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Description[]
The dispersing hole.
Holes are created when distortions spontaneously form in the "curtain" that separates the world of the living and The Other Side,[1] allowing entities such as humans, impurities, or illegitimates to pass through.
If an exceedingly large number of impurities are traveling through a hole, the hole may begin dispersing, meaning that other exit points open. In the case of the large hole on Nisayama, an additional 5 smaller holes opened as off-shoots of the main one. Since the holes are all connected to one another, impurities can travel between them like a "spiritual highway".[2]
Left unchecked, the hole will eventually collapse, causing land-altering calamities. Entire landscapes may be changed, converting regions into mountains or oceans. When this happens, the humans living in the area, as well as the collective knowledge about their existence, get wiped away. Written records remain, but other humans have no memory of the people or villages that disappeared to the hole's collapse. Udeiri and South Darumasute are prime examples. There are no roads leading into those areas, and Yoshiki was unaware that they ever existed until he started researching the history of the region.[3]
Closing Holes[]
Holes are like a tear in mesh fabric.
If the hole is small enough, then it is possible for a human- namely, Kurebayashi Rie- to send impurities back to The Other Side and seal up the hole.[4] She compares this method to fixing a hole in mesh fabric by rubbing it closed with a finger.
However, if the hole is large enough to cause a tear in the fabric of the curtain, this method doesn't work.[5] Instead, a person or impurity must travel into the hole and sew it closed from The Other Side.[6]
Locations[]
In the Kibogayama region, holes opened at locations where villagers buried body parts of humans that were sacrificed to Nounuki-sama. It is theorized by Kurebayashi that this was done in an effort to have the land bear the sins and impurity, as was historically done with katashiro (dolls used as human substitutes to transfer sins and impurity during exorcisms).[2]
The Main Hole is located on Nisayama in Kubitachi.
Ashizukadou, Ashidori (
Somewhere in Udekari, there is a run-down building overgrown by wildlife.[8] Inside the house is a hole connected to The Other Side.[5] It appears to be a black slit-like opening surrounded by human arms, growing from the floorboards and reaching up along one another to form a conical shape.[10] It is kept behind a sliding door sealed with protective talismans.[11]
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  The hole in Kibogayama is located in the Kurebayashi family's home. It is apartment 505 in a complex built in the early nineties. According to Tanaka, it is likely one large eye– a collection of thousands of human eyes, akin to the compound lens of an insect.[12] |
Gallery[]
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References
- ↑ Chapter 15 (Vol. 3)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 28 (Vol. 6)
- ↑ Chapter 39 (Vol. 8)
- ↑ Chapter 19 (Vol. 4)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 32 (Vol. 7)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Chapter 31 (Vol. 6)
- ↑ Chapter 22 (Vol. 5)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter 30 (Vol. 6)
- ↑ Mokumokuren, Bluesky @mokmok-len.bsky.social (January 27, 2025). 「光が死んだ夏」第３３話-３. Retrieved on March 28, 2025.
- ↑ Chapter 33 (Vol. 7)
- ↑ Chapter 34 (Vol. 7)
- ↑ Chapter 41 (Vol. 8)
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