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ๅคง่ฆ่ใฎๆฑ |
Giant Toad's Pond |
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ๅฑ้บๅบฆ๏ผใไธญ |
Threat Level: Medium |
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้ญ้ใใๅฆๆช๏ผๅคง่ฆ่ใไป |
Encounterable Youkai: Giant Toad, others |
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ๅฆๆชใฎๅฑฑใฎไธญ่ นใซใใๅฐใใชๆฑ ใ |
A small pond halfway up the Mountain of Youkai. |
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ๅ ฅใๅฃไป่ฟใจใฏใใใๅฑฑใฎไธญใซใใ็บ่ฟใฅใไบใฏ้ฃใใใ |
The entrance might be near, but it is difficult to get to since it is in the middle of the mountains. |
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ใ ใใใใฎๆฑ ใฎๆฐดใฏ้้จใใใใใช็ฅๆฐดใจ่จใใใ็ฅไบใฎ้ใซๆฌ ใใใชใ็ฉใจใชใฃใฆใใใ |
However, the water is said to hold divine powers, and is becoming an indispensable ingredient when performing Shinto rituals. |
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ๆฑ ใซใฏไบบ้ใฎๅญไพใไธ้ฃฒใฟใใฆใใพใไฝใฎๅคงใใช่ฆ่ใๆฃฒใใงใใฆใๆฑ ใ่ใใๅๆถใใ่ ใใๆฑ ใๅฎใฃใฆใใใจ่จใใใฆใใใ |
It is said that in the pond lives a toad large enough to swallow a human child whole, and that it protects the pond from those that try to desecrate it. |
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ๅคง่ฆ่ใฏๆฑ ใๅๆถใใชใ้ใๅถๆดใซใชใไบใฏ็กใใใไพใ็ฉใใใใฆใใใฐๅธฐใ้ใฎๅฎๅ จใไฟ่จผใใฆใใใใจใใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ |
The giant toad wonยดt be aggressive unless you desecrate the pond, and if you just leave an offering behind, you are said to be guaranteed a safe return trip(*24). |
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ใใฎๆฑ ใฏ่ฎใฎ่ฑใ่ฆไบใงใๆจๆผใๆฅใซๅ ใๆฐด้ขใซๆตฎใใถ่ฎใฎ่ใจ่ฑใใๆฑ ใฎ็ฅ็งใใใใฃใใๅผท่ชฟใใใ |
The lotus flowers in the pond are beautiful, and lotus leaves and flowers floating on the surface lit by sunbeams filtered through the surrounding foliage further emphasize the mysteriousness of the pond. |
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ๆฑ ใฎ็ใซใฏๅฐใใช็ฅ ใไธๆฃๅปบใฃใฆใใใ |
Near the pond a tiny shrine is built. |
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ใใค่ชฐใไฝใฎ็ฎ็ใงๅปบใฆใใฎใๆขใซๅฟใๅปใใใฆใใใใไบบ้ใฏๅฟ ใใใฎ็ฅ ใซใไพใ็ฉใใใใ |
Who built it, when it was built, and for what purpose are all already forgotten, but there are certainly humans that leave offerings at the shrine. |
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ใไพใ็ฉใใใใซ็กใใชใฃใฆใใพใๆใ่ฆใใจใใใใซไฝใใ็ฅใใใฆใใไบใฏ็ขบใใงใใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ |
If you see to the fact that offerings immediately disappear, it is clear that something is enshrined there(*25). |
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๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใใใ่ฆใใจใๅธฐใ้ใซๅพใใใๆฎ้ใฎ่ฆ่ใไปใใฆใใใ่ฆ่ใไปใใฆใใไบใฏๅคง่ฆ่ใฎๅ ่ญทใๅใใฆใใ่จผๆ ใงใๅฑฑใฎๅฆๆชใๆใๅบใใชใใ |
24: If you look closely, youยดll see that on your way back you will be followed from behind by common toads. Being followed by toads is a sign of being protected by the big toad, so the mountainยดs youkai wonยดt lay a finger on you either. |
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๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใๅคฉ็ใใไพใ็ฉใๆใฃใฆ่กใฃใฆใใพใใจใใๅใใใใใ |
25: However there is also a rumor that the offerings are taken by tengu. |
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