1. Yuu-Bin-de (郵便で): It means “by mail,” and it sounds similar to “You’ve been dead.”
2. [Mail] and [racing horse] seem to have a big gap between them. [ビン(Bin)] and fate seem to have a big gap, and [ユウ(Yuu)] and conformity seem to have a big gap. The [rider in green clothes] and absolute seem to have a big gap.
[ユウ(Yuu)] and ghost seem to have a big gap, and [ビン(Bin)] and I seem to have a big gap. Experience and imagination seem to have a big gap, and mailbox and world seem to have a big gap. Ghost story and this story seem to have a big gap.
3. This is a story of someone before they became a [ghost story].
ユウ(Yuu) and ビン(Bin) are riding horses.
ユウ(Yuu): Hey! Wait a minute there! Let’s talk! I know you!
ビン(Bin): What are you talking about? I just passed over that hill! Hey, keep your eyes forward! Your horse is getting closer to me! The stones are bouncing toward my horse!
ユウ(Yuu): The important thing isn’t the horse. If it falls, a new horse will drop from the sky. You’ll be given the same lively horse! Don’t you really remember me? We’ve been running here together! Your horse and my horse have been running here the whole time!
ビン(Bin): Once we pass this place, it’s the finish line! Don’t pull any cheap tricks and try to win fair!
ユウ(Yuu): No, you’re wrong! You’re way off! Believe it or not, I’ve run this place many times. No, we’ve run it many times! I can’t remember exactly if it’s you, but I remember the feeling of the dirt and wind, and the other rider next to me! Your horse will trip at the spot 3 kilometers ahead! Where the sharp rock is! It will definitely fall there! Don’t speed up, just listen! You can’t win here! The one who wins here is that guy! No matter how many times it repeats, he always wins! What’s going to happen next is something you can’t even imagine. A new [rider in green] will appear on your right! His attack will definitely hit! He’ll do anything to take us down! This goes on infinitely! The fact that he always appears and wins the race!
ビン(Bin): I can’t believe this! You’re such a fraud!
ユウ(Yuu): Let’s team up and take him down together! If we work together, it will be different! If we stop here, he’ll come after us! No one will win! He’ll definitely come to take us down first!
ビン(Bin): Why should I trust you?
ユウ(Yuu): Alright! On the count of three, we slow down our horses! One!!
Two!! Three!!
They pulled on the reins, and the horses slowly decreased their speed, gliding gently
over the sandy ground. Dust briefly covered them, then slowly cleared so they could
see each other’s faces. The rumbling of the ground faded, and all they could hear was
the heavy breathing of the tired horses.
ユウ(Yuu): We stopped! We really stopped! This is the first time I’ve stopped with someone. It’s clear that a lot has changed…
ビン(Bin): You must have a good plan. Right now, I feel pathetic and just want to kill myself!
ユウ(Yuu): We’re not really good at fighting… We’ve never won against him. We have to find another way!
ビン(Bin): This is driving me crazy! Didn’t you say we’d take him down? I came to be the best rider. I can only change things if I become the best! I’ve lived to prove that! So someone can hear my voice!
ユウ(Yuu): Just promise me one thing..! Even if we fail here, promise me you won’t join this race again! You may not remember, but… try to believe that you’re possessed by a ghost! Just remember to turn back! You can throw away your clothes and dance if you want! You can cry loudly or get angry! I will definitely come back to find you! We won’t remember each other, but I will definitely find you and save you!
The ground slowly starts to rumble.
ユウ(Yuu): He’s coming! There’s no doubt!
ビン(Bin): Hey, hold the reins! You said this is the first time we’re running away together?
ユウ(Yuu): Where should we run to?
ビン(Bin): No time to think! We have to run!
ユウ(Yuu): I’m scared! Now that it’s happening, I’m really scared! But things will change now! More than I ever imagined!
ビン(Bin): Just one thing to ask. What if everything goes wrong and we end up back at the start?
ユウ(Yuu): You won’t remember anything anyway! I’ll definitely make you stop! We will stop together! But please remember! There’s another being that will come for you!
ビン(Bin): Hey, what’s your name? I am…!
ユウ(Yuu): I am…!
It was an ordinary name. A name that could easily be forgotten. I can’t imagine how many times he must have shouted that name.