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I decided to see him one last time.

...For various considerations, we did not disclose the matter of applying for the final game, especially the previous rumors, in order not to cause trouble, we decided to proceed secretly.

If you succeed, you will bid farewell, and if you fail, you will just start over. Probably no one is stupid enough to choose death, right?

I opened the cabinet, and there was a brocade box with cards, invitations, and a bottle of perfume inside.I took out the invitation letter and looked it over a few times, and the blacked out place still made me feel stuck in my throat.As long as someone knows the secret, there will always be a day when it will be exposed-I am not worried or afraid, but I feel inexplicably lost.I thought I could throw everything away at any time, but lies are ingrained in my blood, and sometimes, even I can't tell the line between truth and falsehood.

And I want to see him—although this feeling sometimes comes suddenly, it doesn't seem strange.

Marta didn't actually approve of it, so I didn't tell her about my actions.She was afraid that I would get deeper and deeper-even the parties involved couldn't guarantee things like feelings.Even if she knows that Joseph treats me well, we won't be together.I kept all the things he gave me in another cabinet, and I never took them out, as if looking at those things, I could vaguely think of that person's exquisite eyebrows and eyes.

I avoided it again.

"I heard that Mr. Joseph has prepared a surprise for you~" Emma knocked on my door and pulled me into the foggy road with a cheerful tone: "I heard from my father that he often sees you together, it's great , I heard that I want to fall in love too!"

If philanthropists hear the news, they will be very pleasantly surprised.

"Emma, ​​do you know what the surprise is?"

"Hee hee, how could I know this, this is your surprise!"

The manor where the supervisor was located was still too deserted. The huge manor was empty and there was no one in sight.Running through the corridor, it seemed as if I could hear the echo of my footsteps.

I was pulled to the door by Emma, ​​knocked a few times, and the door opened a little, Emma winked at me: "Come in, I won't bother you~" and ran away smiling.

Miss Gardener is as at home in the Overseer's estate as in her own home.

I couldn't help thinking, and then pushed open the door, but I didn't see the person I wanted to see.There seemed to be no change in the room, nor did I see the "surprise" that Emma said.

The portraits on the wall seem to have changed. I saw a portrait of Azrael that was originally placed in the studio. Looking around the room, I found an unfamiliar door.

...was this door there the last time you were here?

"Joseph?"

He boldly went up and knocked on the door, but there was still no response.Logically speaking, with the accident in the studio last time, I should wait calmly.But after waiting for a while, I didn't see Joseph coming back. Thinking back to Miss Gardener's words, I still couldn't help opening the door.

...An unexpected thing happened. There was actually a corridor outside the door. I had already memorized the layout of the manor. What happened to this corridor?

Walking in the corridor, I gradually heard the sound of the piano. I followed the sound of the piano to a room and found that the room was extraordinarily large. The moonlight came in from the floor-to-ceiling windows and sprinkled on the clean floor. Moving music, I noticed another door on the other side.

This has far exceeded the original space of the house, and... I walked to the French window, there was not a single black cloud in the sky outside, the bright moonlight drove away the darkness in front of me, and I saw a strange garden downstairs.

Jack's rose garden is so recognizable and this new garden is like nothing I've seen before.

I walked slowly to the empty piano, and under the bright moonlight, I saw the black and white keys being pressed and played alternately, as if a pair of invisible hands were playing.I didn't come any closer, I turned around and walked back.

On the other side of the door, there is no shadow of the corridor anymore.

I stood at the door and looked at the silver-white passage in front of me. This shocking scene finally made me confirm that this place has gone far beyond the original space.

Is this still a manor?

Everything is far more miraculous than I imagined, Odiris Manor... This place and even the people here are full of weirdness... I should have gotten used to it long ago.

But... I was clearly in Joseph's room before.

I stepped back slowly, the melodious music echoed in the empty venue, silently glanced at the empty piano, and the transformation of the outside space, a question suddenly popped up in my heart.

Was Joseph doing all this?This is the power of regulators?

"...Beth Fenley, you really underestimate the supervisor." Jack's words came to mind: "For example, Leo, you only know that he will attack with that ridiculous shark toy, but you don't know that he immortality."

"But Hastur, who looks terrible, is a true god."

... I have to admit that Jack is right.What the regulators showed to the survivors was just the tip of the iceberg, and they were far stronger than what they showed in the game.

I don't understand those exist.

I don't know about regulators.

I don't know him.

Since you can't go back, you can only go forward.Ready to see a strange scene, I pushed open another door, and then I passed a study room with many thick books, an empty quiet room with religious elements, and a room with various female costumes. The cloakroom...wait until another door opened, and a ball of white light exploded in front of my eyes.

I closed my eyes subconsciously, and the wind gently brushed my cheeks, and I heard the bustling voices, even the sound of cars and horses.

Opening his eyes, he held his breath the moment he saw everything clearly... The one in front of him was so familiar!Churches, squares, fountains, statues, white doves... everything is the same as before I left. I stood in the square, and pedestrians walked by, talking about their respective topics. The familiar London accent made me feel a little dazed up.

Tentatively moving forward, I looked around, and every scene was the same as in my memory.Standing in the crowd gave me an unreal feeling of returning to the world. When I passed a stone sculpture, a white dove landed and stood on the statue and looked at me curiously.I reached out, and it fluttered away. I could only touch the statue, and the rough surface made me settle a little bit.

Not a hallucination.

Realizing this, I couldn't help but be a little excited. The comfort and sense of security brought to me by the familiar place made me a little excited.I couldn't help showing a smile, then remembered something, and turned around to look.

The blue sky is cloudless, pure and peaceful, without a speck of dust.The golden sun shone enthusiastically, under the white and tall statue, the silver-haired nobleman stood quietly in the crowd, elegant and noble, unforgettable at a glance.

In this hustle and bustle of the world, he is like an archangel who has fallen into the mortal world, blending into the most beautiful scenery, like a character who walked out of a dream, and came to me step by step with his heartbeat.

I involuntarily breathed lightly.

"Do you like this gift?"

Joseph...

The heat rose involuntarily on my face, I avoided his eyes, but couldn't hold back my uncontrollable heartbeat: "...how did you do this?"

A hand was held up, and Joseph slightly hooked the corner of his mouth: "I just restored a period of time in the past."

"It's just like the London I remember," I whispered, blushing. "I love it here."

Under the bright sunlight, I saw him smiling slightly, with tiny shimmers in his blue pupils.

"I sometimes wonder if I had gone back to London earlier, would we have seen each other earlier."

We were walking among the crowd, and Joseph held my hand and kissed lightly on the back of it: "This is also an encounter, and it can be regarded as... making up for regrets."

My heart suddenly softened.

A strange emotion crept out again, and before it could be cut off, it filled the entire atrium.The warmth is like soaking in warm water, making people unable to raise their vigilance, and like drinking a glass of honey water, it is sweet from mouth to heart.

What he once said, the thoughts he inadvertently confided, were written down by him and became reality.

I opened my mouth several times, but I couldn't say anything. In the end, I could only respond softly: "...um." I couldn't help hooking his hand, and I blushed again.

Standing on the streets of old-fashioned London instead of the bold and romantic Paris, just holding hands without further actions, I feel very satisfied.

When passing by the pool, Joseph stopped for a moment, took my hand and let go, and a shiny golden coin suddenly appeared in my hand.

"Want to make a wish?"

I looked at the clear pool. Coins were lying on the bottom of the pool. With a toss of my hand, the gold coins were thrown into the center of the fountain.

There were also people around to make a wish and throw coins into the water together.I lightly closed my eyes, hesitated for a moment, and made a wish.

When I opened my eyes, I was facing a pair of beautiful blue eyes, Joseph stared at me quietly, the sunlight painted his outline, and his delicate eyebrows and eyes were as gentle as jade.

"Don't you wish?"

"No need."

Cool fingertips caressed the black hair beside my ear: "You are right in front of my eyes."

My heart trembled slightly, the sweet feeling hadn't faded away, and the inexplicable sourness came up, although it was not violent, it still made people feel a little bored.

——But reason is like a gate, blocking all waves and storms.

When a thing is more perfect, its pain and joy are also more.

I leaned against Joseph, and we sat quietly by the pool. The wind blew past us, causing ripples in the pool. A large number of white pigeons flew up, and their white wings cast mottled light and shadows in the sun.

Don't think about anything, just rely on quietly, I suddenly remembered that many people say that girls have no heart at first, so no one can hurt them, until she meets love and has a heart, the world Anything can hurt her.

When the sun gradually dimmed, and the time I stayed gradually came to an end, I threw myself into the arms beside me, and my soft voice became inexplicably hoarse:

"Thank you."

"I love this gift."

Last time.

Unfamiliar emotions, accompanied by the fragrance of the ink, invaded in little by little, very faint, and it made people feel hard to breathe.

I suddenly felt very irrationally that everything was too hasty.Like a short firework, disappearing too fast too fast.

I thought I could be at peace until it was all over, but I didn't realize I was crying until Joseph touched my face.

Maybe something has a bigger impact than I thought.

Although Joseph's expression was always calm, if he wanted to, he could show tenderness by himself at any time, which was just right and undeniable.After I quickly cleared up my emotions, he opened a door from the void, and the surrounding scenery was gradually blurred. I said goodbye to the old days of London. I found that this door led to the garden I saw before.

The moon is still high in the sky, and it seems that the night has not passed very far. Tuberoses and roses are quietly blooming in the night. Joseph bowed to me and sent an invitation: "Let's dance together, shall we?"

"My pleasure."

I held up the corner of my skirt and bent down to return the salute, and put my hand in his palm.The sound of the piano from a room at an unknown location in the manor floated in the garden, the silvery moonlight spread on the marble tiles, we spun among the flowers, and the steps of the waltz were elegant and gorgeous.

The depth of Youyou's pupils is a clear blue, so beautiful that people can't move their eyes away.He is like a mermaid under the moonlight, with the sea in his eyes.

the last Dance.

The corner of the skirt brushed the flower branches, and the dark fragrance floated in the air.

The dance moves around the strange Odiris Manor, as if at the border of time.

The flowers are flourishing and undulating, blooming just before dawn.

Time flies, fireworks are easy to be cold.

... and two more games.

The author has something to say: Note: Many people say that girls have no heart at first, so no one can hurt them, so the devil sent boys, and the pursuit of handsome men made them have hearts. When they are in their hearts, everything in the world becomes capable of hurting them.So, we let a person have a heart, perhaps in order to be able to hurt him better. ——From the background story of "Three Days of Silence", written by Nanpai Sanshu.

Hold on tight, no way.

Everyone eat some candy and calm down~ :)

Think about it, how embarrassing it is compared to the first date, now?The number of appointments with grandpa has been increasing, and the love talk is getting more and more slippery≧﹏≦It can be seen that he is also working very hard to keep his wife 233~

I got stuck while writing this chapter. I originally planned to write from Joseph’s perspective, but this would affect the later effects, so I decided to cut it off and put it in the extra episode~ By the way, the countdown to the second floor is revealed, one~≧﹏≦

This chapter is about Joseph who successfully made his wife cry~