Volume 2 Rashomon of Yomi Hirasaka Chapter 4 Bamboo Forest Villa
The sight of the little girl floating down the river was obviously a very frightening sight. In fact, Sha almost screamed and called the police. However, Sally and Li Lin, who were fished out, said in unison that it was completely okay. At the strong request of the person involved, the frightened female boss continued to lead the way with an uncertain face.
But the look on her face as if she saw two psychopaths was inevitable. And even though the two swore that they were purely relatives, the overly enthusiastic female boss still seemed eager to call the police.
But no matter what, being able to reunite successfully is a good thing. Although I don't know why there is an extra body.
"How did you end up there?"
Walking on the cobblestone road, Li Lin picked a flower and put it on the little girl's head, asking in his mind .
'Aren't we supposed to be together? And what's wrong with your body? Why is the connection between our souls so unstable?'
"I think the space around here is unstable, sir."
Reaching out to adjust the flower on her head to a nice angle, Sally looked at Li Lin and smiled sweetly, then replied in soul communication.
'At first, the blue lamp said that pure consciousness cannot appear in Hirasaka. Then, it made a physical body for me and sent me here. But when I fell into the water, I felt the existence of another world under the water, so my body was fixed on the water and I couldn't move at all. That was a real request for help, right? If you don't care about me, I will be very sad.'
'What's under the water? Physical?'
"It shouldn't be... You see those people can play around the pool, but I can't."
Taking a look at the children playing and frolicking by the river, the little girl showed a hint of longing in her eyes, but finally shook her head.
"As soon as I touch the water, I can feel the existence of another dimension, and because of my physical body, I can't break free. But if I abandon this physical body, won't I be unable to play with adults?"
"...I think you may have fallen into a misunderstanding."
"Eh? What's the misunderstanding?"
"We don't have any missions, so there's no need to be so concerned. We can talk about this when there are missions . If there are no missions, what does it matter if everyone here dies? I'm too lazy to kill people if there are no missions. This world that looks so secret, and things that seem so dangerous, we should not touch them if we can. We are here for vacation, not to kill people."
"Is that so? Ah, come to think of it, you did the same thing back home... You would do whatever it takes if there was a mission, and if there was no mission, you would just watch it casually because it didn't interfere with me, right?"
'Yes, that's it.'
“I was really unlucky at first… But if I wasn’t unlucky, I wouldn’t have met you, sir~”
The little girl suddenly hugged Li Lin's hand with a smile, and with a happy look on her face, she held her little head with flower decorations against Li Lin's waist, which earned her a look from the woman who was leading the way in front of her, as if she was about to call the police.
"Ahem, my two guests, we are almost at our destination."
Under Sally's sudden sharp gaze, Sha walked to a Japanese-style building, coughed lightly twice, then bowed deeply to the two of them, and her face quickly switched to a business smile.
"We welcome you to Kiyomizu-ma. We have the third-best hot spring bath in Hirasaka, which you can enjoy in your room or in the public bath on the first floor. We always have clean towels and yukatas, but please bring your own clothes. If you need anything, please call me directly through the bedside bell. So what kind of room would you like to stay in?"
"Two queen-size rooms. The rest is up to you."
"Give the man and his wife a double room!"
"Two queen rooms, right? I see."
Completely ignoring Sally's jumping appearance, Sha nodded with a professional smile on her face.
"Then please follow me. The layout here is a little complicated. Please follow behind me, otherwise it will be easy to get lost."
"Yeah. Let's go."
“…”
Li Lin pulled Sally, who looked dissatisfied, and the two finally walked into the hotel.
As soon as they entered the building, they knew what the proprietress said was true. It was as if there was some kind of space formation in the room. From the outside, it looked like just a shabby Japanese-style inn, but just after walking through the porch, there was a wide open space.
Rockeries and a small pond were placed in the open space in the center. A weeping willow was swaying with a light green glow, and leaves kept falling on the water surface, being eaten by the fish at the bottom of the water. Several lotuses and exquisitely carved statues of gods and Buddhas stood in the pond, as if guarding something, with a red rope around their necks representing blessings, and their heads lowered as they looked at the swaying water surface. Walking back along this exquisite and small courtyard, there was another green path paved with gravel.
The winding and refreshing gravel slabs spread over the green grass to the depths of the bamboo forest in the valley. On the left and right sides are guardrails with iron chains, and outside the guardrails is a sea of clouds and flowers that looks refreshing. In the distance, the garden valley is shrouded in layers of white mist, which makes people feel like they have fallen into a fairyland on earth.
Even Sallys looked at the distant scenery with some admiration, squinting her eyes in fascination.
"Um, you two guests, if you run into my sister, please ignore whatever she says, okay?"
As they were about to reach the last lotus leaf door on the cobblestone road, Sha, who had been leading the way, suddenly turned around and stood in front of the small building. She looked at the two people behind her and said seriously:
"No matter what she says or what she asks, I hope both guests will ignore her. Although it is really hard to say, because how should I put it? Everyone has a rebellious period, and the manifestation of the rebellious period is also--"
"I'm giving you a headache and making you distressed. I hope I won't cause trouble for you or anyone else, right?"
I wish I were dead.
A sharp, sarcastic voice sounded from upstairs.
Li Lin and Sally looked up and saw a young girl in a bathrobe who looked almost like she was poured from the same mold as Sha. She was looking at her sister who was bowing downstairs with an impatient look on her face.
