Ritual (式日)

Studio kajino presents

once upon a time

returning to my hometown

the 1st day 30 days remain

Do you sell cigarettes?

We don't carry them

I'm sorry

Out of cigarettes?

Yeah

Thanks

Ritual

It's a ritual

Oh, before? By the tracks?

Yes, I was performing a ritual

Oh... sorry I intruded then

What's it for?

It's a secret!

Do you know what tomorrow is?

No

Tomorrow's

my

birthday

ritual

the 2nd day 29 days remain

I'm still swirling

It's a dark, lonely place

I thought you could maybe rescue me

somehow, I still feel that way

Unsure what to do

I'm moved by the scent of rain

Thanks for those smokes

And...

Happy Birthday

No!

Tomorrow's my birthday

the 3rd day 28 days remain

The simple act of pursuing her

was sufficient

Having reached an impasse in my work and in myself,

I sought to acquaint myself

with everyday ennui, sired by apathy and restlessness

Ever-fleeing the authenticity of my own experience,

I was entirely spent by a life,

composed of accumulated fictions

Um...

are you always alone?

Not today

Yesterday?

Not really

Tomorrow?

I'd rather not be

I'd rather not be alone either

say,

do you know today's date?

Monday

Yesterday?

Sunday

Tomorrow?

Tuesday

Did you perform your ritual today?

Yes It will make my wish come true

Your wish?

When my wish comes true, I can disappear completely

Disappear, leaving nothing in the world behind

That's why I have to keep performing the ritual

Until then, the red umbrella protects me

say,

what's tomorrow?

Can't you figure it out?

Tomorrow is my birthday

And so...

I'd rather not be alone

the 4th day 27 days remain

Um...

What?

Why did you follow me, that first day?

Why are you following me now?

Well... because you intrigue me

Same here, then

This your place?

Yup

Here?

My unsound heart

and the consuming loneliness

of longing for someone

Perhaps anyone will do

As long as that someone

will love me

constantly, ceaselessly,

it will suffice

“Is this true love?”

“I feel at ease with you”

“We're compatible”

I ponder such ideas everyday

Sick

Dad and Morn are sick

Everybody's sick

And I'm...

sickest of all

What's wrong?

Maybe I shouldn't have come

It's not that

No one's stood there before...

I mean, it's unusual

So I felt strange

Strange? Do I look weird?

No, not at all You look just right

Like my room?

Probably

I like it

Because only my favorite things are here

Including me?

Yup You're one of the gang

I'm OK here

I like coming back here

I'm home, mother

Listen, your sister...

You listening?

She never listened to her mother

It's too late for regrets now!

Listen to me, or you'll end up like your sister!

Both of you share that man's blood

Guess it's hopeless

I've had it! Where are you!

Not with that man again

I won't stand for it!

Will you ever...

Pick up the phone and call me!

All right, all right, I get it

I worked myself to the bone to raise you

and now you abandon me

At least your sister had a heart

How infuriating!

Listen,

you keep up this selfish behavior

and you'll pay for it

I swear you will

You, you, you...

How dare you talk to me that way

Your father tortured me, doing whatever he wanted

And now my own daughter hates me so much!

What's the point of living...

I'll get out of the hospital tomorrow,

and it's your birthday, too

Please Won't you come home

Sure

Know what tomorrow is?

Probably, your birthday, right?

That's right So let's play together again

I don't want to be alone on my birthday

the 5th day 26 days remain

What are you doing?

Rainy days are days for my father and sister

They're both dead

And tomorrow's my birthday...

No doubt for her, the truth

is only an enemy that wounds her

The days of her life pass in loneliness, a darkness without exit

I longed to ease her sadness and anxiety, if only a little

Even if only to atone for my own past

Can I be with you?

Yeah

Know what tomorrow is?

Tomorrow's your birthday

the 6th day 25 days remain

The time is

5:59 AM

and

30 seconds

The time is

5:59 AM

and

40 seconds

The time is

5:59 AM

and

50 seconds

The time is exactly

6AM

The time is

6AM

and 10 seconds

Good morning!

I'm going to

give you a tour of my house

First,

this is,

the secret 4th floor

And this...

This is Lucy

The secret...

3rd floor

And this is...

the secret

2nd floor

And this is...

the secret

1st floor

There's a basement

No!