Record of the Sengoku Page's Observations in the Reiwa Era - 0038

 

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Kasugayama Castle, Narumi Shogunate

Oyakata-sama: Uesugi Dōman-maru KageTora

Observations: Page

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Year 451 of the Tenshō era, July 27th

"Reiwa's Abe Tei Incident - Susukino Chapter"

Even in the Reiwa era, gruesome incidents continue unabated. It's troubling indeed. In a bustling inn town in Ezo, it is said that a woman took a man's head, brought it home, and displayed it with great care. Neither social psychologists nor commentators of the new age seem to delve into the deep-seated psychology of men and women. Instead, they merely offer general opinions. It should be the duty of scholars and warriors to thoroughly investigate and reason with logical deductions if there is no motive or evidence for a murder. It's disheartening to see them just floundering around with obvious assumptions. As a manifestation of Bishamonten, I can foresee some things, but for the sake of not hindering the investigation, I will confine myself to speculation.

In this case, it might be more appropriate to view it as an eccentric affectionate obsession between a sixty-two-year-old cross-dressing man and a twenty-nine-year-old doctor's daughter. The Abe Tei Incident of 1936 was caused by an excessive imbalance in the deep affection between a man and a woman. The woman's intense emotions led her to castrate the man, resulting in his death. The man, seemingly desiring death himself, attempted to reach a state of ecstasy by having the woman strangle him. The woman carried the removed organ with her at all times, wrapped in a cloth. Finally, she was apprehended at Kamata Station and sentenced to ten years, but with the Imperial Pardon of the 2,600th year of the reign, her sentence was halved, and she was released after five years. The Susukino incident should be seen not as an act of revenge but as an eccentrically affectionate and macabre behavior. In a mere act of revenge, there would be no reason to carry a head all the way. It seems that Lady Abe Tei desired to be one with a man's head or some part of his body. Psychologically speaking, we can regard these incidents as similar. Isn't genuine admiration between men and women sufficient? Thus, you should be able to respect and revere each other without venturing into a terrifying world.

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