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Did you hear about Ayano?

She was trying to escape, wasn't she?

I think so.

You think she died because she tried to get away?

I don't know...

Ogura's brother died that same day, didn't he?

Yeah.

Hadn't he shut himself up at home?

Yes.

You know, I heard something about the class trip.

Apparently, it does have significance.

Significance?

You mean, asking the gods for help?

I heard the class was saved once by doing that.

Stupid...

Stupid brother!

You idiot!

Ouch!

I'm sorry! Are you all right?

You okay?

Nice to meet you. I'm Kouichi Sakakibara.

Sakitani Memorial Hall

Got the tape?

Yep.

Listen to it?

Not yet.

I'm afraid to listen to it alone.

Let's take a picture to commemorate this occasion.

It's our last summer break in junior high, after all.

Okay?

Everyone line up over there.

Perfect.

Let's get the teachers in the shot, too.

Okay, almost ready.

Sakakibara and Misaki, squeeze a little closer together.

You should get to be in one, too.

I'll take it for you.

Here goes!

Mochizuki, you and Ms. Mikami are too far apart!

Same goes for Sakaki and Misaki!

Kazami, you're fine there.

All right, say "cheese!"

Tomorrow, we'll visit the shrine to pray for our safety.

Right.

This is a nice lodge.

A local business donated its recreation center.

It seems a bit extravagant for a school group, if you ask me.

Welcome!

We've kept all the rooms open for you.

Thank you for having us for the next three days.

We're happy to. Thanks for coming.

If there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask.

Okay...

I'm playing it.

Now, this is the important part.

Right after we finally reached the bottom of the mountain,

that's when it happened.

And by it, I mean...

I...

It happened in the forest, outside the lodge.

I got into an argument with a guy named .

We ended up trading blows.

And then... And then...

The next thing I knew, he wasn't moving.

He was lying under a huge tree.

When I looked closer, I saw he'd been impaled on a branch.

He was dead.

Terrified, I ran back to my room at the lodge.

It had been decided that we'd be staying an extra night.

The police came to see us about the lightning and the fall.

They asked me a lot of questions,

but I couldn't tell them anything about .

I hardly slept at all that night.

I was sure someone would find 's body and everyone would freak.

But in the morning, there were no signs of that happening,

so I went back into the forest to find it myself.

But... it wasn't there.

It had vanished without a trace.

I was so bewildered...

I asked the others what had happened to .

But they all just looked at me like I was crazy.

"Who's that? I don't know anyone with that name."

They even said there were 19 students on the trip, not 20.

That's when it dawned on me...

The guy I'd killed... must have been...

the extra student... all along.

I know without a doubt that I killed .

Nothing will change that fact.

That's why I decided to come clean here.

This is my confession.

It's been two weeks since the trip,

and only I, the sole person involved in his death,

still remember ****.

But I get the feeling it's only a matter of time.

That's why, while my memory is still clear,

I want to tell you the truth,

and how to stop the calamity.

Are you listening?

Send them back to death, where they belong.

Send the dead back to death.

That's how to stop the calamity once it's begun.

We couldn't hear his name.

Does that mean this has been altered?

Probably.

Then, it must be real.

There'd be no reason to alter a fake.

Well, we don't need the name. What matters is how to stop the calamity.

They say there's no way to tell the dead from the living.

And they don't know they're dead.

Is there any way to tell at all?

There doesn't seem to be.

Mr. Matsunaga's case was pure coincidence.

You don't suppose the extra student is here, at this lodge, do you?

Say we do figure out who it is...

Then what?

Are we supposed to... kill them?

Well...

Could you kill a classmate?

You know, I've been thinking about who the extra could be.

Do you have someone in mind?

Well, I...

I just think there must be some way to tell who it is.

Maybe there is, and we just don't know it yet.

Exactly.

May I have a moment, Ms. Mikami?

Since we're all together, there's something I'd like to say.

Is that all right?

Um, sure.

Go ahead, Akazawa.

Since May, we have experienced nothing but misfortune.

Just last month, even Mr. Kubodera became a victim.

To begin, I'd like to apologize for my

great ineptitude as the head of countermeasures.

In addition, though it remains unclear

whether this trip will lead us toward a resolution,

I sincerely believe that you, Misaki, bear some degree

of responsibility for the disasters we've faced.

Why...

If Misaki had properly upheld her role as the nonexistent student,

I believe no one would've died.

Hold on!

What happened was unavoidable. She couldn't help how it all went down.

Really, now?

If she had been completely thorough in avoiding contact with Sakakibara,

the countermeasure would have succeeded.

But...

I believe the primary person responsible for its failure is Misaki.

Wouldn't you agree?

What do you expect her to do about it now?

Apologize.

We have yet to hear one word of apology from her.

Yet, Misaki, the moment you were allowed to exist again,

you carried on as if nothing happened.

There's no point.

Would apologizing serve any purpose?

If it will, I'll do it.

Misaki, you have nothing to apologize for.

I'm sorry.

It's my fault.

-It's not! -Stop it!

This is pointless!

What's important is figuring out who the extra...

Hey, Wakui, are you okay?

Are you in pain?

Hey!

Is this boy asthmatic?

Yes. He always has this.

An inhaler? Shouldn't he use this?

It's empty? Do you have a spare?

Call an ambulance! Ms. Mikami, call an ambulance now!

Um...

Our phones haven't been working since yesterday. We can't make calls.

-We've arranged for repairs... -It's out of range.

Does anyone have service?

Call 119! Get an ambulance here!

It says there's an antenna here, but I can't connect!

Mine won't work, either.

There's no service.

I'll drive him to the hospital.

Are you all right?