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Tear Jerker / Mermaid Swamp

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  • Seitaro's (potential) death. After being mortally wounded chasing Rin while possessed, he intends to drown himself so he won't have a slow, painful death. Rin chases him to the edge of the swamp and begs him not to leave her, crying that she can help him and can't do this alone. Seitaro insists she can do this, amidst insulting her (as is typical for their relationship). He tells her he just wants her to live before throwing himself into the swamp. Rin leaps in after him and tries to grab him, but he sinks too far too fast. And even if she had managed to reach him, considering how much blood he was losing, there was probably nothing she could've done anyway. Making it even worse, if Seitaro dies, then Rin will always either die or suffer a Fate Worse than Death (in fact, in the ending "Secrets", she will intentionally drown herself to be with Seitaro), which makes his last words much worse.
  • If Yuka dies, a possessed Yuuta fatally stabs himself with a knife. Seitaro finds him bleeding to death on the floor and desperately tries to help him. Yuuta comes back to his senses and is completely confused, asking why he’s bleeding and why it hurts so much. Seitaro can do nothing but comfort him as he dies.

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