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AUGUST 13, 1872 (MEIJI YEAR 5)

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The festival hasn't even begun yet,

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but I can feel excitement in the air!

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I'm going to take Nomari

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to see all the stalls on the big day.

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You should come with us.

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Huh? Are you sure?

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Yahoo! I can't wait!

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Yeah. But before that...

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We need to finish what we came here for.

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Sorry to bother you at such a busy time.

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It's not a problem.

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I'm guessing you're here

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to ask about the fox mirror, correct?

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Yes. From what I've heard of the legend, when the

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celestial maiden falls ill, her husband takes action

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by cremating the remains of a talking fox and using its

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ashes to forge what becomes known as the "fox mirror."

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That's right. But if you think about it,

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doesn't that story strike you as a little odd?

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Supernatural events like those only become legend

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when someone finds just the right mix of fact and fiction.

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Wait, are you saying part of the legend is made up?

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Asagao-san, was it?

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Er, that's right!

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Do you enjoy festivals?

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Um, yes! You're holding one here soon, right?

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There'll be stalls lining this whole area.

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It's quite the sight to behold!

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Do you have a favorite festival treat, Asagao-san?

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Oh, gosh, there are so many.

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But I think candied apples are my favorite!

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Candied apples. How nice.

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I love them, too.

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Oh really?

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Yes! Nothing feels quite like being

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at a festival than eating candied apples.

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I know what you mean!

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But just one of them is enough to leave you totally full.

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Ain't that the truth!

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Pardon me.

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I've brought some tea.

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Look, isobe mochi!

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Lucky for you, huh, Kadono-kun?

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You like those? Then please have your fill.

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I know my husband can be a real chatterbox.

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Shucks, I'm sorry!

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Kadono-san. Asagao-san.

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Would you two like to see the fox mirror for yourselves?

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Is that really okay?

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So, this is the fox mirror...

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It looks like a plain steel mirror on the outside.

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But there was a time when it had

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the same power spoken of in legend.

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In other words, it has connected

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Heaven and Earth once before.

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So it should be able to return a celestial maiden to her

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proper place in the sky, beyond the stretches of time.

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Huh?

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You're another who came here

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from somewhere far, far away.

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Isn't that right?

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How did you know..?

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This is the second time.

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Blood is the trigger to activate it.

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Simply put a few drops of blood

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on the fox mirror and touch it.

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Then, you'll be able to travel

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to the time and place of your choosing.

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I'm sorry!

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I just don't know if my heart is ready

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to make the journey yet, you know?

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I see.

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You'd turn down the wings that could fly you home?

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Well, if you change your mind, then please let me know.

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Guess what?

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Everyone at school was jealous of my yukata!

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Well, the design is super adorable!

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And it looks great on you!

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Daddy is the one who picked it out for me.

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I'm not surprised. You have good taste, Kadono-kun!

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You're coming with us, right, Asagao-san?

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Huh? Oh, yeah.

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Hooray! It's going to be so exciting!

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It sure is.

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Kadono-kun?

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Did I wake you up?

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Nope. I was just having trouble sleeping.

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You know, we haven't really had time to talk things over.

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This is a good opportunity.

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You're right. Especially given how much

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I owe you for your help.

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Don't mention it. Have you settled into life here?

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Mm-hmm.

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I felt out of my element at first,

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but I'm having fun now that I'm used to it.

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Is something wrong?

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No.

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Hey.

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Why did you let me stay with you?

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Thinking back, no matter how desperately

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I needed the help,

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it's just not normal to house a total stranger.

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A long time ago, there was a man who took me in

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after I ran away from home with no place to go.

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That moment has always stuck with me.

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And I think that's why I was compelled to help you,

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no matter how out of character it was for me.

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I have something I want to ask you, too.

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Okay. What is it?

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Is the world that you come from boring?

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Why do you ask?

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I felt like that might be the case,

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given how you've been acting.

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Well, I wouldn't call it boring.

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I have lots of friends and stuff.

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But, like, it just gets tiring sometimes.

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I attend school every day to study,

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then walk home with my friends,

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and we hang out at different places along the way.

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It's a lot of fun, honestly!

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The only problem is... it can sometimes feel stifling, too.

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One of my friends is the Miko at a local temple

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and she's super mature.

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She's already got her life all figured out.

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Not to mention her grades are better than mine.

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Even the boy who sits next to me in class.

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He's amazing, too!

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So tough, yet kind.

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He's always pushing to accomplish his goals,

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no matter how heavy life weighs on him.

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Seeing those two makes me feel stupid

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for just goofing around every day.

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Do you think it's wrong to have fun?

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No way!

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But I think people who strive in the face of hardship

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are more admirable than I am.

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Since I have nothing to strive for...

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Hey, tell me. Are you happy with your life?

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I think my life is pretty good right now.

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But as to whether I'm "happy"...

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I hesitate to answer. Because I'm not sure, myself.

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As pathetic as it sounds.

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I see.

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There are times when the banality of daily life

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almost feels suffocating to me

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and for a brief moment, I find myself

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wishing to take a breather from it all.

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But if that wish were to inadvertently come true

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and I started breathing more easily...

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it would make the idea

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of going back to the norm pretty terrifying.

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Life never goes how we want.

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Dealing with that fact alone makes it difficult.

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But...

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"We can't just sit around doing nothing forever"?

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I've heard something similar

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from the boy in my class before.

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That's why, deep down, I knew all along...

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no matter how comfortable being here makes me feel,

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I can't stay forever.

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But I want some more time.

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It won't hurt if I rest here

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for just a little while longer, right?

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Yeah.

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We all should take it easy now and then.

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Totally. Just for a little bit.

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AUGUST 14, 1872 (MEIJI YEAR 5)

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Well, this is it, Kadono-kun. Thanks for everything!

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Safe journeys, O' Celestial Maiden.

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Jeez! There you go again!

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Once I leave, I'm guessing I won't be able

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to come back again.

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Most likely.

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This is the last we'll see of each other.

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At the end of the legend, it was said the

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celestial maiden occasionally came back to Earth for fun.

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But things never work out that conveniently in reality.

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As depressing as it sounds,

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you'll just have to kiss this life goodbye permanently.

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Good point.

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Were you able to get enough rest?

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Mm-hmm. I'm ready to keep

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plugging away at life on the other side now.

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How about you?

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Same as usual. I'll stay the course with no changes.

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You're such a hardhead!

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I'll take that as a compliment.

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Well, I should get going now.

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Hey, listen.

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If I had stuck around for tomorrow's festival...

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I would've been tempted to stay for the Moon Festival

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in fall, and the New Year holiday in winter,

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until I put it off so long that I settled in.

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I just know I would've never gone home after that.

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But, Kadono-kun?

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If the chance ever presents itself,

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let's go to a festival together, okay?

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Sure thing. I'll even buy you something from a stall.

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I want a candied apple!

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All right. I'll keep that in mind.

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Wow, look at all the people!

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It's a shame that Asagao-san couldn't come with us.

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Well, yeah. But don'tcha think it's gotta be easy

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for an angel to travel in and out of Heaven?

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I mean, how else do ya explain the big smile

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on her face when we all said goodbye?

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Oh, please. Don't try to tie everything up

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in a neat little bow, Master.

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Ah! What's that?!

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Nomari-san! Please wait up!

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Oh, jeez.

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Hold your horses!

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Careful not to trip on anything!

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At the end of the day, most everything

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about the fox mirror legend turned out true.

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It begs the question, Kunieda-dono.

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What part was made up?

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The fox mirror is featured in the Swan Maiden tale

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passed down here in the Sanjo area of Kyoto.

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But that makes no sense if you really think about it.

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Because what is a young man from a blacksmithing

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village doing in a tale that should take place in Kyoto?

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Well, the truth is that the fox mirror and

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the Swan Maiden tale are originally two different myths.

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In other words, you're saying

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the fox mirror wasn't made in Kyoto?

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Exactly.

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Then where does the celestial maiden myth come from?

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For you, Jinya-sama.

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Isobe mochi has always been

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your favorite snack. Isn't that right?

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I'll let my wife take over now.

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She actually knows far more

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about the fox mirror than I do.

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Since the mirror was originally made

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in her hometown, if ya can believe it!

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Let me sit next to you.

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You'd like to know more about the fox mirror, yes?

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Long ago, there was a blacksmith

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who forged the fox mirror

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by using the metal of a spear

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that belonged to demon who could see the future

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and mixing it with some blood she left behind.

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A demon?

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The blacksmith hoped that this would create a mirror

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that could show people the future.

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But as fate would have it,

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it became something far more powerful - a gateway

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between the past and the future.

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And so, they decided to enshrine it as a sacred relic

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to keep it safely out of the general public's hands.

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It eventually got intertwined with the Swan Maiden tale,

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and become known as a mirror

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that connected Heaven and Earth.

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Actually, it might be better to say

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that's how they disguised it.

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What a miraculous object.

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So, that means Asagao is...?

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Someone from the future.

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I see.

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Much obliged, Chiyo-dono.

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Um, if you don't mind, could you speak with me

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in a more casual tone, Jinya-sama?

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Huh?

266
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It just feels strange to hear you address me so formally.

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I would prefer if you called me by my name,

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without any of the honorifics.

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But that would be disrespectful...

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Please. It would make me happy.

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All right. Then you can do the same, Chiyo.

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Wonderful. In that case...

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I'll call you "Jinta-nii," if that's okay.

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I HOPE OUR PROMISE

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IS FULFILLED

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- CHITOSE

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Wait, are you... Chitose?!

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It took you long enough to notice, Jinta-nii.

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What are you doing here?

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Well, this shrine is an offshoot of the one in Kadono.

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After the princess passed away,

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I was the one who took on the role of the Itsukihime.

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Then, over time, I got married to my husband

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and we were put in charge of this shrine.

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You became the Itsukihime...?

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Oh, I get it! Your name went from Chitose to Chiyo

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because of the "night" kanji.

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What happened to Kadono?

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Who is the current Itsukihime?

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I passed on the role to my daughter.

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The Itsukihime no longer has to live

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cooped up in the temple all the time.

293
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It's essentially just a regular shrine now.

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They also changed the name...

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I quite like it.

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I'm glad to see you upheld our promise

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after all these years.

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Oh, that's right.

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You've been waiting all this time...

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Please, eat up.

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Don't mind if I do.

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Delicious.

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Naturally.

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Daddy!

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Please go be with your daughter.

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All right.

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I bid you... I mean, catch you later, Chitose.

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Bye, Jinta-nii.

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Daddy! Are you done with your business?

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Yep.

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I wanna eat something!

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Let's see...

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How about a candied apple?

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What's a candied apple?

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I have no idea.

316
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But it's apparently Asagao's favorite treat...

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Sorry. Just forget it.

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Let's look around for something good, okay?

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'Kay!

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Guess what? I saw a fox earlier!

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Oh, did you now?

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JINTA SHRINE

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Huh...?

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HOT DOGS

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GOLDFISH SCOOPING

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SHOOTING GALLERY

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CANDIED APPLES

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Is that you, Kaoru?

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So, you made it to the festival after all!

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Oh, yeah!

331
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Hey, Miyaka-chan? Can you remind me what year it is?

332
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Huh? It's 2009, duh.

333
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I actually came back to the right time...

334
00:20:23,458 --> 00:20:28,250
By the way, I saw Jinya. He was wearing a kimono,

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I guess? For some kinda date.

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A date?

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He said it was an old promise with a good friend.

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And something about her being a "celestial maiden."

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I saw him near the bottom of the steps earlier, but...

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Huh? Wait a sec, Kaoru!

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CHOCO BANANA

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You're late, Azusaya.

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00:21:01,916 --> 00:21:04,833
Hey! Um, w-well, I...

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Calm down and catch your breath first.

345
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R-right. I'm sorry.

346
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So, um, hey... long time no see, I guess?

347
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Yeah, it's been ages.

348
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Now I won't feel guilty about mixing up your name...

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Asagao.

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You actually remembered...

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You're the one who said

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we should go to a festival together.

353
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Well, I know that!

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But I didn't expect you'd keep it in mind for so long.

355
00:21:39,750 --> 00:21:42,791
I mean, we're talking about something

356
00:21:39,751 --> 00:21:42,791
that happened over a century ago, right?

357
00:21:44,875 --> 00:21:47,416
Honestly... this feels kinda strange.

358
00:21:47,958 --> 00:21:49,625
Well, it's nostalgic for me.

359
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I don't take many trips down memory lane these days,

360
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but that was a truly fulfilling time of my life.

361
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Hey, Kadono-kun? There's something I want to ask you.

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Is that okay?

363
00:22:05,791 --> 00:22:06,458
Sure.

364
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Thanks.

365
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So, uh...

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Tell me. Are you happy with your life now?

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Obviously.

368
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The longer we live, the more things we lose.

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It makes heartache unavoidable, but it's not all so bad.

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Because there are also gains

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that help balance out the losses.

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And besides...

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...when you live for as long as I have,

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there is no better food for the soul than the

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surprising reunions you sometimes have along the way.

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Shucks. I find it kinda hard to believe

377
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that you're talking about lil' old me.

378
00:22:53,083 --> 00:22:55,166
Well, I doubt you could ever understand.

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Just how much seeing you once again...

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filled my heart with joy.

381
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Jeez! Always with the schmoozy lines!

382
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Well, shall we get going?

383
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I do believe that I owe you a candied apple.

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Right!

385
00:23:24,583 --> 00:23:30,083
Ah, what a sight to behold.

386
00:23:24,584 --> 00:23:30,083
That morning glory yukata looks great on you.

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Just like a certain angel who fell from Heaven...