"What about you?" I asked, "you have lived in the human world for so long. ”

"I'm different from those youkai," it seemed to deliberately avoid my question, "to get down to business, which of the three wishes do you think is easy to do?"

“...... It's not easy to do, but if you really want to do it, the concert may be relatively easy to achieve, after all, you don't have to find someone in the middle of nowhere. ”

"The next time I meet those kids, I'll ask them if they want to do a concert in Lao Cai. "Fluffy hands dance.

"If people really want to come......," I sighed, "as for the families of the old street vendors, I can't help you with this, so you can only ask them yourself, and I will write an invitation for you at most." ”

"Okay, I'll ask tonight. ”

"Hey... Wouldn't it arouse suspicion that you've been missing for so long, and suddenly appearing on the streets as a human?"

"It's okay, I've thought about it a long time ago, I told them that I went back to my hometown to start a business and made a lot of money, so I came back and invited everyone to dinner. ”

"Entrepreneurship?" my jaw dropped.

"Uh... Can't you say that?"

"No, no, no... Of course, no problem. "How could a youkai say so... Words that fit human life,It's also refreshing my impression of monsters.,Most of the monsters I've encountered before are old people's talking patterns.,Furry is really not an ordinary monster.。

"It's fine. "It seems to be relieved.

"I'll go back to the store first," I patted my pants as I stood up, "The first wish is a bit of a hassle, I'll have to ask the youkai." ”

Furry nodded, "You're still coming, aren't you?"

"Why do you think I'm coming to Lao Cai?" I said helplessly, "I'll come many times, don't avoid me anymore." "With that, I'm ready to leave.

"Hey, Yek. Furry stopped me, it was the first time it called my name, "You really don't seem to be the same." ”

"You're not the same anymore. I laughed.

Shaggy grinned as usual, baring his teeth.

It was already past six o'clock in the morning when I returned to Tianbei groceries, and I had a bad premonition when I walked on the road, because I seemed to have forgotten to turn off the lights when I went out.

As it turned out, it was a fluke.

"You kid has been getting more and more arrogant lately!" I just opened the door of the store, and a roar of anger smashed on my face with the ledger accurately, "I left the store without permission, I didn't do my job, the ledger was written in a mess, and I didn't even turn off the lights!

"Boss," I said, covering my nose, "you're a shooting player." ”

"I'm a dart thrower!" said the old man, puffing out.

It seems that he is not in a good mood today, I still don't want to provoke him again, and it was originally my mistake, so hurry up and admit the mistake as the best plan.

"Boss, I was wrong for not turning off the lights," I said, "I'll pay attention next time." ”

"Say, what are you doing?"

I told him the story of me and Lao Cai.

"It's the youkai who guards the old street. After listening to me, the old man asked, "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Because I don't think it's a big deal... I whispered, "Boss, do you know Mamoru ?"

"I don't know it, but I just know that there is such a monster who likes to deal with humans," said the old man, "This monster is very powerful, and even the demon killers may not be able to recognize its transformation into a human form, but it is indeed an honest monster, and has never done anything out of the ordinary for so many years." ”

"It's a very kind youkai. I said.

"There are more kind youkai. The old man did not hide his disdainful tone at all, "Can't you change your soft-heartedness? ”

"Why do you all say that about me......" I remembered what Mamoru had said about me.

"Because it's a fact. The old man snorted, "What are you going to do with that monster's three wishes?" I didn't expect the old man to care about this.

"First find a way to find a suitable venue in Lao Cai, and I can help the young people who are talking about it to hold a concert, and I don't have any ideas for the other two wishes. I said, "But the venue does have some problems, and the old street is too noisy for a classical concert." ”

The old man stood up after hearing me, and his round body went back into the warehouse, and after a few minutes he took out a tambourine that looked very exotic.

I really don't know what other strange things can be conjured up in this warehouse.

The old man sat back in his chair and handed me the tambourine, "There is a kind of youkai that likes beautiful sounds very much, they can see the gap between sounds, and they can isolate their favorite sounds from other sounds for quiet enjoyment. He paused, "Classical concerts should be of great interest to them." ”

"Is that a way to isolate the sound of music from the noise of the old street?" I thought for a moment, "Can others hear the isolated sound?"

"Not necessarily," said the old man, "this monster is stubborn, it is extremely picky about sounds, and it has been looking for beautiful sounds all its life, but it is only willing to share with the makers of sounds, and if there is too much noise around it, it may even take good sounds away." ”

“...... Take it away?"

"Well, just take it away. The old man said, "If the sound of the river is taken away, the river will be silent, and if the song of man is taken away, the person will not be able to sing in the future, and if the sound of the instrument is taken away, the player will no longer be able to play the instrument." ”

"......" seems too risky.

"It has also been documented that the sound is eventually returned to the owner, but very rarely. The old man shook the tambourine, "so some people call them sound thieves, and the demon killers generally call them sound gaps, or voice controllers, they can not only find the gaps in sound, but also create gaps in sound according to their own preferences, and put all the sounds they like in one space, as if they can control the sound." ”

"Sound gap, where can I find this monster?" I asked, risky, but that didn't mean I couldn't give it a try.

"It's become less common in the city to be noisy these years," said the old man, "and try your luck in the mountains, or go to a place with good sounds." However, I don't guarantee that they will help you, the voice controller is not a friendly youkai and has a quick temper, and if you make it angry, it will keep you unable to hear for days. ”

"Give it a try. I shook the tambourine, and the crisp sound sounded pleasant, "If they are all interested in the sound of the tambourine, they must have no resistance to classical concerts, and there is no one more suitable for the audience who only pays attention to the music itself." ”