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VIDEO: Himatsubushi-hen | TIP 5: Going Smoothly
BGM: Silence
SFX: Higurashi
At that moment, his up-until-now lackadaisical footsteps grew decisive as the man in the room dashed up to the wall beside the window and carefully peered outside...
...It was his comrade's car.
Even so, he still didn't relax his guard.
Eventually, the sound of footsteps approached the door. ...Thump, thump thump thump. It was the passcode.
"Ahh, you must be tired. I'm opening it now."
After the locks were undone and the door opened, a man appeared, his arms laden with swollen plastic grocery bags.
The bags in his hands had "Sevens Mart" written on them, with bread and milk cartons able to be glimpsed within.
The contents of those bags were then spread out over a sheet on the floor.
"Hm? He's been sleeping the entire time. Thank god he's not causing any trouble. He did struggle a bit when he was about to shit himself."
"Don' let 'im crap 'is pants. It'd suck if it started smellin' like an outhouse in 'ere."
"...Yeah, I know."
"Check tha gag every now and then. We don' wan' it ta get loose, so keep it tigh'... but not so tigh' that 'e stops breathin'."
"I said, I know... Huh? Didn't I ask you to pick up another can of gas for the portable stove? We're out."
"Ya never asked, ya ijit."
"...Gaah... seriously? Come on, work.... Dammit!!"
...Seeing that, the man who went to buy supplies let out a deep sigh.
And with a backwards glance at that sight, began to walk to the corner of the room.
...The kidnapped boy was sprawled out on a sheet that was spread out on the floor.
Of course, the man didn't assume the kid was able to hear that question.
That was because the boy's ears were plugged, with his eyes and ears thoroughly covered by packing tape.
Also, his mouth was gagged with a thin, twisted-up towel.
...Because of that, the boy was unable to close his mouth properly, his cheeks sticky with his own saliva.
Of course, that wasn't the only reason.
Both his arms were tied tightly behind his back with a leather belt.
“If tha Main Family says we do, though... tough luck. ...I can' even imagine wha' kind of cruel things they'd have us do. ...Tha Family says not one scratch on 'im though, so it seems to be going well for tha time bein'..."
"The Minister is discreetly withdrawing the dam project. The Hinamizawa Dam is indefinitely postponed. ...I wonder when we're letting the boy go. ...I just want to be done with this already."
"Tha Main Family seem ta be gaugin' tha timin'. I don' know when it'll be, but prob'ly soon."
"Isn't that great, kid? You'll be let go real soon, heh heh heh..."
The men didn't know if their voices were heard by the boy.
...For him, there was nothing he could do but continue to sleep to escape his harsh reality...
