Is that really mold or are they some sort of hybrid half-sheep yukkuri that somehow escaped into the wild? Are they doomed, or have these yukkuri finally achieved symbiosis with the mold? What happened to Patchy's eye? Will Patchy help them or did she just banish them from the herd? Will we ever get some translations up in this bish?
For those interested, the anko title is something along the lines of "The Devil Comes With the Shape of an Angel", by Hoshiaki.
I took a very quick look at it (it's long and didn't bother properly reading it), and it appears that this is a special mold that disguises itself as a very easy mister sweater, and spreads out through skinship. It's not immediately deadly, so that's why this family has the time to go to chief Patche.
[...] it appears that this is a special mold that disguises itself as a very easy mister sweater, and spreads out through skinship. It's not immediately deadly, so that's why this family has the time to go to chief Patche.
Nature's arms race specifically against magical bean pastry. It's a warm and fuzzy lol feeling.
It's like what EasyV said, it's a parasitic mold that grows on the bottom half of a yukkuri, appearing like some easy sweater on infected yukkuri to help it spread. But it's got a few more details to it.
Here's a summary:
A wild komarisa, Maricha, was on a little adventure, and was distracted by the pleasant ringing of a bell. She went after the source and in the corner of a small cave found what appeared to be a very, very easy yukkuri, wearing a very easy smile and donning a specially easy okurumi (sweater). Maricha cannot help herself but to rub rub with it, then went home soon afterward.
The next morning, Maricha woke up with a very easy sweater on her body, much to her parents' surprise. Maricha immediately declared she got this because she is very easy, and it is the gift from god for easy yukkuris. Everyone in the herd saw Maricha with admiration, except herd leader wise Pache. Herd leader wise Pache tried to warn everyone that the greenstuff isn't easy mister sweater but something that would make everyone not take it easy, but no yu believes in her, insisted it's easy mister sweater, then collectively punished her(hence the eyepatch) and locked her up. Everyone then decided it's a good idea to rub rub with the easy Maricha.
The next few days, everyone in the herd began growing the easy sweater as well, and every yu is happy. All is well until Maricha woke up one day and suddenly felt her body itching all over. They went to Pache demanding for answers, but was greeted with the revelation about the mold-okurumi-damashi (lying sweater), and that everyone who has it is royally f*cked. Maricha wanted to punish Pache, but upon hopping to do a body slam Maricha realized she can no longer control her body.
As it turned out, once the mold penetrated the skin, it takes hold of the motor portion of the core paste, controlling its host like cordicep in insects. In this vein, Maricha began venturing out of the herd and deep into the forest, all the while suffering the unbearable itch as the mold grew into her skin. Maricha prayed for a quick death by the fangs of Remilia, but even Remis have the innate intuition to know that the 'sweater' isn't to be trifled with, and left Maricha to her fate.
Once reaching a suitable spot, the mold then creates a small tear on the bottom of Maricha's footsies, allowing ants to enter and eat Maricha from the inside out, transporting the spore-filled paste elsewhere. The mold also caused the skin to harden, causing Maricha's face to be fixated into a seemingly easy 'smile'. With only her skin and paste core left intact, Maricha suffered an excruciating death.
What finally became of Maricha was exactly what she found in the forest that day- an easy seeming yukkuri in a very easy sweater, giving off 'pleasant ringings' as the dried up paste core rolled inside the hollow, hardened husk, attracting the next victim.
Also, that Patchouli though look cute and innocent in this pic, the adaption depicted she's not entirely "nice" at all. Well no one listen to Patchy, served them right.
Also, that Patchouli though look cute and innocent in this pic, the adaption depicted she's not entirely "nice" at all. Well no one listen to Patchy, served them right.
I mean, if not only my advice to a potentially lethal situation falls to deaf ears, but the rest of the clan gang up on me and (potentially) gouge my eye out, I might as well take the piss when doom befalls them. The fact that the Patchy might herself get infected with the mould, and the antidote leaves (which she's holding in the adaptation) probably isn't unlimited means she has all the reasons to keep at least a serving or two to herself for safe-keeping.
Also, that Patchouli though look cute and innocent in this pic, the adaption depicted she's not entirely "nice" at all.
Reno said:
I might as well take the piss when doom befalls them.
IMHO that Patchouli was quite nice, and I'd adopt her.
She offered help to the infected ko instead of staying silent after being locked up and mistreated.
This solution is to wipe the skin with leaves, meaning that it's only a successful treatment if the mold has not yet gone into the paste.
When the ko got fully infected, I think the reason Patchouli didn't do anything was because she couldn't do anything - the mold may have penetrated through the paste, meaning it may be impossible to help the ko.
As Reno said, Patchouli doesn't seem to be holding unlimited leaves, and probably isn't holding enough for the whole herd. The itch may be a sign that the mold has penetrated the skin, so, again, Patchy may not be able to do anything about it.
In other words, Patchy's attitude is less of vengeance and more of they're-already-uncurable-zombies. Her apparent coldness is not one of selfishness, but rather one of self-preservation.
"Patchy have told you for a lot of times.
Those are-"Little one is troubled noze!
We need your help noze!Everyone is ought to help each other when in trouble!anko 9396
The devil appeared, with the appearance of angels"Itchy nojeeeeeeee!
Why nojeeeeeee!?"*Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle*Author: Hoshi-aki