My work ~16~ "The sound of dusts" ~5~

I finished translating. 

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“Is he still alive?”

“After his death, a natural disaster has been occurring frequently. I’ve heard that there was a huge earthquake in the capital last year. It is said thousands of”people died at that time. And the western region has been attacked with epidemic recently. It is said that all of those things were caused by Antoku’s spirit.”

“I’ve heard the young emperor died a sad death.”

“The name of “Antoku” is given to repose his soul.”

The room has been getting dark. They heard some crows were cawing.

“It has been hundred years after the battle of Dannoura. But his soul hasn’t been reposed yet?”

“People say, not yet. But, I feel something strange…”

“Strange?”

 Suanaga noticed that Jougen intended to say something.

“Would you tell me that?”

“If person’s spirit has not rested in peace, I could communicate with the spirit. I tried to communicate with Antoku’s spirit because I have to relieve the soul. But I could not. I couldn’t sense his spirit at all.”

Suenaga didn’t know exactly what Jougen said.

“This means, my ability was lost　or… his spirit has already rested in peace.”

“What do you think of that?”

“His spirit is not here.”

“But, people say Antoku’s spirit has brought evil.”

“That’s just rumor.”

“Is it..?”

“In this chaotic period, there are lots of people who are trying to upset the government. If the government expends tremendous money to build some temples to relieve Antoku’s spirit, the finance of the government would become unstable for sure. Someone would be seeking for the chance. And he would rise to action to upset the government. There are so many such people. The situation has changed in recent years. The rumor was made by those people.”

 Jougen sat up straight and said.

“There must be some people who have such plan in this house. They would not hesitate to murder his host. Please watch out…”

 Jougen stood up and took a step back…

 Jougen left Suenaga’s house. Suenaga’s attendant lead Jougen to the temple near Suenaga’s house. It is said Suenaga became suspicious and fell into it and became half mad after a while.

 And some people say Jougen was hired by someone who was planning to betray Suenaga. But such story may be rumor.

 Nobody knows when Suenaga died. And there are not any records to tell about his death. The only certain thing is that, in this age, people used to live in the world like they walk in the dark place where there were a lot of dusts.

Fin

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This is a movie in which some Japanese musicians are playing.
My friend recorded this movie at the festival.
We can't see Biwa here. Biwa has some strings. So it is like the
Koto(you can see at the left side on this movie) But shape is totally different. 
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