studiobondurri Chapter 94 White Night's Obsession
Chapter 94 White Night's Obsession
Carrying the ashes of Xiao Sanmao, Chen Yu left UDI today and, unusually, did not take Hiromi Jounouchi home.
It wasn't that he didn't want to take his girlfriend home, but holding a box of ashes just didn't seem right; he needed to take the ashes home first.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
As for taking ashes home, of course it wasn't because Chen Yu's professional habits were kicking in and he was planning to do something with someone's ashes. It was simply that his current residence was right next to a cemetery, and what better way to give this innocent girl a proper burial than by finding a plot of land right beside his own house?
Hiromi Jounouchi could very well understand such an action by Chen Yu. After all, it would be quite awkward for the remains if Chen Yu were to carry a box of ashes around with him while he escorted her shopping or took her home, even if Chen Yu himself didn't mind and she didn't care either.
With his girlfriend's permission, Chen Yu then went home with the ashes of Xiao Sanmao.
Since Kawakami Cemetery was right next to his home, Chen Yu was quite familiar with the place. Although it was a cemetery with many years behind it, there were still vacant plots available, as there were two other cemeteries adjoining it, and the place backed onto a small hill that wasn't very high.
Add to that, Japan now practiced cremation, meaning that the space required for one person's remains would be less than one square meter, hardly requiring much effort. The only thing that needed a bit of attention was selecting a tombstone, and there were various ready-made ones to choose from, so there was no need to worry about that.
If it were someone else, they might struggle with not knowing Xiao Sanmao's real name, but for Chen Yu, was this really an issue? If he didn't know someone's name, he could simply ask them directly.
Xiao Sanmao was not one of those souls that had passed away a long time ago, with all attachment dissipated, or whose reasoning didn't exist due to being consumed by obsessions. Having died recently, and probably because she was both freshly deceased and frozen to death, she might have been somewhat dazed, but communication was still not a problem.
Once home, Chen Yu placed Xiao Sanmao's ashes on the table, took out a black crystal filled with negative energy, placed it in front of the ashes, and with a simple hand gesture, her soul moved from the ash box into the black crystal.
"The White Night? You mean that natural phenomenon, where due to the latitude, the sun can still light up the sky after dipping below the horizon?
Indeed, it is beautiful, but such a sight can't be seen in Japan; you have to go to Russia or Canada." Chen Yu was well aware of the White Night, a phenomenon that occurs only in regions of high latitude but outside the polar circles, where the night sky is still illuminated by the sun below the horizon.
Even Chen Yu had never seen it, which inspired the idea of taking Jounouchi Hiromi to witness the White Night.
"Yes, the White Night... Hana-chan and I promised to go see it together once we left that place." This was clearly Xiao Sanmao's greatest obsession, her lingering attachment, which she couldn't forget even in death: "If only I could see the White Night with Hana-chan!"
Even as she spoke, Xiao Sanmao knew it was a promise she was destined never to fulfill—after all, she was already dead...
Dead, Xiao Sanmao realized; although she had died, her soul was still present. Chen Yu could see her spirit; perhaps there was a way to let Hana-chan see it too? With that thought, she couldn't help but ask Chen Yu, "Can you make Hana-chan see me too? I... I want to fulfill our promise! Please, I want to go see the White Night with Hana-chan!"
Xiao Sanmao's soul had already retreated into the Black Crystal Chen Yu had placed before her ashes. As her emotions surged, the Black Crystal, filled with Negative Energy, flickered intermittently as if reflecting her agitated state of mind.
Faced with Xiao Sanmao's earnest plea, Chen Yu found himself hesitating.
To him, such a thing was a small effort; he could even bring her "back to life", but Chen Yu did not want to do so.
Frankly speaking, Xiao Sanmao's request was not excessive; she merely wanted to fulfill the promise made with Hana-chan. But to Chen Yu, aiding Xiao Sanmao in finding peace was merely an act of kindness. He was under no obligation to help fulfill her last wish, and the boundary between the living and the dead should not be easily crossed.