29.03.1998.

Naoki is hanging out with Ayato at the moment, both Ayato and Misaki accepted the fact that Naoki will have to face the curse just like his classmates a year ago.
Misaki is currently in a hospital treating her leukemia. Ayato wasn't aware at that time that Misaki Fujioka is Mei Misaki's twin sister, He is concerned about the life of his best friend –Naoki. He starts speaking to him in an anxious voice.

Ayato: H-hey Naoki, Well the day after tomorrow, you start… you know..

Naoki is annoyed and he gives Ayato an dismissive answer.

Naoki: So what? At least I can be myself there. Although there are a few annoying people as my classmates, I'm not worried about them, they are harmless.

Ayato: But, do you realize that you may die soon? Especially with the Great Clans thing… I don't know why the curse targets us at the first place, and even with more severe consequentions. It could be the last months of our friendship…

Naoki: I won't be the first victim, I can guarentee you that..

Ayato: Why are you so confident about that?

Naoki: It's just my theory, but.. In order to save life from the curse, you have to replace your death with someone else's.

Ayato was quite shocked
Ayato: Replace? You don't mean..

Naoki was silent

Ayato: You are going to kill your classmates? In order to survive? This is cruel..

Naoki: If this drollery of ignoring one of the students will work, then I won't have to kill anyone.

Ayato: What?

Naoki: It seems to work, but in most cases it was pointless.

Ayato: I mean, what's the deal with ignoring one of your classmate.

Naoki: Well this curse has been invoked because students of 3-3 didn't acknowledged the death of some girl from their class back in 1972, and the next students of this class were the first victims of this curse. And supposedly in 3 days a person who died 3 or 2 years ago will come back to life.

Ayato: Is there a possible to break it?

Naoki: I don't know, If it were, there would probably be no victims of this curse.

Ayato: Let's change the topic…

Naoki: Actually, I will volunteer to become the non-existent.

Ayato: I understand your decision, but maybe you should reconsider this… Your class is not hateful towards you, unlike Southern Yomi when you still were there with us.. Maybe you will be able to make new friends?

Naoki: You and Fujioka are enough to me, I don't need more friends.

Ayato: Also, Misaki offered us to hang out with her special guest, she told me that you will like her.

Naoki: Ah, yes I definetly would

Naoki said it sincerely, not as a mockery.

Ayato: Really? You said it for real.

Naoki: I mean, I don't know her but.. anyway, Ayato could you take off your glasses?

Ayato: Huh? What for?
Ayato took of his glasses

Naoki was staring at him, directly in his eyes.
Naoki: Forget about our conversation today.

Ayato: But why?
Suddenly Ayato felt sleepy
Ayato: Umm, you know , I think I would go home now, see you tomorrow.

Naoki: Yeah, bye.

The next day Ayato and Naoki were at the cafe, they were planning to visit Misaki in a hospital, Ayato can't remember about yesterday conversation, he is thinking that Naoki told him a secret about his feelings for Fujioka. Then two men entered the cafe, the approached the waitress and talked with her a little, the gave her a suspicious small package, that looked like sugar, the waitress slipped the content of this package to Naoki's coffee, after Ayato and Naoki finished their coffee the went to the hospital to visit Misaki.
Ayato entered her room while Naoki was standing outsider observing them both.

Ayato whispered something to Misaki's ear.

Ayato: Naoki has something to confess you, but keep it in a secret okay?
Misaki: Really?
She blushed slightly and she said it loudly.

Ayato: Shh it's a secret.

Naoki approached Misaki and Ayato. He ignored the fact that they were whispering about something.

Naoki: Are you feeling better Fujioka-san?

Misaki: Umm, yes your uncle is a great doctor Naoki, I think that my leukemia is getting better, I would soon leave the hospital.

Naoki: Great, I hope that you will feel better soon, did Kaito performed some surgery on you?

Misaki: No, but he visited me, and gave me some herbal tea, I think that helped me.

Naoki: Herbal tea? This isn't like him, but he just wanted to be nice to you I guess.

Misaki: Oh and when I will leave the hospital will you go out with me, Ayato and my special guest?

Naoki: If I find time for this.. then why not?

Misaki: You seem much friendlier to me than usual..

Naoki: I had a dislike towards other people, because of what was happening to me in Southern Yomi..

Misaki: I see, but now you aren't that cold and even arrogant.

Naoki: Yeah I guess.

They kept talking for some time, then while Naoki and Ayato were going from the hospital, Naoki felt bad.

Naoki: I think I will go home now, I don't feel well.

Ayato: Oh I see.. then bye.

Naoki: Bye

For the next hours Naoki's condition worsened, he vomited and had fever, when Kaito came back from work he saw Naoki lying half-alive on the couch, Naoki was pale, and he wasn't concious what is happening.

Kaito: Naoki? Are you alright?

Naoki was not responding he was just lying on the sofa, with opened eyes.

Kaito: NAOKI! What is happening to you?

Naoki: I… don't … know.
Naoki felt unconcious. Kaito on the other hand called the ambulance. Soon ,they arrived and took him to the hospital, after some time Naoki was connected to the respirator, he was on a verge of death, Kaito hadn't slept the entire night, Naoki was his only living family member and vice-versa.
Kaito was very anxious, the doctor who was responsible for him invited Kaito to see him, his condition were slowly worsening, Kaito asked to leave him, and his nephew alone for a moment, when the doctor left ,he opened Naoki's eyelid and looked into his eyes, then he left as well.
Kaito knew that Naoki would die soon, he was probably poisoned by someone with ricin, but after the visit he felt a little relieved, but he still was sad. Naoki could die any moment from now. Especially when the curse of his class has started.
Feeling completely hopeless he leaned against the wall and sat on the floor. Kaito wanted to cry, the curse had attacked his family for the second time.