But My Grandfather

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(Translated and arranged by Saya)
A high school boy fell in love with a girl. They both went to the same school in a rural area.

The girl lived with her grandfather in an old house on the outskirts of the town. She was a kind girl who looked after her grandfather well, and was very popular with other kids.
The boy belonged to a photography club, and one day he asked the girl to pose as a model for his pictures. From then on, they became closer and closer, until they started dating in secrecy.

The boy wanted to go and study in Tokyo once he left the high school.
He wanted the girl to come with him, but the girl said she couldn't leave the town because she had to look after her grandfather.

Whenever the boy suggested they do some activities together, she would often start off by saying, "I'm sorry but my grandfather..." and make excuses about why she couldn't do them with him.
The boy felt irritated by this, and as the time passed, he became increasingly colder to her because of it.
He would shout at her: "Stop saying 'but my grandfather, but my grandfather' !"
 
And then came the day when the boy was due to leave for Tokyo.
He went to the girl's house to say goodbye, but the girl, who received him at the front door, said, "please take me with you." 
 
The boy asked, "but what are you going to do with your grandfather?" 
The girl replied, "he is alright now."

He sensed something was wrong, and went inside the house.
There on the bed, he found her grandfather lying dead, and the whole place was covered in blood. 
He turned around to find the girl standing behind him, holding a bloody knife.
"My grandfather is asleep now, so please don't disturb him."
The boy was overcome with sheer panic and horror, and ran out of the house. He left the town immediately for Tokyo. 

For the next ten years or so, he never set foot in his hometown again. 
He remembered about the girl with regret, thinking that she committed the crime out of deep love for him.
He was the root cause of it all. He initially felt guilty, but over time the memory faded away, and it became all but a distant past. 

Then one day, he received a letter announcing the date of the next reunion at his high school. He decided to attend it this time.

At the reunion party, he enjoyed drinking and talking to his old friends.
He then remembered about the girl and felt an urge to ask his schoolmates as to what happened to her after that fateful day, without mentioning he was involved in it in any way.
 
But no one whom he asked knew anything about the incident. Even those who took photos of her with him did not remember about her.

He was completely baffled by this, and decided to ask around in the town to see if anyone else remembered about her.

Finally, he met an old lady who knew about the girl, but she said, "that happened more than 50 years ago."

"Impossible!"
He became confused and started doubting his own mind. 

But he knew where her old house was. He searched his memories and followed the familiar paths that led to the place where the house used to stand.

However, when he arrived there, he found only a steep cliff.
And he could find no trace of a house ever having been built there.

Comments

Saya_In_Underworld said…
I look forward to reading your comments πŸ˜†⭐ The only reason I am continuing the blog is that I enjoy interacting with you!πŸ’“πŸ’“πŸ’“✨

So please don't be shy and leave comments!πŸ˜†πŸŒˆ✨
yeahanisa said…
I guess he did right. Can't imagine how its gonna be if the boy just simply say yes to her
kraken said…
This story is giving me 'then who was phone' vibes lol I can only think that he might have been dating a ghost!! Thanks for the update Saya!!
Bittarae said…
Another chilling recount from Saya! Thank you so much! <3
Saya_In_Underworld said…
I never imagined what would happen if the boy said yes, but you are right 🀣✨Good point!
Saya_In_Underworld said…
Good old meme🀣✨✨πŸ’•

Thank you for leaving the comment too! πŸ‘πŸ’—
Saya_In_Underworld said…
My pleasure, darling πŸ’• I am glad you like it!
Dio said…
Back in top form, Saya-san!!! The atmosphere and pace was so great! πŸ™Œ
Saya_In_Underworld said…
I just had to upload that picture that was in my folder 🀣✨I am glad you like it, and thanks a lot!🌈✨
Anna said…
so happy to see you posted again Saya ^_^ you always have the most unique stories!
Saya_In_Underworld said…
Thank you! Remember your comments are checked before appearing on the blog!πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘✨
aiyie2freak said…
It would've been a cute timeskip love much like kimi no na wa if not for the fact that she killed her grandpa.
Saya_In_Underworld said…
I have never watched the anime so you should have put a spoiler alert🀣✨ You won't find anything cute on this blogπŸ˜†⭐
George V said…
Nice and creepy. Thank you again for doing these translations.
Saya_In_Underworld said…
I thought you were King George V, but aren't you the George who used to comment on my blog often?🀣✨

Thank you for your comment!
Diogo Valverde said…
Should that ever happen to me, god forbid, that would certainly have me shouting "MADRE DE DIOS!" even though I don't even speak Spanish.
Saya_In_Underworld said…
I might start saying a phrase or two in Spanish too, if that ever happened to me🀣🀣🀣⭐
meeranis said…
Poor guy was probably so ✨ traumatised ✨ I bet he would never trust anything he sees TT
Saya_In_Underworld said…
It made me feel like I should check if my childhood sweetheart was real or not🀣✨✨✨
George V said…
Yes. I have followed since I first discovered your blog, looking for more Japanese Urban Legends. You can blame Ringu.
Saya_In_Underworld said…
That's great πŸ˜†✨I hope I can post more stuff so you can get even more addicted to them!✨🎡
Orion said…
Weird! I wonder if he thought to check the photos and see if she was still in them? But at least now he knows it's safe to visit friends in his hometown haha
Rumeysa said…
Thanks for the post!πŸ€—
Banake said…
Why does the link say this is from February 2019?
Saya_In_Underworld said…
You just live in a different parallel reality πŸ˜†✨
Saya_In_Underworld said…
You are very welcome, sweetheart πŸ˜ŠπŸ’•
Saya_In_Underworld said…
I like this kind of weird story πŸ˜†✨
Yes, that's definitely the upside of be it🀣⭐
Saya_In_Underworld said…
Thank you so much πŸ₯°⭐
I love you all too!
Amuletyu said…
Thanks for this post!! I enjoyed reading it! After reading other people’s comments about the girl being a possible ghost, I wonder if the boy even looked at the photos he took of her and if he still has them. I kind of believe she’s a ghost but at the same time I don’t cause this was 50 years ago so I understand if the classmates don’t remember anything at all. Idk, was she a ghost ? The house is also gone, so it’s either he was seeing a ghost house, or over time there’s been construction and rebuilding of the hometown and they removed that house.
Saya_In_Underworld said…
Hello, thank you for sharing your thoughts 😊✨ I am so glad you enjoyed the story!
allucinator said…
I'm that kind of guy who would check the school records. Memories are quite tricky. Who the hell is that ghost anyway?

[This is Kurt; all Blogger accounts has turned into Google accounts. If you wonder why your Blogger profile picture is gone, that's the reason.]
Saya_In_Underworld said…
KurtπŸ˜†✨ You have a beautiful profile picture that looks just like you 🀣✨
Destinneena said…
Well I kinda think he maybe had an odd special time skipp, or aternative dimension type thing. I don't disagree with the possibility of her being a ghost either. I just kinda wanted to suggest something else.
Saya_In_Underworld said…
I thought the same!πŸ˜†⭐Thank you for your contribution!πŸ‘πŸ’—
Anonymous said…
Welcome back saya! Been visiting your page from time to time and I'm glad seeing you post again. Looking forward for more scary stories from you 😁
Saya_In_Underworld said…
Thank you so much for leaving a comment. That's encouraging πŸ˜ŠπŸ’“ Bless you!πŸ‘✨
Unknown said…
Wow, thank you for the post Saya! This definitely brought back the chills that I had when reading Another (the novel).
Perhaps the ghost girl wanted to relive her youth so she blended in with the living, and then when she left, so did the memories about her ^^~
Saya_In_Underworld said…
Thank you for commenting πŸ˜ŠπŸ’ž

I am glad it scared you πŸ˜†⭐✨