Keiichi goes with Rena to retrieve the Colonel so she can take him home with her. Later, Keiichi and his friends have fun at the festival and watch Rika performing the ritual.

Inside the sacred shed Keiichi learns about the dark origins of the Hinamizawa village and the Festival. The day after he finds out that Miyo, Jiro, and the village mayor have gone missing.

Keiichi learns more about Satoko's painful past, which causes him to care for her even more.