The younger brother stood behind his sister, cautiously watching the three people's gradually leaving backs, his eyes showing a hint of reluctance.

The three of them walked away talking in words they couldn't understand, until their backs disappeared around the corner. Only then did the brother reluctantly look away.

The younger brother turned his head, looked at his sister disappointedly and asked, "Sister, do you think the older sisters will take good care of it?"

The elder sister showed a trace of helplessness when she heard this. She touched her brother's head and said softly, "It was you who asked the other party to adopt you. I didn't expect you to regret it so soon."

"I, I didn't!" The younger brother couldn't help but argue.

But his brother's eyes betrayed him. The girl smiled helplessly, touched his cheek and said softly: "Then after tonight, if we can meet those sisters again, your wish to see the kitten again will definitely come true."

"Yes!" The younger brother nodded happily, clasped his hands together and smiled proudly, "Then I will borrow your good words."

The girl smiled lightly, her face full of helplessness.

……

"How long did the kitten last this time?"

"Less than two hours, but I think you will definitely like this tooth. Boss, I'll give you this little canine tooth to hang on your necklace!"

"Hmph, you know what's going on."

The girl proudly took the fresh tooth handed to her by her men, then skillfully put it into the inside pocket of her clothes, wiped the blood off her utility knife with her handkerchief, then walked out of the alley triumphantly with her men, even talking loudly about what had happened.

The boy, who was passing by alone on the side of the road, was stunned when he saw the backs of the three sisters. Then he excitedly wanted to run to them to ask about the kitten's situation. But when he was about to approach them, he smelled a pungent smell of blood.

The boy's expression froze and he stopped unconsciously, then he heard them loudly discussing the details.

"I took care of it for a whole night, and it died in just two hours. It was a good deal for it."

The boy's pupils shrank slightly and he stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

"I've been eyeing its teeth since the beginning. Look at them, aren't they beautiful?"

The girl proudly took out her teeth and showed them off.

The boy's pupils trembled slightly, and in a trance he suddenly understood why they all wore a pair of retro tooth necklaces.

"You, you filthy scum!!!"

The boy gritted his teeth and roared at them from behind.

The girl's body suddenly stiffened. She instantly recognized the boy's voice. Her two friends slowly turned their heads, put their hands on their waists and said angrily: "Little beggar, who do you say is a scum?"

"You! All of you!" the boy pointed at them and shouted angrily, "You..."

Before the boy could finish his words, a crisp slap hit him in the face.

The boy's face froze. The one who did it was the "beautiful and kind-hearted" older sister.

The girl withdrew her hand indifferently, crossed her arms and said contemptuously: "Who are you calling dirty? Are you dressed cleaner than us?"

The boy's expression froze, and he stood there blankly with his face covered, not saying a word.

The girl had used so much force that her hand was slapped red. On the other hand, the boy who was slapped looked as if nothing had happened. He stood there blankly, not understanding what was going on.

"If the outside is clean, is the inside really clean?"

The boy covered his face and lowered his head with a faint smile. His shoulders couldn't help but tremble slightly, and the color of his right eye pupil turned scarlet.

The elder sister, who was tidying up the [safe haven] that belonged to her and her brother in the park, seemed to have realized something in a trance.

The girl's pupils trembled slightly, and she crawled out of the broken cardboard box. Her eyes were fixed in a certain direction, and then she rushed towards her brother's position with concern.

The girl looked at the half-crazy boy in front of her and was stunned. At the same time, her right foot took a step back unconsciously.

"No matter how beautiful you were when you were alive, after you die..." The boy covered half of his face and looked at the three people with his scarlet vertical pupils. The enchanting black lines instantly covered the boy's face. The boy raised his head and looked at them with a sneer, "Aren't you all just corpses?"

The three men's hair stood on end, alarm bells rang in their hearts, and they left in fear after a burst of screams.

The boy used brute force to snatch the cat tooth necklace back from the three men, and then followed the smell of blood and returned silently to the kitten.

Limbs, broken arms, corpses, tails...

These objects that could be pieced together were wrapped in a familiar scarf, stained with a few traces of blood on the outside, and the condition inside could be imagined.

The boy knelt on the ground and picked up a pile of debris with trembling hands. Then he looked up at the sky with an expressionless face, wondering what he was thinking in his heart.

"What happened, Hei..."

The girl's panting voice sounded behind the boy, and when she saw the scene in front of her brother, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and gasp.

The boy seemed not to hear it. He stared blankly at the sky, with a few thoughts flashing in his eyes.

[The weight of life... is surprisingly light.]

After a long time, the sister hesitated for a moment, and finally put her hand on her brother's shoulder.

"Let's bury it."

My brother was silent for a while, and finally responded silently.

"……it is good."

……

The whole process of this simple funeral was done by the younger brother. The older sister wanted to help but was stopped by her brother.

Rather than saying that this was something the younger brother did himself, it would be more accurate to say that this was a punishment for himself.

The remains of the little black cat were wrapped in the tattered scarf, and buried along with the brother's remaining innocence towards the world and the last bit of hope for truth, goodness and beauty in mankind.

It was noon, and the warm winter sun climbed directly above their heads. This moment should have been the warmest time of the day, but the brother and sister looked at the small bulge that was gradually rising on the ground, and they could not feel any warmth in their hearts.

The midday sun is big and warm, but the light and heat it emits can never reach Gemini's heart which is wrapped in frost.

They should have been able to live openly under the black sunlight, but that was already the era of mankind, and the dawn of a new life could only bring them endless disasters.

Their [king] has long been dead, so who will be the new [king]?

There can only be one winner, and the loser...will become the [container] of the winner.

My sister raised her hands to block the dazzling sunlight above her head. If she had not witnessed with her own eyes the scorching day destroying the extinguished night, how could she be so afraid of light and darkness?

A timid person like her is destined to have no qualification to ascend the [Throne] that stands in Teyvat and looks down on the justice of the world.

She only needed to disguise herself like a rat in the gutter and put on the tattered skin of a human being. This was enough for her to avoid the inevitable [(coronation) ceremony] and live out her days as an ordinary person in the world, accompanying the humans who were struggling to survive.

They were still hungry and had been exposed to the cold wind all day.

Today, the younger brother was supposed to be responsible for looking for unwanted food on the street, but the incident happened so suddenly that they haven't had a good meal until now, or they have never had a full meal.

But there is always a way to solve everything. Is it possible that people cannot have enough food to eat in this world today?

There are always leftovers in the restaurant's kitchen garbage that even stray dogs don't want to look at. They can also steal a few more buns when the street vendors aren't paying attention to get through the next few days, even though they will be beaten badly if caught by the vendors.

"Sister, are you hungry?"

"A little bit." The elder sister held her belly and smiled softly, then raised her head and suggested to the boy, "How about we go steal some vegetable buns?"

"If we get caught like this, we'll definitely be beaten badly!" The younger brother lowered his head and laughed dryly.

"Being beaten to death is better than starving to death! Besides, I promised my father that I would never let you die." The girl stood up, patted her flat chest, and smiled proudly.

(What kind of bicycle does a seven or eight-year-old need?)

"I'll be the bait this time!"

"Sister, you..." The younger brother lowered his head and remained silent for a while. At the moment when his sister was about to start her plan, he suddenly grabbed the corner of her clothes.

The girl was stunned and turned to look at the boy in confusion.

The boy raised his head and smiled gently, then stretched out his little finger and said to his sister: "Sister, you said it before. We are inseparable [twins], and we can never be missing one another. Everyone has their own responsibilities. So, let me be the bait this time!"

The girl was slightly startled, her cheeks slightly hot, then she crossed her arms and said proudly: "I really can't do anything to you, so you must be careful! I will definitely give you a few more meat buns as compensation!"

"Well, thank you, sis."

The girl snorted and wiped her cheeks with her sleeves to make herself look less slovenly. After saying hello to her brother, she went to the garbage dump nearby to look for discarded packaging bags for buns.

The younger brother sat on the ground, lowered his head and smiled gently, looking at his sister's back, with a relieved smile on his face.

[I have grown up, and it is my turn to take care of you from now on.]

[I will not allow anyone to hurt you, even if it costs me my life.]

[Whoever wants your life, I will kill him!]

[Because, you are everything in my life!]

[elder sister…]

The younger brother slowly stood up and walked towards his sister's back. In a trance, he seemed to hear a gentle meow in his ear.

Hearing this, the younger brother quickly turned around and looked at the simple grave. There was nothing on the small bulge on the ground, as if what he had just heard was just an illusion.

The boy was stunned for a moment, then his eyes fixed on the small mound on the ground, as if he saw something unbelievable.

"Ah - I found a lot of unwanted treasures again this time!"

The sister's exclamation attracted her brother's attention. The boy turned his head in confusion, and then saw his sister digging out an electric heater that could be used as long as it was plugged in from the garbage mountain.

The elder sister patted her flat chest and said to her younger brother proudly: "With this, we can plug it in and keep warm at night."

The younger brother froze for a moment and opened his mouth to say something, but seeing how interested his sister was, he couldn't bear to break her fantasy.

They live in a [safe haven] built of broken cardboard boxes, but where does the electricity come from in the boxes?

The younger brother couldn't help but hold his forehead and sigh, thinking to himself that it would be better to let his sister realize the absurdity of this matter herself and then consider what to do next.

Anyway, it would cost a lot to clean this thing and sell it to a junk collector.

"What a stupid sister you are! She's just like a single-celled organism!" The younger brother covered his face helplessly and couldn't help muttering.

Seeing his sister's eyes shining as she stood around the electric heater, the boy sighed softly, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up a little.

[But it is this kind of sister who deserves my protection!]

My brother lowered his head and folded his arms across his chest, and began to think about where he should get food for today.

Although the rice porridge in the relief station was just something the rich did to gain a good reputation, it was a rare delicacy for them and was better than nothing.

After that, I had to go to the alley to steal a few baskets of buns to replenish my energy.

Although I feel a little sorry for the boss, I have left him a note and I will definitely pay him back when I have money in the future.

After making up his mind, he looked at his homeless sister who he depended on for survival.

My brother lowered his head and chuckled, then turned around and looked at the kitten's grave.

The kitten's shadow was still lying on the small mound, staring at him, looking extremely lazy and relaxed, much more comfortable than when it was alive.

For the kitten, isn't the tranquility after death better than the conscious pain while alive?

However, he would rather live in pain than bow to death.

The boy took a deep breath and nodded slightly towards the shadow of the kitten.

The kitten seemed to have finally fulfilled some kind of obsession. It stood up and used its limbs that were sewn together with transparent silk thread to slowly walk backwards. Finally, it disappeared in a flash of white light.

The boy looked up at the sky and slowly closed his eyes. Then he lowered his head and half-knelt in front of the grave, as if he was praying.

After doing all this, the boy smiled gently, glanced back at the small bulge on the ground before leaving, then turned around and walked slowly towards his sister.

May you have no disasters, no illness, no pain, no restraint, and a peaceful life in your next life...

ps.

Causes in previous life, results in this life.

If there is no previous life, how can there be a next life?

Some people use their childhood to heal their whole lives, and some people use their whole life to heal their childhood.

Past regrets can only be redeemed in the future.

Travelers, do you really think... the story is over?

When boys become teenagers, girls become young girls.

Who will remember the vows made in the past?

……

The girl felt a chill in her heart, and her face turned especially pale, as if she had lost all her blood in an instant.

A trace of blood flowed from the girl's neck which was pierced by the sword. The girl struggled to raise her head and looked at the boy in front of her who was half a centimeter taller than her with trembling eyes, as if she was still questioning her own eyes.

"The winner will become the [king], and the loser will become the [receptacle] of the winner."

The black-haired boy silently looked at his sister who was still stubborn. He sat on the throne and looked down at his sister. He couldn't help but chuckled and asked:

"So... Sister, do you want to be a [Container] or a [King]?"

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