Another World Bookstore in Yokohama

At noon, Fukuzawa Yukichi came to an izakaya, where he made an appointment to meet someone.

Walking into the store, he saw that person at first sight, and then walked to sit opposite him.

"I didn't expect you to be so fast," Taneda Shantouhuo said with a smile, "That kid made a big fuss this time."

After not hearing an echo for a long time, the corners of the man's mouth froze slightly.

Then he looked at the man in haori, shook his head, and handed over a piece of paper.

Taking the paper, opening the folded seal, and reading the lines of words on it, Zhongtian finally sighed deeply.

"Is there no problem?" Fukuzawa Yukichi asked.

Zengtian Shantouhuo smiled wryly: "Of course---no, he won't cause any bad things."

"But..." Fukuzawa Yukichi asked the member's question, "He also took that demon away."

Regarding this, Zhongtian looked indifferent, and he shook his head: "Don't worry."

"You really trust him."

"Naturally," Taneda Santou said, taking a sip of the bitter tea from his cup, "the intelligence and emotional intelligence are undoubtedly top-notch, and the reasoning ability is only below that of Edogawa. And he still has that ability."

"He can kill that demon at any time."

"You should know his superpower, Mr. Fukuzawa?"

Fukuzawa Yukichi nodded.

"So, just wait for him to come back on his own. But some juniors in the Supernatural Secret Service Division may--ah." The man rubbed his chin in distress.

"Detective agencies will also participate in the investigation." Fukuzawa Yukichi added.

"That's fine." A bowl of udon noodles was served in front of him, and Tan Tian picked up his chopsticks. "It seems that there is nothing to do now, do you want to have some?"

There is nothing left to say.

Fukuzawa Yukichi got up, "No, I still have work." Then he walked out the door.

**

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Ayatsuji returned to the bookstore.

"There's a smell on your body." As soon as he entered the door, the boss leaned close to him, and Ayatsuji pedestrians didn't react for a while.

After calming down, he asked, "What's the smell?"

"A very familiar smell—" the boss bit his lip and thought hard, as if he had smelled this smell just today, but why, "I remembered!"

Lin Yuan beat his hands happily: "It's the smell of ghosts."

"..." Ayatsuji was silent for a while, and asked, "Ghosts? Is there really such a creature?"

This is the question he has always wanted to know.

Because his deadly enemy is the ability related to it, and he is quite good at it.

After listening to Ayatsuji's question, the boss replied with a smile, "Of course there are, why, do you want to go and have a look?"

"At noon, I took a child there to teach something."

"Of course it would be best if you could go see it," said Ayatsuji pedestrian, and then turned to what this person said just now, which he cared more about, "Children?"

Originally, Lin Yuan had no intention of hiding it. Lin Yuan said: "It's called Akutagawa Ryunosuke. After writing a letter with a writer with the same name at noon, I took him there to practice martial arts."

"Can I write a letter?" Ayatsuji pedestrians keenly grasped the key point.

If this is possible, then in this world, no, this man...

"Do you also want to write to the writer with the same name as yourself?"

"No." There is no need for that, there is.

Ayatsuji pedestrian said: "I want to see those monsters."

.......

.......

After taking Ayatsuji to the world of death in this world, the boss sent him and some of his soul back to the bookstore, where he continued to browse.

This place is divided into three parts, one is the transformation area, the former exile area is a part of it; the other is the retention area, which is a place for ghosts who have just died not long ago, or have not exceeded 30 years, all of which are temperamental. Good ghost; there is also a reincarnation zone, its function is well known.

Now Lin Yuan came to the transformation area and saw a white-haired man desperately beheading ghosts.

After successfully beheading all the evil spirits around him, he knelt down on the ground for some reason, his body trembling from behind.

The boss walked in and saw the man just raised his head with tears on his face, he stopped with his hand that was about to reach out to help him up.

"You are crying."

Lin Yuan heard himself say, "Why?"

Hearing the voice next to his ear, Gide slowly stood up and looked at the long-haired man in front of him warily: "Who are you?"

"Lin Yu'an, a bookstore owner who came to this world of the dead to wander casually." After obediently answering the other party's question, the boss asked again: "It seems sad to see you, what's the matter?"

"..." Gide turned around and planned to leave, ignoring this inexplicable accost.

"Hey, don't ignore me," Lin Yuan caught up with the man with a hurt look on his face, "Your name is Gide, right? Andre Gide."

After seeing the other party's knowledge of the sea, he knew the other party's name.

Of course, he has also seen what he has experienced, but he doesn't quite understand why this person is still so sad now.

After all, the joys and sorrows of people are not the same.

The man stopped, swiped a short knife, and pressed it against Lin Yuan's neck: "Do you know my name?"

The voice was very hoarse.

Simply exerting some force to make the man's knife unable to swing down, Lin Yu'an said with a smile: "Don't pay too much attention to this, I just want to know why you are so sad."

"There are a lot of crying on the street, why don't you go find them?" Gide sarcastically said.

"Oh, oh." Seeing the man's attitude, Lin Yu scratched his head in distress: "You obviously didn't have such a personality before, did you?"

"Of course I can go to those people and ask about their sorrow and pain, but now, I see you."

"Also, there's nothing wrong with telling me, it's just the initial psychological barrier - you can also treat me as a stranger who confides, and I won't say it anyway."

"........"

After a while of silence, the white-haired man put down the blade and continued walking forward.

"companion."

"My companions have all returned to the world, only I still think about the obsessions of the past, stay in this world, and I can't be myself."

"It's not a reason to be sad, but what makes me sad is that I just want to cry, not only because of the situation of being alone because of the departure of my companions and subordinates, but also because of my stupid behavior in the past, and the mutual betrayal of my motherland and myself, There are many more."

Speaking of this, the man looked up at the purple-red sky above his head: "I have been suppressing too many thoughts during my lifetime, and I also have some self-righteous self-defeating thoughts. I have also done a lot of things wrong."

"I don't know how you know my first and last name, but it doesn't matter. I don't cry often, but I was seen by you on a rare occasion. It's really..."

"It's fate." Boss Lin received it, and seeing the man's speechless expression, he smiled and said, "You are lost, right? You can only make up for and ignore the emptiness in your heart by constantly killing ghosts."

Contradicting this man's statement of analyzing his own heart, Gide frowned and said, "So?"

"Do you want to return to the world and do a job?"

It was just on a whim, because before Ayatsuji came to apply for the job and did a good job, Lin Yuan now wanted to attract someone again, and the person in front of him seemed very suitable.

— No wages.

"what?"

"Would you like to come and work in my bookstore? It's in Yokohama." The boss continued, "It's very suitable for you. There are many books there. You can read them in your spare time. It's very useful for your empty mind~"

thumbs up.

"Huh??" Gide was still confused, "Bookstore, no no, return to the world?? Are you joking?"

The boss snorted.

It took a long time to realize something, Gide exclaimed: "You are not dead!?"

"So can it really be done?"

It is a place that almost any soul lingering here cares about, and Gide also asked about it.

"Of course," Lin Yu'an nodded, then turned his head to look at Gide next to him, "So, now?"

Gide paused cautiously and remained silent for a while.

"You can do what you care about first." Boss Lin said to break the anxiety.

"..." Gide looked towards the direction of the reserved area in the distance, "I'm going to say goodbye to someone."

Boss Lin smiled from the corner of his eyes: "Just go." I will follow you secretly.

eat melon~

The author has something to say: I won’t let you see melons, and I will briefly talk about them in the next chapter.

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