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VIDEO: Tsumihoroboshi-hen | TIP 11: "Them"
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...I realized something, and a chill ran through my body.
I was in a phone booth that stood out tremendously in the dark.
Somebody must've seen me.
I was certain I was being watched.
I saw glowing eyes staring at me in the dark...
......It wasn't human.
Was it an illusion? No. I knew who they were.
...They were the ones controlling the Three Families who ruled Hinamizawa.
...I knew from the past records that they were physically frail.
The silhouette, which indicated its inhuman appearance, was unbelievably unrealistic.
...Especially its protruding head.
...One of the scrapbooks I received from Miyo-san described their appearance in detail.
...Their eyeballs were pure red, like blood... and their bodies smell like ammonia. ...Even though some of them have, at times, been captured around the world... all of them melted or disappeared, leaving no trace behind.
...The only traces remaining are the marks proving their descent to Earth...
The noise pulled me back to reality.
"D-Don't come closer... you monster!!"
It kept walking towards me!!
It sounded like it was kicking pebbles everywhere as it walked.
It was coming closer and closer.
...I was scared, so I said the same thing once again.
And this time, the glass door of the phone booth I was just in started to rattle and shake! Bang! It made weird sounds as if being struck by something.
I ran so hard that it felt like my lungs were about to explode. And then, I looked back... to find that the thing was no longer chasing after me.
There's no way it was just my imagination. I definitely heard the sound of the gravel being kicked and the phone booth rattling!!
But I needed to calm down...!
...Right then, I needed to make my heart stop beating so fast.
...The next time they appeared, I was going to strike back at them... I was going to squash their heads with my big hatchet...!
I'd protect Hinamizawa. It was my duty to do so. I wouldn't allow them to do whatever they wanted...!!
I saw the lights flickering in my head again...