Death knocked on the gate of hell

Always be the other half of each other's lives.

Thanatos curled his hand hanging under the table slightly, and grabbed the bench under him.

...Why does it sound so much like a marriage oath.

People always say something like this in the wedding ceremony: Whether poor or rich, healthy or sick, I will always love you and be with you forever, forever.

Then exchange rings and bring each other into each other's lives.

There is no way for them to be forever, death will separate them.Once, the groom had just finished reading the oath at the wedding, when he was hit by the falling ceiling and died on the spot, and was taken away by the god of death who had been waiting for a long time.

Thanatos knew from the beginning that men would die, and the people in the guest table smiled and blessed the bride and groom, but they couldn't see that the god of death was also a guest of this wedding.Thanatos watched the groom swear deeply, watched the bride cry with emotion, watched the ceiling suddenly collapsed and smashed the top of the groom's head, and watched a comedy turn into a tragedy.

The world is impermanent, and human beings cannot last forever.

But God can.

……What was he thinking about.He actually thought of the wedding from Yan Luo's words.

Is this the ritual sense Yan Luo wanted?A birthday, the ceremony was made like a wedding.

It may also be that they are like this in the East, because he is ignorant.

There were a lot of messy thoughts in his mind, Thanatos' body was motionless, his facial expression was hidden under his robe, and he seemed completely unresponsive.

Yan Luo sighed quietly.

The little Reaper is really dull. Of course, it may be that he thought of that level, but he didn't know how to respond.

Yan Luo is a hint and a test, and no effective information has been obtained so far.Little Reaper neither rejoiced nor resisted, and seemed completely numb to emotion.

He can't push too hard.Saying "I like you" directly, until you're sure Reaper wants the same, is a red flag for Reaper.If the little Reaper doesn't even dare to be friends with him because of this, and the gap in his heart that was finally opened is closed again, the previous efforts will be in vain.

At this time, Yan Luo suddenly understood how the two subordinates, Black and White Impermanence, could delay for 1000 years without daring to reveal it. He liked this matter and was always cautious before getting a clear response.

Little Reaper's slow-tempered character can't stand a sudden crossing of the relationship, and the consequence of eagerly approaching will be to retreat further, and he has to take it slowly.

Fortunately, Yan Luo has enough patience.

He wouldn't wait 1000 years like those two idiots and just stand there and do nothing.

You can't cross the safe distance step by step, but you can get closer step by step.

They played in Taishan Scenic Area for a day, and went shopping with Yan Luo in the afternoon after eating noodles.Thanatos saw the windmill in the child's hand on the road, took a second look, and Yan Luo bought one for him and stuffed it in his hand.

Thanatos: "I'm not a child."

"You are younger than me, so you are a child." Yan Luo couldn't help but say.

Thanatos: "...Not necessarily younger than you."

They are all tens of thousands of years old, it doesn't matter who is older and who is younger, he just looks young, and his age is not young.

"Really?" Yan Luo raised his eyebrows, "How old are you?"

Although the specific age cannot be accurate to a single digit, but the first digit is still remembered.

Thanatos said, "Three."

Thanatos is the younger god among the second generation of gods, about 3 years old so far.

"Oh, I'm four, ten thousand years away." Yan Luo laughed, "You still say you're not a child?"

"..." Thanatos gave up his defense.

It is meaningless to discuss the age of gods, and they will not die.

There are many tourists in the commercial street, Yan Luo and Thanatos' attires often attract attention, Thanatos feels strange when walking, and wants to go home early.But when he was shopping with Yan Luo, he wanted to go shopping longer, even though he wasn't very interested in the things he sold.

Very conflicted, Thanatos didn't know why.

Yan Luo bought a pair of Four Treasures of the Study for Thanatos at the souvenir shop as a birthday present.

"The pen and ink in the mortal world is not good, just treat it as a souvenir of the trip, and I will give you a better set later." Yan Luo said.

Thanatos said, "I don't know how to write with a brush."

He could write beautiful Greek, Latin, and English with a quill.But the western quill is obviously not the same thing as the eastern brush, and he can only read but not write the traditional characters of Huaguo, so buying it is a waste.

"I can teach you." Yan Luo Guangrong kept in mind the mission of cultural export.

Thanatos no longer refused, and finally accepted Yan Luo's gift.

This is the first time he has received a birthday present.

"Thank you." He whispered, the voice was so soft that only he could hear it.

But Yan Luo heard it, and he said, "Why are you being polite to your friends? I will give you a birthday present every year from now on."

Thanatos blurted out: "What if I go back to Greece?"

After speaking, he was also stunned.Why would he ask this question?

It was as if...he didn't want to go back, so he wouldn't be able to see Yan Luo.

But he had to go back again, this time he came out only to complete the mission of Hades.The work in Greece is temporarily taken over by the undead, but that is not a long-term solution. The undead cannot support the high-intensity work that never stops.

Even if they are friends... thousands of miles apart, they will fade away.

He doesn't want to lose this friend.

Thanatos suddenly felt a little reluctance.Yan Luo was clearly still in front of his eyes, and when he thought of the separation in the future, he had already begun to miss her.

Yan Luo's expression was as usual: "Then I'll send it to you. Or I can get a visa from 28 Constellations, fly over to find you, and travel there by the way. But I'm not familiar with the local area of ​​Greece, so I have to trouble you to be a tour guide." gone."

He said with a smile: "Sure enough, many friends have many paths. If you have friends who travel all over the world, you are not afraid."

Thanatos' slightly flustered heart was suddenly soothed.

Yan Luo said he would come to him.

He will not lose this friend.

After returning to Qingzhou from Tai'an, it was nightfall.

It was night when he set off, and it was also night when he came back, as if everything during the day was a dream, and he was never shrouded in sunlight.

Seeing the familiar apartment building, Thanatos thought, today is over.

time flies.

Obviously walking in the crowd is such a long and tormenting thing, because Yan Luo is by his side, he can't feel the passage of time.

He had a lot of fun that day, and he was so happy that he felt a little lost now.

"Go in." Yan Luo said.

Thanatos gave a "hmm" and followed slowly.

Walking to the door of the apartment, Yan Luo touched his pocket and asked, "I didn't bring the apartment key, did you bring the key?"

Thanatos lowered his head and took out the key, Yan Luo stepped aside and let him open the door.

Thanatos inserted the key into the lock, opened the door, and before he touched the light switch, the room suddenly became bright as day.

Colorful ribbons fell from the sky, like a goddess scattering flowers, and sprinkled on Thanatos.

He took a step.

The living room on the first floor has been greatly changed, decorated with balloons, flowers and ribbons, and the English letters of "Happy birthday" are composed of balloons on the wall.

A rectangular dining table is placed in the middle, filled with steaming delicacies.

A group of people - or gods, came out with a huge birthday cake and sang happy birthday to him: "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..."

It is very common, very clichéd, the setting that human beings will have on their birthdays.

It was new to Thanatos, because he never was.

Thanatos froze in place, looking at the gathered gods.

There is Impermanence in Black and White, and there are three members of the Venus family, all of whom are residents of this apartment.And Cui Jue, the judge he met in Yanluo Hotel the day he applied for the job.

In addition, there are several other oriental gods that have never been seen before.

Thanatos was overwhelmed by this scene, turned his head subconsciously, and looked at Yan Luo for help—even though Yan Luo couldn't see his expression.

Yan Luo was not surprised by this surprise, and joined them smoothly. The moment he turned his head, he smiled and sang to him: "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..."

Later also switch to English version.

There was nowhere to rest the hands under Thanatos' robes.

"Thanatos, it's the first time we meet. I'm Po Meng. My name is Meng Wan. You can just call me by my name." The woman holding the cake smiled and said, "This is bull's head and horse noodles, which is the way of Zhong Kui Wei Zheng Cui Jue Lu, the Greek You don't need me to introduce you, you should be familiar with me."

Thanatos had actually guessed their identities, but when they were actually confirmed, he still felt extremely ashamed.

He has never overcome the psychological barrier to meet these netizens who have a good chat on the Internet.

Unexpectedly, the first time they met in reality was to prepare such a big surprise for him.

...But how did they know his birthday?Even the Venus family didn't know him very well, and they didn't know his birthday.

The only one who knew that his birthday was today was Yan Luo.

Thanatos subconsciously looked at Yan Luo again.

"Why do you always look at me?" Yan Luo said with a smile, "It's time to make a wish and blow out the candles."

Thanatos wants to ask, did you plan it?

These oriental gods are all Yan Luo's subordinates, and Yan Luo was not surprised by this scene at all.

He hesitated to speak, unable to ask.

If it is true, Yan Luo has done too much for him.

This seems to be beyond the scope of virtue.

Yan Luo saw that he was still watching, and said again: "Little Death God has birthday noodles and cakes. Besides, they also want to celebrate your birthday."

That day, he convened all the staff in the work group of the underworld to release a task, which was to discuss preparing a birthday surprise for the little death.

He took Little Death to Mount Tai for a day, just in time for Po Meng and the others to set up the scene in the living room.

The Venus family was also invited by him.After all, they are both Greek gods, and the presence of fellow villagers may give the little Death a little comfort in a foreign country.Venus once wore the black robe of the god of death, and has always been grateful to Thanatos, and agreed very enthusiastically.Cupid wants to eat birthday cake and also actively participates.Both wives and children participated, and of course Poseidon also joined.

Thanatos lowered his eyes, a little moved, but also a little sour.

Inexplicable and a little want to cry.

He's getting more and more human emotions.He used to be able to empathize with human beings, but he was not involved in the world, and now his emotions come from himself.

It seems that coming to this city is like entering the world.

"Hurry up, make a wish and blow out the candles." Meng Wan urged, "My hands are almost sore!"

Thanatos was a little embarrassed, he never had a birthday, and he didn't know what to wish for.At a loss, he turned his head and saw Yan Luo standing beside him. He turned his head quickly, his face burning for no reason.

Thanatos closed his eyes, recalled Yan Luo's words in the morning, and silently made a wish.

I want to walk into the light.

He didn't open his eyes immediately, and added another five words in his heart.

Together with Yan Luo.

Then open your eyes and gently blow out the candle.

Meng Wan and the others immediately cheered and put the cake on the dining table. It was a conscientious atmosphere group.

"Cut the cake and cut the cake!" Zhong Kui, who was five-year-old and three-year-old, spoke in a rough voice, "A busy day can be considered a meal."

The slightly gentle Lu Zhidao said with a smile, "This is a cake ordered by His Highness Yama himself, and the dishes on this table were also invited by His Highness Yama. It's a rare opportunity."

Thanatos' eyelashes trembled, and he looked at Yan Luo, with an indescribable feeling in his heart.

...Sure enough, it was a surprise prepared by Yan Luo.

Yan Luo cut open the birthday cake, and handed the largest piece to Thanatos: "Taste it."

Thanatos had no words to say no to.

He dug a spoonful of cake with a spoon and slowly put it in his mouth.

The taste of birthday cake is not very different from other desserts.

But its meaning is indeed quite beautiful.

For the first time, Thanatos felt that his birthday was taken seriously, as if his existence and his birth were also very important.

Cupid was also given a piece of cake, with cream on the corner of his mouth, and he licked his fingers happily.

He flew up to Thanatos and asked in a very innocent and serious tone: "Brother Death, can you celebrate your birthday every day? Then I will have cake every day."

Thanatos: "..."

This can be regarded as his birthday being taken seriously.

A group of gods laughed and made noise, sending birthday wishes and gifts to Thanatos one by one, and getting closer to him.

They didn't leave until midnight, and the apartment finally quieted down.

On this day, Thanatos felt fulfilled and happy like never before, and all of this was given by Yan Luo.

Returning to 401 and closing the door, Thanatos said softly to Yan Luo, "Thank you."

Yan Luo smiled and said, "Thank you again? Didn't you say that good friends don't have to be polite? Or do you not consider me a friend?"

Thanatos immediately said: "We are friends."

After today, he has a group of friends.

Yama is the most important one.

Yan Luo hooked his lips: "Then my friend, would you like to take off your hat and let me see what you look like?"

"Not showing your true colors to your friends is too much."

Thanatos hesitated.

He was used to hiding in his robe, and when he thought of actually meeting Yan Luo face to face, he suddenly felt flustered.

Why did my face suddenly start to burn?

If Yan Luo saw it, he would find himself blushing.How can this be explained?

I dare not face it anymore...

However, if you don't take off your robe, you don't treat Yan Luo as a friend.

He cherishes Yan Luo as a friend very much.

Thanatos began to fight against heaven and man in his heart.

Seeing that Thanatos still did not respond, Yan Luo said that it would be a lie not to be disappointed, but he was not reluctant, and his tone was still gentle: "It's okay, if you don't want to pick it up, I won't read it. It's getting late, go back to the house and have a good sleep." sleep."

"Wait—" Thanatos stopped Yan Luo who was about to turn back to his room.

When Yan Luo turned his head and saw Thanatos sticking out his thick white bone claws from under his robe, he had a premonition in his heart.

The slender finger bones pulled down the black robe, revealing a small white and clean skull.The hollow eye sockets were lowered, and he didn't dare to look at Yan Luo's appearance.

Yama:"……"

As long as he turns into bones, Yan Luo won't be able to see him blushing.

thought wise Thanatos.

But Yan Luo was silent for too long, and Thanatos also became flustered.

Is it because his current appearance is too ugly to scare Yan Luo?

He knew that his appearance was not good-looking in normal aesthetics, and it was terrifying.

This is also one of his true colors. If Yan Luo dislikes him, Thanatos will also feel inferior, and will never take off his robe after covering it.

He was about to put his hat back on awkwardly, when Yan Luo said in an admiring tone, "It's really beautiful and cute."

Thanatos: "...?"

He is now in the form of a skeleton, right?

Yan Luo said seriously: "Beauty is in the bones but not the skin, your bones are perfect."

"Will you take off your black robe and let me see your skeleton?"