Episode 38 

“I said I would do whatever you said, and this is what you want me to do? If this is the case, you don’t need to use the ticket right now…..”

“No, no, no, it’s important. I said I was going to introduce myself before.”

The request I made to Kohime was to ask her to let me greet her mother.

I had previously told her that I was going to greet her mother, and I had always thought about it, but due to the issue with Sumika, I had lost the timing to do so.

And this time, Taketsugu san invited me to his house for another matter, and thinking that there would be a Buddhist altar there, I asked her if I could go over and say hello.

I guess that Kohime told me that she would do whatever I wanted to celebrate my birthday and to help me endure the treatment I had received from Sumika, but I’m not such a selfish person that I would take advantage of her kindness to satisfy my own desires.

Well, I won’t tell Kohime that an evil request came to mind even for a moment…….

“Thank you. My mother’s altar is over here.”

And then, after being guided by Kohime to the place where her mother’s altar was placed, I sat down on my knees in front of the altar.

The first thing I thought when I saw the altar was that it was too big.

It is so luxurious and has such a strong presence that I thought it could not be put to rest only by saying that it is rich.

It is so powerful that even if you are not in the room where this altar is located, you can still feel its presence……

And when I saw this altar, I thought to myself.

Kohime lives alone partly because Taketsugu san wants Kohime to become independent as soon as possible so that she can live alone without her, but also because he doesn’t want Kohime to remember the sadness of her mother’s death. 

In that house, where memories of her mother remain strong, she is sure to have memories of her mother wherever she is.

Even if it is not in the living room, but in the entryway, bathroom, or toilet, the memories of spending time with her will remain strong.

If she had spent her life in such a house, she might not be able to accept the fact that her mother is gone and move on with her new life.

Taketsugu san is a strong man, but I sensed a gentleness that does not match his stern face.

And Kohime’s mother must have been overwhelmingly kinder than Taketsugu san, who had such kindness, which can be seen only by the photograph of Kohime’s mother placed on the Buddhist altar.

“……She looks kind and beautiful just like Kohime.”

“–. I-I’m not sure.”

“……?”

When Kokorohime heard my words, she looked flustered.

I regret what I said when I saw Kohime’s state, but since I was in front of Kohime’s mother, I acted as if nothing had happened.

Kohime told me that she lied to her mother about having many friends, but I’m sure that her mother knew that was a lie.

My mother is the same way, but for some reason she’s always trying to figure out what I’m not telling her.

I guess mothers know everything about their children without being told.

That is why, as her friend, I have to greet her and reassure her mother.

“Thank you for thinking that way. I’m sure my mother would be happy to hear that.”

“I hope so. What is your mother’s name.”

“Her name is Chikage.”

“Chikage san……”

After asking her mother’s name, I clasped my hands together and spoke to Chikage san in my mind.

[Chikage san, my name is Yauta Eita, Kohime’s friend.

Chikage san, you may have noticed Kohime’s lie, but now she has many other friends besides me. So please don’t worry. Even though I say that, as a mother, you will always be worried about your daughter, but please leave Kohimeto me. I may give her an engagement ring….one of these days. At that time, I will come back to say hello.]

After saying this to Chikage san in my mind, I looked up to look at Kohime, but then I remembered that I had forgotten to say one more thing, so I clasped my hands together in front of the altar once again.

“Chikage san, thank you very much for giving birth to Kohime.”

Having said the most important thing, I raised my head and looked at Kohime.

“Thank you for letting me say hello.”

“It’s not a big of a deal. Thank you for taking the trouble to pray for her.”

“Can I come to visit regularly?”

“Eh, of course you can, but….won’t that bother you?”

I’m so grateful to Chikage san for giving birth to Kohime, who saved my life when I was at my lowest point, and I hope that I can continue to reassure her by reporting on her current situation, not only today but also in the future.

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