Note: I'm not the authour of this story. I've translated it from the original Japanese into English. Please do NOT copy and paste it somewhere else on the web without my permission. Thank you for your cooperation.
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A Cryptic Story again!
I obtained a copy of the Book of Curse.
In the beginning of the book it said:
"If the steps are followed precisely according to the instructions it will lead to the activation of curse. However if the steps are followed incorrectly the curse will rebound on the caster himself.
Are you still willing to proceed?"
Of course!
I have someone I will never forgive as long as I live.
That is why I went so far as getting my hands on this Book of Curse.
I began following the instructions.
Step One: First, close your eyes and picture the face of the person you want to cast a curse on.
Easy. His face is one thing I could never forget even if I wanted to.
I pictured his face as clearly as possible in my mind's eye.
OK, done. Let's have a look at the next step...
Step Two: Imagine what kind of curse you want to activate.
That is also easy.
I will put him through every kind of human suffering imaginable on earth, and make sure he dies in great pain!
Alright, done. What's next...?
Step Three: Finally, open your eyes.
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A Cryptic Story again!
I obtained a copy of the Book of Curse.
In the beginning of the book it said:
"If the steps are followed precisely according to the instructions it will lead to the activation of curse. However if the steps are followed incorrectly the curse will rebound on the caster himself.
Are you still willing to proceed?"
Of course!
I have someone I will never forgive as long as I live.
That is why I went so far as getting my hands on this Book of Curse.
I began following the instructions.
Step One: First, close your eyes and picture the face of the person you want to cast a curse on.
Easy. His face is one thing I could never forget even if I wanted to.
I pictured his face as clearly as possible in my mind's eye.
OK, done. Let's have a look at the next step...
Step Two: Imagine what kind of curse you want to activate.
That is also easy.
I will put him through every kind of human suffering imaginable on earth, and make sure he dies in great pain!
Alright, done. What's next...?
Step Three: Finally, open your eyes.
Comments
@Jennifer Perez: I agree, this story is indeed funny in a twisted sort of way.
I agree that this story turned out to be kind of funny - just goes to show you should not go around trying to place horrible curses on people.
Cryptic stories are my favorites because they seem safe at first, but then you get that really creepy feeling once you figure it out.
~Michi
I also like cryptic stories very much. I will translate more of those, so look forward to it!:D
@HN3: I know. I also tend not to read instructions when I buy new things, so I have to be careful too!:)
@Adorably Dead: Good, good!
@Time Waits: After the first step the guy opened his eyes again.
if the final step was to open your eyes and nothing else
wouldnt you have to open your eyes to read that?
so the reader just did the last step before reading the last step... couldn't that still count? it doesnt say anything like "wait ten minutes THEN open your eyes" just... "open your eyes!"
I will tell you my understanding of the story.
First, in the instruction it says you should follow the steps "precisely according to the instructions," and if it wanted you to open your eyes after Step 1 and 2, it would have told you so. But nowhere in the Steps previous to Step 3 does it tell you to open your eyes. And the fact that Step 2 doesn't tell you to close your eyes as it did in Step 1 seems to indicate that it is expecting you to have kept your eyes closed from Step 1. And the word "Finally" in Step 3 supports this assumption too.
Secondly, since these instructions are pretty short, it wouldn't be difficult to memorise them by heart, and so you do not necessarily have to open your eyes to read the instruction before Step 3.
Hope that helps! :)
You could of course imagine things with your eyes open at Step 2!
But as I said, it doesn't say in either Step 1 or 2 that you have to open your eyes after each step, so I'm assuming it wants you to keep your eyes shut through Step 1 and 2.
i get it now! lol i seemed to miss the part where the person in the story opened their eyes between step 1 and 2 so thats why i confused myself
This basically means that you can't curse someone without cursing yourself in the process. Karma, I guess.
Yes I think that's the message this story is trying to convey! Curses always come with price, don't they?
Maybe read the entire instruction first before casting the curse? Poor narrator. He/she's in for it now. This was rather funny, in a dark way.
It;s the same for exam questions: read them carefully, and read them again to make sure.
Don't worry about your grammer! It's perfect.
Thank you!
So, from now on, if they ever do something bad like before again, I'll tell you, but until then, sorry for bothering you ^^!
Thank you XD
I've been visiting your blog for some time, and this is the first time I've actually commented here ;3;
Your translations are awesome!
I actually find this one a bit humorous in a dark way...I mean, the person should've read the whole thing first before actually doing what the ritual says first! Now I'm expecting the curse to rebound on them UnU
I agree this story is kinda funny. The curse will certainly rebound on him now lol
Now he is in trouble.. the curse will activate upon him himself