[Touken Ranbu] Wisteria

#36

Just when my mind was in chaos, a familiar voice suddenly came from outside the curtain door.

"……reason."

It's sunflower.

"I've never done anything to apologize to you, Li." Aoi said with a self-deprecating laugh, "I thought it wouldn't matter if I didn't solve these things, after all, you're still alive...but your funeral God is really in trouble."

Inadvertently caring about the several lines of sight piercing her back like needles, Kwai knuckles bent slightly and tapped on the curtain door twice.Her face was pale and her lips were bloodless, as if she was struggling in pain.As if realizing that even if I knock on the door decently, I won't give any response, Aoi sat down on the ground with her head lowered, "Hey, what are you thinking?"

"I can't figure it out at all. You've been like this since the first time I met you, trusting everyone cautiously, never taking the initiative to refute, clarify, or prevent anything."

"You know Lujiang, I really hate you like that. It's as if there is nothing in this world that you really care about, whether it's a person's life or a promise, even if the 'family' you are talking about is at a critical moment. You can also give it all up."

"I thought that the most important thing to you should be yourself, but the incident in the village made me realize that you don't even care about yourself. Being misunderstood or being bullied or something, you may die or something , you feel that it doesn't matter from the bottom of your heart, don't you?"

"What are you thinking, Lu Jiangli?"

Aoi's words were like her knuckles hitting my heart one by one.With my mouth slightly open, my brain turned subconsciously on how to refute what she said.

However, this was just a futile effort, and I was speechless, knowing that what she said was true.

Lu Jiangli in the past seemed to be really like this. On the surface, he was a human being with flesh and blood, a living person, but inside he was completely corroded by unknown voids.

Do I care about villagers?Of course I care, because if the villagers don't exist, I can't imitate others and be a normal person.

Do I care about reputation?Of course I care, because if she loses her reputation, when Lu Jiangli dies, she will be no different from never existing.

Do I care about my life?Of course I care, because if I accidentally lose my life, my memory will not allow me to continue to deceive myself.

"Am I really Shikae Ri?" Facing myself in the mirror, the corners of my lips curled up, my voice was steady as if I was not affected by Aoi at all, "What evidence do you have to prove that I am Shikae Ri, Aoi."

The air froze for a moment, and I laughed silently.This priestess costume is like a shackle, firmly controlling the howling beast inside.The red and white color scheme is like pure white and red petals, or...

It is the surging white water and bright red blood.

"You are." Aoi's tone is unquestionable, but it sounds like I want to brainwash her, "You are Lu Jiangli, and you will only be Lu Jiangli."

"evidence?"

Opening the curtain door, Kui raised her head and looked at me, sparks seemed to shine in her eyes.I froze for a moment, but before my brain could react, she rushed up and hugged my waist tightly.At the moment when she slammed the curtain door shut, I seemed to see a few Fusangshen with both worried and complicated expressions, and——

His complexion was so dark that he was about to drip ink.

Always feel a little bad?

"Only you can bring me this kind of satisfied happiness." Aoi's eyes were very serious, and I caressed the top of her head in a daze.She is like a kitten enjoying its smooth fur, squinting her eyes happily, "Look, only you will treat me like a baby like this."

"Aoi." I called out to her helplessly.

"I know." She buried her face in my waist, her tight arms trembling slightly, "I know...it wasn't you who saved me, and I also know that it is you that the gods desire, and I'm just a lucky one. Defective products."

Looking at her silently, I don't know how to answer.

"But I have long regarded you as my sister, Lu Jiang. Only you... only you can't be taken away by them, even if you don't care about yourself, I can't just give up like this."

"In any case, as far as the result is concerned, you brought me life."

The eyes were gradually filled with dazzling red, and I didn't care at all with a bland expression.

—Oh, have you remembered?

——Looks like I lost this time.

"Yeah, you lost." I pulled Aoi behind and stood in front of her as a protector, "You should be punished, Grand Priestess."

—What if I say no?

"Then I can only use special means to find out the God of Misfortune and tell him what you have done."

——Interesting, the little girl from back then would actually threaten me now.

Red rose petals pierced the fragile curtain door and condensed into a ball in the air.I shook my head at the surprised Fusangshen outside the door, motioning them not to come and intervene, just staring at the red ball.Not long after, the figure of a woman emerged from it.

Grand Miko.

Aoi also seemed to be frightened by the scene in front of her, she stiffened and hid behind me, motionless.I took the initiative to take a step forward, stretched out my hand towards the big witch, tilted my head and smiled at her: "You are still so beautiful."

— glib.

The palm of my hand was on the one I offered, and the big witch glanced at Aoi who was behind me and snorted coldly, as if she was very dissatisfied with my behavior of protecting her.I turned a blind eye, just closed my palms slightly, held her fingers, pursed my lips and bowed my head.

"I think you broke the rules of the game." It turns out that my awe of the person in front of me has been imprinted in my bones, and I can't help but use honorifics when I see that face, "Disturb my memory, and even erase part of it... ...Could it be that you want to put these indifferent things in your 'Pandora's Box'?"

--Ah.

With the other hand, I clenched the talisman hidden in the sleeve, and I looked at the great witch and continued, "Unfortunately, although I have remembered everything, my choice is still to be a useless witch."

"In the past, Lu Jiang may not have cared about everything, but now Lu Jiang already has a reliable companion and family."

——A sword that could easily be destroyed.

"Even so, they are still my family members." My tone became more serious, and I couldn't help but sarcastically satirize the great witch, "How can you understand my feelings when you are lonely?"

Squinting her eyes dangerously, the Grand Witch's expression became visibly displeased.The coercion around her continued to intensify, and it made me almost breathless.I clenched my teeth and clenched my other hand into a fist, trying not to compromise her intimidation.

—You're just a toy, Reason.

"But I have my own mind."

——You are a recreation we created, Ri.

"But I have my own mind."

—You didn't, Reason.

The big witch suddenly leaned in front of me, her nostrils pressed tightly together.My vision was filled with those black pupils full of malice, and a little cold sweat inevitably slipped on my forehead.

——You are the most perfect pastime thing we have created, you are not a defective product, you do not have a real self.

"I'm already a defective product, Grand Priestess."

"From the moment you boring gods messed up my peaceful life just to add some fun to the game, I was emotional."

"That's why I can recover my memory, isn't it?"

The big witch stared at me closely, and the coercion around me intensified. I could hardly continue to stand, as if I was suffocated by a heavy stone.

She suddenly moved away from me, put away her own pressure and then laughed wildly, with tears flashing from the corners of her eyes.

——Yes, what you said is absolutely correct.

——Ah... as expected of me, a well-deserved 'reason'.

——In the end, the winner is still that person.

——Obviously you were created by me...but you can't belong to me, it's really a pity.

"Aoi, it's time for you to fulfill our agreement." The big witch had a playful expression, and she tapped my heart lightly with her fingers, "Kill her."

"Kill her, and you will become the most perfect 'Li'."

The author has something to say:

Okay, because the time span is too long (you have the nerve to say it), let me sort it out for you first _(:з」∠)_... Well, if there are still people watching

1. The appearance of the Great Miko→The appearance of the Great Miko was not sudden. At the beginning of the article, it was mentioned [there is a female voice in my ears].This is not a bug, the voices of these two gods are male voices √All the female voices mentioned are actually great witches.

2. Memory→Memory issues have been talked about all the time, because this article is No.1, so many places have fragmented/chaotic memories.Lujiang's bad memory is caused by the artificial erasure/erasing of memories, but with the stimulation of Aoi + Awataguchi, coupled with the "coincidence" of Shiro Wugou, red and white tones, she remembered them all.

3. Lujiang → Lujiang's past As mentioned in the previous article, she was also bullied because of what Aoi did.But she herself never fought back, or even actually took revenge on Aoi.This is because she doesn't really care, and she has some subtle feelings of guilt towards Aoi.

And what else is there... The next chapter should be able to solve the mystery thoroughly, and all the mysteries of the main plot will be solved_(:з」∠)_If you think of something, I will add it tomorrow. I am afraid that these chapters will be temporarily written by Fu Sangshen There's a wave of lines...

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