Kouichi was a bit flustered upon arriving home, he thought Naoki had deliberately faked pulling out the gun to further scare him, however, was it just that?
Perhaps there was also a message in addition to that?
The pondering Kouichi was noticed by Reiko, who noticed that Kouichi was slightly intimidated.
Reiko: Are you all right Kouichi?
Kouichi: Yeah, just thinking about this story about Misaki.
Reiko: So you already know about her...
Supposedly it's just a common urban legend, but fears are nevertheless among your class...
Kouichi: Before the ghosts?
Reiko: Well….
Reiko wanted to avoid the topic so she started pondering.
Reiko: I'll tell you tomorrow I'm tired.
Kouichi sighed and wished his aunt goodnight.
Before going to sleep, he read the last newspaper he got from Sanae.
2. June. 1977.
Yomiyama Shinbun
"Massacre at the Muneyoshi estate."
The entire article was about the May 31, 1977 massacre, where 13 people were killed, mostly from the Muneyoshi clan.
Of that clan, only three individuals survived.
"Maybe that's why Muneyoshi-kun's identity is a secret?" - Sakakibara reflected.
It's probably not the best idea to ask Naoki about it, but maybe Mei will know something about it, although... She is less talkative even than Naoki.
The next day Sakakibara apologized to Yukari for bringing up too sensitive a topic, he promised that he did not know who Takanori Sakuragi was to her however he would never speak his name again in her presence.
The apology was accepted, Kouichi and Sakuragi renewed contact.
Everything promised to be good that day, almost everything.
Kouichi decided after the last lesson to ask Mei about the fate of the Muneyoshi clan after 1977.
Mei: Only Naoki's uncles and father - Kaito, Kiichisaburo and Shion - survived, I know only that much.
Kouichi: And why did your family adopt him?
Mei: He is related to them, I'm not going to tell you more.
Mei and Kouichi talking to each other was spotted by Yukari, she freaked out and took her umbrella with her.
As she was in a hurry she slipped on the stairs.
Yukari was on the verge of death, as the umbrella almost pierced her throat, at the last moment she was saved by Naoki, who moved the umbrella, Sakuragi fell, however, she survived the fall, only broke two ribs.
After first aid was administered and most of the students had left the school, Mei spoke to Kouichi.
Mei: That is why you should not speak to me and Naoki since the beginning of the year.
Kouichi: What do you mean?
Mei: If it wasn't for Naoki, who appeared there out of nowhere, Sakuragi would probably have died, I don't know how, but I'm sure of it.
The next day it was revealed that Yukari's mother Mieko Sakuragi had died in a car accident.
Yukari became an orphan, and went to live with her extended family in another part of Yomiyama, causing her to change schools.
In the morning, before class, Naoki checked the time from his watch.
Seeing Kouichi, he put the watch in his pocket.
Naoki: Come here Sakakibara.
Kouichi: Oh, okay?
Naoki: Watch through the window as it all begins.
Naoki turned his back
Teshigawara, Mochizuki and Takabayashi were entering the school gates, suddenly a man dressed in a black suit approached Yuuya.
Man: Yuuya Mochizuki?
Yuuya: Yes?
Man: I have a message from Mr. Hironiwa for your sister.
*The man pulled out a gun and fired two shots at Mochizuki's head.
Kouichi, seeing this from the window, felt like running out of the classroom and rushing to help.
However, Naoki pulled him away.
Naoki: Listen, idiot.
You can't help him anymore by hurrying, your chances of survival are rapidly decreasing, so I'll give you this advice only once and not any more.
Stop thinking when someone dies, especially in this class.
Treat it as a natural turn of events, or even as a lucky fate that it fell on him and not you.
Kouichi: What the hell? But … what happened? Why?
Naoki: This is what I meant when I told you that you made a ticket to the afterlife.
Kouichi: So…
Naoki: Next time it might turn out to be you, or anyone else.
You have opened a pandora's box, Sakakibara.
You also made some enemies by the way.
Kouichi: Enemies? Why?
Naoki: By talking to me , or Mei or myself you have caused people to blame you for the death of every person in this class.
Maybe Mei is not my biological sister however...
Kouichi listened to Naoki who pondered for a while.
Naoki: I will make you suffer, so suffer that you will want to end your life, If she would die to that curse..
Kouichi was frightened however he kept his cold.
Kouichi: I will try to remove this curse, since I brought it, it is my duty to undo it.
Naoki: You didn't bring the curse, you just activated it.
Kouichi: Activated?
Naoki: Mostly this curse does not occur, it happened mostly in the past, and more recently in 1996.
