At the foot of Youkai Mountain, where humans don't usually go near, there is a big lake.

The surroundings of this lake are shrouded in mist at noon, so visibility is poor.

Near the lake fairies and youkai often gather, and, especially in summer, youkai gather there in search of a watering hole.

It is not clearly understood why it tends to be foggy just at noontime.

Since the visibility is so bad, the lake seems unbelievably huge, but it is actually believed not to be that big.

Even if you walked the full circumference around the lake it would take less than half a moment (*1).

The lake is also famous for the giant monster fish (*2) that are caught on rare occasions on nights of the new moon.

There are many anglers that set out, dreaming of catching a monster fish like that (*3).

The river that flows into the lake flows from Youkai Mountain.

It is said that rarely kappa will drift into the lake as well.

Such a sight would surely relax one's mind.

1: About an hour.

2: It is said that it is a carp-like fish 2 to 5 fathoms in length. The largest that remains in the written records is said to have been 10 fathoms, but that must be an exaggeration.

3: They mostly either have their dreams broken, or end up being caught by youkai themselves.