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(The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei
-He Just Solves All the Mysteries-)

(Episode 7: A Monster Cat is Here)

KITAN MONTHLY

Miss Atsuko!

Kanna!

It's Kitan Monthly.

I also read it.

Huh, you read it too?

Yes, it's really interesting.

After all, they look at myths and strange
events from a scientific point of view.

Just this point makes it very different
from other magazines.

Y-Yeah.

Miss Atsuko is really amazing.

Dango!

DANGO
Do you want some dango?

Do you want some dango?
Someone is selling dango.

How many skewers of dango do you want?

Your momentum just now was really amazing.

When I want to eat something,
I become obsessed with it.

Huh?

Do you live with Chuzenji-sensei?

Yes.

We live together with Ms. Chizuko.

But

after I graduate next year,

I'm going to move out and live by myself.

Live by yourself?

After all, it is not very good
to keep bothering my brother.

That's amazing.

You're taking the future so seriously.

A cat?

So cute.

Is it a stray cat?

It's all dirty.

Do you want to eat this?

Then you can only eat a little.

Is it delicious?

Bye-bye.

It actually followed us.

What should we do?

My dad hates cats.

He definitely won't let me keep it.

Then I'll take it home.

Is Chuzenji-sensei okay
with you keeping the cat?

My brother says he doesn't keep pets,
so he probably won't agree.

But if we clean it up,

maybe we can find it a new owner.

I see.

Oh.

Be cautious on this slope,
as it is easy to fall.

Indeed.

It said it's fine.

It feels like you can understand
what it's saying.

Here we are.

Surprisingly ordinary.

Did you think it would be scarier?

No!

I'm back.

Here he is!

Oh, welcome, Kanna.

What do you mean by that?

I'm sorry.

Are you going out?

I need to go out for a bit.

By the way, can you explain that?

What a lovely guest.

I don't keep pets at home.

I know.

Actually, here's the thing.

I see.

Sure.

Wait a moment.

I'll go prepare some hot water.

Thank you.

Come in.

Thank you for having me.

Despite the presence of other guests,

you simply make yourself at home.

Okay.

By the way,

since I am going out,

do you want me to find
a replacement for that?

Buying a new one would be faster.

No way.

That's something very precious to me.

You're quite stubborn.

What happened?

Are they looking for something?

Miss Yukie!

Hello.

This is Ms. Chizuko's friend, Miss Yukie.

I am Kusakabe Kanna.

So, you are Kanna,
the paranormal detective.

How did you come to know that nickname?

Sorry, I told her.

I see.

Rumors are spreading in places
I am unaware of.

Kanna, you know Mr. Sekiguchi too, right?

Yes.

Isn't that person a bit strange?

N-No…

It seems that he is.

However, don't underestimate
Mr. Sekiguchi.

He can be quite dependable at times.

Is that so?

The hot water is ready.

Alright.

Do you not like taking baths?

No way, just give up!

Alright.

Don't move around.

Be good.

So hard to deal with.

Do you hate baths that much?

Do you need help?

Cats are very afraid of water.

So try to be as gentle as possible.

It's okay.

Be good, be good.

Thank you, Miss Yukie.

It's like a completely different cat.

So it's a tabby cat.

So cute.

Now, it should find a new owner soon.

Ms. Chizuko,

I overheard that you seemed
to be looking for something.

Have you found it?

Not yet.

Is it the one you were
looking for yesterday?

Looking for what?

A hand mirror.

About this size.

It has intricate patterns on the back.

Let me help you find it.

Me too.

Thank you.

What?

What's it doing?

Could it be…

Is this…

That's right, that's the one!

Why is it in a place like this?

Did it help me find it?

Perhaps.

Does it have some kind
of mysterious power?

No way.

It stands!

Is it dancing?

It lay down.

That might be a Kinka-byo.

Kinka-byo?

It's a kind of monster cat living
in the Kinka area.

It's said that they like shiny things.

They can understand human language

and even turn into humans.

Dancing is one characteristic
of the monster cat.

It's like dancing beside the dead.

It is indeed an incredible cat, but…

Are you a monster cat?

It actually responded.

See?

Geez.

It can understand human speech.

Anyway, it was of great help.

After all, it helped me
find the important mirror.

"Anyway"?

As expected of the sensei's wife.

Thank you for helping me find it.

It has become very affectionate.

Why?

Didn't I give you dango to eat?

It seems it's not an easygoing cat.

Could it have been
just using Kanna before?

I think so too.

Oh dear.

Your face looks like a pomegranate.

How about we just call it Pomegranate?

Great.

Not bad.

She has completely regarded it as her pet.

That being said,

is that hand mirror something
very important to you?

That hand mirror

was actually the first gift
Akihiko gave me.

It will become a monster in three years?

IMAGAWA ANTIQUES

Imagawa, are you there?

Isama.

Hi.

I seldom see you here.

How's your fishing business?

I see.

That's great.

You're just in time.

I think it would be wise

to seek your advice
on this matter, Mr. Chuzenji.

What is it?

Mr. Isama bought

this backpack from the pawnshop.

However, ever since then,

he has had the unsettling feeling
that someone was following him.

It was just a feeling.

Still,

he seemed very uneasy.

Let me take a look.

Here you go.

This word is…

I bought it because I liked that.

Isama,

can I ask a favor of you?

That's your backpack, right?

My name is Kamiyama Tohko.

My ex-husband stole that backpack from me.

Stole it?

Yes.

At first, I had given up
looking for that backpack.

But one day,
I happened to see it on the street.

So I couldn't help but follow him.

It's because of that embroidery, right?

This is Futhark,

which is also known as Runes.

Runes?

This is a writing system used by

Germanic peoples
from the second to seventh centuries AD.

Initially, it was composed of 24 letters.

Taking the first six letters, FuÞarK,

it was thus called Futhark.

But since papyrus was not yet in use,

its main design feature was a series
of straight lines to make it easier

to carve into other materials
like wood, stone, and metal.

Furthermore, while Runes

function as phonetic symbols
like alphabets,

they also serve an ideographic function
similar to Chinese characters.

You know quite a lot, don't you?

Where did you learn it?

Well.

I studied Nordic literature
when I attended a girls' school.

I made this embroidery

as a kind of amulet.

What does this mean?

This corresponds to the Latin letter F.

In the context of Runes interpretation,

it stands for property and livestock.

In other words, Miss Tohko regards
this backpack as her property.

But this backpack was bought
by Isama from a pawnshop.

Her husband was the one who pawned it.

He should have also
disposed of the things inside.

Assuming the things inside
were the actual property,

the backpack should
no longer be valuable to her.

Then, Miss Tohko,
why do you insist on taking it back?

Give me the backpack.

And the scissors.

Okay.

Inside the strap's stitching…

There is cash.

This is your money, right?

Right.

I hid the money on purpose,
so my wasteful husband would not find out.

But he just took my backpack away.

When I confronted him, I discovered that
he had already pawned it.

PAWNSHOP
So I hurried to the pawnshop.

PAWNSHOP
But the backpack had already been sold.

Later,

I saw this man
with the backpack on the street.

Well.

If that's the case,
I can return the money to you.

But…

But?

IMAGAWA ANTIQUES

So, did you ask Miss Tohko
to give you the backpack?

He seemed to really like that backpack.

What happened to Miss Tohko later?

I asked Officer Kiba
to monitor the pawnshop.

As expected,

that guy took some stolen goods
to the pawnshop to sell them again.

She has already reported it to the police.

And she said she wanted to
teach him a lesson.

Good to hear that.

By the way, did you come specifically
to talk about this today?

No, I came to get something
I didn't buy that day.

What do you want to buy?

A cat food bowl.

Cat?

The bowl I used before was broken.

I used another plate as a replacement.

But after changing the plate,
it wouldn't even look at it.

A cheap one will do.

Can you help me find a bowl
similar to this one?

I see.

Geez.

It's still just a kitten,
and it's already difficult to handle.

The cat is much like its owner.

Excuse me.

Huh?

Mr. Sekiguchi?

Mr. Sekiguchi?

I'm dizzy.

Why are you looking for Pomegranate?

Miss Yukie came to ask for my help before.

But I think it's more appropriate
to ask you.

I see.

Why are you here too?

You know, this tastes really good.

What's the issue, Sekiguchi?

It's about the children
that Miss Yukie is taking care of.

Children?

He had an expression that implies,
"What does this have to do with me?"

I know what you're thinking,
but at least hear me out first.

Sensei seems very troubled.

There is a sweet shop
next to Miss Yukie's place.

The kids in the area often hang out there.

Among them, there's a boy named Taro.

When he played rock-paper-scissors,

he tried to win by making gestures
that were not typical of the game.

Gestures that were
not typical of the game?

He claimed it combined
scissors, rock, and paper.

So, he was the strongest.

But, of course,
the others didn't agree with that.

Taro has been ostracized
by the others because of this.

Why is he so fixated on that gesture?

Is it because he really wanted to win?

No.

Rather than saying that he wanted to win,

he appeared to be unable to accept

everyone dismissing his idea
with the fact that it is the rule.

I think I understand how he feels.

So, do you want me to persuade Taro?

No.

I hope you can think of a way
to persuade Taro to accept it.

I don't want him to give up something

he worked so hard to create simply
because of the fact that it is the rule.

I see.

As expected of someone
aspiring to be a writer.

These are unrelated, right?

Let me first talk about
the origin of rock-paper-scissors.

Rock-paper-scissors is a game

where people try to win by making three hand
gestures that work against each other.

Its basic idea comes from games
like mushi-ken game and number game.

Later, other gestures
were gradually eliminated,

eventually resulting in the three familiar
gestures of scissors, rock, and paper.

So, it wasn't just these
three gestures from the start, huh?

It changed into what it is now

after the Meiji era.

The most important aspect is

-that these gestures eventually consolidated into three.
-You want some?

The number "three" is
perfectly balanced on its own.

Here you go.

Like the Trinity in Christianity,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

or the three main gods in Hinduism,
Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu.

In religious circles,

the number "three"
is often seen as a sign of peace.

Wait a moment.

Do you mean to say that the fourth gesture
will never be acceptable?

For that is how history is told.

But in this case…

Taro will always be ostracized.

No.

The fourth gesture should be
recognized as the strongest hand

and incorporated into the rules.

The strongest hand?

It is the strongest,
so doesn't that make the rules pointless?

There is a point.

Those who make the same gesture
will be considered to have lost.

The issue with this idea
of the strongest hand

is that it would make rock-paper-scissors
less fun to play and less competitive.

So, just turn it into
a viable competition.

That is,

you might win if you use this gesture,

but you will definitely lose
if someone else does it too.

By presenting such dilemmas to players,
the competitive nature of the game can be preserved.

It might even become a trend for a while.

This allows Taro's element
of "strongest hand" to be retained

while also maintaining
the game's fairness.

Also, if two people are playing

and both of them make this gesture,
it is a tie.

This is really ingenious.

Sensei, you are amazing.

You've come up
with a new rock-paper-scissors game.

However,

this game might not be able
to be passed down.

Huh?

Judging from the evolution
of rock-paper-scissors,

it will eventually be
reduced to just three types.

Because the number "three"

is naturally so tranquil and balanced.

Is that so?

Anyway, you've been a big help.

I'll go tell Miss Yukie right away.

Thank you.

What's wrong?

Do you find it interesting?

No.

It is probably speechless
because it thinks people always

seem to be bothered
by such trivial matters.