Prologue to Volume 3 Parallel Worlds, Opposite Personalities
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Saturday, December 3rd.
It's now past 0:00 in the middle of the night, which should be counted as the 4th. It's still early in the snowfall, but there's a biting chill everywhere. 'Heavy snow' is just a solar term, and it is absolutely impossible for snow to fall in Chisugi City. At least in the entire history of the city, there has never been a view covered in white on the earth. If there were, a single photo could sell for billions of dollars.
This year's 'heavy snow' fell on December 7, which is not surprising, after all, the heavy snow is always one of the three days of December 6.7.8, and this year it happens to be one of them.
I am a native of Qianshan, and from the moment I open my eyes, what I see is the sky of Qianshan. The land of a thousand cedars is stepped on. Infiltrated is the culture of Qianshan. To talk about the geography and humanity of Qianshan City. I'm at least half an expert, a conservative estimate. Although I am not as experienced as an expert, and I have only watched the situation of Qiansui for 18 years, I am not far off when it comes to the 'pouring of love'.
Some people like to worry about the world in their youth, or say something pessimistic and misanthropic - if everyone is a novel, their stories will definitely start with something they hate, and then end with what they are looking for. As if he can write a representative poem of the graceful school with a pen, he can't wait to be in the wind and snow, fantasize about the devastation in front of him, and mutter about his past, even if the cold wind disappears and the early spring arrives, he will sing: 'Since spring, miserable green and red, the heart is a matter of cocoa'. It's not pleasant.
It's not interesting, for me. The things of the past have always let him pass. When you recall, you should just recall. Nostalgia for the past, or forgetting the past, is not necessarily a wise choice. I think it's a good idea to be optimistic, because everyone is a gift from the gods. For me, I can be more optimistic, to a greater extent, because I have been given more gifts.
My name is Xi Zheji, an 18-year-old first-year university student, and I am now studying at Qianshan University of Economics. Studying at a local university is also in line with my vision. If you want to go home, it's just a matter of the front foot and the back foot. I don't know too much about what I want to do in the future, but it's my current idea to finish college and leave everything to the future. If you want to talk about any interest, it may be to flip some computer programs, and if you become a 'programmer' in the future, it will be good. It is not surprising that students of the University of Economics are interested in computers, after all, people cannot hang themselves from a tree. Maybe it seems like blind optimism, but I don't have anything to be afraid of, just keep my head down and just keep it down.
It's just after the wee hours of the morning, and I'm staying at home fumbling around with Python and trying to make up a little game on my own, but it doesn't seem that simple. When I came back to my senses, it was already that late. When I think about it, I hadn't eaten dinner yet, and my stomach was rumbling with hunger. I went downstairs and went to the 24-hour convenience store two blocks away to buy something to satisfy my hunger.
Go downstairs and open the rusty iron gate, and the sound is a little weird. Our family lives in the West District of Qianshan City, which is an old town, and the houses here are very old. The wind and the sun are blowing, and the traces of history are engraved on every building. I heard that the West End was going to be renovated recently, but I don't know when it will be our turn. Walking on the wet ground, on the road in front of the door, as far as the eye can see, only two or three street lamps are barely working, emitting a faint light, and the other lights have long been in disrepair for many years.
For me, maybe it's because I'm used to it, and I don't have the slightest fear, even if I can't see it, the road around here has long been engraved in my mind, as long as I follow the steps, it's not a big problem.
Rustling - walking forward, turning right at the right time, even if I forget in my head, my legs will unconsciously turn right, is this just a habit?
After that, if you keep going forward, it takes about 10 minutes to walk to the street, where the repairs are slightly better. The pavement of the asphalt road is better than the cement road here.
I was now moving in that direction, and in about five minutes, I could faintly see a moment of star shining in the dark night - a 24-hour convenience store.
"Hoo ......"
Inadvertently, I looked to my right, and it was an alley.
I forgot to mention it, because this is an old residential area, the rent is cheap, and the management is not so strict, and occasionally you can see the rampant or some bad teenagers living nearby. Thanks to them, security here is not so ideal. If the parents with their children see that they have strayed into this neighborhood and see the gang of people in front of them, they will probably immediately lead their children away, and do not forget to educate their children not to learn this kind of street gangsters.
Airplane heads, exploding heads, all kinds of hairstyles, with a variety of hair colors, clothes with chains, large rings of copper-plated imitation gold earrings. It's as if they've crossed over from the countryside in the '90s, and they're out of place in this modern era.
There were five of them, and they stood in my way.
I've never been willing to participate in such occasions, but I know that I'm more irritable, and every time I want to say something, I'm always in a hurry or irritable.
"Boy."
A big man, standing at the front, just spoke.
"If you don't have money for cigarettes, can you borrow it?"
His tone was very polite, but everyone knew that this was Ming Robbing.
"I said, even if you are a street gangster, honesty is also the basic morality of people, and the five of you are either tall and thin or fat, standing in front of me alone, it's embarrassing."
I gushed on and on.
"Your muscles are very good, but they are not evenly trained, the biceps are too big, the back muscles are almost non-existent, they look uncoordinated, and they are a little ugly."
I patted the big guy in front of me and said.
I saw that his forehead was bulging, and he stared at me viciously.
"I said, are you kid playing with us?"
He almost yelled at me.
"That's not it, I'm just trying to be as optimistic as I can."
"I really want to beat people up right now."
"Eh, I accidentally called the police, and it sounded."
I pulled out my phone and pretended to fiddle with it.
"Before the police came, it was enough for me to make you bruised and swollen."
The big man raised his fist and lunged at me.
[See-]
This is the future.
A short future.
I pulled something from my coat pocket that had been sleeping and rushed towards him.
- That's a knife.
"It's no joke."
I stopped the tip of the knife on his neck, and he immediately froze to stop all his movements.
“…… This is...... What should I say......"
There were four people left, and none of them dared to make a move. This kind of social gangster is generally more inward-looking, only scaring the cowardly, and may not dare to do it if he really fights hard.
“……”
I stared solemnly into the big man's eyes, and his gaze immediately turned away.
"I ......"
“……”
"I throw in the towel...... I'm just trying to scare you. I didn't expect you to be scared ......"
The big man raised his hands and took a few steps back.
Still wary, I pointed the tip of my knife at him and slowly backed away.
“…… We just want to grab the money for the pack of cigarettes...... I don't really want to do it, either. ”
A man with an airplane head next to him explained.
The five men with extremely exaggerated appearances smiled kindly, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere.
After some exchanges, they promised not to engage in extortion activities again. But even so, maybe it's just a lip service......
I'm not one of those who must uphold justice, because they haven't done me any real harm, so I won't pursue it.
Speaking of which, my destination is a convenience store. My stomach was screaming with hunger, and it was only when I remembered this.
I walked into this pearl of the winter night and suddenly saw a familiar person.
A short plaid skirt, short shoulder-length hair, and a beige sweater over a white shirt. With a silver necklace around her neck and a tall and thin figure, this is my sister - Xi Ning.
“……”
I study at Qianshan University of Economics, and my sister is a senior at Qianshan No. 2 High School, and she usually has no interest in it, but she prefers "rotten" things. Rotting here does not refer to food, but a tendency, and such people are usually referred to as "rotten women".
"Hey, Xiao Ning, why did you come back so late."
It's a weekend break, and she's still at home in the morning, and she's gone by herself at noon.
"Huh? Who are you, don't call me that. Disgusting. ”
She didn't even look at me, and said in disgust.
It turns out that just by hearing my voice, you know who it is. It shows that I still take it seriously.
I thought so.
"Hey!"
I stopped Xi Ning, who was trying to turn away. Maybe it's because I just met those gangsters, and I'm a little confused right now. My tone unconsciously became harsh.
"What?!"
I grabbed her hand, and she shook her hand like a cockroach crawling onto me, breaking free from my grasp.
[My sister hates me very much. 】
"Don't touch me, or I'll call the police."
She threatened.
"You're my sister, what's the use of calling the police?"
I asked her rhetorically, and she was like a deflated infarction. Then he quickly turned around and tried to run away—
"Xi Ning."
"Don't come here, I don't want to see you."
She said categorically, seeing her appearance made my anger rush to my head at once.
Hey——
This guy -
Really-
Hopelessly –
I gritted my teeth, and anger poured out.
Damn it.
Zizi————————zi
That's when it happened.
Suddenly.
【Future】
I see the future.
It was as if a slide had come straight into my head, and with the murmur of sizzling, a scene emerged in front of my eyes.
A truck full of sand and gravel ran over Xi Ning's body.
The whole picture is of broken limbs - splatters of blood.
Goosebumps stand up all over my body.
The picture of the review in my head, the scene - it is the street ahead.
I shook my head and looked at Xi Ning, who was desperately trying to escape.
Scared? Am I scared? See the future like this.
In a hurry? Should I be in a hurry?
[Seeing the future in the near future, this is my special ability.] 】
I don't know when, intermittently, as if uncontrollably, I occasionally saw the future. He came straight into my brain, and if I didn't interfere - this is going to happen.
In other words, it won't be long before the moon will be crushed by trucks full of gravel.
[That being said—I have extremely mixed feelings right now, and I don't know what I'm thinking.] 】
"This is not the time for hesitation."
I worked hard and made a track and field athlete's starting posture -
Catch up with her—
That's my only thought.
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December 3rd.
Now it's just over 0:00 in the middle of the night, which should be counted as the 4th.
I couldn't believe it that I was outside in the middle of the night.
I'm so hungry...... Mom and Dad are not at home...... I don't know how to cook...... Why don't you go to a convenience store and buy something to eat...... It's hard to talk about, but I'm afraid of the dark.
As an 18-year-old boy, this may sound ridiculous. But...... Aren't some adult males afraid of thunder? I should be no different from them, though I am also afraid of thunder.
My legs were trembling, and it was an unconscious act. It feels like the central nervous system of your brain is not well controlled by this behavior.
I'm standing under the street lights, and there are only two street lights working on the whole road, so why is there no one to fix them? It's just too bad.
Walking out of the light of the streetlights, it felt like the darkness was about to swallow me.
"No...... I'm an adult! Even this will be scared.,How will you face Chuanhai in the future.. And my parents and relatives who are so supportive!! “
I plucked up my courage and rushed out of the area where the lights were shining.
Syllable!
Unfortunately, I bumped into someone and fell to the ground.
I looked up in confusion, and it turned out that I had bumped into a strong man who was nearly 1.9 meters tall. Of course, it fell heavily to the ground.
Wait a minute, it seems like there's more than one person.
When I looked closely, there were five of them, and I didn't look too closely at what was in the darkness just now, because I didn't even dare to look directly into the darkness.
"Right...... I'm sorry. ”
I said weakly that apologizing after hitting someone is what it should be, and it is not a show of weakness.
The momentum of the man in front of me was so terrifying that my voice trembled.
"Boy."
The strong man in front of me stared at me.
"If you don't have money for cigarettes, can you borrow it?"
His tone was very polite, but everyone knew that this was Ming Robbing.
"But...... I don't have much money......"
I was flustered, covered in sweat, I never thought that something like this would happen to me, it turned out that the outside world was not only dark, but also dangerous.
"Huh? Pay as much as you want! Less nonsense! “
Seeing my appearance, the man next to the strong man got angry and picked me up with one hand. I was curled up in a ball, my clothes covered in snot and tears.
"Good, good—"
I was busy agreeing that I would be a hero if I saved my life, this is the truth that my teacher gave us since childhood.
"Isn't that a hurry?"
The tall and thin man said devathingly, and threw me to the ground.
However, before he could finish his sentence, the tall and thin man was hit hard in the abdomen. He took a few steps back from the impact, clutching his stomach in pain.
"Who'——?"
The strong man roared.
"Who dares to bully my brother? No mercy! “
A young girl appears in the frame: a short plaid skirt, short hair that reaches up to the shoulder, and a beige sweater over a white shirt. With a silver necklace around her neck and a tall and thin figure, this is my sister - Xi Ning.
"Little Lemon—"
It's like I've seen a savior, no, that's a savior.
She jumped to her feet and kicked the man in the head again. But because of this, she did this kind of action in a skirt. Naturally, it was gone.
But for some reason, the men did not dare to approach this sturdy girl, and fled in panic.
They're such lustful people.
"Woo... Brother, you really are. If you provoke such a person, stand up. It's so ugly~"
Xi Ning stretched out her hand to pick me up.
"Wipe your snot first...... It's disgusting......"
She smiled and handed me a handkerchief.
"Woo, worthy of my lovely sister."
I admired.
"You're red-eyed and you've been making things up to the computer all day? Take good care of yourself, brother. ”
She reached out and touched my head. She was a little shorter than me, and I lowered my head to match her.
"No—just scared."
I explained, but it felt more ugly.
"I'm so hungry."
Grunt – I grumbled when I heard the sound of my stomach.
“…… Why is my brother so useless. ”
Xi Ning smiled slightly and took my hand.
"Let's go to the convenience store together, brother Machichao——。"
Why is my sister so gentle?
That's right - my name is Xi Qianchao. I once asked my parents where my name came from, and they told me it was from Du Mu's "Red Cliff".
[Halberd] Shen sand iron has not been sold, since the grinding and washing recognize the [previous dynasty].
I am an only child and have only one sister. Why did my parents give me the last two words? If I were called a halberd, maybe it would be a little more domineering.
It's too unseemly, and the reason for his disappointment is blamed on the name.
I often fantasize that if there were parallel worlds in the universe, would I be more competitive in that world than I was?
Or even that 'I' will have a different name than me?
For example - it is called a halberd.
Broken weapons.