Shuuen: Parallel

Shuuen: Parallel is the official anthology for Shuuen no Shiori, published by MF Comics. It includes 4 colored illustrations and 8 comics, all by different artists. wogura drew the cover art. Each chapter goes into an imagined scenario of the artist's choosing. The end features small doodles done by 150-P and Suzumu.
==Summary==
===Seeing Through the Act (Wannyanpu)===
A-ya is cleaning up a spill on the ground, and C-ta is chuckling as he watching him through the cameras, thinking about how clumsy he is. A-ya had been looking at his phone and accidentally knocked over a water bottle. C-ta is lost in thought about how A-ya needs him, munching on a bagel, until he notices that A-ya has discovered one of his cameras. He panics and drops the bagel.
The next day, C-ta is agonizing over A-ya finding out about his surveillance, thinking about how at least if only one was discovered he has three left, but it's still really bad. That said, just because A-ya found a camera, doesn't mean that he'll know it was C-ta who put it there; and maybe he'll even forgive C-ta for it if he finds out, since they've been childhood friends for so long! So maybe it's all fine... As if. 
C-ta slams his fist into the telephone pole he was standing by, and A-ya shows up, asking what he's doing. The two begin to walk to school, with A-ya on his phone and C-ta looking anxious but trying to keep peace of mind. A-ya tells him that "By the way, yesterday, I found a hidden camera in my room... I'm worried that it's someone who wants to break in while I'm away, so I was thinking I should file a report to the police..." but as he speaks, C-ta interrupts him with a yell that he shouldn't do that. A-ya startles, asking why. C-ta clumsily explains that, well, maybe it's his parents who put the camera there; since they're away from home so much, maybe they were worried about him! A-ya is dubious about the idea and plans to ask them, but C-ta vetoes that idea as well, saying that they did it secretly on purpose, and asking just makes it pointless! Staying quiet about it is a type of kindness. A-ya thinks about it, and C-ta internally apologizes to A-ya's parents.
The school day passes, and C-ta walks to the old music room, thinking about how it's a good thing that A-ya isn't the type to think about things too deeply, but that the excuse about the parents wasn't going to cut it, and that he has to think of something else if he doesn't want to be found out. As C-ta enters the room, he hears A-ya recounting what happened yesterday to B-ko and D-ne, and yells to stop him before he mentions the camera. C-ta panics and pulls A-ya aside, whisper-yelling that he absolutely can't tell them what happened, and it's for his own sake. A-ya doesn't look convinced, but B-ko asks what they're up to, and C-ta whirls around with an apology. He suggests that since the whole club's together, they should play Kokkuri-san, and asks A-ya what he thinks. All the while, A-ya is staring at C-ta as if he's figured something out. He nods, interested in the idea of Kokkuri-san, and C-ta is glad that he seems happy at the suggestion.
After the club meeting, A-ya and C-ta part from B-ko and D-ne and begin to head home. C-ta seems exhausted, thinking about how A-ya even tried to ask Kokkuri-san about the camera. A-ya calls out to him, and C-ta startles. A-ya brings up what happened in the morning and says "That camera is C-ta's, isn't it?" C-ta goes into a panic, saying that there's no way it could be him, that's impossible! A-ya tilts his head, asking if he's wrong, and C-ta replies that he absolutely is. "If it actually is me, that's really bad!" C-ta protests, and A-ya replies with "Is it?" C-ta explains that it is bad, since it's a crime! Even if you're really close, it's not good to be peeking into others' private lives! A-ya agrees noncommittally, but says that since they're friends, isn't it fine? C-ta is stunned, and A-ya continues; he's always known that C-ta is anxious by nature, so he's not actively opposed to it. Sure, in normal circumstances, it'd be unthinkable to feel that way, and he'd rather than C-ta refrain from doing things like this in the future... But it's not like he'd start hating C-ta over something like this, considering how many years they've spent together. 
C-ta goes quiet, realizing that he didn't want A-ya to find out about the cameras because he was scared that A-ya would hate him for it. A-ya turns away, concluding that if he's wrong about it being C-ta, he's sorry for suspecting him. C-ta calls out to him, and A-ya turns to face him, smiling. C-ta, visibly anxious, says that there's something he has to apologize for, and that A-ya will probably be angry at him, but... A-ya reassures him with a smile that it's okay, but even though C-ta tries, he can't get the words out. He turns and runs away, apologizing and saying that it was nothing. A-ya is left there alone, staring after him with a blank expression.
A-ya wonders how he can get C-ta to confess, and that he tried to create an atmosphere that would make it easy for him to talk about it, but he supposes it doesn't work for situations like this. In truth, A-ya already knew that C-ta had set up cameras in his house, because he would slip up in conversations by talking about events that only A-ya would know, because he was alone when they happened. He also caught him fixing a camera on his shelf. It didn't seem harmful, so A-ya let things stay as they were, but... He can't ignore it any longer considering what happened. He wonders what to do tomorrow; C-ta was probably in turmoil about lying to A-ya. A-ya sighs about how C-ta always messes things up at the most vital times, and that he's always having to step in and support him. Really, what is he going to do with him?
===Club Activity Answer (Ayumu)===
The club gathers, and B-ko asks A-ya what gossip he has for them today. He says he doesn't have anything in particular, and B-ko gets irritated, because if A-ya doesn't have any rumors or news to talk about, what's the point of them being there? A-ya replies that it's unreasonable to expect him to think of a topic every day. C-ta adds that A-ya went to sleep at 10 PM last night; A-ya asks why he knows that. 
A-ya thinks about a possible topic to discuss, and he says that C-ta looks like he could be in the soccer club. C-ta asks why he brought that up so randomly, and A-ya replies that he looked right at home when they played it during PE. B-ko makes a sarcastic comment about him being cool, and D-ne giggles, suggesting that his specialty is more like working with computers and other machines like that. Before D-ne can go too far, C-ta suggests that she looks like she'd suit the tea ceremony club; or at least, the well-mannered parts of her do. 
B-ko observes their passive-aggressive banter and wants to be assigned to a club herself, so she asks A-ya what he thinks. He starts to reply, but D-ne rushes in to protest that she doesn't want B-ko doing any other club activities. B-ko is just too cute, so she stands out, and if she's surrounded by people, D-ne couldn't speak to her anymore, and she'd feel lonely. A-ya adds that B-ko doesn't really fit anything in particular, and B-ko gets irritated at how he says it. 
B-ko asks the group what club would be good for A-ya, and after a moment, the three others agree that he suits the occult club just fine. A-ya seems pleased by their assessment. C-ta asks why A-ya brought up club activities so suddenly, and A-ya says that he thought it would be a more interesting conversation compared to the boring things they usually listen to him talk about. C-ta says that he never thought about that; he loves listening to A-ya's stories. B-ko stutters that his stories aren't boring, surprisingly, and D-ne says that she loves being able to chat with B-ko. A-ya says that he's bored by it, but even so, even though each day is so, so boring, for some reason, he doesn't hate it. 
A-ya explains that while he and C-ta are childhood friends, ultimately, they're four people who have nothing in common who have come together out of interest in the same topic. If you really think about it, the chance of them all meeting like this was very low, and that makes it like a miracle; isn't that part of the occult as well? The others are quiet for a moment before C-ta wraps one arm around A-ya, pulling him close; if A-ya's saying that, then C-ta'll stick with him until the end. B-ko scoffs that she'll have to as well; A-ya's sure good at talking nonsense. A-ya shrugs, smiling, and says if that's the case, then they'll meet here again tomorrow and discuss the mysterious.
===Demise Ghost Story Circle (Kika)===
B-ko and D-ne enter the old music room, where C-ta is already waiting. C-ta begins to greet them, but B-ko interrupts him to ask where A-ya is. C-ta says he isn't there yet. A-ya arrives and immediately states that they should tell 100 ghost stories, with a candle being extinguished after every story.
Thorough Preparation: D-ne recalls what the practice is, that they have to sit in a circle and take turns telling ghost stories. A-ya confirms it, saying that they'll close the curtains to make sure the classroom is pitch-black. C-ta protests that they need 100 candles to do this, and A-ya pulls out two giant boxes of candles and says there's no problem.
A Proper Atmosphere: C-ta looks at the candles, thinking about how it's going to be a pain to light all of them, and A-ya says that he bought matches too. He instructs the others to put the candles on paper plates. C-ta marvels at the fact that he even bought paper plates, and B-ko snaps that his motivation only kicks in for the worst things. B-ko protests that she doesn't even know 100 ghost stories, and A-ya says that it doesn't have to be a ghost story; if she preferred it, she could just say recipes.
Ritual: B-ko sighs that they finally finished lining up all the candles, and C-ta agrees that it was tough doing 100 of them. A-ya turns off the light, and the room glows eerily with the light of 100 candles. B-ko freaks out that they've gotten roped into a weird ritual, and C-ta thinks that she's probably right.
Start: They all sit together in the center of the room. C-ta asks who wants to go first, and A-ya says that anyone can start. D-ne starts, saying that when she was secretly following B-ko back to her house, as they passed by the park, she saw a strange old lady standing there, staring at something... And then she vanished. B-ko's thoughts are "What was that she started with!?"
Truth: A-ya exclaims that it's amazing that she had a real experience like that, and he's envious of her. D-ne says that it was a lie, and A-ya turns away, sulking. B-ko brightens, saying that oh, it was a lie, so D-ne wasn't following her home? D-ne says that part was true, stunning B-ko again.
What Could Happen: C-ta blows out a candle now that the first story has been told. B-ko realizes that with all these candles, a fire could theoretically start. A-ya says he thinks it'll be okay, but if it did burn down, they can tell ghost stories again in the burnt-down building...! "If you say so, A-ya," C-ta says, privately thinking that what would really happen is that they'd be branded as pyromaniacs.
Mystery of the Mirror: It's C-ta's turn, and he's telling a story of a rumor he heard at school. At exactly 2 AM, if you stand on the landing of the staircase in the old school building, a mirror will appear out of nowhere, and if you stand before the mirror, your reflection will pull you inside. A-ya says that he was the one who spread that rumor. In the background, B-ko is shaking and pale, while D-ne presses up against her with hearts over her head.
Mystery of the Cooking Classroom: It's B-ko's turn, and she tells a story she heard about a teacher who was patrolling the old school building at night. When they poked their head into the cooking classroom, they heard a voice coming from beside the window; they assumed it was a student who had stayed behind, so they approached the window, but as they did, they saw a girl laughing as they plummeted from the window. D-ne comments that it's scary, and B-ko agrees; she doesn't believe that it happened, but she's scared to go into the cooking classroom now! D-ne replies that what's scary is how cute B-ko is, and B-ko tells her to be quiet.
Surely Not!: A-ya tells B-ko that the story she just told was a rumor that he spread as well. B-ko asks if he's responsible for every rumor that's spread around the school, though she doesn't think that's the case. A-ya pauses for a moment before saying that it surely wasn't the case, though he looks quite proud. B-ko asks him what that pause was about.
Don't Tell Anyone: A-ya says that yesterday, he was out looking for a human-faced dog. C-ta is shocked to hear that. A-ya says that he was out late at night, walking around the garbage dump, and C-ta interjects to tell him to sleep. In a stroke of good luck, a dog appeared before A-ya. He thought it might be a human-faced dog, so he rushed out to look at it more closely, but it was just an ugly dog. C-ta gives his condolences.
Observation: Following that, the group continued telling ghost stories, and after dozens of stories, B-ko exclaims that when she really thinks about it, they don't have the time to tell 100 stories! C-ta agrees; it'll be dark soon, so how about they finish up and go home soon? A-ya doesn't look pleased, but he understands, so he gets up to extinguish the remaining candles; the others forgot they had to put them all out before leaving.
The Last One...: The group looks at the last remaining candle. C-ta nervously asks A-ya if they can turn the lights on, and B-ko adds that the classroom is becoming pitch-black. A-ya says they can't; until they extinguish the last candle, they're still in the storytelling ritual! 
Realization: C-ta holds the last candle to blow it out. A-ya says that it'll be nice if a spirit shows up when they do, and B-ko exclaims that she doesn't want that to happen. The room becomes pitch-black with the loss of the last candle, and B-ko screams; D-ne startled her, and then her voice startled everyone else. C-ta asks her not to scream so suddenly. She apologizes, but then screams again; rattling noises have filled the room. C-ta asks what it is, clearly shaken. A-ya turns on a flashlight beneath his face, saying that it was him, causing the others to scream.
About 90%: A-ya looks a bit down, noting that everyone got angry at him. C-ta exclaims that of course they did; did he think they wouldn't? A-ya says that he just wanted to surprise them a bit, and C-ta says that he seriously surprised them, it wasn't just a bit. He comments that, well, at least nothing else happened, and that the ghost stories were interesting. A-ya agrees. The only shame is that every story they told was just one of his rumors; even he's surprised by that. 
Be Careful When Walking at Night: B-ko is still huffy that A-ya scared them all; it was nothing to get freaked out over. She hears footsteps behind her and pales, wondering if someone's following her. She figures she needs to say something, so she whips around and asks why they're following her. It's D-ne, asking B-ko not to be angry at her.
As Expected of My B-ko: B-ko tells D-ne to go home; she lives in the opposite direction. D-ne tries to protest, saying that she wants to walk to B-ko's house together, but B-ko firmly tells her to go home. B-ko looms over her, saying that if D-ne returns any later at night, she'll be bothering the others in her house. D-ne offers to stay over at B-ko's house so she doesn't, but B-ko tells her that she'll be bothering them again. Sighing, B-ko says that it's already dark, and it's dangerous for a girl to walk home alone at night, since she could get attacked. D-ne brightens at this, thinking about how B-ko is worried about her, and B-ko thinks she's being overly positive about it. 
Time for Mischief: A-ya and C-ta are walking home when A-ya decides that it's a good place to pull a prank. He hides behind a tree, trying to create a situation where he can observe how C-ta reacts to him disappearing. C-ta whirls around in a panic, unable to find A-ya, shrieking that he was just behind him and calling his name, not knowing what to do. A-ya, hiding behind the tree, notes that he's way more scared than expected.
Imposter Advisory: C-ta looks around with a lost expression on his face; what's he to do with A-ya, disappearing the second he takes his eyes off him? He couldn't have gotten home first, C-ta was walking in front of him... C-ta continues calling out A-ya's name, and A-ya watches him with a disgruntled expression; he's starting to feel sorry for C-ta. He figures he should probably show himself soon, but then he hears C-ta call out to someone who isn't him: "A-ya! Where were you? I looked everywhere for you! Well, let's head home!"
===Revenge Make-Up Game (naoto)===
A-ya's spread another rumor about B-ko, and she isn't happy about it, vowing that she's going to do something to get revenge. She storms around the old music room, grumbling, while D-ne calls her cute and C-ta smiles while internally planning to stop her. B-ko yelps as an eyelash gets into her eye, and D-ne notices that B-ko wears makeup. B-ko says it's only light, and asks if D-ne uses any makeup, saying she thinks it would look good on her. D-ne starts to say she doesn't before realizing that this is an opportunity; she excitedly asks B-ko if she would be willing to do her makeup, and B-ko is startled, but complies. 
A-ya enters the room, and B-ko's attention shifts to him. She begins to yell at him for not stopping with his rumors, and D-ne watches them quietly, thinking about how even if she knew that B-ko would go to him, she still hates it. 
B-ko decides on an idea for her revenge, telling A-ya to sit down and pulling him into a chair. He has a bad feeling about it, but B-ko recruits D-ne and C-ta in making sure that A-ya stays put. D-ne thinks that she just wants to see B-ko smile, and that's the truth. C-ta apologizes to A-ya, and A-ya calls C-ta a traitor for helping hold him.
B-ko finishes with her plan, A-ya in a long-haired wig and makeup, but isn't pleased with the result, thinking it boring. She gets frustrated about it, yelling that she planned to make him look weird but she ended up doing too well with the makeup. C-ta is starry-eyed, calling A-ya cute, and A-ya replies with a blunt "Thanks. That doesn't make me happy at all. I'm washing this off." Off to the side, D-ne wonders how to make B-ko look at her instead.
B-ko calls out to D-ne, inviting her into the chair next, and she threateningly promises to make D-ne look 100x cuter than A-ya. She already said she'd do D-ne's makeup earlier, anyway. 
She finishes and comments that D-ne looks cute. C-ta comes up with a picture of A-ya and says that he's cute, and B-ko snaps back that D-ne is cuter. D-ne feels like she's become closer to B-ko, and asks if they're matching. B-ko smiles and says that they are. D-ne is delighted.
A-ya, having taken off the wig, is now grumpily reading a book about ghosts, and C-ta says that B-ko should give him a makeover next. She snaps that there's no point in that, since he's good-looking regardless.
===A Day with Motivational Treenoki (Komine)===
Told from Motivational Treenoki’s perspective as C-ta’s bag accessory. The cultural festival is soon, and the students are all working on preparing for it. 
Treenoki notices that someone’s entering the room, and B-ko comes in looking for A-ya, but he isn’t there. She huffs that he said he was just going to the bathroom, but he never came back. Treenoki notes that she seems a bit angry. B-ko murmurs to herself that she never understands what A-ya’s thinking, and he always spreads weird rumors, and she wonders if he hates her. She blushes and covers her face, wondering why she’s thinking about him so much. Treenoki notes that she’s acting a bit like a tsundere now. 
D-ne comes in asking if B-ko’s there, and Treenoki excitedly notes that “T-There she is! The angel D-ne-san!” D-ne lets B-ko know that one of their (unnamed) male classmates was looking for her because there weren’t enough people working on something, and she thanks D-ne and rushes out of the classroom. D-ne leans against a desk and smiles, thinking about B-ko and how her face when she’s troubled is cute too. Treenoki thinks that D-ne is cute. D-ne looks to the side, though, and she darkly smiles while saying that she’ll crush anyone who bothers B-ko with all her might. Treenoki comments that she’s extremely scary with how darkness oozes from her angelic smile. D-ne leaves to go lend B-ko a hand with whatever she’s doing. 
Treenoki wonders where A-ya went. A-ya then walks into the classroom, saying that he hates school events. Treenoki “yells” to everyone that there’s a slacker over here! A-ya mutters that it’s a pain before looking up right in Treenoki’s direction, startling Treenoki, who remarks that A-ya is a very mysterious person.
B-ko then charges in, startling A-ya, and Treenoki remarks that A-ya’s been found, and that B-ko looks really angry. B-ko irritatedly asks A-ya where he’s been, and he responds weakly that he was just taking a small break. B-ko yells that it’s not a break if he didn’t do any work. As D-ne tells B-ko to calm down, C-ta appears in the doorway saying that she doesn’t need to get angry, and making such an angry face just ruins the cutest face in school. Treenoki remarks that it was good timing on C-ta’s part. A-ya mutters that C-ta’s right, to not get so angry because it’d give her wrinkles, and B-ko gets angrier at him. C-ta thinks, and, with a glance to the side, adds that getting so angry might make A-ya hate her. Treenoki mentions that despite his good timing, he seriously went and said something nasty without hesitation. C-ta’s smirking, and B-ko clutches at her chest. 
The school bell rings, and D-ne comments that it’s gotten late, so they should go home. B-ko apologizes for getting so angry, A-ya says it’s fine, and that he doesn’t hate that side of her anyway. Treenoki notices that B-ko looks very happy to hear that. B-ko excitedly says they should all get going, and C-ta wonders where he left his bag. D-ne suggests that they stop somewhere on the way home, and B-ko suggests going to the mall. A-ya thinks it’ll be a pain going there. As they walk home, A-ya begins to start telling something about C-ta, and he startles in the background. 
Treenoki thinks that today was pretty exciting, and asks the reader how it was, spending a day with him. And that even if it was a casual, ordinary high school day, seeing their vague happiness in their mundane lives makes him very happy. 
===Bizarre High School Life (Amino Yuki)===
A chapter based on the events of Bizarre High School Life, a song by the same name as the chapter. 
A-ya is standing in front of the school during the entrance ceremony. As he mockingly jokes to himself about how many friends he'll be able to make, he hears screams, and is met with the sight of an anatomical model running past him. As A-ya is trying to understand what he just saw, C-ta catches up to him, panting for breath. A-ya thinks about how it's only 8 AM, but he's already seen something absurd; what else can happen at this school? 
As he verbally thinks about how he'd like to go home already, C-ta exclaims that they only just got there. A-ya tries to explain that something feels weird about all this, but C-ta grabs his shoulder, looking worried; wasn't A-ya so determined to get a perfect attendance award before? As A-ya half-heartedly replies, the two are interrupted by a stone statue of Ninomiya Sontoku hopping off its podium and running past them. When C-ta tries to ask A-ya what just happened, A-ya replies not to ask him, because he doesn't know, but he would really like to know.
In the classroom, A-ya's classmate shows them a picture of their principal and says that he looks like Mozart. A-ya thinks that he's more interested in all the weird things that have happened that day.
Just then, they hear a scream, and D-ne peeks out of the classroom. B-ko runs into her arms, crying for help. As A-ya and C-ta exit the classroom as well, B-ko points to what scared her, and the four see Hanako-san running down the hallway. They all don't understand why she's in the hallway instead of in the bathroom. When A-ya sighs that it's just one thing after another, B-ko grabs onto him, demanding that he tell her what else has happened.
A-ya points outside, and B-ko looks out to see the anatomical model and Hanako-san holding a ribbon across the finish line of a race, where the stone statue appears to have finished what A-ya says is a marathon. D-ne begins to complain that this school seems annoying, but switches to calling it scary at the last moment. A-ya thinks that they could probably ask someone about all the strange things that happened, and points out that "Mozart", their principal, seems to be the best person to ask.
The four of them step into the principal's office, and A-ya asks him what's going on. The principal tells them with a cheeky smile that it's no problem. A-ya smiles, stating that regardless of all the strange things, what's most important is being able to have fun with this bizarre school life. D-ne agrees, saying that as long as they're together, it might even be better than a normal school experience. Their principal tells them that their way of thinking is wonderful, and why don't they start an occult club? The four smile silently at him, and D-ne pulls a paper fan out of nowhere before sending the principal flying out the window, with the other three yelling that there's no way they can just accept the occurrences happening at school.
The scene changes to the Occult Club sitting together in casual clothing on the floor, a table with drinks in front of them, watching and discussing a movie. Its title is Bizarre High School Life.
===The Rumor of the Beautiful Girl in the Old School Building (Rio Naruki)===
B-ko and D-ne are together when they see A-ya. B-ko points out that A-ya looks pale and asks if he's been sleeping enough, saying that not getting enough sleep is bad for one's skin. A-ya replies that he isn't sleeping any less than usual, and B-ko retorts that he never sleeps enough, pointing out the bags under his eyes. B-ko accuses A-ya of bragging about how little sleep he gets, and he says that isn't the case, while expressing confusion at the smug and cool expression that the version of him in B-ko's thoughts has. D-ne talks about how eyebags don't really disappear, and A-ya says they don't bother him. 
B-ko, however, says that he'll end up collapsing someday, and that she'll erase those eyebags with her super skills in makeup. A-ya is incredulous; why would he wear makeup when he's a boy? B-ko argues that nowadays, boys wear makeup too. B-ko tells him to accept his fate, and D-ne adds that even the patience of a saint eventually runs out, and A-ya retorts that this has turned into some kind of sloppy villain scene. 
B-ko and D-ne catch him, and A-ya finds himself in makeup and a skirt. A-ya is very much wondering how he ended up in this situation, while B-ko and D-ne are annoyed that he actually looks good. A-ya asks why he's in a skirt, and B-ko replies that they'd already gone so far with their makeover that he may as well wear a skirt, too. B-ko also adds, still smiling, that it annoys her that he's thin enough to actually fit into her skirt. A-ya thinks her resentment is unjustified. 
B-ko and D-ne mock A-ya, thanking him and calling him "A-ya-ko-chan", and A-ya asks B-ko to take the makeup off. She says she has no makeup remover, so he sighs and says he's going to go wash it off elsewhere. Before he leaves, B-ko snaps a picture of him and cheerfully wishes him on his way.
Meanwhile, C-ta is rushing towards the old music room. He was held up by a chatty classmate of his, and he wonders if everyone is still there. He feels like he needs to hurry, because he has a sense that A-ya's in distress. As he worries about if anything happened to A-ya, he rounds the corner and bumps into the crossdressed A-ya. C-ta doesn't recognize him, and panics that he bumped into a girl, beginning to apologize and asking if they're hurt before noticing the position A-ya is sitting in. C-ta flusters, loudly apologizes, says he didn't see anything, and runs away. A-ya calls after him, but then realizes that C-ta didn't know it was him. 
C-ta runs into the old music room, apologizing for being late, and asks where A-ya is. B-ko replies that he's in the bathroom, and then asks C-ta why his face is so flushed, and if he's okay. C-ta flusters, then says that he just bumped into a girl in the hallway, and that she was kind of cute. A-ya returns before B-ko can reply, holding her skirt. C-ta asks why he has it, and before he can reply, B-ko says that A-ya spilled juice on it, so he was washing it for her. 
B-ko sidles up to C-ta, asking him if he wants a picture of the girl from earlier, and C-ta asks if she was a friend of hers. B-ko gives a noncommittal response, but says that if C-ta treats her and D-ne to crepes, she'll think about sending him the picture. A-ya is curious about what they're discussing, but D-ne distracts him by pretending that she just saw a UFO.
In the end, C-ta receives the picture, and looks at it while thinking that it really is cute how similar to A-ya the girl looks.
===C-ta's A-ya Observation Diary (Arata Aki)===
C-ta is seen looking at a smaller A-ya. One-Man Hide and Seek's rules are then (wrongly) explained with the rabbit plushie as the example: cut open a plushie's stomach, take the stuffing out, cut off the head, take out the stuffing... 
Someone's Gaze: Use it as a hat. A-ya puts the decapitated rabbit plushie's head on, looking in the mirror with sparkles all around, but the background turns black with eyes all around. He dives towards the floor, wailing not to look at him, and that he just had a sudden impulse to do it.
C-ta's Point of View: C-ta sees A-ya cutting the rabbit up, thinking "A-ya, what are you doing to the plushie I gave you...?" He is horrified as stuffing flies everywhere, but once he sees A-ya looking in the mirror with the rabbit's head on like a hat, his expression brightens.
A-ya's Self-Assertion: A-ya notes that he really does get the feeling that he's being watched. He decides that the solution to this would be to be assertive towards the watcher, and does a dance before bowing to whoever he presumes is watching and scampering down the hall. C-ta is extremely confused, wondering if A-ya noticed him, and wanted to show him that dance. Is A-ya the type of person to put his all into something even if no one is watching? Is that what A-ya is like? Is that an imposter? He ponders the pose that A-ya did. C-ta's curiosity is unending.
A-ya's Anxiety: A-ya is lying in bed. Having received both the Book of the End and the Bookmark of Demise, A-ya is sure that he's going to die. In fear, he curls himself and his blanket into a cocoon, but then panics when he realizes he can't get out. C-ta also panics, clicking frantically at the screen as if it'll untangle A-ya. 
An A-ya Bookmark: A-ya is lying in bed, wondering how he's going to be killed by the Bookmark of Demise. He imagines a scenario in which the Book swallows him up and turns him into a bookmark, which causes both him and C-ta to panic again.
A-ya's Whole Life: A-ya's imagination. C-ta thinks about how it's already been months since A-ya's mysterious disappearance. What was left in his room was only an A-ya bookmark that C-ta had found and taken. C-ta speaks to the bookmark as if it's A-ya, saying that they'll walk together, and write the life they should have had together.
C-ta's Point of View: A-ya's imagination. C-ta, as an old man, is lying in a hospital bed, and his grandson asks if he can have the bookmark that's kept in C-ta's diary. C-ta says that he can, but to take care of it. C-ta internally apologies to A-ya for no longer being able to write, and that for someone who loves the occult, they were probably boring days. A-ya forgives him, and says that he'll be forgotten by everyone as well soon enough. Back in his bed, A-ya thinks about how he'll be able to sleep well tonight, murmuring that it wasn't a bad life, and that he's the Bookmark of Demise of Life as he falls asleep. C-ta questions A-ya's strange behavior, and sees it as evidence that he's been possessed by the Fox.
A-ya's Suspicions: A-ya brings in the Kokkuri-san paper and a coin, and says that they should do it again. C-ta's question is about whether A-ya has a signature pose, and while the coin goes to Yes, it then swiftly moves to No. C-ta scolds A-ya for moving the coin himself, and B-ko says that everyone should let go. When A-ya moves his hand up, the coin goes with him, as it's attached to his finger.
==Involved Characters==
*A-ya
*B-ko
*C-ta
*D-ne
*Yaruki e no Ki
==Illustrations==
==Trivia==
*In each of the author comment pages, authors were asked four questions: what the first Shuuen no Shiori song they'd heard was, what their favorite song is, who their favorite character was, and if they've ever had a horror-esque experience themselves.
*The authors' first Shuuen no Shiori songs:
**Lonely Hide and Seek: Wannyanpu, Ayumu, Komine, Amino Yuki, Rio Naruki, Arata Aki
**Impostor Advisory: naoto
**Common Heroes: Kika
*The authors' favorite Shuuen no Shiori songs:
**Lonely Hide and Seek: naoto
**Impostor Advisory: Amino Yuki
**Perfect Crime Love Letter: Ayumu, Rio Naruki
**Aimless Imitation Chair Stealing Game: Kika
**Underdog Supremacy Doctrine: Arata Aki
**Bookmark of Demise: Komine
**Ending -Re:write-: Wannyanpu
*The authors' favorite Shuuen no Shiori characters:
**A-ya: Rio Naruki, Arata Aki
**B-ko: Komine, Amino Yuki
**C-ta: Wannyanpu, Ayumu, Kika, naoto
Category:Anthology