Joshikousei ni Korosaretai 10

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Chapter 10: Psychiatric Examination

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September 15th, 2005
Narasawa Hospital Psychiatric Unit

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Doctor: Hello Maho.
Higashi: Then medical student at the Psychiatric Unit, in order to become a clinical psychologist...
Higashi: I met Sasaki Maho for the first time, committed without consent after the murder.

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Higashi: This 8 years old little girl...
Higashi: was already a dazzling beauty.

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Man: Isn't that the kid that made headlines with her herculean strength?
Man: Hard to imagine it when seeing her...
Higashi: A girl seemingly so delicate and cute had been able to perpetrate such a murder...
Higashi: It was a genuine shock for me.
Doctor: Do you remember what happened on the day of the murder?
Maho: Nothing...

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Higashi: After various psychiatric examinations and hypnotherapy sessions...
Higashi: She was diagnosed with a dissociative identity disorder.
Higashi: The first discovered additional personality was the Kaori one, 16 years old.

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Kaori: Maho doesn't know anything.
Kaori: During the murder, Maho retreated inside herself.
Kaori: When the man jumped on her...
Kaori: She swapped her place with me.
Doctor: So it was you, Kaori, who killed him?
Kaori: No...
Kaori: I tried to, but his strength was such that I couldn't do anything.

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Kaori: It's a woman as strong as an ox...
Kaori: and named Catherine that murdered him.
Doctor: Catherine?
Doctor: A foreigner?
Kaori: I don't know.
Kaori: It was the first time I sensed her.
Doctor: Are you able to call her out now?
Kaori: No.
Kaori: Impossible.

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Kaori: That day, I heard someone call that Catherine...
Kaori: Several times.
Doctor: If this Kaori is telling the truth, it can mean two things.
Doctor: 1: Either someone knew about this Catherine and deliberately called her...
Doctor: But seeing the setting, this possibility is difficult to explore.
Doctor: 2: Or someone in the close vicinity repeated that name several times...
Doctor: Waking up instantly the slumbering Catherine inside her, to protect her.

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Cop: Catherine?
Doctor: Yes, Officer.
Doctor: Did you hear any witness statement about how someone could have yelled the name of Catherine several times, at the time of the murder?
Cop: I will investigate again on this, but...
Cop: I can already assert that no foreigner lives nearby.
Higashi: !
Higashi: If I remember correctly, the TV News claimed that in order to hide young Sasaki's voice...
Higashi: The victim deliberately pushed the TV volume's very high up...

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Higashi: August, 22nd...
Higashi: The victim's death has been estimated around 2:30pm.
Paper: Western Movie. "Emily's lover". Penelope Lopez in the role of the young Emily and her passionate love story (subtitled).
Higashi: There was a western movie running on TV Tokyo at this time.
Higashi: Here it is!
Satsuki: You rented a movie for tonight, Haruto?
Higashi: Yeah.

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Higashi: "Emily's lover" is about the love story of a 17 years old young girl, Emily.
Higashi: During the course of the movie, she captures the heart of her love interest, James.
Higashi: But James confesses later that he eventually fell in love with another girl.

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Higashi: It's been 90 minutes since the movie started...
Higashi: It should be around the time the murder happened...
Emily: Why?
Emily: Explain yourself, Catherine!
Higashi: The one who stole his heart was her older sister, Catherine.
Emily: Catherine (x4)
Higashi: I finally understood what actually happened...

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Tv: Catherine! (x6)
Higashi: It was at that exact time that Catherine, the girl with Herculean strength, was born.

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Higashi: On the night that followed the movie, an idea flashed in my mind.
Higashi: This girl...
Hgashi: This so cute girl... Sasaki Maho...

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Higashi: Could very well...
Higashi: Become the one who would kill me one day...

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Higashi: In the hospital, the older women took care of Maho.
Higashi: She quickly went back to the carefree joy typical of young girls her age.
Higashi: Later, Kaori and Catherine never showed up again.

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Doctor: Miss...
Doctor: Maho still isn't cured from her personality disorder.
Doctor: But it will naturally disappear with time...
Doctor: Provided you make an effort to offer her a calm and healthy environment, where she can thrive.
Mother: It's all my fault, if she became like this...
Mother: Sob...
Mother: I'll try to give her all the love she needs, I promise you.
Higashi: Sasaki Maho was permitted to leave the hospital.

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Higashi: Unable to bear to live in the same place anymore, they moved to Nitaka's housing project.
Higashi: Moreover, despite the criminal case that weighted on her, the proven self-defense, coupled with her psychiatric issues, allowed her to avoid prosecution.
Teacher: Please, welcome Sasaki Maho, who will be...
Teacher: your classmate from today.

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Doctor: You leave us?
Doctor: What's up with you, Higashiyama?
Higashi: To be honest, it's been years I secretly wished to make a dream of mine come true...
Higashi: Teaching.
Higashi: At this time already...
Higashi: I was thinking about a single thing: how to realize the wonderful idea that came to my mind the other night.

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Satsuki: First, you change path, and now you're moving?
Satsuki: What's going on Haruto?
Satsuki: I just want to take my mind off things.
Higashi: To get closer from Maho, I moved in Nitaka too and started to seriously study in order to become a teacher.
Higashi: John!
Higashi: Come here!
Higashi: Heel!

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Higashi: I also bought a famous police dog breed, then trained it myself.
March 21st, 2008
Maho: Eeeh!

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Maho: Oh no...
Maho: He stole my handkerchief.
Aoi: Poyoyo...
April 16th, 2008
Higashi: You remember the scent clearly?
Dog: Huff (x2)

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Higashi: Wait!
Higashi: Steady John!
Higashi: There are still people!
Collar: Clack
Dog: Huff (x3)

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Higashi: I was looking for certainties.
Higashi: I wanted to be sure Catherine was still living deep inside her.

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Higashi: Catherine! (x7)

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Dog: Gyan
Dog: Awoo (x3)
Higashi: Catherine is still alive!

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Higashi: At this exact moment, my wish turned into a certainty.
Higashi: Inside this young girl, who progressively changed into a real beauty, was actually living a terrifying demon!

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Higashi: I knew she would be the one to kill me!

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Higashi: I had...
Higashi: Waited so much for this moment...