lost narrative poem

Chapter 857 Summer Is Over

"Speaking of which, why is no one talking?"

Yukinoshita Yoshino looked around, but she still felt a little strange. It's not like she hasn't attended Gensokyo's special banquet before, so she naturally knows that this kind of occasion is noisy, noisy, and noisy...

Even those mature and prudent "elderly people" know how to measure, but they can't stand the tossings of little lolitas such as ice goblins with an IQ of ⑨, and young vampires who are only 495 years old. They all have their share.

why now...

Twitching the corners of her mouth, Miss Yang Nai glanced at the Sao Ling Band not far away, and she couldn't help shivering when she heard the sad music that was more lethal than suona tormenting her ears.

"I do not know either……"

Yukinoshita shook her head in doubt, she didn't know what was going on, because she couldn't feel the substantive low pressure.No matter how oppressive and negative the surrounding evil spirit and magic power fluctuations are, she seems to be unaffected, even the few people around her are unaffected.

It's also because I can't feel it, so it's hard to understand why so many people around are silent, even the most noisy group of kids in the past, and activists who watch the excitement and don't think it's a big deal, are so silent at this moment Cute and sensible.

"Forget it, anyway, it seems that the situation is not too good..."

Elegantly picking up a piece of pastry, Miss Yang Nai glanced at her silent sister, as if she was talking to herself.

Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at her sister lightly, didn't say anything, just sat there with a calm expression, she raised her phone to check the time, then put it down again, and continued to wait quietly .

"Well, Xiaoxue is actually so calm? Let me see..."

Miss Yang Nai was a little different, she threw the pastry into her mouth, murmured indistinctly, and reached out to pinch her sister's delicate face.

"What are you doing..." Yukinoshita slapped away her sister's greasy hand with some disgust, leaned back slightly, and stared at the latter with displeasure.

"No, I just want to see if my lovely sister has been impersonated by others." Miss Yang Nai said with a smile, "I don't feel too much like you, Xiao Yukino, I don't know what else happened because of such a big change. something?"

"This has nothing to do with you, sister? Just eat your food..."

Yukinoshita said calmly.

That's what she said, but her thoughts were inevitably immersed in her heart along with this topic.

Speaking of which, she has been dreaming for the past two nights, and she had a long dream——

But that is not a simple dream, but a "memory" shared from the other end of the time axis of time, space and dimension, just because I have had a similar experience before. It was a parallel earth in the fifth century AD, where Camelot of God came to study abroad. things, so she quickly understood and accepted it.

The new dream is much, much longer than the one-year experience of Camelot in the Age of Gods, so long that it seems to be the other end of life.It was a period of life from the second year of high school to the third year of high school, to graduation from university, and many years after that...

Confused, confused...

Faced difficulties, avoided challenges, understood each other and quarreled...

I also have doubts about my own creed, afraid that everything is my own self-righteousness, and I am almost pathologically pursuing the so-called real thing...

Thoughts seemed to turn into various scenes, constantly flying in front of her eyes, the girl who was disturbed by her own emotions and thoughts couldn't help but feel a little absent-minded.She didn't know the specifics, and she didn't know that this was actually the original folded part of the timeline——

After all, the experiences of the main world and the mission world are two-way synchronized, and the interval between missions is based on the main world. Since Xia Ran has experienced hundreds of worlds, it is impossible for the main world to pass this time. time of year.

The current state is that he is compiling his own cause and effect, tampering with the experience of a single timeline, so some records and traces are folded, and only specific people are allowed to know.

"Well, Xue Nai, are you trying to hold on? In fact, I am terribly scared in my heart, but on the surface, I still want to die?"

At this time, Yukinoshita Yoshino was also thinking seriously, and then stared at his sister suspiciously, thinking that this might be the only explanation.

My younger sister is good at everything, but she is too strong. No matter how bad the situation is, no matter how much pressure is in her heart, she will always hold on to herself.

"...I'm too lazy to care about you."

Yukinoshita, who was in a daze, returned to reality, she breathed a sigh of relief, turned her head away, and didn't want to talk to her sister anymore.

Having reached this point, there is nothing that can stop her anymore. She also had a premonition that there would be a turmoil or a storm today, but she was also mentally prepared—she would bear it head-on, no matter how difficult those girls were. good.

"It's so strange..." Although Miss Yang Nai still felt puzzled, she was somewhat relieved.

It's better to be calm than flustered, and you won't be too passive next time. Although she is on her sister's side, she is really useless in this level of Shura field, because she is not the protagonist after all, she is still the main character. It depends on Yukino herself.

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"It really is favored..."

Not far away, Othinus glanced thoughtfully at the girl's shadow, and then looked away. No one else noticed, but she was able to clearly see that in the seemingly ordinary shadow What an astonishing secret is hidden.

It seems that it is connected to the opposite side of the space-time chain, which contains a huge, dark and lightless multiple space-time.On the other side of the great and deep, there are thousands of dark universes rolling in the ultimate entropy and chaos.

That is the huge shadow cast by the spirit of the hidden Creator running in the universe, the concrete existence of this concept.

——Shadow of God...

No wonder she was not deliberately taken care of, and she didn't have the magic protection of the alchemy puppet maid, and there was no problem at all. It is a pity that she has only received the protection of this power passively. , but don't know how to use it actively, otherwise, the current scene would not be a problem at all.

It's just that that guy probably wouldn't want to see this scene, and now it's enough for him to have a headache, and he definitely doesn't want the situation to develop into a truly hands-on No. [-] martial arts club in the world.

The one-eyed girl curled her lips, suppressing the long-lost feeling of gloating in her heart, and after thinking about it, she turned her head and said to the only people she knew present:
"Guess what's going to happen next?"

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"..."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. No matter how slow their reactions were, they had already sensed something was wrong at this moment.

"This... feels like a strange atmosphere..." Saten Reiko swallowed hard, and said with a cautious smile, "It doesn't look like a party, it feels more like preparing for a public trial and execution, maybe it's mine. Illusion, right?"

"Illusion...be more confident, this is not an illusion." Othinus showed a rare smile, and she, who has always been cold, could actually laugh, which shocked several people for a moment.

"Is the boss all right?"

Kamijou Touma hesitated for a moment, and while feeding a snack to the silver-haired little nun, who was deaf to what was going on around her, he asked worriedly.

"That depends on how you define the criteria for something to happen. If it is strictly life-threatening, then there is nothing." Othinus replied noncommittally.

"Sounds so reassuring..." Misaka Mikoto breathed out.

"Ah, here we come—Senior." Saten Reniko said in a low voice. At this moment, she had a dream of going back to her childhood, watching those cartoons or special films full of childlike fun, the protagonist was in crisis, and she I can only watch helplessly, feeling the urgency of wanting to help but not being able to.

"..."

"..."

For a while, the air became quiet.

In fact, it was very quiet, but there were some people whispering before, and the voice was very low, but now it is completely silent, and a needle can be heard.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, countless eyes focused on the young man who walked to the middle of the venue.

Plain clothes, long black hair swaying back and forth behind him, Xia Ran walked towards him, suddenly felt a little palpitations, and a little guilty, because the memory was like a revolving lantern, and it was happening one after another in his mind flash past
Not only the past, present, but also the future.

The past will not change anymore, but the future will change accordingly from today, weaving a brand new destiny, which is an unknown that even he has not determined yet.

Is it... is it really unfair?This thought flashed by, and in the blink of an eye, he suppressed all distracting thoughts and cut off inappropriate associations.

He stood in the middle of the venue pretending to be nonchalant, took a deep breath, and sent a simple and cordial greeting to everyone around him:
"Everyone eat and drink well."

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"..."

No one speaks.

The scene was very embarrassing for a while, probably only Hakurei Reimu and Yuyuko, who are active in eating, really listened to this sentence.

Xia Ran sighed for a long time, he knew it would be like this, and hoped that he would not slap his face later... After a moment of pondering, he quickly became firm, since this is already the case, let's be more straightforward.

His eyes became indifferent, he coughed lightly, brewed his emotions, and then said seriously and calmly:
"I invite you here today because I want you to accompany me to witness something..."

"Disagreement あり!"

"Ahem... I, I haven't finished talking yet! What are you objecting to!"

Xia Ran was choked all of a sudden, and looked helplessly at the monster girl in front of her who raised her hand high and interrupted her words. He knew that the other party had gathered a large group of people and set up an alliance of troublemakers. In order not to make myself feel better, but don't be in such a hurry, right?

"Does it matter if you don't finish talking?" Yakumo Zi said lightly, her face was calm, so calm that she was indifferent. "Is there anyone else who doesn't know what you want to say? Since you already know, why do you have to make an official announcement, for the sense of ceremony?"

"This one……"

Xia Ran opened her mouth, then smiled helplessly: "Then Zi, what do you think should be done?"

He is already mentally prepared to face the next storm.

"I think..." Yakumozi closed the folding fan in her hand, and when the topic changed, she smiled and said softly: "Since what you want to tell us is already known to everyone, there is no need to say it again. Now, why don't we tell you something you don't know?"

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"..."

The atmosphere froze for a moment, and the two looked at each other for a while, the eyes of the monster sage were calm and complicated.

"What's the matter? Do you have any doubts? If it's really not possible, then forget it, and we won't force it..." After a while, she slightly narrowed her narrow eyes, and unfolded the folding fan in her hand to cover half of the beauty face, said with a half-smile.

Talking so well?
"...No." Xia Ran hesitated a little, he was silent for a long time, and finally just sighed, with a helpless smile in his eyes, he shook his head and said.

"What do you want to say?" After clearing his mind, he asked seriously.

"Who will come first?" The monster sage looked around and asked indifferently.

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"..."

"Tch, then I'll do it..." Yakumo Zi calmly withdrew her gaze and stared straight at the person in front of her, "Before I say anything, I haven't said anything about what you just wanted to announce, really. Have you made up your mind? Won't you change it again?"

"Yes." Without any hesitation on this question, Xia Ran replied very firmly.

"Oh, that's really fickle." As if she knew the answer a long time ago, Yakumo Zi didn't seem surprised, she just nodded and laughed, tilting her head and looking at him, like a little girl In that way, if it weren't for the complicated look in the eyes.

The calm before the storm?
This reaction seems a bit wrong...

Xia Ran began to feel uneasy. He carefully observed the expression of the monster girl, and asked cautiously, "Zi, are you... angry?"

The monster girl had an inexplicable look on her face, she subconsciously avoided his gaze, took a step back, and her eyes flickered slightly.

"A year ago, I never thought that there would be such a thing, a thorough exchange of memories with a human being, experience each other's life and so on, and I never thought that after Yuyuko, I would hand over another A close human friend..."

After a little silence, without answering the question, she changed her tone and began to speak flatly.

The magician froze for a moment, and suddenly remembered the time when he was exhausted in the samsara of many worlds. Just when he was getting better, he discovered that the real world had something unusual, and then he ran into this big monster.

At that time, I was indeed very vigilant and defensive towards her. At that time, who would have thought of this moment today...

The world fell into a momentary distortion, and the familiar female voice was speaking unfinished words.

Xia Ran seemed to be unable to hear anything clearly, he was a little lost, his memory seemed to be stretched along with the afternoon sun in those days, as if overlapping with the midsummer in front of him at this moment, making everything a bit hazy .

"...It's really interesting, those experiences of yours, but it's a pity that this kind of exchange was an accident after all, and it should be over."

"...You always say that I take Gensokyo too seriously, so I lose my self. Maybe it's not unreasonable."

Yakumo Zi had reached the end, and looked up at him.

She smiled and raised her hand, waved it, and stepped back step by step, keeping a distance from him, while speaking in an absolutely calm tone.

"So from now on, I will give you my treasure, my best friend! Maybe I won't come back in the future, and I will leave everything to you..."

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"..."

"Zi... Are you kidding me?" Xia Ran tried to keep his tone calm, he rarely didn't know what to say.

It shouldn't be like this.

Negative, angry, angry, furious, everything is fine, he thinks it can be accepted, but...it shouldn't be like this.

The monster sage took a deep look at him, then looked at a certain girl next to him, smiled and let out a sigh, and a dark crack opened behind her.

The magician stretched out his hand subconsciously, but in the end he didn't hold it.

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"..."

The air at the banquet scene froze.

But soon, the brief silence was broken again.

"Master."

Hearing this familiar address, Xia Ran slowly turned around.

"The next one is me..." Artoria looked at him with a smile, it was a very gentle and gentle smile, neither blushing nor shy like a girl, "Thank you for taking care of me all the time, no matter It's the matter of you being by my side, and the years you spent with me..."

She just expressed what she has felt so far, with the deepest gratitude that can be expressed, and sincerely said it.

Just like the last farewell between King Arthur and Merlin——

When the last conversation is over.

So the king boarded a ship and set sail for the sea of ​​gold.

The magician just watched her for the last time.

(End of this chapter)