[The note Hayan finds is an old newspaper clipping. It's a report from 1994, about a great fire that consumed the entire village of Sotoba, population 3000. The fire was so destructive, reporters couldn't get there in real time, but later discovered some very concerning findings.
Many victims' bodies were found decapitated or with trauma to the heart area. One of the most disturbing discoveries was a ravine turned into a mass grave full of staked corpses. Seems like it has been sealed off with an explosion in at attempt to hide it.
A resident from a nearby town is claiming that Sotoba's villagers have been dying from a mysterious illness the entire summer, yet official records show there haven't been deaths at all. The surviving villagers have scattered around the country, and they all refuse to talk...
On the back side of the article, there's a note, saying simply: He helped.]
natsuno's secret is out
Many victims' bodies were found decapitated or with trauma to the heart area. One of the most disturbing discoveries was a ravine turned into a mass grave full of staked corpses. Seems like it has been sealed off with an explosion in at attempt to hide it.
A resident from a nearby town is claiming that Sotoba's villagers have been dying from a mysterious illness the entire summer, yet official records show there haven't been deaths at all. The surviving villagers have scattered around the country, and they all refuse to talk...
On the back side of the article, there's a note, saying simply: He helped.]