Ghost School

Back to the Rental House

Today is Saturday in the second week of the holiday. So today I'm going back to the rental place because I want to go to school in the 2nd semester.

I left since morning about 6 more with my parents. And of course Niki and Hana say goodbye to me because they can't get into Izumi's territory.

"Hiks.we can't see Yurin again after this. This is all because of the evil Izumi!!" Shouted Hana tightly hugging my stomach.

I thought back to yesterday when I, Hana, Niki, and Izumi gathered.

*

Yesterday night...

"Monday you're going to school, so when are you going back to your rental house?" Ask Izumi

"Tomorrow. Therefore since coming home from going to buy stationery yesterday, I have been busy preparing things" I replied

"Sir Yurin, I and Niki can come later, right?" Ask Hana

"Yes, not ap--"

"Can't!"

Izumi immediately cut off my words and rejected them firmly.

"Whyaaaaaa??" Shouts Hana

"There's my territory. You have no right to enter my territory" Izumi said firmly.

"You fighting?? You yourself have come into our territory!!" Shouts Niki

"If you're about that don't blame me, but blame your brother. He's the one who let me into your territory. You saw for yourself that he gave me a 'permission' sign into your territory"

"I didn't ask for it and he himself gave it without asking for anything in return. So why are you mad at me?" Ask Izumi

"Sister's been nice to you. How can you not even grant her one wish" Niki said with a restraining temper

"You forgot that I'm still an evil spirit? I was just doing something beneficial for me and all the spirits in my territory. In the condition of 'loyal oath' we also do not mention we must grant requests to each other. All that is called is 'don't betray'. So there is no reason for me to follow your request" Izumi said casually

Hearing that, Niki immediately approached and pulled on Izumi's collar.

"You!! You are ungrateful!" Shouts Niki

"Hey, you two! Stop this!" Shouted

"alright. Then please come to my territory, but I won't give you any 'signs of permission' to enter my territory. So if there is a spirit of my territory attacking you, I have no responsibility to help you" Izumi said casually and in no way against Niki

"That's the same as betraying you!!" Niki's screams were stirred with emotion

"I didn't give you permission to enter my territory, nor did I tell my subordinates to attack you. If anyone attacks you while in my territory, it is entirely their own instinct and not mine. So I'm not betraying you at all, but you're the ones who are looking to die"

Without further ado, Niki immediately threw her fist at Izumi's smooth face, but Izumi immediately held on. Izumi also directly brushed off Niki's hand that was gripping her collar.

"Why? You mad? I told you to protest, yes protest to your brother who didn't ask me for anything in return"

"Well, even if he asks for a reward, I won't give it anyway..." Izumi's mutter

"I... I was totally unthinkable up here. At that time I just wanted to give a gift as our first sign..." Mumbled Hana with teary eyes

"Well, you're just a stupid little kid yourself. It's not supposed to be a kid like you to be the leader of a big region. And carefully deceived by the leader of another region whose spirit has grown, yaa~"

"Sir Izumi is evil!!!" Shouted Hana while crying

*

"Well, I don't know. I also don't know who was right and who was wrong last night. Neither can be justified nor blamed" I thought as I stared out the window from inside the car

After a few hours on the way, we finally arrived. They rested for 1 hour at home and then returned home after meeting the grandmother of the rental house.

The atmosphere in this house is quiet now, because there is only me. Yui has not come yet. Yui said she would be here at night so she could go straight to sleep after arriving.

Because I feel bored, so I just take care of my things after arriving at this house.I also haven't seen Izumi after last meeting last night.

*

After I finished cleaning my things, I laid my body on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

I think back to what happened when I and Izumi were in Lily's garden. On that day Izumi showed many expressions that had rarely been released before, be it happy or sad expressions. It came back to haunt me.

"That day Izumi really looked different. His expression was clearer than usual that day. But after that big incident, Izumi looked ordinary as if it had never happened before. I really don't understand Izumi's mindset" I thought

I turned my body to the side and my gaze was now turned to my study table. I stared at the pile of books on the table, one of which was Izumi's book.

"Do I need to recheck the book?" Thought

Shuuuushis....

Suddenly there was a cold near me.

"This air... Teleportation" I thought then looked back

When I turned around, I saw a familiar spirit figure to me.

"There is no particular reason, I just want to see you" Kagusa said with a cheerful smile.

"Then, where's Izumi? You're not helping him?" Much

"Aah, Izumi is not here now, she's to the border of life and death"

"What's? Why did he go there?" Much

"monster jealous. Since the past few days Izumi has been hunting monsters continuously to increase his level among spirits"

"But why all of a sudden? Did something happen before?" Much

"Don't know. He's been going somewhere ever since you came home to your parents" Kagusa said, raising her shoulders

"Then, is this related to Shuri's matter?" Thought

Then I flinched.

"Eh, wait... You don't know where Izumi went all this time??!" I'm surprised, too

"I... Da... He just left without saying anything to us" Kagusa said nervously

"Iuzumi's... At least tell your subordinates all this time where you've been. Don't make them worry because of your carelessness" I thought

"Izumi was with me as long as she wasn't at school" I said

"Whataa??!" Shouted Kagusa in shock

I also tell the events of Izumi's time at my house in outline to Kagusa.

"So Izumi allied himself with the northern region, that great territory..." Kagusa Mumbles

"Yes. And... He keeps fighting with his evil spirit leader, Niki"

"Brawl??!"

"Aargh... I should have stopped him when there were signs he was going to leave school" Kagusa muttered

"I don't understand Izumi either. He also sometimes seems to intentionally ignite Niki's emotions" I said

"If it's about that, you know for yourself he's a good and evil spirit. Sometimes it is hard to control his emotions. The emotions are very easy to get up and down" said Kagusa

"So it's natural for Izumi to be like that... But... It felt like Izumi was a bit different after meeting Shuri" I thought

"Eems... When Izumi was with you guys, what was she like? I mean, does he look any different than he has been lately?" Much

"He was the same as always, so I was surprised that he had done so much behind us"

"What is he like usually?" Much

"Hmm? He just kept quiet by putting on a stiff face and staring at us sharply. He usually does. There was nothing special he did either. He's always doing his job, and lately he's focused on raising the level" Kagusa explained

I fell silent and tried to imagine the situation that Kagus meant.

After hearing her explanation and using my imagination, I can estimate what Kagusa meant was an adult fashion Izumi who looked more like a handsome ice stone statue.

On the other hand, I remember Izumi all this time. When with me he looks more like a kitten who always asks in elus, then fights with other kittens (Niki) just for fun.

Then I thought. Wasn't Izumi too picky to behave to everyone? (more precisely spirits, not people) All the things Izumi possessed were incomprehensible. His mysterious and unpredictable nature, his handsome face, his intelligence beyond average, his immense strength, his leadership status, to the tragedy of his death.

There's nothing I know about Izumi.

First, let's ask what happened first. Don't ask too many questions.

"Kagusa, lately I feel that Izumi's emotions are too easy to get up and down. Like you said earlier, it's the effect of him having 2 kinds of spirits. But I think his emotions are too easy to change in the near future to feel terrible. Is that a natural thing?" Much

"Ah, really?" Ask Kagusa

"Yes. Sometimes I get scared when Izumi's like that..." Mumbles

Kagusa thought with a serious face.

"What... Did something happen when she was with you?" Ask Kagusa

"Actually... There was... What's wrong?" I'm just nervous

"Izumi like that for the first time was the first time she became a leader. He is very easy to be kind or cruel to us. That's because Izumi still has trouble controlling between good spirits and evil spirits"

"Until now, Izumi still often loses control of herself, but not as often as she used to. Now Izumi had returned showing signs she was about to lose control of herself"

"That means something big has happened to Izumi's soul"

Instantly I felt a chill down my neck.

"Huge thing? But which one? The big thing was Shuri's problem or when we met the twins? I don't know which one between the 2 is because it happened on the same day" I thought

Kagusa looked at me who was seriously thinking.

"What happened to Izumi?" Ask Kagusa