March 27, 3 p.m

-- What is death for man?

Maybe it's forgetting everything, maybe it's abandoning the past, the boundary between "life" and "death" is always clear, even if people know that their souls can return to their place after death, but doesn't death itself still make people feel fearful?

-- Yuyun Chong looked forward to death

What is death? It is the loss of a qiē, the parting of ways with human society, but the person who is chained does not expect what he can have, and the person who is destined to go the wrong path from the beginning does not care what kind of eyes the people on the road look at him

"You're not scared of the current situation," Tokizaki Kurumi said after glancing at the people around him, "Are you sure you can survive?"

"It's just a psychological suggestion, if death is known, the fear will naturally be minimized" Chong waved his hand casually, as if to cover up something, "The moment the unknown is revealed, it is equivalent to a wake-up call for future generations, but that's it"

"Or is it just that there is no difference between being alive and dead~?" Kurumi Tokizaki said "empatheticly": "If you tell the truth, you won't be said to be pretending~"

"I'm not to the point of being misanthropic," Chong shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, "It's better to say that it's always good to be alive, and I won't choose not to struggle when facing death, if that's the case, I'll die a long time ago."

"It's unexpectedly wise," Kurumi Tokizaki covered her mouth and laughed, and it could be seen that she was still dissatisfied with this answer, because it was the exact opposite of what she thought

"Wouldn't you choose to die honestly?"

"If the goal is achieved... Hehe~ But you still have to fight for it" Well, the two of them can still reach a consensus on this point, but Yuyun Chong may want to "live as much as possible" after the end of the qiē, and Shizaki Kurumi will only think about "how to live" when he reaches the end, and these two people's understanding of life is fundamentally different

"Why do you think so?"

"Someone said they wanted me to live, that's all" After the two people who hate fate the most choose to be at the mercy of fate, the conversation ends here

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"Welcome, I'm Dokulo, the caretaker here, and others also call me the branch chief" A certain skeleton that makes people worry about whether it will evolve into a night giant is floating in front of the two of them at the moment, trying to wave the sleeves that seem to be "hands" "Of course, if you want to give birth, you can also call me the big skeleton Skalu, it's really embarrassing to meet the two of you like this, it's just that my body was destroyed in a war, and I don't plan to let people recast a body"

"Do you want tea? Don't worry, it's all tea from your world, and it's a delicious thing for us," the skeleton named Dokulo waved his hand, and someone brought a few cups of steaming tea, "I'm sorry, I've been talking all the time, but it's been more than a hundred years since the day I saw the living."

"The environment around here looks modern, right, it's all made in imitation of your engineering, and there are still decent iron mines and craftsmen in hell," the skeleton said before the two of them could speak, "These computers are more like ornaments, and they are of little use other than communicating with outsiders."

"Please don't speak, today is the day when the Yama kings everywhere go back to hell to report, if they smell this human smell, it's over" The skeleton saw that Chong and Tokizaki Kurumi were a little impatient, and couldn't help but whisper, "Now you are all soul bodies, so you can't breathe, but when you speak, there will still be a breath belonging to the living floating out, communication doesn't matter, I have the privilege of being able to communicate directly with the hearts of the dead"

"I know the two of you are not dead, but I have a troublesome news for the two of you, your body has fallen to the bottom of the Santu River, and salvage is a big problem" The skeleton slowly floated to the same height as the two of them, and then said in a slightly regretful tone, "Generally speaking, the current situation is that your soul and body are separated, and if it takes a long time, then the two of you will be officially registered as dead."

"No... Please don't look at me like that, this is definitely not something we can do, the price to pay to drag someone who has not yet died to hell is not something that can be easily afforded, and the same is true for us dead people" The skeleton shook his head vigorously and signaled that it had nothing to do with it at all, "In short, this is what our fugitive Death Gods do, as the executive officer of Hell, every Grim Reaper and the branch head will be given extraordinary privileges, and what she gets can be regarded as a godsend"

"Although I don't know too much about that lady, but you must have been cursed to fall to hell, you have come down several times in the past few days, but they all fell directly to the bottom of the Santu River, and the spirit was destroyed" The skeleton stretched out a corner of his clothes and gestured on the rising iron platform, "But you are lucky, they are all souls who fell into the Santu River so they were directly sentenced to death, but you did fall down with your body, which means that you can escape"

"Actually, I secretly let the two of you in for selfish reasons... How can I say it, this matter may have something to do with me," the skeleton said this, and when he saw that the two people in front of him had already planned to take it out as a hostage, so it hurriedly waved its hand to signal that it had not yet spoken, "No, no, no!" That's not what it means! It's just that her targets are all the helpers we have chosen."

“…… Yes, some evil spirits have begun to perceive our actions, and as unsurprising beings, they naturally have a hundred times more resentment than ordinary people, and the caretaker is naturally willing to accept their invitations" The skeleton nodded after listening to Chong's heart, "In other words, the probability of their death is much higher than that of others, and it is impossible to capture the victims before they continue to expand with human strength, so it is really a great opportunity to meet the two of them"

"That curse doesn't end until you die, which means that as long as you can return to the human world, the trade will continue, and she will continue to attack you," the skeleton's empty pupils stared at Chong, "but if you do it again, the consequences may be unimaginable...... You may never be as lucky as you are today."

"The final decision is yours, if you agree, we will immediately salvage the bodies of the two of you, if you don't agree, of course we can't leave the living here, just ......" The skeleton hesitated for a moment before speaking, "We can't cross the two of us on the other side of the Three Ways River, generally only after crossing these three ways can we make people's souls and bodies together, if not, we can only find a certain Yama or an agent to help with special techniques."

"Yes, you're right, now you can bring in a king of Yama as long as you look for it casually, but most of them have a clear distinction between public and private, and it's impossible to help with this help" The skeleton's words are obviously not giving people a way to go, so this group of ghosts in hell is really a lot of eyes, and they still have to think of ways not to get their hands dirty

"If you say yes, I will naturally have a contract here, as long as you show them the contract, they will understand that this is a legal transaction, and help is for sure" The skeleton nodded vigorously after listening to Chong's answer, although it was only a head

"Big skeleton, you actually forgot what you said just now" A more familiar laugh suddenly came from outside the door, "Isn't there anyone else who can help except King Yama?"

"Don't ...... this Smack" The skeleton that was a little anxious was slapped several meters away before he could speak, and it was also a soul body, since it can be injured, it proves that the person who came is definitely not the living

"I'm an agent of one of the Ten Palaces of Yama, if you want to cross the river, I'll take you there," the woman who was locked on the bank of the river just now said with a lazy smile, "Anyway, I'm in charge of leading people across the river, so I don't have to worry about this little thing at all."

"As for this skeleton, don't believe it, there's nothing so unkind about hell~" The woman directly took them in her arms one by one, "Let's go, let's go, it just so happens that I haven't seen a normal living person for a long time, I'm going to die, and I'll talk to me when I'm going to think it's the boat fare."

"Wait! Onozuka! Don't forget the jì ......"

"Clean up the things you made by yourself, I've already applied with the boss, I'll personally take someone to the world" The woman known as Onozuka glanced at the big skeleton who was in a hurry to catch up, "Thank you for being considerate of the situation on our side, don't worry, I won't show mercy, she has completely violated our rules"

"I'll be back in a few days, goodbye," the woman waved her hand slightly, and strode away, leaving the skeleton floating in place, a little anxious

"Don't hate that person, it's also forced to be helpless, after all, if this matter continues to make a big fuss, even I, the current Grim Reaper, will have to go around" Onozuka smiled and snorted haha, "The same kind always have to take care of the same kind more, otherwise hell will be over a long time ago"

"You're also from the Exorcists? It looks good~" She smiled and leaned her face towards Chong, and Chong, who had tasted the fullness, blushed a little and turned her head away, as for Shizaki Kurumi... Well, she's been smiling for a while, not jealously, of course, but simply watching the fun

"If only she had met sooner... Haha~ Just kidding" Carrying the scythe, she laughed twice and then left the temple behind her with Chonghe Shizaki Kurumi, leaving only a clear row of footprints and laughter, as well as the words that made Chong's heart skip a beat

-- This is the price you pay for choosing to "love" others, so wait for it, the best is yet to come