Black.

It's dark.

It's pitch black.

There was no sound, no light, and even his own existence was about to disappear.

Consciousness is torn apart like a ragnagged.

Even if you want to use your own strength to piece together some clues, it won't help at all.

It's dark.

Kenya thought so.

Is this hell?

Unlike what I imagined, there was no fire or boiling molten iron, and there were no demons or ghosts.

It seems to be a little too gentle.

For his own death, Jian Ya's heart is very calm.

This is the ending he should have accepted, and it is also the best ending.

And yet, just as he was thinking so.

"Why!?"

That's a human voice.

"Why?"

Tearing and crying, painful questioning.

"Why should she suffer like this?"

The darkness around him receded for a moment...... But it's still dark.

The young man in the green shirt, holding the girl with light purple hair, shouted in front of a palace.

"Why!"

That is, can't be called a powerful sound.

For at that time he was not yet strong.

That's why there will be pain, remorse, and anger......

Negative emotions rushed to his face, as if the first evil of the world, and the boy regretted it from the bottom of his heart, cursing his weak self.

Kenya stretched out his hand, wanting to say something, but in the end it hung weakly.

He didn't know how to explain his current feelings, and he felt the same throbbing pain in his heart.

And this pain may only be one ten-millionth of that teenager.

"Answer me, see you on a moonlit night!"

It was, a long, hopeless silence.

No one of the Lunarians could answer his questions, no matter how much status, how powerful weapons, how rich in knowledge, and how long they lived.

Even in the palace, the omnipotent being was silent.

No one could answer the teenager's question.

Because that's the reality of the world.

Confront the first teenager to ask questions about this reality itself.

The omnipotent being was silent.

Then the boy laughed.

He cried and laughed with tears in his eyes.

He smiled and put down the girl's body and tightened his grip on his sword.

As everyone recoiled from the sword, a girl with the same lilac hair stepped forward.

Grip your sword tightly.

Behind the Eight Meanings Sword.

It's a dark sea.

The sea is full of crime and punishment.

The sea was dark, the sky was dark, and the whole month was pitch black.

Only the moment she drew her sword, the world changed.

The desperate teenager looked at each other as if he had been redeemed, the sword in his hand.

"Draw your sword. 」

Mianyue Yiji said coldly.

The long swords faced each other, and the night retreated.

It's dawn.

Before losing consciousness, Kenya thought so.

……

……

Indeed, it was dawn.

The morning sun shines through the window frames and shines on the neat tatami mats.

In the air, like fireflies, there is a small cyan aura flying in the sunlight.

It's like an outing in the wilderness, and the room is full of life.

But none of this made Kenya feel comfortable, and he continued to sleep with his eyes closed, as if he didn't want to admit it.

It wasn't until much later that he opened his eyes unwillingly.

Looked at the ceiling and was silent.

From the moment he opened his eyes, the memories of last few hours rushed into his mind like a tidal wave.

He thought about it for a long time, and then he realized that he was already lying in the Eternal Pavilion, not in the coffin in the world.

What happened last night wasn't a dream either.

I really died once.

So.

Also defeated.

In a duel that he could never lose, he lost.

The vows made, the promises made, all failed.

Lying on the bed for a while, I thought about it for a long time but didn't know how to describe such a situation.

The heart is empty, utterly empty.

There is no intention of revenge, and there is no intention of seeking death.

It can only be said that Jian Ya's heart is very empty and very calm now.

I wanted to raise my hand to rub my cheeks and lift my spirits, but I found that it was extremely difficult to move my lips except for my eyelids, let alone my limbs.

The body is like an extension of itself that does not belong to it, and it cannot be controlled.

Just like when I first came to Gensokyo.

Even looking at the ceiling with your eyes open is a barely fleshy body, and what can you do after this? Just think about these things, it seems that the future is also dark.

The swordsman in the human world seems to have only breathing and thinking left.

"Is the gentleman awake?"

It was a nice sound, at least very clear to Kenya's ears.

He tried his best to look his eyes in the direction of the sound, but all he could see was the red shirt.

It's still a very familiar shade.

The woman's figure shook a few times, as if to get up.

But after a moment's hesitation, he sat down again.

Five seconds later, her sincere, apologetic words reached Kenya's ears again.

"I'm sorry, but I can't leave your side right now...... In another seven hundred and eighty-three seconds, there should be a patrolling rabbit demon passing by. I'll ask her to inform the medical team at that point. 」

In fact, turning the lacquerware to the left can notify the group of rabbit demons...... It's just that Jian Ya opened his mouth and found that his throat couldn't make a sound, so he could only blink helplessly, and he understood.

The woman looked at Kenya, who blinked, and suddenly realized something.

Then he put a hand on the back of Kenya's neck, lifted him up, and leaned against his body.

During the whole process, Jian Ya did not feel any discomfort.

"Are you feeling better now?"

What a skillful force.

Jian Ya, who was leaning on the woman, thought so.

It's just that I don't know if it's a coincidence or the other party's deliberate sake, the moment she was held up, the other party skillfully staggered her body and didn't let herself see her face.

Shy?

The corners of his mouth twitched, and Kenya, who couldn't even make a smiling expression, thought so.

I think it's too much to worry about.

Then I heard the woman next to me say again.

"Please forgive me, sir, there are some things that I can't explain until the teacher comes......

Teacher?

Could it be a student of Huiyin?

But I haven't heard of any students working in Forever Pavilion.

At this moment, Jian Ya's thinking had a misunderstanding, in his opinion, the other party staying in his ward and taking care of him should probably be the nurse or nurse of the Eternal Pavilion.

And the other party always used honorifics and humility, which made him even more sure of this.

The woman hesitated for a moment, then said.

「…… Actually, my name is ......."

Just as Kenya was about to hear the woman's name, the sliding door of the ward was opened.

It is the Kaguya of Mt. Penglai.

Penglai Mountain is still uncontrollablely beautiful, but because he is too tired, Jian Ya no longer has the strength to sigh at the other party's appearance.

And I don't know why, from just now, there was a feeling that the other party's beauty seemed to be difficult to have an effect on him.

Could it be that after dying once, he realized it?

Penglai Mountain Huiye came in with porridge.

It seems that she robbed the job of the patrolling rabbit demon that the woman said before.

Entering the room, Penglai Shan Kaguya looked at Jianya, and then sat down unceremoniously on the side of the bed.

Seeing the woman holding the sword, she raised her eyebrows and said.

"New caregiver?"

Outside the door, Bayi Yonglin, who was just about to enter the room, paused.

Just when she was about to whisper to remind the princess of the identity of the other party. Penglai Mountain Huiye spoke again.

"What a twist, don't hide behind, show me your face. 」

Then the woman in red, after thinking about it, really held on to Jianya, and then moved her body to Jianya's side, but still lowered her head.

"You caregiver is really timid, more timid than Reizen. 」

Then she picked up the bowl and began to drink the porridge, and said in a slurred voice.

"Be careful, I let Yonglin get you away. 」

The woman who was about to look up, when she heard Reizen's name, she didn't raise her head after all.

Penglai Mountain Huiye only thought that this human woman had an inferiority complex in front of her beauty, and she didn't think much about it, but Yonglin behind her had a strange face, and said slightly astringently after half a sound.

"I can't do that. 」

"Why can't you afford it?"

Penglai Mountain Huiye looked at the woman's upright sitting posture, and the more she looked at it, the more strange she felt, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt ...... Somewhat familiar.

I saw her frowning and said.

"Why does it look familiar?"

The woman looked up, and a face that made Kenya even stop her heart met her eyes.

"Because thousands of years ago, you did the same to me. 」

Mianyue Yiji spoke very humblely, but her tone was cold, or rather cold and indifferent.

As soon as the words fell.

Poof.

Penglai Mountain Huiye squirted all the rice porridge in his mouth!

Even at such a sudden moment, she still twisted the stiff neck that had been playing games all night to ensure that the rice porridge would not spray on Mianyue Yiji's body.

It can be seen from this that to what extent she is afraid of Mianyue Yiji.

Then she let out a terrible scream, and the whole person flew backwards, hitting the thick doorbeam with her forehead, and then bounced to the ground, lifting the corner of her skirt and rushing out of the room with a whistling wind.

and the three people in the room looked at each other and laughed.

The moment he opened his mouth to laugh, Kenya found that many parts of his body had regained control.

Then he looked thoughtfully at the fireflies that disappeared in the room, and then he realized that the woman had been holding his palm the whole time, but he hadn't let himself notice it.

These things shocked him a lot.

Then Mianyue Yiji stood up, bent down and picked up the sword Ya, who was still in shock, and took a step.

She said.

"My name is Mizuki Ihime. 」

"It's Sir's maid. 」

And at this moment, Jian Zai was shocked because he didn't know where to put his other hand.