Ghost School

Secrets of Izumi and Ayui

After all the complicated stuff was done, I went home.

And after an hour at home, I realized something.

"Yui there is none. Where'd he go, huh?" Thought

Along with me thinking like that, Kagusa came to see me.

"Hi, Yurin. Looks like I won't be able to come here tonight because Izumi2. So we're doing the report now"

"Alright, so..."

I told her how Izumi was grumbling about her work until I was confronted by the thugs.

"The boy did not really love his life. He doesn't know who's behind this girl. Too bad, soon, they'll be spirits because of one fatal mistake they made"

"I've forbidden Izumi from doing anything excessive. If he still dares to do it, I'll get angry"

"Surprising..." Kagusa Mumbles

"Then, what about Izumi when she's with you?" Much

"Nothing special this time either. Izumi and I were just discussing the sustainability of this region and plans for the future. Afterwards he was busy visiting the border area to keep an eye out for any enemies to enter. And as you know, he just ran away from his job on the grounds of being tired"

"Indeed, whatever task the leaders were carrying, and how difficult it was until Izumi was exhausted" I asked

"Well, leaders must take care of their entire territory, educate their subordinates and work with them against the enemy, predict what will happen in the future whether it be about his subordinates or the region, discuss with his spirit of trust, lead regional wars, design war strategies, and much more"

"That's the general task of leaders"

"Wait on! If it's a general task, it means there's a special task, right?" Much

"In addition, the Izumi became the leader alone, in the spirits of good and evil! So it's only natural that he's exhausted"

"What, anyway? Izumi is not alone. He always throws his duty at me and Kei. Let alone that Kei, he was too obedient to Izumi's words until he was drained out by Izumi" Kagusa said casually

"really?" I asked to go back to making sure

"Really! Ah, by the way, I'm going back to school. Later Izumi could suspect I'm gone too long. See you later, Yurin"

"Yes"

Kagusa disappeared from my sight.

"Ah, right too. I forgot to put my shoes on the shoe rack in a hurry to get in" I thought

I walked out of the room with no sound at all.

As soon as I opened the door, I was startled by Yui who was at my doorstep.

"Ah, hi Ririn" Yui said nervously

"Yui? Why are you at my door? And again, where did you go?"

"aaa... I went wrong in the room. Due to exhaustion, I was wrong to go into your room"

"Misplaced inside? Exhausted?" Much

"I... Aye"

"Where did you get out of and why did you get tired?" Much

"I? I. I went to my friend's house. Aye! Group work! We work in groups. I left shortly after you left"

"A sudden group work?"

"I forgot that today there was group work. I just remembered when my groupmate called me"

"Already, yeah. I'm a little sleepy so I want to go to sleep first" Yui said nervously and went straight to her room

"Yui... It feels weird" I thought

"Think of it, every time I go out alone, when I get home Yui is always not home and she comes home the fastest hour after I get home"

"Every time I asked him where he was from and what he was going home like now, he always used the excuse of meeting his classmates with a panicked expression. It's obvious he's lying"

"There must be something that Yui is hiding from me, just as I am hiding the fact that I can see and communicate with ghosts to Yui"

*

In the evening...

Shuush...

"Izumi, you're finally here!" I'm upset

"E... Uh?" Izumi was startled because I immediately let out a black aura the moment she came.

I stood up, walked up to Izumi and pulled her collar.

"Now try to explain to me why you left?!" I asked cold

"Ke... Why are you angry?" Ask Izumi

"Reply answer!!" Snatch me

"I'm threatening the spirits in that hospital not to bother you like you were before you went to the hospital..."

"Because when I was in the hospital the spirits seemed to be avoiding me. But..." Thought

"Stay, in the end I was bullied by those thugs!! You also very, very, very long come and leave me alone!!"

"I've been looking for you all over the room in that hospital building and all around it because I thought you were lost. I didn't think you were going to that disgusting place at all! And I didn't mean to leave you either"

"Stay, it's your fault that the old one came!!"

"I forbid you to come to the hospital. And I also said don't regret it later, but you didn't hear and now you're sorry"

"It's just Izumi's fault!! You should have protected me!" Snatch me

"Yes, yeah. All right, it's my fault. Sorry"

Finally, I won in this little quarrel because Izumi relented.

*

After my anger about the incident last afternoon subsided, my mind was now able to walk again.

"By the way, Izumi. You still haven't told me who 'he' your mother meant"

Izumi was jolted by my words.

"Him?" Ask Izumi

"Yes, the person your mother always talks about. At first I thought 'he' was you, but now I'm a little hesitant"

"Do you have a brother, Izumi?" Much

Izumi was silent with her empty eyes.

"Izumi?"

Izumi regained consciousness as soon as I called.

"No, I don't have any brothers. I'm an only child"

"And as for 'him', I'm also confused about how to explain it"

"Izumi and her mother's relationship is completely ambiguous. Both of them do not know how attached they are both as parents and children" I thought

"The point is, 'he' is me, but not me"

"You mean?"

"Ah, it's time for me to go to the border to meet Kei. I'll go first"

Izumi just left without explaining further.

"The questions are getting more and more, be it about Izumi or Yui's attitude" I thought

I also went back to thinking.

"As for Yui, I have absolutely no idea and no clue as to what she's hiding. And I also have no intention of knowing any more because Yui must have a reason to hide it from me" I thought

"But for Izumi's matter, although I don't know but Izumi and her mother have already given me a clue"

"Rudely, I can conclude that 'she' is indeed Izumi even though I don't know how the story 'she' is nor is Izumi"

"And I'm a little confused. What is the reason Izumi hid her identity from me? Though we've been this close and we both have ties that concern life" I thought

I sighed and looked at the book Izumi had on my study table.

"Don't be in a hurry, Yurin. Izumi also must have a personal reason not to tell her. Just wait until he tells himself"

"Let's focus on your own life"