Chapter 17: The Rain

"It's been a great day."

"That's right."

The white light dissipated, and nothing seemed to be left.

……

"Kakashi-sensei, where will Roshin-sama and Grandma Hanako go?"

"They will meet again in another world, maybe it will be another story."

"Really?"

"As long as we look forward to it, they will. At least, in our hearts, they're complete, aren't they? ”

"Fulfilled in your heart?" Natsume was stunned for a moment, as if she had a feeling.

"Alright, it's getting dark, let's go home quickly."

Kakashi rubbed Natsume's hair and turned to leave.

Youkai are really affectionate.

Even if it is a small favor, it will always be remembered.

It's no wonder that many youkai are resistant to human contact.

Because human time is too short in the eyes of youkai.

It seems to youkai that it is just a blink of an eye, but humans have aged and died.

"Teacher Cat, will Lord Rushen and Grandma Hanako really be consummated?"

"Who knows."

……

School.

"Huh? Sasada-san, what are you doing here? ”

Kakashi watched as the squad leader, Jun Sasada, took a form and placed it in front of him.

"Mr. Qimu, this is the courage test meeting I organized, and it was originally intended to be held tonight. But the school said that there must be a teacher to lead the team, otherwise, it will not be allowed. So, please. Saseda said pitifully.

"This ...... How will you find me? Kakashi was a little puzzled.

"Because the other teachers don't agree."

"Forehead ......"

"Mr. Qimu, please."

Saseda folded his hands in a pleading look.

"Okay."

Kakashi said, picking up the pen beside him and signing his name on the form.

Daiki Sasada.

"Thank you, Mr. Qimu, then gather at the old school building at eight o'clock tonight, you must come."

"Well, I will."

Watching Sasada leave, Kakashi muttered, "The old schoolhouse? I remember that place looked like it was going to be demolished. The last time I passed by, there seemed to be a smell of youkai. It seems that I have to go and see the situation first.,If you really want a monster.,I'm afraid this test of courage will be dangerous.。 ”

Out of his duty as a mentor, Kakashi decided to take a look at the situation first.

If there is a problem, it is best to solve it by the way.

Kakashi doesn't have many classes, so there's a lot of time.

So I set off and walked to the old school building.

The old school building has been abandoned for some years, and it looks like it will be demolished and rebuilt in two days.

"It doesn't look small. But it seems to be a little eerie. ”

Kakashi stood in the doorway, muttering to himself, and as soon as he wanted to enter, he was called.

"Who are you? This is an abandoned school building, so you can't just go in. ”

Hearing this, Kakashi glanced back and saw that it was the school's janitor.

"It's Uncle Mitarai. I'm Kakashi Hachiki. ”

The janitor glanced at Kakashi, and recognized the teacher who had just arrived at the school.

After all, good-looking people are the first to be remembered wherever they go.

"It turned out to be Mr. Hagi. How did you get here? ”

"The students organized a test of courage and held it here in the evening, so I wanted to come over and see if there were any safety hazards." Kakashi said.

"I see. Mr. Qimu is really responsible. Uncle Mitarai smiled.

"That's what you should do as a teacher."

"Hehe, Mr. Qimu said it well. But these students are really bold enough to come here for a test of courage. ”

Seeing that Uncle Mitarai meant something, Kakashi couldn't help but be curious: "Huh? Uncle Mitarai, is there something wrong with this old school building? ”

"Well, there are some, but they are all rumors, and I don't know if it's true or false."

Kakashi's heart moved, and he said, "Can you tell me about it?" ”

"Hagi-sensei is interested in this?" Uncle Mitarai said unexpectedly.

"Sort of."

"Okay, since Mr. Qimu is interested, then I'll talk about the old man."

Uncle Mitarai smiled and stroked his beard, and then told the story of the old school building.

Once upon a time, there was a god who could bring blessings who was very fond of humans, and he came to a village in the guise of a human child.

But he was locked up in his home by a greedy merchant to bring him blessings.

With this power, merchants became richer and richer.

But the god grew to resentful of the merchants, and even the humans.

Eventually, the gods turned into youkai out of resentment and destroyed the rich man's house.

"And that house is where the old school building is now. It is said that at night, strange noises often come from the old school building. ”

Kakashi was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect this old school building to have such a legend.

However, there is indeed a saying that a place like a school with strong yang energy is very suitable for suppressing yin evil things.

It's true that a lot of schools are built on top of cemeteries and the like.

However, in Kakashi's opinion, the more reason should be that this kind of land is cheaper.

"Teacher Qimu, if your students really want to have a test of courage here, it's better to be careful." Uncle Mitarai kindly reminded.

"Thank you Uncle for reminding me, I know, then I'll go in and see it now."

"Mr. Hagi should be careful. I still have something to do, so I won't accompany you. ”

"Hmm."

Kakashi walked into the old and dilapidated schoolhouse.

"It's not as old as I thought, but it's a breath."

Kakashi muttered to himself, he could clearly feel a strong youkai aura here.

What is even more obvious is that there is a strong resentment in this breath.

"It seems that the legend that Uncle Mitarai said just now is true."

Kakashi looked left and right, but couldn't tell where it was.

"It seems that this form is still a little worse than sensing demonic power."

Kakashi said, raising his left hand, and the white fox mask was put on his face again.

"It's much clearer that way."

Kakashi spotted a certain direction and walked towards the top floor.

The footsteps were light, but there was a clatter in the quiet old school building.

One step, one step at a time.

Bang dang~

Kakashi pushed the door open.

The room was a little dim, with only one window letting in a faint amount of sunlight.

In a corner of the room, a man was crouching.

No, more accurately, a youkai.

He wears an umbrella-like hat on his head, revealing only one eye.

The whole person exuded a sense of resentment.

"Who are you? Why is it here? ”

"You're the god, aren't you?" Kakashi asked.

The youkai slowly stood up, glanced at Kakashi, and whispered, "Who are you?" I haven't met you. ”

"Kakashi Hachiki."

"Kakashi Hachiki? I don't know, so get out of here. This is not where you should be, this is my territory. ”

"It's going to be demolished, why are you still here?"

"Demolition? Oh, damn humans, not only turned me into such a lowly monster, but also wanted to deprive me of my dwelling, damn it! ”

"Because you hate humans, you have changed from a god to a youkai, and now because you have become a youkai, you have become more misanthropic about humans?" Kakashi muttered.

"I want revenge! I want to protect! I'm going to make these humans look pained too! The youkai whispered.

That appearance seems to have a tendency to go berserk.

"It's a bit unpleasant."

This monster's mood has become unstable, and if it continues like this, I'm afraid it will become a demon.

It's already miserable to go from a god to a monster, and if you become a demon again, it will be miserable.

"I'm going to kill them!"

As he spoke, the youkai was about to rush out, but Kakashi hurriedly blocked it.

"What do you do? Get the hell out of here! ”

"I'm sorry, you look like this, I can't let you go like this."

"Look for death!"

The youkai screamed and pounced on Kakashi, the umbrella cap on his head disappearing, revealing his long, diagonal bangs.

and the handsome face under the bangs.

Kakashi stretched out his right hand and gently touched the youkai's forehead.

Da!

With a soft sound, the originally irascible youkai instantly quieted down.

"Really, like a kid. Let me see, what the hell are you thinking! ”

Beneath the mask, his left eye turned slightly, flashing a patch of scarlet.

……

Rain.

"Damn! Damn it! Damn it! Why! Why did I turn into a youkai! Damn human, why did you do this to me. ”

Shi Yu sat weakly on the ground, his eyes full of despair.

He...... Originally, it was a god and was worshiped by many people.

He also likes humans, which is why he comes to the village to play.

But I didn't expect that I would be locked up here by greedy people.

He was angry and lost his original heart.

So, he destroyed this place.

And in the moment of destruction, he violated the rules of being a god.

Fallen into a demon......

He hated the way he looked, the way he looked like a filthy youkai.

He stayed where he was, even as the school building was rebuilt.

Even if the school building is abandoned again.

Shi Yu walked aimlessly in this place.

If he doesn't want to, no one can see him.

Even if he fades away from the identity of a god, he is also a high-level monster with powerful demonic power.

Advanced, it means that you can control your body.

If he wants to, he can make himself visible to humans.

But humans can't see themselves if they don't want to.

Shi Yu was a little confused, he didn't know if he really resented humans.

Because he used to be very fond of this group.

It was late at night, and a group of bored middle school students came here to hold a test of courage again.

Shi Yu ignored them and didn't tease them.

Soon, they were gone.

But not long after, a little girl with glasses returned.

And this little girl is Sasada.

"Oops, I can't find it anywhere, it should be here."

Sasada looked scared, but it seemed that what she was looking for was important to her, so she resisted her fear and continued to search by the dim light.

"What is she doing?"

Shi Yu was a little strange, he wanted to get closer, but suddenly thought of something and stopped his pace.

"I'm already unclean when I become a monster, and if I get close to her, I might stain her too......"

Shi Yu was a little entangled, but looking at the girl who was crying and looking for something, his heart softened.

"Forget it, help her find out early and get her out of here. She...... It's noisy. ”

Shi Yu seemed to find a reason to convince himself, so he walked to Sasada's side.

"Hey, what have you been looking for since the beginning?"

Sasada, who was lying on the ground looking for something, was stunned for a moment and turned his head to look at Shi Yu.

Perhaps the fear had passed, and Sassada didn't look frightened when he looked at the strange guy wearing an umbrella hat.

"My amulet is off, it's something very important."

"Find it and get out of here."

After Shi Yu finished speaking, he turned around and left, leaving Sassada with an inexplicable face.

"Amulet?" Shi Yu secretly said in his heart, and also joined the ranks of looking for things.

It didn't take long for Shi Yu to find the talisman somewhere.

"Found it, it turned out to be here."

Shi Yu looked at the talisman, and the corners of his mouth showed a smile that he didn't even notice.

As if he was scrupling about something, he didn't pick it up immediately, but picked up a branch on the side and picked it up.

"Give this thing back to the girl, and let her get out of here."

Sasa is still looking, but he's already a little dead.

She had searched everywhere she could, but she hadn't found anything.

"Hey, is this the thing?"

The sudden sound made Sasada turn his head, only to see Shi Yu carrying the bag of the amulet with a branch.

Saseda was overjoyed and hurriedly held the amulet in his hand.

"Yes! That's it! That's great! I'm in despair, it's my mother's relic, it's important to me. Hey, what's going on with this branch? Saseda wondered.

"An impure being like me cannot directly touch a pure person. Are you alright? Let's get out of here. ”

"Impure? What is that? ”

Saseda said suspiciously, but in a blink of an eye, Shiyu had disappeared.

"Wait a minute! I haven't thanked you yet! ”

But no matter how Saseda shouted, Shiyu did not appear again.

Later, Saseda came many times, but Shiyu did not show up.

"It's just a small favor, do you have to thank you in person? What a weird person. ”

Shi Yu looked at Saseda quietly by the window, I don't know why, but there was a little joy in my heart.

"But...... If I touch her, I will stain her. Shi Yu laughed at himself in his heart, revealing a little inferiority.

Saseda shouted in the old school building, "Please, come out and let me meet." Even once. ”

Shi Yu was stunned when he heard this, and his right hand clenched into a fist.

"Is that so? Once you've seen it, you won't come again. So...... I didn't let you see me. Such...... I'll be able to see you often. In this way, it is enough. ”

Under the umbrella cap, those bright eyes slowly shed tears.

Sweep across your cheeks and land on the corners of your mouth.

It was a faint bitter taste.

It turns out that from the bottom of my heart, I still like human beings so much......