这里英文渣一个...

This is the thread to post translated TIPS from the Higurashi no Naku
Koroni game, which is one aspect that the anime, the manga, and the dramaCDs
lack. Any other posts will
be deleted without discretion!!!
Feel free to post translated
TIPS in correspondence
to the point where the current anime aired
Designated
contributors:
myself
Sushi-Y
LostBlue
and anyone else who can read Japanese and have unlocked
those TIPS not yet listed.
Please make the TIPS in sequential
order as in the game to avoid
confusion!!!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Since
I've been getting many questions on what TIPS are, here's a direct
copy-and-paste from the English Higurashi 【喂鸡】 article:
The game also utilizes an intermission where the player obtain
several "TIPS." These "TIPS" allows the player to read information that may or
may not be useful in solving the mystery. For example, one of the "TIPS" can be
as simple as "this is a small village; children who go to this school are
combined into one classroom regardless of what grade or year they are in." On the other hand, they can also
provide valuable hints, such as being able to read the excerpts of the newspaper articles regarding the
murders that occurred in Hinamizawa.

　　来源：http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=31732

Why does our school have mixed grade levels? (Ep.
01)
Keiichi: "Rena, you're in the same grade level as I am
right?"
Rena: "Hm? Yes we are. Our sexagenary cycle is also the same
too."
Keiichi: "Hey, of course our sexagenary cycle has to be the same if
we're in the same grade"
Mion: "That's not true. If you birthdate
is different, you can be of the same age, but in a different sexagenary
cycle."
Keiichi: "Huh? Oh, I get it. Hey Mion, you're pretty smart."
Rena:
"Ahahahaha. So when were you born, Keiichi-kun? Rena was born in
July!"
Rena puts her head up high.
...hey what does that
mean.
She isn't trying to act older just because she was born earlier
than me right?
Keiichi: "...heh! Sorry to disappoint you. You have no
chance to against me in my birth month!! ...I can even start to bet you 100 yen
per each month I'm older than you!"
Rena: "What? What?! Why?
Why?!"
Rena becomes confused as soon as I started to make a
bet
...I suspect that her monthly allowance must be running low as I see
her act that way
But...it's quite fun to see Rena getting gippy just
because of birthday.
Mion: "So Kei-chan, does that mean you were born in
April?"
Kei: "That's right! Too bad Rena! I'm already waaay older than
you"
Rena: "Really! Wow! So Keiichi-kun's already the same age as
Mii-chan!"
Mion: "Only for a few months~! Then I'm already older than him by
a long shot once again!"
Mion snickers with her nose.
...hey, that's
nothing to be getting all excited about (chuckle)
Kei: "...come to think
of it..., Mion, you're in an older grade level then"
Mion: "Well if you are moe~
towards younger students, then I can proclaim myself to be of a lower grade
level?"
Rena: "Mii-chan, I don't know what you are saying.."
Rena
blushes her cheek, so I'm assuming she knows exactly what Mion is
saying...
Kei: "And Satoko and Rika-chan are in a lower grade level.
Scratch that, they should be in a different school lower grade level,
right?"
Rena: "Ke...Keiichi-kun, I think your target age is wayy too
low...too low..."
Rena is starting to mumble something odd now...
Heh,
I'd better just rustle her hair a bit strongly for that statement.
Rena:
"hauuu!! S---t---o---p!"
Kei: "So I've been wondering since I transferred
here. Why is this school have mixed grade levels?"
Mion: "Because we don't have
enough classrooms. I mean, what do you expect? This school is borrowing building
space from the Forestry Preserve."
...come to think of it, that explains a lot. I've always thought this
school was a bit weird.
The school ground is made of gravel, there are
rooms that you don't see in normal schools, and there's even a construction
vehicle in front of our school.
Kei: "Why is the school borrowing
building space? What happened to the original school"


Mion: "The original one
was built way before the war...so it got old and dilapidated."
Well,
that's a school that I would've liked to see.
Mion: "So the students had
to go to the school in the town right? But that's waay too far"
Rena: "Which
school are you talking about?"
Mion: "You know that pediatric clinic in
Okinomiya? The one that you go through the main train station and make a turn at
the hospital?"
Mion: "Whaaat?!?! It's there? That's too far
away!!"
I've just moved here so I don't know the geography of this area, but by the looks of Rena's
expression, it must be far.
Mion: "So that's why. It's practically too
far away, so kids that can't go to Okinomiya's school go to this temporary one
that is being rented from the Forestry Preservation Station."
Mion: "That's
about half the children in Hinamizawa right? There's quite a lot of them riding
their bicycles to get here early in the morning."
Mion: "Well as you can see,
this school is practically easy going, so it's not meant to be those elite type
of school for prepping"
Rena: "That's not true Mii-chan! If you study real
hard, you can do your studies
anywhere!"
Kei: "Yeah, that's right! My thoughts matches with Rena!"
Rena:
"Yeah! That's exactly right! Let's study real hard!"
Mion: "Well you
two knock yourselves out. In the meantime, ojisan's gonna root for you in the
background"
Kei: "It's not
us! It's you Mion! You're supposed to be in exam hell right now?! The way your grades are at now, your future is
black?!"
Mion: "That's fine. If I can't find a stable income, I'll get an
eternal job by having you bringing home the food for me"
Rena: "E...eternal
job? Wha...what do you mean by that?! by that?!"
Ms. Chie: "Shush! The
three of you! You're supposed to be studying right now!"
The three
of us was scolded by the teacher.
Well, it's our fault so I can't say much there...
Satoko saw us getting
scolded and started laughing
I jab back at her by sticking out my
tongue.
...What Mion said was true. This school is as far away you can
get from being one of those busy prep schools. But, there's a lot of things at
this school that you can't find in any other place...

Are uniforms a free choice in our school? (Ep. 01)
It's only June, and yet it's so... hot.
The cicadas are
crying noisily outside, and the mosquitos add to that during the night.... I guess this is
completely Summer now.
.... At least it's cool in the morning, thank
god.
Satoko: "It sure is hot, isn't it!?"
Satoko is flapping her skirt sluggishly.
... That's
unladylike, oi.
... Even though she's only a brat, she's still a girl after
all.
Satoko: "Keiichi seems to be so cool with only one shirt on.... How
envious."
Keiichi: "From where I'm standing, the skirt-wearing Satoko looks
much cooler to me. There's no way a girl like you will ever understand just how
much your thighs steam up inside your pants in a season like this!"
Rena:
"......I, ...It steams........., Hau......"
This girl is going off with
her indecent imaginations again.
Keiichi: "Rena's summer uniform sure has
a nice cool looking tint to it. Just looking at it makes me feel cool
too."
Rena: "Ahahahaha. Thanks! It's actually really cool."
Satoko: "I
wish I had a cool summer uniform like Rena-san's."
Rena: "But Satoko-chan's
summer uniform is a super cute one-piece too! Rena wants to try on Satoko-chan's
summer uniform sometime---☆"
Satoko: "This is quite stuffy, you know?
Rena-san's uniform is definitely cooler."
Rena: "But kaaii clothings are definitely more fun to wear......
Hau!"
......It feels like Rena and Satoko have totally a different set of
values.
Keiichi: "Speaking of which..., there are no set uniforms for
this school or anything, is there?"
Rena: "Thats right. There isn't. As long
as it's a proper outfit, you can even wear casual clothings too."
There are
certainly a lot of students wearing casual clothings. There are
students who wear uniforms too, but the designs are all the same, plain
ones.
Keiichi: "What's with those uniforms that the others are wearing?
Everyone's wearing the same thing."
Satoko: "That's the uniform for the
town's school. It's not a requirement or anything but everyone wears them
anyway."
Keiichi: "In comparison, everyone in our group wears different kinds
of uniforms... Did you get them from somewhere on purpose?"
Satoko: "Yes.
Mion-san obtained them for us."
Rena: "One of Miichan's relatives is in the
secondhand clothing business, who has uniforms for all the schools in the
country stocked up for a cheap price. That's what she said."
Keiichi: "So,
basically, she went and asked that relative to order various personalized
uniforms for you guys, right?"
... That Mion, she must be enjoying turning
her friends into dress-up dolls, for sure.
......... But what a weird
secondhand clothing store.
I can understand having all sort of secondhand
clothings, but having uniforms for all the schools in the country in
stock?
... I don't really get this secondhand clothing store.
It isn't it
worthless to have uniforms for some school far away that nobody even knows
about??
Rena: "...Yeah. Rena thinks so too. Besides that, they also have
old gym clothings and school swimsuits. Secondhands like those are kinda yucky
though."
Keiichi: "It sure doesn't look like a business that's going to make
a lot of money, ......I bet Mion was trying to help the business make as much
money as possible by pitching in herself."
Satoko: "......But, Mion-san
always says this full of confidence, you know? She said "It'll definitely get a
huge break in the future and become an incredible business!!"."
...... A
secondhand school uniform shop getting a big break?
... I don't get it.

The
Maebara Mansion (Ep. 01)
Mion: "Kei-chan, are you sure you aren't rich?"
Kei: "What
the heck are you talking about all of a sudden. Since when did I come to school
in a limo?"
Mion: "What's your monthly allowance then?"
Kei: "A thousand
yen"
Satoko: "Oh. That's pretty middle-class"
Rika: "...His lunch box
isn't that grand either. It's normal too."
What is with these questions
all of a sudden?
I've just been asked how much my monthly allowance was, and
they began discussing about my normality and whether I was rich or
not!
Rena: "Ahahahaha. We're sorry. We're sorry!"
Rena seems to
have caught my expression and began to laugh to lighten things up.
Mion:
"Your house is pretty big ain't it, Kei-chan? That's why rumors were going
around the village since groundbreaking. It was called 'The Maebara
Mansion.'"
Kei: "The Maebara Mansion~?!"
Rena: "Since the house was big,
we were all talking about what rich person is going to move in."
Oh, I
see.
...yeah well I guess I can say that the house is pretty big. I'm sure
that's where they got the idea from.
Satoko: "I do believe that my theory
is that they've spent so much money in building the house itself, they ran out
of money and became poor"
Rika: "...you're in poverty, pity
pity."
...Rika-chan rubs my head in pity. First I'm treated like I'm
rich, now I'm in poverty...
Kei: "Sorry to disappoint you guys, but my
family isn't rich nor poor. We're just middle class"
Mion: "Sure whatever!
Your front porch is very big and the gate is big enough for a luxury car!!
That's not what I call normal!"
So bigger the house, the wealthier the
resident?
The only reason my house is big is because of dad's art studio.
Most of it is his workarea, and his past works are all over taking up most of
the space.
In fact, our living space only makes up less than one-third of
that house.
My dad's dream is to showcase his works to people so that's
why he built the house with large doors and gates for cars.
...and the
grand front porch that Mion just said is the one that leads to my dad's studio
so that one is usually closed off.
The front porch that the Maebara
family uses is plain and normal.
I guess this is a good example of "what
it looks on the outside ain't what it looks inside."
Mion: "I really want
to go treasure hunting in Kei-chan's house one of these days. What treasures lie
within a household that proclaims itself not to be rich, despite the size of
that mansion!"
Rena: "I wish there are something cute hidden in there!
Hau~!"
Satoko: "I do believe that they can't afford any furniture so the
rooms are all empty!"
Rika: "...I want to roll on the carpet floor."
Rena:
"Waaa~! That's a nice idea. A nice idea! Rena wants to roll
too~!"
...Looks like their imagination is turning into something
fun.
Hmm...well I guess there's going to be a time where I will invite
them over to my house.
My dad's kind especially towards young girls, so
he may even let them see his studio.
The cicadas are now at full
orchestra and the sky is at it's highest. It feels very hot, but I can smell the
start of summer.

The Hacking Murder at the Dam Construction Site (Ep. 01)
June XX, 1979 - Evening edition newspaper
Late evening
on XX, the Shishibone City Okinomiya Pol咪啪ice Division arrested the contruction
workers XXXX, XXX, XXXX, XXXXX, and XXXX for corpse abandonment, and issued a
nationwide manhunt for the arrest of the prime suspect XXXX.
According to
the investigation, the six are suspected in the lynching and murder of the chief
construction manager XXXX, which occurred on XX at around 9PM. The corpse was
then mutilated for abandonment.
At XX 8AM, the pol咪啪ice received a call
from a hospital in Shishibone City about a man claiming to have killed XXXX the
night before. As the pol咪啪ice arrived and inquired about the claim, the man
admitted to the crime.
When the body part was found at the area where the
man claimed to have hid one of the body parts, he was placed into custody that
afternoon on the charges of murder and corpse abandonment.
The other
accomplices were subsequently arrested, but the prime suspect XXXX is still on
the run. The pol咪啪ice is still investigating about his
whereabouts.
Although the arrested members state that the motive was "we
lost our temper when he started to question about our drunkedness," there are
many gaps and inconsistencies between each of the suspects. Further
investigation will be necessary.

The
Hinamizawa Dam Construction Project (Ep. 01)
October 1975,
The Prime Ministral executive order
number XXX was passed, which officially gave the go for the construction project
of the Hinamizawa Hydroelectric Power Plant. The plan called for a massive scale
"Hinamizawa Dam," whose effects on the village of Hinamizawa became a serious
matter.
The Hinamizawa Dam called for the submergion of five burakus(1);
Hinamizawa, Takatsudo, Kiyotsu, Matsumoto, and Tanikawa. The affected area
consists of 291 houses, a population of 1291 people, one elementary school, one
middle school, one post office, one local agricultural union, one forestry
preservation station, five Shinto shrines, two Buddhist temples, one fishery
pond, and numerous areas of public and cultural importance which were to be
submerged underwater for eternity.
This proposal was very disheartening
for the residents of the area, whose ancestors toiled this peaceful and rich
land with sweat and blood for hundreds of years.
The residents of the
affected area, as well as local burakus neighboring the region joined forces to
form the Onigafuchi Defense League. They lobbied strongly against the
construction of the dam and the reconsideration of creating a tributary to the
main riverbed.
Despite the protesters' proposition to settle this matter
peacefully and democratically, the Government and it's puppet Chairman XXXXX of
the electrical company refused to meet with the activists. They've squashed down
the protesters' voice through unethical and undemocratic means. However, the
villagers refused to be let down with these turn of events. This would only
further strengthen the league's alliance in defending the
area.
Today, the feared Hinamizawa Dam Contruction Project is placed
on indefinite hiatus. The villagers know that this hiatus was placed because of
their strong will in defiance, but they do understand that this project has not
been officially called off yet as well.
The Onigafuchi Defense League has
currently disbanded as they've met their goal, but the strong alliance between
the members have yet to wither away. As long as the fire blazes within the
villagers' hearts, this area will never be endangered in submersion ever
again.
Written by:
Onigafuchi Defense League Chair,
Kimiyoshi Kiichirou
(1) translation note: "buraku" literally
means commune. While it was used predominantly twenty years ago, it's current
usage has disappeared due to it's political incorrectness associated with the
term buraku-min. However, it is hinted that the villagers of
Hinamizawa are somewhat discriminated against for various reasons....

Article from a gossip tabloid (Ep. 01)
The nightmare at Hinamizawa Dam!
Lynching / Mutilation
Murder!
On X/X, the blood-chilling mutilation murder that occurred at XX
Prefecture, Shishibone City's Hinamizawa Dam Construction site shuddered the
entire nation in fear. However, the pol咪啪ice refuses to reveal any details about
the murder...
What exactly occurred at the Hinamizawa
Dam...?
We've met up with Mr. A, a source in the investigation. According
to Mr. A, "I'm sure that they didn't mean to kill him at first. But as soon as
the victim tried to thwart them off with a shovel, they all jumped on him and it
escalated into a lynching."
After the lynch was over, all that was left
was a horrible site of a badly beaten corpse. The victim taunted the assailants
on a daily basis. At first, they only wanted to get some revenge...
"All
of the assailants became terrified at what they have just done. Some of them
began to give the idea of turning themselves in to the pol咪啪ice."
But the
leader of the group, XX, refused to hear any of this and brought up the idea of
hiding the body. As he persuaded the other members, many of them began to think
otherwise that they do not wished to get caught. There were six of them and they
were in a construction site where a body can be easily be hidden... It could've
be just as simple to hide the body and get away from the area...
"But the
leader, XX, feared that the one or several of the five would give in to the
guilt and rat out to the pol咪啪ice. So he devised a devious plan to shut them
up."
Shockingly, XX came up with the devilish scheme to chop up the
corpse into six pieces so that each person would have the responsibility of
hiding a piece of the body.
"XX made the manslaughter into a frightening
mutilation homicide, and dragged each member deeply to bond them together in
strong unity."
Bond each person into stronger unity. ...What is the
significance of this sentence?
Mr. A then began to explain very heavily,
"XX ordered each member to chop their own piece of the corpse up. Initially,
every one of them refused, but no one was able to go against him."
It's
just like the old saying, "if you're going to eat poison, eat the dish itself as
well."
And that's how the chilling cold-blooded ritual was carried
out.
"These members began to mutilate the corpse as they cried and threw
up. One person refused strongly, but XX pressured him with 'hey, we've already
killed one person tonight, having one more corpse is the practically the same,'
and was forced to do his part of the deed as well."
However, XX's plan
crumbled in one night.
XXX, the member who refused to do his part until
the very last, went to a hospital for treatment the very next day and broke down
in tears and confessed about his involvement.
The rest of the members
were arrested one by one as the dark secret began to unfold. However, the leader
XX has not yet been caught. And, the left arm that XX was to hide has not been
recovered as well. As the pol咪啪ice pursues its investigation, the devilish man is
still on the loose from the hands of justice. What are the pol咪啪ice doing to catch
this man...?
"XX said that he was going to dump the body (the left arm)
in the marsh. As it turns out, XX's car was found near the swamp, but the lead
ended there."
XX doubted the other members to the last. There is the
possibility that he may have caught onto the other members ratting out to the
pol咪啪ice and took off on foot to someplace other than the swamp.
"Of
course, our investigative team has thought of that scenario. ...since he has no
automobile, his radius of movement must be limited...but there are rumors flying
around in the department saying that he may have accidentally drowned himself as
he was dumping the body into the marsh..."
This marsh is known to the
locals as a bottomless swamp named Onigafuchi, who they believe that it leads to
the hell, the world where the devils live. XX's cruelty was indeed devilish.
Perhaps he has returned to hell...?
The Golden Purple
Dragon!
Make Money Fa$t! Get the dream girl you've always wanted! Get
your business sales skyrocketing! Promotion? Power? Warding off evil spirits? No
problem! From pachinko to horse racing, any gambles, from business to love
relationships... If it has no affect, we'll return your money back!! Guaranteed!
It's The Golden Purple Dragon Bracelet (one cash payment only)
27,800 yen

What's with the name 'Rena'? (Ep. 02)
Rika: "......Rena is not here. Didn't Keiichi
know?"
Keiichi: "Eh? She was here just now though... Oi Mion. Where did Rena
go?"
Mion: "Rena? Toilet maybe? She said that her plumbings aren't passing
through very well recently."
I didn't ask you anything about
that!
Rika: "...... Satoko. Do you know where Rena went?"
Satoko:
"Rena is it? I have passed by her down the hallway just now. Since Rena is on
day duty today, she has to water the flowers in the garden."
Mion: "Ah--
Rena's on day duty, huh? Well then, we should all thank her for her hard
work."
... Rena Rena Rena.
... With Rena's name thrown all over the
place, a question popped into my mind.
It's a little rude to say this
about another person's name, but...... it sure is a weird name. Sounds like a
foreigner's name.
Keiichi: "What's with the name 'Rena', I wonder? ...
How do you write Rena in kanji?"
Rika: "......Rena is just a nickname. She
has a proper given name."
Keiichi: "Eh, really?! I thought that Ryuugu Rena
was her real name for sure."
Satoko: "Well, I don't blame you. Since we've
only been calling her Rena, it's not unreasonable for you to make that
mistake."
On top of that, even her name on the brush writing exercises is
written as "Rena" (レナ). It's as good as her real name here at
school.
Keiichi: "I wonder what's her real name? ... Maybe I'll ask Rena
when she comes back!"
Satoko and Rika-chan turns and looks at each
other.
Rika: "......You don't have to ask her. We will tell
you."
Satoko: "Rei(礼) as in orei(お礼, gratitude), Na(奈) as in Nara(奈良). Ryuugu
Reina (竜宫礼奈) is her real name!"
Keiichi: "Reina, huh? .........Hmm. So it's
not read as 'Reina' but 'Rena', huh? What an interesting
pronounciation."
Rika: "......No, that's not right. Reina is the proper
pronounciation."
Satoko: "Rena said "call me Rena". So that's why we call her
Rena."
Mion: "Keichan... Rena is Rena, okay? Only strangers call her
Reina. You get what I mean there, right?"
I know what Mion is trying to
say.
No matter what our real names are, the names that we use between
ourselves are what really matters!
Ryuugu Rena is Rena. She's nobody
else.
Keiichi: "I'm just thinking about this, but if I applied for it,
can I be called by a nickname starting today as well?"
Mion: "If it's
interesting. What do you want to be called by?"
Keiichi:
"Echigoya."
And then, Rena returned to the classroom.
At the entrance,
a junior student is telling Rena that someone's looking for her.
Rena:
"Eh eh? Who's looking for Rena, I wonder? I wonder?"
Mion and I snickered
while looking at her.
Keiichi: "Governer, that Ryuugu has shown
herself!!"
Mion: "Echigoya, you're pretty bad too...Fuo-fuo-fuo!!!" (note
1)
Rena: "Wha-wha, what's this what's this?! Keiichi-kun and Miichan is the
bad governer? You're Echigoya?!"
Keiichi: "You Ryuugu Rena-nosuke! You
will meet your doom here. Prepare yourself~!!"
Rena: "Wa! Wa! Suke-san,
Kado-san, chastise the---m!!"
Satoko: "Sir yes sir--!!!"
Rika:
"......Deposit our compensations into my Swiss bank account."
It can't be
helped now that it's become like this! All that's left is a 5-men jumbled battle
royal...!!!
With the precise timing of a stamp box, Rena's sure-kill
punch explodes.
In the end, what's left is the ruined evil that is me
and Mion...
Keiichi: "...Rena should really go on a trip to reform the
world... How about to Nagatachou?" (Note 2)
Mion: "......That's no good.
She's going to be jacking all the kaaii (cute) things at her
destination."
The ringing bell signals the end of recess.
Rena:
"Come on come on, Keiichi-kun, and Miichan too. Sensei's coming!"
I stood up
with the help of Rena.
At the same time, Sensei entered the
classroom.
......1 more hour, huh. Dear dear....... I guess I'll hold my
grounds through this one more time!
======================
Note 1:
they pretending to be characters from a Japanese historical show
Note 2:
Nagatachou is where the Japanese parliament is located, it has been used as a
slang word for "politics".

Billboard bulletin (Ep. 02)
As
the rainy season passes away, we hope that everyone is enjoying their summer
this year. As with every year, the "Watanagashi" season has come again. The town
council will do our best to make this an enjoyable festival. We would also like
to ask for your support as well.
(1) Accepting donations for the
bazaar!
We are accepting donations for the acclaimed the Big Hinamizawa
Bazaar. If you have midyear presents laying around or old clothes that you don't
plan on wearing anymore, we will gladly accept them! However, please refrain
from bringing raw ite***ike food.
Attn: Makino
Tel: (X)
XXXX
(2) Seeking kids for Children's Taiko Festival!
Known for
their experience and thorough teaching style, the "Shoufuukai" children's taiko
festival circle is offering kids to jump in on the fun. We are seeking energetic
kids from elementary to middle school!
Attn: Kimiyoshi
Tel: (X)
XXXX
(3) Contributions are needed!
Contributions start from 1000
yen per piece. Per one piece of contribution, we will be giving away one sheet
of coupons that can be used for the shops at the festival!
Attn:
Sonozaki
Tel: (X) XXXX
And of course, we are always looking for
great ideas for the festival. If you have an idea, please don't hesitate to call
the village chief, Kimiyoshi at (X) XXXX !
(attached underneath the
dotted line is a festival shop coupon good for 200 yen)

The
dam project supporter couple's falling accident (Ep. 02)
From the evening edition newspaper on June XX, 1980
At
around 2PM in the afternoon on XX, office worker XXX-san and his wife XXXX-san
from X district of Hinamizawa Village, Shishibone City,
fell from an
observation deck in the prefectural Shirakawa nature park down into a river
located 27m below, and went missing.
The pol咪啪ice and fire department began a
seach downstream, and at around 7PM of the same day, they discovered the body of
XXX-san.
The wife, XXXX-san, has still not been found.
Due to the
recent effects of typhoon no.3, the water level of the river is elevated,
creating difficulties for the search effort.
It appears that that the
XX-san couple fell when they leaned on the observation deck's fence, causing it
to break away.
Since the fence appears to be in a deterioriated state, the
pol咪啪ice is currently questioning park authorties regarding on whether or not
equipments within the parks were being managed properly.

The sickness death of the priest of Furude Shrine (Ep.
02)
From the evening edition newspaper on June XX, 1981
At
around 10PM during the night on XX, X district of Hinamizawa Village, Shishibone
City, Furude Shrine's priest, XXXX-san received treatment at the hospital after
claiming that he was not feeling well. He recovered for a short period of time,
however, his conditions suddenly deterioriated over the night, and he passed
away shortly after.
According to sources, it appeared that he was under a
considerable amount of stress from preparing the festival which was held on the
very same day.
Also, immediately after the death of XXXX-san, his wife
XXXX-san left behind a will and went missing.
Although the po咪啪lice and the
local youth association continued their searches, the will has hinted at a
sui咪啪cide at the Onigafuchi swamp, locally known as a bottomless swamp, creating
difficulties for the search effort.

The
housewife murder incident (Ep. 02)
(It
was not reported in the news......)

Transmission log (Ep. 02)
Station: "This is Okinomiya ST, calling car three, car three,
over."
Car 3: "This is car three. Loud and clear."
Station: "Back
up is on the way. Hold position until further advised. Over."
Car 3: "Car
three, roger."
Station: "Also, advise not to turn siren on. Quiet. Quiet
please."
Car 3: "ST-, the doctor has arrived. He wishes to have it
carried and taken over. Advise. Over."
Station: "Roger. Leave it to the
doctor's discretion."
Car 3: "Roger. ...ah, the back up has arrived.
Shouldn't we take pictures first? There's nothing much left we can do for the
victim so---"

More than 4 criminals? (Ep. 02)
Coroner : He slashed his own throat and died from blood
loss.
Fingernails were filled with flesh and skin. These weren't someone
else's fingernails. It were his, without a doubt. They match the wounds
too.
Oishi : Yeah. I know his death was a suicide.
Coroner : I
know. You're asking if his death was something that could have been artificially
triggered aren't you ?
Oishi : Well, it's a bit different from when your
back hurts, and you scratch it so much it starts bleeding.
Some of his
fingernails had come off.
It's pretty easy tearing off fingernails.
But it
hurts. A lot.
Which means no one would normally do that.
And also the
numerous bruises on Tomitake's body.
... Judging from the shape, they were
caused by fists, and it's obvious several people surrounded him.
Coroner
: The results of the chemicals analysis showed he was in a state of extreme
excitment.
Oishi : Are you suggesting that after he got into the fight,
he got so excited he actually slashed his own throat ?
I bet his assailants
didn't expect that.
Indeed, it seems possible for someone very excited in
an exceptional situation to do something normal people would never think
of.
Of course, this is an extremely rare case.
Coroner : By the way
Oishi-kun. About that wooden log the victim allegedly used as a weapon.
We
could only find traces of sand and paint from the guard rail on it.
Oishi
: How about fiber from the assailants' clothes, or skin ?
Coroner : None.
The victim didn't hit them. Or the culprits took the log with them.
Oishi
: Then they wouldn't have left another one at the crime scene. They'd have taken
them all.
Coroner : Hahaha. Guess you're right.
Oishi : Tomitake
had a pretty good body and a tan. He was a sportsman wasn't he ?
Coroner
: Hmm ? That's right. From what I saw, he must have been excercising.
I
cannot imagine what kind of sports he was into when he was alive, but his body
was strong and healthy.
In other words, not a person that would go down
without a fight.
A man with such a good physique in a dangerous situation
started desperately swinging around a log.
Normally, it's unthinkable he
wouldn't even hit one of his assailants.
Not to mention they were bare
handed.
I think he must have hit one of them, especially with a
log.
Oishi : How many men would it take to overpower someone like
Tomitake ?
Coroner : Eh. You should know that. How about you remember
your young days ?
Oishi (thinking): How many people would I want to get
in a fight with Tomitake ?
Just like a swarm can take down a huge beast,
attacking in numbers is the ironclad rule of hunting.
I'd want 4
people.
Even taking into account the difference in strengths, with that many
people it should be okay.
Oishi : Which means groups of more than 4 drunk
people at the festival become suspicious, right ?
.... A group of more than 4
people.
But with such numbers, why didn't they hide the body in an harder to
find location ?
Or perhaps they restrained him, but he managed to escape when
he was on the verge of death ?
But then I don't understand why he commited
suicide.
What's more, I don't understand this absurd way to die.
This case
is but a giant mystery.
Coroner : I'll be taking this into consideration.
I'll investigate to the extent of my ability, but don't expect too
much.
There are no precedents.
Oishi : I'm not expecting anything. I'm
just looking forward to the results.
Someone else (kuma ?) : Oishi-san !
The chief is calling !
Oishi : Excuse me, I'll be going. See you next
year.
Coroner : Thanks. Good year !

Investigation Memo (Ep. 02)
Tomitake Jirou (deceased)
* Lived in a cheap hotel in Shishibone.
* Registered as Tomitake [i]Jirou]/i] > penname (Note from the translator : because he writes Jirou in katakana (which is unusual), the investigators are assuming that's a penname)
* Used a folding bicycle to move around. He had no license of any kind.
* The bike was found abandoned 300 meters from the crime scene on a forest path.
* He was at the festival
* He was with Takano Miyo, whereabouts currently unknown.
* The pol咪啪ice saw them at 9. Nothing known after that.
* He's been coming for 1 week every season for the past 5-6 years
* Freelance photographer, specialized in wild birds > find what magazines he worked for !
* Nothing unusual on the film that was recovered from his body.
* Wallet still on the body > A simple act of violence ?
* From the contents of his wallet, his main residence is in Tokyo-Chiba ? Or somewhere along the Sobu line (Tokyo-Chiba railroad) ?
* According to the registers of each district in large cities, there's no one going by the name Tomitake Jirou.
* Do a dental match up from metropolitan databank > to the pol咪啪ice headquarters
* Send a photo > to the pol咪啪ice headquarters
* Inquire every magazine about Tomitake Jirou
Takano Miyo (missing)
* Worked as a nurse at the Irie (Translator note : not sure about the reading) clinic
* Got to know Tomitake through her hobby, wild bird photographing
* Lives in Okinomiya, district X, adress XXXX. Single.
* She was seen at the festival in company of Tomitake. Whereabouts unknown after that.
* Was she kidnapped ? Or is she a suspect ? > Key witness
* No motive to kill the victim > lover's quarrel ?
* Thoroughly investigate her relations > other than at her work
* Ask the pol咪啪icemen that handled the festival surveillance again !
* I want to eat chou-a-la-creme.... get me 4 jumbo sized ones. > Oishi

Notification from chief of department (Ep. 03)
July 1st, 1982
Memorandum I 1 - 12
XX Prefecture Pol咪啪ice Headquarters
Chief of Department XXX
to all chiefs of pol咪啪ice and facility managers
Regarding the Hinamizawa incidents (notification)
The incidents in Hinamizawa village of Shishibone city from the recent years, just like some media sources have already reported, is drawing curious looks from the rest of the public, and is beginning to cause serious interferences to the peaceful lives of the local residents, creating a situation that demands concern.
In order to protect the lifestyle and properties of the local residents, it is notified that the below be enforced.
1) Designated
investigations to be kept secret
Okinomiya Station 1982
No.X
Hinamizawa housewife murder incident (occured on June
XX)
Okinomiya Station 1982 No.X
Hinamizawa missing student incident
(occured on June XX)
2) Information not to be disclosed
Onikomiya
Station 1979 No.X
Hinamizawa construction manager murder incident (occured on
June XX)
Shirakawa Station 1980 No.X
Shirakawa nature park falling
incident (occured on June XX)
Okinomiya Station 1981 No.X
Hinamizawa
priest couple missing incident (occured on June XX)
3) Request for
nondisclosure from all involved organizations
Refer to attached files 1, 2,
and 3
Manager XX Prefecture Pol咪啪ice Headquarters
Extension
XXXX
Department of Pol咪啪ice Affairs XX・XX

Are there any drugs that induces 【“shui”没有“h”】咪啪cide? (Ep. 03)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oishi: "Are there any drugs that causes a person to commit ѕui咪啪cide?"
Forensics Doctor: "Directly, no"
Oishi: "The way you say it seems咪啪 1ike there is an indirect way, then"
FD: "I meant to say, there is a way to cause a psychological effect that triggers a person to commit ѕui咪啪cide."
Oishi: "Hmm...that's even a more difficult way of saying it. Can you explain the meaning of 'causing a psychological effect that trigger's a person to commit ѕui咪啪cide?"
FD: "Okay, let's take a person that has bipolar disorder. A person with bipolar disorder is most likely to commit ѕui咪啪cide at the point where his or her mental state switches from depression to mania."
The main difference from bipolar disorder to an unipolar disorder is that the former has an active and energized state in addition that kicks in interchangeably with depression.
FD: "If a patient is in the depressed state, he or she does not have the mental will to commit ѕui咪啪cide. On the other hand, if the patient is in the hyper-active state, he or she will also not commit ѕui咪啪cide as they are living an active life.
Oishi: "That's interesting. A bipolar person won't commit ѕui咪啪cide in both states, yet they are most likely to at the stage where they change from the depression state to energetic state?"
FD: "When a patient is in depression, he or she has suicidal tendencies in their minds. But, they have no will to carry out the ѕui咪啪cide since they are in major depression. However, as soon as the transition to the energetic state begins to kick in, they start to become active once again..."
Oishi: "Oh, now I get it! They start to have the active will to carry out the ѕui咪啪cide!"
FD: "That's exactly right. So that is why it is imperative to give patients anticonvulsants during this phase."
Oishi: "So did Mr. Tomitake have bipolar disorder?"
FD: "Bipolar suicidal tendencies involve more normal ѕui咪啪cides like jumping off a building or hanging oneself, not like an withdrawal symptom of scratching one's throat. That's sounds like an illegal substance to me."
Oishi: "Yes, Mr. Tomitake's 【“shui”没有“h”】咪啪cide was quite unusual. So some kind of substance was used for his death. Can you explain the first one...the one about the drug that can cause a psychological effect that triggers suicidal tendencies?"
FD: "Metham咪啪рhetamines are known to cause symtoms very similar to bipolar disorder. These are known in the streets as crystal meth. Some barbiturates also show signs of psychotic hyperactivity, but this is less common. This one is more known for helping people with insomnia - sleeping pills. "
Oishi: "Strangely, the coroner's report did not show any signs of substances.. Any other possibilities?"
FD: "If you scratch off illegal substances off the list, then all I can think of is a disease. One suspect in this case is Graves-Basedow Disease, whose hyperthyroidism is reported to cause effects similar to bipolar disorder. However, in the case of Graves-Basedow Disease, there are many visual signs in a patient. The deceased didn't have those symptoms so that scratches off this disease from the list."
Oishi: "Are there any ones that break out more suddenly? How can I say...like ones that matches the deceased ѕui咪啪cide in a more unexpected and sudden manner?"
FD: "How about acute organic psychosis? To say it bluntly, a person's brain gets damaged and becomes psychotic. While this can be caused by side-effects of illegal substances, it can also happen when brain damage occurs due to tumors or direct damage to the cranial area."
Oishi: "So there is a possibility of inducing a person's psychosis without reliance of substances?"
FD: "You said the deceased was surrounded by several ass咪啪ailants, right? The deceased may have had an adrena1ine rush 【“come”没有“e”pounded】 by a severe strike to the cranial area which may have induced his psychotic abnormality."
Oishi: "Can you say that in more simpler terms?"
FD: "Kakakaka (a laughter from a more older person). I'm saying the man got hit in the head as he was fighting off his assailants and his mind got fu咪啪сked up."
Oishi: "Hahaha! So what you're saying is that the assailant(s) didn't have any motive to kill him! All they wanted to do was extort some money off the guy, but they hit him on the wrong side of the head!"
Two fat middle-aged men laughs.
Oishi: "....of course that can't be the reason."
FD: "Ahem. Indeed. Whether by illegal substance or by psychological symptoms, the deceased body itself holds the key to the clue. How's that going along?"
Oishi: "Oh shit, it's this time already? I'd better get going or Kuma-chan (Oishi's partner) will start to get pissed off."
FD: "Okay. Take care! Have a nice year!"
Oishi: "You too. Have a nice year."