Ordeal
- KOJIKI
- Japanese mythology
- Ordeal
Ordeal
Next morning...
Susanoh
Hey, Suseri! Is breakfast ready?
Susanoh called Suseri from the dining room as usual. Instead of her, Ohnamuchi wearing an apron appeared from the kitchen.
Ohnamuchi
Good morning, Mr.Susanoh. Here you are!
Susanoh
Eh? Did you make it? Oh, Gosh! What a sissy man!
Ohnamuchi
I used to be trained by my brothers.
Susanoh
Apparently he could survive the room. He's done so to speak the first stage. He seems more competitive than I expected, but he still looks weak...
Susanoh
Hey, could you sleep well?
Ohnamuchi
Yes, very well. Thank you for asking.
Susanoh
Good for you. ......Oh! This meal is quite good!
Ohnamuchi chuckled.
Ohnamuchi
I'm honored.
Susanoh
Hum! I'll let you use another room tonight.
Ohnamuchi
Really? Thank you, sir.
Then at night...
There were a lot of buzzing sounds in the room.
Ohnamuchi
I'm not a bee expert but I know this one at least! They are vespids!!
Ohnamuchi
Err...what is this room?
Susanoh
Eh? Can't you see? It is a guest room of bees and worms. You can use the bed today. Make yourself at home!
Ohnamuchi
Oh....That's true. I was distracted by the big bees, but there are also a lot of worms on the floor...
Ohnamuchi
You are so kind, Mr.Susanoh. It is very luxurious to sleep next to worms!
Susanoh
They have strong poisons which might kill you only with one sting.
Ohnamuchi
Oh...I see. I might sleep very very deep....I'm glad to hear that.
Susanoh
See you tomorrow, if we can.
Ohnamuchi
See you. Good night, Mr.Susanoh.
Susanoh went out of the room.
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Gaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!
Ohnamuchi
He must know what happened with his daughter!! Definitely he knows that!! He will kill me!!
Ohnamuchi fell on his knees.
Though he tentatively swang the scarf of snakes, nothing happened.
Ohnamuchi
I know...
When Ohnamuchi got stuck in front of the room, someone called him from behind. It was Suseri again.
Suseri
Ohnamuchi.
Ohnamuchi
Suseri! Good to see you. In fact I expected you to come here and give something useful!
She chuckled.
Suseri
You're funny. Anyway sorry for my Dad. I brought the scarf for bees and worms today. How to use is almost the same as yesterday.
Ohnamuchi
Thanks a lot! I really really love you!
Suseri
I love you too. Good night.
Ohnamuchi
Good night.
The next morning...
Susanoh
Hey! Breakfast please!
Susanoh called with more frightening voice than usual, because he thought Ohnamuchi would appear from the kitchen again. However, Suseri replied.
Suseri
Here you are, Papa.
He became a bit anxious.
Susanoh
He....hey! Where is the sissy man? Did he die?
Suseri
No kidding. These dishes were made by him.
Susanoh
I relieved to hear tha.....No, It doesn't matter.
Ohnamuchi came into the dining room. He was wearing the apron again.
Susanoh
Don't you have any male pride or something like that?
Ohnamuchi
Good morning, Mr.Susanoh. Here you are the miso soup.
Susanoh
I didn't think you could survive the room. You seem quite tough. ....and this soup is good too.
Ohnamuchi
Thank you for your compliment. By the way, do you like soy sauce or brown sauce with the fried egg?
Susanoh
I like brown.
Ohnamuchi
Here you are.
Susanoh
Thanks.
Ohnamuchi
I prefer soy sauce. But salt and olive oil also do well with fried eggs. Especially pink salt is good.
Susanoh
Who knows? I don't have any posh things like that!
Susanoh
Hmm...It's quite tricky to talk with him.
When Susanoh finished the breakfast, he called Ohnamuchi.
Susanoh
Hey, sissy man! How about going out together today?
Ohnamuchi
Oh! You and me?
Will you tell me something special to attack my brothers?
Susanoh
Something like that.
Ohnamuchi
That sounds great! I'll willingly accompany you!
Ohnamuchi jumped with joy.
In the afternoon...
It was a desolate field. The wind blew tumbleweeds like in the scenes of Westerns.
Ohnamuchi
Err...Where are we now?
Susanoh
Eh? Can't you see? It is a heath.
Ohnamuchi
Yes. Definitely. It is nothing but a heath. It's a good place to teach the esoteric technique, isn't it?
Susanoh
Sissy man, look!
Susanoh bended a bow. He released the arrow with a small block of metal. It made a high sound when it flew in the air.They used this type of arrows as signals in the war.
Ohnamuchi couldn't find where Susanoh was aiming. He just looked far away. Then he loosed the arrow.
The arrow flew rapidly with a loud sound and went out of their sight.
Ohnamuchi
Wow!! Your archery skill is so good! Will you teach me how to do that? I have to admit that I'm not a person for hand-in-hand combat, but I think I could do well with archery. It is quite useful if you have such type of person in your group and...
Susanoh
Bollocks! Go and fetch the arrow.
Ohnamuchi
.......What?
Susanoh
I said go and fetch the arrow! Can't you hear me?
Ohnamuchi
Eww.....What a nice idea...!
Ohnamuchi didn't feel motivated, because he had thought it was the opportunity to know the esoteric technique. Susanoh hinted.
Susanoh
If you could this task................I might think about the marriage of you and Suseri.
Suddenly Ohnamuchi looked at him with his sparkling eyes.
Susanoh
What the hell...!
Ohnamuchi
Dad!!
Susanoh
I never allowed you to call me Dad, did I? Go and take it as soon as you can!!
Ohnamuchi
Yes! My pleasure!
Ohnamuchi went into the field briskly. At the same time, Susanoh fired the grasses between him and Ohnamuchi.
Ohnamuchi
What? What are you doing?
As Ohnamuchi turned around, Susanoh had already started going back home. He grinned.
Susanoh
Hey, sissy man! You can't get Suseri's help today. If you want to survive, you have to manage it by yourself!
Ohnamuchi was stunned but he could't stand still because the fire came close to him soon.
Ohnamuchi
Mr.Susanoh...! Shit! Can you see through everything? ......I'll bring the arrow!! I'll definitely bring it! Please don't forget your words!!
Ohnamuchi ran towards the arrow. He couldn't look Susanoh anymore because of the fire. Unfortunately there was tail wind. He was surrounded by the fire before he had known it.
Ohnamuchi
Shit! I can't escape!
Small fire grew and got closed to him. It was a terrible pinch.
Then he heard an unexpected cute sound.
Mouse
Squeak-squeak!
Ohnamuchi
Yes, I need to have a narrow squeak!
Ohnamuchi
....What? Is it a mouse?
When he looked towards the sound, there was a small mouse. It seemed to talk to him heartily.
Mouse
Squeak!! Inside is fluffy, outside is squidgy! Inside is fluffy, outside is squidgy!
Ohnamuchi
What is it? I'm busy now....Inside is fluffy and outside is squidgy?
Ohnamuchi
..............Swear words?
Mouse
Squeak!!
Apparently he was wrong.
Ohnamuchi
Oh, am I wrong?
Mouse
Squeak-squeak!
The fire got closer to them. The mouse was still enthusiastic. It proceeded forward with looking back at the fire and Ohnamuchi.
Ohnamuchi
Is it showing me to follow it?
Just when he took his first step, his foot sank into the ground. Then....
Ohnamuchi
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!
He fell into a big hole like in an old-fashioned comedy.
Ohnamuchi
Ouch! What a big hole it is! Did the mouse try to tell about this? Who could learn it just with those weird words?
Ohnamuchi
Anyway I can stay here until the fire disappears.
While he was lying in the hole, the mouse came again and squeaked. It was holding a long stick. It seemed quite heavy for a small mouse.
Ohnamuchi
Thank you for your help. I really appreciate you. What's the stick? ....Oh! It is that arrow? Did you also fetch the arrow for me?
Mouse
Squeak-squeak!
The mouse looked confident. Ohnamuchi found that the feather of the arrow was terribly bitten by the mouse. He giggled.
Ohnamuchi
You ate the feather, didn't you?
Ohnamuchi
But I think it still works. Thank you.
After Ohnamuchi stroked it gently, it disappeared to its den sheepishly.
He decided to stay in the hole overnight.
The battle between Ohnamuchi and Susanoh continues to next episode...
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