Cupid

You were born as the most powerful priestess in the village with the most spiritual power in all ages. You even bear the same name as the strongest black priestess, Tsubaki, and you are expected by everyone.

But soon people's hopes were dashed.

After all, if you compare her, who is valued by the industry, to a bright and generous red flower, you are a weak and pale white toon. Because of that non-aggressive spiritual power, you can only do some prayers, purification, and brewing. such auxiliary work.

One of the most important items is to brew precious "sacred wine" for those gorgeously dressed nobles——

Burn incense to purify the body with a virgin with powerful spiritual power, gargle with salt, chew fragrant rice, spit it out in a wooden box and brew it for many days to become the so-called "sacred wine".

In order to ensure the cleanliness of the witch's spiritual power, you eat bitter herbs and drink tasteless dew, and your whole body is as thin as a fragile butterfly.

You are really hungry, if you don't know the consequences of extravagant actions, you would like to swallow all those sweet rice directly.

There's nothing you can do about it, the current situation is completely caused by your being too useless.Maybe you were expected in the past, but after that happened, you became like this.

What is it?

You've been in a daze all day and you can't remember.

Don't want to think about anything.

Just like what your parents said, your brain is inflexible and your character is very weak. You can neither remember the knowledge of herbs that witches need, nor can you learn fine work such as weaving. If you want to go to the fields like ordinary farmers, you will be afraid He fell headfirst to the ground.

Not only are you pale and sickly, but you are not charming enough in appearance, and you can't even make an innocent and cute gesture, and you just knelt down and begged for mercy immediately after knowing your mistake, which is a bit cute in it.

If you didn't rely on your current brewing talent and the protection of your family, you would have starved to death outside.

Because you are too tired and hungry, you can't fully think about these words, you can only nod your head, and then have some thoughts that you shouldn't have after getting enough sleep in a deserted night.

I really want to go out and have a look.

It is said that chewing wine is the proof of the connection between the witch and the gods, so can the gods take pity on you and satisfy your wishes?

I want to go for a walk, I want to eat meat, I want beautiful clothes, gorgeous jewelry... whoever, take me away.

You pray repeatedly.

So one night, the gods finally answered your prayer.The moonlight turned into a messenger of God, and a boy with silver hair and silver eyes appeared in front of the cage.

Despite his ragged clothes and the scars of abuse on his bare skin, he's as handsome as a rumored ogre who can take your breath away with just one look.

"This is the child of God? It is so beautiful when dancing..."

"Why do you look worse than me now?"

The boy clad in moonlight knelt down to look at you. He tilted his head and looked at you, as if he was looking at some strange object. His eyes were full of childlike innocence.

Somehow, you catch something in that expression that is very important to you.

"Please, please, please help me,"

You begged like this and reached out to catch the moonlight.

……

He took you away one morning after the rain.

——It has been drizzling in your hometown.

This is a gift from the gods. He rained down on the dry land to nourish the dry land, and stimulated the sweetness of spiritual rice. In order to thank this kindness, everyone needs witches to brew "chewing wine" for the gods.

— your parents repeatedly stressed to you.

It's a pity that you don't like this story very much, and you don't like the cold and wet weather, except this time.

The mist brought by the continuous rain has become a natural barrier for the two to escape.

The moist mist lingers across your face, and you walk forward in this rich soft white, as if you are traveling in a dreamland of grotesque and grotesque.

In such a thick fog, everything becomes ambiguous and fuzzy.The menacing villagers following you two turned into distorted and abstract black shadows. They were so funny and ridiculous that the boy let out a burst of wanton laughter——

"Come after me, idiots!"

This is the first time in your life that you are running so fast. The familiar scenery was shattered by the teenager and you kept fleeing backwards. The noisy shouts gradually faded away. Your mind was blank and your eyes were filled with tears. Hold on tight to your teenager.

You only have eyes for him.

You stare blankly at his thin back——

The heart was beating non-stop.

……

The boy who appeared suddenly didn't even have a name. After you said that you were terrified that you didn't know the benefactor's name, he perfunctorily fabricated a statement on the spot:

"Since those boring guys say I'm not human, then I'll be called a real person."

Even so, contrary to his perception that he is a freak who is hated by others and you are a high-ranking witch, since that night, he has been the son of God who saved you——

He is the moonlight of that night, and the mist of that day.With a cold sense of alienation, and an ethereal casualness.

You showed the earnestness you used to memorize herbal medicine, and engraved this weird name in your heart.

……

Daoist didn't let go of your hand even after leaving the village.He stretched out his hands and clasped your fingers, and asked you with a smile: "Great, now I have something precious. You will always be by my side from now on, right?"

The sun at noon dispelled the thick fog, and the warm sunlight penetrated through the clouds at this time, kissing the pale face of the young man lazily, and dyed it a thin red of love.When the young man smiled, he would slightly narrow his mercury-colored eyes, and then the slender eyelashes would gently droop down. They trembled slightly because of the slight excitement of the owner, reminiscent of a butterfly on a flower branch.

— Ah, the moonlight is in my palm.

You stared blankly at the overlapping palms of the two, and such words appeared in your mind for no reason.

"Okay, okay, if you don't mind, I will try my best."

However, you promised to be very sincere when you stated your position, but your actual actions were not so in place——

In the chaotic world where monsters are rampant, you who only know how to dance to please the gods, or make money by brewing divine wine are not as useful as a real person who wields a dagger.This time, you looked at the monster who almost bit the hem of your clothes in a different place from before, and shivered. If the real person hadn't held your shoulders in time, you would have almost fallen to the ground.

...God!When a lover is attacked, no matter how weak a woman is, she will draw a weapon to protect herself for love, right?

How do you know to run away or hide behind others in the first place?

"Yes, sorry, I am so useless! Please forgive me."

Realizing that you have once again revealed your trash-like side, you are so flustered that you almost can't help but perform the trick of kneeling that you have shown countless times in front of your parents.

"It's okay, I will protect you. After all, I am the one who loves you the most in the world!"

Your lover has long been familiar with your actions, he accepted your apology in a calm tone, spoke love words as usual, and at the same time skillfully pulled out the dagger from the monster's head.

Then with a kind smile, he grabbed his sleeve and wiped your wet face with a slightly clumsy movement, and sighed:

"You really are a crybaby..."

Even though he doesn't seem to be thinking about it at all, you still tremble all day about your actions.

The real person seems to turn a blind eye to this. After he settles you down, he will drag the corpse of the monster not far away to have some "fun".He likes to use his dagger to cut open the limbs of various creatures, searching for them and saying that he is observing the differences between "humans, monsters, and animals".

You feel great admiration for his studiousness, but when you actually watch that scene, you will vomit non-stop, dreaming that your head was cut off by a real person.

For this reason, the real person accepted your intention with a smile, and next time he studies anatomy, he will always find a place where you can't see him.But this time his game time seems to be a little longer than before.

Are you hated?Are you going to be left behind?

Just when you were alone and uneasy, the boy who would bring you food directly came to you with a live rabbit.

……

"Do you want to eat rabbit today? It looks delicious..."

Faced with your dry praise, the real person tilted his head and said softly: "Huh?"

"I'm afraid you'll be lonely, so I want to see if you like small animals. Do all women like these things? Why do you think they're cute?"

"Is it not cute enough?"

Now the person who is wondering becomes you.

Do normal women think bunnies are cute?Would you like it...

With a flattered expression on your face, you took over the trembling rabbit in the hands of the real person in a panic, and seriously felt the unique cuteness of small animals——

Did not feel it.

Why is it rubbing against you, why is it trying so hard to get into your arms, it's so scary.Will it bite you, eh eh eh.

You were taken aback, if it wasn't for a gift from a real person, you would have almost thrown the rabbit out.

Are you abnormal?

The teenager quietly observing your interaction with the rabbit let out a pleasant laugh:

"That's great, I was also worried that if the rabbit is so cute, if you take your eyes off me, I'll have to break its neck..."

"You really only get close to me!"

After getting a satisfactory reply, he cooked the plump rabbit with a bright face.He refused your request to eat with you, but hugged you happily from behind you while you gnawed on the rabbit leg, and put the tip of his chin on your shoulder, entrusting the weight of his whole body to you who is thin .

The faint smell of blood on his body makes your heart tremble with fear, but when he hugs you intimately, rubs his cheek against your neck, and chuckles happily, it will also make you feel an inexplicable feeling in your heart. throbbing.

The two feelings blend into what you call "first love."

……

You feel that you can't repay the "love" of real people. You try your best to maintain your current stable life, and start to find ways from past experiences.

Fortunately, dancing is used to please the gods, and it can also be used to please men. You are very good at using your body movements to attract the attention of the audience that belongs to you alone. Even the "chewing wine" that once bored you has become A kind of fun.

In this way, you have found the joy of being a woman from the tender "love" of teenagers.

You no longer make wine for the gods.

……

You've had a good time with real people.

It's good to be alive, as long as you don't think about where the bloody clothes and food come from, then every day is a happy and worry-free day.In the context of looting or being looted, you can't find a safer place than the arms of real people.

However, the standard of living has improved, and the spiritual power that has gradually become stronger in your body has also attracted more powerful monsters.In the end, the seriously injured lover hurriedly took you to a safe place, and couldn't exert any more strength.

Everything finally came to an end.The drizzle that took up most of your childhood memories now envelopes you again.

You sit next to the real person crying in despair, babbling about your fears for the future and accusations of your own incompetence.You once again thought of the god you once believed in, and began to improvise, praying that he would find a way to restore your real life to life and take you away from this terrible situation.

"Ah, it's so noisy, Chun."

"Forget it, I can't do anything about you. In this world, the person I'm most worried about is you."

You're hopeless, you're terrible, but at the last moment your lover didn't love you any less for that.With a helpless smile, he dotingly looked at you who were at a loss.His eyes are haunted, and his tone is sentimental and reluctant.

"Sorry, Chun. I only have this dagger in my hand. If you're really that scared, come with me."

"It will hurt a little bit. But just bear with it, I will wait for you."

Dying, he decided to take you to die in love.Judging from his sloppy actions, you feel that this man has no intention of showing mercy in the first place.

The palm that used to gently caress you held a dagger and pierced your right abdomen——

The fishy sweetness of death wells up in your throat.

You stared blankly at the young man who lowered his head and kissed your lips, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

At this moment, you figure it out.

What other shore, what god?Those are all deceptive things, and the gods have never cared for you.If you are really the beloved Son of God, why not give you the same power as that "Tsubaki"?Why should such a terrible thing happen to you.

So there must be no such thing as reincarnation, right?As long as death closes its eyes, it will feel nothing.

And it would be the scariest thing if the gods really existed.You are an ant and you are useless, but at first you could do some wine-making work anyway, so God just ignored you at first.It is not until you run away with the real person without authorization later that you really break the taboo, and there will be so many people who only target you along the way.

Lord God will punish you, right?And it may be more brutal and unimaginable than the whip used by the father, like a lying child swallowing a thousand needles...

[It's scary, it's scary, I don't want that. 】

[Help me, I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to go to the unknown shore without real people! 】

[Idiot real person, stupid real person, continue to protect me! 】

At that moment, the extreme panic in your heart overcame the pain in your body. If it wasn't because you were going to die soon, you might have made the most outrageous move in your life to your lover, just lying in his arms like a child without reason Cry up.

Countless distracting thoughts spring up in your heart, and finally solidify into the curse of "don't want to die" and "stay by my side".

……

You opened your eyes in the silent darkness.

……

……

【Black box】

I couldn't find Chun.

Where has she gone?

I have to find her.