Araki/History

Chapter 9
He first appears at the beginning of the chapter as a rookie police officer assigned to watch over Higashino and his actions, since Higashino from the first day he was in Saga had a lot of freedom of movement, the head of the police station assigned Aiba to watch over him. As they walk, they both talk about how Aiba became a policeman to which the young officer replies that his parents were too at some point, Higashino asks Aiba if he has heard about the "Sagakos" to which he replies that he only knows that there is a group of occultists in Saga who deal with supernatural matters. Shortly after, Higashino goes to take care of some business with Sagako to which Araki replies that he can't go alone since 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, upon arrival they find that the forest is full of Sagakos that are constantly multiplying. Scared, Aiba is bewildered by what he sees but not before being shot down by a Sagako that Higashino threw at him to catch, they both see how this Sagako cries acid tears that destroy the grass around him. After Keiji's beating of Eikcihi, Aiba tries to defuse the situation by going after Higashino.

Araki Aiba/Sipnosis