Taxis are speeding down the wide highways. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoMaybe it's a coincidence, I can't find a second car on the whole road. Now my classmates who suddenly started talking inexplicably around me are driving with an uncle with an expressionless face who can't even tell his age. And where this car is now, where it is going, I don't know. I could only sit nervously.

No, the atmosphere is too awkward. If I'm sitting next to a girl, I might be able to joke with her. But it's a handsome guy. Before you know it, your expression will become serious and nervous.

"Well, I'd like to ask you about your mechanism...... What do you think of Asahina and Nagato?"

Gu Quan shrugged.

"I was just wondering when you're going to ask this question. Three years ago, we observed that the SH defense system had spared two alien presences. Both of them are very special. Nagato-san's power is very strong, and I think it's not so much the earth that Nagato-san came to, but the earth that came to Nagato-san. Our observation instruments show that Nagato's power energy level is several levels higher than that of a star like the Sun. Although the Nagato-san you see is so small, a large part of her body exists in the gaps of high-dimensional space, and humans can't observe it without instruments. ”

Oh my god, you called Nagato like a monster.

But come to think of it, she may be a monster in a sense. You see, the candy you give me has the ability to bring the dead back to life.

"Basically, a huge existence like Nagato-san's SH defense system basically won't let her in. But since she came to Earth, I think this should be the acquiescence of the Spring Japanese. In addition, Asahina-san is also very incredible. Among our observation instruments, Asahina-san does not exist at all. We thought about it a lot, and then most of the experts came to a consensus. We think that Asahina-san lives in a higher dimension than we can observe, and what you see now is just a projection of her from a high-dimensional space. In this way, Nagato-san's existence may also be very strong in higher dimensional existences. How to say it, Asahina-sana may want a spinning top, she almost does not exist in the low-dimensional space, and her existence in the high-dimensional space is relatively strong, so our instruments cannot observe her. And Nagato-san may be a pillar, and her presence in both low-dimensional and high-dimensional spaces is strong. ”

I nodded thoughtfully as I listened to Gu Quan's words.

Well, I don't understand what this person is saying.

Gu Quan smiled after speaking.

"All of the above was explained to me by the experts in plain language, but even so, I didn't understand it after listening to it. So it's normal that you don't understand. ”

Hey, I don't need you to be considerate of me in a place like this.

"All in all, existences like Nagato-san and Asahina-san were intentionally put in by Kasuga. Perhaps this is her own will. Isn't she clamoring to play with the 'gods', the 'time-travelers' and the 'superpowers'? ”

Are you saying that the appearance of Nagato-san and Asahina-san is also Haruhi's wish? Isn't Kasuga stronger than Nagato-san and Asahina-san?

Gu Quan suddenly looked at me blankly, and then showed a wry smile.

"It seems that you still don't have any concept of the existence of Suzumiya-san. She's certainly stronger than Nagato and Asahina, and some of us think she's probably the strongest being in the universe. After separating her consciousness from her abilities, her abilities began to grow exponentially. We don't know how strong she is until now. ”

But didn't you mention that? The sh defense system often slips through the monsters.

"Ah, that's what you said. Listen to me......" Gu Quan looked at me very seriously, "The reason why the sh defense system leaks things is not because Suzumiya-san's ability is not enough, it is because Suzumiya-san's ability is not enough, it is because Suzumiya-san's desire to let them in. ”

Ha?

"Have you ever heard of the word thanatos?"

Ah, I think I've heard it. Isn't that the name of the Grim Reaper?

"Yes, thanatos is the god of death in Greek mythology. With silver hair and eyes, he can take anyone's life, no matter how far away. Like the Hypnos, they are all close associates of Hades. But I'm not talking about this mythical god. After the Renaissance, the concept of thanatos gradually became a general word and integrated into people's lives. Later, a psychologist named Sigmund Freud used it to describe a 'deathinstinct/death-drive'. ”

Death instinct?

"That's right, the death instinct, or the desire for self-destruction. Schopenhauer, the famous philosopher, once said that the goal of all life is death. According to Freud's doctrine, there is an instinct in every human being that tends to destroy and invade. And this impulse is directed at first towards ourselves. Freud believed that this instinct to die managed to bring the individual to death, because there is true peace. It is only in death, the final rest, that the individual can hope to be completely relieved of tension and struggle. Life evolved from inorganic matter, and man came from darkness, warmth, and calmness. The realm of sleep and death is similar to the conditions of the place from which man comes, so that once life begins, a tendency to return to the inorganic state arises, and this is the source of the death instinct. ”

Instead of looking at me, Furuizumi stared at the fence and streetlights that were speeding past the taxi window.

"Man has two instincts, the instinct of love (or sexuality) and the instinct of death. The former is constructive, the latter destructive. The purpose of the latter's destruction, in a straightforward way, is to find death, and in the elegant way, it is to aspire to return from the organic state to the inorganic state. Although these two instincts work in opposite directions, they coexist at the same time, and the rise of one will lead to the elimination of the other, and the elimination of the other will increase the other. ”

I see.

"Ah Xu, listen to me. Thanatos, or the death instinct, are part of the complex inner world of human beings. Anyone has a sudden urge to give up everything and go to destruction, and this is especially true in the Japanese. Suzumiya-san also falls into depression from time to time, she may want to escape from the world, or she may want to destroy everything. When it is reflected in the sh defense system, some monsters will leak out. On the other hand, when Suzumiya-san is full of hope for life, he will also deliberately put in people like Nagato-san and Asahina-san. ”

In other words, when Kasuga loses his temper and plays a petty temper, the world will also face a crisis?

"That's pretty much it. "To be precise, the world has always been in crisis. When Haruhi is not petty and the mood is calm, we can be saved by her. ”

It doesn't sound like a difference.

"Maybe that's the case for you, even if you are petty, Suzumiya-san will not let you go. ”

What does that mean?

After Gu Quan said this, he closed his mouth. And before I was about to say something, the driver suddenly spoke:

"It's here. ”

The car stopped, the doors opened, and Furuzumi and I got out of the car in a clamor of noise.

Although the taxi driver confiscated the money and drove away, I was not surprised at all.

When people who live in the neighborhood mention the streets, most of them refer to this area. It is one of Japan's largest cities with many department stores and complex buildings, and is connected to many private railways and national railway stations. The setting sun busily colors the pedestrians on the road. When the green light turns on, the intersection in front of you is immediately occupied by many pedestrians who have emerged from nowhere. We got off the bus on the sidewalk and were scattered for a while by the crowd.

"What are you trying to tell me when you brought me here?"

Walking slowly on the zebra crossing, Gu Quan looked ahead and said:

"It's too late to go back now!"

"It's all this time, why are you still talking about this? ”

Gu Quan, who was walking beside me, suddenly took my hand. What are you doing, it's disgusting!

"I'm sorry, but could you please close your eyes first? and it will be fine in a few seconds. ”

I flashed a bit in case the office worker in the suit bumped into me. The green light starts flashing.

So I obediently closed my eyes. The sound of footsteps, the sound of the car's engine, the incessant human voices, and all sorts of other noises can be heard.

Guided by the ancient spring, I took one, two, three steps forward, and then stopped.

"That's it. ”

I slowly opened my eyes.

The whole world was dyed gray.

It's really dark. I couldn't help but look up at the sky. Nowhere else could I find the sun that was still shining a bright orange light. The sky was shrouded in dark gray clouds. Is that really a cloud? The flat space without gaps stretches infinitely in front of you, covering the surroundings dimly. Hazy phosphorescence replaced the sun, shining faintly across the gray sky, saving the whole world from falling into complete darkness. The faint sound of thunder made me feel like it was going to rain.

No one can be seen anywhere.

Except for me and Gu Quan, who were standing in the middle of the intersection, the crowd that had just filled the entire sidewalk had disappeared nowhere. In a large dim field of vision, only the traffic lights flickered emptily, then turned red. The lane on the other side turned green, but not half of the cars were driving on the road. The silence was so quiet that one wondered if even the Earth's rotation had stopped.

"This is the middle layer. Gu Quan said, then pointed to the dark clouds in the sky, "The one above is the SH defense system." This is a mirrored world created by Haruhi with his abilities modeled after the real world. If the outside creature breaks through the SH defense system, it will first return to this mirror world. We're here to kill the invading creatures. In this way, multi-layer filtration can protect the planet as much as possible. ”

Sounds complicated. But I didn't think that Haruhi's defense system was that kind of black thing. I thought it was a golden mesh, or something more pretty.

"Are you talking about the clouds? Gu Quan shook his head, "The sh defense system is under the dark clouds, it is transparent, you can't see it. The dark clouds you see are intruders blocked by the SH defense system. There are so many of those invaders, so many that they are hidden from the sky, so it makes you think it's a dark cloud. Why, do you want to get a closer look at the monster that is blocked?"

Thank you for not being sensitive.

The thought of the black pressed monsters wriggling above the sky makes me feel a little sick to my stomach.

"You're misunderstood. Most of the alien monsters are micron and millimeter in size, and you can't see them clearly unless you look closely. But for us superpowers, these guys are the toughest to deal with. They are like self-conscious interstellar dust that will frantically converge towards Earth. If we burn them, it will cause a lot of pollution, and if we bury them, the diameter of the earth may increase by five or six times. All in all, it's great to be able to keep them out. ”

"What about the monsters you said needed to be dealt with?"

Gu Quan stopped me with his arm with a serious face.

"Wait!"

His voice was unusually loud in the quiet space. I stopped, and faintly heard the roar of something nearby. Gu Quan stretched out his finger and pointed into the distance.

"Look there. ”

I faintly saw a wriggling black figure near a convenience store on the shopping street. Gu Quan crept closer with me, and I saw the monster in its entirety. About three adults tall, with claws, but no part of the head in sight. It was tearing up the convenience store sign with interest, and the bodily fluids on it looked slimy, and I could smell the inexplicable stench in the distance.

At this moment, the manhole cover of the sewer near it was suddenly jacked up, and something like a fortress protruded from it. First yellow tongues of fire erupted from the fortress, and then I heard the deafening sound of gunfire. Frightened, the monster roared to its feet and began to flee in all directions. Unexpectedly, more fortresses appeared on the ground and began to fire at it, and various surreal-looking guns appeared from the windows of nearby buildings. For a time, the entire street was brightened as bright as day by the artificial light of artillery fire.

"This is an automatic response device that we have set up in the middle level. Furuizumi explained to me, "These unmanned combat systems can trap monsters in a neighborhood. ”

"Trapped here, are you saying that you can't kill it with that alone?"

"Alien beings who can travel through space to reach Earth are very tenacious. ”

Gu Quan didn't explain more after he said a word. I saw a big truck driving in the distance, and many soldiers dressed like Iron Man jumped out of the car. The soldiers surrounded the monster and shot at it. Even so, the monster's roar kept pricking my eardrums.

"Alright, it's time for us to go. ”

"Don't you have to deal with that monster?"

"It's just a small character, there are about a few hundred of them, and I can't waste my energy on them. Just give it to them. Furuizumi shrugged.

"Are they superpowers like you?"

"If yes, it would be fine. Gu Quan sighed, "They're just ordinary soldiers, but we've equipped them with the most advanced weapons. The number of superpowers is actually very small. Several nearby counties are in my area, which means that I am the only superpowered person in the vicinity. ”

I was dragged off that street by Gu Quan. I still think that those soldiers may not be able to deal with the "small role" in Gu Quan's mouth. After three or four blocks, the roar of the monster was no longer audible, and I could only faintly hear the roar of artillery fire.

I suddenly wanted to ask.

"I said, you said that there are no dark clouds in the sky, so it won't rain here. ”

"Of course not. Furuquan shrugged, "There's not even a signal tower, so I can't make a phone call at all." It's like a fortress on the front line of war, and we won't get into that kind of meaningless and troublesome function. ”

"And no thunder?"

"No, it won't. ”

I nodded silently. I see, then the thunder I heard before may be the sound of soldiers and strange fires elsewhere. Gu Quan said that there are hundreds of such monsters, but I didn't feel it until now.

"These small monsters come along with the big monsters. When Suzumiya-san, he decides to bring in a big guy to destroy the world, and the SH defense system will open an opening. Some small monsters will also take advantage of the opportunity to run in. Alien creatures are very curious about the Earth, and I think it's like when the door to the subway entrance is broken, even people who don't need to take the subway want to run in and join in the fun. ”

"Your analogy is really hard to understand. ”

That's what people often say. But you're also amazing! Seeing this, you're not scared at all. ”

At this time, I couldn't help but think of Asakura, who disappeared out of thin air, and Asahina, who could say exactly what I was going to say. I've had this experience too many times.

Suddenly, Gu Quan picked up his head and looked at a certain point in the distance.

"The statue is starting, turn your head and look behind. ”

I see it.

In the gap between the tall buildings in the distance, a giant glowing blue appeared.

He is a head taller than a twenty-story commercial building. The thin body, which was covered in a dull dark blue, seemed to have a luminous substance, constantly emitting light from the inside of the body. Because his surroundings were too dark to see his outline, there was nothing on his face that could be called facial features. Except for the eyes and what looks like the mouth is dark, the rest of the place is flat.

What is that?

The giant slowly raised a hand as if in greeting, and then shook it like a firewood knife.

The building next to him was knocked in half from the roof down. Concrete, rebar, and rubble fell to the ground in slow motion, making a deafening sound.

"That's why I'm here. The middle layer is running out of support. If you put this big guy in the real world, it will definitely cause a lot of panic. ”

I took a closer look, and sure enough. There were tiny cracks in the air near the blue giant. It looks like you're looking out through a cracked eye. This is what Furuzumi said, "the middle layer is about to be unable to support it".

Gu Quan grabbed my shoulder very seriously and said.

"Ah Xu, you promise me that you won't tell me about my abilities, okay?"

Okay, okay, even if I am stupid, I know that you are the real heroes who save the world. And you have a military background, and spies have infiltrated me and everything, how dare I say anything.

"Don't, don't. ”

Furuzumi's hand grabbed my shoulder like an iron tong. After he confirmed it again and again, his face showed some pain, some helplessness, and finally a mixture of grief and determination.

"All over the end of the sky. ”

Gu Quan said in a tone that contained expression. I looked at him in amazement, which one is this again?

"Sprout here, Flower of Life!"

After Gu Quan finished speaking, his entire body emitted light. From the upper body to the lower body, there is a cyan light entwined, revealing an extremely dazzling light, and it looks refreshing. In the next moment, the uniform turned into light particles and began to disappear.

I looked at Gu Quan dumbfounded. I saw a cute pink underwear appear out of thin air, and then covered Gu Quan's body. After that came shirts, petticoats, skirts, leggings...... That's right, just like everyone thought, Gu Quan began to transform into a magical girl. How to say it, I won't describe the specific intermediate process, and I don't think you want to see the details of men wearing clothes. Besides, the psychological impact of this image was so violent that I lost my appetite for the next few days.

Finally, Gu Quan completed his transformation. Black and white skirts, stockings, round-toed shoes, and Katyusha on the head.

It seems to be a magical girl in the style of a maid.。

If Asahina-senpai was dressed like this, I would probably be happy. But as a refreshing and disgusting handsome Gu Quan, he dresses up like this......

I suddenly remembered the last time Izumi saw Asahina-senpai dressed as a maid, and his face seemed to immediately turn pale. I finally understood how he felt at that time.

I looked at the transformed Gu Quan and was about to open my mouth.

"Don't talk!"

Gu Quan interrupted me in a trembling voice with a crying voice.

Fortunately, fortunately, the voice has not changed.

"Listen, Ah Xu. I did it to save the world, to save everyone. Me, I have no choice. Besides, what is my point compared to Ryomiya-san?!"

Gu Quan looked at it with godless eyes, and kept muttering in his mouth, as if he was hypnotizing himself.

After a few moments, there was a new sparkle in his eyes.

"Everyone's idol, the righteous superpower-Ah Shu, participate!"

After Gu Quan finished speaking, he tilted his head slightly at me, and then flew away towards the blue giant.

And I almost threw up.

It seems that the pressure is too great, and even the personality has changed.

All in all, let's focus on the battle between Furuquan and the monster. Between the hands of the magical girl incarnated by the ancient spring, a golden light erupted. In the next second, the giant's wrist was cut off. The wrist that lost its owner fell to the ground, and at the same time emitted a mosaic-like dazzling light, and then the wrist immediately lost its thickness and disappeared without a trace like a snowflake shining on the sun. Blue smoke slowly rose from the section where the giant lost his wrist, and it was probably his blood!

After that, Gu Quan flew up and down around the giant like a mosquito, constantly harassing the giant. The blue light began to flicker. The golden light sliced diagonally across the giant's face, and his head slid down, and then his shoulders began to crumble, and in a moment the upper part of the giant's body was cut into rather strange shapes. The severed area glows like a mosaic, then spreads and disappears.

Since the giant was located in a large wilderness with no shelter, I was able to watch the whole process from beginning to end. While the giant lost most of its upper body, its entire body began to crumble. Finally, it decomposes into particles smaller than dust. Spilled on the rubble.

Gu Quan flew back with golden points of light. As soon as he landed on the ground, he freed himself from his maid outfit and regained his uniform.

"Alright...... You can laugh. ”

I thought I would be embarrassed to laugh out loud when he said that.

"How so. How did you become a magical girl to save the world......"

Gu Quan suddenly approached me with a terrifying look.

"I'm a superpower. ”

"No, that's ...... no matter how you look at it."

"I'm a superpower. ”

I seem to care so much about this title that I can only change my words. Seriously, it's not that it's impossible to understand it. If one day someone suddenly tells me that I have to become a magical girl in order to save the people around me, I think I will have no choice but to accept it. But I'm not a handsome guy, so I might end up looking worse than Guquan.

"After dealing with this big guy, the other combat squads will destroy the small invading lifeforms. ”

Gu Quan pulled me forward. Suddenly, I felt a strong noise vibrating my eardrum. Let me reflexively cover my ears. But the loud noise was just because I couldn't get used to it after being in the silent world for a while. If you listen carefully, it turns out to be a noise that you are used to hearing on weekdays.

The world is back to its original state.

There are no collapsed tall buildings, and there are no gray skies. There are no more wreaking havoc monsters. The road was full of cars and surging people, the familiar orange sunlight could be seen in the gaps between the buildings, and all the things in the world that received this warm light seemed to be thankful for it, all dragging long shadows.

I just feel the wind blowing.

I suddenly asked, with a hint of blood. I gazed closely at Gu Quan, and noticed a somewhat dry trail of blood at the corner of his mouth.

"You're hurt?"

"It's just a minor injury. Gu Quan made a nonchalant look, "The protective suit generated by my ability can help me withstand most of the damage, it's just a bit of internal bleeding." ”

Hey, he called that "Stat-Generating Suit"!

No, that's not the problem. Shouldn't internal bleeding be a very serious injury? Could it be that Gu Quan was injured to protect me, an ordinary person?

"Didn't you say this monster wasn't that strong, so it would be easy?"

After listening to my words, Gu Quan suddenly showed a wry smile with a little surprise.

"It's really not very strong, that's why I'm only hurt so much. Gu Quan said, "Ah Xu, you live in a peaceful world, I think your definition is very easy and my definition is very relaxed. You've seen the warriors fighting the small invaders. They are all battle-hardened elite troops, but even then a few people die every month. It also happens that people like Suzumiya-san have completely lost their memories, so it's actually a good situation for me to do this. ”

After Furuizumi finished speaking, he took a slow step and bought two bottles of drinks from the vending machine on the street. He coughed as he swallowed his bottle.

"I haven't told you my story yet. When I awakened my power, I was very, very, very scared. Gu Quan casually leaned against the lamp pole, "When I was very young, I found that I could uproot the big tree if I wanted to. I didn't dare to tell my family about it, I couldn't sleep for days. I don't know who I am, I don't know why such abilities are in me. Later, I was discovered by the trap, and then I began to train systematically and destroy alien monsters. At that time, I felt very happy because I found the meaning of my existence. ”

I didn't speak.

"However, we were soon informed by the authorities. Earth is falling, and hundreds of millions of extraterrestrial life will invade us. At the time, I thought it was all over. I couldn't find the value of my existence anymore, and I couldn't define the meaning of my life. I decided to end my life before I was killed by aliens. Think about it, if aliens came to Earth and saw that we were all dead, they would be shocked. But some people say that we should tell all this to ordinary people. They have the right to know all this. I thought it was ridiculous at the time. I said, what good is it if they know? Isn't the end result the same? You're just a coward who doesn't dare to die. But he said that he was not afraid of death, but that he was afraid to become indistinguishable from other people. It would be pitiful to die without knowing anything. Death is very simple, but it is very difficult to die differently from other people. Then I said, since you said that death is a very simple thing, then you should try it. ”

Gu Quan said as he sketched a lonely smile on the corner of his mouth. He drank the drink in his hand.

"I really, really, really regret what I said. I really regret it. After that, I never had a chance to talk to her again. I hope to apologize to her if I can. Although it was her own decision in the end, I think I was one of the factors that drove her to do that. However, maybe it's all my own doing. Maybe she didn't take my words to heart at all. ”

I looked at him.

"Are you talking about Kasuga?"

"Well, who knows?"

After Gu Quan said this, a taxi was parked in front of him like magic. We all sat in the car. On closer inspection, the driver turned out to be the silent man just now.

"You've heard my story, but you'll have your own story as well. All in all, just don't regret it like I did. ”

If only I didn't regret it.

After muttering these words, Gu Quan fell silent.

Before I get home. We just quietly watched the daily scenery passing by outside the window.

It wasn't until the car stopped and I was about to get out of the car that he spoke again:

"Please pay more attention to Suzumiya-san's behavior. Her mental condition, which had been in a stable state, has shown signs of activation. Originally, the SH defense system hadn't leaked monsters for a while. ”

Even if I paid attention, she would still be like this, wouldn't she?

"To be honest, I don't know. Still, I think it's a good idea to leave everything to you.

Before I could speak, Gu Quan, who had poked his head out of the half-car door, had already retracted his head into the car and closed the door. As I watched the ghostly taxi-like cars that often appear in urban legends whizzing away, I suddenly felt stupid and strode home. ”