Chapter 44: The Awakening of Fate
[[[cp|w:687|h:395|a:c|u:/chapters/20146/21/31633256353893741082]]]"Kill the Shrine Maiden of Hakurei? ”
The eldest lady paused strangely, and she looked me in the eye: "Miss Alice, remember what I said to you in the basement?" ”
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"You'd better not follow Yakumo's arrangement, there's nothing more important than staying free."
"Did the eldest lady say it at the time?"
"Yes, but you didn't hear it."
"Whoever succeeds the Hakurei shrine maiden, will you kill her?"
"Yes, to save yourself."
“?”
"Do you know the meaning of the existence of the Hirori Shrine Maiden?"
"A lot of people have this problem."
"The existence of the Witch Maiden is the suppression of all the ignorant," said the eldest lady, "The growth of the ignorant requires a free spirit, and the Maiden of the Hirori Shrine Maiden deprives almost all demons and humans of the possibility of overcoming their own obstacles. ”
"Of course I know this, but what does this have to do with the eldest lady?"
"Only by killing the Witch of Hakurei and the spirit of freedom descending on Gensokyo, can my wish be fulfilled, collect the spirit, save Fran, and save myself."
"Free spirits save Fran?" I didn't get it.
"It doesn't matter what you think, this is the way to save Fran." The crimson demon's fury began to subside, but the danger level did not decrease.
"Fran, don't you ......?"
"Her soul is broken, you all know this, but you don't understand that she is about to return to reincarnation, the broken soul never stops, rushing to the cycle of self-improvement, in order to liberate Fran, stop reincarnation, and complete the mutilated soul, the ignorant people of Gensokyo must all be spiritually liberated, so that I can get the power to save Fran."
Although I don't quite understand how Miss Flandrelu II has to do with the ignorant youkai and most of humanity, I know that Remilia is serious. Maybe she needs a torrent of spirit to refabricate Flandrew's soul? However, Remilia is obviously not a qualified soul master, and even I dare not call myself a soul master, and the puppet master is currently the highest rating.
"It's a deal that no one wants to participate in, it's a deal that forces everyone to participate, I bring liberation to the ignorant, the ignorant give me spirit, I don't need anybody to promise anything, they will naturally get what they want or don't want, and I will get what I want," said the eldest lady, "and if there is any nonsense, just say it, and let me kill you." ”
What was said was very arrogant, but Lori's vampire's tone was calm, and I said, "I don't think I can convince you with my mouth alone, because I basically understand what you say, and I'm not really worried about death, so please satisfy my curiosity." ”
"As you like, Miss Alice."
"Does the eldest lady like Reimu?"
"Huh? That's the first question? Well, I'll be honest, I'm very fond of Reimu, so the idea of saving Fran has been postponed, postponed until Reimu falls back and becomes a stranger, but it doesn't matter if it's going to happen now, it's just what I want to see. ”
"Becoming a stranger? Yes, although the death of existence is the real death, the life of reincarnation is also constantly washing away the insight and action of the first life, and the separation of the two lives cannot be completely identified as the same person, it can indeed be regarded as a stranger, but when it comes to the people you like, will you be willing to let them become strangers, just like Fran. ”
"You are very sensible, Miss Alice," the Crimson Demon flapped his wings, "I like a lot of people, but people have their own ideas, and non-interference is the premise to ensure the integrity of their personalities, and it is their freedom to choose how to choose, so Reimu and Sakiya's path is their own choice, and I have no position to interfere...... But only Fran, Fran is the only sister who needs my protection. ”
"I haven't had relatives for a long time, so I don't quite understand the eldest lady's thoughts. If Fran becomes a stranger, will you re-admit her? ”
"Yes, but I'd rather she always be Fran."
I don't know if there is anyone in this world who wants me to be Alice Magtroyd forever, I do hope so, although I don't care much about death, but I don't dare to guarantee that when I become a new person and look at the world again, will I choose the same path of practice and fulfill my wish in this life, no, it doesn't matter if I don't complete it, what I am really afraid of is that the world of reincarnation will cloud my mind and make me no longer return to this state of clarity, Turning into a plate of gravel forever squeezing in the spirit of losing freedom—but I certainly don't remember the fear at that point, so it made me even more afraid.
But if it can't be reversed, I can't be completely worried for the above reasons, and I can only cast a new hope for me who was born again into the world.
"At this time, Yakumo Murasaki, who can save the scene, is probably still asleep," I said, "because no one knows about you, so she probably didn't expect such a situation, so she will easily expend a lot of energy to help me and Pacy conduct magic experiments." Miss Kanako also happened to need me to put all my energy into the night to help a little, which undoubtedly made you seize the perfect opportunity, which seems to be a coincidence but has developed like fate, and if it is all arranged by Miss Remilia, I must admire its ingenuity. ”
"Fate can not be arranged by man," said the eldest lady, "seizing every opportunity is the only way to direct the world to hope, and if intoxicating that ghost king is an arrangement, my arrangement is only once." ”
"Makes sense." At this time, if I still have the strength, I should put a few self-destructing dolls to block a few seconds of escape when she gets close to me, but unfortunately, Miss Lori happened to use up all my strength.
Shanghai was left at the shrine by me, so don't worry about her rushing up and being destroyed by Remilia, Patchy will take care of her.
I was exhausted, and I could no longer stay afloat, but instead of falling, I was caught in Remilia's hands, and she lifted me up and face to face, and her emotions could not be seen in her blood-red eyes.
"Alright, let me do as you please, not to mention that this is what happened to me in the first place," I still have the strength to speak, "but considering that the new person—maybe Alice or not—could have taken the same path, picked up the same thoughts, the same issues, the same aspirations, and then become a person like Alice, there is nothing to worry about, I hope." ”
"Yes, I'm sorry, Miss Alice, for the sake of Fran and myself, I have no choice but to wronged you, not to mention that I have already given a warning," Miss Vampire raised her right hand, her claws reflecting the moonlight and looking bewitching, "The death of the Lady of the Porie will free all mental shackles." ”
A five-fingered sharp claw had sunk into the heart, and I didn't have the strength to cry out in pain, only to feel that the bones were easily shattered, and the cold covered the heart.
"Alice!" It turned out that Patchy could also make such a terrible scream, I tilted my head, and saw Shanghai in front and Patchy with a tired look in the back, quickly approaching, probably returning to the light, and my eyesight improved a lot.
But Patchy couldn't stop the wayward vampire lady, the severe pain made me almost faint as the heart was withdrawn, but the body spontaneously overdrew the magic of the will to keep the body running, of course, this can't last long, the body that has lost its heart can't last long, let alone the body that has long been exhausted.
I saw Remilia crush the heart in her hand as usual, then let go, turn and disappear into the night.
Patsy hesitated for a moment and gave up chasing the eldest lady and swooped down on me, "Alice, don't, don't ......"
The falling body was hugged by Patchy again, but I regained the strength to speak during my near death, I looked at Shanghai floating beside me and said to Patchy, "Did Shanghai bring you here?" ”
No response.
"The first time I saw you crying," I tried a few times, but I couldn't lift my heavy arms, so I gave up struggling, "but don't be sad, the life of the wheel is endless, as long as the future me is still this me......"
"Or, this you?"
"Yes, I believe so."
There was silence for a long time, "Wherever you are in the world, I will find you, Alice," the witch's tears dripped down my face, "to bring back to you the spirit of the magician, to teach you again, to become a magician again, to be interested in the creation of souls again, to be Alice again." ”
"Thanks, someone wants me to be the same Alice, I'm happy."
Shanghai revolves around us, does she have a preliminarily mature soul? But I don't have the opportunity to answer that question.
"But you know it's just a slim hope! Believe? What can faith change? Who dares to tell the story of the next life! Patchy gritted her teeth, as if enduring some kind of hopeless pain, "It's my fault, I shouldn't have waited to experiment, or Yakumo will come to save you eventually, and my arrogance has made me forget the Magician's creed......"
"It's just a necessity, there's no need to blame anyone."
Patchy was stunned for a moment and responded, "Hmm." ”
"Patsy," I said with the question I had buried in my heart, and if it weren't for this situation, I might never have cared about it, "do you think what I did to Marisa was right?" ”
"I don't know."
"I don't know, yes, Patchy doesn't know either, if she goes back to Gensokyo, help me say sorry to her...... No, forget it, don't say anything, and it's the same for Reimu, and it won't change anything if you say it or not...... The magician, originally always lonely, so is the Hiroshi witch, looking back on this life, I have a lot of things I want to do, but having friends has allowed me to gain too much, and there is no need to feel sorry for myself, so Patsy, please don't throw away the friendship with Miss Vampire, she didn't betray anyone. ”
"Hmm."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
Before being surrounded by empty and lonely darkness, I remembered a sentence, what I said to Kanako: If it's just to go through one lifetime, why should we do it again. This is a rebellion against fate, and it is also a good wish.