After trudging through the long, dark passages of the Deep Path, I came upon an open space. In all likelihood, this is what the others refer to as the "ritual altar," where the twins who are central to the Hidden Ceremony will await the ceremony.
Scores of candles dot the vicinity. Without a doubt, these are meant to pay respects to the deceased victims of past calamities. The flames seen at Eikado Temple, it turns out, are merely an extension of those found here.
I suppose, then, that what lies beyond is none other than that which must not be gazed upon directly: the Gate to Hell itself.
After all this time, my intuition has finally been vindicated. These realms that everyone believes in Hell, the Underworld, what have you they all genuinely exist.
I can hear activity coming from within the Deep Path; the voices of the head priest and the attendant mourners echo behind me.
What happens next? Will I see the Gate, or be apprehended before I can reach it? That is the question.
All I know is that I must go go and see whatever is to be seen for myself.
Folklorist's Note 16
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| Kanji | 民俗学者の手記 十六⛓ みんぞくがくしゃのしゅき じゅうろく |
| Game | Crimson Butterfly Remake |
| Author | Seijiro Makabe |
| Chapter | Final Chapter: Crimson Butterfly |
| Located at | Deep Path, before Ritual Altar |
| Obtained | As part of the Kusabi side story |
| Description | Written remarks from a folklore scholar who came to study Minakami Village, explaining the ritual altar he discovered further down the Deep Path. |
| Related Notes | Folklorist's Note 1, Folklorist's Note 2, Folklorist's Note 3, Folklorist's Note 4, Folklorist's Note 5, Folklorist's Note 6, Folklorist's Note 7, Folklorist's Note 8, Folklorist's Note 9, Folklorist's Note 10, Folklorist's Note 11, Folklorist's Note 12, Folklorist's Note 13, Folklorist's Note 14, Folklorist's Note 15, Folklorist's Note 17, Folklorist's Note 18, Folklorist's Note 19, Folklorist's Note 20 |
長く暗い深道を進み、開けた場所に出た。
ここは、秘祭の主役である双子が儀式の時を待
つ、贄座と呼ばれる場所なのだろう。
数多く並ぶ蝋燭は、過去の災厄で亡くなった人々
を弔うための灯火に違いない。
鍈火堂の灯火は一部に過ぎなかったのだ。
おそらく、この先にあるのは見てはならない場所、
「黄泉の門」だ。
皆が畏れ信仰の対象にすらしてきた「黄泉」や
「常世」、「根の国」は実在する。
この確かな直感が証明されるときが来たのだ。
宮司や忌人たちの声が響いてくる。
深道の中が慌ただしくなってきた。
私が見るのが先か、捕まるのが先か。
私は行かねばならない。この目で確かめねばな
らない。