Nametokoyama no kuma no koto nara omoshiroi. Nametokoyama wa ookina yama da. Fuchizawagawa wa nametokoyama kara dete kuru. Nametokoyama wa ichinen no uchi taitei no hi wa tsumetai kiri ka kumo ka o suttari haitari shite iru. Mawari mo minna aoguroi namako ya umibouzu no you na yama da. Yama no nakagoro ni ookina horaana ga garan to aite iru. Soko kara fuchizawagawa ga ikinari 300 shaku ( 1 shaku wa yaku 30.3 SENCHI MEETORU) gurai no taki ni natte hinoki ya itaya no shigemi no naka o gou to ochite kuru.

Nakayama kaidou wa konogoro wa dare mo arukanai kara fuki ya itadori ga ippai ni haetari ushi ga nigete noboranai you ni saku o michi ni tatetari shite iru keredo mo soko o gasagasa 3 ri ( 1 ri wa yaku 3.39 MEETORU) bakari yuku to mukou no hou de kaze ga yama no itadaki o tootte iru you na oto ga suru. Ki o tsukete socchi o miru to nandaka wake no wakaranai shiroi hosonagai mono ga yama o ugoite ochite kemuri o tatete iru no ga wakaru. Sore ga nametokoyama no oozorataki da. Soshite mukashi wa sonohen ni wa kuma ga gochagocha ita sou da. Hontou wa nametokoyama mo kuma no i mo watakushi wa jibun de mita node wa nai. Hito kara kiitari kangaetari shita koto bakari da. Machigatte iru ka mo shirenai keredo mo watakushi wa sou omou no da. Tonikaku nametokoyama no kuma no i wa nadakai mono ni natte iru.

Hara no itaino ni mo kikeba kizu mo naoru. Namari no yu no iriguchi ni nametokoyama no kuma no i ari to iu mukashi kara no kanban mo kakatte iru. Dakara mou kuma wa nametokoyama de akai shita o berobero haite tani o watattari kuma no kodomora ga sumou o totte oshimai pokapoka naguri attari shite iru koto wa tashika da. Kumatori no meijin no Fuchizawa Kojuurou ga sore o katappashi kara totta no da.

Fuchizawa Kojuurou wa sugame no akaguroi gorigori shita oyaji de dou wa chiisana usugurai wa attashi, tenohira wa kitajima no bishamon san no byouki o naosu tame no tegatagurai ookiku atsukatta. Kojuurou wa natsu nara mada(bodaiju) no kawa de kosaeta kera (senaka ni tsukeru mino) o kite hamubaki(suneate) o haki seiban (sanchi nado ni sumu, araarashii kishitsu no hitotachi) no tsukau you na yamagatana to PORUTOGARU denrai to iu you na ookii omoi teppou o motte takumashii kiirona inu o tsurete nametokoyama kara shidokezawa kara mitsumata kara sakkai no yama kara mamianamori kara shirasawa kara marude juuou ni aruita. Ki ga ippai haete iru kara tani o nobotte iru to marude aoguroi tonneru no naka o yuku you de, toki ni wa patto midori to kin'iro ni akaruku naru koto mo areba sokorajuu ga hana ga saita you ni nikkou ga ochite iru koto mo aru. Soko o Kojuurou ga, marude jibun no zashiki no naka o aruite iru to iu fuu de yukkuri nosshi nosshi to yatte iku. Inu wa saki ni tatte gake o yokobai ni hashittari zabun to mizu ni kakekondari fuchi no noronoro shita kimi no warui tokoro o mou isshou kenmei ni oyoide yatto mukou no iwa ni noboru to karada o buruburutto shite ke o tatete mizu o furuiotoshi sore kara hana o shikamete shujin no kuru no o matte iru. Kojuurou wa hiza kara ue ni marude byoubu no you na shiroi nami o tate nagara komupasu no you ni ashi o nukisashishite kuchi o sukoshi mage nagara yatte kuru. Soko de anmari ippen ni itte shimatte warui keredo mo nametokoyama atari no kuma wa Kojuurou o suki nano da. Sono shouko ni wa kumadomo wa Kojuurou ga bochabocha tani o koidari tani no kishi no hosoi taira na ippai ni azami nado no haete iru toko o tooru toki wa damatte takai toko kara miokutte iru no da. Ki no ue kara ryoute de eda ni toritsuitari gake no ue de hiza o kakaete suwattari shite omoshirosou ni kojuurou o miokutte iru no da. Mattaku kumadomo wa Kojuurou no inu sae sukina you datta. Keredo mo ikura kumadomo datte sukkari Kojuurou to buttsukatte inu ga marude hi no tsuita mari no you ni natte tobitsuki Kojuurou ga me o marude hen ni hikarashite teppou o kocchi e kamaeru koto wa anmari suki de wa nakatta. Sono toki wa taitei no kuma wa meiwakusou ni te o futte sonna koto o sareru no o kotowatta. Keredo mo kuma mo iroiro dakara ki no hageshii yatsu nara gougou hoete tachiagatte, inu nado wa marude fumitsubushisou ni shinagara Kojuurou no houe ryoute o dashite kakatte iku. Kojuurou wa pittari ochitsuite ki o tate ni shite tachi nagara kuma no tsuki no wa o megakete zudon to yaru no datta. Suru to mori made ga gaatto sakende kuma wa dotatto taore akaguroi chi o dokudoku haki hana o kunkun narashite shinde shimau no datta. Kojuurou wa teppou o ki e tatekakete chuuibukaku soba e yotte kite kou iu no datta.

"Kuma. Ore wa temae o nikukute koroshita no de neen dazo. Ore mo shoubai nara temee mo utanakea naranee. Hoka no tsumi no nee shigoto shiteinda ga hatake wa nashi ki wa okami no mono ni kimattashi satoe dete mo dare mo aite ni shinee. Shikatanashi ni ryoushi nanzo shirunda. Temae mo kuma ni umareta ga inga nara ore mo konna shoubai ga inga da. Yai. Kono tsugini wa kuma nanzo ni umarenayo."

Sono toki wa inu mo sukkari shogekaette me o hosoku shite suwatte ita.

Nanise kono inu bakari wa Kojuurou ga 40 no natsu, uchijuu minna sekiri ni kakatte toutou Kojuurou no musuko to sono tsuma mo shinda naka ni pinpin shite ikite ita noda.

Sore kara Kojuurou wa futokoro kara togisumasareta kogatana o dashite kuma no ago no tokokara mune kara hara e kakete kawa o suutto saite yuku no datta. Sore kara ato no keshiki wa boku wa daikirai da. Keredo mo tonikaku oshimai kojuurou ga makkana kuma no i o senaka no ki no hitsu ni irete chi de ke ga botoboto fusa ni natta kegawa o tani de aratte kurukuru marume senaka ni shotte jibun mo gunnari shita fuu de tani o kudatte yuku koto dake wa tashika nanoda.

Kojuurou wa mou kuma no kotoba datte wakaru you na ki ga shita. Aru toshi no haru hayaku yama no ki ga ma da 1pon mo aoku naranai koro Kojuurou wa inu o tsurete shirasawa o zuutto nobotta. Yuugata ni natte Kojuurou wa bakkaizawa e koeru mine ni natta tokoro e kyonen no natsu kosaeta sasagoya e tomarou to omotte soko e nobotte itta. Soshitara dou iu kagen ka Kojuurou no gara ni mo naku noboriguchi o machigatte shimatta.

Nanben mo tani e orite mata nobori naoshite inu mo hetoheto ni tsukare Kojuurou mo kuchi o yoko ni magete iki o shinagara hanbun kuzurekakatta kyonen no koya o mitsuketa. Kojuurou ga sugu shita ni wakimizu no atta no o omoidashite sukoshi yama o orikaketara odoroita koto wa hahaoya to yatto 1sai ni naru ka naranai you na koguma to 2hiki choudo hito ga hitai ni te o atete tooku o nagameru to itta fuu ni awai muika no gekkou no naka o mukou no tani o shigeshige mitsumete iru no ni atta. Kojuurou wa marude sono 2hiki no kuma no karada kara gokou ga sasu you ni omoete marude kugiduke ni natta you ni tachidomatte socchi o mitsumete ita. Suru to koguma ga amaeru you ni itta noda.

"Doushite mo yuki dayo, okkasan, tani no kocchigawa dake shiroku natte irun da mono. Doushite mo yuki dayo. Okkasan."

Suru to hahaoya no kuma wa mada shigeshige mitsumete ita ga yatto itta.

"Yuki de naiyo, asuko e dake furu hazu ga nain da mono."

Koguma wa mata itta.

"Dakara tokenai de nokotta no deshou."

"Iie, okkasan wa azami no me o mi ni kinou asuko o tootta bakari desu."

Kojuurou mo jitto socchi o mita.

Tsuki no hikari ga aojiroku yama no shamen o subette ita. Soko ga choudo gin no yoroi no you ni hikatte iru no datta. Shibaraku tatte koguma ga itta.

"Yuki de nakea shimo da nee. Kitto sou da."

Hontou ni kon'ya wa shimo ga furu zo, otsukisama no chikaku de kokie(chuugoku de itte iru hoshi no na de ohitsujiza no higashi ni aru hoshi) mo anna ni aoku furuete irushi, daiichi otsukisama no irodatte marude koori no you da, Kojuurou ga hitori de omotta.

"Okaasama wa wakatta yo, are nee, hikizakura no hana."

"Naan da, hikizakura no hana dai. Boku shitteru yo."

"Iie, omae mada mita koto arimasen."

"Shitteru yo, boku kono mae totte kita mono."

"Iie, are hikizakura de arimasen, omae totte kita no kisasage no hana deshou."

"Sou darou ka." Koguma wa toboketa you ni kotaemashita. Kojuurou wa naze ka mou mune ga ippai ni natte mou 1pen mukou no tani no shiroi yuki no you na hana to yonen naku gekkou o abite tatte iru oyako no kuma o chiratto mite sore kara oto o tatenai you ni kossori kossori modorihajimeta. Kaze ga acchi e yukuna yukuna to omoi nagara sorosoro to Kojuurou wa atozusarishita. Kuromomiji no ki no nioi ga tsuki no akari to issho ni suutto sashita.

Tokoro ga kono gougi na Kojuurou ga machi e kuma no kawa to kimo o uri ni yuku toki no mijimesa to ittara mattaku kinodoku datta.

Machi no nakahodo ni ookina aramonoya ga atte zaru da no satou da no toishida no kintengu ya kamereonjirushi no tabakoda no sore kara garasu no haetori made narabete ita noda. Kojuurou ga yama no you ni kegawa o shotte soko no shikii o hitoashi matagu to mise de wa mata kita ka to iu you ni usuwaratte iru no datta. Mise no tsugi no ma ni ookina karakane no hibachi o dashite shujin ga dokkari suwatte ita.

"Dannasan, senkoro wa doumo arigatou goanshita."

Ano yama de wa nushi no you na Kojuurou wa kegawa no nimotsu o yoko ni oroshite teinei ni shikiita ni te o tsuite iu no datta.

"Haa, dou mo, kyou wa nan no goyou desu."

"Kuma no kawa mata sukoshi motte kitamasu."

"Kuma no kawa ka. Konomae no mo mada ano mama shimatte arushi, kyoua mantsu(mazu) iimasu(iranai desu)."

"Dannasan, sou iwanai de douka katte kunnasai. Yasukute mo iimasu."

"Nanbo yasuku te mo iranaimasu." Shujin wa ochitsuki haratte kiseru o tantan to tenohira e tataku no da, ano gougi na yama no naka no nushi no Kojuurou wa kou iwareru tabi ni mou marude shinpaisou ni kao o shikameta. Nanise Kojuurou no toko de wa yama ni wa kuri ga attashi, ushiro no marude sukoshi no hatake kara wa hie ga toreru node wa atta ga kome nado wa sukoshi mo dekizu, miso mo nakatta kara 90 ni naru toshiyori to kodomo bakari no 7 nin kanai ni motte iku kome wa goku wazuka zutsu de mo itta noda.

Sato no hou no mono nara asa mo tsukutta keredo mo, Kojuurou no toko de wa wazuka fujitsuru de amu iremono no hoka ni nuno ni suru you na mono wa nan ni mo dekinakatta noda. Kojuurou wa shibaraku tatte kara marude shiwagareta you na koe de itta monda.

"Dannasan, onegadamasu. Dou ga nanbo de mo iihante katte kunai(ikura de mo ii kara katte kudasai)."

Kojuurou wa sou ii nagara aratamete ojigi sae shita monda.

Shujin wa damatte shibaraku kemuri o haite kara kao no sukoshi de nikanika warau no o sotto kakushite itta monda.

"Iimasu. Oide odere. Ja, Heisuke, Kojuurou sansa ni-en ageroja."

Mise no heisuke ga ookina ginka o 4mai Kojuurou no mae e suwatte dashita. Kojuurou wa sore o oshiitadaku you ni shite nikanika shinagara uketotta. Sore kara shujin wa kondo wa dandan kigen ga yoku naru.

"Ja, oki no, Kojuurou sansa 1pai agero."

Kojuurou wa kono koro wa mou ureshikute wakuwaku shite iru. Shujin wa yukkuri iroiro hanasu. Kojuurou wa kashikomatte yama no moyou ya nanika moushiagete iru. Mamonaku daidokoro no hou kara ozen dekita to shiraseru. Kojuurou wa hanbun jitai suru keredo mo kekkyoku daidokoro no toko e hippararetette mata teineina aisatsu o shite iru.

Mamonaku shiobiki no sake no sashimi ya ika no kirikomi nado to sake ga 1pon kuroi chiisana zen ni notte kuru.

Kojuurou wa chan to kashikomatte soko e koshikakete ika no kirikomi o te no kou ni nosete berori to nametari uyauyashiku kiirona sake o chiisana choko ni tsuidari shite iru. Ikura bukka no yasui toki datte kuma no kega wa 2mai de 2-en wa anmari yasui to dare de mo omou. Jitsu ni yasuishi anmari yasui koto wa Kojuurou de mo shitte iru. Keredo mo doushite Kojuurou wa sonna machi no aramonoya nanka de nashi ni hoka no hito e doshidoshi urenaika. Sore wa naze ka taitei no hito ni wa wakaranai. Keredo mo nippon de wa kitsune ken to iu mono mo atte kitsune wa ryoushi ni make ryoushi wa danna ni makeru to kimatte iru. Koko de wa kuma wa Kojuurou ni yarare Kojuurou ga danna ni yarareru. Danna wa machi no minna no naka ni iru kara nakanaka kuma ni kuwarenai. Keredo mo konna iya na zurui yatsura wa sekai ga dandan shinpo suru to hitori de kiete nakunatte yuku. Boku wa shibaraku no aida de mo anna rippana Kojuurou ga 2do to tsura mo mitaku nai you na iya na yatsu ni umaku yarareru koto o kaita no ga jitsu ni shaku ni sawatte tamaranai.

Konna fuu datta kara Kojuurou wa kumadomo wa koroshite wa ite mo kesshite sore o nikunde wa inakatta no da. Tokoro ga aru toshi no natsu konna you na okashina koto ga okotta noda.

Kojuurou ga tani o bachabacha watatte hitotsu no iwa ni nobottara ikinari sugu mae no ki ni ookina kuma ga neko no you ni senaka o maruku shite yojinobotte iru no o mita. Kojuurou wa sugu teppou o tsukitsuketa. Inu wa mou ooyorokobi de ki no shita ni itte ki no mawari o hageshiku hasemegutta.

Suruto ki no ue no kuma wa shibaraku no ai da orite Kojuurou ni tobikakarou ka sonomama utarete yarou ka shian shite iru rashikatta ga ikinari ryoute o ki kara hanashite dotari to ochite kita noda. Kojuurou wa yudan naku juu o kamaete utsubakari ni shite chikayotte ittara kuma wa ryoute o agete sakenda.

"Omae wa nani ga hoshikute ore o korosunda."

"Aa, ore wa omae no kegawa to, kimo no hoka ni wa nan ni mo iranai. Sore mo machi e motte itte hidoku takaku ureru to iu node wa naishi hontou ni kinodoku da keredo mo yappari shikata nai. Keredo mo omae ni ima goro sonna koto o iwareru to mou ore nado wa nanika kuri ka, shida no mi de mo kutte ite sore de shinu nara ore mo shinde mo ii you na ki ga suruyo."

"Mou 2nen bakari matte kure, ore mo shinu no wa mou kamawanai you na mon dakeredo mo sukoshi shinokoshita shigoto mo arushi tada 2nen dake matte kure.2nenme ni wa ore mo omae no ie no mae de chan to shinde ite yaru kara. Kegawa mo ibukuro mo yatte shimau kara."

Kojuurou wa henna ki ga shite jitto kangaete tatte shimaimashita. Kuma wa sono hima ni ashiura o zentai jimen ni tsukete goku yukkuri to arukidashita. Kojuurou wa yappari bon'yari tatte ita. Kuma wa mou Kojuurou ga ikinari ushiro kara teppou o uttari kesshite shinai koto ga yoku wakatteru to iu fuu de ushiro mo minaide yukkuri yukkuri aruite itta. Soshite sono hiroi akaguroi senaka ga ki no eda no aida kara ochita nikkou ni chiratto hikatta toki kojuurou wa, u, u to setsunasou ni unatte tani o watatte kaerihajimeta. Sore kara choudo 2nenme datta ga aru asa Kojuurou ga anmari kaze ga hageshikute ki mo kakine mo taoretarou to omotte soto e detara hinoki no kakine wa itsumo no you ni kawarinaku sono shita no tokoro ni shijuu mita koto no aru akaguroi mono ga yoko ni natte iru no deshita. Choudo 2nenme dashi ano kuma ga yatte kuru ka to sukoshi shinpai suru you ni shite ita toki deshita kara Kojuurou wa dokitto shite shimaimashita. Soba ni yotte mimashitara chan to ano kono mae no kuma ga kuchi kara ippai ni chi o haite taorete ita. Kojuurou wa omowazu ogamu you ni shita.

1gatsu no aru hi no koto datta. Kojuurou wa asa uchi o deru toki ima made itta koto no nai koto o itta.

"Basama, ore mo toshitotta debana, kesa mazu umarede hajimede mizu e hairu no yantayona ki suru ja."

Suru to engawa no hinata de ito o tsumuide ita 90 ni naru Kojuurou no haha wa sono mienaiyou na me o agete chotto Kojuurou o mite nanika warau ka naku ka suru you na kaotsuki o shita. Kojuurou wa waraji o yuwaete untokosa to tachiagatte dekaketa. Kodomora wa kawarugawaru umaya no mae kara kao o dashite "Jisan, hayagu odeya." to itte waratta. Kojuurou wa massao na tsurutsuru shita sora o miagete sore kara magotachi no hou o muite "Itte kurujai." to itta.

Kojuurou wa masshirona katayuki no ue o shirasawa no hou e nobotte itta.

Inu wa mou iki o haahaa shi akai shita o dashi nagara hashitte wa tomari hashitte wa tomari shite itta. Mamonaku Kojuurou no kage wa oka no mukou e shizunde mienaku natte shimai kodomora wa hie no wara de fujitsuki(touhoku chihou ni aru kodomo no asobi) o shite asonda.

Kojuurou wa shirasawa no kishi o nobotte itta. Mizu wa massao ni fuchi ni nattari garasuita o shiita you ni koottari tsurara ga nanbon mo nanbon mo juzu no you ni natte kakattari soshite ryougishi kara wa aka to kiiro no mayumi no mi ga hana ga saita you ni nozoitari shita. Kojuurou wa jibun to inu to no kageboushi ga chirachira hikari, kaba no miki no kage to issho ni yuki ni kakkiri aiiro no kage ni natte ugoku no o mi nagara nobotte itta.

Shirasawakara mine o hitotsu koeta toko ni 1piki no ookina yatsu ga sunde ita no o natsu no uchi ni tazunete oita noda.

Kojuurou wa tani ni haitte kuru chiisana shiryuu o itsutsu koete nanben mo nanben mo migi kara hidari hidari kara migi e mizu o watatte nobotte itta. Soko ni chiisana taki ga atta. Kojuurou wa sono taki no sugu shita kara nagane no hou e kakete noborihajimeta. Yuki wa anmari mabayukute moete iru kurai, Kojuurou wa me ga sukkari murasaki no megane o kaketa you na ki ga shite nobotte itta. Inu wa yappari sonna gake de mo makenai to iu you ni tabitabi suberisou ni nari nagara yuki ni kajiritsuite nobotta noda. Yatto gake o noborikittara soko wa mabara ni kuri no ki no haeta goku yurui shamen no taira de yuki wa marude kansuiseki to iu fuu ni giragira hikatte itashi, mawari o zuutto takai yuki no mine ga nyokinyoki tsuttatte ita. Kojuurou ga sono choujou de yasunde ita toki da. Ikinari inu ga hi no tsuita you ni hoedashita. Kojuurou ga bikkuri shite ushiro o mitara, ano natsu ni me o tsukete oita ookina kuma ga ryouashi de tatte kocchi e kakatte kita noda.

Kojuurou wa ochitsuite ashi o funbatte teppou o kamaeta. Kuma wa bou no you na ryoute o bikko ni agete massugu ni hashitte kita. Sasuga no Kojuurou mo chotto kaoiro o kaeta.

Pisha to iu you ni teppou no oto ga Kojuurou ni kikoeta. Tokoro ga kuma wa sukoshi mo taorenaide arashi no you ni kuroku yuraide yatte kita you datta. Inu ga sono ashimoto ni kamitsuita. To omou to Kojuurou wa gaan to atama ga natte mawari ga ichimen massao ni natta. Sore kara tooku de kou iu kotoba o kiita.

"Oo, Kojuurou omae o korosu tsumori wa nakatta."

Mou ore wa shinda to Kojuurou wa omotta. Soshite chirachira chirachira aoi hoshi no you na hikari ga sokora ichimen ni mieta.

"Kore ga shin da shirushi da. Shinu toki miru hi da. Kumadomo, yuruseyo." to Kojuurou wa omotta. Sore kara ato no Kojuurou no kokoromochi wa mou watakushi ni wa wakaranai.

Tonikaku sore kara mikkame no ban datta. Marude koori no tama no you na tsuki ga sora ni kakatte ita. Yuki wa aojiroku akaruku mizu wa rinkou o ageta. Subaru ya shin no hoshi(orionza no mitsuboshi no chuugokumei) ga midori ya daidai ni chirachira shite kokyuu o suru you ni mieta.

Sono kuri no ki to shiroi yuki no minemine ni kakomareta yama no ue no taira ni kuroi ookina mono ga takusan wa ni natte atsumatte ono ono kuroi kage o oki fuifui kyouto no inoru toki no you ni jitto yuki ni hirefushita mama itsumade mo itsumade mo ugokanakatta. Soshite sono yuki to tsuki no akari de miru to ichiban takai toko ni Kojuurou no shigai ga hanbun suwatta you ni natte okarete ita.

Omoinashika sono shinde kogoete shimatta Kojuurou no kao wa marude ikiteru toki no you ni saezae shite nanika waratte iru you ni sae mieta noda. Hontou ni sorera no ookina kuroi mono wa shin no hoshi ga ten no mannaka ni kite mo motto nishi e katamuite mo jitto kaseki shita you ni ugokanakatta.