"Yo, yo, at midnight evil spirits stalk" "As if they're from another world" "Come to rhyme rhymes" "Can you hear them?" "The sounds resonating from the darkness" "Scared senseless, but you pretend not to be interested" "Your curiosity grows day by day" "So let's go check them out, here we, here we go ya'll" "The mysterious and dangerous evil spirits" "Hell is probably full with evil spirits" "Those that can't get in march in a line" "Waiting on stand-by in this world" "There aren't any spaces left for them" "No wonder, no matter what the season is, it's always hot" "Purposely heating you up with hot verses" "That make you sweat" "You might as well let us hear you all sing!" "HA!" "It's just like a scene of a fire" "The excitement in the air heats up this island country" "DANGER!" "The tension keeps building COME ON!" "(This Japan is about to explode!" ")" "HA!" "It's just like a scene of a fire" "The excitement in the air heats up this island country" "DANGER!" "The tension keeps building COME ON!" "(This Japan is about to explode!" ")" "Act One" "Whoa!" "Whoa!" "Whoa!" "Is this all?" "I guess they weren't very wealthy after all." "How cruel, after all you did rob them at their wedding." "Hey, look..." "It's Castle Shirasagi." "Castle Shirasagi?" "Whose castle is it?" "It's no one's castle." "It's ownerless." "A useless castle with no surrounding mountains or land that is harvestable." "Who is the fool that built that there?" "Fine, let us rest at that castle tonight." "You mustn't." "How dare you try and scare me, you old hag!" "Do not approach that castle." "It is the castle of the forgotten gods." "Forgotten gods?" "Evil spirits." "Sounds interesting, let them meet my blade." "The forgotten gods cannot be cut with a katana." "They do not die." "The forgotten gods are neither alive nor dead." "They have been around since the beginning of time." "Their existence is eternal." "There is no such thing!" "What an awful place." "Watch out!" "There's rotten wood everywhere." "Please, can we go back?" "It will be alright." "Well..." "You have no patience!" "Hey, if you get away from me, I'll kill you!" "You think you can kill me?" "Go ahead and try!" "Come to me now!" "I am losing my patience!" "One, two, three... four..." "What?" "!" "I caught you!" "It stinks!" "What the...?" "W-Wait!" "Hey, what is happening?" "Kihei?" "Hey, Kihei has vanished!" "And there are less women..." "Who cares..." "I'm busy." "O-Okou!" "H-Help!" "H... e..." "I... p!" " Please let me through..." " Please let me through..." " H-Hey, what are you doing here?" " Won't you let me through." " H-Hey, what are you doing here?" " Won't you let me through." " If you do not have business here..." " If you do not have business here..." " Where are we?" " We will not let you through." " We will not let you through." " This is the castle of Tomihime-sama." "Tomihime?" "Hey, where did you come from?" "!" "What beautiful women!" "Don't!" "Don't do it..." "let's run." "Let us dance together." "O-Oyuki, Ogin..." "Please..." "Help me..." "A d... d... demon!" "My hand slipped!" "You're terrible!" "My Lord, is it not the perfect weather for falconry?" "Today is your first time assisting the Lord." "Make it your best effort." "Are you the falconer Zushonosuke?" "Yes." "Is my falcon in good condition?" "Please forgive me." "He is a bit shy and is not familiar with anyone besides myself yet." "He is a precious falcon promised to be presented to the Shogun." "Sir!" "Impressive, My Lord!" "I'm called the master of firearms but I'm no match for you, My Lord!" "Good." "Well done." "Oh!" "Lord!" "It's a big one!" "Ohh!" "Hurry!" "Release the falcon!" "Sir!" "Go, Kojiro!" "What are you doing?" "The boar is getting away!" "But, with this rain..." "Aaaargh!" "Release the falcon immediately!" "Sir..." "My Lord, I strongly urge you to wait for the rain to calm." "Aaaargh!" "Go now!" "Please wait!" "Kojiro!" "Come back to me!" "That falcon is to be presented to our Shogun!" "What are you doing?" "!" "Retrieve it at once!" "Sir!" "Kojiro!" "..." "How could anyone leave such an expensive kimono?" "F-Forgive me!" "Surely, I had no idea there would be anyone present in such a place!" "F-Forgive my intrusion." "Did you happen to see a falcon fly by?" "My apologies..." "Tomihime-sama..." "What is the matter?" "How could you speak to a mere human?" "We did not exchange any words." "So then, why did you not conceal yourself, or even kill him?" "Yes..." "I forgot... to kill him." "Kojiro!" "Kojiro...!" "What is it?" "Did you find the falcon?" "Yes." "It was headed towards that castle." "Did you say that castle?" "That can't be good." "Evil spirits are known to reside there." "But Kojiro flew toward..." "I will send some men." "Welcome back." "We have received a precious gift from Kamehime of Inawashiro." "The flesh of a renowned warrior from the state of Izumo." "Surely, it shall satisfy your appetite." "I have no appetite, some rice gruel will do fine." "You should refrain from eating the food of humans." "It isn't bad once you try it." "Hime-sama, we are the forgotten gods." "If we do not eat humans we will lose our strength." "I am aware of that." "Even worse, if you ever fell for a human..." "What are you referring to?" "We didn't exchange any words." "The possibility of you falling in love with a human..." "The thought alone makes me shudder." "I am aware." "It cannot be..." "Is it you, Aguri?" "Is it really you?" "You are Aguri!" "Aguri... welcome home." "Zushonosuke-san." "Oshizu..." "I've heard the Lord's precious falcon has gone missing." "Yes, I was just about to join the men in the search." "Please don't." "I've heard that none of the men have returned." "People are saying that the fault is not with you." "Kojiro is the first falcon the Lord has entrusted me with." "I have put my heart into raising him." "No..." "We are dear friends who grew together." "I cannot neglect a friend." "Which is more important to you, the falcon or me?" "Both." "If I were captive in Castle Shirasagi, would you come find me?" "Do not be foolish, you must not worry." "Kojiro!" "Kojiro!" "Kojirooo!" "Kojirooo!" "Are you all right?" "There are bandits in this area." "Are you being chased?" "I saw you in my dream." "The encounter the other day seemed much like a dream." "So I guess what I saw was a dream within a dream." "It was as though you were from a different world." "Pardon my rudeness." "But then you are partly to blame as well." "You were there undressed." "It's dangerous around here." "Let me take you home." "Please." "I've finally heard your voice." "As I thought, it wasn't a dream after all." "Where is your home?" "Is it beyond that castle?" "You look like you are from a respectable family." "Perhaps the lumber merchant next town over?" "You are close." "Then you should be cautious all the more." "You are a perfect target for bandits." "And also..." "Also?" "There is a rumor that evil spirits have been seen in this vicinity." "Evil spirits?" "Yes, at the moment it is hidden behind the fog, but a castle by the name of Shirasagi is known to be inhabited by evil spirits." "I am unfamiliar with the details, but surely it is frightening." "You are wrong." "It's not the evil spirits that reside there." "They are forgotten gods." "Forgotten gods?" "What are the forgotten gods?" "The forgotten gods and humans came into existence together." "Although... in the past they were known simply as "gods."" "Both shared this world, yet segregated from one another." "But all of that changed when... the humans set foot into our sacred territory." "Similarly, the gods manifested themselves into the human realm." "Humans began pretending they were gods... and ruled the mountains and oceans." "The gods pretending to be human, soon became the forgotten gods." "However, these two entities were never meant to intermingle with one another." "Once the spirits of trees and water began to disappear, the forgotten gods were the first to go hungry." "The forgotten gods began to eat humans." "Humans?" "Yes, if they don't..." "They couldn't live?" "Not so." "Eating humans is their only means to escape from pain and suffering." "The forgotten gods neither bear children nor perish." "They don't die?" "There are some exceptions." "They must never associate with humans or fall in love with one." "When a forgotten god falls in love with a human, it becomes corrupted and eventually dies." "Would you like to try some sweets from the western world?" "They are called konpeitou, my falcon for some odd reason loved these." "They are however, very pricy and only the Lord's bird would be permitted such a luxury." "Please, try one." "Very sweet, isn't it?" "Do you not like sweets?" "I apologize..." "The fog is getting dense." "Let's hurry." "Who goes there?" "Forgotten gods?" "No, these are evil spirits." "Hand over the woman!" "Leave at once!" "Or else I will cut you down!" "This fool makes me laugh." "Let's have him try it." "Stand back!" "Wait!" "Are you all right?" "Your wound..." "Wound?" "The broken blade..." "How could this be... your cut is so deep, yet..." "You... are..." "How on earth...?" "As I thought... your wound." "Mother!" "Please don't leave me." "Let me take you to my home town and I will care for your wound." "This is fine, I will return home on my own." "But... your wound." "I understand..." "May I please have one of those again?" "The sweet ones." "Oh, yes." "Um..." "May I have your name?" "I don't have a name." "This is also a dream within a dream." "This is..." "Hey, hey samurai-san!" "That's better..." "How could you do that to someone that just saved your life?" "Saved my life?" "Yeah, we just saved you from a lot of trouble." "What are you saying?" "As I thought, this guy is clueless." "That girl you were just with, she's a forgotten god." "She's the princess of the forgotten gods." "Don't play with me..." "She was probably trying to take you to the castle to feast on you." "See, look." "If you don't wanna die, go back to where you call home." "It's meaningless to give such a thing to a forgotten god." "They don't have a sense of taste." "They can't tell whether they are eating something sweet or salty." "Hime-sama!" "Where have you been?" "!" "Susuki, please tell me... what the sensation called "sweet" is like." "Pardon?" "To have that moment again..." "The colors of flowers that are embedded in the sky" "My love that changes shape" "Eventually even when I have to let go of all" "I will only think of you" "On a random spring eve" "We exchanged our first kiss" "Wrapped in a dreamlike state" "I will only think of you" "Entrusting all that I am to you" "I will finally lay to rest"