" hora mite mite , kenji ！ sugoi kirei ！ "

" ā , sōdana "

umibe ni tatazumu bijo no kaiga o minagara kogoe de hashagu kanojo no miyuki

nitaishite , ore wa tekitō ni aizuchi o utta .
koko wa yūmeina gaka san to yara no bijutsutenda .
miyuki wa kōiu bijutsuten o miru no ga sukirashīnode tsukiatteiru nodaga , shōjiki ore
ni wa amari omoshiro sa ga wakaranai .

" kono hyōjō toka sugoiyone ！ annyuina funiki ga marude hontōni ikiteru mitai "
" o , mā tashikani "

hōzue o tsuite ki okotagena hyōjō o suru shōjo no e o minagara , ore wa mata mo

tekitōna henji o suru .
jōzuna eda , to wa ore mo omōga tada no e nitaishite soko made kandō suru koto mo
nai toiu no ga shōjikina kansōda .
geijutsu toiu mono ni rikai no nai ore no yōna ningen kara sureba , kono bijutsuten wa
tadatada taikutsudatta .

" kocchi no e mo sugoiyo ！ kono waratteru kao nante imanimo waraigoe ga

kikoeteki sōda mon "
" naruhodonā … … toiu ka , sakki kara jinbutsuga bakkaridana "

ore wa futo omotta gimon o kuchi ni shita .

ima miteiru kuchi o ōkiku hiraite waratteiru kappuku no ī otoko no e o fukumete ,
irikuchi kara zutto jinbutsu no e shika mitenai .
fūkei toka dōbutsu toka , sōitta jinbutsu igai no e wa koko ni wa mattaku nakatta .

" kono gaka san wa jinbutsuga shika egakanai mitainano . saikin kyū ni yūmei ni natta
gaka sandene , namae igai no sujō wa hotondo wakattenai tteiu misuteriasuna hitona
nda "
" hēe , sonna koto mo aru ndana "

ore wa sukoshi fushigi ni omoinagara e o miageta .

geijutsu no sekai to iuto keni shugi no imēji ga tsuyoi .
kaiwai no o erai san ni mitomerareta ningen ga egaita e toiu mono ga hyōka sare , tada
umai dake no e wa nan no kachi mo mīdasarenai .
sonna kibishī sekaida to bakari katte ni omotteitaga , doko no dare to mo wakaranai
gaka no e de mo kōshita bijutsuten ga hirakareru monona no ka .

" are ？ nandarō kore … … "

suruto , miyuki ga kyū ni ashi o tometa .

miyuki no shisen no saki o miruto , soko ni wa gakubuchi ni irerareta masshiroi kami
ga kazarareteita .

" nanda korya ？ hakushi janē ka . nande gaku ni haitte nda ？ "
" kore mo sakuhin … …na no kana ？ "
" masshirona kami o kazatte sakuhin tte , sonna gendai āto jārumaishi … … "
gakubuchi ni ichi ho chikazuite yoku miruto , gaku no shita ni wa e no namae ga
kakareteita .

" nani nani … … “ isu ni suwatte hohoemu kifujin ” … … iya , sonna e doko ni mo
naiga … … "
" ūn , unei san no techigai kana ？ "
" kazarubeki e ga nai toka , chotto zusan janai ka ？ "

ore wa akirenagara gaku ni kazarareta hakushi o miageta .

suruto sono shunkan , totsuzen gakubuchi ga hikarikagayakihajimeta .

" u wa, , nanda ！ ？ "

totsuzen no koto ni odorokinagara mabushi sa ni me o tsumuruto , karada ga sugoi

ikioi de e no hō ni suiyoserareteiku no o kanjita .
tossa ni hakushi ni te o tsukō to suruto , marude ekitai ni te o tsukkondeshimatta ka no
yō ni ore no te ga kami no naka ni shizumikondeiku .

" nanda korya ！ ？ dō natte … … u putu … … "

" kenji ！ ？ "

sonomama no ikioi de ore no karada ga e no naka ni nomikomareteiku .

te o ugokashite mo ashi o batatsukasete mo ikioi wa tomarazu , tsuini ore no karada
wa zenshine no naka ni nomikomareteshimatta .
me no mae ga makkurade nani mo mienai .
suruto , kyū ni pat to shikai ga akaruku natta .

" u� … … ittai dō natta nda ？ "

me o hirakuto , sakihodo made ita bijutsuten no kaijō ga shikai ni utsuru .

nandaka , sukoshi takai ichi kara kaijō zentai o mioroshiteiru yōda .

"ke , kenji … … "

odoroita yōsu no miyuki ga kochira o miteiru koto ni kizuita .

" miyuki , ore dō natte … … tte ugokenē ！ ？ "

ore wa miyuki no hō ni chikayorō to shitaga , karada ga zenzen ugokanai .

karōjite kao dake wa ugokaseruga kubi kara shita wa mattaku pikuri to mo ugokanai .
ore wa itsunomanika isu ni suwatteita yōde , soko kara tachiagaru koto sura
kanawanakatta .

" kenji ga … … e ni nacchatta … … "

" … … wa ？ "

miyuki no tsubuyaki ni , ore wa omowazu ma no nuketa henji o shiteshimau .

ore ga , e ni natta ？
amarini mo imi no wakaranai kotoba ni nani o itteru nda to toitadasō toshite , sokode
ore wa jibun no karada no iwakan ni kizuita .
ore no karada wa kon isu ni suwatteiru .
shiri ni fureteiru isu no kankaku mo , te o noseteiru tesuri no kankaku mo aru .
daga , sono ippō de ore no karada kara wa rittaikan toiu mono ga ushinawareteita .
marude ore no zenshin ga dō ichi heimen jō ni aru ka no yōna , kimyōde kimi no
warui kankaku .
sonna , masaka hontōni … … ？

" o , oi … … miyuki , ore no karada wa dō natteru nda … … ？ "

" e , e no naka de , isu ni suwatteru … … toiu ka , kenji , daijōbunano … … ？ "

miyuki ga konwaku shita kao de kochira o miageteiru .

daijōbu ,de hanai .
konna , e no naka ni haitteshimau nante bakageta genshō ni ore wa ittai dō sureba ī
nda ？

"na , nanna ndayo kore ！ ？ dō natte ndayo ！ ？ "

"� ！ ？ kenji , fuku ga ！ ？ "

suruto , miyuki ga ore no karada o yubi sashitekita .

fuku ？
ore wa kyō kon no tīshatsu ni jīpan toiu kakkō de kiteita .
sore ga dōka shita nodarō ka ？

" nandayo , ore no fuku ga nani ka … … tte , e … … ？ "

shita o miru koto ga dekinai tame jibun no me de kakunin wa dekinaiga , nani ka

okashina kankaku ga hada ni tsutawaru .
shinshukusei no aru kiji de dekita tīshatsu ga , marude rēsu de dekiteiru ka no yōna
sara sara to shita shitsukan no mono ni kawatteiku .
sarani tīshatsu no sode no atta bubun ni , furiru no yōna fuwafuwa shita sōshoku ga
fue , kubi mawari wa munamoto ga mieru gurai made hirogatteita .
haiteita kawasei no kutsu wa tsumasaki no kitsui haihīru ni kawari , kutsushita wa
kiete nakunatteiku .
naniyori ki ni naru no wa , katai kiji de ashi o tsutsundeita jīpan ga , tīshatsu to ittai ka
shita ue ni fuwari to yutori o motte ōkiku hirogaru sukātojō no mono ni kawatteiru
kotoda .
kore de wa marude , onna no fuku o kiteiru yōde hanai ka .

" … … miyuki , ore no fuku , dō natta … … ？ "

" et to … … mukashi no yōroppa no ojōsama ga kiteru mitaina , makkana doresu ni
nacchatta … … "

sore o kīte ore wa kao ga akaku natteiku no o kanjita .

ore ga makkana doresu o kiteiru nante , kore wa nani ka no bachi gēmudarō ka .
konna shūtai o e ni sarete kazararete , shikamo sono e ga ore jishinda nante ,
shūchishin ga hageshiku shigeki sareru .
" kenji , dondon egaki kawatteicchauyo … … a a, , karada made ！ ？ "

miyuki ga himei no yō ni koe o ageru .

miyuki kara miruto ore ga egakareta e ga egaki kawaru yō ni henka shiteitteiru yōda .
ore kara wa sono yōsu wa wakaranaiga , jibun ga kawatteitteiru no wa kankaku de
rikai dekiru .
sakki kara zentai teki ni shimetsukerareru yō ni kitsukatta fuku ya kutsu ga , karada ni
chōdo ī saizu ni kawatteitteiru .
daga , miyuki no kotoba o kikuto kore wa motto chigau osoroshī koto ga okotteiru yō
ni omoeru .

"na ,nā miyuki , ore no karada , moshikashite … … "

" karada ga , dondon onna no hito ni … … "

sesuji ni hiyāse ga tsutau no o kanjiru .

fuku ga ōkiku natteiru node hanaku , ore no karada ga chīsaku natteiru noda .
shikamo tada chīsaku natteiru node hanaku , onna no karada ni kawatteitteiru .
sono shōko ni , sakki made yurukatta munamoto wa gyaku ni kitsu ku natteita .
marude tsumebutsu de mo shiteiru mitai ni fukure agari appakukan to jūryōkan no aru
mune ni , tsuyoi iwakan ga aru .
henka ga aru no wa mune dakede hanai .
mijikakatta kami wa senaka ni todoku hodo ni nagai mono ni nari uttōshi sa o kanjiru .
teashi mo doko ka tayorina sa o kanjiru hosoku kyashana mono ni kawatteiki , dondon
karada kara orerashi sa ga ushinawareteiku .
soshite , otoko no shōchōdearu kokan no mono mo , oto mo naku attoiumani sono
sonzai o ushinatta .

" ā , ore ga … … tte , koe made … … "

nodo kara deru koe made hosoku takai mono ni natteshimai , ore no karada wa kanzen
ni onna ni natteshimatta .
saigo to bakari ni , kao no kankaku mo kawatteiku .
wazukana omokage sura mo nokosanai toiu ikioi de kao ga
egaki kaerare , sore ni awasete ore no hyōjō wa kotei ka sareta .
mae o muite hohoemu yōna kao no mama katamatteshimai , hyōjō o kaeru koto ga
dekinai .
kuchimoto made fukumete kanzen ni kotei ka sareteshimatta tame , mō shaberu koto
mo dekinai .
naishin de wa totemo warau yōna kibun de hanainoni , ureshī koto demo atta ka no
yōna hyōjō no mama ugoku koto ga dekinai no wa hagayukute shikatanai .

"ke , kenji ga … … mō betsujin ni … … … …, , n� ！ ？ "

suruto , ore o miteita miyuki ni ihen ga okita .

isshun umekigoe o ageta to omōto , me kara hikari ga kiete bōzen to shihajimeta noda .
miyuki ！
dō shita ！ ？
daijōbu ka ！ ？
sō koe o kaketakute mo , ore wa hohoemu hyōjō no mama koe o dasu koto ga dekinai .
yagate miyuki wa hat to ki ga tsukuto , me o mabataki sasete kyoton to shiteita .

" are ？ watashi nani shiteta ndakke ？ … … sōda , ichi nin de bijutsuten ni
kite tandatta . mō , nande kyū ni bōt to shichatta ndarō … … "

miyuki no kotoba ni ore wa mimi o utagatta .

ichi nin de kita ？
nani o itteru nda , koko ni wa ore to issho ni kita ndarōga .
shikashi miyuki wa sakki made no koto nado kirei sappari wasureteshimatta ka no yō
ni , kyōmishinshin toitta kao de ore no koto o mihajimeta .

" kireina hitodanā . yōroppa no kizoku no hito kana ？ akai doresu ga niattete
suteki … … "

moto ga jibun no kareshidatta toiu ninshiki o kanzen ni ushinatteshimatta no ka ,

miyuki wa ichi mai no e toshite ore no koto o miteiru .
oi , dō shita ndayo ！ ？
ore no koto wakaranaku nacchimatta no ka ！ ？

" a, , acchi no e mo kirei … … "

miyuki wa sonomama nagareru yō ni betsu no e no hō e idō shiteshimai , ore wa sono

ba ni torinokosareteshimatta .
oi , miyuki ！
mattekure ！ da , dare ka , ore o moto ni modoshitekure ！
sō sakebitakute mo , ore wa tada mae o muita mama hohoemu koto shika dekinakatta .
are kara dore gurai jikan ga tattadarō ka .
ore no shikai ni wa tokei ga utsutteinai tame , seikakuna jikan wa wakaranai .
shikashi , kyaku ga inaku nari kakarīnrashiki ningen ga heya no shōmei o otoshiteitta
koto kara mō heikan jikan o sugita no wa machigainai .
kekkyoku ore wa yoru ni natte mo e kara deru koto ga dekinakatta .

" hā … … ittai dō sureba … … tte , shabereru … … ！ ？ "

sokode ore wa jibun ga kuchi o hirai tari hyōjō o kaerareru yō ni natteiru koto ni
kizuita .
toriaezu kao dake wa kaihō sareta yō de hot to iki o tsuku .
mō yoru de kyaku ga inaku nattakaradarō ka .
hito ga iru mae de wa e ni natte ugokenainoni , dare mo miteinai tokoro de wa
shabereruda nante marude doko ka no eiga mitaina hanashida .

" moshi . soko no ojōsan . daijōbudesu kana ？ "

suruto , doko kara ka koe ga kikoetekita .

dareda ？
mawari ni wa ningen wa ichi nin mo inai .
shikashi , tashika ni koe wa kikoeru .
hikuku shiwagareta rōjin no yōna koeda .
" kochiradesu . kijo no shōmen ni aru e o mitekudasai "

ore wa me o korashite shōmen o mita .

suruto , soko ni wa tsue o tsuite tatazundeiru sūtsu sugata no rō shinshi no e ga
kazarareteita .
takuwaerareta shiroi hige to fukai shiwa ga inshō tekina ojīsan no eda .
masaka , are ga shabetteiru no ka ？

" sōdesu . watashidesu . kijo no koto wa kyō ichi nichi zutto miteimashita . kanojo san
to koko ni kite , soshite e ni natteshimau tokoro mo "
"� ！ ？ "
" kitto odoroita kotodeshōnā . jitsuhadesune , watashi mona nodesuyo . watashi mo ,
moto wa ningendeshita "
" a , anata mo ！ ？ "

me no mae no rō shinshi no kotoba ni odoroki o kakusenai .

masaka , e ni sareta no wa ore dake janakatta no ka .

" watashi wa moto haura wakaki otomedeshita . shikashi , yūjin totomoni kono
bijutsuten ni kita sai , e ni nomareteshimai , ima de wa kono tōridesu . iya haya ,
masaka konna koto ni natteshimau nado , ano toki no watashi wa omoi mo
shimasendeshita "
"…………"

urawakaki otomedatta toiu koto wa , kono rō shinshi mo ore to onaji yō ni chigau

seibetsu no ningen no e ni sareteshimatta toiu koto ka . daga sore ni shite wa nante iu
ka .

" otome to iu ni wa , shaberi kata ga … … "

" ā , koredesu kana ？ koko de e ni natta ningen wa e no sugata no tōri ni shika
furumaenaku natteshimau nodesuyo . mochiron , kijo datte reigai de wa arimasenyo ,
ojōsan "
" hai ？ nani o osshaimasuno ？ watakushi wa futsū ni shabere … … tte ,
ara … … ？ "

ore wa omowazu kuchi o tsugunda .

kotoba ga , okashī .
ore wa futsū ni shaberō to shita dakenanoni , akiraka ni omotteiru no to chigau kotoba
ga kuchi kara detekuru .

"do , dō nattemasuno ！ ？ watakushi , futsū ni shaberō to … … ku, ,na ,

nandesuno ！ ？ kono kuchō ！ ？ o , o … … watakushi … … ā mō , jibun no
koto o watakushi to itteshimaimasuwa ！ "

ore , to iō toshite mo , hassei suru shunkan ni watakushi toiu kotoba ni

kakikaerareteshimau .
marude kuchō ga kyōsei sareteiru yō ni ojōsama kotoba shika shaberenaku
natteshimatteita .
" mudadesuyo . e ni sareta ningen wa mō sono yō ni shika shaberenai nodesukara "
" o jī sama , watakushitachi wa dō naru nodesu ka … … ？ moto ni , modoreru
nodesuyone … … ？ "

ore ga tazuneruto , rō shinshi wa isshun kotoba o tsumaraseta .

" … … jitsuha watashitachi dakede wa nai nodesuyo . koko ni kazarareteiru e , korera

wa subete moto wa ningendeshita "
" su , subete ！ ？ "

subete toiu koto wa , kyō mitekita umibe ni tatazumu bijo no e mo , hōzue o tsuite ki
okotagena hyōjō o suru shōjo no e mo , kuchi o ōkiku hiraite waratteiru kappuku no ī
otoko no e mo , moto wa zenbu ningendatta toiu koto ka ？

" kijo no tonari ni kazarareteiru himawari hatake de egao o ukabeteiru shōjo no e mo ,

sū nichi mae made wa watashitachi dōyō hanasu koto ga dekiteimashita . moto wa ni
ji no chichioyadatta to nanotteimashita . shikashi , ima wa kanzen ni e ni natteshimai ,
mō koe o dasu koto mo arimasen "
" so , sore tte … … "

amarini mo osoroshī jitai ni , ore wa wanawana to koe o furuwaseta .

" e ni sareta ningen wa jikan ga tatsu koto de kanzenna e ni natteshimau nodesu .

shintai dakede hanaku , kokoro modesu . jibun no koto o honmono no eda to ninshiki
shiteshimau yō ni naru nodesu . sore o tomeru jutsu wa arimasen . watashitachi mo sō
tōkunai uchi ni kokorokara e ni natteshimaudeshō "
"ji yo , jōdan de wa arimasenwa ！ konna , ikinari e ni sarete , sono ue kokoro
made e ni natteshimauda nante , sonna no yurusaremasenwa ！ "

ore wa ikari no kanjō o ro wani shinagara koe o ara geta .

shikashi , rō shinshi wa sonna ore no kotoba o kīte mo nanimokamo o akirameta yōna
hyōjō no mamadatta .

" kō natteshimattara , watashitachi ni wa mō dekiru koto wa nai nodesuyo . go wa

tada shizuka ni saigo no toki o matsu dake … … "
" īe ！ zettai ni nani ka , e kara deru hōhō ga aru hazudesuwa ！ akiramezu ni
issho ni kangae … … "

sō kotoba o tsuzukeyō to shita tokoro de , ikinari kaijō no tobira ga hirakareta .

dōyara keibīn ga mimawari ni kitarashī .
sono shunkan , ore wa koe o dasu koto ga dekinaku nari , mata moto no bi emi no
hyōjō de kotei ka sareteshimatta .
ku so, , mata kayo … … .
ore wa naishin iradachi o tsunorasenagara , bi emi o ukabete mae o mitsuzukekeru .
konna jōkyō wa totemo janaiga taerarenai .
ikkoku mo hayaku kono e kara denakereba .
ore wa kesshite akiramezu , genjō o dakai suru hōhō o hisshide kangaeta .
" hora mite aki chan , kireina o nēsan "
" ho e "
oyakozure ga ore no koto o yubi sashite miteiru .
mochiron ore o ore to shite miteiru node hanai .
ore no shita ni aru daiji ni kakareteiru yō ni “ isu ni suwatte hohoemu kifujin ” o
miteiru noda .

" aki mo shōrai wa kōiu kireina hito ni naru kana ？ "

" un , naru ！ "

sonna hanashi o shinagara , oyakozure ga hanareteiku .

koko o tōru kyakutachi wa minna ore no koto o tada no e no yō ni atsukattekuru .
moto ga ningenda nante omoi mo shinai to itta kao de .
tōzen to ieba tōzen kamo shirenaiga , soredemo ore wa moyamoya to shita kimochi ni
natteshimau .
mae o miruto , rō shinshi ga odayakana kao de tatazundeiru e ga me ni hairu .
achira mo ore to dōyō , hito ga iru toki wa honmono no e no yō ni pikuri to mo
ugokanai .
tashika ni kōshite miteiruto , moto ga ningendatta nante totemo omoenai .
daitai , ningen ga e ni naru nante sonna no wa arienai kotoda .
ningen wa tanpakushitsu de kōsei sareta seibutsu de , e wa kami ni notta inku ni
suginai .
somosomo ga kanzen ni betsu no busshitsuna noda .
dakara ano rō shinshi no e datte , ima wa tada no edearushi , watakushi mo tada no
kizoku no e de … … .
tte chigau chigau ！
watakushi wa , iya , ore wa ningenda .
e nankade wa kesshite nai .
e no naka ni haitte kara jikan ga tatteiru sei ka , dandan to jibun no ishiki ga
nurikaeraretekiteiru .
amari yokunai chōkōda .
kono mama de wa rō shinshi ga itteita yō ni hontōni kokoro made e ni natteshimau .
shikkari tsuyoku ishiki o tamotanakereba .
mata yoru ni natta .
kakarīn niyotte shōmei ga otosare , kaijō kara hito no kehai ga kieru .
kō nareba mata shabereru hazuda .

" o jī sama , o jī sama . kikoemasu ka ？ "

"…………"

me no mae ni iru o jī sama ni koe o kakete mo , henji ga kaettekonai .

dō shita nodarō ka .

" o jī sama ！ dō shita ndesu ka ！ ？ henji o shitekudasai ！ "

" … … n , ā , sō ka , watashi ni hanashiteita no ka . konbanha , ojōsan "
" mō , shikkari shitekudasaimashi . watakushi ga hanaseru aite wa mō anata shika
imasennoyo ？ "

o jī sama wa sukoshi neboketa yōna yōsu de henji o shitekuru .

nandaka , miteite sukoshi fuanda .
" ā , sōdesuna . shikashi , dōshite watashi wa hanashiteiru nodeshōna . tada no
shiganai ichi mai no e ni suginai watashi ga "
" chotto , nani o osshaimasuno ！ ？ anata wa ningendatta nodeshō ？ moto
haura wakaki otomedatta to kinō osshi yatteitadehārimasenkoto ？ "

shikashi , o jī sama wa kewashī hyōjō no mama nani ka o kangaeru yō ni

oshidamatteshimau .
soshite , iki o hakidasu yō ni ochitsuita seion de tsubuyakihajimeta .

" tashika ni , sōdatta ki mo suru . shikashi , ima to natte wa sore mo ayafuyana

nodesu . soshite , jibun ga tada no eda toiu kanjō ga dondon tsuyomattekiteiru .
hontōni watashi wa ningendatta nodeshō ka "
" o , o jī sama … … "

o jī sama ga , honmono no e ni narō to shiteiru .

sore wa itsuka kuru jibun no mirai no yōde tadatada kyōfu de shika nakatta .

" watashi wa mō , tada no rōjin no ena nodesuyo . kijo datte , mō e toshite no jikaku
ga mebaetekita node hanaidesu kana ？ "
" so , sonna koto wa ,gozaimasenwa … … watakushi wa , chanto ningen de … … "

hisshi ni atama no naka de jibun no koto o ningenda to ishiki suru .

keredo , me no mae no o jī sama no yō ni , watakushi mo jibun ga hontōha tada no ena
noda toiu ninshiki kara nogarerarenaku natteita .

" ha, , chi , chigaimasuwa ！ watakushi wa … … e de hanaku … … ā , mata atama

no naka demo jibun no koto o watakushi to … … jibun ga , dondon
nurikaerareteshimaimasuwa … … "

watakushi wa kanzen ni jibun no koto o miushinaihajimeteita .

mada jibun ga dansei no ningendatta koto wa oboeteiru .
keredo , ima no watakushi no sugata ga hontō no jibundearu yōna ki ga shite , mae
made no watakushi ga watakushi de hanai yōna ki ga shite , dandan to jibun toiu
sonzai ga ayafuya ni natteiku .
kono mama de haikenai .

" to , tonikaku , e ni natte haikemasenwa . motto takusan oshaberi o shite , ningenrashi

sa o torimodoshi … … "

to , sokode keibīn ga mimawari ni kiteshimatta .

watakushi wa bi emi no hyōjō de kotei ka sareteshimai , kotoba o hassuru koto ga
dekinaku natteshimau .
o jī sama mo , tada no e no yō ni bidōda ni sezu tatazundeiru .
ā , ikenai .
kono mama de wa … … .
nantoka shitai toiu omoi wa arukeredo , nani mo dekinai mama yoru ga fuketeiku .
kekkyoku sonogo , watakushi ga o jī sama to ningenrashī kaiwa o suru koto wa mō
nakatta .
okyakusamatachi ga , watakushi o miru .
kyōmibuka sōna kao , kanshin motteiru kao , tsumarana sōna kao .
iroirona hyōjō o shita okyakusamatachi ga , watakushi o miru .
watakushi wa bi emi o ukabeta mama , mayu hitotsu ugokasazu mae o miteiru .
hannō o shimesu koto wa watakushi ni wa dekinaikeredo , takusan no okyakusama ni
mitemoraeru koto ga dekiru no wa , nandaka hokorashī yōna kibun ga shitekuru .
kinō made wa konna koto kangae mo shinakattanoni , fushigida .
dōshitedarō ka .
sōda , kinō made wa ningen no sugata ni modorō to hisshidattakarada .
ima datte , hontōha sōshita kanjō o motanakerebaikenai hazunanoni , nazeda ka
watakushi wa totemo ochitsuita shinkyōdatta .
kore ga , kinō o jī sama ga itteita e toshite no jikaku ga mebaetekita toiu kotodarō ka .
e wa hito ni mirareru tame ni sonzai shiteiru .
mirareru koto ni yorokobi o kanjiru no wa , watakushi ga edakaradarō . naraba ,
watakushi wa mō ningen to wa ienai node hanaidarō ka .
sonna koto o kangaenagara , watakushi wa tada hohoemitsuzuketa .
yoru .
kaijō ga shizumarikaeru .
okyakusama ga dare mo inai kono kūkan ni nokosareta no wa , watakushitachie
dakeda .

"…………a"

hyōjō ga yurumi , koe ga moreru .

sōda , dare mo inai toki wa shabereru nodatta .

" o jī sama , kikoemasu ka … … ？ "

nani no ki nashi ni , me no mae no o jī sama ni koe o kakeru .

keredo o jī sama wa hannō shinai .
tada no , ichi mai no edearu ka no yō ni , mattaku ugokazu soko ni tatazundeiru .

" e ni natte , shimawareta nodesune … … "

e wa shabet tari wa shinai .

sonna no wa atarimaeda .

" watakushi mo , shaberu no wa , okashīdesuwane … … "

watakushi mo kuchi o tsugunda .

e ga shabette jibun no kotoba o tsutaeru no wa okashī .
e toiu no wa tada mirareru tame dake ni sonzai suru noda .
soko ni ishi hyōji nante mono wa hitsuyō nai .
watakushi o , okyakusama ga miru .
nanibito mo , nanibito mo , miru .
hokorashī .
kibun ga ī .
sōitta kanjō mo , jojoni usureteiku .
e wa shosen tada no e . shi ni notta inku .
sore ga kanjō o motsu no wa okashina koto .
e wa tada mirareru dake .
issai ugoku koto naku , tada egakareta mama no sugata de , hito kara mirareru dake .
mirareru tame dake no sonzai .
sore ga watakushi .
watakushi wa e .
okyakusama ni mirareru ichi mai no e .
watakushi wa e .
watakushi wa e . wa taku … … . wa … … .
…….

" iyā , bijutsuten otsukaresama . buji ni owatte nani yoridesu "

" kore mo zenbu shachō no okagedesuyo . hontōni arigatōgozaimashita "
" iyaiya , somosomo kijo ga inakereba kono bijutsuten wa seiritsu
shimasendeshitakara , kochira koso arigatōgozaimashita "

kaisai kikan ga shūryō shi , kakarīntachi ga subete deharatta bijutsuten no kaijō de ni

nin no josei ga kaiwa o shiteiru .
ichi nin wa wakai josei , mō ichi nin wa kōrei no joseida .
dochira mo kihin no aru kōkina funiki o kanjisaseru tatazumai o shiteiru .

" kijo kara konkai no kikaku o kikasareta toki wa odorokimashitayo . masaka

bijutsuten o hiraite sono kyaku o kaiga ni kaeteshimauda nante "
" saikin angurade wa ninkina ndesuyo . moto ningen no kaiga toiu mono ga .desukara
bijutsuten o hiraki watashi no mahō de kaijō ni kita kyaku o kaiga ni shiteshimaeba ,
bijutsuten no nyūjōryō ni kuwaete takane de uri hakeru kaiga mo te ni hairu , ichi
tsubu de ni do oishī ōkina bijinesu no chansuda to omoimashite "
" fufufu , soko ni bijinesu pātonā toshite kamasete moraete , watashi to shite mo
kōeidesu "
" watashi ichi ninde wa konna bijutsuten no kaisai nante dekimasenkarane . subete
shachō no zairyoku no tamamonodesu "

ni nin no josei ga ayashiku waraiau .

ni nin tomo , shinsoko yukaide shikatanai toitta hyōjōdatta .
hitoshikiri waratta nochi , kōrei no josei ga ichi mai no e ni chikazuku .

" sorede , kono kaigatachi wa dō urisabaku nodesu ka ？ "

" mōsugu yami ōkushon ga kaisai sarerunode sokode shuppin shimasu . kokuchi mo
sudeni sumaseteirunode , moto ningen no kaiga o medetai hentaitachi ga takusan
atsumarudeshōne . shachō mo ichi mai dōdesu ka ？ imanara yasuku o yuzuri
shimasuyo ？ "
" watashi wa kekkōdesu . moto ningen no kaiga nante keshiki warui dakedesuyo "
" sore wa zannen "

suruto , wakai josei ga futokoro kara nan mai ka no shashin o toridashita .

" sore wa ？ "

" kaiga no moto no sugata no kao shashindesu . uketsuke no toki ni satsuei
shiteokimashita . kore to kaiga o setto ni suruto hyōban ga ī ndesuyo "

wakai josei ga shashin o kaiga no tonari ni narabeteiku .

bijo no e no tonari ni chīsana otokonoko no shashin , futotta dansei no e no tonari ni
moderu taikei no rinto shita josei no shashin nado , sorera wa totemo nitsukanai mono
bakaridatta .

" kono kaiga nante ninki ga de sōdesune . rō shinshi no kaigadesuga , moto wa

joshikōseidatta ndesuyo . yūjin to issho ni kiteta kogarade otonashi sōna kawaī
onnanokodeshita "

tsue o tsuite tatazumu sūtsu sugata no rō shinshi no kaiga no tonari ni , seifuku o kita
se no hikui joshikōsei no shashin ga okareru .
kono kaiga to shashin no jinbutsu ga dō ichijinbutsuda to iwarete shinjirareru ningen
ga hatashite dore dake irudarō ka , to wakai josei wa naishin de warai o kotaeta .

" kore nanka mo īdesune . doresu o kita kifujin no edesuga , moto wa seikanna
seinendeshita . kanojo to issho ni kaijō ni kitemashitaga , ima wa kanojo yori mo zutto
kireina josei ni natteshimatte "

isu ni koshi o kake hohoendeiru kifujin no kaiga no tonari ni , tīshatsu sugata no

seinen no shashin ga okareru .
hyōjō kara tatazumai made nani kara nani made betsujindaga , kore mo mata dō
ichijinbutsudearu toiu jijitsu ga , wakai josei nitotte wa omoshirokute shikata ga nai .

" soredeha go wa kochira ni makasetekudasai . wakemae no hanashi ōkushon ga

owatta nochi ni demo mata "
" ē , tanoshimi ni shitemasuyo . fufufu … … "

sō itte kōrei no josei wa seki o hazushita .

kaijōnai kara deteitta koto o kakunin shita nochi , wakai josei ga bosori to tsubuyaku .

" anatatachi mo , korekara atarashī go shujin sama ni medetemorau no o tanoshimi ni

shiteitekudasaine "

sorezore no kaiga o nagamenagara hohoemu josei .

shikashi , sore nitaishite kaiga ga nani ka hannō o shimesu koto hanai .
korera wa shosen , kami ni egakareta ichi mai no e ni suginai nodakara .