And he wrote that an author who wrote "Ugetsu Monogatari," which was imperfect and absurd, wouldn't have such a terrible experience, pretending to be humble.
そして、どう見ても杜撰な、荒唐無稽な作品である『雨月物語』を書いた自分は、そんなひどい目にあうわけがない、と謙遜している、ように見える。