some more beer? I have some munchies too ya know? Or how 'bout the TV? There's nothing interesting on at this moment though."Delinquents: "..the hell with this, we're gonna get going. We'd had enough of this shit!"
But, they realized that they were suddenly surrounded by 5-6 big and muscular po1咪啪ice officers who are putting pressure by staring down at them.
Delinquents: "W...What the fu咪啪сk!! We ain't got no shit!!"
Sigh, two counts each, stolen motorcycle and attempted extortion. What a bunch of losers...


It's not the first time we've met (Ep. 06)
Shion: "I told you, today isn't the first time we've met!
We've been meeting each other since yesterday and the day before!"
Kei:
"...Whatever. If you say so, alright then."
The person looking after
Shion brought over his stationwagon to take me home. I initially refused, but
she insisted and put my bike in the trunk before I could say anything.
I
am currently inside her car as it drives along the gravels of Hinamizawa. Shion
is on par, or even surpassing Mion as an actor, as she wouldn't budge on the
things that I ask her.
Kei: "Anyway, you two look very similar. I
probably won't be able to tell the difference between you and Mion if you tied
your hair back like her"
Shion: "Well duh, we're identical twins! Perhaps you
won't! Ahahaha. Ah, the memories. I remember we used to change our clothes and
no one would suspect us! We've used to change places many times in the past to
deceive people!"
The chaffeur wearing an all black suit sighs in
despair.
Shion: "What's wrong Kasai? What's with that deep sigh you just
did?"
Kasai: "Pardon me ma'am. ...It's just that I thought you haven't
changed"
I could see the chaffeur's toils and endurance that he has lived
through by looking at his reflected face on the back mirror.
Shion:
"Anyway, Kei-chan. Is this the correct way to your house? Kasai doesn't really
know Hinamizawa except for the route to the Sonozaki main household, so if you
don't give directions, we might end driving all the way to the
riverbed."
Kei: "Wha? Oh, okay. Sorry, you can drop me off at that narrow
street coming up to your right. I'll take it from there."
The car stopped
at the place that I requested. Kasai-san took out the bicycle from the luggage
compartment.
Kei: "Oh, thank you... Thank you for driving me
home"
Kasai: "Your name was...Keiichi-san, am I correct?"
Kei: "Huh? Oh
yes, it is."
Kasai: "...I can foresee that you are bound to get into a lot of
trouble [dealing with Shion], but try your patience out and these will just
become a routine day."
Kasai-san seems to have put on a very deep
expression of pity towards me. I can tell he has gotten all the runaround
dealing with the Sonozaki twin sisters since they were little
kids.
Kasai: "But she is just like Mion-san. She is very kind at
heart"
Kei: "...You mean she is troublesome just like Mion?"
Kasai-san
showed a slight snicker, but didn't say anything out of respect. Hey c'mon,
what's that supposed to mean?
Shion: "Good night Kei-chan! See you again
tomorrow! Say hi to my sister to me, okay? Hmm...perhaps I should start going to
Hinamizawa from tomorrow?"
Kei: "...Please don't. If you transfer to
Hinamizawa, I'll transfer to Okinomiya."
Shion: "Oh, that's uncalled for
Kei-chan...!"
We were interrupted by a short honk. Kasai-san waves at
good-bye and starts driving off. The car disappears into the darkness of the
night, leaving behind a small fog of dust in the air.
...What a day this
has been. I still could not get the image of Mion's surprised expression of my
head. She really must've been in shock to see me with Shion right in front of
her.

Scrapbook I (Ep 06)
<About Oyashiro-sama's curse.>
What the
Onigafuchi village feared the most was Oyashiro-sama's curse.
There's very
little left that describes what kind of punishment Oyashiro-sama eventually
dealt.
Among the various legends about the village, several disturbing
ones that looked like the village was completely destroyed stood out, as "He'll
open the gates to hell", "Demons will flow out", "The infernal miasma will come
out and kill all of the people in the village without leaving them a chance to
escape."
It's easy to think that this dreadful divine punishment, matching
other religions descriptions of hell, was but a way to coerce people into
obeying the doctrine by making them believe they would avoid this fate if they
did.
Provoking Oyashiro-sama's wrath is tantamount to breaking one of
Onigafuchi's taboos.
Once one was broken, Oyashiro-sama was said to be
"angered", and to calm down his anger, a Sacrifice Ritual was carried out, as
described below.

Scrapbook II (Ep. 06)
<The Sacrifice Ritual>
The Sacrifice Ritual was
carried out very simply: by drowning. The victim was drowned into the scared
site called the Onigafuchi Marsh.
One of the most unique aspects is that
in Onigafuchi village, the victim was slowly drowned into the marsh over the
course of three days and three nights. This was perhaps because the point of the
ritual was not to "kill," but was a pun to "put down." ("put down" meaning to putting the victim down into the marsh and to putting down/quelling the evil spirits)
Considering
this theory, there must've been many methods and ideas that were conceived to
slow the drowning of the victim into the marsh. Unfortunately, no record exists
on what kinds of methods were used for that ritual.
My theory is that
they used a log as a mini-boat and used it as an altar, tied the victim up with
ropes, and slowly lowered the victim down into the marsh according to the day of
the time. However, if that was the case, such contraptions must be safely stored
somewhere as a "saigu." ("saigu" literally means "festivity item." This term
will come up over an over again, so it will be much easier to remember this
terminology)

Scrapbook III (Ep. 06)
<Saigus used at the
rituals>
The ritual equipments used are known as "saigu," and are
safely locked away at the Furude Shrine and in the storages of the other gosanke.
However, these "saigu" are all of
contemporary form and none of them reveal the true nature of the dark history of
the Onigafuchi village. Had these been lost along with the rituals when the era
changed from the end of the Edo period to Meiji? I do not believe so. I sternly
believe that the real "saigus" used during the nights of Onikakushi and
sacrificial rituals still exist. They exist right here and now, at somewhere in
this village of Hinamizawa.
I have 90% certainty where they might be
stored. For some reason starting from this year, the place that I suspect stores
these items have been changed from a tightly secured lock to a simple padlock.
I'm pretty sure that such a cheap lock can be picked open very easily by that
man.
However, the village meetings are held very close to that location
with high human activity. But I do not give up. The night where all of
Hinamizawa will be attending is approaching. That is the prime time to go under
the darkness as a blindspot.
It's almost the time for
Watanagashi.
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gosanke:
literally means "The Big Three Households." This will be explained in detail in
Scrapbook VII

It's time for the festival (Ep. 06)
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murmurs murmurs...
Po1咪啪ice Investigator A: "Man, you're tired already? Tomorrow's the big day! You'd better put yourself back into shape cuz you're gonna to work from dawn to midnight, alright?!"Kuma-chan: "Yes sir! I'll give it 120% sir!"
PI A: "Yeah, that's the spirit! That's how young'uns should be!"
PI B: "Good night y'all! Tomorrow's Watanagashi. Make sure y'all get good sleep tonight to build up strenght for tomorrow!"
Tomorrow is Watanagashi.
There are two sides to a festival - one is the side that enjoys it, and the other is the one that provides it. In the former, all one needs for preparation is their excitement. But for the latter, you need the will of the body, the power of the mind, and a well coordinated plan. While everyone is enjoying the festival, we must be constantly stay focused to provide security. Why?
PI A: "Duh! It's because the beer tastes great after everything's done!"Everyone: "Wahahahahahaha!"
This what I love about these athletic type guys! They give it all they've got for the reward that comes afterwards!
Kuma-chan: "Ooh, he's here...!"
Oishi-san steps in. Everyone jolts and stands up.
Oishi: "It's okay, relax. There's no need to stand. How's it going, you guys?"Everyone: "Very well sir!!"
Even though these investigators are much more veterans than me, they hold high respect towards Oishi-san. They talk like the members in cheering gangs that are addressing their superior.
This is Oishi Kuraudo-san. He's a lone-wolf type of guy who doesn't do much these days. He is spending his last year here until his upcoming retirement. He often uses indecent languages and has the image of a lecherous old man. But according to these veteran investigators, it seems he had built a lot of legends during his tenure. ...Anyway, his presence in this room is lot larger than the section manager that came along with him.
Section Manager: "I thank you all for preparing for tomorrow's Watanagashi."
Everyone listens to the section manager's words.
Section Manager: "As with last year, we will be there to prevent any unusual activity that may occur touted as a part of the serial murders. Please give everything you got to prevent such a crime happening once again."
Everyone: "Yes, sir!!"
Oishi: "Sure, it'll be best if nothing happens but....be wary that it is going to happen again. It will be ideal to prevent the thing from happening, but there's probably no use. One person is going to die and another is gonna go missing. There's no use denying it. Unfufufufu!"
Everyone but the section manager started to chuckle.
SM: "Oishi-san, you can't say that! You've gotta handle this more seriously..."
Oishi: "The goal isn't to get through the with festival. ...It's to bite down hard on what's gonna happen tomorrow night and never letting it go. Squeeze up your asses y'all!! We're going to bust down and rip open the truth of the Oyashiro-sama's curse!!!!"
Everyone: "YES SIR!!!!"


Scrapbook IV (Ep. 06)
<About Watanagashi>
Right now, the ceremony of Watanagashi is a village festival held in June of every year, however, if we were to trace it back to its origin, we will actually discover a bloody ritual.
Originally, Watanagashi was a cannabalistic banquet where, based on a predetermined cycle, a "sacrifice" entrusted by Oyashirosama would be selected, the villagers would then kidnap (Onikakushi), dismember, and then eat the person through ritualistic methods.
(There
are many mysteries regarding to the laws of the cycle. Because the intervals between the rituals were very irregular. One explanation suggests that the intervals were decided though fortunes based on readings of the stars, but it lacks believability.)
The inhabitants of the ancient Onigafuchi village deeply believed themselves to be mystical beings (sennins) of half-man, half-demon that are a higher existence
above other human beings, and made it well known throughout the land.
Perhaps the act of abducting people and eating them was carried out as a way of showing superiority within the food chain?
This is just a
hypothesis, but perhaps in a situation when some form of dissatisifaction has been solicited within the Onigafuchi village, which was an isolated environment, the ritual of Watanagashi was actually a political event that would be carried out to serve as an outlet or distraction?
If this was the main objective for holding the ceremony, then it also helps in explaining its irregular cycle.

Scrapbook V (Ep. 06)
<Why are so many ritual equipments
required?>
Almost no descriptions regarding to the concrete shapes of
the "Saigus" (Ritual Equipments) can be found.
However, there is no doubt
that they exist, and in many wide variations at that.
According to one
reference book, over two hundred ritual equipments were used in the ceremony of
Watanagashi alone.
The question that arises at this point would be "why
is it that such wide variety of items were required?"
The ceremony of
Watanagashi is the dismemberment and eating of the people who were kidnapped
through Onikakushi.
From that, we can anticipate the existence of tools used
for dismemberment or restraint, but over two hunreds would simply be too
much.
Normally, the evolution of a tool is the forage towards a certain
goal point.
Usually, once a certain level of efficiency has been obtained, no
futher evolution would be asked for.
In spite of that, what is the reason
for the development of this much variety then?
One culture that has
diversified along with the ages is entertainment.
The tools used in
entertainment evolves together with the passage of time, and
diversify.
Unlike regular tools, when entertainment tools reach their
goal point, they hit a dead end (slump), but they could also split into numerous
sub-variations in search of the next goal point.
Then, is it not possible
to think that entertainment values could rest within these "Saigus", said to
exist in over two hundred variations, as well?
Of course, this is also
simply a hypothesis, but perhaps the process of dismembering a human being was
treated as a type of entertaiment (show)?
In order to avoid boring the
audience, various innovative and eye-catching "Saigus (dismemberment tools)"
were developed one after another by the successive heads of the Great Three
Households.... It's not an impossible way to think about it.
There's no
doubt that all the tools are being enshrined within that ritual equipments
chamber.
The night of Watanagashi is almost here.
Even though its
original meanings has already been lost, I am about to solve the mysteries of
the ritual equipments chamber on the night of a refined traditional
ceremony.
... I can't hold back the swells within my chest.
Watanagashi,
it can't come soon enough.

Post-Event Festival (Ep. 06)
Inside the station at midnight, tension is in the
air.
Amidst the silence, some station employees look back and forth
between the clock and the telephone while the stifling time passes
by.
Kumagai-kun dashed into the room together with some other
young'uns.
Kuma-chan: "Oishi-san, we got the autopsy inquest! Jii-sama
has also arrived just now!! I'm also on Stand By OK!! We're going to head
straight towards Gifu!!"
Oishi: "Kuma-chan, things have gotten a little bit
more complicated. It appears that the body over there is in a state that makes
it very difficult to determine its identity."
Kuma-chan: "It can't be
that, it's in pieces...?!"
Oishi: "Nope. They say it's been toasted rather
nicely."
Although it was said in a jokey tone, it carried a heavy
meaning.
...Sighs escape from the station employees.
Kuma-chan:
"From top to bottom...?"
Oishi: "Completely burnt up, they say. That kind of
stench must be hell. I sure feel bad for the Gifu guys."
No belongings and
toasted. On top of that, thown away outside of the prefecture....
If
we're unlucky, it might even take a whole week before we can get an
identity.
... Being able to sniff it out within tonight will be
big.
Oishi: "Right now, Komiyama-kun's group is doing a thorough night
ambush on Okinomiya's dental clinic. There's no other way except to do a dental
record check... Excuse me! Can somone go and buy me two packs of Ultra
Mild?"
A young one answered and dashed out into the
hallway.
Kuma-chan: "......This year, we did a good job finding the body,
didn't we? ...Perhaps all the missing persons in the past were also offed
outside the prefecture like this?"
Oishi: "Then why not just bury them? Just
put a weight on them and toss them into the Sea of Japan or Lake Biwa or
something."
Kuma-chan: "...But why? ...Isn't the pattern up until now
supposed to be 1 person dying and 1 person disappearing?"
Oishi:
"Kuma-chan. The victim was toasted inside a drum can without any restraints,
remember? I believe the victim was probably burned on purpose after being done
in first. Being discovered was an anticipated event."
Kuma-chan: "Then, in
other words..., do you mean to say that there was no intention to hide the
victim right from the beginning for this year?"
Oishi: "Rather than
saying there was no intention to hide the victim, I'd say it's something
completely different from that. Forget hiding, it feels almost as if a statement
is being made instead."
Kuma-chan: "In other words... Are you saying that
this is done as some kind of warning?"
Oishi crosses his arms, and let's out
a lon~~~g... sigh that's been building up inside his chest for a while
now.
Oishi: "If this happened within the city, then that's a possibility
too. But if the body was sent that far away before being burnt, with bad luck,
we wouldn't even find it. If this was a warning, then it should've been done
closer to Hinamizawa....... Wanting to make a claim about the kill, yet doing it
in a far away location where the effect isn't guaranteed. Do you want to make a
claim or do you want to hide it?......... Just what exactly is Oyashirosama
thinking this year, I wonder~"
The ring tone of telephone slices through
the heavy silence. A nearby station employee picks up the
receiver.
Employee: "Oishi-san! It's Komiyama-san!! They got it! The
victim was at the Okinomiya dental clinic 3 years ago for a wisdom tooth
treatment!!"
Oishi: "And the record?!"
Employee: "It's got the X-rays and
everything!"
Oishi: "Well..., I really own the dentist an apology for all the
commotion this early in the morning. Kuma-chan, please depart once you get the
records from Komiyama-kun."
Kuma-chan: "Understood!!"
Employee: "Ah,
it's the chief!! Thanks for your hard work this late at night!"
Chief:
"Oishi-san, sorry for being late. What's the situation?!"
Oishi: "Hmm,
...things are finally about to get interesting. I'm getting fired up! Wa~o!!"

Scrapbook VI (Ep.06)
<The Motive of
Watanagashi>
Watanagashi. To kidnap the victim and feast upon it. It
was thought that this absurdity was in fact, a part of entertainment. (It was
believed that they were higher beings than normal humans by enjoying such an
abnormal act).
However, I have came across a historical document that
might cast a stone into that theory. As this is a secondary source based on oral
history, it cannot be put into actual historical context. However, its contents
are of some interest.
According to that document, the villagers of
Onigafuchi were doing this ritual to instigate fear into them. Girls and
children turned pale along with trepidation while hemophobics vomited at the
sight and the stench of blood. Yet, they were all forced to watch the feast
(mutilation process).
This puts a whole new perspective into the light.
Before reading this hypothesis, I had the impression that the villagers of
Onigafuchi were "high" as they did their acts. Before this, I believed that the
villagers dissected the victi***ike fish to reinforce their belief that they
were superior to "low-life humans." However, if the villagers did not attain
some sort of "high" but acquired "fear" instead, then meaning of this ritual
changes dramatically.
If so, then the possibility of the people in power
using this as a propaganda tool to keep people under their control comes into
play.
The most powerful people who controlled Onigafuchi were The Big
Three Households known as the gosanke. Further research on the gosanke
will be necessary to get down to the truth of the Onigafuchi village.

Scrapbook VII (Ep. 06)
<The gosanke>
The gosanke signifies the three most powerful families that controlled matters in Onigafuchi village.
These three are the Kimiyoshi Family, the Furude Family, and the Sonozaki Family. All three exist to this present day. (Even though they do not wield that much power as historically written, they still weigh tremendous influence within the region to this day). The gosanke are said to have inherited the highest concentration of the demons' blood in their bloodline.
<The Kimiyoshi Family>
Formerly, the Kimiyoshi Family was the strongest and held the leadership position within the gosanke. However, it seems that they have lost influence in the present time.
The current village chief (Kimiyoshi Kiichirou) is a member of this family. It is believed that this is the reason why the Kimiyoshi family always held the position of the village chief before the idea of elections were introduced. Of course, since there are no other candidates, there hasn't been any change for the Kimiyoshi family being the head of the village even in our post-war era.
<The Furude Family>
They have been the center of faith, and they are responsible for the preservation of the shrine to respect the Oyashiro-sama. They have been revered as the spokesperson for the voice of Oyashiro-sama. However many of their branches had died off during the war, and only the main branch of their household exist today. Furthermore, the only living person of this family is a single female child (Furude Rika), and it is in danger of going into extinction.
There seems to be custom of especially revering the female member of the Furude line, so many of the elderly villagers take a huge reverance to Rika.
<The Sonozaki Family>
They are believed to be the enforcers of the practice and customs
for Onigafuchi village. They were among the weakest of the gosanke, and were
always the last to be addressed. However, it is interesting to note that this
power balance has shifted in the present times as they wield the largest
influence within all of the gosanke. It is safe to say that they now control all
the matters and decisions of Hinamizawa.
The three gosanke must agree
upon a matter to take action, but this is just in practice only. In reality, all
the decisions are handled by the current head of the family, Sonozaki Oryou.

The Late Night Call (Ep. 06)
Kimiyoshi family
member A: "Hello? I'm so sorry to call you at this late night. This is Kimiyoshi. Is this the head of the family? ....Yes! No, no, I thank you for that. Yes. ....Well, ...I apologize in advance in asking you this question at this time of hour but, we were just wondering if our grandfather was at your place right now. ...Yes, that's what we thought too! Once again, I'm sorry for calling you this late in the evening. Oh no, thank you. Good-bye. Yes, good night to you too...."
ching
Kfm B: "So? Looks like he wasn't there either?"
Kfm A: "Hmm...this is strange. He always gives us a call whenever he's running a bit late in excitement!"
Kfm B: "You called everyone in his regular Go members right?"
ring ring!!!
Kfm
A: "Hello! This is Kimiyoshi."
Mion: "This is Sonozaki. How is it going? Has the village chief been found?"
Kfm A: "Oh Mion-chan. ...No. We've tried everyone we could think of, but had no luck. Where could he be? We're starting to get a bit worried..."
Mion: "We've called on our end to see where he might
be, but we had no luck either."
Kfm A: "......"
Mion: "I've discussed this with grandma, and she mentioned that we should call out the youth corps."
Kfm A: "At...at this time of the night...? And it hasn't been judged that he went missing yet..."
Mion: "It's right after Watanagashi. If we still can't find him, we should notify the authorities in the morning. Whether we find him or not, it is best to do what we can do right now to avoid the pain in the gut."
Kfm A: "Did Oryou-san say that?"
Mion: "Yes. If you don't believe me, I can put her on the phone for you?"
Kfm A: "Oh no, that isn't necessary.
Alright, we'll convene the youth corps and start a search. And if by chance we can't find him...we'll go to the pol咪啪ice in the morning."
Mion: "Thanks.
Please use the proper channels to bring out the youth corps. I'll also be joining to represent my grandma"
Kfm A: "Oh, thank you. We'll start calling them right now."
Mion: "Yes, thank you."