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Pitiful High School GirlWhy does nobody pay attention to me...?
Pitiful High School GirlThey never notice me...not one person...
Pitiful High School Girl"But woe to thee who finds the entrance there..."
Pitiful Girl's Voice"For if you make it, you only meet despair." Kyahahahaha!
Player...?
Player(I should see if there's a new case to investigate...)
KyokoSo you're the president of the Inoden Occult Research Club, correct?
President MeiYes, and my name is Mei Kokusho.
KyokoAll right, what have you got for us today?
President MeiWell, I was wondering if you could help run an experiment to test an urban legend and see whether it's true or not.
KyokoOho, I like the sound of that. It's not something we get around here every day.
KyokoAnyway, what legend do you have in mind?
President MeiWell, it's called "Shibuya Hirasaka" and it goes like this...
President MeiAt the Shibuya Scramble Intersection, there are five hills, each of them going in a separate direction.
President MeiYou split five different people up, one on each road alongside those hills.
President MeiThen, you have them all head toward the Scramble Intersection as they sing the "Hirasaka Song."
President MeiIf everyone makes it to the center of the Scramble Intersection at the same time right as they finish singing...
KyokoWhat...? Do their wishes come true or something?
President MeiNo...a dead person is brought back to life.
KyokoHuh, can't say I've heard that one before. Reminds me of some old Shinto stories.
KyokoI can see what makes the legend so appealing, though. You have to make it to the center through that constant crowd, all while singing...
KyokoPulling it off sounds like no mean feat.
President MeiIndeed. We've tried at the club several times, but we always either bump into people or get held up by a traffic light.
President MeiBut we've heard rumors about your organization, so I thought I'd see if you could help us somehow.
KyokoRumors? Like what?
President MeiOh, like how, there's a, uh... detective agency in Nakano dealing in the occult that has, uh, supernatural ties to another world...
Kyoko...
President MeiAnd if you go to it at 2:22 AM, there's a door to that other world that shows up... Stuff like that.
Player...
KyokoJeez, I know we work in the shadows here and all, but to think we're so infamous as to be having people make up urban legends about us... Wow.
President MeiD-Don't take it the wrong way! But, still, if we could prove that legend is true, it'd be... Hehe, it'd be a real boon for my club!
President MeiWhat do you think? I know your main work here is hunting down ghosts and spirits, but will you do it for us?
KyokoWait, what? Hunting down ghosts and... Where do people even come up with this stuff? Now you've really got me curious...
President MeiWell, my assistant...doesn't know a thing about it... Yeah...I don't know where I heard it, either. Haha, silly me...
KyokoDon't worry about it. We'll take up your case. We need a little time to get ready, so could you wait for us elsewhere here in the building?
President MeiOh, thank you so much! I have other members coming, too, so I'll just wait outside for them.
KyokoLooks like we've got another weird case on our hands...
KyokoBut a case is a case. What are you going to do? I'm going to start preparing for our Shibuya Hirasaka experiment.
KyokoWhy don't you go talk with the other club members and learn more about the legend?
KyokoThey should all be inside the building here. Talk with them and see what you can find.
President MeiHave you ever heard the lyrics to the Hirasaka Song? It goes like this...
President Mei"To hear of it a curse"
"To see it even worse"
President Mei"The depths of Shibuya"
"It's where we all must cross"
President Mei"When you feel alone, down you must go"
"When you feel low, down you must go"
President Mei"At the bottom lies, a secret, hidden world"
"But woe to thee who finds the entrance there"
President Mei"For if you make it, you only meet despair"
"You only meet despair..."
President MeiYou have to sing that while heading towards the center of the Shibuya Scramble Intersection for the legend of Shibuya Hirasaka to work.
Vice President KenjiShibuya's filled to the brim with hills no matter where you look. There's Konnosaka, Masaka, Organzaka...
Vice President KenjiReally, you could say that Shibuya is like the valley for all of Tokyo, and I don't just mean geographically, either.
Vice President KenjiThere's just so much information and energy that flows into it from all sides. Mei thinks that's why Shibuya is so popular to begin with.
Regular Member ManakaThere are five specific hills you have to use for Shibuya Hirasaka: Dogenzaka, Bunkamura-dori, Koen-dori, Miyamasu-zaka, and Meiji-dori.
Regular Member ManakaIf you look at them on a map, they even form a pentagram... Wait, what do you mean you don't see that?
Slacker LilyHmm? Why am I wearing this maid outfit? Because I have to get back to work once we're done here.
Slacker LilyI came here because Mei really needed enough people to help out, but I can't say I'm otherwise super eager about the whole thing.
Slacker LilyI mean, there was an actual girl who died doing this, you know!
Slacker LilyApparently, she was doing everything you do for Shibuya Hirasaka and got hit by a truck right when she started crossing the street...
Slacker LilyI just want to hurry up and get this over with so I can leave already!
PlayerShibuya, the Scramble Intersection, a truck, and an accident...
Pitiful High School Girl"But woe to thee who finds the entrance there..."
Pitiful High School Girl"For if you make it..."
KyokoAll right, I've got everything all set up. Get all of the club members together and take them over to Shibuya.
KyokoI'll be giving commands from here. Meanwhile, I want you to join in and help perform Shibuya Hirasaka as one of the five people.
KyokoCan everyone hear me? We're now going to commence verifying the legend of Shibuya Hirasaka.
KyokoI've hacked into the cameras at the Scramble Intersection. I'll be watching you all from here and giving you commands as necessary.
KyokoKeep your eyes and ears peeled and be ready for anything. Now, let's get started.
Mei"To hear of it a curse"
"To see it even worse"
Kenji"The depths of Shibuya"
"It's where we all must cross"
KyokoYou're doing great, keep up that pace. Lily, I need you to speed up a little more.
Lily"When you feel alone, down you must go"
"When you feel low, down you must go"
KyokoGood, good. You're all about reach the Scramble Crossing. The traffic lights should cooperate, too.
KyokoThat being said, just in case, I...went in and rigged it to work in our favor, too. So just go ahead and cross.
Player"At the bottom lies, a secret, hidden world"
"But woe to thee who finds the entrance there"
Occultists & [p]"For if you make it, you only meet despair"
"You only meet despair..."
KyokoWell... How'd it go?
KenjiW-we did it. We all made it here at the...same time...
LilyYeah, I guess we did, huh?
ManakaYep, without a doubt.
MeiWhat the!?
LilyThere's nobody here! Where did everyone go!?
KenjiYou're right! There aren't any cars around, either!
ManakaLooks like we've lost contact, too... Wait, what's...what's that!?
MeiHello? Detective, are you there? Hello? It's not going through. I can't reach her.
KenjiDid we actually succeed? Now I'm not so sure...
ManakaI don't like this. It's giving me the creeps. Since when is Shibuya ever this quiet?
LilyI knew it... I knew I shouldn't have tagged along for this thing.
PlayerI can't leave everyone behind.
Pitiful High School Girl"Why doesn't anyone pay attention to me?"
Pitiful High School Girl"Or maybe...they actually do notice me."
Pitiful High School Girl"I can't live here anymore."
Pitiful High School Girl"I can't live and be here anymore."
Pitiful High School Girl"So I'll..."
MeiWhoa, who are you!? How long have you been here!?
Pitiful High School Girl"I'll die and remain here."
Pitiful High School Girl"Here at the bottom of Shibuya, in the Other World."
KenjiSh-she vanished...?
ManakaAaaaaaah!!!
LilyEeeeek!
MeiWhat's going on!? What's going on here!?
KenjiWhere did you come from!?
Pitiful High School Girl"Kyahahahahaha!"
MeiWh-what am I seeing...?
Familiar VoiceHeeeyy!
Familiar VoiceWhat's going...on!? Come...in!
Familiar VoicePlayer!
Player!!!
PlayerLook out!
MeiAaah!
KenjiGet out of the way!
KenjiThat was...that was a close one.
KenjiIf we didn't hear your voice just now, that truck would have...
KyokoAre you all right? What happened? Fill me in.
MeiWhat was all that...? And now everything's going back to normal...
ManakaWh-what's happening here?
Player...
KyokoWe owe Detective Matayoshi a lot for helping out again. Not only did he restore calm, but he also took the truck driver in for questioning.
KyokoApparently, that driver didn't see any of you until right before you all were nearly hit.
KyokoBut here's where it gets strange. The crowd in the intersection saw you all the whole time, but nobody responded to their warnings.
KyokoIt's like you guys couldn't see or hear anything that was going on around you.
MeiActually, yeah, that's how it was...
MeiWe didn't know there were still other people around until your assistant spoke up...
KyokoAnd would this girl happen to be that high school student you saw there?
LilyIt is! That's her!
MeiY-yeah, definitely! She's the one for sure!
KyokoI see... Well, that settles it.
ManakaWhat do you mean? Who is she?
KyokoShe was a high school girl who was killed three months ago in an accident at the Scrambled Crossing Intersection.
KenjiShe...died in an accident? For real?
KyokoYep. She was even hit by a truck.
ManakaBut, that doesn't make any sense! We saw her with our own eyes, right in front of us!
Lily...She came back to life.
MeiHuh?
LilyDon't you remember? That's how the legend of Shibuya Hirasaka goes!
KyokoHmph. So what you five saw back there was the dead brought back to life, then.
MeiI don't even...
KyokoI did a little research. Shibuya today is a valley that was cut off from Shibuya River, which itself now runs under the Scramble Intersection.
KyokoRivers are a common border in myths and religions between this world and the next. There's the Sanzu River in Japan, the River Styx in Greece...
KyokoI'd say you guys got caught up in one such place today. There are a lot of names you can call it, but the end result remains the same.
KyokoAnyway, this case is closed. We set out to prove Shibuya Hirasaka is real and we did.
MeiReally!? You're just going to--
KyokoLeave that girl alone? Is that what you want to ask? Hm, you may be confused about our role.
KyokoDon't forget, we're not "ghost hunters," and we're not "exorcists." That's not what we do.
KyokoWe're "Cyber Sleuths." No more and no less. I would appreciate it if you remember that from now on.
Mei...
KyokoStay safe on your way home. Don't get into any accidents for real now.
KyokoWhew, well, that case is over and done with for now, although I know you didn't get a chance to really use your powers.
KyokoBut I figure if you had used them in front of those kids, that would have just spawned another urban legend, heehee...
Pitiful High School Girl"If I kill everyone, that'll make me lucky!"
Pitiful High School Girl"And if everyone dies, that'll make me happy!"
Pitiful Girl's VoiceKyahahahahaaa!

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