Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Volume 10 Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Translated by Niulili

“Sorry to disturb”

Gotou opened the door of the <Movie Research Club> room while speaking out.

“If you know you’re in the way, please go back now”

A man was sitting in a fixed pipe chair ー Saitou Yakumo, said in a very carefree manner.

He had a messy hair as usual, with white shirts and jeans. His left eye was still covered by an eyepatch.

“Gotou-san.”

It was Haruka who was sitting across from Yakumo who spoke.

Round face, with shortcut’s hair, she gave the impression to be younger than her age, but she was quite strong. Well, otherwise she could not go with Yakumo.

Until a while ago, Yakumo had a dark eye that hated everything in the world.

If he had stayed this way, he could have take the wrong path. Gotou was very concerned about this danger.

Bluntly, he had changed, he couldn’t felt the previous danger from Yakumo.

That was probably due to the existence of Haruka. Her heartfelt feelings melted the heart of Yakumo.

“Oh, Haruka-chan. You come”

Gotou responded while raising his hand lightly, and sat down in the chair that was at hand.

“Didn’t I asked you to go home?”

Yakumo looked really annoyed.

“Yes, yes. I have something for you.”

“What does a bear have for humans ?”

“Who is a bear ?”

“Oh. Aren’t you conscious?”

Yakumo smiled with a look that was purposely surprised.

Haruka pressed her mouth and laughed at what was funny.

“Stop saying crap. Fine, hear my story.”

“You don’t have it.”

“Ah ?”

“What do you say when you ask someone for something ?”

“………..”

“Aren’t you taught that at school ? Ah, bears do not go to school”

“This brat……”

“If you have a complaint, please go home”

Yakumo shook his hand as to chase away a fly.

He wanted to do a one shot, but if he lose his temper by doing something strange, there would be no formers or children.

“Can you hear the story ?”

Gotou said while swallowing his anger.

“That’s it ?”

Yakumo narrowed his right eye with arms folded

“P, Please…”

“Good job”

Yakumo clapped his hands.

He’d endured humiliation so far. Anyway, he would pull out Yakumo.

“What I want talk is about psychic phenomena …”

“I refuse”

“Huh ?”

“Didn’t you hear me ? I told you I refuse.”

“What! You bastard! You made me do this and looked ! I’ll kick your ass !”

Gotou squirmed and grabbed Yakumo’s chest.

But, Yakumo had a cool face. He knew Gotou would not hesitate. That was true, Haruka stopped smiling.

“Help me, a little bit”

“I don’t want to.”

It was an immediate answer.

Well, that was always the case. So far, he had consulted Yakumo many times about incidents of spirits, but he never heard once honestly.

At this level, he withdraw, he didn’t know what to say to Yakumo.

“Hear the story”

“Like I say, I don’t want to”

“You……”

“It’s useless”

“Huh ?”

“Even if I heard your story, it’s useless”

“What do you mean ?”

“I can not see it anymore”

Yakumo’s voice had changed.

It was a clerical tone without any emotions.

Therefore, the weight of his words hung over Gotou’s chest.

During the last incident, Yakumo had his left eye cut with a knife. It did not hurt his eyes, it just cut his eyelids.

However, he heard that even after the wounds were sewn, his vision did not return.

It seemed that spiritual things was greatly affected. Gotou was optimistic that he would recover in the meantime.

He thought that the eye-patch was also for hiding the scar, but hearing from his mouth now, Yakumo’s vision did not seem to return even now.

“You can’t see it yet?”

Gotou released his hand from Yakumo and sat down in a chair.

“Yeah”

“How come ?”

“About this, I don’t know.”

Yakumo said annoyed, but he felt like it was quite the opposite.

“You…”

“Stop your sympathy please, it’s strange. I feel released with this”

The expression of Yakumo was fresh.

ー Is that true ?

Yakumo had lived while seeing ghosts like it was natural.

Because of that, Yakumo had a lot of painful feelings so far.

Yakumo himself hated that and sometimes tried to crush his left eye. It was natural that there was a part of him that was relieved by having lost his power that he hated.

However… It wasn’t only that.

He didn’t know how to put it into words but, he had lost a part of himself, that was a matter of course.

But, he couldn’t feel any emotions.

Thanks to his left eye, it was also true that there were many souls saved.

Gotou had been watching it closely, and Yakumo himself should be aware of it.

At the very least, he should be proud of it. So…

“You don’t have to see it. Anyway, just listen to the story.”

Gotou spoke.

Whether Yakumo’s left eye couldn’t see, getting involved on psychic incident was a rough cure, but it was one way to engage things.

“That’s why I said, I refuse.”

“It’s fine, just listen”

Even though he was aware that Gotou was forcing, he began to explain the psychic phenomenon that occurred in the apartment.

He thought he would complain, but Yakumo was silently listening to Gotou.

“What do you think ?”

Gotou asked to Yakumo when he finished talking.

“About what”

Yakumo donated an uneasy reply.

“I’m talking about the psychic phenomenon that happened in the apartment, what do you think ?”

When Gotou asked again, Yakumo sighed loudly.

“It’s probably someone else prank or something”

Yakumo said irritated, while scratching his messy hair.

“Why do you decide if it’s prank ?”

“What did you see so far, Gotou-san ?”

“Ah ?”

“I define ghosts as a mass of the thoughts of the dead, so there is no physical influence.”

It was so. That was Yakumo’s theory.

However, that did not mean that he was convinced for everything.

“I know that, but I actually saw things falling down. Also, what was that sound ?”

“They are the work of a ghost ?”

“Yes. Isn’t it a poltergeist?”

Hearing Gotou’s claiming, Yakumo poked his cheek with an amazed face.

“Aren’t you listening to people ? As far as I listen to the current story, it is reasonable to think that it’s a prank. Aside from laughter and sounds, falling or vibrating things is not a phenomenon that ghosts can make.”

Yakumo said, pissed off.

“If so, go to the scene with me to check for yourself.”

“I don’t want to.”

“You stupid !”

“That’s my line. I can’t see it anymore. I can’t confirm it even if I go.”

Yakumo smiled and said in a light tone. However, Gotou chest weighted heavily.

He looked like he was desperate. He must had thought that because he lost his red left eye no one else needed him anymore.

“That’s not right. I.…”

“It’s fine already. Go home for today, please”

Saying that, Yakumo declared the end of the conversation.

But the story was not over yet. He intended to insist on that, but he stopped for now.

As Yakumo said, the phenomenon happening in the apartment was likely to be someone prank. It must not be necessary to get upset.

Besides, it would not make much sense to force the current Yakumo.

“Okay, I’ll withdraw for today.”

Having saying that, Gotou left the <Movie Research Club> room.