Editing Ghost Hunt:Volume 5 Chapter 5 (section)

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We hurried back to our own rooms, and started packing.

I stuffed my clothes into my trunk, while I inclined my head.

“… Is this OK, to really go back?”

“Even Naru said it’s OK, so isn’t that fine?”

It looked like Ayako did not hear what I was troubled over.

“But, what of Urado’s spirit? We say they should start demolition, but what if someone goes missing during the course of the demolition?”

“Yeah~ you have a point.”

Ayako carefully folded her clothes.

“But, while it is arguably very dangerous to dismantle the house bit by bit, if that’s so… then wouldn’t it not be a problem if it were knocked down all at once with an iron ball or something similar? However one puts it, it still dismantles the house into many small portions.”

“This is… you have a point.”

Ayako started combing her hair.

“Aah, how uncomfortable. I didn’t take a bath last night, and I’m all dusty from today.”

She’s really relaxed, this fellow.

“I want to take a bath, Mai, help me delay the time a little.”

“I say…”

This way I’ll get scolded severely by Naru.

“To you, avoiding Naru is as easy as flipping your hand. Please.”

With a gentle wave, Ayako walked into the bathroom.

She really is too much, sigh…

I silently packed my bags; following that I looked back towards Masako.

“Masako, are you done?”

Masako shot me a glance, then turned away immediately.

“Masako?”

“I don’t want to be addressed so intimately by one such as you.”

… This fellow.

“When you were speaking of me you added a ‘one such as’ in front.”

Masako violently turned her head away from me, and did not give me a reply.

“Why do you hate me to this extent?”

Masako pretended not to have heard my words.

“At least tell me the reason.”

“… I?”

“That’s right. It looks like you’ve grasped Naru’s weakness, right?”

Masako appeared a little afraid.

“What type of weakness is it~? Tell me… You won’t do this, will you?”

“That’s a matter of course.”

Saying this, Masako’s expression turned a little lonely. I inclined my head.

“Because if I told you, I would really be hated.”

“… Ha?”

“Because… I know Naru’s weakness.”

Ooh. So you’ve finally admitted it.

“That’s why Naru hates me.”

Wait a moment. Why did the conversation turn out this way?

“Because Naru has a very strong sense of pride. He can’t tolerate someone else finding out his own weakness.”

“… This fact, I’m well aware of.”

“Hence I am hated by him. If I told others of his weakness, I’ll incur a greater amount of hatred from him.” 

I feel I can understand this reasoning.

Indeed it is. Even if one was not hated by Naru, he isn’t a person that one can easily get close to.

Masako stood up. She walked quickly to leave the room.

“Masako.”

If we acted unilaterally we would get scolded by Naru.

Masako opened the door, and then turned to look at me.

“Mai… as expected, I still hate you.”

I sighed.

“It’s like this. – You can’t leave the room. Didn’t he say that we cannot be alone?”

“I only want to go out to take a breath of air. The air in this room has turned very bad due to someone’s stink.”

“I understand, I understand. But, that still won’t do. It’s very dangerous.”

“I feel like being alone.”

Masako walked through the crack of the door.

“Wait! Masako!”

“I’m just in the corridor. So please don’t follow me here.”

The door closed with a gentle sound. I shrugged my shoulders. Then I smiled.

Yeah. I like Masako. Isn’t she just like a girl; so very cute?