A brilliant monster.

Yet may not realize just yet that the Tanuki may be walking along in his shadows.

Does he feel a pat on the shoulder or cold steel against his throat?

Ponpoko ponpoko pon...

The tricks of the Tanuki go beyond the deception of drunkards for sheer amusement.

Do the tricks transcend to those who have lost hope?

And so, with leaf on my head, I form a new identity, a new face, a false sense of hope.

I pity you, Ana. And I pity the fools trying to keep Derek from reaching you.

But who will be one to take the fall at the hands of the Tanuki?

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In Japanese folklore, the male Tanuki has large testicles.

But I am a female. And despite that I have the balls to solve this mystery.

Or am I trying to keep it a mystery?

I may just keep that my secret.