Main Scenario/Staring at the Pillar

Metro Nishiki Episode
21-1	Senbon Torii
21-2	The Fox Girl
21-3	Ward Sorcery
21-4	Miyako's Secret Art
21-5	Nagashi-bina
21-6	The Black Doll
21-7	The Doll's Friend
21-8	Staring at the Pillar
21-9	Beyond the "Gate"
21-10	I Am Fine

Conductor	According to Miyako and Yoshino, who returned alive from the different space created by the curse, the unexplained phenomena that happened to Yoshino were caused by the sorcerer who cast the curse, and that sorcerer is not related to the doll in Yoshino's hands.
Conductor	However, this is under the assumption that everything the fox-faced girl is saying is true. If that girl is our collaborator or in a position of mutual interest, then we can trust what she says.
Conductor	Above all, we cannot overlook what she said about the Guardian of the Giant Tree. It is unclear what effect the black doll in Yoshino's hand has, but if it is related to the Guardian of the Giant Tree, then we can't let it go.
Miyako	"From what I have observed, that black doll is no mere doll. It is an instrument of sorcery, created with a purpose from the beginning. It also has a power that I cannot control. I think an expert should take a look at it at least once..."
Queensway	"Even if you claim you are not an expert, I can't think of anyone else other than Miss Miyako who knows more about it."
Yoshino	"Simoamazu is also a doll otaku sorceress, but she's more of an expert on sorcery than on dolls. Miyako seems to know more about dolls."
Putra	"Miyako is a doll master's apprentice after all."
Yoshino	"That's not all. Miyako has doll friends. She can even talk to her dolls."
Vivienne	"Someone who can talk to dolls..."
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Bourse	"Hello ma petite Vivi. It's another beautiful day here, isn't it?"
Bourse	"Yes it is, Bourse. On a day like this, I wish we could comb each other's hair in the basement where the sun doesn't shine."
Bourse	"Geez, ma petite Vivi, you just want to stroke le Bourse's head, don't you?"
Bourse	"Aha, you got me? Bourse's drill hair drills through my heart..."
Bourse	"...That's why moi came here today to buy a hair ornament for mon petit Vivi."
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Putra	"No, Bourse can't do that."
Yakutsk	"Not Bourse."
Queensway	"Definitely not Miss Bourse."
Vivienne	"Poor Bourse..."
Yoshino	"Bourse speaks to herself after all. But Miyako is different. She really hears the doll's voice."
Miyako	"But I can't hear her voice. She doesn't respond to people's voices or hearts. She's more like a magical tool than a doll..."
Yoshino	"It's a doll because it has the shape of a person. Whether you call them magical tools, artifacts, or toys is up to you."
Miyako	"Yoshino-chan..."
Yoshino	"Somewhere in your heart, you can hear such a voice. Maybe that's what this girl is saying."
Yakutsk	"I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but that doll is definitely an important clue."
Yakutsk	"Miyako's theory seems on the money that there is something that tried to kidnap the children and a thing that tried to protect them, respectively."
Queensway	"She will lead us to the person who put the curse on Miss Yoshino. That's what the girl said, right?"
Miyako	"Yes. That's exactly what she said. She was also the one who tried to utilise Yoshino's power."
Queensway	"Somehow, the background to the incident is becoming clear. It means that there are both enemies and allies in this Senbon Torii. The girl with the fox mask is probably our ally."
Yakutsk	"If she were an enemy, we would be completely out."
Yoshino	"But if she's an ally, we're close to the finish line."
Queensway	"It's the summit."
Yakutsk	"Now if only we could find that thing called the black torii..."
Yakutsk	"Paddington!"
Paddington	"Aye! It's Paddington popping up at the call!"
Yakutsk	"Have you seen the black torii?"
Paddington	"No! I haven't seen any!
Yakutsk	"Yes, thank you very much."
Paddington	"However! I have one important thing to report here!"
Yakutsk	"Really? If it's a stupid report, I'll whip your ass, got it?"
Paddington	"Hawawa, if you do that, my butt will split in four! Though that depends on the angle of the whip!"
Paddington	"However! That's not going to happen! Leave everything to me."
Putra	"Just get to the point already."
Paddington	"Actually, we've never been through this place before!"
Putra	"We've never been through here before?"
Paddington	"Yes. From first glance, this place looks like a place we have explored before we took refuge in Miyako's barrier, however the number of torii gates and the spacing between them are slightly different."
Miyako	"Amazing..."
Miyako	"I've never seen anyone try to whip a Divine Child-sama before..."
Putra	"Really now!? She must have something more amazing for you to be surprised!"
Miyako	"I'm sorry. I'm just speechless with amazement."
Paddington	"This part of the maze is the first time we've reached. We've looped around the same places before, but never in the same order or in the same size."
Yakutsk	"So the summit is close."
Paddington	"But I just can't find the black torii. To find it, we have to go through this maze again..."
Yoshino	"...We may not have to."
Yakutsk	"Yoshino?"
Yoshino	"Look. Yoshino didn't do anything, but the doll is moving."
Putra	"It's true. She's trying to turn her face somewhere!"
Miyako	"Yoshino-chan, put the doll on your palm."
As Miyako instructed, Yoshino put the black fox-faced doll on her palm. The doll then moved its entire body to indicate a certain direction.
Miyako	"Turn your body around in place."
Yoshino	"Like this?"
Miyako	"More. You can even turn around and face the other way."
Yoshino	"Turn around the other way..."
With the doll in her palm, Yoshino turned around and changed direction. Then, to our surprise, the doll also moved its body and turned back around to face the original direction.
Miyako	"There is something over here. She's trying to tell us something."
Putra	"But there's no path in the direction the doll is facing, right? Does that mean we have to jump down the cliff?"
Miyako	"That's a possibility. I'll go and have a look."
Putra	"Whoa! Wait, wait! Let's calm down, shall we? It'll be too late later to say 'I knew it was wrong'!"
Yoshino	"This is not a directional signal. I think she means she wants us to look here..."
Yoshino	"You know what they say, 'Crisis in the forest of trees.'" (Original: Yoshino said よく言うでしょ？灯台もとクライシスって, (Tōdai moto kuraishisu tte) "You know what they say, 'Crisis at the lamp post.'" This is not an idiom.)
Putra	"It's 'Can't see the forest for the trees'." (Original: Putra corrected her and said 『灯台もと暗し』ね, (Tōdai moto kurashi) "It's darkest under the lamp post." This is a Japanese idiom with the same meaning as the alternative version this translator attempted.")
Miyako	"Looking nearby at... the torii pillar?"
Yoshino	"That's like what this girl here's looking at. Let's investigate it a little."
The doll's gaze was on a pillar of a torii gate. At first glance, it appeared to be an ordinary red pillar, but when Yoshino approached it and released her magic power...
...A sign written in black characters appeared on the pillar of the torii gate.
This is - a torii.
Miyako	"It's a black torii..."
Yoshino	"A black torii was hidden in the pillar of the red torii."
Miyako	"If we follow the path marked with the black torii gate, we can reach the summit. She was telling the truth."
Vivienne	"We can see it now. Maybe we can reach the summit before dawn."
Yakutsk	"Let's get to the top of the mountain and beat up the bugger who put the curse on Yoshino."
Yoshino	"Yoshino's also curious about what she said about 'saving oka-san'."

Metro Nishiki Episode
21-1	Senbon Torii
21-2	The Fox Girl
21-3	Ward Sorcery
21-4	Miyako's Secret Art
21-5	Nagashi-bina
21-6	The Black Doll
21-7	The Doll's Friend
21-8	Staring at the Pillar
21-9	Beyond the "Gate"
21-10	I Am Fine