[Comprehensive] Cannon fodder, let go of the protagonist

Since Natsume became the land god here, the monsters in this forest have become very active.If Yukimura broke in alone, he might be targeted by some monster.

But after I chased it out, I couldn't find Yukimura everywhere. Instead, I was chased by the monsters who were waiting all day and almost ran away. After finally returning to the shrine, I saw a guest walking around anxiously at the door Go, as soon as I saw me, I rushed up to meet him: "Is Natsume-sama not here today?" As usual, his face was covered with a cloth, so he couldn't see his face. He was wearing a bamboo hat and a long robe, covering himself tightly.

"Well, he only comes back at night." I quickly took out the key and opened the door, "Well, do you want to go in and have a cup of tea?"

He shook his head, hesitated for a while, then nodded and went in with me, instead of entering the room, just sitting alone in the corridor in a daze.

I thought he was in a bad mood and didn't dare to bother him, so I called Natsume, who just happened to say that he had finished his task and was going to the supermarket to buy some ingredients for hot pot tonight...but for business, he could only continue to eat instant noodles tonight.

Within a few minutes, Natsume came galloping on Madara, hurriedly changed into formal clothes, made another pot of tea, and then set up his position and began to listen to the story.

The monster who called himself "Bai" took off his bamboo hat, revealing his long silver hair, knelt and sat opposite Natsume, took a sip of tea, and spoke slowly in his hoarse and dry voice.

30 years ago, he accidentally rescued a human girl in the forest.The girl was excluded at school because she was an illegitimate child, and the neighbors around her always looked at her strangely from a distance and never talked to her. Her mother was busy with part-time jobs every day and rarely came home, and she was bored at home alone. He ran to wander in the forest, but was caught by wild animals unexpectedly.But it was precisely because of this that the two met.

From then on, she would go to the forest to chat with him every day.She is very talkative and lively, and she can't finish talking every day.Every day with her is very happy.

He originally thought that such days would last forever, but two years later, her mother died of illness, and her father took her away from Tokyo.When she comes back again, it will be ten years later.

She returned to her former residence, but never went to that forest again.Not long after, she met a man and they got married.

He stayed at her house until she came back.Later, he often went to see her secretly.But after she got married, he never went there again.

This is such a sad story... I hid behind the door and eavesdropped quietly.

Since then, he has left the forest to travel around.I passed by here not long ago, and couldn't help but ran to see her again.But he didn't expect that she was already seriously ill in bed, and her time was numbered.

Her husband left her a few years ago to start a new family in Hokkaido.

The sentimental Natsume's expression dimmed, and he asked in a very low voice: "Then you came this time, do you want me to cure her illness?"

Bai shook his head: "Her body has reached its limit, and she only has a few days left to live."

"So……?"

"I heard from the person who took care of her that she occasionally said unconsciously and said 'want to see him again', but when I went to Hokkaido to find her husband's new family, they said he hadn't been back for many years. So, I think Please Natsume-sama find him."

"I see," Natsume nodded, "Do you have any photos?"

"No."

"What about the name?"

"......well...it seems to be called Bai...Bai Jingtong..."

Huh?Shirai pass?Does the name sound familiar?

Bai Jingtong... Bai... "Xiaobai?!!" I accidentally yelled out.

Bai Zhanshua stood up and opened the door, lowered his head and looked at me sullenly: "Do you know him?"

"...Oh...I...Actually..." The white cloth covering his face swung away, revealing his thin chin and bloodless lips. I was startled and stammered, "Ru, if it's not the same name... If it is, I should know it. It's just under the Arakawa Bridge. But..."

"But what?"

But I remember his setting is "Once stepping out of the white line, the wife will become Earl Cornish chicken", if you say this, you will be killed immediately!I swallowed and shook my head: "It's nothing..."

"Under the Arakawa Bridge..." Natsume's expression changed, "There..."

"What's wrong?" It's rare for Natsume to show such an expression, so I'm a little curious.

"There are a lot of monsters living there. I accidentally broke in once and saw them..." Natsume closed her eyes, showing a look of unbearable memories, "I saw them grab a human and tease him... ..."

Are you talking about a trick...

"I was so frightened that I immediately turned around and ran out," Natsume felt a little guilty, "I don't know how that person is doing now."

"He's fine now." I patted Natsume on the shoulder, "Don't worry, there are all monsters pretending to be humans, they're just joking...Xiaobai, uh, Bai Jingtong is also one of them."

"You mean, Bai Jingtong lived not far from her, but he didn't go back to see her once?" Bai's voice was unclear, and his tone was very angry.

I swallowed, and nodded with difficulty.

Speaking of which, this guy's name is also Bai...I always feel like there's a lot of blood...

Since it's someone I know, of course it's best for me to do it.Although those people in Arakawa don't know me.

It is really tiring to walk from the shrine to Arakawa.Especially with someone blowing air-conditioning behind me all the time.

I don't know which god I offended, and he didn't show his face, and he didn't eat me. He just followed me openly, cooling me down, and stabbing me with his eyes.

It wasn't until we arrived in Arakawa that we vaguely felt that the great god had left.

Arakawa is still as lively as ever.When passing by Xiaoshan's house, I even saw a very tall woman who was passionately pursuing Xiaozhao.

The sweet and gluey appearance of the two of them is almost blinding people's eyes.Silently looking at Xiaoshan in the distance, I decided that I would never believe in love again.

The process of finding Xiaobai was very simple. I walked along the white line and saw his back soon.

I hurried over and patted him on the shoulder: "Xiaobai!"

"Huh?" He turned his head and looked at me strangely.

I hurriedly changed my words: "Uh...well, is this Mr. Bai Jingtong?"

He reacted with eagerness on his face: "Yo, you're finally here!"

"Huh?" I was stunned.

"Get it!" He held out his hand to me.

"Take... what?"

"A courier! My wife sent a courier from Hokkaido!!"

"No... I'm not a courier..." I scratched my hair, feeling that his smile was a bit harsh, "Actually, I was the courier invited by your ex-wife, she asked me to take you back to see her for the last time."

"Ah?..." He looked downcast, "My wife, no, has her ex-wife reached this point?"

"Yeah, she's completely unconscious, she keeps calling your name in a coma, you should go back!"

Xiaobai shook his head: "Sorry, I can't go back."

"Hey? Why? Wait a minute, don't go!" I hurried to pull him, but a hand suddenly stretched out from behind to stop me.Looking back, it's so green... Oh!It's the village chief.

The village chief sighed: "Don't bother Xiaobai, he won't go back."

"Why?" One by one, they all revealed other inside stories but they just didn't say anything. It's really annoying!

"Don't get me wrong, Xiaobai actually loves his ex-wife very much. After leaving her, Xiaobai has been blaming himself, unable to face her, and unable to face his current wife, that's why he came here."

"But……"

The village chief raised his head and looked at me leisurely: "I think the person she wants to see is not Xiaobai."

"What..." The village chief patted my head and left with a sigh.The back is very bleak.

"That's right!" He turned around suddenly, "Your friend is here to pick you up, you should go find him quickly."

I walked back depressed, and when I passed by Xiaoshan's house, I saw Natsume and Xiaozhao looking at each other and smiling, then turned their heads in embarrassment.

"Natsume? Are you...?"

Natsume shyly scratched her hair and said, "We're chatting."

Xiao Zhao looked at me, then at Natsume, blushing slightly, as if shy: "I don't know why, but I always feel a very kind feeling..."

"Really? Ha ha." My evaluation of Xiao Zhao is only a scumbag.Not wanting him to spoil Natsume, he just made a perfunctory sound and dragged Natsume back.

"What's the matter? Xiaotun, have you found Mr. Bai?" Natsume was forced to follow for a while, and when he was about to leave Arakawa, he suddenly pulled out his hand cleverly, and asked pretending to be nonchalant.

I gave him a strange look, and I was too lazy to pursue too much. I repeated the words of the village chief and added my own conclusion: "...I think the person that lady wants to see should be Bai, not Bai Jingtong. "

"How could it be..." Natsume murmured, "Doesn't that mean that she got the wrong person, and then the two delayed each other for decades?!"

"It should be..." Otherwise, why would Xiao Bai divorce her without knowing why.

"What a great Qiong Yao drama..."

.........

As a matter of course, Bai, the person involved, is even more unbelievable than us.He paced around anxiously, hugged his head and howled in pain, then left the shrine in a scramble.

To be honest, their stories are not only lamentable, but also somewhat sad.

From ancient times to the present, I have heard too many stories about monsters and humans.Every time it is a big pot of dog blood and a lot of sad tears.How many people are perfect?

And to make matters worse, I finally realized that I couldn't help but realize that I really wasn't human anymore.

The Lord God, who is willing to pretend to be dead, still lied to me after all.

Natsume said: "Only when a person dies, the soul will leave the body. Once it leaves, it will never be possible to come back to life."

No one can tolerate that you have been deceiving yourself and others, not even yourself.