i say “it turned out to be” and thats probs the jp habit of turning things into the 3rd person
but it was just a rethinking of assumptions
i asked myself “what if its not て but an odoriji?” and that course correction is what opened up new possibilities — kimetsuke is bad, u gotta be an ironist
@kant.bsky.socialtoday’s adventure in deciphering
spent some figuring out this bit in the text
was initially working under the assumption it was「◯て」
but it turned out to be「畧〻」
畧 being an alternate form of 略（ほぼ）
