NA Localization:
To write a story is to be entrapped by its tale.
The agony of the mermaid princess that echoes from the depths.
A match's flame that freezes the flesh.
So many endings cursed by the good.
But what about it?
I'm not searching for salvation from the get-go.
What I'm looking for is that resentment.
The voice that resents the end is truly the motivation for the writer of children's stories.
Fan Translation:
To write a story means to be captured by the tale.
The anguish of the mermaid princess, resounding through the deep.
The flame of a match stealing one's heat away.
The virtues of many a man spit curses at such an ending.
But so what? What do you say it means?
From the start, I never sought salvation for myself.
What I seek is that resentment.
For the voices enraged at such a conclusion are what drives a children's story writer to go on.