Chapter 69 :It's time to rise again

A relic that Grandpa Yamato gave him was a painting of a human with blood-red wings and halos floating on its back.

And his face wasn't blurry but it was clear that the figure had the appearance of a pre-middle age.

'Is that all?'(Yamato)

Yamato thought after finding this secret room inside his grandfather's house which was now his.

Previously, Yamato found the Uesugi password after breaking open the contents of his grandfather's pendant necklace.

And the location of this room itself is right at the bottom of the stairs where there is a secret path to the basement.

In this room, there is only a work desk with a large painting plastered on the wall where the painting depicts a man with red wings meditating in light and his figure is very beginning.

'Is he the one Grandpa met first?, Didn't Grandpa say that person was waiting...wait what if Grandpa was wrong? this guy is similar to tengu in that he has wings and is dressed like a monk?'(Yamato)

It was likely because Grandpa was in a bad mental state at the time and had an unstable mind from seeing the atrocities in the war.

And then just short-sighted think that the person is a tengu but actually it's not.

'That could be'(Yamato)

After that Yamato checked the room until he found old prayer beads that had strange energy in them.

Yamato was confused by the object but behind the prayer beads box, Yamato found a diary belonging to his grandfather.

Hero was curious and read the book, slowly he read from the beginning.

//XXXX//

Day xx Year 19xx

Today I'm having the worst time of my life, I don't want this to happen but how else can everyone push me to do it.

And I too was forced to take part in the war as a reservist in a letter circulated in my society.

I'm currently on a trip to the battlefield to be precise, it's Okinawa Island...that's right I left the main island a few weeks ago.

Here the country is facing a major crisis where the enemy is very close to the main island.

And when this island falls then this place will become a base for enemy air forces to attack the main island.

....

Day xx Year 19xx

This is really bad, the first time I set foot on the battlefield yesterday, the bullet almost went through my head.

It was really scary, I was shaking and scared… it was only natural for a fifteen-year-old kid to head straight for the battlefield.

I haven't had guts that big like the adults around me who bravely sacrificed their lives to kill as many enemies as possible.

I want to go home, I miss mom and dad but what can I do in front of adults, as if I want to brainwash, I was even told to put a bomb on my body.

But some of the reason the order didn't happen was due to the enemy's surprise attack that happened yesterday.

No, I have to survive no matter what, mother is still waiting for me at home.. I don't want to die in vain in this cursed place.

...

Day xx Year 19xx

It's been a month since I ran away when the enemy soldiers stormed into our hideout... at that time our commando ordered us to activate the bomb in that place, it was true that he intended to die with the enemy.

But to me it's ridiculous, we clearly lost but why do our people still want to fight for useless things?.

I didn't understand that, and that's how it was before the bomb was lit I ran into the forest as hard as I could, I covered my ears as if I didn't want to hear the big explosion behind me.

As far as I ran I was finally free from the noise, but I also couldn't stand it anymore and fainted right then and there.

Now I'm at my benefactor's place, in the occult realm. I'm surprised that my benefactor is a yokai! yes he is a yokai how can a human have wings on their back.

I thought the book called them tengu!, but they should have black wings but what I saw were red wings.

But I respect his personality and don't question his origins any further, it's just that I thank him a lot for dragging me out of the battlefield.

I knew that if I stayed in that place, I would definitely run into enemy troops because the soldiers from my group were the last survivors and they blew themselves up when caught.

I don't do much here, just rest to recharge my energy and time goes on and it's been a month now.

I wanted to go back, then asked the yokai...he was currently meditating and I saw something amazing.

For some reason he gave off a very warm light as if his mother was hugging him... the man meditated while bathing the light behind him like a god.

When I asked him, he replied that war

humanity is over and I'm excited about it...then he returned me to my natural world where he left me prayer beads of his...and I'm very happy for the gift and made it a family heirloom.

//XXXX//

Yamato closed the book where there was no further continuation from his grandfather, he only said that the prayer beads were a gift from a mysterious creature who was considered by his grandfather as a Yokai.

But Yamato was sure that the person was not a Yokai but well he didn't tell more about that person in his diary.

Hero looked at the prayer beads which had strange energy radiating but because it wasn't a bad thing Yamato just wore them.

After all, this was what his grandfather left for him, and after that nothing happened. The prayer beads did not give him any effect other than an accessory with a strange energy.

But the energy was so thin, that it was impossible for other people who had magic sensors with Yamato's level of expertise to be aware of it.

"Well, I don't know what happened to Grandpa back then but since everything in this room is now mine, so I'll take good care of it." (Yamato)

Yamato said after his eyes darted left and right observing the entire space.

//XXXX//

Now Yamato was at the door of the house, at this time he was ready to go to the academy and Stella because there was no way he could leave him alone in the house, with Sona's help, Yamato was able to leave him to Kuoh Academy.

Yamato just found out that the academy he went to had several divisions, starting from grade school, junior high school, and senior High School, he didn't realize until he remembered that there were areas or academy buildings that were not allowed to be visited.

Sona told him that the place was only for elementary and middle school because the clothes they were wearing were almost the same, so Yamato didn't notice.

"Stella-chan, ready for your first day at the academy?" (Yamato)

Stella was currently wearing the elementary school division kuoh academy clothes, well their clothes were quite similar to the ones that Yamato wore.

"Mm!"(Stella)

Stella nodded enthusiastically to Yamato, the Hero was then happy because Stella didn't drag on sadly with his grandfather's departure.

'Yeah, I have to get back up too!'(Yamato)

Yamato thought as he opened the door and let Stella out first and finally him.

While looking once again at the quiet atmosphere of the house, Yamato still said his departure even though no one could return the greeting again.

"I'm leaving!"(Yamato)

"Yes, goodbye!"

Yamato didn't hear wrong, he clearly heard his grandfather's voice... with a happy smile, Yamato left while closing the door.

Hero glimpsed the silhouette of a light smiling at him.