Ghost School

Mystery of Izumi

After Izumi, Hana and Niki left my house because they had to do their duty as leaders, now I am alone in my house.

I played my phone in the room to relieve the boredom until the afternoon.

"It doesn't feel like it's 5 more. Papa and Mama are coming home soon, so I take a bath before they go home" I muttered and went to take a bath.

After I finished the bath, I went back into my room and sat down at my study table while watching the orange sky.

"My life has really changed now..." Thought

"Before, I always felt bored at home because Mama and papa always went to work, and I myself also did not have a brother. Therefore my communication skills are not good because I don't talk too much"

"But ever since I bonded with Izumi, it feels like I really wasn't who I was 6 months ago"

"I was hoping to have a friend who I could talk to and live a normal life before, so I met a lot of things that I never expected before"

"And most unexpectedly, all of those things happened just because of a book" I thought and glanced at Izumi's thick book

I picked up Izumi's book which I compiled along with some of my other books.

"This book used to be a picture, right? I want to see it one more time. Maybe the contents of this book have something to do with Izumi" I thought

I opened the book and was shocked.

"His book... Empty..." Mumbles

I don't know why I'm feeling a little panicked and goosebumps. My chest also began to feel uncomfortable.

I flipped one page at a time on the book, but there was absolutely no pen stain on the paper.

"How come? There was content before" I thought

I kept turning the pages of the book and finally reached the last page.

On the last page there is no writing or pen stain. However, there were blood spots all over the last page along with the back cover of the inside of the book.

My chest suddenly beat so fast that it made my hand tremble slightly.

"By... Blood..." Thought

I slowly held onto the blood patch and it felt a little warm and slippery as if it had just stuck to the book. My heart was getting restless whether it was worry, fear, or whatever it was.

"What's up, Ririn?"

"Aah!"

I was surprised by my parents who came back from work. I quickly closed Izumi's book and put it back.

"Ah, um, I'm reading a book" I panicked and went straight to my parents who were standing at the door

"Mom thinks there's nothing because you don't even realize Mama and Papa are coming home"

"Ah, sorry, because I was too focused on reading, I didn't realize Mama and Papa were coming home"

"Yes, it's okay. You continue reading again" Papa said, then they both came out of my room

"Well, I'm so shocked..." Thought. I took a deep breath to calm myself down

"Let's open one more time" I thought

I took back Izumi's book and opened it. By the time I opened it, the book was completely empty, with nothing in it.

*

At night, I was lying on my bed with my eyes staring at the ceiling.

"Iwazu..." Mumbles

....

"Izumi, come quickly" I muttered

....

There was no answer and Izumi did not come either.

"What's up? Usually if I call him, he comes right away. Even if I don't call him he usually comes" I thought

"Hana..." Mumbles

"do you have me?" Ask Hana

"Ah, it turns out that it can" I muttered then I got up and sat down opposite Hana.

"Why can I call you?" Much

"Then, big brother called me to talk about Izumi's sister, right?"

"Yes. That, now what's he doing?" Much

"At this hour, usually the leader of evil spirits is taking care of the evil spirits. Be it telling them to do something or punishing them if they make a mistake"

"Niki is also now meeting with his subordinates" Hana said

"Is there any chance that he will get hurt while meeting his subordinates?" Much

"There must be, because they are evil spirits" replied Hana

I'm getting worried.

"Before in the book there was blood, right. Does that have anything to do with Izumi?" Thought

"But I don't feel pain anywhere" I thought

"But Hana, Izumi used to see me at night. Want it while still in school, or vacation now" I said

"Actually to take care of such subordinates, it can still be represented by a spirit as powerful as the leader. It is the spirit that becomes the accomplice of the leader and helps the leader perform the task"

"It could have been that Izumi's sister was represented to take care of the spirit, or she had slightly delayed her work and did her duty while she was asleep"

"But she should be fine now, right? By him I'm fine"

Hana shook her head slowly with blackmailing eyes.

"I cannot guarantee it either. At least, I'm sure Izumi's sister didn't disappear"

"Why can you say that? Though I'm tied to Izumi now fine" I asked

"I'm not too sure, but it looks like Izumi's sister is doing something on Yurin's sibling" Hana said

"You mean?"

"Before when we did the oath of allegiance, Izumi's brother's hand was injured by the smoke, right? I could tell that it wasn't an ordinary wound because it was caused by its own power being so great"

"It should have been then that Brother Yurin received the consequences of the wound and judging from the wound, at least Brother Yurin felt his hand burning with heat and pain simultaneously. But Yurin doesn't feel anything, does she?"

"Maybe Izumi put a protector on Yurin's brother's bond so that the brother does not receive such a big impact"

"Ah, if you remember this afternoon when I punched Izumi in the stomach because she was heating up Hana and Niki I didn't feel anything" I thought

"That means, now it could be that he is fighting with a spirit and is injured, yes" I muttered

"Not really. That's still uncertain" replied Hana

"In addition to taking care of the evil spirits, it could be that brother Izumi did something else because he was also the leader of the good spirits"

"It could also be that he is resting now after exhaustion to take care of the spirit and is soundly asleep to the point of not hearing the call of brother"

"Aaah, I don't know. I also don't know what Izumi's doing right now"

"Izumi's movements and thoughts are very difficult to guess. All the possibilities could happen if it was Izumi's sister"

I was silent for a moment.

"Hana, do you know about Izumi how much?" Much

"Quite a lot for a spirit who has only met him a few days. I've been finding out about Izumi since you were bound through my subordinates" he replied

"Then, tell me"

"Arato Izumi, the leader of good and evil spirits, is the spirit that most unsettles school residents as it continues to terrorize students and teachers until years after his death which he considers to be suicide. When he first became a spirit, he had become a very rare high-level evil spirit. But suddenly his good spirit rose and he finally became the leader in the two types of spirits"

"I... I know most of what you say. But I mean, more specifically"

Hana just smiled hearing my words.

"I shouldn't have told you that, because it is the life of Izumi's sister. So Izumi's own sister has to tell her"

"And if you find out before Izumi wants you to know, I'm afraid something will happen"

"What do you mean?" Much

"If you want to stay close to Izumi's sister, then you can't know about her at all. Because once you know it, your relationship will stretch by itself. Not only that, but other, more serious possibilities still exist"

"Sister Izumi can act like that to me and Niki too because Izumi's sister doesn't know that I know her life first. Had he known it, he wouldn't have come here in the first place, let alone spoken and even sworn allegiance"

"If you're curious, just ask him directly. Ah, naw. Don't ask. Brother should wait for him until he himself says it"

"Because you said that, I'm getting curious..." Mumbles