171 Episode 150: Yashiro's decision



The ceremony celebrating the completion of the street gates and highways came to an end without a hitch.

 The relationship with the 41 wards, which were so complicated and complicated by the establishment of the town gate, was dissolved, and there was a historical scene in which the lords of the 3 wards cut the tape together.
 It's a mystery that I was in it for somehow.

 Although the construction of the town gate was delayed somehow due to the magical animal swarm and Isakoza with the 41 wards, the construction was delayed by about a month due to the cooperation of the 3 wards.
 Considering that the road was extended to 40 wards, which was not originally planned, the work was already more than adequate.

 And the ceremony took place on April 6th--

 Oh, come to think of it, I think of the trend from the beginning of the new year to the present.

 I see. Is it another year since then?

 I'll pull out my watch. They're too over‐technology to wear it in public. At times like this, I appreciate a vibrating clock. Even if you don't change the battery, shake it a certain number every day and it won't stop.

 And...

"Ten more seconds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

 The date has changed -- April 7th.

 It's the anniversary of my death.
 And it's been exactly a year since I came to this world.

 It's also my birthday.

"Well, as soon as I came here, I was forced to walk a lot of course.

 He was left in the wilderness so far from the city because of a clueless god, and almost died, and was picked up by a wicked merchant, and came to this city... God is not a good fellow, is he? Yup.

"Wait a minute, shall I walk?"

 Perhaps tired from the ceremony, Jeanette and Magda fell asleep early today.
 So, don't wake me up... I walk out of the room.

 As soon as I went out into the hallway, I felt a sudden sensation...

 It's all right. I'm just going for a little walk. I'll be back in good stead.

 Mumbling such an excuse, I quietly go down the stairs.
 The shop door is locked. Do you want to get out of the back door?
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If there were any, I'd be the only one.

 Then why don't we just walk out of the shop door as we did then.

 When you walk out of the kitchen, cross the counter, and go out to the floor, you choose the chair with the best legs and sit there. None of the chairs today wobble, though.
 And when I stood up leisurely, I put my wallet in front of the counter. . . .

"Well, I'll be back,"

 After muttering so, open the door and go out.

"Yes. At first there was a toilet across here... and it was completely dark..."

 In front of the Yangdaljeong Pavilion, the shiny bricks emit a pale, beautiful, warm light.
 If it had been so bright from the start, I wouldn't have been too scared of the outside toilet. ...well, the toilet should be indoors.

 Oh, that's right.

 I'm going to clear my throat and mutter with a dirty face that I haven't seen in a long time.
 Towards Yodamari-tei...

"There are a lot more bad people in the world. I've learned a lot."

 Oh, my God.
 I think I left the Yodamari-tei with this line. I remember quite a bit.

"Well... shall we go?"

 After leaving the Yodamari-tei, they start walking towards the main street as they did that day.
 The road to the main street was wider and more beautifully transformed than it was a year ago.
 This is, after all, a great road stretching from the 42nd to the 40th wards. There's still a lot of room for two horse‐drawn carts to pass each other.
 And on each side of the road, dotted bricks illuminate the streets at night safely.


 A year ago it was rattled beyond the reach of a carriage, and the road was much narrower.
 And above all, it was pitch dark... ...so seriously dark that I fell into a noctophobia.
 On reflection, this is under the cliffs adjacent to the 30th and 29th wards. The location is hard for the moonlight to get in. That's dark.

 There's a turn on the way to Newtown.
 It used to be called a slum, but now it's become a bit of a luxury residential area.
 I don't feel any more fear of darkness.

 Then go out onto the main street and plod around.
 I was frightened by the cat's eyes in the middle of the night, and I met Neferry at dawn and was surprised to see him harvesting chickens' eggs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

"A lot of things have happened..."

 At the back of the main street was a hardware street, where the hamsters took measures against flood damage when they were not yet recognized by the people of the domain. Also, it was here that Magda felineized and fled.
 Nowadays, every time I came to Norma to ask her unreasonable questions, it was a place where the Onae language Ossan got entangled. Don't like me, just do as you please.

"If you go this way, you'll find a trap... beyond that is Central Square, and beyond that is Becko's house..."

 The hero image scandal, the food poisoning scandal, and so on... he had a big fight with Assundt on the main street.
 Traveling popcorn is now a natural sight, but it was hard work at first.

"Oh! Bulletin board".

 a notice board set up at the intersection of the road leading to Yangdaljeong, by the Ukrinness store.
 When I come from the Yangdari-tei, I miss it, but when I go home, I see it very much.
 My arrangement was posted here, wasn't it? I scribbled it for you.
 Even now, it is clearly written, 'The curse of the Spirit falls on those who strip the notice without permission.' Spirits always focus on these strange places, don't they? I wish I could use my strength to make it easier for people to live in.

 Then they head to the lord's residence.
 as big as ever
 The first time I saw it, I never expected to be invited to this building. What's more, cutting tapes at ceremonies on a par with the lords... ...that's what we do in every world.
 We have strange things in common.
 That's why I sometimes feel like forgetting.

 I'm in a different world now.

 Well...


 I came from a different world.



 I won't be able to get back into the world I was in.
 Then this is my world. Japan is a different world to me now.

 Perhaps it's because there weren't so many bad luck with it.
 I was in this world, and I thought I was a resident of the other world, and I was living in the Forty-second Ward, and I felt like a customer... and I was always free to go or stay.

 This is a place to leave someday.

"... a year?"

 I think it's just the right time.The night before the ceremony, I thought too much about it and ended up going around in circles, but during the ceremony I was able to think a little differently.
 The people who had been involved so far had come to see the ceremony, and they all looked like they were having fun, and they were really happy about the development of their city.

 I thought when I saw it.

I was like, 'Oh, my role is over.'

 Well, I don't care much about the role, but I've always stuck in my mind -- "Are they all right with me gone?" -- I realized that there's no need to worry.

 These guys are all right.
 I won't be daunted by anything more gently.
 They've learned to stand on their own feet, and they can rely on them.

 We've probably done everything I can do.
 There is nothing more to be done with the knowledge of amateurs. require professional skill

 You've already finished all the work you need to do, haven't you?
 Yodamari-tei returned to its former lively dining room and formed a reliable group of friends.
 The hamsters, who were having trouble with their jobs, were now busy working, and the tiger-child, who had been left alone, found his place... the lord stood on his own.

 That's enough, isn't it?

 I forgive myself... I don't know if I can do that. However, I'm thinking of giving it a try.
 But if you don't reset it...

 I've been sitting here deceiving all the people who live here.
 That's not fair.

 If I had introduced myself to myself from the beginning, "I was a swindler in the world over there, and I'm sure I wouldn't have accepted you like this."

 That's why you reset it here.
 Otherwise, I can't forgive you forever.

 To be honest, I didn't think I could win when I found out that Jeanette was so determined to be in the Yodomari-tei.
 in his dedication with firm determination

 Compared to him, I'm like a withered bean sprout.
 Stick to someone and adjust your shape to the other person.
 have no core

 Wow, I was made aware that I was living in a bad way.


 This is what fraudsters often say.

'He's a fool to be fooled,'

 And...

"He who can't deceive is even more stupid than that."

 There's nothing I can do to save you.
 What a good‐natured con artist!

 There's no way I can stay here without being so confused.
 I don't have the courage to keep calling myself a swindler, but I don't have the courage to be good-natured....I can't even be prepared for it, but why I should stay here...



 So I'm leaving this city.



 If you decide to do so, you'll have to get ready as soon as possible.
 As soon as the sun rises, let's get out of the building.
 Of course, greet them properly.
 That's the best I can do right now.

 With that in mind, I turn to the Yodamari-tei.

 I walked quite a long way.
 Having walked all the 42 wards, a few hours may have passed.
 Let's go back now and rest for a while. I may have to walk again tomorrow.

"And then..."

 take out a pocketful of 20Rb in one's pocket
 A dull copper coin clinks.

"If you pay for the food and run... it's all over."

 After all, I stayed at the Yodamari-tei to earn this money.
 I've kept you waiting for a long time. I hope there's no interest on it.

 Walk along the highway and you'll see a brighter corner.
 It's a sunny place.

 I've come back.
 I feel like I'm watching the ending of the story.
 If you open this door and go in... that's it.
 That's the end of crying and laughing.

 Then at least be positive...

 I opened the door with pride, with the intention of paying homage to Yodamari-tei, who had been taken care of for a year.

"Here comes Mr. Jiro!"
"...what?"

 I opened the door and found Jeanette.
 He's holding out his arms to the door in a "do!" pose.

"…………………………What?"

 Jeanette and I say the same lines as me, and the two of us get together.
 What are you doing?

"...what are you doing?"

 No, that's my line... You're dressed in a funny way right now.
 Or "Yasilo's appearance.
 What? Prediction magic?
 Or...

 Take your gaze off the Jeanette and look around the room.
 There's a piece of paper on the wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .There were papers everywhere with instructions on them.
 There is a lamp on the counter.
 And the table has been greatly changed in position, and the center is wide open. In the middle of such an open space, four desks are set together.
 There's a fluffy cylindrical object on the desk... ...a cake sponge?
 And next to the sponge of the cake lay a thin unused candle.

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

"Genet".
"Oh, my dear!"

 I don't know what it is, but he seems to be very nervous.
 It's written on his face, "I've been caught in a bad way…! (sweat)."

"How do you know?"
"... to?"
"Today is my birthday".
"What!? Really?"

 Jeanette, who had been clenched with her arms stretched out, suddenly started to move, holding her mouth with her hands, clapped her hands and bread, and was about to head to the kitchen, thinking, "Oh, before that, clean up..." and holding her head back, "Oh, but I can't do it in front of Mr. Yashiro...", "Oh, yes, birthday! I can't do it like this!" and holding her head in her arms.

 No, just calm down.

"Didn't you know that?"
"Yes... I just found out." I'm sorry, I didn't study enough... ...oh, I was congratulated on my birthday... ...and why didn't I get so crazy... ...I confess.""Oh, no, will you leave it later?"

 Stop Jeanette, who kneels on the floor and sticks out her hands facing the sky.

 But "Yasilo is here" on cake, candle, and "decoration," right?
 If it's not a birthday party, what's this all about?

"Ah... because of me, I've got a plan... ...that I don't have the face to meet me."

 To you, it seems like you've been up to something with the rest of us... this guy doesn't realize he's leaking information one after another.

"And what is this?"
"No, you know, "...."

With a sigh, Jeanette began to whisper as if she had given up.

"Tomorrow will be exactly one year since Mr. Yashiro came to Yodamari-tei..."
"What...?"
"Well, by the way, I was very worried about which anniversary to celebrate the day after tomorrow, but when I asked your opinion, there were a little more people who said, 'It would be better if we met... I think that's better for me too.'"
「……」
"Well, and I thought it might bother you, but I really wanted to congratulate you... and, um... if only this would add a little to Jiro's spirits... that's what I thought."

 Distracted, Jeanette spouts out her words.
 I'm sure they've worked hard to keep it a secret.
 I'm trying hard to hide it so that I won't find out... That's stupid. You're not cut out for hiding, scheming, deceiving people... you know, you've been pushing yourself too hard, and you've been putting up with it, haven't you?
 What I've been keeping in my chest for a long time, I've been keeping it in my chest, and I've been experiencing a lot of words that I've been struggling with. It won't stop until you feel less guilty.

 And the Genet's hold on became less effective . . . . . .

"Ah, I knew it was intrusive... ...but I always wanted Mr. Jiro to smile... ...oh, I'm glad to be here, I always wanted him to think so... ...some day... ...I'm afraid that he'll disappear as suddenly as he did when he appeared... ...but he's got his thoughts and circumstances... ...but if I can... ...but I still want to... ...with him..."

 Jeanette's nose snaps.

"... I can't help it, no matter how many times I tell myself... I'm anxious... but I'm worried that Mr. Jiro will be kind to me... ...but I'm happy and happy that he'll be kind to me... ...and I'm worried... ...even though I'm suffering... ...I've just spoiled him like I was in a competition to eat a lot...."

 Was that the reason why the lonely mode suddenly ended?
 ...and wouldn't it be okay to just say it like a big eater?

"I... ...have always been spoiled by Mr. Jiro... ...by the shop... ...by the church... ...everyone depends on him... ...because he's kind... ...I'm spoiled... ...by his kindness... ...nothing... ...thought... ...by the night before yesterday... ...but if I can, it's not a good word to say!"

 Pushed against closed eyelids, large drops of tears stream down Jeanette's cheek.
 clasped his hands in prayer and whispered in a trembling voice????

"...I want to be with Mr. Jiro... ...all I can do is be with him... ...how happy I am... ...that's all."

 This is probably a confession.
 I'm sure Jeanette is full of guilt now.

 Oh my gosh... ...you're stupid.

"...."

 Jeanette is shaking a little, biting her lips.
 His eyes, which were supposed to be staring at the future, were closing their eyelids for fear of the future that would come soon.

 You're really stupid... I'm...

"Genet".
"...what!"

 Jeanette's shoulders leaped at the mention of her name.
 Then he slowly looks up and looks up at me with big eyes filled with tears.

 I silently took the 20Rb out of my pocket and gently put it in Jeanette's hand.

 When I saw the 20Rb on my palm... Jeanette's eyes were wide open... ...his shoulders fell off with ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

 Tears stream down my cheeks without a sound.

"This is my kejime,"

 I finally paid for the food and run that I had put on hold for a long time.
 And now there's nothing to tie me to.

"...yes,"

 Jeanette seems to have accepted it, even though she looks like she is about to disappear.
 Raise your face and force your smile.

"Every time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 do one's job properly as a clerk
 He's just like a clerk.


 ...that's really stupid.
 I wonder why I didn't realize such a simple thing.

 It's my past, it's my sin, it's my unforgivable, it's not my place, it's not my place, it's not my place, it's my place, it's my place, it's my place...
 It was all about me that kept me worried.
 I've always thought of nothing but myself.

 That's why I'm stupid.


 I can't believe there's a guy who's been watching me for such an idiot... ...and I didn't even think about it.

'Genet can be happier without me'… Who said that? It's probably me.
'You can't have a guy like me by Jeanette' ... that's my opinion, too.
"'I am a swindler, and I don't have the right to be happy,'" -- if you think so! Instead, do your best to make the world's best man, who cried for the sake of the stupid Temae, happy! If the sin is a little irritable, at least do it in a desperate way to make the precious man in front of you happy, and in a desperate way to die! What is it that I am a swindler?'"

 Is Temae going to live in the future to find an excuse?

 Don't think I'll be forgiven. Taemae's crimes will never disappear!
 But it's not a good reason to throw away your life!
 Don't treat Temae's life badly while destroying others' lives!

 If you want so much forgiveness, I'll impose a 'lifetime service sentence' on Temae!



 Don't do anything more to make Jeanette cry anymore, right?



"Genet".
"...yes...."
"Will you employ me here?"
"………………What?"
"Not to pay for the outstanding, but to hire me formally and genuinely as an employee here . . . . . . . please!"

 bend one's hips 90 degrees and bow deeply

 Jeanette is out of breath.
 I feel bewildered in my hand.

 And...

"……………………."

 I look up at the answer.
 and there he was--


 There was a beautiful goddessly smile.


 Jeanette is staring at me with a gentle smile.
 Then, once again, he looked me in the eye and gave me a clear answer.

"Thank you very much for your help," Mr. Jillo!"

 Take my hand and squeeze it tight.
 Dye your cheeks a little embarrassed, but keep your hands fixed and stare at each other for a moment.

 --and then.

 Something fell off my left arm.

"...."

 It was a dirty, blackened, thin string... ...a promise ring tied to my arm all the time.



 All of a sudden, all kinds of memories overflow into my head.
 Ever since I was a kid, I've gone on to junior high and high school, and I've lost my life, and I've lost my life as a result, but I've been reincarnated... and I've come to Yodamari-tei... Everything I've seen and felt so far comes to mind and disappears.

 There was a movie screen right in front of me, and I felt like I was being shown a quick clip on it... ...but the clip finally stopped.The sound is gone and the world is white.
 Nothing... I feel nothing... I stand alone in a strange world.

 In such a strange world...

"Jillo,"
"Yasilo".

 Two voices calling for me......

"...."

 Tears well up naturally.

 I was standing there.........

"Master......mistress......hmmm..."


 They were the stable master and the landlady, whom I had expected to see again.
 They stand side by side and stare at me with a gentle smile that is no different from what it was back then.

"Oh, um... um... me... oh!"

 I wanted to apologize.

 something that someone didn't notice
 failure to help
 He ignored their feelings and became a swindler...
 And the fact that he was dead.

 But I couldn't speak at all... I couldn't say anything...
 Looking at their faces... ...that's not what I have to say, I think...

 Therefore, I told him what I thought.

"I... I'll be happy."

 Then they nodded slowly with happy faces and waved their hands slightly.
 The color of the world is fading.
 The existence is becoming rarefied.
 go out of sight When I was convinced, I had one more word to say, praying that I should make it in time, and cried out with all my might.



"I loved you! I was happy to be two children! Dad and mom!"



 The world is turning dark... I hear a gentle voice calling for me.

"Mr. Jiro, are you all right?"

 There was Jeanette in front of me.
 He looks up at me with a troubled look on his face.

"This... was a precious thing, wasn't it?"

 Jeanette picks up the broken promiscuous ring and presents it to me.

"It's all right. This is all right."
"Is that so?"
"Oh, this is how it cuts. My wish... ...will come true... ...."
"... Mr. Jiro?"
"My wish is... my father and mother's... my wish is... to live happily..."
"Oh, uh... palm-ro...!?"

 I couldn't do it anymore.
 I crouched and sobbed.
 I knew it was disgraceful, but I couldn't hold back the leaking voices.

"... Mr. Jiro,"

 There was something gently touching my back.
 It's warm enough to pat my back slowly.

 I can't stop crying.
 I can't control my feelings.
 I cried to the point where I felt like I was going to do something... spit everything out...
 At last I felt... ...that I was going to change.

"... the manager?"

 I heard Magda's voice.
 And the breath was amazing...

"Magda, could you get everyone together as soon as possible? Today is Jiro's birthday."
".........okay." Leave it to Magda."

 You must have learned everything from such a short conversation.
 A clever Jeanette and a perceptive Magda... You've made me pay attention again.

"... Jillo,"

 Magda's footsteps approach me.
 the sound of footsteps passing by me without slowing down

 Magda muttered as she passed by.

"...thank you."

 His voice seemed to be only a little pleased.

 The door opens and closes... the footsteps go away.

 Silence returns to the dining room.
 My sob stops at last, and the space for the two of us is enveloped in gentle air.

"Mr. Jiro..."

 In such a calm atmosphere, there was a whisper of Jeanette's voice . . . . . .


"Welcome to Yodamari-tei,"


 I was convinced that my place was here.