library. I scanned my finger down his long
list of achievements until it finally came to an end by the hands
of the fox monster. He was twenty six when he died, which meant his
death must have happened about fourteen or fifteen years ago. I
wasn't certain if I was even alive at the time. I sighed, shut the
book, and placed it neatly back on the shelf. I pulled out another
and began my composition on cat Obake, without any idea that all my
research would amount to nothing.
I should have
spent less time studying Obake and more time reading up on other
exorcists. Maybe then I would have realized that over half of them
died before their thirtieth birthday.
Chapter
9
I thought I
would have to hide my new secret identity from my family (just like
they did in comic books), but Sis had me ratted out fast. I forgot
I was dealing with the daughter of Kousuke Matsumoto.
“ What's this? Sealing charms, why do you
have sealing charms in your bag?” She waved the paper in my face
before she dived her hand into my backpack for another look. “And
what's this? Anencyclopedia of Obake! Have you,” she paused for
breath, “been exorcising ?”
I wasn't sure
how I could save myself.
“ Maybe, perhaps,” I stuttered. “I met some kids at school who
are exorcists and they let me join their club.”
“ What do you mean they let you joined their
club ? Since when has there ever been
an exorcist club at high school?”
“ You know. The one they have after school, at school, where
you learn about mystical stuff which doesn't exist, because there's
no such thing as Obake.”
I thought I'd
done a great job at saving myself, but Sis was not fooled.
“ Do you take me for an idiot? I know what
this is! It even has Property of Miyake South
Headquarters printed on the cover. Is this where you've been spending all
your time after school?”
“ Yes. Maybe. I could have been there. Once or
twice.”
“ What were you thinking!”
“ Come on Sis, please! Please let me be an exorcist. They're
all so cool and get to fight Obake,” I decided to omit the part
about skipping school. “You always said I should do more after
school activities.”
“ When I said after school activities, I meant basketball or
soccer. You didn't even think to consult me before running off to
join the exorcists.”
“ Come on Sis, it's really not that dangerous, I don't even
have to fight anything until I complete training.”
“ There's not going to be any completion of
training.”
“ But it could be useful in the future. What would we do if we
were suddenly attacked by Obake? We wouldn't be able to defend
ourselves would we? But if I learned how to be an
exorcist-”
“ Forget it!” She snapped.
“ Why?” I pouted.
“ I don't think you understand what being an exorcist really
means. This isn't some computer game or cartoon, you could actually
die.”
“ I know that!”
“ No you don't! Do you have any idea how many friends and
family members I lost to Obake for just being
exorcists?”
“ I know, I know. I promise to be extra careful. I won't fight
any Obake until I'm ready,” and because Akito wasn't going to let
me. “If I see an Obake who looks even remotely scary I promise to
run far far away.”
“ The answer is still no.”
“ Please Sis.”
“ You're not going there ever again, and that's my final
word!”
In the end it
was impossible to sway her decision. I really wish I'd listened to
my sister because she was right in the end. I discovered that even
Shuro knew about Obake (Sis had probably told him) and claimed to
have seen one in real life.
“ I was once walking home with your sister,” he said. “We were
going through the park when a strange animal emerged from the
bushes and glared at us. It had blood red rabid eyes, and the
biggest teeth I ever saw.”
“ That was a rabbit,” Sis corrected.
She continued
to be mad at me for the entire evening, and even threw my lunch box
at my head the
list of achievements until it finally came to an end by the hands
of the fox monster. He was twenty six when he died, which meant his
death must have happened about fourteen or fifteen years ago. I
wasn't certain if I was even alive at the time. I sighed, shut the
book, and placed it neatly back on the shelf. I pulled out another
and began my composition on cat Obake, without any idea that all my
research would amount to nothing.
I should have
spent less time studying Obake and more time reading up on other
exorcists. Maybe then I would have realized that over half of them
died before their thirtieth birthday.
Chapter
9
I thought I
would have to hide my new secret identity from my family (just like
they did in comic books), but Sis had me ratted out fast. I forgot
I was dealing with the daughter of Kousuke Matsumoto.
“ What's this? Sealing charms, why do you
have sealing charms in your bag?” She waved the paper in my face
before she dived her hand into my backpack for another look. “And
what's this? Anencyclopedia of Obake! Have you,” she paused for
breath, “been exorcising ?”
I wasn't sure
how I could save myself.
“ Maybe, perhaps,” I stuttered. “I met some kids at school who
are exorcists and they let me join their club.”
“ What do you mean they let you joined their
club ? Since when has there ever been
an exorcist club at high school?”
“ You know. The one they have after school, at school, where
you learn about mystical stuff which doesn't exist, because there's
no such thing as Obake.”
I thought I'd
done a great job at saving myself, but Sis was not fooled.
“ Do you take me for an idiot? I know what
this is! It even has Property of Miyake South
Headquarters printed on the cover. Is this where you've been spending all
your time after school?”
“ Yes. Maybe. I could have been there. Once or
twice.”
“ What were you thinking!”
“ Come on Sis, please! Please let me be an exorcist. They're
all so cool and get to fight Obake,” I decided to omit the part
about skipping school. “You always said I should do more after
school activities.”
“ When I said after school activities, I meant basketball or
soccer. You didn't even think to consult me before running off to
join the exorcists.”
“ Come on Sis, it's really not that dangerous, I don't even
have to fight anything until I complete training.”
“ There's not going to be any completion of
training.”
“ But it could be useful in the future. What would we do if we
were suddenly attacked by Obake? We wouldn't be able to defend
ourselves would we? But if I learned how to be an
exorcist-”
“ Forget it!” She snapped.
“ Why?” I pouted.
“ I don't think you understand what being an exorcist really
means. This isn't some computer game or cartoon, you could actually
die.”
“ I know that!”
“ No you don't! Do you have any idea how many friends and
family members I lost to Obake for just being
exorcists?”
“ I know, I know. I promise to be extra careful. I won't fight
any Obake until I'm ready,” and because Akito wasn't going to let
me. “If I see an Obake who looks even remotely scary I promise to
run far far away.”
“ The answer is still no.”
“ Please Sis.”
“ You're not going there ever again, and that's my final
word!”
In the end it
was impossible to sway her decision. I really wish I'd listened to
my sister because she was right in the end. I discovered that even
Shuro knew about Obake (Sis had probably told him) and claimed to
have seen one in real life.
“ I was once walking home with your sister,” he said. “We were
going through the park when a strange animal emerged from the
bushes and glared at us. It had blood red rabid eyes, and the
biggest teeth I ever saw.”
“ That was a rabbit,” Sis corrected.
She continued
to be mad at me for the entire evening, and even threw my lunch box
at my head the
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