Synopsis

After speaking with Ōishi, Shion learns that Satoshi has vanished and resolves to delve deeper into the unsettling murders that have plagued Hinamizawa for the past four years. While at the library one afternoon, she encounters Takano, who shares further details about the village's history and its shadowed past. The narrative then advances a year into the present, and the resemblance between Keiichi and Satoshi stirs long-buried memories in Shion.