Chapter 3 Settlement of Residence
The night in the world is very quiet, and there are not many people walking on the road. I think so, this is a place where monsters play the protagonist, and it is not so safe at night. Looking at Harada who is slightly drunk next to him, Mizuki asked, "By the way, Harada, you have been here for so long, have you ever seen monsters?"
Harada rubbed his temples with his fingers and turned his head to look at Mizuki: "You said monsters, I have only heard of them a few times. People as afraid of death like me will not walk out of the world at will. It is only a rare time when I saw them on the edge of the world. At that time, many demon-retired masters and guards took action together to resign that monster." As if thinking of something lingering in fear, Harada pulled Mizuki down and attached himself to his ears, "I heard from those demon-retired masters that that was just a little monster, not powerful, but even so, many people died at that time. I said, don't run around in the future, just live here with peace of mind."
Although I was a little fussy about Harada's words so carefully in the world, others' concerns were sincere. Mizuki thanked him sincerely and asked, "Have you been working at Miss Hachida's house, and you have no idea of going back?" "Otherwise, what else can I do? We are humans after all. Life in the world also requires expenses. I am grateful to be able to get a job from Miss Aqiu." Harada said, showing a look of recollection, "I was like you at that time, and I hope to go out. At that time, there were a few people from the outside world who came from the outside before me, and I was not familiar with them, so I just nodded. One day, they raised money and invited a pretty good devil-retired master together to hope to go to the Hori Shrine and ask the witch to send them out..." "And what" Although I had heard about it before, Mizuki still hoped to know more clearly.
Harada showed a smile on his face, not knowing whether he was mocking himself or those people, but his steps did not stop: "And then, then there was no more. Haha, after a month, a group of people who went out to control monsters found some broken clothes and bones on the way to the Bori Shrine, and brought them back. It seemed that they had not even touched the door of the shrine." As he said that, Harada asked Mizuki again: "You say, can a witch who can't even take care of his own mountain gate really send us back?"
Mizuki was silent, not knowing how to answer Harada. After all, he was not familiar with the witch and did not accuse the witch. Seeing Mizuki didn't speak, Harada said to himself, "When I saw the clothes they left behind, I couldn't remember what I felt at that time. I just vaguely remembered that I should be crying and laughing, laughing at them for being frustrated, and I didn't even have the courage to try it. Later, I was confused until Miss Aqiu gave me this job, so I have no hope of going out now. As long as I can spend my life here safely and repay Miss Aqiu's kindness."
Silence, it seemed that there was no topic of exchange between the two of them for a moment. Mizuki just followed Harada forward. The sound of dripping footsteps was clearly heard, dim lights were emitted from the wooden houses on both sides of the road, and occasionally one or two words of people communicated echoed in the empty streets. Mizuki felt very conflicted: Is this my future life? Isn't there a slight possibility of going back? His eyes were confused and looked up at the night sky with twinkling stars. The night in Fantasy Township was indeed more beautiful than the outside world. The sky was as clear as the stream water at the bottom of his eyes. The bright moon seemed to be able to shine in people's hearts, but it could not dispel the coldness from the bottom of Mizuki's heart. After all, this is a country of monsters.
"Arrival", Mizuki lowered his head and saw Harada stop. He looked at the small wooden house in front of him and couldn't help but smile bitterly. Harada seemed to understand what Mizuki was thinking and said, "Don't look at it, ordinary people here have this living conditions, and I am the same. Fortunately, there are all daily necessities inside, and if you are trapped, you should have spares. You can change it yourself." Nodded, Mizuki thanked Harada: "Please trouble you. Although I am very embarrassed, I still have to say that I would like to take care of you in the future."
"Where? By the way, you have something to ask the lady tomorrow, right? Then I will accompany you to visit the world and see what jobs are suitable for you. I don't think you want to starve to death." Harada joked about Mizuki slightly. Mizuki himself had no good ideas at this time, so he naturally took one step at a time, but the problem that Harada, Akira's loyal dog, was really realistic. "Then I'll trouble you, after all, you are a senior, and the junior will naturally benefit from it." Mizuki responded to Harada with a smile, "Then, I'll see you tomorrow, and I have to sort it out." He nodded slightly, and Harada said, "Well, then I'll leave first. If you have something to talk about tomorrow, you can rest first." After that, Harada turned around and left, Mizuki looked at the figure gradually distant,
He sighed. Looking at the small wooden house in front of him, he was slightly excited. Mizuki pushed open the door and walked in. There was no tight lock on the door, so he could only bring it to the end. He fumbled and lit the candles, and looked inside the house. A wooden bed, a cabinet, a table, a few wooden stools, and some cooking utensils and daily necessities were all there.
"It seems that even if there is a thief, there is nothing worth stealing." Mizuki laughed at himself, then walked to the edge of the bed and put the bag he carried with him on the bed. Looking at the bed that had obviously been on the bed for a long time, Mizuki's mouth twitched slightly, threw it into the corner, and then stood up and opened the cabinet. As Harada said, there was a set of spares. After changing it, Mizuki fell on the bed. Although it was a little hard and painful, it was not unbearable.
It seemed a little bored. Mizuki opened his bag and took out some items from it. Well, an MP3, there was no electricity here... A few anime fan books that I just bought in Japan, and several martial arts novels brought from the Celestial Empire. Hum? There was also a bunch of printed papers, which looked dense, no matter what, I guess it was homework left by the school. I threw it away, Mizuki opened the MP3, blew out the candle, and lay quietly on the bed. "Although there is not much electricity, at least today I will live like a modern person." Mizuki said to himself, as if he was saying goodbye to something, or was welcoming something. The moon was sparse and the lonely person could not sleep, but Mizuki fell asleep in the song. After all, no one knew the road ahead, at least there was a place to live today. Today's fantasy village is still so peaceful...
Chapter completed!