Madison crouched on the endless plane, writing something on the ground. The afterimage of the finger makes Madison's writing briefly visible.

"Arthur?" someone read out Madison's name.

Madison looked back and frowned, "When did you come?"

The master of this world, Leo of Purgatory, crouched down beside Madison, "There is no concept of time here. "It probably means that he can't use the phrase 'just here, early here'. Watching the afterimage of Madison's fingers disappear, "Who's Arthur?"

Madison pursed her lips and began to continue writing in the afterimage, lonely.

This pitiful state of mind was of Maddison's own making, and he could have gotten to know Leo with the others in this purgatory, which he himself refused.

Time doesn't exist, so Madison doesn't know how long she's been on this vast surface...... Tsk, that's too hard to describe.

Leo didn't ask any more, watching Madison write on the ground.

Arthur held the timer and watched as he walked over to his companion, placing his hand on the other's cheek and pulling the slightly trembling companion to his face. Arthur's lips were almost touching the other's ears, "Do you want to kill us?" ”

"Tough guys. Leo spoke again.

Madison glanced at Europe again, the previous words were slowly disappearing, Madison took another line and continued to write in the afterimage-

Arthur dropped his frightened and trembling companion coldly, "One more time." ”

Leo sat down cross-legged next to Madison, "Is this something happening in this world?" and asked again.

Madison continued to write, but finally responded to Leo, "You don't have anything else to do." ”

"This is purgatory. Leo laughed, "There's nothing to do~"

Madison tilted his lips, "Then let's talk to someone else." ”

"No one else needs me. Leo looked at Madison's new handwriting, "Who is this Arthur?

"You don't need to know. Madison continued to write—

Arthur looked at the timer that finally did not time out, nodded expressionlessly, and pointed to the backpack beside him, "Now there is a weight of 500,000 cash in it, carry it on your back, and do it again." ”

Leo looked at the disappearing afterimage text and blinked, "Uh...... Madison, what is this Arthur doing?"

Madison tugged at the corners of his mouth, "There's nothing you need to care about." "It's not your purgatory." ”

It can be regarded as an answer to what I just said - what Madison is writing now is a matter of this earthly time.

"Madison, I need to talk to you about purgatory. Leo grabbed Madison's hand as he tried to continue writing, "You can't stay here alone like this...... Leo gave a speechless look as Madison was about to speak, "Hey, I know you thought you still had a chance to get out of here, but Madison, your ability is to see the future of this world, not this purgatory." You may be very sure that you can come back to this world, but I can tell you very responsibly that if you continue like this, you will die here. The future you see in this world will change. ”

The corners of Madison's mouth moved, but he didn't speak.

"Hey. Leo shook his head, "Yes, death is also in purgatory. Leo let go of Madison's hand and pointed into the distance, "Look there." ”

Madison looked at it, and the boundless plane was still boundless, and Madison didn't know what Leo wanted to see.

"What do you see?" asked Leo.

"I didn't look at anything...... Madison replied, skimming O's eyes and pausing because Leo was gone, "Leo?"

"I'm here. Somewhere far away, from a sesame seed-sized dot, little by little, until he returned to Madison, still sitting cross-legged, "right next to you, and infinitely far away." Leo shook his head, "I don't know how to explain this to you, a creature of the Holy Lord's faith, but I can tell you that if I, the gatekeeper of Purgatory, can no longer hear your voice, and comes to you, you will die." ”

Madison crouched in place, stunned for a moment, "What the hell are you doing as a purgatory gatekeeper?"

Leo's face suddenly had a smile, and his body swayed twice, "I, I'm the gatekeeper, guarding all kinds of doors in the purgatory world~"

Madison's gaze crossed Leo to see the infinite plane behind him, "Door." Do I have a door here?"

"Yes~" Leo shrugged his shoulders, "but it's probably not the door of your common sense." Smiled, "But if there is no door, how do you think I got in~"

Madison pursed his lips for a moment, "I'll take a look at you when you're out and coming in now." ”

Leo laughed and disappeared.

"Leo. Madison looked around at the empty area.

Leo appeared, on the other side of Madison, and sat down cross-legged again, "Madison~"

Madison turned to face Leo and pursed her lips again, "Can you take me out?" ”

Leo smiled, "I can~ that's what I'm trying to make you do, go out for a walk and see the other people behind the door in purgatory~" Leo suddenly became excited, "I helped you inquire~ There are many people who know you~" As he spoke, he prepared to Ramaddison.

Evaded by Madison, instinctively alert, "Who wants to know me?"

"Uh...... Some angels or something. Leo replied, "Madison, the affairs of this world have nothing to do with us, and you don't need to worry about anything. ”

Madison frowned, "If I go out with you and see those creatures behind the other doors, I won't die?"

"Hey. Leo sighed again, "I know you can't understand the rules of Purgatory, but basically, yes. If you continue behind your own door, consuming your own thoughts, your mind will dry up without new additions. Then, your mind will no longer be able to drive your physical form......" Leo said, gesturing at Madison's body and especially Madison's hand, "You will turn into a pile of stones." ”

Madison started blinking, a little faster, "What's that?"

Leo continued to shake his head and sigh, "There is no time in purgatory, which means that there is no movement in this world. Everything, it's supposed to be static, you know?"

This Madison can understand. Time is a yardstick used to record the dynamics of matter, isn't it?

"Then tell Madison, why can you move?" asked Leo.

"Because I live, I am not a stone. Of course I can move. Madison replied with a pout.

Leo shook his head, but soon nodded his head, "You'll turn to stone." Leo looked at Madison's hand, "I know you're here alone because you're probably out of boredom to write here and write Barton's story, right?" But have you ever thought about what else you can do when you're done with the only thing you can do – writing a story – in this world where you have nothing?"

"I'll come up with new things to do. Madison frowned.

No, Madison was wrong.

Leo lowered his head, "I said, there's nothing here, you can't think of anything new to do." ”

Madison opened his mouth, instinctively trying to retort, but looked around—the infinite plane.

"When you can't think of what you can do, your mind stops moving. Leo's fingers were drawing circles, "You'll be stone, you'll die." ”

Madison's mouth opened slightly and hesitated, "Knowing other people in Purgatory will keep me ...... Uh, 'thoughts'?"

Leo nodded, it should be Madison's attitude that has changed, which made Leo feel a little more relaxed, "Of course~"

Madison's face pulled, "What is this 'mind'? soul?"

Leo was a little helpless again, "No. "Leaving aside the circle I have drawn," when I say that thought drives the action of the material form, the material form is also different from what you understand in this world. In purgatory, the soul, too, is matter. Glancing at Madison, "It's a stone." Anything without a mind, is a stone. ”

Madison closed his eyes, trying to accept the new knowledge, which seemed to be a little difficult.

Leo suddenly looked at Madison, "You've written so many stories about Zachary Torredo's vampire, and his strongest ability is to change other people's memories, what do you think memories are." ”

Madison opened his eyes, "What can be is something that records a person's life experience." What kind of person a person lives is an extension of memory in the present. ”

Leo nodded, and asked, "What is that soul mark?" ”

"The same thing. ”

Leo nodded again, "The body and soul of a person can be one while a person is alive, and after death, they may be separated and become other things, accumulating other memories and soul imprints. "Look at Madison," said the memory in the body and the imprint of the soul in the soul are just records, right? A record of what a creature would do at the moment, right? ”

Madison tilted his lips, "And then." Madison could feel Leo trying to tell herself.

"But you've seen creatures that have lost their soul marks, or memories, still being themselves, aren't you? ”

Madison thinks back, yes, Harrison is a perfect example. The body loses its memory is the ghoul Harrison, and the soul loses its memory or the angel Harrison.

Maddison felt like he was following Leo's meaning, "You mean 'mind', and a creature's 'mind' is the most important thing that leaves a record in the body or soul." ”

Leone sighed, "In this life, everything happens in order, so there is the so-called cause and effect, memory or soul imprint, which leads to the 'thought' of the creature in the present moment, and then this 'thought' becomes action, and finally becomes a new memory and soul imprint, which is recorded in the life experience of the creature. ”

Leo looked at Madison seriously, "But in purgatory, there's no time. There is no such thing as order and cause and effect. Thoughts are the only ones that dominate this purgatory creature. "You can understand what I'm saying, in purgatory, there is no time to prioritize, there is no causal relationship between memory and action, and any creature that is not a stone can have any movement in purgatory only because of one thing - the existence of thoughts." ”

Not to mention that Madison could fully understand, but at least he heard some points, and looked at Leo, "Without thoughts, then don't talk about memory and action, there will be nothing." There is nothing in purgatory, nothing but stones, and death. "But you've seen creatures that have lost their soul marks, or memories, still be themselves, haven't you? ”

Madison thinks back, yes, Harrison is a perfect example. The body loses its memory is the ghoul Harrison, and the soul loses its memory or the angel Harrison.

Maddison felt like he was following Leo's meaning, "You mean 'mind', and a creature's 'mind' is the most important thing that leaves a record in the body or soul." ”

Leone sighed, "In this life, everything happens in order, so there is the so-called cause and effect, memory or soul imprint, which leads to the 'thought' of the creature in the present moment, and then this 'thought' becomes action, and finally becomes a new memory and soul imprint, which is recorded in the life experience of the creature. ”

Leo looked at Madison seriously, "But in purgatory, there's no time. There is no such thing as order and cause and effect. Thoughts are the only ones that dominate this purgatory creature. "You can understand what I'm saying, in purgatory, there is no time to prioritize, there is no causal relationship between memory and action, and any creature that is not a stone can have any movement in purgatory only because of one thing - the existence of thoughts." ”

Not to mention that Madison could fully understand, but at least he heard some points, and looked at Leo, "Without thoughts, then don't talk about memory and action, there will be nothing." There is nothing in purgatory, nothing but stones, and death. ”

Leo's face showed a relaxed smile again, "Yes~ Heh, worthy of being a storyteller, I'm still worried that you can't understand it, I'm still worried that you can't understand it~"

Madison had no intention of receiving the praise. Instead, he looked at Leo, "Thought, it seems to be a very powerful thing." ”

"Of course~" Leo is probably in the situation of purgatory, "Thought is the reason why living beings here can be called living beings~" said, and put on a persuasive look, "Madison, your thoughts are already being consumed, you are in this life, no, everything you have experienced, all your thoughts, will be consumed here." If you want to live in purgatory, you have to find a way to keep your mind alive and moving!"

"Doesn't it count to talk to you. Madis put on a headache, joking, "There are so many 'thoughts' in my head right now that I'm going to explode." "It's not a joke, I'll talk about it later.

"It's a pity, it's not counted~"