Katsuko-nee looks at me.
That’s right, you’re very kind, that’s for sure. Yet, why do you not believe people? Why do you always assume that everyone will abandon you?
That’s.
There should be a reason inside of you. Talk about it with us
Katsuko-nee.
You don’t want to say it no matter what? Is it something you can’t tell us?
I
That’s not true Then talk about it Yes, please talk about it Onii-chan
Katsuko-nee and Mana look at me.
Agnes too.
Yukino’s looking at me coldly.
Minaho-neesan is surely watching.
My Grandma was really kind. She’s always helping me out. She loved me
I remember Grandma’s smile. Her kind smile.
But, Grandma forgot about me
Grandma on the hospital bed.
Her cold face looks atme.
What do you mean? Could you explain it further?
Katsuko-nee tells me.
When I was in second grade, Grandma has died but. At first, she collapsed at home. In the evening, she suddenly felt sick. Then, she was taken to the hospital by an ambulance. Ah, I’m the one who called the ambulance. Grandma or I am not supposed to use the phone in the house, so I went outside to a public telephone I was scared.
Scared that Grandma might die.
In the ambulance, Grandma held my hand all the time. She told me Thank you, thank you She looks up at me, Grandma back then knows me
But.
When she arrived at the hospital, Father comes from the office in a panic. Then she took emergency surgery, and the operation took hours
I was waiting for the surgery to end at the hospital with Father until morning.
I prayed so hard, hoping for Grandma not to die, to get better. I prayed until the operation was over
I couldn’t forget the chill at the hospital room.
Then, when the operation was over, that day, Grandma didn’t wake up, and she regained consciousness three days later
Then.
When she woke up, Grandma forgot me
Those eyes looking at me saying Who?
Forgot?
Katsuko-nee asks me.
Yeah, completely gone from the memory. She knows Father. She remembers his name. But, she completely forgot my name, that I’m her grandson. She doesn’t even understand when father explained it I disappeared from her head. Of course. For Grandma, ever since Father got married, the time since I was born was all just pain. My Mother has treated her harshly
Mother treated Grandma like a slave.
Besides, I was just 9 years old, I haven’t lived with Grandma for ten years. Even if she remembers Father who lived with her for 30 years, she forgot about me
Grandma didn’t even remember that Father got married.
In Grandma’s memory, Father is still single, and the two of them are living together.
Therefore, I don’t exist.
In the end, her stamina has declined, and Grandma died at the hospital. She didn’t remember me until the end
Even though she loved me so much.
I was just.
Therefore, you think that we’ll forget about you too
Katsuko-nee looks at me.
What a sad expression she makes.
Because it’s unknown. You don’t know what will happen to people
I
But, I remember Grandma holding my hand in the ambulance. Her hands are wrinkled and bony, but it was warm. I remember her telling me thank you, again and again
Grandma who forgot about me after hospitalization.
She hated my touch.
I was a stranger to her.
I won’t forget, therefore, no matter what, I’ll do my best! I’ll never forget! I’ll never part from it!
Even if everyone forgets about me
Agnes won’t forget Papa!
Agnes who’s been listening to my story silently; looks up at me.
I’ll never forget. So please cheer up. Papa
Agnes smiles.
But.
I know.
Agnes has completely forgotten about Shirasaka Sousuke who she worshipped so much before.
The Papa in Agnes’ memories were overwritten by me.
Agnes doesn’t remember Shirasaka Sousuke.
What’s wrong, Papa?
In short.
She might forget me someday.
No, I’m sure she will.
Please don’t make a sad face. Papa. Agnes loves Papa!
Agnes strokes my face gently.
But!
Chapter 528
Chapter 528. Judging Yukino 3.
Well done talking about it, now we understand the identity of what you’re most afraid of
Katsuko-nee tells me.
Now that we know the reason, we’ll deal with it later. Leave this to us
She said with a smile.
No, but, I
I don’t believe that this happy time, this happy life will last forever.
Everyone will abandon me, will go away.
I know that.
Tomorrow might not come, and yet you can spend today as if you could live forever, that’s amazing do you know that line?
Katsuko-nee asks me.
Of course, I don’t.
Mahabarata
Mana mutters.
Yes. Mana-chan knows it seems! I heard the school principal saying that before
Mana replies gently.
Yes, humans don’t know what tomorrow brings. They might die in an accident suddenly, or they may suffer from sudden illness. There’s no guarantee that your life lasts until tomorrow
Katsuko-nee looks straight at me.
But, humans make promises for tomorrow without a problem. They make schedules for a week, a month, a year. That’s amazing, is it not?
Humans believe in the future that may not come to come.
This line came out at the end of the dialogue of Yudhistira at the Mahabharat range. The question of the lake was what is the most wonderful thing in the world, then Yudhistira replied, It’s wonderful to spend the day as if you could live forever even though tomorrow may not come That is the most wonderful thing in the world. We can’t give you assurance on your worries
Katsuko-nee?
Because even Ojou-sama or I don’t know when we will die. Nagisa and others too. We might die from a traffic accident, a fire, or someone stabbed us, we may slip on a muddy road and hit our head, or a meteorite drops and hit our body Katsuko-nee laughs. If I recall, there was an Italian monk who made an example. A person who died from a meteor strike. As expected, they mentioned that it might be divine punishment, so he wasn’t given a proper funeral So there’s that kind of unfortunate death too. Everyone’s facing death every day. Do you know Manchester’s United Munich’s tragedy? No This is a story from quite long ago; a British professional football team on expedition’s plane crashed. Out of four passengers, 23 died. Eight top team players were included among them. Furthermore, two players were beyond recovery. It was a horrible aircraft accident The entire team had a plane crash? Even those who miraculously survived have injuries and mental traumas left in them, it took ten years to rebuild Manchester United
So that happened.
You know that planes have risks, right? Therefore, actors in Kabuki, parents, and children never go on the same plane. If ever the plane crashes, if the parent and children were together then the house will cease to exist. Especially the Royal Family in Europe. The King and Prince don’t board the same plane. The president and vice preside of US as well. If anything happened to the president, the vice president is supposed to take over the duties. They can’t ride the same plane Katsuko-nee said. This is because is facing the possibility of death. People are always taking into account that they don’t know when they would die. That’s how people are
Facing death.
Dear, have you seen a Noh? I guess not
Noh?
At Noh theater, there are people in black clothes called theatrical assistants Do you know what their job is?
Of course, I don’t.
If ever anything happens to the Noh Master working at the stage, for example, him falling down or suddenly dying, they’d play the role instead
Huh?
Noh is a samurai entertainment, they’re supposed to put to stage the soul of the samurai who died for the Gods in ancient times so one must play adequately and return God and the soul to heaven. If there’s a sudden accident, even if there is an enemy army attacking, they have to continue the play until the end. Therefore, there’s always someone who’s ready to substitute on the stage That also means facing death. People die in the end. No one doesn’t die. Funerals are sad. The end of human life is always unfortunate. But, everyone’s living happily, right?