Awataguchi Tachi Sword Life Guide

The ward was filled with the inevitable smell of disinfectant in a hospital.

The thin old man was lying on the bed, and the needle was fixed with adhesive tape on the back of his hand exposed outside the quilt, and the needle tube was connected to the medicine that was slowly falling drop by drop.

When the nurse saw Yiqi coming in, she bent down to approach the old man and whispered a few words, then nodded at Yiqi, then got up and left the ward.

The old man who had closed his eyes and meditated opened his eyes, his cloudy eyes turned slightly, and looked at the first issue, "Son, come here quickly."

Just one sentence has already brought a sense of difficulty, but the smile on the corner of the mouth is still a familiar kindness.

When he was a child, the house next door had not been rented out, and Grandma Bashan lived in the house by herself.During that time, his parents were still alive, but every time they couldn't go home on time because of work, he would go to eat at Grandma Bashan's next door, and it can be said that he was taken care of by her.

Later, Grandma Bashan got older, and she couldn't stay alone in the house where she lived with her late husband, so she was picked up by her children to take care of her.

Counting it down, I haven't seen each other for quite a while, and I never thought that we would be in the hospital when we meet again.

Phase [-] sat down on the stool beside the hospital bed, "Long time no see... How do you feel now, why are you suddenly hospitalized?"

"When people get old, it is inevitable that they will face such and other diseases. This is a very natural thing," Grandma Bashan showed a very open attitude towards her illness. She didn't talk much about it. Looking at the first issue kindly, "I remember the last time I saw you, you were still childish, and now you seem to be a good boy. How are you doing in school?"

Phase [-] said: "It's not bad, my classmates and teachers take good care of me."

Grandma Bashan smiled and said: "You have always performed well in your studies, and you have never been a worry. Do you have any plans for a job after graduation? It's almost this time, right?"

"Your memory is really good," Phase One said, "it's progressing steadily, don't worry."

"That's really great," Grandma Bashan probably thought of her parents who passed away early, with a mixed expression of relief and sadness on her face, "It's really great..."

She raised her hand slowly and patted Yiqiu's hand on her knee.

The palms of my hands were a little cold because of the drip.

In the first phase, I hurriedly asked the nurse for a hot water bottle, and put it under Grandma Bashan, "Where's your child, why isn't it here?"

"I spent it because I have something to say to you," Grandma Bashan smiled, "Did I interrupt your business by calling you over so suddenly?"

The first issue said: "Why, I'm idle. If you have something to say, just say it."

Grandma Bashan sighed softly.

The breeze outside the window stirred the branches and leaves of the trees, and the lively rustling sound seemed to make the slightly cold atmosphere in the ward much warmer.

"Phase [-]," Grandma Bashan said in deliberation after being silent, "I know it's a little sudden to say this, and you can take my next words as the nonsense of an elderly person...but just Let me ask you this, do you believe in the existence of monsters?"

"……monster?"

"Yeah, do you believe in the existence of these ghosts that exist in ghost stories and urban rumors?"

"It's not so much about believe it or not...why do you suddenly ask?"

Granny Bashan's cloudy eyes suddenly became clearer due to aging, and then she smiled again.That smile did not have the twilight of the elderly, but more of the cheerfulness of the young.

"Actually, I have a secret that neither my husband nor my children have told them."

"I can see."

"I can see them, the monsters."

This is indeed an amazing secret.

The kindly old lady next door who he had known since childhood suddenly told him that she could see monsters.The first issue took a while to digest.

Grandma Bashan smiled mischievously, "Does it scare you, child?"

"Of course not," said Yiqi sternly, "You don't know my character, but I can see monsters. How could I be scared by this?"

Grandma Bashan carefully observed the expression of the young man in front of her, judging from her decades of life experience, he really believed her words.

Sounds like a lie like a true secret.

It wasn't until this point that Grandma Bashan really relaxed, she shook her head with a smile, "Son, you are calmer than I expected. Ordinary people must think that I am talking nonsense when they hear my old grandma say that. It is estimated that it is only superficially consistent, so please perfunctory me."

Phase [-]: "I know you won't."

"Hahaha, I finally told this secret, and I feel much more relieved..." Grandma Bashan said, "However, although I can see monsters, it was only when I was young. I can't see them in the city. I saw too many monsters, but in the small place where I lived when I was young, I could often see all kinds of monsters there. But after getting older, according to the settings in those stories, probably the spiritual power has faded? Now I I can’t see any monsters anymore. I can only see some vague shadows occasionally.”

Because she said such a long series of words in one breath, Grandma Bashan couldn't help coughing a few times.Phase [-] hurriedly picked up the water glass and helped her drink some water.

She said: "Ah, I talked too much at once. The old man's rambling is very impatient, right?"

Phase [-]: "How could it be?"

He paused.

"But I'm also a little curious. Why did you suddenly tell me such a secret? You've kept it for a long time, right?"

"Because I have something, I want to get rid of you," Grandma Bashan showed a look of reminiscence, "When I was young, I could see many monsters, because no matter how hard I tried to hide it, some abnormalities would inevitably be revealed, so I was called Many classmates avoided it. At that time, I became friends with a monster who had been staying on the roof of the school. After graduation, I also made a promise with him that I would come back to visit him often, but..."

Gradually weakening spiritual power, rich and colorful life in the big city, trivial and busy work, explaining with her lover, having children... Her life is no longer dominated by school, and there are too many things that need her Take the energy to invest.

Slowly, slowly, that monster friend on the school roof disappeared in the depths of memory.

Perhaps, she just wanted to take this opportunity to forget her former "abnormal" self among the crowd.

Today, when life is slowly coming to an end.

She finally realized what kind of mistake she had made, and she was trying to erase the real self in the past.

And is that monster friend who accompanied her through the lonely years of isolation still waiting for her?

"I, I can't go to see him in person anymore," Grandma Bashan smiled wryly, "Actually, with my current level, I probably won't be able to see him either."

There was a moment of silence in the first issue, "...I understand. But why did you think it would be better to ask a professional to take charge of it?"

Grandma Bashan: "It can be regarded as a foresight given to me by the last spiritual power. I just felt it so inexplicably, it should be you."

Because it is related to monsters, this situation is not too surprising.

Looking at the old face of Grandma Bashan in the first episode, one can clearly feel the vitality that is gradually being lost.In fact, which one of the elderly at this age is not counting down?

"I'll help you find him," promises the first issue.

For such an old man, time is extremely precious, and no minute or second should be wasted.

After getting all the useful information she could give from Grandma Bashan, I returned home in the first phase, searched and sorted out the information on the Internet overnight, and took the car with Sanriyue to Kyushu the next day. train.

Naturally, it is not easy to take the children with this incident. The first issue simply comforted them and told them not to worry too much.As for Sanriyue, since the first period was the preparations made at home, Sanriyue would naturally be noticed by Sanriyue.

After Sanriyue's inquiry, the first phase felt that there was no need to hide anything, and told the truth very frankly.

After Sanriyue pondered for a moment, she said that she would go to search with him.

"About the monster matter, you can't solve it by yourself in the first issue, right?"

As for Sanriyue's proposal, the first phase could not refuse.It is true that if they want to find "people", the more people who help, the better, and this is still related to monsters. In the first issue, I always feel that if it is Sanriyue, then there should be a way.

After arriving in Kyushu Island by train, transfer to Yayuan, the hometown that Grandma Hachiyama mentioned.The surrounding reinforced concrete scenery belonging to the city gradually faded away, and the verdant green gradually spread within their line of sight, and even became the main color.

Phase [-] suddenly seemed to see vague shadows flashing in front of his eyes, presenting various strange shapes, which made his eyes widen.

"See anything?" Trinity asked.

"...It's nothing." Phase [-] withdrew his gaze from the window, "It's just a sudden dazzle."

When you get out of the car and step into the land of Yayuan, you will be greeted with a very obvious comfortable and slow pace.

Everything seemed to slow down.

However, Yiqi and Sankaiyue did not have time to feel this atmosphere, and still maintained the rhythm of Tokyo, following the address searched in advance, and walking along the street according to the navigation prompts.Thanks to the current reliable navigation software, even such a natural environment can allow them to move forward smoothly. Occasionally, when they are not sure and need to ask for directions, the locals they meet on the road are also very warm and friendly.

Finally, the mottled roof came into their sight.