Bright moon, dilapidated hut.

Kaoru stood quietly in the room, the moonlight shining through the holes in the roof.

The little boy was still lying on the ground.

I guess my limbs are so thin that I can't support the weight of my body.

Kaoru was a little worried that if the little boy's belly kept going on like this, it would burst.

"Lost ...... Traced?"

Kaoru said slowly.

The younger brother of the little boy in front of him is missing, which is quite normal.

People and ghosts have different paths.

The first time Kaoru found the little boy, he knew that he was dead, but he didn't know it himself.

Kaoru was a little hesitant to tell him the truth.

"yes, I remember the two of us hadn't eaten for a long time, and we ended up in this shabby house. There was no food to be found around. I gave the last bit of food to my brother. ”

The little boy said slowly.

After saying that, a trace of pain appeared on his face.

Yes.

His memory was indeed that he gave the last of his food to his brother.

But why did my brother disappear?

Those vague memories made him a little suspicious.

Suspecting that he had eaten the food, he survived.

And the younger brother has starved to death.

"You're really a good brother."

Kaoru said with a smile.

The moonlight outside the window is brighter and colder.

Kaoru looked at the moon in the sky, "It's so beautiful." ”

"What's so beautiful?"

"The moon in the sky, by the way, what's your name?"

"First ......"

The little boy fell into a dumbfounded expression, what is the name?

He had forgotten.

Ghosts can forget a lot of things.

Especially this kind of weak ghost, in the long years, the things before his life will be forgotten little by little.

What is remembered, just something that cannot be forgotten.

It's like a lantern ghost remembers going to the woods every night to show people the way.

It may even forget why it did it.

But they still do that day in and day out.

"Name...... I've forgotten the name......"

The little boy muttered.

Kaoru flew up to the little boy and gently stroked his face with her wings.

Because he crawled on the ground all year round, the little boy's face was covered with a lot of dirt and hay chips.

"If you forget, then don't think about it. From now on, you will be called a hungry ghost......"

"Hungry...... ...... the hell?"

"Well, a ghost who turned into a ghost because he starved to death."

Kaoru eventually tells him the truth.

Let's face it, it's better, maybe it might be more painful when you first hear it.

However, it should be better than living in the illusion of your own heart.

Kaoru, I think so!

"Starve to ......"

The craving for food in the stomach is as unbearable as being eaten by insects.

Hunger becomes unbearable at the end of life.

It was also at that moment that the hungry ghost hallucinated.

In the midst of the vision, he woke up and was not starved to death.

From then on, in order not to suffer from hunger, he had to eat constantly.

Only when you eat can you make the hunger pang disappear for a short time.

That's why he became what he is now.

"Do you remember? In fact, it is you who died, and your brother may live. You can't find him, it's just because you're dead......"

Kaoru continued.

Kaoru has also experienced death, and this is not a pleasant taste.

But you can't run away from pain because of it.

In that case, the pain will continue forever.

"Brother, ...... alive"

"It's just possible."

"Oh."

There was a hint of joy in the little boy's eyes: "Kaoru, my name will be Hungry Ghost in the future!" ”

"Huh?"

Kaoru is a little puzzled, is it so easy to accept the fact that she is dead?

And shouldn't you be sad to know that you're dead?

"I died, so the last food was really given to my brother."

The hungry ghost said excitedly.

A grasshopper jumped into the house, and the hungry ghost swallowed it in one gulp: "It's not terrible to die, what I'm afraid of is that I will eat the food." And then lied to himself to give it to his brother, which now seems to be not the case. That's it, I'm satisfied. ”

Kaoru can understand.

It was a painful feeling.

Because the memory becomes blurry, I will question my original choice.

……

The night is getting darker.

The moon in the sky became more deserted.

Staying alone in the sky, no matter how beautiful it is, it looks a little pitiful.

The trees have some dew on their yellow leaves.

Kaoru slowly flew over the town of Qinghe.

Having found her kindred, she felt a little relieved.

Although it is a very weak and weak ghost.

But it's the same existence as myself, and the feeling of taking care of a ghost weaker than myself is still good.

At least, you are needed!

Kaoru soon flew outside the rental house, and Chen Beibei and the others had already gone back to sleep.

There is only one Shikigami cleaning on the roof.

It's a three-tailed fox.

Human things, she has fully learned.

There is still a faint aroma of osmanthus wine in the air.

Kaoru landed on the branch and began to rest.

Now it's time to adjust your schedule.

The habit of owls is to sleep during the day and forage for food at night.

But now Kaoru promised the hungry ghost to find him food.

At night, the doors were closed.

Kaoru had a hard time finding food.

During the day, it's a little easier.

As long as you take advantage of others not paying attention and steal and run, there will still be no great danger.

After all, Kaoru can fly, but humans can't.

……

Dawn.

An owl landed on a tree branch.

His eyes were fixed on a bun shop not far away.

The steamed buns are steaming hot.

Humans will hold a rectangular piece of paper, or a coin, to exchange it for a bun.

This is the result of Kaoru's observation in the morning.

Kaoru couldn't understand what that rectangular piece of paper was, after all, she used to live in a small tribe that hunted for a living.

People in the tribe will only exchange things of the same value for what they want.

That's fair!

It is also the only way that everyone can accept trading.

If anyone dares to exchange paper for food, they will definitely be poked to death by a spear.

Kaoru chooses a woman who has bought a bun and follows her.

As long as the woman puts the bun down and looks away.

Kaoru is sure to steal her buns!

"Goo, hurry up and put it down...... Hurry up and put it down......"

Kaoru thought in her heart as she flew behind the woman.

The woman didn't seem to want to put down the bun at all.

Instead, it was eaten.

Eat while walking!

"Goo...... Coo-goo-goo? ”

Kaoru saw that the woman had eaten the bun, and she was a little anxious, but there was nothing she could do.

Kaoru had no choice but to go back to the bun shop and wait.

If you go to grab it directly, with the power of an owl, there is no way to fight against humans.

Kaoru can only wait patiently for the opportunity, or outwit ......

Coo-goo, so stupid

(End of chapter)