The next day, Nae woke up with no memory of the moment she revealed her plan to Ayane.
The entity that possessed her then caused changes in Nae's memory.
In the morning before leaving for school, Ai asked Nae.
Ai: Nae, about what did you talk to Kobayashi-san yesterday?
Nae: Huh? What do you mean?
Ai: You asked her to stay with you yesterday.
Nae: Really?
Ai: Don't you remember that?
It was just yesterday, after all.
Nae: Maybe the medications I'm taking are causing the holes in my memory.
Ai: Since you got out of the hospital you've been behaving a bit ….differently.
Nae: Maybe it was the medications that may have affected my behavior, but that will soon return to normal.
Ai: I hope so, too, but.
Will you still be the same as before?
Everything has changed this year.
Mom died, Hirota wasn't Hirota but Naoki Muneyoshi, and now you.
Nae: Hirota is not Hirota? What do you mean?
Ai: Muneyoshi-san lost his memory nine years ago.
As he was similar to Hirota in both appearance and age.
It so happened that Aunt Ikuyo and Uncle Shuuhei were in Yomiyama at the time, they probably adopted him.
It's kind of sad that he lost everything for the second time.
Nae: And he wasn't the target either?
A woman was reportedly shot instead of him.
Ai: I don't know if dad would have told us more about this case.
Nae: We are about to be late Ai.
Ai: Right.
The two sisters arrived at the school, There they met with Isamu Takatsuki and Kiyono Yanagi.
Nae: Have you noticed that Sakai is somehow isolated from the rest of the class?
Isamu: His pride probably doesn't allow him to talk to anyone, after we had overthrown him.
Nae: Overthrown?
Isamu: Ehehe, Didn't anyone tell you?
Nae: Whatever.
Nae Hiiragi approached Kento's bench.
There was no one else in the class, so they were the only ones there.
Nae: It must be painful when outstanding individuals who are suited to their assigned role are shunned and abandoned by the community doesn't it?
Kento: I deserved it, I abused the power that our classmates entrusted to me.
Nae: Really? You think the judgment of others counts more than the opinion of a more significant one?
Kento: Can you please stop?
Nae: I'm only highlighting the facts.
I don't think you can deny that you are more intelligent than Takatsuki?
After 10 minutes of conversation, a breathless Ayane stood in the doorway of the classroom
Kento: Kobayashi-san?
Ayane: Can we talk for a moment Nae?
Nae: Sure
Nae and Ayane went to the school rooftop, Ayane ran to the classroom in fear that Nae would decide to kill Sakai on school grounds.
Ayane wanted to avoid the carnage at the school, which could also be seen by students from other classes who had been stunned observers of the Class 3-3 disaster since to 1972.
Nae: Kobayashi-san, Lessons will start in 15 minutes, can you be quick?
Ayane: Do what you have to do, but please don't kill Kento on our school grounds, Here, in addition to us, there are other, happier classes.
Who can at least avoid these sights like when Inoue-san and Hirano-kun died.
Or when Matsunaga-san's brother killed her.
Nae: You have changed Nae's attitude, but what a heartless person you are.
Ayane: You, on the other hand, are unrecognizable, as if something has taken control of you.
You are no longer the same Nae I knew.
Nae: Maybe because you never knew me.
Nae walked away towards the railings with her hands behind her back
Ayane: But we have known each other for 3 years
Nae: Are you sure? Are you really sure?
Nevermind
Do you like gambling Ayane?
Of course you like it.
How about a little bet?
Ayane: I promised Yuuna that I will end gambling.
Nae: If you win, you will save someone's life, if you lose this month 3 people will die instead of 2
Ayane: Rika is not terminally ill, you bluff.
Just what is the point?
Nae: You quickly deduced it.
Nae walked to the door and opened it to see if anyone was behind it.
Nae: But, If I were you, I'd take someone to eavesdrop.
You can tell anyone, about my intentions, no one will believe you.
Back to the plant,
If your brother survives this month I will spare Sakai
Ayane: But...
Ayane wanted to respond to Nae, however, she interrupted her.
Nae: I know all about Ayane, the fact that Hirota Hiiragi has been dead for 9 years, and that your brother was adopted by Ikuyo and Shuuhei Hiiragi.
It is so unfortunate that a conflict from the ancient times will return.
Ayane: But why is now a target for Hironiwa clan?
And besides, how do you know that?
Nae: Hyuuga-san told me
Ayane: Who?
Nae: Asuka Hyuuga – your brother's fiancé.
As for the second question, as if your father were alive you could ask him.
Ayane: He killed a lot of people, including my mother, are you going to tell me that, he also killed members of the Hironiwa and Minamiyashiki clans?
Nae: Tetsu Hironiwa and his family were your father's first victims, they were poisoned and massacred in 1974.
If you had seen the crime scene photos you might have puked, Tetsu Hironiwa looked like...
Ayane: Please save me the details.
Nae: It looked lovely.
I would advise you to warn your brother after class, he should be at the cemetery in Yomiyama.
Ayane ran out of the school, and ran to the Yomiyama cemetery.
Upon reaching the cemetery, she met Naoki at Ayato Anju's grave. along with him stood Ayato's sister and her husband.
Ayane: Naoki!
Naoki turned behind him and spotted Ayane.
Naoki: Ayane?
Ayane: I have something important to tell you.
Naoki: Just a moment
While waiting, Ayane nervously looked around.
Naoki: What's the matter?
Ayane: The Hironiwa clan wants to kill you...
Naoki: They are not the only ones, but it seems to me that the threat from them has been resolved, or at least marginalized.
Ayane: T-They are not the only ones?
Naoki: From what Katagiri-san told me, the Minamiyashiki clan is also hostile to me, but they won't take any action for now.
Naoki and Ayane also visited the grave of Ria Hironiwa and also Misaki Fujioka while talking.
Ayane: Did you know her?
Naoki: Who do you mean?
Ayane: In fact, both Ria Hironiwa and Misaki Fujioka, but I guess I'm more surprised why you visited Hironiwa's grave.
Naoki: Ria was one of those people who could rise above archaic animosities.
Fujioka, on the other hand, was the first girl I loved.
Ayane: Who killed them?
Naoki: Our father, however, not by his hand, but through manipulated pawns.
One of those pawns was my friend...
Ayane: It's very sad...
Naoki: I don't care. However, I envision a better future in which everyone is alive.
Ayane: Do you know why our father became a cold-hearted unscrupulous murderer?
Naoki: This is the fault of our clan, he was treated by other clan members as a deity, just like our grandmother -Kaguya.
Fortunately, Kaito was neglected by her
That's why he didn't become a psychopath like Shion.
Ayane: Dr. Muneyoshi is our uncle?
Naoki: After the 1977 massacre, the only people who survived it were our father with our uncles.
To make things funnier, our father organized it together with Kiichisaburo.
Ayane: This..this is not funny.
Naoki: As you think, I don't feel bad for this clan.
I would rather live my childhood like any other average person than belong to this cursed bloodline.
Ayane: I never asked you this, but how do you know Mrs. Sakakibara?