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Mystery of Kyoto

The Light of Vengeance復讐の灯火

A boy is standing all alone on Kiyomizu-zaka Slope. He seems to be looking for someone...

Objectives6
StepObjectiveWhere
1Speak with the anxious boy不安げな少年と話すKiyomizu-zaka Slope district
2Speak with the anxious boy不安げな少年と話すKiyomizu-zaka Slope district
3Head for Kiyomizu-dera Temple清水寺に向かうKiyomizu-zaka Slope district
4Look for the boy's father少年の父親を探すThe Approach district
5Pursue the man consumed by vengeance殺意を持つ男を追うThe Approach district
6Seal the Rift獄窓を封じるNio-mon Gate district

Where it starts on the map

The Light of Vengeance

It is said that there is a curious image of the goddess Kannon carved into the rock of a certain stone lantern. No ordinary engraving, it is only visible to the trained eye.

The image was supposedly etched into the rock by a once-mighty warrior after his clan was defeated in a great power struggle that shook the land.

Burning with a fierce desire for vengeance and filled with the conviction that his clan would one day regain its former glory, the warrior is said to have carved the image while in prison using only his nails.

Those who behold the lantern today may feel the strength of his uncommon resolve smoldering within its stony depths.

After clearing

Musashi's search for the missing father takes him to Kiyomizu-dera Temple, where he finds the man lying in wait for Ganryu, who he says killed his brother. So strong is his lust for revenge that it resonates with a strange stone lantern and opens a Rift. Bringing the man to his senses, Musashi sends him back to his son.

Dialogue38

The Light of Vengeance, monologue 5 lines

Lady Murasaki (Butterfly)I was right, of course. An intense anger—hatred,
even—is hanging in the air here.
やはり…何やら強い怒り、恨み…そういった情念を感じる
ShizukaIf left alone, this will surely create powerful Malice.このまま膨れ上がれば強い瘴気を呼びかねませんね
ShizukaHe left in a hurry.行ってしまいましたね…
MusashiI'm not sure what's going on.
We'll just have to follow him and figure it out.
分かんねぇことだらけだ。 もう少し泳がせて様子を見るしかねぇ
MusashiAh dammit.ああ、糞!

The Light of Vengeance, scene 1 8 lines

MusashiCareful, kid. Hang around in a place like
this and you might get eaten by monsters.
おい、こんなところに独りでいたらバケモンに喰われちまうぞ
BoyBut my daddy...he's not back from Kiyomizu-dera Temple yet.父ちゃんが、清水寺から戻ってこないんだ…
MusashiThat's not good... What about your mother?迷子かよ…。母ちゃんはどうした
BoyMommy died. A long time ago.母ちゃんは、死んだ。ずっと前に
Musashi...That so. Well, in any case, you
need to find a safer place to wait.
…そうか。とりあえず、ここは危ねぇから安全な場所に行っとけ
MusashiWhat do you want, Murasaki?出やがったな、紫式部
Lady Murasaki (Butterfly)Kiyomizu-dera Temple, he said? I smell
danger coming from that way myself.
清水寺…だそうだ。確かに危険な香りが漂っている
MusashiDamn near worked myself to death purifying
that place. Can't anything just stay fixed?
苦労して浄化したのによ。今度は何だってんだ

The Light of Vengeance, scene 2 6 lines

Musashi...What do you want?…何だよ
ManI'm looking for someone. You're not
that someone. I'd like you to leave.
人を探してるんだが…あんたじゃない。 悪いね、行ってくれ
ManI said leave, quickly—you're a nuisance.邪魔なんだよ。早く行ってくれ
MusashiWhat you're looking for is your victim, isn't it?
Anyone would notice your bloodlust.
…探してんのは、『殺す』と決めた人間だよな。 テメェの殺気が強すぎて、空気が淀んでんだよ
ManDon't—Don't be ridiculous! Utter nonsense!何を…馬鹿な! 言いがかりはよしてくれ!
ManThis is why I hate samurai.これだから侍ってのは…!

The Light of Vengeance, scene 3 3 lines

ManI'll have my revenge... Oh I'll have it...!絶対に復讐してやる…復讐してやる…!
MusashiHey, hey! Calm down.
Revenge? Revenge for what?
おい、しっかりしろよ。 復讐ってのは、何の話だ
ShizukaMusashi, there's a Rift...!武蔵殿、獄窓が…!

The Light of Vengeance, scene 4 6 lines

ManMy brother was murdered. He came here
to study—said he wanted to be a priest.
…弟が、殺されたんだ。 偉いお坊様になるって、ここで修業中だったんだけど…
ManBut some samurai named Ganryu put a sword through his
neck on Kiyomizu Stage. Killed him in an instant.
ガンリュウとかいう侍に清水寺の舞台で首を突かれて… 即死だったらしい
MusashiGanryu...巌流…
ManI thought if I waited here, he might come back.
That I might have a chance to avenge my brother.
寺で待っていれば、また来るかもしれない。 その時は仇を討ってやろうと…
MusashiIf it's revenge you want, I'll get it for you.…仇なら、俺が討ってやる
MusashiThere's a kid waiting back there. He's your son,
right? Go get him before something else does.
清水坂にいた子ども、あんたの息子だろ。 路頭に迷わせたくなかったら、戻ってやれ

The Light of Vengeance, scene 5 5 lines

Lady MurasakiYour results speak for themselves, Musashi. I'll be counting
on you for further investigations and Lion Dog rescues.
見事だな、宮本武蔵。 これからも、事件の調査と狛犬の救出を頼むぞ
Musashi...Don't suppose I can refuse.…まだやらねぇと駄目かよ
Lady MurasakiWith the compensation I provide, is this not a
beneficial arrangement for us both? Until next time!
ちゃんと礼は渡す。お互い悪い話ではないだろう。 では、またな
ShizukaShall we return to Rokudo-chinnoji Temple, Musashi?武蔵殿、六道珍皇寺に戻りませんか?
MusashiYeah. Let's talk to the other two and figure out
how to put Yoshitsune and Dokyo down for good.
ああ。義経と道狂を斬るために、篁や阿国と相談しねぇとな

The Light of Vengeance, scene 6 5 lines

Lady MurasakiGoddess Kannon of the Stone Lantern.石灯篭観音
Lady MurasakiA defeated warrior once carved the goddess Kannon into
a stone lantern with his fingernails and swore revenge.
敵に敗れて捕らわれたある武士が、 爪で観音様を刻んで復讐を誓った
Lady MurasakiThe stone lantern where the man
was found, is the very same one.
男がいた石灯篭には、その観音様が祀られていたのだ
Lady MurasakiIt seems the Malice combined both the lingering vow in
the lantern, and the man's own desire for vengeance.
男の復讐心と、灯篭に込められた情念が、 瘴気によって結びついてしまったというわけだな
Lady MurasakiThe strength of human passion is inconceivable.
Truly a tale fit for my collection.
人間の情念とは底知れぬものだ。 ゆえに、いとあはれなる物語となる