Satoko, it's me!
It's Keiichi! You know me, right?!
No!
It's okay! I'm your friend, Satoko!
Save me! Save me!
I'm scared...
Satoko!
Sorry Keiichi-kun,
I'm scared!
but you need to back off!
It's okay, Satoko-chan. You don't have to be scared anymore.
You're okay.
Nii-nii, please come save me!
I'm sorry...
I'm so sorry...
We couldn't do anything to help you.
Please forgive us...
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I've always felt your tears
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Wh-What's going on here?
What on earth happened here, Houjou-san?!
I just got into a little tussle with Rena-san here, that's all!
It was a petty little fight over something in our lunch.
Right?
It was merely a practical joke, nothing more!
You're all making far too much of a fuss about it!
Because...
we're powerless to stop it!
Satoko?
Yes?
Please come home with me.
Have you already forgotten?
I'm to be living with my uncle from now on.
But you don't want to live with him.
There is nothing I can do about it.
Rika-chan!
Where's Satoko?
What the hell?! Why couldn't Child Welfare Services help her?!
Satoko made a false report before...
So they won't do anything without real proof.
So what, just let her be abused until she's bruised and scarred?!
Of course not! I'm just saying, they need to be more careful—
Why the hell are you all standing around doing nothing?!
Shion? Why are you here?!
Are you just going to wait and let him kill Satoko?
We have to do something right now!
I agree with Shi-chan and Keiichi-kun.
We can't just wait and see what happens.
There must be something we can do!
What, though? Make another report to Child Welfare Services?
Why do we have to go through all that bullcrap?
Let's just ambush the bastard and beat him to a bloody, dead pulp!
That's not right!
Shi-chan! That's not the way we should handle this!
It's not our best option!
Well, how else are we supposed to save her?
He told me to take care of her!
What would I say to Satoshi-kun if something happened to her?!
Calm down, Shion.
You're head of the Sonozaki family, right, Mion?
Use your influence to save Satoko!
I know why you don't want to.
Our old hag wants us to stay out of anything going on with the Houjou family
because of her stupid grudge over the Dam War!
If you're just going to stand here and wait for him to kill her, then fine!
But I won't!
Satoko's like my own little sister. She's family to me!
I'm gonna go murder that pig!
Bye.
Hold it.
What? Are you trying to stop me?
Do you think Satoko will thank you for killing someone to save her?
I don't want her to thank me!
If killing him will let her be happy, that's enough reason for me!
It's still not right.
You're just gonna end up regretting it and hating yourself for it!
Only then will you finally realize what you really wanted out of all this!
You don't want to kill her uncle!
You want everyone to go back to the world where they were happy!
And if you murder someone, that world goes away!
And not only will you regret it, Satoko will, too!
She'll blame herself for you going out and killing someone for her!
Killing someone for Satoko is one mistake there's no going back from!
If you feel that strongly about it, then why don't you suggest something?
You can't, can you?!
So shut your damn mouth and get the hell out of my way!
I'm not letting you go.
Fine, then.
Guess you're on his side.
I'll just have to crack your head open first!
Hey!
Stop it!
Shion...
You're right, I don't have a better idea.
But I'm sure we can think of a better way to help Satoko!
I know we can!
I'm not saying it again!
Get out of my way!
Believe in your friends! Believe in me!
I, Keiichi Maebara, will save Satoko!
Shut up, you imbecile!
Why the hell should I trust you?!
Shion!
That was nothing.
If you want me to move, you'll have to kill me.
If I let you go, we'll live in a world without you, Shion!
And in that world, Satoko will think about you every day and be heartbroken!
You still don't get how serious I am about this?
I want to live in a world where we can all live and play together!
People cannot live without hope.
But this world hasn't lost hope yet.
Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's gone.
Trust me, Shion!
Thanks, Rika-chan.
~Nipah
So what do we do?
Tell me you're not just going to stand here ho-humming after that speech.
You should know the truth, Keiichi.
That this world may appear to be a dead end, but it's not.
If we all work together, we can make a miracle happen.
And doing just that will be enough to make one happen.
I know!
We'll go straight to the Child Welfare Services Center!
What kind of idea is that?!
We're the ones who know the most about what's happening to her!
You're right. There's no way CWS really understands what she's going through.
It makes sense. We attack the issue head-on.
Hmph. I hear once CWS makes up their mind, they're not likely to change it.
It probably won't work.
It might not, but we won't know unless we try!
Well, Shi-chan? Will you fight with us?
Fine. Let's do this.
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You're not alone!
If something's not right, call us!
They sure are making us wait a while.
Mister Maebara?
Someone will speak with you now.
So I think you got a call from the school yesterday.
We heard that CWS had decided to monitor the situation,
so we came here to give more details in case you didn't know the full picture.
I'm sorry, more details?
Satoko may have said nothing was going on,
but that's because her uncle is threatening her with violence.
Are you just going to "monitor" her until she ends up dead?
First, let me clear up some misunderstandings.
Houjou-san's case is still being worked on.
So you're not ignoring her, you're "working on the case"?
Isn't that the same thing as not doing anything to help?
A social worker with our center contacted the Houjous last night.
We're going to check in on them intermittently to ensure that
Satoko is receiving the proper level of parental care.
Parental care?! He's her uncle!
Do you have any idea what's actually going on over there?!
Forgive me, I misspoke.
We'll ensure she's receiving the proper level of care from her guardian—
Satoko was living just fine on her own without him!
Her uncle came back to town and dragged her home with him!
Isn't that technically kidnapping?!
According to Article 821 of the Japanese Civil Code,
children must live with their legal guardians.
How the hell is a sleazeball like that her legal guardian?!
Shion, when Satoko's parents died, he became her legal guardian.
I'm not sure what article that is, though.
Article 818.
In that case, Satoko's legal guardian, Teppei Houjou,
willingly abandoned his child for over a year.
What does CWS think of that?
Due to case confidentiality, I can't answer that for you,
but I can tell you that we did ask the family to explain why that happened.
And because you were okay with his explanation, you decided to "monitor" them?
Like I said, we are still working the case.
She was being abused by her aunt and uncle last year, too!
You've got to have that written down in your notes somewhere, right?!
I can't discuss that due to case confidentiality,
but yes, we are taking everything into consideration.
I know what's happening here.
You're sitting on the case 'cause she made a false report before, is that it?
We will make the decision that is best for the child in question.
Ugh, come on! Quit the bullshit and do something to get her out of there!
If something happens to Satoko, I swear, you'll regret it!
Stop it, Shion! You're only hurting our case.
I don't know what her uncle sounded like on the phone,
but please don't let him fool you!
We just want you to understand that, okay?
I understand what you're saying, and I'll inform her case worker.
Thank you for coming here to talk to us today.
I feel like she didn't really listen to anything we said.
But she said she was gonna pass our message along to her case worker!
I don't think it was all for nothing.
Can't we just go talk to that person directly?
No idea.
Probably not, since I hear it's a pretty rough job.
Bet they get lots of people who want to tell them "they'll regret it."
It's hard to get across how much we care.
You're used to talking to city officials, right, Mion?
Wouldn't it be better for you to talk to them instead of me?
They only listen to her because she's head of the Sonozaki family.
You saw how they treated us today when they didn't know who she was.
So... what do we do next?
Keiichi?
Sorry. I made all that fuss,
but I have no idea what to do now.
I don't believe you.
Huh?
You said to believe that you, Keiichi Maebara, will be the one to save her.
So I believed you.
That's why I won't believe you when you say you don't know what to do!
I still believe in you, Keiichi.
After all,
you said you could tear fate apart like wet paper!
Rika-chan...
So please, put an end to it.
Save Satoko from this horrible fate!
I can't believe I let myself give up just 'cause of today.
But your words opened my eyes, Rika-chan.
Now I know just how big of a deal it is when people believe in you!
Kei-chan...
We gotta stop being so gloom and doom!
You guys didn't really think we were out of options, did you?
Sure, but Keiichi-kun—
If this were a club game...
...you'd all be losing!
Kei-chan's right. Our club members never throw in the towel like this.
Yeah. Let's keep fighting!
So what are we actually going to do?
Thursday, June 16, 1983
Listen up, everyone!
I want to talk to you guys about Satoko Houjou!
As you well know, Satoko didn't come to school today.
Her bastard uncle called and said she had a cold, but that can't be true!
Satoko's never been sick a day in her life!
She could eat food off the ground and not even bat an eye!
Yet she's apparently bedridden with a cold for days?
You know that's gotta be BS!
He's right.
There's no doubt about it: Satoko's uncle is forcing her to stay home!
Satoko-chan couldn't be sick...
This is weird...
Of course, we've already reported this to Child Welfare Services.
However,
they've decided to just "monitor the situation"!
Every question we asked was sidestepped for reasons of privacy!
What do you all think of this?
Do you think this is right?
I don't think it's right!
We all know just how bad her aunt and uncle treated her last year!
We know that better than anyone!
Satoko's our friend! A part of our class!!
We've spent so much time in this room together, we're practically family!
Are we just gonna sit here and watch while our family suffers?
No, we're not! We're going to help her!
Our club has already made the first move!
We're already working hard to rescue Satoko!
Tomita-kun, do you know what we're doing?
N-No, I don't!
Well then, let me tell you!
We're fighting this battle head-on and following all the rules!
Right.
A straightforward, head-on approach has the most power.
We don't need to do anything underhanded!
We fight out in the open and take them down for all to see!
T-Take them down? Are we gonna actually fight them?
This is a fight...
...but not one where we're punching and kicking.
We're doing it by their rules!
Our club members already launched a strike on the CWS center!
All they did was write down that "five classmates asked us to protect her."
Do you know what that means?
Five people aren't enough!
We need your help to save our friend!
Let's show 'em how strong the Hinamizawa School spirit is!
Yeah!
Maebara-kun, you...
Chie.
Furude-san! What is going on in there?
Everyone is trying their best to help Satoko.
I have no power, so I can't do anything without everyone's help.
But one thing I can do is stop you if you're going to try and stop them!
All right.
Just try not to get anyone hurt, okay?
Promise me that.
Oh, thank you!
Okay, everyone! Once school's out, let's meet up in Okinomiya!
Hold on.
You're not really going to try and stop us, are you?
No.
I'm coming with you.
That's okay, right?
Child Welfare Services Center
Right, how can we help you today?
We're here to demonstrate how urgent Satoko Houjou's situation is.
Um, how many are here with you?
All of Satoko's classmates and her teacher.
All 16 of us!
Right, then.
I'm aware that you've already informed us that Satoko Houjou-san's situation
is dire enough to merit protective action from the CWS center.
In response, our center told you that we are not merely monitoring her case,
but actively working on it.
That's despite knowing about the abuse she went through last year?
About that...
We have no confirmed record of Teppei Houjou's past involvement in child abuse.
What?!
We do know that there was trouble between Satoko and her aunt Tamae.
But no one mentioned her uncle Teppei's involvement, not even neighbors.
But couldn't that be because her aunt's behavior overshadowed her uncle's?
That could be.
In that case, I'll add the possibility of his involvement to her file.
What about the fact that her uncle abandoned her for a whole year?
We've been told that happened when Teppei needed to work away from home
to continue bringing in income to help raise Satoko-san.
Not only that, but when we directly asked Satoko-san about the abuse,
she denied it outright.
As such, CWS has determined that she can continue living with him.
Might I ask that you watch over your friend Satoko-san and her uncle Teppei
and give them a chance to start their life together over again?
I swear...
Did you even a single word of what we just said?!
We did, and we'll remember that so many of you came to support her.
Everything will be taken into consideration as we make a decision.
If something bad happens to Satoko, will you take responsibility for it?
You bastards!
If he leaves even the tiniest scratch on her, you're all dead!
Shion-san!
That's going too far.
Center Manager Harayama, when will that decision be made?
Again, we need to carefully review the situation to make an informed decision.
I hope these answers will be enough to satisfy you for today.
Child Welfare Services Center
This is just like when we were fighting over the dam.
Yeah.
Though it's not like these kids were helping out with that.
Our spirit of unity is what makes Hinamizawa great.
If one attacks us, two strike back.
If two attack, then four. If four, then eight.
If a thousand come to attack, then the whole village rises up against them.
What proverb is that?
Oh, it's something our grandma used to say.
Makes sense. Band together to overwhelm the enemy and take them out.
Maebara-san!
Child Welfare Services isn't going to help Satoko, right?
Yeah. Sounds like they're just gonna let her suffer.
We live near her, so we know how bad her uncle is!
There's no way we can leave things here!
We need to work harder to help save Houjou-san!
Right!
Yeah, that's right!
Let's keep it coming tomorrow!
Forget 20 of us, let's get 60 people to show up!
Yeah!
I'll talk to everyone I think would go!
I'll call my friends when I get home!
Let's do everything we can!
We can do this!
This...
...is the power to tear fate apart!
Wind gently flowing through my hair, time flowing endlessly
A one-way ticket to the future
Dejection & disillusion, indignation & exhaustion
Carefully coordinated reasoning
This God Syndrome, a string connecting love and lies
It's not some exaggerated, grand ideal
I want to believe in you, so I won't falter
Those precious words you said that day are silent
As if casting an ominous pity upon everything
I shiver and despair over my own helplessness
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