Same day, afternoon.

It was past 12 o'clock, and the streets of Crossbell were getting a little deserted.

Those who hurried home after work and those who hurried to restaurants had already reached their destinations, while housewives had bought groceries much earlier. Usually, there may be children, but just after experiencing such a large range of ****, parents watch their children tightly and do not allow them to go out.

If it was the tourist season, it might be more lively, but now, it can only make people feel bleak, and it is difficult to think that they are actually in the most economically developed autonomous prefecture on the mainland.

Dressed in the usual black and white Lolita costume, a little girl with purple hair - Ling? Haivas was casually strolling down the street.

It's already the beginning of a gamble with Yu Tatsumi. Although they can't find themselves by hiding in the puppet workshop and not going out, they won't be happy even if they win in such a boring way.

So, Rei began to walk aimlessly.

It's like a lost kitten in a huge forest of steel and concrete.

The bustling colors around her mean nothing to her.

As a wandering creature, it also has the ability to be vigilant against the gentleness and danger that may come.

It is the instinct of living beings to avoid danger. And gentleness is the greatest danger to the wanderer.

Once you get in touch, you can't continue to live in a cold, cruel and lonely world. Lonely people are destined to be lonely, otherwise, they will be driven to a dead end by an overly beautiful world.

Ling seems to be unintentional, but in fact, her perception has been enlightened to the maximum.

Even Joshua, don't even think about getting close to the current Rei! Ling's heart, so thought.

However, in the depths of my heart, in the depths, in the deepest part, there is still a little bit of looking forward to meeting them.

Ling passed by a shop, and the beautiful trinkets of the store were reflected through the glass cabinet, and on a table clock shaped like Missy, these present times were clearly written.

14:20。

"It's really slow......"

I don't know who she's talking to, or if she's simply complaining about the slow passage of time.

With a light step, she walked down the street, and then on the eaves of the walls. Like a lost cat, she shuttles through the city with ease, just right to avoid the sparse crowd.

Haven't you found Ling yet?

She was a little agitated.

I felt my calves start to go limp. Probably psychological.

Ling suddenly felt extremely tired.

"I'm bored to death. Just find a random place to hide. ”

Ling casually opened the window of the family. The aura of the family is concentrated on the first floor, and there are five people on the first floor.

Ling casually dragged open the closet, and her small body hid inside, and the warm light was swallowed up by the darkness in a blink of an eye.

Ah, the reassuring darkness.

But...... Why?

Ling curled up and hugged her knees. Soft cheeks leaning against it. There was a feeling of wetness in my knees. I don't know where the water came from, from Ling's cheeks, a steady stream of soaking his clothes.

What a nasty feeling......

That's it, wait until it's over.

Ling quietly closed her eyes and let the silence reign in her charge.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

There was a sound of going upstairs.

It's noisy.

It's noisy.

Listening to the voice, it should be a child, and as he ran, he shouted, "Oh oh - hide and seek!" ”

What a naïve child.

Hide and seek or something, no one can be Ling's opponent.

A little pride in my heart rose. Then, a great emptiness devoured itself like a monster.

"Where are you hiding? Where to hide? ”

The child's voice was far away and close, and it looked like he was looking for a place to hide, right?

If you go out suddenly, will you scare him?

But in the end, Ling resisted the idea of prank, or, rather, she was not in the mood to play a prank right now.

Suddenly, there was light.

With a bang, the door of the wardrobe was pulled open with all his might, and a warm, dazzling, and dazzling light rushed in from the wide open passage, enveloping Ling at once.

That's a girl with a double ponytail as dazzling as the sun, a smile as dazzling as the sun, and a heart as dazzling as the sun.

She was standing in the middle of the sun, smiling brighter at herself than that.

Ace...... Till? ”

Ling suddenly found that her voice was hoarse, and she didn't know when, tears covered her face.

"Ling, I've found you!"

The girl in front of her burst into tears with a sunny smile.

Beside her, the dark-haired Joshua stood silently in her shadow, also showing a gentle expression to himself.

"Joshua?"

And in the middle of the two, a small child, with beautiful short brown-red hair, was staring at the big cheerful eyes.

Colin? Hayvas.

The place where Ling came by accident was actually the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hyvas.

Ling had investigated the titular father and mother a long time ago, and knew that they were three people living in this house, so when she came in, she found that it was five people, and she didn't expect that it might be the house of the Hyvas.

Why, there is such an inexplicable coincidence.

Estelle held out a hand to her.

"Ling, come here. We won. ”

It's dazzling......

I'm almost burned!

But...... I want to reach out......

Involuntarily, Ling stretched out her hand......

"Astelle!"

Joshua suddenly stopped his lover, grabbed Colin and Estelle with both hands, and took a quick step back, avoiding Ling's blow.

The huge golden scythe cut a ferocious golden arc of light in midair, and Rei's blow was not prepared to hurt anyone, forcing the three of them away, and Rei immediately escaped from this gap, jumping through the window and escaping.

"Estelle, I'll chase her, you can't keep up with her!"

Joshua also dodged and chased after him, leaving only his words, which made Estelle anxious to stomp her feet.

"Hey...... Sister She ...... Why is it gone? ”

Colin looked at Ling just now with some strange eyes, for a child, the movement just now was too fast.

Estelle didn't know how to answer, so she took Colin downstairs first.

Ground floor living room, Harold? Hawass was hugging his wife Sophia, comforting her as she cried.

"Two ...... Ling her...... Ran away. I'm sorry. ”

"No, it's okay...... For us, knowing that the child is still alive...... That's enough. We owe her so much......"

Harold, who couldn't cry, had a happy expression on his face.

What could be more joyful than knowing that her daughter is still alive because she lost her daughter in an accident?

Sophia couldn't even speak. I can only snuggle up on my husband's shoulder and cry.

For Ling, both husband and wife feel guilty.

A few hours earlier, Joshua and Estelle had arrived and told the couple about Rei's possible arrival. and said that Ling's tragic experience was as downplayed as possible.

Sure enough, as You Chensi expected, both of them said that they were willing to accept her no matter what Ling became. Moreover, the two also said that it would be okay to be adopted by Aiyo if Ling was willing. It doesn't even matter if parents and children don't recognize each other.

These two people are really looking forward to Ling's happy life.

Everything was as Yu Tatsumi expected.

"Now, I have a question...... I don't know if I should ask...... Why, are you so sure my daughter will be here this afternoon? ”

Mr. Harold struggled to hold back tears and asked what he was most curious about.

In his opinion, Ling may have too many places to hide, why, is she here, waiting for the rabbit?

"Actually, this is also Brother You's speculation."

Estelle was a little embarrassed.

He said that a person who walks in darkness will never come into contact with the light. Because once you come into contact with that warmth, you can't stand the darkness. He said that Ling had been with us in Liber and saved Colin once, and that deep down he should have longed for family. She named the giant machine-doll 'Patil?' Martil' (Daddy?) Mom) can also see that deep down in her heart she longs for her family. So, she will subconsciously come into contact with the two of them. She's going to come to Crossbell, she's going to be in front of Lloyd at the right time, she's going to ignore a lot of information, and she's coming here as a sign of her subconscious desire to be loved. ”

Estelle was a little embarrassed, after all, these were parrots, and she scratched her head a little embarrassedly, and she smirked.

"I don't know who You is, but he's very powerful, this person."

Harold listened to her explanation, and the guilt on his face became heavier, and tears could not stop flowing. These words made his heart invade with guilt again.

"Two ...... It seems that our husband and wife, I'm afraid that we will never have an intersection with this child. But please save this child......"

Harold has also realized that the current Ling is no longer an existence that they can touch. The executor of the association, just this identity, doomed her to not get along with ordinary parents.

"Well, we'll definitely bring her to us!"

Before Estelle could finish speaking, the enigma on her waist rang, and she smiled apologetically and connected the communication.

"Joshua?"

"Astelle, in the puppet workshop! The direction of the doll workshop! Come on! ”

"Hmm!"