▁that ▁the ▁y ok ai ▁were ▁originally ▁gods , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁transformed ▁as ▁a ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁breaking ▁the ▁divine ▁laws . ▁ ▁M omo ▁attempts ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁y ok ai ▁from ▁ste aling ▁the ▁local ▁veget ables , ▁only ▁for ▁K awa ▁to ▁break ▁I ku ko ' s ▁mirror . ▁Later , ▁she ▁and ▁I ku ko ▁argue ▁and ▁M omo ▁leaves . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁I ku ko ▁suff ers ▁a ▁near - f atal ▁ast h ma ▁attack ▁while ▁looking ▁for ▁M omo . ▁Upon ▁witness ing ▁I ku ko ▁being ▁close ▁to ▁death , ▁M omo ▁real izes ▁her ▁mistake ▁and ▁asks ▁the ▁y ok ai ▁to ▁help ▁look ▁for ▁a ▁doctor ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁However , ▁the ▁y ok ai ▁decl ine ▁and ▁M omo ▁leaves ▁the ▁house . ▁Ko ichi ▁and ▁Y ota ▁purs ue ▁M omo , ▁but ▁she ▁reve als ▁her ▁previous ▁argument ▁with ▁K azu o ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁and ▁asks ▁Ko ichi ▁to ▁help ▁find ▁the ▁doctor . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁y ok ai ▁realize ▁they ▁can ▁escape ▁pun ishment ▁by ▁allowing ▁M omo ▁and ▁Ko ichi ▁to ▁cross ▁over ▁the ▁newly ▁completed ▁bridge ▁and ▁find ▁the ▁doctor ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁morning , ▁M omo ▁writes ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁her ▁father ▁thank ing ▁him ▁as ▁I ku ko ▁re co vers . ▁Having ▁completed ▁their ▁mission ▁to ▁protect ▁M omo , ▁I wa , ▁M ame ▁and ▁K awa