Ice - planetMakoto Shiina My uncle "guu-Chan" is. His name is Yuki Tsuda Yukio, a 38-year-old. His pet peeve. It's my mother's brother. Always scolded by mother. Was settled in my house when I realised when I was a student, was travelling a lot of foreign. And that long "purposeless" because somewhere along the line "guu-Chan" that has become a nickname. But the guu-Chan is changed, she said somewhat happy. Look at it, my mother is also angry. But angry "guu, which Chan's favorite. "While I say the preparing for dinner from my mother a little weird. My House is on the outskirts of Western Tokyo, built by his grandfather's father. Old House, but guu-Chan 6 tatami mats between "isourou" and so guu-Chan is doing the "hardcore". He transfer Sendai and come home on weekends. Guu-Chan when says something must have peace of mind, say, father guu-Chan but schnorrer that looks like are welcomed. Guu-CHAN, have cameras, usually when I'm at home reading a book or converse only in cleaning, inspection, etc. At all just "hardcore" or not sometimes be away for about 1 week and a kimono. Guu-CHAN to greatly, and so around the country when the survey work. Brought the House once, surveying tools, saw, but it was in very precise telescopes. Take a peek inside the lens and in full scale, focuses on the dial. Prices do not really tried Pro Tools bitching. Do, guu-CHAN, survey specialists even seems not to. My mother is guu-CHAN's seems not like such uncomfortable work helped. "Early independent your, her job. This way your graduated from "schnorrer". "And always angry. Of guu-CHAN, also scolded by my mother, "but well a little. ", And says that mumbo jumbo. Then mother now towards me, "guu-Chan like's into adulthood is not. "And says. It's really complaining. So "guu-Chan" I peeled off, but Miu I love. Guu-CHAN's's story is interesting. My mother is "If you have everyone you know talk, I'm listening to that time not studying. "And says, but far more interesting than doing homework. So I guu-Chan of usually when you hear guu-Chan of room to go. Even in its day, after dinner I Flay Miu I of heard here in the room. Talked big animal."Yu-kun. Know what is the world's longest snake? 」 Guu-CHAN, and widened his eyes at that, I heard. It is always interesting when guu-Chan of habit, so Flay me Miu I of likes the look. But today the theme of the story is a little too childish. Was that until you find the mother, however, than to do my homework much sounded like from listening to the story."He said Anaconda's. In the African jungle per. 」"I am weak geographic Yu-kun. Anaconda in Amazon. Schrage and call people, it's in Portugal, meaning that the water snake. Longer thicker I entered the water, meandering, too Earth's gravity becomes a burden. 」"Encounter, swimming with hate. Likely not be swallowed. 」"So. Really easy to swallow man. Drainpipes horse alive! 」 Guu-CHAN's story is always suspicious. It's going good I omoshirogareba."That's a lie, right?. I mean I've read something tall horse is much more human and high, weight is normally 500 kg. You cannot open that big mouth though Anaconda is much greater. Oh and hey. 」"Is it undesirable I.. 」 Guu-Chan is a strange expression."It's not horse standing intact, large open and swallow. First bitten around the horse's neck, turn the horse. Then wrapped in the body of the horse, and will fold the pointed bone callus. I am so easy to swallow whole rounded to will. Then, I'm going slowly, drinking. 」 You really wish. Are listened to more vigorous and honest guu-CHAN's world of tall tales incorporated into it seems to be. But still interesting is suspiciously."Yu-kun. I'm all large animals of the Amazon. I have a giant catfish too. I think it's how much? 」 Turned out too big anyway, tall stories."Yeah you're right. So it's 1 m! 」See BPH. 」 I nod off, entirely treated as children."I have 3 m catfish normally in the Amazon. 」"Lie Ah. Oh and hey. 」 I came to the head. I'm is mistaken for elementary school students around me."I'm not joking. The size of the mouth about 1 meter. 」 Guu-Chan is also narrow eyes became. It's eyes are pleased, teasing me."Aaaah. 」 After I reply because it was somewhat ridiculous."Oh, don't believe will. So while gone and changed the space clean, small talk. 」 Guu-Chan is talking strategy has changed. Story of the universe is like. For example, or double Sun stars space located at the end of, or talk. However, guu-CHAN's story was a story of Earth in space."I shall once a year sea ice in the Arctic, to small ice planet said among the Inuit. It is PLA-NET. Is said to be filled that year that has seen it rarely, so. 」"Talk of fairy tales or something? 」"No, really is a story. Small small beautiful ice in the Earth, who could be seen to have planets. A good story, right? 」"It is dear. And I, is bath time. 」 Guu-Chan has decided to flee as an excuse, but I was so into the bath mother called in a loud voice, so subsequently spoke. Guu-CHAN, it's still licking teens nowadays. On the way to school the next day, met Imamura and Yoshii of the same class. Ice planet stories were real, I thought what to do at first, but also horses drink giant anacondas and catfish 3 m can be interesting and beautiful would be because I just had the story Yoshii and Imamura. Finished my two people opted out faces, "and hey. "See evidence show it. "And said. "I do not believe such bunk, elementary school students. "So, if said so. So the Club is over, rushed home and I first and foremost guu Chan of went into the room, "I show the photo evidence if yesterday's story, really. "And blunt said. Guu-Chan has to think a little gesture, "so I. "And say, are squinting."I photos I took so far now organize neatly and not printed. I'll show everything after that. 」 Disgruntled. Guu to do properly is not like. I guu-CHAN to feel my life is totally teased. Just minutes after talking to Yoshii and Imamura were harmed. No failure. It ended talks to me. Then is summer vacation soon, guu-Chan is got to work a little longer than usual. It was that surveying the river around the Kanto region. Since my life completely teased too much guu-CHAN's was not go to the room, and then didn't bother. Came to hear me talking about summer vacation near the end, came over the weekend as usual in father and mother are in the bathroom."Because we are during the building of the city it is inconsiderate, but Yuki sees many young Ki husband went around the world, from Japan in had you might not notice it. I feel somewhat envious of. 」 Mother is uncommon, and drank beer always more intensely on eloquence.「あなたは何をのんきなことを言っているの。由起夫が、いつまでもああやって気ままな暮らしをしているのを見ていると、悠太に悪い影響が出ないか心配でしかたがないのよ。例えば極端な話、大人になっても毎日働かなくてもいいんだ、なんて思って勉強の意欲をなくしていったとしたら、どう責任取ってくれるのかしら。」 父が何かを答えているようだったが、はっきりとは聞こえなかった。ただ、僕のことでぐうちゃんが責められるのは少し違う気がする。そう思うと、電気の消えたぐうちゃんの部屋が急に寂しく感じられてきた。 それから、ぐうちゃんがまた僕の家に帰ってきたのは、九月の新学期が始まってしばらくしたころだった。顔と手足が真っ黒になっていて、パンツ一つになると、どうしても笑いたくなって困った。 残暑が厳しい日だった。久しぶりにぐうちゃんのほら話を聞きたいと思った。またからかわれてもいい。暑いから、今度は寒い国の話が聞きたい感じだ。 ところが、ぐうちゃんの話は、でっかい動物のでも、暑い国のでも、寒い国の話でもなかった。「旅費がたまったから、これからまた外国をふらふらしてくるよ。」 ぐうちゃんは突然そう言った。「でもまあもう少し。」にはこんな意味があったのか。ぐうちゃんはいつもと変わらずに話を続けている。それなのに、ぐうちゃんの声はどんどん遠くなっていく。気がつくと、僕はぶっきらぼうに言っていた。「勝手に行けばいいじゃないか。」 ぐうちゃんは、そのときちょっと驚いた表情をした。何かを話しかけようとするぐうちゃんを残して僕は部屋を出た。 それ以来、僕は二度とぐうちゃんの部屋には行かなかった。母は、そんな僕たちに、あきれたり慌てたりしていたけれど、父はなにも言わなかった。 十月の初めに、ぐうちゃんは小さな旅支度をして「いそうろう」を卒業してしまった。 出発の日、僕は、なんて言っていいのかわからないままぐうちゃんの前に立っていた。ぐうちゃんは僕に近づき、あの表情で笑った。そして、なにも言わずに僕の手を握りしめ、力のこもった強い握手をして、大股で僕の家を出ていった。「ほらばっかりだったじゃないか。」「いそうろう」がいなくなってしまった部屋の前で、僕はそう思った。 ぐうちゃんから外国のちょっとしゃれた封筒で僕に手紙が届いたのは、それから四か月ぐらいたってからだった。珍しい切手がいっぱいはってあった。「あのときの話の続きだ。以前若いころに、北極まで行ってイヌイットと暮らしていたことがあるんだ。そのとき、アイスプラネットを見に行こう、と友達になったイヌイットに言われてカヌーで北極海に出た。アイスプラネット。わかるだろう。氷の惑星だ。それが北極海に本当に浮かんでいたんだ。きれいだったよ。厳しい自然に生きている人だけが目にできる、もう一つの宇宙なんだな、と思ったよ。地上十階建てのビルぐらいの高さなんだ。そして、海の中の氷は、もっともっとでっかい。悠君にもいつか見てほしい。若いうちに勉強をたくさんして、いっぱい本を読んで、いっぱいの『不思議アタマ』になって世界に出かけていくとおもしろいぞ。世界は、楽しいこと、悲しいこと、美しいことで満ち満ちている。誰もが一生懸命生きている。それこそありえないほどだ。それを自分の目で確かめてほしいんだ。」 手紙には、ぐうちゃんの力強い文字がぎっしりつまっていた。 そして、封筒からは写真が二枚出てきた。一枚は人間の倍ぐらいあるでっかいナマズの写真。もう一枚は、北極の海に浮かぶ、見た者を幸せにするという氷の惑星の写真だった。
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