Listen up, everyone! 🔊 I'm going to interrupt my previous work on the near-future cyberpunk sci-fi battle action story concept and immerse myself in Episode 2, "Beyond the Water Village," especially the "Mirror Pond" scene. 💧✨ But actually, I've completely hit a wall. No inspiration, no vision, nothing! So, I decided to take a chance and go to Nagaoka Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto. That's exactly where this story takes place. ⛩️🏃‍♂️ I visited in May, so the famous vibrant red Kirishima azaleas had already fallen (what a shame! 😭). But I couldn't help but imagine how beautiful it must have been when they were in full bloom. 🌸 My main objective? To find a pond like the "Mirror Pond" in the story. And I was truly surprised. There were ponds literally everywhere! 🤯💦 Right near the entrance to the shrine, there's a large pond surrounding an azalea path. And just past the path, below the main garden, there's another lovely little pond. ...