The light fades away in the darkness.

The gentle face in the memory seemed to turn around, and the smile was completely engulfed by the darkness.

"Mother!"

Ritsuko was suddenly awakened, and the sky outside had cleared, and birds could be faintly heard chirping on the branches of the peach trees.

She sat up from the bed, and the palms of her hands inadvertently touched the side of the pillow, and they were already soaked with tears.

The wind blew the unclosed window, blowing along the crack in the window and giving a slight coolness to the face.

Reach out and touch your face again, it's wet.

I can't remember what I saw in my dreams, but the heartache was so real.

At that moment, it was like tearing yourself apart.

"Miss, you're awake." An old woman staggered in from outside the room with a basin of hot water still smoking.

“…… Who are you? Ritsuko rubbed her eyes, she was still the old man who looked like that, and she was sure that she didn't look away.

The person in front of her only made Ritsuko feel strange, and it was clear that he shouldn't be someone he knew, but looking at her, it was as if he had known him for a long time.

Didn't you lose your memory after being hit on the head by the inkstone?

"Miss should be the first time I've seen an old body, right?" The old woman handed the hot water scarf to Ritsuko's hand, "Let's wipe your face first." ”

"Thank you...... But why are you in my home? ”

"It was the Dust Master who asked me to come and take care of your life."

"Master of Dust? Have all those masters gone back? ”

"Yes, they had already descended the mountain a few days ago, and it seemed that there was some kind of mission from the ghost hunting team, and before you could wake up, they hurriedly called out to the old man, and then left. They were thinking about whether to take you away from the snow with them, but they were worried that you might not want to leave until you woke up, so they left you on the snowy ridge. ”

"Just stay on the snowy hills."

"Miss, this old body of the house is just a little cleaned for you, Mrs. Nangong's body is not touched without your consent, if you want to be buried, take advantage of these few days."

"You're sorry." Ritsuko took the medicine that was still hot and held it in the palm of her hand, warming the cold.

"Miss, where is it, the master told the old man to take care of you."

"Master Dust doesn't have to be like this, even if it's just me, I can take care of myself."

"Miss, don't say that, isn't it a little more lively to be accompanied by multiple people? The old body knows that a person is very lonely,"

"But if you come to take care of me, your family...... What should I think? ”

"The old body didn't have any family in the past, and when he was young, he was already in the ghost hunting team, because he was a woman, he couldn't kill the cloud ghost, so he was always a dispensable person in the team, but now that he is here, the young lady is the only family member of the old body."

Ritsuko was a little stunned, "Family......"

It was the first time she had heard a stranger say to herself that it was family.

Can two people who don't know each other well be family? Even if there is no emotion at all......

"If Miss doesn't mind, it would be nice to call the old body Grandma." The old woman watched Ritsuko raise her hand and drink the medicine with kindness, and was about to turn around and leave after cleaning up the empty bowl.

"Then grandma, I will trouble you to take care of me in the future."

"Miss......" The figure of the old woman paused, and did not turn around, but the words were said to her, "Just drank the medicine, you can rest for a while, the old body will go to wash the empty dishes first, and then the herbs for you to apply, and then if you have anything else to ask, the old body will come back immediately, waiting for you to ask." ”