1.As you pass through the torii gate, where will you be?
2.Lost in the unfamiliar shrine’s festival, wandering alone at dusk3.
4.Encircled, surrounded by the monkey-masked street performer’s voice
5.Will-o’-the-wisps and festival stalls invite you to a gambling game, enticing you6.
7.“Do you want something sweet? You won’t get to eat it often.
8.Tonight is a feast, how about offering yourself? Give it a try.9.
10.Come here… come!”11.
12.And, restraining the boy, who is this girl with the dog mask?13.
14.“Boy, wake up, don’t get caught up in the festival you see.
15.The festival reflected in your eyes is just an illusion created by the demon’s trickery.16.
17.Boy, run away quickly, I’ll send you back to the village.
18.Run with all your might, never let go of my hand.”19.
20.As you pass through, where are your father and mother?
21.Even if you return home as you are, Shinono will not be waiting for you22.
23.“Your father and mother, I saw them over there.
24.They are waiting for you, I will take you to meet them, follow me.25.
26.Come here… come!”27.
28.And, as if protecting the boy, the girl with the dog mask steps forward29.
30.“Boy, be firm, don’t answer.
31.Your father and mother died a long time ago.32.
33.Boy, run away quickly, down the stairs that separate the living and the dead.
34.Run with all your might, never let go of my hand.”35.
36.“Who invited this wretched beast, the cord is stolen, and the baboon is crying.
37.Make way, you strange creature, I’ll catch up to you, I won’t let you escape in this courtyard.
38.Come here, come…!”39.
40.And, drawing a dagger, the girl with the dog mask turns around41.
42.“Boy, from here on, go alone
43.I’ll hold back the monster behind us.44.
45.Boy, run away quickly, don’t look back no matter what you hear.
46.Run with all your might, let go of my hand and run.”47.
48.As you pass through the torii gate, the village awaits
49.The rumors of the spriting away cease, where is Shino Inukoro now?
Translated by:
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