Nurarihyon no Mago 3rd Novel: Kyoto Fantasy Night Talk
Story 3 - Yoshiwara Cat's Cradle
Chapter 1
Every evening, Yoshiwara is enveloped in a beautiful commotion.
The sound of prostitutes and geisha playing the likes of shamisen and koto spills out of the brothel's tatami rooms, patrons clapping their hands as they dance to the players' tune.
The oirans’ lovely voices are sometimes shrill and the drunken guests' laughter is sometimes boisterous, but even so there is not a frown to be seen. Lovely voices and laughter, things which never fail to add colour to Yoshiwara.
Even so, amidst tonight's Yoshiwara was a clamour of unrest.
Policemen carrying short truncheons and lanterns ran through the throng of guests and prostitutes in pursuit of someone.
The ones they were chasing were a group of thieves who had attacked a rice merchant's treasury about an hour earlier. Having heard that one of the 3-man group had apparently taken refuge in Yoshiwara, the police had returned with truncheons in hand and bloodshot eyes. Without retreating, they persistently searched for the group, shouting gruffly, “Out of the way!”, “Step aside!”, “Search over there!” and similar sentences, conveying their murderous intent.
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