13 Club 7

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Nothing

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This story is purely a work of fiction. It has no relations to real people, organizations, or events.

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Please don't make me translate this page...

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Story 3: Investigation (Act 5, Act 6)
Story 4: RMT (Part 1, Part 2)
Story 5: Smile

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Story 3: Investigation (Act 5)

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Kudan: From the photos I took at noon today---and the cigarette butts dropped by Haji-san...
Kudan: Can we not start the investigation of whether Harumi-san's death was an "accident"?
Man: Hmph...how foolish. That is completely baseless reasoning!!
Man: As for those cigarette butts, Natsumi-san could have stepped on them while looking for Harumi-san around Otobiki Stone!

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Kudan: ---That is why I said "footprints".
If there are more than two sets of footprints, it proves that there was a third person---in other words, the suspect.
Kudan: Unless there is a good reason for this to be an "accident" instead "incident", officer?
Man: ...!!
Man: ...Natsumi-san!!
Man: There wasn't anyone at Otobiki Stone when you were there, correct!?
Natsumi: ...
Yes...But,

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Kudan: ...Did something happen?
Natsumi: ...
Natsumi: ...I thought it was just my imagination at the time, but...
Natsumi: Hah...
Natsumi: Hah...
Natsumi: ...The Otobiki Stone...

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Natsumi: ...
Natsumi: Nee-san...!?
Kudan: ...A presence...?
And you have never felt it before?
Natsumi: ...
Natsumi: ...Yes. The path is very crooked, and there is a thicket near the end,
And until you get through it, you can't see anything...
Diagram: Edge, Otobiki Stone, Shrine, Path

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Kudan: ---Which means that someone was there...?
Natsumi: !
Kudan: Did you see anyone...?
Natsumi: ...No, I didn't see anything clearly...
...I'm sorry.
Man: ...
Man: ...Then it could have been Natsumi-san's mistake.
Man: At any rate, your claim does not stand without clearer evidence.

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Fuyumi: ...Incident, accident, who cares?
Natsumi: Fuyumi...!
Fuyumi: ...You know.
Fuyumi: ...I had to be in her ceremony...the Monoimi.
I've had enough of stupid old customs!!

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Natsumi: Fuyumi...!!
Fuyumi: Hmph...because of the worthless customs that were forced on me, my leg---
And then...
Fuyumi: Natsumi nee-san---
Natsumi: !!

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SFX: *Thud*
Fuyumi: Fu...fufu.
That's right. You are on her side.
Fuyumi: ...But as for me---
Fuyumi: Good riddance...!
Fuyumi: As for me, I don't feel well, so I'll be taking my leave.

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Man: Fuyumi-sama, I will take you to your room---
Fuyumi: I don't need it!!
Fuyumi: ...I can go by myself...
Kudan: And he is?
Natsumi: ...Nire-san.
He is taking care of mother in the detached house.

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Kudan: ...
Akihito: ...Kudan-san, there's one thing I want to ask you...
Akihito: When you say an "incident",
Akihito: Are you saying that one of us killed Harumi-nee?

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Kudan: ...I only suggested it as a possibility.
Kudan: The eldest son, the head of the family, dies, and then the eldest daughter too dies---
Kudan: Which leads to the possibility of fighting over inheritance.
Kudan: ...Anyway, regardless of what it was, it's best to wait for morning.
The prefectural police will be here as well.
Kudan: We will not be able investigate the Otobiki Stone at night.
Kudan: ---See you tomorrow, officer.
Kudan: Let us go, Haji-san.
Haji: !

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Kudan: ---Would you tell me of all you know when we get back?
Haji: ...!
Kudan: ---I see...
Kudan: So something like that happened...
Haji: But...was it really a murder...?
Haji: To think that someone here killed Harumi-san for inheritance...
I can't believe it...

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Kudan: It seems like you were quite taken with Harumi-san.
Haji: !
Haji: Hey now~~ You should know to be serious right now.
Kudan: Kukuku... But I can think of one other line of thought.
Kudan: Throughout history, there were only two motives for murder---
Kudan: If it isn't for money...it's because of "hate".

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Haji: ...Well, I guess it's true that in her case, it feels more likely... (side) Although it's not nice of me...
Kudan: ---Haji-san,
Do you know what "Roushaitsu" is? TN: The kanji used literally means "flesh dice".
Haji: No...what is that?
Kudan: It's a game in legends of ancient China.
Kudan: It uses a diagram, dice...and a board.
Box: First, prepare two dice, and a diagram of a human body with labeled numbers.
The numbers go from 2 to 12, which are the possible results of throwing the dice.
Box: For example, the right eye is 2, the nose is 5, and the right hand is 8.

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Kudan: Then the body part with the number that appears is cut off.
Haji: !!
Box: It was said to have been created in the Shang Dynasty of ancient China--- During extremely ill-reputed Zhou Wang's reign.
It was a cruel way of killing criminals such as political offenders---
Box: the dice were rolled three times, and the prisoner was cut three times... Anyone who was still alive after that was released.

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Kudan: With eleven numbers, four of them are for arms and legs. There is more than 1/3 possibility that they will be chosen.
And it is repeated 3 times...what well calculated percentage.
Kudan: Since they will not be treated, the prisoners cannot escape death by blood loss when an arm or a leg is lost. Perhaps the truly lucky ones got away with losing just eyes and ears---
Haji: Did all that really happen...?
Kudan: It wasn't recorded in any history books, so it is just an urban legend.
Kudan: However, I have seen a replica of the diagram in Taiwan, and it was reconstructed from the tale.
Kudan: And I found the same thing, deep in the storehouse here.
Judging from the faded colors and the conditions, it was probably drawn after the Edo period.

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Kudan: ---The question is, "why would this house have something like that?"
Kudan: Harumi-san was an art collector,
But it has absolutely no value as a piece of art.
Kudan: From that, I came up with an hypothesis.
Kudan: Perhaps the Chigira family has kept it as a ceremonial prop?
Haji: !?
Kudan: I daresay that the Chigira family has practiced "Roushaitsu".

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Kudan: In this extremely cruel game, the hidden element is that instead of "luck", it's more like "God's saving grace".
Throwing the dice is like being granted "fortunes" from the "Heavens".
Kudan: A certain sacrifice...in exchange for offerings.
Kudan: They really used it for some kind of purpose...!

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Kudan: Originally, in order to pray for wealth and good harvest, there was a tradition of "human offerings" in these parts.
The story during the Edo period I introduced and the legend of the Otobiki Stone are part of it.
Kudan: And when this "Roushaitsu" made it here in the Edo period---
The interpretation of the game was changed and integrated to the legend of human offerings.
Kudan: To give a part of the body to God as offering...
And the specific body part was determined using that tool--- When you think of it that way, everything makes sense.
Haji: B...but, I can't believe something like that really...
Kudan: ...We would know if we ask the people in question.
Haji: Huh...?

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Kudan: Haji-san...did you not feel that something was not right as you came here?
Kudan: The eldest Harumi-san has a throat affliction, and the youngest Fuyumi-san can't move her leg...
Are those simply coincidence?
Haji: ...!
Haji: Kudan-san...are you saying that it still continues to this day...!?
Kudan: If so, then the person in charge of it must be Harumi-san, who conducts "Monoimi"...
Kudan: That is more than enough reason to be "hated".
SFX: *Click*

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Kudan: ...It's already this late.
Let's rest soon, early tomorrow---
Haji: ...Kudan-san, one more thing---
Haji: What is the real reason you want to expose the truth of the matter?
Haji: Could it be...Harumi-san?
Haji: ...Rather than some kind of reasoning, it's just a "hunch" that I have from my experiences.

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Kudan: Ku...
Kuku...! Hahahaha!
Kudan: ...As expected, Haji-san, of your hunch when it comes to "women"---
Kudan: ...She was broken---
Kudan: I wanted to ask her---what kind of determination did she have to throw away her own body in this day and age...
Kudan: ---Looking for the culprit is the least I can do for her.

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Man: Ah, they're here.
Man: It's those two, inspector Kubozuka.
They are the references in this case, Haji-san and...

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Kubozuka: Oh---! If it ain't Kudan!
Kubozuka: What a coincidence, oi!
Man: Huh...
Kudan: It's been a while, assistant inspector Kubozuka.
Kubozuka: How are you these days? Has it really been 4 years since I last saw you? (side) You haven't grown old at all.
Man: Um...have you two...?
Kubozuka: Yeah, as for the time I met him, you know the case of disappearance of young girls around this area about 5 years ago?
Kubozuka: This guy here really helped out with solving the case.
Man: Huh...?

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Kubozuka: The criminal was a heavy user of the net. He continued to post anonymously on forums stating his next crime and harassing the families of the victims.
Kubozuka: At the time, the prefectural police weren't equipped for investigations online, so he gave us a lot of advice.
Kubozuka: Originally, the criminal wrote suspicious posts on Kudan's site---"13 Club"...
At first, Kudan himself was a suspect...
Kubozuka: But his knowledge of the net helped to reveal who the true culprit was.
Haji: Wow...
Kubozuka: ...But hey, why did you come to this middle of nowhere?
Kubozuka: I thought you only get involved in cases involving the net...

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Kudan: ---Yes.
Kudan: It is the same with this case.
Haji: ?
Kubozuka: ...Heh! Well, I know nothing about it, so I'll be needing your help in the investigation.
Kubozuka: The possibilities are rich, but there's always the slim chance.
Kubozuka: Well, officer Fujiwara, I'll be returning to the investigation, so take Kudan's words to heart.
Kudan: ...
Fujiwara: Yes sir...!

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Why...did this happen...
...Brother...
Help...!