In his investigation into the murder of Kirishima Kaede, Aoi visits the shrine where Nezu Sumire, an influential figure in the village, lives. Sumire smiles and invites Aoi in for tea. Aoi passes out. When he comes to, he finds himself growing hard as Sumire licks his cock. Sumire’s normally-elegant demeanor disappears, and her hips move with carnal desire. She straddles Aoi and asks for his child. But there’s something unnerving in her gaze. She looks at Aoi with an eery, distorted smile. Sumire tells Aoi about the relationship she had with his father,

Kaede: “Senpai, do you get lonely when you're by yourself?”

Aoi remembers… One evening he and Kaede were walking home together, calm and carefree. Kaede talks about her dark past and cries. What did she want to tell him…