Having been so optimistic about how the events of the last arc played out, Rika’s frustration and desperation in this episode are entirely understandable. With the ability to end her suffering whenever she pleases, Rika declares that she’ll keep trying for five more loops before giving up for good. Before she can do anything, she hears her friends calling out to her. Finding its place empty, Rika breaks down in tears before finding a fragment of the sword and putting it to her neck. As they come up empty, Rika is shown rummaging around the ritual storage, searching for the sword Hanyuu talked about. The group searches all over for her, going well past sundown. Rika chooses hide-and-seek, saying they must locate her before sundown, ominously mentioning that they shouldn’t blame themselves if they can’t. Noticing Rika's somber mood, the group lets her pick the game for their afternoon activity. Satoko notices something wrong with her, but plays it off, and the two rendezvous with the rest of the club members (except for Shion). Rika wakes up, once again in June of 1983. As Rika asks Hanyuu why she’s telling her this, Hanyuu begins to disappear, much to her dismay. Hanyuu tells Rika of a sacred sword that'd allow her to die permanently if it kills her, effectively freeing her from this nightmare. With this new series of loops, Rika fears she'll never truly be free of repeating the events of June 1983. Rika confides in Hanyuu, revealing her relief in having escaped Hinamizawa following all the tragedies she endured. Hanyuu reminds Rika of the scars her previous 100-year experience left her with, and that the last five years of normalcy have only done so much in helping her heal.
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