It's got to be at least ten years since I last came to Minakami Village, back when my dad would visit it regularly as a merchant. Amazingly, the village looks the same as it did back then.
In fact, the whole reason I decided to become a folklorist in the first place was to learn more about this place after traveling here so much as a little kid.
I got to see Yae and Sae again, too.
They certainly look a lot different than I remembered them. They're much more grown up now. Me, on the other hand, they said I still look the same, which... maybe makes me feel a little bashful, to be honest.
According to the chief priest, the twins will be serving as maidens in the next festival here.
And as for Itsuki and Mutsuki, I really wonder what happened to them. The letter I received from Itsuki has me truly worried.
When I asked around the village, the people told me that they both died of illness. But here's the thing: I exchanged countless letters with Itsuki. Both of them always sounded like they were healthy.
It sounds like Mutsuki, at least, really did die.
But when I tried talking to Yae and Sae about Itsuki, their answers were really evasive.
Not to mention, in the last letter I received from him, it asked me to come for both of the girls on the day of the festival. When I asked them about that, they both fell silent for some reason.
So what's going on here? What could've possibly happened? I know Itsuki was always scared of whatever this village festival is, ever since he was little. Maybe he ran away and that's why nobody wants to talk? Or is he still somewhere in this place, hiding in plain sight?
Green Diary 1 (FF2R)
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For the version of this note that appears in Fatal Frame II, see Green Diary 1 (FF2).- For the version of this note that appears in Deep Crimson Butterfly, see Green Diary I.
Green Diary 1 | |
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| Kanji | 緑の表紙の日記 一 みどりのひょうしのにっき いち |
| Game | Crimson Butterfly Remake |
| Author | Ryozo Munakata |
| Chapter | Chapter 5: The Sacrifice |
| Located at | Kurosawa House, Grounds |
| Obtained | |
| Description | A note that appears to have been written by the folklorist's assistant, outlining the state of the village since his last visit a decade prior, as well as his plans to investigate Kureha Shrine. |
| Related Notes | Green Diary 2, Green Diary 3, Green Diary 4, Green Diary 5, Green Diary 6 |
僕の父が商人として出入りしていたとき以来、十
数年ぶりになるだろうか。
村の様子は昔とまったく変わっていない。
民俗学者をこころざしたのは、小さいときによく訪
れたこの村を、もっと知りたいと思ったからだ。
八重と紗重に会った。
思い出の中の二人とは変わって、ずいぶんと大
人びていた。
私は全然変わってないと言われたが、なんだか
気恥ずかしい。
祭主の話では、次の祭りでは彼女たちが巫女を
つとめるのだという。
樹月と睦月はどうしているのだろう。
樹月の寄こした手紙の内容が気にかかる。
村で聞いてまわったところ、樹月と睦月は病死し
たと伝えられた。
何度か手紙のやり取りをしていたが、そのような
様子はなかった。
睦月が亡くなったことは確かなようだが、八重と
紗重に尋ねても、
樹月についてはあやふやな返事しかない。
樹月から届いた最後の手紙には、祭りの日に八
重と紗重を迎えに来てくれと書かれていた。
そのことを尋ねると、二人は黙ってしまった。
何が起こったのだろうか。
彼は小さいころから「祭り」を怖れていた。
この村から出て行ってしまったのだろうか。
それとも、まだこの村のどこかに。
幼いころの記憶を頼りに、樹月を探して村を回ろ
うと思う。
よく遊んだ暮羽神社の裏に行ってみよう。
なにかわかるかもしれない。