RUMOUR 9 «Occult Mystery Tour»
FORTUNETELLER: "Oh? Thank you for stopping."
FORTUNETELLER: "You're my first customer today."
FORTUNETELLER: "Hm? You think I'm too young to be a fortuneteller?"
FORTUNETELLER: "Hehe... I actually just recently started doing this..."
FORTUNETELLER: "But most people walk right by me."
FORTUNETELLER: "Are you perhaps nervous? You don't normally let people read your fortune, do you?"
FORTUNETELLER: "Don't worry. There is nothing to be afraid of."
FORTUNETELLER: "I will merely give you a glimpse of your future."
FORTUNETELLER: "Whatever doubt or worry caused your feet to stop in front of me...I would like to try and help you find out what that is."
FORTUNETELLER: "Yes, I will be using cards instead of palm reading."
FORTUNETELLER: "These cards are rather special. Can you tell?"
FORTUNETELLER: "Originally, they are only used in a specific small region of Northern Europe."
FORTUNETELLER: "As you can see, they are a bit different from the more common variety of Tarot cards that came from traveling folks."
FORTUNETELLER: "I found them in an antique store when I was there as exchange student..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Whenever I use them, they predict the fortune with such accuracy that it is almost uncanny."
FORTUNETELLER: "My friends actually said they were scared of them, because of how accurate they are..."
FORTUNETELLER: "These days, none of them even wants me to use the cards anymore."
FORTUNETELLER: "And that's when I got the idea to try and start this little business here..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Oh? Haha... Do not worry... They will merely give you some friendly advice."
FORTUNETELLER: "And I will become your guidance for a bit..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Let's see... The card of the Great Wave? You are currently undergoing an intense change, correct?"
FORTUNETELLER: "I see... That is why you feel lost..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Ah, there is no need for you to acknowledge or deny this. I can simply feel it..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Yes... Well then, shall we have a glimpse at what the future has in store for you?"
FORTUNETELLER: "Just pick one of the remaining cards."
A: "The left card please." B: "The card in the middle please." C: "The right card please."
A: "The left card please." B: "The card in the middle please." C: "The right card please." [X]
FORTUNETELLER: "The card of the Forest..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Endless trees, a complex terrain, like a maze, in which people can get lost..."
FORTUNETELLER: "It seems you truly are... deeply lost at the moment."
FORTUNETELLER: "You are searching for the bright rays of an exit within a dark and endless labyrinth."
FORTUNETELLER: "Yes... And you... haven't found it yet."
FORTUNETELLER: "Why could that be, I wonder...?"
FORTUNETELLER: "You appear to carry a strange fate."
FORTUNETELLER: "I've never seen the cards show such a pattern before myself."
FORTUNETELLER: "I am rather intrigued now. Shall we continue?"
A: "Yes, please." B: "No, that's enough."
A: "Yes, please." [X] B: "No, that's enough."
FORTUNETELLER: "Thank you. Well then, let us see what the next cards tell us."
FORTUNETELLER: "This set of cards will be about what is happening around you."
FORTUNETELLER: "These cards show us the incidents that are currently affecting you the most."
FORTUNETELLER: "Shall we take a look?"
FORTUNETELLER: "This card represents separation..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Have you lost somebody important to you?"
FORTUNETELLER: "It's fine, you do not need to reply. I already know the answer to my question."
FORTUNETELLER: "It seems you are not able to truly accept this recent separation, yet..."
FORTUNETELLER: "This next card can represent confusion..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Yes, your heart is caught up in various emotions, you're lost, confused, insecure..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Even though you had always believed in yourself until just recently..."
FORTUNETELLER: "It's the first time you realise your own helplesness..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Next is the card of the Deceased..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Has anyone close to you recently passed away?"
FORTUNETELLER: "How strange. It seems like forces outside this world are strongly connected to you."
FORTUNETELLER: "Why, it is almost like you yourself are part of the world of the dead."
FORTUNETELLER: "Ah, pardon me. I originally told you the cards would only hold some friendly advice for you, and now I am saying things like that..."
FORTUNETELLER: "But... This is truly mysterious..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Next, the card of the Maiden."
FORTUNETELLER: "Is there a little girl in your life?"
FORTUNETELLER: "Or perhaps this card is actually referring to you yourself?"
FORTUNETELLER: "You don't happen to have any idea what it could mean?"
FORTUNETELLER: "I see... The truth must be hidden deep within your heart."
FORTUNETELLER: "Don't you want to take a peek?"
A: "I do." B: "That sounds a little scary..."
A: "I do." [X] B: "That sounds a little scary..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Yes... It would be best for you to learn more about yourself."
FORTUNETELLER: "Do not worry. It is not complicated."
FORTUNETELLER: "We will just ever so slightly open the gate to your heart for a moment."
FORTUNETELLER: "Well then, relax your shoulders, get rid of all tension in your body..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Now, close your eyes..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Do not be afraid. Nothing scary will happen."
FORTUNETELLER: "Go on... Yes, like that..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Now, listen carefully to the depths of your heart..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Can you hear anything?"
A: "Not really." B: "I can hear the people around me."
A: "Not really." B: "I can hear the people around me." [X]
FORTUNETELLER: "Haha... Of course you can."
FORTUNETELLER: "But that is merely the sound your physical ears can hear."
FORTUNETELLER: "What you need to listen to is the voice within your own heart."
FORTUNETELLER: "Now, direct your consciousness towards the depths of your heart..."
FORTUNETELLER: "Ah, do not open your eyes."
FORTUNETELLER: "There is a girl. A cute girl with bobbed hair..." [I have a comment regarding this. Please see the video description.]
FORTUNETELLER: "Is it your little sister? No, that's not it..."
FORTUNETELLER: "But you are deeply connected to this girl in some way."
FORTUNETELLER: "You will meet this girl again."
FORTUNETELLER: "And that will greatly affect your fate."
FORTUNETELLER: "I cannot tell, if the outcome of that will be good or bad..."
FORTUNETELLER: "But either way, you will be faced with a significant decision."
FORTUNETELLER: "Yes, soon enough, this will happen... It is not far from now..."
FORTUNETELLER: "When that time comes, be sure to choose your own path with great care..."
FORTUNETELLER: "You, and only you, will decide which way you take."
«Hey!»
RUMOUR 9 «Occult Mystery Tour»
MIKA: "Hey, by the way! Do you still remember THAT rumour?"
YUKARI: "Could you be a LITTLE more specific?"
MIKA: "The one about a little girl with bobbed hair appearing in the old school building!"
YUKARI: "A little girl?"
MIKA: "Come on, man, we went together in the middle of the night!"
MIKA: "Don't tell me you've forgotten!"
A: "Ah, that." B: "Huh, we did?"
A: "Ah, that." B: "Huh, we did?" [X]
YUKARI: "Huh, we did? I don't remember anything like that."
MIKA: "No way! Yukari, is your head okay?"
MIKA: "How could you forget something like that?!"
YUKARI: "Oh, shut up."
YUKARI: "I just forgot, how is that such a big deal?"
MIKA: "Can't be helped, I guess. Let me refresh your memory, then."
MIKA: "It happened not long after we had met for the first time."
MIKA: "A certain rumour was circulating Hinashiro High School back then: It was said that a young girl with bobbed hair would appear in the old school building. In order to investigate this rumour..."
MIKA: "...we snuck into the old school building at night."
CHISATO: "That night, we used a spell that was based on hopscotch to summon her, right?"
MIKA: "Exactly, it was this «One, two...» and whatever else came after that... that you taught us."
YUKARI: "Okay, now I remember..."
YUKARI: "We succeeded, and then that little girl ended up chasing us around the school..."
MIKA: "That's it!"
YUKARI: "Why on earth bring that up now?! There's no way in hell I'm gonna do THAT again!"
MIKA: "But this time it'll be fine. Definitely!"
YUKARI: "......"
MIKA: "Judging by that look...you don't exactly believe me when I say that, do you?"
MIKA: "But last time we just used the wrong way of summoning her!"
MIKA: "Essentially, we summoned her in a way that made her think we wanted to play with her."
MIKA: "But if we want her to actually come out and grant us a wish, we'll have to use a different spell."
MIKA: "And that's where a new rumour I got comes into play!"
CHISATO: "Mika, I really don't think we should be doing something like that..."
CHISATO: "What if, once again, we cause something similar to last time..."
MIKA: "Aw, you worry too much, Chisato! It'll be fine!"
MIKA: "The spell this time is supposed to work."
YUKARI: "SUPPOSED to work?"
MIKA: "Err... I mean... It definitely... definitely works! Okay?"
YUKARI: "......"
MIKA: "Come ooon, let's try it one more time, alright? One more time!"
MIKA: "So far we're the only ones who have even confirmed this little girl's existence!"
MIKA: "So, like, not only do we know it's going to be an authentic experience..."
MIKA: "...but we'll also get a wish granted on top! How cool is that?"
A: "I'm not so sure about this..." B: "Fine, let's do it."
A: "I'm not so sure about this..." B: "Fine, let's do it." [X]
YUKARI: "A wish, huh? And what would your wish be?"
MIKA: "Huh? Uhm... Well, this and that..."
YUKARI: "Do you want a handsome boyfriend?"
MIKA: "What do you think I am? Still in Middle school? No, boys are stupid."
YUKARI: "Oh, really? Don't you know what they say: «Life is too short...»"
MIKA: "«...for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie»?" YUKARI: "Idiot! «Life is too short, so fall in love»!" [Mika used the wrong proverb ("Too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie") to complete the one Yukari used ("Life is too short, so fall in love"). More in the video description.]
YUKARI "You don't have any romance stories because you're always saying things like that."
MIKA: "I just keep my personal life a closely guarded secret! I have plenty of romances!"
YUKARI: "Is that so..."
MIKA: "Enough about me already. Yukari, do you have any wishes you want granted?"
YUKARI: "Me?"
MIKA: "Oh yes! You! ♥️"
YUKARI: "If I could make a wish..."
MIKA: "If you could make a wish...?"
YUKARI: "...then I wouldn't tell you about it, because then it wouldn't work anymore."
MIKA: "Aw, come on, man!"
YUKARI: "Don't get so worked up. If that supposed spell of yours really works, then you'll know soon enough what my wish is."
MIKA: "Wait, does that mean..."
YUKARI: "Yeah, I'll tag along."
MIKA: "Yay!!!"
CHISATO: "Yukari...?"
YUKARI: "It should be fine. That girl didn't seem like it meant us any harm, anyway."
CHISATO: "Still..."
MIKA: "I'm telling you, no need to worry!"
MIKA: "Ah, I almost forgot: Please get the keys for us as usual. Okay, Yukari?"
YUKARI: "Huh? Ah, y-yes..."
MIKA: "The hell?"
MIKA: "Why are we sneaking in via the front gate this time?"
YUKARI: "... I have my reasons."
YUKARI: "But the gist of it is that I couldn't get the key for the biology class prep room this time."
MIKA: "Hmm... Sure makes me wonder WHAT those reasons for that are..."
YUKARI: "Just let it go."
MIKA: "Hmm?"
MIKA: "Why? Is there something that would be bad for you, if I knew?"
YUKARI: "N-not really..."
CHISATO: "Come on, enough of that. It's open, so let's just go."
MIKA: "I feel like my questions are being dodged..."
YUKARI: "No, and now let's go."
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING, 1F
YUKARI: "So... Where exactly are we supposed to go this time?"
MIKA: "The art room on the second floor."
MIKA: "The crucial point of this summoning ritual is to do it in the most northeast place of the school building."
YUKARI: "Wait, is the art room actually facing northeast?"
CHISATO: "During morning classes you can see the sun from there, so... I guess it is."
MIKA: "Don't worry, I'm prepared."
MIKA: "I used a roadmap from my brother to properly confirm it."
YUKARI: "... I'm actually surprised at your level of preparation. What made you go that far?"
MIKA: "Do you even have to ask?"
MIKA: "My insatiable spirit of inquiry, of course!"
YUKARI: "Yes, of course..."
ART ROOM
CHISATO: "It's so quiet in here..."
MIKA: "Man, that's what I call mystic atmosphere!"
MIKA: "You can almost feel some occult magic floating in the air..."
YUKARI: "Well, and how exactly does that new summoning ritual of yours work?"
MIKA: "Geeeez, you're impatient."
MIKA: "Come on, you have to soak in this exciting atmosphere first!"
YUKARI: "If you can't take this seriously, then I'll just go home."
MIKA: "... Fine, you win."
MIKA: "As mentioned before, this art room is the most northeast facing room of the school."
MIKA: "In the past, the direction northeast has also been called the «demon's gate» and is said to be a place of incredibly strong spiritual power."
CHISATO: "The demon's gate...? As far as I remember, that term is related to many bad things..."
MIKA: "Well, yeah, in a sense it is..."
MIKA: "But think about it for a second, Chisato, and you'll see why it's still a good idea!"
MIKA: "Being scared of something... That often happens when we experience things that we cannot explain. Something like that scares us."
MIKA: "And now we want to access the very world of unexplainable things."
YUKARI: "......"
MIKA: "And that girl with the bobbed hair... She's definitely a ghost, right?"
MIKA: "So, if we want to call out to such a ghost, then the best place for doing that is one that is particularly close to...that world."
MIKA: "In other words, we have to do it in this art room, because it is the most northeast part of school and thus the closest to the spirit world!"
YUKARI: "You know... I don't really care about the logic behind it."
YUKARI: "All I'm asking is what exactly we're supposed to do!"
MIKA: "This is why I don't like realists..."
MIKA: "Oh well, just take a look at this."
CHISATO: "This is..."
MIKA: "It's the text of a temari song! I got it from a friend." [Temari (手鞠) are balls made of thread. Temari songs were sung while playing with such a ball. See video description.]
YUKARI: "How the hell is this supposed to be useful?"
MIKA: "I keep telling you, don't be so impatient!"
MIKA: "The keywords to summoning that girl with the bobbed hair are hidden in these lyrics!"
MIKA: "Apparently this song originally served as a magic incantation."
MIKA: "It was used for directly calling out to the spirits. Or so I've been told."
MIKA: "And the song even ends with a line that expresses a wish, see?"
MIKA: "Right here. The last line begins with 'Please hear my wish'!"
MIKA: "So, when the ghost of that little girl hears this song..."
MIKA: "...she will realise that someone with a wish is calling out to her – aaand that will cause her to come out!"
YUKARI: "Are you sure about that...?"
MIKA: "Yukari, you really need to take folklore more seriously, you know?"
MIKA: "To begin with, the Japanese people of old have always had a close relationship with spirits and nature, which extended into their daily life and--"
YUKARI: "Now you're just quoting Aramata, aren't you?"
MIKA: "Urgh!"
MIKA: "You got me there..."
MIKA: "But all this stuff IS academically backed up, you know!"
MIKA: "Like, think of China and the, uh... theory of... Yin and Yang and the five elements."
MIKA: "There, north is, uhm..."
MIKA: "North is... Yin and..."
MIKA: "And south is..."
MIKA: "No, wait, east! Not south!"
MIKA: "One more time... So: North is Yin. And east is Yang."
MIKA: "And the place where Yin turns into Yang is supposed to be inbetween. In other words: In the northeast! So..."
YUKARI: "... You don't have to tell us about every single thing you did research about."
MIKA: "Yeah, well... Anyway! It DOES all sound kinda convincing, am I right?"
MIKA: "So come on, let's do it!"
YUKARI: "Yeah, fine."
CHISATO: "... What are you doing?"
MIKA: "Drawing a circle?"
CHISATO: "But... why?"
MIKA: "It's necessary for the summoning ritual to draw a magic circle on the floor!"
CHISATO: "But what you're drawing there is a western magic circle..."
CHISATO: "With a... pentagram..."
MIKA: "Well, the book I got these instructions from definitely said to use this one!"
YUKARI: "Is that really gonna be alright...?"
MIKA: "Guess so? Who knows."
YUKARI: " 'Who knows', my ass! You should--"
MIKA: "And done!"
MIKA: "Well then, time to line up along the magic circle, girls!"
MIKA: "Ah, careful! Don't step on that part there!"
MIKA: "Alright, now we need to sing the temari song together."
MIKA: "Is everyone ready?"
A: "Hold on..." B: "Anytime!"
A: "Hold on..." B: "Anytime!" [X]
MIKA: "Ready?"
MIKA: "One, two..."
"Young lady of the village headman"
"Fine-patterned short sleeve"
"Bobbed hair girl hasn't done her hair up yet"
"Son of the woodworker on the other side of the bridge"
"Buy a hairpin"
"Go up the stone stairs"
"Give fried tofu to the Inari" [Inari is the god of fertility and harvest, said to like fried tofu.]
"Turn round and round"
"Turn around three times"
"Make a prayer"
"Eat soybeans"
"Gate pine Check pattern"
"Crouch down Pass through"
"Guardian of the barrier mountain"
"Please hear my wish and let me be with that dear child"