Be Dazai's mother

When I woke up the next day, it was already noon.This freaked me out, since I've always been a light sleeper.I don’t know if it’s because of the impact of being homeless. It’s always been difficult for me to fall asleep. Every time I go to bed, I have to finish what I’m doing before I can sleep at ease. Even if I sleep, I don’t sleep very much.

Of course, it's not because I'm naturally the type to be refreshed with only a short amount of sleep.Rather, I often lose energy due to lack of sleep.

So I was taken aback when I realized I had slept that long.

But no matter what, after a good night's sleep, I was indeed full of energy, even looking at the rainy weather outside, I was still in a good mood.

Looking at the gray sky outside the window, I murmured in a low voice: "I hope today is a good day."

I folded up the quilt after waking up, tidied myself up after washing, and went down to the first floor to find something to eat.

"Oh, the sun was so bright yesterday, why did it rain when it said it was raining today? It made the door full of water." As soon as I got downstairs, I heard Mrs. Xingyue, the proprietress of the hotel, complaining while looking at the weather outside.Because of her words, I subconsciously looked out the door.

I was so tired yesterday that I couldn't even lift a finger when I finally arrived at the hotel. I didn't pay attention to the surrounding environment at all. At this time, I finally had the thought to watch.The place where I live is backed by mountains, and I can see many densely grown forests at a glance. At this time, those trees are all wet by rain, and the water drops slide down the leaves, bringing a fresh fragrance of young leaves.The hotel I live in is a standard Japanese-style house, and there is a hot spring at the back. Men and women soak separately. I heard that soaking can relieve fatigue and help sleep, but because I was too tired last night, I just took a quick bath Take a shower and go back to the room.

On both sides of the front of the hotel there are signs of "Xingyue Hotel", and a statue of the God of Earth is erected not far away. The outlet of the drain is blocked by some weeds, which makes the drainage in the place not smooth. It was full of stagnant water.

"Guest, are you awake?" Mrs. Xingyue smiled at me, and didn't say anything about my sleeping until noon, she just asked: "Is there anything you want to eat?"

"Eat?" I thought for a while and said, "Can you give me something warm if possible?"

"Of course." Mrs. Xingyue said so, and brought me a piece of hot porridge, and I took the hot porridge to a table beside me to eat.Mrs. Xingyue was a little surprised when she saw it, she probably thought I would take it back to my room to eat.In fact, I would do it normally.

I'm an introvert by nature and mostly like to be alone or with a person or two I know well.But at this time, I don't know if I was infected by the quiet atmosphere outside, and I have no plans to go back to the room to eat.Fortunately, there are few people in the hotel that Azhi specially booked for me, and only Mrs. Xingyue and I are here on the first floor.

The rain was still falling, and the water droplets made a very crisp sound as they fell to the ground, which made the quiet atmosphere around them even quieter.I took a sip of porridge, and my stomach felt warm immediately, and my body, which was a little lazy because I just woke up, became energetic.The porridge tasted very good, with a tangy aroma, and when the porridge was swallowed, the warm aroma in the mouth still lingered.

"How is it? Guest, is it to your liking?" Mrs. Xingyue was standing at the front desk beside her, holding a notebook as if she was writing something, and the pen scratched on the paper making a rattling sound.After seeing me finish my porridge, she spoke to me.

"Thank you, it's delicious." I said.

"As long as it suits your taste." Mrs. Xingyue said, and shouted into the room: "Xiangli! Help this guest pack up."

"Okay!" A girl about fifteen or six years old walked out from the inside. She had short, clean hair and looked cheerful and innocent.She trotted to me, smiled at me and left with the bowl.

"Go slowly! Don't break the bowl!" Mrs. Xingyue shouted towards Xiangli's bouncing back, and got a nonchalant response from the other party.

"This child is really..." Mrs. Xingyue rubbed her temples with some headaches.Perhaps because she noticed my gaze, she said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, Xiangli is frizzy, and I hope I won't disturb you, the guest."

"It's nothing." I smiled and said, "It's a good thing for a little girl to be more lively." Maybe it was because Ajina's phone call last night made me miss the past, and I said again: "Like my child used to be too quiet. It always worries me."

"Be quiet so you can sit still, and you can accomplish great things." Mrs. Xingyue said with a smile.

"What's the big deal?" I couldn't help but covered my mouth and smiled, and said, "I was away from home for a while, and he called me and acted like a baby. I'm old, and he's like a seven or eight-year-old like a child."

Mrs. Xingyue couldn't help but covered her mouth and laughed, and said: "But the child will still act like a baby to you when he grows up, which means that you have a good relationship, which is always a good thing."

We chatted casually for a while, and the rain outside was still falling.I sat on a chair and watched the raindrops outside the door quietly.

Originally, I planned to go to the person who researched this matter today. That person's name was Horibe. Horibe should have arrived in Yahara today, but now it was raining suddenly, so he stopped coming because he couldn't say it.According to Aji, people like him are as disgustingly nasty as some legendary magicians.

Aji originally wanted to come with me, but he was really busy these few days and couldn't find time, so he asked Horibe if he could change the time, and Horibe replied that it was too late.In desperation, Azhi could only let me come here first.It's just that this incident really made Azhi's face black with anger, and he kept muttering don't let me catch you.

The topic is far away, in short: I can spend a leisurely day today.

Suddenly, Xiangli ran out in a hurry, and she shouted anxiously: "Oh! Xingyue! Come and help me! A customer passed out after soaking in the indoor hot spring for too long!"

Obviously this is not the first time Mrs. Xingyue has encountered such a situation, sighed, and said with a headache: "I have been reminded many times not to soak for too long, why didn't you listen?"

There is no way, Mrs. Xingyue can only go to help.But there are no other clerks in the store besides her and Kari, so she can only ask me.

"I'm really sorry, Ms. Xingzi, can you take a look at the shop for me first? If someone comes, just tell him that the proprietress has something to do." Mrs. Xingyue said apologetically.

It's not a big deal, so I nodded and said, "I see, go ahead, Mrs. Xingyue."

Mrs. Xingyue thanked me a few more times, then hurriedly stepped on the clogs and ran to the back.

I shook my head and thought to myself: Although it is very comfortable to soak in the hot spring, it would be terrible if I accidentally fainted in it after soaking for a long time.I once tried to soak in a hot spring for too long by accident. I climbed out dizzy and fell down several times, with a lot of bruises on my body.When I was panting outside the hot spring, I realized in a daze that I had just recovered my life.

Speaking of which, there seems to be a legend of a monster in the hot spring. I forgot what it was called. I just remember that it seems to be a beautiful female ghost. She would lure others in the spring water, but when people passed by, they would find that her lower body was full of ghosts. bones.

— tick tock tick tock.

While I was walking and thinking wildly, there was the sound of water dripping on the floor outside. I looked blankly along the sound, and found a long-haired woman who was soaking wet standing at the door, wearing a white skirt faintly. reveal her body.

I didn't think much about it, I just shouted in surprise: "Ah! You're all wet! Come in quickly? Let me wipe you with a towel."

"Thank you. It's raining heavily outside, and I'm worrying about having no place to shelter from the rain." The woman standing at the door said so, her voice was so sweet that the listeners felt dizzy Feel.

I was in a trance for a while, and even wondered what I was going to do just now?My eyes turned to the drenched woman, the drops of water were still dripping, pattering—yes, towels, I'm going to get towels.

I walked to the front desk where Mrs. Xingyue was standing just now, and brought a bath towel to the woman there, and I said: "Wipe it first, don't wait to catch a cold. I will ask the lady boss if I can let you take a hot bath." Bath."

The woman took the bath towel I took, and said in a soft voice: "I'd better not come in, I'm completely soaked, and the floor in front is all wet by me, if I go in, I'll get the rest of the place wet too." Well, it’s not good to cause trouble for you.”

"This is indeed a problem." I said distressedly, and then said: "But it's not good for you to stand outside all the time. How about this, you come to the entrance here first, wait until I tell Mrs. Xingyue, I will take the mop Just drag the porch."

The woman laughed and said, "Thank you, you are so kind."

"It's just a casual thing." I said indifferently.

The woman shook her head and said, "But I want to thank you very much, um, how about this, shall I give you a gift?"

I was stunned by her actions, and I shook my hands strangely and said, "It's really just a trivial matter, why give me a gift?" I was just sitting here, and I saw someone who was getting wet, so I came to help .

...?

It should have been raining for a long time. Although the hotel I live in is remote and surrounded by mountains and trees, there are many hotels, residential areas, and shops that can take shelter from the rain in front and behind, and there are still a few hotels around. A pavilion, if not, there is also a monastery, even if other places do not take her in, it is impossible for the monastery to accommodate a woman who wants to take shelter from the rain.

So why-

The woman ignored my refusal, just grabbed my hand and said, "You will definitely like this gift."

Her hands were so cold that for a moment I thought I was being embraced by ice.

At this moment, there were footsteps in the room suddenly, Xiangli came out, and she said out of breath: "Finally got the person back to the room." Then she noticed me, and said curiously: "Guest, are you here?" What are you doing?"

I was taken aback, and subconsciously turned my head and said to her: "Xiangli, this lady is here to take shelter from the rain, she is all wet, is there any clothes that suit her, can I change for her first?"

Xiangli looked at me suspiciously, but said nothing.

I looked at her puzzled look, no matter how dull Xiangli was, it would be impossible for her to be in a daze at such a time, right?

I frowned, and was about to ask again, but Xiangli suddenly spoke, and she said in an extremely confused voice.

"But, is there no one behind you?"

"Ugh?"

I turned around in surprise, there was nothing behind me, only the watermark on the floor proved that someone had been here.

···

Because of what happened at noon today, I was still extremely disturbed at night.I didn't tell Azhi about this. He was very busy these days, and when he called me last night, his voice was full of exhaustion. I'd better not bother him.

Not to mention that maybe the woman just left on her own.

Although I tried to convince myself like this, I also knew that I was still talking to that woman when Xiangli came, how could she leave without Xiangli being able to see her?Then there is only one more credible possibility-that is, Xiangli couldn't see the woman, and she disappeared the moment I turned my head.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help shaking.

I can't think about it any longer. If I continue to think about it, I will be able to scare myself to death before I am killed by others.

"It's okay, it's okay." I kept persuading myself, trying not to let myself think about those weird things, and try to recall those relaxing and happy things.

But no matter what, I couldn't sleep because of tossing and turning. Even if I tried my best to recall those happy things, the pictures were quickly squeezed away by some terrible pictures in the next second.

I shook my head, drank a few more sips of water, ran back and forth to the toilet a few times, and finally fell asleep in a daze after tossing and turning.

···

Sink, sink, sink.

My body kept sinking and eventually I fell somewhere.

I'm probably dreaming, my whole body is light, as if I'm on the clouds.Everything that can be reflected in the line of sight is as blurred as if covered with a layer of water mist.

There was buzzing in my ears, and I vaguely heard someone talking.

"About this month's mission..." It was a female voice, which sounded familiar, but I couldn't remember whose voice it was.

A man was sitting across from her. From my angle, I could only see his back. He was wearing a black coat and seemed to be wearing a red scarf.

"The Armed Detective Agency hasn't seen any movement recently..." the woman was still talking.

The man who was listening suddenly glanced in my direction, and I couldn't help being surprised.

That face seemed familiar, probably someone I knew.But because I am in a dream now, my vision is too blurred, and I am separated from them by a distance, so I really can't see that person's face clearly.

"What's wrong?" The woman seemed to have noticed the man's movements, and asked with some doubts.

The man turned his head and said, "It's nothing, Little Silver, go and make me a cup of coffee."

Little silver?

Suddenly, the shy face of the thin, black-haired girl appeared in my mind.

It must have been just a coincidence.Although I can't see the face clearly, although the woman who spoke just now can't see the specific appearance, but I can vaguely see that she is wearing a black suit, her hair is tied up, and her movements are clean and neat. She is probably a serious and indifferent woman. The shy and shy girl in my impression was completely different.

If I really had to say it, it was the man's voice that for some reason caused a very strong emotion to surge in my heart.

My brain went blank, I vaguely seemed to have caught something, but there was nothing in my hand.

The woman called Xiaoyin didn't pay attention to me and just asked the man, "No sugar?"

The other party replied: "No sugar."

Little Silver seemed to want to say something, but after hesitating for a while, he couldn't say anything, and walked out of the room to make coffee for the man.

When Xiaoyin left and the door closed with a "click", the man stood up, walked over, and said with a smile: "Even Xiaoyin didn't notice it, are you really good?"

As the other party approached, the originally blurred face gradually became clear.This man has a face that is both familiar and unfamiliar to me, and even in this hazy consciousness I am still shocked.

"Ah, Zhi?" I said in a vague voice.

A man in a black coat and a red scarf looked at me expressionlessly.