BGM: MatheMagics

It's been seven days since I left the school headquarters.。

This is the city around the headquarters.,Just at the edge of the radiation range of the metal biological remains outside the specification.,The people who live here are all residents of the surface world.。。 Of course, there are also some lurkers in the dark.

The morning sun awakens sleepy people, urging them to step out of their homes with mechanical steps and rush to one unchanging destination after another.

High-rise buildings on the edge of the business district.

The wooden door of the room opens from the inside.

"Are you awake?"

"I've already made breakfast for you, a high-energy drink, just to make up for the shortfall you stayed up late yesterday. ”

"If you want to sleep a little longer, take the glass of water on the side, and I've added a little THC to it. ”

Magpie stood in the center of the floor-to-ceiling window, his fingers dancing on the screen floating in mid-air, as if playing a piano.

Cold-toned pop-up screens alternate in an orderly manner around Magpie, and the sunlight outside the window just shone on his shoulder, so that it would not dazzle.

If it weren't for the habit of thinking, the magpie would have analyzed the intelligence data directly in his head.

"Huh, what's wrong, isn't it comfortable?"

Magpie turned his head.

Akigami stood in the doorway, his hands naturally hanging down at his sides, his brown hair draped over his shoulders, a little messy.

The chest of the large pink pajamas was half open, revealing a white collarbone, and the hem of the dress covered the base of the thighs.

The girl seemed to have just gotten up, dazed, and had not yet had time to put on her pants, and her brown amber eyes were a little hollow, and she stared blankly at the magpie for a long time.

"Really. Beware of colds. ”

Magpie waved helplessly around the screen, stepped forward to take the girl's hand, led her to the dining table and sat down, deftly buttoned her pajamas with both hands, and then found a white fluffy shawl out of nowhere and gently draped it over the girl.

Saying.. What season is it?

Magpie looked out the window, a little trance-like.

Spring? or autumn?

I don't know when even the seasons have been forgotten, how long have such days lasted?

Although he has always held the idea that "this kind of thing doesn't matter at all", he knows in his heart that this is by no means a good state.

Well, just like the game house during the long vacation, day and night are not distinguished, and if you don't open the window, you don't know the day and night, and the time on the computer screen will only be reduced to meaningless numbers.

"Na, magpie~ Are you still going out to play today?"

Sweet and coquettish voice, but there's always something wrong.

"We've been playing together for six days, twenty-three hours, and seven minutes. Magpie smiled and took out a comb and waved his hand to gently run the girl's hair.

"Well, it's not much if you want, I'm not ready yet, I still have some free time. ”

“。。 Did you give you any trouble?"

"Of course not. ”

"But ah... How about you take a break once in a while, didn't you almost get tired yesterday?"

"To be honest, I can't imagine that a transcendent like you would faint or something. ”

Magpie shrugged to himself as he spoke.

"Isn't it due to some regular factors?

"Hmmm... ”

The girl nodded slightly, took a sip of the thick semi-solid bizarre drink, and then stretched out her small red tongue and licked her lips gently.

"Do you need my help? ”

"—No. ”

The girl directly rejected Magpie's proposal, "I'll take care of it myself, don't worry.。。 This is.. Something that only I can do. ”

"Hmm... Autumn God, how far do you want me to go?"

"What do you mean?"

"In other words, do you need me to do something like death?" said Que, with a rare sadness on his face.

"Can't I intervene even in a desperate situation?"

"Of course. ”

The girl seemed to be unaware of Magpie's sadness, and grabbed the glass with her little hand and poured it into her mouth.

"Whew. Delicious. ”

He reached out the back of his hand and wiped his mouth

"O O my faithful servant. What are you talking about? When did Miss Ben fall into a desperate situation—to the point where you had to come to your rescue?"

。。。 Hell, how do I remember being in that situation more than once.

"Well, anyway, that's it!"

The girl shook the empty cup, a bright yellow flame rose in the palm of her hand, and the next moment the glass was erased.

Magpie looked at the empty air, and thought flashed in his eyes.

It was not a strange reaction such as calcium silicate being evaporated by high temperatures, but it was beyond the scope of chemical reactions, and it was a manifestation of power on the mysterious side.

The substance that makes up the cup is not transformed into something else, but disappears into the world entirely.

I've thought so before, it's a pretty high-level power.

There is no free lunch in the world, the essence of such a high-level power. Even the pseudo-transcendent who was originally hovering on the boundary between the surface world and the inner world like the autumn god was directly promoted to the point of approaching the candle flame.

Compared to when he first awakened, this power is obviously much stronger, and it has reached an abnormal point.

It is obviously a rootless wood, a fire without a source, and even magpies can't see the origin and origin of their power - at this moment it is burning in this lovely and unworldly girl.

All kinds of meanings are up.

Kind. A saint-like girl.

Burning—burning.

Burndown.

Light... Is it?

Lamp and flame have always been one and the same, bringing light and at the same time being an obvious way of self-destruction.

Magpie remembered some of the hymns that were widely circulated in this world.

[This world has people who pursue the end of the ultimate burning]

[But the eternal living fire illuminates the stars in the sky]

[But the one who lights the lamp awakens the dawn under his wings]

[But another conspiracy of the dead body]

[But our shining sword piercing the shadows]

[Unknown wandering traveler]

[If you see an eternal burning soul, please ask for it]

The autumn god was in high spirits for a while, and then lowered again.

“。。 I'm sorry. ”

"Why apologize?"

"I'm sorry. ”

The girl turned, wrapped her arms around Magpie's waist, and pressed her head against him.

"Me. . . I've always been alone.,So thank you for your care during this time.。。 Let you stay with me all the time. ”

"Really? I can't see it. Where's your friend?"

“。。。 ”

"Well, I shouldn't have asked. ”

Magpie quietly put down the comb.

Blood-stained school buildings, stalls paved with meat blocks, and strange group deaths.

The matter at that time has not yet come to light, which has to be said to be an oversight.

"It's fine. Anyway, thank you!"

The girl looked up, trying to make a sunny smile as much as possible, but the corners of her eyes were still a little moist.

"Really... It's not like that. ”

He hurriedly wiped the corners of his eyes.

"You're leaving?"

Magpie's expression gradually fell silent.

"Ah, it's time to go today. ”

"I can feel it, the resonance has begun. ”

It doesn't seem to be a temporary separation, but a kind of parting between life and death.

I thought it was strange before, but now, the strangeness that happened to the autumn god finally began to explode.

There was a deep sadness and a faint anger in the magpie's eyes.

You know, there are really few things he can't do in this world.

But this time, he had a gut feeling that he couldn't intervene.

This may be the last time I'll see the autumn god.

Magpie felt the arms around him clench gently, and there was an inexplicable sourness in his heart.

Some things, even if they are not clearly explained, the time spent with each other can explain a lot.

Self-evident intentions, obvious feelings.

But... My friend...

I...

Magpie's arms moved slightly, as if he was about to hug the girl back, but the next moment he lost his strength and hung down.

It's mine.. Friend.