Old Vampire and a Holy Girl

"My uncle is multi-talented... is that because he's eager to learn all sorts of things over time?

A man is a vampire.

Its lifespan is long enough not to be compared to that of humans, nor do we know when the limits will come.

Life that shouldn't even be old by nature.

... but the man looked like a middle-aged, or epic, ningen.

Nevertheless, there is a demonic charm there that just can't be served by Ningen.

Red eyes make you do that?

Does bright white hair and skin create a color fragrance?

If there was a fairy on this occasion, I would answer:

- Vampires are muscles, he said.

The man was currently in the midst of making a stuffed animal by wrapping his macho body in a working lacquered black snail.

He sits on a visitor's sofa and spreads a sawing set over the visitor's table.

I saw that in the front seat, the Virgin watching.

"... my life span is a lot shorter than my uncle's, but I wish I could also make one of those stunts that I can be proud of for others, something like 'this'..."

"Hmm."

The man raises a single eyebrow.

That's unusual, I thought.

The Virgin is always positive and doesn't say anything negative.

Interpret everything brightly and positively and work energetically.

Even so, I'm sighing and looking depressed today.

Peachy hair has no shine at all, peachy eyes have no hegemony at all.

The man stops the task of stitching two pieces of cloth together.

And

"Virgin, is something wrong?

"... nothing like saying 'something'... you just asked your uncle to make a stuffed animal"

"Now, that's exactly what you're doing."

"I didn't see anyone who seemed to be better at making stuffed animals than my uncle, so I asked... 'So what can I do?' Think about it, I can't do anything about it, or something."

"Can't do anything? You?"

"... 'Stunts' and all I can say to people with my chest up, is nothing. There's nothing like" I can't do it at all, "but there's nothing I can do to protrude..."

"Hmm."

"I knew I didn't have enough effort and enthusiasm... to start and master new things, I wonder if I didn't have enough like temper..."

Men don't know much about the Virgin's schedule...

I didn't think I could afford very much time to get my hands on the 'hobby', even if I just looked back at her 'behavior of the day' when I asked.

Do such intense work every day. That too, vigorously.

Men have deep respect for their splendid spirituality, and they never want to be in that position, they want to be hiccups, so much so that every time they see the Virgin, they swear again.

But even with such consolation to the Virgin that 'you're busy, you can't help it' and so on, the senseless can be deduced from a long relationship.

She's - she's very conscious of everything.

In retrospect.

I've heard her praise others more than once, but I've never heard her praise herself much.

"Holy Virgin, do you think that if you have the hard work and enthusiasm to acquire something that also stands out to you?

The man inquired in a relaxed tone.

The Virgin has often troubled...

"I don't know. It's just... amazing people, guys, work hard with enthusiasm. A man of excellence, no one without enthusiasm"

"I see. Your words are good. 'There is no man without enthusiasm, who possesses a talent of excellence'... that would be the truth. Even if it's the truth on one side."

"... is it the truth on one side?

"Things are multifaceted. In this case, 'subjectivity' and 'objectivity'?

"Uh..."

"Amazing people work hard with enthusiasm. … So, what do you feel 'enthusiastic' and 'striving' to see?

"It's... it's like, for example, my uncle, where I keep concentrating for a long time..."

"I see. It would take patience to be objective and keep doing the same thing all the time, and it might seem like you can't do it without enthusiasm."

"... are you not?

"No. Objectively, it would be true. But... how about subjectively?

"... sorry, it's a little hard..."

"Do you look like I'm doing ear painting, ear woodworking, ear plush making?

"Uh... I don't see it. I don't know what to say in the position you're asking for, but it looks fun."

"Right. I would never do anything I didn't think would be fun."

Hence, the hiccups.

Besides, in the case of men, it's not a passive hiccup.

'All right, here we go!' It is an aggressive hiccup, with a strong determination.

"Virgin, I'm enjoying myself."

"... yes, but..."

"Spending a Long Time is a business of patience and enthusiasm if you look at it objectively. But subjectively, when you're doing something fun, time passes quickly."

"... ah"

You know what I mean? Those who are forced and disgusted and show high strength will, of course, be 'men of enthusiasm, patience and effort', both subjectively and objectively "

"Yes."

"But not all of those who excel in the art... on the contrary, they would be a minority, such as' those who do not enjoy but possess first-rate skills'. Because there are so many things in the world. Absolutely more people think, 'Let's do it because it's fun' than people who think, 'It's hard but I feel talented, so let's go on'"

"... right"

"So you don't need enthusiasm.... Though you seem to see me as someone with a piece of work, with me, it's just been going on... and I've enjoyed most of that time. If you want a piece of art too, you should find something to enjoy."

"... but will you wear it now?

"You're wrong to ask me that question."

"... why?

"Where I said 'I'll wear it,' it won't be your reference. Because - I'm a vampire. Life expectancy is unlimited. And if it's something you can enjoy, be it a hundred or two years, you can go on drilling yourself.... because it's cohesive, I am."

……

"The length of time you can spend is strength as it is. And I'm in a position to have infinite time. I can't be irresponsible to you. [M] Because I do whatever it takes to 'wear it now'. You can't spend a lot of time."

"... excuse me, I..."

"You don't have to apologize. However, if this is my advice to the fatalist..."

……

"Your lives have time constraints, so whatever you start, you better hurry."

"... right"

"And"

……

"Sometimes, in only about fifty years, you will reach the realm I have reached over five hundred years. One painter's painting, which only lived to thirty years, strikes me in the chest more than my painting, which I spent more than three hundred years on. The music of a musician who died twenty years ago never loses its colour after listening to it for more than two hundred years"

……

"Humans were made vulnerable. But human beings sometimes outweigh us because of their fragility. We cannot have what you call enthusiasm in a true sense. Anyway, it's all" one day, I can do it ". There's no constraint, there's no passion - our" passion "must be something of a different quality than yours, something cooler."

"... is that right?

"Oh, I suppose so. So you should have fun. I don't know if you have enough talent to jump over my 500 years in about 50 years. It's not" maybe not ". I don't know. Which means there's infinite possibilities."

……

"Try. It's too late or too early - because we don't know if we have talent until the time we die. I'm sure humans are losing a lot of time not trying."

"... what if I'm not as talented as I tried, pleasantly, hopelessly?

"Well, that's a hard question for me to answer. Just..."

"I saw those who despair and die mourning the way they spend their time"

……

"Conversely, I also saw those who accepted and laughed 'Still, it was fun' during death that they could not really be 'first-rate'"

……

"The latter life looked nicer to me. So... have fun without cornering yourself. Because just the memory that I enjoyed it seems worth dying laughing at. You're not forced to be first class, are you?

"... Yes"

"Uhm. Good thing. To no one - to myself, if I can't force myself to be top notch, I'm sure I'll find something to enjoy.... Well, give me your personal thoughts..."

……

"I don't think it's possible that you don't have any talent. It's just a cane."

The man grins at the edge of his mouth.

The Virgin...

Finally, I got my usual smile back.

"Thank you, uncle.... I always try to be good in front of you... I don't know, today, I'm sorry"

"What, it doesn't matter. Ningen would have such a day.... We also have mood waves. Instead, it was a valuable discovery when you saw those ningenous swings."

"... what kind of creature does my uncle think I am?

The man laughed.

But I didn't say the answer.