Kouichi Sakakibara has just arrived in Yomiyama, and he's already hospitalized with a collapsed lung. After joining the local middle school almost a month late, he becomes friends with someone he met while in the hospital — a quiet girl with an eye patch.

Kouichi's friendship with Mei seems to be one sided. He takes every chance he can get to speak to her, but she never seems to understand what he says. Her replies seem more cryptic as the days go by, and their classmates become increasingly suspicious.

Following Mizuno's bizarre accident, the tension rises in Class 3, and Izumi is chosen as the new Class Officer without Kouichi knowing. Rumors are spreading, but no one is willing to say anything.

A charm has been evoked by Class 3 for the past 26 years to ward off any further calamitous incidents. Kouichi begins to accept what's going on around him. However, he deems it unreasonable and begins spending more time with Mei.

Fresh blood is spilled, and Class 3 realizes that the curse hasn't stopped. The Charm rituals are called off. Everyone is on edge, wondering who among them is actually dead. Meanwhile, Kouichi learns of an incident 15 years in the past.

An unexpected accident outside Yomiyama once again puts Class 3 on edge. After Matsunaga's vague whispers point to the classroom, Kouichi decides to investigate the old Class 3 homeroom in the former school building.