Chapter 38: Xiuli
"Hey...... Stalkers are such kids......"
Illya and Lixia, who had hurried over, let out a surprised voice together.
Although I knew it was a child, I still felt unexpected.
According to You, he seems to be a good lockpicker, and that kind of skillful technique is not something that ordinary novice thieves can have. And, it seems, doesn't look like a Crossbell native.
But compared to this, Illya immediately became curious about the stalker of Pear Blossom with Rain, and looked her up and down.
At this time, the stalker still maintained the posture of being hung upside down on one leg, but You was very happy to wrap a lot of chains up and down on his body, although there were not many chains, but each restraint was deeply trapped in the clothes, and the overlapping places such as the joints were also tied up to make it difficult to break free.
In fact, before Elijah and the others arrived, You Zai explained to Noelle how to tie them up so that they could ensure that the prisoners could not break free. If it's just trapping an arm or something, it's too untechnical.
Considering that it would help in the future, and that guy Yu showed a pleasant and dangerous smile again, in the end, Noelle had to accept a lot of binding techniques on how to make the enemy unable to escape.
However, it cannot be said that it is completely useless...... If one day you fall into my hands......
Noelle couldn't help but imagine it, and the pleasant feelings in her heart spread throughout her body.
As a result, the stalker, who is a practical example, is a mess. It's a bit like crabs in the fish market.
"Tsk, it looks so funny!" (BY. ILYA)
"It's not fun! Woo...... Untie me ......."
The stalker has no tears anymore, and being toyed with like this makes it feel like life has become meaningless.
"How? Miss Elijah? ”
Faced with You's question, Illya only hesitated for a second, and immediately replied: "No problem!" Unravel it. Be sure to tie it up again after that! It looks like a lot of fun! ”
I don't know why, Lixia suddenly felt a sense of crisis, the sense of crisis that if you take one wrong step, you will fall into hell.
Unchained, the blue-haired stalker finally settled down a little, and the first thing he did was not to run away, but to put on his hat, which presumably was very important to him.
It seems that feeling the gap between him and You, he is much more honest.
"Well, but, what a hard-mouthed person, who refuses to say either his identity or his name......"
"Hey, you didn't even ask anyone!"
In the face of You's casual lies, Noelle ruthlessly exposed them.
Before Illya came, Yu had been explaining how to bind the enemy...... Didn't ask any questions at all.
"You...... You! ”
Even the stalker was speechless: If you want to force me to comply, just ask! If I had said it, I wouldn't have been hanged, I said it a long time ago!
"Hey, hey~ It's not too late to ask."
At first, the hippie smiling follow-up played with Noelle, and then, the smile on Illya's face gradually faded. She looked at the stalker seriously, and there was no frivolity in her tone.
"What's your name? Origin, and why are you pestering me? Anything you're looking for? ”
Asking his own questions in one breath, Illya's eyes flashed with seriousness, I am afraid that according to his answer, his treatment plan will be decided.
Faced with the question of the superstar who made thousands of people crazy, the stalker snorted coldly to express his disdain, and then immediately thought that there was a demon beside him, and unconsciously glanced at him from the corner of his eye, and found that he was smiling at himself......
"I—My name is Xiuli. Born in a slum on the border......"
The self-proclaimed Xiuli stalker shuddered, and decided to compromise a little bit in order to prevent the guy from continuing to tie himself up. Well, just a little bit of compromise.
"As for what you want...... No. I just want to make you angry. ”
As if angry, after saying this, Xiuli snorted lightly, twisted his little head to the side, and looked uncooperative.
Hearing the child-like statement, which was indeed a child, Lixia was visibly stunned.
"Angry?"
It seemed that he was touched by Lixia's sincere "stunned expression", and Xiuli's anger ignited.
"You know what! Stay in such a nice place! Eating delicious food! How can you possibly understand the feelings of people in the slums who have even food and clothing as a problem! ”
The heartfelt cry, the feeling of powerlessness in the hoarseness, quickly took over the air here.
"Ever since I came to Crossbell, I've seen it all, it's full of rich people, squandering money and having fun every day – the kind of people I hate the most! They all said that the Rainbow Theatre Troupe's performances were the highest entertainment and that tickets were hard to come by, so I dived in and watched them once!! ”
Speaking of this, Xiu Li sneered at the corner of his mouth, probably because of the child's revenge, which gave him an inexplicable sense of satisfaction: Entertainment that is difficult for you rich people to enjoy, I, a child from a slum, can easily see it. This kind of psychology makes Xiuli feel a little satisfied.
Everyone listened silently. Except for swimming, the mood is heavy. Is there anything wrong with this kid? Yes, of course. But the root of the fault was not in him, if he hadn't been born in a slum and had not been starving all day, would he have taken this path? With this kind of mood, everyone looked at Xiuli's eyes with some sympathy.
But Xiuli didn't mind. He has seen too much of this expression.
"I hate those guys who spend all day doing nothing and eating and waiting to die, but! The person I hate the most is you! ”
The boy's finger snapped at Illya, and the words sharpened.
"Standing on such a gorgeous stage, interpreting such a beautiful and moving world, in a place that no one can touch, so dazzling, even if I die, I can't touch it...... Even if I tried to die, I couldn't afford a ticket...... I can't even think about that kind of world! Am I wrong! ”
"Smack!"
The boy held his head, and the strength passed down from the hat made him subconsciously press the pain to relieve the pain.
It was Yu who swung his fist, and the strength was not great, and what made Xiuli feel pain was the hard edges and corners of his black hand armor.
"Y-What are you doing! Violent maniac! Perverted man! ”
"Ah, I really can't deny these two nicknames."
Baring his teeth, You smiled brightly.
"I said, Huley. People in the slums, is there no 'possibility'? ”
"Then you say! What else is possible! ”
"Well, like, to be a guerrilla."
"What!"
Xiuli was shocked, he certainly knew what kind of profession a guerrilla was.
It was a profession that was completely out of step with the slums. It's not glamorous, but it's enough to eat on its own. It's a great profession.
"Don't rush to say no. There is an example of this in Liber. If you don't believe me, you can always look it up, Liber, the guerrilla nicknamed Silver Flash. Like you, she was born in a slum and is a woman. ”
As soon as You finished speaking, Noelle hurriedly stabbed him and asked in a low voice, "Are you serious?" Don't fool him. ”
"Of course it's true. There is no need to lie. ”
Hearing the affirmative answer, Noelle was somewhat relieved. She was afraid that You would not be able to investigate the guerrillas by using Xiuli, so she casually pulled out a name. She doesn't allow her companions to deceive people in order to get a good result...... Wait a minute? Seems to have an important point?
"You just said ......' is a woman?"
Unbelievable sound.
Noelle looked at Xiuli with some surprise.
"Huh? Didn't find out? ”
You shrugged and took off Xiuli's hat, revealing that dusty face. However, although it is dusty, the soft lines and watery eyes of a girl indicate that the owner of this face is a woman.
"You! You! ”
Xiuli is even more angry! Although my hair is a little short, I don't think I will be mistaken for gender!
However, she quickly adjusted her mentality and coldly retorted: "What if there is such a precedent? Do you want me to be a guerrilla like her? ”
"No, I didn't think about it. Honestly, it was difficult. ”
"Then what do you say it's for?"
"By the way, I'm in a similar situation."
You revealed the imprint on his shoulder, and the dark red word slave made Xiuli's heart skip a beat.
If there is anything more miserable than the poor, it is slaves. If the poor work hard, they may become commoners, and they may be able to be fed and clothed, but the slaves will never have a chance in their lives.
The slave gave Xiuli a little psychological comfort in the slums, which was an extremely painful place. That's how strange people are. Many times, people do not desire to be better off themselves, but rather to be worse off than they are. In this comparison, a sense of superiority temporarily replaces pain, and people forget reality for a while.
But even slaves ......
Huley felt a deep sense of frustration.
"I just want to tell you how you want to live, that's your own problem, it has nothing to do with your background or anything. You're just trying to use that identity to avoid the effort. It took me more than ten years to understand this truth, how long will it take you? Do you want to continue to walk alone in the boundless darkness, or try to reach out to the light and bet on the slim possibility? ”
Although it seemed that he was enlightening Xiuli, You's eyes secretly drifted to Lixia.
At...... Are you talking about us...... How you want to live is your own problem...... Is it? But what choice do I have but to inherit the silver...... That's something that has been passed down from generation to generation for hundreds of years...... Do you want me to break the centuries-old tradition of silver? Do you want me to turn my back on the trust I have built up over the past hundred years, and on my father's expectations?
"You, you guy! Say something nice! What if that were the possibility...... There is that possibility......"
As if she was longing, Xiuli felt that a lot of pictures flashed in front of her eyes, all kinds of joy and happiness, and the protagonist was herself......
Why...... Give me hope? Why is it so cruel? If you don't know what happiness is, then misfortune is not misfortune. Why let me know?
Xiuli didn't understand why, You had to keep his vision and hope......
It is this paradoxical feeling that makes Xiuli miserable. She hated reality and fantasy, wealth and poverty, everyone and herself. Even she didn't know what she hated......
This kind of person, You has seen. And I've seen a lot.
Xiuli didn't know what she hated, but she knew deeply that if she didn't dislike something, she wouldn't be able to hold on. The spirit will break down. The slaves of Saiaru are also human beings, and the reason why they have become such taciturn puppets is because when they were young, they were deprived of everything, even hatred, and in order to escape the pain and spirit, they could only choose death. Gave up thinking and became a puppet who only listened to orders.
If no one enlightened Xiuli, she would have become something like that. However, she will become more hateful than give up thinking.
That's not my specialty, though.
You shrugged and gave Illya a look.
"Forget it~ Things have to come to an end."
Illya flicked her hair casually, and her long golden hair immediately reflected a dazzling light.
That was the light that Xiuli couldn't even think of.
"So, do you want to do chores in the Rainbow Theater?"
Illya's proposal stunned both Lixia and Noelle.
"I'm sorry, Miss No~~, although it took you a lot of effort to catch her, can you give her to me?"
"Hey...... This ......"
Noelle is also a little difficult, on the one hand, she wants to give this child named Xiuli a symposium. On the other hand, she herself did feel that Xiuli was pitiful. Somewhat helpless, she unconsciously moved her eyes to You's body, hoping that he could give her a suggestion.
"For the partisans, the request of the principal comes first. For the police, it should be about the same, right? If Elijah doesn't sue...... We can't help it, right? ”
The light smile made Noelle always feel that You was actually very happy.
"Okay. Truly...... If the victim, Miss Elijah, does not sue...... Well, I'll leave it to Miss Elijah. Be sure to educate her well. If you need help, please feel free to send us a request for help. ”
Before Noelle could finish speaking, Elia immediately stepped forward, holding Noelle's hand with both hands, and her sea blue eyes sparkled.
"Well, you're welcome! Little handsome guy, in order to let the child have a healthy family, marry Lixia! ”
“…………”X4
"W-What!" (Xiuli)
"Why me!" (Lixia)
"Then it's disrespectful." (Tour)
"Give me a compliment!" (Noelle)