ghost world

【Hipley article】

Today is the day when the first angel choir performed. Most of the angels went to the theater to join in the fun, and the first church seemed particularly deserted.

The golden ring kept turning around the giant cross floating in mid-air.

Compared with the tens of meters high cross, the figure kneeling in front of it was pitifully small.

The church door was gently pushed open.

Steady footsteps slowly approached the kneeling figure from the direction of the door.

"Are you going to be so passive and sabotage for the rest of your life?" Michael looked at Shipley's back with displeasure.

Shipley continued to pray.

Michael said: "Repentance is not popular in heaven this year, but redemption is popular."

After finishing his prayer, Shipley stood up slowly.His legs were not very neat due to kneeling for too long, so he had to use his wings to fly himself to reduce the burden on his legs. "What do you want me to do?" he asked softly.

Michael said: "Mammon is rebuilding the Tenth Realm."

Shipley lowered his eyes, "I believe he can do a good job."

Michael said: "But he can't stay there forever."

Shipley pursed his lips slightly.

Michael raised his hand and fiddled with his golden bangs, "I heard you're married."

"Yes."

"gave birth?"

"My wife gave birth."

"Hmm." Michael mused.

Shipley raised his head indifferently and said, "My wife looks a bit like you."

Michael looked at him and said after a while, "Really?"

"Yes."

"I'm sorry." Michael said softly.

Hipley stared blankly at the hem of Michael's robe, as if he had lost all his attention.

"A person with my appearance should live a long life." Michael said.

【Hippe】

Hibbe didn't like hell at all.

It's too dark here.Even if there is a beam of holy light comparable to the sun and the moon in the center of the city, it cannot change the overall darkness of hell.

Moreover, the memories left for him here are too unbearable.So much so that living in such a more luxurious room than the deluxe room in the City of Joy couldn't dilute his resistance to hell.

It's a pity he can't leave yet.

Not because hell restricts his freedom, but because Julian hasn't returned yet.

Beelzebub promised to restore Julian's soul and bring him back, but nearly half a year later, Julian never showed up.He imagined many possibilities, but finally gave up because there was no movement in hell.

The only thing he can do now is to continue to wait.

The doorbell rang.

Hibbe stood up and opened the door, as he had done countless times before.

Outside the door stood a waiter pushing a dining cart, and there was a delicious dinner on the dining cart.

Even though he had no appetite, Hibbe politely asked him to push the dining cart into the room.

The waiter skillfully arranged the dinner, and then exited the door.

Hippe walked to the dining table and belatedly realized that he had prepared two dinners.

Are there any guests?

Hippe, who had been alone in hell for too long, couldn't believe it.

The doorbell rang a second time.

Hippe opened the door nervously and expectantly.After being alone for so long, he longed for someone to talk to, even if the other party was Abaddon or Porgy whom he hated.

The door is opened.

Julian stood outside the door in a daze, rubbing the back of the other nervously with one hand, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Hipper?"

Xi Pei stared at him blankly, his lips trembling violently, but he never said a word.

"Hello?" Julian looked even more nervous.

Hippe suddenly opened his arms and hugged the four-winged angel with pure white wings in front of him.

"You, what's wrong with you?" Julian was frightened.

"Julian." Hibbe said.

Julian, who was struggling, suddenly stopped and asked tentatively, "How do you know my name? Are you really Mr. Hipper?"

Xi Pei reluctantly let go of his hand, smiled and said, "I am Xi Pei."

The atmosphere at the dinner table was tense.

Julian had to speak desperately to liven up the atmosphere, "I don't remember anything after waking up. Although Mr. Beelzebub told me my name, I can't remember anything. He said you can give me the answer... …Yeah?"

Xi Pei tightened his fingers holding the table knife slightly, nodded slowly and said, "Yes."

"We were good friends before?" Julian asked.

Hippe looked up at him, "Why do you ask that?"

"Because you were very excited when you saw my performance just now." Although it was just a hug, Julian felt a deep warmth from this hug.

Hippe said, "I miss you very much."

Julian's cheeks were slightly red, and he said happily: "Thank you."

"Why thank you?" asked Hibbe.

Julian said: "It feels great to have someone who misses you and cares about yourself when you don't remember anything. At least, at least it relieves a lot of my fears. I still don't understand where I came from."

"I'll tell you slowly." Xi Pei said softly.

Julian smiled gratefully: "That's great."

Hippe watched him silently while he lowered his head to eat.

Although the face is still the same, the soul is different, right?Even if it has been repaired, it is no longer the original soul.Because Julian's original soul would never have dinner with himself and thank him with such an attitude.

I couldn't help feeling sour in my heart.

Although he didn’t want to admit it, although Beelzebub had expected it when he told himself that Julian’s soul would be repaired, but only when he saw this Julian who was completely different from before with his own eyes, did he realize so deeply——

The angel who hated himself was gone.

The angel who had seen him at his ugliest was really gone.

……

"Why are you crying?" Julian asked uneasily. "Did I say something wrong? I'm sorry, I may be too excited."

Hippe touched his face, only to realize that tears were streaming down his face.

"No...you're right." He gritted his teeth, his voice indistinct.

I still remember the first time I saw Julian, he was bathed in the wind, pure and flawless, with a confused and innocent expression like a child.

It was at that glance that he decided to keep him—even if Julian had four wings, even at the risk of offending the God of Chaos.

He hid him, then sealed one of the wings with the magic method his father taught him long ago, and fed him the fruit of wisdom with his own hands.

This was the first time that his father had such strong emotional fluctuations after his father became black. He hoped that when those innocent eyes opened, the first thing he saw was himself.

Afterwards, everything followed his steps.

Everything is so beautiful.

They became lovers.

If it wasn't for that time, when Julian accidentally hurt himself, maybe... this beauty would continue.

The bone-piercing pain evokes the memory of Shipley tearing his wings with his own hands.

So clear, so real.

Memories are confused with reality.

Obviously the pain of splitting the wings from the body was so unbearable, yet he felt happiness.

——Selfless fatherly love.

From then on, he fell in love with this kind of happiness in pain.

Because of this, he personally pushed happiness into the abyss of pain.

"Julian, Julian..." Hippe choked up and called over and over again.

Julian thought he was calling himself at first, but he soon discovered that although it was the same name, the person he was talking about was not here.No, it should be said that even though he was sitting here, he didn't meet the other party's eyes.

No matter who the person in Xi Pei's mouth was, at this moment, he felt envy permeating from the depths of his heart.

Next to the dining table is a huge picture window.

The window clearly reflected two figures.

A mask.

an innocent.