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Mystery of Kyoto

Something in the Water清らかなる水

The man Musashi helped at Kiyomizu-dera Temple has fallen ill after drinking the sacred water of Otowa Waterfall. Unable to make sense of why the sacred water should produce such a noxious effect, he heads off to Kiyomizu-dera Temple to investigate the matter.

Objectives9
StepObjectiveWhere
1Pick up the mission hereRokudo-chinnoji Temple district
2Head for Kiyomizu-dera Temple清水寺に向かうKiyomizu-zaka Slope district
3Head for Otowa Waterfall音羽の滝に向かうNio-mon Gate district
4Head for Yashajin's Hall夜叉神堂に向かうKiyomizu-dera Temple: south of Temple Grounds
5Break the seal on Yashajin's Hall夜叉神堂を解放するNio-mon Gate district
6Head for Yashajin's Hall夜叉神堂に向かうNio-mon Gate district
7Head for Otowa Waterfall音羽の滝に向かうKiyomizu-dera Temple: south of Temple Grounds
8Defeat the Genma幻魔を斬るKiyomizu-dera Temple: south of Temple Grounds
9Examine the sacred water霊水を調べるKiyomizu-dera Temple: south of Temple Grounds

Where it starts on the map

Something in the Water

Legend has it that the Otowa Waterfall at Kiyomizu-dera Temple is visited nightly by an avatar of the goddess Kannon who appears in the form of a dragon to drink from its pool of clean, clear water.

This dragon is said to be protected by Yashajin, a deity known to purge bad karma and bring good fortune.

Often described as golden or life-giving, the water that flows into the temple pond is believed to bestow blessings on all who drink of it.

After clearing

Upon investigating the cause of the noxious water at Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Musashi discovers that Dokyo has in fact poisoned Otowa Waterfall, causing all who have drunk from it to turn into Genma. The Genma defeated, Musashi restores the water to its former purity.

Dialogue52

Something in the Water, monologue 6 lines

Lady Murasaki (Butterfly)Commendable work. Did that release Yashajin's Hall?おみごと。さて、夜叉神堂は解放されたかな?
MusashiIt better have. Let's go and check.そうじゃねぇと困るんだよ。行ってみるぞ
ShizukaDokyo must have been adding some
kind of Genma to the sacred water...
道狂が、霊水に幻魔を混ぜていたのですね…
MusashiWhat the hell kind of "experiment" is that!?何が実験だ、ふざけやがって…!
MusashiShizuka, is the water fixed now?静。水は浄化できたか…?
ShizukaAllow me to find out. Could you take me over there?調べてみます。近づいていただけますか

Something in the Water, scene 1 10 lines

BoyAh, you found my daddy for me at Kiyomizu-dera Temple.…あ、清水寺で父ちゃんを見つけてくれた人…
WomanAnd I believe...we met at Yashajin's Hall.私は、夜叉神堂でお会いしましたね
MusashiWhat happened here?何があったんだよ
WomanYesterday, the three of us went to receive
some water from Otowa Waterfall at the temple.
昨日、三人で清水寺に行って、 そこにある音羽の滝で水を頂いて帰ったのです
WomanAnd now today, look what's happened to him!そうしたら、このようなことに…!
WomanI just lost my husband... I can't lose him too.ああ、夫が亡くなった今、 私はこの方なしでは生きていけません…!
MusashiWe'll look into this, so just wait here. It's too
soon for this guy to be seeing his brother again.
調べてくるから待ってろ。 そいつが弟のあとを追うのは、まだ早ぇ
Lady Murasaki (Butterfly)Otowa Waterfall, she said? The water that flows
there is sacred, and said to bring good fortune.
音羽の滝か…。 流れる霊水は、様々なご利益があると言われているが…
MusashiI don't see anything fortunate
about the state he's in right now.
あいつのあの状況は、どう見てもご利益じゃねぇだろ
Lady Murasaki (Butterfly)Quite. We should investigate at once.然り。急ぎ調べた方がよさそうだな

Something in the Water, scene 2 1 lines

ManOtowa Waterfall's water is a blessing! It's driven
the monsters away, and made our lives safer.
音羽の滝は、ありがたい霊水。 バケモノも減って、安心して頂けるようになったんだ

Something in the Water, scene 3 1 lines

WomanOtowa Waterfall? It's up ahead. Maybe its water is sacred
enough to get the stains out of those filthy clothes.
音羽の滝なら、この先ですよ。 あなた少し服が汚いから、霊水でお清めしたらどうかしら?

Something in the Water, scene 4 8 lines

WomanOh, what a dashing samurai! Are you
here to drink the waterfall's blessing?
あら、素敵なお侍さんや。 霊水を飲みに来はったん?
WomanIf you'd like, I'll pour you some myself.それやったら、ウチがお酌してあげましょか?
MusashiNo, I'll pass.いや、いらねぇ
WomanHow mean! And after I plucked up all
of my courage to offer, too!
あら。せっかく言うたげてるのに…。 いけずやわ
MusashiI don't get it. Nothing looks out of place here.わからねぇな。 特に変わったところは見当たらねぇ
ShizukaTo the human eye, no. However, something
sinister is mixed in with the sacred water.
…いえ。見た目はともかく、 霊水に何か良からぬものが混じっていました
Lady Murasaki (Butterfly)Truly mysterious. Maintaining the purity of this temple,
and naturally the waterfall as well, is Yashajin's duty.
いやはや面妖。 清水寺…とりわけ音羽の滝を清浄に保つのは、夜叉神の役目
Lady Murasaki (Butterfly)I wonder if something has befallen Yashajin's Hall.この先にある夜叉神堂で、何かあったのかもしれん

Something in the Water, scene 5 5 lines

ShizukaWell.これは…
ShizukaWe know now that Genma are involved.やはり幻魔の仕業でしたか
Lady Murasaki (Butterfly)This would certainly inhibit Yashajin's work.
Hence the impurity of the sacred water.
これでは夜叉神も身動きがとれぬ。 霊水も穢れるわけだな
MusashiIf I fix this, will the water go back to normal?これを解決すれば、霊水は元に戻んのか
Lady Murasaki (Butterfly)It shall. And drinking the restored water should in
turn restore that man. It's not yet too late for him.
うむ。清められた霊水を飲めば、あの男も助かるであろう。 今ならばまだ間に合う

Something in the Water, scene 6 4 lines

Lady Murasaki (Butterfly)Well...the Hall has been unsealed, but...ふぅむ。夜叉神は解放されているが…
MusashiBut what?いるが…何だよ
ShizukaBut the sacred water is still contaminated.
Something else must be polluting it.
霊水がまだ…。 穢し続けている元凶が、どこかにいるようです
MusashiSo we find that "something else" and kill it. Easy.そいつを始末するしかねぇってことか。 探すぞ

Something in the Water, scene 7 3 lines

MusashiIs that...Dokyo!?テメェ…道狂…!?
DokyoOh, you again, really? I'd be so pleased
if you'd stop interrupting my experiments.
ああ、やっぱりやられてもうたか。 せっかくええ感じで実験が進んでたのになぁ
DokyoGood day to you!ほな、さよなら

Something in the Water, scene 8 2 lines

ShizukaThe sacred water has indeed returned to normal.間違いなく、清らかなる霊水に戻っています
ShizukaLet us get it to the victims quickly,
and purge the Genma from their bodies.
早く皆様にお届けして、巣食った幻魔を祓いましょう

Something in the Water, scene 9 7 lines

ManThat water you gave me fixed me right up.
I'm losing track of how indebted I am to you, Samurai.
もらった霊水のおかげで、すっかり元通りだ。 お侍さんには、助けられてばかりだな…
MusashiI'm not keeping count.気にすんな
ManAnd I couldn't have held on without you
watching over me through the night. Thank you.
君が徹夜で看病してくれたおかげでもあるよ。 ありがとう
WomanI spent so long looking after my late husband in his
illness but...this is the first time I've ever been thanked.
まあ。亡くなった夫は、 どれだけ看病しようとも文句ばかりだったのに…
ManWould you...join me and my son? We could be a family.よければ、俺と息子と、家族になってくれないか
BoyYeah! I want that too!うん。僕も、ずっと一緒にいたい
WomanYes, yes of course! Oh, I'd be so happy to!ああ、こんな幸せが私に訪れるだなんて…!

Something in the Water, scene 10 5 lines

Lady MurasakiMusashi's valiant efforts protected Otowa's Sacred Water.武蔵の奮戦もあって、音羽の滝の霊水は守られた
Lady MurasakiAs if in thanks for that good karma, Yashajin joined
the fates of three wounded souls into a new family.
その礼か、夜叉神は心に傷を抱えた者たちを 家族として結びつける良縁を授けたようだ
Lady MurasakiA sublimely intertwined series of events.
And, a story worthy of my collection.
まことに奇しき巡り合わせ… これもまた、いとあはれなり
Lady MurasakiUntil next time!また会おう
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