[Klashikari]

Episode 4 Finished.

Spoiler for Summary, Part A:

• The Watanagashi festival has started ! Keiichi is late, and get powned with a direct coton candy missile in the face. The group is finally complete (Shion is in the crew, while Rika is of course not here, due the preparations) As usual, Mion will declare the beginning of the competition around the stands.

• Rika prepares herself with the Miko outfit, with the help of some women. Rika is really depressed and thinks that nothing will change. However, one of the women suddenly takes a pair of scissors, and cut slightly an ornement of her Ceremonial Hoe. Rika is really surprised of this change, and this might be the consequence of her wish. Rika tries to leave, but the women ask her to stay

• The gang are on a stand, but Keiichi isn't able to keep the pace with the rest, and can't stand much the spicy food. However, keiichi get a power up and is ready for the rest : Ice => Coton Candy => ... => ...

• It is night, and unfortunately for Keiichi, he is completely defeated (stomach full huh?). Mion and Shion will inflct the Batsu Game to Keiichi, but he spots something afar. Mion doesn't buy it, but Keiichi insists : he points to Rika, who is still accompagned by the women. Rena is in her Omochikaeri mode, while Mion calls Rika, but it makes her sad. Satoko notices it.

• Rika's Ceremony. Everyone are really impressed by her performance. Once done, Rika runs quickly, and tries to flee. While running, she desperately try to find a "place". Rika bumps on Tomitake who is kinda surprised to find her there. Rika then grabs his arm and yell at him (surely something that Tomitake was supposed to hide). Rika then releases him and warns him that takano and he will be killed. Tomitake is speechless then laughs, but Rika raises her voice, and insist she is serious. Tomitake then understands and since it is rika-chama who says this, it should be the true. (since he is using the "chama", it is obvious he doesn't believe her) Rika is completely desesperate and try to hold her sadness. Tomitake greets her a good night and leaves.

• Rika collapses, and says that "after all, it is useless", and cries. However, Satoko is around and was hiding behind a tree...

• A very few moments later, Tomitake struggles and scratches his throat. His screams pretty much indicate he dies...

• Next day, Keiichi is completely shocked what happened, while mion tries to calm him. However, Rena says that everyone knows the case already, and various gossip are flying in the class...

• Chie-sensei calls Rika, she has a visitor. It is Ooishi who wants to interrogate her about Tomitake and Takano.

• Satoko still follow Rika, and knows that Rika lied to Ooishi. Then she realizes that every "black rika" scene she saw before were really the reality.

• Back at home, Rika is cleaning the dishes, but spaces out, and the water still flowing. Satoko stops it, and confronts her. Satoko cries, talking about her brother, and insists that Rika must believe in her precious friends. Rika confirms they are her precious friends, then satoko asks her why she lied and still do so. Rika still say she doesn't, but that makes satoko crying further. then Rika, in her thoughts, ask satoko for forgiveness but she still can involve anyone in this. Suddenly, both of them hear a footstep. Satoko believe there was someone, but Rika things it is a cat. A man is hiding himself behind a tree...

Spoiler for Part B:

• It is morning. Satoko and Rika are going to school, but the atmosphere is pretty gloomy, and Satoko believes that someone is stalking them. Indeed, a Man is staring at them, while hidding himself. At school, Satoko senses a presence outside, but is cut short by Chie-Sensei. After school, Mion apologizes and must go to her part job, Shion accompagnes her. Keiichi is okay, and will go back home with Rena. Satoko is looking left and righ, trying to spot the "presence". Rika asks if there is a problem, but satoko assures there isn't. They are almost arrived, and Rika asks once again if there is a problem. She then says satoko is her precious friend and if she has a problem, she can tell to her, which comfort a lot satoko.

• Satoko thinks there is a strange man following them. Satoko isn't sure if it is a man, but she says there is something following them. Rika tells her that she didn't sense anything and Satoko was imagining things, then plays with satoko's mouth, she does the same on herself, which relaxe the mood.

• Satoko and Rika are buying some stuff. Satoko suddenly sees the man stalking them, who withdraw from her line of sight. Satoko panics and asks if Rika also sees that strange shadow, but Rika was checking the list, and tells her to not worry about this.

• It is night. Rika is alone in her "black rika mode",She drops her glass of wine and says she will die again, and everyone will, She gives up and says she is tired. Nothing can be done. Satoko is back from the bath, but rika is already sleeping. She then remembers of the 3 times she saw that man, and is sure it wasn't her imagination.

• At school, Satoko talks again with Keiichi, Rena and Mion about someone following Rika. Everyone understand and will be careful.

• Mion and Rena talks about satoko and are worried. They didn't believe her, but Satoko was evesdropping them.

• Back at home, Satoko lies in her bed,. she knows that nobody believes her, but she says it is the truth. Then, she wonders who is this man, and what is his objective. Her? or .. Rika? Suddenly, Rika enters, and Satoko feigns sleeping. Then "Black Rika" says she is scared. Satoko understand she effectively heard Rika acting like this, then remembers what she said to Tomitake at the night of the festival. But, Rika didn't tell this fact to the police, she is wondering why. Then, Rika cries, Satoko swears she will protect Rika

• It is morning, and Satoko has a rope, attaches it around the house. Rika leaves the house and was wondering where satoko was, and they are in hurry. Satoko apologizes and says she was doing something to prevent the cat lurking around. She then closes the door, while putting a Leaf inbetween. Satoko then suggest another path to go school, as a shortcut. While running, Satoko then remembers she forgot something at home, and asks Rika to go ahead without her. Rika then thinks that she cannot do anything.

• At the Irie's institute, some police vehicles are stationned around. Kumatani (Ooishi's Partner) is there, and makes his report to Ooishi. Irie Kyousuke was found dead. Kumatani says that Irie has most likely suicide, which surprises Ooishi, believing it isn't really his style.
  Satoko heard this, and can't believe at this. Kumatani notices her, and orders her to leave. However, Satoko says she had a promise with Irie, and then is completely stunned about that he could suicide. Kumatani was wondering what kind of promise, then satoko says she could say anything to him, and was referring that someone was stalking Rika. no one believes her, but she knows it is the truth, so she came to see Irie. Kumatani understand and will send some help for them, this reassures satoko. They leave apart.

• Kumatani is in his car, and sees a weird Man doing something fishy around. he stops the car, lowering the glass, asking what he is doing there, but Kumatani then bears a fearsome expression. The man has a gun, and shoots at him. Then several men, with the same clothes come. There is no doubt Kumatani is dead.

• At night, Satoko is awake at midnight, and was wondering when Rika will wake up as usual. Then suddenly, she hears the "alarm" she set this morning. A man stomped on the rope, and tries to carefully withdraw.

The pace of this episode, and by this extent this chapter, is really neat. The events were really not expected (at least to me, especially PART B).
The stress and urgency were really persistent, and the fact that it isn't following the usual "scenario" of higurashi is really a huge plus.

Definitely waiting for the episode 5, which will be probably the end of Yakusamashi-hen. (the preview is really self explanatory)