Curse of the Eye of the Dead

Chapter 38

Most of the children without fathers and mothers in the slums have a very difficult life, but the weak also have the way of survival of the weak.

They generally choose to gather together and form various small groups in order to fight for the chance of survival.

In this kind of place, a child who is completely alone like Zhongye Zhongye is a special case.

Although there are two Akutagawa brothers and sisters, but because the four-year-old Gin is too young, and because her nutrition can't keep up, she looks smaller and weaker than her actual age...so I can't help Ryunosuke for the time being What is busy, I can only rely on my brother to survive.

After the only remaining mother died of illness, Akutagawa Ryunosuke supported himself and his younger sister entirely by himself.

The pressure is much heavier than that of slum orphans who are his age but live alone.

This is thanks to his ability.

Although the ability is still very weak, it barely gave the six-year-old him the capital to survive with his young sister in the slums.

It's not that I haven't thought about finding a companion.

But Ryunosuke was too vigilant, even if he was looking for a companion, he would consider it for a long time.

This can't blame him for being suspicious. After all, Ryunosuke, who was born and raised in the slums, has seen enough bad people. However, even so, Ryunosuke's imagination of the lower limit of human nature has been refreshed countless times.

It is not uncommon for good-looking children to be abducted by human traffickers... especially Yin is a girl.In short, Ryunosuke will never allow untrustworthy objects to approach his sister.

Staying in such a place for a long time, even the heart will die.

Fortunately, the six-year-old Akutagawa Ryunosuke met Chuya Nakahara before he became a heartless dog with an empty heart.

——That was a child who should never have stayed in the slums, like the sun.

His eyes are like the sky and the sea, and the color of his hair is also extremely brilliant... Although he is very thin and his face and body are dirty, he is full of energy and full of vitality.

The most important thing is that the other party has a [humanity] that is completely different from the bad people in the slums.

Of course, positive [humanity].

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Since getting the medicine from the other party, Akutagawa Ryunosuke met the other party several times in the next few days while looking for food.

But they didn't fight again.

Just a few words like an acquainted neighbor.

"Is your sister all right?"

Just after the martial arts competition, Zhongyuan Zhongya, who won again, held his spoils and asked worriedly.

"...The fever has subsided." Akutagawa Ryunosuke remembered the other party's kindness, and although he was still vigilant, he still answered the other party's words.

"Oh! That would be great." Zhong also breathed a sigh of relief.

After speaking, the two fell silent.

Zhong moved his fingertips uncomfortably, and offered to leave.

However, when the other party turned around, Akutagawa Ryunosuke suddenly called out to stop the other party.

"Hey...you, please wait a moment."

"Huh? What?"

Zhong also stopped and turned around.

And Akutagawa Ryunosuke showed an annoyed expression after shouting.

He stood on the spot, pursed his lips, struggled for a long time, and finally took a deep breath, resigned to his fate, divided part of the food he found, and handed it to the other party as a reward.

"This is your reward, thank you for giving me the medicine that day."

With a unique short hair that is pure black but white at the ends of the temples, the six-year-old child said so dryly.

He didn't seem used to saying thanks.

But still did it.

Because without the medicine given by the other party, his sister Yin might not be able to survive.

So, he thought it was necessary for him to do so.

At least to write off the kindness.

However, the amount of food he paid as a reward is not equivalent to the value of the medicine. Ryunosuke doesn't know if the other party will accept it, but he really can only give this - he can not eat, but the rest is leave it to the silver.

Zhong also looked at the food in the other party's arms, blinked slowly, and asked, "Do you still have food reserves?"

Ryunosuke shook his head.

"Then I don't want it."

Zhong also immediately frowned and said.

After thinking about it, he raised his hand and took a piece of impending bread with a packaging bag from his spoils and stuffed it into the opponent's arms.

"All of yours is not enough for me to eat. Didn't your sister just get sick before? Let's take this back together."

"...?" Akutagawa Ryunosuke was shocked.

He never expected that he would be fed by the other party instead.

...Is this guy an idiot?

Can food, a precious resource, be given to others casually?

Are you not worried about being taken advantage of?

If it were any other child, they would probably be desperately trying to suck their blood by following the other party in a shameless manner!

Akutagawa Ryunosuke frowned, threw the bread back to the other party, and said something in a calm and immature voice.

Zhong Yuan, who had been scolded for no reason, was stunned for a while and then puffed up his face. If it wasn't for his lack of hands, he probably wanted to cover his ears immediately.

He raised his voice and interrupted Ryunosuke: "Okay, okay, I think it's okay for you. People who will work hard for my sister can be trusted, not to mention, we are the same kind... right?"

The same kind with strange powers.

When Zhong Ye said this, his eyes lit up.

Then the orange-haired kid couldn't help but smile. He threw the bread back to the other party again, then turned and ran.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke, who didn't understand the meaning of that sentence, couldn't even catch up.

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After going back and forth in this way, they gradually became familiar with each other a lot, and they also got to know each other's general scope of activities and locations.

Nakahara Chuya wanted to invite the other party to be his companion a long time ago.

But Ryunosuke Akutagawa didn't seem to have such a plan, so Chuya hesitated for a long time.

Will officially make up his mind to take the initiative to send out the invitation, or because the Akutagawa brothers and sisters were troubled by gangsters with guns.

Ryunosuke's abilities are not strong enough to resist guns.

So at that time, he could only hold his sister and try his best to escape.

It wasn't until finally he couldn't run anymore that Ryunosuke had to hide the silver in the iron trash can, and he himself was desperately preparing to fight the enemy to the death.

Fortunately, Zhongyuan Zhong also happened to pass by.

After dozens of martial arts competitions, Nakaya has gradually mastered the supernatural ability proficiently.

[Gravity Control] - that is the natural enemy of firearms.

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"Most of the children here live in groups."

When Chuya rescued the Akutagawa brothers and sisters, when he plucked up the courage to ask for a companion, his blue eyes were quite nervous and looking forward to it.

"I think we have a good understanding, and we happen to have the same supernatural power. It would be much easier to live together. So, do you want...to be my companion?"

Akutagawa Ryunosuke was silent for a long time.

Of course I don't want to refuse.

If it is Nakahara Chuya, Akutagawa Ryunosuke has absolutely no opinion, because the other party will undoubtedly be a reliable companion, and judging from the strength and resources of both parties, he will undoubtedly make money.

but……

"I'm not throwing away silver."

Holding his younger sister who came out of the tin trash can, Ryunosuke opened his dark eyes and said seriously: "She is very young, only four years old, and has no special abilities or strength, so she basically can't help you on weekdays. Needs extra care... If you can't accept Yin, I won't say yes to you."

Chuya heard the words, and immediately showed a happy smile, "Isn't this a matter of course? I was talking about [you] from the beginning."

His blue eyes, like the combination of the sky and the sea, were full of undisguised joy, and the eight-year-old Nakahara Nakaya reached out to the Akutagawa brothers and sisters.

"So, you agreed, right?"

Ryunosuke and Gin looked at each other, and slowly put their hands on the other child's.

Since then, the three of them have become companions.

Or rather, [family].

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After the trio got together, their lives got a lot better.

Zhong Ye, who has no memory of the past, has powerful abilities and can easily obtain the necessities of life, but because of his good relationship, after exposing his abilities and gradually gaining a certain reputation, Zhong Ye has been touched by many children.

There was even an organization whose members were all children trying to win them over.

But all of them were rejected coldly by the vigilant and stern Ryunosuke.

Naive Chuya, who was almost fooled every time, was always guarded by Ryunosuke and Gin.

Whenever Chuya hesitated to put forward a contrary opinion, he would be helplessly deprived of the right to speak by the native Akutagawa brothers and sisters.

The Central Plains is also learning the common sense of human beings.

Ryunosuke taught the other party and Yin everything he knew, including how to distinguish good guys from bad guys, skills to avoid getting into trouble, and so on.

After the three people, whose personalities and abilities happened to complement each other, lived together, life gradually changed drastically.

They have a fixed tin home.

There is a bed big enough for three people to sleep together, warm old quilts, a small kitchen, and a faucet that can produce water and a socket that can be powered.

Various resources such as food and clothes are not in short supply.

You can even make money by reselling resources and go to the city to buy brand new things.

The three of them no longer have to eat and sleep in the open.

Chuya and Ryunosuke are saving money.

They want to save as much as possible.

They also made an appointment to go out to work after they were fifteen or sixteen years old.

...just so that the three of them can move out of the slum together in the future.

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June 2009.

The ghetto trio have been living together for over a year.

If the seven-year-old Akutagawa Ryunosuke was asked to give a speech, he would have a headache and express that he seemed to be taking care of two children.

(Self-proclaimed) Chuya, the oldest, is too outrageous in terms of common sense.

To make an analogy:

"Chuya, put down what's in your hand! It's a preservative, you can't eat it, it's poisonous!"

The nine-year-old Zhong Ye had a meal, and put down the preservative with a guilty conscience, "I didn't intend to eat it, I just wanted to take it apart and have a look."

...Scenes like this emerge in endlessly.

In the first six months of getting along, a lot of jokes were made, which made the Akutagawa brothers and sisters terrified.

But if Chuya was asked to give a speech...he would probably sincerely say that he seemed to be taking care of two children.

At first glance, Ryunosuke looks like a little adult, but he is often quite worry-free.

For example, when taking a shower.

It is said to take a bath, but in fact it is just to boil some hot water and wipe the body regularly.

Hot water is reused by three people.

But even so, every time it's time for a bath, Akutagawa Ryunosuke will still shrink in the corner like a cat with fried hair, desperately shrinking himself back, fully expressing resistance from expression to body movements.

Zhong Ye approached step by step: "What are you hiding, you just wipe your body!"

Ryunosuke had a fierce expression on his face, "I don't need it!!"

"Come on, you haven't bathed or changed your clothes for a few days, you may have fleas on your body...you don't mind if we sleep together at night, so do Yin and I!"

"I, Shou, Ye...!!"

"What kind of night watch, if you are in poor health, just let me sleep and rest honestly!" Zhong Ye dragged his struggling companion to the side of the hot water bucket.

Ryuunosuke Akutagawa was in poor health and often coughed. Although he had never suffered from a serious illness, it also broke Chuya's heart.

He is also extremely stubborn and self-willed, never willing to rest honestly, and has to be pressed down by Zhong Ye.

The only peace of mind in this family is probably the youngest Yin.

But no matter what, the three of them cherish each other very much.

The Akutagawa brothers and sisters are the only family members that Nakahara Chuya remembers. Chuya, who attaches great importance to this bond, can even give everything for it.

And Chuya Nakahara is the warmest and brightest sun in the eyes of the Akutagawa brothers and sisters who are used to seeing the ugliness of human nature.

...the sun that should not appear in the slums, but falls beside them.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke did not become a dead dog with an empty heart.

He was about to be tortured to death by this cruel world, and a new sprout was born under the timely sunshine.

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September 2009

Five-year-old Akutagawa Gin is out shopping for daily necessities.

The children of the poor headed home early.The youngest Akutagawa Gin, with the hard work of his two elder brothers, soon looked better and was able to help with some things.

Chuya and Ryunosuke love her very much.

The two not-so-old brothers never let the youngest Silver go hungry or cold.

They can lose a bite of food by themselves, but Yin can't!

But Gin Akutagawa was a little depressed.

Because she is the only one in this family who can't help much, even if she can't make money, she can't bring anything to the house.

Nakaya and Ryuzhijie looked at each other, discussed quietly for a while, and finally decided to hand over the burden of purchasing in the city to Yin.

"How to buy the most things with the least money is up to you to study!"

Nakaya patted Gin on the shoulder seriously, and said, "I don't understand this, and Ryunosuke is too cheap and reluctant to buy things, which are obviously necessities of life..."

Yin looked at the money in her hand, her eyes sparkled, and she nodded seriously.

Then it started the life where the elder brothers were in charge of the outside world and the younger sister was in charge of the house.

Akutagawa Gin is indeed very smart.

She is very good at observing words and expressions. Every time she buys something, she will dress up cleanly, and then show a big and sweet smile. Every time, she can coax adults to give her a discount or give her a little something.

Chuya and Ryunosuke, who followed in turn, were stunned.

--Um?Why is it tailgating?

Isn't that a matter of course!

Letting the five-year-old sister with no superpowers go out alone, the two elder brothers can't really feel at ease.

Gin Akutagawa is also planning to go shopping today.

After confirming that the small kitchen at home that had to be fired with firewood was working, the three of them started cooking hot dishes for themselves.

The dishes are all bought in silver.

The girl with long black hair and a gentle smile stood in front of the vegetable stand with a very obedient and graceful temperament, looked carefully with her beautiful black eyes, and then greeted the stall owner softly.

All the stall owners on the market street like her.

"Xiaoyin, are you here again today?"

"Yes." Yin replied with a smile, "I'm here to help the family."

"Do you want cabbage today? The cabbage is very fresh. I'll charge you cheaper."

A five-year-old child shopping alone is very conspicuous, and so are older children following him.

Because this is not the first time, the adults here have talked with these children, and know that the girl is spontaneously helping the family, and her two brothers are quietly following her and protecting her because they are worried.

The grown-ups who didn't think much of it all looked at each other and smiled. They never said it bluntly, they just felt that the relationship between brother and sister is really good.

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Makoto Shinkai is a director.

Only 35 years old, very young, but already a famous director in the entertainment industry.

He was recently hired by a film and television company to lead the entire shooting of a movie, and he also decided on the casting of actors.

The name of the movie is called "Bride Aqian".

It is an adaptation of a chapter in the novel of the popular writer Kakuo-sensei recently. Now the contract has been negotiated and the filming is officially ready to raise funds.

There are two most important characters in the movie: the hero traveler Karasawa Seiji, and the heroine Aqian.

There are already suitable candidates for these two important roles, and other supporting roles have also been confirmed.

But there was only one spot, and the new director couldn't find a suitable partner anyway.

That is the young actor who played the young Ah Qian.

This is a memory of the bride Aqian, and it is also a very important foreshadowing, which can create a strong contrast with the "truth".So although the content is not long, it is still essential.

However, it is really hard to find a young actor who can play the role of childhood Aqian.

Although director Xinkai has seen many child actors, their temperaments are quite different, and they are far from the image of the young Ah Qian in the story.

Aqian in the story is a perfect bride, even in her childhood, she was very "perfect".

To be as gentle, sensible and cute as Ji Jun, you must have that unique and unique temperament, just like...

"……what!"

The passing Xinkai director slowly noticed Yin Akutagawa.

He stopped in his steps, his expression froze, and then he couldn't help but observe intently, and finally his eyes lit up little by little.

It's like - that girl!

"Sorry, little sister, can I bother you?"

Director Xinkai hurriedly walked over and couldn't help shouting.

When Akutagawa Yin looked over in confusion and vigilance, he smiled, squatted down, and handed over his business card.

"Hello, I'm a director, and you are very suitable for a role in my movie... So I would like to ask, are you interested in acting? Can I talk to your parents?"

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Chuya & Ryunosuke: Work hard to save money.

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