The blue sea is an endless ocean with countless fish swimming.

Under the sea.

The carp guarded the boy's body alone and spent countless springs, summers, autumns and winters.

The boy finally woke up.

Now.

Everyone sat quietly, waiting for Chen Beibei to continue. After all, after such a long wait, the carp finally waited for the boy to come back to life, which can be regarded as bitter and sweet.

When the girl looked at the boy's body, she saw that the boy's body was also looking at her.

But.

The boy's eyes were full of doubt, probably just woke up, and he didn't know what was going on.

'You're finally awake!' ’

The carp hugged the boy and began to cry, crying alarmingly.

When the fish in the sea heard the cry of the carp, they scattered and hid far away.

'Are you?' ’

The boy asked.

Still puzzled, the boy at this time didn't know who the carp was.

After all.

The carp only began to transform into a human after the boy died. The boy had never seen a carp human.

'I'm a carp. ’

The carp let go of the boy, a little shy, and continued: 'You helped me a long, long time ago. ’

At this time, the carp has already transformed into a human, so in many cases, it will also show human personality characteristics.

'I helped you?' ’

The boy asked.

'Well, do you remember when you bought two carp before?' At that time, I beg you to send me back to the sea. You said yes and literally put me back in the sea. That's why I survived. ’

The carp patiently explained.

For the carp, the resurrection of the boy is already a great thing. Now she was in a good enough mood to explain everything to the boy, even for a few nights, to keep the excitement and joy alive.

'Did I save you?' ’

The boy asked, blankly.

At this time, the boy seemed to look dumbfounded, making people feel that he was like a blank piece of paper.

'Well, have you forgotten? In your time. ’

Carp asked.

The carp sensed the boy's abnormality, and he already had some bad premonitions, but even if the boy really forgot about those things. It is not unacceptable for carp to come.

After all.

For the carp to come, the resurrection of the boy is already good.

Even if the boy forgets himself, what does it matter?

'I'm sorry, I can't seem to remember......

The boy replied.

'It's okay, it's okay if you can't remember. Where do you want to go now? I'll send you there. ’

The carp looked at the boy and said to him.

Boys are humans, and humans can't live in the water all the time, and humans are still a lot of close friends with them.

Although the carp likes the boy very much, the carp does not intend to keep the boy in the sea forever. That's too selfish for carp.

Although before the boy woke up.

Carp has always fantasized that after the boy wakes up, the two of them can live happily together.

But.

The carp knew that it was just her own imagination.

The boy is a human being, and she is a demon, two species living in completely different worlds.

'Where do you want to go?' ’

The boy was still at a loss, as if he didn't even know where he wanted to go.

I don't seem to know where I want to go, and who am I? ’

The boy continued.

When the boy asked the carp this question, the carp was also a little anxious.

She didn't know who the boy was.

All she knew was that the boy had helped her, and if it hadn't been for the boy, she would have died a long time ago.

'Have you forgotten who you are?' ’

Carp asked.

'Hmm. ’

The boy looked at the carp and replied to her.

The carp was a little sad, but eventually relieved. The boy had been dead for so long, and even if he remembered who he was, it didn't make much sense anymore.

After all.

The people who knew the boy in the outside world were long dead.

Even if the boy knew who he was, it was only his own knowledge, and no one else would approve of it at all. ”

"Is the boy amnesia?"

Taketori Yuki looked at Chen Beibei and asked him.

"Sort of."

Chen Beibei replied.

Actually, Chen Beibei didn't know if the boy had amnesia, because, after the boy woke up.

It's no longer human.

Boys can live in the sea, or they can go without eating, and they can even change their bodies, just like carp.

Because the boy never knew where he wanted to go, he had to stay with the carp for the time being.

This period of time is a very happy time for carp.

After all.

Every boy accompanies her, and when the two of them are fine, they can also talk about who catches more fish in the competition.

By the way, I promised the clam spirit one thing before. Now it's time to cash in. ’

The carp looked at the boy and said to him.

At this time, the carp remembered that after the boy was resurrected, he would return the pearl to him.

If it hadn't been for the miraculous pearl borrowed from the mussel spirit, the boy's body would have decomposed and disappeared long ago.

Now the boy has come back to life.

Then the pearl should be returned to the mussel essence.

The carp told the boy about it, and the two of them began to embark on a journey to find the mussels.

The mussel spirit is no longer where it used to be.

And.

The carp inquired about the whereabouts of the mussels from many other fish, but none of them knew about the mussels.

'What should we do, we don't seem to be able to find the mussel essence?' ’

The boy looked at the carp and asked her.

The carp and the boy searched for a long, long time, but they never found the mussel essence.

Afterward.

Got the news about the mussel essence from the mouth of an old sea turtle.

The life of the mussel spirit depends on the pearl in the body to nourish it, and if the pearl leaves the body, it can only rely on its own cultivation to maintain its body from being consumed. The mussel spirit may have exhausted its cultivation and died. ’

So said the old turtle.

The old turtle's words made both the carp and the boy feel guilty, after all, if it weren't for them, then the mussel spirit might not have died.

You don't have to be uncomfortable, for the mussel is willing to lend you the pearl, so naturally he thinks it's worth it." ’

The old turtle looked at the sky, and the sun shone through the sea, and the light turned a dark blue: "Since it is something he thinks is worthwhile, then even if he dies, there is no regret." The lifespan of the monsters is too long and too long, and this long life is actually a kind of annoyance, and the clam spirit gives up his life for what he thinks is worthwhile. This kind of death is actually enviable for the monsters. ’”

"Is death also something to envy?"

Taketori Yuki asked suspiciously.

Apparently.

For such a problem, Taketori Yuki still can't understand, after all, the current Taketori Yuki is still too much, and death should be a very terrible thing for her.

"Well, there are many kinds of death. Everyone dies, but if it's for something they think is worth their lives. Then such a death is actually worthy of respect and envy. ”

Chen Beibei explained.

"I still can't understand why dying for something worth your life is worthy of envy."

Taketori Yuki's face was full of doubts.

"The evening fog is still now, and you don't have to understand so much. But it should be clear later.

In short, it is relative to dying of inaction.

It would be more worthwhile to die for something. ”

North Chenbei Road.

In fact.

There are many, many things like this, and there are many things where old onmyoji give their lives in order to protect Heiankyo and maintain the stability of the Yin and Yang worlds.

The same goes for youkai.

After learning that the mussel spirit is dead, the carp and the boy decide to return to the place where the mussel spirit used to live.

There are a lot of mussels there.

Most mussels are just ordinary mussels, they only live as animals, and they can't become monsters in their lifetime.

But.

There are also some mussels that can turn into youkai.

The carp spirit and the boy guard the mussels here, so that those who have the opportunity to become mussel spirit can grow up with peace of mind.

'What kind of name should I give you?' ’

Carp has one, and suddenly thought of such a question. I've been spending a lot of time with boys though. But the carp didn't know the boy's name, and the boy himself never remembered.

'Kappa. ’

The boy arrived.

'Kappa? ’

'Hmm. ’

The boy replied in the affirmative, as if he had chosen the name for himself a long time ago. ”

"Is the kappa the kind of monster that lives in the water?"

Yuki Taketori asked.

Taketori Yuki probably knows some stories about kappa, so that's why he asked.

"yes, yes."

Chen Beibei looked at the Taketori Xiwu and said to her.

"Isn't the kappa a bad youkai? Listening will pull those who are near the water's edge into the water. ”

Taketori Yuki said with some fear.

"It's a bad monster, but it's also good. Just like humans, there are bad people and there are good people. ”

Chen Beibei explained.

In fact, such things are very common. After all, if that kappa had done something bad and someone had found out.

So.

Others will, kappa is a bad youkai.

Even if other kappa live quietly away from humans, they are still labeled.

Dragging people into the water, drowning people, shady monsters, and so on......

"Oh, I see. So what happened to the carp and the kappa in the end? ”

Yuki Taketori continued to ask.

The two of them settled down in the place where the mussel spirit lived, and also made their own house and lived a stable life.

But.

Occasionally, they would sneak into the human world to play, but they were always very cautious, so they never found out. ”

Chen Beibei looked at the mist and slowly told the ending of the story. Overall, it was a relatively happy ending.

After all, the carp and the boy ended up living together.

"I'm so envious."

Taketori Yuki Fog Road.

"Envy what?"

Chen Beibei asked.

"Envy the boy for being able to meet such a good carp, willing to guard his body all the time, waiting for him to come back to life.

I also envy that the carp can meet the kind boy, and is willing to be scolded by himself, and also releases the carp back into the sea. ”

Taketori Yuki Fog Road.

At this time, the wind blew, and the moon shadow swayed in the water tank in the corner of the wall for a few moments, and then gradually calmed down.

There are only a few bugs scattered around, which makes people feel the silence of the night.

"You don't need to be envious of the sunset, you will definitely meet a very good boy in the future."

North Chenbei Road.

Taketori Yuki's impression on Chen Beibei is still very good, at the beginning, Taketori Yuki was still a very scared girl, and he didn't even dare to talk to Chen Beibei.

But.

With this period of getting along, Taketori Yuki has already talked about everything with Chen Beibei.

They even became very good friends.

This also has something to do with Taketori Yuki's simple and kind character.

Once Taketori Yuki believes in others, then he believes in others.

This belief is actually very rare.

At least in the outside world, such beliefs are almost rare. After all, in the outside world, everyone is suspicious of each other and keeps a safe distance.

Because you believe in someone, you believe in that person thoroughly.

This kind of thing, in the outside world, is actually a very dangerous thing.

After all.

There are too many lights and temptations in the outside world, many people will be lost, and many people will change.

time for him.

Teenage him.

He is an adult.

Middle-aged him.

He is old.

He is different at everyone's age, and even this year's him and last year's him may undergo great changes, get lost in the temptation of certain interests, and be a ghost to lead people into the tiger's mouth.

"Sunset, let's stop here today."

Chen Beibei looked at the Taketori Xiwu and said to her.

It's already a little late at this time, and there is no sound in Taketori Yuki's parents' room, so they must have fallen asleep.

"But...... Now, if you go to sleep, Yuki may not be able to sleep alone. ”

Taketori Yuki Fog Road.

Probably because Ming Chen Beibei is leaving, so Taketori Xiwu is a little reluctant in his heart, so he can't sleep.

But.

The parting has come at hand, and it is unchangeable, even if you don't sleep now, so late, you still have to sleep.

"If you can't sleep alone, then let Zashiki Boy sleep with you tonight."

Chen Beibei looked at the Taketori Xiwu and said to her.

Zashiki and Taketori Yuki have always had a good relationship, and the two of them look like a pair of sisters.

"Well, thank you, big brother."

Taketori Yuki nodded hurriedly, his face bloomed with joy, probably not expecting that Chen Beibei would actually lend her the Zashiki boy.