Chapter 1: Do not feed the Ayakashi
11 . I was walking through the fish markets shopping street, ‘Fishmachi’ . It is quite a calm shopping district especially for the elderly . Although there is such a thing called early morning, that explains why there is not even a single child playing in
the lonesome street and why the arcade is still locked up, it has become quite old . Everytime the strong spring wind blows, it makes a disgusting sound with a loud screech . However, there was something like a black shadowed figure moving slightly in the skeleton of the building supporting the arcade . Without people around,“They,” are doomed . Often I check the surroundings and notice
something is also moving in the clear of the alley . Although I notice their existence I look forward towards the sounds of cuteness . Then, I start walking and walk even faster . That was concerning . A cool gaze, it was definitely aimed towards me, although I decided to ignore it from the start . Starting today I am a sophomore in college . From the tuition fee grandfather left, I’ve studied hard in order to get a proper job, I have to achieve this goal .
12 . As soon as I pass through the shopping street I can see Torii gate of an old shrine across the road . It is the entrance for a shrine that sits on the top of the hill, on both sides of the long stone steps that cross the Torii gate are cherry blossoms in full bloom . The colour of red Torii on the stone steps stands out more vividly than usual . It is because of, that . I notice that someone is sitting under the red Torii . I get frustrated . He wears an ogre mask and is dressed suspiciously in a black kimono . “……” The early morning is normally quite refreshing, however, a lump forms in my throat as I breathe . That moment, accompanied by the irregular movements of scattered cherry blossoms hit me with a mysterious sensation . It seems at first glance this person has a doubtful appearance . An Ayakashi . Even though I noticed it, it didn’t take long . Reflexively, I raise an eyebrow . It will be a difficult face to hold . With Ayakashi as their name suggest they are not human beings . They are also commonly known as youkai . ‘They,’ cannot be seen by regular people, they’ve caused evil . Their existence is quite popularly known, although heavily debated . It’s strange . Because of them, there are cases that can simply not be solved, they can also cause bad things .
13 . However, not all their wrongdoings are evil . They are indeed on both a whim accompanied by weird moods . They have strange personalities, most of them are driven into the corners of human society, living like that eternally . I try to avoid being involved with them as much as possible . For them, this modern Japanese society seems to be difficult to live in . When they have nothing to
eat and are starving, they will attack and try to eat humans . Although there are bad ayakashi that attack people, in most cases that is their only choice in order to live . It is cruel . It is easy to be targeted by them . The ones easiest to target are the humans that can see them “Ah, I’m hungry, I’m hungry . ” The awkwardness of the face staring at me from under the red Torii is tense, this situation is obviously so obscure . At those words, I raised my eyebrow in alarm . He is neither going to come down nor going to give up . He’s just hungry . “I am hungry . ” It was a pain . Although it cannot be helped, I have never talked to an Ayakashi before nor have I talked about the things I’ve seen because I am afraid . I do not return words . If you see them, do not get injured . I thought I would show fear if I stopped by him, instead, I turned away in a panic trying to escape this place, trying to leave .
14 . But I ended up stopping in the middle of the path . Tilting my neck after the ordeal I turned back . I went up the stone steps of the shrine and came up to the ogre’s face wearing the black kimono, I stood there dignifiedly . The Ayakashi in front of me is now lying without tension as if there is no one around him . Again I was a little hesitant, his tightening expression is frightening, I am afraid of his mask . Still, I offer him a lunch box . “Hey you, you can eat this, it was my lunch box . ” The Ayakashi got up slowly and looked at me . “You are hungry, are you not? If you stay like this you’ll starve and then you may start causing trouble
by attacking humans . ” I am afraid of the Ayakashi’s face, I was staring to a point that it became obvious . The Ayakashi slowly turns towards the lunch box, reaching out from the long sleeve of his kimono, he grabs the box . His hand was the same size as a normal human boy, though his nails were a little long . When grabbing the lunch box he slightly scratches the back of my hand . It stings . The Ayakashi opens the lid of the lunchbox . Cherry blossom plums and white rice make up half of the lunch box . The ingredients were extremely simple, plum flavouring and baked ginger are the lead ingredients .
15 . Aside from the lotus root, simmered mustard spinach and deep-fried tofu, shimeji and mibake fried in bonito and the fried-egg with spring onion omelette . Aside from white rice, there are also two bamboo shoots . “…… . . ” For awhile the Ayakashi stared at the contents of the lunchbox, finally he shifted the mask slightly to expose his mouth . Unexpectedly, he had the face of a young
man . Ayakashi’s may be able to change their appearances for their age . He holds his chopsticks in a polite manner, surprising for an Ayakashi . “Let’s eat . ” He says as he takes a bite first eating the lotus root . I look at the dish I cooked whilst gazing at the place where the Ayakashi is eating . I gave a sigh . Ah, I’m really stupid . Doing something like that means I’m going to be hungry .
“Well, I’ve to go to because I have college . Just leave the lunchbox somewhere around here when you’re finished and I’ll pick it up on my way home . ” The Ayakashi continued eating in-between with quiet mumbling, but when I turned back I could hear a calm voice mumble . “It was delicious, Aoi . ”
16 . I was a little surprised by those words, I stop in spite of this . I think that it was pleasant of him to compliment the food saying it was delicious . But, I did not want to show carelessness to this person I’d only met for the first time . “So do not lose it,” I answered bluntly with a bullish attitude . I turned and walked down the stone steps without looking back, heading shyly towards the station . “How did he know my name?” On the way, my light blue dress turned and fluttered lightly as I stared at the forest and hills surrounding a shrine that could be seen in the distance . Small cherry blossom petals dust my shoulder as they fall to the ground . Even though, it is very strange that I met that man . Even so, encounters with them are very sudden most of the time and unavoidable . For me, I have the ability to see them, though I dislike some of the things they do I try to ignore them . In this modern society Ayakashi, have an existence familiar to humans because some of them live quietly . “Eho eho . ”
17 . Also, on the bank of the stream to the side of the station certain Ayakashi live there . They are small kappa’s . They’re the size of a handball and look like round mascot characters . My grandfather called them,'Tsumaru Kappa . ’ They live in herds because they are weak, lower grade Ayakashi, using their cute appearances to get people to feed them . “Aoi-shama, cucumber pwease!” The come over to me in a hurry . “Wait a minute,” I say letting the Tsumaru Kappa wait for a little, making sure there’s no one else around . I always go to college
early in the morning because of these little guys . Removing the container from a plastic bag, there is a lot of rice balls in it . I pick up a rice ball with small cucumber, chicken sobe in miso sauce and some brown rice . After all, the Kappa absolutely love cucumbers . When I feed them it reminds me of throwing bread on to a carp pond as a fierce battle for the rice starts . “I wonder if the Kappa ever get much to eat in this cold world, life must be difficult?”
“Shank you! Kappa has been fed by the Aoi . ” Whilst showering them with food as a welcome present a Tsumaru Kappa hugs the rice balls
and rubs up against my ankle .
and rubs up against my ankle .
18 . It’s cute but can sometimes be irritating . Investing time into these guys can be somewhat fun and interesting . Whilst holding the container and bag I pat the Tsumaru Kappa walking around me . “Hey now, you guys shouldn’t rely on me forever, go back to the river quickly I can’t be seen talking to you guys or I’ll be treated as suspicious since the general public cannot see you Kappa’s . ”
Their eyes became glassy like marbles, the Kappa refusing to let go of my ankle as he looks at my mouth wide open, hands in the air . I tilted my head towards him . “Are you still hungry?”
“Things were so overwhelming . ” Said the Kappa beginning to raise his tone as he complained . I narrowed my eyes at them whilst holding down my anger . I overlooked them . “Come on . You all should know that I’m not in the mood right now . So if you have complaints I’ll pack you up and deep fry you with oil and tempura then eat it . ”
“Nooo, do not eat Kappa! We taste bad . ”
“Liars, my grandpa said it’d taste just like fried chicken . ”
“Aaaaahhhhhhh!!! . ” The Kappa’s gave me a pale concrete look shaking their beaks as they rolled and returned into the river .
19 . “Geez, those low-class Kappas . ” Whilst playing with my hair, I quietly murmured all of my complaints . But, whenever I come here I still bring rice to those Kappas . Today I feel like I want to put up a sign that says,'Please do not feed the Kappas . ’ “Aoi-shan!”
“Hmm, what’s wrong?” One small Kappa the size of a hand-ball was still at my feet . Probably a child amongst Kappa standards . Chibi sat down at my feet, eyes hanging towards me . “Because in this world I am weak, so I am hungry . ” I will tell you a heart aching truth, he probably missed his chance to eat . “I have no choice . ” Taking a moment to sigh, I take from the bag the rice balls that were supposed to be for myself . Chibi is sitting down frolicking flapping his limbs around . “Thank shu very much!”
“They were going to be for me, so you better enjoy it . ”
“They were going to be for me, so you better enjoy it . ”
“Love,” Chibi says with a bruised replied as he eats in an ecstatic manner . While crouching and look at him, I point at his food stuffed swollen cheeks with my index finger . “Delicious?” I asked . Chibi replied with a little nod .
20 . “Aoi-shan is a strange person . Aoi-shan is a person who gives yummy rice to Ayakashi’s . ”
“Well, there are only a few people who can see Ayakashi’s . ”
“Those who can see us normally try and erase us!”
“If I had that much power, I guess I would too . ” I responded appropriately, looking at Chibi who was still eating . “
"Aoi-shan is too nice for that and I would not do that, I know this . ”
“……” The Kappa laughed with his nose in the air, standing up and hitting his knee . I cannot keep feeding these Kappa’s, because around this time people will start walking through the streets . If you were found talking alone in a place where no one else is around it would surely look bad and suspicious . From an early age, I was not like everyone else, I could see the Ayakashi . Because of this unique skill, my mother detested me and others thought me to be creepy . My grandfather, Shiro Tsubaki, rescued me from that loneliness . He was also able to see the Ayakashi .
21 . My grandfather’s name was well known amongst the Ayakashi . Moreover, it was not only humans that disliked my grandfather, although it can not be helped . Because of my grandfather, I was involved in troubles relating to Ayakashis many times . In such cases, I will always offer them some of my cooking first . There are many things that Ayakashi’s can be hungry for, however . If their hunger goes unchecked for too long they will take the initiative and try to eat a human . Especially humans with strong spiritual power, like me . In short, it
is even easier for me to be targetted . However, offering hungry Ayakashi food first it can be avoided to some extent . Well, there are also personal reasons why I don’t let Ayakashi’s starve regardless of that factor . Before my grandfather took me in, my life was saved by a kind and mysterious Ayakashi . There was a time during my early childhood when I was starving and dying of hunger . A strange Ayakashi then appeared before me and shared some food . Hunger is very painful . Whether it is a human being or an Ayakashi, it is not something
21 . My grandfather’s name was well known amongst the Ayakashi . Moreover, it was not only humans that disliked my grandfather, although it can not be helped . Because of my grandfather, I was involved in troubles relating to Ayakashis many times . In such cases, I will always offer them some of my cooking first . There are many things that Ayakashi’s can be hungry for, however . If their hunger goes unchecked for too long they will take the initiative and try to eat a human . Especially humans with strong spiritual power, like me . In short, it
is even easier for me to be targetted . However, offering hungry Ayakashi food first it can be avoided to some extent . Well, there are also personal reasons why I don’t let Ayakashi’s starve regardless of that factor . Before my grandfather took me in, my life was saved by a kind and mysterious Ayakashi . There was a time during my early childhood when I was starving and dying of hunger . A strange Ayakashi then appeared before me and shared some food . Hunger is very painful . Whether it is a human being or an Ayakashi, it is not something
you can silence . So I can not ignore hungry Ayakashi’s and will always feed them .
22 . Now, it’s time to go home . I get off at the nearest station towards Tamari Kawadami river, where I live . It is near the shrine and Fishmachi shopping district . I still have to collect the lunchbox I gave to the Ogre Ayakashi this morning . That damned Ayakashi, he better have eaten it . He was not there anymore, but as I climbed the stone steps and passed under the red torii the lunch box I had given him this morning had been gently wrapped in a towel with a magical pattern embroidered on it . As time passed many cherry blossoms
had piled around . On the knot of the hand towel, I noticed a flower ornament had been inserted . “Hmm, a towel and an ornament, a gift perhaps?” Unexpectedly I decided to sit down on the stone staircase, taking the hair ornament from the knot and raising it into the air . It seems very expensive and of good quality . It was a bud of a small camellia, which is out of season at the moment . I wonder if it is made out of glass, or if there are any made out of stone? I can’t keep my eyes off of the clear red crystal . “Pretty . . ” It is quiet, it seems no one else is around .
23 . Whilst spinning the ornament around the sunbeams sparkle off of it and catch my eye . The wind blows strongly, causing the trees to shake . The cherry blossoms scattered around, it brings a mysterious hue to the camellia bud hair ornament . “Ah, I wonder if that guy ate all of the lunch properly . ” I untie the wrapped lunch box, checking its contents . It had been washed thoroughly . “Maybe it was a nice Ayakashi?” The towel then started to expand, the sunlight from the afternoon shone through the dense cotton cloth . The patterned
towel keeps expanding, what’s happening? I’m unsure . But, instantly I start to notice the abnormalities . The towel begins to move freely
as if it is a living creature dancing in the air right before my eyes . The four corners of the towel stretched and pulled, seeming to fold over and stick together in front of me . “Ha…?” I feel fluffy, I couldn’t even blink, this is embarrassing . I can’t keep my eyes off the towel, the earthworm pattern continues to wander around on the cloth, gathering at some point, a huge black circle appears on the cloth .
24 . Suddenly the black circle jumps out of the cotton cloth painting my vision dark like black ink . It’s afternoon so it should be bright . Nevertheless, I wonder what this darkness is? I start to lose consciousness in this darkness, I feel as if I am falling . The bubbles in my chest are fierce . There is no sound, I feel as if I am being thrust down into warm water, I can feel it . The bubbles enveloping my
body . I can’t do anything but continue to fall deeper into the warm water . I desperately tried to struggle in the water . Suddenly, a light can be seen in the distance, desperately I try to reach out . Something then takes a grip of my arm and pulls on it strongly . 'Welcome to the Hidden Realm, my bride . ’ Someone whispers in my ear . I remember it from somewhere, it was the low voice of that Ogre Ayakashi .
Chapter 1 Do not Feed the Ayakashi Chapter 1 Do not feed the Ayakashi 11 . I was walking through the fish markets shopping street, Fishmachi . It is quite a calm shopping district especially for the elderly . Although there is such a thing called early morning, that explains why there is not even a single child playing in the lonesome street and why the arcade is still locked up, it has become quite old . Everytime the strong spring wind blows, it makes a disgusting sound with a loud screech . However, there was something like a black shadowed figure moving slightly in the skeleton of the building supporting the arcade . Without people around, They, are doomed . Often I check the surroundings and notice something is also moving in the clear of the alley . Although I notice their existence I look forward towards the sounds of cuteness . Then, I start walking and walk even faster . That was concerning . A cool gaze, it was definitely aimed towards me, although I decided to ignore it from the start . Starting today I am a sophomore in college . From the tuition fee grandfather left, I ve studied hard in order to get a proper job, I have to achieve this goal . 12 . As soon as I pass through the shopping street I can see Torii gate of an old shrine across the road . It is the entrance for a shrine that sits on the top of the hill, on both sides of the long stone steps that cross the Torii gate are cherry blossoms in full bloom . The colour of red Torii on the stone steps stands out more vividly than usual . It is because of, that . I notice that someone is sitting under the red Torii . I get frustrated . He wears an ogre mask and is dressed suspiciously in a black kimono . The early morning is normally quite refreshing, however, a lump forms in my throat as I breathe . That moment, accompanied by the irregular movements of scattered cherry blossoms hit me with a mysterious sensation . It seems at first glance this person has a doubtful appearance . An Ayakashi . Even though I noticed it, it didn t take long . Reflexively, I raise an eyebrow . It will be a difficult face to hold . With Ayakashi as their name suggest they are not human beings . They are also commonly known as youkai . They, cannot be seen by regular people, they ve caused evil . Their existence is quite popularly known, although heavily debated . It s strange . Because of them, there are cases that can simply not be solved, they can also cause bad things . 13 . However, not all their wrongdoings are evil . They are indeed on both a whim accompanied by weird moods . They have strange personalities, most of them are driven into the corners of human society, living like that eternally . I try to avoid being involved with them as much as possible . For them, this modern Japanese society seems to be difficult to live in . When they have nothing to eat and are starving, they will attack and try to eat humans . Although there are bad ayakashi that attack people, in most cases that is their only choice in order to live . It is cruel . It is easy to be targeted by them . The ones easiest to target are the humans that can see them Ah, I m hungry, I m hungry . The awkwardness of the face staring at me from under the red Torii is tense, this situation is obviously so obscure . At those words, I raised my eyebrow in alarm . He is neither going to come down nor going to give up . He s just hungry . I am hungry . It was a pain . Although it cannot be helped, I have never talked to an Ayakashi before nor have I talked about the things I ve seen because I am afraid . I do not return words . If you see them, do not get injured . I thought I would show fear if I stopped by him, instead, I turned away in a panic trying to escape this place, trying to leave . 14 . But I ended up stopping in the middle of the path . Tilting my neck after the ordeal I turned back . I went up the stone steps of the shrine and came up to the ogre s face wearing the black kimono, I stood there dignifiedly . The Ayakashi in front of me is now lying without tension as if there is no one around him . Again I was a little hesitant, his tightening expression is frightening, I am afraid of his mask . Still, I offer him a lunch box . Hey you, you can eat this, it was my lunch box . The Ayakashi got up slowly and looked at me . You are hungry, are you not If you stay like this you ll starve and then you may start causing trouble by attacking humans . I am afraid of the Ayakashi s face, I was staring to a point that it became obvious . The Ayakashi slowly turns towards the lunch box, reaching out from the long sleeve of his kimono, he grabs the box . His hand was the same size as a normal human boy, though his nails were a little long . When grabbing the lunch box he slightly scratches the back of my hand . It stings . The Ayakashi opens the lid of the lunchbox . Cherry blossom plums and white rice make up half of the lunch box . The ingredients were extremely simple, plum flavouring and baked ginger are the lead ingredients . 15 . Aside from the lotus root, simmered mustard spinach and deep fried tofu, shimeji and mibake fried in bonito and the fried egg with spring onion omelette . Aside from white rice, there are also two bamboo shoots . . . For awhile the Ayakashi stared at the contents of the lunchbox, finally he shifted the mask slightly to expose his mouth . Unexpectedly, he had the face of a young man . Ayakashi s may be able to change their appearances for their age . He holds his chopsticks in a polite manner, surprising for an Ayakashi . Let s eat . He says as he takes a bite first eating the lotus root . I look at the dish I cooked whilst gazing at the place where the Ayakashi is eating . I gave a sigh . Ah, I m really stupid . Doing something like that means I m going to be hungry . Well, I ve to go to because I have college . Just leave the lunchbox somewhere around here when you re finished and I ll pick it up on my way home . The Ayakashi continued eating in between with quiet mumbling, but when I turned back I could hear a calm voice mumble . It was delicious, Aoi . 16 . I was a little surprised by those words, I stop in spite of this . I think that it was pleasant of him to compliment the food saying it was delicious . But, I did not want to show carelessness to this person I d only met for the first time . So do not lose it, I answered bluntly with a bullish attitude . I turned and walked down the stone steps without looking back, heading shyly towards the station . How did he know my name On the way, my light blue dress turned and fluttered lightly as I stared at the forest and hills surrounding a shrine that could be seen in the distance . Small cherry blossom petals dust my shoulder as they fall to the ground . Even though, it is very strange that I met that man . Even so, encounters with them are very sudden most of the time and unavoidable . For me, I have the ability to see them, though I dislike some of the things they do I try to ignore them . In this modern society Ayakashi, have an existence familiar to humans because some of them live quietly . Eho eho . 17 . Also, on the bank of the stream to the side of the station certain Ayakashi live there . They are small kappa s . They re the size of a handball and look like round mascot characters . My grandfather called them, 39 Tsumaru Kappa . They live in herds because they are weak, lower grade Ayakashi, using their cute appearances to get people to feed them . Aoi shama, cucumber pwease The come over to me in a hurry . Wait a minute, I say letting the Tsumaru Kappa wait for a little, making sure there s no one else around . I always go to college early in the morning because of these little guys . Removing the container from a plastic bag, there is a lot of rice balls in it . I pick up a rice ball with small cucumber, chicken sobe in miso sauce and some brown rice . After all, the Kappa absolutely love cucumbers . When I feed them it reminds me of throwing bread on to a carp pond as a fierce battle for the rice starts . I wonder if the Kappa ever get much to eat in this cold world, life must be difficult Shank you Kappa has been fed by the Aoi . Whilst showering them with food as a welcome present a Tsumaru Kappa hugs the rice balls and rubs up against my ankle . 18 . It s cute but can sometimes be irritating . Investing time into these guys can be somewhat fun and interesting . Whilst holding the container and bag I pat the Tsumaru Kappa walking around me . Hey now, you guys shouldn t rely on me forever, go back to the river quickly I can t be seen talking to you guys or I ll be treated as suspicious since the general public cannot see you Kappa s . Their eyes became glassy like marbles, the Kappa refusing to let go of my ankle as he looks at my mouth wide open, hands in the air . I tilted my head towards him . Are you still hungry Things were so overwhelming . Said the Kappa beginning to raise his tone as he complained . I narrowed my eyes at them whilst holding down my anger . I overlooked them . Come on . You all should know that I m not in the mood right now . So if you have complaints I ll pack you up and deep fry you with oil and tempura then eat it . Nooo, do not eat Kappa We taste bad . Liars, my grandpa said it d taste just like fried chicken . Aaaaahhhhhhh . The Kappa s gave me a pale concrete look shaking their beaks as they rolled and returned into the river . 19 . Geez, those low class Kappas . Whilst playing with my hair, I quietly murmured all of my complaints . But, whenever I come here I still bring rice to those Kappas . Today I feel like I want to put up a sign that says, 39 Please do not feed the Kappas . Aoi shan Hmm, what s wrong One small Kappa the size of a hand ball was still at my feet . Probably a child amongst Kappa standards . Chibi sat down at my feet, eyes hanging towards me . Because in this world I am weak, so I am hungry . I will tell you a heart aching truth, he probably missed his chance to eat . I have no choice . Taking a moment to sigh, I take from the bag the rice balls that were supposed to be for myself . Chibi is sitting down frolicking flapping his limbs around . Thank shu very much They were going to be for me, so you better enjoy it . Love, Chibi says with a bruised replied as he eats in an ecstatic manner . While crouching and look at him, I point at his food stuffed swollen cheeks with my index finger . Delicious I asked . Chibi replied with a little nod . 20 . Aoi shan is a strange person . Aoi shan is a person who gives yummy rice to Ayakashi s . Well, there are only a few people who can see Ayakashi s . Those who can see us normally try and erase us If I had that much power, I guess I would too . I responded appropriately, looking at Chibi who was still eating . Aoi shan is too nice for that and I would not do that, I know this . The Kappa laughed with his nose in the air, standing up and hitting his knee . I cannot keep feeding these Kappa s, because around this time people will start walking through the streets . If you were found talking alone in a place where no one else is around it would surely look bad and suspicious . From an early age, I was not like everyone else, I could see the Ayakashi . Because of this unique skill, my mother detested me and others thought me to be creepy . My grandfather, Shiro Tsubaki, rescued me from that loneliness . He was also able to see the Ayakashi . 21 . My grandfather s name was well known amongst the Ayakashi . Moreover, it was not only humans that disliked my grandfather, although it can not be helped . Because of my grandfather, I was involved in troubles relating to Ayakashis many times . In such cases, I will always offer them some of my cooking first . There are many things that Ayakashi s can be hungry for, however . If their hunger goes unchecked for too long they will take the initiative and try to eat a human . Especially humans with strong spiritual power, like me . In short, it is even easier for me to be targetted . However, offering hungry Ayakashi food first it can be avoided to some extent . Well, there are also personal reasons why I don t let Ayakashi s starve regardless of that factor . Before my grandfather took me in, my life was saved by a kind and mysterious Ayakashi . There was a time during my early childhood when I was starving and dying of hunger . A strange Ayakashi then appeared before me and shared some food . Hunger is very painful . Whether it is a human being or an Ayakashi, it is not something you can silence . So I can not ignore hungry Ayakashi s and will always feed them . 22 . Now, it s time to go home . I get off at the nearest station towards Tamari Kawadami river, where I live . It is near the shrine and Fishmachi shopping district . I still have to collect the lunchbox I gave to the Ogre Ayakashi this morning . That damned Ayakashi, he better have eaten it . He was not there anymore, but as I climbed the stone steps and passed under the red torii the lunch box I had given him this morning had been gently wrapped in a towel with a magical pattern embroidered on it . As time passed many cherry blossoms had piled around . On the knot of the hand towel, I noticed a flower ornament had been inserted . Hmm, a towel and an ornament, a gift perhaps Unexpectedly I decided to sit down on the stone staircase, taking the hair ornament from the knot and raising it into the air . It seems very expensive and of good quality . It was a bud of a small camellia, which is out of season at the moment . I wonder if it is made out of glass, or if there are any made out of stone I can t keep my eyes off of the clear red crystal . Pretty . . It is quiet, it seems no one else is around . 23 . Whilst spinning the ornament around the sunbeams sparkle off of it and catch my eye . The wind blows strongly, causing the trees to shake . The cherry blossoms scattered around, it brings a mysterious hue to the camellia bud hair ornament . Ah, I wonder if that guy ate all of the lunch properly . I untie the wrapped lunch box, checking its contents . It had been washed thoroughly . Maybe it was a nice Ayakashi The towel then started to expand, the sunlight from the afternoon shone through the dense cotton cloth . The patterned towel keeps expanding, what s happening I m unsure . But, instantly I start to notice the abnormalities . The towel begins to move freely as if it is a living creature dancing in the air right before my eyes . The four corners of the towel stretched and pulled, seeming to fold over and stick together in front of me . Ha I feel fluffy, I couldn t even blink, this is embarrassing . I can t keep my eyes off the towel, the earthworm pattern continues to wander around on the cloth, gathering at some point, a huge black circle appears on the cloth . 24 . Suddenly the black circle jumps out of the cotton cloth painting my vision dark like black ink . It s afternoon so it should be bright . Nevertheless, I wonder what this darkness is I start to lose consciousness in this darkness, I feel as if I am falling . The bubbles in my chest are fierce . There is no sound, I feel as if I am being thrust down into warm water, I can feel it . The bubbles enveloping my body . I can t do anything but continue to fall deeper into the warm water . I desperately tried to struggle in the water . Suddenly, a light can be seen in the distance, desperately I try to reach out . Something then takes a grip of my arm and pulls on it strongly . 39 Welcome to the Hidden Realm, my bride . Someone whispers in my ear . I remember it from somewhere, it was the low voice of that Ogre Ayakashi .Chapter end
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