Ghost School

Behind the Scenes

Izumi's point of view.

2 Hours ago, when Izumi and Yurin had just arrived at the park.

*

Moments after Yurin went to buy a drink...

"This is very quiet, there are no humans around here" I thought then sat on the edge of the grass field while feeling the wind blowing on me.

Srak... Srak....

There was a bush near me.

"Animals? No, this isn't an animal..." I muttered and turned to the source of the voice

"Mothers... Mother where?"

Then came the girl with teary eyes from the bush.

"Spirit. Is he a neutral spirit? No, there was strength in his body but it was still very unstable. Its power is also still unclear whether spirits are good or evil" I thought and hid behind a tree

"Why this spirit is not hiding. He should have known that it was dangerous to meet me who was the spirit leader, even though I was not the leader in this region"

"And... Something strange about him"

"He's a very weak spirit, so I can use the power of 'that spirit' to see this child's past while alive"

I also unleashed the power of my 'Blue Heart Crystal' to activate the power of the 'Truth Eye'.

My blue eyes stared fixedly at the little boy still in the bush, and my right eye began to turn green as the 'Eye of Truth' had been activated.

*

Shuri's life Izumi saw...

"Mother, let's play with Shuri~" said cheerful Shuri with both hands hugging a teddy bear.

Prangs!!

His mother threw a vase of flowers near Shuri

"How many times have I told you, stop bothering me!!" Shouted his mother

"Shuri.. "

"Don't spoil!! I've bought you a toy so you don't bother me, but you still bother me!"

"I'm sorry... Shuri's sorry..."

*

Plaque!

"Don't go into my room! You can only be in your own room, I don't want to see you!!"

*

Prangs!

"You're just playing. Quickly clean the house!! And don't show up in front of me while I'm not looking for you"

*

Bruk!

"You're this, just cleaning the house isn't a dick! I've been working hard raising you, feeding you, clothes, and necessities for 6 years, but you can't pay for all my effort??!"

"I'm sorry.... It's Shuri's fault. I'm sorry Shuri, ma'am..."

"Basic!! You're not so damn good as that guy! He who left me with this disgusting creature is so annoying!! He said he would meet me, but until now he didn't come!!"

"It's all your fault!! If only you were not in this world!!!"

*

Then one afternoon...

"Shuri, you want to go with mom to the park?"

"Mother took me to the park!! Does that mean you want to play with me?"

"Yes! Shuri's coming!"

And after arriving at Lily Park, his mother immediately bought a drink and took Shuri into the park and looked for a quiet place.

Once he felt that he was in a quiet place, his mother put a powder into the drink.

"Mom, what did you put in that?"

"It's a vitamin for Shuri, so finish this drink" said his mother then thrust the drink at him

Shuri received the drink but he just stared at it.

"Why? You don't want to drink it?"

"No, Shuri will drink it, ma'am"

A few minutes later, his mother took Shuri to go deeper into the park. At the end of the park, there is a deep pool. And since it was late afternoon, so there was no one who was in this pond.

"Well, the water's very clear"

"Yes. Is Shuri trying to swim in it?"

"Eh?"

Cbu!!

His mother pushed Shuri into the pool.

"Ib... Mothers... Please..."

"Goodbye, Shuri" said her mother and left

"Mother!"

With great difficulty Shuri tried to climb back to the mainland, but because his body was small, plus he somehow felt very tired and his eyes began to close, Shuri finally drowned in the pond.

And a few minutes later...

"Please!! Help u! Anyone!"

"What's up, madam?"

"My son!! My son's missing! 6-year-old, cream-haired with brown eyes and wearing a yellow dress. We were together, but without me knowing we were apart. Please find him!!"

The search was carried out by several supervisors in front of the park, and people who were still in the park.

When the day begins at night...

"Meet!! Cream-haired kid in a yellow dress" shouted a bodyguard who was drenched from diving in the pool.

"Really! He's my son! Thank goodness"

"But madam... Your son is dead"

"No way... Shuri! Shuri couldn't possibly leave mother, right" Shuri's mother cried out while crying hugging Shuri's cold body.

"Steady one, madam. It was an accident. The child may be curious about the pool and accidentally splash"

"Shurim! This is the fault of the mother who was less watching you earlier. Forgive mom"

On the other hand, Shuri's spirit is now in the park and witnessing his mother's own drama.

"Mother... intentionally do it? Mom wanted Shuri dead in the first place?"

*

I also regained my senses after seeing Shuri's past. I glanced at Shuri who was now still sitting near the bush.

"Then, the little boy still does not hate his mother even though it has been like this and is still looking for her. He's really stupid"

"I'm sure since his mother put sleeping pills in the drink, the boy knew that his mother had bad intentions for him seeing his mother was never good to him, but he still drank it as his mother ordered. Really stupid kid, he can't even sustain his little life" I thought

Then I fell silent.

"'Sustaining lives'? I myself cannot sustain my own life. Aaah, I ate my own words" I muttered

"But for sure... Soon the child will be a true spirit. If that happened, the chances of him returning to the sky were getting smaller. So now is the right time to persuade her, while she is still a weak spirit"

After looking at Shuri's past, I recalled the memories I wanted to forget. Memories that were only black-and-white, faint, and filled with cracks.

Nyut... Nyut...

"Ugh..."

I held my head which suddenly became very painful.

"My head hurt like it was about to break. Looks like it's the effect I used the 'Truth Eye'. Though I only saw the last 1 week of the boy's life, but it's like this..." Mumbles

"Izumi!" Yurin shouted from a distance

I also looked towards him. Yurin continued to run slowly towards me with both her hands holding onto the drink cup.

"Izumi. we have to get out of here..." Prattling

"Why?" Much

"He knows, yes" I thought

"I got the info when I bought this drink... Said a little boy died in this park not long ago..."

"Oh..."

"I already know, and it's a little bit of my heart right now" I thought

Yurin immediately looked up and stared intently at me.

"You look so relaxed even though you already know someone's dead"

"What happened to this park where the little boy died? I don't care at all"

"I don't care where he dies. He who is dead will not be revived as a human being, so worrying about this park is just a waste"

"This is where he was killed, but I will make this place also a place to feel free. Free from all burdens" I thought

"No, it's just... It feels uncomfortable to occupy a place that was previously where people breathed their last" Yurin murmured

"Ah, he must think I'm a bad guy with no feelings. But... I don't have a problem with that either" I thought

"You're still afraid of something like this?" Much

"It's different! All this time all I've met was a ghost, whereas this, there's still traces of the little boy's body. Besides, it's rude of us to laugh in the dead"

"I don't care about it" I said, turning my face away from Yurin and glanced at Shuri who was standing next to the tree.

"Yes. I'll laugh in this place, laugh with the little boy. He who has never been treated well, will definitely feel very happy if someone is being nice to him" I thought

"Kakak~"

I looked at Shuri who was standing next to a tree, then walked up to him.

"Hey, why are you here?" I asked while stroking Shuri's head

"Kakak~ Let's play with Shuri!~" Shuri said cheerfully.

"So your name is Shuri? What a pretty name"

"Iya~ Because Mother gave me the name~"

"But... I don't know why I took so long to get Shuri home. But it's okay~ Mom must have come to pick up Shuri, so Shuri wants to play first~"

I slightly frowned as Shuri continued to discuss his mother.

"He can't remember his mother anymore. If left unchecked, his evil spirit could rise because he himself already knew his mother had deliberately killed him" I thought

I immediately stood up and held Shuri's small hand.

"Shuri wants to play, right. So let's play with brother" I said.

"Ya~ Let's play~"

*

After we played for almost 2 hours, Shuri who had looked very happy suddenly cried. It made me very surprised.

"Why? Does he remember his mother again?" I thought I was worried

"Shuri, what's wrong?" Ask Yurin

"Hiks, Shuri is very happy..."

"Shuri wants to continue playing with the sisters, but it seems that she can't... Hicks..."

I jerked.

"Here we go! He's already starting to realize that the place isn't here and has to go" I thought

I kept comforting her to make her forget the unpleasant things. And finally, my efforts succeeded. Shuri returned to the sky just because of a few words I said.

*

"He's gone, yeah" I thought

"I, who is still one of these evil spirits, help other spirits. It's really weird" I thought then looked at my palm.

I looked up my head and looked up at the blue sky.

"I'm so jealous of you, Shuri. Because you've become such a weak spirit that no one's after you and you're back in the sky so easily. You can still feel happy even a little here. And I...."

"Iwazu..."

I flinched and woke up from my daydream. I glanced at Yurin who was behind me.

Yurin now looked down as if regretting something.

"Ah, I'm just him. He must be worried about me" I thought

"Yurin, don't blame yourself for you taking me to this park. It's the right choice you're bringing me here"

"Why?"

"Shuri didn't actually die from getting lost in this park, but from being killed"

I also explained the outline of things I knew.

"So you saw Shuri's past. And because of that... You're very considerate of Shuri"

"Yes" I answered

"From the first time I saw her, I felt so sorry for her. Maybe it was because he was being tortured by the person he loved the most" I thought

"But...."

"What about me? No one has ever pitied me or wept over my death. Rather than him, I should just take care of myself"

"That's weird! I may care about other spirits, but I'm still trapped in this world"

I also looked at Yurin. He looked serious with a slightly sad expression.

"No. What I was expecting just now. I don't deserve any mercy from anyone"

"Yurin, don't think too much. You don't need to know anything. Keep thinking I'm a naive, shitty little kid. Don't dig anything out of me"

"That way... There won't be any problem"