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Oyayuzuri no muteppou de kodomo no toki kara son bakari shiteiru. Shougakkou ni iru jibun gakkou no nikai kara tobiorite isshukan hodo koshi o nukashita koto ga aru. Naze sonna muyami o shita to kiku hito ga aru kamo shirenu. Betsudan fukai riyuu demo nai. Shinchiku no nikai kara kubi o dashiteitara, doukyuusei no hitori ga joudan ni, ikura ibattemo, soko kara tobioriru koto wa dekimai. Yowamushi yaai. To hayashita kara dearu. Kozukai ni o busatte kaette kita toki, oyaji ga ookina me o shite nikai gurai kara to bi orite koshi o nukasu yatsu ga aru ka to ittakara, kono tsugi wa nukasazu ni tonde misemasu to kotaeta.

Shinrui no mono kara seiyousei no NAIFU o moratte kirei na ha o hi ni kazashite, tomodachi ni miseteitara, hitori ga hikaru koto wa hikaru ga kiresou mo nai to itta. Kirenu koto ga aruka, nandemo kitte miseru to ukeatta. Sonnara kimi no yubi o kitte miro to chuumon shita kara, nanda yubi gurai kono toori da to migi no te no oyayubi no kou o hasu ni kirikonda. Saiwai NAIFU ga chiisai no to, oyayubi no hone ga katakatta no de, imada ni oyayubi wa te ni tsuiteiru. Shikashi kizuato wa shinu made kienu.

Niwa o higashi e nijupo ni yuki tsukusu to, minamiagari ni isasaka bakari no saien ga atte, mannaka ni kuri no ki ga ippon tatteiru. Kore wa inochi yori daiji na kuri da. Mi no juku suru jibun wa okinuke ni sedo o dete ochita yatsu o hirottekite, gakkou de kuu. Saien no nishigawa ga yamashiroya to iu shichiya no niwatsuzuki de, kono shichiya ni kantarou to iu juusanshi no segare ga ita. Kantarou wa muron yowamushi dearu. Yowamushi no kuse ni yotsumegaki o norikoete, kuri o nusumi ni kuru. Aru hi no yuugata orido no kage ni kakurete, toutou kantarou o tsuramaete yatta. Sono toki kantarou wa nigemichi o ushinatte, isshoukenmei ni tobikakattekita. Mukou wa futa tsu bakari toshiue dearu. Yowamushi da ga chikara wa tsuyoi. Hachi no hiraita atama o, kocchi no mune e atete guigui oshita hyoushi ni, kantarou no atama ga subette, ore no awase no sode no naka ni haitta. Jama ni natte te ga tsukaenukara, muyami ni te o futtara, sode no nak ni aru kantarou no atama ga, migihidari e guragura nabiita. Shimai ni kurushigatte sode no naka kara, ore no ninoude e kuitsuita. Itakatta kara kantarou o kakine e oshitsukete oite, ashigara o kakete mukou e taoshite yatta. Yamashiroya no jimen wa saien yori rokushaku gata hikui. Kantarou wa yotsumegaki o hanbun kuzushite, jibun no ryoubun e massakasama ni ochite, guu to itta. Kantarou ga ochirutoki ni, ore no awase no katasode ga mogete, kyuni te ga jiyuu ni natta. Sono ban haha ga yamashiroya ni wabi ni itta tsuide ni awase no katasode mo torikaeshitekita.

Konohoka itazura wa daibu yatta. Daiku no Kanekou to sakanaya no Kaku o tsurete, Mosaku no ninjinbatake o arashita koto ga aru. Ninjin no me ga desorowanu tokoro e wara ga ichimen ni shiite atta kara, sono ue de sannin ga hannichi sumou o toritsuzuke ni tottara, ninjin ga minna fumi tsubusarete shimatta. Furukawa no motteiru tanbo no ido o umete shiri o mochikomareta koto mo aru. Futoi mousou no fushi o nuite, fuka ku umeta naka kara mizu ga wakidete, sokoira no ine ni mizu ga kakaru shikake deatta. Sono jibun wa donna shikake ka shiranukara, ishi ya bouchigire o gyuugyuu ido no naka e sashi konde, mizu ga denakunatta no o mitodokete, uchi e kaette meshi o kutteitara, furukawa ga makka ni natte donarikonde kita. Tashika bakkin o dashite sunda you dearu.

Oyaji wa chittomo ore o kawaigatte kurenakatta. Haha wa ani bakari hiiki ni shiteita. Kono ani wa yani iro ga shirokutte, shibai no mane o shite onnagata ni naru no ga sukidatta. Ore o miru tabi ni koitsu wa douse rokunamono niwa naranai to, oyaji ga itta. Ranbou de ranbou de yukusaki ga anjirareru to haha ga i tta. Naruhodo roku na mono niwa naranai. Goran no toori no shimatsu dearu. Yukusaki ga anjirareta nomo muri wa nai. Tada choueki ni ikanai de ikiteiru bakari dearu.

Haha byouki de shinu nisanchimae daidokoro de chuugaeri o shite hettsui no kado de abarabone o utte ooini itakatta. Haha ga taisou okotte, omae no you na mono no kao wa mitakunai to iu kara, shinrui e tomari ni itteita. Suruto toutou shinda to iu shirase ga kita. Sou hayaku shinu to wa omowanakatta. Sonna taibyou nara, mou sukoshi otonashiku sureba yokatta to omotte kaettekita. Sou shita ra rei no ani ga ore o oyafukou da, ore no tame ni, okkasan ga hayaku shindanda to i tta. Kuyashikatta kara, ani no yokottsura o hatte taihen shikarareta.

Haha ga shinde kara ha, oyaji to ani to sannin de kurashiteita. Oyaji wa nanimo senu otoko de, hito no kao sae mireba kisama wa dameda dameda to kuchiguse no you ni itteita. Nani ga dame nanda ka ima ni wakaranai. Myouna oyaji ga atta monda. Ani wa jitsugyouka ni naru toka itte shikiri ni eigo o benkyou shiteita. Ganrai onna no you na shoubun de, zurui kara, naka ga yokunakatta. Touka ni ippen gurai no wari de kenka o shiteita. Aru toki shougi o sashitara hikyou na machigoma o shite, hito ga komaru to ureshi souni hiyakashita. Anmari hara ga tatta kara, te ni atta hisha o miken e tataki tsukete yatta. Mikenga warete shoushou chi ga deta. Ani ga oyaji ni iitsuketa. Oyaji ga ore o kandou suru to iida shita.

Sono toki wa mou shikata ga nai to kannen shite senpou no iu toori kandou sareru tsumori de itara, juunenrai meshitsukatteiru Kiyo to iu gejo ga, nakinagara oyaji ni ayamatte, youyaku oyaji no ikari ga toketa. Sore nimo kakawarazu amari oyaji o kowai to wa omowanakatta. Kaette kono Kiyo to iu gejo ni kinodoku deatta. Kono gejo wa moto yuisho no aru mono datta sou da ga, gakai no toki ni reiraku shite, tsui houkou made suru you ni natta no da to iteiru. Dakara baasan dearu. Kono baasan ga douiu innen ka, ore o hijou ni kawaigatte kureta. Fushigi na mono dearu. Haha mo shinu mikkamae ni aiso o tsukashita oyaji mo nenjuu moteama shiteiru chounai dewa ranbou mono no akutarou to tsumahajiki o suru kono ore o muyami ni chinchou shite kureta. Ore wa toutei hito ni sukareru tachi de nai to akirameteita kara, tanin kara kono hashi no you ni tori atsukawareru no wa nantomo omowanai, kaette kono Kiyo no you ni chiyahoya shite kureru no o fushin ni kangaeta. Kiyo wa tokidoki daidokoro de hito no inai toki ni "Anata wa massugu de yoi gokishou da" to homeru koto ga tokidoki atta. Shikashi ore niwa Kiyo no iu imi ga wakaranakatta. Ii kishou nara Kiyo igai no mono mo, mou sukoshi yoku shite kureru darou to omotta. Kiyo ga konna koto o iu tabi ni ore wa oseji wa kiraida to kotaeru no ga tsune deatta. Suruto baa san wa soreda kara yoi gokishou desu to itte ha, ureshi souni ore no kao o nagameteiru. Jibun no chikara de ore o seizou shite hokotteru you ni mieru. Shoushou kimi ga warukatta.

Haha ga shinde kara Kiyo wa iyoiyo ore o kawaigatta. Tokidoki wa kodomogokoro ni naze anna ni kawaigaru no ka to fushin ni omotta. Tsumaranai, yoseba ii noni to omotta. Kinodoku da to omotta. Sore demo Kiyo wa kawaigaru. Oriori wa jibun no kozukai de kintsuba ya koubaiyaki o kattekureru. Samui yoru nado wa hisoka ni sobako o shiireteoite, itsu no ma nika neteiru makuramoto e sobayu o mo tte kitekureru. Toki niwa nabeyakiudon sae kattekureta. Tada kuimono bakari dewa nai. Kutsu tabi mo moratta. Enpitsu mo moratta, choumen mo moratta. Kore wa zutto ato no koto dearu ga kane o san'en bakari shitekureta koto sae aru. Nanimo kase to itta wake dewa nai. Mukou de heya e motte kite okozukai ga nakute okomari deshou, otsukainasai to ittekureta nda. Ore wa muron iranai to itta ga, zehi tsukae to iu kara, kariteoita. Jitsu wa taihen ureshikatta. Sono 3-en o gamaguchi e irete, futokoro e iretanari benjo e ittara, supori to kouka no naka e otoshiteshimatta. Shikata ga nai kara, nosonoso de tekite jitsu wa korekore da to Kiyo ni hanashita tokoro ga, Kiyo wa sousou take no bou o sagashite kite, totteagemasu to itta. Shibaraku suru to idobata de zaazaa oto ga suru kara, detemitara take no saki e gamaguchi no himo o hikkaketa no o mizu de aratteita. Sore kara kuchi o akete ichien satsu o aratametara chairo ni natte moyou ga kiekakatteita. Kiyo wa hibachi de kawakashite, korede ii deshou to dashita. Chotto kaide mite kusaiya to ittara, soreja odashinasai, tori kaete kiteagemasu kara to, dokode dou gomakashita ka satsu no kawa ri ni ginka o 3-en motteki ta. Kono 3-en wa nani ni tsukatta ka wasureteshimatta. Ima ni kaesu yo to ittagiri, kaesanai. Ima to natte wa juubai ni shite kaeshite yaritakutemo kae senai.

Kiyo ga mono o kureru toki niwa kanarazu oyaji mo ani mo inai toki ni kagiru. Ore wa nani ga kirai da to itte hito ni kakurete jibun dake toku o suru hodo kirai na koto wa nai. Ani to wa muron naka ga yokunai keredomo, ani ni kakushite Kiyo kara kashi ya iroenpitsu o moraitaku wa nai. Naze, ore hitori ni kurete, niisan niwa yayaranai no ka to Kiyo ni kiku koto ga aru. Suruto Kiyo wa sumashita mono de oaniisama wa otousama ga katte o-agenasaru kara kamaimasen to iu. Kore wa fukouhei dearu. Oyaji wa ganko da keredo mo, sonna ekohiiki wa senu otoko da. Shikashi Kiyo no me kara miru to sou mieru no darou. Mattaku ai ni oboreteita ni chigainai. Moto wa mibun no aru mono demo kyouiku no nai baasan da kara shikata ga nai. Tanni korebakari dewa nai. Hiikime wa osoroshii mono da. Kiyo wa ore o motte shourai risshin shusse shite rippa na mono ni naru to omoi kon de ita. Sono kuse benkyou o suru ani wa iro bakari shiro kutte, totemo yaku niwa tatanai to hitori de kimeteshimatta. Konna baasan ni atte wa kanawanai. Jibun no sukina mono wa kanarazu erai jinbutsu ni natte, kirai na hito wa kitto ochibureru mono to shinjiteiru.

Ore wa sono toki kara betsudan nanni naru to iu ryouken mo nakatta. Shikashi Kiyo ga narunaru to iu mono dakara, yappari nanika ni narerundarou to omotteita. Ima kara kangaeru to bakabakashii. Aru toki nado wa Kiyo ni donna mono ni narudarou to kiitemita koto ga aru. Tokoroga Kiyo nimo betsudan no kangae mo nakatta youda. Tada teguruma e notte, rippana na genkan no aru ie o koshiraeru ni souinai to itta.

Sorekara Kiyo wa ore ga uchi demo motte dokuritsushitara, issho ni naru ki de ita. Douka oite kudasai to nanben mo kurikaeshite tanonda. Ore mo nandaka uchi ga moteru you na ki ga shite, un oite yaru to henji dake wa shiteoita. Tokoro ga kono onna wa nakanaka souzou no tsuyoi onna de, anata wa doko ga o-suki, koujimachi desu ka azabu desu ka, o-niwa e buranko o o-koshirae asobase, seiyouma wa hitotsu de takusan desu nado to katte na keikaku o hitoride narabeteita. Sono toki wa ie nanka hoshikumo nantomo nakatta. Seiyoukan mo nihondate mo mattaku fuyou de atta kara, sonna mono wa hoshikunai to, itsudemo Kiyo ni kotaeta. Suruto, anata wa yoku ga sukunakutte, kokoro ga kirei da to itte mata hometa. Kiyo wa nan to ittemo hometekureru.

Haha ga shinde kara gorokunen no aida wa kono joutai de kurashiteita. Oyaji niha shikarareru. Ani to wa kenka o suru. Kiyo niwa kashi o morau, tokidoki homerareru. Betsu ni nozomi mo nai. Kore de takusan da to omotteita. Hoka no kodomo mo ichigai ni konna mono darou to omotteita. Tada Kiyo ga nanikani tsukete, anata wa o-kawaisou da, fushiawase da to muyami ni iu mono dakara, soreja kawaisou de fushiawase nandarou to omotta. Sono hoka ni ku ni naru koto wa sukoshi mo nakatta. Tada oyaji ga kozukai o kurenai niwa heikou shita.

Haha ga shinde kara rokunenme no shougatsu ni oyaji mo socchuu de nakunatta. Sono toshi no shigatsu ni ore wa aru shiritsu no chuugakkou o sotsugyou suru. Rokugatsu ni ani wa shougyougakkou o sotsugyou shita. Ani wa nantoka kaisha no kyuushuu no shiten ni kuchi ga atte yukanakerebanaran. Ore wa toukyou de mada gakumon o shinakerebanaranai. Ani wa ie o utte zaisan o kataukete ninchi e shuttatsu suru to iidashita. Ore wa doudemo suru ga yokarou to henji o shita. Douse ani no yakkai ni naru ki wa nai. Sewa o shite kureru ni shita tokoro de, kenka o suru kara, mukou demo nantoka iidasu ni kimatteiru. Namajii hogo o ukereba koso, konna ani ni atama o sagenakerebanaranai. Gyuunyuu haitatsu o shite mo kutterareru to kakugo o shita. Ani wa sore kara douguya o yondekite, senzo daidai no garakuta o nisokusanmon ni utta. Ieyashiki wa aru hito no shuusen de aru kinmanka ni yuzutta. Kono hou wa daibu kane ni natta you da ga, kuwashii koto wa ikkou shiranu. Ore wa ikkagetsu izen kara, shibaraku zento no houkou no tsuku made kanda no ogawamachi e geshuku shiteita. Kiyo wa juunannen ita uchi ga hitode ni wataru no o ooini zannengatta ga, jibun no mono de nai kara, shiyou ga nakatta. Anata ga mou sukoshi toshi o totte irasshareba, koko ga go-souzoku ga dekimasu mono o to shikiri ni kudoiteita. Mou sukoshi toshi o totte souzoku ga dekiru mono nara, imademo souzoku ga dekiru hazu da. Baasan wa nannimo shiranai kara toshi sae toreba ani no ie ga moraeru to shinjiteiru.

Ani to ore wa kayou ni wakareta ga, komatta no wa Kiyo no ikusaki dearu. Ani wa muron tsurete ikeru mibun de nashi, Kiyo mo ani no shiri ni kuttsuite kyuushuu kundari made dekakeru ki wa moutou nashi, to itte kono toki no ore wa yojouhan no yasugeshuku ni komotte, sore sura mo iza to nareba tadachi ni hiki harawanebanaranu shimatsu da. Dousuru koto mo dekin. Kiyo ni kiitemita. Dokoka e houkou demo suru ki kane to ittara anata ga ouchi o motte, okusama o o-morai ni naru made ha, shikata ga nai kara, oi no yakkai ni narimashou to youyaku kesshin shita henji o shita. Kono oi wa saibansho no shoki de mazu kyou niwa sashitsukaenaku kurashi te ita kara, imamade mo Kiyo ni kuru nara koi to nisando susumeta no da ga, Kiyo wa tatoi gejo houkou wa shite mo nenrai sumi nareta uchi no hou ga ii to itte oujinakatta. Shikashi ima no baai shiranu yashiki e houkougae o shite iranu kigane o shinaosu yori, oi no yakkai ni naru hou ga mashida to omotta no darou. Sore ni shite mo hayaku uchi o mote no, sai o morae no, kite sewa o suru no to iu. Shinmi no oi yori mo tanin no ore no hou ga suki nano darou.

Kyuushuu e tatsu nisannichi mae ani ga geshuku e kite kane o 600-en dashite kore o shihon ni shite shoubai o suru nari, gakushi ni shite benkyou o suru nari, doudemo zui'i ni tsukau ga ii, sono kawari ato wa kamawanai to itta. Ani ni shite wa kanshin na yarikata da, nan no roppyakuen gurai morawan demo komarihasen to omotta ga, rei ni ninu tanbaku na shochi ga ki ni itta kara, rei o itte moratteoita. Ani wa sorekara gojuuen dashite kore o tsuide ni Kiyo ni watashitekure to itta kara, igi naku hikiuketa. Futsuka tatte shinbashi no teishaba de wakareta giri ani niwa sono go ippen mo awanai.

Ore wa roppyakuen no shiyouhouhou ni tsuite nenagara kangaeta. Shoubai o shitatte mendo kusakutte umaku dekiru mono janashi, koto ni roppyakuen no kane de shoubairashii shoubai ga yareru wake demo nakarou. Yoshi yareru to shite mo, ima no youja hito no mae e dete kyouiku o uketa to ibarenai kara tsumari son ni naru bakari da. Shihon nado wa doudemo ii kara, kore o gakushi ni shite benkyou shite yarou. Roppyakuen o san ni watte ichinen ni nihyakuen zutsu tsukaeba sannenkan wa benkyou ga dekiru. Sannenkan isshoukenmei ni yareba nanika dekiru. Sore kara doko no gakkou e hairou to kangaeta ga, gakumon wa shourai doremo koremo suki denai. Koto ni gogaku toka bungaku to ka iu mono wa mappira gomen da. Shintaishi nado to kite wa nijuugyou aru uchi de ichigyou mo wakaranai. Douse kirai na mono nara nani o yattemo onaji koto da to omotta ga, saiwai butsuri gakkou no mae o toori kakattara seito boshuu no koukoku ga deteita kara, nani mo en da to omotte kisokusho o moratte sugu nyuugaku no tetsuuki o shiteshimatta. Ima kangaeru to kore mo oyayuzuri no muteppou kara okotta shissaku da.

Sannenkan maa hitonami ni benkyou wa shita ga betsudan tachi no ii hou demo nai kara, sekijun wa itsudemo shita kara kanjou suru hou ga benri deatta. Shikashi fushigi na mono de, sannen tattara toutou sotsugyou shite shimatta. Jibun demo okashii to omotta ga kujou o iu wake mo nai kara otonashiku sotsugyou shite oita.

Sotsugyou shite kara youkameni ni kouchou ga yobi ni kita kara, nanika you darou to omotte, dekakete ittara, shikoku atari no aru chuugakkou de suugaku no kyoushi ga iru. Gekkyuu wa yonjuuen da ga, itte wa douda to iu soudan dearu. Ore wa sannenkan gakumon wa shita ga jitsu o iu to kyoushi ni naru ki mo, inaka e iku kangaee mo nani mo nakatta. Mottomo kyoushi igai ni nani o shiyou to iu ate mo nakatta kara, kono soudan o uketa toki, yukimashou to sokuseki ni henji o shita. Kore mo oyayuzuriri no muteppou ga tatatta no dearu.

Hikiuketa ijou wa funin seneba nara nu. Kono sannenkan wa yojouhan ni chikkyo shite kogoto wa tada no ichido mo kiita koto ga nai. Kenka mo sezu ni sunda. Ore no shougai no uchi dewa hikakuteki nonki na jisetsu deatta. Shikashi kou naru to yojouhan mo hiki hawanakerebanaran. Umarete kara toukyou igai ni fumi dashita no ha, doukyuusei to issho ni kamakura e ensoku shita toki bakari dearu. Kondo wa kamakura dokoro dewa nai. Taihen na tooku e yukanebanaranu. Chizu de miru to umibe de hari no saki hodo chiisakumieru. Douse roku na tokoro dewa arumai. Donna machi de, donna hito ga sunderuka wakaran. Wakaran demo komaranai. Shinpai niwa naranu. Tada iku bakari dearu. Mottomo shoushou mendou kusai.

Ie o tatandekara mo Kiyo no tokoro e wa oriori itta. Kiyo no oi to iu no wa zongai kekkou na hito dearu. Ore ga yuku tabi ni, orisaesureba, nanikure to motenashi te kureta. Kiyo wa ore o mae e oite, iroiro ore no jiman o oi ni kikaseta. Ima ni gakkou o sotsugyou suru to koujimachi atari e yashiki o katte yakusho e kayou no da nado to fuichou shita koto mo aru. Hitori de kimete hitori de shaberu kara, kocchi wa komatte kao o akakushita. Soremo ichido ya nido dewa nai. Oriori ore ga chiisai toki neshouben o shita koto made mochidasu niwa heikou shita. Oi wa nan to omotte Kiyo no jiman o kiiteita ka wakaranu. Tada Kiyo wa mukashifuu no onna dakara, jibun to ore no kankei o houken jidai no shujuu no you ni kangaeteita. Jibun no shujin nara oi no tame nimo shujin ni soui nai to gaten shita mono rashii. Oi koso ii tsura no da.

Iyoiyo yakusoku ga kimatte, mou tatsu to iu mikkamae ni Kiyo o tazunetara, kitamuki no sanjou ni kaze o hiite neteita. Ore no kita no o mite okinaoru ga hayai ka, bocchan itsu uchi o o-mochinasaimasu to kiita. Sotsugyou sae sureba kane ga shizento to POKETO no naka ni waite kuru to omotteiru. Sonnani erai hito o tsuramaete, mada bocchan to yobu no wa iyoiyo bakageteiru. Ore wa tankan ni toubun uchi wa motanai. Inaka e yukunda to ittara, hijou ni shitsubou shita yousu de, gomashio no bin no midare o shikirini nadeta. Amari ki no doku dakara "yuku koto wa yuku ga jiki kaeru. Rainen no natsuyasumi niwa kitto kaeru" to nagusameteyatta. Soredemo myouna kao o shiteiru kara "Nani o miyage ni katte kiteyarou, nani ga hoshii." to kiitemitara "Echigo no sasa ame ga tabetai." to itta. Echigo no sasaame nante kiita koto mo nai. Daiichi hougaku ga chigau. "Ore no yuku inaka niwa sasaame wa nasasouda" to itte kikashitara "Sonnara, docchi no kentou desu" to kiki kaeshita. "Nishi no hou da yo" to iu to "Hakone no saki desu ka, temae desu ka" to tou. Zuibun moteamashita.

Shuttatsu no hi niwa asa kara kite, iroiro sewa o yaita. Kuru tochuu komamonoya de katte kita hamigaki to youji to tenugui o ZUKKU no kaban ni iretekureta. Sonna mono wa iranai to itte mo nakanaka shouchishinai. Kuruma o narabete teishaba e tsuite, PURATTO FUOMU no ue e deta toki, kuruma e nori konda ore no kao o jitto mite "Mou owakare ni naru kamo shiremasen. Zuibun gokigenyou." to chiisana koe de itta. Me ni namida ga ippai tamatteiru. Ore wa nakanakatta. Shikashi mou sukoshi de naku tokoro deatta. Kisha ga yoppodo ugoki dashite kara, mou daishoubu darou to omotte, mado kara kubi o dashite, furi muitara, yappari tatteita. Nandaka taihen chiisaku mieta.

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Buu to itte kisen ga tomaru to, hashike ga kishi o hanarete, kogi yosete kita. Sendou wa mappadaka ni akafundoshi o shimeteiru. Yaban na tokoro da. Mottomo kono atsusa de wa kimono wa kiraremai. Hi ga tsuyoi no de mizu ga yani hikaru. Mitsumete ite mo me ga kuramu. Jimuin ni kiite miru to ore wa koko e oriru noda souda. Miru tokoro dewa oomori gurai na gyoson da. Hito o baka ni shite iraa, konna tokoro ni gaman ga dekiru mono ka to omotta ga shikata ga nai. Isei yoku ichiban ni tobikonda. Tsuzuite gorokunin wa nottarou. Sotoni ookina hako o tsu bakari tsumikonde akafun wa kishi e kogi modoshite kita. Oka e tsuita toki mo, ino ichiban ni tobiagatte, ikinari, iso ni tatteita hanatare kozou o tsuramaete chuugakkou wa dokoda to kiita. Kozou wa bonyari shite, shiran gano, to tta. Ki no kikanu inakamono da. Neko no hitai hodo na machinaka no kuse ni, chuugakkou no arikamo shiranu yatsu ga aru mono ka. Tokoro e myou na tsutsuppou o kita otoko ga kite, kocchi e koi to iu kara, tsuite ittara, minatoya toka iu yadoya e tsurete kita. Yana onna ga koe o soroete oagari nasai to iu no de, agaru no ga iya ni natta. Kadoguchi e tatta nari chuugakkou o oshiero to ittara, chuugakkou wa korekara kisha de niri bakari ikanakuccha ikenai to kiite, nao agaru no ga iya ni natta. Ore wa, tsutsuppou o kita otoko kara, ore no kaban o tsu hikitakutte, nosonoso aruki dashita. Yadoya no mono wa henna kao o shiteita.

Teishaba wa sugu shireta. Kippu mo wake naku katta. Norikonde miru to MACCHI bako no you na kisha da. Gorogoro to gofun bakari ugoita to omottara, mou orinakereba naranai. Douri de kippu ga yasui to omotta. Tatta sansen dearu. Sorekara kuruma o yatotte, chuugakkou e kitara, mou houkago de dare mo inai. Shukuchoku wa chotto youtashi ni deta to kozukai ga oshieta. Zuibun kiraku na shukuchoku ga iru mono da. Kouchou demo tazuneyou ka to omotta ga, kutabireta kara, kuruma ni notte yadoya e tsureteike to shafu ni itsuketa. Shafu wa iseiyoku yamashiroya to iu uchi e yokozuke ni shita. Yamashiroya to wa shichiya no kantarou no yagou to onaji dakara chotto omoshiroku omotta.

Nandaka nikai no hashigodan no shita no kurai heya e annai shita. Atsukutte irareyashinai. Konna heya wa iyadato ittara aini kuminna fusagatte orimasu kara to iinagara kawakaban o houridashita mama dete itta. Shikata ga nai kara heya no naka e haitte ase o kaite gaman shite ita. Yagate yu ni haire to iu kara, zaburi to tobikonde, sugu agatta. Kaerigake ni nozoite miru to suzushisouna heya ga takusan aiteiru. Shikkei na yatsu da. Uso o tsukyaagatta. Sorekara gejo ga zen o motte kita. Heya wa atsukatta ga, meshi wa geshuku no yori mo daibu umakatta. Kyuuji o shinagara gejo ga dochira kara oideni narimashita to kiku kara, toukyou kara kita to kotaeta. Suruto toukyou wa yoi tokoro de gozaimashou to itta kara atarimae da to ete yatta. Zen o sageta gejo ga daidokoro e itta jibun, ookina warai goe ga kikoeta. Kudaranai kara, sugu neta ga, nakanaka nerarenai. Atsuibakari dewa nai. Souzoushii. Geshuku no gobai gurai yakamashii. Utouto shitara kiyo no yume o mita. Kiyo ga echigo no sasaame o gurumi, mushamusha kutteiru. Sasa wa doku da kara yoshitarayokarou to iu to, ie kono sasa ga okusuri de gozaimasu to iitte umasou ni kutteiru. Ore ga akire kaette ookina kuchi o hiraite HAHAHAHA to warattara me ga sameta. Gejo ga amado o aketeiru. Aikawarazu sora no soko ga tsutsukinuketa you na tenki da.

Douchuu o shitara chadai o yarumonoda to kiiteita. Chadai o yaranai to somatsu ni toriatsukawareru to kiiteita. Konna, semakute kurai heya e oshikomeru no mo chadai o yaranai sei darou. Misuborashii minari o shite, ZUKKU no kawakaban to kejusu no koumori o sageteru karadarou. Inakamono no kuse ni hito o mikubitta na. Ichiban chadai o yatte odorokashiteyarou. Ore wa koredemo gakushi no amari o sanjuuen hodo futokoro ni irete toukyou o detekita noda. Kisha to kisen no kippudai to zappi o sashihiite, mada juuyoen hodo aru. Minna yattatte korekarawa gekkyuu o moraun dakara kamawanai. Inakamono wa shimittare dakara goen mo yareba odoroite me o mawasu ni kimatteiru. Dousuruka miro to sumashite kao o aratte, heya e kaette matteru to, yuube no gejo ga zen o motte kita. Bon o motte kyuuji o shinagara, yani niyaniya waratteru. Shikkei na yatsu da. Kao no naka o omatsuri demo touryashimaishi. Koredemo kono gejo no tsura yori yoppodo joutou da. Meshi o sumashite kara ni shiyou to omotteita ga, shaku ni sawatta kara, chuuto de goensatsu o ichimai dashite, ato de kore o chouba e motte ike to ittara, gejo wa henna kao o shiteita. Sorekara meshi o sumashite sugu gakkou e dekaketa. Kutsu wa migaite nakatta.

Gakkou wa kinou kuruma de noritsuketa kara, taigai no kentou wa watteiru. Yotsukado o nisando magattara sugu mon no mae e deta. Mon kara genkan made wa mikageishi de shikitsumete aru. Kinou kono shikiishi no ue o kuruma de garagara to tootta toki wa, muyami ni gyousan na oto ga suru no de sukoshi yowatta. Tochuu kara kokura no seifuku o kita seito ni takusan atta ga, minna kono mon o haitte iku. Naka niwa ore yori se ga takakutte tsuyosouna no ga iru. Anna yatsu o oshieru no ka to omottara nandaka kimi ga warukunatta. Meishi o dashitara kouchoushitsu e tooshita. Kouchou wa usuhige no aru, iro no kuroi, me no ookina tanuki no youna otoko dearu. Yani mottai butteita. Maa seida shite benkyou shite kure to itte, uyauyashiku ookina in no osatta, jirei o watashita. Kono jirei wa toukyou e kaeru toki marumete umi no naka e hourikon de shimatta. Kouchou wa ima ni shokuin ni shoukai shite yaru kara, ichiichi sono hito ni kono jirei o miserunda to itte kikashita. Yokei na tesuu da. Sonna mendou na koto o suru yori kono jirei o mikkakan shokuinshitsu e haritsukeru hou ga mashi da.

Kyouin ga hikaejo e sorou niwa ichijikan me no rappa ga naranakutewa naranu. Daibu jikan ga aru. Kouchou wa tokei o dashite mite, oioi yururi to hanasu tsumori da ga, mazu daitai no koto o nomikonde oite moraou to itte, sorekara kyouiku no seishin ni tsuite nagai odangi o kikashita. Ore wa muron ii kagen ni kiite ita ga, tochuu kara kore wa tonda tokoro e kita to omotta. Kouchou no iu you niwa totemo dekinai. Ore mitayouna muteppou na mono o tsuramaete, seito no mohan ni nare no, ichikou no shihyou to aogare nakutewa ikan no, gakumon igai ni kojin no tokuka o oyobosanakutewa kyouikusha ni narenai no, to muyami ni hougai na chuumon o suru. Sonna erai hito ga gekkyuu yonjuuen de harubaru konna inaka e kurumonka. Ningen ningen wa taigai nita mon da. Hara ga tateba kenka no hitotsu gurai wa dare demo suru darou to omotteta ga, kono yousu ja metta ni kuchi mo kikenai, sanpo mo dekinai. Sonna muzukashii yaku nara yatou mae ni korekore da to hanasu ga ii. Ore wa uso o tsuku no ga kirai dakara, shikata ga nai, damasarete kita noda to akiramete, omoikiri yoku, koko de kotowatte kaecchimaou to omotta. Yadoya e goen yatta kara saifu saifu no naka niwa kyuuen nanigashi shikanai. Kyuuen ja toukyou made wa renai. Chadai nanka yaranakereba yokatta. Oshii koto o shita. Shikashi kyuuen datte, douka naranai koto wa nai. Ryohi wa tarinakuttemo uso o tsukuyori mashida to omotte, toutei anata no ossharu touri nya, dekimasen, kono jirei wa kaeshimasu to ittara, kouchou wa tanuki no youna me o pachitsukasete ore no kao o miteita. Yagate, ima no wa tada kibou dearu, anata ga kibou douri dekinai no wa yoku shitteiru kara shinapai shinakuttemo ii to inagara waratta. Sono kurai yoku shitteru nara, hajime kara odosanakereba ii no ni.

Sou, kou suru uchi ni RAPPA ga natta. Kyoujou no hou ga kyuuni gayagaya suru. Mou kyouin mo hikaesho e soroimashita rou to iu kara, kouchou ni tsuite kyouin hikaesho e haitta. Hiroi hosonagai heya no shuui ni tsukue o narabete minna koshi o kaketeiru. Ore ga haitta no o mite, minna moshiawaseta youni ore no kao o mita. Misemono ja aru mai shi. Sorekara moshitsukerareta touri hitoribitori no mae e itte jirei o dashite aisatsu o shita. Taigai wa isu isu o hanarete koshi o kagameru bakari deatta ga, nen no itta no wa sashidashita jirei o uketotte ichiou haiken o shite sore o uyauyashiku henkyaku shita. Marude miyashibai no mane da. Juugoninme ni taisou no kyoushi e to mawatte kita toki niwa, onaji koto o nanben mo yaru no de shoushou jirettaku natta. Mukou wa ichido de sumu. Kocchi wa onaji shosa o juugohen kurikaeshiteiru. Sukoshi wa hito no ryouken mo sasshite miru ga ii.

Aisatsu o shita uchi ni kyoutou no nanigashi to iu no ga ita. Kore wa bungakushi souda. Bungakushi to ieba daigaku no sotsugyousei dakara erai hito nan darou. Myou ni onna no youna yasashii koe o dasu hito datta. Mottomo odoroita no wa kono atsui noni FURANNERU no shatsu o kiteiru. Ikuraka usui ji niwa soui nakuttemo atsui niwa kimatteru. Bungakushi dake ni gokurou senban na nari o shita mon da. Shikamo sore ga AkaSHATSU dakara hito o baka ni shiteiru. Ato kara kiitara kono otoko wa nen ga nenjuu AkaSHATSU o kirunda souda. Nyouna byouki ga atta mono da. Tounin no setsumei dewa aka wa karada ni kusuri ni naru kara, eisei no tameni wazawaza atsuraeru n da souda ga, irazaru shinapai da. Sonnara tsuide ni kimono mo hakama mo aka ni sureba ii. Sorekara eigo no kyoushi ni koga toka iu taihen kaoiro no warui otoko ga ita. Taigai kao no aoi hito wa yaseteru monda ga kono otoko wa aoku fukurete iru. Mukashi shougakkou e iku jibun, asai no tamisan to iu ko ga doukyuusei ni atta ga, kono asai no oyaji ga yahari, konna irotsuya datta. Asai wa hyakushou da kara, hyakushou ni naru to anna kao ni naru ka to kiyo ni kiite mitara, souja arimasen, ano hito wa uranari no tounasu bakari taberu kara, aoku fukurerun desu to oshiete kureta. Sore irai aoku fukureta hito o mireba kanarazu uranari no tounasu o kutta mukui da to omou. Kono eigo no kyoushi mo uranari bakari kutteru ni chigainai. Mottomo uranari to wa nan no koto ka imamotte shiranai. Kiyo ni kiite mita koto wa aru ga, kiyo wa waratte kotaenakatta. Ookata kiyo mo shiranai n darou. Sorekara ore to onaji suugaku no kyoushi ni hotta to iu no ga ita. Kore wa takumashii igaguri bouzu de, eizan no akusou to iubeki tsuragamae de aru. Hito ga teinei ni jirei o misetara mimukiki mo sezu, yaa kimi ga shinnin no hito ka, chito asobi ni kitamae AHAHAHA to itta. Nani ga AHAHAHA da. Sonna reigi o kokoroenu yatsu no tokoro e dare ga asobi ni iku mono ka. Ore wa kono toki kara kono bouzu ni yamaarashi to iu adana o tsukete yatta. Kangaku no sensei wa sasuga ni katai mono da. Sakujitsu otsukide, sazo otsukarede, sorede mou jugyou o ohajime de, daibu goreisei de, to nobetsu ni benjita no wa aikyou no aru ojiisan da. Gagaku no kyoushi wa mattaku geininfuu da. Berabera shita sukiya no haori o kite, sensu o pachitsukasete, okuni wa dochira de gesu, e? toukyou? sorya ureshii, onakama ga dekite watashi mo korede edokko desu to itta. Konna no ga edokko nara edo niwa umaretakunai mon da to shinchuu ni kangaeta. Sono hoka hitori hitori ni tsuite konna koto o kakeba ikura demo aru. Shikashi saigen ga nai kara yameru.

Aisatsu ga ri ndara, kouchou ga kyou wa mou kitte mo ii, mottomo jugyou no wa suugaku no shunin to uchiawase o shite oite, asatte kara kagyou o hajimete kure to itta. Suugaku no shunin wa dareka to kiite mitara rei no yamaarashi de atta. Imaimashii, koitsu no shita ni hataraku noka oyaoya to shitsubou shita. Yamaarashi wa [Oi kimi dokoni tomatteru ka, yamashiroya ka, un, ima ni itte soudan suru ] to iinokoshite hakuboku o motte kyoujou e dete itta. Shunin no kuse ni mukou kara kite soudan suru nante fukenshiki na otoko da. Shikashi yobitsukeru yori wa kanshin da.

Sorekara gakkou gakkou no mon o dete, sugu yado e kaerou to omotta ga, kaettatte shikata ga nai kara, sukoshi machi o sanpo shite yarou to omotte, muyami ni ashi no muku hou o aruki chirashita. Kenchou mo mita. Furui zenseiki no kenchiku de aru. Heiei mo mita. Azabu no rentai yori rippa de nai. Oodoori mo mita. Kagurazaka o hanbun ni semakushita gurai na michihaba de machinami wa are yori ochiru. Nijuugomangoku no jouka datte taka no shireta mono da. Konna tokoro ni sunde gojouka da nado to ibatteru ningen wa kawaisou na mono da to kangaenagara kuru to, itsushika yamashiroya no mae ni deta. Hiroi you demo semai mono da. Korede taitei wa mitsukushita no darou. Kaette meshi demo kuou to kadoguchi o haitta. Chouba ni suwatteita kamisan ga, ore no kao o miru to kyuu ni tobidashite kite okaeri to itanoma e atama o tsuketa. Kutsu o nui de agaru to, ozashiki ga akimashita kara to gejo ga nikai e annai o shita. Juugojou no omotenikai de ookina tokonoma ga tsuiteiru. Ore wa umarete kara mada konna rippa na zashiki e haitta koto wa nai. Kono ato itsu haireru ka wakaranai kara, youfuku o nuide yukata ichimai ni natte zashiki no mannaka e dainoji ni netemita. Ii kokoromochi de aru.

Hirumeshi o kutte kara sousou kiyo e tegami o kaite yatta. Ore wa bunshou ga mazui ue ni ji o shiranai kara tegami o kaku no ga daikirai da. Mata yaru tokoro mo nai. Shikashi kiyo wa shinapai shite iru darou. Nansen shite shini ya shinai ka nado to omoccha komaru kara, funpatsushite nagai no o kaite yatta. Sono monku wa kou de aru.

[Kinou tsuita. Tsumaran tokoro da. Juugojou no zashiki ni neteiru. Yadoya e chadai o goen yatta. Kamisan ga atama o itanoma e suritsuketa. Yuube wa nerare nakatta. Kiyo ga sasaame o sasagoto kuu yume o mita. Rainen no natsu wa kaeru. Kyou gakkou e itte minna ni adana o tsukete yatta. Kouchou wa tanuki, kyoutou wa AkaSHATSU, eigo no kyoushi wa uranari, suugaku wa yamaarashi, gagaku wa nodaiko. Imani iroirona koto o kaiteyaru. Sayounara]

Tegami o kaite shimattara, ii kokoromochi ni natte nemuke ga sashita kara, saizen no you ni zashiki no mannaka e nobinobi to dainoji ni neta. Kondo wa yume mo nani mo minaide gussuri neta. Kono heya kai to ookina koe ga suru no de me ga sametara, yamaarashi ga haitte kita. Saizen wa shikkei, kimi no ukemochi wa to hito ga okiagaru ya inaya danpan o hirakareta no de ooini roubai shita. Ukemochi o kiite miru to betsudan muzukashii koto mo nasasou dakara shouchi shita. Kono kurai no koto nara, asatte wa oroka, ashita kara hajimero to ittatte odorokanai. Jugyou ue no uchiawase ga sundara, kimi wa itsumade konna yadoya ni iru tsumori demo arumai, boku ga ii geshuku o shuusen shite yaru kara utsuritamae. Hoka no mono dewa shouchi shinai ga boku ga hanaseba sugu dekiru. Hayai hou ga ii kara, kyou mite, asu utsutte, asatte kara gakkou e ikeba kimari ga ii to hitori de nomikondeiru. Naruhodo juugojoujiki ni itsumade iru wake nimo ikumai. Gekkyuu o minna yadoryou ni harattemo ottsukanai kamo shirenu. Goen no chadai o funpatsu shite sugu utsuru no wa chito zannen da ga, douse utsuru mono nara, hayaku hikikoshite ochitsuku hou ga benri dakara, soko no tokoro wa yoroshiku yamaarashi ni tanomu koto ni shita. Suruto yamaarashi wa tomokaku mo isshoni kitemiro to iu kara, itta. Hazure no oka no chuufuku ni aru ie de shigoku kansei da. Shujin wa kottou o baibai suru ikagin to iu otoko de, nyoubou wa teishu yori mo yottsu bakari toshikasa no onna da. Chuugakkou ni ita toki WICCHI to iu kotoba o naratta koto ga aru ga kono nyoubou wa masani WICCHI ni niteiru. WICCHI datte hito no nyoubou da kara kamawanai. Toutou ashita kara hikiutsuru koto ni shita. Kaeri ni yamaarashi wa toorichou de koorimizu o ippai ogotta. Gakkou de atta toki wa yani oufuu na shikkei na yatsu da to omotta ga, konnani iroiro sewa o shite kureru tokoro o miru to, warui otoko demo nasasouda. Tada ore to onaji you ni sekkachi de kanshakumochi rashii. Ato de kiitara kono otoko ga ichiban seito ni jinbou ga aru no da souda.

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Iyoiyo gakkou e deta. Hajimete kyoujou e haitte takai tokoro e notta toki wa, nan da ka hen datta. Koushaku o shinagara, ore demo sensei ga tsutomaru no ka to omotta. Seito wa yakamashii. Tokidoki zunuketa ookina koe de sensei to iu. Sensei niwa kotaeta. Ima made butsuri gakkou de mainichi sensei sensei to yobi tsukete ita ga, sensei to yobu no to, yobareru no wa undei no sa da. Nanda ka ashi no ura ga muzumuzu suru. Ore wa hikyou na otoko dewa nai. Okubyou na otoko demo nai ga, oshii koto ni tanryoku ga kaketeiru. Sensei to ookina koe o sareru to, hara no hetta toki ni marunouchi de don o kiita you na ki ga suru. Saisho no ichijikan wa nandaka ii kagen ni yatte shimatta. Shikashi betsudan komatta shitsumon mo kakerarezu ni sunda. Hikaejo e kaette kitara, yamaarashi ga doudai to kiita. Un to tankan ni henji o shitara yamaarashi wa anshin shita rashikatta.

Nijikanme ni hakuboku o motte hikaejo o deta toki niwa nan daka tekichi e norikomu you na ki ga shita. Kyoujou e deru to kondo no kumi wa mae yori ookina yatsu bakari de aru. Ore wa edokko de kyasha ni kodukuri ni dekiteiru kara, doumo takai tokoro e agatte mo oshi ga kikanai. Kenka nara sumoutori to demo yatte miseru ga, konna oozou o yonjuunin mo mae e narabete, tada ichimai no shita o tataite kyoushuku saseru tegiwa wa nai. Shikashi konna inakamono ni yowami o miseru to kuse ni naru to omotta kara, narubeku ookina koe o shite, shoushou makijita de koushaku shite yatta. Saisho no uchi wa, seito mo kemu ni makarete bonyari shite ita kara, sore miro to masumasu tokui ni natte, beranmei chou o mochiite tara, ichibanmae no retsu no mannaka ni ita, ichiban tsuyosouna yatsu ga, ikinari kiritsu shite sensei to iu. Sora kita to omoinagara, nan da to kiitara, [Amari hayakute wakaran kere, mochitto, yuruyuru yatte, okuren kana, moshi ] to itta. Okuren kana , moshi wa namanurui kotoba da. Hayasugiru nara, yukkuri itte yaru ga, ore wa edokko da kara kimira no kotoba wa tsukaenai, wakaranakereba, waru made matteru ga ii to kotaete yatta. Kono choushi de nijikanme wa omotta yori, umaku itta. Tada kaeri gake ni seito no hitori ga chotto kono mondai o kaishaku o shite okuren kana, moshi, to deki soumo nai kika no mondai o motte sematta niwa hiyaase o nagashita. Shikata ga nai kara nan daka wakaranai, kono tsugi oshiete yaru to isoide hikiagetara, seito ga waa to hayashita. Sono naka ni dekin dekin to iu koe ga kikoeru. Berabou me, sensei datte, dekinai nowa atarimae da. Dekinai no o dekinai to iu noni fushigi ga aru mon ka. Sonna mono ga dekiru kurai nara yonjuuen de konna inaka e kuru mon ka to hikaejo e kaette kita. Kondo wa douda to mata yamaarashi ga kiita. Un to itta ga, un dake dewa ki ga sumanakatta kara, kono gakkou no seito wa wakarazuya da na to itte yatta. Yamaarashi wa myou na kao o shite ita.

Sanjikanme mo, yojikanme mo hirusugigi no ichijikan mo daidou shoui de atta. Saisho no hi ni deta kyuu wa, izure mo sukoshi zutsu shippai shita. Kyoushi wa hata de miru hodo rakujanai to omotta. Jugyou wa hitotoori sunda ga, mada kaerenai, sanji made potsunen to shite matte naku te wa naran. Sanji ni naru to, ukemochi kyuu no seito ga jibun no kyoushitsu o souji shite shirase ni kuru kara kenbun o suru n da sou da. Sore kara, shussekibo o ichiou shirabete youyaku ohima ga deru. Ikura gekkyuu de kawareta karada datte, aita jikan made gakkou e shibaritsukete tsukue to niramekkura o saseru nante hou ga aru mono ka. Shikashi hoka no renchuu wa minna otonashiku gokisoku douri yatteru kara shinzan no ore bakari, dada o koneru no mo yoroshikunai to omotte gaman shite ita. Kaeri gake ni, kimi nandemo kandemo sanji sugi made gakkou ni isaseru no wa oroka da ze to yamaarashi ni uttae tara, yamaarashi wa sousa AHAHAHA to waratta ga, ato kara majime ni natte, kimi amari gakkou no fuhei o iu to, ikan ze. Iu nara boku dake ni hanase, zuibun myouna hito mo iru kara na to chuukoku gamashii koto o itta. Yotsukado de wakareta kara kuwashii koto wa kiku hima ga nakatta.

Sore kara uchi e kaette kuru to, yado no teishu ga ocha o iremashou to itte yatte kuru. Ocha o ireru to iu kara gochisou o suru no ka to omou to, ore no cha o enryo naku irete jibun ga nomu no da. Kono yousu dewa rusuchuu mo katte ni ocha o iremashou o hitori de rikou shiteiru kamo shirenai. Teishu ga iu niwa temae wa shogakottou ga suki de, toutou konna shoubai o nainai de hajimeru you ni narimashita. Anata mo omiukemousu tokoro daibu gofuuryuu de irassharu rashii. Chito douraku ni ohajime nasutte wa ikaga desu to, tondemonai kanyuu o yaru. Ninenmae aru hito no tsukai ni teikokuHOTERU e itta toki wa joumae naoshi to machigaerareta koto ga aru. KETTO o kabutte, kamakura no daibutsu o kenbutsu shita toki wa kurumaya kara oyakata to iwareta. Sono hoka konnichi made misokunawareta koto wa zuibun aru ga, mada ore o tsuramaete daibu gofuuryuu de irassharu to itta mono wa nai. Taitei wa nari ya yousu demo wakaru. Fuuryuujin nante iu mono wa, e o mite mo, zukin o kaburu ka tanzaku o motteru mono da. Kono ore o fuuryuujin da nado to majime ni iu no wa tada no kusemono janai. Ore wa sonna nonki na inkyo no yaru you na koto wa kirai da to ittara,

teishu wa hehehehe to warainagara, ie hajime kara sukina mono wa, donata mo gozaimasen ga, ittan kono michi ni hairu to nakanaka deraremasen to hitori de cha o sosoide myouna tetsuki o shite nondeiru. Jitsu wa yuube cha o kattekure to tanonde oita no da ga, konna nigai koi cha wa iyada. Ippai nomu to i ni kotaeru you na ki ga suru. Kondo kara motto nigakunai no o kattekure to ittara, kashikomari mashita to mata ippai shibotte nonda. Hito no cha da to omotte muyami ni nomu yatsu da. Shujin ga hikisagattekara, asu no shitayomi o shite sugu neteshimatta.

Sore kara mainichi mainichi gakkou e dete wa kisoku douri hataraku, mainichi mainichi kaette kuru to shujin ga ocha o iremashou to detekuru. Isshukan bakari shitara gakkou no yousu mo hitotoori wa nomikometa shi, yado no fuufu no jinbutsu mo taigai wa wakatta. Hoka no kyoushi ni kiite miru to jirei o ukete isshuukan kara ヶikkagetsu gurai no aida wa jibun no hyouban ga iidarou ka, waruidarou ka hijou ni ki ni kakaru sou de aru ga, ore wa ikkou sonna kanji wa nakatta. Kyoujou de oriori shikujiru to sono toki dake wa yana kokoromochichi da ga sanjuppun bakari tatsu to kirei ni kieteshimau. Ore wa nanigoto ni yorazu nagaku shinpai shiyou to omotte mo shinpai ga dekinai otoko da. Kyoujou no shikujiri ga seito ni donna eikyou o ataete, sono eikyou ga kouchou ya kyoutou ni donna hannou o teisuru ka marude mutonjaku de atta. Ore wa mae ni iu toori amari dokyou no suwatta otoko dewa nai no da ga , omoikiri wa sukoburu ii ningen de aru. Kono gakkou ga ikenakereba sugu dokka e yuku kakugo de ita kara, tanuki mo SHATSU mo, chittomo osoroshiku wa nakatta. Mashite kyoujou no kozou domo nanka ni wa aikyou mo oseji mo tsukau ki ni narenakatta. Gakkou wa sorede ii no da ga geshuku no hou wa sou wa ikanakatta. Teishu ga cha o nomi ni kuru dake nara gaman mo suru ga, iroiro na mono o mottekuru. Hajime ni motte kita no wa nandemo inzai de, toobakari narabete oite, minna de sanen nara yasui mono da okainasai to iu. Inaka mawari no HEBO eshi ja arumai shi, sonna mono wa iranai to ittara, kondo wa kazan to ka nanto ka iu otoko no kachou no kakemono o motte kita. Jibun de tokonoma e kakete, ii deki ja arimasenka to iu kara, soukana to iikagen ni aisatsu o suru to, kazan niwa futari aru, hitori wa nan toka kazan de, hitori wa nan toka kazan desu ga, kono fuku wa sono nan toka kazan no hou da to, kudaranai koushaku o shita ato de, dou desu, anata nara juugoen ni shite okimasu. Okaiinasai to saisoku o suru. Kane ga nai to kotowaru to, kane nan ka, itsudemo you gozaimasu to nakanaka ganko da. Kane ga atsute mo kawanainda to, sono toki wa opparacchimatta. Sono tsugi niwa onigawara gurai na oosuzuri o katsugikonda. Kore wa tankei desu, tankei desu to nihen mo sanben mo tankei garu kara, omoshiro hanbun ni tankei ta nandai to kiitara, sugu koushaku o hajimedashita. Tankei niwa jousou chuusou kasou to atte, imadoki no mono wa minna jousou desu ga, kore wa tashika ni chuusou desu, kono gan o gorannasai. Me ga mittsu aru no wa mezurashii. Hatsuboku no guai mo shigoku yoroshii, tameshite gogonasai to, ore no mae e ookina suzuri o tsutsuki tsukeru. Ikura da to kiku to, mochinushi ga shina kara matte kaette kite zehi uritai to iimasu kara, oyasukushite sanjuuen ni shite okimashou to iu. Kono otoko wa baka ni soui nai. Gakkou no hou wa douka kouka buji ni tsutomarisou daga, kou kottouzeme ni atte wa totemo nagaku tsudukisou ni nai.

Sono uchi gakkou mo iya ni natta. Aru hi no ban oomachi to iu tokoro o sannpo shite itara yuubinkyoku no tonari ni soba to kaite, shita ni toukyou to chuu o kuwaeta kanban ga atta. Ore wa soba ga daisuki de aru. Toukyou ni otta toki demo sobaya no mae o tootte yakumi no nioi o kagu to, doushite mo noren ga kuguritakunatta. Kyou made wa suugaku to kottou de soba o wasureteita ga, koushite kanban o miru to sudoori ga dekinakunaru. Tsuide dakara ippai kutte ikou to omotte agagari konda. Miru to kanban hodo demo nai. Toukyou to kotowaru ijou wa mou sukoshi kirei ni shi souna mono da ga, toukyou o shiranai no ka, kane ga nai no ka, meppou kitanai. Tatami wa iro ga kawatte omake ni suna de zarazara shite iru. Kabe wa susu de makkuro da. Tenjou wa RANPU no yuen de kusubotteru nomi ka, hikutte, omowazu kubi o chijimeru kurai da. Tada reirei to soba no namae o kaite haritsuketa nedan tsuke dake wa mattaku atarashii. Nandemo furui uchi o katte nisanchimae kara kaigyou shita ni chichigai nakarou.

nedan tsuke no daiichigou ni tenpura to aru. Oi tenpura o motte koi to ookina koe o dashita. Suruto kono toki made sumi no hou ni sannin katamatte, nani ka tsurutsuru, chuuchuu kutteta renjuu ga, hitoshiku ore no hou o mita. Heya ga kurai no de, chotto ki ga tsukanakatta ga kao o awaseru to, minna gakkou no seito de aru. Senpou de aisatsu o shita kara, ore mo aisatsu o shita. Sono ban wa hisashi buri ni soba o kutta no de, umakatta kara tenpura o yonhai tairageta.

Yokujitsu nan no ki mo naku kyoujou e hairu to, kokuban ippai gurai na ookina ji de, tenpura sensei to kaite aru. Ore no kao o mite minna waa to waratta. Ore wa baka baka shii kara, tenpura o kuccha okashii ka to kiita. Suru to seito no hitori ga, shikashi yonhai wa sugiru zo na, moshi, to itta. Yonhai kuou ga gohai kuou ga ore no zeni de ore ga kuu no ni monku ga aru mon ka to, sassa to kougi o sumashite hikaejo e kaette kita. Juppun tatte tsugi no kyoujou e deru to hitotsu tenpura yonhai nari. Tadashi warau bekarazu. To kokuban ni kaite aru. Sakki wa betsu ni hara mo tanakatta ga kondo wa shaku ni sawatta. Joudan mo do o sugoseba itazura da. Yakimochi no kurokoge no you na mono de dare mo homete wa nai. Inakamono wa kono kokyuu ga wakaranai kara doko made oshite ittemo kamawanai to iu ryouken darou. Ichijikan aruku to kenbutsu suru machi mo nai you na semai miyako ni sunde, hoka ni nanimo gei ga nai kara, tenpura jiken o nichiro sensou no you ni fure chirakasu n darou. Aware na yatsura da. Kodomo no toki kara, konna ni kyouiku sareru kara, iya ni hinekkobita, uekibachi no kaede mita you na shoujin ga dekiru n da. Mujaki nara issho ni waratte mo ii ga, korya nan da. Kodomo no kuse ni otsu ni dokuke o motteru. Ore wa damatte, tenpura o keshite, konna itazura ga omoi ka, hikyou na joudan da. Kimira wa hikyou to iu imi o shitteru ka, to ittara, jibun ga shita koto o warawarete okoru no ga hikyou jarou ga na, moshi to kotaeta yatsu ga aru. Yana yatsu da. Wazawaza toukyou kara, konna yatsu o oshie ni kita no ka to omottara nasakenakunatta. Yokei na herazu guchi o kikanai de benkyou shiro to itte, jugyou o hajimeteshimatta. Sore kara tsugi no kyoujou e detara tenpura o kuu to herazu guchi ga kikitakunaru mono nari to kaitearu. Doumo shimatsu ni oenai. Anmari hara ga tatta kara, sonna namaiki na yatsu wa oshienai to itte sutasuta kaette kite yatta. Seito wa yasumi ni natte yorokonda souda. Kou naru to gakkou yori kottou no hou ga mada mashi da.

Tenpurasoba mo uchi e kaette, hitoban netara sonna ni kanshaku ni sawaranakunatta. Gakkou e dete miru to, seito mo deteiru. Nan daka wake ga wakaranai. Sore kara mikka bakari wa buji de atta ga, yokkame no ban ni sumita to iu tokoro e itte dango o kutta. Kono sumita to iu tokoro wa onsen no aru machi de jouka kara kisha da to juppun bakari, aruite sanjuppun de ikareru, ryouriya mo onsenyado mo, kouen mo aru ue ni yuukaku ga aru. Ore no haitta dangoya wa yuukaku no iriguchi ni atte, taihen umai to iu hyouban dakara, onsen ni itta kaerigake ni chotto kuttemita. Kondo wa seito nimo awawanakatta kara, dare mo shiru mai to omotte, yokujitsu gakkou e itte, ichijikanme no kyoujou e hairu to dango futasara nanasen to kaite aru. Jissai ore wa futasara kutte nanasen haratta. Doumo yakkai na yatsura da. Nijikanme nimo kitto nanika aru to omouto yuukaku no dango umai umai to kaite aru. Akire kaetta yatsura da. Dango ga sore de sunda to omottara kondo wa akatenugui to iu no ga hyouban ni natta. Nan no koto da to omottara, tsumaranai raireki da. Ore wa koko e kite kara, mainichi sumita no onsen e iku koto ni kimeteiru. Hoka no tokoro wa nan o mite mo toukyou no ashimoto nimo oyobanai ga onsen dake wa rippa na mono da. Sekkaku kita mono dakara mainichi haitte yarou to iu ki de, banmeshi mae ni undou katagata dekakeru. Tokoro ga iku toki wa kanarazu youshiki tenugui no ookina yatsu o burasagete iku. Kono tenugui ga yu ni somatta ue e, akai shima ga nagaredashita no de chotto miru to beniiro ni mieru. Ore wa kono tenugui o iki mo kaeri mo , kisha ni notte mo aruite mo, tsuneni buraburasagete iru. Sore de seito ga ore no koto o akatenugui akatenugui to iu n da sou da. Dou mo semai tochi ni sunderu to urusai mono da. Mada aru. Onsen wa sankai no shinchiku de joutou wa yukata o kashite, nagashi o tsukete assen de sumu. Sono ue ni onna ga tenmoku e cha o nosete dasu. Ore wa itsudemo joutou e haitta. Suru to yonjuuen no kyuuryou de mainichi joutou e hairu no wa zeitaku da to iidashita. Yokei na osewa da. Mada aru. Yutsubo wa mikageishi o tatamiagete, juugojoujiki gurai no hirosa ni shikitte aru. Taitei wa juusanyonin tsukatteru ga tama niwa dare mo inai koto ga aru. Fukasa wa tatte chichi no atari made aru kara, undou no tame ni, yu no naka o oyogu no wa nakanaka yukai da. Ore wa hito no inai no o misuma shite wa juugojou no yutsubo o oyogi mawatte yorokonde ita. Tokoroga aru hi sankai kara isei yoku orite kyou mo oyogeru ka na to zakuroguchi o nozoite miru to, ookina fuda e kuroguro to yu no naka de oyogu bekarazu to kaite haritsukete aru. Yu no naka de oyogu mono wa, amari arumai kara, kono harifuda wa ore no tame ni tokubetsu ni shinchou shita no kamo shirenai. Ore wa sorekara oyogu no wa dannen shita. Oyogu no wa dannen shita ga, gakkou e dete miru to, rei no toori kokuban ni yu no naka de oyogu bekarazu to kaite aru niwa odoroita. Nan daka seito zentai ga ore hitori o tantei shite iru you ni omowareta. Kusakusa shita. Seito ga nani o ittatte, yarou to omotta koto o yameru you na ore dewa nai ga, nan de konna semakurushii hana no saki ga tsukaeru you na tokoro e kita no ka to omou to nasakenaku natta. Sore de uchi e kaeru to aikawarazu kottou zeme de aru.

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Gakkou niwa shukuchoku ga atte, shokuin ga kawaru gawaru kore o tsutomeru. Tadashi tanuki to AkaSHATSU wa reigai de aru. Nande kono ryounin ga touzen no gimu o manukareru no ka to kiite mitara, sounin taiguu da kara to iu. Omoshiroku mo nai. Gekkyuu wa takusan toru, jikan wa sukunai, sore de shukuchoku o nogareru nante fukouhei ga aru mono ka. Katte na kisoku o koshiraete, sore ga atarimae da to iu you na kao o shite iru. Yoku maa anna ni zuuzuushiku dekiru mono da. Kore ni tsuite wa daibu fuhei de aru ga, yamaarashi no setsu ni yoru to, ikura hitori de fuhei o narabetatte tooru mono ja nai sou da. Hitori datte futari datte tadashii koto nara toori sou na mono da. Yamaarashi wa 'might is right' to iu eigo o hiite setsuyu o kuwaeta ga, nan da ka youryou o enai kara, kikikaeshite mitara kyouja no kenri to iu imi da sou da. Kyouja no kenri gurai nara mukashi kara shitteiru. Ima sara yamaarashi kara koushaku o kikanakutte mo ii. Kyouja no kenri to shukuchoku to wa betsumondai da. Tanuki ya AkaSHATSU ga kyouja da nante, dare ga shouchi suru mono ka. Giron wa giron to shite kono shukuchoku ga iyoiyo ore no ban ni mawatte kita. Ittai kanshou da kara yagu futon nado wa jibun no mono e raku ni nenai to netayou na kokoromochi ga shinai. Kodomo no toki kara, tomodachi no uchi e tomatta koto wa hotondo nai kurai da. Tomodachi no uchi de sae iya nara gakkou no shukuchoku wa nao sara iya da. Iya da keredomo, kore ga yonjuuen no uchi e komotte iru nara shikata ga nai. Gaman shite tsutometeyarou.

Kyoushi mo seito mo kaette shimatta ato de, hitori pokan to shite iru no wa zuibun ma ga nuketa mono da. Shukuchoku beya wa kyoujou no urate ni aru kishukusha no nishihazure no isshitsu da. Chotto haitte mita ga, nishibi o matomo ni ukete, kurushikutte itatamarenai. Inaka dake atte aki ga kite mo, kinaga ni atsui mon da. Seito no makanai o toriyosete bangohan o sumashita ga, mazui niwa osore itta. Yoku anna mono o kutte, are dake ni abarerareta mon da. Sore de banmeshi o isoide yojihan ni katadukete shimau n da kara gouketsu ni chigainai. Meshi wa kutta ga, mada hi ga kurenai kara neru wake ni ikanai. Chotto onsen ni ikitakunatta. Shukuchoku o shite, soto e deru no wa ii koto da ka, warui koto da ka shiranai ga, kou tsukunen to shite juukinko douyou na ukime ni au no wa gaman no dekiru mon ja nai. Hajimete gakkou e kita toki shukuchoku no hito wa to kiitara, chotto youtashi ni deta to kodukai ga kotaeta no o myou da to omotta ga, jibun ni ban ga mawatte miru to omoiataru. Deru hou ga tadashii no da. Ore wa kodukai ni chotto detekuru to itta ra, nani ka goyou desu ka to kiku kara, you ja nai, onsen e hairun da to kotaete, sassato dekaketa. Akatenugui wa yado e wasurete kita no ga zannen da ga kyou wa senpou de kariru to shiyou.

Sore kara kanari yururi to, detari haittari shite, youyaku higuregata ni natta kara, kisha e notte komachi no teishaba made kite orita. Gakkou made wa kore kara yonchou da. Wake wa nai to arukidasu to, mukou kara tanuki ga kita. Tanuki wa kore kara kono kisha de onsen e ikou to iu keikaku nandarou. Sutasuta isogiashi ni yatte kita ga, surechigatta toki ore no kao o mitakara, chotto aisatsu o shita. Suruto tanuki wa anata wa kyou wa shukuchoku dewa nakatta desu ka nee to majimekusatte kiita. Nakatta desu ka nee mo nai mon da. Nijikan mae ore ni mukatte kon'ya wa hajimete no shukuchoku desu ne. Gokurou sama. To rei o itta ja nai ka. Kouchou nanka ni naru to iya ni magarikunetta kotoba o tsukau mon da. Ore wa hara ga tatta kara, ee shukuchoku desu. Shukuchoku desu kara, kore kara kaette tomaru koto wa tashika ni tomarimasu to iisutete sumashite aruki dashita. Tatemachi no yotsukado made kuru to kondo wa yamaarashi ni dekkuwashita. Doumo semai tokoro da. Dete arukisae sureba kanarazu dareka ni au."Oi kimi wa shukuchoku ja nai ka" to kiku kara "Un, shukuchoku da" to kotaetara, "Shukuchoku ga muyami ni dete aruku nante, futsugou ja nai ka" to itta."Chittomo futsugou na mon ka, dete arukanai hou ga futsugou da" to ibatte miseta."Kimi no zubora nimo komaru na, kouchou ka kyoutou ni deau to mendou da ze" to yamaarashi ni niwanai koto o iu kara "Kouchou niwa tatta ima atta. Atsui toki niwa sanpo demo shinai to shukuchoku mo hone deshou to kouchou ga, ore no sanpo o hometa yo" to itte, mendou kusai kara, sassato gakkou e kaette kita.

Sore kara hi wa sugu kureru. Kurete kara nijikan bakari wa kodukai o shukuchoku beya e yonde hanashi o shita ga, sore mo akita kara, nerarenai made mo toko e hairou to omotte, nemaki ni kigaete, kaya o makutte, akai ketto o hane nokete, tonto shirimochi o tsuite, aomuke ni natta. Ore ga neru toki ni tonto shirimochi o tsuku no wa kodomo no toki kara no kuse da. Warui kuse da to itte ogawamachi no geshuku ni ita jibun, nikaishita ni ita houritsu gakkou no shosei ga kujou o mochikonda koto ga aru. Houritsu no shosei nante mono wa yowai kuse ni, yani kuchi ga tassha na mono de, gu na koto o nagatarashiku nobetateru kara, neru toki ni dondon oto ga suru no wa ore no shiri ga warui no ja nai. Geshuku no kenchiku ga somatsu nan da. Kakeau nara geshuku e kakeae to hekomashite yatta. Kono shukuchoku beya wa nikai ja nai kara, ikura, doshin to taorete mo kamawanai. Narubeku ikioi yoku taorenai to neta you na kokoromochi ga shinai. Aa yukai da to ashi o un to nobasu to, nan da ka ryouashi e tobitsuita. Zarazarashi te nomi no you demo nai kara koitsua to odoroite, ashi o nisando ketto no naka de futte mita. Suru to zarazara to atatta mono ga, kyuu ni fue dashite sune ga KAgorokukasho, momo ga KAnisankasho, shiri no shita de guchari to fumitsubushita no ga hitotsu, heso no tokoro made tobiagatta no ga hitotsu -- iyoiyo odoroita. Sassoku okiagatte, ketto o patto ushiro e houru to, futon no naka kara, BATTA ga gorokujuu tobidashita. Shoutai no shirenai toki wa tashou kimi ga warukatta ga, BATTA to souba ga kimatte mitara kyuu ni hara ga tatta. BATTA no kuse ni hito o odorokashi yagatte, dou suru ka miro to, ikinari kukuri makura o totte, nisando tatakitsuketa ga, aite ga chiisasugiru kara ikioiyoku nagetsukeru wari ni kikime ga nai. Shikata ga nai kara, mata futon no ue e suwatte, susuhaki no toki ni goza o marumete tatami o tataku you ni, sokora kinpen o muyami ni tataita. BATTA ga odoroita ue ni, makura no ikioi de tobiagaru mono da kara, ore no kata da no, atama da no hana no saki da no e kuttsuitari, butsukattari suru. Kao e tsuita yatsu wa makura de tatakuku wake ni ikanai kara, te de tsukande, isshou kenmei ni tatakitsukeru. Imaimashii koto ni, ikura chikara o dashite mo , butsukaru saki ga kaya da kara, fuwari to ugoku dake de sukoshi mo tegotae ga nai. BATTA wa tatakitsukerareta mama kaya e tsuramatteiru. Shini mo dou mo shinai. You yaku no koto ni sanjuppun bakari de BATTA wa taiji shita. Houki o motte kite BATTA no shigai o hakidashita. Kodukai ga kite nan desu ka to iu kara, nan desu ka mo aru mon ka, BATTA o tokononaka ni kattoku yatsu ga doko no kuni ni aru. Manuke me. To shikattara, watashi wa zonjimasen to benkai o shita. Zonjimasen de sumu ka to houki o engawa e houridashitara, kodukai wa osoru osoru houki o katsuide kaette itta.

Ore wa sassoku kishukusei o sannin bakari soudai ni yobidashita. Suru to rokunin detekita. Rokunin darou ga juunin darou ga kamau mono ka. Nemaki no mama udemakuri o shite danpan o hajimeta.

"Nan de BATTA nan ka, ore no toko no naka e ireta"

"BATTA ta nan zo na" to massaki no hitori ga itta. Yani ochitsuite iyagaru. Kono gakkou ja kouchou bakari ja nai, seito made magarikunetta kotoba o tsukau n darou.

"BATTA o shiranai no ka, shiranakerya misete yarou" to itta ga, ainiku hakidashite shimatte ippiki mo inai. Mata kodukai o yonde, "Sakki no BATTA o motte koi" to ittara, "Mou hakidame e sutete shimaimashita ga, hirotte mairimashou ka" to kiita."Un sugu hirotte koi" to iu to kodukai wa isoide kakedashita ga, yagate hanshi no ue e juppiki bakari nosete kite "Dou mo okinodoku desu ga, ainiku yoru de kore dake shika miatarimasen. Ashita ni narimashitara motto hirotte mairimasu" to iu. Kodukai made baka da. Ore wa BATTA no hitotsu o seito ni misete "BATTA ta kore da, ookina zuutai o shite, BATTA o shiranai ta, nan no koto da" to iu to, ichiban hidari no hou ni ita kao no marui yatsu ga "Sorya, INAGO zo na, moshi" to namaiki ni ore o yarikometa."Berabou me, INAGO mo BATTA mo onaji mon da. Daiichi sensei o tsuramae te na moshi ta nan da. Nameshi wa dengaku no toki yori hoka ni kuu mon ja nai" to abekobe ni yarikomete yattara "Namoshi to nameshi to wa chigau zo na, moshi" to itta. Itsu made ittemo na moshi o tsukau yatsu da.

"INAGO demo BATTA demo, nan de ore no toko no naka e ireta n da. Ore ga itsu, BATTA o retekure to tanonda"

"Dare mo ireyasen ga na"

"Irenai mono ga, doushite toko no naka ni iru n da"

"INAGO wa nukui tokoro ga suki ja kere, ookata hitori de ohairita no ja ro"

"Bakaa ie. BATTA ga hitori de ohairi ni naru nante -- BATTA ni ohairi ni nararete tamaru mon ka.-- saa naze konna itazura o shita ka, ie"

"Iette, iren mono o setsumei shiyou ga naigana"

Kechina yatsura da. Jibun de jibun no shita koto ga ienai kurai nara, tende shinai ga ii. Shouko sae agaranakereba, shira o kiru tsumoride zubutoku kamaete iyagaru. Ore datte chuugaku ni ita jibun wa sukoshi wa itazura mo shita mon da. Shikashi dare ga shita to kikareta toki ni, shirigomi o suru you na hikyou na koto wa tada no ichido mo nakatta. Shita mono wa shita no de, shinai mono wa shinai ni kimatteru. Ore nanzo wa, ikura, itazura o shitatte keppaku na mono da. Uso o tsuite batsu o nigeru kurainara, hajimekara itazura nanka yaru mono ka. Itazura to batsu wa tsukimon da. Batsu ga aru kara itazura mo kokoromochiyoku dekiru. Itazura dake de batsu wa gomen koumuru nante geretsu na konjou ga doko no kuni ni hayaru to omotteru n da. Kane wa kariru ga, kaesu koto wa gomenda to iu renchuu wa minna, konna yatsura ga sotsugyou shite yaru shigoto ni soui nai. Zentai chuugakkou e nanishini haitteru n da. Gakkou e haitte, uso o tsuite, gomakashite, kage de kosekose namaiki na itazura o shite, soushite ookina tsura de sotsugyou sureba kyouiku o uketa mon da to kanchigai o shite iyagaru. Hanasenai zouhyou da.

Ore wa konna kusatta ryouken no yatsura to danpan suru no wa munakuso ga warui kara, "Sonnani iwarenakya, kikanakutte ii. Chuugakkou e haitte, jouhin mo gehin mo kubetsu ga dekinai no wa kinodoku na mono da" to itte rokunin o oppanashite yatta. Ore wa kotoba ya yousu koso amari jouhin ja nai ga, kokoro wa koitsura yori mo haruka ni jouhin na tsumori da. Rokunin wa yuuyuu to hikiageta. Uwabe dake wa kyoushi no ore yori yoppodo eraku mieru. Jitsu wa ochitsuiteiru dake nao warui. Ore niwa toutei kore hodo no dokyou wa nai.

Sorekara mata toko e haitte yoko ni nattara, sakki no soudou de kaya no naka wa bunbun unatteiru. Teshoku o tsukete ippiki zutsu yaku nante mendou na koto wa dekinai kara, tsurite o hazushite, nagaku tatande oite heya no naka de yokotate moji ni furuttara, kan ga tonde te no kou o iya to iu hodo butta. Sandome ni toko e haitta toki wa shoushou ochitsuita ga nakanaka nerarenai. Tokei o miru to juujihan da. Kangaete miru to yakkai na tokoro e kita mon da. Ittai chuugaku no sensei nante, doko e itte mo, konna mono o aite ni suru nara kinodoku na mono da. Yoku sensei ga shinagire ni naranai. Yoppodo shinbou duyoi bokunenjin ga naru n darou. Ore niwa toutei yarikirenai. Sore o omou to kiyo nante no wa miageta mono da. Kyouiku mo nai mibun mo nai baasan da ga, ningen toshite wa sukoburu tattoi. Ima made wa annani sewa ni natte betsudan arigatai tomo omowanakatta ga, koushite, hitori de ongoku e kitemiru to, hajimete ano shinsetsu ga wakaru. Echigo no sasaame ga kuitakereba, wazawaza echigo made kai ni itte kuwashite yatte mo, kuwaseru dake no kachi wa juubun aru. Kiyo wa ore no koto o yoku ga nakutte, massugu na kishou da to itte, homeru ga, homerareru ore yori mo, homeru honnin no hou ga rippa na ningen da. Nan daka kiyo ni aitakunatta.

Kiyo no koto o kangaenagara, notsusotsu shite iru to, totsuzen ore no atama no ue de, kazu de ittara san'yonjuu-nin mo arou ka, nikai ga okkochiru hodo don, don, don to hyoushi o totte yukaita o fuminarasu oto ga shita. Suruto ashioto ni hirei shita ookina toki no koe ga okotta. Ore wa nanigoto ga mochiagatta no ka to odoroite tobiokita. Tobiokiru totan ni, hahaa sakki no ishugaeshi ni seito ga abareru no dana to ki ga tsuita. Temae no warui koto wa warukatta to itte shimawanai uchi wa tsumi wa kienai mon da. Warui koto wa, temae tachi ni oboe ga aru darou. Honrai nara nete kara koukai shite ashita no asa demo ayamari ni kuru no ga honsuji da. Tatoi, ayamaranai made mo osoreitte, seishuku ni neteiru beki da. Sore o nan da kono sawagi wa. Kishukusha o tatete buta demo katte okiyashimaishi. Kichigaijimita mane mo taitei ni suru ga ii. Dou suru ka miro to, nemaki no mama shukuchoku beya o tobidashite, hashigodan o mimatahan ni nikai made odori agatta. Suru to fushigi na koto ni, ima made atama no ue de, tashika ni dotabata abareteita no ga, kyuu ni shizumari kaette, hitogoe dokoroka ashioto mo shinakunatta. Kore wa myou da. RANPU wa sude ni keshite aru kara, kurakute doko ni nani ga aru ka hanzen to wakaranai ga, hitoke no aru to nai to wa yousu demo shireru. Nagaku higashi kara nishi e tsuranuita rouka niwa nezumi ippiki mo kakurete inai. Rouka no hazure kara tsuki ga sashite, haruka mukou ga kiwadoku akarui. Doumo hen da, ore wa kodomo no toki kara, yoku yume o miru kuse ga atte, muchuu ni haneokite, wakaranu negoto o itte, hito ni warawareta koto ga yoku aru. Juurokuhichi no toki DAIYAMONDO o hirotta yume o mita ban nazo wa, mukuri to tachiagatte, soba ni ita ani ni, ima no DAIYAMONDO wa doushita to, hijou na ikioi de tazuneta kurai da. Sono toki wa mikka bakari uchijuu no waraigusa ni natte ooini yowatta. Koto ni yoru to ima no mo yume kamo shirenai. Shikashi tashika ni abareta ni chigai nai ga to, rouka no mannaka de kangaekondeiru to, tsuki no sashiteiru mukou no hazure de, ichi ni san waa to, san'yonjuunin no koe ga katamatte hibiita ka to omou ma mo naku, mae no you ni hyoushi o totte, ichidou ga yukaita o fuminarashita. Sore miro yume ja nai yappari jijitsu da. Shizuka ni shiro, yonaka da zo, to kocchi mo maken kurai na koe o dashite, rouka o mukou e kakedashita. Ore no tooru michi wa kurai, tada hazure ni mieru tsukiakari ga mejirushi da. Ore ga kakedashite niken mo kita ka to omou to, rouka no mannaka de, katai ookina mono ni mukouzune o butsukete, a itai ga atama e hibiku ma ni, karada wa suton to mae e houri dasareta. Konchikishou to okiagatte mita ga, kakerarenai. Ki wa seku ga, ashi dake wa iukoto o kikanai. Jirettai kara, ippon'ashi de tonde kitara, mou ashioto mo hitogoe mo shizumari kaette, shin to shite iru. Ikura ningen ga hikyou datte, konna ni hikyou ni dekiru mono ja nai. Maru de buta da. Kounareba kakureteiru yatsu o hikizuri dashite, ayamarasete yaru made wa hikanai zo to, kokoro o kimete shinshitsu no hitotsu o akete naka o kensa shiyou to omotta ga akanai. Jou o kakete aru no ka, tsukue ka nani ka tsunde tatekakete aru no ka, oshite mo, oshite mo keshite akanai. Kondo wa muuase no kitagawa no heya o kokoromita. Akanai koto wa yappari douzen de aru. Ore ga to o akete naka ni iru yatsu o hittsuramaete yarou to, iratteru to, mata higashi no hazure de tokinokoe to ashibyoushi ga hajimatta. Kono yarou moushiasete, touzai aioujite ore o baka ni suru ki da na, to wa omotta ga sate doushite iika wakaranai. Shoujiki ni hakujou shite shimau ga, ore wa yuuki no aru wariai ni chie ga tarinai. Konna toki niwa doushite ii ka sappari wakaranai. Wakaranai keredomo, kesshite makeru tsumori wa nai. Kono mama ni sumashite wa ore no kao ni kakawaru. Edokko wa ikuji ga nai to iwareru no wa zannen da. Shukuchoku o shite hanattare kozou ni karakawarete, te no tsukeyou ga nakutte, shikata ga nai kara nakineiri ni shita to omowarecha isshou no naore da. Koredemo moto wa hatamoto da. Hatamoto no moto wa seiwa genji de, tada no manjuu no kouei da. Konna dobyakushou to wa umare kara shite chigau n da. Tada chie no nai tokoro ga oshii dake da. Doushite iika wakaranai no ga komaru dake da. Komattatte makeru mono ka. Shoujiki da kara, doushite ii ka wakaranai n da. Yononaka ni shoujiki ga katanai de, hoka ni katsu mono ga aru ka, kangaetemiro. Kon'yajuu ni katenakereba, ashita katsu. Ashita katenakereba, asatte katsu. Asatte katenakereba, geshuku kara bentou o toriyosete katsu made koko ni iru. Ore wa kou kesshin o shita kara, rouka no mannaka e agura o kaite yoru no akeru no o matte ita. Ka ga bunbun kita keredo mo nan tomo nakatta. Sakki, butsuketa mukouzune o nadete miru to, nan daka nuranura suru. Chi ga deru n darou. Chi nanka detakereba katte ni deru ga ii. Sono uchi saizen kara no tsukare ga dete, tsui utouto neteshimatta. Nan daka sawagashii node, me ga sameta toki wa e' kusoshimatta to tobiagatta. Ore no suwatteta migigawa ni aru to ga hanbun aite, seito ga futari, ore no mae ni tatteiru. Ore wa shouki ni kaette, hatto omou totan ni, ore no hana no saki ni aru seito no ashi o hittsukande, chikaramakase ni gui to hiitara, soitsu wa, dotari to aomuke ni tareta. Zama o miro. Nokoru hitori ga chotto roubai shita tokoro wo, tobikakatte, kata o osaete nisando koduki mawashitara, akke ni torarete, me o pachipachi saseta. Saa ore no heya made koi to hittateru to, yowamushi da to miete, ichi mo nimo naku tsuite kita. Yoru wa touni aketeiru.

Ore ga shukuchoku beya e tsuretekita yatsu o kitsumon shi hajimeru to, buta wa, butte mo tataite mo buta da kara, tada shiran gana de, doko made mo toosu ryouken to miete, kesshite hakujou shinai. Sono uchi hitori kuru, futari kuru, dandan nikai kara shukuchoku beya e atsumattekuru. Miru to minna nemusou ni mabuta o harashiteiru. Kechina yatsura da. Hitoban gurai nenai de, sonna tsura o shite otoko to iwareru ka. Tsura demo aratte giron ni koi to itte yatta ga, dare mo tsura o arai ni ikanai.

Ore wa gojuunin amari o aite ni yaku ichijikan bakari oshimondou o shite iru to, hyokkuri tanuki ga yatte kita. Ato kara kiitara, kodukai ga gakkou ni soudou ga arimasutte, wazawaza shirase ni itta no da souda. Koreshiki no koto ni, kouchou o yobunante ikiji ga nasasugiru. Sore dakara gakkou no kodukai nanzo o shiteru n da.

Kouchou wa hitotoori ore no setsumei o kiita. Seito no iigusa mo chotto kiita. Otte shobun suru made wa, imamade doori gakkou e dero. Hayaku kao o aratte, asameshi o kuwanai to jikan ni maniawanai kara, hayaku shiro to itte kishukusei o minna houmen shita. Tenurui koto da. Ore nara sokuseki ni kishukusei o kotogotoku taikou shiteshimau. Konna yuuchou na koto o suru kara seito ga shukuchokuin o baka ni suru n da. Sono ue ore ni mukatte, anata mo sazo goshinpai de otsukare deshou, kyou wa gojugyou ni oyoban to iu kara, ore wa kou kotaeta."Ie, chittomo shinpai ja arimasen. Konna koto ga maiban attemo, inochi no aru aida wa shinpai nya narimasen. Jugyou wa yarimasu, hitoban gurai nenakutte, jugyou ga dekinai kurai nara, choudai shita gekkyuu o gakkou no hou e warimodoshimasu" kouchou wa nan to omotta mono ka, shibaraku ore no kao o mitsumeteita ga, shikashi kao ga daibu hareteimasu yo to chuui shita. Naruhodo nandaka shoushou omotai ki ga suru. Sonoue beta ichimen kayui. Ka ga yoppoto sashita ni soui nai. Ore wa kaojuu boribori kakinagara, kao wa ikura haretatte, kuchi wa tashika ni kikemasu kara, jugyou niwa sashitsukaemasen to kotaeta. Kouchou wa warainagara, juubun genki desu ne to hometa. Jitsu o iu to hometan ja aru mai, hiyakashita n darou.

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Kimi tsuri ni ikimasen ka to AkaSHATSU ga ore ni kiita. AkaSHATSU wa kimi no warui you ni yasashii koe o dasu otoko de aru. Marude otoko da ka onna da ka wakarya shinai. Otoko nara otokorashii koe o dasu mon da. Koto ni daigaku sotsugyousei ja nai ka. Butsuri gakkou de sae ore kurai na koe ga deru no ni, bungakushi ga kore ja mittomo nai.

Ore wa sou desu naa to sukoshi susumanai henji o shitara, kimi tsuri o shita koto ga arimasu ka to shikkei na koto o kiku. Anmari nai ga, kodomo no toki, Koume no tsuribori de funa o sanbiki tsutta koto ga aru. Sore kara Kagurazaka no Bishamon no ennichi de hassun bakari no koi o hari de hikkakete, shimeta to omottara, pochari to otoshite shimatta ga kore wa ima kangaetemo oshii to ittara, AkaSHATSU wa ago o mae no hou e tsukidashite HOHOHOHO to waratta. Nani mo sou kidotte warawanakuttemo, yosasou na mono da. "Sore ja, mada tsuri no aji wa wakaran desu na. Onozomi nara chito denju shimashou" to sukoburu tokui de aru. Dare ga godenju o ukeru mono ka. Ittai tsuri ya ryou o suru renchuu wa minna funinjou na ningen bakari da. Funinjou de nakutte, sesshou o shite yorokobu wake ga nai. Sakana datte, tori datte korosareru yori ikiteru hou ga raku ni kimatteru. Tsuri ya ryou o shinakuccha kakei ga tatanai nara kakubetsu da ga, nani fusoku naku kurashite iru ue ni, ikimono o korosanakuccha neranai nante zeitaku na hanashi da. Kou omotta ga mukou wa bungakushi dake ni kuchi ga tassha da kara, giron ja kanawanai to omotte, damatteta. Suru to sensei, kono ore o kousan saseta to kanchigai shite, sassoku denju shimashou. Ohima nara, kyou dou desu, isshoni iccha. Yoshikawa-kun to futari giri ja, samishii kara, kitamae to shikiri ni susumeru. Yoshikawa-kun to iu no wa gagaku no kyoushi de rei no Nodaiko no koto da. Kono Noda wa, douiu ryouken da ka, AkaSHATSU no uchi e asayuu deiri shite, dokoe demo zuikou shite iku. Marude douhai ja nai. Shujuu mita you da. AkaSHATSU no iku tokoro nara, Noda wa kanarazu iku ni kimatte irun da kara, imasara odoroki mo shinai ga, futari de ikeba sumu tokoro o, nande buaisou no ore e kuchi o kaketan darou. Ookata koumanchiki na tsuridouraku de, jibun no tsuru tokoro o ore ni misebirakasu tsumori ka nanka de sasotta ni chigainai. Sonna koto de misebirakasareru ore ja nai. Maguro no nihiki ya sanbiki tsuttatte, bikutomo suru mon ka. Ore datte ningen da, ikura heta datte ito sae orosha, nan ka kakaru darou, koko de ore ga ikanai to, AkaSHATSU no koto da kara, heta da kara ikanai n da, kirai da kara ikanai n janai to jasui suru ni soui nai. Ore wa kou kangaeta kara, ikimashou to kotaeta. Sore kara, gakkou o shimatte, ichiou uchi e kaette, shitaku o totonoete, teishaba de AkaSHATSU to Noda o machiawasete hama e itta. Sendou wa hitori de, fune wa hosonagai Toukyou atari dewa mita koto mo nai kakkou de aru. Sakki kara senchuu miwatasu ga tsurizao ga ippon mo mienai. Tsurizao nashi de tsuri ga dekiru mono ka, dou suru ryouken darou to, Noda ni ku to, okiduri niwa sao wa mochiimasen, ito dake de gesu to ago o nadete kurouto jimita koto o itta. Kou yari komerareru kurai nara damatte ireba yokatta.

Sendou wa yukkuri yukkuri koideiru ga jukuren wa osoroshii mono de, mikaeru to, hama ga chiisaku mieru kurai mou deteiru. Kouhakuji no gojuu no tou ga mori no ue e nuke dashite hari no you ni tongatteru. Mukougawa o miru to aoshima ga uiteiru. Kore wa hito no sumanai shima da sou da. Yoku miru to ishi to matsu bakari da. Naruhodo ishi to matsu bakari ja sumekkonai. AkaSHATSU wa, shikiri ni choubou shite ii keshiki da to itteru. Noda wa zekkei de gesu to itteru. Zekkei da ka nan da ka shiranai ga, ii kokoromochi niwa soui nai. Hirobiro to shita umi no ue de, shiokaze ni fukareru no wa kusuri da to omotta. Iya ni hara ga heru."Ano matsu o mitamae, miki ga massugu de, ue ga kasa no you ni hiraite TAANAA no e ni arisou da ne" to AkaSHATSU ga Noda ni iu to, Noda wa "Mattaku TAANAA desu ne. Doumo ano magari guaittara arimasen ne. TAANAA sokkuri desu yo" to kokoroegao de aru. TAANAA to wa nan no koto da ka shiranai ga, kikanai demo komaranai koto da kara damatteita. Fune wa shima o migi ni mite gururito mawatta. Nami wa mattaku nai. Korede umi da to wa uketorinikui hodo taira da. AkaSHATSU no okage de hanahada yukai da. Dekiru koto nara, ano shima no ue e agatte mitai to omotta kara, ano iwa no aru tokoro e wa fune wa tsukerarenain desu ka to kiite mita. Tsukeraren koto mo nai desu ga, tsuri o suru ni wa, amari kishi ja ikenai desu to AkaSHATSU ga igi o moshitateta. Ore wa damatteta. Suru to Noda ga dou desu kyoutou, kore kara ano shima o TAANAA jima to naduke youja arimasen ka to yokei na hotsugi o shita. AkaSHATSU wa soitsu wa omoshiroi, wareware wa kore kara sou iou to sansei shita. Kono wareware no uchi ni ore mo haitteru nara meiwaku da. Ore niwa Aoshima de takusan da. Ano iwa no ue ni, dou desu, RAFUHAERU no MADONNA o oicha. Ii e ga dekimasu ze to Noda ga iu to, MADONNA no hanashi wa yosouja nai ka HOHOHOHO to AkaSHATSU ga kimi no warui waraikata o shita. Nani dare mo inai kara daijoubu desu to, chotto ore no hou o mita ga, waza to kao o somukete niyaniya to waratta. Ore wa nan da ka yana kokoromochi ga shita. MADONNA darou ga, kodanna darou ga, ore no kankei shita koto de nai kara, katte ni tataseru ga yokarou ga, hito ni wakaranai koto o itte wakaranai kara kiitatte kamaiyashimasen tee you na fuu o suru. Gehin na shigusa da. Kore de tounin wa watashi mo edokko de gesu nado to itteru.

MADONNA to iu no wa nan demo AkaSHATSU no najimi no geisha no adana ka nani ka ni chigainai to omotta. Najimi no geisha o mujintou no matsunoki no shita ni tatashite nagameteireba sewa wa nai. Sore o Noda ga aburae ni demo kaite tenrankai e dashitara yokarou.

Kokoira ga ii darou to sendou wa fune o tomete, ikari o oroshita. Ikuhiro aru ka ne to AkaSHATSU ga kiku to, muhiro gurai da to iu. Muhiro gurai ja tai wa muzukashii na to, AkaSHATSU wa ito o umi e nagekonda. Taishou tai o tsuru ki to mieru, goutan na mono da. Noda wa, nani kyoutou no otegiwa ja kakarimasu yo. Sore ni nagi desu kara to oseji o iinagara, kore mo ito o kuridashi te nageireru. Nan daka saki ni omori no you na namari ga burasagatteru dake da. Uki ga nai. Uki ga nakutte tsuri o suru no wa kandankei nashi de netsudo o hakaruyou na mono da. Ore niwa toutei dekinai to miteiru to, saa kimi mo yaritamae ito wa arimasu ka to kiku. Ito wa amaru hodo aru ga, uki ga arimasen to ittara, uki ga nakuccha tsuri ga dekinai no wa shirouto desu yo. Koushite ne, ito ga mizusoko e tsuita jibun ni, funaberi no tokoro de hitosashiyubi de kokyuu o hakaru n desu, kuu to sugu te ni kotaeru.-- sora kita, to sensei kyuu ni ito o taguri hajimeru kara, nanika kakatta to omottara nan nimo kakaranai, e ga nakunatteta bakari da. Ii kimi da. Kyoutou, zannen na koto o shimashita ne, ima no wa tashikani oomono ni chigainakatta n desu ga, doumo kyoutou no otegiwa de sae nigerarecha, kyou wa yudan ga dekimasen yo. Shikashi nigeraretemo nan desu ne. Uki to niramekura o shite iru renchuu yori wa mashi desu ne. Choudo hadome ga nakuccha jitensha e norenai no to douteido desu kara ne to Noda wa miyou na koto bakari shaberu. Yoppodo naguritsukete yarou ka to omotta. Ore datte ningen da, kyoutou hitori de karikitta umi ja arumai shi. Hiroi tokoro da. Katsuo no ippiki gurai giri ni datte, kakatte kureru darou to, dobon to omori to ito o hourikonde iikagen ni yubi no saki de ayatsutteita.

Shibaraku suru to, nan da ka pikupiku to ito ni ataru mono ga aru. Ore wa kangaeta. Koitsu wa sakana ni souinai. Ikiteru mono de nakuccha, kou pikutsuku wake ga nai. Shimeta, tsureta to guigui taguri yoseta. Oya tsuremashita ka ne, kousei osorubeshi da to Noda ga hiyakasu uchi, iton wa mou taigai tegurikonde tada goshaku bakari hodo shika, mizu ni tsuite oran. Funaberi kara nozoite mitara, kingyo no you na shima no aru sakana ga ito ni kuttsuite, migihidari e tadayoinagara, te ni oujite ukiagattekuru. Omoshiroi. Mizugiwa kara ageru toki, pochari to haneta kara, ore no kao wa shiomizu darake ni natta. Youyaku tsuramaete, hari o torou to suru ga nakanaka torenai. Tsuramaeta te wa nurunuru suru. Ooi ni kimi ga warui. Mendou da kara ito o futte dou no ma e tatakitsuketara, sugu shindeshimatta. AkaSHATSU to Noda wa odoroite miteiru. Ore wa umi no naka de te o zabuzabu to aratte, hana no saki e ategattemita. Mada namagusai. Mou korigori da. Nani ga tsuretatte sakana wa nigiritakunai. Sakana mo nigiraretakunakarou. Sousou ito o maiteshimatta.

Ichiban'yari wa otegara da ga GORUKI ja, to Noda ga mata namaiki o iu to, GORUKI to iu to ROSHIA no gakusha mitayou na na da ne to AkaSHATSU ga share ta. Sou desu ne, marude ROSHIA no bungakusha desu ne to Noda wa sugu sansei shiyagaru. GORUKI ga ROSHIA no bungakusha de, maruki ga shiba no shashin shi de, kome no naru ki ga inochi no oya darou. Ittai kono AkaSHATSU wa warui kuse da. Dare o tsuramaete mo katakana no toujin no na o narabetagaru. Hito niwa sorezore senmon ga atta mono da. Ore no you na suugaku no kyoushi ni GORUKI da ka shariki da ka kentou ga tsuku mono ka, sukoshi wa enryo suru ga ii. Iu nara FURANKURIN no jiden da to ka PUSSHINGU, TSUU, ZE, FURONTO da toka, ore demo shitteru na o tsukau ga ii. AkaSHATSU wa tokidoki teikoku bungaku to ka iu akamakka na zasshi o gakkou e motte kite arigatasouni yondeiru. Yamaarashi ni kiite mitara, AkaSHATSU no katakana wa minna ano zasshi kara deru n da sou da. Teikoku bungaku mo tsumi na zasshi da.

Sore kara AkaSHATSU to Noda wa isshou kenmei ni tsutte ita ga, yaku ichijikan bakari no uchi ni futari de juugoroku ageta. Okashii koto ni tsureru no mo, tsureru no mo, minna GORUKI bakari da. Tai nante kusuri ni shitakutte mo aryashinai. Kyou wa ROSHIA bungaku no ooatari da to AkaSHATSU ga Noda ni hanashiteiru. Anata no shuwan de GORUKI nan desu kara, watashi nanzo ga GORUKI na no wa shikata ga arimasen. Atarimae desu na to Noda ga kotaeteiru. Sendou ni kiku to kono kozakana wa hone ga ookutte, mazukutte, totemo kuenai n da souda. Tada koyashi niwa dekiru souda. AkaSHATSU to Noda wa isshou kenmei ni hiryou o tsutteiru n da. Kinodoku no itari da. Ore wa piki de korita kara, dou no aida e aomuke ni natte, sakki kara oozora o nagameteita. Tsuri o suru yori kono hou ga yoppodo shareteiru.

Suruto futari wa kogoe de nanika hanashihajimeta. Ore niwa yoku kikoenai, mata kikitaku mo nai. Ore wa sora o minagara kiyo no koto o kangaeteiru. Kane ga atte, kiyo o tsurete, konna kirei na tokoro e asobi ni kitara sazo yukai darou. Ikura keshiki ga yokuttemo Noda nado to issho ja tsumaranai. Kiyo wa shiwakuchadarake no baasan da ga, donna tokoro e tsurete detatte hazukashii kokoromochi wa shinai. Noda no you na no wa, basha ni norou ga, fune ni norou ga, ryouunkaku e norou ga, toutei yoritsuketa mono ja nai. Ore ga kyoutou de, AkaSHATSU ga ore dattara, yappari ore ni heketsuke oseji o tsukatte AkaSHATSU o hiyakasu ni chigainai. Edokko wa keihaku da to iu ga naruhodo konna mono ga inakamawari o shite, watashi wa edokko de gesu to kurikaeshiteitara, keihaku wa edokko de, edokko wa keihaku no koto da to inaka mono ga omou ni kimatteru. Konna koto o kangaeteiru to, nan da ka futari ga kusukusu waraidashita. Warai goe no aida ni nani ka iu ga togire togire de tonto youryou o enai.

"E? dou da ka "

"Mattaku desu shiranai n desu kara tsumi desu ne"

"Masaka "

"BATTA o hontou desu yo"

Ore wa hoka no kotoba niwa mimi o katamukenakatta ga, BATTA to iu Noda no kotoba o kiita toki wa, omowazu kitto natta. Noda wa nan no tame ka BATTA to iu kotoba dake kotosara chikara o irete, meiryou ni ore no mimi ni hairuyou ni shite, sono ato o wazato bokashite shimatta. Ore wa ugokanai de yahari kiiteita.

"Mata rei no hotta ga "

"Sou kamo shirenai "

"Tenpura HAHAHAHAHA"

"Sendou shite "

"Dango mo? "

Kotoba wa kayou ni togire togire de aru kere domo, BATTA da no tenpura da no, dango da no to iu tokoro o motte oshihakatte miru to, nan demo ore no koto ni tsuite naishobanashi o shiteiru ni soui nai. Hanasu nara motto ookina koe de hanasu ga ii, mata naishobanashi o suru kurai nara, ore nan ka sasowanakereba ii. Ikesukanai renchuu da. BATTA darou ga setta darou ga, hi wa ore ni aru koto ja nai. Kouchou ga hitomazu azukero to itta kara, tanuki no kao ni menjite tadaima no tokoro wa hikaeteiru n da. Noda no kuse ni iranu hihyou o shiyagaru. Kefude demo shabutte hikkonderu ga ii. Ore no koto wa, osokare hayakare, ore hitori de katadukete miseru kara, sashitsukae wa nai ga, mata rei no hotta ga to ka sendou shite to ka iu monku ga ki ni kakaru. Hotta ga ore o sendou shite soudou o ookiku shita to iu imi na no ka, arui wa Hotta ga seito o sendou shite ore o ijimeta to iu no ka hougaku ga wakaranai. Aozora o miteiru to, hinohikari ga dandan yowatte kite, sukoshi wa hiyari to suru kaze ga fukidashita. Senkou no kemuri no you na kumo ga, sukitooru soko no ue o shizuka ni noshite itta to omottara, itsushika soko no oku ni nagarekonde, usuku moya o kaketa you ni natta.

Mou kaerou ka to AkaSHATSU ga omoidashita you ni iu to, ee choudo jibun desu ne. Konya wa MADONNA no kimi ni oai desu ka to Noda ga iu. AkaSHATSU wa bakaa iccha ikenai, machigai ni naru to, funaberi ni mi o motashita yatsu o, sukoshi okinaoru. EHEHEHEHE daijoubu desu yo. Kiitatte to Noda ga furikaetta toki, ore wa sara no you na me o Noda no atama no ue e matomoni abisekakete yatta. Noda wa maboshisou ni hikkurikaette, ya, koitsu wa kousan da to kubi o chijimete, atama o kaita. Nanto iu chokozai darou.

Fune wa shizuka na umi o kishi e kogimodoru. Kimi tsuri wa amari sukidenai to miemasu ne to AkaSHATSU ga kiku kara, ee neteite sora o miru hou ga ii desu to kotaete, suikaketa makitabako o umi no naka e tatakikondara, JU to oto ga shite ro no ashi de kakiwakerareta nami no ue o yurarenagara tadayotte itta."Kimi ga kita n de seito mo ooini yorokondeiru kara, funpatsu shite yatte kuretamae" to kondo wa tsuri ni wamarude enko mo nai koto o iidashita."Anmari yorokondemo inai deshou" "Ie, oseji ja nai. Mattaku yorokondeiru n desu, ne, yoshikawa kun" "Yorokonderu dokoro ja nai. Oosawagi desu" to Noda wa niyaniya to waratta. Koitsu no iu koto wa ichiichi shaku ni sawaru kara myou da."Shikashi kimi chuui shinai to, kennon desu yo" to AkaSHATSU ga iu kara "Douse kennon desu. Kounarya kennon wa kakugo desu" to itte yatta. Jissai ore wa menshoku ni naru ka, kishukusei o kotogotoku ayamaraseru ka, docchi ka hitotsu ni suru ryouken de ita."Sou iccha, toritsuki dokoro mo nai ga -- jitsu wa boku mo kyoutou to shite kimi no tame o omou kara iu n da ga, waruku toccha komaru" "Kyoutou wa mattaku kimi ni koui o motteru n desu yo. Boku mo oyobazu nagara, onaji edokko da kara, narubeku nagaku gozaikou o negatte, otagai ni chikara ni narou to omotte, kore demo kagenagara jinryoku shite iru n desu yo" to Noda ga hitonami no koto o itta. Noda no osewa ni naru kurai nara kubi o kukutte shinjimawaa.

"Sore de ne, seito wa kimi no kita no o taihen kangei shite iru n da ga, soko niwa iroirona jijou ga atte ne. Kimi mo hara no tatsu koto mo aru darou ga, koko ga gaman da to omotte, shinbou shite kuretamae. Kesshite kimi no tame ni naranai you na koto wa shinai kara"

"Iroiro no jijou ta, donna jijou desu"

"Sore ga sukoshi komiitteru n daga, maa dandan wakarimasu yo. Boku ga hanasanai demo shizen to wakatte kuru desu, ne yoshikawa kun"

"Ee nakanaka komiittemasu kara ne. Icchouisseki nya toutei wakarimasen. Shikashi dandan wakarimasu, boku ga hanasanai demo shizen to wakatte kuru desu" to Noda wa AkaSHATSU to onaji you na koto o iu.

"Sonna mendou na jijou nara kikanaku te mo ii n desu ga, anata no hou kara hanashidashita kara ukagau n desu"

"Sorya gomottomo da. Kocchi de kuchi o kitte, ato o tsukenai no wa sekinin desu ne. Sore ja kore dake no koto o itte okimashou. Anata wa shitsurei nagara, mada gakkou O sotsugyou shitate de, kyoushi wa hajimete no, keiken de aru. Tokoro ga gakkou to iu mono wa nakanaka joujitsu no aru mono de, sou shoseiryuu ni tanpaku niwa yukanai desu kara ne"

"Tanpaku ni ikanakereba, donna fuu ni iku n desu"

"Saa kimi wa sou socchoku da kara, mada keiken ni toboshii to iu n desu ga ne "

"Douse keiken niwa toboshii hazu desu. Rirekisho nimo kaitokimashita ga nijuusan nen ヶyonkagetsu desu kara"

"Sa, soko de omowanu atari kara jouzerareru koto ga aru n desu"

"Shoyjiki ni shite ire ba dare ga joujitatte kowaku wa nai desu"

"Muron kowaku wa nai, kowaku wa nai ga, jouzerareru. Gen ni kimi no zenninsha ga yarareta n da kara, ki o tsukenai to ikenai to iu n desu"

Noda ga otonashiku natta na to ki ga tsuite, furimuite miru to, itsushika tomo no hou de sendou to tsuri no hanashi o shiteiru. Noda ga inainde yoppodo hanashiyoku natta.

"Boku no zenninsha ga, dare ni jouzerareta n desu"

"Dare to sasu to, sono hito no meiyo ni kankei suru kara ienai. Mata hanzen to shouko no nai koto da kara iu to kocchi no ochido ni naru. Tonikaku, sekkaku kimi ga kita mon dakara, koko de shippai shicha bokura mo kimi o yonda kai ga nai. Douka ki o tsukete kuretamae"

"Ki o tsukerottatte, kore yori ki no tsukeyou wa arimasen. Warui koto o shinakerya ii n deshou"

AkaSHATSU wa HOHOHOHO to waratta. Betsudan ore wa warawareru you na koto o itta oboee wa nai. Konnichi tada ima ni itaru made kore de ii to kataku shinjiteiru. Kangaetemiru to seken no daibubun no hito wa waruku naru koto o shourei shite iru you ni omou. Waruku naranakereba shakai ni seikou wa shinai mono to shinjiteiru rashii. Tama ni shoujiki na junsui na hito o miru to, bocchan da no kozou da no to nankuse o tsukete keibetsu suru. Soreja shougakkou ya chuugakkou de uso o tsukuna, shoujiki ni shiro to rinri no sensei ga oshienai hou ga ii. Isso omoikitte gakkou de uso o tsuku hou to ka, hito o shinjinai sube to ka, hito o noseru saku o kyouju suru hou ga, yo no tame nimo tounin no tame nimo narudarou. AkaSHATSU ga HOHOHOHO to waratta nowa, ore no tanjun na no o waratta no da. Tanjun ya massugu ga warawareru yo no naka ja shiyou ga nai. Kiyo wa konna toki ni kesshite waratta koto wa nai. Ooini kanshin shite kiita mon da. Kiyo no hou ga AkaSHATSU yori yoppodo joutou da.

"Muron warui koto o shinakereba ii n desu ga, jibun dake warui koto o shinakuttemo, hito no arui no ga wakaranakuccha, yappari hidoi me ni au de shou. Yo no naka niwa rairaku na you ni miete mo, tanpaku na you ni miete mo, shinsetsu ni geshuku no sewa nanka shite kurete mo, metta ni yudan no dekinai no ga arimasu kara . Daibu samukunatta. Mou aki desu ne, hama no hou wa moya de SEPIYA iro ni natta. Ii keshiki da. Oi, Yoshikawa-kun doudai, ano hama no keshiki wa " to ookina koe o dashite Noda o yonda. Naaruhodo korya kizetsu desu ne. Jikan ga aru to shasei suru n da ga, oshii desu ne, kono mama ni shite oku no wa to Noda wa ooi ni tataku.

Minatoya no nikai ni hi ga hitotsu tsuite, kisha no fue ga HYUU to naru toki, ore no notte ita fune wa iso no suna e zaguri to, hesaki o tsukikonde ugokanakunatta. Ohayou okaeri to, kamisan ga, hama ni tatte AkaSHATSU ni aisatsu suru. Ore wa funabata kara, yatto kakegoe o shite iso e bitoorita.

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Noda wa daikirai. Konna yatsu wa takuan-ishi o tsukete umi no soko e shizumechimau hou ga nippon no tame da. AkaSHATSU wa koe ga ki ni kuwanai. Are wa mochimae no koe o waza to kidotte anna yasashii you ni miseteru n darou. Ikura kidottatte, ano tsura ja dame da. Horeru mono ga attatte MADONNA gurai na mono da. Shikashi kyoutou dake ni noda yori muzukashii koto o iu. Uchi e kaette, aitsu no moushi jou o kangaete miru to ichiou mottomo no you demo aru. Hakkiri to shita koto wa iwanai kara, kentou ga tsukikaneru ga, nandemo yamaarashi ga yoku nai yatsu da kara youjin shiro to iu no rashii. Sore nara sou to hakkiri dangen suru ga ii, otoko rashiku mo nai. Sou shite, sonna warui kyoushi nara, hayaku menshoku sashitara yokarou. Kyoutou nante bungakushi no kuseni ikuji no nai mon da. Kageguchi o kiku no de sae, kouzen to namae ga ienai kurai na otoko dakara, yowamushi ni kimatteru. Yowamushi wa shinsetsu na mono da kara, ano AkaSHATSU mo onna no you na shinsetsu mono nan darou. Shinsetsu wa shinsetsu, koe wa koe da kara, koe ga ki ni iranaitte, shinsetsu o mu ni shicha suji ga chigau. Sore ni shite mo yononaka wa fushigi na mono da, mushi no sukanai yatsu ga shinsetsu de, ki no atta tomodachi ga warumono da nante, hito o baka ni shite iru. Ookata inaka da kara banji toukyou no saka ni ikundarou. Bussou na tokoro da. Imani kaji ga kootte, ishi ga toufu ni naru kamo shirenai. Shikashi, ano yamaarashi ga seito o sendou suru nante, itazura o shisou mo nai gana. Ichiban jinbou no aru kyoushi da to iu kara, yarou to omottara taitei no koto wa dekiru kamo shirenai ga, -- daiichi sonna mawarikudoi koto o shinai demo, jika ni ore o tsukamaete kenka o fukikakerya tesuu ga habukeru wake da. Orega jama ni naru nara, jitsu wa korekore da, jama da kara jishoku shite kure to iya, yosasou na mon da. Mono wa soudanzuku de dou demo naru. Mukou no ii jou ga mottomo nara, asu ni demo jishoku shite yaru. Koko bakari kome ga dekiru wake demo arumai. Doko no hate e ittatte, notarejini wa shinai tsumori da. Yamaarashi mo yoppodo hanasenai yatsu dana.

Kokoe kita toki dai１banni koorimizu o ogotta no wa yamaarashi da. Sonna uraomote no aru yatsu kara, koorimizu demo ogotte moraccha, ore no kao ni kakawaru. Ore wa tatta ippai shika nomanakatta kara issen gorin shika harawashicha nai. Shikashi issen darou ga gorin darou ga, sagishi no on ni natte wa, shinu made kokoromochi ga yokunai. Ashita gakkou e ittara, issen gorin kaeshite okou. Ore wa kiyo kara san en karite iru. Sono san en wa gonen tatta kyou made mada kaesanai. Kaesenai n ja nai. Kaesanai n da. Kiyo wa ima ni kaesu darou nado to, karisome nimo ore no kaichuu o ate ni shite wa inai. Ore mo ima ni kaesou nado to tanin gamashii giridate wa shinai tsumori da. Kocchi ga konna shinpai o sure ba suru hodo kiyo no kokoro o utaguru you na mono de, kiyo no utsukushii kokoro ni kechi o tsukeru to onaji koto ni naru. Kaesanai nowa shino fumitsukeru no ja nai, shino ore no kataware to omou kara da. Kiyo to yamaarashi towa motoyori kurabemono ni naranai ga, tatoi koorimizu darou ga, amacha darou ga, tanin kara megumi o ukete, damatte iru nowa mukou o hitokado no ningen to mitatete, sono ningen ni taisuru koui no shosa da. Warimae o daseba sore dake no koto de sumu tokoro o, kokoro no uchi de arigatai to on ni kiru nowa zenikane de kaeru henrei ja nai. Mui mukan demo ichininmae no dokuritsu shita ningen da. Dokuritsu shita ningen ga atama o sageru nowa hyakuman ryou yori son tattoi orei to omowanakereba naranai. Ore wa kore demo yamaarashi ni issen gorin funpatsu sasete, hyakuman ryou yori toutoi henrei o shita ki de iru. Yamaarashi wa arigatai to omotte shikaru beki da. Sore ni ura e mawatte hiretsu na furumai o suru towa keshikaran yarou da. Ashita itte issen go rin kaeshite shimaeba kari mo kashi mo nai. Sou shite oite kenka o shite yarou.

Ore wa koko made kangaetara, nemuku natta kara guuguu nete shimatta. Akuru hi wa omou shisai ga aru kara, reikoku yori hayame ni shukkou shite yamaarashi o machiuketa. Tokoroga nakanaka dete konai. Uranari ga detekuru. Kangaku no sensei ga detekuru. Noda ga detekuru. Shimai niwa AkaSHATSU made detekita ga yamaarashi no tsukue no ue wa hakuboku ga ippon tate ni neteiru dake de kansei na mono da. Ore wa, hikaejo e hairu ya ina ya kaesou to omotte, uchi o deru toki kara, yusen no you ni te no hira e irete issen go rin, gakkou made nigittekita. Ore wa aburatte da kara, aketemiru to issen go rin ga ase o kaiteiru. Ase o kaiteru zeni o kaeshicha, yamaarashi ga nan toka iu darou to omotta kara, tsukue no ue e oite fuufuu fuite mata nigitta. Tokoro e AkaSHATSU ga kite sakujitsu wa shikkei, meiwaku deshitarou to itta kara, meiwaku ja arimasen, okage de hara ga herimashita to kotaeta. Suru to AkaSHATSU wa yamaarashi no tsukue no ue e hiji o tsuite, ano bandai dura o ore no hana no sokumen e mottekita kara, nani o suru ka to omottara, kimi sakujitsu kaeri gake ni fune no naka de hanashita koto wa, himitsu ni shite kuretamae. Mada dare nimo hanashiya shimasumai ne to itta. Onna no you na koe o dasu dake ni shinpaishou na otoko to mieru. Hanasanai koto wa tashika de aru. Shikashi kore kara hanasou to iu kokoromochi de, sudeni issen go rin te no hirani youi shite iru kurai da kara, kokode AkaSHATSU kara kuchidome o sarecha, chito komaru. AkaSHATSU mo AkaSHATSU da. Yamaarashi to na o sasanai ni shiro, arehodo suisatsu no dekiru nazo o kakete okinagara, imasara sono nazo o toicha meiwaku da to wa kyoutou to mo omoenu musekinin da. Ganrai nara ore ga yamaarashi to sensou o hajimete shinogi o kezutteru mannaka e dete doudou to ore no kata o motsubeki da. Sorede koso １kou no kyoutou de, AkaSHATSU o kiteiru shui mo tatsu to iu mon da. Ore wa kyoutou ni mukatte, mada dare nimo hanasanai ga, kore kara yamaarashi to danpan suru tsumori da to ittara, AkaSHATSU wa ooini roubai shite, kimi sonna muhou na koto o shicha komaru. Boku wa hotta kun no koto ni tsuite, betsudan kimi ni nani mo meigen shita oboe wa nain da kara -- kimi ga moshi koko de ranbou o hataraite kureru to, boku wa hijou ni meiwaku suru. Kimi wa gakkou ni soudou o okosu tsumori de kitanja nakarou to myou ni joushiki o hazureta shitsumon o suru kara, atarimae desu, gekkyuu o morattari, soudou o okoshitari shicha, gakkou no hou demo komaru deshou to itta. Suruto AkaSHATSU wa sore ja sakujitsu no koto wa kimi no sankou dake ni tomete, kougai shite kureru na to ase o kaite irai ni oyobu kara, yoroshii, boku mo komarun da ga, sonna ni anata ga meiwaku nara yoshimashou to ukeatta. Kimi daijoubukaito AkaSHATSU wa nen o oshita. Doko made onnarashiin da ka okuyuki ga wakaranai. Bungakushi nante, minna anna renchuu nara tsumaran mono da. Tsujitsuma no awanai, ronri ni kaketa chuumon o shite tenzento shite iru. Shikamo kono ore o utagutteru. Habakari nagara otoko da. Ukeatta koto o ura e mawatte hogo ni suru you na samoshii ryouken wa motteru mon ka.

Tokoro e ryoudonari no tsukue no shoyuusha mo shukkou shitan de, AkaSHATSU wa sousou jibun no seki e kaette itta. AkaSHATSU wa arukikata kara kidotteru. Heya no naka o ourai suru no demo, oto o tatenai you ni kutsu no soko o sotto otosu. Oto o tatenai de aruku no ga jiman ni naru mon dato wa, kono toki kara hajimete shitta. Dorobou no keiko ja arumaishi, atarimae ni suru ga ii. Yagate shigyou no rappa ga natta. Yamaarashi wa toutou dete konai. Shikata ga nai kara, issen go rin o tsukue no ue e oite kyoujou e dekaketa.

Jugyou no tsugou de ichijikanme wa sukoshi okurete, hikaejo e kaettara, hoka no kyoushi wa minna tsukue o hikaete hanashi o shite iru. Yamaarashi mo itsunoma ni ka kite iru. Kekkin da to omottara chikoku shitanda. Ore no kao o miru ya ina ya kyou wa kimi no okage de chikoku shitan da. Bakkin o dashitamae to itta. Ore wa tsukue no ue ni atta issen go rin o dashite, kore o yaru kara totte oke. Sendatte toorichou de nonda koorimizu no dai da to yamaarashi no mae e oku to, nani o itterun da to waraikaketa ga, ore ga zongai majime de iru no de, tsumaranai joudan o suruna to zeni o ore no tsukue no ue ni hakikaeshita. Oya yamaarashi no kuse ni doko made mo ogoru ki da na.

"Joudan ja nai hontou da. Ore wa kimi ni koorimizu o ogorareru in'en ga nai kara, dasun da. Toranai hou ga aru ka"

"Sonna ni issen gorin ga ki ni naru nara tottemo ii ga, naze omoidashita you ni, imajibun kaesunda"

"Imajibun demo, itsujibun demo, kaesun da. Ogorareru no ga, iyada kara kaesun da"

Yamaarashi wa reizen to ore no kao o mite fun to itta. AkaSHATSU no irai ga nakereba, kokode yamaarashi no hiretsu o abaite oogenka o shite yarun da ga, kougai shinai to ukeattan da kara ugoki ga torenai. Hito ga konna ni makka ni natteru no ni fun to iu rikutsu ga aru mono ka.

"Koorimizu no dai wa uketoru kara, geshuku wa detekure"

"Issen go rin uketoreba sore de ii. Geshuku o deyou ga demai ga ore no katte da"

"Tokoro ga katte de nai, sakujitsu, asuko no teishu ga kite kimi ni dete moraitai to iu kara, sono wake o kiitara teishu no iu nowa mottomo da. Sore demo mou ichiou tashikameru tsumori de kesa asuko e yotte kuwashii hanashi o kiite kitanda"

Ore niwa yamaarashi no iu koto ga nan no imi da ka wakaranai.

"Teishu ga kimi ni nani o hanashitanda ka, ore ga shitteru mon ka. Sou jibun dake de kiwametatte shiyou ga aru ka. Wake ga aru nara, wake o hanasu ga jun da. Tenkara teishu no iu hou ga mottomo da nante shikkei senban na koto o iu na"

"Un, sonnara itte yarou. Kimi wa ranbou de ano geshuku de moteamasarete irunda. Ikura geshuku no nyoubou datte, gejo taa chigau ze. Ashi o dashite fukaseru nante, ibarisugiru sa"

"Ore ga, itsu geshuku no nyoubou ni ashi o fukaseta"

"Fukaseta ka douda ka shiranai ga, tonikaku mukou ja, kimi ni komatteru n da. Geshukuryou no juu en ya juugo en wa kakemono o ippuku urya, sugu uite kurutte itteta ze"

"Kiita fuuna koto o nukasu yarou da. Son nara, naze oita"

"Naze oita ka, boku wa shiran, oku koto wa oitan daga, iya ni nattan da kara, dero to iun darou. Kimi dete yare"

"Atarimae da. Ite kure to te o awasetatte, iru mono ka. Ittai sonna iikakari o iu you na tokoro e shuusen suru kimi kara shite ga furachi da"

"Ore ga furachi ka, kimi ga otonashiku nain da ka, docchika darou"

Yamaarashi mo ore ni otoranu kanshakumochi da kara, makegirai na ookina koe o dasu. Hikaejo ni ita renjuu wa nanigoto ga hajimatta ka to omotte, minna, oreto yamaarashi no hou o mite, ago o nagaku shite bon'yari shite iru. Ore wa, betsuni hazukashii koto o shita oboe wa nain da kara, tachiagari nagara, heyajuu １toori mimawashite yatta. Minna ga odoroiteru naka ni noda dake wa omoshiro sou ni waratteita. Ore no ooki na me ga, kisama mo kenka o suru tsumori ka to iu kenmaku de, noda no kanpyou zura o inuita toki ni, noda wa totsuzen majime na kao o shite, ooini tsutsushinda. Sukoshi kowakatta to mieru. Sono uchi rappa ga naru. Yamaarashi mo ore mo kenka o chuushi shite kyoujou e deta.

Gogo wa, sen'ya ore ni taishite burei o hataraita kishukusei no shobunhou ni tsuite no kaigi da. Kaigito iu mono wa umarete hajimete da kara tonto yousu ga wakaranai ga, shokuin ga yotte, takatte jibun kattena setsu o tatete, soreo kouchou ga iikagen ni matomeru no darou. Matomeru to iu nowa kokubyaku no kesshikaneru kotogara ni tsuite iu beki kotoba da. Kono baai no you na, dare ga mitatte, futsugou to shika omowarenai jiken ni kaigi o suru nowa himatsubushi da. Dare ga nan to kaishaku shitatte isetsu no deyou hazu ga nai. Konna meihaku na nowa sokuza ni kouchou ga shobun shite shimaeba ii ni. Zuibun ketsudan no nai koto da. Kouchoutte mono ga, kore naraba, nan no koto wa nai, niekiranai guzu no imyouda.

Kaigishitsu wa kouchoushitsu no tonari ni aru hosonagai heya de, heijou wa shokudou no dairi o tsutomeru. Kuroi kawa de hatta isu ga ２０ kyaku bakari, nagai teuburu no shuui ni narande chotto kanda no seiyou ryouriya gurai na kaku da. Sono teuburu no haji ni kouchou ga suwatte, kouchou no tonari ni AkaSHATSU ga kamaeru. Ato wa katte shidai ni seki ni tsukunda sou da ga, taisou no kyoushi dake wa itsumo sekimatsu ni kenson suru to iu hanashi da. Ore wa yousu ga wakaranai kara, hakubutsu no kyoushi to kangaku no kyoushi no aida e hairikonda. Mukou o miru to yamaarashi to noda ga naranderu. Noda no kao wa dou kangaete mo rettou da. Kenka wa shite mo yamaarashi no hou ga haruka ni omomuki ga aru. Oyaji no soushiki no toki ni kobinata no yougenji no zashiki ni kakatteta kakemono wa kono kao ni yoku nite iru. Bouzu ni kiite mitara idaten to iu kaibutsu da sou da. Kyouwa okotteru kara, me o guruguru mawashicha, tokidoki ore no hou o miru. Sonna koto de odokasarete tamaru mon ka to, ore mo makenai ki de, yappari me o guritsukasete, yamaarashi o niramete yatta. Ore no me wa kakkou wa yoku nai ga, ookii koto ni oite wa taitei na hito niwa makenai. Anata wa me ga ookii kara yakusha ni naru to kitto niaimasu to kiyoga yoku itta kurai da.

Mou taitei osoroi deshou ka to kouchou ga iu to, shoki no kawamura to iu no ga hitotsu futatsu to atamakazu o kanjou shite miru. Hitori tarinai. Hitori fusoku desu ga to kangaete ita ga, kore wa tarinai hazu da. Tounasu no uranari kun ga kite inai. Ore to uranari kun towa dou iu sukuse no innen ka shiranai ga, kono hito no kao o mite irai doushite mo wasurerarenai. Hikaejo e kureba, sugu, uranari kun ga me ni tsuku, tochuu o aruite ite mo, uranari sensei no yousu ga kokoro ni ukabu. Onsen e iku to, uranari kun ga tokidoki aoi kao o shite yutsubo no naka ni fukurete iru. Aisatsu o suru to hee to kyoushuku shite atama o sageru kara kinodoku ni naru. Gakkou e dete uranari kun hodo otonashii hito wa inai. Metta ni waratta koto mo nai ga, yokeina kuchi o kiita koto mo nai. Ore wa kunshi to iu kotoba o shomotsu no ue de shitteru ga, kore wa jibiki ni aru bakari de, ikiteru mono dewa nai to omotteta ga, uranari kimi ni atte kara hajimete, yappari shoutai no aru moji da to kanshin shita kurai da.

Kono kurai kankei no fukai hito no koto da kara, kaigishitsu hairu ya ina ya, uranari kun no inai nowa, sugu ki ga tsuita. Jitsu o iu to, kono otoko no tsugie demo suwarou ka to, hisoka ni mejirushi ni shite kita kurai da. Kouchou wa mou yagate mieru deshou to, jibun no mae ni aru murasaki no fukusadutsumi o hodoite, konnyakuban no you na mono o yonde iru. AkaSHATSU wa kohaku no paipu o kinu hankechi de migakihajimeta. Kono otoko wa kore ga douraku De aru. AkaSHATSU soutou no tokoro darou. Hoka no renjuu wa tonari doushi de nandaka sasayakiatte iru. Temochibusata na no wa enpitsu no shiri ni tsuite iru, gomu no atamade teuburu no ue e shikiri ni nani ka kaite iru. Noda wa tokidoki yamaarashi ni hanashikakeru ga, yamaarashi wa ikkou oujinai. Tada un toka aa to iu bakari de, tokidoki kowai me o shite, ore no hou o miru. Ore mo makezu niramekaesu.

Tokoro e machikaneta, uranari kun ga kinodoku sou ni haitte kite shoushou youji ga arimashite, chikoku itashimashita to ingin ni tanuki ni aisatsu o shita. Dewa kaigi o hirakimasu to tanuki wa mazu shoki no kawamura kun ni konnyakuban o haifu saseru. Miru to saisho ga shobun no ken, tsugi ga seito torishimari no ken, sonota ２３ kajou de aru. Tanuki wa rei no toori mottaibutte, kyouiku no ikiryouto iu mie de konna imi no koto o nobeta. "Gakkou no shokuin ya seito ni kashitsu no aru nowa, minna jibun no katoku no itasu tokoro de, nani ka jiken ga aru tabi ni, jibun wa yoku kore de kouchou ga tsutomaru to hisoka ni zanki no nen ni taen ga, fukou ni shite konkai mo mata kakaru soudou o hikiokoshita nowa, fukaku shokun ni mukatte shazai shinakereba naran. Shikashi hitotabi okotta ijou wa shikata ga nai, dounika shobun o senkereba naran, jijitsu wa sude ni shokun no goshouchi no toori de aru kara shite, zengosaku ni tsuite fukuzou no nai koto o sankou no tame ni onobekudasai"

Ore wa kouchou no kotoba o kiite, naruhodo kouchou da no tanuki da no to iu mono wa, erai koto o iu monda to kanshin shita. Kou kouchou ga nani mo kamo sekinin o ukete, jibun no toga da toka, futoku da toka iu kurai nara, seito o shobun suru nowa, yame ni shite, jibun kara saki e menshoku ni nattara, yosasou na mon da. Sou sureba konna mendou na kaigi nanzo o hiraku hitsuyou mo nakunaru wake da. Dai１ joushiki kara itte mo wakatteru. Ore ga otonashiku shukuchoku o suru. Seito ga ranbou o suru. Warui nowa kouchou demo nakerya, ore demo nai, seito dake ni kimatteru. Moshi yamaarashi ga sendou shita to sureba, seito to yamaarashi o taiji reba sore de takusan da. Hito no shiri o jibun de shoikon de, ore no shiri da, ore no shiri da to fukichirakasu yatsu ga, doko no kuni ni aru mon ka, tanuki de nakuccha dekiru geitou ja nai. Kare wa konna jouri ni kanawanai giron o haite, tokuige ni ichidou o mimawashita. Tokoro ga dare mo kuchi o hiraku mono ga nai. Hakubutsu no kyoushi wa dai１ kyoujou no yane ni karasu ga tomatteru no o nagamete iru. Kangaku no sensei wa konnyakuban o tatandari, nobashitari shiteru. Yamaarashi wa mada ore no kao o niramete iru. Kaigi to iu mono ga, konna bakageta mono nara, kesseki shite hirune demo shite iru hou ga mashida.

Ore wa, jirettaku natta kara, ichiban ooini benjite yarou to omotte, hanbun shiri o agekaketara, AkaSHATSU ga nani ka iidashita kara, yame ni shita. Miruto paipu o shimatte, shima no aru kinu hankechi de kao o fukinagara, nani ka itte iru. Ano hankechi wa kitto MADONNA kara makiageta ni soui nai. Otoko wa shiroi asa o tsukau mon da. "Watakushi mo kishukusei no ranbou o kiite hanahada kyoutou to shite fuyukitodoki de ari, katsu heijou no tokuka ga shounen ni oyobanakatta no o fukaku hazuru no de arimasu. De kou iu koto wa, nani ka kanketsu ga aru to okoru mono de, jiken sonomono o miru to nan da ka seito dake ga waruiyoude aru ga, sono shinsou o kiwameru to sekinin wa kaette gakkou ni aru kamo shirenai. Dakara hyoumenjou ni arawareta tokoro dake de genjuu na seisai o kuwaeru nowa, kaette mirai no tame ni yokunai ka tomo omowaremasu. Katsu shounen kekki no mono de aru kara kakki ga afurete, zen'aku no kangae wa naku, nakaba muishiki ni konna itazura o yaru koto wa nai tomo kagiran. De motoyori shobunhou wa kouchou no okangae ni aru koto da kara, watakushi no youkai suru kagiri dewa nai ga, douka sono hen o goshinshaku ni natte, narubeku kandai na otorrihakarai o negaitai to omoimasu"

Naruhodo tanuki ga tanuki nara, AkaSHATSU mo AkaSHATSU da. Seito ga abareru nowa, seito ga warui n ja nai kyoushi ga warui n dato kougen shite iru. Kichigai ga hito no atama o naguritsukeru nowa, nagurareta hito ga warui kara, kichigai ga naguru n da souda. Arigatai shiawase da. Kakki ni michite komaru nara undoujou e dete sumou demo toru ga ii, nakaba muishiki ni yuka no naka e batta o irerarete tamaru mono ka. Kono yousuja nekubi o kakarete mo, nakaba muishiki datte houmen suru tsumori darou.

Ore wa kou kangaete nani ka iou kana to kangaete mita ga, iu nara hito o odorokasu ka you ni toutou to nobetatenakuccha tsumaranai, ore no kuse to shite, hara ga tatta toki ni kuchi o kiku to, futakoto ka mikoto de kanarazu ikizumatte shimau. Tanuki demo AkaSHATSU demo jinbutsu kara iu to, ore yori mo katou da ga, benzetsu wa nakanaka tassha da kara, mazui koto o shabette ageashi o torarecha omoshiroku nai. Chotto fukuan o tsukutte miyou to, mune no naka de bunshou o tsukutteru. Suruto mae ni ita noda ga totsuzen kiritsu shita niwa odoroita. Noda no kuse ni iken o noberu nante namaiki da. Noda wa rei no herahera chou de "Jitsu ni konkai no batta jiken oyobi totsukan jiken wa wareware kokoro aru shokuin o shite, hisoka ni gokou shouraino zentoni kiguno neno idakashi muruni taru chinjide arimashite, wagakou shokuin taru mono wa kono sai furutte mizukara kaerimite, zenkou no fuuki o shinshuku shinakereba narimasen. Sorede tadaima kouchou oyobi kyoutou no onobe ni natta osetsu wa, jitsuni koukei ni atatta gaisetsu na okangae de watakushi wa tettou tetsubi sansei itashimasu. Douka narubeku kandai no goshobun o aogitai to omoimasu"to itta. Noda no iu koto wa gengo wa aru ga imi ga nai, kango o nobetsu ni chinretsu suru giri de wake ga wakaranai. Wakatta nowa tettou tetsubi sansei itashimasu to iu kotoba dake da.

Ore wa noda no iu imi wa wakaranai keredomo, nanda ka hijou ni hara ga tatta kara, fukuan mo dekinai uchi ni tachiagatte shimatta. "Watakushi wa tettou tetsubi hantai desu ‥‥‥"to itta ga ato ga kyuu ni dete konai. "‥‥‥ sonna tonchinkan na, shobun wa daigirai desu"to tsuketara, shokuin ga ichidou waraidashita. "Ittai seito ga zenzen warui desu. Doushitemo ayamarasenakuccha, kuse ni narimasu. Taikou sashite mo kamaimasen. ‥‥‥ nanda shikkei na, atarashiku kita kyoushi da to omotte ‥‥‥"to itte chakuseki shita. Suruto migidonari ni iru hakubutsu ga "Seito ga warui koto mo, warui ga, amari genjuu na batsu nado o suru to kaette handou o okoshite ikenai deshou. Yappari kyoutou no ossharu toori, kan na hou ni sansei shimasu"to yowai koto o itta. Hidaridonarino kangaku wa onbinsetsu ni sansei to itta. Rekishi mo kyoutou to dousetsu da to itta. Imaimashii, taitei no mono wa AkaSHATSU tou da. Konna renjuu ga yoriatte gakkou o tatete irya sewa wa nai. Ore wa seito o ayamaraseru ka, jishoku suru ka futatsu no uchi hitotsu ni kiwameteru n da kara, moshi AkaSHATSU ga kachi o seishitara, sassoku uchi e kaette nidukuri o suru kakugo de ita. Douse, konna teai o benkou de kuppuku saseru tegiwa wa nashi, saseta tokoro de itsumade gokousai o negau nowa, kocchi de gomen da. Gakkou ni inai to sureba dou nattatte kamau mon ka. Mata nanika iu to warau ni chigai nai. Dare ga iu mon ka to sumashiteita.

Suruto imamade damatte kiiteita yamaarashi ga funzen to shite, tachiagatta. Yarou mata AkaSHATSU sansei no i o hyousuru na, douse, kisama towa kenka da, katte ni shiro to mite iru to yamaarashi wa garasu mado o furuwaseru you na koe de "Watakushi wa kyoutou oyobi sonota shokun no osetsu niwa zenzen fudoui de arimasu. To iu mono wa kono jiken wa dono ten kara mite mo, go０ mei no kishukusei ga shinrai no kyoushi boushi o keibu shite kore o honrou shiyou to shita shoi to yori hoka niwa mitomeraren node arimasu. Kyoutou wa sono gen'in o kyoushi no jinbutsu ikan ni omotome ni naru you de arimasu ga shitsurei nagara sore wa shitsugen ka to omoimasu. Boushi ga shukuchoku ni atarareta nowa chakugo sousou no koto de, mada seito ni sesserarete kara hatsuka ni mitanu koro de arimasu. Kono mijikai hatsukakan ni oite seito wa kimi no gakumon jinbutsu o hyou ka shieru yochi ga nai node arimasu. Keibu sarebeki shitou na riyuu ga atte, keibu o uketa no nara seito no koui ni shinshaku o kuwaeru riyuu mo arimashou ga, nanra no gen'in mo nai no ni shinrai no sensei o gurou suru you na keihaku na seito o kanka shite wa gakkou no ishin ni kakawaru koto to omoimasu. Kyouiku no seishin wa tan ni gakumon o sazukeru bakari dewa nai, koushou na, shoujiki na, bushiteki na genki o kosui suru to douji ni, yahi na, keisou na, bouman na akufuu o soutou suru ni aru to omoimasu. Moshi handou ga osoroshii no, soudou ga ookikunaru no to kosoku na koto o itta hi niwa kono heifuu wa itsu kyousei dekiru ka shiremasen. Kakaru heifuu o tozetsu suru tame ni koso wareware wa kono gakkou ni shoku o houjite iru node, kore o minogasu kurai nara hajime kara kyoushi ni naran hou ga ii to omoimasu. Watakushi wa ijou no riyuu de kishukusei ichidou o genbatsu ni sho suru ue ni, tougai kyoushi no menzen ni oite ooyake ni shazai no i o arawase shimuru no o shitou no shochi to kokoroemasu"to iinagara, donto koshi o oroshita. Ichidou wa damatte nan nimo iwanai. AkaSHATSU wa mata paipu o fukihajimeta. Ore wa nanda ka hijou ni ureshikatta. Ore no iou to omou tokoro o ore no kawari ni yamaarashi ga sukkari itte kureta you na mono da. Ore wa kou iu tanjun na ningen da kara, imamade no kenka wa marude wasurete, ooini arigatai to iu kao o motte, koshi o oroshita yamaarashi no hou o mitara, yamaarashi wa ikkou shiran kao o shite iru.

Shibaraku shite yamaarashi wa mata kiritsu shita. "Tadaima chotto shitsunen shite iiotoshimashita kara, moushimasu. Touya no shukuchokuin wa shukuchokuchuu gaishutsu shite onsen ni ikareta youde aru ga, are wa mottenohoka no koto to kangaemasu. Iyashikumo jibun ga １kou no rusuban o hikiuke nagara, togameru mono no nai no o saiwai ni, basho mo arou ni onsen nado e nyuutou ni iku nado to iu nowa ookina shittai de aru. Seito wa seito to shite, kono ten ni tsuite wa kouchou kara tokuni sekininsha ni gochuui aran koto o kibou shimasu"

Myou na yatsu da, hometa to omottara, ato kara sugu hito no shissaku o abaite iru. Ore wa nan no ki mo naku, mae no shukuchoku ga de aruita koto o shitte, sonna shuukan da to omotte, tsui onsen made itte shimatta n daga, naruhodo sou iwarete miru to, kore wa ore ga warukatta. Kougeki sarete mo shikata ga nai. Soko de ore wa mata tatte "Watakushi wa masa ni shukuchokuchuu ni onsen ni ikimashita. Kore wa mattaku warui. Ayamarimasu"to itte chakuseki shitara, ichidou ga mata waraidashita. Ore ga nani ka iisae sureba warau. Tsumaran yatsura da. Kisama nado korehodo jibun no warui koto o ooyake ni warukatta to dangen dekiru ka, dekinai kara warau n darou.

Sore kara kouchou wa, mou taitei goiken mo nai you de arimasu kara, yoku kangaeta ue de shobun shimashou to itta. Tsuide dakara sono kekka o iu to, kishukusei wa １shuukan no kinsoku ni natta ue ni, ore no mae e dete shazai o shita. Shazai o shinakereba sono toki jishoku shite kaeru tokoro datta ga namajii, ore no iu toori ni natta node toutou taihen na koto ni natte shimatta. Sore wa ato kara hanasu ga, kouchou wa kono toki kaigi no hikitsuduki da to gou shite konna koto o itta. Seito no fuugi wa, kyoushi no kanka de tadashite ikanakutewa naran, sono １chakushu to shite, kyoushi wa narubeku inshokuten nado ni deiri shinai koto ni shitai. Mottomo soubetsukai nado no setsu wa tokubetsu de aru ga, tandoku ni amari joutoude nai basho e iku nowa yoshitai -- tatoeba sobaya da no, dangoya da no -- to iikaketara mata ichidou ga waratta. Noda ga yamaarashi o mite tenpura to itte mekubase o shita ga yamaarashi wa toriawanakatta. Ii kimi da.

Ore wa nou ga warui kara, tanuki no iu koto nanka, yoku wakaranai ga, sobaya ya dangoya e itte, chuugaku no kyoushi ga tsutomaranakuccha, ore mita you na kuishinbou nya toutei dekkikonai to omotta. Sore nara, sore de ii kara, shote kara soba to dango no kirai na mono to chuumon shite yatou ga ii. Danmari de jirei o sagete oite, soba o kuuna, dango o kuuna to tsumi na ofure o dasu nowa, ore no you na soto ni douraku no nai mono ni totte wa taihen na dageki da. Suruto AkaSHATSU ga mata kuchi o dashita. "Ganrai chuugaku no kyoushi nazo wa shakai no jouryuu ni kurai suru mono da kara shite, tanni busshitsuteki no kairaku bakari motomeru beki mono de nai. Sono hou ni fukeru to tsui hinsei ni warui eikyou o oyobosu you ni naru. Shikashi ningen da kara, nanika goraku ga nai to, inakae kite semai tochi dewa toutei kuraseru mono dewa nai. Sorede tsuri ni iku toka, bungakusho o yomu toka, matawa shintaishi ya haiku o tsukuru toka, nandemo koushou na seishinteki goraku o motomenakuttewa ikenai ‥‥‥"

Damatte kiiteru to katte na netsu o fuku. Oki e itte hiryou o tsuttari, goruki ga roshia no bungakusha dattari, najimi no geisha ga matsu no ki no shita ni tattari, furuike e kawazu ga tobikondari suru no ga seishinteki goraku nara, tenpura o kutte dango o nomikomu nomo seishinteki goraku da. Sonna kudasaranai goraku o sazukeru yori AkaSHATSU no sentaku demo suru ga ii. Anmari hara ga tatta kara "MADONNA ni au nomo seishinteki goraku desu ka"to kiite yatta. Suruto kondo wa dare mo warawanai. Myou na kao o shite tagai ni me to me o miawasete iru. AkaSHATSU jishin wa kurushisou ni shita o muita. Sore miro. Kiitarou. Tada kinodokudatta nowa uranari kun de, ore ga, kou ittara aoi kao o masumasu aoku shita.

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Ore wa sokuya geshuku o hikiharatta. Yado e kaette nimotsu o matomete iru to, nyoubou ga nani ka futsugou demo gozaimashita ka, hara no tatsu koto ga aru nara, itte okuretara aratamemasu to iu. Doumo odoroku. Yononaka niwa doushite, konna youryou o enai mono bakari sorotteru n darou. Dete moraitai n da ka, ite moraitai n da ka wakarya shinai. Marude kichigai da. Konna mono o aite ni kenka o shitatte edokko no naore da kara, kurumaya o tsurete kite sassa to detekita.

Deta koto wa deta ga, doko e iku to iu ate mo nai. Kurumaya ga, dochira e mairimasu to iu kara, damatte tsuite koi, ima ni wakaru, to itte, sutasuta yatte kita. Mendou da kara yamashiroya e ikou ka tomo kangaeta ga, mata denakereba naranai kara, tsumari tesuu da. Koushite aruiteru uchi niwa geshukutoka, nan toka kanban no aru uchi o mitsukedasu darou. Sou shitara, soko ga ten'i ni kanatta waga yado to iu koto ni shiyou. To guruguru, Kansei de sumi yosasou na tokoro o aruite iru uchi, Toutou kajiya machi e deteshimatta. Koko wa shizoku yashiki de geshuku ya nado no aru machi dewa nai kara, Motto nigiyaka na hou e hikikaesou ka tomo omotta ga, Futo iikoto o kangaetsuita. Ore ga keiai suru uranari kun wa kono chounai ni sunde iru. Uranari kun wa tochi no hito de senzo daidai no yashiki o hikaete iru kurai da kara, Kono hen no jijou niwa tsuujite iru ni soui nai. Ano hito o tazunete kiitara, Yosasou na geshuku o oshietekureru kamo shirenai. Saiwai １do aisatsu ni kite katte wa shitteru kara, Sagashite aruku mendou wa nai. Koko darou to, Iikagen ni kentou o tsukete, Gomen to nihen bakari iu to, Oku kara gojuu gurai na toshiyori ga kofuu na shisoku o tsukete, Dete kita. Ore wa wakai onna mo kirai dewa nai ga, Toshiyori o miru to nandaka natsukashii kokoromochi ga suru. Ookata kiyo ga suki da kara, Sono tamashii ga Katagata no obaasan ni noriutsuru n darou. Kore wa ookata uranari kun no okkasan darou. Kirisage no hinkaku no aru fujin da ga, Yoku uranari kun ni niteiru. Maa oagari to iu tokoro o, Chotto ome ni kakaritai kara to, Shujin o genkan made yobidashite jitsu wa korekore da ga kimi doko ka kokoro atari wa arimasenka to tazunete mita. Uranari sensei sore wa sazo okomari de gozaimashou, To shibaraku kangaete ita ga, Kono uramachi ni hagino to itte roujin fuufu giri de kurashite iru mono ga aru, Itsuzoya zashiki o akete oite mo muda da kara, Tashika na hito ga aru nara kashite mo ii kara shuusen shite kure to tanonda koto ga aru. Ima demo kasu ka dou ka wakaran ga, Maa issho ni itte kiite mimashou to, Shinsetsu ni tsureteitte kureta. Sono yoru kara hagino no ie no geshuku nin to natta. Odoroita nowa, Ore ga ikagin no zashiki o hikiharau to, Yokujitsu kara ire chigai ni noda ga heiki na kao o shite, Ore no ita heya o senryou shita koto da. Sasuga no ore mo kore niwa akireta. Yononaka wa ikasamashi bakari de, Otagai ni nosekko o shite iru no kamo shirenai. Iya ni natta.

seken ga konna mono nara, Ore mo makenai kide, Seken nami ni shinakucha, Yarikirenai wake ni naru. Kinchakukiri no uwamae o hanenakereba sando no gozen ga itadakenai to, Koto ga kiwamareba kou shite, Ikiteru no mo kangae mono da. To itte pinpin shita tassha na karada de, Kubi o kubiccha senzo senzo he sumanai ue ni, Gaibun ga warui. Kangaeru to butsuri gakkou nado e wa itte, Suugaku nante yaku nimo tatanai gei o oboeru yori mo, roppyaku-en o shihon ni shite gyuunyuu ooi demo hajimereba yokatta. Sou sureba kiyo mo ore no soba o hanarezu ni sumushi, Ore mo tooku kara baasan no koto o shinpai shizu ni kurasareru. Issho ni iru uchi wa, Sou demo nakatta ga, Kou shite inaka e kite miru to kiyo wa yappari zennin da. Anna kidate no ii onna wa nippon-juu sagashite aruitatte metta niwa nai. Baasan, Ore no tatsu toki ni, Shoushou kaze o hiite ita ga imagoro wa dou shiteru ka shiran. Sendatte no tegami o mitara sazo yorokondarou. Sore ni shitemo, Mou henji ga kisou na mono da ga -- ore wa konna koto bakari kangaete nijuusan nichi kurashite ita.

ki ni narukara, Yado no obaasan ni, Toukyou kara tegami wa kimasen ka to tokidoki tazunete miru ga, Kiku tanbi ni nan nimo mairimasen to kinodoku sou na kao o suru. Koko no fuufu wa ikagin to wa chigatte, Moto ga shizoku dake ni souhou tomo jouhin da. Jiisan ga yoru ni naru to, Hen na koe o dashite utai o utau niwa heikou suru ga, Ikagin no you ni ocha o iremashou to muyami ni detekonai kara ooki ni raku da. Obaasan wa tokidoki heya e kite iroiro na hanashi o suru. Doushite okusan o otsure nasatte, Issho ni oide nanda no zona moshi nado to shitsumon o suru. Okusan ga aru you ni miemasu ka ne. Kawaisou ni kore demo mada bijuuyon desu ze to ittara sore de mo, Anata nijuuyon de okusan ga oari nasaru no wa atarimae zona moshi to boutou o oite, Doko no daresan wa hatachi de oyome o omoraita no, Doko no nani toka san wa nijuuni de kodomo o futari omochita no to, Nan demo rei o handausu bakari agete hanbaku o kokoromita niwa osore itta. Sore ja boku mo nijuuyon de oyome o omorairukere, Sewa o shite okuren ka na to inaka kotoba o manete tanonde mitara, Obaasan shoujiki ni hontou kana moshi to kiita.

"Hontou notte boku a, Yome ga moraitakutte shikata ga nain da"

"Sou jarou gana, Moshi. Wakai uchi wa dare mo son na mono ja kere" Kono aisatsu niwa itami itte henji ga dekinakatta.

"Shikashi sensei wa mou, Oyome ga oari nasaru ni kimattorai. Watakushi wa chanto, Mou, Nerandoru zona moshi"

"Hee, Katsugan da ne. Doushite, Nerandoru n desu ka"

"Doushite tete. Toukyou kara tayori wa nai ka, Tayori wa nai katete, Mainichi tayori o machikogarete oideru ja nai kana moshi"

"Koitsu a odoroita. Taihen na katsugan da" "Atarimashitarou gana, Moshi"

"Sou desu ne. Atatta kamo shiremasen yo"

"Shikashi imadoki no onago wa, Mukashi to chigoute yudan ga dekin kere, Oki o otsuketa ga ee zona moshi" "Nandesu kai, Boku no okusan ga toukyou de maotoko demo koshiraete imasu kai"

"Iie, Anata no okusan wa tashika ja keredo ‥‥‥"

"Sorede, Yatto anshin shita. Soreja nani o ki o tsukeru n desui"

"Anata nowa tashika -- anata nowa tashika ja ga -- "

"Dokoni futashika na no ga imasu kane"

"Kokora nimo daibu orimasu. Sensei, Ano tooyama no ojousan o gozonji kana moshi"

"Iie, Shirimasen ne"

"Mada gozonji nai kana moshi. Kokora de anata ichiban no beppinsan ja ga na moshi. Amari beppinsan ja kere, Gakkou no sensei gata wa minna madonna madonna to iu to ideru zona moshi. Mada okiki n no kana moshi"

"Un, Madonna desu ka. Boku a geisha no na kato omotta"

"Iie, Anata. Madonna to iu to toujin no kotoba de, Beppinsan no koto jarou gana moshi"

"Sou kamo shirenai ne. Odoroita"

"Ookata gagaku no sensei ga otsuketa na zona moshi"

"Noda ga tsuketa n desu kai"

"Iie, Ano yoshikawa sensei ga otsuketa no ja gana moshi"

"Sono madonna ga futashika nan desu kai"

"Sono madonna san ga futashika na madonna san dena, Moshi"

"Yakkai da ne. Adana no tsuiteru onna nya mukashi kara rokuna mono wa imasen kara ne. Sou kamo shiremasen yo"

"Hontou ni souja na moshi. Kijin no omatsu ja no, Dakki no ohyaku ja no tete kowai onna ga orimashita na moshi"

"Madonna mo sono dourui nan desu kane"

"Sono madonna san ga na moshi, Anata. Sora ano, Anata o kokoe sewa o shite okureta koga sensei na moshi -- ano kata no tokoro e oyome ni iku yakusoku ga dekiteita no jaga na moshi -- "

"Hee, Fushigi na mon desu ne. Ano uranari kun ga, Sonna enpuku no aru otoko to wa omowanakatta. Hito wa mikake ni yoranai mono da na. Chitto ki o tsukeyou"

"Tokoro ga, Kyonen asuko no otousan ga, Onakunarite, -- sore made wa okane mo aru shi, Ginkou no kabu mo motte oderu shi, Banji tsugou ga yokatta no ja ga -- sore kara to iu mono wa, Dou iu mono ka kyuu ni kurashimuki ga omowashiku nakunatte -- tsumari koga san ga amari ohito ga yosugiru kere, Odamasare tan zona moshi. Sore ya, Kore ya de okoshiire mo nobiteiru tokoro e, Ano kyoutousan ga oidete, Zehi oyome ni hoshii to oiiru no ja gana moshi"

"Ano AkaSHATSU ga desu ka. Hidoi yatsu da. Doumo ano shatsu wa tada no shatsu ja nai to omotteta. Sore kara? "

"Hito o tanonde kakeaute omiru to, Tooyama san demo koga san ni giri ga aru kara, Sugu niwa henji wa dekikane te -- maa you kangaete miyou gurai no aisatsu o oshita no ja gana moshi. Suruto AkaSHATSUsan ga, Teduru o motomete tooyama san no hou e deiri o oshiru you ni natte, Toutou anata, Ojousan o tenazukete oshimaita no ja gana moshi. AkaSHATSUsan mo AkaSHATSUsan ja ga, Ojousan mo ojousan ja tete, Minna ga waruku iimasu no yo. Ittan koga san e yome ni yukutete shouchi o shitokinagara, Imasara gakushi ga oideta kere, Sono hou ni kaeyotete, Sore ja konnichisama e sumumai ga na moshi, Anata"

"Mattaku sumanai ne. Konnichisama dokoro ka asu sama nimo, Itsumade ittatte sumikko arimasen ne"

"Sore de koga san ni okinodoku ja tete, Otomodachi no hotta san ga kyoutou no tokoro e iken o shi ni oikitara, AkaSHATSUsan ga, Ashi wa yakusoku no aru mono o yokodori suru tsumori wa nai. Hayaku ni nareba morau kamo shiren ga, Ima no tokoro wa tooyamake to tada kousai o shite iru bakari ja, Tooyamake to kousai o suru niwa betsudan koga san ni suman koto mo nakarou to oiiru kere, Hotta san mo shikata ga nashi ni omodorita sou na. AkaSHATSUsan to hotta san wa, Sore irai oriai ga warui to iu hyouban zona moshi"

"Yoku iroiro na koto o shittemasune. Doushite, Sonna kuwashii koto ga wakaru n desu ka. Kanshin shichimatta"

"Semai kere nan demo wakarimasu zona moshi"

Wakarisugite komaru kurai da. Kono yousu ja ore no tenpura ya dango no koto mo shitteru kamo shirenai. Yakkai na tokoro da. Shikashi okagesama de madonna no imi mo wakaru shi, Yamaarashi to AkaSHATSU no kankei mo wakaru shi ooini kougaku ni natta. Tada komaru nowa docchi ga waru mono daka hanzen shinai. Ore no you na tanjun na mono niwa shiro toka kuro toka katadukete morawanai to, Docchi e mikata o shite ii ka wakaranai.

"AkaSHATSU to yamaarashi taa, Docchi ga ii hito desu ka ne"

"Yamaarashi te nani zona moshi"

"Yamaarashi to iu nowa hotta no koto desu yo"

"Sorya tsuyoi koto wa hotta san no hou ga tsuyosou ja keredo, Shikashi AkaSHATSUsan wa gakushi san ja kere, Hataraki wa aru kata zona, Moshi. Sore kara yasashii koto mo AkaSHATSUsan no hou ga yasashii ga, Seito no hyouban wa hotta san no hou ga ee to iu zona moshi"

"Tsumari docchiga ii n desu ka ne"

"Tsumari gekkyuu no ooi hou ga erai no jarou gana moshi"

Kore ja kiitatte shikata ga nai kara, Yame ni shita. Sore kara nisan nichi shite gakkou kara kaeru to obaasan ga nikoniko shite, Hee omachidoosama. Yatto mairimashita. To ippon no tegami o motte kite yukkuri goran to itte deteitta. Toriagete miruto kiyo kara no tayori da. Fusen ga nisan mai tsuiteru kara, Yoku shiraberu to, Yamashiroya kara, Ikagin no hou e mawashite, Ikagin kara, Hagino e mawatte kita no de aru. Sono ue yamashiroya dewa isshuukan bakari touryuu shite iru. Yadoya dake ni tegami made tomaru tsumori nan darou. Hiraite miru to, Hijou ni nagai mon da. Bocchan no tegami o itadaite kara, Sugu henji o kakou to omotta ga, Ainiku kaze o hiite isshuukan bakari neteita mono da kara, Tsui osoku natte sumanai. Sonoue imadoki no ojousan no you ni yomikaki ga tassha de nai mono da kara, Konna mazui ji demo, Kaku noni yoppodo hone ga oreru. Oi ni daihitsu o tanomou to omotta ga, Sekkaku ageru noni jibun de kakanakuccha, Bocchan ni sumanai to omotte, Wazawaza shitagaki o ippen shite, Sore kara seisho o shita. Seisho o suru niwa futsuka de sunda ga, Shitagaki o suruniwa yokka kakatta. Yominikui kamo shirenai ga, Kore demo isshou kenmei ni kaita no da kara, Douzo shimaimade yondekure. To iu boutou de yon shaku bakari naniyara kayara shitatamete aru. Naruhodo yominikui. Ji ga mazui bakari dewa nai, Taitei hiragana ka mei da kara, Dokode kirete, Dokode hajimaru no daka kutou o tsukeru noni yoppodo hone ga oreru. Ore wa sekachi na shoubun da kara, Konna nagakute, Wakarinikui tegami wa, go en yaru kara yondekure to tanomarete mo kotowaru no daga, Kono toki bakari wa majime ni natte, Hajime kara owari made yomitooshita. Yomitooshita koto wa jijitsu da ga, Yomu hou ni hone ga orete, Imi ga tsunagaranai kara, Mata atama kara yominaoshite mita. Heya no naka wa sukoshi kurakunatte, Mae no toki yori minikuku, Natta kara, Toutou tenbana e dete koshi o kakenagara teinei ni haiken shita. Suruto hatsuaki no kaze ga bashou no ha o ugokashite, Suhada ni fukitsuketa kaeri ni, Yomikaketa tegami o niwa no hou e nabikashita kara, Shimaigiwa niwa yon shaku amari no hankire ga sarari sarari to natte, Te o hanasu to, Mukou no ikegaki made tonde ikisou da. Ore wa sonna koto niwa kamatteirarenai. Bocchan wa take o watta you na kishou da ga, Tada kanshaku ga tsuyosugite sore ga shinpai ni naru. -- hokano hito ni muyami ni adana nanka, Tsukeru nowa hito ni uramareru moto ni naru kara, Yatara ni tsukaccha ikenai, Moshi tsuketara, Kiyo dake ni tegami de shirasero. -- inaka mono wa hito ga warui sou da kara, Ki o tsukete hidoime ni awanai you ni shiro. -- kikoudatte toukyou yori fujun ni kiwamatteru kara, Nebie o shite kaze o hiitewa ikenai. Bocchan no tegami wa amari mijikasugite, Yousu ga yoku wakaranai kara, Kono tsugi niwa semete kono tegami no hanbun gurai no nagasa no o kaitekure. -- yadoya ya chadai o go en yaru nowa ii ga, Ato de komarya shinai ka, Inaka e itte tayori ni naru wa okane bakari da kara, Narubeku ken'yaku shite, Man'ichi no toki ni sashitsukae nai you ni shinakuccha ikenai. -- okodukai ga nakute komaru kamo shirenai kara, Kawase de juu en ageru. -- sendatte bocchan kara moratta gojuu en o, Bocchan ga, Toukyou e kaette, Uchi o motsu toki no tashini to omotte, Yuubin kyoku e azukete oita ga, Kono juu en o hiitemo mada yonjuu en aru kara daijoubu da. -- naruhodo onna to iu mono wa komakai mono da.

Ore ga tarukihana de kiyo no tegami o hiratsukase nagara, Kangaekonde iru to, Shikiri no fusuma o akete, Hagino no obaasan ga banmeshi o motte kita. Mada mite oideru no ka na moshi. Eppodo nagai otegami ja na moshi, To itta kara, Ee daiji na tegami da kara kaze ni fukashite wa mi, Fukashite wa miru n da to, Jibun demo youryou o enai henji henji o shite zen ni tsuita. Miru to kon'ya mo satsumaimono nitsuke da. Koko no uchi wa, Ikagin yori mo teinei de, Shinsetsu de, Shikamo jouhin da ga, Oshii koto ni kuimono ga mazui. Sakujitsu mo imo, Issakujitsu mo imo de kon'yamo imo da. Ore wa imo wa daisuki da to meigen shita niwa soui nai ga, Kou tatetsuduke ni imo o kuwasarete wa inochi ga tsudukanai. Uranarikun o warau dokoro ka, Ore jishin ga tookaranu uchi ni, Imo no uranari senseini nacchimau. Kiyo nara konna toki ni, Ore no sukina maguro no sashimi ka, Kamaboko no tsukeyaki o kuwaseru n da ga, Binbou shizoku no kechinbou to kicha shikata ga nai. Dou kangaete mo kiyo to issho de nakucchia dame da. Moshi ano gakkou ni nagaku demo iru moyou nara, Toukyou kara yobiyosete yarou. Tenpurasoba o kuccha naranai, Dango o kuccha naranai, Sore de geshuku ni ite imo bakari kutte kiiroku natte iro nante, Kyouikusha ha tsurai mono da. Zenshuu bouzu datte, Kore yori wa kuchi ni eyou o sasete iru darou.-- ore wa １sara no imo o tairagete, Tsukue no hikidashi kara namatamago o futatsu dashite, Chawan no fuchi de tatakiwatte, Youyaku shinoida. Namatamago de demo eiyou o toranakucchia isshuu nijuuichi jikan no jugyou ga dekiru mono ka.

kyou wa kiyono tegami de yu ni iku jikan ga osoku natta. Shikashi mainichi ikitsuketa no o ichinichi demo kakasu no wa kokoromochi ga warui. Kisha ni demo notte dekakeyou to, Reino aka tenugui o burasagete teishaba made kuru to nijuusan-pun mae ni hassha shita bakari de, Shoushou matanakereba naranu. Benchi e koshi o kakete, Shikishima o fukashite iru to, Guuzen nimo uranari kimi ga yatte kita. Ore wa sakki no hanashi o kiite kara, Uranari kimi ga nao sara kinodoku ni natta. Heijou kara tenchi no kan ni isourou o shite iru you ni, Chiisaku kamaete iru no ga ika nimo aware ni mieta ga, Kon'ya wa aware dokoro no sawagi dewa nai. Dekiru nara ba gekkyuu o bai ni shite, Tooyama no ojousan to ashita kara kekkon sashite, ikkagetsu bakari toukyou e demo asobi ni yatte yaritai ki ga shita yasaki da kara, Ya oyu desu ka, Saa, Kocchi e okake nasai to isei yoku seki o yuzuru to, Uranari kimi wa osoreitta teisai de, Ie kamoute okure nasaru na, To enryo da ka nan da ka yappari tatteru. Sukoshi matanakuccha demasen, Kutabiremasu kara okake nasai to mata susumete mita. Jitsuwa dou ka shite, Sobae kakete moraitakatta kurai ni kinodoku de tamaranai. Sore dewa ojama o itashimashou to youyaku ore no iu koto o kiite kureta. Yononaka niwa noda mita you ni namaiki na, Denaide sumu tokoro e kanarazu kao o dasu yatsu mo iru. Yamaarashi no you ni ore ga inakuccha nippon ga komarudarou to iu you na tsura o kata no ue e noseteru yatsu mo iru. Sou ka to omou to, AkaSHATSU no you ni kosumechikku to irootoko no ton'ya o motte mizukara ninjite iru no mo aru. Kyouiku ga ikite furokku kouto o kireba ore ni narunda to iwanu bakari no tanuki mo iru. Minamina sore souou ni ibatteru n da ga, Kono uranari sensei no you ni are do mo naki ga gotoku, Hitojichi ni torareta ningyou no you ni otonashiku shite iru no wa mita koto ga nai. Kao wa fukurete iru ga, Konna kekkou na otoko o sutete AkaSHATSU ni nabiku nante, Madonna mo yoppodo ki no shirenai okyan da. AkaSHATSU ga nandausu yottatte, Kore hodo rippa na dannasama ga dekiru mon ka.

"Anata wa dokka warui n ja arimasen ka. Daibu taigi sou ni miemasu ga ‥‥‥" "Ie, Betsudan kore to iu jibyou mo nai desu ga ‥‥‥"

"Sorya kekkou desu. Karada ga warui to ningen mo dame desu ne"

"Anata wa daibu gojoubu no you desu na"

"Ee yasete mo byouki ha shimasen. Byouki nante mono a daikirai desu kara"

Uranari kimi wa, Ore no kotoba o kiite niyaniya to waratta.

Tokoro e iriguchi de wakawakashii onna no waraigoe ga kikoeta kara, Nanigokoronaku furikaette miru to erai yatsu ga kita. Iro no shiroi, Haikara atama no, Se no takai bijin to, yonjuu goroku no okusan to ga narande kippu o uru mado no mae ni tatte iru. Ore wa bijin no keiyou nadoga dekiru otoko de nai kara nan nimo ienai ga mattaku bijin ni soui nai. Nan da ka suishou no tama o kousui de attamete, Tenohira e nigitte mita you na kokoromochi ga shita. Toshiyori no hou ga se wa hikui. Shikashi kao wa yoku nite iru kara oyako darou. Ore wa, Ya, Kita na to omou totan ni, Uranari kimi no koto wa zenzen wasurete, Wakai onna no hou bakari mite ita. Suru to, Uranari kimi ga totsuzen ore no tonari kara, Tachiagatte, Sorosoro onna no hou e arukidashita n de, Sukoshi odoroita. Madonna ja naika to omotta. Sannin wa kippushono mae de karuku aisatsu shite iru. Tooi kara nani o itteru no ka wakaranai.

Teishajou no tokei o miru to mou go fun de hassha da. Hayaku kisha ga kureba ii ga na to, Hanashi aite ga inaku natta no de machidooshiku omotte iru to, Mata hitori awatete jounai e kakekonde kita mono ga aru. Mireba AkaSHATSU da. Nan da ka beraberazentaru kimono e chirimen no obi o darashinaku makitsukete, Rei no toori kingusari o buratsukashite iru. Ano kinguri wa nisemono de aru. AkaSHATSU wa dare mo shirumai to omotte, Misebirakashite iru ga, Ore wa chanto shitteru. AkaSHATSU wa kakekonda nari, Nani ka kyorokyoro shite ita ga, Kippu urisageshono mae ni hanashite iru sannin he ingin ni ojigi o shite, Nani ka ni-koto, san-koto, Itta to omottara, Kyuu ni kocchi e muite, Rei no gotoku nekoashi ni aruite kite, Ya kimi mo yu desu ka, Boku wa noriokure ya shinai ka to omotte shinpai shite isoide kitara, Mada sanyon-fun aru. Ano tokei ha tashika ka shiran to, Jibun kingawa o dashite, ni-fun hodo chigatteru to ii nagara, Ore no soba e koshi o oroshita. Onna no hou wa chittomo mikaeranai de tsue no ue ni era o nosete, Shoumen bakari nagamete iru. Toshiyori no fujin wa tokidoki AkaSHATSU o miru ga, Wakai hou wa yoko o muita mama de aru. Iyoiyo madonna ni chigai nai.

Yagate, Pyuu to kiteki ga natte, Kuruma ga tsuku. Machiawaseta renjuu wa zorozoro waregachi ni norikomu. AkaSHATSU wa i no ichigou ni joutou e tobikonda. Joutou e nottatte ibareru dokoro dewa nai, Sumita made joutou ga go-sen de katou ga san-sen da kara, Wazuka ni-sen chigai de jouge no kubetsu ga tsuku. Kou iu ore de sae joutou o funpatsu shite shiro kippu o nigitteru n demo wakaru. Mottomo inaka mono wa kechi da kara, Tatta nisen no deiri demo sukoburu ku ni naru to miete, Taitei wa katou e noru. AkaSHATSU no ato kara madonna to madonna no ofukuro ga joutou e hairikonda. Uranari kimi wa kappan de oshita you ni katou bakari e noru otoko da. Sensei, Katou no shashitsu no iriguchi e tatte, Nanda ka chuucho no tei de atta ga, Ore no kao o miru ya ina ya omoikitte, Tobikonde shimatta. Ore wa kono toki nan to naku kinodoku de tamaranakatta kara, Uranari kimi no ato kara, Sugu onaji shashitsu e norikonda. Joutou no kippu de katou e noru ni futsugou ha nakarou.

Onsen e tsuite, sangai kara, Yukata no nari de yutsubo e orite mitara, Mata uranari kimi ni atta. Ore wa kaigi ya nani ka de iza to kiwamaru to, Nodo ga fusagatte shaberenai otoko da ga, Heijou wa zuibun benzuru hou da kara, Iroiro yutsubo no naka de uranari kimi ni hanashikakete mita. Nan da ka awarepokutte tamaranai. Konna toki ni hitokuchi demo senpou no kokoro o nagusamete yaru no wa, Edokko no gimu da to omotteru. Tokoro ga ainiku uranari kimi no hou dewa, Umai guai ni kocchi no choushi ni notte kurenai. Nani o itte mo, E to ka ie to ka giri de, Shikamo sono e to ie ga daibun mendou rashii no de, Shimai niwa toutou kiriagete, Kocchi kara gomen koumutta.

yuno naka dewa AkaSHATSU ni awanakatta. Motto mo furo no kazu wa takusan aru no da kara, Onaji kisha de tsuite mo, Onaji yutsubo de au to wa kiwamatte inai. Betsudan fushigi nimo omowanakatta. Furo o dete miru to ii tsuki da. Chounai no ryougawa ni yanagi ga uwatte, Yanagi no eda ga marui kage o ourai no naka e otoshite iru. Sukoshi sanpo demo shiyou. Kita e nobotte machi no hazure e deru to, Hidari ni ooki na mon ga atte, Mon no tsukiatari ga otera de, Sayuu ga girou de aru. Sanmon no naka ni yuukaku ga aru nante, Zendai mimon no genshou da. Chotto wa itte mitai ga, Mata tanuki kara kaigi no toki ni yarareru ka mo shirenai kara, Yamete sudoori ni shita. Mon no narabi ni kuroi noren o kaketa, Chiisana koushi mado no hiraya wa ore ga dango o kutte, Shikujitta tokoro da. Maruchouchin ni shiruko, Ozouni to kaita no ga burasagatte, Chouchin no hi ga, Nokiba ni chikai １pon no yanagi no miki o terashite iru. Kuitai na to omotta ga gaman shite toorisugita.

kuitai dango no kuenai no wa nasakenai. Shikashi jibun no iinazuke ga tanin ni kokoro o utsushita no wa, Nao nasakenai darou. Uranari kimi no koto o omou to, Dango wa oroka, Mikka gurai danjiki shite mo fuhei wa kobosenai wake da. Hontou ni ningen hodo ate ni naranai mono wa nai. Ano kao o miru to, Dou shitatte, Sonna funinjou na koto o shisou niwa omoenai n da ga -- utsukushii hito ga funinjou de, Tougan no mizubukure no you na kogasan ga zenryou na kunshi nano da kara, Yudanga dekinai. Tanpakuda to omotta yamaarashi wa seito o sendou shita to iu shi. Seito sendou shita no ka to omou to, Seito no shobun o kouchou ni semaru shi. Iyami de nerikatameta you na AkaSHATSU ga zongai shinsetsu de, Ore ni yoso nagara chuui o shite kureru ka to omou to, Madonna o gomakashi tari, Gomakashita no kato omou to, Koga no hou ga hadan Ni naranakereba kekkon wa nozomanai n da to iu shi. Ikagin ga nankuse o tsukete, Ore o oidasu ka to omou to, Sugu nodakou ga irekawattari -- dou kangaete mo ate ni naranai. Konna koto o kiyo ni kaite yattara sadamete odoroku koto darou. Hakone no mukou da kara bakemono ga yoriatteru n da to iu ka mo shirenai.

Ore wa, Shourai kamawanai shoubun da kara, Donna koto demo ku ni shinai de kyou made shinoide kita no da ga, Koko e kite kara mada ikkagetsu tatsu ka, Tata nai uchi ni, Kyuu ni yo no naka o bussou ni omoidashita. Betsudan kiwadatta daijiken nimo deawanai no ni, Mou itsutsu muttsu toshi o totta you na ki ga suru. Hayaku kiriagete toukyou e kaeru no ga ichiban yokarou. Nado to sore kara sore e kangaete, Itsu ka ishibashi o watatte noserigawa no tsutsumi e deta. Kawa to iu to erasou da ga jitsu wa hitoma gurai na, Choro choro shita nagare de, Dote ni soute juuni chou hodo kudaru to aioimura e deru. Mura niwa kannonsama ga aru.

Onsen no machi o furikaeru to, Akai hi ga, Tsuki no hikari no naka ni kagayaite iru. Taiko ga naru no wa yuukaku ni soui nai. Kawa no nagare wa asai keredo mo hayai kara, Shinkeishitsu no mizu no you ni yatara ni hikaru. Burabura dote no ue o aruki nagara, Yaku ３chou mo kita to omottara, Mukou ni hitokage ga miedashita. Tsuki ni sukashite miru to kage wa futatsu aru. Onsen e kite mura e kaeru wakaishu ka mo shirenai. Sore ni shite wa utamo utawanai. Zongai shizuka da.

Dandan aruite iku to, Ore no hou ga hayaashi da to miete, Futatsu no kageboushi ga, Shidai shidai ni ookiku naru. Hitori wa onna rashii. Ore no ashioto o kikitsukete, juken gurai no kyori ni sematta toki, Otoko ga tachimachi furimuita. Tsuki wa ushiro kara sashite iru. Sono toki ore wa otoko no yousu o mite, Hatena to omotta. Otoko to onna wa mata moto no toori ni arukidashita. Ore wa kangae ga aru kara, Kyuu ni zensokuryoku de okkaketa. Senpou wa nan no ki mo tsukazu ni saisho no toori, Yuruyuru ho o utsushite iru. Ima wa hanashigoe mo te ni toru you ni kikoeru. Dote no haba wa ６shaku gurai da kara, Narande ikeba sannin ga youyaku da. Ore wa ku mo naku ushiro kara oitsuite, Otoko no sode o surinuke zama, futa-ashi mae e dashita kibisu o gururi to kaeshite otoko no kao o nozokikonda. Tsuki wa shoumen kara ore no gobugari no atama kara era no atari made, Eshaku mo naku terasu. Otoko wa atto kogoe ni itta ga, Kyuu ni yoko o muite, Mou kaerou to onna o unagasu ga hayai ka, Onsen no machi no hou e hikikaeshita.

AkaSHATSU wa zubutokute gomakasu tsumori ka, Ki ga yowakute nanori sokonatta no ka shira. Tokoro ga semakute komatteru no wa, Ore bakari dewa nakatta.

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Aka-SHATSU ni susumerarete tsuri ni itta kaeri kara, yamaarashi o utaguridashita. Nai koto o tane ni geshuku o dero to iwareta toki wa, iyoiyo furachi na yatsu da to omotta. Tokoro ga kaigi no seki dewa an ni soui shite toutou to seito genbatsuron o nobeta kara, oya henda na to kubi o nejitta. Hagino no baasan kara, yamaarashi ga, uranari kun no tame ni Aka-SHATSU to danpan o shita to kiita toki wa, sore wa kanshin da to te o utta. Kono yousu dewa waru mo no wa yamaarashi ja arumai, Aka-SHATSU no hou ga magatteru n de, koukagen na jasui o makotoshiyaka ni, shikamo toomawashi ni, ore no atama no naka e shimikomashita node wa arumai ka to mayotteru yasaki e, noserikawa no dote de, madonna o tsurete sanpo nanka shite iru sugata o mita kara, sore irai Aka-SHATSU wa kusemono da to kimete shimatta. Kusemono daka nan daka yoku wa wakaranai ga, tomokaku mo ii otoko ja nai. Omote to ura to wa chigatta otoko da. Ningen wa take no you ni massugu de nakuccha tanomoshiku nai. Massugu na mono wa kenka o shite mo kokoromochi ga ii. Aka-SHATSU no you na yasashii no to, shinsetsu na no to, koushou na no to, kohaku no paipu too jiman sou ni misebirakasu no wa yudan ga dekinai, metta ni kenka mo dekinai to omotta. Kenka o shite mo, ekouin no sumou no you na kokoromochi no ii kenka wa dekinai to omotta. Sou naru to issengo-rin no deiri de hikaejo zentai o odorokashita giron no aite no yamaarashi no hou ga haruka ni ningen rashii. Kaigi no toki ni kanatsubo manako o guritsukasete, ore o nirameta toki wa nikui yatsu da to omotta ga, ato de kangaeru to, sore mo Aka-SHATSU no nechinechi shita nekonadegoe yori wa mashida. Jitsu wa ano kaigi ga sunda ato de, yoppodo nakanaori o shiyou ka to omotte, hitokoto futakoto hanashikakete mita ga, yarou henji mo shinai de, mada me o mukutte miseta kara, kocchi mo hara ga tatte sono mama ni shite oita.

sore irai yamaarashi wa ore to kuchi o kikanai. Tsukue no ue e kaeshita issen go-rin wa imada ni tsukue no ue ni notte iru. Hokori darake ni natte notte iru. Ore wa muron te ga dasenai, yamaarashi wa kesshite motte kaeranai. Kono issen gorin ga futari no aida no shouheki ni natte, ore wa hanasou to omotte mo hanasenai, yamaarashi wa gan to shite damatteru.

ore to yamaarashi niwa issengo-rin ga tatatta. Shimai niwa gakkoue dete issengo-rin o miru no ga ku ni natta.

yamaarashi to ore ga zekkou no sugata to natta ni hiki kaete, Aka-SHATSU to ore wa izen to shite zairai no kankei o tamotte, kousai o tsudukete iru.

noserikawa de atta yokujitsu nado wa, gakkou e deru to daiichiban ni ore no soba e kite, kimi kondo no geshuku wa ii desu ka no mata issho ni roshia bungaku o tsuri ni ikou ja naika no to iroiro na koto o hanashikaketa.

ore wa shoushou nikurashikatta kara, yuube wa nihen aimashita ne to ittara, ee teishaba de -- kimi wa itsudemo ano jibun dekakeru no desu ka, osoi ja naika to iu. Noserikawa no dote demo ome ni kakarimashita ne to kurawashite yattara, iie boku wa acchi e wa ikanai, yu ni haitte, sugu kaetta to kotaeta. Nani mo sonna ni kakusanai demo yokarou, gen ni atteru n da. Yoku uso o tsuku otoko da. Kore de chuugaku no kyoutou ga tsutomaru nara, ore nanka daigaku souchou ga tsutomaru. Ore wa kono toki kara iyoiyo Aka-SHATSU o shin'you shinaku natta. Shin'you shinai Aka-SHATSU to wa kuchi o kiite, kanshin shite iru yamaarashi to wa hanashi o shinai. Yononaka wa zuibun myou na mono da.

aru hi no koto Aka-SHATSU ga chotto kimi ni hanashi ga aru kara, boku no uchi made kite kure to iu kara, oshii to omotta ga onsen'yuki o kekkin shite yojigoro dekakete itta. Aka-SHATSU wa hitorimono da ga, kyoutou dake ni geshuku wa toku no mukashi ni hikiharatte rippa na genkan o kamaete iru. Yachin wa kyuu-en goju-sen da sou da. Inakae kite kyuu-en goju-sen haraeba konna ie e hairerunara, ore mo hitotsu funpatsu shite, toukyou kara kiyo o yobiyosete yorokobashite yarou to omotta kurai na genkan da. Tanomu to ittara, Aka-SHATSU no otouto ga toritsugi ni dete kita. Kono otouto wa gakkou de, ore ni daisuu to sanjutsu o osowaru itatte deki no warui ko da. Sono kuse watari mono da kara, umaretsuite no inakamono yori mo hito ga warui.

Aka-SHATSU ni atte youji o kiite miru to, taishourei no kohaku no paipu de, kinakusai tabako o fukashi nagara, konna koto o itta.

"Kimi ga kite kuretekara, zenninsha no jidai yori mo seiseki ga yoku agatte, kouchou mo ooi ni ii hito o eta to yorokonde iru node -- douka gakkou demo shinrai shite iru noda kara, sono tsumori de benkyou shite itadakitai"

"Hee, sou desu ka, benkyoutte ima yori benkyou wa dekimasen ga -- "

"Ima no kurai de juubun desu. Tada sakidatte ohanashi shita koto desune, are o wasurezu ni ite kudasareba ii no desu"

"Geshuku no sewa nan ka suru monoa kennonda to iu koto desu ka"

"Sou rokotsu ni iu to, imi mo nai koto ni naru ga -- maa yoi sa -- seishin wa kimi nimo yoku tsuujite iru koto to omou kara. Sokode kimi ga ima no you ni shussei shite kudasareba, gakkou no hou demo, chanto mite iru n da kara, mou sukoshi shite tsugou sae tsukeba, taiguu no koto mo tashou wa dou ni ka naru darou to omou n desu gane"

"Hee, houkyuu desu ka. Houkyuu nan ka doudemo iin desu ga, agareba agatta hou ga ii desu ne"

"Sorede saiwai kondo tenninsha ga hitori dekiru kara -- mottomo kouchou ni soudan shite minaito muron ukeaenai koto da ga -- sono houkyuu kara sukoshi wa yuuzuu ga dekiru kamo shirenai kara, sorede tsugou o tsukeru you ni kouchou ni hanashite miyou to omou n desu ga ne"

"Doumo nan yuu u. Dare ga tennin surun desu ka"

"Mou happyou ni naru kara hanashite mo sashitsukaenai deshou. Jitsu wa koga kun desu"

"Koga san wa, datte koko no hito ja arimasen ka"

"Koko no ji no hito desu ga, sukoshi tsugou ga atte -- hanbun wa tounin no kibou desu"

"Doko e yuku n desu"

"Hyuuga no nobeoka de -- tochi ga tochi da kara ikkyuu fuchi agatte iku koto ni narimashita"

"Dare ka kawari ga kuru n desu ka"

"Kawari mo taitei kimatteru n desu. Sono kawari no guai de kimi no taiguujou no tsugou mo tsuku n desu"

"Haa, kekkou desu. Shikashi muri ni agaranai demo kamaimasen"

"Tomo tsunomo boku wa kouchou ni hanasu tsumori desu. Sore de kouchou mo douimirashii ga, otte wa kimi ni motto hataraite itadaki dakanakutte wa naran you ni naru ka mo shirenai kara, douka ima kara sono tsumori de kakugo o shite yatte moraitai desu ne"

"Ima yori jikan demo masu n desu ka"

"Iie, jikan wa ima yori heru ka mo shiremasen ga -- "

"Jikan ga hette, motto hataraku n desu ka, myou da na"

"Chotto kiku to myou da ga, -- hanzen to wa kingen i nikui ga -- maa tsumari, kimi ni motto juudai na sekinin o motte morau ka mo shirenai to iu imi nan desu"

ore niwa ikkou wakaranai. Ima yori juudai na sekinin to ieba, suugaku no shunin darou ga, shunin wa yamaarashi da kara, yakkosan nakanaka jishoku suru kidukai wa nai. Sore ni, seito no jinbou ga aru kara tennin ya menshoku wa gakkou no tokusaku de arumai. Aka-SHATSU no danwa wa itsu demo youryou o enai. Youryou o enakutte mo youji wa korede sunda. Sore kara sukoshi zatsudan o shite iru uchi ni, uranari kun no soubetsukai o yaru koto ya, tsuite wa ore ga sake o nomuka to iu toiya, uranari sensei wa kunshi de aisubeki hito da to iu koto ya -- Aka-SHATSU wa iroiro benjita. Shimai ni hanashi o kaete kimi haiku o yarimasu ka to kita kara, koitsu wa taihenda to omotte, haiku wa yarimasen, sayou nara to, sokosoko ni kaette kita. Hokku wa bashou ka kamiyuidoko no oyakata no yaru monda. Suugaku no sensei ga asagao ya ni tsurube o torarete tamaru mono ka.

kaette unto kangaekonda. Seken niwa zuibun ke no shirenai otoko ga iru. Ieyashiki wa mochiron, tsutomeru gakkou ni fusoku no nai kokyou ga iya ni natta kara to itte, shiranu takoku e kurou o motome ni deru. Sore mo hana no miyako no densha ga kayotteru tokoro nara, mada shimo daga, hyuuga no nobeoka to wa nan no koto da. Ore wa funetsuki no ii kokoe kite sae, ikkagetsu tatanai uchi ni mou kaeritaku natta. Nobeoka to ieba yama no naka mo yama no naka mo taihen na yama no naka da. Aka-SHATSU no iu tokoro ni yoru to fune kara agatte, ichinichi basha e notte, miyazaki e itte, miyazaki kara mata ichinichi sha e noranakutte wa tsukenai sou da. Namae o kiite sae, hiraketa tokoro to wa omoenai. Saru to hito to ga hanhan ni sunderu you na ki ga suru. Ika ni seijin no uranari kun datte, kononde saru no aite ni naritaku mo nai darou ni, nan to iu monozuki da.

tokoro e aikawarazu baasan ga yuushoku o hakonde deru. Kyou mo mata imo desu kai to kiite mitara, ie kyou wa otoufu zo na moshi to itta. Docchi ni shitatte nita mono da.

"Obaasan koga san wa hyuga e iku sou desu ne"

"Hontou ni okinodoku ja na, moshi"

"Okinodoku datte, kononde iku n nara shikata ga nai desu ne"

"Kononde yukute, dare ga zo na moshi"

"Dare ga zo na moshitte, tounin ga sa. Koga sensei ga monozuki ni ikunja arimasen ka"

"Sorya anata, oochigai no kangorou zo na moshi"

"Kangorou ka ne. Datte ima Aka-SHATSU ga sou iimashita ze. Sore ga kangorou nara Aka-SHATSU wa usotsuki no horauemon da"

"Kyou tousan ga, sou oiiru no wa mottomo ja ga, koga san no oiki tomo nai nomo mottomo zo na moshi"

"Sonnara ryouhou mottomo nan desu ne. Obaasan wa kouhei de ii. Ittai dou iu wake nan desui"

"Kesa koga no okaasan ga miete, dandan wake o ohanashi shita gana moshi"

"Donna wake o ohanashi shita n desu"

"Asoko mo otousan ga onakunarite kara, atashitachi ga omou hodo kurashi mukai ga yutaka ni noute okomarija kere, okaasan ga kouchou san ni otanomite, mou yonen mo tsutomete iru mono ja kere, douzo maitsuki itadaku mono o, ima sukoshi fuyashite okurenka tete, anata"

"Naruhodo"

"Kouchousan ga, you maa kangaete mitokou to oiitagena. Sore de okaasan mo anshin shite, ima ni zoukyuu no gosata ga arozo, kongetsu ka raigetsuka to kubi o nagaku shite matte oideta tokoro e, kouchousan ga chotto kite kure to koga san ni oiiru kere, itte miruto, kinodoku da ga gakkou wa kane ga tarin kere, gekkyuu o ageru wake ni yukan. Shikashi nobeoka ni nara aita kuchi ga atte, socchi nara maitsuki go-en yobun ni toreru kara, onozomi doori de yokarou to omoute, sono tetsuduki ni shita kara iku ga ee to iwareta gena.-- " "Ja soudan ja nai, meirei ja arimasen ka"

"Sayoyo. Koga san wa yoso e itte gekkyuu ga masu yori, moto no mama demo ee kara, koko ni oritai. Yashiki mo arushi, haha mo aru kara to otanomita keredo mo, mousou kiwameta ato de, koga san no kawari wa dekite iru kere shikata ga nai to kouchou ga oiita gena"

"Hen hito o baka ni shitera, omoshiroku mo nai. Ja koga san wa iku ki wa nai n desu ne. Douri de henda to omotta. Go-en gurai agattatte, anna yama no naka e saru no oaite o shini yuku touhenboku wa mazu nai kara ne"

"Touhenboku te, sensei nanzo na moshi"

"Nan demo ii de saa, -- mattaku Aka-SHATSU no sakuryaku da ne. Yoku nai shiuchi da. Marude gi geki desu ne. Sore de ore no gekkyuu o ageru nante, futsugou na koto ga aru mono ka. Agete yaruttatte, dare ga agatte yaru mono ka"

"Sensei wa gekkyuu ga oagariru no ka na moshi"

"Agete yarutte iu kara, kotowarou to omou n desu"

"Nani de, okotowariru no zona moshi"

"Nan demo okotowari da. Obaasan, ano Aka-SHATSU wa baka desu ze. Hikyou de saa"

"Hikyou demo anta, gekkyuu o agete okuretara, otonashiku itadaite oku hou ga toku zona moshi. Wakai uchi wa yoku hara no tatsu mono ja ga, toshi o totte kara kangaeru to, mosukoshi no gaman ja atta no ni oshii koto o shita. Haradateta tame ni konaina son o shita to kuyamu no ga atarimae ja kere, obaa no iu koto o kiite, Aka-SHATSUsan ga gekkyuu o agete yaro to oiitara, nan yuuu to ukete ookinasai ya"

"Toshiyori no kuse ni yokei na sewa o yakanakutte mo ii. Ore no gekkyuu wa agarou to sagarou to ore no gekkyuu da"

baasan wa damatte hikikonda. Jiisan wa nonki na koe o dashite utai o utatteru. Utai to iu mono wa yonde wakaru tokoro o, yani muzukashii fushi o tsukete, waza to wakaranaku suru jutsu darou. Anna mono o maiban akizu ni unaru jiisan no ki ga shirenai. Ore wa utai dokoro no sawagi ja nai. Gekkyuu o agete yarou to iu kara, betsudan hoshiku mo nakatta ga, hairanai kane o amashite oku nomo mottainai to omotte, yoroshii to shouchi shita no da ga, tennin shitaku nai mono o muri ni tennin sasete sono otoko no gekkyuu no uwamae o haneru nante funinjou na koto ga dekiru mono ka. Tounin ga moto no toori de ii to iu no ni nobeoka ori made ochisaseru to wa ittai dou iu ryouken darou. Dazai gon no sochi de sae hakata kinpen de ochitsuita mono da. Kawai matagorou datte sagara de tomatteru ja nai ka. Tonikaku Aka-SHATSU no tokoroe itte kotowatte ko nakucchia ki ga sumanai.

kokura no hakama o tsukete mata dekaketa. Ookina genkan e tsuttatte tanomu to iu to, mata rei no otouto ga toritsugi ni dete kita. Ore no kaoo mite mata kita ka to iu metsuki o shita. You ga areba nido datte sando datte kuru. Yoru yonaka datte tatakiokosanai to wa kagiranai. Kyoutou no tokoro e gokigen ukagai ni kuru you na ore to misokonatteru ka. Kore demo gekkyuu ga hairanai kara kaeshi ni kunda. Suruto otouto ga ima raikyakuchuu da to iu kara, genkan de ii kara chotto ome ni kakaritai to ittara oku e hikikonda. Ashimo to o miru to, tatamiduki no usuppera na, nomeri no komageta ga aru. Oku de mou banzai desu yo to iu koe ga kikoeru. Okyaku to wa noda dana to ki ga tsuita. Noda de nakute wa, anna kiiroi koe o dashite, konna geinin jimita geta o haku mono wa nai.

shibaraku suru to, Aka-SHATSU ga ranpu o motte genkan made dete kite, maa agaritamae, hoka no hito ja nai yoshikawa kun da, to iu kara, ie koko de takusan desu. Chotto hanaseba ii n desu, to itte, Aka-SHATSU no kao o miru to kintoki no you da. Noda ooyake to ippai nonderu to mieru.

"Sakki boku no gekkyuu o agete yaru to iu ohanashi deshita ga, sukoshi kangae ga kawatta kara kotowari ni kita n desu"

Aka-SHATSU wa ranpu o mae e dashite, oku no hou kara ore no kao o nagameta ga, tossa no baai henji o shikanete bouzen to shite iru. Zoukyuu o kotowaru yatsu ga yononaka ni tatta hitori tobidashite kita no o fushin ni omotta no ka, kotowaru ni shite mo, ima kaetta bakari de, sugu denaoshite konakutte mo yosasou na mono da to, akirekaetta no ka, mata wa souhou gappei shita no ka, myou na kuchi o shite tsuttatta mama de aru.

"Ano toki shouchi shita no wa, koga kun ga jibun no kibou de tennin suru to iu hanashi deshita kara de ‥‥‥"

"Koga kun wa mattaku jibun no kibou de nakaba tennin suru n desu"

"Sou ja nai n desu, koko ni itai n desu. Moto no gekkyuu demo ii kara, kyouri ni itai no desu"

"Kimi wa koga kun kara, sou kiita no desu ka"

"Sorya tounin kara, kiitanja arimasen"

"Ja dare kara okiki desu"

"Boku no geshuku no baasan ga, koga san no okkasan kara kiita no o kyou boku ni hanashita no desu"

"Ja, geshuku no baasan ga sou itta no desu ne"

"Maa sou desu"

"Sore wa shitsurei nagara sukoshi chigau deshou. Anata no ossharu toori da to, geshukuya no baasan no iu koto wa shinzuru ga, kyoutou no iu koto wa shinjinai to iu you ni kikoeru ga, sou iu imi ni kaishaku shite sashitsukaenai deshou ka"

ore wa chotto komatta. Bungakushi nante mono wa yappari erai mono da. Myou na tokoro e kodawatte, nechinechi oshiyosete kuru. Ore wa yoku oyaji kara kisama wa sosokkashikute dame da dame da to iwareta ga, naruhodo shoushou sosokkashii you da. Baasan no hanashi o kiite watto omotte tobidashite kita ga, jitsu wa uranari kun nimo uranari no okkasan nimo atte kuwashii jijou wa kiite minakatta no da. Dakara kou bungakushi ryuu ni kiritsukerareru to, chotto uketomenikui.

shoumen kara wa uketomenikui ga, ore wa mou Aka-SHATSU ni taishite fushinnin o kokoro no uchide moushiwatashite shimatta. Geshuku no baasan mo kechinbou no yokubari ya ni soui nai ga, uso wa tsukanai onna da, Aka-SHATSUnoyou ni uraomote wa nai. Ore wa shikata ga naikara, kou kotaeta.

"Anata no iu koto wa hontou ka mo shirenai desu ga -- tonikaku zoukyuu wa gomen koumurimasu"

"Sore wa masumasu okashii. Ima kimi ga wazawaza oide ni natta no wa zouhou o ukeru niwa shinobinai, riyuu o miidashita kara no you ni kikoeta ga, sono riyuu ga boku no setsumei de torisarareta nimo kakawarazu zouhou o inamareru no wa sukoshi kaishi kaneru you desu ne"

"Kaishikaneru ka mo shiremasen ga ne. Tonikaku kotowarimasu yo"

"Sonna ni iya nara shiite to made wa iimasen ga, sou nisanjikan no uchi ni, tokubetsu no riyuu mo nai no ni hyouhen shicha, shourai kimi no shin'you ni kakawaru"

"Kakawatte mo kamawanai desu"

"Sonna koto wa nai hazu desu, ningen ni shin'you hodo taisetsu na mono wa arimasen yo. Yoshinba ima ippo yuzutte, geshuku no shujin ga ‥‥‥"

"Shujinja nai, baasan desu"

"Dochira demo yoroshii. Geshuku no baasan ga kimi ni hanashita koto o jijitsu to shita tokoro de, kimi no zoukyuu wa koga kun no shotoku o kezutte eta mono dewa nai deshou. Koga kun wa nobeoka e ikareru. Sono kawari ga kuru. Sono kawari ga koga kun yori mo tashou teikyuu de kite kureru. Sono jouyo o kimi ni mawari wasu to iu no da kara, kimi wa dare nimo kinodokugaru hitsuyou wa nai hazu desu. Koga kun wa nobeoka de tadaima yori mo eishin sareru. Shinninsha wa saisho kara no yakusoku de yasuku kuru. Sore de kimi ga agararereba, kore hodo tsugou no ii koto wa nai to omou desu ga ne. Iya nara iya demo ii ga, mou ippen uchi de yoku kangaete mimasen ka"

ore no atama wa amari eraku nai no da kara, itsumo nara, aite ga kou iu koumyou na benzetsu o furueba, oya sou ka na, sore ja, ore ga machigatteta to osoreitte hikisagaru no da keredo mo, kon'ya wa sou wa ikanai. Kokoe kita saisho kara Aka-SHATSU wa nan da ka mushi ga sukanakatta. Tochuude shinsetsu na onna mita you na otoko da to omoikaeshita koto wa aru ga, sore ga shinsetsu demo nan demo nasasou na node, handou no kekka ima ja yoppodo iya ni natte iru. Dakara saki ga dorehodo umaku ronriteki ni benron o tei kushiyou to mo, doudou taru kyoutouryuu ni ore o yarikomeyou to mo, sonna koto wa kamawanai. Giron no ii hito ga zennin to wa kimaranai. Yarikomerareru hou ga akunin to wa kagiranai. Omotemuki wa Aka-SHATSU no hou ga juujuu mottomo da ga, omotemuki ga ikura rippa datte, hara no nakama de horesaseru wake niwa ikanai. Kane ya iryoku ya rikutsu de ningen no kokoro ga kaeru mono nara, kourigashi demo junsa demo daigaku kyouju demo ichiban hito ni sukarenakute wa naranai. Chuugaku no kyoutougurai na ronpou de ore no kokoro ga dou ugoku mono ka. Ningen wa sukikirai de hataraku mono da. Ronpou de hataraku mono ja nai.

"Anata no iu koto wa mottomo desu ga, boku wa zoukyuu ga iya ni natta n desu kara, maa kotowarimasu.

kangaetatte onaji koto desu. Sayou nara"to iisutete mon o deta.

atama no ue niwa amanogawa ga hitosuji kakatte iru.

9

Uranari kun no soubetsukai no aru to iu hi no asa, gakkou e detara, Yamaarashi ga totsuzen, kimi sendatte wa ikagin ga kite, kimi ga ranbou shite komaru kara, douka deruyou ni hanashite kure to tanonda kara, majime ni ukete, kimi ni dete yare to hanashita no da ga, ato kara kiite miru to, aitsu wa warui yatsu de, yoku gihitsue nise rakkan nado o oshite uritsukeru sou da kara, mattaku kimi no koto mo detarame ni chigai nai. Kimi ni kakemono ya kottou o uritsukete, shoubai ni shiyou to omotteta tokoro ga, kimi ga toriawanai de mouke ga nai mono da kara, anna tsukurigoto o koshiraete goma kashita no da. Boku wa ano jinbutsu o shiranakatta no de kimi ni taihen shikkei shita kanben shitamae to naganagashii shazai o shita.

Ore wa nantomo iwazu ni, Yamaarashi no tsukue no ue ni atta, issen go-rin o totte, ore no gamaguchi no nakae ireta. Yamaarashi wa kimi sore o hikikomeru no kato fushin sou ni kiku kara, un ore wa kimi ni ogorareru no ga, iya datta kara, zehi kaesu tsumori de ita ga, sonogo dandan kangaete miru to, yappari ogotte morau hou ga ii you da kara, hikikomasun da to setsumei shita. Yamaarashi wa ookina koe o shite ahahaha to warai nagara, sonnara, naze hayaku toranakatta no da to kiita. Jitsu wa torou torou to omotteta ga, nandaka myou da kara sonomama ni shite oita. Kinrai wa gakkou e kite issengo-rin o miru no ga kuni naru kurai iyadatta to ittara, kimi wa yoppodo makeoshimi no tsuyoi otoko da To iu kara, kimi wa yoppodo goujou bari da to kotaete yatta. Sore kara futari no aida ni konna mondou ga okotta.

"Kimi wa ittai doko no san da"

"Ore wa edokko da"

"Un, edokko ka, douri de makeoshimi ga tsuyoi to omotta"

"Kimi wa doko da"

"Boku wa aidu da"

"Aiduppo ka, goujou na wake da. Kyou no soubetsukai e iku no kai"

"Iku tomo, kimi wa? "

"Ore wa muron ikunda. Koga san ga tatsu toki wa, hama made miokuri ni ikou to omotteru kurai da"

"Soubetsukai wa omoshiroi ze, dete mitamae. Kyou wa ooi ni nomu tsumori da"

"Katte ni nomu ga ii. Ore wa sakana o kuttara, sugu kaeru. Sake nanka nomu yatsu wa baka da"

"Kimi wa sugu kenka o fukikakeru otoko da. Naruhodo edokko no keichou na kaze o, yoku, arawashiteru"

"Nan demo ii, soubetsukai e iku mae ni chotto ore no uchi e o yori, hanashi ga aru kara"

Yamaarashi wa yakusoku toori ore no geshuku e yotta. Ore wa kono aida kara, uranari kun no kao o miru tabi ni kinodoku de tamaranakatta ga, iyoiyo soubetsu no kyou to nattara, nandaka awareppokutte, dekiru koto nara, ore ga kawari ni itte yaritai you na ki ga shidashita. Sore de soubetsukai no sekijou de, ooini enzetsu demo shite so no gyou o sakari ni shite yaritai to omou no da ga, ore no beranmee choushi ja, toutei mono ni naranai kara, ookina koe o dasu Yamaarashi o yatotte, ichiban Aka-SHATSU no aragimo o zaide yarou to kangaetsuita kara, wazawaza Yamaarashi o yonda no de aru.

Ore wa mazu boutou to shite madonna jiken kara tokidashita ga, Yamaarashi wa muron madonna jiken wa ore yori kuwashiku shitte iru. Ore ga Noserikawa no dote no hanashi o shite, are wa bakayarou da to ittara, Yamaarashi wa kimi wa dare o tsukamaete mo baka yobiwari o suru. Kyou gakkou de jibun no koto o baka to itta ja nai ka. Jibun ga baka nara, Aka-SHATSU wa baka ja nai. Jibun wa Aka-SHATSU no dourui ja nai to shuchou shita. Sore ja Aka-SHATSU wa funuke no houjo da to ittara, sou ka mo shirenai to Yamaarashi wa ooi ni sansei shita. Yamaarashi wa tsuyoi koto wa tsuyoi ga, konna kotoba ni naru to, ore yori haruka ni ji o shitte inai. Aiduppo nante mono wa minna, konna, mono nandarou.

Sore kara zoukyuu jiken to shourai omoku touyou suru to Aka-SHATSU ga itta hanashi o shitara Yamaarashi wa fufun to hana kara koe o dashite, sore ja boku o menshoku suru kangae dana to itta. Menshoku suru tsumori datte, kimi wa menshoku ni naru ki ka to kiitara, dare ga naru mono ka, jibun ga menshoku ni naru nara, Aka-SHATSU mo issho ni menshoku sasete yaru to ooi ni ibatta. Doushite issho ni menshoku saseru ki ka to oshikaeshite tazunetara, soko wa mada kangaete inai to kotaeta. Yamaarashi wa tsuyosou da ga, chie wa amari nasasou da. Ore ga zoukyuu o kotowatta to hanashitara, taishou ookini yorokonde sasuga edokko da, eraito homete kureta.

Uranari ga, sonna ni iyagatte iru nara, naze ryuunin no undou o shite yaranakatta to kiite mitara, uranari kara hanashi o kiita toki wa, sude ni kimatte shimatte, kouchou e nido, Aka-SHATSUe ichido itte danpan shite mita ga, dou suru koto mo dekinakatta to hanashita. Sore ni tsuite mo koga ga amari koujinbutsu sugiru kara komaru. Aka-SHATSU kara hanashi ga atta toki, danzen kotowaru ka, ichiou kangaete mimasu to nigereba ii no ni, a no benzetsu ni gomakasarete, sokuseki ni kyodaku shita mono da kara, ato kara okaasan ga nakitsuite mo, jibun ga danpan ni itte mo yaku ni tatanakatta to hijou ni zannengatta. Kondo no jiken wa mattaku Aka-SHATSU ga, uranari o toozakete, madonna o te ni ireru sakuryaku nandarou to ore ga ittara, muron sou ni chigai nai. Aitsu wa otonashii kao o shite, akuji o hataraite, hito ga nani ka iu to, chanto nigemichi o koshiraete matterun da kara, yoppodo kanbutsu da. Anna yatsu ni kakatte wa tekken seisai de nakuccha kikanai to, kobudarake no ude o makutte miseta. Ore wa tsuide da kara, kimi no ude wa tsuyosou da na juujutsu demo yaru ka to kiite mita. Suruto taishou ninoude e chikarakobu o irete, chotto tsukande miro to iu kara, yubi no saki de mondemitara, nan no koto wa nai yuya ni aru karuishi no you na mono da.

Ore wa amari kanshin shita kara, kimi sono kurai no ude nara, Aka-SHATSU no gonin ya rokunin wa ichido ni haritobasareru darouto kiitara, muron sa to iinagara, mageta ude o nobashitari, chidimashitari suru to, chikara kobu ga gururi gururi to kawa no naka de kaiten suru. Sukoburu yukai da. Yamaarashi no shoumei suru tokoro ni yoru to, kanjin na wari o nihon yori awasete, ko no chikarakobu no deru tokoroe makitsukete, un to ude o mageru to, putsuri to kireru sou da. Kanjin yori nara, ore nimo dekisou da to ittara, dekiru mono ka, dekiru nara yatte miro to kita. Kirenai to gaibun ga warui kara, ore wa miawaseta.

Kimi dou da, kon'ya no soubetsukai ni ooini nonda ato, Aka-SHATSU to Noda o nagutte yaranai ka to omoshiro hanbun ni susumete mitara, Yamaarashi wa sou da na to kangaete ita ga, kon'ya wa maa yosou to itta.

Naze to kiku to, kon'ya wa koga ni kinodoku da kara -- sore ni douse naguru kurai nara, aitsura no warui tokoro o mitodokete genba de naguranakuccha, kocchi no ochido ni naru kara to, funbetsu no arisou na koto o fukashita. Yamaarashi demo ore yori wa kangae ga aru to mieru. Ja enzetsu o shite koga kun o ooi ni homete yare, ore ga suru to edokko no perapera ni natte omomi ga nakute ikenai. Sou shite, kimatta tokoro e deru to, kyuu ni ryuuin ga okotte nodo no tokoro e, ookina maru ga agatte kite kotoba ga denai kara, kimi ni yuzuru kara to ittara, myou na byouki da na, ja kimi wa jinchuu ja kuchi wa kikenain da ne, komarudarou, to kiku kara, nani sonna ni komarya shinai to kotaete oita.

Sou kou suru uchi jikan ga kita kara, Yamaarashi to issho ni kaijou e iku. Kaijou wa kashinchin to itte, touchi de dai-ittou no ryouriya da sou da ga, ore wa ichido mo ashi o ireta koto ga nai. Moto no karou to ka no yashiki o kaiirete, sono mama kaigyou shita to iu hanashi da ga, naruhodo mika kara shite ikameshii kamae da. Karou no yashiki ga ryouriya ni naru no wa, jinbaori o nuinaoshite, dougi ni suru you na mono da.

Futari ga tsuita koro niwa, ninzuu mo mou taigai sorotte, gojuu-jou no hiroma ni futatsu mitsu ningen no katamari ga dekite iru. Gojuu-jou dake ni toko wa suteki ni ookii. Ore ga yamashiro ya de senryou shita juugo-jou jiki no yuka to wa hikaku ni naranai. Kane o totte mitara futama atta. Migi no hou ni, akai moyou no aru setomono no kame o suete, sono naka ni matsu no ookina eda ga sashitearu. Matsu no eda o sashite nan ni suru ki ka shiranai ga, nankagetsu tatte mo chiru kidukai ga nai kara, zeni ga kakaranakutte, yokarou. Ano setomono wa doko de dekiru n da to hakubutsu no kyoushi ni kiitara, are wa setomono ja arimasen, imari desu to itta. Imari datte setomono ja nai ka to, ittara, hakubutsu wa ehehehehe to waratte ita. Ato de kiite mitara, seto de dekiru yakimono da kara, seto to iu no da sou da. Ore wa edokko da kara, touki no koto o setomono to iu no ka to omotte ita. Yuka no mannaka ni ookina kakemono ga atte, ore no kao kurai na ookisa na ji ga nijuuhachi-ji kaite aru. Dou mo heta na mono da.

anmari mazui kara, kangaku no sensei ni, naze anna mazui mono o reirei to kakete okundesu to tazuneta tokoro, sensei wa are wa umiya to itte yuumei na shoka no kaita mono da to oshiete kureta. Umiya da ka nan da ka, ore wa imada ni shitate da to omotte iru.

Yagate shoki no kawamura ga dou ka ochakuseki o to iu kara, hashira ga atte yorikakaru no ni tsugou no ii tokoro e suwatta. Umi ya no kakemono no mae ni tanuki ga haori, hakama de chakuseki suru to, hidari ni Aka-SHATSU ga onajiku haori hakama de jindotta. Migi no hou wa shujinkou da to iu node uranari sensei, koremo nipponfuku de hikaete iru. Ore wa youfuku da kara, kashikomaru no ga kyuukutsu datta kara, sugu agura o kaita. Tonari no taisou kyoushi wa kuro zubon de, chanto kashikomatte iru. Taisou no kyoushi dake ni iya ni shugyou ga tsunde iru. Yagate ozen ga deru. Tokuri ga narabu. Kanji ga tatte, hitokoto kaikai no kotoba o noberu. Sore kara tanuki ga tatsu. Aka-SHATSU ga tatsu. Kotogotoku soubetsu no kotoba o nobeta ga, sannin tomo moushiawaseta you ni uranari kun no, ryou kyoushi de koujinbutsu na koto o fuichou shite, konkai sarareru no wa makoto ni zannende aru, gakkou to shite nomi narazu, kojin to shite ooi ni oshimu tokoro de aru ga, goisshinjou no gotsugou de, setsu ni tennin o gokibou ni natta no da kara itashikata ga nai to iu imi o nobeta. Konna uso o tsuite soubetsukai o hiraite, sorede chittomo hazukashii to mo omotte inai. Koto ni Aka-SHATSU ni itatte sannin no uchi de ichiban uranari kun o hometa. Ko no ryouyuu o ushinau no wa jitsu ni jibun ni totte dainaru fukou de aru to made itta. Shikamo sono iikata ga ikanimo, mottomorashikutte, rei no yasashii koe o issou yasashiku shite, nobetateru no da kara, hajimete kiita mono wa, darede mo kitto damasareru ni kimatteru. Madonna mo ookata kono te de hikkaketa n darou. Aka-SHATSU ga soubetsu no kotoba o nobetatete iru saichuu, mukaigawa ni suwatte ita Yamaarashi ga ore no kao o mite chotto inabikari o sashita. Ore wa henden to shite, hitosashiyubi de bekkankou o shite miseta.

Aka-SHATSU ga za ni fukusuru no o machikanete, Yamaarashi ga nutto tachiagatta kara, ore wa ureshikatta no de, omowazu te o pachipachi to utta. Suruto tanuki o hajime ichidou ga kotogotoku ore no hou o mita niwa shoushou komatta. Yamaarashi wa nani o iu ka to omou to tadaima kouchou hajime koto ni kyoutou wa koga kun no tennin o hijou ni zannengarareta ga, watakushi wa shoujou hantai de koga kun ga ichijitsu mo hayaku touchi o sarareru no o kibou shite orimasu. Nobeoka wa hekien no chi de, touchi ni kurabetara busshitsujou no fuben wa aru darou. Ga, kiku tokoro ni yoreba fuuzoku no sukoburu junboku na tokoro de, shokuin seito kotogotoku joudai bokuchoku no kifuu o obite iru sou de aru. Kokoro nimo nai oseji o furi maitari, utsukushii kao o shite kunshi o otoshiiretari suru haikara yarou wa hitori mo nai to shinzuru kara shite, kimi no gotoki onryou tokkou no shi wa kanarazu so no chihou ippan no kangei o ukerareru ni soui nai. Wagahai wa ooi ni koga kun no tame ni kono tennin o shuku suru no de aru. Owari ni nozonde kimi ga nobeoka ni funin saretara, sono chi no shukujo ni shite, kunshi no koukyuu to naru beki shikaku aru mono o erande ichijitsu mo hayaku enman naru katei o katachi tsukutte, kano futei musetsu naru otenba o jijitsu no ue ni oite zanshi seshimen koto o kibou shimasu. Ehen ehento futatsu bakari ookina sekibarai o shite seki ni tsuita. Ore wa kondomo te o tatakou to omotta ga, mata minna ga ore no men o miru to iya da kara, yame ni shite oita. Yamaarashi ga suwaru to kondo wa uranari sensei ga tatta. Sensei wa goteinei ni, jiseki kara, zashiki no hashi no matsuza made itte, ingin ni ichidou ni aisatsu o shita ue, konpan wa isshinjou no tsugou de kyuushuu e mairu koto ni narimashita ni tsuite, sho sensei gata ga shousei no tame ni ko no seidai naru soubetsukai o ohiraki kudasatta no wa, makoto ni kanmei no itari ni taenu shidai de -- koto ni tadaima wa kouchou, kyoutou sonota shokun no soubetsu no kotoba o choudai shite, ooi ni nan yuu ku fukuyou suru wake de arimasu. Watakushi wa korera enpoue mairimasu ga, nanitozo juuzen no toori omi sutenaku goaiko no hodo o negaimasu. To hee tsuku hatte seki ni modotta. Uranari kun wa dokomade hito ga yoindaka, hotondo soko ga shirenai. Jibun ga konna ni baka ni sarete iru kouchouya, kyoutou ni uyauyashiku orei o itte iru. Sore mo giri ippen no aisatsunarada ga, a no yousuya, a no kotobatsukiya, a no kaotsukikara iuto, shinkara kansha shite irurashii. Konna seijin ni majime ni orei o iwaretara, kinodoku ni natte, sekimen shisou na mono da ga tanuki mo Aka-SHATSU mo majime ni kinchou shite iru bakari da.

Aisatsu ga sundara, achira demo chuu, kochira demo chuu, to iu oto ga suru. Ore mo mane o shite shiru o nonde mita ga mazui mon da.

kuchitori ni kamaboko wa tsuiteru ga, dosugurokute chikuwa no dekisokonai de aru. Sashimi mo naranderu ga, atsukutte maguro no kirimi o nama de kuu to onaji koto da. Sorede mo tonari kinjo no renjuu wa mushamusha umasou ni kutte iru.

ookata edomae no ryouri o kutta koto ga naindarou.

Sono uchi kandokuri ga hinpan ni ourai shihajimetara, shihou ga kyuu ni nigiyaka ni natta. Noda kou wa uyauyashiku kouchou no mae e dete sakazuki o itadaiteru. Iyana yatsu da. Uranari kun wa junjun ni kenshuu o shite, ichijun mawaru tsumori to mieru. Hanahada gokurou de aru. Uranari kun ga ore no mae e kite, hitotsu choudai itashimashou to hakama no hida o tadashite moushikomareta kara, ore mo kyuukutsu ni zubon no mama kashikomatte, ippai sashiageta. Sekkaku maitte, sugu owakare ni naru no wa zannen desu ne. Goshuttatsu wa itsu desu, zehi hama made omiokuri o shimashou to ittara, uranari kun wa ie goyou ta no tokoro kesshite sore niwa oyobimasento Kotaeta. Uranari kun ga nanto ittatte, ore wa gakkou o yasunde okuru ki de iru.

Sorekara ichijikan hodo suru uchi ni sekijou wa daibu midarete kuru. Maa ippai, oya boku ga nome to iu no ni ‥‥‥ nado to roretsu no megurikaneru no mo hitori futari dekite kita. Shoushiyo^ taikutsu shita kara benjo e itte, mukashi fuu na niwa o hoshiakari ni sukashite nagamete iru to Yamaarashi ga kita. Douda sakki no enzetsu wa umakattarou. To daibu tokui de aru. Daisansei da ga ikkasho ki ni iranai to kougi o moushikondara, doko ga fusansei da to kiita.

"Utsukushii kao o shite hito o otoshiireruyou na haikara yarou wa nobeoka ni oranai kara ‥‥‥ to kimi wa ittarou"

"Un"

"Haikara yarou dake dewa fusoku da yo"

"Ja nan to iu n da"

"Haikara yarou no, petenshi no, ikasamashi no, nekokaburi no, yashi no, momongaa no, okahhiki no, wanwan nakeba inu mo douzen na yatsu to demo iu ga ii"

"Ore niwa, sou shita wa mawaranai. Kimi wa nouben da. Dai１ tango o taihen takusan shitteru. Sorede enzetsu ga dekinai no wa fushigi da"

"Nani kore wa kenka no toki ni tsukaou to omotte, youjin no tame ni totte oku kotoba sa. Enzetsu to naccha, kou wa denai"

"Souka na, shikashi perapera deru ze. Mou ippen yatte mitamae"

"Nanben demo yaru sa iika.-- haikara yarou no petenshi no, ikasamashi no ‥‥‥"to iikakete iru to, tarukigawa o dotabata iwashite,

futari bakari, yoroyoro shinagara kakedashite kita.

"Ryou kun sorya hidoi, -- nigeru nante, -- boku ga iru uchi wa kesshite nigasanai, saa nomitamae.-- ikasamashi? -- omoshiroi, ikasama omoshiroi.-- saa nomitamae" to ore to Yamaarashi o guigui hippatte iku.

jitsu wa kono ryounin domo benjo ni kita no da ga, yotteru mon da kara, benjo e hairu no o wasurete, ore nado o hipparu no darou. Yopparai wa me no ataru tokoro e youji o koshiraete, mae no koto wa sugu wasurete shimaun darou.

"Saa, shokun, ikasamashi o hippatte kita. Saa nomashite kuretamae. Ikasamashi o unto iu hodo, yowashite kuretamae. Kimi nigecha ikan" to nige mo senu, ore o kabegiwa e heshitsuketa.

morokata o mimawashite miru to, zen no ue ni manzoku na sakana no notte iru no wa hitotsu mo nai. Jibun no bun o kirei ni kuitsukushite, gorpkuken saki e ensei ni deta yatsu mo iru. Kouchou wa itsu kaetta ka sugata ga mienai.

Tokoro e ozashiki wa kochira? To geisha ga sanyonin haitte kita. Ore mo sukoshi odoroita ga, kabegiwa e heshitsukerarete iru n da kara, jitto shite tada mite ita. Suruto ima made tokobashira e motarete rei no kohaku no paipu o jiman sou ni kuwaete ita, Aka-SHATSU ga kyuu ni tatte, zashiki o deni kakatta.

mukou kara haitte kita geisha no hitori ga, ikichigai nagara, waratte aisatsu o shita. Sono hitori wa ichiban wakakute ichiban kirei na yatsu da. Tooku de kikoenakatta ga, oya konbanwa gurai itta rashii. Aka-SHATSU wa shirankao o shite dete ittagiri, kao o dasanakatta. Taihou kouchou no ato o oikakete kaettandarou.

Geisha ga kitara zashikijuu kyuu ni youki ni natte, ichidou ga toki no koe o agete kangei shita no ka to omou kurai, souzoushii. Sou shite aru yatsu wa nan ko o tsukamu. Sono koe no ookina koto, marude iainuki no keiko no you da. Kocchi dewa kobushi o utteru. Yo', ha', to muchuu de ryoute o furu tokoro wa, daaku ichiza no misao jingata yori yoppodo jouzu da. Mukou no sumi dewa oi oshaku da, to tokkuri o futte mite, sake da sakeda to iinaoshite iru. Doumo yakamashikute souzoushikutte tamaranai. Sono uchi de temochi busata ni shita o muite kangaekonderu no wa uranari kun bakari de aru. Jibun no tame ni soubetsukai o hiraite kureta no wa, jibun no tennin o oshinde kureru n ja nai. Minna ga sake o nonde asobu tame da. Jibun hitori ga temochi busata de kurushimu tame da. Konna soubetsukai nara, hiraite morawanai hou ga yoppodo mashi da. Shibaraku shitara, meimei doumagoe o dashite nanika utai hajimeta. Ore no mae e kita hitori no geisha ga, anta, nanzo, utai nahare, to shamisen o kakaeta kara, ore wa utawanai, kisama utatte miro to ittara, kane ya taiko de ne e, maigo no maigo no santarou to, dondoko, don no chan chikirin. Tataite mawatte awareru mono naraba, watashi nanzo mo, kane ya taiko de dondoko, don no chan chikirin to tataite mawatte aitai hito ga aru, to futaiki ni utatte, oo shindo to itta. Oo shindo nara, motto raku na mono o yareba ii no ni.

Suruto, itsu no ma nika sobae kite suwatta, noda ga, suzuchan aitai hito ni atta to omottara, sugu okaeri de, okinodoku sama mita you de gesu to aikawarazu hanashika mita you na kotobadukai o suru. Shirimahen to geisha wa tsun to sumashita. Noda wa tonjaku naku, tamatama ai wa ainagara ‥‥‥ to, iya na koe o dashite gidayuu no mane o yaru. Okinahareya to geisha wa hirate de noda no hiza o tataitara noda wa kyouetsu shite waratteru. Kono geisha wa Aka-SHATSU ni aisatsu o shita yatsu da. Geisha ni tatakarete warau nante, No damo omedetai monoda. Suzuchan boku ga kii no kuni o odoru kara, hitotsu hiite choudai to iidashita. Noda wa kono ue mada odoru kide iru.

Mukou no hou de kangaku no ojiisan ga ha no nai kuchi o yugamete, sorya kikoemasen denbee san, omae to watashi no sono naka wa ‥‥‥ to made wa buji ni nashita ga, sore kara? To geisha ni kiite iru. Jiisan nante mono oboe no warui mono da. Hitori ga hakubutsu o tsukamaete chikagoro konaina no ga, deke mashita ze, hajiite mimahou ka. You kiite, inahare ya -- kagetsumaki, shiroi ribon no haikara atama, noru wa jitensha, hajiku wa ヴぁiorin, hanka no eigo de perapera to, Ｉａｍ ｇｌａｄ ｔｏｓｅｅ ｙｏｕ to utau to, hakubutsu wa naruhodo omoshiroi, eigo hairi da ne to kanshin shite iru.

Yamaarashi wa baka ni ookina koe o dashite, geisha, geisha to yonde, ore ga kenbu o yaru kara, shamisen o hajiketo gourei o kudashita. Geisha wa amari ranbou na koe nano de, akke ni torarete henji mo shinai. Yamaarashi wa isai kamawazu, sutekki o motte kite, touha senzan yorozu dake kemuri to mannaka e dete hitori de kakushigei o enjite iru. Tokoro e noda ga sude ni kii no kuni o sumashite, kappore o sumashite, tana no daruma san o nashite maruhadaka no ecchuu fundoshi hitotsu ni natte, shuro houki o shou waki ni dakii konde, nisshin danpan haretsu shite ‥‥‥ to zashikichuu neriarukidashita. Marude kichigai da.

Ore wa sakki kara kurushisou ni hakama mo nugazu hikaete iru uranari kun ga kinodoku de tamaranakatta ga, nanbo jibun no soubetsukai datte, ecchuu fundoshi no rayou made haori hakama de gaman shite mite iru hitsuyou wa arumai to omotta kara, soba e itte, koga san mou kaerimashou to taikyo o susumete mita. Suruto uranari kun wa kyou wa watakushi no soubetsukai da kara, watakushi ga saki e kaette wa shitsurei desu, douzo goenryo naku to ugoku keshiki mo nai. Nani kamau mon desu ka, soubetsukai nara, soubetsukai rashiku suru ga ii desu, ano sama o goran nasai. Kichigai kai desu. Saa ikimashou to, susumanai no o muri ni susumete, zashiki o dekakaru tokoro e, noda ga houki o furiburi shinkou shite kite, ya goshujin ga saki e kaeru to wa hidoi. Nisshin danpan da. Kaesenai to houki o yoko ni shite yukute o fusaida. Ore wa sakki kara kanshaku ga okotte iru tokoro da kara, nisshin danpan nara kisama wa chanchan darou to, ikinari genkotsu de, noda no atama o pokari to kuwashite yatta. Noda wa nisanbyou no aida dokki o nukareta tei de, bon'yari shite ita ga, oya kore wa hidoi.

obuchi ni natta no wa nasake nai. Kono yoshikawa o gochouchaku to wa osore itta. Iyoiyo motte nisshin danpan da. To wakaranu koto o narabete iru tokoro e, ushiro kara Yamaarashi ga nani ka soudou ga hajimatta to mite totte, kenbu o yamete, tonde kita ga, kono teitaraku o mite, ikinari kubisuji o unto tsukande hikimodoshita.

nisshin ‥‥‥ itai. Itai. Dou mo kore wa ranbou da to furi mogaku tokoro o yoko ni nejittara, suton to taoreta. Ato wa dou natta ka shiranai. Tochuu de uranari kun ni wakarete, uchi e kaettara juuichi-ji sugi datta.

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Shukushoukai de gakkou wa oyasumi da. Renpeijou de shiki ga aru to iu no de, tanuki wa seito o insotsu shite sanretsu shinakute wa naranai. Ore mo shokuin no hitori to shite issho ni kuttsuite iku n da. Machi e deru to hinomaru darake de, mabushii kurai de aru. Gakkou no seito wa happyaku-nin mo aru no da kara, taisou no kyoushi ga taigo o totonoete, hito-kumi hito-kumi no aida o sukoshizutsu akete, sore e shokuin ga hitori ka futari zutsu kantoku to shite warikomu shikake de aru. Shikake dake wa sukoburu koumyou na mono da ga, jissai wa sukoburu futegiwa de aru. Seito wa kodomo no ue ni, namaiki de, kiritsu o yaburanakutte wa seito no taimen ni kakawaru to omotteru yatsura da kara, shokuin ga ikutari tsuite ittatte nan no yaku ni tatsu mon ka. Meirei mo kudasanai no ni katte na gunka o utattari, gunka o yameru to waa to wake mo nai no ni toki no koe o agetari, marude rounin ga chounai o neriaruiteru you na mono da. Gunka mo toki no koe mo agenai toki wa gayagaya nani ka shabetteru.

shaberanai demo arukesou na mon da ga, nipponjin wa mina kuchi kara saki e umareru no da kara, ikura kogoto o ittatte kikikko nai. Shaberu no mo tada shaberu no dewa nai, kyoushi no warukuchi o shaberu n da kara, katou da. Ore wa shukuchoku jiken de seito o shazai sashite, maa kore nara yokarou to omotte ita. Tokoro ga jissai wa oochigai de aru. Geshuku no baasan no kotoba o karite ieba, masani oochigai no kangorou de aru. Seito ga ayamatta no wa kiyo kara koukai shite ayamatta no dewa nai. Tada kouchou kara, meirei sarete, keishikiteki ni atama o sageta no de aru. Shounin ga atama bakari sagete, zurui koto o yamenai no to ippan de seito mo shazai dake wa suru ga, itazura wa kesshite yameru mono de nai. Yoku kangaete miru to yononaka wa minna kono seito no you na mono kara seiritsu shite iru ka mo shirenai. Hito ga ayamattari wabitari suru no o, majime ni ukete kanben suru no wa shoujiki sugiru baka to iu n darou. Ayamaru no mo kari ni ayamaru no de, kanben suru no mo kari ni kanben suru no da to omottereba sashitsukaenai. Moshi hontou ni ayamaraseru ki nara, hontou ni koukai suru made tataki tsukenakute wa ikenai.

Ore ga kumi to kumi no aida ni haitte iku to, tenpura da no, dango da no, to iu koe ga taezu suru. Shikamo oozei da kara, dare ga iu no daka wakaranai. Yoshi wakatte mo ore no koto o tenpura to itta n ja arimasen, dango to moushita no ja arimasen, sore wa sensei ga kiyokei suijaku da kara, higande, sou kikunda gurai iu ni kiwamatteru. Konna hiretsu na konjou wa houken jidai kara, yousei shita kono tochi no shuukan nanda kara, ikura itte kikashitatte, oshiete yattatte, toutei naorikko nai. Konna tochi ni ichinen mo iru to, keppaku na ore mo, kono mane o shinakereba naranaku, naru kamo shirenai. Mukou de umaku iinukerareru you na shudan de, ore no kao o yogosu no o houtte oku, choboichi wa nai. Mukou ga hito nara ore mo hito da. Seito datte, kodomo datte, zuutai wa ore yori ookii ya. Dakara keibatsu to shite nani ka henpou o shite yaranakutte wa giri ga warui. Tokoroga kocchi kara henpou o suru jibun ni jinjou no shudan de iku to, mukou kara sakaneji o kuwashite kuru. Kisama ga warui kara da to iu to, shote kara nigemichi ga tsukutte aru koto da kara toutou to benjitateru. Benjitatete oite, jibunno hou o omotemuki dake rippa ni shite sore kara kocchi no hi o kougeki suru. Motomoto henpou ni shita koto da kara, kochira no bengo wa mukou no hi ga agaranai ue wa bengo ni naranai. Tsumari wa mukou kara te o dashite oite, sekentei wa kocchi ga shikaketa kenka no you ni, kenkou sarete shimau. Taihen na furieki da. Sore nara mukou no yaru nari, guutara douji o kimekonde ireba, mukou wa masumasu zouchou suru bakari, ookiku ieba yononaka no tame ni naranai. Soko de shikata ga nai kara, kocchi mo mukou no hippou o mochiite tsukamaerarenai de, te no tsukeyou no nai henpou o shinakute wa naranaku naru. Sou natte wa edokko mo dame da. Dame daga ichinen mo kou yarareru ijou wa, ore mo ningen da kara dame demo nan demo sou naranakuccha shimatsu ga tsukanai. Doushite mo hayaku toukyou e kaette kiyo to isshoni naru ni kagiru. Konna inaka ni iru nowa daraku shi ni kite iru you na mono da. Kiyo bun haitatsu o shitatte, koko made daraku suru yori wa mashida.

Kou kangaete, iyaiya, tsuite kuru to, nan daka senpou ga kyuu ni gayagaya sawagidashita. Douji ni retsu wa pitari to tomaru. Hen da kara, retsu o migi e hazushite, mukou o miru to, ootemachi o tsukiatatte yakushimachi e magaru tsuno no tokoro de, ikizumatta giri, oshikaeshi tari, oshikaesare tari shite momiatte iru. Zenpou kara shizuka ni shizuka ni to koe o kara shite kita taisou kyoushi ni nan desu to kiku to, magarikado de chuugakkou to shihan gakkou ga shoutotsu shita n da to iu.

Chuugaku to shihan to wa doko no kenka demo inu to saru no you ni naka ga warui sou da. Naze da ka wakaranai ga, marude kifuu ga awanai. Nani ka aru to kenka o suru. Ookata semai inaka de taikutsu da kara, hima tsubushi ni yaru shigoto nan darou. Ore wa kenka wa suki na hou da kara, shoutotsu to kiite, omoshiro hanbun ni kakedashite itta. Suruto mae no hou ni iru renjuu wa, shikirini nanda chihouzei no kuse ni, hikikome to, donatteru. Ushiro kara wa oseose to ookina koe o dasu. Ore wa jama ni naru seito no aida o kugurinukete, magarikado e mou sukoshi de deyou to shita toki ni, mae e! To iu takaku surudoi gourei ga kikoeta to omottara shihan gakkou no hou wa shukushuku to shite koukiyo o hajimeta. Saki o arasotta shoutotsu wa, oriai ga tsuita niwa soui nai ga, tsumari chuugakkou ga ippo o yuzutta no de aru. Shikaku kara iu to shihan gakkou no hou ga ue da sou da.

Shukushou no shiki wa sukoburu kantan na mono de atta. Ryodanchou ga norito o yomu, chiji ga norito o yomu, sanretsusha ga banzai o tonaeru. Sore de oshimai da. Yokyou wa gogo ni aru to iu hanashi da kara, hitomazu geshuku e kaette, konaida juu kara, ki ni kakatte ita, kiyo e no henji o kakikaketa. Kondo wa motto kuwashiku kaite kure to no chuumon da kara, narubeku nen'iri ni shitatamenakuccha naranai. Shikashi izato natte, hankire o toriageru to, kaku koto wa takusan aru ga, nani kara kakidashite ii ka, wakaranai. Are ni shiyou ka, are wa mendou kusai. Kore ni shiyou ka, kore wa tsumaranai. Nani ka, surasura to dete, hone ga orenakutte, sou shite kiyo ga omoshirogaru you na mono wa nai ka shiran, to kangaete miru to, sonna chuumon doori no jiken wa hitotsu mo nasasou da. Ore wa sumi o sutte, fude o shimeshite, makigami o niramete, -- makigami o nemete, fude o shimeshite, sumi o sutte -- onaji shosa o onaji you ni kahen mo kurikaeshita ato, ore ni wa, totemo tegami wa kakeru mono dewa nai to, akiramete suzuri no futa o shite shimatta. Tegami nanzo o kaku no wa mendoukusai. Yappari toukyou made dekakete itte, atte hanashi o suru no ga kanben da. Kiyo no shinpai wa sasshinai demo nai ga, kiyo no chuumon doori no tegami o kaku no wa sanjuuhichi-nichi no danjiki yori mo kurushii.

Ore wa fude to makigami o houridashite, gorori to korogatte kouchin o shite niwa no hou o nagamete mita ga, yappari kiyo no koto ga ki ni kakaru. Sono toki ore wa kou omotta. Kou shite tooku e kite made, kiyo no minoue o anjite ite yari sae sureba, ore no magokoro wa kiyo ni tsuujiru ni chigai nai. Tsuuji sae sureba tegami nanzo yaru hitsuyou wa nai. Yaranakereba buji de kurashiteru to omotteru darou. Tayori wa shinda toki ka byouki no toki ka, nani ka koto no okotta toki ni yari sae sureba ii wake da.

Niwa wa juttsubo hodo no hiraniwa de, kore to iu ueki mo nai. Tada ippon no mikan ga atte, hei no soto kara, mejirushi ni naru hodo takai. Ore wa uchi e kaeru to, itsu demo kono mikan o nagameru. Toukyou o deta koto no nai mono niwa mikan no natte iru tokoro wa sukoburu mezurashii mono da. Ano aoi mi ga dandan jukushite kite, kiiro ni narundarou ga, sadamete kirei darou. Ima demo mou hanbun iro no kawatta no ga aru. Baasan ni kiite miru to, sukoburu mizuke no ooi, umai mikan da sou da. Ima ni jukushi tara, tanto meshiagare to itta kara, mainichi sukoshizutsu kutte yarou. Mou sanshuukan mo shitara, juubun kueru darou. Masaka sanshuukan inai ni koko o saru koto mo nakarou.

Ore ga mikan no koto o kangaete iru tokoro e, guuzen yamaarashi ga hanashi ni yatte kita. Kyou wa shukushoukai da kara, kimi to isshoni gochisou o kuou to omotte gyuuniku o katte kita to, take no kawa no tsutsumi o tamoto kara hikizuri dashite, zashiki no mannaka e houri dashita. Ore wa geshuku de useki toufu seme ni natteru ue, sobaya yuki, dangoya yuki o kinjirareteru sai da kara, soitsu wa kekkou da to, sugu baasan kara nabe to satou o karikonde, nikata ni torikakatta.

Yamaarashi wa muyami ni gyuuniku o hoobari nagara, kimi ano aka-SHATSU ga geisha ni najimi no aru koto o shitteru ka to kiku kara, shitteru tomo, kono aida uranari no soubetsukai no toki ni kita hitori ga sou darou to ittara, sou da boku wa kono goro youyaku kanzuita no ni, kimi wa nakanaka binshou da to ooi ni hometa.

"Aitsuwa, futa iime niwa hinsei da no, seishin-teki goraku da no to iu kuse ni, ura e mawatte, geisha to kankei nanka tsuketoru, keshikaran yatsu da. Sore mo hoka no hito ga asobu no o kan'you suru nara ii ga, kimi ga sobaya e ittari, dangoya e hairu no sae torishimari jou gai ni naru to itte, kouchou no kuchi o tooshite chuui o kuwaeta ja nai ka"

"Un, ano yarou no kangae ja geisha kai wa seishin-teki goraku de, tenpuraya, dangowa butsuri-teki goraku nan darou. Seishin-teki goraku nara, motto dai bera ni yaru ga ii. Nanda ano zama wa. Najimi no geisha ga haitte kuru to, irekawari ni seki o hazushite, nigeru nante, doko made mo hito o ebisumakasu ki da kara ki ni kuwanai. Sou shite hito ga kougeki suru to, boku wa shiranai to ka, roshia bungaku da to ka, haiku ga shintaishi no kyoudaibun da to ka itte, hito o kemu ni maku tsumori nan da. Anna yowamushi wa otoko ja nai yo. Mattaku goten jochuu no umarekawari ka nani ka da ze. Koto ni yoru to, aitsu no oyaji wa yushima no kagema kamo shirenai"

"Yushimano kagema ta nan da"

"Nandemo otokorashiku nai mon darou. -- kimi soko no tokoro wa mada niete inai ze. Sonna no o kuu to jouchuu ga waku ze" "Sou ka, taitei daijoubu darou. Sore de aka-SHATSU wa hito ni kakurete, yuno machino kadoya e itte, geisha to kaiken suru sou da"

"Kadoya tte, ano yadoya ka"

"Shukuya kane ryouriya sa. Dakara aitsu o ichiban hekomasu tame ni wa, aitsu ga geisha o tsurete, asuko e hairikomu tokoro o mitodokete oite menkitsu suru n da ne"

"Mitodokerutte, yoban demo suru no kai"

"Un, kadoya no mae ni masuya to iu yadoya ga aru darou. Ano omote ２kai o karite, shouji e ana o akete, mite iru no sa"

"Mite iru toki ni kuru kai"

"Kuru darou. Douse hitoban ja ikenai. Nishuukan bakari yaru tsumori de nakuccha"

"Zuibun tsukareru ze. Boku a, oyaji no shinu toki isshuukan bakari tetsuya shite kanbyou shita koto ga aru ga, ato de bon'yari shite, ooi ni yowatta koto ga aru"

"Sukoshi gurai shintai ga tsukaretatte kamawan sa.

anna kanbutsu o ano mama ni shite oku to, nippon no tame ni naranai kara, boku ga ten ni kawatte chuuriku o kuwaeru n da"

"Yukai da. Sou koto ga kiwamareba, ore mo kasei shite yaru. Sore de kon'ya kara yoban o yaru no kai" "Mada masuya ni kakeatte nai kara, kon'ya wadameda" "Soreja, itsu kara hajimeru tsumori dai" "Kinkin no uchi yaru sa. Izure kimi ni houchi o suru kara, sou shitara, kasei shite kuretamae" "Yoroshii, itsu demo kasei suru. Boku wa keiryaku wa heta da ga, kenka to kuru to kore de nakanaka subashikoize"

Oreto yamaarashi ga shikiri ni aka-SHATSU taiji no keiryaku o soudan shite iru to, yado no baasan ga dete kite, gakkou no seitosan ga hitori, hotta sensei ni ome ni kakaritai tete oideta zo na moshi. Ima otaku e sanjita no ja ga, orusu ja kere, ookata koko jaroutete sagashi atete ode deta no ja ga na moshi to, shikii no tokoro e hiza o tsuite yamaarashi no henji o matteru. Yamaarashi wa sou desu ka to genkan made dete itta ga, yagate kaette kite, kimi, seito ga shukushoukai no yokyou o mi ni ikanaikatte sasoi ni kita n da. Kyou wa kouchi kara, nantoka odori o shi ni, wazawaza koko made taninzuu norikonde kite iru no da kara, zehi kenbutsu shiro, metta ni mirarenai odori da to iu n da, kimi mo issho ni itte mitamae to yamaarashi wa ooi ni noriki de, ore ni doukou o susumeru. Ore wa odori nara toukyou de takusan mite iru. Maitoshi yahatasama no omatsuri niwa yatai ga chounai e mawatte kuru n da kara shiokumi demo nan demo chan to kokoroete iru. Tosappo no baka odori nanka, mitaku mo nai to omotta keredomo, sekkaku yamaarashi ga susumeru mon da kara, tsui iku ki ni natte mon e deta. Yamaarashi o sasoi ni kita mono wa dare ka to omottara aka-SHATSU no otouto da. Myou na yatsu ga kita monda.

Kaijou e hairu to, ekouin no sumou ka honmonji no oeshiki no you ni ikuryuu to naku nagai hata o tokoro dokoro ni uetsuketa ue ni, sekai bankoku no kokki o kotogotoku karitekita kurai, nawa kara nawa, tsuna kara tsuna e watashi kakete, ookina sora ga, itsu ni naku nigiyaka ni mieru. Higashi no sumi ni hitoya zukuri no butai o moukete, koko de iwayuru kouchi no nantoka odori o yarunda sou da. Butai o migi e hanchou bakari kuru to yoshizu no kakoi o shite, ikebana ga chinretsu shite aru. Minna ga kanshin shite nagamete iru ga, ikkou kudaranai mono da. Anna ni kusa ya take o magete ureshigaru nara, semushi no irootoko ya, bikko no teishu o motte jiman suru ga yokarou.

Butai to wa hantai no houmen de, shikirini hanabi o ageru. Hanabi no naka kara fuusen ga deta. Teikoku banzai to kaite aru.

tenshu no matsu no ue o fuwafuwa tonde eisho no naka e ochita. Tsugi wa pon to oto ga shite, kuroi dango ga, shotto aki no sora o inuku you ni agaru to, sore ga ore no atama no ue de, pokari to warete, aoi kemuri ga kasa no hone no you ni hiraite, daradara to kuuchuu ni nagarekonda. Fuusen ga mata agatta. Kondo wa rikukaigun banzai to akaji ni shiroku somenuita yatsu ga kaze ni yurarete, yunomachi kara, soushouson no hou e tonde itta.

oogata kannonsama no keidai e demo ochitarou.

Shiki no toki wa sahodo demo nakatta ga, kondo wa taihen na hitode da. Inaka nimo konna ni ningen ga sunderu ka to odoroita gurai ujauja shite iru. Rikou na kao wa amari miataranai ga, kazu kara iu to tashika ni baka ni dekinai. Sono uchi hyouban no kouchi no nantoka odori ga hajimatta. Odori to iu kara fujima ka nanzo no yaru odori ka to hayagaten shite ita ga, kore wa oomachigai de atta.

Ikameshii ushiro hachimaki o shite, tatetsuke hakama o haita otokoga juu-nin bakari zutsu, butai no ue ni san-retsu ni narande, sono

sanjuu-nin ga kotogotoku nuki mi o sagete iru niwa tamageta. Zenretsu to kouretsu no aida wa wazuka isshaku go-sun gurai darou, sayuu no kankaku wa sore yori mijikai tomo nagaku wa nai. Tatta hitori retsu o hanarete butai no hashi ni tatteru no ga aru bakari da. Kono nakama hazure no otoko wa hakama dake wa tsukete iru ga, ushiro hachimaki wa ken'yaku shite, nukimi no kawari ni, mune e taiko o kakete iru. Taiko wa daikagura no taiko to onaji mono da. Kono otoko ga yagate, iyaa, haaa to nonki na koe o dashite, myou na utai o utai nagara, taiko o bokobon, bokobon to tataku. Uta no choushi wa zendai mimon no fushigi na mono da. Mikawa manzai to fudarakuya no gappei shita mono to omoeba taishita machigai niwa naranai.

Uta wa sukoburu yuuchou na mono de, natsu no mizuame no you ni, darashi ga nai ga, kugiri o toru tame ni bokobon o ireru kara, nobetsu no you demo hyoushi wa toreru. Kono hyoushi ni oujite sanjuu-nin no nukimi ga pikapika to hikaru no da ga, kore wa mata sukoburu jinsoku na otegiwa de, haiken shite ite mo hiyahiya suru. Tonari mo ushiro mo issaku go-sun inai ni ikita ningen ga ite, sono ningen ga mata kireru nukimi o jibun to onaji you ni furimawasu no da kara, yohodo choushi ga sorowanakereba, doushiuchi o hajimete kega o suru koto ni naru. Sore mo ugokanai de katana dake zengo toka jouge toka ni furu no nara, mada kiken mo nai ga, sanjuu-nin ga ichido ni ashibumi o shite yoko o muku toki ga aru. Gururi to mawaru koto ga aru. Hiza o mageru koto ga aru. Tonari no mono ga ichi-byou demo hayasugiru ka, ososugireba, jibun no hana wa ochiru kamo shirenai. Tonari no atama wa sogareru kamo shirenai. Nukimi no ugoku no wa jiyuu jizai da ga, sono ugoku han'i wa isshaku go-sun kaku no hashira no uchi ni kagirareta ue ni, zengo sayuu no mono to douhoukou ni dousokudo ni hiramekanakereba naranai. Koitsu wa odoroita, nakanaka motte shiokumi ya sekinoto no oyobu tokoro de nai. Kiite miru to, kore wa hanahada jukuren no iru mono de youi na koto dewa, kou iu fuu ni choushi ga awanai sou da. Koto ni muzukashii no wa, kano manzaibushi no bokobon sensei da sou da. Sanjuu-nin no ashi no hakobi mo, teno hataraki mo, koshi no magekata mo, kotogotoku kono bokobon-kun no hyoushi hitotsu de kiwamaru no da sou da. Hatade mite iru to, kono taishou ga ichiban nonki sou ni, iyaa, waaa to kiraku ni utatteru ga, sono mi wa hanahada sekinin ga omokutte hijou ni hone ga oreru to wa fushigina mono da.

Ore to yamaarashi ga kanshin no amari kono odori o yonen naku kenbutsu shite iru to, hanchou bakari, mukou no hou de kyuu ni watto iu toki no koe ga shite, ima made odayaka ni shosho o juuran shite ita renjuu ga, niwaka ni nami o utte, migi hidari ri ni ugokihajimeru. Kenka da kenka da to iu koe ga suru to omou to, hito no sode o kugurinukete kita aka-SHATSU no otouto ga, sensei mata kenka desu, chuugaku no hou de, kesa no ishugaeshi o suru n de, mata shihan no yatsu to kessen o hajimeta tokoro desu, hayaku kite kudasai to ii nagara mata hito no nami no naka e mogurikonde dokka e itte shimatta.

Yamaarashi wa sewa no yakeru kozou da mata hajimeta no ka, iikagen ni sureba ii no ni to nigeru hito o yoke nagara issan ni kakedashita. Mite iru wake nimo ikanai kara torishizumeru tsumori darou. Ore wa muron no koto nigeru ki wa nai. Yamaarashi no kakato o funde ato kara sugu genba e kaketsuketa. Kenka wa ima ga massaichuu de aru. Shihan no hou wa gorokujuu-nin mo arou ka, chuugaku wa tashika ni san-wari gata ooi. Shihan wa seifuku o tsukete iru ga, chuugaku wa shikigo taitei wa nipponfuku ni kigaete iru kara, teki mikatawa sugu wakaru. Shikashi irimidarete kunzu, hoguretsu tatakatteru kara, doko kara, dou te o tsukete hikiwakete iika wakaranai. Yamaarashi wa komatta na to iu fuu de, shibaraku kono ranzatsu na arisama o nagamete ita ga, kou naccha shikata ga nai. Junsa ga kuru to mendou da. Tobikonde wakeyou to, ore no hou o mite iu kara, ore wa henji mo shinaide, ikinari, ichiban kenka no hageshi sou na tokoro e odorikonda. Yose yose. Sonna ranbou o suru to gakkou no taimen ni kakawaru. Yosanai ka to, derudake no koe o dashite teki to mikata no bunkaisen rashii tokoroo tsukinuke you to shita ga, nakanaka sou umaku wa ikanai. Ichini-ken haittara, deru koto mo hiku koto mo dekinaku natta. Me no mae ni hikakuteki ookina shihansei ga, juugoroku no chuugakusei to kumiatte iru. Yose to ittara, yosanai ka to shihansei no kata o motte, muri ni hikiwakeyou to suru totan ni dare ka shiranai ga, shita kara ore no ashi o sukutta. Ore wa fui o utarete nigitta, kata o hanashite, yoko ni taoreta. Katai kutsu de ore no senaka no ue e notta yatsu ga aru. Ryoute to hiza o tsuite shita kara, haneokitara, notta yatsu wa migi no hou e korogariochita. Okiagatte miru to, san-gen mukou ni yamaarashi no ookina shintai ga seito no aida ni hasamari nagara, yose yose, kenka wa yose yose to momikaesareteru no ga mieta. Oi toutei dameda to itte mita ga kikoenai no ka henji mo shinai.

Hyuu to kaze o kitte tonde kita ishi ga, ikinari ore no hoobone e atatta na to omottara, ushiro kara mo, senaka o bou de doyashita yatsu ga aru. Kyoushi no kuse ni deteiru, bute ute to iu koe ga suru. Kyoushi wa futari da. Ookii yatsu to, chiisai yatsu da. Ishi o nagero. To iu koe mo suru. Ore wa, nani namaikina koto o nukasuna, inakamono no kuseni to, ikinari, soba ni ita shihansei no atama o haritsukete yatta. Ishi ga mata hyuu to kuru. Kondo wa ore no gobugari no atama o kasumete ushiro no hou e tonde itta. Yamaarashi wa dou natta ka mienai. Kou naccha shikata ga nai. Hajime wa kenka o tome ni haitta n daga, doyasaretari, ishi o nageraretari shite, osoreitte hikisagaru underegan ga aru mono ka. Ore o dare da to omou n da. Shinchou wa chiisakuttemo kenka no honba de shugyou o tsunda niisan da to muchakucha ni haritobashitari, haritobasaretari shite iru to, yagate junsa da junsa da nigero nigero to iu koe ga shita. Ima made kuzuneri no naka de oyoideru you ni miugoki mo dekinakatta no ga, kyuu ni raku ni natta to omottara, teki mo mikata mo ichido ni hikiagete shimatta. Inakamono demo taikyaku wa koumyou da. Kuropatokin yori umai kurai de aru.

Yamaarashi wa dou shita ka to miru to, montsuki no hitoe haori o zutazuta ni shite, mukou no hou de hana o fuite iru. Hanabashira o nagurarete daibun shukketsu shita n da sou da. Hana ga fukureagatte makka ni natte sukoburu migurushii. Ore wa kasuri no awase o kite ita kara dorodarake ni natta kere domo, yamaarashi no haori hodo na songai wa nai. Shikashi hoppeta ga piripiri shite tamaranai. Yamaarashi wa daibun chi ga dete iru ze to oshiete kureta.

Junsawa juugoroku-mei kita no da ga, seito wa hantai no houmen kara taikyaku shita no de, tsukamatta no wa, ore to yamaarashi dake de aru. Orera wa seimei o tsugete, ichibu shijuu o hanashitara, tomokaku mo keisatsu made koi to iu kara, keisatsu e itte, shochou no mae de koto no tenmatsu o nobete geshuku e kaetta.

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Akuru hi me ga samete miru to, karadajuu itakute tamaranai. hisashiku kenka o shitsukenakatta kara, konna ni kotaeru n darou. Kore ja anmari jiman mo dekinai to toko no naka de kangaete iru to, baasan ga shikoku shinbun o motte kite makuramoto e oite kureta. Jitsu wa shinbun o miru no mo taigi nan da ga, otoko ga kore shiki no koto ni heikou tarete shiyou ga aru mono ka to muri ni harabai ni natte, nenagara, ni-peeji o akete miru to odoroita. Sakujitsu no kenka ga chanto dete iru. Kenka no dete iru no wa odorokanai no da ga, chuugaku no kyoushi hotta bou to, chikagoro Toukyou kara funin shita namaiki naru bou to ga, junryou naru seito o shisou shite kono soudou o kanki seru nomi narazu, ryounin wa genba ni atte seito o shiki shitaru ue, midari ni shihansei ni mukatte boukou o hoshii mama ni shitari to kaite, tsugi ni konna iken ga fuki shite aru. Honken no chuugaku wa sekiji yori zenryou onjun no kifuu o motte zenkoku no senbou suru tokoro nari shi ga, keihaku naru ni-jushi no tame ni wagokou no tokken o kison serarete, kono fumenboku o zenshi ni uketaru ijou wa, gojin wa funzen to shite tatte sono sekinin o towazaru o ezu. Gojin wa shinzu, gojin ga te o kudasu mae ni, toukyokusha wa soutou no shobun o kono buraikan no ue ni kuwaete, karera o shite futatabi kyouikukai ni ashi o iruru yochi nakara shimuru koto o. Sou shite ichiji goto ni minna kokuten o kuwaete, okyuu o sueta tsumoride iru. Ore wa toko no naka de, kuso demo kurae to iinagara, mukkuri tobiokita. Fushigi na koto ni ima made shintai no kansetsu ga hijou ni itakatta no ga, tobiokiru to douji ni wasureta you ni karuku natta.

Ore wa shinbun o marumete niwa e nagetsuketa ga, sore demo mada ki ni iranakatta kara, wazawaza kouka e motte itte sutete kita. Shinbun nante muyami na uso o tsuku mon da. Yononaka ni nani ga ichiban hora o fuku to itte, shinbun hodo no horafuki wa arumai. Ore no itte shikarubeki koto o minna mukoude narabete iyagaru. Sore ni chikagoro Toukyou kara funin shita namaiki na bou to wa nan da. Tenka ni bou to iu namae no hito ga aruka. Kangaete miro. Kore de mo rekki to shita sei mo ari na mo aru n da. Keizu ga mitakerya, Tada manchuu irai no senzo o hitori nokorazu ogamashite yara a.-- kao o arattara, hoppeta ga kyuu ni itaku natta. Baasan ni kagami o kase to ittara, kesa no shinbun o omitakana moshi to kiku. Yonde kouka e sutete kita. Hoshikerya hirotte koi to ittara, odoroite hikisagatta. Kagami de kao o miru to kinou to onaji you ni kizu ga tsuite iru. Kore de mo daiji na kao da, kao e kizu made tsukerareta ue e namaiki naru bou nado to, bou yobawari o sarereba takusan da.

Kyou no shinbun ni hekieki shite gakkou o yasunda nado to iwarecha isshou no naore da kara, meshi o kutte i no ichigou ni shuttou shita. Dete kuru yatsu mo, dete kuru yatsu mo ore no kao o mite waratte iru. Nani ga okashii n da. Kisamatachi ni koshiraete moratta kao ja arumaishi. Sono uchi, noda ga dete kite, iya sakujitsu wa otegara de, -- meiyo no gofushou de gesu ka, to soubetsukai no toki ni nagutta henpou to kokoroeta no ka, iya ni hiyakashita kara, yokei na koto o iwazu ni efude de mo namete iro to itte yatta. Suru to korya kowairi yashita. Shikashi sazo oitai koto de geshou to iu kara, itakarou ga, itaku nakarou ga ore no men da. Kisama no sewa ni naru mon ka to donaritsukete yattara, mukougawa no jisekie tsuite, yappari ore no kao o mite, tonari no rekishi no kyoushi to nani ka naisho hanashi o shite waratte iru.

Sore kara yamaarashi ga shuttou shita. Yamaarashi no hana ni itatte wa, murasaki-iro ni bouchou shite, hottara naka kara umi ga desou ni mieru. Unubore no seika, ore no kao yori yoppodo tehidoku yararete iru. Ore to yamaarashi wa tsukue o narabete, tonari doushi no chikashii naka de, omake ni sono tsukue ga heya no toguchi kara masshoumen ni aru n da kara un ga warui. Myou na kao ga futatsu katamatte iru. Hoka no yatsu wa taikutsu ni sae naru to kitto kocchi bakari miru. Tonda koto de to kuchi de iu ga, kokoro no uchi de wa kono baka ga to omotteru ni soui nai. Sore de nakereba aa iu fuu ni sasayakiatte wa kusukusu warau wake ga nai. Kyoujou e deru to seito wa hakushu o motte mukaeta. Sensei banzai to iu mono ga nisannin atta. Keiki ga ii n da ka, baka ni sareteru n da ka wakaranai. Ore to yamaarashi ga konna ni chuui no shouten to natteru naka ni, Aka-SHATSU bakari wa heijou no toori soba e kite, dou mo tonda sainan deshita. Boku wa kimira ni taishite okinodoku de narimasen. Shinbun no kiji wa kouchou to mo soudan shite, seigo o moushikomu tetsuzuki ni shite oita kara, shinpai shinakute mo ii. Boku no otouto ga Hotta kun o sasoi ni itta kara, konna koto ga okotta no de, boku wa jitsu ni moushiwake ga nai. Sore de kono ken ni tsuite wa akumade jinryoku suru tsumori da kara, dou ka ashikarazu, nado to hanbun shazaiteki na kotoba o narabete iru. Kouchou wa sanjikan me ni kouchoushitsu kara dete kite, komatta koto o shinbun ga kakidashimashita ne. Muzukashiku naranakereba ii ga to tashou shinpai sou ni mieta. Ore ni wa shinpai nanka nai, sakide menshoku o suru nara, menshoku sareru mae ni jihyou o dashite shimau dake da. Shikashi jibun ga waruku nai no ni kocchi kara mi o hiku no wa horafuki no shinbun'ya o masumasu zouchou saseru wake da kara, shinbun'ya o seigo sasete, ore ga iji ni mo tsutomeru no ga juntou da to kangaeta. Kaerigake ni shinbun'ya ni danpan ni ikou to omotta ga, gakkou kara torikeshi no tetsuzuki wa shita to iukara, yameta.

Ore to yamaarashi wa kouchou to kyoutou ni jikan no aima o mihakatte, uso no nai tokoro o ichiou setsumei shita. Kouchou to kyoutou wa sou darou, shinbun'ya ga gakkou ni urami o idaite, anna kiji o kotosara ni kakagetan darou to rondan shita. Aka-SHATSU wa orera no koui o benkai shinagara hikaejo o hitori-goto ni mawatte aruite ita. Koto ni jibun no otouto ga yamaarashi o sasoi dashita no o jibun no kashitsu de aru ka no gotoku fuichou shite ita. Minna wa mattaku shinbun'ya ga warui, keshikaran, ryoukun wa jitsu ni sainan da to itta.

kaerigake ni yamaarashi wa, kimi Aka-SHATSU wa kusai ze, youjin shinai to yarareru ze to chuui shita. Douse kusai n da, kyou kara kusakunatta n ja nakarou to iu to, kimi mada ki ga tsukanai ka, kinou wazawaza, boku nado o sasoidashite kenka no naka e, makikon da no wa saku daze to oshiete kureta. Naru hodo soko made wa ki ga tsukanakatta. Yamaarashi wa sobou na you da ga, ore yori chie no aru otoko da to kanshin shita.

"Aa yatte kenka o sasete oite, sugu ato kara shinbun'ya e te o mawashite anna kiji o kakaseta n da. Jitsu ni kanbutsu da"

"Shinbun made mo Aka-SHATSU ka. Soitsu wa odoro ita. Shikashi shinbun ga Aka-SHATSU no iu koto o sou tayasuku kiku ka ne"

"Kikanakutte. Shinbun'ya ni tomodachi ga irya wake wa nai sa"

"Tomodachi ga iru no kai"

"Inakute mo wake nai sa. Uso o tsuite, jijitsu kore kore da to hanasha, sugu kaku sa"

"Hidoi monda na. Hontou ni Aka-SHATSU no saku nara, boku nado wa kono jiken de menshoku ni naru kamo shirenai ne"

"Waruku suru to, yarareru ka mo shirenai"

"Sonnara, ore wa ashita jihyou o dashite sugu Toukyou e kaecchimawaa. Konna katou na tokoro ni tanondatte iru no wa iya da"

"Kimi ga jihyou o dashitatte, Aka-SHATSU wa komaranai"

"Sore mo sou da na. Dou shitara komaru darou"

"Anna kanbutsu no yaru koto wa, nan de mo shouko no agaranai you ni, agaranai you ni to kufuu suru n da kara, hanbaku suru no wa muzukashii ne"

"Yakkai da na. Sore ja nureginu o kiru n da ne. Omoshiroku mo nai. Tendou zeka hika da"

"Maa, mou nisan-nichi yousu o miyou ja nai ka. Sore de iyoiyo to nattara, yu no machi de totte osaeru yori shikata ga nai darou"

"Kenka jiken wa, kenka jiken to shite ka"

"Sou sa. Kocchi wa kocchi de mukou no kyuusho o osaeru no sa"

"Sore mo yokarou. Ore wa sakuryaku wa heta nan da kara, banji yoroshiku tanomu. Iza to nareba nan de mo suru"

ore to yamaarashi wa kore de wakareta. Aka-SHATSU ga hatashite yamaarashi no suisatsu doori o yatta no nara, jitsu ni hidoi yatsu da. Toutei chie kurabe de kateru yatsu de wa nai. Dou shite mo wanryoku de nakuccha dame da. Naruhodo sekai ni sensou wa taenai wake da. Kojin de mo, todo no tsumari wa wanryoku da.

Akuru hi, shinbun no kuru no o machikanete, hiraite miru to, seigo dokoro ka torikeshi mo mienai. Gakkou e itte tanuki ni saisoku suru to, ashita gurai dasu deshou to iu. Asu ni natte rokugou katsuji de chiisaku torikeshi ga deta. Shikashi shinbun'ya no hou de seigo wa muron shite oranai. Mata kouchou ni danpan suru to, are yori tetsuzuki no shiyou wa nai no da to iu kotae da. Kouchou nante tanuki no you na kao o shite, iya ni furokku hatte iru ga zongai museiryoku na mono da. Kyogi no kiji o kakageta inaka shinbun hitotsu ayamara seru koto ga dekinai. Anmari hara ga tatta kara, sore ja watakushi ga hitori de itte shuhitsu ni danpan suru to ittara, sore wa ikan, kimi ga danpan sureba mata warukuchi o kakareru bakari da. Tsumari shinbun'ya ni kakareta koto wa, uso ni seyo, hontou ni seyo, tsumari dou suru koto mo dekinai mono da. Akirameru yori hoka ni shikata ga nai to, bouzu no sekkyou jimita setsuyu o kuwaeta. Shinbun ga sonna mono nara, ichinichi mo hayaku buttsubushite shimatta hou ga, wareware no rieki darou. Shinbun ni kakareru no to, suppon ni kuitsukareru to ga nitari yottari da to wa konnichi tadaima tanuki no setsumei ni yotte hajimete shouchi tsukamatsutta.

Sore kara mikka bakari shite, aru hi no gogo, yamaarashi ga funzen to yatte kite, iyoiyo jiki ga kita, ore wa rei no keikaku o dankou suru tsumori da to iu kara, sou ka sore ja ore mo yarou to, sokuza ni ichimi totou ni kamei shita. Tokoro ga yamaarashi ga, kimi wa yosu hou ga yokarou to kubi o katamuketa. Naze to kiku to kimi wa kouchou ni yobarete jihyou o dase to iwareta ka to tazuneru kara, iya iwarenai. Kimi wa? to kikikaesu to, kyou kouchou-shitsu de, makoto ni kinodoku da kere do mo, jijou yamu o en kara shoketsu shite kure to iwareta to no koto da.

"Sonna saiban wa nai ze. Tanuki wa ookata haratsuzumi o tatakisugite, ino ichi ga tentou shita n da. Kimi to ore wa, issho ni, shukushoukai e dete sa, issho ni kouchi no pikapika odori o mite sa, issho ni kenka o tome ni haitta n ja nai ka. Jihyou o dase to iu nara kouhei ni ryouhou e dase to iu ga ii. Nan de inaka no gakkou wa sou rikutsu ga wakaranai n darou. Jirettai na"

"Sore ga Aka-SHATSU no sashigane da yo. Ore to Aka-SHATSU to wa ima made no ikigakari jou toutei ryouritsu shinai ningen da ga, kimi no hou wa ima no toori oite mo gai ni naranai to omotteru n da"

"Ore datte Aka-SHATSU to ryouritsu suru mono ka. Gai ni naranai to omou nante namaiki da"

"Kimi wa amari tanjun sugiru kara, oitatte, dou de mo gomakasareru to kangaeteru no sa"

"Nao warui ya. Dare ga ryouritsu shite yaru mono ka"

"Sore ni sakidatte koga ga satte kara, mada kounin ga jiko no tame ni touchaku shinai darou. Sono ue ni kimi to boku o douji ni oidashicha, seito no jikan ni aki ga dekite, jugyou ni sashitsukaeru kara na"

"Sore ja ore o ai no kusabi ni isseki ukagawaseru ki nan da na. Konchikushou, dare ga sono te ni noru mono ka"

Yokujitsu ore wa gakkou e dete kouchou-shitsu e haitte danpan o hajimeta.

"Nan de watakushi ni jihyou o dase to iwanai n desu ka"

"Hee? "to tanuki wa akke ni torarete iru.

"Hotta ni wa dase, watakushi ni wa dasanai de ii to iu hou ga arimasu ka"

"Sore wa gakkou no hou no tsugou de -------”

"Sono tsugou ga machigattemasaa. Watakushi ga dasanakutte sumu nara Hotta datte, dasu hitsuyou wa nai deshou"

"Sono hen wa setsumei ga dekikanemasu ga -- Hotta kun wa sararete mo yamu o en no desu ga, anata wa jihyou o odashi ni naru hitsuyou o mitomemasen kara"

Naru hodo tanuki da, youryou o enai koto bakari narabete, shikamo ochitsuki haratteru. Ore wa shiyou ga nai kara

"Sore ja watakushi mo jihyou o dashimashou. Hotta kun hitori jishoku sasete, watakushi ga ankan to shite, tomatte irareru to omotte irassharu ka mo shirenai ga, watakushi ni wa sonna funinjou na koto wa dekimasen"

"Sore wa komaru. Hotta mo sari anata mo sattara, gakkou no suugaku no jugyou ga marude dekinaku natte shimau kara ------"

"Dekinaku natte mo watakushi no shitta koto ja arimasen"

"Kimi sou wagamama o iu mono ja nai, sukoshi wa gakkou no jijou mo sasshite kurenakuccha komaru. Sore ni, kite kara ikkagetsu tatsu ka tatanai no ni jishoku shita to iu to, kimi no shourai no rireki ni kankei suru kara, sono hen mo sukoshi wa kangaetara ii deshou"

"Rireki nanka kamau mon desu ka, rireki yori giri ga taisetsu desu"

"Sorya gomottomo -- kimi no iu tokoro wa ichi ichi gomottomo da ga, watashi no iu hou mo sukoshi wa sasshite kudasai. Kimi ga zehi jishoku suru to iu nara jishoku sarete mo ii kara, kawari no aru made dou ka yatte moraitai. Tonikaku, uchi de mou ippen kangaenaoshite mite kudasai"

Kangaenaosutte, naoshiyou no nai meimei hakuhakutaru riyuu da ga, tanuki ga aoku nattari, akaku nattari shite, kawaisou ni natta kara hitomazu kangaenaosu koto to shite hikisagatta. Aka-SHATSU ni wa kuchi mo kikanakatta. Douse yattsukeru nara katamete, unto yattsukeru hou ga ii.

Yamaarashi ni tanuki to danpan shita moyou o hanashitara, ookata sonna koto darou to omotta. Jihyou no koto wa iza to naru made sonomama ni shite oite mo sashitsukae arumai to no hanashi datta kara, yamaarashi no iu toori ni shita. Doumo yamaarashi no hou ga ore yori mo rikourashii kara banji yamaarashi no chuukoku ni shitagau koto ni shita.

Yamaarashi wa iyoiyo jihyou o dashite, shokuin ichidou ni kokubetsu no aisatsu o shite hama no Minatoya made sagatta ga, hito ni shirenai you ni hikikaeshite, yu no machi no Masuya no omote nikai e hisonde, shouji e ana o akete nozoki dashita. Kore o shitteru mono wa ore bakari darou. Aka-SHATSU ga shinonde kureba douse yoru da. Shikamo yoinokuchi wa seito ya sonota no me ga aru kara, sukunaku to mo kujisugi ni kimatteru. Saisho no futaban wa ore mo juuichi-ji goro made hariban o shita ga, Aka-SHATSU no kage mo mienai. Mikkame ni wa kuji kara juuji-han made nozoita ga yahari dame da. Dame o funde yonaka ni geshuku e kaeru hodo bakagrta koto wa nai. Shigonichi suru to, uchi no baasan ga shoushou shinpai o hajimete, okusan no oari naru no ni, yoasobi wa oyame taga ee zona moshi to chuukoku shita. Sonna yoasobi to wa yoasobi ga chigau. Kocchi no wa ten ni kawatte chuuriku o kuwaeru yoasobi da. To wa iu mono no isshuukan mo kayotte, sukoshi mo gen ga mienai to, iya ni naru mon da. Ore wa seikyuu na shoubun da kara, nesshin ni naru to tetsuya de mo shite shigoto o suru ga, sono kawari nan ni yorazu nagamochi no shita tameshi ga nai. Ika ni tenchuutou de mo akiru koto ni kawari wa nai. Muikame ni wa shoushou iya ni natte, nanokame ni wa mou yasumou ka to omotta. Soko e iku to yamaarashi wa ganko na mono da. Yoi kara juuniji sugi made wa me o shouji e tsukete, Kadoya no maruboya no gasutou no shita o niramekkiri de aru. Ore ga iku to kyou wa nannin kyaku ga atte, tomari ga nannin, onna ga nannin to iroiro na toukei o shimesu no ni wa odoroita. Doumo konaiyouja naika to iu to, un, tashika ni kuru hazu daga to tokidoki udegumi o shite tameiki o tsuku. Kawaisou ni, moshi Aka-SHATSU ga koko e ichido kite kurenakereba, yamaarashi wa, shougai tenchuu o kuwaeru koto wa dekinai no de aru.

Youkame ni wa hichiji goro kara geshuku o dete, mazu yururi to yu ni haitte, sore kara machi de keiran o yattsu katta. Kore wa geshuku no baasan no imozeme ni ouzuru saku de aru. Sono tamago o yottsuzutsu sayuu no tamoto e irete, rei no aka tenugui o katae nosete, futokorode o shinagara, Masuya no hashigodan o nobotte yamaarashi no zashiki no shouji o akeru to, oi yuubou yuubou to idaten no you na kao wa kyuu ni kakki o teishita. Yuube made wa sukoshi fusagi no kimi de, hata de mite iru ore sae, inkikusai to omotta kurai da ga, kono kaoiro o mitara, ore mo kyuu ni ureshiku natte, nani mo kikanai saki kara, yukai yukai to itta.

"Kon'ya hichiji han goro ano kosuzu to iu geisha ga Kadoya e haitta"

" Aka-SHATSU to issho ka"

"Iiya"

"Sore ja dame da"

"Geisha wa futaridure da ga, -- dou mo yuubou rashii"

"Dou shite"

"Dou shitette, aa iu zurui yatsu da kara, geisha o sakie yokoshite, ushiro kara shinonde kuru kamo shirenai"

"Sou ka mo shirenai. Mou kuji darou"

"Ima kuji juunifun bakari da" to obi no aida kara nikkerusei no tokei o dashite minagara itta ga " Oi ranpu o kese, shouji e futatsu bouzu atama ga utsutte wa okashii. Kitsune wa sugu utaguru kara"

Ore wa ikkanbari no tsukue no ue ni atta oki ranpu o futto fukikeshita. Hoshiakari de shouji dake wa shoushou akarui. Tsuki wa mada dete inai. Ore to yamaarashi wa isshou kenmei ni shouji e kao o tsukete, iki o korashite iru. Chiin to kuji han no hashiradokei ga natta.

"Oi kuru darou ka na. Kon'ya konakereba boku wa mou iya da ze"

"Ore wa zeni no tsuzuku kagiri yaru n da."

"Zenitte ikura aru n dai."

"Kyou made de youkabun go-en rokuju-sen haratta. Itsu tobidashite mo tsugou no ii you ni maiban kanjou suru n da."

"Sore wa temawashi ga ii. Yadoya de odoroiteru darou."

"Yadoya wa ii ga, ki ga hanasenai kara komaru."

"Sono kawari hirune o suru darou."

"Hirune wa suru ga, gaishutsu ga dekinai n de kyuukutsu de tamaranai."

"Tenchuu mo hone ga oreru na. Kore de tenmou kaikai so ni shite morashichimattari, nani ka shicha, tsumaranai ze."

"Nani kon'ya wa kitto kuru yo.-- oi miro miro." to kogoe ni natta kara, ore wa omowazu dokiri to shita. Kuroi boushi o itadaita otoko ga, Kadoya no gasutou o shita kara miageta mama kurai hou e toorisugita. Chigatte iru. Oyaoya to omotta. Sono uchi choujou no tokei ga enryo naku juuji o utta. Kon'ya mo tou tou damerashii.

Seken wa daibu shizuka ni natta. Yuukaku de narasu taiko ga te ni toru you ni kikoeru. Tsuki ga yu no yama no ushiro kara notto kao o dashita. Ourai wa akarui. Suru to, shimo no hou kara hitogoe ga kikoe dashita. Mado kara kubi o dasu wake ni wa ikanai kara, sugata o tsukitomeru koto wa dekinai ga, dandan chikazuite kuru moyou da. Karan karan to komageta o hikisuru oto ga suru. Me o naname ni suru to yatto futari no kageboushi ga mierukurai ni chikazuita.

"Mou daijoubu desu ne. Jama mono wa opparatta kara" masashiku noda no koe de aru."Tsuyogaru bakari de saku ga nai kara, shiyou ga nai" kore wa Aka-SHATSU da." ano otoko mo beranmee ni nite imasu ne. Ano beranmee to kitara, isamihada no bocchan da kara aikyou ga arimasu yo." "Zoukyuu ga iya da no jihyou o dashitai notte, arya dou shite mo shinkei ni ijou ga aru ni soui nai" ore wa mado o akete, nikai kara tobiorite, omousama buchinomeshite yarou to omotta ga, yatto no koto de shinbou shita. Futari wa hahahaha to warai nagara, gasutou no shita o kugutte, Kadoya no naka e haitta.

"Oi."

"Oi."

"Kita ze."

"Toutou kita."

"Kore de youyaku anshin shita."

"Noda no chikushou, ore no koto o isamihada no bocchan da to nukashi yagatta."

"Jama mono to iu no wa, ore no koto da ze. Shikkei senban na."

Ore to yamaarashi wa futari no kiro o yougeki shinakereba naranai. Shikashi futari wa itsu dete kuru ka kentou ga tsukanai. Yamaarashi wa shita e itte kon'ya koto ni yoru to yonaka ni youji ga atte deru ka mo shirenai kara, derareru you ni shite oite kure to tanonde kita. Ima omou to, yoku yado no mono ga shouchi shita mono da. Taitei nara dorobou to machigaerareru tokoro da.

Aka-SHATSU no kuru no o machiuketa no wa tsurakatta ga, dete kuru no o jitto shite matteru no wa nao tsurai. Neru wake ni wa ikanai shi, shijuu shouji no suki kara nemete iru no mo tsurai shi, dou mo, kou mo kokoro ga ochitsukanakutte, kore hodo nangi na omoi o shita koto wa imada ni nai. Isso no koto Kadoyae fumikonde genba o totte osaeyou to hotsugi shita ga, yamaarashi wa hitokoto ni shite, ore no moushide o shirizoketa. Jibun domo ga imajibun tobikon datte, ranbou mono dato itte tochuu de saegirareru. Wake o hanashite menkai o motomereba inai to nigeru ka besshitsu e annai o suru. Fuyoui no tokoro e fumikomeru to katei shita tokoro de nanjuu to aru zashiki no doko ni iru ka wakaru mono de wa nai, taikutsu de mo deru no o matsu yori hoka ni saku wa nai to iu kara, youyaku no koto de toutou asa no goji made gaman shita.

Kadoya kara deru futari no kage o miru ya ina ya, ore to yamaarashi wa sugu ato o tsuketa. Ichiban kisha wa mada nai kara, futari tomo jouka made aruka nakereba naranai. Yu no machi o hazureru to icchou bakari no suginamiki ga atte sayuu wa tanbo ni naru. Sore o toorikosu to kokokashiko ni warabuki ga atte, hatake no naka o hitosuji ni jouka made tooru dote e deru. Machi sae hazurereba, doko de oitsuite mo kamawanai ga, narubeku nara, jinka no nai, suginamiki de tsukamaete yarou to, mie gakure ni tsuite kita. Machi o hazureru to kyuu ni kake ashi no shisei de, hayate no you ni ushiro kara, oitsuita. Nani ga kita ka to odoroite furimuku yatsu o mate to itte kata ni te o kaketa. Noda wa roubai no kimi de nigedasou to iu keshiki datta kara, ore ga mae e mawatte yukute o fusaide shimatta.

"Kyoutou no shoku o motteru mono ga nande Kadoya e itte tomatta." to yamaarashi wa sugu najirikaketa.

"Kyoutou wa Kadoya e tomatte warui to iu kisoku ga arimasu ka." to Aka-SHATSU wa izen to shite teinei na kotoba o tsukatteru. Kao no iro wa shoushou aoi.

"Torishimarijou futsugou da kara, sobaya ya dangoya e sae haitte wa ikan to, iu kurai kinchoku na hito ga, naze geisha to issho ni yadoya e tomarikonda." Noda wa suki o mite wa nigedasou to suru kara ore wa sugu mae ni tachifusagatte." Beranme e no bocchan ta nan da." to donaritsuketara, "Ie kimi no koto o ittanja nai n desu, mattaku nai n desu." to tetsumenpi ni iiwakegamashii koto o nukashita. Ore wa kono toki ki ga tsuite mitara, ryoute de jibun no tamoto o nigitteru. Okkakeru toki ni tamoto no naka no tamago ga burabura shite komaru kara, ryoute de nigiri nagara kita no dearu. Ore wa ikinari tamoto e te o irete, tamago o futatsu toridashite, yatto iinagara, noda no tsura e tatakitsuketa. Tamago ga guchari to warete hana no saki kara kimi ga daradara nagare dashita. Noda wa yoppodo gyouten shita mono to miete, watto iinagara, shirimochi o tsuite, tasukete kure to itta. Ore wa kuu tame ni tamago wa katta ga, uchitsukeru tame ni tamoto e ireteru wake de wa nai. Tada kanshaku no amari ni, tsui butsukeru tomo nashi ni uchitsukete shimatta no da. Shikashi Noda ga shirimochi o tsuita tokoro o mite hajimete, ore no seikou shita koto ni ki ga tsu ita kara, konchikushou, konchikushou to iinagara nokoru muttsu o muchakucha ni tatakitsuketara, Noda wa kaojuu kiiro ni natta.

Ore ga tamago o tatakitsukete iru uchi, yamaarashi to Aka-SHATSU wa mada danpan saichuu de aru.

"Geisha o tsurete boku ga yadoya e tomatta to iu shouko ga arimasu ka."

"Yoi ni kisama no najimi no geisha ga Kadoya e haitta no o mite iu koto da. Gomakaseru mono ka."

"Gomakasu hitsuyou wa nai. Boku wa Yoshikawa kun to futari de tomatta no de aru. Geisha ga yoi ni hairou ga, hairumai ga, boku no shitta koto de wa nai"

"Damare" to yamaarashi wa genkotsu o kuwashita. Aka-SHATSU wa yoroyoro shita ga " kore wa ranbou da, rouzeki de aru. Rihi o benjinai de wanryoku ni uttaeru no wa muhou da"

"Muhou de takusan da" to mata pokari to naguru."Kisama no you na kanbutsu wa naguranakuccha, kotaenai n da" to pokapoka naguru. Ore mo douji ni Noda o sanzan ni uchisueta. Shimai ni wa futari tomo sugi no nekata ni uzukumatte ugokenai no ka, me ga chirachira suru no ka nigeyou to mo shinai.

"Mou takusan ka, takusan de nakerya, mada nagutte yaru" to pokan pokan to ryounin de naguttara "Mou takusan da" to itta. Noda ni "Kisama mo takusan ka" to kiitara "Muron takusan da" to kotaeta.

"Kisama nado wa kanbutsu da kara, kou yatte tenchuu o kuwaeru n da. Kore ni korite irai tsutsushimu ga ii. Ikura kotoba takumi ni benkai ga tatte mo seigi wa yurusan zo" to yamaarashi ga ittara ryounin domo damatte ita. Koto ni yoru to kuchi o kiku no ga taigi na no kamo shirenai.

"Ore wa nige mo kakure mo sen. Kon'ya goji made wa hama no Minatoya ni iru. You ga aru nara junsa nari nan nari, yokose" to yamaarashi ga iu kara, ore mo "Ore mo nige mo kakure mo shinai zo. Hotta to onaji tokoro ni matteru kara keisatsu e uttaetakereba, katte ni uttaero" to itte, futari shite sutasuta arukidashita.

Ore ga geshuku e kaetta no wa shichiji sukoshi mae de aru. Heya e hairu to sugu nizukuri o hajimetara, baasan ga odoroite, dou oshiru no zona moshi to kiita. Obaasan, Toukyou e itte okusan o tsurete kurunda to kotaete kanjou o sumashite, sugu kisha e notte hama e kite Minatoya e tsuku to, yamaarashi wa nikai de nete ita. Ore wa sassoku jihyou o kakou to omotta ga, nan to kaite ii ka wakaranai kara, watakushi gi tsugou koreari jishoku no ue Toukyou e kaeri moushi soro ni tsuki sayou goshouchi kudasaretaku soro ijou to kaite kouchou ate ni shite yuubin de dashita.

Kisen wa yoru rokuji no shuppan de aru. Yamaarashi mo ore mo tsukarete, guuguu nekonde me ga sametara, gogo niji de atta. Gejo ni junsa wa konai ka to kiitara mairimasen to kotaeta." Aka-SHATSU mo Noda mo uttaenakatta naa." to futari wa ooki ni waratta.

Sono yoru ore to yamaarashi wa kono fujou na chi o hanareta. Fune ga kishi o sareba saru hodo ii kokoromochi ga shita. Koube kara Toukyou made wa chokkou de shinbashi e tsuita toki wa, youyaku shaba e deta you na ki ga shita. Yamaarashi to wa sugu wakareta giri kyou made au kikai ga nai.

Kiyo no koto o hanasu no o wasurete ita.-- ore ga Toukyou e tsuite geshuku e mo ikazu, kawakaban o sageta mama, kiyo ya kaetta yo to tobikon dara, ara bocchan, yoku maa, hayaku kaette kite kudasatta to namida o potapota to otoshita. Ore mo amari ureshikatta kara, mou inaka e wa ikanai, Toukyou de kiyo to uchi o motsu n da to itta.

Sonogo aru hito no shuusen de gaitetsu no gishu ni natta. Gekkyuu wa nijuugo-en de, yachin wa roku-en da. Kiyo wa genkantsuki no ie de nakutte mo shigoku manzoku no yousu de atta ga kinodoku na koto ni kotoshi no ni-gatsu haien ni kakatte shinde shimatta. Shinu zenjitsu ore o yonde bocchan goshou da kara kiyo ga shindara, bocchan no otera e umete kudasai. Ohaka no naka de bocchan no kuru no o tanoshimi ni matte orimasu to itta. Dakara kiyo no haka wa Kobinata no Yougenji ni aru.

( Meiji 39 nen 4 gatsu)