Curse Back to Five Summers: Best Friends Are an Excuse for Couples

The young boy stood in the corridor holding his backpack and leaning against the wall. His grandfather was no longer in the ward, and it seemed inappropriate for him to stay there any longer. He could only find a place to stay for a while.

The boy, who was always cheerful and sunny, showed such a silent and sad side for the first time. He did not cry out in grief, and apart from the first two tears, he did not cry anymore.

He calmly accepted the death of his loved one, but beneath this calm appearance, Megumi Fushiguro sensed a huge sadness.

Silence broke out between the two boys. The atmosphere was really suffocating. Itadori was the first one who couldn't stand it anymore, and he took the initiative to talk to Fushiguro Megumi.

He asked, "Fushiguro, why are you here?"

Fushiguro Megumi told the truth, "You disappeared suddenly, and we couldn't find you and had no clue what to do. So, I thought of coming to the hospital to check on you. I thought, maybe you left because you were anxious to see grandpa."

"That's it..."

"I realized you weren't there, so I gave my phone number to the nurse and told her to call me if she had any news about you or if anything was wrong with Grandpa. Today, Grandpa's condition suddenly took a turn for the worse, and when they couldn't get through to you, they did contact me."

"When you came, was Grandpa still conscious?"

Megumi Fushiguro is very kind, but he will not lie. His dark green eyes looked at the sunset outside the window, watching the sunset fall on the glass of the building opposite with a golden glow, but his heart did not warm up because of this warm color.

After thinking it over again and again, he still shook his head. "When I came, he could no longer recognize people. But Yuji, your grandfather passed away quickly and peacefully. Also, although I don't know exactly what happened, from what I learned last night, the hospital didn't call you. Before that, your grandfather's condition was very stable and normal. As for his passing today, it was very sudden."

Itadori did not show any surprise at what Megumi Fushiguro said. He accepted what Megumi Fushiguro said very calmly.

Although he felt it was a bit strange that Yuji was so calm, Megumi Fushiguro thought that it was because his grandfather's death was too much of a blow to him, so Yuji didn't care about those strange points.

Megumi Fushiguro continued, "So, he passed away suddenly today. From the time the nurse called me to when I rushed over, it took less than half an hour. Compared to others who have been bedridden for a long time, he didn't suffer much. Don't let this make you feel bad."

"Grandpa...did he leave...any last words?"

Megumi Fushiguro was stunned for a moment and suddenly remembered the questions that Yuji asked him in the car.

[Last words... Do they have to be said at the last moment of life to be considered last words? ]

Did Yuji have a premonition from that time on that he would not be able to hear his grandfather's last words?

"Yuji, given your grandfather's condition at the time, even if you were by his side, he probably wouldn't be able to leave you any last words."

“…” Yuji was also aware of this.

Fushiguro Megumi wasn't sure, but he felt that this was the case. He said, "Are so-called last words nothing more than the expectations and advice accumulated bit by bit in daily life?"

"...Huh?" Itadori suddenly turned his head and looked at Megumi Fushiguro, who had a confused look on her face.

Megumi Fushiguro has never faced death. His mother died of illness shortly after giving birth to him. He was very young at that time and did not understand the pain of separation from his loved ones.

Later, after his father remarried and reunited with him, he suddenly disappeared one day and never came back, and neither did his stepmother.

He didn't know where they were living happily, or whether they had already died in an unknown corner. In short, he had never seen them die with his own eyes, and had never faced such a situation.

If your loved ones were at their last moment of life, what would they want to say to you?

When I think about it, it's just the same words we say over and over again in our daily lives, such as eating well, attending classes well, and living well.

In his view, a last word is a set of predictable expectations and wishes, as well as instructions that have been repeated countless times.

Itadori gradually understood what Megumi Fushiguro meant. At this time, it might be best for him to think in the same way as Megumi Fushiguro.

What his grandfather had said to him countless times might have been his expectations before his death. If he were standing by his side, perhaps he would have wanted to say those things to him.

Eat well, attend classes well in school, don’t fight with classmates, and get along well with friends.

Next, he probably said something to encourage himself to help others more, saying that he had the ability to help more people, and that he should make more good friends. When the day comes for his death, he will be surrounded by friends and will not die alone like him.

Died alone like grandpa...

These were what his grandfather said to Itadori before he was about to leave Miyagi for Tokyo. Unexpectedly, his words came true. When his grandfather left, he was indeed alone, with only a stranger, Megumi Fushiguro, by his side. Even his grandson was not there.

After a long sigh, Yuji said nothing more and fell into silence again.

Megumi Fushiguro couldn't bear to see Yuji, who was lonely, strong and covered with scars, and wanted to take him to see a nurse to apply some medicine, but Yuji was in no mood to do so at this time.

"It's okay, these injuries will heal slowly."

"My eyes are badly swollen and there's blood stasis. I need to apply some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicine at least."

Itadori shook his head, hugged the backpack tightly in his arms, and insisted on not leaving, but Fushiguro Megumi couldn't let him do that.

The black-haired boy who came back with the medicine pressed Tiger Stick to sit on a chair in the corridor, squeezed out the ointment and gently applied it to Tiger Stick with his fingertips.

While wiping, Fushiguro Megumi asked him, "What happened to these wounds? And where did you go when you suddenly disappeared last night? Gojo-sensei sent people to look for you but couldn't find you. I also sent Jade Dog to track your scent but couldn't find you either."

"I can't really say. He was kidnapped by a weirdo. I'll tell you about that later."

He wasn't in the mood to talk about that right now.

Since Itadori said this, and seeing that he looked tired and sad, Megumi Fushiguro didn't know what to say and just concentrated on applying medicine to him.