The 'Important Thing' I Forgot When Starting My New Work

[One must pay respects to the great 'Spirit' resting in that land]

*This article contains narratives based on personal spiritual experiences and beliefs.
If you have different values, I would appreciate it if you would quietly close this page.

This article is a continuation of the story I posted and published yesterday,'Is this a curse from monsters?!'.

As some of you may know, there are cautionary points for those who write stories in Japan that belong to the occult or horror genres (especially those involving the Heian period and later, Onmyoji, vengeful spirits, or strange tales).

Especially if the story is set in the 'Kanto' region, there are taboos that cannot be avoided...
It is said that not only must you not be disrespectful while touching upon that person, but you must not be disrespectful even if you have no direct involvement.

For this kind of story,'Whether you believe it or not is up to you'is the standard promise, but I think there are many people who do believe it.

Because...

There is a 'legend' that a certain game company once incurred the wrath of this person and fell into a critical state, and it is said that there is an unspoken rule among people in office districts to never'sit with their backs turned'in that direction.

If you are Japanese, I wonder if there are many people who do not know the name of this Spirit.

The name of that Spirit is.
'Taira no Masakado'

He is one of the spirits said to be among the three great vengeful spirits of Japan.
When I planned this story about 'monster extermination and subduing vengeful spirits' across Japan, I naturally had that in mind, but once I actually started writing the story, I completely forgot about it.
Originally, I should have bowed to Masakado-sama and prayed for the success of the story.
Because I neglected that.

Yes, it seems I too have 'broken a taboo'.
I suspect that the result was that 'manuscript disappearance phenomenon'. 😱 Scream

I should have realized it when I was writing the article yesterday, but I am such a fool for only realizing it after I posted it and returned home in the evening.

It was quite a long time ago, but my mother, who is from Honshu, told me a similar story as the 'Legend of the Spirit of Taira no Masakado'.
(I completely forgot about it...)

It is said that when curses and grudges grow, things like 'the crisis of a company's survival' or, for individuals, 'unexpected accidents or sudden misfortunes' occur.

In my case, it was an experience where my PC became inoperable and the completed manuscript disappeared, but perhaps it was the mercy of the Spirit that it ended with just that kind of 'accident'.
I accepted this experience as something to be very grateful for, kept in mind that I must write it through to the end, and quietly prayed to the Spirit.

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