Saki reads Maria's heartfelt farewell letter, condemning the village philosophy of killing potentially antisocial children and asking her to return and tell the villagers that she and Mamoru are dead. However, they ignore Maria's request, and with only a day left, decide to continue their search for Maria and Mamoru . As hope dwindles, Saki begins to experience bizarre and troubling nightmares of a faceless boy who tells her not to aid in her friends' escape, and that Maria has to die.