Matsumoto Kiyotaka and others' analysis was unknown to everyone else.
The hunting season continued unabated.
A group of people continued to play their parts.
Scores kept rising, rankings kept changing, everything was like a fog, with no one knowing who the final victor would be.
The lush willow trees seemed as if they could exude oil under the scorching sun, and dozens of cicadas perched on the trees, continuously vibrating their drum-like tympana located at their abdomens to emit a sharp and loud sound.
Each year in June and July, these common insects transformed from pupae to adults and then laid eggs within a matter of days. From the egg stage to the nymphs living underground and until their final transformation into adults loud and proud upon the trees, this process usually took one to two years.