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elle-p · 9 months

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P3 Club Book Ryoji Mochizuki pages scan and transcription.

望月綾時 Ryoji Mochiduki 2‐F教室ほか

工キゾチックな顔立ちに、後ろになでつけたつやのある髪。超ロングのマフラーからのぞく口元は、甘く妖しく笑みを浮かべる。海の向こうで仕込まれたであろう女性の扱いを引っ下げて、11月という中途半端な時期に転校してくる男子生徒。目が合った女子生徒は口説かずにはいられず、多くの場合食事に誘うところからス夕ートする。左日の泣きくろがチャームポイントだと思っており、女性と話すときにはつねに斜に構えて魅力をアピール。そんな容姿と口のうまさで一般の女子生徒からはアイドル並の人気がある。

強引で軽すぎるノリで順平と非常にウマが合い、しょっ5ゅう寮を訪れるが、女子メンバーからは順平とともにひとくくりで「バカふたり」的な見かたをされており、とくにアイギスには初対面からダメ出しをされるダメっぷり。

恐れ多くも美鶴にまでも手を出そうという分別のなさ。難攻不落の生徒会長という事実、知らないって幸せ。

初対面から主人公を知っているそぶリを見せる、異国的な風貌の少年。女の子が大好きと公言してはばからず、順平と意気投合している。

季節外れのイケナイ転校生

振リ向く笑顔がたません。自分の存在の意味を和らない彼に、両手ぃっばぃのかリそめの青春を。

リョージ君のスーパーロ説き文句

• 望月綾時っていいます。分からない事、憂しく教えてくれると嬉しいな。(11月9日朝・教屋)

• ところでこの学校はカワイイ子が一杯だれ。もう何人もデートに誘っちゃったよ。(11月9日放課後・教室)

• ···しかし、なんという美しさでしょう。良ければ、今度ご一緒しませんか？3ツ星ホテルの最上階... あなたのイメージにピッ夕リの、夜景が楽しめるレストランがあるんです。(11月14日放課後・屋上)

• ···そうか、風情の演出ねー。“みんなのイメージする京都” なワクね。···で、舞妓さん、いないのかな？芸者遊びって頼める？(11月17日放課後・屋上)

• 修学旅行、面白かったね。時にあの露天風呂が··· ···っと、ゴメンゴメン。これはヒミツだったっけ。でもこうやってヒミツを共有するのも、何か楽しいよね。(11月21月放課後・教室)

• 最近ますますアイギスさんからの視線を感じるんだよね。もしかして、また何か僕にダメ出しする気なのかな···？(11月30日放課後・教室)

• 君と出会えて···嬉しかったよ。こういう気持ちが、たぶ··· “幸せ” っていうんだと思う。今まで、本当にありがとう··· (12月31日夜・主人公の部屋)

オールバックに地面にも届こうかという長いマフラーがトレードマーク。人目を気にしない彼じゃないとできないオシャレ。

Ryoji's COMMU

女の子はみんな大只好きさ！

→ ♡ → 風花

→ ♡ → ゆかり

主人公 ← なんとなく懐かしい気持ち？←

順平 ← 心の友 → 綾時

→ ♡ → 美鶴

→ ♡ → アイギス

← あなたはダメです ←

やがて還る滅びの塔を背に。避けることのできない結に、やリきれなぃ気持ちにさせられます。

綾時の中に眠る「死神」

人の姿をとってはいるが、綾時の正体は主人公の中に封印されていたシャドウのひとつ、「デス」が、主人公から麦け出して顕在化したもの。普通シャドウに人格が宿ることはなぃが、桐条研究所の事故がきっかけで主人公の中で眠りにつき、そのまま10年間もの長ぃ過ごしたことにより、人の姿だけでなく心をも獲得した。特別課外活動部によって12体の巨大シャドウが倒され、散りぢりになっていた破片が主人公の中で合わさることにより、その封印が解かれたのだ。ただし綾時自身には自分がシャドウであることの自覚はなく、主人公の中に封印されていたあハだの記憶もまったくなぃ。彼は「長いあいだ外国で暮らしていた」という自分自身の記憶操作にあざむかれる形で、巨大シャドウの消えた秋口に転校してくることになった。

#persona 3 #p3 #p3 club book #ryoji mochizuki #had this transcribed for ages #also have pharos' pages #need to scan those though

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furoshikiblog · 2 months

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【　梅花祭とみたらし団子　】

2/25は菅原道真公の命日。梅を愛したことにちなんで京都北野天満宮では梅花祭が行われます。

北野天満宮は道真公を祀った神社ですが、太閤秀吉が北野大茶会を催したことにちなんで毎年野点茶席が設けられます。この席で活躍するのが上七軒の舞妓・芸妓さんたち。

上七軒とは祇園や先斗町に並ぶ京都の花街で、室町時代に北野天満宮再建の際に残った資材で建てられた7軒の茶��が元。大茶会の際に献上したみたらし団子を気に入った秀吉から褒美に預かり繁栄、現在に至ります。

この時期は各地の寺社などでも行われる梅花祭。それぞれに由緒ある梅の名所を訪ねてみてはいかがでしょう。

　　　春もややけしきととのふ月と梅　　芭蕉

#梅花祭 #上七軒 #みたらし団子

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a-class05 · 5 months

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下古町・本町散策

⚪︎秋葉神社

古町11番町に建つ神社の一つです

明治時代にはお寺だったようですが、神仏分離政策のために秋葉神社と名が変わったようです。

御祭神は火産霊神(火之迦具土神)のようで、秋葉神社以外にも愛宕神社や荒神山神社などでも祀られているそうです。

⚪︎さわ山

老舗和菓子店のさわ山

看板にもある通り笹団子や大福饅頭、そら豆羊羹など多くの和菓子作られ、売られています。それ以外にもくるみゆべしやきな粉、もちペパーというようなものも売られていました。

私は笹餅を購入しました。食べてみると中身はこし餡で、もちもちのお餅の部分が非常に食べ応えがあり美味しかったです。他の班員も食べてみたところこし餡だという話なのでほとんどがこし餡で統一されているのではないかなと思います。

また、現金の他にPayPayでも購入できるそうです。

財布は持ってきていないがスマホならある！PayPayの残高も割とある！というときにはぜひ購入することをお勧めします。

⚪︎港茶屋

さわ山からの帰り道に見つけた茶屋さんです。

正式な店名は「魚や片桐寅吉/港茶屋」というらしく、明治37年に創業したようです。

ここでは「魚や片桐寅吉」として定食や丼といったランチやディナー、「港茶屋」としてプリンやぜんざい、ドリンクなどのデザートが味わえます。また、片桐寅吉の方からテイクアウトメニューを購入することができます。

ゆっくりと日本ならではの「和」に浸りたい時など、赴いてみてはいかがでしょうか。

⚪︎鍋茶屋　光琳

古町の老舗和食料亭こと鍋茶屋光琳。

ここは1846年に創業した、先ほどの茶屋よりも先輩な料亭です。外観だけでも昔ながらの建築と言う雰囲気の上、非常に落ち着く見た目となっています。また、平成12年に木造3階建ての料亭を「保存文化財」にも認定されるほど長い歴史を持っています。

この料亭では、新潟ならではの食や伝統・文化を一番に日々味の探究に精を出しているそうです。昼食、夕食のコース料理はもちろん、お節料理、その他古町芸妓さんもいらっしゃってThe老舗の料亭だなと感じることができます。

下古町・本町は昔ながらのお店や建築物が多く、長くの歴史を持つ故に人々に愛されてきたのだなと感じるお店や、神社が見られました。

時間のある時、ふらりとどこかに散策に行きたい時、落ち着く場所を見つけたい時などにこれらの場所を訪れてみてはどうでしょうか。

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kennak · 6 months

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あと「舞妓」な。有耶無耶にして逃げ切ったと思ってんじゃねーぞ/日本の「伝統」とか「特有の」とかで見逃されてたり大目に見られてる分野、いっぺん全部さらして人権的に許されるのか検証すべき

[B! 芸能] ジャニーズの次は「宝塚」「歌舞伎」の調査報道を求める声…“タニマチ”ビジネス崩壊の始まり（日刊ゲンダイDIGITAL） - Yahoo!ニュース

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navetin · 1 year

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■出光美術館『江戸絵画の華若冲と江戸絵画』

2019年に出光美術館に加わったプライスコレクションより第1部。

谷鵬《虎図》画面いっぱい、見切れるくらいに描かれた虎がユーモラス。正面で対峙すると大迫力。岡本秋暉《孔雀図》細密にして鮮やか。岸岱《旭日白鶴図》これまた細やかな描写力。第1章は細密画だらけだった。伊藤若冲《鳥獣花木図屏風》これぞ奇想。西陣織から着想を得たという升目描き。全部で8万6000個の升目があるとか。これをフリーハンドで描き、更に小さい升目の中に別の色を載せているのだから気が遠くなる。妙にデフォルメされた動物たちも現代のイラストレーターが描いた様であり、全く古びていない。タイル画の様にも見えるので、これが銭湯にあったらいくらでも浸かっていられるのになぁと妄想してしまった。　　　　　　　　　　伊藤若冲《鶴図押絵貼屏風》これと同じものをどこかで観た気がしたが、あれは『奇想の系譜展』や『ミネアポリス美術館展』で観た《鶏図押絵貼屏風》だった。こちらは鶴の同工異曲で、墨一色でよくぞここまで多様な表現が出来るものだと感心した。

横山華溪《蕭白筆群童遊戯図屏風模本》曾我蕭白の模本だが、幕末に描かれたにしては状態が良く妙に鮮やかでグロテスクさが増している。礒田湖龍斎《雪中美人図》胡粉を撒き散らした雪の表現が美しい肉筆画。勝川春章《二美人図》歌麿もいいけど春章の描く美人が一番好み。これも傑作也。蹄斎北馬《吉原俄図》賑やかで楽しい一枚。河鍋暁斎《妓楼酒宴図》酔客が大盤振る舞いで宴会をしている場面だが、芸妓や花魁たちはすました顔をしているという風刺の効いた一枚。画中画の達磨も睨みを利かせている。ひそひそと女主人と料金交渉をする客もいて暁斎の巧みな描写力に唸る。其々の思惑が交錯している様はなんとなくラ・トゥール《女占い師》を彷彿させた。第２部は『京都画壇と江戸琳派』でこちらも楽しみにしている。 1月19日鑑賞。

#展覧会 #美術展 #江戸絵画の華 #出光美術館 #プライスコレクション

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foucault · 1 year

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ずいぶんあたたかくなって、裏のお城でも桜がだいぶ咲いています。それにしてもこのごろは、たとえ梅や木蓮が咲こうとも桜が咲くまで冬で、桜が終わると即、夏、みたいな季節だなと思います。我が家の庭ではつい先日まで枝だけだった紫陽花がすでに葉を繁らせつつあります。短い春ですが楽しみたいですね。さて豊永盛人展より、我ら、琉球張り子古典様式ちっちゃいものクラブ。両脇から内側に向かって、ちんちんうまぐぁー・ミルク神・三線を弾くジュリ（芸妓）・鯉乗り童子。…まだ、おじゃる丸って放送されてるんですかね。出張でホテルのテレビをつけた際に流れてると、ついつい最後まで見ていたのですが。 (工藝風向) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqJqsxLON0_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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wwwwwwwwwwww123 · 2 years

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もやもやしていても仕方がないので、管轄の監督署に聞いてみました。私：「舞妓さんって、労働者ではないんですか？労働者やとすれば、高校生を働かせたガールズバーと同じく、置屋さんは労働基準法違反してることになりますよね～。労働基準法だけでなく、職業安定法とか、派遣法とか、いろ～んな法律に抵触してしまうと思うんですが・・・仕事に対して許諾の自由もないし、仕事に関しては『何時から何時までどこそこのお座敷でおもてなしをしなさい』って具体的な指揮命令を受けているはずやし、実態から見て使用従属性のある労働者やと思うんですけど・・・舞妓さんについては、なんか特別な通達でもあるんでしょうか？・・・まさか、労務の対価である賃金を支払っていないから労働者と判断してないなんてことはありませんよね～。　」監督官：「通達は聞いたことがありませんが、確かに１８歳未満でも舞妓さんはお酒の席にも出るし、深夜もお座敷に出てますよね。労働者であれば、アウトですね。私も調べてみたいので後で電話します」こんなやり取りの数時間後、監督官から電話がありました。監督官：「調べてみたところ舞妓さんは労働者ではないという見解です。置屋さんは舞妓さんを一人前の芸子さんにするための修行の場（学校）という扱いです。お酒の席で働いてはもらいますが、それだけではなく踊りや芸や舞妓言葉の教育をしていますから」私：「でも労働者性の判断基準には該当することばかりですよね～」監督官「たしかに、労働者性がないとは言えないんですけどね～　それからね、管轄外の話ですが、児童福祉法に違反するため１８歳未満の舞妓さんにお酌はさせてはいけないことにはなってるそうです。　」なんだかしっくりきませんでしたが、要は京都の伝統文化を守るために監督署もそう判断せざるを得ないということだと思います。しっくりしない理由は、監督署の「修行の場（学校）」という判断です。置屋さんはお座敷に舞妓さんを赴かせて金銭を得ています。通常の学校は、生徒をどこかに派遣し、それを商売にするなんてことはしていません。「やっぱりこれは、労働者供給事業に該当するのではなかろうか？？」と、考え込んでしまう訳であります。

舞妓さんの労働者性 | ブログ | 笑かしまっせ！社長さん！社会保険労務士繁笑事務所(大阪市)

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rainbowxocs · 1 year

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TW: This Character has allot of dark details in her backstory and just general lore. Unfortunately due to her being from the 1400s we have to talk allot about how women were treated back then. Including SA, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, ETC. I will only use basic descriptions but if that bothers you then just learn about Are via asking questions to her.

CHARACTER INFO:

with notes from me!!! Are!!! :3

Name: Are Yoru (アレ夜)(アレ・ヨル) that’s me!

Alt Names: Akira Otome (Childhood name) (あきらオトメ) haha akira sounds like “a killa”

Are Otome no Aji-Ganashi (アレオトメ脳アジ加那志)

Special Titles: Myobu (命婦), Kikoe-Ogimi (聞得大君), Our Lady Kitsune (わたしたちの狐さま), Chiko (ちこ), Goddess of Okutama (神の奥多摩), Geiko (芸子), The Curse of Okutama (奥多摩の呪い).

Remember to bow down to your Kitsune overlord ;3

Old Titles: Juri (じゅり), Our Lady of Flowers (花の聖母), Maiko (舞妓), Minarai (見習), Shikomi (仕込)

Nicknames: Are-Chan. (アレちゃん)(アレチャン)

Chronological Age: 565. jeez you don’t have to put all my personal business out there.

Age: 18. I’m gonna be young 4eva!

Pronouns: She/They/Nya (In English.)

I Pronouns:

Wagahai (吾輩)(A neutral I that’s incredibly old fashioned, Usually seen as pompous or that the person using it thinks highly of themselves.)

Warawa (わらわ)(A feminine pronoun that’s archaic, Usually used by noblewomen or women of a high class, comes off as pompous.)

Wachiki (わちき) (A feminine archaic pronoun, Usually used by prostitutes in the past.)

Sexuality: Ryōseiai (両性愛, Bisexual), Grayromantic.

Gender: Transfem, Gendervoid, Weirdfoxic, Yanderecoric.

Species: Kitsune (Yurei) (Witch) I’m just a cute wittle foxy, you can put your fingers inside my cage I promise I won’t bite them.

Disorders: CPTSD, HPD, BPD, Suicide Ideation, Insomnia, Autism.

Physical Conditions: Chronic Pain.

Active Addictions: Murder, Self Harm, Nicotine (Vaping.)

Religion: Utaki Shinko, Shintoism. shoutout to my mommsss.

Job: Chashitsu Waitress. it’s like- totally boring.. but.. the owner is this old grandma.. and she’s nice to me so whateva.

Major: Music. college is weird. but i get straight a’s somehow.

Lives in: Okutama, Japan, 2024. hehe okutama isn’t where I’m from but it’s GREAT here!

Languages: Japanese, Uchināguchi, English, Yokai + All Languages.

Height: 5’4”

Race: Indigenous Asian.

Ethnicity: Ryukyuan. I miss my hometown sometimes.

Accent: Okinawan.

Animal Form: Pink Fox with 5 Tails.

Spirit Form: Glitchy, Monstrous Fox that’s constantly on fire and coughing up poison.

Spirit Level: Acceptance. yeaaaaa bitch. I accepted I was dead pretty quickly lol. There’s no use dwelling on it.

Powers: Time Travel, Resetting Time, Shapeshifting, Possession, Summoning, Divination, Creating Fire and Lightning, Dream Traveling, Flight, Invisibility, Teleporting, Illusions, Superhuman Strength, Mind Control, General Witchcraft/Magic, Creating and Seeing Omens, Siren Song, Strings.

Im like tottttesss overpowered.

Weapons: Knives, Circular Saw, Chainsaw.

Wand: Magatama, Gohei.

Alignment: Chaotic Evil.

Text Color: Pink.

Main Animal: Fox. yip yip!

Main Hobbies: Violin, Sanshin, Yotsutake, Cello, Koto, Yotsutake, Fan Dancing, Tea Ceremonies. :)

please gods feed me food.

Favorite Drink: Bukubuku Tea, Strawberry Tea, Hot Chocolate.

Favorite Fruit: Oranges.

Favorite Candies: Strawberry Pocky, Konpieto.

Favorite Meals: Udon w Abura-age, Chicken Katsu, and Curry. Inarizushi, Hotdogs, Sashimi.

Favorite Snacks: Cherry Blossom Chips.

Favorite Desserts: Tanghulu, Strawberry Icecream Mochi, Strawberry Cake.

Favorite Flower: Cherry Blossoms.

Scent: Hello Kitty Perfume. IT EVEN HAS THIS LIKE HELLO KITTY SHAPED BOTTLE AND IT SMELLS LIKE PINK.

Awareness: VERY Aware. (Effect: Negative.)

Birthday: April 14th 1459 (Aries, Rabbit, AB. ) hehe unlucky numbers babyyy.

Theme:

Playlist:

Fun Facts: Is banned in most countries for terrorism, Was the leader of her light music club in Highschool. :D

Comfort Objects: Sakura (Fox Plush), Reborn Baby Dolls.

Special Interests: Music, Crime.

Extras: Has 5 tails, usually only shows one though cause it’s hard to sit down with them.

Stims: Tail Wagging, Hand Flapping, lots of physical stimming.

Stimboard: LINK

Moodboard: LINK

Fashionboard: LINK

Family:

Inari, Amamikyu (Patron Deities/Mother Figures)

my moms are so annoying. But they’re nice or whatever.

Bushii Aya Otome, Ueekata Fuji Otome (Birth Parents.)

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Yuki Sho, Mizuki Sho (Children)

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Friends:

Odoroku, Yukai (BFFs). ODO IS LIKE MY BFF, and YUKAI IS GREAT TOO! I love crashing their datessss.

Kagayaki, Theo, Joan. They’re alright too!

Romance: None. yettttt ;) callll meee.

Enemies:

Kami. such a dickwad.

Hwan. The god complex on this man is extreme. And that’s coming from ME.

Pets: Neko (猫) (Raccoon) BEST CAT I LOVE HIM.

Brief Personality: Are is what you would call, Chaotic, Sadistic. She seems to take pleasure in messing with people. Changing the story, Breaking the 4th wall. They are highly intelligent, however she often hides that behind a vapid/pompous persona. In reality, all Are wants is attention and for someone to play her games with her.. However they would never admit that.

Brief Backstory: Are was born a very long time ago in modern day Okinawa. Her childhood name was Akira. Her family were originally rice farmers and the first few years of her life were relatively uneventful. Until her parents realized how much money there is in the con business. It started out small, saying that the teas they make could cure illness, then they could make creams and tonics that could cure blindness and heal broken bones.

Her parents slowly did any and every type of con in the book and slowly they included Akira in the Scams. Who couldn’t resist that cute little face? And Unfortunately her parents made Akira do, allot of things for money. Akira had to deal with sexual abuse from a very young age, which warped her sense of reality.

Her parents eventually scammed and broke mostly ever law to get their way up to the top. They pretended to be Warriors, they.. of course did not have any qualifications for that sort of job, but that didn’t stop them from reaching the royal palace with that scam. They were granted a living quarters within the grounds of the palace. And they offered their child as a Juri, helping the older prositutes and eventually as she got older becoming one.

When she became more mature she was given the name Are.

Are learned from an incredibly young age how to game the system. She knew exactly what to say to charm people and knew exactly what to do to get people to leave her alone. And eventually her intelligence paid off, She was proficient in all different types of dancing like fan dancing and Yotsutake. Performing for people within the palace and dazzling them.

Eventually Are made her way to dazzling the King and Queen with her talent in music and dancing, which made her family go up in the world. Her family wanted to use their connections to royalty as a means for power. But Are just liked the safety she got from it.

The King took an interest in Are, eventually making her a Aji-Ganashi. Which she begrudgingly accepted. However, this caused her to have some evil eyes cast upon her. She noticed the other concubines would bully and harass her. Putting rats in her room, Cutting her hair off. Are’s family made her put up with the abuse as they didn’t want to lose their connection with the royal family.

One day however it went too far, as one of the other concubines poisoned her. Are slowly died a slow and painful death as the poison took over her body, She remembers her mother and father laying over her before she closed her eyes, and was transported to a forest, She sat up confused, wondering where she was until she looked over and saw a woman by a glowing river. The woman beckoned her to come towards her.

Are hesitantly got up, dusting off her outfit and going to sit down next to the woman.

“Little one, What are you doing here?” The woman asked.

“I.. think I died...” Are said, fidgeting with her ryusou. “It’s kind of blurry..”

Are looked up at the woman. “I.. wasn’t expecting to go that quickly.. My parents are going to be so disappointed..”

The woman stared down at her, with a look that Are couldn’t quite make out.

“Heh, sorry.. I guess I shouldn’t complain.. That’s life right..?” Are shifted nervously.

The woman took Are’s hands. “What if I gave you a second chance?”

“A second chance? What do you mean..?” Are said. “It’s not like any of us have that kind of power..”

The woman laughed. “You have no idea who I am, do you?”

Are gave her a puzzled look. “Um. No.. not particularly..”

“I am, Amamikyu.”

Are’s eyes got wide, she immediately bowed to the goddess“OHMYGODLITERALLYIAMSOSORRYIWASBEINGSORUDEOHMYGOD”

“Wooooahhh easy now, no need for all of that, my child.” Amamikyu said, patting Are on the head.

“Listen, do you see this river?” The goddess said, pointing at the river beside them. “This, little one. Is the river of the gods. It is the essence of life. If you drink from it, I believe it should give you a second chance.”

“I- I don’t know if I deserve that..” Are said.

“Drink, That’s a command from your goddess.” Amamikyu pointed at the river, ushering the child to drink up.

Are did as she was told and drank the contents, waking up in her death bed. and of course, waking up from the dead is, yknow, kind of a big deal. So as you could imagine the entire room, then the entire palace, freaked out. Until finally the King and Queen were called to witness the miracle.

“You have been blessed by the spirits, so is the gift of the Onarigami.” The King Said. “You have cheated death itself.”

The King placed a magmatama around Are’s neck as a sign of her spiritual ascension, and that was enough for the concubines to know not to mess with a woman who literally cheated death. She played the role of a Kikoe-Ogmi despite her status, doing ceremonies and blessing people with a long and lasting life.

She actually enjoyed it. Despite her parents disappointment in no marriage or babies with any high ranking officials. Are genuinely was just happy dancing, singing, and doing rituals. The arts of religion and culture were her greatest passion.

However the pressures grew too strong, when not only her family but the entire palace pushed her to have children, to carry on her spiritual success to an heir. And so she reluctantly obliged.

Are fell pregnant with the Kings children, and she was honestly, very nervous. As the months ticked by she felt like anything could go wrong at any moment.. Afraid that someone else would betray her and try and kill her or worse her children again.. She got obsessed with finding ways of protecting herself, lucky charms, spells, trinkets. Until finally her babies were born.

Princess Yuki, and Prince Mizuki. Her babies. Looking at their small little faces she knew she would do anything to protect them. They both grew up with lucky trinkets and protective sigils sewn into their clothes. Are taught both of them how to read and write and how to play music and dance. She tried to give them a normal life despite their royal status.

Her parents, were.. idiots.. to say the least.. They thought since now that they have royal blood in their bloodline they could act high and mighty about it, being disrespectful to everyone in the castle. Are’s reputation was slightly protected due to her status, but the rumors about her family spread throughout the castle like wildfire. Her parents were gravely messing up their con with their own stupidity.

She knew she had to shut them up somehow, She couldn’t let her parents ruin what she had worked so hard to achieve, the life she built for herself, the life she built for her children. So she betrayed her parents, she told the court the truth about their con, and how they were not who they said they were.

She knew that she could play the court like a fiddle if she said the right thing, cried at the right time, played the right part, just like in her dances. And the court spared her and threw her parents out of the castle. Due to her spiritual powers they believed that she was sent here by the gods, despite her parents actions.

Are felt relief, for a little while. She had dodged a bullet. And now her kids are safe..

..Are they safe..?

Are looked at her children, and couldn’t help but feel like there was, a darkness around them. A darkness around her entire family. She didn’t understand why though, She was blessed by her goddess, She was the high priestess of the kingdom. Why did she feel like this?

It was probably all the bad omens, The dead birds that appeared when she was around the King and Queen, water turning into blood, It seemed no matter what Are did, no matter what magic she did or what good luck she tried to acquire nothing worked..

The rest of the palace started to notice the omens, She tried to convince them that she was trying to get rid of them, that it was just temporary. But she saw the doubt in their eyes. The whispers around the palace started to grow bigger and bigger.

“She’s cursed.” One would say. “She’s infected the palace with her madness.” Another would chime.

The Palace was convinced that her magic was nothing more than a fraud. That she is a hysterical mad woman who only was out to ruin the royal family. Are couldn’t believe this.. after everything she had done for them, after all the protection she gave them, after everything she sacrificed.

“It’s probably better if she just gets thrown in the cold palace.” One of the concubines said. “Then nobody would have to deal with her and her cursed children.”

Are, snapped when she heard that. How dare she? How could she say that about her children? About the life she had worked SO hard to create.

She didn’t even realize what she had done until she saw the blood on her hands, and the concubine on the floor unconscious. The guards grabbed her and Are kicked and screamed.

They threw her into the palace prison, Are banged and screamed on the walls of her cage but it was no use. She had messed up. Oh god she had messed up.

Are slid down the wall of her jail cell, she was completely disheveled. Her hair and accessories all askew, her outfit covered in blood. What had she done?

Was it weeks.. days.. months..? How long had she been here? What time is it? There’s no light down here. Are could hardly think straight, everything was fuzzy. She couldn’t focus on anything in the room. Were people in the room? Who knows. She was so dissociated she didn’t know.

“Are no Aji-Ganashi.” A Voice spoke.

Are looked up wearily, she was on the floor of her cell. She saw a priestess with a very stern expression looking down upon her.

Are could barely speak, she just laughed softly. Trying to get up with her weak stature, her legs wobbled as she stood.

The priestess started to speak in hymns and mantras, trying to purify Are of evil. Are knew the spells very well. They wouldn’t work of course. Whoever she was, she didn’t have the gift that Are did.

Are got on her knees in front of the Priestess, grabbing the hem of her skirt and crying into it. Are felt like she wasn’t even in control of her body anymore. She just cried and cried and begged for forgiveness. She screamed she wasn’t evil, please god just let her go.

The Priestess looked at her with disgust, kicking her away from her. She looked to the guards and whispered something and then walked out. Are was alone again. All she could do is cry.

She didn’t know how much time had passed until two guards grabbed her and started to drag her out of her cell. Her vision was blurry and all she could do is let them. She heard a crowd and she heard the sound of chains.

She was tied up to a pole, she looked down at the crowd and saw the King and Queen addressing the audience.

“This woman is cursed. She is an abomination. She charmed us with her wicked ways but she was actually sent by the dark forces. The darkness radiates off of her.” The king said.

The crowd cheered.

“We will not have this curse effect our kingdom, the royal bloodline. So just like her children she will be executed, for the good of the kingdom, for prosperity.”

Are’s ears were ringing. He couldn’t be serious. Did she hear that right? Her children were dead? She was going to die? She was cursed?

No. No. That can’t be right. No.

“Burn the darkness away!” The king ordered the guards.

She felt the heat of the fire, as she desperately tried to escape. She had to escape, she had to save her children, she had to save herself she had to-

She felt a power wash over her, something she had never felt before. And when she screamed out, she saw as all the people around her dropped dead. She laughed manically as the King, Queen, Guards, everyone. Everyone was dead.

The fire slowly consumed her. All she could see was smoke as she lost consciousness..

She woke up, to someone stroking her hair.

She looked and saw, Amamikyu, and a fox. She couldn’t move. Tears streaming down her cheeks.

“You have a knack for getting into trouble little one.” Amamikyu said.

Are couldn’t speak.

The fox slowly pressed a paw on Are’s forehead. She and the creature made eye contact. Are slowly pet their head. The fox was incredibly pleased, wagging their tail.

“My friend wants to give you a gift, my child.” Amamikyu said, scratching Are behind the ears.

“why..” Are could barely speak.

“They like you. Don’t you Inari-San?”

Inari nodded in reply, giving Amamikyu a little yip.

“But for now, you need to rest.” Amamikyu said. “Sleep my child.. You will get your gift when you wake up.”

Are closed her eyes, curling up in her mothers lap. Inari curling up next to her as well.

She fell asleep..

Until 500 years later. A child summons a Kitsune.

And the “curse” begins again.

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『聊斎志異』巻四「瑞雲」

【元話】

題名：『聊斎志異』巻四「瑞雲」 (1679頃)

作者：蒲松齢

【使用作品】

『猫又の恋』 (1968) [069]

【引用テキスト】

聊斎志異上巻

増田渉・等訳

平凡社

1963年4月20日　��版発行

【使用作品】において、僧に化けたジータがエリーメにかける魔除けに関わる部分は、【引用テキスト】で「婿えらび」と題された話が参照されています（「瑞雲」は原題）。

『世界の妖怪100話』の参考文献として挙がっている『聊斎志異』は昭和38年の増田渉訳となっているので、大先生が【使用作品】を構成する際に参照したのはこの平凡社版だと思われます。

【元話】冒頭杭州の名妓・瑞雲という容貌も技芸も優れていたので、金持ちや身分の高い者など上流階級の男たちが引っ切りなしに訪れた。余杭の書生・賀も瑞雲に憧れる男の一人だった。彼の家は中流程度だったが、どうにか贈り物を工面して瑞雲の許に訪れた。貧乏な自分なんて相手にもされないだろうと思っていたが、瑞雲は賀を歓待してくれた。数日後、賀は再び瑞雲に会いに行った。瑞雲はとても喜び、賀の側に寄って囁いた。「一晩、一緒に過ごしてくださいませんか」賀は答えた。「私は貧乏です。あなたに差し上げた贈り物も、あれで精一杯だったのです。あなたとお近づきになれただけで満足です」この言葉を聞いた瑞雲はしょげ返り、黙りこくってしまった。気まずい時間が流れるうちに、店の婆さんが瑞雲を呼びに来たので、賀は帰った。

その後、客として一人の秀才が瑞雲の許にやってきます。

(秀才は瑞雲と)しばらく話しこんでいたが、やがて立上がると、指で瑞雲の額をおして、「惜しい、惜しい」　と言って帰って行った。瑞雲が客を送ってもどってくると、みなは瑞雲の額に墨のように黒い指あとがあるのに気づいた。洗い落としてみたが、ますますはっきりするばかりであった。幾日かたつとその黒いしみはだんだんと広がって、一年あまりで、顴骨のあたりから鼻にまで達した。 (P161下段)

美貌を失った瑞雲は名妓から下女に落とされます。体の弱い瑞雲は重労働に耐えられず、日増しにやつれていく。その話を聞いた賀は田地や家財をすっかり売り払って金を作り、瑞雲を身請けします。

それから一年ほど経って、蘇州を訪れていた賀は、同宿になった和という書生から話しかけられます。「杭州にいた瑞雲という名妓は今どうしていますか」嫁に行った、と賀が答えると、誰のところへ、と和が重ねて訊く。「私やあなたと同じような身分の人です」と賀が答えると、

「もしあなたのような人だったら、それは良い人をみつけたと��うものですね。(後略) (P162上段)

さらに和は尋ねます。「身請けにはいくらぐらいかかったのでしょうね」

「不思議な病気をもっていたので、まあ安く売ったわけです。でなければ、わたしぐらいの者が青楼の中から美人を請出すことができるはずがありません」 (P162中段)

話が進むうちに、瑞雲の顔に黒い染みをつけたのは和であること、瑞雲の夫は賀その人であることを、お互いに打ち明けます。そして、瑞雲の顔の染みを消すため、二人して賀の家に帰ることになりました。

　(和は)たらいに水を入れてもってこさせ、二本の指を開いて水に字を書いた。「これで洗ったら癒ります(中略)」　賀は笑って捧げ持って行って、瑞雲が自分で顔を洗うのを待っていると、なでるあとからきれいになり、そのあでやかさは全くもとのとおりであった。 (P162下段)

#元話 #蒲松齢

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