It's "Seven Days Feather" again, and I've heard these three words countless times since I became a ghostwriter, but no one has fully explained to me what it means.

"It's not a normal car accident," I looked at my father.

"If you're not a ghostwriter, then my answer will never change," my father's tone was firm, "I guess your mother thought the same way, but now, it really doesn't seem to be the same as we expected." ”

"I want to know the real answer. I felt sweat slowly pouring out of my palms, "Mother's business, and Qiri Yu." ”

My father was silent, and he looked at me for a long time, his brows furrowed together, as if he were making a big decision.

"The seven colored feathers appeared in front of me on their own, but I still don't know what they represent. ”

"The Seven Daysfeather is a harbinger of a major turning point in the balance between humans and youkai. "This omen is not necessarily good or bad, but for human beings, most of the time it brings disaster, and over time, everyone is afraid to see it." ”

"In the gap in time, Paper Spirit told me that ghostwriters appeared to balance the power of humanity. I said, "This means that the power of human beings is becoming stronger and stronger, and the misunderstanding between humans and demons is getting deeper and deeper, and the relationship between them is not as good as before." ”

"At such times, the omen of the Seven Day Feather will appear. "We don't know what the Seven Day Feathers will bring to humanity this time, but one thing is certain, if humans don't stop asking for power, nature will definitely be on the side of the monsters and forcibly reduce the strength of humans to maintain balance, it may be a natural disaster, it may be something else." ”

"So... The ghostwriter needs to balance this relationship, and if the ghostwriter fails, then the omen of the Seven Day Feather will come true. I followed my father's train of thought.

Father nodded, "Your mother is the one who balanced the forces of the two sides when the last time the Seven Days Feather appeared. ”

"She... Is it a demon slayer?" I was a little puzzled.

"Last time, the balance was tilted in the direction of youkai," said my father, "the yokai of that era were not as gentle as they are now, and they even planned to occupy human society again and again, but fortunately, it was the golden age of demon eradication, so ordinary people would not have any impression of youkai, and if it were put in now, the city would have been a mess long ago." ”

“... I always feel like you're saying that the current demon slayer is too bad. ”

"Isn't that the case? The demon slayer in the golden age was not only stronger than them, although there were many families in the past, everyone supported each other, and eventually became several large families, but now these young people only inherit the responsibility for their own family, and forget the obligation to the demon slayer group. My father said, "It looks like a few big families, but in fact they are scattered and vulnerable." ”

"Then why is the power of humans still growing?"

"Because youkai are more or less starting to have feelings for humans. The father glanced at Tsubaki, who was sleeping soundly, "At first, they were just envious of humans, but now they can't do without humans." ”

"Mother... What was done?" I asked.

"The Bird appeared in your mother's family and told people that a crisis was coming, and that if you didn't find a way, the power of youkai would take over human society. Father didn't seem to want to recall this paragraph, and spoke intermittently, "Originally, your mother and I didn't know about this, after all, we have been separated from the family for a long time, but I didn't expect that the last feather of the Chongming Bird actually fell in front of your mother." ”

"She—" I remembered when I saw the feathers, and suddenly I was speechless.

Unexpectedly, I had the same experience as my mother.

She asked Begonia to inquire about the news, but she got the answer we didn't want the most. "The father said, "Chongming Bird believes that the most powerful person in your mother's family can solve this crisis, and that person is your mother. ”

"What the hell did she do?" I became more anxious the more I listened.

"As mentioned earlier, your mother's family is known for its skillful use of seals, and Shigemeitori said that the power of the yokai comes from their hometown, which is now called the third dimension, and as long as the door to the third space and the human world is closed, the power of the yokai will naturally be reduced, and the two sides will be able to return to the original state of mutual containment. ”

"The door of no man's land was closed by my mother. ”

"No, she's just sealing the way to the Third Dimension. "And this seal requires too much strength, and it can only be done alone." ”

"So... The sealer's own life has become part of the power...", I said, "So, the car accident has never existed. ”

The father did not speak.

I always wanted to know why my mother left, but when I did, I couldn't tell what it was.

"How nice it would be if you weren't a ghostwriter. Father muttered, "The person who was chosen by the Seven Days Feather will not end well, why is it you..."

"Fate. I said.

My father looked at me with a question in his eyes.

"The boss said that the reason why humans can see youkai is because they have an unsolved fate with a certain youkai. I said, "I don't know what your past is like, but Tsubaki said when he entered the door that you are a demon slayer who is willing to save youkai, and your mother is the one who seals the passage to no man's land, maybe you two have too much fate with you, so much so that you can continue to cut it for several lifetimes, so I inherited your fate and became a ghostwriter." ”

"I'm sorry I was too indifferent to you before. Father said suddenly.

"If I say I don't blame you at all," I smiled, "but I'm glad to be able to talk so much today." ”

My father had already recalled so much of the past that he didn't want to remember, and it would be better for me to find the answers for the parts he didn't finish.

For example, the dragon that was terminated from the contract, it should know more things.

I drank a lot with my father that day, and it was the most I can remember talking to my father, and the strange thing was that I wasn't drunk, and the misunderstandings that had accumulated over the years seemed to disappear the moment Tsubaki pulled me back.

Sure enough, there are many things, and there is no way to know each other's hearts without saying them.

And the ghostwriter is such a character who helps the monsters to say their hearts.

When Tsubaki woke up, it was already evening, and she was extremely annoyed that she could fall asleep at such an important time, but after seeing that my father and I were already able to talk normally, she didn't seem to dwell on these details anymore, and she was still a little embarrassed when she left, I didn't know what to say, and neither did my father.

"Ye Ke will come back often!" the guy Tsubaki hurriedly spoke again.

My father looked at me and stopped talking.

I nodded, well, I'll be back.

When I returned to Tianbei groceries, I had a different feeling in my heart, the boss helped me guide me in places I didn't know again and again, I really should have visited him this time, and by the way, I told him that I had gone to see my father, and I also figured out my doubts.

"Your mother is such a beauty. Tsubaki leaned in front of the photo and said, "Well, why are you not genetically at all..."

"Please don't say I'm ugly in such a disguised way. ”

"By the way, about Shi Xia's request," she turned to look at me, "I'll visit that mother regularly in the form of it or as its brother, so can you..."

"Don't worry," I put my hand on her head, "I'll write to that mother regularly, as her son." ”

Tsubaki was relieved when she heard this.

"After all, I sent Shixia away, and I have to help it finish what it hasn't done. "If I were more familiar with the identity of a ghostwriter, would I be able to leave the form of a gray cat?

After that day, the days seemed to return to their original state, I helped the monsters write letters, or solve all the inexplicable problems, but suddenly everything seemed to be different, my parents are demon slayers, but I don't know much about their past as demon slayers, my pen comes from an unknown dragon, and the question of the Seven Days' Feather has not found a real answer, I don't know what unexpected things will wait for me in front of me.

Every time I think about it, I fall into a dull mood.

If I were an ordinary person, wouldn't my life be much better?

"Ye Ke Ye Ke!" Tsubaki's anxious voice interrupted my train of thought.

"What's wrong? yelling..."

"The gray cat! Oh no, it's Shixia! No, it's the black cat—" Tsubaki danced as she described what she saw.

"Did you see a gray cat at Shixia's house?" I couldn't hold back the excitement in my heart and stood up.

"Enen!" Tsubaki kept nodding, "As soon as I entered the door, my aunt told me that there was a gray cat in the house a few days ago, I don't know why I was so close to her, at first I thought I was wrong, but I was sure it was it, it must be it!"

As if relieved, I sat down in my chair.

In fact, it's not bad to be a ghostwriter.

(End of chapter)