Chapter 5: Precious Feelings (第5話 大切な気持ち Dai Go Wa: Taisetsu na Kimochi) is the fifth chapter of the Higurashi Daybreak Portable manga.
Summary[]
Hanyuu becomes worried as someone knocks on the door to Takano's home, and remembers her warning to never open the door. Ooishi, who was knocking on the door, is asked by Akasaka to be more gentle. Ooishi says the residence gives off a dark aura, and so he feels it's important to the investigation. Akasaka says it's important not to give the public a bad impression and rings the doorbell, and asks if anybody's home. Hanyuu thinks it's okay to answer the door since she knows Akasaka and responds when Takano suddenly appears through a window and throws a can at her.
Takano tells Hanyuu to hide and then opens the door to greet the detectives. Akasaka comments on her beauty and is chastised by Ooishi since he already has a wife and daughter. Ooishi mentions that Takano lives somewhere sparse, and Takano says she lives there because it's close to the clinic. The detectives say they're investigating a crater that appeared in front of the school and want to know if Takano knows anything. Takano says she might know something and flirts with Akasaka. Ooishi asks if they can come inside so they can talk, but Takano refuses. She suggests they go to a mahjong parlor instead, and Ooishi perks up. Akasaka doesn't agree, but Takano asks him to come along while unbuttoning some of her shirt; Akasaka becomes flustered and agrees to go to the mahjong parlor.
Takano tells the detectives to go on ahead while she takes a shower and closes the door, expecting them to stay at the parlor by themselves for awhile. Takano reprimands Hanyuu for ignoring her warning, and Hanyuu says she thought it was fine since she knew the detectives. Takano says they aren't good people just because she knows them and then asks about the big stack of toilet paper lying around. Hanyuu says you can get toilet paper by subscribing to the Shishibone newspaper, and that she also got some Higult medicine from a nice man who always visits the Furude Shrine. Hanyuu is happy that she got to have some Higult when Rika never let her have any.
Takano is annoyed and tries to cancel the newspaper subscription over the phone, but is told she has to also return the toilet paper. She then starts compiling her data but is annoyed even further by Hanyuu singing about Higult. Takano tells Hanyuu that she can't trust people or anything otherwise she'll get hurt. Hanyuu says she doesn't mind getting hurt if it means she can get by without doubting people.
Takano has a flashback to her childhood as Miyoko Tanashi. Miyoko tells her grandfather Hifumi Takano that nobody else understands his theory except her, and so she'll always be by his side. Hifumi appreciates the sentiment but tells her that, so long as she smiles, then nobody will be her enemy and pats her head. Takano's reminiscence is interrupted by Hanyuu also offering to pat her head. Hanyuu thinks about this later and is reminded of herself patting Rika as a little girl, with Rika thinking of her as a mother. The Magatama inside Hanyuu resonates as she thinks about Rika.
At the Furude Shrine, the club laments that they failed to rescue Hanyuu again. They think Hanyuu was looking in high spirits, but Keiichi is still worried about what Takano might do with her. He suggests they remove the magatama next chance they get, and Rika asks if that's really her responsibility. Hanyuu really did look like she was having fun with Takano, but Keiichi says that even if it's not Rika's responsibility, she still knows Hanyuu the best, so she needs to do what she thinks Hanyuu really wishes for. The rest of the club state their intent to rescue Hanyuu since they're all friends. Rika becomes determined.
At the mahjong parlor, Ooishi gets situated while Akasaka realizes that Takano isn't coming after all.
Characters[]
- Hanyuu
- Mamoru Akasaka
- Kuraudo Ooishi
- Miyo Takano/Miyoko Tanashi
- Hifumi Takano
- Rika Furude
- Keiichi Maebara
- Mion Sonozaki
- Satoko Houjou
- Rena Ryuugu
Trivia[]
- The chapter cover features plush toys of Battler Ushiromiya, Jessica Ushiromiya, and Maria Ushiromiya from Umineko When They Cry.
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