Araki/History

Chapter 9
He first appears at the beginning of the chapter as a rookie policeman assigned to keep an eye on Higashino and his actions. Since Higashino had a lot of freedom of movement from the first day he was in Saga, the chief of the police station assigned Aiba to watch over him. As they walk, Higashino asks how he became a police officer, to which the young officer replies that his parents were one too at one point. Higashino asks Aiba if he has heard of the “Sagakos” to which he replies that he only knows that there is a group of occultists in Saga who deal with supernatural matters.

Soon after, Higashino goes to take care of some business with Sagako, to which Araki replies that he can't go alone because he has to accompany him at all times. He agrees and tells him to take him to a popular tourist spot in Saga or one that will be prosperous in the future. They both arrive in a forest, where they run into a bunch of Sagakos of the same type that Higashino had previously killed. Frightened, Aiba is taken aback by what he sees, but not before being struck down by a Sagako that Higashino threw at him for him to catch. They both watch as this Sagako cries acidic tears that destroy the surrounding grass. After Keiji punches Eikichi for meddling, Aiba tries to defuse the situation by going after Higashino.

Chapter 10
At a beach in Saga, he asks Higashino what he plans to do with a recently captured Sagako, having noticed that he was showing some curiosity about these creatures for several days. Higashino tasks Araki with taking care of the newly captured Sagako in his apartment, even though his apartment does not accept pets. A task that turned out to be more complicated than Araki thought due to Sagako's powers to constantly spit mud out of his mouth, filling the apartment with slippery slime.

The Sagako he calls Doro-chan has not eaten or drank water for various days, which uncovers the curiosity of both officers, who wonder if it is an ordinary, living being. Higashino returns to the beach at the beginning and decides to do a little experiment with the Sagako, but not before clarifying to Araki that the beach they are on borders Fukuoka. He throws the Sagako across the border, causing it to explode on its way out and leaving a dark stain on the ground. Araki, shocked, leaves the place with disgust visible on his face.

Chapter 11
Araki helps with the evacuation of some residents where there was a strong electrical storm. Upon learning of Sagako's existence, he prepared himself with a shotgun to defend people. He warns the residents about the appearance of an unknown life form and asks for calm meanwhile. Both he and the residents are shocked to see Higashino approaching the creature casually, only to die shortly after, leaving them completely shocked.

Chapter 14
After more than a month of the spider incident, Eikichi and Tae come to his aid so that he can provide them information about the recent disappearances in Saga. Araki, however, mentions to them that they are inundated with unsolved cases of missing women and that the police still don't know anything. However, he mentions to them that the places and times of the crimes are impossible for a human to carry out, but it is assumed that it could be some organized group. When the Sagako are mentioned, he simply decides to change the subject and tells them that he already forgot about “that incident”, referring to the giant spider and Higashino's death.

Araki Aiba/Historia