The Lost Village (迷家)

You're...

Is that you, Hyoketsu-kun?

Watch out!

You bastard...

Stop it! Let go!

No, you let go!

Ow... Damn it.

Let go of me!

Get off of me, dammit!

Quit resisting.

Let me go...

Let me go!

Crying's not gonna help.

Why'd you attack us?

Where've you been all this time?

I got rescued...

By who?

By that person.

So I did what they told me to do...

Who are you talking about?

Well...

Hey!

Take care of him.

W-Wait!

The Lost

Village

Hyoketsu In the Moonlight

If it wasn't a ghost I saw, then what was it?

Just what was my daughter?

I saw her with my own eyes, I swear.

Uh, well...

Yeah, I don't doubt that you did.

You still think Masaki-san's a ghost?

I don't know if she's a ghost,

but I do know that you see monsters here.

That was no monster!

That was my...

A monster...

A monster?

Don't tell me, you can too?

Yeah, that's right.

Though it looks like you're blind to it.

Hayato...

Why do you keep suspecting Masaki-san?

Trusting her is weirder, if you ask me.

Well, you saw how crazy things got back there.

How could she say anything in that hostile environment?

Let's have a nice, laid-back chat, then.

We've got all the time in the world.

You came to look for this Reiji guy, was it?

Why would you keep that a secret?

You could've told everyone from the start and asked for help.

Maybe she didn't want to trouble us—

I'm not asking you.

But I really did feel that way.

That's why I decided to look for him myself.

Where?

Beyond the tunnel ahead.

How'd you know you'd find him there?

I actually didn't.

Anyway, it's not safe.

We shouldn't go beyond that tunnel.

What the hell?

Quit trying to dodge the—

Hey!

You want to go beyond the tunnel, right?

Wait! What's the point of going there?

Monster or not...

I-I don't care so long as I can see my daughter!

Nobody said you could see her if you went there!

Let's stop him, Mitsumune.

Stop. Please stop.

We can't go there!

On second thought, let him.

But...

It's not a bad idea to go check it out, actually.

Let's clear things up once and for all.

Don't go in! It's a really bad idea!

What the—

Behind us... It's him!

Who? I don't see anything.

Penguin!

Penguin's...

This is bad!

Penguin?

Is that the monster you see?

Wait, you can tell he's attacking us?

I don't see it, but I do feel the impact...

Oh god! She's coming this way!

Let me off... Let me off!

Huh? There's nothing there.

Hold on, Misato. Daddy's coming to see you.

I won't leave you all alone ever again.

Hayato!

Don't go that way!

Misato...

Hayato!

What's wrong? Did you see something?

Lay off.

Sorry.

Oh, it's okay.

What about yours?

The monster you see.

Looks like he stopped chasing us.

And you really don't see anything, huh?

He's gone.

Did he escape?

Wait, I guess he couldn't have.

Maybe he went back by himself.

Go back through this tunnel all alone?

Wouldn't that be scary?

Whatever. Let's keep going.

He might be over there.

Wait, we mustn't go any farther.

But why?

If you've got an actual reason, stop hiding it and tell us!

All right. Everyone head to your designated spots.

Got it?

Oh, but Valkana-kun isn't back yet.

No matter. He's suspicious too.

We'll do this ourselves.

Okay. Let's go look for the bus.

Hey, what's wrong?

Man, who cares at this point?

Yeah...

Who knows if capturing Masaki-san will help?

Maybe she really doesn't know anything.

Hey.

There's another village here?

So, where'd you see his "message"?

On a rock somewhere around here.

To Masaki. If you want to go any further, accept Nanaki.

"To Masaki. If you want to go any further, accept Nanaki."

What's this "Nanaki" referring to?

I don't know.

After coming this far and seeing this message,

why'd you turn back?

Wasn't the obvious choice to keep going and look for Reiji, even if it was risky?

Reiji's not the lying sort.

What if everyone else missed this message and kept going?

So you came back to warn us?

Gee, how kind of you.

That's just the kind of girl she is.

But you get it now, right?

She's telling the truth.

Handwriting doesn't come across in carvings.

For all we know, she could've carved it herself.

Hayato.

Let's go.

It's dangerous to keep going. We should head back.

What's the point of going back?

If the exit's here, beyond the tunnel,

then we'll eventually have to come back here anyway.

But we don't know what "Nanaki" means here.

If things take a turn for the worse, we can turn back then and there.

In the meantime, you'll be able to look for your cousin, too.

Be careful, Masaki-san.

Okay...

What's wrong?

Why are you so nice to me?

W-Well...

I've only known you for a little while,

but I think smiling would suit you best.

Yeah. I'm dead sure you'd look best with a smile on your face.

So I want to find Reiji-san for you!

Mitsumune-kun...

Hey.

Let's go.

Yeah.

This place is no different.

It looks like people lived here until recently.

It's pretty much the same as Nanaki Village.

Actually, could this just be the outskirts of the village?

Um...

Sorry, I need to visit the restroom.

Are you okay?

Fine. Get going.

Want me to come with you?

Dude.

Well, we'll be waiting.

I'm sorry.

Hey.

Let's go up there.

We should be able to get a bird's-eye view.

The Lost Village

This place is pretty rundown.

Watch your step.

Sure is foggy out there.

Even if there was a way out, we wouldn't be able to see it.

Yeah.

Let's go back downstairs?

Wait, Mitsumune.

Remember what I said?

That girl is bad news. You'll only get hurt.

Why bring that up now?

You haven't been listening to me at all.

I just want to help her out.

But you already have.

You got her out of that commotion.

Just leave her be now.