Dimensional Apartment Manager

"I'm going to sort things out inside, if you have anything to say to me, follow me."

"Yes, it is!"

Jiu Ye took the trembling knot's hand, and ran to Shiratori Saori at the fastest speed; after that, the snow child who was named knot raised his head, opened his lips to say something, and finally closed his mouth again. On the mouth.

Because Shiratori Saori just said 'you' instead of 'you', I am afraid that the person Yu is looking for will never see her again.

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This time he was 'invited' to enter the shrine, and Jiu Ye was holding the knot with his right hand while listening to the voice of Saori Shiratori on his left.

She also looks 60 years old, but she is still in good health. Although she is on crutches, she doesn't look like she needs other people's support at all. She walks on the newly built road of the shrine at a fairly fast speed.

"Tell me, young man, who is that friend of mine."

"This one……"

Jiu Ye began to sort out his words, and now that Yui hadn't expressed any opinions, he could only think of a way to see if he could make Shiratori Saori remember it by himself.

"She's a silver-haired person who can be naughty and stubborn at times and just generally a nice guy."

"Silver-white hair? It's really rare."

……

Jiuye's right hand was tightly held by Knot, with great strength.

The sky at dusk seemed to be on fire as before, but the air was cold.

The skin seemed to be attacked by the cold wind that turned into sharp needles. Although it was not a big wound, it was painful enough to cry.

"Wear more, young man, the shrine is backed by a mountain, and the wind from the mountain will blow over after the wall collapses."

"Thank you for reminding me about the topic just now; that...Miss Shiratori gave her gifts in the past."

"The past? My life has passed more than 60 years. When did you say the past?"

"When I was young, Miss Shiratori was around 11 or 12 years old."

Jiu Ye thinks that children of that age can play with Knot easily.

"You seem to be very clear, but my memory is a little fuzzy... Who was I with at that time? When I was more than ten years old, my parents and I have not moved here yet."

move place?No wonder Jie didn't find it before, so he got lost in the mountains in the end; Xuetong, who has been looking for his friend for decades, has always maintained his previous appearance and does not expect to change anything.

"Is this place finally going to be demolished?"

The place where Shiratori Saori came with Jiu Ye and knot was the ancestral hall, and what she meant by tidying up was to put away all the spirit cards after offering incense.

"Wait, Miss Shiratori, didn't you say you need to rebuild it?"

"How can you trust that kind of words? They plan to build a shrine elsewhere, so this place will be demolished."

Saori Shiratori, who was packing up her things, continued in a dissatisfied tone

"It's all a bunch of guys talking to themselves."

"It's really hard work."

"I don't need a young man to comfort me, but it reminds me of one thing. When I was young, I did have a friend who played with me at the shrine."

"Ugh?"

Yui raised her head when she heard Saori Shiratori say this, and she held Jiu Ye's right hand tightly and waited for Saori Shiratori to continue speaking expectantly.

"But, that person, like everyone else, disappeared as he talked."

"Disappeared?"

"Yes."

After hearing the answer, Jiuye looked at Jie, who was already shaking and crying.

"No way... At that time, at that time, my strength was not enough, and it was impossible to stay there for a long time..."

Yu ran to Shiratori Saori and explained this, but Shiratori Saori who couldn't see her didn't respond.

There is a world of difference between humans and monsters...the 'friendship' and 'bond' between them are actually connected by a silk thread, which can be easily broken.

"Not long after that, I moved with my parents and came to this shrine. At that time, my parents probably liked to think of me as a strange guy talking to myself in the yard, because no one could see that person. , so I think it’s the other people who are weird, after all, friends are very important.”

Saori Shiratori tapped the ground lightly with his cane at this point, and continued

"That's the one, the silver-haired girl of my age, who looks light and fluffy; I remember, my memory is good, right?"

"Yes, it's admirable."

"Even so, I was abandoned by her."

Knot, who should have been happy, fell silent after hearing this.

Ah... so painful, Jiuye wanted to do something, but couldn't do anything.

Even if he told Shiratori Saori loudly that the little girl at that time was here, he would probably be regarded as crazy.

"Okay, I want to be alone; I don't know how you met her, but it's useless. After all, the reason why she will abandon me and why I will forget her must be because of the relationship between us." There is no value in meeting at all."

"No, it's not! I'm very happy! It's good to make a snowman! It's good to wrap snow rice balls with leaves! All, very happy!!!"

Yu suddenly retorted, but Shiratori Saori still had that helpless and sad expression.

"Hey! Can you hear me?! Hey! Saori! Saori!"

No matter how much she shouted, she couldn't convey her thoughts, so she took a few steps back weakly.

If I had known this earlier... Jiuye thought it would be better to deceive Jie and let her leave here.

As she didn't get any response, Yuta took off the shimenawa rope that was originally worn on her wrist, and carefully wrapped it around Saori Shiratori's right wrist, who didn't notice the change.

Because of this, Kyu's hands became empty now, and even the shimenawa, which once symbolized the bond, was returned by her.

After it was done, Jie ran to Jiuye and grabbed his clothes tightly, beckoning him to leave here.

"However..."

Before Jiu Ye discounted and left, Shiratori Saori came to the door and slowly sat down on the cold stone steps.

"I gave her a shimenawa that was not used under the bed by her father. At that time, I only wanted to get that thing; the shimenawa blessed by 'Yuan' would make her meet more than me. Someone who is gentle and more suitable for her, she will feel happy."

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

Yui cried out, she let go of Jiuye's clothes and ran out, tears glistened in the air, and finally threw herself into Shiratori Saori's arms.

"Ok?"

Sensing something, Saori Shiratori frowned, then laughed again.

She took a deep breath and looked at Jiuye with a smiling face.

"Why, it feels so warm."

Now there is nothing in Knot's hand, even though Knot's hand is empty, she still conveys it.

Not the temperature of the cold body, but the hot, warm, heart temperature.

It's updated!Adding up to [-] words, it is still close to the [-] words in four chapters, but I personally think it is enough!Because it's just right!A warm winter is also a happy winter! (Although I like summer more!)

Let's talk about Jiuye, the reception, and Mr. Cat in the future

the one who finally moves forward

the one who finally stopped

Match point (is it good to be alive or is it not good to be alive)

The guy who likes Natsume and the guy who pretends to hate Natsume are now acting together——

"Boy, do you know how to drink? Anyway, I checked the forest again, let's relax. I heard that the two middle-level guys got good wine from other monsters recently."

"I think Natsume-kun will be disappointed if we do this? But... there is nothing to do until he comes back. Since Mr. Kitty is going, I'll go too."

Jiuye is walking in the mountains with the soft and fluffy cat teacher in his arms. The trousers are a little wet, but his chest is very warm; the slightly melted snow still dyes the mountains white. The light boat was dragged in the middle, slowly moving towards another mountainous area.

Exhaling white air, Jiuye hugged Teacher Cat with his left hand, and tightened the scarf around his neck with his right hand.

The scarf was spared by Natsume, but the previous owner of this scarf was Uncle Zi, no matter what, wearing it around the neck makes people feel very warm.

Jiuye walked through a trail following the instructions of the cat teacher. The potholed road reminded him of the twists and turns he had experienced before.

But it turned out well—

The old man who misunderstood his past life took a new step;

Yokai who fulfilled their promises no longer need to run around.

Even if it is a bit late, people who should have moved forward finally moved forward, and those who should have stopped still stopped, which is also something to be happy about.

I have to say that Jiuye admires them very much, because at least they waited until this moment, and they have never changed their gentle thoughts for so many years.

Is it a good thing that humans and monsters get to know each other?Jiuye couldn't give an exact answer to this question, but he was sure that happiness could be created between the two.

Of course there are sad things, painful things, but this is the same for human beings.

If you encounter a problem that you can't let go of anyway, then you must find a way to take a new step hard and desperately.

"Hey!? Hey!? Did you listen to me? Kuba? Human? What have you been doing since just now!"

"Wait! Wait! Don't pull my scarf, Mr. Cat, it's very windy now."

"Hmph, I told you to turn right 3 minutes ago, why are you still going straight? Do you know the shortcut? If you don't know, just listen to my orders."

The angry cat teacher waved his paw, and Jiuye immediately hugged him and walked back to calm him down.

"Mr. Kitty, are there other people besides intermediate monsters?"

"I don't know, that guy C is probably there too, but he might be busy with other things; and oh! The fewer people there, the better! That way you can drink more wine!"

"Ms. Cat really likes to drink."

Jiuye personally doesn't like drinking very much. Apart from socializing, he basically belongs to the kind of person who doesn't touch alcohol, let alone smoking. He hates the smell of smoke very much.

According to the instructions of the cat teacher, Jiuye quickly arrived at the destination.

Pushing away the long leaves covered with snow-white branches with his hands, he saw the cave in front of him. There was some light in the cave, and there were also conversations.

"It's here! It's here! Do you smell the wine? You have to taste it, human."

"If it's just a sip... If I'm drunk, please ask Teacher Cat to take me back."

"Is there really a guy who gets drunk after just one sip? Ahaha!!!"

"I'm really sorry, I'm not good at drinking; by the way, Mr. Cat, those monsters wouldn't want to eat me, would they?"

"How is it possible, who would dare to bully you with me around!"

Teacher Cat said this in an arrogant tone, but his chubby figure made these words not convincing.

In fact, what Jiuye was worried about was not being eaten, but that he would shoot those monsters to death when he counterattacked... After all, his strengthening ability is not a joke.

If the opponent changes to Teacher Cat, Jiu Ye doesn't think he will lose.

"Intermediate! Intermediate! Here I come! Hurry up and give me a glass of wine too!"

The cat teacher who jumped from Jiuye's arms to the ground quickly ran close to the cave, but there was an exclamation, and then laughter.

Jiuye walked inside along the natural passage. The cave was much drier than the outside, making people worry that there might be bears living nearby...

Entering the inside, Jiuye saw a suggested stone table and a stone bench inside, and two intermediate monsters...

One has one eye and one horn, and the other is like a cow. The two of them are clinking glasses with Mr. Cat.

"Wow! It's human!"

"Don't tremble! Eat him!"

Two middle-level monsters were ready to attack after seeing Jiuye, while Jiuye stood still and waited for Mr. Cat to deal with the problem.

"Wait, you two! I brought this human! He's also a friend of that idiot Natsume."

"Huh? What, a good friend of Natsumeden."

The single-eyed intermediate let go of his hands holding his head, and began to call Jiuye over.

"Tell us an interesting story about you and Natsumeden, are you sticking together every day?"