Passion in books

Hello, it's the rainy season, I'm depressed, this is Kamiyo. On my free days off, I often go to second-hand bookstores like B●OK-OFF, and at this time of year, the smell of damp old books makes the store smell so fragrant. I wonder what that smell is, but I always end up staying indoors on rainy days.

So, today, I'd like to introduce to you a monster associated with a cart that transports books...Bunsha YouhiLet me introduce you to Fuguruma Yohi.

Fuguruma is a monster that possesses a fuguruma, a carriage used to transport books. Toriyama Sekien's commentary states, "Extraordinary things can come out of the writings of people in the past. If so, it is not at all surprising that a monster would emerge from a fuguruma carriage loaded with books."

According to one theory, among the books loaded on the Wensha,Love LetterIt is said that the love and obsession contained in the letter became a monster. It would be very romantic if the monster that appeared from the love letter would make the love come true, but there is no mention of the specific actions of Bunsha Yōhime, and it is thought that she may simply appear by chance from the love letter.Hmm, what a disappointing surprise.

Now, she has a counterpart monster. The Harem King of the Yamauba area that I introduced the other day,Dust Mound Monster KingIn fact, these two statues are both from the Tsurezuregusa book, "There are many of them, but they are not unsightly,Letters on the writing wheel, dust on the dust heap" is a yokai created by Toriyama Sekien based on the sentence, "The only things that are presentable in abundance are the trash in a garbage dump (dust mound) and the books piled up on a writing wheel."

The two of them are from the world of monsters."Well, not a bad combination."Maybe. It's a bit tricky to say they're not a bad pair. There's nothing to praise about them, but they're not bad people, so... I feel like it's an evaluation that's close to negative.

However, unlike Jinzuka Kaioh, the harem king of the Yamauba world, I could not find any anecdotes that suggested a relationship between Bunsha Youhi and himself.Hitotsume Kozou's Reverse HaremI was secretly looking forward to seeing if this would happen, but unfortunately it isn't.

I don't know if it has anything to do with Bunsha Yōhi, but there are many legends and mysteries that arise from romantic feelings, especially the jealousy and resentment that arise from them. The great demon Shuten-dōji also burned a love letter he received.demonKiyohime was also consumed with jealousy.Snake-bodied monsterI became. Strong emotions are scary.

In today's world, where the form of love has changed due to the development of social media and the diversification of lifestyles, new monsters may be born.

(Image: Hyakki Tsurezurebukuro)