Aire idea, withino foundation.
Fromithe bottom of my heart, I detested myself for being so ignorant. If this was the way things were bound to unfold, I should have learned from either Takenaka or Hirai how to drive away theispirits.
Howicould a spirit be driven into Buddhahood by a bowl of white rice with disposable chopsticks in it? Now that I beca calm, it made want to bawl out over my own foolishness.
Whenimyishoulders slumped down, the man drenched in blood consoled with words like, W-Well I dont know exactly know whats going on, but dont lose heart, okay?
Damniit, being comforted by a spirit
Hey, sonny, I want you to hear out a little bit at a ti You still rember , right? You offered a towel last night as I was eating a stead azukiibun.
Yeah I rember.
Becauseiit wasnt an easy mory to let go of.
I see, thats good because you are the only one I can rely on now.
Overiti, my fear gauge, which had been swinging out of control until now, gradually diminished. Perhaps due to this spirits Kansai dialect, which was better articulated than any other I had seen so far, it mitigated my fears. From a visual perspective, though, elentsiof fear were still atiplay.
After all, I was still fearful of him.
Whenimy face remained tense, the bloodied man approached with a frown on his face and his mouth agape.
Whats up, sonny? Arent you one of those people who can see specters too? How long are you going to be afraid of ? Its not that unusual, right?
Pleaseilook at your own reflection in the mirror before saying that.
WheniI inford him that, he made a sound as if he had realized sothing. He backed away from and clasped his hands together, wearing an uncomfortable expression.
M-Myibad, my bad, I forgot about this. No wonder youre terrified of , Ill take care of it now, okay?
Withithat, he closed his eyes firmly. Although he didnt exhibit any signs of performing anything exceptional, the wounds and the bloodithat had been dripping from his body disappeared slowly, as if playing in reverse, and within a few dozen seconds, the bloodied man returned to his ordinary, young mans appearance. Though that being said, he was still slightly translucent.
Hows this? Youre not scared anymore, right?
Wow
Indeed, itibeca much less terrifying, I supposed Spirits were able to freely retract and release blood, huh?
Well, its not like that, Im rely trying to imagine myself as I was back when I was normal, rather than withdrawing or releasing blood.
Iiwasiclueless as to what was going on, but apparently, this guy had no malicious intentions against . Nevertheless, what was it otherwise?
Nurousiuncertainties crept up on . The custor, this guy who showed up yesterday was undeniably not transparent and had his feet on last night. The manager and I thoroughly confird that.
Nonetheless, the lower half of his body was thinner now and the whole thing was see-through. Perhaps if I reached out my hand, it wouldipass through like air. According to the man himself, he undoubtedly ca to that convenience store yesterday.
So thatiwould an
You youre dead?
I see, so that was the case.
Oh Apparently, this young man succumbed to his death after that, bleeding profusely.
Well, in thaticondition, it was not unreasonable for him to have died.
Whatia ss, we didnt do anything as if it was soone elses problem, but we should have called an ambulance right then and there.
AlthoughiI didnt have any idea what kind of tragic outco he suffered, with the way his appearance was, he probably fell off his bike and
Iicarefully clasped my hands in front of my chest with the utmost consideration.
I dont haveiany incense sticks in my house but At any rate, my condolences
No, no, no, no, no! Dont write off arbitrarily!!
Theidisposable chopsticks that were stuck in the rice snapped on their own.
Huh? Whatiwasithis? Psychokinesis!?
Writeiyou off? But isnt that the case?
Iminot dead yet!
Youre all transparent, you know?
I-I am transparent but still! I am not dead yet!
Aifriend of mine once told that all spirits who die in an accident say that.
ShouldiI make him understand this but I didnt know how much I could do. Would calling a specialist be better?
Noooo! Like I said, I am not dead yet! I am in a state of suspended animation!
Iniaistate of suspended animation, eh that ans youre literally dead.
When I left him alone, he started to lose his temper, but thanks to the fact that he looked normal again, I honestly wasnt that freaked out.
Like I said! In plain words, I am not a specter now. I am simply an astral body that is dying and has left my physical body.
Astral you an, youre talking about astral projection?
Itiwasia phenonon that often accompanied a near-death experience, in which the spirit left the body and began to operate.
Well, sothing like that.
Theiyoungiman folded his arms while sitting cross-legged and nodded his head.
Its kind of complicated, isnt it?
Yeah, its the greatest event of the century.
Despite this, you seem rather level-headed.
Iidont want to waste ti fretting about it.
Unexpectedly, heiseed to possess a cool head.
So, whatiis a false specter like you doing here?
Isnt that obvious? Dont ask silly questions, sonny.
Turningihis sharp eyes to through a gap in his drooping bangs, he said, I have business with you, sonny.
Oh, I knew you would say that. Before kicking him out, I decided to at least listen to what he had to say. I inquired of the young man, who had been in physical form until last night, what on earth had happened to him following that night.
Its a long story
Itiwas indeed a long story.
Theistory could be summarized as followed:
Apparently, the young man had been searching in the sea of trees for so reason.
The reasoniwhy he was searching was apparently beyond the grasp of ordinary people, so it was kept secret, but it seed that he was not fighting with so bandit with a spiked bat in his hand.
Duringithe search, he got caught up in an unforeseen accident and, sensing the danger, ca back to the convenience store and that was when he ca in contact with us.
Havingimanaged to catch his breath and resu his work, he dived into the sea of trees again, but this ti he struggled against a thunderstorm that unexpectedly descended onihim.
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Theimost massive lightning strike landed directly on him, and he was caught in a large tree that snapped and fell, getting trapped under it
Thatiwasiall he could recollect.
Howiunfortunate.
No, dont end with the word unfortunate!
But, from what you told , that was already the end for you.
Even if you were fortunate enough to evade imdiate death at that stage, if you were to be crushed by a falling tree, your body would have sustained a significant amount of physical damage as a human being. Furthermore, you would have already lost a lot of blood.
Realistically speaking, a few hours might be all it took for your life to end and now it was already a whole day
You better be ready for this.
I put my hand on my forehead and groaned briefly, then picked up my ho phone. In this case, I wondered if I should call the police instead of the hospital
Hey, wait a minute. Who are you going to call?2s
Who? The police of course Theyre going to search for the corpse.
Police!? Body search!?2swq
Thats the quickest way to recover a corpse.
Look, Im still alive! Hold on, the police are not good, you cant call the police!
Ah!? This is not the ti to say that!?
No I dont think its that big of a deal to inform the police.
Hey, was I the only one who thought it was a major deal?wed
I have my own reasons for not wanting to bring the police into the matter.
What kind of reasons?2ew
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Guess Ill just have to tell you, I heard him muttering quietly.
Hey, sonny I ca here to request you to do sothing for .
He stopped sitting cross-legged and fixed his eyes on intently.
Im terribly sorry to ask you this out of the blue, sonny, but would you mind accompanying on my search?
I refuse.2wqas
Thats too imdiate!
The volu of his voice and timing were perfect. It was a wonderful move.
Notwithstanding, I absolutely could not do what this man requested of .
Recently, troubles abounded and I would like to avert them if at all possible.
I beg you, sonny! Search my body with !2w
Dont say anything vivid! I absolutely hate it!
Dont say that! Im going to rot if you dont!fwecds
Youre getting too vivid! 34rewf
Please! Please, I beg you! I know Im being unreasonable, but I really need your help! You know Im in a great deal of trouble!
If you say that, Im in more trouble than you! Impossible! I cant do it!
Do sothing about it! The last words I uttered were, What the hell is thisssssss Im so ashad that Im going to cry!!
Wow, thats so la, that last line.
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