I do not own Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro. Don't forget that!
ACT 3 : THE FORGOTTEN GIRL
My hands trembled as I clicked the link to read the book. It is just a simple short story and now I can read English better. As the title of the book emerged on my computer screen, I took in deep breath and started to read it. The continuation of the story goes along like this:
The man is puzzled by the girl's sudden disappearance, he then asked for his brother help to search for the girl. Both of them searched the entire house, but never found her. They search the entire night, and finally, when dawn breaks, the brother gave up and stopped searching for the girl.
The man thought the same too, but he couldn't bear to remember the sad-looking eyes the girl had. For some reason, he knew the girl badly need him to find her and he will not stop until he had found her.
Early that morning, the man went to the nearest church and asks the priest over there about the girl. But the priest didn't even know the girl. He then went to the nearest town along with his brother and asked the people over there about the girl, sadly, not even one person recognized her.
By her looks, she must be some rich man's daughter since no one in the country ever managed to buy such beautiful blue frock like the girl is wearing. His brother suggested the country's mayor, but when they meet him, he too, didn't recognize the girl.
Two days went by and the man still haven't got a clue about the girl. His brother lost hope and went back to his home, leaving the man by himself at the town's hall. The man sat there to think about the girl and before he realises it, it is already night fall.
As the man walked back to his brother's house, it suddenly rains. The man is already on his brother's farm and there is no shelter anywhere, leaving him to ran back home. But the rain is getting stronger and he is shivering with cold.
It was that time, he found one figure, standing at the roadside, holding a blue umbrella, calling to him. He looked up and saw the girl he had been searching for. He is speechless as the girl went over him and handed the umbrella to him. Strangely, the girl is not even soaked wet even though she is standing in the midst of the heavy rain.
"Who are you really Emily?" asked the man. The girl only smiled at him.
"I am no one. Everyone forgot about me." said the girl. The man stared at the girl, confused.
"Not even one person remembers me, I am the forgotten girl."
"Is that why you look so sad?" asks the man.
"No, I despise when no one remembers me. That is why I was so sad." the girl lifted her hand and clutched at the man's coat.
"Are you going to forget about me too?" she asked, staring deep into the man's eyes.
"No! You're wrong!" cried the man. Emily stared at the man in surprise.
"I remember you Emily, and I will always remember you... So, please don't be sad anymore." he said. There is a moment silence before the girl smiled back at him.
"No, you'll definitely forgot about me sooner, but I shall give you a reminder of my forgotten soul, so long as you hold onto that umbrella, please don't forget about me." said the girl, pointing to the umbrella on the man hands. The man glanced at it and nodded.
"I will, I promise you." he said.
"Thank you. This way, I will still be alive, even if it is in your memory." said the girl as a pale bluish light consumed her and she vanished into the air
As the girl vanishes, the rain also stopped. The man stayed there, speechless. He looked at the blue umbrella the girl had given to him and hugged it. He then took the umbrella back to his country and kept it in a safe, while telling his family and friends of the tale of the forgotten girl. So that the girl will always alive in people's memories.
I blinked back my tears as I read the end of the story. Tough I don't know what is the girl and why everyone forgot about her. I felt satisfied to know at the end, the girl is finally remembered by someone. She is not the forgotten girl anymore.
But why did she reached to me? Is she being forgotten again? If that the case, I gladly accept the girl's wish to be remembered forever. The next day, I told Kanae about the end of the story, we talked about it the entire day.
But soon enough, I began to forget again about Emily. Days passed and my fathers's death totally moved her off my mind. But it was at that time, he comes to me. Neuro comes to my life unexpectedly, at my first sight of him, I immediately remembered the familiar blue frock and blond hair of Emily.
Perhaps Emily is sending him to me, just like she gave the man her umbrella as a reminder of herself. Now, every time Neuro is with me, I remembered the tale of the forgotten girl who wanted to remain alive in someone else's memory.
I never had the chance to tell this peculiar tale to Neuro tough. But one thing I've known for sure, I have told this story to you, and it will be your turn to remember Emily.
I did a bad job at telling tales. But please enjoy it! And sorry, Neuro only appears at the end...
