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End! Yup. That's it. It is a very brief thing. It is neat to see a full Rumiko Takahashi story in full color though. I omitted the usual note regarding the creatures because they basically spoil the entire joke but here's Furinkan's note regarding them:

"The story revolves around the young man's assumption that the creature is a zashiwarashi (座敷童). Zashiwarashi are child-like in appearance and are supposed to bring good fortune to a home that they are found in. However, he eventually learns that the woman is another type of supernatural creature- a gaki (餓鬼). Gaki, are "hungry ghosts", some of the lowest creatures one can be reborn as if you have particularly bad karma. Being reborn as a gaki is one of the worst fates, not only due to their ravenous appetites (they eat dead skin, fingernails, dust, ear wax) they also do not have an opportunity to accrue good karma, and it is unlikely that they can work towards being reborn as a better creature in their next lives."

Bit nostalgic to read this. I don't really have much more to say about it. As mentioned before, I'll be back next Saturday for Volume 17 of Rin-ne. Thanks again for reading.