(W) Ryukishi07 (A) Jiro Suzuki Keiichi Maebara has recently moved to the small village of Hinamizawa, where has fun every day playing games with his club. When his parents have to go out of town and he’s left to cook for himself, Satoko Hojo brings Rika Furude over. Keiichi and Satoko’s bond grows stronger and stronger as he discovers how smart and resourceful she is in scheming to help her team win a baseball game. But he also learns about Oyashiro-sama’s Curse, and how two of its victims were Satoko’s parents!