Lies (Chapter: Cotton Drifting, Part 3).Rika shows knowledge of Keiichi's actions and in a metaphorical conversation promises to help the 'little kitty cat who did something bad' on the night of the festival by making the 'big dogs' aware the 'kitty cat' had no bad intentions, and alludes to the fact that Mion is upset at Shion. She warns Keiichi that if the same 'dog' who bit the village leader tries to bite him, he should tell her. Keiichi learns that the village leader disappeared. Shion tells him that she confessed to the village leader about what they did. Shion thinks it is her fault that the Curse got him because he had promised to help them. Keiichi believes Rika is in danger. Keiichi, Rena and Mion go to Rika and Satoko's house, only to find them gone. Keiichi talks with Oishi. His account of the village leader's activities before disappearing contradict Shion's claim that she confessed. Shion disappeared after becoming psychotic.