Main Scenario/Reasons to Believe

Cursed Forest Episode
39-1	Jusatsu Forest
39-2	Lord of Kijinga Castle
39-3	Village of Tragedy
39-4	When the "Line" is Crossed
39-5	Reasons to Believe
39-6	Apprentice of Koroshiya
39-7	Reverse Soul Technique
39-8	Yuuzen's Past
39-9	Effects of Poison
39-10	Sorceresses' Bond

Miyako	"I knew the 'test line' was Yuuzen's. I didn't expect the forest to be covered with such a strong miasma."
Maki	"It's fortunate that Mary didn't come. If she had come, she would have been a weak point for Maki and you."
Miyako	"Maki-san seems to be more resistant to this kind of curse than I am, is it because you were trained by Shimoamazu the First?"
Maki	"Maki's resistance to curses and art has to do with my upbringing. Maki was born under a curse, and has lived under a curse."
Maki	"Survival in the face of terrible murderous intent. To learn how to do this is the minimum requirement for living in Kijinga Castle, a place sealed off by Deep Fog and sorcery. In addition, it is cursed with negative thoughts that keeps lingering around."
Miyako	"If you are trapped in such a place, you will develop a resistance to the curse."
Maki	"Miyako, you must have been in a similar situation as Maki."
Miyako	"Yes, that's true. In my case, I had a strong curse casted on myself, but I was surrounded by Mist and sorcery, just like you, Maki-san."
Miyako	"Hinayashiki is a special dangerous zone where people are not allowed to enter even today. I wonder how the dolls I left there are doing now..."
Maki	"There will come a time when you will be able to return. Until then, hone your skills in sorceries in order to break the curse."
Miyako	"There will come a time when I can return then..."
Maki	"Maki intends to do so. Will surely break the curse that lasts for hundreds of years with my own hands"
Miyako	"Hundreds of years... Have you been living under a curse all that time?"
Maki	"It used to be a hiding place for kijin. A long time passed without anyone noticing, and the curse was placed on Kijinga Castle long before Ooenomiya-sama received the curse of immortality and earth-binding."
Maki	"Maki is now the last one. Both chichi-ue and haha-ue went off to find a spouse for Maki to marry and never returned. As the lord of the castle, was willing to die with the castle and fight alone against the cursed Mist."
Maki	"Maki used a forbidden technique and was possessed by the souls of my compatriots. Hundreds of years of curses all imbued onto Maki alone, and was no longer self-possessed. Was on the verge of becoming a cursed spirit."
Miyako	"But there was someone who broke the curse."
Maki	"There was. Shimoamazu the First. Sorceress from the northern mountains of Ooe, who saved Maki's body and spirit, and saved Kijinga Castle."
Maki	"Shimoamazu the First left behind the doomed Kijinga Castle, and granted Maki reprieve."
Maki	"Shishou taught me the importance of survival. That as long as Maki lives, the hope of restoring Kijinga Castle will not disappear."
Maki	"I hope Miyako can return to Hinayashiki someday."
Miyako	"I do not want to return to Hinayashiki. I want to serve humanity. That is my purpose."
Maki	"Agree with Maki. Kijin also serve humanity."
Miyako	"Please don't compare me with kijin. I don't have the strength of a kijin."
Maki	"But you are a very good sorceress. Has the power necessary to solve the incident. You seem to be more dependable than I thought."
Maki	"......"
Miyako	"......"
Miyako	"Maki-san..."
Maki	"Miyako noticed too?"
Miyako	"They're right behind us. Strong opponents. Shall we start from here?"
Maki	"Before that, they will come from the other side... Miyako, take the next step and jump to the side."
Miyako	"Yes."
Miyako	"They are gone."
Maki	"One blow to them. Certainly corporeal."
Maki	"Be wary of sorceries. A pretext for close combat."
Miyako	"Yes, it seems so."
???	"ーーWhere is the doll? ーーWhere is the doll that will show me the way?"
???	"ーーI need to see my friend. ーーI have to go to that girl who lives deep in the forest."
Maki	"She can speak. A nasty enemy. This darkness is nasty too."
Miyako	"I'm weaving a counter sorcery right now. I have yet to find a way to break the darkness."
Maki	"We have to fight in the darkness. The enemy is right next to you and Maki."
Maki	"First shot is most important. Close the distance without letting them know our speed."
Miyako	"Can I ask you to play that role?"
Maki	"Of course. That's why Maki is here."
???	"ーーOuch. ーーWhy do you do such a terrible thing?"
Miyako	"How was it?"
Maki	"I did indeed slashed it. But it's not effective. It's protected by sorcery."
Maki	"Expected much of the inhabitant of Jusatsu Forest. Its nature is different from normal demons."
Miyako	"I still can't see them. I can hear their voices, but not their footsteps."
Miyako	"The wavelength of the curse emitted from this demon is the same as the one that surrounds the entire forest. I am almost certain that this demon is the cause of the miasma that is covering the village."
Miyako	"This blindness is not just darkness. There must be some kind of trick."
Miyako	"Even if we want to use a technique that utilizes darkness, it is not effective if you cannot see the target. The only way to locate it is to have Maki-san attack it."
Maki	"That is possible. But it is not advisable to continue for too long."
Maki	"The enemy has already measured Maki's attack speed. It knows that Miyako cannot move faster than Maki, so it will try to make the first move on Miyako."
???	"ーーDoll, I found you."
Maki	"Miyako, are you okay?"
Miyako	"I'm fine. Thank you very much."
Maki	"It backed off, it guarded against Miyako attack."
Miyako	"Yes, the presence is gone. It's smart. Could our enemy be a person?"
Maki	"No. It doesn't seem to be person. That feeling, it wasn't a weapon. A claw. Hardened demon hands. Likely some kind of demonic beast."
Maki	"No blade can pass through it, and its speed is abnormal. Maki and Miyako alone are not enough to fight it. Consider retreat if we find a way to escape from this darkness."
Miyako	"If we don't defeat the enemy here, we won't be able to reach Hone Ningyou. Maki-san said that, right? We have to run away from the battle."
Maki	"Said it, Maki never runs away from a fight. That's why I don't give up victory easily."
Maki	"Winning a battle is not the same as throwing away victory, Miyako. Risking our lives and giving up our lives are two different things. As long as there is life, the chances of victory will not disappear."
Miyako	"Then we should stay here a little longer. It makes sense that we were attacked here by the enemy."
Maki	"Any evidence for this?"
Miyako	"The enemy had placed a curse on the forest from the beginning. Yuuzen-san would not leave such an enemy alone."
Miyako	"Yuuzen-san had already realized that she was in the enemy's tricks when he created the 'test line'. If she is safe and sound... She must still be somewhere in this forest, waiting for an opportunity."
Maki	"Are you expecting Yuuzen's backup? That she is watching Maki and you somewhere?"
Miyako	"I think so. She cannot be unaware of this battle. I am still deploying my sorcery to break this darkness."
Miyako	"Even I can be useful if I prepare properly, Yuuzen-san told me so. She is a person who takes responsibility for her words."
Maki	"You seem to have absolute trust in Yuuzen. Miyako, are you her disciple?"
Miyako	"No, Yuuzen-san does not recognize me as her disciple."
Maki	"So why put such absolute trust? What does Yuuzen mean to Miyako?"
Miyako	"She is the person I am striving for. She has the power that I am looking for, and I admire her."
Miyako	"She loves dolls, she burns her life for them. There is no one else who can be that serious for dolls except Yuuzen-san and Yae-san."
Maki	"Caring for dolls is important. But when weighed against people's lives, it doesn't balance. Miyako and I should be fighting to save people."
Maki	"Miyako, in particular, seemed to have stronger sense of duty than others. You live with a sense of mission. That's what makes you similar to kijin."
Miyako	"My sister told me to save people. She said that was my mission. I accepted that mission and still cherish it to this day."
Maki	"But Yuuzen is different. Her scales sometimes tip towards dolls. So why do you admire Yuuzen who puts her life on dolls?"
Miyako	"Because, I myself am a doll. I am genuinely happy. As a doll."
Maki	"Is Miyako a doll?"
Miyako	"I am a 'former' doll. My body has always been person, though."
Maki	"Former doll..."
Maki	"......"
Maki	"The secret technique of Dollification?"
Miyako	"You are indeed a disciple of Shimoamazu the First. Did you know this technique?"
Miyako	"I am both a person and a doll. As one who has two minds, people and doll, I burn this life to save both people and dolls."
Miyako	"Yuuzen-san understood me from the first time we met. She looked at me as if he knew everything about me."
Maki	"The connection between people is not all about the time spent together. There are moments of heart-to-heart communication. Perhaps Miyako and Yuuzen had a heart-to-heart."
Maki	"Let's trust that heart. Let's wait for Yuuzen."
Maki	"We have to go one step further for that, Miyako, let's change tactics. Let's go with the second plan."
Miyako	"Okay. I think your plan will be more helpful."
???	"Doll, doll..."
???	"ーーI won't let you go. ーーTake me to her!"

Cursed Forest Episode
39-1	Jusatsu Forest
39-2	Lord of Kijinga Castle
39-3	Village of Tragedy
39-4	When the "Line" is Crossed
39-5	Reasons to Believe
39-6	Apprentice of Koroshiya
39-7	Reverse Soul Technique
39-8	Yuuzen's Past
39-9	Effects of Poison
39-10	Sorceresses' Bond