"What's that, a meteor shower?" In the research room on the third floor, Al listened to the old man's words and asked blankly.

Yanagihara then remembered that she had probably never heard of such a thing at all, and maybe she hadn't even seen an ordinary meteor when she grew up in a greenhouse.

Oh, of course, in fact, even if it's a normal upbringing, not everyone can see a shooting star.

However, for someone like Yanagihara, who has been wandering on the ice field for an unknown amount of time, the meteor shower is not a new and rare thing, at least in her memory, she has seen almost all the wonders of this world.

"That's it." The old man did not show any surprise at the girl's question, but replied with a smile.

"In fact, it is an astronomical phenomenon in which a small piece of material separated from the star breaks into the atmosphere of the blue star, and violently rubs against the atmosphere of the blue star, which causes the ionization of the matter and releases dazzling light."

Listening to the old man's answer, Yanagihara blinked his eyes sluggishly, and only after a long time did he lower his head and explain to the equally confused Al.

"You can understand that they are just a star falling from the sky."

"Ah, will they hit us?" Looking at Al's slightly flustered appearance, Yanagihara rarely felt that she finally had a little child again.

"No, it won't." Gently patting the girl's hair, the wanderer thought for a moment.

"They would pass through where the ground met the sky and follow the sun's trail, and we could only see them in a flash."

"Very romantic answer." The old man stood at the experimental table and compared several spectral charts, and said with a smile.

"At least it'll be easier to understand than yours." Yanagihara glanced at the old man helplessly, it turned out that she was not good at dealing with such scientists.

"However, your sister is not right." With that, the old man looked at Al again.

"In fact, the vast majority of them will dissipate in the flames, and those that remain will only fall to the ground and never return to the stars."

Compared to Yanagihara's description, this seems to be a much harsher reality.

Al nodded as if he didn't understand, and said with a little regret, "Isn't that a pity?" ”

However, the old man continued with a smile.

"It's a pity, but there's no need to feel sorry for them, because before the stars faded, they had already bloomed with the most beautiful splendor of their lives. In the midst of long mediocrity and short-lived splendor, they chose the latter, and it takes courage, and extraordinary courage, so you should be proud of them, understand? ”

A short period of splendor······

Listening to this word, Al seemed to think of De Rosso's paintings, and it seemed to think of Liz's concert.

Should I be proud of them?

Al didn't have an answer.

The old man waited for a moment in the girl's silence, then lowered his eyes and said with gentle relief.

"It's okay if you don't understand now, you're a smart kid, I'm sure you'll understand sooner or later."

Although that day may not necessarily be pretty.

"Hmm." Al nodded slowly, but her gaze hadn't come back to her senses, she was probably still thinking about this question.

Yanagihara, who was standing on the side, looked at the girl's appearance, suddenly stretched out his hand and picked her up, and walked towards the door with her body up.

"Alright, don't think about it anymore, we should go clean."

"I, I know! Yanagihara, can you put me down first? The girl's voice panicked at once, and she twisted her body as if trying to break free of Yanagihara's hands.

It's a pity that with her negligible strength, there is no way to escape from Yanagihara's clutches at all, so she can only be lifted above Yanagihara and carried out of the room effortlessly.

As he left, Yanagihara glanced at the old man in the laboratory, probably blaming him for talking nonsense.

As for the old man, after being stunned for a moment, he laughed out loud.

He thought that maybe he had met two interesting people.

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The area of this observatory is really large, and the 500 square meters of a single floor is obviously a small amount as Yanagihara's initial assessment.

This undoubtedly made Yanagihara and Al's work burden a little heavy, and I really didn't know how the old man in the past managed such a big place by himself.

Maybe he's really idle, or maybe he really has a deep attachment to this place.

Probably to play tricks, Yanagihara carried Al on his shoulders for an afternoon, handing over all the high places to the girl to clean up.

From the initial panic, to the excitement later, and then to the final habit, it took the girl about an hour.

To be honest, she doesn't really hate this, because when she was young, her sister would often take her to the street to watch performances like this.

She panicked only because she hadn't experienced anything like this in a long time.

There are some things that you will not get used to when you lose them and get them again, and you may even be afraid.

In the ecological garden on the first floor, Al sat on Yanagihara's shoulder, smiling carelessly and looking around.

It had been a long time since she had smiled so happily, even when she was messing with Liz, she only kept smiling a little.

The girl felt like she was back when she was a child, and the person under her seemed to have become her sister.

"Yanagihara, let's go over there and have a look." Pointing to an apple tree, Al said expectantly.

"Okay." Yanagihara replied lightly and walked over with the girl.

Amid the vegetation, it seems that this place is no longer an ice field.

The apple tree was not tall, and the girl sat on Yanagihara's shoulder, just enough to reach the treetops.

The emerald green leaves exude a faint fragrance, and the bright red apples attract all the attention of the girl.

As a person who saw a plant for the first time, the girl had infinite novelty in this completely alien life.

Struggling to get close enough, the girl cautiously reached out a finger and gently touched an apple that was hanging from a branch.

A cold touch came from between his fingers, and looking at the heavy apple swaying from side to side, Al's eyes curved like a crescent moon, revealing a simple and happy smile.

Yanagihara looked up at the girl's smiling face and unconsciously fell into a trance for a moment.

Until the shaky apple fell and smashed into her face.

"Hmm."

The wanderer let out a helpless snort and looked at the apple that had fallen to the ground.

"We're probably going to be scolded now."

"Poof, hahahaha." Al looked down at Yanagihara's smashed red nose and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

There is no doubt that she is happy at this moment.

Why?

Maybe it's because of the fallen apples, maybe it's because of Yanagihara's red nose, or maybe it's just because she remembers how happy she used to be.