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In the final scene of _Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai_ , we see how the past of
Takano changed when she was a child and eventually her parents don't die, then
an adult version of Rika appeared.

[![adult
Rika](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vXw5sl.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vXw5sl.png)

What does it mean? Can Rika travel through the ages? Is she another version of
Rika?


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Is she adult Rika in the final of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai?


The final is an alternate ending/fragment, where Takano's parents don't die as
a result of the "miracle" born from the combinated wills of Rika and her
friends. In the original ending, the miracle occurs instead when Takano shoots
at Hanyuu in the mountain forest and misses her shot.

The adult version of Rika is most likely Frederica Bernkastel. Her real
nature/identity is often questioned and discussed by fans, most notably those
who know the series _Umineko no Naku Koro ni_ by the same author; however, a
direct and clear link between the Bernkastel from both series is not
established.

From a simple _Higurashi_ point of view, at least, Bernkastel is an entity
born from Rika's "mature personality" due to her many reincarnations. It is
speculated that while Rika is still in the fragment where she won with her
friends and live a peaceful life there, Bernkastel was able to become a
separate existence that can freely travel between the different fragments (=
alternative realities).


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