Chigusa Nomura was almost dying, she had acquired lung cancer through a lifetime of compulsive smoking, the day before, however, the bodies of 3 people were discovered, in fact, their remains.

Chigusa was visited by Masaru.

Chigusa: Masaru, can you tell me more about these bodies?

Masaru: I can't, it's quite secret...

Chigusa: I won't tell anyone anyway, I don't have much time left.

It's a matter of probably days already, or maybe hours...

Masaru sighs with sadness.

Masaru: One body belonged to a 21-year-old woman she probably died in the 1990s, further research will tell us more.

The other was older... it was a middle-aged adult male, probably died somewhere in the 1970s...

And the last was the body of a teenage girl, probably dating back to the 2000s

Chigusa: 21-year-old woman?

So they identified her?

Masaru wanted to refrain from answering, he had in mind that his aunt would die soon anyway.

No one was around so he decided to say something.

Masaru: Yes, although... it's a strange thing...

That girl was Shion Urushibara, however, when other police heard the name they reacted as if it was impossible...

Chigusa: Shion Urushibara...?

Oh, I remember this case...

Even then, Kobayashi could be caught...

Masaru: You mean this Kobayashi?

Chigusa: Yes, Akira Kobayashi, although his real name was Shion Muneyoshi.

So everything becomes clear...

Damn.

How many people did he have to kill? How many more bodies will be discovered?

Beyond the Class 3-3 case... I guess Kobayashi was the only serial killer in the history of this city.

The body of the man and Urushibara are probably also his victims...

This may be a bold theory, but all the murders in Yomiyama from I don't know... let's assume from 1975 to 1999...

Of course there were other murders, but they were related to the 3-3 class...
The only thing that doesn't fit me is this body of 2000s.

I don't know, there were a couple of murders after 1999, however, it was always related to class 3-3.

The exception was the massacre at Shinozaki's in 2007.

Since I retired in 2017, nothing has happened for a few years, even at Class 3-3.

This year is different, a lot of people were killed, including a lot outside of Class 3-3.

Masaru: Yomiyama Group has become more aggressive...

Police are gathering evidence against them...

Chigusa: In my time they were quite quiet.

As for Urushibara, I can tell you its history...

Masaru: Urushibara?

Chigusa: Yes.

Masaru began to listen diligently to his aunt's story.

Chigusa: Urushibara was born in Yomiyama, somewhere in 1975-1977, her mother was very young so she decided to give her away.

For some reason she was in an orphanage far away, her mother didn't even give her a name, she just abandoned her.

At the orphanage she was given the name Shion Urushibara, she was cheerful and very helpful from despite her situation.

Somehow she learned about her mother over time, probably correspondence with her is in her mother's house, we don't know who she was, maybe she is still alive, maybe not.
As far as I know... it was somewhere in 1994 that she found out that her father was Akira Kobayashi, or rather Shion Muneyoshi.

Everything is explained here, Urushibara knew that her father was Muneyoshi, who was then living as Akira Kobayashi.

Shion Muneyoshi was a degenerate who murdered his one of his two sons and his own wife.

If anyone found out about it, the truth would probably come out.
That's why he killed his own daughter…..

Masaru: It's terrible...

But I don't think this third body matches.

Anyway, the place where these bodies were found is quite desolate, that is, it looked like.

Chigusa: I don't know, this city is weird...

I wouldn't be surprised if Kobayashi could possess those kids from 3-3.

It wouldn't impress me much.

Masaru was confused a bit.

Masaru: This curse of this middle school is probably not that complicated right?

Chigusa: I just noticed that since 2005, most of the victims of the curse died of "natural" causes and were not killed.

Chigusa began to recall the case from 2005 and 2007.

In 2005, almost all the students were killed, along with the teacher.

In 2007, Erika Matsunaga was killed, although it was her brother who did it.

A complicated case, but I wouldn't connect it to Kobayashi.

Then there was the killing of Eiichi Nakano and Takuya Miyake - I think it was July...

Then, in 2015 Yoshito Hayashida's remains were found in the ruins of Sakitani Kinenkan, he had a bullet in his head, most likely he died in August 2007.

And finally.

The October incident.

The bodies of 3 teenagers were found - Yuuko Murata, Isamu Takatsuki and Yui Suzuki - all of whom were from 3-3 in Yomiyama North.

The perpetrator was not found, however, he similarly shot at them from the old sake distillery building.

That's when I realized that there was one person in Yomiyama who possessed a significant amount of firearms.

And it had to be a person somehow connected to the 3-3 class of 2007.

Masaru: And how did students die before 2005?

Chigusa: For everything, there were murders of course, but they were rare.

Often there were suicides, illnesses, or most often just unfortunate accidents.

And with firearms, I think there were only 4 accidents between 1973 and 2005.

Masaru: It makes sense but...

After all, it cannot be rationally confirmed or proven in any way...

But if there is another case of the Class 3-3 curse occurring, I will put more emphasis on investigations, and try to convince some with logical arguments... It makes sense, but...

In the end, it cannot be rationally confirmed or proven in any way...

But if another case of class 3-3 curse appears, I will put more emphasis on investigation and try to convince some with logical arguments...

Chigusa: You might make a difference, but I doubt it.

On the same day Chigusa Nomura died of lung cancer at the age of 70.

Meanwhile, Michika received information from Mitsuharu Anju that she would be included in the attack on the Minamiyashiki residence.

Chitose herself was aware of her own demise, sinking into drug addiction and insanity, Yoshimasa sent Shinji and Naohisa away from Yomiyama so that they would not be killed.

Chitose put her hand on Misaki's shoulder.

Chitose: Run away Misaki, run away.

Misaki: No, I won't run away...

What Naohisa will think of me...

Misaki saw Chitose more and more often in such a state, and Chitose herself deluded herself into thinking that Misaki was her daughter-in-law, so Misaki felt no inhibitions when the subject of Naohisa was brought up with Chitose.

Chitose: You are good Misaki...

You are suitable...

Misaki didn't know what to think about it, once the person who was pulling Yomiyama Group's strings had sunk to the bottom.

Misaki sadly looked at Chitose as she left.

"I'm sorry Naohisa... I hope your mother can still be saved." – she thought.

Yoshimasa entered his wife's office and looked pityingly at Chitose she was sitting with her head tilted looking dully at the ceiling, she had a nosebleed.

Yoshimasa: Chitose, we have few people left...

In addition, of the more important members of the former Yomiyama Group, we are the only ones left...

We must expect their "visit"

Chitose did not react, she was alive however she was already in another world.

Yoshimasa sighed, And called those who remained to them.

It was already the beginning of March.