泥だらけの草履を投げつけられる屈辱を通し、過酷な現実と自らの将来を予感して少女時代の終わりを意識した。

On the night of the Hachiman Shrine festival, the town was enveloped in excitement. However, what awaited Midori was relentless harassment by Chokichi and his gang. They insulted Midori, calling her 'beggar's sister,' and went so far as to throw a mud-covered sandal at her forehead. Midori could not suppress her anger and sadness at this humiliation. This incident, which made her foresee a harsh reality beyond her control and her future as a courtesan, was fitting to announce the end of her innocent girlhood.