I sat on the ground, my hands holding the pen sweaty, and nothing left in front of me except the words left on the paper spirit.

At this time, I felt Tsubaki coming to me.

"I'm sorry. I put the paper spirit together, "it begged me to keep the gray cat's body, but I didn't. ”

Tsubaki didn't speak, I think she must be uncomfortable, although I only saw a few fragments of Shi Xia's memories, but I can still see its feelings for Tsubaki, presumably Tsubaki too.

"Let's go, buy a ticket and go home. I said.

"Which home are you going back to?" Tsubaki asked suddenly.

"Go back to Tianbei groceries, otherwise...", I suddenly understood what Tsubaki meant in the middle of my sentence.

She wanted me to go back to her home and have a look.

"Let's do it another day," I said, "and the Mid-Autumn Festival is almost over." ”

"What if it's not the Mid-Autumn Festival?" Tsubaki asked, "Do you want to go home and see if the time and place are favorable?"

"What's wrong with you today?" I was a little irritable, the first time I sent a youkai to no man's land had already exhausted me, "Aren't you not sad about Shixia at all?"

I regretted it after saying that, and Tsubaki stood there and looked at me silently.

"Why don't you ask me how Shi Xia left the human world. "I find a way to lift the spirits.

"It's all it needs to say, it's been told to me. Tsubaki replied, "If you don't say it, it won't tell anyone else." ”

I wanted to change the subject, but I didn't know what to say.

"Go buy a ticket and go home and see your dad. Tsubaki said again.

"Why?" I asked, "why do you suddenly hold on to this?"

Shi Xia said, it envied me. Tsubaki's tone softened a little, and she sat down beside me, "It said that I already have a home, and the reason why I and it wanted to become human was to hope that I could have a family, and it said that it forgot its original intention, so it would hurt the family members who were already by its side, and it hoped that I would cherish everything I have now, and not be lazy, not to live up." ”

"So do you think I should also cherish my so-called family. I said.

"Not really," Tsubaki shook her head, "I think Shi Xia is right, family members should cherish each other, and they should help each other understand each other, and let themselves be a help when the other party is stagnant or overwhelmed, let him move forward," she turned my head and looked me straight in the eye, "Ye Ke, you are my family, I think if you keep running away from your father, you will regret it sooner or later, and I don't want you to regret it until then." ”

I didn't expect Tsubaki to say this, I was completely stunned, and I couldn't get a word out.

"So, today you have to visit your father, this is the boss's hope, and it's my hope," Tsubaki said, "If you don't go, I will let you visit your father even if I tie you up and take you by force." ”

"Even if the man I call my father doesn't come home until late every day, and he doesn't say a word to me except for smoking, even if I'm so scared by the monster that I can't sleep all day and all night, he just says don't make a fuss, and looks at me like a stranger, and he hasn't even told me about my mother's death until now," I said, "Even if it's such a father, do you have to let me go and see it?"

"Well, even if it's such a father. Tsubaki couldn't be more sure.

"Tsubaki," I sighed, "the human family is not as wonderful as you think. ”

"That's family too. Tsubaki said, "Even if I'm a youkai and don't understand human feelings, the boss always understands, right?

"The boss didn't...", I took it back again, the boss himself said that he had no family, but how much do I know about the boss's past?

"Just go and see," Tsubaki still refuses to give up, "So, if you feel uncomfortable going, then we'll leave, okay?"

I thought about it for a long time, and finally nodded.

Tsubaki volunteered to help me buy a plane ticket and arrange a route, but fortunately, I didn't feel at ease to take a second look, and this guy almost didn't send me abroad.

"There are so many airports," Tsubaki muttered, "human transportation routes are too complicated. ”

"Your consignment is also done," I looked at her who didn't want to go back to the cage, "you have to let me go home to see, this journey is much farther than going back to City A, otherwise we might as well not go." ”

"No, I have to go this time. After Tsubaki finished speaking, he consciously turned into a white cat, obediently got into the cage, and nodded at me pretendingly.

I really can't do anything with this guy...

Two and a half hours later, the plane landed.

"It feels like my tail is going to break..."Tsubaki grinned as she relaxed her body that had curled up for too long.

However, I didn't have the heart to tease her, and this was the first time I had come back since I left home to go to school in City A.

"Hey, Yek. Tsubaki shook his hand back and forth in front of me, "Ye Ke Ye Ke Ye Ke!"

"Huh, what's wrong?" I squeezed out a smile.

"Where are we going?" she asked, "I haven't been here." ”

"There's still some way to go," I said, "let's go take the airport bus first." ”

It seems that Tsubaki is really tired, this guy fell asleep as soon as he got on the bus, and he didn't wake up all the way.

I looked out the window at the view, and I couldn't tell what I was feeling.

Do you really want to go back? What should I say when I see that person? Just say hello, right? Do you want to take Tsubaki with you? Do you want to go with you in the form of a white cat or a human? How should I introduce Tsubaki? Do you want to ask about my mother again?

The more I think about it, the more chaotic my brain becomes, and my mood goes all the way to the bottom.

After getting off the bus, I walked to the familiar bus stop, and Tsubaki followed me with sleepy eyes, hitting me headfirst in the back.

"It's a few stops away. I said, "Sober up." ”

"Hmm," Tsubaki rubbed her eyes and shook her head, "The bus is such a good place to sleep." ”

"Then you can stay on it. ”

"No, you're going to run away!" she snapped up.

“... The car is coming, let's get in the car. ”

Slow down, slow down. Maybe that guy is out of the house? Maybe the bus will suddenly run out of gas? Maybe...

But nothing happened, and I stood in front of the familiar house number, my whole body stiff.

The window was open, and the man was at home.

"Arrived?" Tsubaki asked, seeing that I didn't answer, she nodded, "Well, it looks like this is it, hurry up and fix your expression, it's too ugly." ”

"You—" I looked at her, "are you going to just go in like this? Turning into a cat or something?"

"Yes, what else?" she suddenly understood something, "Ah! I understand what you mean, don't worry, I have already thought about it, I will go in as your girlfriend, college students must have a girlfriend to be normal, right?"

"Stop making a fuss, you... "Before I could stop it, Tsubaki had already rang the doorbell.

I froze in place.

Footsteps.

"Who?" the familiar voice could not have been more familiar.

I don't know how to answer, and I don't want to.

"I... I'm a classmate of Ye Ke, and I'm coming home with him to see you. "Tsubaki is quick to talk.

The door opened.

I looked up and met the man's eyes.

"Dad. I said.

"Xiao Ke, I'm back. There was no emotion in his tone, no surprise, no surprise, "Who is this?" his gaze turned to Tsubaki.

Originally, I thought Tsubaki would talk non-stop again, but who knew that she didn't say a word for a long time.

I turned my head, only to see Tsubaki's face pale and full of incredulity, and it took a long time for him to stammer.

"You... It turned out to be... Ye Ke's father?"

(End of chapter)