Chapter 23 THE REAL SHINTO

Yo no naka wo

Nani ni tatoyemu?

Asa-borake

Kogi-yuku fune no

Ato no shira-nami.

To what shall I compare

This world?

To the white wake behind

A ship that has rowed away

At dawn!

When the autumn came and the maple trees turned scarlet, the men returned from their long summer holidays. After that Asako's lot became heavie