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8In a bamboo grove that appears the same all around no matter where you go.
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10However, the bamboo grew so fast, it was a completely different sight from yesterday.
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12Eientei lies deep within that bamboo grove.
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14Those who make it to Eientei without getting lost...
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16Is either one who's quite lucky, or is one who possesses the eyes of the moon.
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20Tewi "Umm~mm.
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22Umm~mm.
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24The lily will brandish a scythe and attack you~"
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27Reisen "What the hell are you dreaming about?
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29I thought you just went off on your own to do some flower viewing, but you've been
doing nothing but muttering this and that ever since you came back.
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32You're not acting like yourself, Tewi."
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35Tewi "Umm~mm.
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37Umm~hmm.
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39Blood-stained hands are coming out from below the cherry blossoms and grabbing my feet..."
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42Reisen "I wonder if you saw something you weren't supposed to see during your flower viewing..."
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45Tewi "Umm~mm.
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47I wanna drink some fresh, bright red carrot juice~"
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50Reisen "Is she even sleeping for real?"
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52??? "Here, the medicine is done."
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56Eirin "I found a lot of poison in her body.
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58But the quantity isn't that particularly significant, so she'll get better if she sleeps.
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60I think she might have fallen asleep in a place where lily of the valley bloom or something."
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63Reisen "So this is the medicine?"
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66Eirin "Yes, although it's just wheat flour.
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68Anything can cure you if you think it will. It's called the placebo effect."
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71Tewi "Umm~mm"
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74Reisen "But will something like that really work if you say it right in front of Tewi?"
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77Eirin "She's sleeping, isn't she? I don't think she could have been pretending to sleep
at this hour..."
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81Reisen "I guess so."
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84Tewi "Umm~mm. Umm~mm"
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87Eirin "But judging by the strength of the poison, she's sick in bed for a different reason.
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89Something probably affected her mind.
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91Something shocking might have happened to her."
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94Reisen "Just what could have possibly shocked someone like Tewi...?"
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97Eirin "As a matter of fact, she might have tried pulling a trick but got tricked instead."
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100Reisen "Or as a matter of fact, she might be trying to pull a trick right now..."
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103Eirin "I wonder... Will this wheat flour work?"
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106Tewi "Ummm..." *sniff*
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108Anyone can trick someone easily and have fun doing so.
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110On the other hand, when one gets into a critical moment,
he realizes for the first time that he isn't trusted.
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113It is exactly like the boy who cried wolf.
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115Nevertheless, a prankster becomes like the boy who cried wolf because he is eager to
trick someone foolish. That is the reason for his own foolishness.
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118If he is wise, he would act with care in his deception.
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120However, it is by no means easy for someone to make a wise deception.
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122As long as there are those who trick, there are those who get tricked. That's why he can lose trust.
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124However, a wise person's deception does not bring forth more people prone to being tricked.
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126The wise one would enjoy tricking people, yet he would do it so that the deceived wouldn't
realize they were tricked or affected at all. On the contrary, they would thank him.
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129A deception that makes the deceived thankful is a deception made by a truly bright person.
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131This wasn't anything like Tewi's trick or pranks or the such. Lying was just the way of living.
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133As she took in the wheat flower, she felt as if the poison in her mind went down.
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135Congratulations! Ending No.9
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