As a wealthy family, the Hayakawa family owned properties all over Kyoto Prefecture, especially in the places where Hayakawa Daichi frequented.

They bought a single-family house next to Shijo Kawaramachi, a bustling area of Kyoto City, surrounded by the same families, and the whole area was very quiet. Nearby is a bustling commercial center, mountains in the distance, the Kamogawa River next to it, and a field of cherry blossoms further east.

All in all a good place.

Hiroshi Hayakawa drove to the door of the house, parked the car, and the group got out of the car.

Tsukasa Kurihara hugged Akane, followed by the hairball, and Hiroshi Hayakawa said as he led him inside, "Grandpa was supported by that lady and appeared at the door, his clothes were very dirty, and his hair was messy - my grandfather always paid attention to his appearance, and I had never seen him like this." However······· He looked very happy. ”

Hiroshi Hayakawa said strangely: "It's hard to tell what kind of situation it is, Kurihara-san you know when you see it." ”

Hiroshi Hayakawa took out the key and opened the door, changed his shoes in the entrance, and just wanted to say whether the dog and fox should be sent to the pet hospital for a check-up, he saw that Tsukasa Kurihara had already walked in with a hairball, and swallowed his words back.

At a glance, Tsukasa Kurihara saw two people sitting on the sofa.

A well-dressed lady, and across from him sat an elderly man with a glazed gaze and a smile on the corner of his mouth.

When the lady heard the movement and turned around, it was Katsuko Okami.

Compared to Tsukasa Kurihara, Katsuko Okami noticed the white fox in his arms faster, and stood up suddenly: "This is ·······"

Before she could speak, Tsukasa Kurihara nodded, handed Akane over, and sat down on the single sofa on the third side, the hairball prostrate at his feet.

Hayakawa Hiroshi, who still didn't know the situation, sat next to Hayakawa Daichi and said, "That's the case with my grandfather. His eyes were glazed, but he had a smile on his face, and he didn't answer when I asked him, always talking about brilliant fireworks in his mouth. ”

Hearing this word, Hayakawa Daichi muttered, "Fireworks that have never been seen before." ”

Hayakawa Hiroshi sighed, turned his head sideways to Hayakawa Daichi and said, "Grandpa, where have you been these days?" ”

"Fox, fireworks."

"Did you go to Mt. Inari? There are a lot of fox carvings on that mountain. What do you mean by fireworks? ”

"Fox, fireworks."

"Grandpa, what the hell is going on. We're worried about you! ”

Hayakawa Daichi still smiled and muttered, "Fireworks that don't belong to this world." ”

"Look, that's the case, what are we going to do?" Hiroshi Hayakawa asked Tsukasa Kurihara for help.

Tsukasa Kurihara understood what was happening the moment he saw Hayakawa Daichi, and when Hayakawa asked, he said, "He's blind." ”

"Lost ······ Blindness? How could it be ·······"

Tsukasa Kurihara didn't say much, he stretched out his hand and waved in front of Hayakawa Daichi, seeing that Hayakawa Hiroshi still didn't believe it, he took out his mobile phone and turned on the flashlight and shot it directly into Hayakawa Daichi's eyes - Hayakawa Daichi did not avoid it at all.

Such an obvious fact was placed in front of Hiroshi Hayakawa, and he had already begun to believe what Tsukasa Kurihara said, but how could a good person suddenly go blind and not have any wounds on his body.

"I'm sorry Kurihara-san." Hayakawa stood up and said, "I need to take my grandfather to the hospital for a check-up, and I'll contact you later." This is the key card for the Kamogawa Hotel next door, so if you want to stay here no problem. As for the lady······"

"This is Katsuko Miyaji of Inari Shrine in Tokyo, and she is a very capable clergyman." Tsukasa Kurihara introduced in due course.

At this moment, Hayakawa Hiroshi didn't care who she was, and after making sure that Tsukasa Kurihara knew her, he asked Tsukasa Kurihara to entertain her. He left the house with Hayakawa Daichi.

No one expected that the host's family would leave like this, handing over the room to two people who were not familiar with each other. But Hiroshi Hayakawa's departure seemed so reasonable.

Only Tsukasa Kurihara and his party were left in the living room.

At this time, Katsuko spoke: "Akane, is she okay?" ”

"Yes." Tsukasa Kurihara glanced at Akane, "It's definitely no problem to live." ”

The atmosphere fell silent.

Katsuko looked up at Tsukasa Kurihara, "That old gentleman's blindness is due to seeing something too beautiful. The burst of light from that thing hurt his visual membrane, or his optic nerve, and he couldn't sense the light and caused blindness. It's like looking directly at the sun at a distance that humans can't bear. ”

"Strange Tales in the Handbook?"

"It's written in the Strange Talk Handbook." Katsuko affirmed, "There was a time when a man strayed into a fox sacrifice and saw what he said was the most beautiful fireworks in the world, at the cost of blindness. Although I can no longer recall the scene at that time, I feel that I am the happiest person in the world, and I have lived a hundred years with such a mentality. ”

"It's a blessing in disguise."

"Is this a blessing?"

Tsukasa Kurihara smiled: "Isn't it a blessing that a mere human being lives for a hundred years?" ”

Katsuko looked at Tsukasa Kurihara and sensed something was wrong with him, but couldn't say exactly what had changed. But her instincts told her that the Kurihara Tsukasa in front of her was fundamentally different from the person she had seen before.

"Is there anything you can do?" Tsukasa Kurihara looked at Katsuko with his calm eyes, and the latter had a chill down her spine, as if she was being targeted by a beast, as if the next moment a sharp claw would cut her throat.

A cold sweat ran across Katsuko's forehead.

Tsukasa Kurihara shuddered suddenly, closed his eyes and reopened them, the feeling of oppression dissipating. He looked at Katsuko in front of him and said, "I'm sorry, what did you just say?" I may be tired and a little distracted. ”

Katsuko moved her throat and finally said, "It's nothing. ”

"Akane's injuries are not serious, but they hurt her vitality and need to recuperate for a while." Tsukasa Kurihara said.

Katsuko nodded, she expected it, and instead mentioned Hayakawa Daichi: "According to the current level of medical care, there is no way to cure this old gentleman's blindness, after all, even the optic nerve has been destroyed." The only thing he can do is to adjust his disordered mind back and fix a cognitive baseline, so that he may be able to live a long life. ”

Tsukasa Kurihara said lightly: "Just find the person back." ”

Katsuko understood what he meant, looked down at Akane who was curled up, and didn't say anything.

Tsukasa Kurihara also followed Katsuko's gaze and fell on Akane, and after the two looked at each other silently for a few seconds, Tsukasa Kurihara said, "Do you think Akane's matter is over here?" ”

Katsuko raised his head suddenly, with a bit of incredulity in his eyes: "Isn't it over yet?" ”

"Cherry blossoms outside the window."

"Sakura?"

"You can take a look."

According to Tsukasa Kurihara, Katsuko looked over and saw scattered buds and blooming cherry blossoms on the cherry blossom trees outside the wooden window frame.

Nothing strange about it.

However·······

"Sakura, it's reopened." Katsuko said incredulously.

In April, the cherry blossoms in Kyoto are past their peak bloom and are almost ready to wither, but the cherry blossoms outside the window look like they are in full bloom.

"This is just the beginning." Tsukasa Kurihara said with feeling.