This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 470 - 301. Grimace Deflated (Goal of 8,000 Words Achieved!)

Chapter 470: Chapter 301. Grimace Deflated (Goal of 8,000 Words Achieved!)

"If I can be of any help, you can start by telling me," Beichuan Si looked at Shikizaki Haru.

"Just as you mentioned earlier, that... clown personality, it’s actually a product of my own creation... I should repay for the actions it has taken, so even if I die here, it wouldn’t matter much... But..."

Shikizaki Haru looked at Beichuan Si with a pleading gaze:

"Sir, you must know I have a daughter, Shikizaki Chuncai... The year I died, Chuncai was only nine years old, and now three years have passed... I don’t know how she’s been doing..."

Beichuan Si listened quietly to Shikizaki Haru’s request.

Shikizaki Haru didn’t have the effrontery to ask him to adopt Shikizaki Chuncai, after all, Beichuan Si’s age didn’t meet the requirements for adoption procedures, and adopting a child would require a stable income, which the government wouldn’t approve without. Beichuan Si met neither the financial requirements nor other bureaucratic procedures, so even if he wanted to, he couldn’t adopt Shikizaki Chuncai.

Therefore, Shikizaki Haru merely wanted Beichuan Si to check on her present well-being.

Three years had passed, how was Shikizaki Chuncai doing now?

He had once asked his friends to take care of her a bit, and now Chuncai was probably living in the countryside with her grandparents, sent there by his friends.

Shikizaki Haru really wanted to see Chuncai with his own eyes, but his current state no longer permitted him to do so.

The grudges bred in the spiritual realm were eroding his Spiritual Body, and in a short while, he would turn into a vengeful spirit.

Before that happened, he’d choose to dissolve his Spiritual Body on his own.

For such a request from Shikizaki Haru, Beichuan Si naturally chose to agree.

"I haven’t done anything significant," whispered Shikizaki Haru weakly: "and I’ve never committed any evil deeds... I don’t know why... why Kawako would do this to me."

He sighed deeply.

"Was it because I was always busy with work? Or simply because someone invited her to a couple of movies?"

Could five or six years of feelings not measure up to a few movies from someone else?

Shikizaki Haru couldn’t understand it, nor did he want to think about it anymore.

If he spoke of resentment... there was indeed some. But the resentment had been divided by his second personality, leaving him somewhat at peace.

"But this is actually an act of cowardice," Shikizaki Haru murmured to himself.

Not daring to face these things, he was instead overwhelmed by them, ultimately leading to a split in his psyche.

In this regard, he had to accept his own responsibility.

But none of these things mattered anymore.

Shikizaki Haru knew that he had done wrong.

Although repentance was of no use, he had no choice but to do so.

Because to act and not to act were two different concepts.

And now, the only thing he had left to worry about was his daughter in the outer world.

Children are without sin, and no matter how Shikizaki Haru felt about his wife, he could not bring himself to be angry with Shikizaki Chuncai.

"I hope Chuncai... will be... safe and sound."

Shikizaki Haru’s voice trailed off, his body completely dematerialized.

He became a grey stream and meandered away into the spiritual realm.

Beichuan Si watched as he disappeared, feeling the space around him gradually destabilize, and turned to look at Shenzhu Shihui:

"Come on, we need to go."

With Shikizaki Haru now completely gone as the main entity of the spiritual realm, the realm itself naturally ceased to exist. Moreover, compared with an average vengeful spirit, Shikizaki Haru, possibly due to the different nature of his Spiritual Body, had not produced a soul lamp or soul fire.

This left Beichuan Si with some regrets, but given what he had gained from the journey, he did not pursue them with greed.

"Mm." Shenzhu Shihui replied and returned to the Shinra Bell as a pale golden stream.

At the same time, Beichuan Si flipped his wrist, and the sharp Jian Ding tore a corner of the spiritual realm wide open.

He dived in without hesitation.

Behind him,

the entire spiritual realm finally collapsed—

...

When Beichuan Si emerged again, twilight was breaking.

The sun had yet to rise, but the light gathering in a part of the sky was a beautiful pale gold.

He looked back at his surroundings.

Gongben Naoki, Hobu Tian, Tanaka Takashi, Yamakou Hideyasu.

None of the four had left, all standing in the same spot.

Seeing Beichuan Si suddenly come out of nowhere, they were all somewhat flabbergasted.

After a moment, Tanaka Takashi hesitantly greeted him: "Mr. Beichuan... Are you alright?"

"I’m fine." Beichuan Si shook his head.

Seeing his usual demeanor, Tanaka Takashi let out a sigh of relief, and the others also showed reassured expressions.

After all, Beichuan Si had ventured alone into that frightening place.

Although they had full confidence in Beichuan Si, they were somewhat worried that he might have died in there and what appeared was his Spiritual Body.

But seeing him now, they could be at ease.

The group exchanged smiles, filled with a sense of triumphant ease.

"Mr. Beichuan, although I’ve already said this inside, I still want to express my deep gratitude. Thank you very much for what you’ve done for me."

Gongben Naoki took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Beichuan Si.

Seeing Gongben Naoki’s gratitude, the remaining three followed suit, as if elementary school students thanking their teacher—

"Thank you so much, Mr. Beichuan!"