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Chapter 929 Just Accidentally Scared Her
After the Little Girl retreated to the Wall Corner, she plopped down into a kneeling position, huddled in the Corner hugging her legs, her face buried in her knees. While trembling, her figure became even more ethereal, like flickering Flames. Her voice was also gloomy, "Wuu wuu wuu, so scary... a Corpse..."
Chi Feichei slipped through the Window and approached the Little Girl.
"How could this happen..." The Little Girl's ethereal shadow continued to tremble, not noticing Chi Feichei approaching at all. "Older Brother died so tragically, even more tragically than Eiji Nagakura died, so pitiful... wuu wuu wuu..."
Chi Feichei reached out and touched the Little Girl's head, discovering that his Palm passed through without any resistance. He then squatted down, "Hey, I..."
The Little Girl looked up at Chi Feichei, suddenly let out a shrill Scream, turned around, and scrambled through the Wall of the Shrine to Run Away.
Chi Feichei: "..."
Run Away...
"Aaaaaaaah!" The shrill and ethereal Scream drifted into the distance, "A Ghost!"
Chi Feichei stood up Speechless. While walking up the Shrine Staircase, he took out his Mobile Phone and made a Phone Call to Koizumi Akako.
The Circuit and Communication Line of Fifteenth Night City had not yet been set up, but Koizumi Akako was already bored with it. After arranging for her Guard to go to the Wharf for an Ambush, she had not returned to Fifteenth Night City. The Phone Call should be able to get through.
Over there, the 'beep beep' sound rang for a long time, then hung up.
Chi Feichei redialed.
Once, twice, three times, four times, five times...
When he dialed for the sixth time, the Phone Call connected, and Koizumi Akako's roar came through, "Aaaaaah! Bastard, calling people in the Midnight to disturb them, you Crazy Cat!"
Chi Feichei continued Walking up the Stairs, turned down the call volume, and waited for Koizumi Akako to finish roaring before saying, "It's me."
There was a moment of Silence on the other end, then Koizumi Akako continued to roar, "It's three o'clock in the Early Morning, three o'clock in the Early Morning! If you're not sleeping, don't disturb me, okay? And you keep calling, keep calling, keep calling, keep calling... Annoying Child of Nature!"
Chi Feichei still waited for Koizumi Akako to finish roaring before saying, "Use the Crystal Ball to look at my location. This Village I'm in seems to have a Ghost."
"Ghost?" Koizumi Akako was Be Stunned for a moment, "Are you sure? Could it be some Magic Trick?"
"Not sure, but I don't think it's a Magic Trick." Chi Feichei walked to the Attic and approached the Attic Window.
"Wait a moment!"
Koizumi Akako's side was silent for a while before there was a Sound, her Tone strange, "Did you do something to that Little Girl? She's running out of the Village while crying."
Chi Feichei: "Just accidentally Scared her."
Koizumi Akako: "..."
Just? And accidentally?
Child of Nature is indeed Evil, even Scared a Ghost to tears.
Chi Feichei opened the Attic Window, looking at the River in front of the Shrine and the Jungle in the distance, "She really is a Ghost?"
"Ah, that's right, she is indeed a Soul of the Deceased, and has existed for at least ten years," Koizumi Akako paused, "How strange, how could there still be Ghosts, this kind of Creature, in this World? Hmm... she seems unable to leave the Village. She gets bounced back when she runs a certain distance, as if something invisible is blocking her. Could she be an Earthbound Spirit?"
"Do you want to catch her and Research her?" Chi Feichei Asked.
"That's too cruel, isn't it?" Koizumi Akako paused, "Let's put aside whether to catch her or not. I'll report her Location to you. You chase her, and I'll observe her first."
"Okay."
Chi Feichei agreed.
Next, a heinous and inhumane Matter happened in Guizawa Village.
Chi Feichei, relying on his current excellent Physical Fitness, Speed, and agility, and also relying on Koizumi Akako's precise Location reporting, relentlessly chased after the Little Girl Ghost.
The Little Girl Ghost ran away crying, occasionally becoming invisible. Turning back and finding that the Figure was still chasing, as if he could see her, she continued to cry 'wuu wuu wuu' and fled in panic.
"Older Brother is a Bastard, a bad Ghost..."
"Wuu wuu wuu... Older Brother is bullying people..."
"Someone, Ghost, save Mami Nagakura..."
"Wuu wuu wuu... Eiji Nagakura, where are you? Someone is bullying Mami Nagakura..."
"Save Mami Nagakura, wuu wuu wuu..."
In the end, the Little Girl Ghost was probably tired of floating. She hovered listlessly at the foot of a Tree, covering her face and sobbing with hiccups.
"Mami Nagakura is going to... hic... to be eaten..."
"Okay, okay, that's enough," from the Phone Call, Koizumi Akako's voice revealed Speechlessness, "Such a pitiful Little Girl, you really have the Heart to Scare that little girl to cry for so long."
Chi Feichei blocked the Little Girl Ghost's path, his voice calmly saying, "First, it's a Little Girl Ghost. Second, you didn't hesitate at all when reporting Locations just now. Third, stop talking nonsense and tell me your Observation Outcome."
"Okay," Koizumi Akako mimicked Chi Feichei's calm Tone, "According to my Observation, her activity range is only within this Village and a circle of Forest outside the Village. She should be an Earthbound Spirit. You should have heard of Earthbound Spirits, right? In Yin-Yang Theory, this is a type of Departed Souls who had grievances in life and Hidden Worry that were not resolved, and are bound to the place of their Death, using the earth or Building as their body. They are also the prototype of an Earth Deity. General Earthbound Spirits can only be active in a certain Room or a certain House. Of course, I haven't seen one either, I've only seen them in ancient books. An Earthbound Spirit like her, who can be active within the range of a Village, is considered half an Earth Deity. This kind of Earthbound Spirit was also very rare in the past. Moreover, Earthbound Spirits that can become Earth Deities are different from Vengeful Spirit trapped in Houses. They are mostly lovely and kind, and can even transform into small Creatures like Kittens and Birds. Onmyoji in the Heian Period liked to make Contracts with them. But unfortunately, probably because this is the Dharma-Ending Era, she has no Strength at all. Her Resentment and Hidden Worry are just enough to maintain herself from dissipating. And neither of us are people of the Way of Yin and Yang, so we can't take her away. She will either be unable to fulfill her Wish before Death and be trapped here for a Lifetime, or she will dissipate after fulfilling her Wish."
Chi Feichei listened to the Phone Call and walked closer to the Little Girl, "Don't cry, I won't eat you."
The Little Girl looked up while sobbing, her pair of reddish Eyes pitifully looking at Chi Feichei, "Re-really?"
"If I could eat you, I would have eaten you already," Chi Feichei Said.
The Little Girl thought for a moment, and realized that was indeed the case. The Vigilance in her Heart subsided a little, "Then... Older Brother, why are you chasing me?"
Chi Feichei Lie without batting an Eye, "My Companion Said that you are entrenched in this Place Because you have a Wish that has not been fulfilled. I want to ask what your Wish is."
"So that's how it is, sorry, I thought..." The Little Girl Ghost looked guilty, "Originally, I wanted to watch Eiji Nagakura grow up, watch him marry and have children. As long as I saw him Joyful, I would be very Happy. But he has been very unhappy since last year, and kept running out of the Village. I can't leave with him, and I don't know what Troublesome things he encountered. And then... then Half a Year Ago..."
The Little Girl Ghost's voice became softer and softer, and suddenly stopped.
Chi Feichei looked at the Little Girl and discovered that the Little Girl's Figure was not as solid as before, faint like a piece of ordinary white Fog in Human Shape.
"Mami Nagakura is so sleepy," the Little Girl Ghost raised her hand and rubbed her Eyes, her voice becoming even softer, "Older Brother, I have no Strength, I want to sleep first. By the Way... my name is Mami Nagakura, Otsuzawa Mami, Older Brother, you..."
Otsuzawa Mami disappeared.
Chi Feichei: "..."
So, what exactly is her Wish?
"It seems she consumed too much Strength before," from the Phone Call, Koizumi Akako was silent for a moment, then her suddenly softened voice was a little downcast, "Child of Nature, are you really going to Help her fulfill her Wish? If her Wish is fulfilled, she will dissipate. We... special 'Monsters' like us, are not many to begin with."
"I'm just asking about her Wish. As for the specifics, we still have to ask her Intention," Chi Feichei calmly Analysis, "I don't know what real Earthbound Spirits have been like since ancient times, but she is different from the Earthbound Spirits I've seen in Film and Television Works. She just said Words like 'previously it was Hope'. Her Wish is likely to change over Time. The Reason may be that her Consciousness is clear, or perhaps her Resentment or Obsession is not firm enough, or perhaps both. But no matter what the Reason is, if one day her Wish changes and happens to be fulfilled, she will also dissipate. If you want her not to dissipate, you have to make sure she doesn't get what she wants most..."
"That seems a little too cruel," Koizumi Akako couldn't help but Say.
"No, the Key is, if one day she wants to dissipate Onself, then she will definitely dissipate," Chi Feichei continued, "So now it's not about what you want or what I want, but what she wants. Before Understand her Idea, your Sorrow and reluctance are unnecessary."
From the Phone Call, Koizumi Akako was Speechless, and with Half-Moon Eyes Said, "Really, Thank You. After listening to your Analysis, I actually don't have any Sorrow at all..."
Chi Feichei: "You're welcome. (Polite)"
Koizumi Akako: "..."
%#＋@&……
"I'm going to have Ark Help check Data. You go to sleep."
After Saying this, Chi Feichei hung up the Phone Call, opened the Email, and sent an Email to the Email Address Sawada Hiroki registered himself. In less than half a minute, three Emails arrived.
One Email was about Eiji Nagakura's Information, not much Information.
Eiji Nagakura, 20 years old This Year, his academic Record only goes up to High School Graduation. A year ago, there was Online Real-Name Registration Information, and then a large number of News Report clippings.
The Photo showed a handsome young man with a still somewhat childish face.
The content of the Reports was mostly the Same. Half a Year Ago, Eiji Nagakura, armed with a Gun, rushed into a Jewelry Store in a Vicinity Town, shot and killed the Security Guard. Afterwards, he Robbery some Jewelry and kidnapped a Jewelry Appraiser to Run Away, but many Fingerprint were left at the Crime Scene. Not long after, he was Wanted by the Police and committed suicide by shooting himself...
One Email was about Otsuzawa Mami, with even less Information.
Probably because this Place is too traditional, there are very few Electrical Appliances used, and the Internet ten years ago was not as widespread as it is now. Ark did not collect much Data. In Otsuzawa Mami's Data, only one Hospital Admission Record was recorded on the Internet.
Otsuzawa Mami from Guizawa Village, when she was nine years old, had a Diagnosis Record entered in a Hospital in Tokyo, diagnosed with Tuberculous Meningitis.
This is a type of Illness with inconspicuous early Symptoms that is easily missed in Diagnosis. When Otsuzawa Mami was diagnosed, it was already very late. She should have passed away in less than a year afterwards.
The last Email was about Guizawa Village's Information in the past five years. Guizawa Village is still applying for Earth Heritage, which is World Cultural Heritage.
According to what the Villager Said, the Buildings here were all left over from more than a hundred years ago. They only repaired them and never demolished and rebuilt them.
It's not yet clear whether the application will be successful, but the Village has already been divided into two factions.
Ark intercepted a Portion of the Interview Report. One faction should be headed by Gen Nagakura. Gen Nagakura has been Interview Report multiple times, stating that he will Effort to Cooperate to complete the World Heritage application. And the Report recorded that there seems to be another faction in the Village opposing the World Heritage application, and it is unclear to what Degree the Conflict has reached...
(End of Chapter)
After the Little Girl retreated to the Wall Corner, she plopped down into a kneeling position, huddled in the Corner hugging her legs, her face buried in her knees. While trembling, her figure became even more ethereal, like flickering Flames. Her voice was also gloomy, "Wuu wuu wuu, so scary... a Corpse..."
Chi Feichei slipped through the Window and approached the Little Girl.
"How could this happen..." The Little Girl's ethereal shadow continued to tremble, not noticing Chi Feichei approaching at all. "Older Brother died so tragically, even more tragically than Eiji Nagakura died, so pitiful... wuu wuu wuu..."
Chi Feichei reached out and touched the Little Girl's head, discovering that his Palm passed through without any resistance. He then squatted down, "Hey, I..."
The Little Girl looked up at Chi Feichei, suddenly let out a shrill Scream, turned around, and scrambled through the Wall of the Shrine to Run Away.
Chi Feichei: "..."
Run Away...
"Aaaaaaaah!" The shrill and ethereal Scream drifted into the distance, "A Ghost!"
Chi Feichei stood up Speechless. While walking up the Shrine Staircase, he took out his Mobile Phone and made a Phone Call to Koizumi Akako.
The Circuit and Communication Line of Fifteenth Night City had not yet been set up, but Koizumi Akako was already bored with it. After arranging for her Guard to go to the Wharf for an Ambush, she had not returned to Fifteenth Night City. The Phone Call should be able to get through.
Over there, the 'beep beep' sound rang for a long time, then hung up.
Chi Feichei redialed.
Once, twice, three times, four times, five times...
When he dialed for the sixth time, the Phone Call connected, and Koizumi Akako's roar came through, "Aaaaaah! Bastard, calling people in the Midnight to disturb them, you Crazy Cat!"
Chi Feichei continued Walking up the Stairs, turned down the call volume, and waited for Koizumi Akako to finish roaring before saying, "It's me."
There was a moment of Silence on the other end, then Koizumi Akako continued to roar, "It's three o'clock in the Early Morning, three o'clock in the Early Morning! If you're not sleeping, don't disturb me, okay? And you keep calling, keep calling, keep calling, keep calling... Annoying Child of Nature!"
Chi Feichei still waited for Koizumi Akako to finish roaring before saying, "Use the Crystal Ball to look at my location. This Village I'm in seems to have a Ghost."
"Ghost?" Koizumi Akako was Be Stunned for a moment, "Are you sure? Could it be some Magic Trick?"
"Not sure, but I don't think it's a Magic Trick." Chi Feichei walked to the Attic and approached the Attic Window.
"Wait a moment!"
Koizumi Akako's side was silent for a while before there was a Sound, her Tone strange, "Did you do something to that Little Girl? She's running out of the Village while crying."
Chi Feichei: "Just accidentally Scared her."
Koizumi Akako: "..."
Just? And accidentally?
Child of Nature is indeed Evil, even Scared a Ghost to tears.
Chi Feichei opened the Attic Window, looking at the River in front of the Shrine and the Jungle in the distance, "She really is a Ghost?"
"Ah, that's right, she is indeed a Soul of the Deceased, and has existed for at least ten years," Koizumi Akako paused, "How strange, how could there still be Ghosts, this kind of Creature, in this World? Hmm... she seems unable to leave the Village. She gets bounced back when she runs a certain distance, as if something invisible is blocking her. Could she be an Earthbound Spirit?"
"Do you want to catch her and Research her?" Chi Feichei Asked.
"That's too cruel, isn't it?" Koizumi Akako paused, "Let's put aside whether to catch her or not. I'll report her Location to you. You chase her, and I'll observe her first."
"Okay."
Chi Feichei agreed.
Next, a heinous and inhumane Matter happened in Guizawa Village.
Chi Feichei, relying on his current excellent Physical Fitness, Speed, and agility, and also relying on Koizumi Akako's precise Location reporting, relentlessly chased after the Little Girl Ghost.
The Little Girl Ghost ran away crying, occasionally becoming invisible. Turning back and finding that the Figure was still chasing, as if he could see her, she continued to cry 'wuu wuu wuu' and fled in panic.
"Older Brother is a Bastard, a bad Ghost..."
"Wuu wuu wuu... Older Brother is bullying people..."
"Someone, Ghost, save Mami Nagakura..."
"Wuu wuu wuu... Eiji Nagakura, where are you? Someone is bullying Mami Nagakura..."
"Save Mami Nagakura, wuu wuu wuu..."
In the end, the Little Girl Ghost was probably tired of floating. She hovered listlessly at the foot of a Tree, covering her face and sobbing with hiccups.
"Mami Nagakura is going to... hic... to be eaten..."
"Okay, okay, that's enough," from the Phone Call, Koizumi Akako's voice revealed Speechlessness, "Such a pitiful Little Girl, you really have the Heart to Scare that little girl to cry for so long."
Chi Feichei blocked the Little Girl Ghost's path, his voice calmly saying, "First, it's a Little Girl Ghost. Second, you didn't hesitate at all when reporting Locations just now. Third, stop talking nonsense and tell me your Observation Outcome."
"Okay," Koizumi Akako mimicked Chi Feichei's calm Tone, "According to my Observation, her activity range is only within this Village and a circle of Forest outside the Village. She should be an Earthbound Spirit. You should have heard of Earthbound Spirits, right? In Yin-Yang Theory, this is a type of Departed Souls who had grievances in life and Hidden Worry that were not resolved, and are bound to the place of their Death, using the earth or Building as their body. They are also the prototype of an Earth Deity. General Earthbound Spirits can only be active in a certain Room or a certain House. Of course, I haven't seen one either, I've only seen them in ancient books. An Earthbound Spirit like her, who can be active within the range of a Village, is considered half an Earth Deity. This kind of Earthbound Spirit was also very rare in the past. Moreover, Earthbound Spirits that can become Earth Deities are different from Vengeful Spirit trapped in Houses. They are mostly lovely and kind, and can even transform into small Creatures like Kittens and Birds. Onmyoji in the Heian Period liked to make Contracts with them. But unfortunately, probably because this is the Dharma-Ending Era, she has no Strength at all. Her Resentment and Hidden Worry are just enough to maintain herself from dissipating. And neither of us are people of the Way of Yin and Yang, so we can't take her away. She will either be unable to fulfill her Wish before Death and be trapped here for a Lifetime, or she will dissipate after fulfilling her Wish."
Chi Feichei listened to the Phone Call and walked closer to the Little Girl, "Don't cry, I won't eat you."
The Little Girl looked up while sobbing, her pair of reddish Eyes pitifully looking at Chi Feichei, "Re-really?"
"If I could eat you, I would have eaten you already," Chi Feichei Said.
The Little Girl thought for a moment, and realized that was indeed the case. The Vigilance in her Heart subsided a little, "Then... Older Brother, why are you chasing me?"
Chi Feichei Lie without batting an Eye, "My Companion Said that you are entrenched in this Place Because you have a Wish that has not been fulfilled. I want to ask what your Wish is."
"So that's how it is, sorry, I thought..." The Little Girl Ghost looked guilty, "Originally, I wanted to watch Eiji Nagakura grow up, watch him marry and have children. As long as I saw him Joyful, I would be very Happy. But he has been very unhappy since last year, and kept running out of the Village. I can't leave with him, and I don't know what Troublesome things he encountered. And then... then Half a Year Ago..."
The Little Girl Ghost's voice became softer and softer, and suddenly stopped.
Chi Feichei looked at the Little Girl and discovered that the Little Girl's Figure was not as solid as before, faint like a piece of ordinary white Fog in Human Shape.
"Mami Nagakura is so sleepy," the Little Girl Ghost raised her hand and rubbed her Eyes, her voice becoming even softer, "Older Brother, I have no Strength, I want to sleep first. By the Way... my name is Mami Nagakura, Otsuzawa Mami, Older Brother, you..."
Otsuzawa Mami disappeared.
Chi Feichei: "..."
So, what exactly is her Wish?
"It seems she consumed too much Strength before," from the Phone Call, Koizumi Akako was silent for a moment, then her suddenly softened voice was a little downcast, "Child of Nature, are you really going to Help her fulfill her Wish? If her Wish is fulfilled, she will dissipate. We... special 'Monsters' like us, are not many to begin with."
"I'm just asking about her Wish. As for the specifics, we still have to ask her Intention," Chi Feichei calmly Analysis, "I don't know what real Earthbound Spirits have been like since ancient times, but she is different from the Earthbound Spirits I've seen in Film and Television Works. She just said Words like 'previously it was Hope'. Her Wish is likely to change over Time. The Reason may be that her Consciousness is clear, or perhaps her Resentment or Obsession is not firm enough, or perhaps both. But no matter what the Reason is, if one day her Wish changes and happens to be fulfilled, she will also dissipate. If you want her not to dissipate, you have to make sure she doesn't get what she wants most..."
"That seems a little too cruel," Koizumi Akako couldn't help but Say.
"No, the Key is, if one day she wants to dissipate Onself, then she will definitely dissipate," Chi Feichei continued, "So now it's not about what you want or what I want, but what she wants. Before Understand her Idea, your Sorrow and reluctance are unnecessary."
From the Phone Call, Koizumi Akako was Speechless, and with Half-Moon Eyes Said, "Really, Thank You. After listening to your Analysis, I actually don't have any Sorrow at all..."
Chi Feichei: "You're welcome. (Polite)"
Koizumi Akako: "..."
%#＋@&……
"I'm going to have Ark Help check Data. You go to sleep."
After Saying this, Chi Feichei hung up the Phone Call, opened the Email, and sent an Email to the Email Address Sawada Hiroki registered himself. In less than half a minute, three Emails arrived.
One Email was about Eiji Nagakura's Information, not much Information.
Eiji Nagakura, 20 years old This Year, his academic Record only goes up to High School Graduation. A year ago, there was Online Real-Name Registration Information, and then a large number of News Report clippings.
The Photo showed a handsome young man with a still somewhat childish face.
The content of the Reports was mostly the Same. Half a Year Ago, Eiji Nagakura, armed with a Gun, rushed into a Jewelry Store in a Vicinity Town, shot and killed the Security Guard. Afterwards, he Robbery some Jewelry and kidnapped a Jewelry Appraiser to Run Away, but many Fingerprint were left at the Crime Scene. Not long after, he was Wanted by the Police and committed suicide by shooting himself...
One Email was about Otsuzawa Mami, with even less Information.
Probably because this Place is too traditional, there are very few Electrical Appliances used, and the Internet ten years ago was not as widespread as it is now. Ark did not collect much Data. In Otsuzawa Mami's Data, only one Hospital Admission Record was recorded on the Internet.
Otsuzawa Mami from Guizawa Village, when she was nine years old, had a Diagnosis Record entered in a Hospital in Tokyo, diagnosed with Tuberculous Meningitis.
This is a type of Illness with inconspicuous early Symptoms that is easily missed in Diagnosis. When Otsuzawa Mami was diagnosed, it was already very late. She should have passed away in less than a year afterwards.
The last Email was about Guizawa Village's Information in the past five years. Guizawa Village is still applying for Earth Heritage, which is World Cultural Heritage.
According to what the Villager Said, the Buildings here were all left over from more than a hundred years ago. They only repaired them and never demolished and rebuilt them.
It's not yet clear whether the application will be successful, but the Village has already been divided into two factions.
Ark intercepted a Portion of the Interview Report. One faction should be headed by Gen Nagakura. Gen Nagakura has been Interview Report multiple times, stating that he will Effort to Cooperate to complete the World Heritage application. And the Report recorded that there seems to be another faction in the Village opposing the World Heritage application, and it is unclear to what Degree the Conflict has reached...
(End of Chapter)
