Chapter 19 chapter 2

After I took a nap, it started to light up.I set an alarm on my watch to avoid oversleeping, but I woke up before that, and probably slept for less than three hours.But the mind is already clear. I opened the window and looked out the window. The rain had completely stopped, the sun was shining directly on the mountainside opposite, and the surrounding grasslands were also flickering. Today seems to be a sunny day. The room was strangely dark because the sun couldn't shine in.I thought the house was oriented due south, or south-east, but now it seems to be facing southwest from the angle of daylight.

"Southwest...?" I looked at the scenery outside the window and muttered to myself. There seems to be something in my heart that I can't let go of, I can't explain it clearly, something. But now I can't realize the problem for a while. It may also be that I took it for granted that the sunrise can be seen in this room, but it is not the case. I am just a little surprised. No, I realized again, that's not the case. There must be a reason for the idea that the house is slightly to the east.I am not making unfounded subjective assumptions. I turned around and picked up Yusuke's diary on the bed. Did it mention the direction of the house?But after turning a few pages, I was convinced that it was not what was written in the diary, but somewhere more inconspicuous.

Holding the diary in my hand, I began to look around the room with a hint of impatience.Why do you care so much about this? The astronomical telescope came into view. I walked over and opened the box next to it that contained spare parts.Take out the observation record paper, on which is written the words "Mercury observation in the early morning of July 25th". That's it, it's the piece of paper that made me think the house faced east. I came to the window again, checked the surrounding scenery and the position of the sun, and wanted to confirm again whether this was my illusion.

However, I was not mistaken.The house does face south by west.At least, no sunrise can be seen from here. How is this going?How to explain this contradiction? I lay on my back on the bed, rubbing my face with my hands.His hands were greased and gleaming. After racking his brains for a while, a guess appeared in his mind, which was an idea that had never been imagined so far, but it could indeed clarify many doubts. I stood up, walked quickly to the stairs, and after going underground, I came out of the house by the same road. The ground was muddy due to yesterday's rain, so I paid attention to my feet and walked along the outer wall of the house, which also confirmed my guess.

"I'm so stupid," I exclaimed after walking around the house. After returning to the house, Sayaka had already gotten up and opened the curtains. "Morning" she greeted me after seeing me, "You wake up so early" "The house is facing southwest" She doesn't understand what I said out of the blue, huh?frown. I pointed to the window, "Although it's morning, the sun can't shine in, so it should be a bit west" That's when she finally understood what I was saying, and she glanced at the window and said, "Ah, yeah, but what's the matter?"

"Look at this" I handed her the observation record paper. She looked at it, not knowing what it meant, and acted in a daze.Although this is common sense that even elementary school children know, adults who don't use it often will gradually forget it. "You should still remember water, gold, earth, fire, and wood? This is the order of the planets in the solar system. Mercury is the closest one to the sun. If you want to observe Mercury from the earth, what should you do?" "How to do it?" "It must be facing the direction of the sun, because Mercury is always on the side of the sun"

"what……" "You can also observe Mercury during the day, but you need to use special instruments. And if this kind of household astronomical telescope will be affected by the sunlight, it will be invisible. Therefore, it is generally best to observe when the sun is about to rise or set. good times" "It says 'early morning' here," she said, looking at the recording paper. "Yes, so Keiichiro must have observed it at sunrise. Of course the sun's light will come in afterwards." "Can't you see the sunrise from the room on the second floor?"

"I can't see it" I shook my head, "No matter how far I stick my head out of the window, I can't see it" Sayaka's eyes widened, "What's going on?" "I worked hard, and finally thought of a possibility. Because it's so bizarre, it might make you laugh." "I can't laugh, just tell me" "It's very simple, this house used to face east" "Once upon a time?" "I guess the house was rebuilt" Maybe this sentence was beyond Sayaka's expectation, she stood there blankly, her eyes began to scan around.After turning around, it came back to me again.

"Recovered? But Yusuke didn't mention anything in his diary." "Yes, that is to say, it was built after his death" "That means this house is not that old?" “Not as old as we thought” "However, what is the reason for rebuilding? Since it is specially rebuilt, how can it be possible that no one lives there now?" "I also feel very strange about this, but if it is indeed rebuilt, at least one big question can be solved." "what?" "That mysterious room that exists in your memory." I pointed to the direction of the kitchen. "It's a room with green curtains and black vases. Why doesn't this house exist? It obviously exists in your memory. The answer is that the house in your memory is completely different from this place."

But she immediately denied my conjecture. "That's impossible. I remember this house. It's unmistakable. There is no difference at all." "And that memory of the room with the green curtains and the vases, don't you think anymore? Can you affirm that there is no such room?" "That..." Sha Yejia lowered his head. I put my hand on her shoulder. "To be honest, after entering this room, I have always had the impression that the house has almost no decay caused by use" Sayaka raised her face, and I watched her continue talking. "For example, it is true that the carpet under your feet is covered with dust, but it can be said that there is almost no wear and tear. Not only the carpet, I looked at the ground around the dining table, and there are no traces of scratches on the feet of the chair. Other things It’s the same, everything is new, it feels like it’s just been placed for a long time.”

"How is it possible...Look, aren't there traces of someone's life everywhere?" "yes?" "Yeah, Yusuke's room, the room of the Michu couple, and the kitchen all show signs of being used." "Then I want to ask you, why do you think there are no lights here?" "In terms of lights, do you mean fluorescent lamps? Because the electric switch here is electrified." "It's not like this, it's not that the switch was pulled, but there was no electricity here" The moment he heard my words, Sayaka became expressionless, and then slowly put on a frightened look. "nonsense……" "It's true, I just confirmed it, why don't you witness it with your own eyes?" OK, I'll go and see - she didn't say that, just shook her head. "Without electricity, how can we live..." "I can't live," I said, "at least the household appliances here make me feel that there is no electricity, but the fact is that there is no electricity here. Then there is only one conclusion, no one lives here from the beginning" "Why doesn't anyone live?" "I don't know, there is no need to build a house that no one lives in." Sayaka slumped on the sofa with both legs limp.Holding his head in his hands, his bloodshot eyes glared angrily. "There will be such a thing? So what are those things? Yusuke's desk, textbooks and notebooks spread out, and half-knit sweaters on the rocking chair in the parents' room. How do you explain those things?" "Someone deliberately wants to restore all of this—is that the only way to think?" "recovery" "Yes, for example, this room." I looked around the bedroom, "Is the furnishings of this room the same as you remember?" Sayaka nodded mechanically. "It's a reproduction of the old house at a point in time. It's a replica. Of course, I have no idea what the purpose of this is." "I can't believe it at all." Sayaka stared at the air dryly, and her body began to tremble. "The key to solving the mystery is the room with green curtains and black vases in your memory fragment. If you really want to restore this house to its original appearance, why is there no such room? As long as I know this reason, I feel that all doubts It can be solved easily” Sayaka lamented, "In the end, I still have to rely on my memory to solve the problem, but at this critical moment, I can't remember anything. I always feel like a wall has been erected in my mind, and I can't get through it" "There's always going to be an entrance in that wall, and I'm sure I'll find a way to open it" I stood up. "where to?" "I'm going to find out what happened to the disappearing room," I replied.