[Hunter] Flowers and Hymns

Drantnaya.

Veronica finally returned here again, the extremely cold place at the northernmost tip of the Aimee Continent.

"Is she buried here?"

Qi Ya pulled down the scarf and let out a breath of white air.The cold wind from the extreme north blew on his face like a knife.

"Yeah." Veronica knelt down, put her hands on the frozen soil that hadn't melted for years, and rubbed them lightly, "She's right here."

After two months of recuperation, Veronica's body has recovered to the point where she can travel long distances.Qi Ya thought of how she was dying in a pool of blood two months ago, and felt as if something was choking her throat.

At that time, he ordered Nanika to rescue Veronica.

The leader of the Phantom Brigade, Kuroro Rushiru, was killed on the spot by Kurapika who drove back.

It took Veronica two months to get rid of the drug dependence caused by her previous drug abuse, and with the help of Leo Li, she stabilized her mental state through various psychotropic drugs.Yesterday, with Leorio's approval, she finally got permission to leave the hospital.

At that time, Veronica said to Kija Puncher who came to pick her up that she had a place she wanted to go.

That's it.

Delantnaya, located at the northernmost tip of the Eme continent, is a land of frozen soil that will never melt.The extremely cold weather causes the water vapor in the air to condense into tiny ice crystals, forming the icy fog scenery that can only be seen here.Stardust like diamonds.

Veronica walked through the cold wind, through the ice fog, through the barren snow field, and led Kita here.The port of Delantnaya, on the hills near the port, where you can directly overlook the blue sea, there is a small mound.A plain cross stood there without anyone's name on it.

Cosette sleeps here.

Three years ago, Veronica brought her bones here alone, and buried her here alone.

"When I was young, Cosette once joked with me that she would be buried at the northernmost point after she died." Veronica smiled lightly, "...together with me."

So she buried Cosette here.

"Let's not talk about that." She touched the dirt bag reluctantly again, stood up and smiled at Qi Ya, "Come and help, Qi Ya."

"I think you asked me to come here just to find a coolie." Qi Ya was dissatisfied, and the movement of shoveling the shovel in his hand was not slow, "Really, I am obviously a transformation system rather than a strengthening system... ..."

Veronica just smiled: "Sorry, I have to trouble you again, Chiya."

"...I'm so annoying, I really can't do anything about you." Qi Ya scratched his hair, and pressed the shovel down again, "Get out of the way, the soil will be scattered on you in a while."

"Okay okay."

Veronica took two steps back, squatted down slowly, and looked at the coffin that was gradually revealed, with her chin resting on her hands and deep eyes.

"Kiya knew about it at that time, right?" She said slowly, "I deliberately approached you in order to make a wish to Alluka."

"You don't think you are doing well, do you?" Qi Ya's voice was very surprised, "You have never taken the initiative to contact others before, right? That's why you don't know how bad your skills in getting along with people are... Idiots like Jay and Leorio, who can't see that you have a problem?"

The third young master of the killer family ruthlessly mocked the real, socially handicapped, young lady.

"...Yes, is it?" Veronica touched her face uncomfortably, "I, I thought I was doing pretty well?"

"You guy, don't you have no other friends besides your sister?" Qi Ya was really surprised this time.

"Hmm..." Veronica looked away, and her eyes wandered from side to side, "Yes, there is... well... no..."

Her voice faded.Qi Ya paused, and couldn't help turning his face away and burst out laughing.

"It's really like this, you!"

Veronica lowered her head even lower, and Chiya coughed twice when she saw this, trying to make her voice sound more serious.

"I was a little angry when I found out that your goal was Alluka... But forget it." He let out a breath of white air, "You can't help it."

Yes, there is no way.

From the day Chrollo Rusilu killed Cosette, there was no other choice for Veronica's future, Veronica's life.Once she embarked on the thorny road of revenge, there was no chance of turning back, and she could only walk to the end—even though she did not take this road voluntarily from the beginning.

Qi Ya is very clear about this.

"So keep your head up." He smiled at her, "It's already dug."

The beech coffin has fully revealed its shape.

Veronica leaned down | and gently wiped off the dark soil on the coffin.Then she clasped the icy coffin lid, and moved it away bit by bit amidst a tooth-piercing creaking sound.In the middle of the rotting flowers, the girl's bones still retain the old appearance, with crimson and blue gemstones embellished with flaxen long hair, pure white and jet-black pearls wrapped around her ankles, and a large bundle of flowers is hugged in her arms Withered roses.Veronica supported the coffin, and pressed a kiss on her forehead with great affection.

"I am back, Cosette."

she said with a smile.

Then, he took out the rosary from his bosom.The blue color of agate in the night is like the tears of a mermaid.Veronica stared at it quietly for a long time, before lightly wrapping the melancholy blue around the girl's wrist bones.

The endless crying quietly disappeared at this moment.Amidst the howling sound of the sea breeze, Veronica sat there in a daze, feeling the tranquility she hadn't seen for a long time.

All the pain, all the despair, all the madness left her at this moment.Holding Cosette's wrist, she looked at the rosary that had returned to her sister's hand, and felt empty in her heart for a moment, and she was at a loss for what to do.

At this moment, Veronica suddenly felt tired.The sore feeling of fatigue climbed up the spine, spread to every muscle in the body, and spread to the deepest part of the internal organs.The heart and lungs seemed to be paralyzed by something, and even breathing became laborious.For a second, she felt like she had almost collapsed.

However, she did not fall after all.

Moving her weak fingers to hold the dead man's wrist, Veronica tried to laugh.

"Are you happy, Cosette?"

The black eye sockets of the remains looked at the black night sky. For a moment, there was only the whistling sound of the wind blowing across the wasteland.

Lying here, there are only decayed bones, and the dead will not give any answers.Cosette is not here.Not under this frozen ground, not anywhere in this world.She is gone, gone forever.No one can track her down.

But Veronica smiled anyway.With a little sadness, but still a satisfied smile.With a final kiss on the wrist bone of the deceased, she closed the coffin forever.

"Good-night, and good-bye, Cosette."

She has rested forever.

And she has eternal peace.

This is enough.

This is the best reward Veronica can get.

The pitch-black soil fell one after another, burying the beech coffin and the dead girl.And this time, it will be buried forever.She will dig no more and she will seek no more.Cosette has got back what she lost, and Veronica has got what she wanted.This is the first and last farewell.

——You exist, but I can no longer find you.

——I can't find you anymore, you are not in my heart, not here.

— not in other people's minds.Not in this rock either.

—I can never find you again.

The last handful of soil was sealed.Veronica caressed the cold tomb again and again.Like a whisper, she repeated the sentence again.

"Good-bye, Cosette."

Goodbye, my most important person.

After that, I will also move on with my life.

In a world without you, live well.

I meet new people, even if none of them are like you.I will see the scenery you have never seen, I will laugh with others there, I will usher in a new tomorrow, even if it is a future without you.

I will be happy.I will be happy too.

Because you have smiled at me.I know, you're already smiling at me.

Qi Ya was just watching from afar, but at this moment, he came over, sat down beside Veronica, and started chatting with her back to back.

"In the future, what are your plans?"

"If you don't mind, I want to travel with you." Veronica smiled, "Don't look at me like this, I'm very reliable."

"It's nothing to worry about." Qi Ya moved his neck uncomfortably, "It's better to say that we can save a lot of trouble with you..."

"Thank you, Chiya."

Veronica relaxed her body, turned around, and a tidal wave of exhaustion flooded her almost overwhelmed her. She rested her forehead on Kiya's back and slowly closed her eyes.

"Lend me a little... I'm a little tired."

There is a little dampness behind, slowly spreading.Qi Ya sat there motionless, pretending that he didn't hear the faint cry in his ear.

cry.cry.You can cry.

Leave all the tears that belonged to yesterday to yesterday.Whether it is the heart-piercing madness or the heart-piercing despair, they all remain in the night of Delantenaya together with the wounds that belonged to yesterday.

Then, smile to the brand new tomorrow.

At the junction of the sea and the sky, a fish belly gradually appeared.Dawn is approaching, and the darkness slowly fades away in the revived morning light.The radiance of the rising sun pierced through layers of clouds and sprinkled on Veronica's face, reflecting the falling tears so brightly.

The long night is over, and the dawn is breaking.

【End of full text】

The author has something to say: Well.It's over.There is another postscript tomorrow.

Afterwards, a custom will be opened, and a sweet episode of Veronica X Chi Ya will be included in the customized printed book.

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BGM of this chapter: SecretGarden-《Sleepsong》

[The lyrics and translation are as follows:

Laydown your head,

lie down baby

And I'll sing youalullaby Back to the years,

And I'll sing you the old cradle tune

Ofloo-lilai-lay;

sing, loo-lilai-lay;

And I'll sing youtos sleep...

Soothe you to sleep with this song

And I''ll sing you tomorrow...

I will accompany you to dawn with this song

Bless you with love,

bless you with love

Forward that you go.

because you are about to travel

Mayyousailfair,

Will it be all right for you,

To the farfields of fortune,

Will you go to the good, wide and fertile land?

With diamonds and pearls,

There will be full of diamonds and pearls

At your head and your feet;

Decorate your whole body?

And may you need never

and do you

Tobanish misfortune;

Can never be displaced from the disaster?

May you find kindness,

what you have encountered

Inallthatyoumeet.

Are they all friendly?

May there always beangels,

will the angels

To watch over you;

Carefully watch over you from heaven?

To guide you each step of the way;

down feathers to guide you

To guard you and keep you

guard you, accompany you

Safe from all harm;

save you from all harm?

Loo-li, loo-li, lai-lay.

May you bring love,

Will you love and be loved?

And may you bring happiness;

Will you bring colors of joy?

Beloved in return,

until the end of the day

To the end of your days;

Will you come back surrounded by love?

Now, fall off to sleep,

now sleep

I'm not meaning to keep you,

i won't hinder you

I'll just sit for awhile,

i just want to sit a little longer

Andsingloo-li, lai-lay.

Singing, loo-li, lai-lay.

May there always beangels,

will the angels always

To watch over you;

Carefully watch over you from heaven?

To guide you each step of the way;

down feathers to guide you

To guard you and keep you

guard you, accompany you

Safe from all harm;

save you from all harm?

Loo-li, loo-li, lai-lay.

Loo-li, loo-li, lai-lay.]

☆, postscript + pre-sale

Flowers and Hymns is coming out in custom print.

The pre-sale period is from July 7th to August 15th.

At present, the tentative word count is 12W, 130~150P, and the price is 35RMB. You can buy a beautiful postcard for one yuan (that is, the person design picture on the copywriting).Postage is at your own expense.

This book will have an exclusive side story, Qi Ya x Veronica, Sweet Xiang.The main content is probably the battle between Veronica and Il fans for Qi Ya, the scheming girl vs. the control freak (Qi Ya: ??????).Silly, sweet, cute and cheap.

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