The opening of the first museum in Yomiyama took place on this day.
The heads of the Anju and Minamiyashiki Clans, as well as Dr. Kaito Muneyoshi, donated many historical memorabilia to the museum.
Also at the opening was Tomomi Shiraishi, who watched Nae's actions.
Tomomi was spotted by Shun Iwamoto and Rika Fuyutsuki.
Shun: Shiraishi-san?
Tomomi: Well, that's me.. I'm waiting for someone..
Rika: I thought you were not into museums and such.
Tomomi: Since I'm not, I'm just here for company.
Shun: Is anyone else from our class here?
Tomomi: I saw Shimizu-kun and Suzuki-san, and other than them it was NOBODY.
Rika: Tomomi, are you trying to…
Tomomi: I'm just saying there's NO ONE here.
Shun sighed
Shun: You mean Nae Hiiragi?
Tomomi nodded, Rika was angry a bit at Shun.
Also present at the entire ceremony was Mei with Kouichi.
Mei had already left the hospital; they were due to leave Yomiyama any day now.
Meanwhile, Nae was following Chitose Minamiyashiki, and Tomomi was following Nae.
Nae noticed this and mingled with the crowd.
Tomomi sensed that Nae was about to do something bad that's why she returned to Shun and Rika.
Rika and Shun met with Yuu and Yui.
They viewed the samurai armor together, as well as the katana.
Joining them browsing through the historical exhibits was Tomomi, who joined them with an accelerated gait.
Tomomi: Pause this for a moment.
Yuu: Hi Shiraishi-san
Yui: Shiraishi-san?
Rika: About Nae right?
Tomomi: I don't know if she won't do something horrible.
Rika: Can you tell us more?
Tomomi: Later, now follow me.
The whole group, looked for Nae, who was already in the parking lot.
Chitose was about to get into her car when Nae approached her.
Nae: Chitose Minamiyashiki?
Chitose: Yes?
Nae pulled her gun.
Nae: You will drive me to a certain place.
Chitose didn't resisted, she just asked "Where to?"
Nae: The ruins of the old hotel next to the temple.
Chitose: Fine.
Chitose and Nae arrived at the site, Yoshito and Mami were already there.
Nae told Chitose to get up and led her to the former dining room of the hotel.
Mami: Hiiragi-san, where did you get the gun?
Nae: I have my contacts ...
Yoshito: How are we going to kill her?
Mami: And will it really work?
Nae: Sure, it will, just like in 1998
We just have to spread the curse to the Great Clans again.
Chitose: What kind of nonsense is this?
After all, one man is responsible for the 1998/1999 murders!
Shion Muneyoshi also known as Akira Kobayashi.
Mami: Wait.. so Ayane is technically also from the Great Clans?
Chitose: Kill your classmate, not me.
You will definitely not regret letting me go.
Nae: Alright, that was your last words?
Suddenly a piece of the roof fell next to Mami, momentarily distracting Yoshito and Nae from Chitose, who checked to see if she had any weapons for self-defense.
She had a Jackson C.1952 revolver, however, with only one cartridge, she decided to kill Yoshito Hayashida.
A gunshot retracted Mami and Nae's attention to Chitose and Yoshito, Yoshito felt on the ground, and Chitose stood up holding her gun. Nae drew her gun and pointed it at Chitose.
Mami was completely confused and terrified, Yoshito was still alive, but seriously wounded.
Moments later, another piece of the roof fell, this time straight on Yoshito killing him.
Chitose seized the moment and fled the hotel.
Mami cried after Yoshito's death, she was both furious and afraid of Nae.
Nae: We have to get out of here, and I'm really sorry for Yoshito, we were almost to break the curse..
Mami: Shut up!
It was an unworkable plan from the very beginning...
If you want to break this curse, then find someone else to help.
Nae: Your choice.
Just remeber you might be next.
Mami: Is this a threat?
Nae: Well, kinda.
After that, Nae left the hotel, the same one where the massacre occurred 9 years ago, on the round anniversary of that massacre, where once Makoto Ouji was crushed by a candlestick, Yoshito Hayashida died, shot by Chitose Minamiyashiki and then crushed by a piece of the roof.
At school, Nae forced Mami to keep quiet about Yoshito's death, Mami became depressed over time.
However, she was not the second victim of the curse in August 2007.
She was Shun Iwamoto's mother Miho Iwamoto, who died by electrocution.
Yoshito's friend Keisuke Yasuda also fell into depression and madness.
He blamed Ayane for everything.
Mami knew about Ayane's true background, but she didn't want to tell Keisuke, she didn't want to kill Ayane.
However, she wondered why Chitose Minamiyashiki was chosen to be killed instead of Ayane.
On the first day of September, Keisuke Yasuda could not stand it and committed suicide.
The atmosphere in the classroom became increasingly thick and tense.
Countermeasures believed that there would be a repeat of the 2004 situation, so Rika, Kiyono, Akito, Tomomi and Ayane strained their minds to find a way to break the curse.
The class still held a lot of grudges against Kento, however, Rika decided to include him back in the countermeasures, this time as her assistant.
Sakai initially had no intention of becoming Rika's subordinate, however, he agreed for the sake of the class.
Yuu Shimizu, Yui Suzuki, Isamu Takatsuki and Shun Iwamoto also decided to help Countermeasures in deliberations.
Yuu: I'm afraid some people won't be able to stand it soon...
I'm especially worried about Oomiya-kun.
He has always been cheerful, however, since Miyake-kun and Nakano-kun died he has grown sad, and now I think he is getting worse...
Kento: Then he should leave Yomiyama
Isamu: Kencchan! Oomiya-kun is our friend! We should help him!
Kento: Don't call me like that Takatsuki..
Ayane: By the way, do you know if anyone is planning to leave?
Tomomi: From what I've heard from Maki Uchiyama, Mami's father intends to leave Yomiyama due to her depression.
Yui: Maybe we should comfort her?
Rika: We are middle school students and not psychologists.
Here, moreover, everyone seems to need psychological help...
Kento: Months go by, and we are still walking in the dark, so what if we know that Nae is extra? If we can't stop this curse anymore anyway.
Ayane: Actually, we can...
But it could end up like in 1998 and 2004.
I'm sorry I didn't tell you anything, but the curse when trying to break it wants to take as many victims as possible with it.
Rika: I understand Ayane, but we are at a point where we have no other option.
Isamu: Kobayashi-san, are you sure?
Ayane: We have to kill Nae….
Kento: Why didn't I come across it?
After all, it was simple...
Yuu: K-kill?
Ayane: This was done in 1998, and that's why the curse was stopped then.
Tomomi: Just who will do it?
Everyone fell silent for 15 minutes, after this long silence Tomomi finally spoke up.
Tomomi: We will all do it.
Isami: Shiraishi-san!...
Tomomi: We will do the right thing by killing her, both for our class and for Nae's very soul.
Yui: That's right, her soul hasn't left for another life, it's trapped here until March, and it will take the lives of our classmates with it...
Rika: So do we want to do a hunt for her?
Mami entered the old library.
Mami: She has a gun, so I would advise caution.
Isamu: Ogino-san?
Kento: The question remains when will we do it?
Rika: The sooner the better, fewer people will be.
In theory, since the extra disappears after death...
We can just lock the classroom door and kill her even in the middle of the lesson.
Kento: What about others?
Won't they intervene?
Rika: Therefore, it must be fast.
Mami: I'm planning to move out of Yomiyama in early October, so I'll be helping you until the end of September.
Rika: I appreciate that Ogino-san.