Brave World, I report to the police station in red at the beginning

But he fell in love with her, the kind of love at first sight.

The action of proposing to her when they met for the first time made her mistakenly believe that this man just looked honest, and she changed her mind temporarily.

But as we got along later, it turned out that he was just an honest guy.

Unconditional love is the best gift.

The resentment attached to the bones was greatly reduced, but... because of her own characteristics, although she did not do it on purpose, Mr. Inumoto's energy would still be absorbed by her uncontrollably, and over time she developed a habit of always breaking out in cold sweats.

At the same time, Mr. Inumoto really wanted a child.

She knew then that she and Mr. Inumoto could not be together.

In that situation, all she could do was leave.

The reason he protected children was probably because of Mr. Inumoto's influence. Even when he faced Shuten-doji... I'm afraid that at that time, he already had the idea that he would die even as a monster.

As for why he decided to die after wandering for so long.

"Is it because of my sword?"

Li Mengyu's sword did not have the ability to give people or monsters negative emotions. Perhaps she sensed the feeling of death... so she made up her mind.

"Please, show my true face to Mr. Inumoto."

This is the bone girl's request.

"What are you talking about! I don't understand at all! Go home... go home, okay?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Inumoto. After all, this could be said to be your wife's request."

A white wing emblem appeared behind Li Mengyu, and a little blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Be obedient to me once in a while!"

The magic that sees through illusions and prevents him from being affected by negative states for a short period of time is cast on Inumoto Saburo.

Therefore, he saw the true form of the Bone Girl.

His pupils contracted violently.

"This this……"

"This is the truth, Saburo."

The bone girl looked at Inumoto Saburo and made a sound.

Inumoto Saburo subconsciously took a few steps back.

"Aya...it's not like that..."

"Sanlang, you should find a normal girl."

The bone girl looked at Li Mengyu.

"Please send me away, Mr. Li..."

That didn't simply mean to send her away. Li Mengyu slowly loosened her clenched fists.

If I had maintained my severely injured body without my own treatment, I might not have been able to wait until today... I would not have been able to see each other for the last time, but was this meeting really necessary?

Li Mengyu doesn’t like this kind of ending.

A flaming emblem appeared behind Li Mengyu.

But some things cannot be decided by just liking it or not.

"Go to the afterlife."

Chapter 42: Untitled

"Boom..."

Li Mengyu's collar was grabbed by Inumoto Saburo, whose eyes were filled with tears. Although his force was not very strong, Li Mengyu still let him push her against the wall.

His fists were clenched tightly, and his eyes were full of hatred as he stared at Li Mengyu, his raised fist about to fall on Li Mengyu's face.

His body was shaking and his teeth were clenched.

a long time--

"Hey……"

He didn't throw that punch in the end, and Li Mengyu really thought he would.

He walked slowly to the place where the bone girl was burned to ashes, took off his clothes, and wrapped up all the remaining ashes.

He and Li Mengyu had nothing more to say, so he just held the bag of ashes and left here... in a daze.

"It's better than...giving false hope."

Is it really okay? Li Mengyu didn't know.

It has been a legend since ancient times...How many humans and monsters can have a good ending? At least it is true that there is not even one like the Bone Girl who is left with only a skeleton.

Li Mengyu took two steps forward and picked up the card on the ground that was not taken away by Inumoto Saburo for some reason. It appeared on the ashes along with the death of the Bone Girl.

Would this happen even without the driver? He studied the card carefully.

It was the same magenta card as the Seven Imperial Forerunners, but it did not have the same self-reaction as the Seven Imperial Forerunners. Like the other cards... it did not bind the soul, but was more like a kind of... proof obtained after experiencing an event.

There is a Bone Girl logo on the card, but the cover depicts a woman sleeping with her eyes closed.

The woman's face was extremely unfamiliar. She didn't look like the one in Mrs. Inumoto's photo. Maybe... she was the poor person at the origin of the Bone Girl story.

Putting the card into his pocket, Li Mengyu took a long breath.

"It's time to buy a card box."

……

The train left again. It was unknown how long it would take for the next batch of supplies to arrive. Li Mengyu still used the old method to run back to Kochi County.

After leaving Kagawa Prefecture and entering Kochi Prefecture, although the signal was a little weak, at least there was a signal.

He saw the missed call from Jun Qianjing on his phone at a glance, and his brows furrowed a little. Qianjing knew everything and usually wouldn't call him.

He felt something was fishy, ​​so he called back... and was picked up within seconds.

"No, you came by taxi?"

He breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that it was just Nogi Wakaba and Kamisato Hinata who were staying overnight.

But to be honest, when he heard the news, he had question marks in his head. What parent would allow their child to go directly to a stranger's home?

Just when he was about to ask something, the call was disconnected due to signal problem.

There is no other choice but to ask face to face.

"The school can't open for the time being because there may be aftershocks, so Kagawa is not safe right now. I told my parents that Nogi has relatives in Kochi Prefecture..."

"I mean the Hyuga family has a..."

The weird thing is, although these two guys are childhood sweethearts, their parents have little interaction with each other, so they were able to take advantage of the situation and get in on the act.

Li Mengyu really wanted to send them back home like this.

Especially when I saw them both handed over a piece of paper at the same time, with their parents' phone numbers on it.

"Hey, he said that when we arrive, we need you to call and let us know you're safe."

"..."

How could Li Mengyu go along with them?

"If you don't do it, I'll call the police and accuse you of trafficking children."

"Hello, are you Nogi Wakaba's parent? Yes, yes, I'm Kamisato Hinata's uncle..."

It was almost the same routine, except that the name was changed. Li Mengyu's face was stiff when she put down the phone.

It's over. If this gets exposed, it will really be child trafficking.

"This is not right! Do you understand? My little nieces...!"

Li Mengyu looked unhappy.

"How can you say that? It was you who gave the business card to Ruoye, but now you are saying something like that."

"..."

Damn, totally unanswerable.

But Li Mengyu soon discovered the highlight.

"I think I only gave it to Nogi Wakaba... the uninvited Kamisato Hinata girl."

"Ruoye, you have to sleep with me today. Let's go and see where to sleep."

This change of topic was quite abrupt.

But forget it, he had no intention of really chasing these two away.

"I'll just let you go to the school in Kagawa to start classes again. Also... I don't have any empty rooms here, if you're willing to sleep on the floor."

……

"So, why do I sleep on the floor?"

"Because you are an adult, big brother."

Innocent, but unreasonable... Li Mengyu was really restrained.

In a small room, there were three little girls lying on the soft big bed, and Li Mengyu was sleeping on the floor under the bed.

There is actually room for another bed towards the door. For some reason, Li Mengyu always has a feeling that this place will not have enough space for him sooner or later.

"How is that possible... This is my own home. How could I be kicked out of my room one day?"

He quickly shook his head. The possibility of this happening was zero. It was absolutely impossible to happen!

When Kamisato Hinata and the others came, they brought enough clothes and necessities with them so that Li Mengyu wouldn't have to buy them with her own money. Suddenly, she felt a little sorry for her future water and electricity bills.

By the way...will someone really come to collect my water and electricity bills?

"Brother Meng, do you want to teach Nogi... Nogi-san the same thing you taught me?"

While the other two little ones were taking a bath, Jun Qianjing, who had finished bathing early and was letting Li Mengyu blow dry her hair with a hair dryer, suddenly spoke.

"...Hmm~ Not sure, I need to observe for a while."

"But Brother Meng, isn't that why you asked her to come here?"

"..."

Li Mengyu was silent, her smile somewhat awkward.

"Isn't it true that once something is said, it is like spilled water? Once the words are out, how can there be any reason to take them back?"

He grabbed Jun Qianjing's hair, which had already been blown dry, and made it a mess.

"Brother Meng, stop messing with my hair."

Jun Qianjing was a little unhappy because it took time and effort to tidy up the place after it was messed up.

It’s pretty good. Compared to the way she looked at the beginning, the little girl now looks more suitable for her current age.

"I'll take care of getting your hair back."

"... This is fine. By the way, I want to tie my hair up with a hairpin like before. My hair is too long and it hurts when I sleep at night."

"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say."

Li Mengyu had a smile on her face, and her eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of a room in the corner of the living room with a rusty door handle.

He quickly looked away.

"Oh, yeah, Brother Meng, have you finished the commission for the man who's looking for a wife?"