Chapter 130
Chapter 130: So, it appears that I already t her once .
Ouka and I returned to the different dinsion shrine where Karen and the little foxes were waiting for us . Seriously, I thought I was going to die there . Ouka who walked near had a sullen expression on her face .
“I didn’t know it would co to that...”
“Y-You are at fault, Yato-sama! You didn’t want to let down!!”
I spoke with a sigh while Ouka got angry at for what I did . Well, it’s my fault anyway for fooling around . On the way back to the shrine, I insisted on carrying Ouka on my back until we arrived . Of course, Ouka asked to let her down countless tis, but I didn’t listen to her and kept carrying her . Everything was going nicely until then, but once we got close to the shrine, her fear and embarrassnt of getting seen by the others carried on my back made her turn a little too emotional . She suddenly scread at to let her down and activated her lightning skill in all her body .
Apparently, because of that, I got electrically shocked and let her down imdiately . If it were soone else, they’d surely die by that shock . I walked while checking if my hair got burned when finally a few little foxes nearby noticed our arrival .
“Ah!? Ouka-sama!!”
“You’re back!!”
“Welco back!!”
They all rushed towards her and welcod her back . I moved back a little to not get involved with them and watched Ouka talking with the little foxes . They were so happy to see her doing fine . They must have been worried about her all this ti . Ouka changed her sullen expression to a gentle broad smile and greeted them back .
“I am back . Have you all been good children while I was off?”
They all replied with an affirmation and started asking her about the details of what happened and how she defeated Souki . I stood at my place and watched Ouka dealing with her children foxes with a smile until Karen entered into my field of sight .
“Welco back . ”
“Hey . ”
“Good work tonight . ”
“Thanks . ”
We exchanged a short conversation without talking about the details of what happened .
“We should go back to the festival later . ”
“Yeah . ”
The festival still didn’t end yet, so we can still fulfill the promise of going back to the festival . A feeble smile appeared on Karen’s face when I told her that .
“Let ask you this just in case; you didn’t do anything to the foxes, did you?”
I asked her while gazing at the little foxes surrounding Ouka . Karen reacted with to by puffing her cheeks and said .
“Surprisingly, I didn’t do anything . ”
Maybe she didn’t like how I asked her with the assumption that she actually did sothing . Well, that’s fine . I honestly expected her to teach them sothing trivial despite telling her to not do it . I casually apologized to Karen as she continued to make the sa displeased face .
“Yato-sama . ”
Ouka who finished her conversation with the little foxes standing behind her addressed .
“Thank you very much today . Thanks to your assistance, we were rescued . ”
“It is the sa here . Thanks for helping out . ”
If we failed at defeating Souki at that place, this place could have gotten involved as well . Karen stared at while saying sothing like as if I were reluctant at the start, but I chose not to look at her in the eyes .
“Karen-sama, thank you for taking care of the children while I was absent . ”
“It was fun, so it’s fine . ”
Ouka bowed down to Karen who told her not to worry about it while waving her hands . I heard the foxes behind Ouka telling Karen to teach them sothing else again next ti and recalled the mysterious incident back in the sealing area .
“Are you going to be fine if you get assaulted by those stones again?”
“I can take care of that matter alone, do not worry . But in case I can’t, I will rely on you again . ”
She answered with a casual joke as she smiled back . It would better if she doesn’t drag into any more troubles . I returned an awkward smile and noticed that Ouka was taking out sothing from within her sleeve . She held that item preciously and continued .
“Our encounter must be so fate; we need to be grateful to it . ”
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It was a handkerchief for kids with a robot embroidery . Hm? Is this...
“Is that my handkerchief?”
I intentionally asked when I saw the familiar handkerchief . Ouka widened her eyes when she heard that question and asked back in a trembling voice .
“Y-Yato-sama, is that t-true?”
“Yeah, I still rember that handkerchief very well . ”
I couldn’t rember well back at ho, but now I do . It happened one day when I was still a grade schooler . Not much ti had passed since the death of my parents and I was still having so difficulties in getting used to my new family, so I used to spend my ti strolling in the mountain .
“Uu... uuu... “
I heard a voice groaning as if it were enduring pain . I looked around and looked for the person behind the voice, but I couldn’t find them . I thought that I was just imagining things in the start, but the voice gradually got distinct, so I tried calling it .
“What happened?”
“My leg...”
Hearing that short answer, I imdiately understood that the one behind the voice was injured in their leg but I couldn’t do anything to help because I couldn’t see them in the first place .
“What should I do?”
I asked the voice to tell what to do because I had no clue of what was going on, then the voice answered in anguish .
“Give ... a piece of cloth . ”
A piece of cloth . The only item that corresponding to the voice’s request was a handkerchief with the design of an ani robot I used to watch . I wondered if a handkerchief would be sufficient to save the person behind the voice, but I had no other way to help them anyway .
“What about this?”
I lifted the handkerchief in my hand and asked . I waited for my question to reach the voice and listened to its reply .
“Yes, that will do . But, is it fine?”
“It’s fine . You need it more than so you can use it . ”
I answered without hesitation and looked for a way to give the person behind the voice the handkerchief . However, the voice beca quiet for a short while and asked hesitantly .
“Aren’t you scared?”
“From what?”
“Don’t you feel uncomfortable from having to give your belonging to soone you don’t even know?”
I stopped to think about an answer, but couldn’t co up with one and instead replied with one word .
“Dunno . ”
“You don’t know?”
“You’re not scary and there isn’t really any reason for to refuse you request . If you’re troubled, then I can help you out . ”
I smiled all by myself . I had a white heart at that ti now that I think back about it . I was too pure and different from my current corrupted self . The voice went silent for a few monts before I heard it this ti giggling .
“You are a strange human . ”
“You think?”
I tilted my head to the giggling voice . I couldn’t understand what the voice ant at that ti, but now that I think about it, I was a little strange . I an I was casually talking with soone I can’t see without doubting the situation . A short while later, I heard a different voice calling .
“Big brother . ”
It was Karen’s voice calling from a distance .
“Ah, it’s Karen . ”
“Eh?”
“I need to go now . I will leave the handkerchief here . ”
I placed the handkerchief in the roadside and turned back before the voice called one last ti .
“Please, let express my gratitude to you . ”
“It’s fine . You don’t need to do that . ”
“I can’t let you go without returning you this favor . ”
Despite telling the voice that I didn’t want anything, it still insisted on returning the favor . At that ti, I knew that the person behind the voice was in pain and ca up with a suggestion .
“Then, if we were to et another ti, grant one wish . ”
“You have a wish?”
“Yeah, so grant it to next ti we et . Later . ”
I ended the conversation briskly and ran to Karen who was looking for . I heard the voice calling from behind, but I didn’t answer it .
“Ah, I didn’t ask for its na . ”
I realized that I didn’t ask for the na of the voice, but soon forgot about it completely . The next day, I went to the sa place thinking I’d et the person behind the voice, but couldn’t find anything .
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