I set off the Night Parade of Hundred Demons in Tokyo

Bang!

Kamikawa Zun heard that after he shouted "I'm back", there was movement in the hall of his home.

Listening to the sound, it's very urgent.

Something moved around in a hurry and bumped into the table.

Before Kamikawa-kun could think about it, Chie Kamikawa ran out of the hall, her left foot trembling.

No need to think.

The collision with the table just now must have been caused by Chie Kamikawa walking too hastily and accidentally hitting the table with her left knee.

"Nissan, you're back." Chie Kamikawa ran up limping, stopped in front of Kamikawa-san, bent over and rubbed her left knee.

"Yes." Kamikawa Takashi was stunned for a moment, nodded, and looked at Kamikawa Chie.

His fair face showed a pained expression.

It was obvious that the bump against the table hurt, but she didn't cry and was holding it back.

"Is everything okay?"

Kamikawa Takashi put one hand on Kamikawa Chie's arm to support her, and with the other hand he quickly took off his shoes and came in.

"Does it hurt? Let me help you in."

Chie Kamikawa quickly shook her head and waved her hands, forcing a smile.

"Nissan, I'm fine, it doesn't hurt."

That smile, pain and laughter coexist on a cute face, which makes people laugh.

Having said this, she stood up with her left foot.

"Nissan, you came back very late today, did you go on a secret date?

Nissan, why is your schoolbag so dirty? Did you drop it on the floor? The schoolbag is so dirty. It would be bad to take it out. Let me wash it for you.

Nissan, don’t worry that I will ruin your schoolbag, hee hee, because I washed all the dirty clothes that you haven’t washed today, Nissan.

Everything is washed cleanly.

If you don't believe me, you can go and take a look. I'll hang it on the balcony. "

Chie Kamikawa is like a little sparrow, chattering non-stop.

After speaking, she put her hands on her hips, puffed out her chest, and looked as proud as a little tsundere on her face.

She is exactly like a little princess who has done a little favor for her parents and is waiting for praise from them.

Kamikawa-san said nothing.

Listen quietly.

"Oh, by the way, Nissan, I did more than just wash clothes today.

I also took the quilt to dry and mopped the floor. "

Chie Kamikawa pointed to the floor and smiled sweetly.

“Nissan, look, is it very clean?

And, and oh, I saw it was getting very late, and you didn’t come back, Nissan, so I cooked the rice first and scrambled an egg.

Nissan, you probably haven't eaten it yet, wait and see if the food I made for the first time is delicious.

Am I very good at Nissan? I discovered that I am actually very capable at doing housework. "

The words fell.

Chie Kamikawa's eyes were erratic, sometimes looking at the floor, sometimes at the wall beside her.

Fidgeting with the corners of his clothes with both hands:

“So…Nissan, I can do the washing, cooking, and drying the quilts from now on.

I can also do things like mopping the floor and going out to buy groceries.

Apart from these, I can also help with other small things. "

Chie Kamikawa's voice trembled slightly.

"Nissan, you don't have to treat me like a child. I'm 15 years old. I'm not young anymore."

Kamikawa respects Mo Yan and looks at Kamikawa Chie.

Perhaps because she didn't dare to look at Kamikawa-san's expression, or maybe she was too focused on what she was saying, Kamikawa Chie didn't notice that Kamikawa-san was looking at her.

She was still talking.

"I'm not a child anymore. I can do a lot of things and help a lot. I can also help Nissan take some of the pressure off of you, so..."

Chie Kamikawa's eyes were red and wet as she spoke.

The tears couldn't stop falling.

When she said the last word 'so', her voice was trembling and her body was trembling.

His hands tightly grasped the corners of his clothes, pinching them into wrinkles.

She wanted to say the next words, but she couldn't. Her throat seemed to be stuck.

I want to say it but I dare not.

She is afraid,

Afraid that saying those words will bring loss, will...

Until now, Kamikawa, who had been silent for a long time, made a move.

He raised his hand and patted Kamikawa Chie on the shoulder.

There was no change in his expression, but that didn't mean that he was indifferent, nor did it mean that he didn't know why Chie Kamikawa suddenly said these things.

When he arrived at the door of his house, Kamikawa noticed something from the memory of the original owner.

The original owner wrote two suicide notes before taking a plane to commit suicide.

One is a suicide note in a schoolbag.

The other was a scrapped suicide note that was thrown into the trash can when I first started writing it.

Originally Kamikawa-san was praying.

I hope Chie Kamikawa didn’t find the suicide note in the trash can.

However, judging from Chie Kamikawa's current behavior, she must have discovered the suicide note in the trash can and knew that Kamikawa Takashi was going to commit suicide.

Kamikawa Tsunade patted Kamikawa Chie on the shoulder.

This gentle slap seemed to be the last slap on the dam that was about to burst. Chie Kamikawa trembled and could no longer suppress it, wailing loudly.

She wanted to stop crying and wipe away her tears.

She didn't want Kamikawa-san to see her sad, for fear that he would feel sorry for her.

However, no matter how she reached out to wipe away her tears, she could not wipe them away.

Can't help but shed.

Because she remembered the suicide note she found in Nissan's room this morning.

More because...

From the dazzling light of the corridor above her, she suddenly discovered that Nissan's hair was mixed with several white hairs.

To be honest, in today's society, there is a lot of academic pressure. It is normal for high school students to have a few gray hairs. Almost any high school student you find will have white hair when walking on the street, regardless of whether he has studied or not. is normal.

However, Chie Kamikawa didn't think about this. In her opinion, it was because Nissan had too many worries and worries after supporting the family alone, which led to gray hair.

Chie Kamikawa was not stupid, and she knew very well how gloomy and distressed Nissan was after her parents died.

Although Nissan, who used to love to smile, still smiled when he faced her every day.

However, she knew very well that Nisang was holding on for fear of worrying her.

Every time she secretly opened Nissan's room, she could always see Nissan with a sullen face, scratching his head and frowning, thinking about daily expenses and worrying about the future.

She wanted to help.

But every time I wanted to offer help, I was retorted by Nissan with words like, "You're a kid, why are you helping? It's not helpful, go and do your homework."

Even Nissan would get sulky while talking.

Over time, Chie Kamikawa did not dare to say these things.

She was afraid that Nissan would be angry and that saying this would make Nissan feel incompetent.

However.

Everything changed after she discovered the suicide note.

After seeing the contents of the suicide note, I felt an unprecedented amount of regret.

Chie Kamikawa regrets extremely.

I regret that it would have been better if I had insisted on helping. If only I had summoned up the courage to take the initiative to help Nissan share some of the burden.

Today is the most uneasy day for Chie Kamikawa. Since her parents died, she has experienced panic and uneasiness again.

She was terrified that Nissan had committed suicide.

She wanted to go out and find Nissan.

But she was also afraid that if Nisang didn't commit suicide and he couldn't find her when he came back, it would cause trouble for Nissang.

a whole day.

From morning to night.

Chie Kamikawa was just at home, praying that Nissan would not commit suicide and waiting for Nissan to come back.

But during the day of waiting, she did not wait any longer and started doing the housework that Nissan once did, hoping to take some of the pressure off Nissan.

Chie Kamikawa would cry every time she did a chore and felt how tired it was.

It turns out...Nissan has paid so much, and he is really a fool and idiot! Why couldn't I have discovered it earlier?

that's all.

Wait until night, night falls

Looking at the sky, Nissan still hasn’t come back...

Chie Kamikawa's heart seemed to be covered with a dark curtain just as night fell.

A dark curtain called helplessness, panic, regret, self-blame...

As time goes by, the shady story becomes deeper and deeper.

Just when the darkness was about to reach its critical point, Chie Kamikawa finally heard the sound of the door opening that she was most looking forward to, and the "I'm back" that she wanted to hear the most.

There was no hesitation.

Chie Kamikawa rushed out, but because she was too anxious and in a hurry, she accidentally bumped into the table.

She ignored the pain and ran out on tiptoes.

Seeing Kamikawa-san, Kamikawa Chie finally let go of her hanging heart.

At that moment, she didn't cry. She resisted the urge to cry and said the words that she had been silently reciting countless times throughout the day.

Until the last few words.

She found that the tears she had been holding back had fallen and she could not stop them.

And when it comes to the last sentence.

She cried and stopped talking.

She didn't dare to say the last words she had recited countless times.

I was stuck on the word 'so'.

The follow-up was not said.

Because she was afraid that if she said it, Nissan would know that she had read the suicide note, which would touch Nisang's heartstrings. She felt that her vulnerability would be known to her sister, causing her to lose Nisang. She was afraid that her words would restrain Nisang, and that she would add a burden to Nisang and make him angry. …

actually.

That sentence is short.

Also very simple:

"So, Nissan, let's work hard to survive together."

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