Phenomeno:Case 03 - Revision history

Pakkit at 11:00, 18 October 2024

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	Those words, made me feel déjà vu. Right, I had heard those words used somewhere before –		Those words, made me feel déjà vu. Right, I had heard those words used somewhere before –

	“What did Yoishi Mitsurugi lose? What was the cause that made her that way? I don’t know the reason. But she already stands in the world beyond. Alive in the physical sense, but dead in the spiritual sense, an existence synonymous to that of many ghosts.		“What did Yoishi Mitsurugi lose? What was the cause that made her that way? I don’t know the reason. But she already stands in the world beyond. Alive in the physical sense, but dead in the spiritual sense, an existence synonymous to that of many ghosts."

	--Yoishi, is not a living person.		--Yoishi, is not a living person.

Pakkit at 16:26, 16 August 2024

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	My sister told me everything:		My sister told me everything:

	When I was eight years old – my asthma wasn’t just infantile asthma, but Antitrypsin Deficiency, a disease that requires an early healthy lung transplant. For that sake, my mother who was the same blood type was recommended to transplant part of her lung. But, my mother who already had thin blood vessels around her heart, couldn’t withstand the operation. The transplant was a success but, my mother didn’t return.		When I was eight years old – my asthma wasn’t just infantile asthma, but Antitrypsin Deficiency, a disease that requires an early healthy lung transplant. For that sake, my mother who was the same blood type, was recommended to transplant part of her lung. But, my mother who already had thin blood vessels around her heart, couldn’t withstand the operation. The transplant was a success, but my mother didn’t return.

	“After the operation, you cried and cried, asking where mother went. I ended up saying it to you – mother is inside the fusuma.”		“After the operation, you cried and cried, asking where mother went. I ended up saying it to you – mother is inside the fusuma.”

Pakkit at 10:16, 20 June 2024

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	We’re not friends, we’re war comrades.		We’re not friends, we’re war comrades.









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Pakkit at 10:14, 20 June 2024

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	“Well, to be honest, I didn’t eat a lot on the way here.” I laughed while standing up, “Then, we’ll be waiting for you.”		“Well, to be honest, I didn’t eat a lot on the way here.” I laughed while standing up, “Then, we’ll be waiting for you.”

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	“You’re late, Nagi-kun!”		“You’re late, Nagi-kun!”
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	“That’s right”, she replied without hesitation while continuing to look up at the base of the mountain, then quietly whispered. “But, this is where your precious roots lie.”		“That’s right”, she replied without hesitation while continuing to look up at the base of the mountain, then quietly whispered. “But, this is where your precious roots lie.”

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	That night, I was in that blue world again. In that old and large Japanese style house, roaming about in that dream. However, for some reason Yoishi was with me from the start, it apparently seemed to be a continuation of the dream I had recently.		That night, I was in that blue world again. In that old and large Japanese style house, roaming about in that dream. However, for some reason Yoishi was with me from the start, it apparently seemed to be a continuation of the dream I had recently.
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	“Even after I told you not to open it...”		“Even after I told you not to open it...”

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Pakkit at 21:08, 15 March 2024

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	I spoke that with utmost seriousness, but…		I spoke that with utmost seriousness, but…
	“You don’t know why?” With a sharp glare, Krishna-san clicked her tongue.
	“Young men really are hopeless, insensitive creatures. I’ve had enough then; I’ll say it in place of her. Why, did Yoishi Mitsurugi save you? It’s because you didn’t throw away that notebook until the very end!”		“You don’t know why?” With a sharp glare, Krishna-san clicked her tongue. “Young men really are hopeless, insensitive creatures. I’ve had enough then; I’ll say it in place of her. Why, did Yoishi Mitsurugi save you? It’s because you didn’t throw away that notebook until the very end!”

	“…Huh?”		“…Huh?”
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	“I understand that, but as a human being, your respect-worthy nature is a double-edged sword. If you continue doing things like this, you’ll only have a few more years left to live.”		“I understand that, but as a human being, your respect-worthy nature is a double-edged sword. If you continue doing things like this, you’ll only have a few more years left to live.”

	“….Eh?”		“….Eh?”

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	“I know it already! But I’m sorry, it’s useless! It’s like I’m not even here! Since I’ve met him, Nagi-kun has never listened to what I said.”		“I know it already! But I’m sorry, it’s useless! It’s like I’m not even here! Since I’ve met him, Nagi-kun has never listened to what I said.”

	~~….Stop~~, it’s painful to be talked about like that by such a tearful face, but, as I continued to be heaped upon by Krishna-san’s passionate criticism – I kept thinking about only one thing in the back of my head. That is, the words I yelled just before I woke up from the dream. Yoishi doesn’t run from reality -- I was able to get out of there by saying those words to some strange thing that tried to confine me in a dream world.		…Stop, it’s painful to be talked about like that by such a tearful face, but, as I continued to be heaped upon by Krishna-san’s passionate criticism – I kept thinking about only one thing in the back of my head. That is, the words I yelled just before I woke up from the dream. Yoishi doesn’t run from reality -- I was able to get out of there by saying those words to some strange thing that tried to confine me in a dream world.

	“In the first place, it’s harsh to think that she doesn’t want to return to this world", the kinazashi man whispered as if he were humming a song. As usual he was acting as if it were someone else’s problem.		“In the first place, it’s harsh to think that she doesn’t want to return to this world", the kinazashi man whispered as if he were humming a song. As usual he was acting as if it were someone else’s problem.
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	“Only those who know the darkness know the value of the light, right?”		“Only those who know the darkness know the value of the light, right?”

	~~“….What~~ did you just say?” Krishna-san tilted her head, I replied, ‘No’, and shook my head.		“…What did you just say?” Krishna-san tilted her head, I replied, ‘No’, and shook my head.

	After that, I lay down once more. I rested both my hands on my stomach, deliberately wearing a smile, and forcefully said.		After that, I lay down once more. I rested both my hands on my stomach, deliberately wearing a smile, and forcefully said.

	“I’ll be back, and I’ll definitely bring her with me.”		“I’ll be back, and I’ll definitely bring her with me.”


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Pakkit at 21:06, 15 March 2024

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	I was drawn to them, I chased them, and I involved myself with them -- the weak existence called ghosts.		I was drawn to them, I chased them, and I involved myself with them -- the weak existence called ghosts.

	It had all been a waste. That -- had already been present inside me, since long ago. Nestled close to my broken heart, it helped me		It had all been a waste. That -- had already been present inside me, since long ago. Nestled close to my broken heart, it helped me.

	“That’s right.” Krishna-san nodded kindly. “Even thought it might be called a curse from its start, it never had any malice.”		“That’s right.” Krishna-san nodded kindly. “Even thought it might be called a curse from its start, it never had any malice.”

Pakkit at 22:07, 3 September 2023

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	My father and elder sister had went to the living room to make arrangements for the visitors who had come from far away, at that time my mother asked stretching my cheeks with her hand.		My father and elder sister had went to the living room to make arrangements for the visitors who had come from far away, at that time my mother asked stretching my cheeks with her hand.

	“You’ve had it ~~difficult~~ in Tokyo, haven’t you?”		“You’ve had it tough in Tokyo, haven’t you?”

	“Well, ~~various~~ things ~~have happened”~~		“Well, a lot of things happened.”

	I almost unintentionally blurted out everything that happened with me up until then, the fearful experiences I had gone through in Tokyo; I was on the verge of spilling it all: Being chased by the countdown of death and the fear of not having any place to run away to, the spine creaking fear I felt when we took down that unbelievable giant floating matter. Well, in the first place it stemmed from me being an occult maniac, but in this short time I’ve gone through consecutive perils which seem to have worn away my lifespan. I don’t even know how many times all I wanted was return home to Fujieda.		I almost unintentionally blurted out everything that happened with me up until then, the fearful experiences I had gone through in Tokyo; I was on the verge of spilling it all: Being chased by the countdown of death and the fear of not having any place to run away to, the spine creaking fear I felt when we took down that unbelievable giant floating matter. Well, in the first place it stemmed from me being an occult maniac, but in this short time I’ve gone through consecutive perils which seem to have worn away my lifespan. I don’t even know how many times all I wanted was return home to Fujieda.
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	When I said that, my mother gently narrowed her eyes and laughed.		When I said that, my mother gently narrowed her eyes and laughed.

	“I got that; you also brought along some friends, as well?”		“I got that; you also brought along some friends as well?”

	"Aah… Sorry, one of them is a person who helped me out, and the other is… someone who ended up getting attached to me. "		"Aah… Sorry, one of them is a person who helped me out, and the other is… someone who ended up getting attached to me."

	“Hah-? “		“Hah-? “
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	Ignoring my mother who was staring in amazement once again, I took that out of the bag. The thing I had bought from the western dress store closest to the station: A cardigan.		Ignoring my mother who was staring in amazement once again, I took that out of the bag. The thing I had bought from the western dress store closest to the station: A cardigan.

	“I bought it quite a while ago, but it’s already summer. Well you can wear it when autumn starts and it ~~get~~ cold.”		“I bought it quite a while ago, but it’s already summer. Well you can wear it when autumn starts and it gets cold.”

	“Even when you don’t have any money, is this ok?”		“Even when you don’t have any money, is this alright?”

	“I bought it from the first month of my part time job’s salary. Anyway, it was rather cheap.”		“I bought it from the first month of my part time job’s salary. Anyway, it was rather cheap.”
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	“It’s a nice color isn’t it, I’ll be sure to treasure it.”		“It’s a nice color isn’t it, I’ll be sure to treasure it.”

	I nodded, and at the same time wild laughter echoed in from the living room. My father and sister had probably used the pretext of entertaining guests to start pouring sake.		I nodded, and at the same time, wild laughter echoed from the living room. My father and sister had probably used the pretext of entertaining guests to start pouring sake.
	“Well Nagito, shouldn’t you also be there?”		“Well Nagito, shouldn’t you also be there?”
	“Aren’t you coming as well?” I inquired		“Aren’t you coming as well?” I inquired
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	“Oh! We still have plenty of sake!”		“Oh! We still have plenty of sake!”

	With Krishna san like that, my elder sister and father vigorously poured more sake ~~over flowing~~ the cup. The big table in the living room was lined grand with sushi catered from outside. Empty bottles of my father’s treasured sake and my sister’s favorite beer were already emptied on the floor.		With Krishna-san like that, my elder sister and father vigorously poured more sake, overflowing the cup. The big table in the living room was lined grand with sushi catered from outside. Empty bottles of my father’s treasured sake and my sister’s favorite beer were already emptied on the floor.

	“Hey! Yoishi-chan, was it? You also drink some more!” Seeing my red faced sister ~~tried~~ to influence Yoishi, I stepped in.		“Hey! Yoishi-chan, was it? You also drink some more!” Seeing my red faced sister trying to influence Yoishi, I stepped in.

	“That’s unwise. She’s still a high school stu-“		“That’s unwise. She’s still a high school stu-“
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	“Don’t be so stuffy, Nagi-suke, I was in middle school when I started, right?”		“Don’t be so stuffy, Nagi-suke, I was in middle school when I started, right?”

	“Right, because you are ~~special”~~		“Right, because you are special.”

	“Wha- Hey! Special, you say?”		“Wha- Hey! Special, you say?”
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	“Oh, I get it, well then Yoishi-chan, will it be cola, or some orange juice?”		“Oh, I get it, well then Yoishi-chan, will it be cola, or some orange juice?”

	Yoishi replied silently by pointing to the orange juice. While merely taking a sip of the poured orange juice to get a taste, she ~~only silently~~ looked around at the ceiling and walls of the residence.		Yoishi replied silently by pointing to the orange juice. While merely taking a sip of the poured orange juice to get a taste, she merely looked around in silence at the ceiling and walls of the residence.

	“Hey, Krishna-san has been poured quite a few drinks already, right?” I quietly asked, sitting across from Yoishi.		“Hey, Krishna-san has been poured quite a few drinks already, right?” I quietly asked, sitting across from Yoishi.
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	“Be careful and don't drink with them, OK? My father and sister aren't bad people, but they have a habit of drinking a little too much.”		“Be careful and don't drink with them, OK? My father and sister aren't bad people, but they have a habit of drinking a little too much.”
	My father, red in the face, shuffled towards us. In his hand was the famous local sake brew: “Kurasui”
			My father, red in the face, shuffled towards us. In his hand was the famous local sake brew: “Kurasui”.

	“Go ahead Nagito! You have a drink as well!”		“Go ahead Nagito! You have a drink as well!”

	“Don’t be ridiculous, I’m still ~~underage”~~		“Don’t be ridiculous, I’m still underage.”

	I tried hard to push it away from me, but as expected from a man of the mountains, ~~he’s~~ way more physically stronger than me. With his thick arms he forcefully grabbed my arm and didn’t let go.		I tried hard to push it away from me, but as expected from a man of the mountains, he was way more physically stronger than me. With his thick arms he forcefully grabbed my arm and didn’t let go.

	“No, aren’t you around twenty years old by now?”		“No, aren’t you around twenty years old by now?”

Pakkit at 21:57, 3 September 2023

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	“Be careful and don't drink with them, OK? My father and sister aren't bad people, but they have a habit of drinking a little too much.”		“Be careful and don't drink with them, OK? My father and sister aren't bad people, but they have a habit of drinking a little too much.”
	My father red in the face shuffled towards us. In his hand was the famous local sake brew: “Kurasui”		My father, red in the face, shuffled towards us. In his hand was the famous local sake brew: “Kurasui”

	“Go ahead Nagito! You have a drink as well!”		“Go ahead Nagito! You have a drink as well!”

Pakkit: /* Case 03: Beyond the Fusuma */

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Case 03: Beyond the Fusuma

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	~~That day, too,~~ I was in a dream.		I was in a dream again that day.

	It was an afternoon right smack in the middle of summer, and I could hear cicadas somewhere. It was such a hot day that I could feel sweat dripping down even if I were just sitting still, and I sat on the porch of the house, staring absent-mindedly at the garden.		It was an afternoon right smack in the middle of summer, and I could hear cicadas somewhere. It was such a hot day that I could feel sweat dripping down even if I were just sitting still, and I sat on the porch of the house, staring absent-mindedly at the garden.

Pakkit at 18:41, 25 March 2023

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	I was in ~~my dreams that day, too~~.		That day, too, I was in a dream.

	It was an afternoon right smack in the middle of summer, and I could hear cicadas somewhere. It was such a hot day that I could feel sweat dripping even if I were just sitting still, and I sat on the porch of the house, staring absent-mindedly at the garden.		It was an afternoon right smack in the middle of summer, and I could hear cicadas somewhere. It was such a hot day that I could feel sweat dripping down even if I were just sitting still, and I sat on the porch of the house, staring absent-mindedly at the garden.

	At some point, the girl belonging to the house had taken a seat by my side.		At some point, the girl belonging to the house had taken a seat by my side.

	She wore a white shirt and a ~~drab~~ skirt. I couldn't figure out what era this dream chose as its setting by what she wore. Still, I thought it couldn't be too far from my time. The girl couldn't see me ~~in this dream~~.		She wore a white shirt and a plain skirt. I couldn't figure out what era this dream chose as its setting by what she wore. Still, I thought it couldn't be too far from my time. In this dream, The girl couldn't see me.

	That's why we didn't so much as exchange greetings. The girl stepped down from the porch, poured water into a small tub, and then sat next to me with her feet in the tub. She looked absolutely beautiful as she sat there using a small fan to send ~~herself~~ a breeze. Her black hair was carefully tied behind her, and the way she always had her lips closed expressed her upright personality.		That's why we didn't so much as exchange greetings. The girl stepped down from the porch, poured water into a small tub, and then sat next to me with her feet in the tub. She looked absolutely beautiful as she sat there using a small fan to send a breeze around her neck. Her black hair was carefully tied behind her, and the way she always had her lips closed expressed her upright personality.

	The girl and I simply sat there in silence. The bamboo trees on the other side of the white wall swayed from the wind and made rustling sounds.		The girl and I simply sat there in silence. The bamboo trees on the other side of the white wall swayed from the wind and made rustling sounds.
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	And then I began investigating the nooks and crannies of this house.		And then I began investigating the nooks and crannies of this house.

	The house in the dream had, roughly speaking, a cast of four. At the center was the girl, who smiled at everyone like a spring breeze, and there was also an old man of around fifty, presumably the lord of this house and probably her father. Furthermore, there were two other men, who seemed to love the girl, and who also seemed to be her cousins. I also saw servants entering and leaving every so often, but we can probably put them aside. The house had a room ~~roughly fifty tatamis large with a large pillar<ref>this is from~~ the ~~previous translators, and I'm not sure if this "pillar" part should be included, based on source text</ref> going right down its center that housed~~ the ~~houselord~~, and to ~~its side~~ was the girl's room, and then further than that were the rooms of her cousins. There was a kitchen, a parterre, a parlor, and a room for servants. I would answer yes if I were asked if it were large, but there were also plenty of houses around this size in the countryside from which I came. It didn't strike me as particularly uncommon, and so I simply wandered about.		The house in the dream had, roughly speaking, a cast of four. At the center was the girl, who smiled at everyone like a spring breeze, and there was also an old man of around fifty, presumably the lord of this house and probably her father. Furthermore, there were two other men, who seemed to love the girl, and who also seemed to be her cousins. I also saw servants entering and leaving every so often, but we can probably put them aside. The house had a main hall around 81 sqm at its center, with the room of the master of the house next to it, and next to it was the girl's room, and then further than that were the rooms of her cousins. There was a kitchen, a parterre, a parlor, and a room for servants. I would answer yes if I were asked if it were large, but there were also plenty of houses around this size in the countryside from which I came. It didn't strike me as particularly uncommon, and I simply wandered about.

	Windows and sliding-screen doors held no meaning to me, given that I was like a ghost in this world. I could enter anywhere I wanted to if I wished. However, the more I roamed the house the more I had this bizarre and out-of-place feeling.		Windows and sliding-screen doors held no meaning to me, given that I was like a ghost in this world. I could enter anywhere I wanted to if I wished. However, the more I roamed the house the more I had this bizarre and out-of-place feeling.
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	I felt some misgiving, but I decided to look for that room, anyways.		I felt some misgiving, but I decided to look for that room, anyways.

	However, I would always forget about that goal whenever the dream began, and only after gazing at the various events occurring in the house (such as an amusing conversation between the girl and her cousins,　~~the~~ houselord having trouble with the trees in the garden, as well as when there's some trouble the servants ~~need to take care of~~) do I eventually remember that room. And then I would begin searching, but time would run out and I would awaken. It was almost as if once I remembered the existence of that room, the administrator of the dream would kick me out.		However, I would always forget about that goal whenever the dream began, and only after gazing at the various events occurring in the house (such as an amusing conversation between the girl and her cousins, the houselord having trouble with the trees in the garden, as well as when there's some trouble between the servants) do I eventually remember that room. And then I would begin searching, but time would run out and I would awaken. It was almost as if once I remembered the existence of that room, the administrator of the dream would kick me out.

	Of course, in the end, it's still just a dream.		Of course, in the end, it's still just a dream.
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	But, when I was rudely lying down on the porch and gazing at the girl pruning the trees in the garden, I heard a familiar voice from above.		But, when I was rudely lying down on the porch and gazing at the girl pruning the trees in the garden, I heard a familiar voice from above.

	"This house is quite ~~amusing~~."		"This house is quite interesting."

	I looked, and for some reason, Yoishi Mitsurugi was there.		I looked, and for some reason, Yoishi Mitsurugi was there.