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FF2 > In-Game Notebook

[Bound Diary 1]
Description: An old diary with red cord. An escape route is mentioned.
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If we perform the Crimson Sacrifice, then Yae and Sae will not need to go through with the ritual. But if our ritual fails, they will be the only ones left for the next sacrifice. I have to get Yae and Sae out of this village. The horror has to stop. There has to be another way. I cannot let Yae and Sae suffer like this...

The old passageway under Kureha Shrine has been sealed ever since some twins tried to escape through there long ago. The Ceremony Master said they were killed by a cave-in during their escape. Concerned, the Ceremony Master sealed the Old Tree which enshrines the Remaining.

Although the path is sealed, a passageway still leads out. Opening the seal should make it possible to leave the village. The pinwheel keys that open the seal have been handed down through the families of four Veiled Priests. I was able to find the pinwheel for this family in the storehouse.

After passing through a passageway, you only have to run through the forest and remember to never look back. But will those two have the willpower necessary?

[Bound Diary 2]
Description: An old diary with red cord. Concerns a pact with Mutsuki.
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The Ritual is coming up soon. Mutsuki is too weak to run away, and there is no way I can carry him. He said he'lll forgive me no matter what happens. He does not want Sae and Yae to suffer either.

I promised him that I would help Sae and Yae escape after the ritual. Mutsuki will remain here as a butterfly. I plan to remain here in the village with him too...

[Bound Diary 3]
Description: An old diary with red cord. About Ryozo Munakata.
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I heard Munakata is here. I wonder if it is because of the letter I sent him! The warm welcome he is getting can only mean that they are going to use him as a Kusabi in the Inner Ceremony...

I cannot let him get caught up in this. I must tell him to get out of here quickly.

[Bound Diary 4]
Description: An old diary with red cord. Left by imprisoned boy.
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will Mutsuki ever be able to forgive me?

I could not make him into a butterfly.

I could not become one with him.

It is all my fault.

Please forgive me...

[Bound Diary 5]
Description: An old diary with red cord. About the location of keys.
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The three other pinwheel keys are hidden in the Kiryu, Osaka and Tachibana houses. Nobody expects me to run AFTER the ritual. At that time it should be easy to take the keys.

Helping Yae and Sae escape may well be the last task I ever perform...

[Butterfly Diary 1]
Description: Diary with a Crimson Butterfly. Girls named Yae and Sae wrote it.
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Munakata and his teacher came to the village today. He said he was worried about Itsuki and came to help. But I can't tell outsiders about the village. Itsuki's locked up in the storehouse. I doubt he'll be allowed to talk with an outsider.
Yae

Mr. Makabe made a picture of us with his picture box. My face looked strange, but it was interesting to see. He's probably going to be X X, because our cleansing isn't finished yet. Before that happens, we have to help him escape. If I can become one with you Yae, I'll be happy. That's the only thing that matters to me.
Sae


[Butterfly Diary 2]
Description: Diary with a Crimson Butterfly. About freeing the scholar.
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I was wrong. It's just like Itsuki said. Munakata's teacher is going to be a X. This has to stop! People like Mutsuki shouldn't have to die. I have to do something. A Veiled Priest took one of the cell keys to the rope temple.
Yae

It seems father plans to make that man a X. Even though he's Munakata's teacher! I know one cell key is hidden in father's bookshelves. To keep the X appeased, there's only one thing to do. If we perform the Crimson Sacrifice, perhaps people won't suffer like this...
Sae


[Butterfly Diary 3]
Description: Diary with a Crimson Butterfly. About escaping the village.
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The time of the ritual is coming soon. Itsuki and Mutsuki's ritual didn't work, and this year it's our turn. I'm leaving the village with you. Itsuki will help us escape, and we'll be together forever, like I promised.
Yae

The truth is, I don't want to run.

But as long as I can be with you, I'll follow you anywhere. Just don't leave me here all alone.
Sae


[Butterfly Diary 4]
Description: Diary with a Crimson Butterfly. One side of the page is blank.
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(blank page)

Yae... Why did you leave by yourself?

It's our fault that this is happening to Itsuki. You promised we'd always be together.
Sae


[Butterfly Diary 5]
Description: Diary with a Crimson Butterfly. About a childhood promise.
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When we were small, we once went to the river that flows out of the village. That day we made a promise. We said we'd always stay together, forever. Even if we left the village, we wouldn't part.
Yae

We promised to be always be together. But my body is weak, and I might not be able to follow you. You might leave me behind... Just thinking about being alone scares me. As we grow older, we'll grow apart... We were born together, as one. I want to be with you again Yae. Then we can be together forever.
Sae


[Butterfly Diary 6]
Description: Diary with a Crimson Butterfly. One side of the page is blank.
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(blank page)

If I stay here, someday Yae will come back for me. Can I become a butterfly without her? If I could, I'd always be near the village, waiting. Waiting at the place we made our promise. She'll come. I know she will.
Sae


[Crimson Diary 1]
Description: Diary with a peony on the cover. Found in hiding spirit's closet.
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Both inside and outside are pitch black. Nobody is in the house, but I feel a presence. Itsuki! Help me! I'm so scared. I can't get out of the closet. Help me Itsuki!

[Crimson Diary 2]
Description: Diary with a peony on the cover. About a boy named Itsuki.
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The day after the ceremony, my brother Itsuki came back alone. His black hair was white! Where has my older brother Mutsuki gone? Since Mutsuki disappeared, Itsuki doesn't want to talk. He is still nice to me, but his eyes are always sad. What happened on the day of the ceremony??? Itsuki gave me a bell. My eyes are not too good. The bell will tell him if I go near a dangerous place. Itsuki said he will always come when he hears the bell. He said even if I am hiding away and crying, he will find me.

[Crimson Diary 3]
Description: Diary with a peony on the cover. The entry is about a key.
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Itsuki told me to hold the key for his room. He said I can't let anyone go in there. He said if his friend comes, to give the key to his friend. I am so happy that he gave me such an important job!

Itsuki's friend came to the house. I got scared, so I hid.

I couldn't give him the key.

[Crimson Diary 4]
Description: Diary with a peony on the cover. Yae is blamed for Itsuki's disappearance.
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Because of Yae, Itsuki has been taken away somewhere. How come? Itsuki did nothing to her. It's all her fault for running away!

[Green Diary 1]
Description: Diary kept in a green book. Belongs to the folklorist assistant.
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It's been at least 10 years since I last came here with my father. The village still looks exactly the same. Coming here when I was a boy was what made me want to become a folklorist. I wonder how Itsuki and Mutsuki are doing? The letter Itsuki sent me worries me...

I asked around, and was told that Itsuki and Mutsuki died of an illness.

There was no mention of anything like this in the letter we exchanged. I looked through Itsuki's writings. His family was covering it up, but I found that he was looking for a way out of the village.

Since he was a little boy, he was always afraid of some sort of "ceremony".

I wonder if he ran away from the village? If not, then he has to be somewhere.

[Green Diary 2]
Description: Diary kept in a green book. About Yae and Sae.
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I met Yae and Sae. The Ceremony Master says they will be the Shrine Maidens in the next ceremony. I asked them about Mutsuki, but they wouldn't answer. The last letter from Itsuki said to come for Sae and Yae on the day of the ceremony.

I wonder if he was trying to help Yae and Sae escape from the village?

[Green Diary 3]
Description: Diary kept in a green book. About Itsuki's little sister.
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I saw Itsuki's sister in the corridor. She is usually frightened of strangers, and runs away and hides. But today was different. It seemed she wanted to tell me something, but she ran away without saying a word.

Maybe Itsuki left a message with her?

[Green Diary 4]
Description: Diary kept in a green book. Describes leaving the village.
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I received a letter from Mr. Makabe that said I should leave the village and return home before him. Yae and Sae brought the letter here. They told me that outsiders cannot stay because the festival is coming soon. Mr. Makabe has special permission to see it.

I whispered to Yae that I would come for them on the day of the ceremony.

Yae tensed for a moment, then acted like she didn't hear, and left. It seems they may really be planning to leave before the ceremony ocurs. That means Itsuki must still be somewhere in the village too.

[Green Diary 5]
Description: Diary kept in a green book. A letter addressed to Itsuki.
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Itsuki,
I pray that you read this. I can't stay in this village any longer. I told Yae and Sae that I would come for them on the day of the ceremony. After they make it out of the village, I'll take care of them. Don't worry.

When I get them out, I'll come back for you next.
Ryozo Munakata


[Violet Diary 1]
Description: Diary with a purple cover. The same words over and over.
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why kill? why kill? why kill?
why kill? why kill? why kill?
why kill? why kill? why kill?
why kill? why kill? why kill?
why kill? why kill? why kill?
why kill? why kill? why kill?
why kill? why kill? why kill?
why kill? why kill? why kill?
why kill? why kill? why kill?

[Violet Diary 2]
Description: Diary with a purple cover. Was lying where the twin girls were.
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My hands closed around Azami's neck. It was soft, warm. Alive. My grip seemed to cause her so much pain. At the very end, the Veiled Priest came to help me.

But Azami said she wanted only me to do it. I became one with Azami... But now she's gone. I can't talk about it anymore.

Father brought Azami back. All I could do was apologize. She forgave me. The killing is over now. No more. I'll never hurt anyone again. I'll never let anyone kill again.

Father says Azami has been possessed, and he's trying to kill her. He's trying to kill Azami. I won't let him do it. I won't let that happen anymore.

[Violet Diary 3]
Description: Diary with a purple cover. Written in faint crimson letters.
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YoU Don'T neeD a suBStitutE foR Me.

I aM PArt of akANe nOW.

I AM onE wItH AKanE..

K I L L . I T . KiLL tHAT sTupID dOll!

[Village Report 1]
Description: Lost surveyor's notes. Part of a report about "Twins".
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For some reason, one of the statues is in the form of twins. I have also found a description of a "Twin Deities Statue" in the writtings lying around the house...

In this region, twins serve an unusual purpose. Twins sisters and brothers perform a special ritual here. Each time a ritual is completed, a new Twin Deities Statue is placed somewhere in the village.

The ritual occurs every few decades, and judging by the number of Twin Deities Statues, this tradition is very old. For some reason, one of the twins always has its head broken off. Sometimes they are sculpted without a head from the start.

Maybe it doesn't mean anything, but something here doesn't feel right. I'm beginning to think that I was wrong to leave Miyako behind alone.

Unfortunately, I was unable to find any detailed information about the twin ritual. I have to find a way to get out of here fast...

[Village Report 2]
Description: Lost surveyor's notes. A report about Kurosawa House.
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I looked down into the old well but it was pitch black, and I couldn't see a thing. If you listen closely, you can only hear wind blowing, and it seems that the water has all been dried up. I can't tell which was here first, the house or the well. Neither has been used in a while.

According to the records, this house used to belong to the powerful Tsuchihara family. In the village, the Osaka, Kiryu, and Tachibana families were also influential. Each house had its own crest, and held power in the village. As a group they were also in charge of a special ritual.

Each was a branch of the Kurosawa family, who adminstered to the ceremony. They performed the role of priests. the Kurosawa name is scattered throughout the literature, but no concrete information is written. I have no doubt that they held absolute power though.

Where in the world did the villagers go? And how do you get out of this village? The answers to these questions lie within the Kurosawa house. I'm not sure how I know, but I have a strong feeling about this.

[Village Report 3]
Description: Lost surveyor's notes. A report about butterflies.
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I found a small shrine at the top of a long set of stairs, shrouded in mist.

It seems very old, but it is well-made, and has not fallen into disrepair.

The entrance has a large butterfly crest painted on it. It's the same as the one on the building beyond the large bridge.

Butterflies seem to have a special meaning, just like twins. They are frequently mentioned in the ritual literature. "Butterfly" means something else to the villagers too. I notice that the word always appears in writtings about the ritual.

I may not know its exact meaning, but the fact that the butterfly crest is on a shrine indicates that it is very special indeed. I should investigate futher.

[Village Report 4]
Description: Lost surveyor's notes. The notes are about Misono Hill.
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I came to this hill to take a look at the gate I passed through when I entered the village. But when I tried to find it, the ruined gate was buried under trees and other flora. I can't find the path that we used to come here...

This hill is called "Misono Hill". According to literature, this location plays a key role in the ceremony. Right in the middle lies a massive rock, known as the "Offering Stone", and the surrounding area is protected by wards. This "Offering Stone" also seems to be a "Cover" for sealing some kind of hole. What sort of hole need a gigantic stone like this for a cover? Why does it need to be covered at all?

What if this is the very thing I've been searching for, the way out of the village? I have to check this out throughly.

[Village Report 5]
Description: Lost surveyor's notes. About a passageway.
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How many days have I been in the village? 2? Maybe 3? It feels like I've been here for years. In this village of endless night, it's easy to lose all sense of time.

Miyako is utterly exhausted. Sometimes she manages to give me a weak smile, but it only makes me more uncomfortable. Physically and mentally, she's running on empty. I haven't found my way out yet, but sifting through the material I gathered in the village again, I found a clue.

A gigantic undeground tunnel, called a passageway, connects all the important locations in the village. It is used for travel between the houses during the ceremony, and also to store important items.

It is difficult to estimate the scale of the passages from the map, but there is sure to be a way through there. I didn't find any information about the entrance to a passageway. However, there must be a clue somewhere in the Kurosawa house, as they presided over the ceremony.

I've decided to leave Miyako here and search the Kurosawa house alone. I'll find a way out of the village and then come back for her.

[Bloody Memo]
Description: The bloody note looks like it was written by the surveyor.
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I have to go back.

There's something I have to give her.

[Woman's Notebook 1]
Description: Notebook of a lost woman. Contains village rumors.
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I've heard rumors about the lost village before. Long ago, a massacre occured on the day of a ceremony, and the village was wiped from the map. Twin Deities Statues in the forest lead lost people to the village entrance. Once you passed the gate however, you cannot go back.

The village eternally relives that night of death. The insane laughter of a woman is said to echo throughout the village. The only survivor of the massacre at the village was a lone woman.

[Woman's Notebook 2]
Description: Notebook of a lost woman. About a presence outside.
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Sometimes I sense someone passing by the window. He carries a torch, and mutter things. He seems to be searching for somebody. but it is not Masumi.

In the distance, I can hear some kind of sad ceremonial song being sung. They say that this village vanished on the day of a ceremony, and that day is repeated over and over again.

[Woman's Notebook 3]
Description: Notebook of a lost woman. About the search for Masumi.
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Masumi... It's me, Miyako.

I came to look for you.

Let's go home together.

Together, we can make it.

Call for me if you find this.

I'll be nearby.
Miss You!


[Woman's Notebook 4]
Description: Notebook of a lost woman. "Help" is written hurriedly.
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Someone! Anyone!

Whoever sees this, look for me.

I'm trapped in this village.

HELP ME!
Miyako Sudo


[Woman's Notebook 5]
Description: Notebook of a lost woman. About noises from an altar.
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Sometimes I hear an eerie song-like sound coming from the family altar. It sounds like it's coming from deep below. Maybe it's just the wind? Or maybe there really is something behind that wall...

[Woman's Notebook 6]
Description: Notebook of a lost woman. About feeling trapped.
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How much time has passed since I came here? How long will this night last?

I can't take the darkness. It's driving me crazy... I have to get out of here! I have to see Masumi.

[Woman's Notebook 7]
Description: Notebook of a lost woman. About dreams in the village.
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I must be tired. If I start to relax, I pass out. Even in a crazy place like this. The darkness here is creeping into my dreams. Slaughter, rivers of blood, fallen people, a woman in a bloodstained kimono, insane laughter, and twin sisters calling out "Don't kill me!".

That woman's laugh is seared into my mind. I don't want to sleep anymore.

[Woman's Notebook 8]
Description: Notebook of a lost woman. Contains choppy sentences.
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Masumi found my note.

He WAS in the village!

I can see him soon.

I can't move...

I'll wait here.

He'll be back

He'll find the way out.

If he comes back

(empty page)

(empty page)

He came


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