The situation of Nanako being taken away by the young man did not cause an uproar in the country of Vortex, not that everyone didn't care about the life or death of the shrine maiden, but that group of people in power made a reasonable choice that was in line with their own interests and blocked the news.

And they themselves, leaving everything behind, consulted behind closed doors, and figured out how to deal with the current situation.

They all wanted to 'rescue' Nanako, but it was impossible for them to find the slightest trace of tracking in time and space ninjutsu, so gradually, the so-called saving people became a slogan.

"I must save the shrine maiden."

"We can't afford to lose Miko-sama no matter what."

"This country can't be without Mikoto-sama."

"Yes, neither we nor this country can live without Miko-sama. So a new shrine maiden-sama is in everyone's interest, isn't it? "Finally, a Mediterranean man with a slightly stiff expression came up with a really useful suggestion.

"What do you mean? There's only one shrine maiden.,What's new? ”

"Yes, there's only one shrine maiden, and the old one is gone, so of course a new one will be built."

Thinking about it another way, isn't it very simple?

"You ......"

"To put it bluntly, we just need a shrine maiden-sama as a spiritual symbol to maintain and stabilize this country, as for whom? Does it matter? It's us who really govern this country, and we say whoever is a shrine maiden, and whoever is a shrine maiden-sama, isn't it? ”

"You're blaspheming the sanctity of the shrine maiden, damn you, heretic!" The leader of the fanatical believers, the heavenly dining house slapped the table and shouted angrily.

But the Mediterranean man was not afraid: "You don't have to be angry, I don't have the slightest selfishness, I just said this for the good of the country of the vortex." I think most of you here are the same as I think, except that I speak my heart in their place. ”

Tianshanyuan looked around angrily, and most of them avoided her gaze, which was a tacit acquiescence.

"Okay, who do you think can replace the Holy Maiden?"

"It's very simple, I think the incense phosphorus around the shrine maiden is good, and she has red hair, which is really beautiful."

"Hahaha, just a little ghost, do you think you can replace the shrine maiden? Miko-sama is a god and irreplaceable! ”

The Mediterranean man laughed silently, and people whispered about the feasibility of this.

Tianshanyuan pointed at them angrily: "What's wrong with you? Crazy? Listen to a heretic, and you will be punished by heaven! I don't care, even if I don't have you, I'll find Mikoma-sama! ”

"How?"

"Except for you heretics who have turned their backs on Mikoma, everyone in this country believes in Mikoto-sama, and with their help, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you must find Miko-sama!"

"What if you can't find it?"

The Mediterranean man casually hit the point, and the people present thought, yes, if you can't find the shrine maiden, and the news of the witch's disappearance spreads throughout the vortex country, then the whole country will be in turmoil, what kind of situation will be difficult to manage?

"If you can't find it, keep looking for it, I'm not like you false believers, the shrine maiden will definitely guide her true believers and find her!"

Tianshanyuan was so disappointed that she angrily walked out to be a lonely warrior, but several people stood in front of her.

"What do you mean?"

A faint voice came from behind him, answering the question of the Heavenly Dining Courtyard, it was the Speaker.

"I'm sorry, Tianshanyuan, for the sake of the Vortex Country, we can't let you act on your own."

The captured Tianshanyuan angrily asked, "What do you want to do?" Aren't you afraid that the shrine maiden will come back and give you heavenly punishment? ”

On behalf of the people, the Speaker calmly said, "We also very much hope that Miko-sama will return, and I will be the first to kneel in front of Miko-sama to plead guilty, but I believe that Miko-sama will understand the pain of our choices for the sake of the country." ”

"Haha, Nanako, you see, you must be able to understand their distress."

Naturally, these words came from the young man, who was still in the valley of birds and flowers, but with a crystal ball to see everything that was happening in the distant conference room.

I won't go into the details of the principle, anyway, it must have been done with ninjutsu, nothing incredible.

Nanako smiled bitterly, this meeting has set the tone, she can already see what the future is like, what the young man said is right, the country of the vortex is running as calmly without her, she is really not as important as she imagined.

"Don't be complacent, even if it's so. But it's just these people, ordinary people, they are the most numerous! ”

"They may have even seen your face, but Miko-sama is just an unknown symbol. These people in power will generalize the outcome of their decision, and in the end, all the people will continue to live under this result very calmly, and this is the wonderful use of power. ”

"Power?" Nanako's tone was a little harsh.

"It's a little hard to accept, isn't it?"

Of course, in Nanako's heart, they were not like this in the past, they all worked hard for this country with a naked heart, if it weren't for this, they wouldn't have risen to a high position under her, even if she didn't care about this kind of thing, but she would also observe with her eyes, and would never let any bad people use her influence to do bad things, let alone have the opportunity to control the power of the country.

But now......

"Actually, you don't need to be sad, you should be happy."

"Happy?" The pure white ideal plunged headlong into the gray reality, how else could she be happy?

"Because it proves that they are qualified for independence, and the country is on a normal track, not dependent on you alone to be fragile and sustained. And you, too, can be liberated. ”

"Did they do something bad, even to kill you, and it's among your proof?"

"It can be said that yes, there are good and bad, there is light and darkness, this is a normal vortex country, these people are also a group of normal people, they will make normal and reasonable choices, not like you ...... in your fantasy"

"I have no illusions!" Nanako feels that she can change these, "if ......"

"Are you thinking that if you were a shrine maiden, you would change this?"

Nanako nodded, although this seemed a bit arrogant, but she really felt that with her influence, she could do a lot for this country, eliminate some of the darkness that gradually arose, as long as she went back and continued to be a shrine maiden!

"You're thinking wrong!"

The young man has laid so much groundwork, and it will never be to achieve the opposite effect, and directly dispel her thoughts.

"Isn't it true that everyone longs for good?"

"Yes, everyone longs for beauty, but this so-called beauty, a word is different in everyone's heart, for example, your beauty is to treat the country of vortex as a child, and my beauty is with you, uh-huh......"

Nanako punished the young man with a blank eye for his behavior of carrying private goods when he was talking about serious things.

"Another example is a guy named Obitu, who vainly tries to impose the beauty of one person on everyone, and I promise that among those who are dissatisfied at that time, you must be one."

"What's the matter?"

Of course, Nanako didn't understand, and the young man didn't explain either, so she continued.

"So, if you try to impose what is good on everyone, you will be exhausted, and you will be opposed, and in the end you will not succeed, and you will even make a mess of things."

"If the happy ending is just like this......" Nanako gritted her teeth and said, "Then isn't there no beauty in the world?" ”

"Of course there is, isn't this country of vortexes beautiful? There are your good wishes, as well as the good wishes of other people, mixed together, and it is such a beautiful vortex country. ”

"But ......" She has already seen a lot of problems in the country of vortex, how can she say that it is beautiful? Beautiful is not such a cheap word!

"It's nothing, the country of vortex does condense everyone's good wishes, but beauty is not a simple one plus one, beauty is the collision, concession, correction of everyone's wishes, and finally got a balanced result, that is, such a vortex country in your eyes!

Balance is beautiful in itself, isn't it? ”

Nanako seemed to understand, but maybe she didn't understand at all, she just stared at the young man with a strange expression.

"What are you thinking about all day long!"

The young man's head was empty, so he wouldn't think about such a complicated thing, just to release Nanako's self-restraint, so he calmed down and thought wildly.

"Nanako, your ideas are too noble, so you need to understand the reality even more, and such a reality is really meaningful, if you don't want to hurt more people because of your nobility! And if it were me, it would be ......"

"How?" Nanako seemed interested.

"I can idealize a little, because I'm not afraid of hurting anyone, as long as I'm doing well, no matter what the flood is, if it's my beauty, it doesn't matter if I need to hurt many people, only people with such an awareness can not see the reality clearly, and chase your kind of nobility one by one, so that in the end it will not be painful and regretful."

"It's weird!"

Nanako's tone was extremely harsh, and she felt that her worldview had collapsed.

Speechless.

Or, she said faintly: "You say so much, it's very tiring, right?" ”

"Dry mouth."

"To convince me not to go back to being a shrine maiden?"

The youth nodded.

"Thank you so hard! Well, you succeeded. But you make me feel so bad, you think I'm going to ......"

"What else will happen?"

"Hmph, you understand yourself, anyway, I can see you clearly, you don't have the smile on your face at all, so sunny."

"It seems that at least my smile has satisfied you!"

"You ......" Nanako knotted, this guy was too cheeky, so she had to say dissatisfied, "I'm leaving, get out of here." ”

"No problem, together."

The strong attitude of the young man made Nanako unavoidable, making her feel both flustered and a little indescribably weird.

"What's wrong?"

Nanako raised her head and looked deeply at the young man. After a long time, she said what was in her heart: "You know what? I face you, sometimes I really don't know what to do? ”

"It's good to follow your heart, and you don't have to care about anything else."

"That's why it's weird! I don't deny that I have a crush on you, but this liking has been there since we met, is it because we once knew each other? If that's the case, then I'm confused about how much I have a good impression of you as a new person, or just a continuation of that subconscious good feeling. ”

"I'm sure you have the answer yourself."

"Myself? Perhaps. But what about you, your answer? Nanako's real knot is actually in the young man, "Your attitude towards me is really strange, it's been decided from the beginning, right?" So, I don't know how much sincerity you have for me now, or if it's just a continuation of the past, but I've forgotten everything, and I'm not the same person I used to be, I don't know what to do, I really don't know ......"

The more Nanako said that her heart became more and more chaotic, holding her head, like a helpless little beast, the young man tolerated her helplessness and hugged her in his arms.

"You were you before, you are you now, the person I like, it's you, before and now, it's just such a you, all you ......"

Nanako didn't struggle in the young man's arms, but raised her head weakly, her eyes trembling, intoxicated by this tenderness.

"If you're still feeling lost, I can tell you everything, are you ready to accept it?"

Nanako......

Duang！！！

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