Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Volume 10 Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Translated by Niulili

Haruka chased after Yakumo’s back.

Yakumo was a fast walker, but today she felt like he was faster than ever. Like he was running away from something.

“Hey. Yakumo-kunー”

When Haruka called out, Yakumo stopped, and glanced back.

Yakumo’s face was illuminated by the light of the streetlight.

Although Yakumo was always fair-white, it seemed to be more prominent today. It was not just because it was night.

“What ?”

Yakumo asked back, annoyed.

Perhaps he must had already guessed what Haruka was going to say.

“Isn’t there any way to find Nao-chan?”

Haruka dared to ask.

As Atsuko said, the treatment of Gotou could only be left to the doctor. However, if they searched for the missing Nao, they should be able to do it.

Believing that Gotou would recover, he would find Nao by the time he woke up. Haruka felt it was the only thing they could do.

“Ishii-san has arranged for the search.”

Haruka suspected Yakumo’s words.

“Yes, but it’s not like that to us…”

“You should leave it to the police.”

Yakumo shook his head a little.

“But…”

“It is not possible to find Nao when looking around blindly.”

“That’s not true.”

“It is impossible.”

“Why do you give up ?”

“I’m not giving up. People have their own roles. Unfortunately, we can only wait”

“I can’t wait in silence. There must be some way to find Nao-chan.”

“What is it ? If you make an extra move, you will be in the way of the police.”

Haruka was stunned by the plain words of Yakumo.

In the cases so far, Yakumo had moved without regard for police’s movements. Why did he said all this now ?

Somehow, Yakumo’s presence felt distant.

“Aren’t you worried about Nao-chan ?”

“I am worried.”

The voice of Yakumo exuded irritation.

“If so…”

“I understand what you are trying to say. If the psychic phenomenon that Gotou-san was involved in and the disappearance of Nao are related, you think that it may be possible to follow Nao’s whereabouts from that line. ”

Haruka gave a big nod.

He knew that, but why Yakumo didn’t do anything- She didn’t know.

“My left eye can’t see.”

Yakumo gently held his hand over the eyepatch. His white fingertips seemed to quiver slightly.

“I know”

“Then you understand. I can’t see with my left eye, so I can’t follow Nao’s whereabouts from a psychic phenomenon.”

Yakumo said slappily.

His theory was right. But that was not what Haruka wanted to say.

It was true that Yakumo has been able to resolve the incident so far because of the large presence of his red left eye, but it was not the only one reason.

Besides, Haruka knew that Yakumo wasn’t such a person who gave up so easily when an important person was in danger.

He kept looking forward without giving up at any time. That’s whyー…

“There should be a way to do it even if you can’t see.”

“If so, please tell me how to do that.”

“That’s…”

She couldn’t reply immediately.

It seemed like a cowardly thing to unilaterally approach Yakumo even though she had found any solution.

“I don’t know what you expect, but I can’t do anything.”

She dropped her gaze as Yakumo looked down.

She had never seen Yakumo being so angry.

He might have realized his own powerlessness.

That red left eye that he hated until nowー.

However, by losing it, he lost his worth. Knowing that, Haruka couldn’t come up with what to say to Yakumo.

Yakumo wouldn’t want half-hearted comfort, and Haruka wouldn’t say that.

“Why do you decide that you can’t do it ?”

“I decide nothing, it is a fact. If I can’t see it, I can’t solve the mystery of a psychic phenomena.”

“It’s wrong”

“What’s wrong?”

“Because … Yakumo-kun, you hasn’t been able to resolve the cases just because you could see it, right ?”

Yakumo had unparalleled insight and reasoning power.

By making full use of them, he had solved the mystery of cases many times.

Even if he could not see this case, if he sorted out various things, he might eventually reach the truth.

“You overestimate me”

Yakumo sighted without force.

“That’s not true. Yakumo-kun, you solved cases before the police until now.”

“That’s what you overestimate.”

Yakumo shook his head.

She could hear the sound of his clicking his tongue, as if he was impatient.

He might feel something like irritation that she couldn’t understand.

“That’s not true”

“Why ? I was able to resolve the case because I had the advantage of seeing ghosts.”

“It’s not only that”

“That’s just it.”

“…….”

Her words got stucked.

She couldn’t express the feelings in her right now.

She didn’t know how to explain it, but she felt that if she said something more, it would hurt Yakumo’s heart.

ー Really ?

There was a voice in the back of her head.

The real reason why Haruka shut her mouth was probably because she didn’t want to be hated by Yakumo.

That wasn’t limited to Yakumo, she feared that someone would dislike her, so she wouldn’t said what she really meant.

So far, she had never told Yakumo about her secret feelings.

In that sense, Haruka was the one who kept herself in her shell. She knew all that, but no words came out.

“I can’t see, I’m just a person”

Yakumo whispered.

“Everyone is just a person …”

e returned, but it sounds like words in the air.

“That is not true”

“But…”

“Enough”

Yakumo roared and refused further discussion.

Before she knew it, there was an invisible wall with Yakumo.

“Sorry, but no matter how much you expect, I can’t do it now.”

Yakumo laughed at himself.

It was the driest laughter she had ever seen.

Haruka stayed with Yakumo for a while. Maybe he was waiting for something.

But Haruka didn’t know what it was.

After a long silence, Yakumo turned around and started walking.

ー Wait !

Haruka looked away from Yakumo’s back without being able to speak a word.

They went throught and experienced various things together and she understood Yakumo’s suffering and sadness, but she could not see Yakumo’s existence as a nuisance.

Eventually, Yakumo disappeared from Haruka’s field of view, as if melting into the darkness.