A folklorist who was studying Mt. Hikami. His father was English, his mother Japanese. He moved to Japan to learn more about its folklore.
He moved to Mt. Hikami to study its history and religion. What became of him is still unknown.
His findings were never widely published, but they can be found if you know where to look.
His house is now known as "the Veiled House," which has itself become a part of the folklore surrounding the mountain.
FF5M:Keiji Watarai
Memo: Keiji Watarai 1
Obtained: Third Drop, after reading Messy Note 4
Type: People
渡会 啓示(わたらい けいじ)
日上山を調べていた民俗学者。
英国人の父と日本人の母の間に生まれた。
英国で暮らしていたが、日本の民俗学に
魅せられ、来日。
日上山に居を構え、山の歴史や教え、
失われた儀式について蒐集を行って
いたといわれるが、その最後は不明。
日上山に関する彼の著作は一般には
出版されておらず、個人で研究論文を
まとめたものが古本屋、骨董屋などに
小部数のみ出回る程度。
研究者としても、一般にはまったく知られ
ていない。
ただし、彼の住んでいた家は「マヨイガ」
として日上山の謎となっている。
Memo: Keiji Watarai 2
Obtained: Fifth Drop, after defeating Watarai and glancing his memories
Type: People
A folklorist who was studying Mt. Hikami. His father was English, his mother Japanese. He moved to Japan to learn more about its folklore.
Intrigued by the rituals performed on Mt. Hikami, he moved there to study the area in more detail.
He vanished after obtaining a photograph of a bride. After attempts to turn the mountain into a tourist spot failed, both he and his house were forgotten. When the mountain gained infamy, the house, which seemed to drive people to suicide, came to be known as "the Veiled House."
Ren found the Veiled House and followed after Keiji's trail, only to discover that he had turned into a ghost.
He looked rotten, as if he had been stuck in one of the reliquaries.
渡会 啓示(わたらい けいじ)
日上山を調べていた民俗学者。
英国人の父と日本人の母の間に生まれた。
英国で暮らしていたが、日本の民俗学に
魅せられ、来日。
「日上山信仰」の特異な宗教観に興味
を持ち、山に居を構えて調査を始めた。
山で手に入れた花嫁の写真を手にした後に
行方不明となる。
観光地化の失敗後、彼とその住居の
存在は忘れられていたが、日上山が
心霊スポットとして注目されるようになる
と、消えた家「マヨイガ」と、そこで呪い
殺された人物として名前が挙るよう
になった。
蓮はマヨイガを発見し、彼の姿を追った
が、黒く腐食し「匪に詰められた」ような
姿で襲いかかる怨霊となっていた。