Tokyo Ravens:ShortStory Reincarnation

Short Story - REINCARNATION

Harutora is a nice name.

But what do you think about “spring” and “tiger”?

“Spring” is part of the wood cycle within ying, yang and the five elements.

It’s direction is equivalent to the “east” and the color “green”.

ならば、四神相応の思想にあやかり「東の青龍」より「龍」の一字を当てるのが良いのではないか。

If you say so, the woman sat on a bed as she giggled and laughed.

It still has a large head, she said happily.

Hey dear?春は我が子のためなら、千里往って千里還ると言うでしょう？たとえ私がどこに行こうと、この子の元に帰ってくる。

That is my wish.

Speaking with a fickle voice, he couldn’t immediately reply.

To see him not able to reply, she smiled and laughed.

You’re having that troubled face again.

But, I like that kind of face of yours.

..Huh?

After all, you instantly showed a troubled face, it shows your kindness is real.

She said, smiling and laughing.

From her sickbed, furthermore, she was bright, beautiful and had a straightforward look into the future.

Blossoming in full glory on a summer day, she looked similiar to a sunflower.

And that’s how the child’s name became Harutora.

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"--Master."

"....."

"Master."

A voice repeatedly called out and only a faint sigh leaks from Yasuzumi’s　lips.　He stopped writing.

"What is it this time?"

"Change your clothes, you need to return to the Wakasugi house."

Yasusumi took a deep breath out once more and placed the fountain pen on the desk. While he stood up and left the room,

“Master. Harutora-sama doesn’t stop crying.”

“I understand such a thing without being told.”

“Please somehow make it stop.”

“What should I do?”

“You’re the parent, right?”

“Yes, but…”

“Then, as it’s urgent, please comfort Harutora-sama.”

Yasuzumi placed his own child in his arms, the baby appeared tedious as its mouth turned down at the corners. Since there was no other way, he checked the diaper. However, the diaper was not in a state in which it was dirty. He might’ve been hungry, so he brought a baby bottle near the baby’s mouth but instead it made him increasingly unsettled.

“About what time did my mother-in-law leave?”

“Exactly half an hour ago.”

“Then she won’t be coming back for a while…”

“Harutora-sama is still crying. Please do something in one way or another quickly.”

“……” Yasuzumi frowned.

The shikigami’s devotion to its master couldn’t be helped but he was in dire need of silence for at least a bit longer.

No, instead, “You hold him.”

The materialized shikigami was greatly upset at the sudden remark.

“T-t-that sort of! I-I can’t!?”

“Well then, so you’re planning on letting Harutora cry as it is?”

“B-b-but..!?”

The shikigami’s dismay was intense. Yasuzumi sighed once more, “I’m asking you, Hishamaru.”