Thirteenth Drop

— The Dark Sun —

Rui, Miu, Miku, Hisoka, and Yuri.
The group rescued from Mt. Hikami has fallen back into a deep slumber.
To protect the sleeping Yuri and the others, Ren heads to the CCTV monitors alone.
He must uncover the truth behind what happened on the mountain.
Before someone comes to 'welcome' them...

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Location: Antique Cafe Kurosawa

Looking out the window from the shop area, Ren says:
'Even though it's the middle of the night, why has the sunset appeared? This sunset might be like the previous mountain rumbles; has something come to welcome us again?'

Just as Ren intends to head back to check the monitors, a horde of hostile spirits suddenly attacks.
After defeating them, he immediately spots a specter at the doorway of the room where the Hinasaki mother and daughter are resting: Wandering Woman.

Ren: 'Let's first confirm the state of the Hinasakis.'
In the Second Storeroom, he uncovers the document Folklore of the Children of the Night-Spring from the white suitcase on the left.

After confirming the Hinasakis on the bed are safe, he defeats the manifested hostile spirit Mizue Fukatsu.
Returning to the office, he uncovers the document Mt. Hikami's Water Worship from Rui.

Monitoring the CCTV, he notices the feed from Yuri's room is distorted and flickering.
Heading to Yuri's room, he uncovers the document Yuri's Notebook 3 from the desk.

After confirming Yuri is safe, he discovers a document under the bed; picking it up triggers an ambush by the hostile spirit Hiromichi Kashima.
Defeated him yields the document Water Worship and Views on Life and Death.

Returning to the office to continue watching the monitors, he finds the feed from the corridor next to the shop flickering.
Opening the door to the corridor, he runs into the hostile spirit Kirika Ochiai. After defeating her, he returns to monitor the CCTV.

He spots a female hostile spirit pressed close against the camera lens at the far end of the corridor.

Soon after, two hostile spirits materialize in the office: Yomi-Bound. Defeating them yields the document Rui's Diary 6.

Continuing to monitor the CCTV, the phone begins ringing, and he notices someone standing at the shop counter.
Opening the door to the corridor next to the shop reveals a specter: Peeping Woman.

Heading into the shop area and exterminating the hostile spirit Kazuya Sakaki, photographing the counter yields the document What Is Packed Inside the Casket.

Returning to the office to monitor the CCTV, he finds multiple feeds distorted and flickering.

Taking the inner office stairs to the second floor, three hostile spirits materialize: Casket Woman; he can either defeat or ignore them.
Heading into Hisoka's room, he uncovers Hisoka's Notebook 5 from the desk and The Shrine Maidens Awaiting "Ghost Marriage" from the floor by the bed.

As he prepares to leave the room, a specter can be seen inside the corner mirror: Man in the Mirror.

Returning to the office to continue watching the monitors, a woman in white robes appears in the courtyard corridor amid heavy static.
Shortly after, he witnesses himself within the feed, stepping into the House of Joining where the Ghost Marriage is held.

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Location: House of Joining

Following the path to the end into the Hall of Joined Souls, he is met by numerous waiting brides...

Epilogue

Ren has uncovered the truth behind the rituals held upon Mt. Hikami.

Mt. Hikami, a destination visited by those who have lost their will to live.
It is a place where the present world connects with the Other World.

Those who visit Mt. Hikami end their lives there.
The shrine maidens then return the deceased to the water.

The shrine maidens absorb the 'final thoughts' of the people before their deaths.

Ultimately, the shrine maidens themselves are placed inside "caskets" to serve as pillars.

Ghost Marriage is a ritual performed to console the souls of the shrine maidens who became pillars,
sealing the two who bound their vows together inside a "sacred casket."

The shrine maidens are submerged into the springs connected to the Other World.

Everything shall dissolve into water.