Chapter 18: Heart
"This guy is really a child's temper."
His left eye returned to normal, and Kakashi sighed.
With the power of the Sharingan, Kakashi used illusion to know the past of the youkai in front of him.
Shi Yu likes humans very much, but he was betrayed and imprisoned by that rich merchant, so he hated humans.
In the end, he became a youkai, an identity that he considered unclean.
Shi Yu was born a god, which is different from Lushen.
Lu Shen was originally a youkai, but he became a god with the help of faith.
Therefore, for the identity of the monster, Shi Yu is a little unacceptable.
He didn't realize that he actually hated not humans, but the rich businessman at the beginning.
As for resentment towards other people, it is nothing more than a child's temper.
If he really hated humans, he wouldn't have helped Saseda in the first place.
He is still the original kind Shi Yu.
It's just that he has changed from a god to a youkai.
Speaking of which, he is also a poor man.
"It shouldn't be difficult to solve this problem. It can be seen that Shi Yu has a good impression of Sasata, and Saseda seems to be very grateful to Shi Yu and has always wanted to thank him in person. This test of courage was made possible by Sasada, so that Shi Yu could be found before the old school building disappeared. Listening to Natsume, Sasa strongly invited him to go, presumably Sasa knew something about Natsume's ability to see youkai. ”
For a moment, Kakashi was already analytical.
After all, Saseda is a good student, and the proposal to test the courage of the conference really doesn't seem like her style.
Since she did so, there must be a reason.
In Shi Yu's memory, I also saw Reiko, and it seems that this guy's name was also recorded in a friend's account. Reiko really doesn't let anyone go. ”
Kakashi smiled helplessly, becoming more curious about this amazing woman.
"Let's let Natsume give this guy back his name at night. Maybe it can bring him a little warmth of the past. Also, Saseda may also want to meet this awkward guy. ”
……
Night falls.
Kakashi stood outside the old school building, greeting the students.
"Teacher Qimu, you're here so early."
Saseda said in surprise.
"The teacher came to see the situation in advance so that there was no danger." Kakashi laughed.
"Mr. Qimu is really responsible."
Kakashi smiled and didn't say anything.
It didn't take long for Kakashi to see Natsume at the back of the crowd.
He's still the same, used to being alone.
"Kakashi-sensei? Why are you here too? Natsume said with some surprise.
"Saseda asked me to come and lead the team, which is also a requirement of the school." Kakashi laughed.
"I see."
Kakashi looked behind Natsume and smiled, "The kitten is here too." ”
"Kitten?"
Natsume was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly turned around.
It's none other than the cat teacher.
Natsume grabbed the cat teacher and whispered, "Why did you come with me?" ”
"What does it matter? It looks like it's a lot of fun. Besides, I'm your bodyguard now, so of course I'm going to follow you. There may be youkai here. ”
"That's what you say, but don't talk in front of everyone."
"Hey, I see." Teacher Cat said helplessly.
Seeing this, Kakashi on the side said, "There is indeed a youkai here. ”
"Huh?"
Natsume was taken aback, he didn't expect Kakashi to say that.
"It's a monster named Shiyu, and his name is also on a friend's account."
Kakashi immediately told Natsume about Tokiyu.
"So, I hope you give your name back to Shi Yu, and he may be able to understand his true thoughts."
"I see, Kakashi-sensei, I will."
"Well, that's good. You'll come with me later. ”
"Okay."
Saseda looked at the acquaintance of the two from a distance, and it was a little strange.
"Strange, are Hagi-sensei and Natsume familiar?"
Sasada's purpose in organizing a test of courage this time was to see the rain.
She hears that Natsume has the ability to see youkai, so she wants to use Natsume's power to find Shiyu.
But at this time, seeing that Natsume and Kakashi were so familiar with it, there was something strange in my heart.
Soon, the test of courage began.
Everyone draws lots and teams in twos and twos.
Kakashi used a little trick and teamed up with Natsume.
"Kakashi-sensei, where is that youkai?"
"On the top floor, you come with me."
"Hmm."
The cat teacher was lying on Natsume's shoulder, staring at Kakashi all the time.
Kakashi seemed to realize something, turned his head and smiled, "Little kitten, what are you doing watching me all the time?" ”
"Hey, who's looking at you."
Teacher Cat turned her head to look away, looking arrogant.
Kakashi smiled and shook his head, this cat is really not your average tsundere.
This character is not even more crisp than Sasuke.
Garret.
Kakashi arrived here with Natsume.
"That's it."
Kakashi pointed to Shi Yu, who was still unconscious, and said.
"Kakashi-sensei, this is ......"
Seeing that Shiyu was unconscious, Natsume said a little strangely.
"Well, it's a little more convenient." Kakashi smiled awkwardly.
"This monster is not weak." Teacher Cat squinted and said.
"Don't worry about these details. Natsume, let's do it. ”
"yes, okay."
With a wave of operations, Natsume has returned his name to Shi Yu.
Shi Yu has been in this school building for a long time.
Recently, the school building seems to be gradually abandoned.
The number of people who came gradually decreased.
It's good that I don't have to see those pesky humans anymore.
But......
Why does my heart feel a little empty?
Am I reluctant to give up these humans?
No kidding.
How can it be.
This must be my delusion.
"Hey, why is there another person here?"
It was a very dark night.
Shi Yu was sitting in the old school building, not knowing what to think.
A sudden female voice came to my ears.
Looking back, it was a beautiful girl.
It's just that there are bruises on that beautiful face. It seems to have been smashed by something.
"Can you see me? Mankind. ”
The girl was stunned for a moment, looking a little lost, but soon, she returned to normal.
"Well, see it clearly. Why are you here? I thought there was no one in this school building anymore. ”
The girl in front of her was a little strange, she seemed to be very different from others.
I didn't show my form, but she could see it.
Are humans born with demonic powers?
I don't know if it's sad or lucky.
"I've always been here."
"Really? My name is Reiko? What about you? ”
"I hate humans, my name, and I won't tell humans."
Reiko was a little surprised to see this.
She's seen a lot of yokai, but few of them hate humans so much.
"Is that so? Let's compete, if I win, you can tell me your name, and if I lose, then you can eat me. ”
Reiko said with a smile, seemingly not caring about life and death at all.
Shi Yu glanced at Reiko and smiled coldly.
"I'm not interested in you, and I'm not going to compete with you."
After Shi Yu finished speaking, he was about to leave.
Reiko said, "Are you scared? ”
Shi Yu stopped when he heard this, glanced at Reiko, and said, "Your strength is indeed very strong, but it is not so easy to defeat me. I'm a god, and I don't have any interest in cannibalism. ”
"Gods?"
Reiko muttered, remembering the legend she had heard earlier.
It turns out that this is a god who was harmed by humans.
"If you don't want to eat me, then if I lose, you can make another request. I'm going to do it. Reiko said.
Seeing Reiko so persistent, Shi Yu was a little surprised in his heart.
But the surface is silent.
Shi Yu, who hadn't communicated with humans for a long time, suddenly touched the original hope for humans in his heart.
But soon, Shi Yu shook his head.
"No, how can you have a good impression of humans, they are all ......"
Shi Yu's face changed and fell into Reiko's eyes.
Reiko seemed to see something different about this fallen god.
"How? Accept my challenge? ”
"Reiko, is it? I know you, you also seem to be a student at this school, but your classmates don't seem to be friendly to you. The wound on your face must have been caused by them, right? Shi Yu said suddenly.
Reiko was stunned for a moment, and her expression became lost.
"You hate humans as much as I do, do you? I can see that in your eyes, there is an aversion to humans. ”
"Do you hate humans?"
Reiko whispered softly, then smiled.
"No, humans are cute sometimes."
Shi Yu looked at Reiko in a daze, unable to understand for a while.
Why does this girl, who has always been bullied, still have a good impression of human beings.
Moreover, with such power, she has never taken revenge on humans.
Doesn't she have a grudge?
"You're such a strange person."
"You're a strange god too." Reiko laughed.
"Hmph, get out of here. I want to be alone. Shi Yu issued an order to evict the guests.
"Leave? Then you're going to win me first. ”
"It's a nuisance. All right. Than what? ”
Reiko thought about it, suddenly her eyes lit up, and she said, "Let's play hide and seek, you hide, if I can find you, then I win." How is it? Reiko said suddenly.
"Bored fellow, this is my territory, you won't find mine."
"Then let's try it."
"Then let you die."
Shi Yu left in a hurry and hid.
"Then you won't be able to find me."
Shi Yu's heart suddenly had a feeling of excitement.
Are you happy?
Shi Yu was shocked, how could he be happy because he was playing hide and seek with humans?
No, it won't.
Shi Yu's heart was in turmoil.
He found himself less hated humans than he had been.
No, it's that I never seem to hate humans.
"No, it's not like that, something must be wrong."
Shi Yu covered his head, his face painful.
He had made up his mind to hate humans, but now it seems that he can't do it.
However, how can human beings be easily forgiven for committing such a crime.
No, absolutely not!
Just when the rain was tangled, Reiko had already found him.
"Found you. Looks like you're not very good at playing this game. Reiko smiled.
Looking at the smiling girl in front of her, the resentment in her heart seemed to be much less.
"You've lost, tell me your name."
"Shi Yu."
"Shiyu? What a beautiful name. ”
Beautiful name?
yes, because that's the name of the gods.
"Shi Yu, do you really hate humans?"
"Well, they made me like this. I'm them. ”
Shi Yu said, and the resentment in his heart seemed to come out all at once.
"Huh?"
Shi Yu was stunned for a moment, and put a hand on the top of his head.
That hand seemed to have a different warmth.
But Shi Yu was shocked and hurriedly dodged.
"Don't touch me! I am already unclean. I'll get you dirty. ”
Shi Yu lowered his head and looked inferior.
Shi Yu's strong reaction caught Reiko a little off guard.
But then Reiko also understood something.
"Shiyu, you're not dirty. You're just stuck in your own perception. Youkai can also be a very beautiful existence. Reiko smiled.
"Yokai...... Youkai are impure beings! ”
Reiko shook her head, and out of nowhere, she took out a paper umbrella and put it on Shi Yu's head.
Shi Yu only felt that it was dark in front of him, and then he only had the vision of his left eye.
"What are you doing!"
"When it rains, you are trapped in this umbrella-like space, and what you see is only one-sided. One day, you'll see a more holistic world. That's when you'll understand what's really going on in your heart. ”
After Reiko finished speaking, she turned to leave.
Shi Yu stood in place in a daze, watching Reiko leave with his exposed left eye.
"What do you really think?"
Shi Yu braved the broken umbrella above his head, and he was puzzled.
What do I really think?
Why do I suddenly feel so lonely......
……
Shi Yu slowly opened his eyes, and the paper umbrella above his head had disappeared.
"Awake?"
Shi Yu looked up and looked at the owner of the voice.
The man who knocked himself out.
"It's you ......," Shi Yu muttered.
"Have you found your answer?" Kakashi laughed.
"Answer?"
Shi Yu muttered to himself, but he didn't know what to say.
"Isn't it clear? Remember Sasada? ”
"Sasada?"
Shi Yu was stunned, it was the girl's name.
"You've become a youkai, but you're not unclean. At least, in her eyes, you once saved her. That's why she's eager to say thank you. If you don't want to trust humans anymore. Well, at least trust her. ”
Shi Yu's pupils shrank, and the doubts in his heart seemed to have an answer.
A burst of white light emerged from Shi Yu's body.
"Thank you, I see. I want to go back to where I came from. ”
Shi Yu said with a smile, that smile seemed to carry a hint of relief.
"Aren't you going to see her?" Kakashi laughed.
"Yes."
The white light dissipated, and the rain vanished.
At this time, Sasada, who was still in the old school building, suddenly felt a white light appear in front of him.
A hand full of warmth covered her hair.
In my ears, the familiar and unfamiliar voice sounded.
"Thank you...... Sasada......"
Sasada looked up, and in the white light, she seemed to see the figure vaguely again.
But I can't see it really.
The white light disappeared, as if in a dream.
Sure enough, I still like humans.
Tears, I don't know from whose eyes fell.
Splash up a cloud of dust.