The still semi- chibi Shion turns to protest that her notes are merely her 'wild imaginings.' Still looking away and with a more serious voice, She then turns away and with overwrought wistfullness, states that it is 'too bad,' since she thought the two would get along well. She asks Shion to call her 'Miyo,' while addressing Shion as 'Shion-chan.' A semi- chibi Shion remains guarded, as the still smiling Miyo asks if she is angry. She responds that she supposes she is and introduces herself.

Shion snatches her notes, turns from Takano, then asks if she is her sister's friend. Takano then asks if she is Shion as she reads Shion's notes.

Shion utterly welcomes Takano reading her notes. Shion is startled to find Takano Miyo now leaning over to read her notes. Angry, she starts to scribble 'Oyashiro-sama's Curse' under her notes, when another voice reads it behind her. She explains Satoshi's aunt from the fourth year as a traitor's relative. When They Cry Wiki has no idea why Takano would elicit this response. She concludes that all were connected to the Sonozaki: an 'enemy,' an 'uncooperative,' and a 'traitor.' The third year involved the sudden death of the Furude Shrine Priest. The second involved the accident with Satoshi's parents. Sitting and doing research in the Shishibone Municipal Library, Shion notes to herself that the first year involved the Construction Manager's dismemberment. He tells her that in Hinamizawa it is being said that he was 'spirited away by the demon.' He smiles as he draws a cigarette, then asks her closely if the villagers could be referring to Oyashiro-sama's curse. Shion stares back in shock, and Ōishi becomes more serious. Still amused, Ōishi explains that they are not sure if he committed suicide or became deranged while being held at the prefecture police department. Shion asks him who the real suspect is, admitting that she heard he is mentally troubled, but Ōishi continues to smile and laugh as he reveals that the person was already dead when the prefecture police called them. Shion finds Oyashiro-sama's curse 'ridiculous.' In the Okinomiya Police Station, as Komiyama intently takes notes as he listens on the phone, Ōishi laughs and confesses to Shion that he was quite sure that Satoshi was the murderer of his aunt.

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