This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 358 - 255: Please Give Me a Copy of "Tongue Twisters Collection" (4000 words!)

Chapter 358: Chapter 255: Please Give Me a Copy of "Tongue Twisters Collection" (4000 words!)

In fact, as soon as Beichuan Si had the backpack in hand, Dubian Kyoko and Nakajima Michika had already turned their gazes toward him.

Their faces were filled with curiosity.

After all, one was a good spirit that hadn’t completely passed on.

The other was a female singer who had no understanding of spiritual bodies.

They, too, wanted to know how Beichuan Si would send the soul back into a human body.

The air became quiet.

Both of them watched without blinking as Beichuan Si pulled out the Shinra Bell.

Continuing to watch the Shinra Bell without blinking...

The Shinra Bell remained still, not making a sound.

Continuing to watch the Shinra Bell.

Still no movement—

After watching like this for nearly five minutes, Nakajima Michika couldn’t bear it any longer and rubbed her eyes that had been staring wide open.

She and Dubian Kyoko moved their lips, wanting to ask Beichuan Si what they should do next.

But seeing Beichuan Si’s expressionless face, both of them shrank back, not daring to continue questioning.

Beichuan Si picked up the Shinra Bell from the table’s edge, observing the captivating aura flickering on it, his thoughts stirring slightly.

What was happening?

Magong Yongshi should have woken up by now.

Could she still be asleep?

Beichuan Si didn’t reach out to tap the Shinra Bell; instead, he gazed at the bell in deep thought.

The Shinra Bell clinked softly in his hand.

Beichuan Si stared at the Shinra Bell without a word.

His eyes were deep—

"...I...I understand now."

A stuttering voice reached his ears.

But—

"Shenzhu Shihui?"

Beichuan Si asked after a moment of silence.

Yes, this voice wasn’t that of Magong Yongshi, but rather her twin sister, Shenzhu Shihui.

But why would Shenzhu Shihui appear inside the Shinra Bell?

Wasn’t it supposed to be Magong Yongshi within the Shinra Bell?

A flicker of emotion crossed Beichuan Si’s face.

"It’s me..." Shenzhu Shihui’s voice was halting and awkward.

This was to be expected.

Back in Shenzhu Village, Magong Yongshi had mentioned that Shenzhu Shihui developed a stutter after falling seriously ill following a soul tranquilizing ritual during her childhood.

"What’s wrong, Beichuan?" Nakajima Michika asked, puzzled from the other side.

Beichuan Si was muttering to himself while holding the Shinra Bell, appearing as though he had been possessed.

"Nothing much. You two take a rest, I suddenly have some things to deal with."

Beichuan Si shook his head, indicating that there wasn’t a big issue, then, holding the backpack in one hand and the Shinra Bell in the other, he walked upstairs.

"..." Nakajima Michika.

Nakajima Michika and Dubian Kyoko watched his ascending figure, exchanging bewildered glances.

What happened?

"Could it be that Beichuan has discovered the situation isn’t so easy to resolve? Could it be, Sakura, that you’ll only be able to exist like this from now on?" Nakajima Michika spoke, her tone anxious, as if she had thought of something.

Seeing her like this, Dubian Kyoko felt a sinking feeling in her heart.

She swallowed and said uncertainly, "That shouldn’t be the case...right?"

The two exchanged a glance again, the worry in their eyes deepening.

Leaving these two behind, one alive and one a ghost.

After bringing the Shinra Bell into his room, Beichuan Si locked the door behind him and then hung the Shinra Bell on the wall.

"Miss Shihui, come out for a moment, I have something to ask you." Beichuan Si sat on the bed and said, watching the Shinra Bell.

The Shinra Bell sparkled with an enchanting halo, pale golden currents intertwining.

In just a moment, Shenzhu Shihui, dressed in a traditional shrine maiden outfit, was already standing on the floor, her delicate eyes calmly meeting Beichuan Si’s, "Long time no see...you...are well, Mr. Beichuan..."

Her speech was still marked by pauses.

Faced with this situation, Shenzhu Shihui just coughed lightly after speaking, masking her embarrassment.

"It has been a long time."

Beichuan Si nodded.

Over two months had elapsed since the events in Shenzhu Village, and during that time, Beichuan Si had put in some effort to revive Magong Yongshi within the Shinra Bell.

He had thought that today Magong Yongshi would finally awake, yet to his surprise, it was Shenzhu Shihui, with whom he had only a slight acquaintance, who woke up.

With this in mind, Beichuan Si no longer hesitated.

This was, after all, related to the problem of Magong Yongshi—a tool person—remaining in slumber.

"I have a few questions I want to ask."

"Mmm." Shenzhu Shihui responded as briefly as possible.

Beichuan Si, sitting on the bed, asked the first question, "Miss Shihui, weren’t you supposed to have moved on to the afterlife with the spirits of Shenzhu Village? How come you’ve appeared in the Shinra Bell?"

"I...did not follow those spirits to...the afterlife." Shenzhu Shihui shook her head, "To be precise, I and Yongshi...became one with the Soul Summoning Flower...at that moment our souls were already united...Yongshi’s consciousness was dominant and brought me along...in the final moment into the...Shinra Bell."

That explained it.

When they became the Soul Summoning Flower, the souls of Magong Yongshi and Shenzhu Shihui had already fused into one, indistinguishable.

Although the voice heard that night was Magong Yongshi’s, in reality, Shenzhu Shihui was also present within the spiritual body.

"Struggling free from the Yellow Springs...wasting too much strength in the soul summoning...that’s why we remained asleep."

This matched with what Beichuan Si had estimated.

He thought for a moment before asking a second question, "How is Miss Yongshi doing now?"

Magong Shihui fell silent momentarily before answering,

"After the recent sudden influx of goodwill...I have awoken, but it’s different for Yongshi... She had been weakened upon entering Shenzhu Shrine, her power was originally less than mine... added to the struggle to break free from the Gate of Yellow Springs..."

"So Yongshi hasn’t...come to yet, but I would say her situation is a lot more hopeful."