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"I don't remember what happened after that. I only know that when I woke up again, I found myself as a spirit."

A woman who clearly didn't look human was standing not far from me, and she seemed quite curious about me.

She said I was a vengeful spirit among ghosts, very rare, so she wanted to observe me for a while.

"At the time, I just thought she was crazy and wanted to find my brother as soon as possible, but she laughed at me for not understanding the situation."

"I ignored her and eventually found my younger brother."

He lay in the hospital, looking dazed. I tried to comfort him, but he ignored me.

"I finally faced reality; I've become a ghost, an invisible and intangible ghost."

"But just when I was about to despair, that woman helped me. She gave me a lot of blood and energy and sculpted a body for me."

"I accompanied my brother home after he was discharged from the hospital, and there I saw that woman again."

"She claimed to be a great demon, saying she helped me out of curiosity, because a vengeful spirit like me would completely disappear after the person I cared about lived a happy and fulfilling life."

"Her pleasure lies in appreciating the joys and sorrows of human life."

"Ha, what a perverse sense of humor."

"I don't want to believe her, but I can definitely sense the changes in the spirit."

"Within the body she gave me, my consciousness is indeed weakening day by day."

"In order to leave some proof of my existence, I've decided to record my life from now on."

......

"April 19, 2011, cloudy. Today is the day of my parents' funeral. Many people came, but for some reason, I felt that my younger brother seemed a bit lost at the funeral. When he looked at my parents' memorial tablets, it was as if he was looking at strangers."

“I’m a little scared. My parents left me and my brother because of the earthquake, not because they deliberately abandoned us. I don’t want my brother to hate them.”

......

"May 9th, 2011, Cloudy. My younger brother seems to have really changed. Although he still listens to me, he always seems to have his own ideas and makes choices when dealing with other people."

“He wasn’t like this before. He was always very compliant with others. I can’t be sure if this is because of the impact of his parents’ passing, but he has definitely matured a lot.”

"Anyway, this is a good thing."

"He's the only man in the family now, so he needs to learn to make his own decisions. I might disappear at any time and won't be able to stay by his side forever."

"There's also good news. The novel I submitted to Kadokawa Bunko recently sold for a good price. Even if I disappear, this money will be enough for him to go to university and get a job. Now I can finally feel a little more at ease."

......

"June 1st, 2011, sunny. That woman came again. I didn't really want to see her, but she said she had found a way to slow down the dissipation of spirits."

"As long as I replenish my blood and energy with her every three months, I can extend my lifespan and possess a body that is not abnormal to ordinary people."

I asked her what the cost would be, and she said there wouldn't be any cost for the time being.

"I didn't believe her. After hesitating for a long time, she finally told me that she had secretly read the copy of 'The Sky of the Chantress' that I had sold to Kadokawa Bunko a while ago, thought it was very good, and wanted me to write a sequel."

"I find it hard to believe that a monster like her would enjoy reading this kind of thing, but she did recite what I wrote and even did an analysis of the relationship between the male and female protagonists."

"Although that wasn't what I thought at all when I wrote it, I went against my conscience and admitted to her analysis in order to replenish my energy later."

"Besides, this bastard actually stole my typing computer while I was visiting my brother, saying he wanted to see my saved drafts."

I want to swear.

"It's not that I'm upset about the computer, but rather that I'm annoyed that she's lived so long and still doesn't know how to use a USB drive."

"Next time, I might as well just keep a copy of 'Elementary Computer Usage Tutorial' on my computer."

......

"June 23, 2011, Cloudy. I chatted with my younger brother today. He said he wants to join the kendo club at his school because the club's instructor has changed. The new instructor is named Hojo Maki, who is a great beauty, even prettier than me, so he has become interested in kendo."

"Ha, men, how superficial."

......

"July 2nd, 2011, sunny. I went to my younger brother's school and secretly watched the kendo teacher named Hojo Maki."

"I have to admit, she is somewhat pretty, just a little less so than me."

"But she's still not as good-looking as me."

Yes, that's right.

"The monster woman who came with me to spy said the same thing."

"So I've decided to deduct my brother's allowance for next month. This is the price he pays for blatantly lying, hmph~"

......

"December 8th, 2011, cloudy. Today, the demon woman came to replenish my blood energy. She was accompanied by several other demons, who called her Lady Scarlet Moon because she is a powerful demon."

"A great demon... that must be a very powerful demon, right?"

"However, I heard that monsters can no longer defeat humans. After all, humans have guns, cannons, and atomic bombs. Even a great monster like her can't do that."

"From this perspective, humans are still quite remarkable."

"Hmph, I was human too, and I was super powerful!"

......

"February 6, 2012, heavy snow turning cloudy. It snowed heavily last night, and my younger brother promised to play in the snow with me today, but he overslept."

I hugged him tightly, urging him to get up quickly, and he got up with a flushed face.

"I thought he had really turned into a man, but he's still just a little boy."

......

"June 16th, 2012, light rain. Today, Fei Yue told me some bad news: although my blood energy can prolong my existence, the effect is getting weaker and weaker, and it will even damage my spirit when it condenses into a physical body."

"To slow down the wear and tear on my spirit, I've decided to reduce the number of times I use the body that Scarlet Moon gave me. I hope this is just a temporary phenomenon."

"Also, my younger brother said he's now the captain of the school's kendo club."

"That teacher named Hojo Maki greatly admires him, and even the vice-captain is willing to submit to him."

"This brat has grown a lot."

Life isn't all bad news.

......

"November 8, 2012, cloudy. I may really be disappearing; the weakness of my spiritual body has been ongoing."

"To be honest, I'm already very happy to have stayed in this world for so long and to have seen my younger brother become popular at school."

"But I'm still not entirely satisfied."

"This silly little brother, I thought he was going to pursue that kendo teacher named Hojo Maki, but it turns out he really is learning kendo from her!"

"That idiot!"

"He hasn't dated a girl yet, and we don't know who will take care of him in the future."

"But with someone as outstanding as him, surely there will be girls who want to be with him, right?"

Thinking about it this way, I'm still not reconciled.

"Giving away your younger brother like that..."

"Ugh......"

......

Chapter 15 Miss Ghost's Diary (Part 2)

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January 1st, 2013, sunny. Today is New Year's Day, and the crimson moon has arrived.

"I originally wanted to secretly have a big meal with my younger brother using my body, but she stopped me."

"She forbade me from misusing my body anymore, because it would accelerate the disintegration of my spirit."

"There was no other way, so I had to change my plans and go to a random shrine with my brother to pray for blessings."

"She followed behind the whole way, looking very impatient, but when I secretly looked back, I noticed that her expression was very sad."

"As expected, this guy with such a twisted sense of humor actually had something on his mind, didn't he?"

"If that's the case, why did you deliberately lie to me two years ago?"

......

"March 11, 2013, light rain. Today is the second anniversary of my parents' death, and I went to their cemetery."

"I was supposed to bring my younger brother along, but he has an exam today and can't come, so I had to ask Feiyue to accompany me."

She said this was the last time she would let me use my body; otherwise, even one more time would cause me to dissipate completely.

There was a long silence between us.

"Before leaving, she told me to wait a little longer, that she would contact a shrine for help."

"The head priest of that shrine is named Kondo Ryoko; she's said to be very powerful."

"If she's willing to help, I might still have a chance to survive."

"I don't know if these were just words of comfort, but I don't want to hold onto hope."

"Without hope, there's probably no disappointment."

......

"March 18th, 2013, Sunny. I almost disappeared today, but luckily my younger brother called my name after he came back, and I didn't dissipate because of the blood energy of the crimson moon."

"I wanted to go down and see him, but I was afraid he would ignore me, so I gave up in the end."

"In addition, I recently reorganized my diary, which I had kept for over a year, removed a lot of content, and turned it into a novel."

"Mishiro, the editor-in-chief of Kadokawa Bunko, really likes this book and said she wants to adapt it into an anime, which will air in the second half of the year."

"I told my younger brother the news and told him to remember to watch it."

"That way, even if I leave, my younger brother will still remember me... right?"

......

March 19, 2013, sunny. My younger brother walked to school today.

"I don't know why, but he didn't bring his bicycle back yesterday. I don't know if he lost it."

"He must have lost the car. It's already 7 p.m., and he still hasn't come back."

"Sigh, I really regret not going down to see him yesterday."

"I might die soon."

I really want to hug him again, stroke his hair, and listen to his complaints.

"I want to stand back-to-back with him and compare our heights to see how much taller he's grown."

"I really want to pinch his cheeks again, to see him get angry and helpless, and just obediently let them pinch him."

"If it were me in the past, I definitely could have done it..."

"And, Scarlet Moon..."

Thank you for being there for me.

......

In the dimly lit and empty room, the computer screen glowed faintly.

With an almost inaudible sigh, the characters jumping in the input box suddenly stopped.

All that remained on the screen was a pale, translucent face.

She closed her eyes, as if waiting for the final moment to arrive.

Suddenly, the sound of a door opening came from downstairs.

Is it my younger brother who's back?