This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 409 - 280. Past Events (Goal of 8000 Words Achieved)_2

Chapter 409: Chapter 280. Past Events (Goal of 8000 Words Achieved)_2

This story is very brief, as Shan Yuan Yuzi painted the image of a pitiful person with just a few words.

"That smile—whether it’s genuine or fake, perhaps only Mr. A knows, right?" Shan Yuan Yuzi concluded simply and bowed towards Beichuan Si and the students sitting in a circle. "The story I have been interested in recently has concluded, Teacher Aikawa."

"Okay." Beichuan Si nodded and waved his hand for Shan Yuan Yuzi to step down.

Watching her walk down with a serene smile on her face, Beichuan Si’s gaze flickered slightly and he called out the name of the next person.

...

In fact, the music class did not last very long.

After Beichuan Si called two or three people to the stage, the scene had already shifted once more.

In this world of mental imagery, it seemed there were no concepts of time and space; everything revolved according to Shan Yuan Yuzi’s subconscious.

But what was the deal with the ghost story just now?

The laughing clown... what did it signify?

Shan Yuan Yuzi usually was always smiling when facing others.

Could it be that she was trying to express something through this?

Beichuan Si pondered softly, looking around.

It was still the dimly lit, blood-like evening.

The air was filled with a sense of unease and chaos.

Beichuan Si looked out the window and noticed that the school was completely empty; not a single person could be seen.

This was undoubtedly a very strange thing.

By all means, it should still be the time for club activities.

Besides Beichuan Si, there was not a soul in the school.

It was eerily quiet...

Beichuan Si’s shadow, under the dim evening sun that seemed painted with blood, stretched bizarrely into a grotesque shape.

He paid no mind to these, and after looking out the window, scanned the surroundings again.

Medicine cabinets, hospital beds, office desks and chairs, washbasins...

"The infirmary?" Beichuan Si looked at the surroundings, tapping his finger on the office desk.

His attire had not changed in the slightest; he should still be Aikawa.

"January 24th." Beichuan Si picked up the calendar on the desktop, looking at the date marked with a bright red circle, and fell into a contemplative state.

This was Shan Yuan Yuzi’s mental world; could it be concluded that January 24th was a significant day for Shan Yuan Yuzi?

"And why is it the infirmary?"

From the way Shan Yuan Yuzi had often looked at Beichuan Si, Aikawa must be an important figure in her mind.

But if it were in the infirmary—

Beichuan Si rubbed his chin.

Knock, knock, knock.

The crisp sound of knocking on the door echoed, followed by Shan Yuan Yuzi’s voice: "Teacher Aikawa, sorry for the interruption."

"Okay." Beichuan Si nodded lightly.

Shan Yuan Yuzi stood by the door, peeking at Beichuan Si who was by the infirmary window and took a deep breath before walking over to him.

Her face appeared flushed as she looked at Beichuan Si with a mix of fondness and reverence. "The last piano competition... I managed to get second place thanks to the techniques you taught me."

"Okay."

When in doubt, nod; when still in doubt, just respond affirmatively.

That way, you won’t be suspected of much by talking.

However... Shan Yuan Yuzi certainly harbored special feelings for Aikawa.

"I am really grateful to Teacher Aikawa!" Shan Yuan Yuzi quickly walked over, hands nervously placed in front of her chest.

When alone with Aikawa, this girl seemed to shed her quiet and gentle demeanor, like an innocent young girl experiencing the first flutters of love. Finding herself alone with the all-capable teacher, naturally, she wanted to be close to him.

"Really?" Beichuan Si unemotionally stepped back two steps.

"Really, to meet such a wonderful teacher like Teacher Aikawa... I’m just really..." As she spoke, tears began to fall.

She looked incredibly pitiful.

With tears in her eyes, Shan Yuan Yuzi lifted her head, drew closer to Beichuan Si, and her cherry-pink lips parted:

"Teacher..."

Closer—

Even closer—

Closer still.

What would Aikawa have done at this moment?

Beichuan Si was not clear about this.

But what he needed to do was simple.

Beichuan Si, with an unchanged expression, pushed Shan Yuanmu Yuzi away.

Even though Shen Gu Mirai liked him in reality, Beichuan Si wouldn’t indulge in such ugly desires in this place, even if he hadn’t gotten an answer from Shen Gu Mirai yet.

After all, Shan Yuanmu Yuzi was not the person he liked.

Moreover, he had guessed what might happen next after seeing the expression on Shan Yuanmu Yuzi’s face.

In the twilight in the infirmary, a female high school student and a young male teacher—

What Beichuan Si hadn’t expected was that the anticipated sense of expulsion didn’t come.

He looked at Shan Yuanmu Yuzi again.

Shan Yuanmu Yuzi was standing there, her head tilted, looking at Beichuan Si.

Her head was tilted so exaggeratedly that it looked as if her entire neck had been broken and was limply dangling.

"Teacher Aikawa—"

The crystal clear eyes of Shan Yuanmu Yuzi oozed blackish blood, and in the dim evening sun, her voice was shrill and hoarse, her whole body seeming bloody:

"I told you a strange tale during the day, right? Now, there is another strange tale... an unbelievable legend—"

"At Sacred Heart Girls’ High School, there is a rooftop that cannot be accessed. Once, two very close friends made a pact to jump off the rooftop and commit suicide."

"They stole the keys, went to the rooftop, and originally planned to count together before jumping. However, one watched as the other jumped first. As the first one lay dying, the other walked up smiling, his voice mocking—"

"It was just a game, who knew you’d take it seriously."

"But—from the beginning, they were both accomplices. One person broke the pact to die together... That pact will turn into a curse, continuously haunting the one who survived."

Beichuan Si fell silent at the words spoken by Shan Yuanmu Yuzi.

In his gaze, Shan Yuanmu Yuzi took a sharp paper knife from her skirt pocket, fiercely slashing her own white arm.

Blood flowed profusely.

"Am I still alive?! Teacher Aikawa?"

A miserable wail came from the front.

"Am I still alive?"

A sharp scream came from behind.

"Am I still... alive?" A twisted... distorted voice, came from above Beichuan Si’s head.

Beichuan Si couldn’t help but look up.

Something was hanging above his head.

It was a twisted human body with a completely broken neck, spreading its hideous limbs—

Watching him.

The sunset... was eerily red.

...

A familiar scene changed, the familiar sense of being expelled.

When Beichuan Si came to his senses again, he was already on a hospital bench.

On the other side, Shan Yuanmu Yuzi still lay quietly on the bed, but the worry between her brows had deepened.

"Brother Beichuan, are you okay?" Seeing that there was finally some movement from Beichuan Si, Nanami Qiao hurried over to ask.

"There isn’t much of an issue for now," Beichuan Si waved his hand, then pinched the bridge of his nose.

What did the things he saw in the mental world mean?

And why was there always strange, inexplicable noise every time he entered it?

What did those noises signify?

The laughing clown.

The unreachable rooftop.

What did these two strange tales symbolize?

Or did they symbolize nothing at all?

After all, what was Sacred Heart Girls’ High School like in reality?

There were too many mysteries now.

The only thing that gave Beichuan Si some clue was the role he played—

That is, the situation of Aikawa.

"That man... what exactly did he do to Shan Yuanmu Yuzi in the infirmary after school on January 24th?"

Wanting to know too much, Beichuan Si hesitated to enter Shan Yuanmu Yuzi’s mental world again.

Some things could also be investigated in reality.

Thinking this, Beichuan Si also lifted his head.

The dim classroom, the infirmary as if painted red with fresh blood...

Everything from the past still lay buried beneath the ground, unearthing.

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