It's Auntie Benmaru!

#62

The leaves on both sides of the lake were rustling.

Onikiri looked at Tianqing, who was only as big as a five or six-year-old child in front of him, and now she became as small as the memory he saw in the other shore, although he was with her as an adult before, but because of the time spent in the other shore It's too long, so seeing her when she was a child, Onikiri didn't feel strange at all.

Rather, no matter what she became, he would definitely recognize her.

So even though today is the first time getting along with Tianqing from childhood, Onikiri is not at all strange.

Just wandering around to this place where there are no outsiders, meeting her eyes for a long time, and seeing her clear eyes that are completely different from those in the Bian River, Onikiri suddenly felt some difference.

Among all the women he had seen before, had there been such clear and bright eyes?

As pure and transparent as now, but still can make people feel warm eyes.

Doesn't seem to be there?In the memory he saw on the other side, every look in her eyes was lonely, and her head was always down. As for her when she grew up, even though her eyes were bright, there were many considerations that ghosts would never know. .

Onikiri could see that Tenharu was similar to Watanabe Tsuna in some parts—both of them were kind and capable people, even though their expressions were lenient in most cases, in order to maintain their superficial composure, They take time to think more than anyone.

As for what to consider, what to weigh, ghosts never know.

It's just that whenever he saw Tianqing trying to make a decision alone, or thinking about things he didn't know...he felt that Tianqing was far away from him, and he didn't like that feeling.

"You are like this now, is it because you don't remember all the painful memories..."

Onikiri didn't answer Tianqing's question right away, instead he raised his hand and gently poked her cheek with his fingertips, acting cautiously—as if he wanted to confirm whether the girl sitting in front of him really existed.

"I can't bear to disturb you like this."

He said this very softly, because his voice was relatively deep, so Tianqing could only hear vague words, and it can be said that he couldn't understand Onikiri's meaning at all.

"Mr. Samurai? I was obviously the one answering the question just now!"

She quickly became angry in his hands, her mouth pouted and her eyes stubbornly looking at him, pretending to be angry.

"I said, why did you say you came to find me! Where are you taking me?"

She repeated the question again, but Guiqie just stared peacefully at the vivid her in front of her eyes - now her skin surface is cold, but in the past she was slightly warm when hugged; now her body is not stained with any extra breath , but she used to always have a little bit of sunshine on her body...

These differences are telling Onikiri that the current sky is sunny, but she is also really "dead", at least she has died once, right in front of his eyes.

Onikiri's fingers curled up, and sadness flashed in his eyes.

"……sorry."

He said this sentence very clearly, and his retracted big hand began to tremble slightly, but in order not to be seen by Tianqing, he quickly retracted his hand and hid it behind his back.

"...You can't answer you, this matter has to wait for you to think about it."

"Why?" Tian Qing was startled.

"Do you remember where you found me?"

"Beside Santu River." Tianqing replied, when she mentioned Santu River, she was in a special mood - after all, Master Ghost Lantern also picked her up there.

Her memories before that have all disappeared, and Santuchuan is like a place of "birth" to her, and it can also be said to be "the only clue".

……right.

Although all the jailers around her, even Lord Ghost Lantern and even Yan Mo, told her that "it is common for ghosts and monsters who have forgotten the past to appear in hell", no matter who she saw, they told her so, but she herself felt The self is a little different from the dead who simply forget themselves.

Ordinary dead people don't seem to care about their past, but she is different - there seems to be a voice calling to herself in her heart, so although she is happy every day after coming to hell, she also has a feeling of being lost feeling, always looking for "clues" to his past.

Tianqing didn't explain these words to Onikiri who was unfamiliar in front of him, and before that, Onikiri also spoke suddenly.

"...I want to take you back."

Tianqing was startled, and opened her mouth slightly, but Onikiri had already finished speaking.

"...but I'm shaken."

……

The wind is blowing, and several bright Bianhua flowers on the shore nod their heads.

Two figures, one big and one small, sat on the grass. Onikiri faced the girl in front of him. Because of Santuchuan's rules, he couldn't say too much. He couldn't ask Tianqing what he thought, so he could only say Let her speak out all her thoughts.

In fact, he knew very well that what he said now must be inexplicable to Tianqing in front of him, and it was impossible for her who was only a few years old to understand.

But he still couldn't hold back his own thoughts. He felt like a lost child. He lost his home suddenly some time ago, so all his anxiety and fear had nowhere to rest. Now he finally came to the only existence ...

Even if the other party may not be able to understand, he can no longer bear it.

He could only speak with extra care: "I don't know if I should take you back."

"Because you look happy now."

"but……"

"I still want to apologize to the original you."

"I want to see the real you."

His voice was deep and hoarse, and when he spoke to her, he was cautiously accompanied by the sound of a little breathing——looking at his expression, compared to talking to her, it seemed that he was talking to himself, and it seemed... the same person that did not exist in people here said.

"I don't know what direction to think in,"

Onikiri's hands hidden under his sleeves trembled slightly, his fingers unconsciously grasped the weeds and gravel under his body, and the force caused some slight tingling sensations in his palms: "I'm just thinking about your things, I've tried my best."

"Maybe it's because...you were the one who gave me the direction in the past."

He said this sentence softer than the surrounding wind, but Tianqing felt that there was a lot of emotion infiltrated in Onikiri's words.

That feeling was very important, so heavy that Onikiri almost couldn't breathe, so he tried his best to carefully bring this sentence in front of her.

His handsome face is not as tense as it was in Yan Moden at this moment, and his expression feels relaxed and defenseless, so she can clearly feel that Onikiri's confusion is very close to her now, and he doesn't mind being her at all. See him like this.

"Mr. Samurai... did we know each other before?"

"It's more than acquaintance."

The corners of his mouth suddenly curled up a little, and his eyes showed a little more helplessness and blame.

But this blaming didn't make people feel uncomfortable, instead it brought a lot of pampering, which made Tianqing's heart tighten.

More than knowing.

What was her relationship with him then?

"I... I used to, no, before I was alive..."

She wanted to ask this question clearly, but because of the regulations of hell, she also vaguely knew that she couldn't ask - she couldn't touch the answer directly.

So he could only stare blankly at the sad man in front of him, and at the same time feel heartbroken because of his sadness.

Onikiri just calmly looked at her confused and flustered look, and saw her faltering for a long time in distress, and suddenly sighed softly.

"...Maybe that's fine."

Onikiri's clenched hands slowly loosened. After enduring the exaggerated pain in his internal organs, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and deliberately said in a normal tone, "It may be a good thing for you to be able to forget what happened to you in the past."

There seemed to be a thick cloud passing by in the sky, and a shadow slowly passed by Onikiri's face.

As a result, Tianqing couldn't see his face clearly when he said "maybe this is good" in a trembling voice.

But how could he hide his emotions?

Her small body knelt up from the grass, and then used her knees to get closer to Onikiri's direction - Onikiri was startled by her sudden approach, and noticed that the other party's soft little hands had already been placed on his face up, with concerned eyes.

"If it's really a good thing, then why does Mr. Samurai look like he's about to cry?"

Onikiri's heart tightened, and his silent eyes widened slightly after hearing this question.

"Me?" He felt as if he heard extremely absurd words, and subconsciously retorted: "I'm a monster, I can't easily..."

It's just that before he finished speaking, a strange hot feeling surged into his eyes, quickly blurred his vision, and then flowed down the curvature of his cheeks.

It wasn't just the discomfort of his eyes, soon Onikiri felt that his nose was sore and even his throat felt a little choked up, he raised his hand to wipe it in some astonishment, and touched the remaining warm tears in his hand.

He wanted to see his hands clearly, but his vision was quickly blurred again, and soon the pain in his heart had surpassed all his discomfort, he frowned tightly, if she was not there in front of him, he felt that he was almost on the verge of death There was a heart-piercing roar here.

After all, he couldn't deceive himself.

He is really in pain.

"Mr. Samurai..." Tianqing was also frightened by Onikiri's sudden burst of tears. Her hand was still on his cheek, but at this moment she could only pick it up for him, and then took out the ghost lamp from her pocket The little handkerchief I brought for her, I tidy it up for Onikiri.

But he still looked miserable, pretty miserable.

Seeing him like this, she also felt uncomfortable, but it was strange, this pain obviously belonged to her, but she felt that this pain was not only the superficial pain, but also a larger sadness that she couldn't identify, and instinctively came from From the depths of her soul.

In a certain corner of her undetectable soul, there is a box that she cannot open, and there is something closed in that box, and the pain seems to come out of the crack of that box.

Because it was too uncomfortable and too scared, tears welled up in her eyes unconsciously.

She didn't feel like her own hands, she only knew that she wanted to hug the samurai monster in front of her now - so she also stretched out her hands to hug Onikiri's neck with difficulty, sinking her body completely into his arms.

"Mr. Warrior, don't be sad..." She choked up and said, "Because seeing you unhappy makes me feel bad too."

Her small soft hands stroked Onikiri's head over and over again like a mother, inserting her fingers into his hair, trying to suppress his trembling: "Don't be afraid, it's okay, it's okay... "

She repeated her comforting words over and over again, but he couldn't help lifting his drooping hand after all, and hugged her tightly—just like what he had hoped for countless times but didn't dare to do.

"I……"

The ghost opened his mouth, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and his voice was hoarse.

"I really... still want you to go back with me."

"...I need you," his voice became strange and awkward from crying, and even he was startled, but he couldn't suppress himself or surprise himself like this, just like a child Declared to her so frankly: "You can't forget me."

"...Sorry, sorry, I know I'm too cowardly."

"But I can't lose you."

"Because for the rest of my life... I just want to be with you."

He finally articulated what he couldn't say before, Tianqing's eyes widened in surprise in his arms, but rather than scaring her, these words gave her a huge sense of peace of mind and warmth.

As for Onikiri, the moment he said the words, he suddenly recalled a dusty past in his mind.

……

In the afternoon, the sun shone thinly on Onikiri.

It seems that in the courtyard outside Tsuna Watanabe's dormitory, he waved the blade in his hand as usual, but Tsuna Watanabe got up from the sick bed in thick clothes that day for some reason, and walked more slowly than before. From the heavy steps before, I walked to the corridor and sat down.

Although he was already seriously ill, the other party always looked at him with relaxed eyes.

Obviously they had a quarrel a few days ago, and he didn't take the initiative to say a word to Watanabe Tsuna after that.

That day, he just had a cold face, and occasionally squinted in his direction.

"Onikiri, I feel like I'm running out of time."

And that day, he was the one who broke the silence first with a normal tone. The wind blew the leaves in the courtyard, and the rustling sound was also mixed with the voices of the Watanabe family who were always lively.

But Onikiri felt that no matter how softly Watanabe Tsuna spoke, he could still hear it, and it was exceptionally clear - so clear that he could pick Watanabe Tsuna out of all the noises in the world.

He didn't respond to his words, but swung the knife stubbornly with equal force.

"I know you're still angry, but I still want to tell you..."

"Thank you for all this time."

The man's voice was as gentle and patient as ever, piercing his heart perfectly word by word.The pupils of Onikiri holding the knife shrank suddenly, and the movement of slashing stopped in the air——

After a while, he finally hangs his arms down weakly, and then turns his body to Watanabe Tsuna, seeing the age marks in the corners of the man's eyes and his thin body after illness, Onikiri's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and finally spoke.

"...Master, what is my answer? What is the thing that I can't see now? You must know it."

The tight and rigid lines on his face made it easy for Tsuna Watanabe to see Onikiri's persistence. He is still the same—since he was born, he has been performing all tasks in a rigid manner, which is exactly the same as his dress. He has a The soul of a samurai naturally requires himself to be rigorous in the details.

He knew that Onikiri wanted to improve his own strength, so he wanted to break through the vague barrier in his heart.

For this reason, he needs an answer—and the most powerful existence in Onikiri's eyes is him, so he has been entangled in the hope that Tsuna Watanabe will fight him.

Watanabe Tsuna pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly, for Onikiri, he will always be as cute as his own child.

"I don't know, Onikiri."

Watanabe Tsuna said, Onikiri seemed to be about to explode, but he slowly raised his hand to signal Onikiri to let him finish first: "Because the answer is not in me."

"The most powerful person in my eyes is you, how could you not know the answer?" Onikiri pursed his lips: "Your time is running out, I have to surpass you to see the things behind that obstacle."

"But Onikiri, it's never me that you want to surpass."

Watanabe Tsuna still smiled helplessly. Facing the stubborn and rigid "son" in front of him, his eyes ooze more pampering, warmth and nostalgia.

"One day, you will find an 'answer' that belongs to you."

Tsuna Watanabe's voice gradually slowed down: "And just having that 'answer' will make you feel that you don't need to surpass anyone, and you also have the confidence that no one in the world can surpass you."

"That will be your most unwavering answer, more precious than anything."

……

Onikiri pursed his lips and listened, but there was still too much confusion written on his face: "Then how do I know that is my answer? What form will the answer appear in?"

Watanabe Tsuna smiled: "One day, after you have experienced more people and things, the answer will suddenly appear in your heart, and at that time, you don't need anyone's prompts, you will firmly Hold on to that answer."

Watanabe Tsuna stood up and slowly approached Onikiri: "And that... will be all the reasons for you to become powerful and invincible."

His voice stopped here.

But this time, Onikiri didn't say anything or move to interrupt, because at that time, in his eyes, the man who said these words to him in a light was indeed the most powerful person in the world.

Everything he said was true.

Therefore, even though Onikiri still couldn't think of the answer because of his words in the end, he was convinced again.

Standing in front of Tsuna Watanabe, he suddenly felt that his state of mind and strength were still just a child compared to him in all aspects. Even if Tsuna Watanabe was seriously ill, he could not surpass him.

All he could do was to remember his words firmly.

"Then master, what is your answer?"

"My answer?" Watanabe Tsuna was startled, then smiled and shook his head: "Didn't I tell you last time?"

"When?"

"My answer is you, Onikiri."

The man smiled and patted Onikiri's arm, those eyes that seemed to be able to see everything looked at Onikiri, under the sunlight, he continued the words: "From the moment you came to me until today..."

"You have inherited everything about me, and you have witnessed everything about me. You are the person who is closer to me than anyone else... People say that you are my best shikigami, but in fact, Onikiri, you mean a lot to me Far above master and servant, my son..."

He tried to call out this strange name, and he was not surprised to see Onikiri's surprised expression.

But he didn't withdraw his words, he just smiled more kindly.

"You are my answer, my son, if I can, I really want to see the day you find the answer... But maybe this is better, I can leave with the wish that you grow up, you are my last An important existence, Onikiri..."

"I can have the time to have you and the past. No matter how and when I leave this world in the end, I will definitely be the most powerful person in the world."

"I hope you can... be proud of my father's intentions."

"Ghost cut..."

Watanabe Tsuna said this, Onikiri didn't understand all the meaning of the words at that time, but he remembered that one of his eyes seemed to burst into tears at that time.

Later, this memory was forgotten by him for some reason. Unable to accept Tsuna Watanabe's departure, he fell into the darkness, looking for a new place to live, and finally...

Onikiri came back to his senses, hugged the girl in his arms, and murmured an answer.

"You... are the answer I need to find."

His voice was very soft, and at the same time his tense body suddenly relaxed - the moment he found this answer, Onikiri felt that his soul suddenly became surprisingly light, and the things he could see with his eyes were also extraordinarily bright.

It was as if the darkness and obstacles that had always surrounded him were blown away by the gust of wind in an instant, and he became enlightened.

... Is this what ordinary monsters say, the feeling of breaking through the realm?

Once the answer is found, the soul can be sublimated, and both strength and perception have a terrifying leap. Onikiri feels that his demon power is becoming more and more solid at a terrifying speed. No matter how hard he trains, he can't achieve the improvement. , completed in an instant.

"Mr. Samurai? Are you all right?"

Tianqing also seemed to sense the change in Onikiri's breath, stopped crying, and looked at him stupidly.

"I'm fine." Onikiri answered quickly, then let go of Tianqing, looking down at her hands.

The wound he was scratched by the grass branch just now is healing rapidly, and at the same time, the spiritual power he can absorb is increasing.

It turns out that everything Tsuna Watanabe said is true, and the answer will appear in front of him one day, and he will grasp it without hesitation—even he can't control himself, and he will decide that that is his only answer. s answer.

Then he will become so powerful that he doesn't need to use anything else to prove himself.

He was finally able to hold his head high and say: I can do anything, and nothing can stand in front of him.

"……finally, I understand."

"Understand what?"

"I see...huh?"

Just when Onikiri was eager to explain to Tianqing, a particularly warm force emanated from his body at the same time - a ray of light emanated from his dantian, attracting the attention of both of them.

"Mr. Samurai, this is..."

Tianqing looked at Onikiri's glowing belly in confusion, and Onikiri also covered his surroundings with his hands, this warm feeling was familiar to him, it was her...it was the fragment that Tianqing stored in his body!

A ball of light seeped out from Onikiri's dantian, and floated between Onikiri's palms, Tianqing stared blankly at the magical light in front of her eyes, and said mysteriously: "I always feel that this ball is calling me... "

She didn't hesitate either, and raised her hand to touch it—then the moment her hand touched the shard, the shard immediately merged into her body. Onikiri has seen this scene many times, so there is no Stop this from happening.

He knew there was no way any piece of her could harm her, especially the one stored inside him.

Tianqing once said that the shards would peel off automatically when he became "a little stronger", but he just didn't expect it to be this timing—it seemed that the moment his soul became more solidified, the effect of her shards just disappeared.

And Tianqing, who had absorbed the fragments, fell softly into Onikiri's arms, and he followed immediately, and also adjusted a posture for her to lie down.

"I'm paying you back now, I don't know if it's too late."

He said helplessly: "However, even if I tell you like this, you won't understand..."

"... Onikiri?"

……

The wind rustled.

After absorbing that fragment, the little girl who kept calling him "Mr. Samurai" in her arms suddenly called out his name in the tone Onikiri was most familiar with.

Onikiri's pupils shrank suddenly.

"...what are you calling me?"

Hearing his name, Onikiri immediately lowered his head to check, but he didn't expect that the body of the girl in his arms even became transparent.

——To be precise, it gradually became transparent from the feet, and soft white light radiated from her body. The cold body seemed to be getting warmer little by little, but the weight was getting lighter and lighter.

The ghost didn't care about the surprise just now, but instead asked her in a panic: "No, that's not important anymore, what's wrong with you? Where are you going? What's wrong with you?"

He held Tianqing's hand tightly, as if worried that she would suddenly disappear in front of him as a transparent light, while the girl looked at the tear stains on Onikiri's face, was stunned, and then shook her head.

"...The way you cry, Onikiri, is so funny."

"Are you still talking about this? No, you..."

"Don't worry, I just remembered everything."

"Because of you, because of this piece in your body that...remembers everything about me."

Tianqing smiled helplessly—she really remembered everything, at the moment when the fragments poured into her body, she saw too many images—everything seemed to happen in an instant, she saw many images, and seemed to have experienced many long time.

The fragments contained not only her memories, but also some of Onikiri's personal emotions, as well as Onikiri's past.

He seemed to have seen her childhood memories in Santuchuan.

That bastard actually dared to kiss her secretly - Tianqing laughed helplessly.

But he did stand in those phantoms and spent a long time with her alone.

Now everything about her has been known by the thick-skinned warrior monster in front of her.

"So what's wrong with you now? How did your body become transparent? And you haven't changed back..."

While Tianqing was thinking about it, his voice sounded panicked again, his big hand was tightly holding onto hers, as if he was afraid that she would disappear.

But she won't, so she won't leave him easily - Tianqing thought, and smiled slightly.

"Now that I've remembered it, I'm not eligible to stay in hell, so it's only natural that my body in Honmaru is calling me."

"So you're all right?"

"Well, let's meet at Honmaru."

"..."

"When I wake up, the first person I see is you." Tianqing laughed in Onikiri's arms, she raised her hand to stroke Onikiri's cheek, her movements were extremely gentle: "Crybaby."

……

...

Onikiri no longer remembered how he rushed back.

From rushing back to Yan Mo Temple, crossing the Santu River to find the exit of Hell, and then activating the space-time device to return to Honmaru, he almost always ran. At last he saw the closed door of Tianqing's bedroom. His breathing froze for a moment.

But it was only for a moment, the desire to see her still surpassed everything else, he hurriedly walked in that direction, and at the same time, the door was pushed open from the inside with a "swipe".

Then the girl with long black hair reaching her waist, impeccable appearance, and clear eyes met his gaze.

"Ghost... ah!"

A look of joy emerged from her eyes, but she hadn't called Onikiri's name before she was pulled into his arms with all his strength and hugged her tightly.

The samurai monster, who was a head taller than her, hugged her, with a strong masculine breath, his body was strong and strong, and when he hugged her unreservedly, it gave her an inexplicable feeling of peace of mind.

She couldn't break free from this domineering force, she could only smile helplessly in his arms: "You scared me."

Unexpectedly, his voice also came from above her head at the same time: "Didn't you say that you will be the first to see me? Then where are you going to open the door?"

"Pfft, I just opened the door because I wanted to see you." She was amused by Onikiri's unreasonable childlike words: "Otherwise, where else would I go?"

"... When did you not disappear suddenly?" Onikiri hugged her, and the accusation came again.

"Oh, so you've always thought this way?"

"..." Onikiri was also a little dissatisfied, how could he feel that this person would be unlovable when he came back—the little girl in hell was more frank and kind, and would not tease him.

On the afternoon of the reunion after a long absence, holding her to calm down, Onikiri suddenly felt that he had a lot to say and a lot to confirm, but he didn't know where to start.

He just hugged her: "I..."

He tried to speak, holding her hand nervously - after all, what he said just now was to her who knew nothing, but he didn't say anything to the complete self.

He was worried that if he didn't tell her, she would get away with it.

But I didn't expect that this time, Tianqing didn't intend to evade or pretend in the slightest, but instead lightly opened Onikiri, holding his face with both hands.

"... Onikiri, thank you."

Onikiri's pupils shrank suddenly.

"I heard everything you said to me. Perhaps those words will become the most important treasure in my life."

Under the sun, Tianqing's eyes became softer and tenderer. The previous injury made her body and cheeks thinner, but it still didn't hinder her natural beauty.

The ghost stared at her intently—her eyelids, eyelashes, nose and lips.Feeling that his breathing at this moment was easily controlled by the person in front of him, he suddenly realized that it seemed that he hadn't stood face to face with her like this for a long time.

...is it really long?

No, not at all, but for him, her accidental forgetting is the longest hell for him.

Onikiri also lowered his eyelids slowly, only half-opening his eyes, staring at her deeply and earnestly.

For some reason, as soon as he saw her standing in front of him unobstructed, the pain suddenly seemed to have never existed and was not important.

"..."

"Ghost cut."

"Ah."

"No longer." Tianqing suddenly smiled softly, with countless warm sunshine in his eyes.

"Ok?"

"I will never leave you behind. From now on, you will be to me..."

As she finished speaking, her cheeks gradually turned red, and her lips were pursed tightly.

...Is it so nervous to have to say that kind of thing?Tianqing bit her lip, feeling her heart clenched, and the exaggerated beating even brought a feeling of swelling and pain in her chest.

She blushed, looking at Onikiri's impeccable face, seeing him waiting patiently and calmly for her, thinking of the preciousness she had received—she should also tell him, tell Onikiri clearly cut.

"Onikiri, I treat you too... um!"

Before she finished speaking, the tall monster suddenly lowered his head and sealed her lips without any psychological preparation. Draw yourself closer.

His breath suddenly became extremely close, and there was no distance between her and him.

The moment her lips touched, Tianqing was so frightened that she put her hand on his chest, but unexpectedly felt the same exaggerated heartbeat.

He was as nervous as she was, but his mood must be the same as hers...

This idea suddenly appeared in her mind very clearly. Although she was about to die on the spot because of shyness and nervousness, she didn't try to push him away, and even the surging emotion almost made her cry.

... It's like, it's envy.

It is also dependent, or the only attribution.

Let her feel the most at ease of existence.

She closed her eyes and smiled unconsciously.

It wasn't until the end of his kiss that the tip of their noses touched the tip of their noses, and she found a chance to complain: "It's disgusting, idiot."

He didn't respond, but pulled the corner of his mouth towards her without hesitation.

It seems that he also smiled lightly, but whether he did or not, only she knew.

……

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The author has something to say:

Sure enough, for men... this is instinct!

Even the samurai monsters of the straight man of steel... Kissing is inevitable! (righteous)

(I finally don't have to be chased and beaten by Onikiri, I'm still sorry Onikiri!)

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