The heavy rain has become mild a bit, and it seems that it is not far from clearing. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Rain is a break for the rest of the city. The core of an overly prosperous capitalist society is constantly in constant operation day and night, and it is only when it rains that you can breathe a little. We "air people" clinging to the cogs that make up the city, wandering, wandering aimlessly in the shadows. Grab something from the supermarket when you want to eat, and sleep on a waiting bench at the bank when you want to sleep – that's a veritable homeless life. For cities, something like ours might be garbage, a parasite, or some kind of worm that isn't good at replicating itself. No, maybe not even parasites and computer viruses. Mass production and modular construction have made supplies extremely redundant, and department stores prefer to throw unopened food directly into the garbage heap in order to keep valuable shelves and warehouse space from being taken up by obsolete goods. Our level of moths can't even slow down or stagnate the operation of a city in the slightest.

We just mold in forgotten corners, and it doesn't matter if we disappear one day.

"My name is Riko. I don't want to mention my surname, because it's someone else's thing, it's that family's thing, and I don't want it. I'm Riko, and that's enough. ”

After a long silence, Riko spoke her first words. Perhaps knowing the state she was in, her expression softened, but the edges and corners of the side reflected her firm determination. As I looked at Riko, I instinctively realized how different she was from my weak me.

"I'm Sulfona. ”

"Don't you like your last name too?"

"No, I just forgot. I grimaced, "Should I say that my presence is diluted, or that I am forgotten? Even I gradually forgot a lot about me. ”

"Weirdos. ”

It's often said - no, because no one talks to me, and it's not very often. I suddenly remembered that my predecessors also commented that I was a weirdo. I was glad to recall the traces of my predecessors and responded to Riko's question.

"If a person is too unsociable, will he be abandoned by the world?"

"Hmm. ”

"It's like 'Shen Yin' or those disappearances reported on TV, and they can't come back?"

"That's right. Not only that, but if you are too unmotivated, it will disappear. ”

"Disappear?" Riko's cheeks puffed up subtly, and she could tell she was angry, "Aren't we going to disappear like this?"

"Not really. We can also watch the world, we can eat, and we can drink coffee. It's not a disappearance, it's no different than usual. ”

"yes. ”

We remained silent for a while, just listening to the rain batting dryly on my umbrella. At least the rain was real, and it really wanted to hit me. If you think of the raindrops as the condensation of the line of sight cast by the sky, perhaps everything on the ground is just a farce.

"What is the real disappearance?" asked Riko very seriously.

"How so...... That one...... Do you remember what happened at that time?"

Although the questions I asked were very ambiguous, Riko was very open and to the point. She frowned subtly.

"It's like a dream......"

"That's right. ”

Everyone encounters "God" in a different way. The seniors were seduced by "God" during their school trip, broke away from the students, and were judged by God. Riko seems to have been taken away by the "gods" while she was sleeping, considering that she was wearing a uniform well, perhaps during a nap at school. And when I was reading a book, I saw the picture of "God" judging the "incompetent". As if on a roller coaster, the whole person fell into dizziness all of a sudden, and then ran into the book as if he was being sucked in.

"The guy who claims to be God says he wants to judge us. He also said that we will be baptized in Infernal Purgatory. By the time I came to my senses, I was already standing in the rain. ”

Riko's words contain some words that are not commonly used by female high school students, and she seems to have a hard time saying it. I also understood her thoughts, these were all nonsense, and talking about it so solemnly was like some kind of shameful punishment game. Perhaps for the gods, what we are experiencing now is some kind of punishment game. And the game of the gods is hell for us.

Other than that, I'm convinced. Riko has just become an air man and doesn't know everything yet.

"We can only believe it now. I bit my lip after speaking, and my heart was full of helplessness.

"But what did we do wrong?"

"It's not social. I said, "To be unsociable is original sin." If we can't keep pace with other human beings, we are just small stones stuck in the gears for society. We are foreign bodies, and it may be the duty of the gods to dispose of such foreign bodies. ”

"It seems to be considered a pest. Riko grabbed her hair a little angrily, "I'm right, why aren't those disgusting guys punished?"

"I don't think there's right or wrong, just a majority or a minority. A few people are punished, and it is the same at all times. ”

Riko was silent. What I just said was actually said by my predecessor. The senior became the "air man" when he was in middle school, and then he wandered around the city for a long, long time. At first, he was wearing a student's uniform, but then he changed into a suit as a matter of course. No one held a coming-of-age ceremony for him, and no one sent him any congratulations. How many years did this wandering last, my predecessors said that he was too lazy to count, and I don't know if it was true or not. In short, the things that my predecessors saw and thought about were far more profound than me. My current study and sale seem to make Riko's expression also have some taste of seniors. I don't know if I should be happy or ashamed of this kind of thing.

My predecessors told me that even if you are an air person, it is not so easy to meet each other. It's a miracle that you can talk to each other after you meet. If you think about it, when I was an ordinary person, talking to other people was almost a valuable experience. Humans are social animals, communicating with each other, cooperating, this is the most basic thing. According to evolutionary theory, if this is not done, it is natural to be eliminated.

"Hmph, what punishment does not punish. Riko thought about it for a while, as if she had seen it, "In the final analysis, it's just a classification." We're separated from those stupid guys, and even though we live in the same city, we can both of us not interfere with each other. As the saying goes, out of sight is pure, this may also be a good way. I think it's good to live like this. ”

I was stunned for a moment.

"You...... What you say seems to make a lot of sense. How can I say it, today's children have such good brains......"

"You guy, are you unconsciously thinking of me as a stupid person?"

"No, I didn't think much of it when I was a high school student. ”

"Don't put on a grown-up stand. My words seemed to provoke Riko, "What 'when I was a high school student', you shouldn't have thought much about it now!"

I can't refute it, I always feel like I've been flattened. When my senior said these words sadly, I didn't have a chance to comfort him. Now that I think about it, Riko is really a lot better than me. No, Riko and her predecessors are very good people. As a bridge between them, I seem so weak and small. Although I feel like I've recognized myself a long time ago, I'm still a little sad.

"Riko, you're talking too well......"

"Don't put on a crying face!

"Eh, have I always looked stupid?"

Riko's words are even more sad.

"How can I say it? I wore a skirt shirt and high heels, but it didn't look right for me. You just got a job after graduating from college, and you don't seem to be able to adapt to society at all. Also, you shouldn't wear glasses. You'll be prettier if you use contact lenses......"

"However, I wore glasses because I was afraid of meeting other people's eyes. Riko, let me tell you, it's actually a flat mirror. ”

"It's stupid. ”

Riko shrugged her shoulders as if she really couldn't accept it. I always feel that the cold image of this child before is subtly disintegrating, and when I first met my senior, my predecessor was also wearing sunglasses and looked very cold. Just as I was heading for these things, Riko reached out and plucked my eyes off.

"Riko?

"If the face shape is not suitable, don't wear these square-framed glasses, and the makeup is too thick. Riko fiddled with my hair in the rain, "This hairstyle is more suitable for you, and you need to keep your head up and chest high, so that you look taller." ”

Riko pinched her waist as she asked me to look at myself against the glass façade of the building. As if I really wanted to make Riko say, I became prettier. The appearance of a person is like a weapon of a person. Modern people don't wear chain mail, they don't wear swords around their waists, they don't carry bows and arrows behind their backs, but they still dress themselves. People's clothes are like weapons, and after Riko's adjustments, I suddenly feel as if I have become stronger. It's a bit of an unbelievable feeling.

"If you could have put on such a bright expression, then why do you keep your head down?" Riko looked at my face blankly, "It's like a different person." ”

"Really, really?"

"Don't lean over like a puppy!"

Riko pushed me away with some impatience, but seemed to be careful not to mess up my clothes with her wet self. Suddenly, I felt that Riko's upright face didn't look so scary. If she can be patient enough to make friends, or if someone is willing to make friends with her, she should be able to be very gentle. I don't know if my thoughts reached her heart, and Riko turned her back.

"Don't you know how to put on makeup and dress yourself?"

“…… Because people who didn't notice me. Even if it's dressed, who are you going to show it to?"

"You don't look like an adult at all. ”

"That's right......" I bowed my head in some frustration.

"No, that's good. Riko said as if to add, "That's good, I hate adults the most." All in all, you don't have any glasses in the future, they don't match you!"

"Okay, okay!" I replied, smiling, "but that's great, Riko-san seems to have noticed me." ”

"Of course, because you can see me. ”

"But there are so many people on the street, and Riko-san is willing to look at me like this. I stroked the handle of the umbrella in my hand and said, "If you look at me so carefully, maybe you won't forget me after I'm gone." ”