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An Immortal Talent紡ぐ貴人

Musashi's campaign to cleanse the capital has piqued the interest of an old acquaintance of Ono no Takamura. Curious, he heads to Yasaka Shrine to meet the woman, whom Takamura warns is an "odd one..."

Objectives3
StepObjectiveWhere
1Speak with Takamura小野篁と話すRokudo-chinnoji Temple district
2Visit Takamura's old friend小野篁の旧友を訪ねるRokudo-chinnoji Temple district
3Visit Takamura's old friend小野篁の旧友を訪ねるYasaka Shrine district

Where it starts on the map

After clearing

Musashi meets Lady Murasaki, and learns that she means to continue collecting stories, even in the afterlife. She then tells him of a Genma at Nijo-jo Castle. Lacking a way into the sprawling fortress, he is told to enlist the help of Izumo no Okuni.

Dialogue28

An Immortal Talent, scene 1 7 lines

TakamuraSo, Kennin-ji Temple stands purified.
Consider me impressed, boy.
建仁寺の浄化までやってのけたか。全く大したヤツよ
TakamuraActually, I'm not the only one impressed. An
old acquaintance of mine has been wanting to
meet you. Demanding, in fact. Incessantly.
ところで…儂の古いツレが、お主に興味津々でな。 早く会わせろと矢の催促で困り果てておる
Musashi...Would meeting them help with my gauntlet problem?…会えば、篭手を外すのに役立つのか?
TakamuraI know none with deeper or broader knowledge—especially
when it comes to Genma. It'll be worth your while.
博識で、幻魔の類にも造詣が深い。間違いなく一助となろう
MusashiGood enough reason, I guess.
Where do I find them?
だったら会ってもいいけどよ…どこにいるんだ
TakamuraYasaka Shrine. The road's been cut off by
Malice. You should take the Spirit Mirror.
八坂神社だ。道中は瘴気で塞がれておるゆえ、 破魔鏡で向かうといい
TakamuraAnd, Musashi... She's an odd one. Be wary.なかなかの変わり者ゆえ、心してゆけよ

An Immortal Talent, scene 2 3 lines

MusashiThis must be Yasaka Shrine.
Now, where's Takamura's friend...?
ここが八坂神社だな。篁の知り合いってのはどこだ?
ShizukaI sense a presence in the structure further in on the right.右奥に見える社に気配を感じますが…
MusashiThen that's where we'll go. Let's get this over with.だったらそこだろ。さっさと済ませるぞ

An Immortal Talent, scene 3 18 lines

???Hmm. You're Miyamoto Musashi?
I was imagining someone more rugged.
ふむ。お主が宮本武蔵か。もっと厳ついのを想像していたが…
MusashiAre you the one Takamura sent us to meet? Who are you?お前が篁のツレか。一体何モンだ
ShizukaCould it be... Lady Murasaki?まさか貴方は…紫式部殿!?
MusashiHuh? Lady who? Never heard of her.? まったく知らん
Lady MurasakiRead the Tale of Genji. It's a good story.
I should know—I wrote it.
あとで『源氏物語』を読め。あれを書いたのがこの式部だ
Lady MurasakiUnfortunately I died a few hundred years ago, but there
is just such abundant pathos in this world left to uncover.
数百年前に死んだが、この世には『いとあはれ』なる話が まだ山のように眠っている
Lady MurasakiDead or not, I simply won't leave the mortal
realm with so many tales undiscovered and untold.
それらを集めて書にまとめ、 新たな物語を紡ぐためにこの世に留まっている
MusashiShe is an odd one.変わり者だな
Lady MurasakiMoving along, have you heard? There are strange
happenings at Nijo-jo Castle. Supposedly, a mysterious
Genma is on a rampage, and people are going missing.
さて、いま式部が注目するのは、二条城の珍事。 謎の幻魔が大暴れ。人さらいまで起こって大混乱
MusashiI have heard of Nijo-jo Castle. That's
where the local army is garrisoned.
二条城なら知ってるぞ。京での武士の拠点だろ
ShizukaYes.ええ
ShizukaIt also protects the Kyoto Imperial Palace—a key sanctuary.
The thought of Genma appearing there...
同時に、神域である御所を守るところでもあります。 そこに幻魔が現れたと?

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