Chapter 008. Late Night Canteen
Opening his eyes, Jingkawa Yui found herself lying on the table.
Looking around, she discovered that this was an izakaya.
If it weren't for the restaurant's menu that only had pork soup left to order food except a few beers, Jingchuan Yui would probably think that time had gone back.
"You're awake?"
A strange sound came from beside him, and a glass cup containing water was pushed in front of Jingkawa Yui.
She turned her head and saw a boy in school uniform.
It's Qiao Qiao.
"Um"
The headache has been relieved a lot, and Jingkawa Yui feels that her consciousness is particularly clear at this time.
"Where am I?"
She asked first.
This boy should be a good person, she thinks.
However, the high school student took himself to an izakaya with no customers late at night, which was a bit strange no matter how he thought.
"The boss called this place 'Late Night Cafeteria'. Although the menu only has pork soup, he can do whatever you want."
Listening to Qiao Qiao's serious introduction, Jingchuan Yui couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Did he think he hadn't watched that late-night drama?
However, Jingkawa Yui didn't say it. For some reason, when she sat at the table, she felt her mood was clear and brighter than ever before.
"boss."
Qiao Qiao called out, and the boss lifted the curtain from the kitchen and walked out.
A typical izakaya boss dresses up, but there are no scars on his face, and it is not Kobayashi.
Jingkawa Yui hesitated for a moment, then spoke.
“I want to drink the tofu Miso soup.”
"good."
The boss smiled slightly, nodded and returned to the kitchen to be busy.
Jingkawa Yui looked at his busy figure and was a little dazed.
Her fingers swept across the edge of the glass and spoke quietly.
"My mother died in elementary school. She had lung cancer. Everyone said she was overworking."
"At that time, my father couldn't cook at all. Other children laughed at my bento because the food in the bento was either burnt or too salty because too much soy sauce was added."
"Later, my father learned how to cook a dish from somewhere, and the first time I tasted the normal taste."
“That’s the Tofu Miso Soup.”
"I remember when he saw me drinking soup in big mouthfuls, he smiled very happily."
"Then our family had a tofu Miso soup that we had for a month."
"After I grew up, I started to cook, and the first dish I learned was also the tofu Miso soup."
"Speaking of this, I am familiar with Zhijun because when I was in the villa, he drank the tofu Miso soup I made and said, "It tastes like home."
Jingkawa Yui said, without tears, only endless nostalgia.
She glanced at Qiao Qiao and asked.
"The first movie I watched with Zhijun has a line like this: Is life so hard or is it only like this in childhood? In the movie, the answer to this question is 'always like this'. Now, you said, when will such difficult days last?"
Qiao Qiao did not answer.
The boss brought a bowl of hot tofu Miso soup.
The tofu is white, the scallions are fresh green, and the bonito is light and has a strong fragrance.
Jingkawa Yui seemed to have attracted all her attention by this bowl of miso soup. She picked up the chopsticks and took a sip of the soup.
"It's the taste of Dad."
She opened her eyes wide, sipped by bite, and kept drinking the miso soup.
"It's salty"
After drinking it, Jingkawa Yui muttered in a low voice, and then drank it all in one go.
Seeing Jingchuan Yui put down the bowl, Qiao Qiao sighed.
"In my country, there is a proverb."
He said.
“Tomorrow is a new day.”
"Um."
Jingkawa Yui smiled.
Sure enough, she still looks better when she smiles.
A faint light emitted from Yui Jingkawa's body, and the light turned into particles to scatter. In the end, she disappeared, with only a few spots of light, like a rainbow.
"Those who do our job will always encounter such things, Qiao Jun."
The boss lit a cigarette.
Yes, Akikawa Yui is dead.
Shortly after getting on the subway, Jingkawa Yui died suddenly due to days of overwork and alcohol stimulation and fell on the seat.
This happened before Qiao Qiao got on the bus.
But for some reason, perhaps because of her obsession, it affected the two bad boys.
If Qiao Qiao had not taken action, I'm afraid the news the next day would have reported that two bodies with unknown causes of death were found in Zhongye District.
Moreover, Jingkawa Yui's spirit is likely to become a resentful spirit because of the experience tonight and endanger the world.
"It's so troublesome. There's no last bus now. Taxis in Tokyo are so expensive. There's not enough money. Alas, they'll have to bleed again. If I had known, I wouldn't have meddled with other people's business. Maybe when she becomes a vengeful spirit, I can increase my entrusted income."
Qiao Qiao said as if he was a little disgusted.
"To be honest, I was also surprised. After all, Qiao Jun, you rarely bring spirits to me to purify them. According to my impression, your methods should be simpler and more crude."
The boss spat a cigarette.
He is also one of the registered spiritualists.
Unlike Qiao Qiao's door-to-door service, the boss's method of eliminating the spirit is very special.
This "late-night canteen" can only be seen by confused spirits and those with spiritual power.
After those wandering souls came to the store, the boss would make them the dish they had the deepest obsession during their lifetime.
Wait for the Wanderer to finish the meal and be saved.
This is the boss's method of eliminating the soul.
Clean and elegant.
Very high-end.
I don’t know how high the violent means of Qiao Qiao are.
Qiao Qiao yearns for this warm and leisurely way of eliminating the soul that is hidden in the city.
"My cultivation is too low, and I will only retreat from the weird, but I can't let her pass away. Just think it's a thank you gift from you that I bought the right equipment from you before."
Qiao Qiao replied.
Sometimes, Qiao Qiao will encounter spirits like Jingchuan Yui who have just been born and have not yet undergone qualitative transformation.
He will take it to the boss.
At least in the end, let them have a happy dream.
"Okay, I'm going home and I'll have to go to class tomorrow."
Qiao Qiao carried her schoolbag, opened the paper door, and walked out of the "late night cafeteria"
As a result, Yui Jingkawa's body was discovered by the crew member of the last bus. After confirming the cause of death, the police contacted her relatives and cremated Yui Jingkawa's body and sent the ashes back to their hometown.
It is worth noting that from Nakano Station to the terminal station, several people along the way were staying in the same carriage as Jingkawa Yui's body, but no one discovered what had passed away.
To describe it in the words of a person involved:
"She was like she was asleep, and she had such a beautiful dream, no one was willing to disturb her."
It is said that those who have taken that carriage will encounter good things to a greater or lesser extent.
Over time, it has become a famous tourist attraction in Tokyo.
It is called "Lucky Car of Nakano Line".
Qiao Qiao learned about this through the news from the newspaper, and it was already a week later.
"Is there no kind spirit in this world?"
Chapter completed!