Set Sail (Light Novel) Chapter 8, The World's Past
This sword is simple, unpretentious, and clean.
Monster blood flew out of the breach, splattering the surrounding streets with inky blue blood.
The pitch-black blade glows with a cold metallic sheen, and it is spotless. Then, after simply wrapping it in a strip of white cloth, it was retracted from Nangong's back again.
From the moment Nangong took out the sword, until the moment when Nangong's footsteps fell from the low air to the ground and put away the blade. In just a few seconds, the moment Nangong got the broadsword, Yuzu immediately changed her previous opinion of Nangong.
"This guy...... The movement of the sword is simple and neat. It's not the same as the stunned young man before, with and without a weapon in hand, two people with completely different styles. ”
Yuzu was stunned when she saw this scene, and the picture was frozen there, revealing pity in surprise.
"A sword? It only took a sword to deal with this monster. This person...... It's so strong! If only he could have come a step earlier. Yuzu looked at the stacked corpses, and her face suddenly darkened.
On Nangong's side, he finally got the big boss and ended the battle. Just like fighting monsters in the game world, Nangong's heart is full of pride. Looking at the girl next to her, she should be like an NPC in the game, and now she is going to hand over the task.
Although this is the real world, in Nangong's eyes, it is full of game settings.
Nangong picked up the skateboard, bent over and approached the girl curiously, frowning, his dissatisfied gaze changed several different angles, trying to find something from her face.
The girl's face was already dry with tears, and she looked at Nangong with a stunned expression. "Dry ...... Why? ”
"Uh...... Well...... Aren't you going to say thank you? Nangong pinched his chin and wondered, the current plot is a bit strange, and it is not quite the same as the routine in the game.
But Nangong thought that he didn't dwell too much on this trivial matter, and sat on the side and wiped the black broadsword that was lying across his lap.
After a while, the girl glanced at Nangong lightly. "My name is Yuzu."
Nangong, who turned around to look at the fierce beast under him, heard the voice, and glanced at the girl in surprise. "Oh, my name is Nangong Qianchi, although I don't know why my father gave me the name "Qianchi", but you can just call me Nangong. ”
Looking at Yuzu's red eyes and the fluorescent light on her slender eyelashes, Nangong touched the back of her head and asked with concern, "Are you injured?" I have a medical kit on my ship. ”
Yuzu just shook her head, indicating that she didn't care about her, and looked at the broken watch in her hand without saying a word.
"Speaking of which...... What the hell is going on here, the whole town is in such a mess? The man is gone. By the way, and Uncle, chatting with you, I actually forgot about Uncle. Nangong patted his head before he remembered that there was still this matter, smiled awkwardly, got up and prepared to leave.
"Are you looking for someone? Oh, that's not a coincidence, I'm the last person in town. Yuzu had a miserable smile on the corner of her mouth. The smile was a little terrifying and miserable, and suddenly Nangong was a little panicked.
"Uh......" didn't care about Yuzu's words, Nangong's attention was all on Yuzu's terrifying expression. Nangong, who suddenly became sensitive, touched his head and wondered if this girl was an NPC on the surface, but in fact she was a villain boss disguised as a girl in distress. Seeing the girl's appearance, the nervous Nangong's movements immediately became much more restrained. As soon as there was a stir, Nangong planned to immediately escape from the area where the girl was.
As the streamer said, everything is better to be careful! After all, we're from the Red Players Guild. I often walk by the river, and sooner or later there will be a time when I get my shoes wet. Be careful in everything.
"Ah...... Uh, you're the last one? What about the others? Nangong followed the topic of grapefruit and asked cautiously.
Until now, Nangong hadn't seen the shadow of Yu Nai and them, and Nangong was a little worried at the moment. However, Uncle still has some strength, and it is not a big problem to face these little beasts. But if something happens, it's bad.
Standing up suddenly, Nangong frowned, looked left and right in disbelief, looking for the figure on the street, and tried his best to refute Yuzu's words.
Yuzu looked at Nangong's clothes, and it didn't dawn on him until he saw the skateboard, was he from the outside world?
There's no skateboard on the Canine Star, it's an iconic product in the tech world. The Sirius Galaxy's Little Canine Star is sandwiched between the technological world and the ancient martial arts world, although the Little Canine Star belongs to the technological world in terms of territorial affiliation, but because the Little Canine Star is on the edge of the technological world, it lacks the input of knowledge and technology, and the connection between them is not so close. So things like flying skateboards (flying balance bikes) are extremely rare on the dog planet.
Yuzu opened her mouth and interrupted Nangong's words. "Well, the people who should have gone have already left, don't worry. The army issued an evacuation notice as early as last week, and everyone has taken refuge on other planets, as for the people you mentioned...... Probably fine......"
Speaking of this, Yuzu's forehead drooped slightly, and he looked at the golden clouds in the distance, which was still that peaceful scene.
"It turns out that Uncle and they all took refuge? Oh! It's okay, Yu Nai doesn't reply to my messages, so I'm worried in vain. Ay? That's what it takes. Grapefruit! That is to say, in fact, you already knew that these monsters were going to appear last week? ”
Nangong suddenly discovered the key to this problem, looked from far to near, and finally returned to Yuzu. "Why don't you leave with them? Wouldn't it be dangerous to stay here? ”
Yuzu's eyes were lowered and she was silent.
"What's wrong? Is something happening here? Little Orange suddenly popped out and asked.
"Huh? Is it AI? Yuzu was surprised to see the strange spirit projected from Nangong's watch. It's the first time she's seen Nangong's virtual pet! Yuzu couldn't help but tease the little orange twice.
Nangong bent over and looked at the girl with a puzzled face, and suddenly realized. "Hey, you're not going to miss the ship too, are you? Hahaha...... Ha ha...... Ha...... Ha...... Belch...... Belch! ”
Yuzu's cold gaze directly forced the smile on Nangong's face back little by little.
Nangong suddenly found himself laughing alone, as if he was a little embarrassed. And he was stared at like this by Yuzu.
"Uh...... Uh, here's what happened...... What? On the roof, Nangong sat down next to Yuzu and tried to ask Yuzu.
"Nope!" Silent, silent. The tears on Yuzu's face had dried up, apparently from crying a while ago. After a long breath, Yuzu gradually recovered from the frustration just now. Use the back of your hand to wipe away the sparkling tears from your slender eyelashes.
Nangong touched the corners of his mouth, your expression is obviously what happened! However, a girl who fights so hard will actually cry her nose! It seems that the girls are not all as domineering as the girls in Polwater. There are still normal girls.
"I think...... If you have something in your heart, it's better to say it. Compare...... Fun! It's like singing, right, little orange? Nangong really wanted to figure out what Yuzu was suppressing in his heart. This not only made Yuzu's mood very dull, but Nangong himself was also extremely uncomfortable with his curiosity.
Don't bother me! Yuzu's face suddenly showed such an expression. Then a punch slammed into Nangong's chest. It means that I don't want to pay attention to you.
"Ahh Hiss...... Hurt! Nangong clutched his chest and screamed loudly. You, in the end, she plotted against her.
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There was a mess all around, Nangong got up and looked at the sky, and said seriously. "Come out of here with me! Yuzu, huh? Little Canine Star ...... There's no way to stay here any longer. Nangong turned to Yuzu, who was sitting on the roof, and stretched out his hand to invite. I just happened to be going to a place, do you want to go together? Yuzu, I'll take you to a whole new world! ”
Sitting on the roof, looking at Nangong's right hand stretched out in front of him, Yuzu was hesitantly stunned, not knowing what to do. Leave? Canine Star? This is where I grew up. For as long as she can remember, all of Jona's memories and her own memories have been born here.
"Without this, I will have nothing left." Yuzu, who was thin, buried her face in her knees, bit her lip and whispered.
Nangong looked at the town, which had fallen into ruins. The herd of beasts in the distance was slowly moving towards this place. "Yuzu, only by leaving this place can you meet more things. There may be a lot of excitement in the outside world that you have never seen before, but the little dog star has ......"
"I ...... Don't ......," Yuzu stubbornly interrupted Nangong's words with a faint cry. "All my memories are on the Canine Star. I don't want to leave Joanna either......"
Jona? Yuzu's friend? Nangong thought.
"Yuzu, didn't you just say that the military had already issued announcements and retreat mobilizations last week. Why don't you two leave here with them? Wouldn't this catastrophe be avoided by leaving this planet? Nangong asked suspiciously, but finally got to the point.
Yuzu shook her head slightly. "Jona and I both thought that the military's so-called disaster might just be a big earthquake or tsunami, and in that case, we wouldn't be fine. But how could it be thought that the catastrophe ...... It's going to be something like this. ”
Yuzu looked at the beast that roamed the town at her feet, and only glanced at it, and there was nothing else in her eyes but sadness. Yuzu didn't continue, but choked twice, but didn't let out a single cry.
"Besides, there's no way we can leave the ...... of the little dog star," Yuzu muttered, her head lowered.
"Can't leave?" Nangong didn't know what had happened to the girl in front of her, but the girl in front of her seemed to have some kind of distress. So Nangong slowly squatted down in front of the girl, held up Yuzu's face, and looked at her moist eyes. He asked her with a quiet and caring gaze. Yuzu, what the hell is going on?
After staring at Nangong for two seconds, Yuzu lowered her head again. Perhaps it was the outright grief that made Yuzu calm down. "I'm ...... The remnants of Planet 24 ......" The tears on Yuzu's cheeks suddenly flowed, and the tears suddenly couldn't stop pouring out of her eyes. "I'm a remnant of Planet 24! The testing instruments on their ship, with DNA samples from me and Jona...... There's no way to pass, we can't do without the little dog star. Yuzu bit her lip and said.
"The remnants of Planet 24...... Uh, what? Yuzu, blah blah blah! I just heard something terrible in my ears. You were talking about Planet 24? Nangong's expression changed obviously, and he was stunned and stunned.
"Jona......" Yuzu muttered.
Speaking of this, Yuzu lowered her head and became silent, no matter how Nangong asked her, Yuzu stopped talking. Yuzu hated that others had become so sensitive to this word, even Nangong who had just saved her.
Yuzu hates the way others are surprised by this word from the bottom of her bones. Everyone who hears this word is afraid that they will avoid it as if they have encountered a plague.
"Planet 24? Grapefruit...... Did you just talk about Planet 24? ”