This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 423 - 287. Smile at the Corner of the Mouth (8000 Word Target Achieved!)_2

Chapter 423: Chapter 287. Smile at the Corner of the Mouth (8000 Word Target Achieved!)_2

Liang nodded.

Beichuan Si was about to ask something else when a crisp sound came from the blood-soaked briefcase, as if something had unlocked.

That book—

Beichuan Si took out the strange-material book from his chest and flipped directly to the second iron plate.

He glanced over it.

This page depicted an image.

A twisted goat’s head, emanating a bloody glow, the inverted pentagram spewed out surging crimson blood water.

Sacred Heart Women’s College was completely submerged, with only a giant ship sailing in this blood water, and Shan Yuanmu Yuzi stood at the bow.

The great ship plowed through the waves, heading towards the inverted pentagram.

"This little girl really does have quite an imagination," Beichuan Si commented as he put the book back into the briefcase and shook his head.

In the records related to Black Magic, the inverted pentagram represents Satan, which also means Hell. In other words, the playing field below equates to Hell, and "Ulysses," Shan Yuanmu Yuzi, will fall into Hell on this last voyage.

This time, Beichuan Si had truly experienced the power of a "Chuunibyou" syndrome.

Especially cultured Chuunibyous like Shan Yuanmu Yuzi...

But now, all the clues had been pieced together.

Shan Yuanmu Yuzi was now under that big tree.

That old tree, with thirty years of history, symbolized in this world the door guarding the entrance of the Underworld.

"Come with me."

Without another word, Beichuan Si grabbed the psychic girl’s palm and dashed towards the base of the building.

What he needed to do now was simple.

To wake up the somewhat mentally unstable, depressive girl.

If calling out to her didn’t work, then he’d have to slap her awake.

Beichuan Si was determined to wake her up by any means necessary.

"There’s a monster ahead!" Shenzhu Shihui, who had been keeping a close watch on the corridor’s changes, suddenly cried out in alarm.

Beichuan Si, unfazed, kicked out and sent the blob-like monster flying.

"There’s one on the right..."

"And the left is coming too!"

"Beichuan Aaahhh!"

Shenzhu Shihui’s stammering seemed to disappear at that moment as if she had tossed aside the dignity of the Soul Suppressing Twins of Shenzhu Village, and she was slowly moving closer towards Beichuan Huili’s direction...

Amid the frightened cries of Shenzhu Shihui, Beichuan Si finally ran out of the school building.

Above his head was still the dim yellow sunset, a color that seemed to drape humans in flames.

"I forgot to ask, what is your relationship with Shan Yuanmu Yuzi?" Beichuan Si ran forward with Liang in tow, turning to ask.

Under Beichuan Si’s gaze, the girl, looking like someone with albinism, took out a piece of paper from her chest.

It read:

’Friend.’

On seeing this note, Beichuan Si understood in an instant.

It was just as he had thought.

With that thought, Beichuan Si, pulling Liang along, quickly arrived at the base of a lush old tree.

At the base of the tree, Shan Yuanmu Yuzi sat in her plaid uniform, watching Beichuan Si approach with a peaceful smile.

As Beichuan Si came to a halt, she greeted him with a polite smile, "Hello, stranger who frequently intrudes into my dreams."

Beichuan Si didn’t reply to her greeting but just looked at the Shan Yuanmu Yuzi in front of him.

Unlike the last two times he had entered here, the Shan Yuanmu Yuzi in front of him clearly knew her own state and understood what the current situation was like.

"Do you understand what’s going on?" Beichuan Si countered.

"Of course, I do," Shan Yuanmu Yuzi said with an even quieter smile, "If this continues... I will die... But I’m not dead yet, am I?"

"I’m very grateful that you, an unknown sir, came here for me, but continuing this way is painful for me too. Let’s just stop here, shall we? Please leave this place."

Her tone was laced with earnest persuasion, and her gaze was very kind.

But Beichuan Si, as if he hadn’t heard the meaning in her words, stood there and began to speak on his own:

"Shan Yuanmu Yuzi, female, spent her childhood with her mother Shan Yuan Riko, while her father, Shan Yuanmu, was frequently busy with work, neglecting the household affairs..."

Shan Yuanmu Yuzi didn’t interrupt Beichuan Si; she stood well-mannered in her place, looking at Beichuan Si with a gentle gaze.

But within that gentle gaze seemed to carry an inexplicable coldness, making Shenzhu Shihui shiver uncontrollably.

"At that time, the only companionship for Shan Yuanmu Yuzi, apart from her mother, was a gift she received at the age of three, a wind-up music box."

Beichuan Si raised his head, "The sound of the music box represents your yearning for the life of yesteryears, while its chaotic tunes signify the regret you can’t forget since you left it behind."

"And this, is your first inner scar—your first heart image."

Without pausing, Beichuan Si continued, like a symphony composer swiftly transitioning to the next movement, "In fact, amidst the grey hues of your childhood, there was also a streak of brightness."

He picked up Jing from beside him.

Yes, picked her up.

Somehow, the blonde-haired girl had turned into a white cat.

The cat’s eyes were fixed intently on Shan Yuanmu Yuzi.

A flicker of uncertainty finally surfaced on Shan Yuanmu Yuzi’s ever-steady smile.

"Jing... This is the white cat that your mother, Shan Yuan Riko, brought home. It brought you so much warmth in your childhood. But due to an unknown reason, Jing died, and you buried it under the tree in the old house, even having your father inscribe a gravestone for it."

"It wasn’t an unknown reason..." Shan Yuanmu Yuzi shook her head slightly, her gaze deep as she watched the setting sun, "As a child, I didn’t know how to express my love properly... I forcibly put it into the inflatable swimming pool meant for kids, hoping to give it a bath, but that terrified it... It ran into the road and got hit by a car..."

Shan Yuanmu Yuzi’s gaze was sorrowful: "This is an act... that I can never be forgiven for."

Beichuan Si ignored her sorrow and set the white cat down.

Watching it disappear into the thicket, Beichuan Si proceeded, "That is your second regret, your second heart image. The death of the white cat Jing fills you with unending guilt."

Why didn’t Jing speak a single word upon meeting Beichuan Si?

In this world, all the passersby possessed the ability to speak; yet why couldn’t she, the only girl left, utter a word, expressing herself only with a marker pen?

Because the principal persona of Shan Yuanmu Yuzi didn’t know how Jing should speak, hence Jing remained silent.

"The next is your third regret... which has the most profound impact on your life."

"Don’t go on any further!" Shan Yuanmu Yuzi finally interrupted.

She looked at Beichuan Si, with tears streaming down her face, yet her lips still wore a smile.

It was a peaceful smile that Beichuan Si found somewhat glaring.

Therefore, he decided to carry on, "This is the third regret..."

"I told you to stop!!!"

Suddenly, a massive clump of flesh burst from the ground, ripping Beichuan Si’s body to shreds in an instant.

Blood flew everywhere!

The stark white of shattered bones littered all around!

The distorted human form contorted into different shapes.

"Beichuan!?" Shenzhu Shihui’s eyes widened in shock as she screamed.

While she was still screaming, Beichuan Si’s detached voice rang out once again:

"Don’t panic."

Out of nowhere, he reappeared by Shenzhu Shihui’s side, still dressed in the same clothes, his expressionless face completely unchanged: "This is the world of heart images, as long as I don’t believe myself to be dead, then she’s utterly powerless against me."

Beichuan Si picked up the briefcase from the ground again, stepping over his own ’corpse’ just moments ago, his demeanor remarkably unfazed.

Shan Yuanmu Yuzi began to tremble.

She looked at the cold-faced young man before her and finally realized a fact.

She had always perceived herself as abnormal.

Yet—

The true anomaly...

Stood before her like so!

This young man—

Was utterly abnormal!

She widened her eyes, feeling as if all her strength had been drained from her.

But the smile at the corner of her mouth...

It remained unchanged.

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