Psychic Detective Yakumo / Shinrei Tantei Yakumo

Epilogue

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Haruka looked outside from the bench in the hospital waiting room.

The cherry blossoms in the courtyard were starting to bloom.

Spring was the season which breathed life, but right now, someone irreplaceable was disappearing before her eyes.

'How long are you going to sit there for?'

Haruka turned around at the voice.

Yakumo looked at her with his eyes, which were sleepy as usual.

'Is it done?'

'Yeah. I just had to sign a document,' Yakumo replied brusquely.

Isshin's medical examination had determined that he was brain-dead.

Just as Yakumo had declared to Sakakibara, he gave his consent to transfer Isshin's organs.

Haruka knew that nothing could be done now, but she still wanted to hear how Yakumo really felt.

'Yakumo-kun, are you really OK with this?'

He didn't reply immediately.

Yakumo's eyes were narrow as he looked at the cherry blossom tree in the courtyard.

Haruka couldn't tell how he truly felt from looking at his profile.

- You always hide your heart like this.

'... It's what Uncle would want,' Yakumo murmured.

'Right.'

That was all Haruka could say.

The truth was that she wanted to scream.

- It's a lie! Isshin-san is still alive!

However, Yakumo must have had the same feelings, and much more strongly at that.

'I think Uncle probably knew this was going to happen to him,' said Yakumo, his hands in his jeans pockets as he looked at his feet.

His words made sense.

The day Isshin was stabbed, Mao had told him he had a brain tumour.

He had been prepared.

- From now on, I'll leave Yakumo to you.

Isshin's words had had a heavy meaning to them, but Haruka hadn't realised then.

'Right...'

'When Uncle heard from Gotou-san that his life was in danger, he still went to do his daily meditation.'

'He did.'

'He was probably trying to cut off the continuing chain of hatred with his own hand.'

Yakumo's words echoed heavily in Haruka's heart.

Isshin had probably thought that the man with two red eyes, Yakumo's father, would come to kill him himself.

Then, he had tried to end things, in exchange for his own life.

That was how Isshin used his life.

Isshin had probably believed that even if he was gone, Yakumo wouldn't lose his way -

But the person who actually came to him was Sakakibara -

'Let's go. Uncle's waiting.'

Yakumo smiled bitterly.

- That's right. Isshin-san's waiting.

'OK,' replied Haruka, and then she started walking.

They walked silently to the ICU where Isshin was.