| Chikage | Misumi and the rabbit should’ve gone this way.... |
| The clouds are dimming the moonlight; I can’t see too clearly. |
| Hm? This is... The Black Rabbit mask that Misumi was wearing. |
| *Bell rings* |
| ...The sound of a bell? |
| ...It must be what Misumi was wearing. It’s faint, but if I follow this sound.... |
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| Misumi | Chikage. |
| Chikage | Looks like I managed to catch up. ...Where’s the rabbit? |
| Misumi | Over there. |
| Chikage | ...It has its guard up. |
| This place is covered in susuki, so the little rabbit has the advantage. Even if we dive in to catch it, chances are we won’t succeed. |
| Misumi | ...Huh? That’s my mask. |
| Chikage | Ah, yeah, it was on the ground. Here. |
| Rabbit | ...! |
| Misumi | ...? Maybe the rabbit likes this? |
| Chikage | The Black Rabbit mask? |
| Misumi | .... |
| Chikage, I’ll lure it in with this mask. When it’s the right moment, you catch the rabbit. |
| Chikage | I would rather be the one luring it in, but... fine, I guess. |
| Misumi | They say that rabbits are weak to stress. |
| Chikage | You’re saying that after we’ve chased it around for so long? |
| Misumi | That’s why you should make sure to pat the rabbit gently when we catch it, Chikage. |
| Chikage | That’s a high bar.... |
| Misumi | Fight-o~. |
| Chikage | I’ll do my best. |
| (But doesn’t that mean it’s even better for Misumi to capture the rabbit instead of me...?) |
| Misumi | ...Phew.... |
| “...I am the divine messenger of the moon. May the moon bless you all.” |
| “Tonight is a full moon. Child of man, what do you wish for?” |
| Chikage | (...I see, so that’s why. This is something I can’t do.) |
| Rabbit | .... |
| Chikage | (The rabbit is focused on Misumi. ...Now’s my chance to get behind it and....) |
| (Now—.) |
| Rabbit | ...! |
| Chikage | ——. |
| —Capture successful. |
| Rabbit | ...! ......!! |
| Chikage | Come on, don’t toss around. It’s all right. |
| Misumi | Ahaha, you pat so awkwardly, Chikage~. |
| Chikage | ...Then here. Pass. |
| Misumi | Oka~y. There, there. Rabbit-san, I’m sorry for surprising you. Let’s talk. |
| Rabbit | .... |
| Misumi | Pat pat. Rabbit-san, why are you running around? |
| Rabbit | .... |
| Misumi | Yup, yup.... Ah, I see. So that’s how it is~. |
| Chikage | What’s the rabbit saying? |
| Misumi | It was looking for its siblings~. |
| Chikage | Siblings? |
| Misumi | It used to live with its siblings, but they got separated. Rabbit-san was running away to search for them, to see if they’d returned to the mountains. |
| But this time, the humans running after it were a little amusing, so it ran away a little longer than usual~. |
| Chikage | ...Counterproductive, huh? GJ. |
| Misumi | Ahaha, let’s not worry about it~. |
| ...You get worried and lonely, right? When you’re separated from your siblings. |
| Chikage | ...You’re right. |
| Rabbit | .... |
| Misumi | (Rabbit-san still looks lonely.... What can I do—.) |
| Ah—. |
