Ye Ya ignored Xia Jing's question of returning it intact.

Instead, she threw out the question.

"Xia Jing, do you know about the fire on the mountain in front of you?"

"I know that."

The news caused an uproar in society and caused a topic at his school.

The mountain where the fire occurred, about five kilometers away from the school.

Surrounded by forests, the mountain roads are not fully planned, and it is a place that is inaccessible.

However, what Ye Ya said was the fact that there was a gap with Xia Jing's cognition.

"My Village...... It's right on the Eclipse Mountain. ”

"Huh?"

"It's a village, and there are only about 50 residents."

"How much is fifty? Belch...... I mean the percentage of your people. ”

"It's about the whole of it. Unlike humans, there are not many of us. Less than a hundred. ”

"Is there so little?"

After Xia Jing whispered so much with a little shock, Ye Ya smiled faintly a little lonely.

"I heard you mention it just now. That one...... What does 'alien' mean? ”

"They are a group of people who are not human like my race, and have always been called 'monsters' and 'demons' by fearful humans. Our clan is also the same as the demon fox you mentioned earlier...... There was a war. I heard that there were countless races in the past, such as vampires whose ancestors were far away overseas, and large spiders the size of a small mountain. It's just that they are all the same race as my race, a sparse race. ”

“…… What a thing. ”

This is ridiculous enough not to be believed.

It's a demon fox again, a big spider again, and finally a vampire? These nouns Ye Ya spoke catchily.

It's like telling a folk tale as if it were a historical fact.

"The face doesn't have to be so complicated. I've never seen it myself. I just wanted to tell you that there was a story like this. ”

Hearing Ye Ya say this, Xia Jing suddenly realized.

Their demarcation of the boundaries of "incredible things" is probably far less obvious than that of humans. Thinking about it from another angle, it also makes sense. The fact that a head is still alive is inconceivable to ordinary people, but it seems to them to be just common sense. In the same way, it can be proved that the existence of demon foxes and big spiders may also be a "reasonable" historical perception for them - whether it is true or not will be put aside for discussion.

In any case, Xia Jing's interest was not focused on monsters that had no standard answer to whether or not they really existed. Compared with those monsters, Xia Jing was more concerned about things, so he pulled the topic back.

"But the news doesn't mention that the mountains are inhabited?"

There are reports of any burning houses found at the scene of the fire, and I haven't even seen it.

"Our village is a hidden village. Even if it is burned, there is no need to be afraid of being discovered by humans. ”

"Is that so...... So why did the fire happen? ”

Xia Jing had no intention of bringing up the issue.

But-the moment he heard this question, Ye Ya's expression was visibly tense.

It's the kind of expression that looks like he's laughing and he's angry.

"Because of the boring infighting."

Although Ye Ya's tone seemed arrogant and rude, the momentum exuded from his body was shrewd and powerful.

Xia Jing was confused by the apocalypse and Ye Ya's momentum.

“…… What does this mean exactly? ”

Xia Jing looked surprised and asked blankly.

But Ye Ya did not answer Xia Jing's question.

She continued to say to herself as if she was vomiting to herself: "Those villains have simply abandoned their dignity and ruined our family, and I am the only one left in my family so far." ”

“…… Huh, what? ”

Xia Jing frowned and looked at Ye Ya in front of him in surprise.

He couldn't clear his mind for a moment.

Ye Ya said that her parents, as well as her sister, ......?

Ye Ya in front of him seemed to have lost all his relatives at once yesterday.

Xia Jing originally scoffed at what Ye Ya said, and he would not pity her.

After all, Ye Yaben was just a stranger to him.

And, most importantly, a monster.

But......

After listening to everything she said, what emerged in Ye Ya's heart was the opposite of the thoughts in her head.

Sister, when Xia Jingguang heard this word, he would be emotionally surging.

"I also lost my body in that fight. That's why I only had one end left when I met you. It stands to reason that it wasn't supposed to be me, as the second daughter, who performed the ceremony, but the sister who was the heir...... Ah, sorry. This matter has nothing to do with you. ”

Although Ye Ya looked over as if he was snooping, Xia Jing didn't have the heart to deal with it. Embarrassed by the weakness of his heart, he gently smacked his tongue.

- I thought I had overcome it a long time ago, but I ended up stuck in the mire and didn't climb out.

Xia Jing's heartache for Ye Ya is the same as the empathy that Fang Yuan embraces.

Sister's death. The disappearance of a friend. A situation in which a close person disappears.

The peace of mind that comes from the presence of other people besides yourself.

Such feelings are really despicable. In the end, I was inexplicably involved in a bunch of things, for the sake of that feeling, maybe I couldn't say. The emotion of self-loathing enveloped his whole body, making Xia Jing almost unable to control himself.

may have misunderstood the meaning of Xia Jing's smacking tongue, Ye Ya suddenly changed his original expression......

“…… You still can't forgive me for treating Fang Yuan? ”

…… He said this as if he felt guilty.

"It's not like that." Although Xia Jing wanted to tell her this, she couldn't say anything.

Xia Jing believed for no reason that Gray Yuan was not killed by Ye Ya. But the two are not to be confused. Xia Jing couldn't find a reason to forgive Ye Ya for what he had done.

In any case, it is a fact that this guy used Fang Yuan's corpse - if you think about it seriously, is this kind of thing acceptable?

Xia Jing looked at the hands and fingers that came out of Ye Ya's sleeves.

This hand belongs to Fang Yuan. This morning, Xia Jingcai took the geography notebook from this finger. The reality is that now it's something else like this.

“…… I do not know. ”

Xia Jing, who was in a state of turmoil, spit out this sentence.

"I don't know. After all, it's not a question of whether you can forgive or not. Why...... Why did things turn out like this? ”

Xia Jing also thinks that this question seems ambiguous and unfocused, but there are really many things to think about.

A classmate died unexpectedly, and it seems that he has been bullied for a long time.

The monster girl in front of me is abnormal.

All of these are major events, and they erupt one after another. Where to start, Xia Jing had no clue at all. Even emotions such as sadness and remorse can't be sorted out.

Beside Xia Jing, who bowed his head and was silent, Ye Ya spoke as if he had made up his mind: "Maybe you can't accept this answer." ”

"What?"

"But for us deer clans, it's an extremely important ritual."

These people seem to have given this name to the process of transplanting their own heads to obtain human bodies.

"You might as well think about it. You have to give up your natural body and replace it with a new ...... from the head down Not only that, but it also inherits some of the memories and thoughts of the original owner of the body. It doesn't get much scarier than that. ”

Although Xia Jing glared at the withered leaves as if she was saying, "That kind of thing is just an excuse for you to justify yourself", the words she said next were inexplicably heavy, and at the same time—they were also extraordinarily sincere.

Therefore, refuse to come from an unknown source and feel the details of the body. I'm reserved. ”

"Huh......?"

"It's a body that wants to grow old with yourself for a lifetime in the future. If the original owner is useless, he will not be disdainful to give it to us. So let's ...... No, at least I'm only willing to put my head on a body that can be proud of its original owner. Therefore, I only choose people who are worthy of me to inherit his memories and feelings as sacrifices for the ceremony. Fang Yuan met my requirements. ”

"Wait a minute."

Xia Jing couldn't help but interrupt.

"You know Fang Yuan from before?"

Her tone just now sounded as if she had been observing Fang Yuan for a long time. But Ye Ya looked blank-

"Nope. I only met her for the first time tonight. ”

She said in a daze.

"Not meeting, to be precise. Because Anai and I were hiding at the time, and we only eavesdropped on the dispute that had occurred before Fang Yuan's death through a door in a place called the 'equipment room'. ”

"What? But you're ......"

"That's enough to judge whether you're worthy or not, right?"

In contrast to Xia Jing, who frowned, Ye Ya looked straightforward.

Fang Yuan seemed to be bullied by several people. It was a cruel and shoddy act, and Fang Yuan exuded an atmosphere that was unbearable to be afraid and hated. However, she is not that simple. ”

Ye Ya puffed up her chest, as if she was proud.

"After the ceremony, it proved that my eye for people is not wrong. She's an excellent girl. Strong, dignified, and noble. Let's put it this way...... She was as beautiful as this snowflake. ”

Xia Jing was speechless.

Strong. With dignity. Noble personality. Beautiful. These words are all very different from the image of Fang Yuan in Xia Jing's mind. As far as he knew, she was a girl who had nothing to do with those images. Weak, with a negative attitude, always looking like a frightened bird, and a bit rustic in appearance......

Xia Jingben wanted to choke back, don't talk nonsense. But on the other hand, somehow I felt that I didn't know anything about Fang Yuan's true posture. This is all blamed on Ye Yatai who is full of confidence.

"So, Xia Jing, you can also feel honored."

"What? What do I have to be honored? ”

Facing Ye Ya, who was overjoyed, Xia Jinghu tilted his head suspiciously.

Ye Ya looked at Xia Jing's face with a dumbfounded expression.

"Why, so you don't know?"

"Know what?"

As soon as he asked rhetorically, Ye Ya suddenly put on a mischievous smile.

"Ahh I see...... This goose. ”

Followed by......

"That's fine. I didn't know that although it was also a problem, Fang Yuan didn't look at the wrong person. ”

After she nodded her head in agreement for the inexplicable self-talk—

She made a shocking statement that was eye-opening.

"Xia Jing, you should be my husband."

“…… Hey? ”

Xia Jing's brain stopped functioning.

It took about ten seconds for Xia Jing to finally understand the meaning of the term.

Husband?

Does husband mean husband?

"You go through the door and give it to the heir of your family. That's not a bad idea, is it? ”

Money?

- Uh, that means......

"Ah......?"

"Simply put, getting married."

But it doesn't seem to be the case.

Husband. into the redundancy. Tie the knot.

It looks like I've been proposed.

This guy in front of you is proposing to her?

Even if Xia Jing could understand the literal meaning, he didn't know how to react.

A bunch of question marks appeared in my mind and heart at the same time, and they flew wildly. Basically, Xia Jing is a person with common sense, and he is a high school student, and he has never even had a girlfriend. But now he has been asked to be a husband or a son-in-law. People who don't speak incoherently because of this are freaks.

Despite this, what Ye Ya said became more and more passionate.

"I want to have your baby."

"What? Hey? What is the child? …… Child? ”

"I have completed the ceremony, and as the heir of my family, I cannot help but reproduce. Of course, it is not the meaning of rushing to get it today or tomorrow. Don't worry, when I'm done with this boring house, I'll give my first night ...... right away."

"Hey, hey!"

Xia Jing hurriedly stopped ignoring his own opinions, sketched the future in an inexplicably realistic direction, and shouted: "You don't have a head or a brain, what nonsense are you talking about!" ”

Fortunately, it is dark now, and he is not afraid of being seen with a flushed face, Xia Jing is so fortunate in his heart.

How to say it, I knew her through the worst way of encountering her classmates' corpses, and I also knew that she was an inhuman monster. That being said, if you look at it alone, Withered Leaves is so cute that she is impeccable no matter how you look at it, and there is something different about it. In this world, there is no high school boy who is suddenly proposed by such a beautiful girl, but does not reflexively blush and heartbeat.

"Don't show that face, I'm embarrassed."

Ye Ya, who was spying on Xia Jing's face, looked extremely happy, and a slight flush floated on his face.

- Slowly.

I could see that just because this guy's face was a sign that she could see me——?

"Wait a minute, don't get me wrong! I didn't mean that! ”

Xia Jing covered his face with his hands, and tried his best to deny it while looking away.

Obviously, he was not found by others.

"It's really too impatient to say that you want to have a baby. Although I have never left the village, I know a little about your human sense. At this time, it must have been held first, yes, I remember it was called a press conference or something. ”

"Who is it for? Where did you absorb this common sense! ”

"It's been done on TV."

It seems that this guy can only hunt for information about the human world through the channel of television.

“…… Anyway, I didn't have to ...... with you."

finally squeezed out the room to deal with Ye Ya's thoughts out of the normal track. Xia Jing rejected Ye Ya's wild words.

In the end, if you calmly analyze it, it should be said that the answer is clear from the beginning, this is impossible.

When Xia Jing was about to glare at Ye Ya fiercely, he was attracted by the aura behind him and turned around, only to see An Ye standing there.

“…… Hey. ”

Yasuno appeared at the end of the hallway with a plate of tea.

"Summer Scene, You ......"

"Do you hear that? Wait, what kind of face do you have? ”

Yasuno frowned deeply, his apricot eyes widened, and the pestle did not move in place.

"Ye Ya wants to have a baby? And you? ”

"Oh, Anno. You came at the right time. I decided to recognize Xia Jing as my husband. ”

Ye Ya, who didn't know how to look at people's faces at all, got up and gently picked up two teacups from the plate served by Anye, and didn't forget to boast about "You are so heartwarming, I am feeling cold" and something like that.

"Come on, Xia Jing, you can drink it too. Your body will warm up. ”

Xia Jing reflexively took the teacup and looked at Anno at the same time.