The Wind's Direction

Late at night, tens of thousands of fans had settled down, their eyes fixed on AD's fifth episode...

But what reassured them was that starting with episode five, the story no longer consisted entirely of character introductions like last week's opening. Picking up where episode four had left off, the male lead, Okazaki Tomoya, and the female lead, Furukawa Nagisa, learned that their teacher, Ibuki Komiko's younger sister, Ibuki Fuko, had been lying in the hospital ever since a car accident and still hadn't woken up...

Then... who was the girl in the classroom, carving wooden starfish all by herself and claiming to be Ibuki Fuko?

For some inexplicable reason, the fans felt a chill run down their backs, as if they were watching a horror movie...

Later, when the male and female leads went to ask their teacher, Ibuki Komiko, about it, they congratulated her on her upcoming wedding. She looked utterly surprised.

"Where did you hear about that? I've only mentioned it to my sleeping sister..."

"I've been wondering whether I should get married. With my sister in this condition, should I really leave her behind and find happiness on my own...?"

Although Ibuki Komiko seemed like such a warm and caring older sister, some of the more timid fans were already getting a little scared!

If this was true, then what was the Ibuki Fuko who'd appeared in the earlier episodes?

A ghost? A spirit bound to the place?

Sensing that the series was about to shift from a romance anime to something supernatural, many fans said they were scared, though in truth they were a little excited!

"This is pretty good! Is the idea that the male and female leads grow closer by solving these supernatural mysteries together?"

"Maybe I was born a coward. Ibuki Fuko