？ Month?? "I wish I could have left this boy with you for a while, can I?"

"Sure, but what to say... If outsiders want to borrow it, they will have to live for at least two years before they can leave."

"No problem, I'll pick him up in two years"

“……！” His fingers trembled slightly, and he accidentally slashed his middle finger with a razor, and the blood dripped on the cable, which quickly turned bright red

"What's wrong?" Mengmeng asked with concern on the side, which contained a faint sense of joy

"It's nothing, it may be that I have been reincarnated too many times, so my memory is a little confusing" Chong flipped his fingers and continued to do things, "Don't be happy, I won't regret it"

“… Is it really good to do this" Mengmeng sighed lightly, "You are in the wrong place for your gentleness"

"Gentle? Don't make a mistake, I'm just using the optimal solution to solve the problem" Chong replied indifferently, "Use whatever method can solve the problem the fastest, this is my code of conduct"

"Don't you think about the consequences?"

"If you make a mistake, you can make it up in other ways, everyone makes mistakes," Chong cut the cable to the appropriate length and thinness, of course, I will try to avoid the wrong answer, but "morality" obviously will not be counted in it"

"If it's counted, it only means that I was wrong in the first place" The eyes flashed black under the moonlit night, which was an ominous declaration "But I care more about where the other two go, and I don't have time to dwell on them here now"

"Mengmeng, I'm coming" with a casual greeting, almost didn't let Chong cut off his fingers together, "What you want me to do has been done... What are you doing here? ”

"Nana, it's been a hard work, but what happened?" Mengmeng alluded to Chong, who was looking back, with his hand, as if this was some kind of provocation

"That guy is not a dead man, but it's better to say that there is nothing except that he is more daring" Nana proudly showed her little tiger teeth, "I have tried it myself with special means"

“…… Nana X Keiichi Maehara avi"

"Hey! What does that word mean? I feel my murderous intent towards you! "Ah, it's nothing, you'll know when you're old enough to watch a yellow movie on your own, oh, by the way, no matter what kind of creature it is, once it's dead, it doesn't have some kind of function commonly known as "one-shot soul", you know?

"It's useless to say this now" Maybe as an answer, Chong gave a counterattack that was only for his own sake, "I said, it doesn't matter what is in my way, all I want is that I can escape, not only I can escape, I won't be selfish like this"

"You look so small, do you want to play wreath-making?"

"You're from the city... It's okay if you're the only one left."

(Original... Is it almost this time) closed his eyes and forcibly deceived himself, the sounds around him will only get louder and more and more, but they will never stop, just like his memories will go on forever

-- I hate my memory

-- But that doesn't mean I'm disgusted with my past

Back mountain road

"Ahhh......h What, Pear Blossom Sauce is really deceiving people..."She struggled to get up from the quagmire, but she didn't use her hands, because the numbness in her arms made her no longer have the strength to rely on her hands for the time being

"Anyone can be happy... It's really a lie" Ryunomiya Reina seemed to be crying, and it seemed to be bitter, in short, the smile on that face was extremely sad no matter how you looked at it

"But Rena, I'm not going to give up... Even if you are hated by everyone, you can hard" tried to stand up, but tears couldn't help but slide down her cheeks, ahhhhhhhh

"Surely there won't be me among those people!" The body that stood in place and couldn't take a step was suddenly picked up, and the hearty young voice could calm down Ryugu Rena no matter how many times

"Keiichi-kun ......"

"I'm here to help you now, Rena" That smile has been going on for a long time, and it's always been loved by Ryugu Reina

"It's so cute... It's still so handsome," Ryunomiya Reina smiled lightly, and then buried her head in the boy's arms, "Na... Do you like it here?"

"Because everyone is here, I like it very much" said this, as the scenery around Ryunomiya Reina changed, the night was left behind, the sadness was left in place, and the mark of the fall was no longer visible, "so I won't give up on any of them, and everyone can be happy."

"Because I'm a magician of words," Keiichi Maehara made up his mind, and then ran into the lamplight with his companion in his arms

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"Ah......" The little girl felt as if the weight of her whole body was pressing on something, he ran forward with herself, he took herself out of place, he looked ahead for himself, he listened to the sounds around him, warm but strange, who was that?

"I should have warned you not to run around!" There was a gunshot from behind, which made the girl panic

"That, that! Not knowing who you are though! But please let me go! That guy has a gun! The girl hurriedly slapped the man who was carrying her, but all she got was a series of silences

Suddenly, something hit her ankle, and the girl could feel the pain of the person below her in her trembling

"No! Please stop! Please put me down! The girl cried and continued to slap the unnamed man beneath her, but only to run faster and more desperately

"What the hell is that guy......" "Takano Sanshi" stopped, there were no more bullets in the gun in his hand, so it was so, reminding me to let them go

"Forget it... It's better to spread this fear back to the village," "Takano Sanshi" laughed, then turned and disappeared into the woods

“―――！” Suddenly, fireworks burst into the air, and the brief light made her can't help but close her eyes slightly

"You're glad it's finally started, aren't you? Hinamizawa" and "Takano Sanshi" stopped for the time being, watching the fireworks that continued to shine and then disappear, "But what are you happy about, are you about to get a new life or can you reproduce this glory?" ”

"Everyone disappeared on that night two years ago, and in the end I was the only one who could be by your side" "Takano Sanshi" didn't laugh, it was a "crime" that should be comforted" "Yes... All the people you want to protect are gone, people have abandoned you, people have left you, people have come and gone."

"Greet this heavy rain...... Then wash away everyone's crimes" threw the ancient sword at his waist into the clouds, and for a moment lightning and thunder, followed by a majestic rain

-- Can you solve my puzzle? Murderers

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"Boom! Boom! Boom! "The three-way drum is beating, the women with heavy makeup and colorful dance kagura are swaggering, the old Rika on the highest stage looks cold and glamorous like a shrine maiden in the world, and down the high platform is the Sonozaki Meine and the old man of the Koyuki family sitting on the high chair, and the three families of Hinamizawa gather as if to pronounce the fate of the people here

"Sand... If only you could see it," Shizunobu Muroi stood in the crowd and looked up at the scene, with a faint smile in his tone

"After the dance is over, the event of tearing the cloth with a shovel and expelling the cotton into the river will begin, and then when the crowd disperses, one person will die and one will go missing," Chong said indifferently after inspecting the last mechanism, "The best time to expose this cruel sacrifice is at this time, and it should be Yuon Sonozaki sitting on it, and Meion Sonozaki herself should be leading the people of the Sonozaki family to wait for the start of the intestinal flow festival."

"The so-called ghost is nothing more than a deliberate murder, just tell the villagers like that," he said, throwing the rope at the foot of the pile, while Mengmeng and Nana watched behind with some hesitation

"If you don't want to look at it later, close your eyes," Chong reminded him, "As soon as the dance stops, I'll put the rope immediately."

"Someone was killed and immediately dragged by a rope into the warehouse of the Sonozaki family... When the time comes, it is impossible for the villagers who see those torture instruments not to react, "So convinced of your victory, look, the mastermind behind the scenes, your puzzle is about to be solved by this simplest method of killing."

"Wait a minute!" When the dance was about to stop and Chong's expression gradually focused, someone suddenly shouted for him to stop

"What are you doing," Chongpo looked up at Bai Ya with some annoyance, "Could it be that you have also found any answers that are worth my stop?"

"Keiichi Maehara and the guy named Reina Ryunomiya are back with a girl dressed in strange costumes," Bai Ya said a little breathlessly

“…… Yes? "Chong doesn't quite understand what this means, a man and a woman returned from outside the village and brought a child, do you think this is a third-rate rural love story?

"That kid says he knows you, and he has something very important to tell you!"

(What a third-rate lie...... Nana whispered in Mengmeng's ear

(But I think he'll believe it,) Mengmeng replied with a smile

“…… Dressed in the same costume as the person above? Chong stretched out his hand and pointed to the ancient hand pear blossom standing on the high platform

"That's right!" Bai Ya glanced at it and nodded very convincingly

“… Then wait, there is still a lot of time anyway" Chong took his hand away from the scroll, and then stood in place and waited quietly

-- Finally ...... Is it coming?

Ten minutes later

"Caught up!" Keiichi Maehara was already covered in smudges when he finally squeezed out of the crowd, "Sorry to keep you waiting!" ”

"......" Chong did not answer, but turned his gaze to the little girl who was lying on the shoulder of Ryugu Reina, a lilac foreign body with black horns on her head but a cute face, which could be put on the outside to be defeated by the evil spirits of Kyoto

"Finally... See you at last! The girl raised her head, her face was already in a state of teary eyes, "Little bit! ”

"Woo...", gritting his teeth, he tried not to shout, and the current in his mind was the same as when he was at the beginning, although he never fully remembered it, but he still remembered the person in front of him

"Ahh It's been a long time" There are a few cherry blossoms floating in front of me, as if even the body has returned to the beginning, the hands in front of me are still as petite as they were back then, but the hands that I once took the initiative to hold are already stained with sin

"Hari... Sister"

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"Mind talking?" said Mengmeng, who walked into the hut as everyone went to get ready

"There will be a fee," Chong turned his back to the wall, not knowing what he was thinking

"Tell us about the past here?"

“… It's a little long" Chong turned his head, the expression on his face slackened slightly, "So maybe you can't afford to pay"

"Please" Mengmeng nodded to indicate that he could speak, without the usual smile on his face, and there was only respect in his tone for the sake of respecting the other party

"A long time ago... I used to be here when I was very young, maybe six or seven? Chong seemed to be speaking to himself, "It was one morning... Someone from my family drove me here, and I had never left the mountains before, so I was happy about that trip."

"Reina Ryugu may have just moved out of here at that time... Keiichi Maehara has not yet come to the countryside from the city" Chong pieced together the fragments of his memories little by little, even though he knew that these fragments would only be stuck in his brain forever until they were drenched in blood, "I have only seen Sonozaki Meine in the Sonozaki family, and there is a girl named Satoko Hojo who occasionally met a few times in the first few days"

"The man who sent me that afternoon took his leave, and I was told that I would stay here for a while... Heh" Chong couldn't help but let out a gasp similar to laughter, because it was hard to hear, so he rarely used it, but it was probably very appropriate to use it for self-deprecation, "That period lasted for two years"

"Because of my special identity, I was sent to the ancient hand house.,But at that time, there was only a little girl named the ancient hand pear flower left in the old hand family except for a wet nurse.,Her personality is a little strange.,After getting along for less than half a month, she pulled me to live in the shrine at the foot of the mountain.,Where I got along with another person unexpectedly good" Chong looked out of the door, "That person is.,The name is Yu Into.,The full name is Gu Tehan Yu Into.,It's the shrine god who guards the ancient hand shrine.,It's just that there's nothing capable"

"When I was a child, the relationship between the three of them was better.,At that time, I was relatively small, so she called it a little bit.,When the old hand pear blossom was not there, she took me.,Although I didn't need someone to put me to sleep at that time.、But I still feel a little scared when I'm outside......"

"Boom!" Speaking of this, Chong suddenly couldn't help but slam his fist into the wallboard, and at the same time, his eyes became fierce, "But this is not what they wanted, and after about three months, I was forcibly taken back to the village, and they tied me to the side of the ancient hand pear flower like a wild dog."

"I left here after two years, and when I heard about it a little over a year ago, I asked someone to dispose of this memory for me," the rest of the process was simply brushed aside, but Mengmeng could still feel the anger and murderous intent

"Maybe this is the place to receive me this time... Except for the two of you, the rest of them have something to do with Hinamisawa "Chong rubs his body and wants to get out of the house" So you are innocent, I may have to say it again when I apologize"

"That's not enough, if you want me to pay you, please be careful" Mengmeng shook her head and stopped him, "You... Why the hell was sent here?"

“…… The people of Hinamizawa, all of them are descendants of ghosts" Chong turned his head, and for the first time, the expression on his face gave Yumemu a kind of "This person is actually a human being" "No, maybe a little off, in short, there is a strong hybrid factor in the genes of Hinamizawa generations of survivors, which makes them sometimes become as fierce as ghosts, which is a secret information that few people know even now"

"Reverse the impulse... A disease that triggers stronger desires, desires, and potentials by suppressing strong desires and desires in the heart, in the case of Hinamizawa, it is simply Hinamisawa syndrome" Chong continued, and the anger and despair in his tone became stronger and stronger, "But Hinamisawa is different here, their reversal impulse can be infected, that is, it does not need to be inherited from the ancestors, and even if there is no monster blood in the body, it can slowly become a person with that blood, but this is just a conjecture, and there is no confirmed instance"

"But there was a man who believed this conjecture and immediately put it into practice..."Chong took two steps back, and then couldn't help but fall to the ground" He believed that the so-called Hinamizawa syndrome could provide the host with a strong body and strength like a reversal of impulses, so he did not hesitate to throw me here, who had his part of his blood in his body."

"He succeeded... My blood was cut off from that moment on" Chong twitched the corners of his mouth, as if he was enduring intense pain, "The first time I killed someone was when I was nine years old... Even if I don't have the power to match the ghost, I can easily crush an adult's neck, as long as I have a knife in my hand."

"I was very tired and tired during that time...... When you're in the room, you'll have to endure the serious after-effects of leaving Hinamizawa, and you'll be trained to kill people on the outside... Hehehe...... They're all about it, and they just want me to be a tool that knows how to kill."

"Now that they've succeeded, my feelings of killing have disappeared along with that sense of despair and pain......" Takashi lowered his head, his tone trembling slightly, "My blood is mixed with the genome that does not belong to people, or I don't know if it belongs to people, maybe it's a reward, my blood can open doors and make medicines, but it is also constantly eroding my limbs and nerves, my body will age until it is unusable in just a few years, I can't even feel the pain, I can't even taste the taste of food"

"They... Turned me into a monster."

-- "Hold the boy who bowed his head hard, and only by doing so will he not cry out loud."

"I know, I'll help you from now on" didn't comfort him, Mengmeng just used a calm and calm tone to calm the two of them down at the same time, "I can use Debi Lucke's Starfleet as long as you want, I will pay for this today and even in the future"

"Even if you want to kill someone, I won't stop it" Mengmeng has a tolerant attitude towards everything, she firmly believes that there is no crime and hatred in the world that can make one person kill another person, so she can say that killing people, and even practicing it with her own hands, Jieyun Chong is not even as good as some kind of beast in front of her, but at this moment, the pain is just held like this, so that she can also feel, heartbreaking, all kinds of torture, that should not be blessed on a person's body, the person who forcibly deprives this pain is the real sin and deserves death

"Am I despicable and shameless to think of taking advantage of other people's sympathy in exchange for payment"

"Yes, but that's enough, after all, everyone has their own way of life," Mengmeng smiled, and then continued to hug, "It's enough for you to tell me all this, even if it's to win my support on purpose, because I believe that just this won't be able to repay you for the pain"

"Why are you crying......" Bai Ya turned her head slightly, even if there were a few more tear stains on her face

"yes, yes, it's just that someone is deliberately trying to get me to support him... I hate it! In the future, my fleet will also be lent to him! Nana touched the corners of her eyes a few times, and Yuyun Chong received a very practical reward from today that could not be exchanged for this memory

"Mm-hmm, it's nothing......" Hairi laughed, cried, happy, and sad at the same time, and slowly placed a wreath on the ground

"Little one...... Goodbye" In the fog, an acquaintance really left

postscript

"Whew!" Yu Yu threw himself on the ground, but she didn't care about herself for the first time, but turned to look at the person behind her

"How's it going! Can you still move! Hari hurriedly got up and tried to pick up the person who had been running with her, "Get up!" I'm about to go to the village! ”

The little figure on the ground stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance, and that finger was even smaller than Yu Iri

"Huh? Yes、It's Keiichi and Reina's words! When Yu Rui turned around, he saw the figure of an acquaintance running here, "Great! Come! I'll take you the rest of the way! ”

"Hey......" However, there was only one wreath left on the ground, and the workmanship was not exquisite, but it was clear how much effort had been spent on it

"Little... Don't order .........? She picked up the wreath with some hesitation, but her fingers touched the flower and it brought tears to her eyes

"Sister Yuri, this is for you, I'm going home soon" There is a small palm in the memory that put a wreath on her head, but it passed through her body and fell to the ground, "Huh? Why? Hm... Forget it, in that case, I'll put this in the shrine as a tribute, and if you can wear it in the future, please bring it with you! ”

"I'll definitely show Xiao Budian when I put it on"

"I'll come back to see you when I put it on!"

"Hari! Hurry up and run! It's almost that time! ”

"Wait! Pear blossom sauce! There are very important things in the shrine! If I can get out of here, I'll be able to ......."

"Leave it alone! Hurry up! Do you want to stay here for the rest of your life! ”

"But...... But!!! ”

"Ahh That's right," he hugged the flower in his arms, and tears splashed on the flower, just like the heavy rain that day. I'm here to keep my promise."

"I can put on a garland of flowers... From then on, it was done," he put a wreath on his head with a trembling voice, and the flowers of the past wrapped the horns on his head that did not belong to human beings very warmly

"It's a little bit... Where are you......" Suddenly she burst into tears, which attracted Keiichi Maehara and Reina Ryunomiya, who were still crying when the three of them left the night

"Sister Yuri, bye-bye" Someone in the forest waved his hand, and then disappeared into the night, not even a shadow belonging to Hinamizawa

-- That's just ...... He is just a dead man who has not become a murderer and is still happy