Copy of Initial Autopsy Report (Ep. 09)
According to the autopy report, the victim was murdered in the
following manner:
(1) Full body was strapped by a restraining
device
Upon inspection of the bruises on the body, it seems that the entire
body was put onto specialized restraining device. The bruises on her fingers
stand out so it is highly possible that this device was of a custom or home made
device.
(2) Both ears and nose cut off by a sharpened object
Due
to the different types of bruises, it is surmised that there was one or more
persons to hold her down on the victim's neck as the facial parts were cut off.
It is possible that more than one object were used, and one of those objects
have a high possibility of being a scissor.
(3) Nails driven through
the fingers of both hands
Both of the victims hands had one nail driven
through each of the finger joints; totalling 30 nails. The body was found with
the nail-driven hands strapped to a wooden board about 20 square centimeters.
This board has a high possibility of being a part of the restraining device. And
it is a highly suspected that this device was built for this exact
purpose.
(4) Stomach cut open, intestines torn out
It is possible
that the stomach was cut open with a sharp object like a medical surgery. There
is no doubt that the victim was still alive at this point. The intestines and
internal organs were then pulled and torn out. This was the main cause of death
of the victim.
(5) Corpse abandonment
Dumbbells were tied to the
pet collar and was strapped to the victim's neck. The body was then abandoned
into the third channel of Tamagokawa River. By taking into account of the
weights of the dumbbells, three men would've been necessary to abandon the
body.
To Oishi-san:
This is the copy of the initial
autopsy report that you requested for the Tamagokawa Corpse Mutilation case.
Section Chief Shigeharu says that this could be related to Type-S cases. What do
you think, Oishi-san?

East 3rd Round (Ep. 09)
*Extensive terminology in mahjong in this TIPS. As I don't
know the English equivalent, it'll be said in Japanese.
Oishi: "Unfufufu!
There it is, ron! Chun-dora 3, 15000."
Kuma: "Whaa...! What the heck is
that... How do you get three doras!"
B: "You idiot. You're the one who
brought it in by doing a kan-dora when Oishi's tenpai-ing!"
Oishi: "If you
brought chun out, it's inevitable to put on more doras. The dora-side shouldn't
cut if the your showing the yakuhais. Unfufufu!"
They began to
re-assemble the mountain of hais as Oishi laughs tauntingly and the rest
grumbles.
A: "....By the way Oishi-san, did you find out
anything?"
B: "What's this about. ...oh, you're talking about the mutilated
corpse that was found in the river. Did you find any leads on it?"
Oishi: "A
little bit. Can you do a follow up?"
A: "As always! So what's the details on
the victim?"
Oishi: "She went by the name of Mamiya Rina. Real name was
Ritsuko."
Kuma: "She worked at a club called Blue Mermaid in Shishibone
Flower Road."
B: "Sigh, that's a tough one. That's the one that's owned by
one of the lieutenants of the Sonozakis ain't it?"
A: "...Sonozaki...Damn!
That's falls under Type-S. ...This case is gonna be rough."
Kuma: "According
to rumors, she got into huge trouble by using their money and drugs. Obviously,
it was on a scale that couldn't be taken as a joke."
B: "She poked her hand
into their money huh. See***ike there's a guy behind her. A girl can't do all
of this on her own."
Oishi: "Unfufu! He's probably dead too already. It's
just that we haven't found his body yet."
Kuma: "Oh yes, Oishi-san. The
girl's pimp-daddy still seems to be alive."
Oishi: "He is? Well then, I guess
he'll die very soon. I love how this system works - the pests exterminates the
pests."
Kuma: "This pimp-daddy of her, it's that guy - Houjou
Teppei"
[insert eerie music here]
B: "...Houjou? Who's he?"
A:
"...Houjou Teppei. Remember the housewife that was brutally beaten to death last
year at Hinamizawa? It's her husband. ....I heard he went into hiding after that
incident. ....So he crawled under his bitch huh. "
B: "...This starts to
smell more and more like Sonozaki involvement."
Oishi: "So where's this
boyfriend of hers?"
Kuma: "He was living with her at her apartment. However,
he seems to have thought that she left him so he's now going from one place to
another for a new home to leech off of."

Research Note (Ep. 10)
<Regarding the Houjou Family>
There are two
victims each year with regards to the Oyashiro-sama's curse. This has continued
for four years so far, and the toll is now at eight victims. It is interesting
to note that half of the victims have the Houjou surname.
*On the 2nd
year's curse, the dam supporter Houjou himself died by falling off the cliff,
and his wife's body is yet to be found. (Decalred legally deceased the following
year on the basis of perilious disappearance).
On the 4th year of the
curse, the foster mother/aunt of the two Houjou siblings died, and the son of
Houjou went missing.
The Houjou family was rather poor, and it was hard
to say that Houjou's job was going well. He had planned find a new job elsewhere
with the help of his relatives and to move to his own mother's birthplace. Under
their financial situation, the large compensation money offered by the
government for eminent domain and relocation expenses for the Hinamizawa Dam
Project would've been a very big help to Houjou.
Hence, Houjou dealt
with the Ministry of Construction from the beginning, and lead the group that
supported the dam construction proposal. It is rumored that he may received some
backdoor funds from the Ministry of Construction for this, but this has yet to
be proven.
However, the dam supporters made up only a small minority.
When the Sonozaki family began to plant strong ground against the dam project,
every dam supporter except for Houjou defected over to the anti-dam group. As a
result, all of Hinamizawa was bounded strongly against the dam construction, and
Houjou became an object of attack for supporting the dam. It is safe to say that
he became a scapegoat in order to strengthen the anti-dam alliance.
In
the end, the dam project came to an indefinite hiatus with the first
Oyashiro-sama's curse; the Hacking-Mutilation Murder case.
However, the retaliation towards to the enemy of the village that
supported the dam construction continues to this day... There is no one left
today that supported the dam project, lest people which had a negative image
upon the villagers. The remaining candidates would then be of the following:
Houjou Teppei, the husband of the victim that was beaten to
death last year.
Houjou Satoko, the daughter of Houjou.
Strangely, the last remaining candidates is also two. Will this
year's curse befall upon these two...?
It will be worthwhile to pay close attention and observe these two....

The
Memo on Oishi's Desk (Ep. 10)
To
Oishi-san:
I received a call from Section Manager Shigeharu from Section
Four. The mutilated corpse that was found at Tamagokawa was indeed an incident
related to Type-S.
They have yet to prove it, but it seems that the
deceased wired Type-S' money into dozens of pre-prepared accounts to the max.
The total money taken out tallies to be over 100 million yen. The people behind
this scheme seems to be 3~4 men formerly tied to Type-S. They've already
withdrew several millions and have disappeared with the cash. It is believed
that the deceased was tortured in order to get info on where those guys went.
She was then brutally murdered in as a warning to them.
Several of
Type-S' strongmen are hot on the trail of the men that disappeared. Also, a
correspondence has been issued to allied yakuzas in the neighboring areas to
refrain from hiding these guys.
There is still no hard evidence showing
that Houjou Teppei was a member of this scheme. According to Section Manager
Shigeharu, it seems he was left out of the loop. Basically, he was a pimp that
wasn't trusted by his girl.
Houjou Teppei has since left his apartment
at Okinomiya and has returned to his home in Hinamizawa.

Case 31 (Ep. 10)
December 1, 1981
XX Prefecture Child Protection Service
data
(Confidential / Do Not Copy)
Case 31 (November
20)
Houjou Satoko (age X)
Residence: Shishibone City, Hinamizawa
Village XXX
(1) The Course of Request
Anonymous call received to the
Child Abuse Hotline.
(2) Circumstances of Abuse
Reported that a young
girl was being physically abused by her foster parents.
(3) Organization
of Family (abusers marked with *)
*Foster father, *Foster mother, elder
brother, abused child
Child's parents died in an accident in June 1980 and was
placed under foster care of their paternal uncle's (father's younger brother)
house.
(4) Measures taken by the Child Protection
Service
Anonymous tip received, called her school on the same day to
investigate her condition. Agent visited the child's home the next day to
investigate and interrogate. Foster parents agreed to receive child development
guidance from the agency. Placed on the city's Child Abuse Prevention Network. A
member of the local civil service will come by frequently to follow up on their
guidance.
(the following scribbled memo is stapled to this
case)
Information related to this case is available from your
predecessor, Mr. W.
See the record E2-3, Number 44 from 1977. Main Investigator F
from the City Educational Services is knowledgeable about this; consider seeking
assistance from him.

Law
Text (Ep. 10)
Article 2 (Definition of Child Abuse)
Child Abuse is
defined as the guardian (defined as: parents and other persons that holds the
responsibility to look after children) who subject children (defined as: minors
who have not reached the age of eighteen) in the following:
Subjecting children with physical abuse, including the act
of potentially harming children.
Subjecting children with indecent acts, including forcing
children to do indecent acts.
Acts of neglect, malnutrition, and other acts of forfeiting
their responsibility as a guardian that inhibits the growth of the children's
physical and mental state.
Acts of inflicting psychological suffering to children.
Article 3 (Prohibition of Abusing a Child)
No one, under any
circumstances, shall abuse children.
May 24, 2002 - 82nd Public
Issue
<signed by: Minister of Justice & Minister of Health, Labour and
Welfare>
excerpt from "Laws About Preventing Child Abuse" Articles 2 & 3

Statistics from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Ep.
10)
Year of Showa XX
Statistics of Abusers (Using Reported Cases
by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
Total reported: 5,352
cases
Biological Mother
2,943 cases (55.0%)
Non-Biological
Mother
203 (3.8%)
Biological Father
1,445 cases
(27.0%)
Non-Biological Father
488 cases (9.1%)

Year
of Showa XX
Conditions of Reported Abuse (Using Reported Cases by the
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
Total reported: 5,352
cases
Physical Abuse
2,780 cases (51.9%)
Neglect
1,728 cases
(32.3%)
Psychological Abuse
458 cases (8.6%)
Prohibiting
Attending School
75 cases (1.4%)
Sexual Abuse
311 cases (5.8%)

Emergency Action (Ep. 10)
June 18,
1983
Regarding Houjou Satoko's Child Abuse (Emergency)
It is put
to attention that Houjou Satoko in the said case requires emergency action for
protective custody.
1. Family Situation
Her foster father returned to
Hinamizawa recently, and their life has degraded rapidly. It is apparent that
the both physical and psychological abuse cast upon by her foster father has
reached a threshold.
2. Measures Taken by the Child Protection
Service
A protective custody agent was dispatched from the Prefectural
Welfare Department on the 23rd. However, due the case recorded in 1977, her
current case was put into prudent discretion and was settled to continue the
routine guidance. It is to my regret to say that the chief of the Service is not
grasping the gravity of the situation.
3. The Condition of the Abused
Child
It is visually apparent that the child is suffering from severe
depression and signs of neurosis. Such stress can inhibit the growth of both
physical and mental health of the child, especially at her pre-adolescent age.
It is unexcusable and inhumane to leave her in this state.
4. Appeal to
the Family Court
Due to the reasons stated above, I request immediate
emergency action to place Houjou Satoko into protective custody. I firmly state
to the court to instigate Article 28 of the Law to put her into temporary
protection. I ask for urgent response to all responsible parties and departments
with regards to this issue.

E2-3 Number 44 (Ep. 10)
Child Welfare
Record: E2-3 Number 44
1977.X.XX
Name of Child:
Houjou Satoko (age
X)
Resident of Shishibone City Hinamizawa Village XXX
(1) The
Course of Request
Child herself called the Child Abuse Hotline.
(2)
Circumstances of Abuse
Child reported that she was being physically abused by
her stepfather.
(3) Organization of Family (abuser marked with
*)
*Stepfather, Biological mother, elder brother, abused child
Stepfather and biological mother married in Showa XX. The child is from the
biological mother and her ex-husband.
(4) Measures taken by the
Child Protection Service
Call received from child herself, called her school
on the same day to investigate her condition. Agent visited the child's home the
right away to investigate and interrogate. Stepfather agreed to receive guidance
and to take child development workshop at city services. Will continue to
observe his progress under assisted guidance.
(5) Other
Upon
counseling the child at the City Educational Services, it has been concluded
that there is a high possibility that this case was a result of the child's
disproportionate mistrust of her stepfather and a lack of family communication.
There were no signs of physical abuse as initially reported, and it seems the
child made the claim under false pretense to shun her
stepfather.
(the following is scribbled in pencil by the person in
charge of this case at the time)
It seems the main problem was in the
child herself. Main Investigator F of the City Educational Services stated that
the majority of her abuse claims are made up. The guidance will focus on the
child henceforth. Use precaution in believing too much what the child claims to
say.

Attn: Housewife Battery Murder Case Officer (Ep.
11)
July XX,
1982
Okinomiya Police Dept. Investigation Section
Attn: Section Chief
Takasugi
XX Prefecture Police Drug Enforcement
Department
Shishibone Branch Manager XXXX
RE: Classified
Investigation Case Number X
This document notifies that a deposition was
received by our department which provides links to your Classified Investigaton
Case (Okinomiya Police Dept. Case Number X, aka Hinamizawa Housewife
Battery-Murder Case).
On X/X, we've arrested the suspect named XXXX on
illegal drug possession charges. Upon further interrogation, he has stated
certain facts and details of the above said incident that can only be known by
the perpetrator.
Hence, we are prepared to provide your department with
a copy of his statement. Should these depositions be reliable, it is highly
possible that XXXX is the suspect for the said case.
Also, our department
would like to affirm that our investigator to this case inquired about this to
Okinomiya Police Department when this deposition was received. However, the
officer at Okinomiya Department was not able to disclose the details of this
case with regards to the confidentiality notice that was issued by the
Prefectural Police HQ on July 1st (Memorandum I 1-12, 1982).
Due to such
misunderstandings, our investigator did not deem this deposition to be an
important issue at the time. Hence, due to our investigator's lack of
responsibility to confirm the details of this matter, we offer our sincere
apologies for retaining this information from your department until now.
Lastly, we would like to add the note that the suspect, XXXX, passed
away in his detention cell on X/X.

The Flames of Hell (Ep. 12)
"Yes, hello? Are you
calling for an ambulance? Or the fire-department?"
"U, m...
fire-department!"
"Is it a fire? Or an accident? Please calm down and
tell me."
"I, I think, it's probably a fire.... I'm at the XX service area on
the XX highway, ...I can see some really thick fire and smoke coming from behind
the hills. Nobody would go to a place like that, so I don't know why there would
a fire there.... Anyway, I just thought it would be a good idea to report
this...! This might turn into a mountain fire!"
"Understood. We will be
sending someone to check the scene out immediately, please tell me your name and
a phone number that we can use to contact you. Also, please tell me the exact
location of the fire scene."
---------------
"We have a notification
from the fire-department HQ. There has been a report of a suspicious fire on the
west side of Mt.XX. Since it's located far off from the roads, it's possible
that it's a couple's bonfire, or perhaps the result of someone setting fire to
garbages from an illegal dump. The scene is located in a deep forest area. There
are no residences in the vicinity, however, there's a possibility that the fire
will spread. Head to the scene and confirm the situation at
once."
---------------
"Fire-department? This is the XX area
fire-fighting branch. We have arrived at the reported scene just now. We have
discovered a drum can that was abandoned and left to burn in the mountain. The
fire is being contained right now, there are no dangers of the fire
spreading.
.........And, ...... um, .......... inside the drum can, ....I
think, there might be a person inside. It looked like... something human-like
was burned with kerosene or something. ......Uh, ......I think it might be a
good idea to call the police about this too...." "Wa ...Wah!! N-n, no doubt
about it!! This, this is a person!! Hieeeee......!!"

The Victim for the Fifth Year (Ep. 12)

Note: registered users don't see these ads.Kuma:
"....So I guess this is this year's curse."
Oishi: "...I guess so. ....They
all die in very peculiar ways each year, but this year's way too odd."
Kuma:
"Scratching and clawing one's own throat... This is not normal..."
Oishi:
"Let's leave the rest up to the old man at the coroner. I'm sure he'll find some
kind of substance out of this."
Police officers: "Good evening sir!
Evening, Sir!!"
Kuma: "Ah, Oishi-san! Komiyama-san and his team are here
sir!"
Komiyama: "Oishi-san, good evening sir! It see***ike this year's
one got to be the most gruesome one yet."
Oishi: "Yeah. It looks like they
got to someone else.... I thought that the person that was gonna die this year
was gonna be Houjou Teppei..."
Komiyama: "So, who is the deceased?"
Oishi:
"Tomitake Jirou. He's an amateur photographer who comes to Hinamizawa once in a
while. ....damn, no one was marking him...."
Komiyama: "...Hmm, I don't know.
Perhaps the culprits found out we were marking the Houjou house so they changed
their target?"
Oishi: ".....Maybe..... ....****, we might've been looking at
the wrong direction..."
Komiyama: "And what about Houjou Teppei
himself?"
Oishi: "Yeah. His daughter went off to the festival around dusk,
and he left for it as well just a little while after. ...His daughter came back
home already and....? Hmm...? He hasn't come back yet? Maybe he's out drinking
somewhere...?"
Police A: "Oishi-san, are you here?! There's a call for
you from Section Chief Takasugi. He's on the radio in car one."

Background Check Request (Ep. 12)
Okinomiya Police
Station Operator Monitor Log
June 20th, 20:08
Operator: "This is
Okinomiya SP. I hear you well."
Oishi: "Ah, I need a BG check on a license
plate. It's XX, X-XXXX."
Operator: "I repeat, that's XX, X-XXXX. Please
hold?"
Oishi: "Sure."
License Plate BG Check
XX
X-XXXX
Owner: XXXX (Resides in Shishibone City, Hinamizawa Village
X-XXX)
Car type: XXXXXXX
Reported stolen: none
Additional info:
none
Operator: "This is Okinomiya SP, to car Oishi. We've got the BG
check on the license plate you requested. ...........car Oishi, do you respond?
..........................car Oishi, please respond, over. ...............Hm?
.......Are they in a weak signal area? .....car Oishi, please
res..."
Operator: "No response."
Operator B: "Oishi-san running a BG
check? Whose car is it?"
Operator: "Just a local villager. ...Nothing out of
the ordinary."
Operator B: "Well, if it's Oishi calling it in, there has to
be something on it. Are you sure about that?"
Operator: "Yes. There's nothing
on the additional info section. There no report on it being a Type-S. Nor are
there any traffic violations on it either."
Operator B: "Hahaha. The car
must've flashed it's high beams onto Oishi's car or something. That person has a
tendency to hold a grudge on things like that."

Note of Grudges? (Ep. 12)
I was yelled for
being too stinky.
I was yelled at for the food being too stinky.
He said
that it stinks because I'm stinky.
He said that I stink because I don't take
a bath.
He said that since I stink so much, I need to take a bath at least
three times a day.
I was told that I have to stay in each of those baths for
a long long time.
It is possessing this guy too. Because this was the
same thing that the dead guy was saying as well. How does this person know what
that guy said.
That's easy. It's because the thing that possessed that
guy is now possessing this guy too.
I wish that an earthquake occur
right now and open a big crack in front of my house. If it did, that guy would
definitely look at the crack. And then, all I have to do is just push him into
it. I'm not gonna give up until I get that chance.
I'm not gonna give up.
I'm not gonna cry.
I'm not gonna give up. I'm not gonna cry.
Aah,
but still someone is saying sorry over and over again....

Research Note II (Ep. 13)
<About the
Oyashiro-sama>
It is not known how the word Oyashiro-sama is
spelled. However, this may also be the result of how the translation of its name
had changed subtlely over the course of history. Hence, it is quite difficult to
find whether or not this name is indeed correct to begin with.
In fact,
the the only thing that is common in its history is that the readability of the
four words O-YA-SHI-RO.
One theory states that the "社" (see
footnote 1) that houses the Oyashiro-sama itself became a subject of worship,
and that is why it became to be known as "御社さま" (see footnote 2). However, this
theory is rather bland and boring.
While the following information may
or may not be related to the above said matter, it is said that the noble Furude
family has the bloodline of the Oyashiro-sama flowing within them. And according
to the Furude family legend, it is said that if the first child that is born is
a female after eight generations, that daughter in the eight generation will be
the reincarnation of the Oyashiro-sama itself.
If one takes this legend
into consideration, it seems the correct way to spell Oyashiro-sama is "御八代さま"
(see footnote 3). (Of course, this spelling is just my own theory so there is no
way of knowing for sure).
If such is the case, then the naming of the
Oyashiro-sama is made under the premise of resurrection. Worshiping a deity
under the pretense of its resurrection can be seen in many religions, so this is
not rare. However, it is also interesting to note that several religions
associate the resurrection of their deity with the "apocalypse."
Furude
Rika, the cute little girl where all the village elders seem to take care of her
with special treatment. ...There are rumors that she is the eighth generation
"Oyashiro-sama." While I do not known the precise details of the Furude family
tree, I do know that the first child of the past two generations were female.
Furude Rika, the little girl who looks over to protect Hinamizawa. What
would happen if Hinamizawa loses her divine protection? What would happen if the
tranquility between the humans and the demons were to wither away? Would all
hell break loose once again as human-eating demons begin to engulf the village?
Weak and powerless humans cry and scream as the demons feast and
remember what it was like to be their former selves.
...I wonder what a
spectacle that would be. My heart pounds in excitement just imagining what it
would be
like.
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Footnote
1: "Yashiro" - a place that enshrines a local deity
Footnote 2: Literal
translation of this way of spelling "Oyashiro-sama" - The deity is the shrine
itself
Footnote 3: Literal translation of this way of spelling
"Oyashiro-sama" - The deity of every eight generations