novelhk Chapter 377 I'm Afraid of Her
Chapter 377 I'm Afraid of Her
Naganohara Ryunosuke's raised fingers froze in mid-air and he was reluctant to put them down.
He kept saying “you you you” for a long time but couldn’t make any sense.
After a long while of brewing his emotions, he said in a friendly manner, "Why... did you come back so early?"
Ah? Good morning?
Arata Ichito and Yomiuri Gami looked up at the sky in sync.
The sky was pitch black, and the full moon hanging high in the sky cast a light like silk and gauze, shining with the stars in the sky, and sprinkling on their faces, making their expressions look both ignorant and clear.
Is this... early?
Arata Ichito blinked, turned his head and said, "Um, does our Uncle Long have any cognitive problems..."
He deliberately lowered his voice, and although it was still quite clear, Ryunosuke didn't hear it at all due to his hearing problem.
Xiao Gong was frowning. For the first time, a possibility popped up in her mind. This possibility was shocking but extremely reasonable. It even made her forget to correct Arotaki Ichito's speech problem.
"No way? Could it be that Dad..."
"What happened to Uncle Long?"
Aratake Ichito suddenly asked.
Xiao Gong came to his senses, shook his head like a rattle, and quickly reached out to push Arotaki Ichito out. He was completely different from the person who had just pulled him out.
"Nothing, nothing. Okay, I'm home now. You should leave now. Go back now!"
Seeing Xiao Gong, who was out of character and started to chase people away, Ara Taki Ichito became even more confused, "Xiao Gong, there's something really wrong with you. Your expression... you changed too quickly. Is everything really alright?"
"Oh, I told you everything is fine, you should go back quickly!" Xiao Gong's tone was anxious and urgent, and it seemed that she was very eager to drive away the man who escorted her all the way home.
"It's inexplicable, but I couldn't ask for more. See you later!"
Arata bowed, then immediately started running away.
"Go, go, the farther you run the better." Xiao Gong made a farewell gesture behind him.
"Ahem, um, Xiao Palace, it's so late, how can you chase away Yidou Xiannv... ahem, my nephew..."
Naganohara Ryunosuke originally wanted to fight for it, but when he saw Xiao Gong's sharp gaze, he suddenly became silent.
"Aiya! What are you thinking, dad? Stop trying to find me a match every day! Ichito and I are just friends, that's all!!"
Xiao Gong shouted to his younger brother in a very loud voice.
It was a good thing that it was late at night. If I had shouted this in the middle of the day, I'm afraid the neighbors would have poked their heads out and stared at me with gossipy looks on their faces.
Ryunosuke said nothing, but the odd expression on his face clearly spoke.
are you kidding me?
Damn it! Which friend did you play with until late at night? Which friend did you escort you home? Which friend did you flirt with?
Dad, I'm just a little hard of hearing, but I'm not blind!
But on second thought, Ryunosuke suddenly felt that this was a very good start, and it would be better to go along with his daughter at this time.
So he pretended to be enlightened and nodded repeatedly, "Oh, that's it, I understand, I understand everything."
Xiao Gong: "…"
You know nothing!!
Xiao Gong almost blurted out these words.
Fortunately, this is her own father. If it were someone else, she, Xiao Gong, would make him run two miles away in a fit of anger.
.........
On the other side, Arata Ichito stopped on the street again, looked back at Chizuru hiding in the dark, and asked in confusion,
"Uh, sis, do you need someone to escort you home too? Or should I go wake up Lei Hu now?"
Chizuru came out, looking a little hesitant, "Um... can I... can I call you Ichidou-sama?"
"No, that's not allowed! It's not the right time to address someone like that in this day and age. Be careful or the shogunate army will suddenly show up and take me to jail."
Aratake Ichito's face looked bad and he took a step back unconsciously.
"No... no, it's a bushel size..."
"Just call me Ichido. I am not worthy of this title." Araki Ichido quickly corrected.
Chizuru took a deep breath, then stared at Arotaki Ichito's puzzled face, her expression full of curiosity, "Ichito, may I ask...what do you think of the relationship between monsters and humans?"
Arata Ichito scratched his head in confusion, "How does this have to do with philosophy and race? Why would a Tsukumogami like you want to know the answer?"
Chizuru Hanyuda explained, "Ah, I was abrupt, but it's not too late now, Ichito, let me tell you my story..."
"I'm all ears." Aratake Ichito nodded without refusing.
Afterwards, Aratake Ichito performed a scene on the spot.
It's not much different from the story in that event, which is about how Kenji Kamai and the human samurai Takuto Yanagibashi met by chance at the Mikawa Flower Festival, and made an agreement to reunite every ten years to compete with each other.
The first competition was initiated when they first met. At that time, Yagyu Takuto was 25 years old. The two fought fiercely, but there was no clear winner, and thus they made a ten-year agreement.
There is not much to say about the first decade, so I will skip it...
In the second decade, Yanagishi Takuto was about 45 years old, his swordsmanship reached its peak, and he was slightly better in the competition.
Kenji Kamai was greatly surprised, so he quit drinking and practiced, determined to fight again in the next ten years.
But in the third decade, hearing that war had broken out in the south, the samurai went to guard the border, and Kamai Kenji did not wait for Yanagishi Takuto.
In the fourth decade, the two sides met again, but Kamai Kenji did not dare to recognize him.
Takuto Yanagishi was 65 years old at the time, with a head full of white hair and a body full of scars.
Not to mention the sword-drawing competition, even in an Akitsuha scene, Yanagishashi Takuto was eliminated early due to lack of physical strength.
“It went from being something to be desired to something to be regretted in just a few decades.”
"Mr. Kamai's appearance has not changed, but the old friend in front of me has grown old. The pleasure we felt when we met will eventually boil into the poison of regret."
“We have different life spans and natures from humans, but we live on the same land, come into contact with each other, attract each other, and finally part in a hurry.”
"When I wake up from the dream, all that's left is eternal longing and inconsolable pain."
"Yidou, I want to ask you, meeting again and again, parting again and again, leaving only disappointment and sadness."
“Does our encounter with humans really have meaning?”
After Chizuru Hanyuda finished her long speech, Ichito Arotaki lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
Don't get me wrong, he wasn't thinking about the question, he was recalling the answer that Yae Kamiko had given during the event.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Chizuru, who had not received an answer yet, could not help but call out, "Um... Ichito... can you answer me now?"
Arata Ichito suddenly came back to his senses, "Ah! Answer, answer!"
He racked his brains while stalling for time calmly, "But I have a question, ha. Why do you want to ask me this question? The deliveryman Qiliangliang and the general in human society can also answer it. Why do you want to ask a scoundrel like me first?"
"Ms. Qiliangliang ran too fast. I didn't catch up with her. As for that Tengu general..."
Qianzuru seemed a little hesitant and wavering for a moment.
"It's okay, just tell me what you want." Aratake Ichito encouraged.
"I was a little scared of her, and the atmosphere was very depressing when I was with her, so I forgot to ask the question."
"It's not strange, this is not strange, everyone is afraid of Tengu."