"Keep up with Izara. The girl looked back at Isara, who was standing in a daze, and asked suspiciously, "What the hell are you thinking?" ”

Isara reacted quickly and replied to the girl with a smile, "No, it's nothing Saga-san. 】

"......" The girl glanced at Ishara helplessly and continued to walk forward.

【......】When the girl was far away, Ishara stared silently into her palms.

Close the ...... Open again.

Eventually, Isara's smile turned into a bitter one, and she looked up at the sky.

[The rest of my time... It doesn't seem to be much... It's gone. 】

I don't regret it because it's my happiness.

……

More than 80 years have passed since Taketori Monogatari.

The girl's time seemed to be still, like a curse, forever stuck in the appearance of fifteen years old.

For 80 years, not a single thing has changed. Life with Isara hasn't changed in the slightest.

Even if you live in seclusion in the bamboo forest, you are still noticed......

It was early in the morning, and a middle-aged man came to the dilapidated bamboo house early.

Although the bamboo house looks very dilapidated, you can notice that the owner of this house is cleaning carefully.

There is a small courtyard in front of the house, in which edible fruits and vegetables are grown, and there is already a small well.

It's a self-sufficient bamboo house, so maybe it's not too much to call it a manor.

Kawao Nakuda swallowed, because the person he was going to visit might be a youkai who had lived for almost a hundred years.

This is the name of this middle-aged man, he is a retainer of the Barnyard family.

He was ordered to visit the owner of the bamboo house, and he was called by Ari Tanada, one of the editors of the Kojiki during the Nara period...... The reincarnation of the barnyard field.

That's right, it's reincarnation, and Ari has been dead for a hundred years, and he was known for having a super high memory. But strangely, none of his descendants inherited his superb memory.

It wasn't until a hundred years later that a couple of the Barnyard family gave birth to a girl named Aichi Barnyard Ada. This girl's talent shocked everyone in the barnyard family, she has the same strong memory as the barnyard field ari, obviously no one told her about the barnyard field ari, but she can tell the story of the barnyard field ari exactly the same.

Everyone in the barnyard family agrees that she is the reincarnation of the barnyard field. She made a pact with Enma that for every hundred years of working in Hell, she would be reincarnated to compile knowledge.

And now she's going to write something...... It is related to youkai.

So as a retainer of Achi Kashita, everyone will support her choice.

"Phew, I'm going to come on, well, nothing to be afraid of. Kawao Nakuda cheered himself up and said, "For the sake of Lord Naida!"

News about the girl often comes from the villagers down the mountain, and although they are afraid to come into contact with the girl, the girl has never hurt them once, so it is possible that the girl is not an evil youkai.

Thinking so, Kawao Tatsuda stepped forward and knocked on the door of the bamboo house.

There was a thump of footsteps in the room, and in a moment the door opened a small crack, and a small head came out.

She has long, upturned black hair that has been combed into a ponytail, and her black eyes are staring at the visiting guests.

"......" just stared at Kawao Shirita.

"......" didn't know why, being stared at like this by the girl in front of him, Barnyard Kawafu felt speechless.

But the conversation had to take place, and Barnyard Kawao took a few deep breaths and said, "Excuse me, is the master of this family here, and Barnyard Kawao of the Barnyard Family has something to ask to see." ”

"......" The girl in front of her frowned, as if she was thinking about the name of the barnyard family, and finally felt that she still couldn't remember, and said, "I'm sorry, I don't seem to have anything to do with the barnyard family." ”

The voice has a hint of ethereal flavor, and the master's state of mind is also very plain.

"Well, in fact, the barnyard family just wants to get to know the owner of this house...... "The book that our master has compiled needs some help, and it won't bother for long." ”

“… That's right. The girl in front of her opened the door of the bamboo house, and Kawao Tatsuda also saw the whole picture of the girl.

She was wearing a strange costume that I didn't know if it could be regarded as a Taoist robe, the lace was composed of cyan and gray, and there were no symbols painted on the Taoist robe, and it looked very simple, which matched the girl abnormally.

"Just call me Saga... It's been a long time since a guest has been to this cottage. The girl said this, and walked into the house by herself.

"If there's something to do, it's settled in the house. ”

"Yes, thank you very much. Kawao Nada sighed.

……

"Isara, get some tea ready, here are the guests. ”

Walking into the house, the girl calmly called to a black shadow floating in the air, and after a closer look, it was also a beautiful girl, she was dressed in a very ordinary kimono, and the scarf full of charms around her neck attracted attention.

It's summer, not the season to wear a scarf.

Ishara nodded, didn't say anything, didn't ask anything, and floated into another room, probably the kitchen.

"Sister-in-law. The girl said lightly, "You don't look surprised." ”

"Because of the work entrusted by the head of the family, I often have to deal with this kind of thing. "So I won't be too surprised. ”

“…… So what the hell do you want me to do? The girl asked Kawao Ta.

"It takes a lot of time to explain......"

"Let's make a long story short. The girl interrupted Kawao's words, still expressionless.

"......" Barnyard Kawao was stunned, then quickly reacted and nodded, "Okay, I understand." ”

"In general, it's the head of our barnyard family, Adai Naga, who wants to edit a book about youkai to warn future generations. Kawao Nakuda kept his words as short as possible.

"Oh... Sounds great. The girl said perfunctorily, "But what does that have to do with me." ”

"Uh, a rude question. Kawao scratched his head, took a deep breath, and asked the girl, "Miss Saga, you're not human, are you?" ”

"......" When the girl heard this question, she helplessly hung up the dead fish eyes and said, "Of course I am a human being." ”

"Since it's not human...... Wait, Miss Saga, what did you just say?"

"Of course I'm human, ah. The girl raised an eyebrow.

"Human?" said Kawao Naida, "After the investigation of our Barnyard family, Miss Saga has appeared in the human world for more than a hundred years, and she is still this young appearance, how can she be a human being?"

"Well... It feels hard to explain. ”

【Tea.】 Isara floated out of the kitchen, held it on a plate, and placed two cups of green tea in front of Kawao Tada and the girl.

"Well, hard work. The girl took the tea and took a sip.

"Ahh Thank you. ”

Isara nodded at Kawao Tatsuda and floated out the door, as if to take care of the fruits and vegetables in the garden.

After Ishara left, the girl picked up on the previous topic and explained.

"Well, if I had to say it, I guess I had the secret of longevity......"

“……？”

"It's actually quite simple. The girl said lightly.

"As long as you don't die. ”

“……”

You're kidding me.

Kawao Nakuda thought so.