Tamashii Tegata: Mishimaya Strange 100 Stories 7

"One Hundred Strange Stories from Mishimaya" has come to the seventh volume. This time there are only three stories, and the book is much lighter.

Tomijiro succeeded his cousin Akin as the listener for the story of Mishimaya's Hundred Strange Stories.

After the last time the storyteller brought a dark and malicious incident, this time Toujiro is mentally prepared.

The first person to appear is Shinnosuke, a handsome samurai who is dumbfounded even by men.

He is talking about the origin of the "Flame Taiko" that has protected the town from fire for hundreds of years by the Great Blessing Kingdom to which it belongs.

Shinnosuke's handsome and stalwart brother, Liu Zhisuke, served as the personal bodyguard of the Fan Lord.

On a certain occasion, the flame taiko was burned, and Yanosuke was so burned that he could not walk on his feet.

During the period of recuperation, Shinnosuke and sister-in-law Ajia accompanied Fanzhu up the mountain.

Seeking the patron saint, the Lord of Lazy Swamp, once again gave the fingers and claws covered with raw deer skin, becoming a new flame taiko.

Shinnosuke grew up to become the guard of the Fan Lord and took over the position of the head of the family.

The brother and sister-in-law brought their daughter back to their parents' home to inherit the family business.

The old housekeeper who guarded their brothers when they grew up and married passed away,

Shinnosuke sought the consent of the Fan Lord, and went up the mountain to tell his brother the news,

Accidentally learned the origin of the Lord of the Lazy Swamp,

The Lord of the Lazy Swamp, worshipped as the god of fire, is an aging and life-ending creature.

In order for the drum to continue, someone must become the master of the lazy pond.

Five years ago, Yanosuke walked into a hot swamp and became a monster guarding the territory.

Sister-in-law Ajia lost her hair as a nun, and prayed for her husband and the dozen or so people whose names were written in gold lacquer in the shrine every day.

Foodie Tomujiro met Miyo, a girl who sold soy sauce balls.

It tells the story of the magic power of the mother, A Xia, to her husband, Izuoji's "Love in Love".

A Xia, who is a waitress in a high-end cooking booth,

She fell in love with Yi Zuozhi, a kitchen apprentice, and got the approval of the proprietress to prepare for marriage.

Yi Zuozhi fell ill from a lung disease, which requires a rich and noble disease that requires good nutrition and rest.

Due to financial pressure, A Xia had to sell herself and gave birth to four children of different fathers.

The amazing thing is that the three brothers look exactly like twins.

They were all as handsome as Izuozhi, and it was amazing to see the three brothers.

The youngest Miyo does not have the beauty of her mother,

Big cake face, small eyes, thick lips, but her brothers love her dearly.

After Yi Zuozhi died of illness, the new proprietress of the cooking pavilion saw that A Xia's beauty had faded, and chased away their mother and son.

A Xia turned to A San, the maid of the cooking pavilion, to run the lo-mei stall.

One day, he went to buy a spring guest and came to be the three brothers to reveal the truth.

A-Xia gouged out her eyes frantically stimulated by her words, and died of madness for many years.

Miyo told the tragic story of her mother, and scolded the man with her three brothers:

Obviously they don't look alike at all, what do you mean by family? You don't even know who your father is.

The faces of the three brothers have all changed, one looks like a monkey, the other looks like a taro, and the other is uneven.

The three brothers who once looked like Izuozhi originated from Axia's unwavering love for her husband,

Although it is a blessing, it is also a curse.

When Mr. Jifu was young, his family ran a hotel.

On the eve of the Obon Festival one year, a strange-looking person with black skin like scorched,

Nanosuke, a guest who claims to have night blindness,

According to the official document issued by the shogunate, his occupation is Soul Hand,

Also known as the ferryman from the other side, he leads the dead to where they want to go.

Nanosuke's entourage, the female ghost Shui Mian,

This water surface that always smells of white sandalwood and looks like a snake,

Tell Yoshitomi Nanosuke why he became what he is now,

Nanosuke told the tragic story of the water,

The daughter of a rich family is afraid of dividing up the family property because her stepmother is afraid of dividing up the family property.

Bought the local ruffian and kidnapped her, humiliated and killed her hastily discarded the body,

Intense anger and resentment made Aoi turn into a white snake,

Desperate to avenge her perpetrators, Nanosuke sends her back home.

The journey was exhausting, and the resentment on the water made Nanosuke weak and difficult to move.

Jifu volunteered to send them there and experienced an incredible night.

The protagonists of "Shape of the Soul" are parents and children, brothers and sisters, and husband and wife.

Although people are scarier than ghosts, they also make hearts hurt.

Miyuki Miyabe wrote the world's sorrow, desolation, joy, indignation and tenderness.

The three stories seem to have a gentler ending than "Black Martial God's Fire Mansion".

Read it again, and realize that light and darkness are often two sides of the same

The most chilling aspect is hidden between the lines.

Soul Hand: Mishimaya Hundred Strange Stories VII

Author: Miyuki Miyabe

Translator: Gao Zhancan

Publisher: Unique Culture

Publication date: 2022/03/31