![]() ![]() Satoko continues to pile cookies on her plate in a colored panel as she explains her plans to Eua. As she takes a cookie, Satoko assures Eua that her plans are "rock solid." Eua smiles and giggles as she raises her tea and corrects Satoko that her plans are "inevitable." She plans to use the opportunity to gather weapons and a better way to have H-173. ![]() She knows that she can continue to loop after Rika if Rika dies first. While she compliments Satoko she begins to warn her, but Satoko quickly accepts that she took risks that she will now avoid. Satoko awakens in the Realm of Time Fragments where Eua sits at a table with tea and cookies. She then stabs herself while complaining how much it hurts. To Rika's further shock, Satoko stabs her in the neck. ![]() Whilst Rika tries to figure out what happened, and what she can do, Satoko happily explains how she stole the H-173 from Takano and injected Rena. She returns to her home, dejected, to be eagerly greeted by Satoko, who tells her that dinner is ready. Meanwhile, Rika rushes to Keiichi's home only to see the bloody bodies of him and Rena lying on his floor through the window. She makes her way to the Maebara House perserverating, "I have to do my best!" She hugs him, smiles, and thinks that now is the time to begin the fifth year of the Curse of Oyashiro- sama. Rena puts together her apparent box of implements like a wrapped presentation. As he apologizes, she vows that she must protect him and her family. When she returns to her home, her drunken father attacks her, believing she is someone else. She genially offers his mother to cook dinner for him when she and his father have to be absent. She inwardly concludes, as she argues with Keiichi over lying, that Oyashiro- sama remains unsatisfied with the murder of Rina she must murder Keiichi. Their apparent disappearance concerns Rika, since it breaks the Rules, and it leads Ōishi to approach Keiichi at school, which inflames Rena's paranoia. Satoko's first method to obtain H-173 results in the internal exposure of Takano as she tries to inject Jirō. Rina repents her exploitation of Rena and her father, but under the influence of the Hinamizawa Syndrome, Rena murders and dismembers her. She eagerly welcomes the opportunity to continue looping and entertain Eua. Satoko concludes that to enjoy that period of June, 1983 required the tragedy. A montage of fragments, which include episodes of their deaths, follow that lead Eua to conclude that while Rika achieved happiness after just a hundred years, Satoko cannot. Satoko accepts and experiences a number of existences, some described below, none of which end happily for her. Eua renews her offer and reminds her that different choices lead to different futures. She makes Satoko experience a montage of Rika's past existence which includes her own deaths. Eua asks her if she wishes to return to June, 1983. They encourage her to relax, but she finds herself distant from then then hears a voice complimenting how amusing she is as she finds herself in the Realm of Time Fragments. Rika falls back into being dotted upon by the rest, but Satoko remains noticeably silent. She and Rika are picked by Mion and driven to Hinamizawa where they Rena and Keiichi. She emerges to find a letter from Mion in her room inviting her to reunion of the Club. As punishment, Satoko spends a very long time alone in a room with nothing but stacks of remedial coursework. Satoko attempts to return to that spirit by laying a trap for Rika which backfires by injuring her. Facing a second year of separation, Satoko confronts Rika on her behavior to which Rika reminds her that they are no longer in Hinamizawa. Rika tries to maintain contact with Satoko, but Satoko's academic struggles force their separation, and over the year take their toll on Satoko. Rika quickly makes friends while Satoko falls behind academically. Rena and Keiichi graduate, Rika and Satoko continue to study, and in April, 1987 they matriculate into St. Observing her, Satoko finally relents and decides to accompany her, over the objections of the now adult Shion who warns her of St. She misses Mion, and Rika often skips meetings to study. To Satoko's irritation, they change the rules to disallow cheating in order to accommodate the addition of the younger students. By June, 1984, Mion graduates and Keiichi and Rena take over the Club. She invites Satoko to join in her dream, but Satoko demurs, and Rika spends nights and days preparing for the exams. As Rika and Satoko enter their middle school year, Rika becomes intrigued with Shion's school, St. Hanyū confesses that her power is fading, and she leaves Rika wishing that she follow her destiny and see the world outside of Hinamizawa. Hanyū appears faded, and even Rika admits that the others have forgotten about her. Sato kowashi-hen opens with the basic manga conclusion to Matsuribayashi-hen. ![]()
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