tokyo creator

Chapter 15 The monitor is a good angel

The unadorned cross emblem proves that this church is not some crab's leg whose name I have never heard of, but a registered church of the most orthodox "Holy Spirit Church".

Not long after Huiyuan traveled to this parallel world, the Holy Spirit Church belongs to one of the "common senses" that he has not yet come into contact with but has heard of - the Holy Spirit Church is certified by the League of Nations and has legal missionary rights around the world. The most widespread worldwide orthodox religion.

Moreover, it is also the origin of the Christian era, with the savior who died on the cross as the main element. It is a religion that makes Hui Yuan feel very familiar.

But after entering the gate, what Hui Yuan saw inside the building was very different from the church he imagined.There are no religious frescoes or stained glass, no flying buttresses decorated with plaster carvings.This church seems to have been simply converted from a factory.

No, it should be said that the remodeling is in progress.

The interior height of this factory building is almost three stories, and the size is about the same as a basketball court.The four walls are made of glass wool gypsum boards with sound insulation and heat insulation but simple appearance, and the roof is made of steel beams and plates with transparent lighting strips.Under the sunlight, the entire space does not have the feeling of a so-called sacred church, but is simple, empty and bright.

Now, this factory is in a state where the original equipment has just been dismantled.There are still traces of equipment installation on the exposed epoxy floor. The equipment that has not yet been moved is piled up against the walls on both sides and surrounded by isolation tape and triangular buckets, with the words "under construction" added. Warning mark.

Then, the space vacated in the center was eagerly used by the new owner of this place: dozens of rows of benches were placed in the back half, divided into two rows on the left and right, with an aisle in the middle.In front of the aisle is a newly built wooden altar.Further behind the altar are several small rooms separated by boards.

A priest was preaching on the altar with the help of a microphone, and his emotional voice echoed in the empty space.Under the altar, the first two-thirds of the rows were filled to capacity.The believers listened attentively, nodded vigorously from time to time, and loudly echoed the priest's praises.

After what happened last night, Hui Yuan was a little sensitive to "Father" at first.But when he looked carefully, he found that the priest's appearance was completely different from that of the evil spirit, and he felt relieved a little.

Tamaki Yumiko pulled Hai Yuanchu to sit down on the last row of benches, and distanced herself from the crowd of believers in front.

After sitting down, Yumiko Tamaki prayed attentively for a moment like the believers in front of her, and then said to Haihara Chu: "Haihara-kun, do you have anything you want to ask?"

Hui Yuan thought about it for a while, and then in order to open up the topic, he chose a question he asked knowingly: "Does Yu believe in religion?"

But what he didn't expect was that for such a simple question, Yumiko Tamaki remained silent for a long time before answering: "...I don't know."

"……do not know?"

Tamaki Yumiko sighed and said: "My mother's family has always been devout believers. But my father... only became a believer in middle age just to marry my mother.

"Later, they had me. Naturally, my mother also planned for me to be baptized and become a believer as soon as I was born. But this time my father was not willing to give in at all, and had a quarrel with my mother that was said to be so intense that he almost divorced.

“In the end, they finally compromised with each other and agreed: When I become an adult, I will make my own choice.

"However, even if this is the case, I have been with my mother since I was a child, and it is impossible not to be influenced by what I hear and see. So this is my current situation. I don't know if I am a believer.

"...I only know that many things, regardless of whether they are considered beliefs or not, have become my habits." Yumiko Tamaki finally smiled helplessly.

Haibara nodded in understanding.

Then, he asked: "So Tamaki, when you said your home is here... is it a metaphor? Does it mean that your mother has often brought you to church since you were a child?"

"..." Tamaki Yumiko sighed deeply, "No, my father originally opened a small factory..."

Hui Yuan was stunned for a moment, and involuntarily looked up at the traces of equipment disassembly that he had just noticed.

Having been observing Haihara's expression, Yumiko Tamaki turned her head and looked at the traces high up, and said with a wry smile: "Yes, Haihara-kun, you should have discovered it too. This... used to be my father's factory.

"This is a factory building, and there is a small building behind the factory building. This is not a metaphor. This is indeed my home, where I grew up."

Hui Yuanchu frowned and said, "...then why is this place a church now?"

Tamaki Yumiko replied: “My mother did it.

“She dismissed all the workers and sent me to live with relatives. Then she sold all the equipment and the small building behind it, and donated the money together with the factory building to the church to build this church.

"...No, she donated herself to the church. She was named in the church and now lives in a small cubicle at the back. She is responsible for cleaning the church every day and doing some assistant work to assist the bishop..."

"She said that since she has entered the 'everyone' of the church, she no longer needs this home. She said that I don't need it either. Anyway, when I go to college, I will move out and live in my own rented house. After that, I will get married and have a home with my husband.

Hearing this, Haiyuan already had enough bad feelings in his heart.He interrupted decisively: "...Why would your mother do such a thing? And, where is your father?"

"...I don't know." Tamaki Yumiko spat out these three words for the second time, and it was especially difficult. "The last time I saw my father was that day three months ago, in the morning before I left for school."

three months ago.Hui Yuan couldn't be more sensitive to this time.This was the day when he traveled to this world, the day when "Hai Yuan Chu" and Kawano Naoki died under the curtain of light.

But he took a deep breath and confirmed: "...which day?"

"...What other day could it be?" Tamaki Yumiko turned to look at him, her voice amplified unconsciously, "Of course Haihara-kun S..."

But she still reacted in time, stretched out her hand to cover her mouth, then bowed her head and apologized to Haiyuanchu: "...I'm sorry. I mean, that was the day that Mr. Haiyuan can't forget either..."

"There is nothing to be taboo about. It was the day I killed Kawano." Hui Yuanchu said softly.

Tamaki Yumiko is still taking care of his mood, but looking at the girl's expression, he always feels that she is the one who needs to be taken care of.

But no matter how much I want to take care of Tamaki Yumiko, in this situation, I have to ask those questions.

"So, Tamaki. On that day, your father also changed -" Haibara changed his words at the last moment, "and was also exposed to the light curtain?"

"I said I don't know!" Tamaki Yumiko looked pained, rarely throwing away her politeness, and shouted in a low voice.

“That day, I just went to school as usual, and then I learned about the Messenger Halo from the news, and found out that the factory was inside the Halo!
"And when I got home, my mother told me - 'Your father has been taken away by God the Father'."

"...Then I asked someone else, only to find out that my father... the body has been taken away by the police."

"I didn't get to see the last of him! I don't know what he looked like in the end!

"The only one who saw him for the last time was his mother...but she refused to say anything! She just said things like 'this is a good thing' and 'he was saved before us'!"

"She was unwilling to tell me what had become of my father!
“Then…then she suddenly donated everything to the church!
Haibara knew what Tamaki Yumiko wanted to ask.But he also lowered his head and looked at the floor, completely unwilling to take the initiative to speak.

Tamaki Yumiko waited in silence for a while, pushed away the chair and stood up, making an unpleasant friction sound on the epoxy floor.

"Haiyuan-kun, I'm sorry. I'm despicable." She stood up straight, faced Huiyuanchu, bent down deeply, and then didn't lift up again, "——Since you resumed school, I have been deliberately getting close to you. I It’s purposeful.”

“I want to know… want to know your experience.

"There are many videos and pictures on the Internet about people who are illuminated by the courier's halo. I...I don't believe those things!! You can do this kind of special effects if you want to in the Internet!"
"Haihara-kun, I only believe you who have seen that kind of thing with your own eyes! I want to know, I want to know—"

Finally, the girl's voice turned into a cry: "...Have those people who were illuminated by the halo really turned into...monsters...?"

Haibara understood Tamaki Yumiko's pain and last trace of fantasy, and sighed secretly in his heart, feeling a little conflicted.Because he neither liked this kind of self-deception nor could he bear to rub salt into the girl's wounds.

So in the end, Hui Yuanchu could only say in a calm voice as much as possible: "There's no point in asking me. Kawano is Kawano, and your father is your father. They may be in completely different situations."

The meaning is very clear, as long as Tamaki Yumiko is not stupid, she can understand it-Kawano Naoki has become a monster.

...But how to put it, it is a bit more euphemistic than saying it directly, and there is still room for it.

Tamaki Yumiko's body was indeed shaken.

Then she continued to lower her head, maintaining a posture that did not let Hui Yuanchu see her face, and sat back silently.

Then, there was a long silence, only Yumiko Tamaki's nasal twitch could be heard.

Finally, Yumiko Tamaki finally calmed down and exhaled slowly.

Then she raised her face and smiled at Haiyuanchu with an ugly smile with red and swollen eyelids: "Yes, that should be the case. Just pretend that Mr. Haiyuan didn't listen to what I just said..."

Haihara was about to nod, but Tamaki Yumiko shook her head and said in denial: "Ah, no! You can't pretend that nothing happened to anyone. I still have to apologize to Haihara-kun."

Then she really stood up again and bowed seriously to Hui Yuanchu before sitting back.

"...Why did you suddenly apologize?" Hui Yuanchu asked in surprise.

"Because I have calmed down now..." Tamaki Yumiko sniffed twice more, patted her face hard, and cheered loudly, "I have calmed down! Yeah!"

She lowered her head and looked at her knees and said: "I'm too selfish... I only cared about my own mood when I said those words just now, but I didn't consider that these words were too much for Haihara-kun... sorry……

Then Yumiko Tamaki turned around.Although he was still sitting, he supported his knees with his arms, as if bowing his head to Haiyuan in apology.

Hui Yuan looked at Tamaki Yumiko in surprise: "... Tamaki, you..."

After thinking about it for a moment, he understood what she meant.

Tamaki Yumiko seemed to have lost her composure just now.She is tantamount to forcing Haibara to admit that people illuminated by the halo will not become "monsters", but are still "human beings".

This was the final straw for her about what happened to her father.

But the problem is, doesn’t this mean that Bi Huiyuan also admitted that the Kawano he killed was not a monster, but a human being?

...But Tamaki Yumiko is a good girl with rich emotions and easy empathy.Once she was not so excited, she immediately realized how much she had gone too far.This is what she means when she accuses herself of being "selfish."

Then she apologized vaguely, not because she was unwilling to do so, because she could have just pretended that the incident never happened.She admitted her mistake seriously but did not dare to take it too seriously. She was just afraid of continuing to rub salt into Hui Yuanchu's so-called wounds.

...Of course Hui Yuanchu didn't care, but instead he suddenly felt a little guilty for Yumiko Tamaki.

Because he actually doesn’t know Kawano at all.

He hadn't even seen Kawano's human form, but saw the monster at the first sight when he crossed over... In this case, he really couldn't feel any "pain".

But Tamaki's sadness and loss are genuine.

However, once she calmed down a little, her first consideration was his mood.

Hui Yuanchu suddenly couldn't help but start to recall the scene when he returned to the classroom on the first day of school and half the class was booing and scolding him.

He tried his best to recall, but he couldn't remember Tamaki Yumiko's expression at that time.

...After all, to him at that time, all the more than 40 people in the class were strangers. How could he pay attention to one person's reaction alone?

But he remembered another thing very clearly.Tamaki Yumiko was the first person in the class to talk to him.

And at that time, he knew from her expression and eyes that she was different from those people.

"Ah, no, actually I don't think you have any need to apologize for Tamaki... It would be better to say that before you apologized, I didn't even think in that direction at all." Haibara said, wanting to comfort Tamaki Yumiko.

But Tamaki Yumiko was completely ungrateful and continued to bow her head and apologize without moving.

Hui Yuan couldn't help but feel a little headache.

...Although they belong to completely different fields, the squad leader and Oruru Aoi are very similar in terms of "being scary when they are serious".

"Okay, in that case, I have to say that Tamaki's apology is completely insincere." Hui Yuanchu said with a deliberately cold face.

Tamaki Yumiko believed it this time, and immediately raised her head and said seriously: "What kind of apology do you want, Haibara-kun? Please tell me. No matter what, I will do it seriously!"

"Isn't it common sense to show your breasts when apologizing?"

Tamaki Yumiko was suddenly stunned.

Then she slowly raised her arms to protect her chest, and stared at Hui Yuanchu with a blushing face, showing warmth and anger.

"Hai, Hara, Jun!" After a long time, Tamaki Yumiko squeezed out three words from between her teeth, and then immediately scolded in a low voice, "...Okay! Now I know that you are indeed not angry anymore... But no matter what, next time Please stop making such terrible jokes on girls!"

Seeing Tamaki Yumiko's angry expression, Hui Yuanchu laughed unconsciously.

Yumiko Tamaki looked at Haiyuan's original smile, but her eyebrows softened again.She suddenly came over again and whispered like a whisper: "Haihara-kun."

"what?"

"Exposing...it's impossible..." Tamaki Yumiko muttered five unsentenced words, then suddenly lowered her head deeply again, and said in a mosquito-like voice: "But if Haibara-kun wants to see...apologize ...Swimsuit...is that okay?"

……

???

"Although, there is only... a school swimsuit..." Tamaki Yumiko's face was buried even lower, and her expression was completely invisible.

But the ears seem to be completely red again.

(End of this chapter)