lost narrative poem

Chapter 349 "High Tower"

"This is the second magic? Parallel world interference?"

Yakumo Zi also became serious. The pose just now was undeniably amazing, and it has already surpassed the realm of human beings. Even she had to treat it with caution.

"It's not the second magic in the true sense...it can only be said to be a part. This type of sword skill reproduces a limited magical phenomenon. It is essentially the same, but it is only a limited part."

Xia Ran lowered the ebony blade in her hand, shook her head, and said so calmly.

It's not that he pretended to be calm after pretending to be aggressive, but he was actually so happy that he exploded inside, but that he was really calm now, maintaining a calm and clear heart.

Because every time he used Yan Fan's sword skill, he would personally experience something inexplicable, as if it was the thread of the world, the truth at the end... That's right!Whenever he uses this magic sword, he can always see the shadow of "Li"...

Although it is only a rough outline, it is always unclear like seeing flowers in a fog, hazy, but you can't see it at all, and it is two different things from not seeing clearly——

Others are simply not sure whether a certain thing exists or not, and they are not even sure whether the direction they are pursuing is correct, or they spend their entire lives on the road and still get nothing in the end.

However, Xia Ran has already seen and confirmed the existence of the road, but has not been able to fully unveil its mysterious veil... The gap between them is simply a huge difference.

Anyway, every time he saw a part of "reason", even if it was only a part of the whole, it was the tip of the iceberg, because he couldn't fully see its context, so he couldn't use it to master the complete magic and find the complete path.

But the influence of this kind of peeking through the tube exists more or less.

For example, every time he felt that he had realized something, he briefly reached the spiritual state like a clear mirror and still water, and he was able to look at everything quietly and with a clear heart, without being moved by external objects... It's just that the duration was a little longer. It's short-lived, and it's just a change in mentality. It can't inspire him or give him any inspiration.

"Is there a state that neither exists nor exists? False or real? Whether there is... Maybe it has something to do with it, but it's not enough to..."

Yakumo Zi seemed to understand something at this time, and she seemed to be unsure of something. She lowered her head and spread the folding fan slightly to cover the lower half of her beautiful face, frowning and muttering to herself, with a slightly complicated expression .

"..."

"..."

Xia Ran waited quietly for her statement, and did not speak hastily.

Some things can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words. Outsiders generally sneer at this kind of statement, thinking that it is a trick to pretend to be profound, but in fact, there is nothing in the stomach and it cannot be poured out... I can only say it, people who don’t understand Really never understand.

If Xia Ran can clearly describe his feelings and experience, describe the "reason" he sees and the path behind it... If he can do such a thing, it means that he has already mastered the second magic , There is no need to argue with Yakumo Zi here.

In fact, it was because he only had some general experience and vague insights, and he couldn't form a prototype at all, so he had no choice but to ask for help from this big monster who controlled the realm.

"I have some ideas now, but I can't explain it to you for the time being..." After pondering for a long time, the monster girl shook her head.

"Why?" Xia Ran asked very calmly. He didn't think that Yakumo Zi didn't know anything and was just bluffing him, and he didn't think that the other party was waiting for a price. It was completely meaningless.

So there must be reasons of her own.

"Because, I do have some ideas, but my ideas may not be suitable for you... No, it is definitely not suitable for you. After all, my ability is the same as that of the sword technique you just showed, even if it is the same. However, the principle must be different..."

Yakumo Zi didn't hide anything, and gave her reasons very readily.

"So even if I tell you directly, it won't help you in any way. Either you don't understand what I'm saying at all. If you have a wrong perception, you may never be able to return to the right path..."

Having said that, she paused for a moment and asked such a question——

"What do you think is the reason why you can't describe to me in detail what you feel?"

"what?"

Xia Ran was taken aback for a moment, but then he understood immediately, and nodded as if realizing something.

"That's right, it seems that you have discovered that what you feel can't be described exactly, and I am the same..."

The monster girl explained with a smile.

"It's just that you can't explain it because you don't know what you saw, and I know that I can't tell you because I know it well..."

Because Xia Ran was looking at the flowers in the fog, he didn't know what he saw, so he couldn't express his specific feelings.

But Yakumo Zi knew exactly what she saw, but she knew even more that what she saw could not be directly used as Xia Ran's reference, or even clearly described.

Because for her, realm is something within reach, a power that can be manipulated at will, like an arm and a finger.

But for Xia Ran, realm is a vague and abstract concept. He has no way to get Yakumo Zi's experience, no matter how hard Yakumo Zi tries to describe it to him, he still can't understand it.

——The so-called summer insects can't speak ice, and if the way is different, don't conspire with each other.

This is not to despise anything, but to tell reality.

For a bug whose life cycle is only a few months in summer, if you tell it what ice is, it will not know, nor can it imagine that thing, because its life cycle never goes through winter.

In the same way, Xia Ran is like a born blind person compared to a realm monster like Yakumo Zi. No matter how the former describes the color and light and shadow to him, he can only stay at the stage of description— —

Because as a truly blind person, Xia Ran has never really seen light, shadow and color, and there is no such concept in his mind.

"It seems that I have embarked on a wrong path, and I didn't realize this problem..."

The ebony blade in Xia Ran's hand disappeared, and she began to think seriously. This road seemed to be full of hope, but because of some practical problems, it was blocked before it started?

The big monster who has the ability related to the root and can manipulate the realm at will, after he personally demonstrated the phenomenon of multi-dimensional twists and turns through sword skills, he should have really discovered some key points.

However, he himself is like a person who is congenitally lacking certain sensory organs, so he is naturally unable to receive certain information from the external environment... Could it be that before he achieves his goal, he must first consider how to make him feel better? Can you do things like manipulating the realm?

Wait, wait, this doesn't seem right, I always feel that this kind of beginning will definitely make me go further and further...

What did that sentence say?

——At first I only planned to build myself a beautiful knife, but I found that I didn't understand, so I went to read books on metal materials.Then I found out that this thing also needs knowledge of chemistry and physics, so I went to read the information on these two aspects.And then found out...

Anyway, it was an inexplicable circle, and it turned out that even the ancient history can be verified, but the knife I wanted at the beginning was forgotten...

Xia Ran shook her head, dispelling this inexplicable thought in her mind, how could such a ridiculous thing happen to him?He looked up at the monster girl who was still thinking about something, and seemed to be struggling with how to get around this contradiction:

"That...can you show me the power of the realm?"

"..."

"..."

"Can you really feel it?"

Yakumo Zi glanced at him strangely, then restrained her expression, and said in a relaxed tone——

"In fact, some problems can be solved by time. Although I am the only one who can manipulate the realm, there are many beings in Gensokyo who can perceive the power of my realm. For example, the flower demon in the sun flower field, In many cases, you can break the law with your strength..."

The implication is that Xia Ran doesn't need to worry at all, as long as she grows to that level, she will naturally reach that level.

"Let's try it first..." Xia Ran smiled disapprovingly, "And if that time really comes, I think I may have already solved this problem, so why is there any need to worry about the realm? "

The monster girl stared at him for a moment, then nodded knowingly: "If you insist..."

tuk tuk-

There was a knock on the door, and Saber's voice rang out from the door: "Master, supper is ready..."

"Ah, it seems that today is really inappropriate..." Yakumo Zi was not surprised by this, but just smiled, "Let's talk about it later, I will come again... Don't worry, it won't take a few days, Didn’t you say you wanted to go to Gensokyo?”

"Uh... this, I originally wanted to ask you for advice before I planned to go to Gensokyo. Now that a consensus has been reached, shouldn't it be used?" Xia Ran froze for a moment, then shook her head quickly.

"Oh? This is not crossing the river...are you going to demolish the bridge?"

The monster girl covered her face with a folding fan, her dark golden eyes shone with a dangerous light.

Xia Ran: "..."

……

……

The next day, in the afternoon.

On the east side of the fourth floor of the special building, in the activity room of the service department.

"I'm here..." Yukinoshita appeared in front of the door on time, and got straight to the point, "Shall we go now? How do we go to Moriya Shrine, take the tram to the city center first, or other ways..."

Xia Ran, who was sitting on the seat, raised her head, hesitated for a while before answering: "There is no need to go to Moriya Shrine..."

"Why? You don't plan to go to Gensokyo anymore?" Yukinoshita frowned lightly, she was already ready.

"I'm planning to go...but I don't need to go to the two of Moriya Shrine anymore. The monster sage came to see me last night." Xia Ran sighed. If possible, he didn't want to go either. .

last night?

Yukinoshita's eyes narrowed slightly, but seeing that Saber next to him didn't behave strangely, and the person concerned seemed to be having quite a headache, he immediately relaxed...

The girl nodded slightly, came to sit opposite the magician, glanced at the Tarot cards on the other's table, and asked, "Then what are you doing now?"

"Divination! Although I have only learned about it and haven't practiced it, and I don't seem to be that kind of talented person, it should still be possible to hug Buddha's feet temporarily..."

Xia Ran replied as a matter of course, he was trying to use this method to judge whether his future fate was in danger.

Yukinoshita glanced strangely, and found that the card spread out in front of him was a "High Tower"——

A towering tower was destroyed by lightning, and two people fell from the collapsing tower to the ground.

This card is the only major arcana that has no good meaning on either side.

(End of this chapter)