"A question has been bothering me for a long time. ”

Yue Wange said. Ultramarine turned her head.

"What is it?"

"Why do people like you think of death?"

"Huh?"

"You...... When did you get the ability? At least when you transfer to our class, I don't think there's any reason for you to seek death. Considering the reason why you came to our school, maybe you were a field power player a long time ago...... What happened before that?"

"Well, you're right. I never thought about suicide. ”

“...... What?"

"Indeed, there is nothing in my life that deserves to die. As for why I'm here, that's the question I want to answer. ”

She stopped talking, and Yue Wange didn't ask any further.

She knew that ultramarines would occasionally say half of their words like this, retaining a kind of ...... The mystery of the inexplicable.

Although, this behavior is often troublesome. But that's why so many boys are so obsessed with her - and that's a personal charm, let's all.

Eleven of the sacrificers remained.

Eight students, a counselor, a young master, and a charlatan.

Liu Xili silently glanced at the audience and determined the current number of people.

She saw an indescribable feeling in Anjo's eyes.

It was a kind of collapse, a kind of decadence, a kind of confusion.

Similar to leaving the second layer for a long time.

Like a dead light.

Changsheng's injuries were not too serious, but there were many skin injuries. Now, though, she's slowly being healed by the Clock Tower. Jiang Shuo too, his mental state is not good. Gu Dao is still caring for the wounded.

And Tao Zuoci kept staring at her closely.

It's hard to imagine what happened to these people while they were hiding.

Of the four people in the same biochemistry class, only three remained. In fact, Liu Xili is also doubting her memory of that child.

The child who was forever left on the third floor.

Although the guardians on each floor have vanished, fortunately the barrier has not collapsed. According to Frost, it was because the will of the Guardians had not yet dissipated, and they were still inside the Clock Tower.

It is only when all the Guardians are at their end that it truly ends.

Gu Qiancheng knew that he was being watched by a cold gaze.

She was still very calm, patting Changsheng's head and quietly taking care of her tattered clothes.

"Ms. Gu, there are some unfinished words, I still want to ask you. ”

Gu Qiancheng turned his back to him and nodded. Then she turned and sat gently on the edge of the bed, resting her hand on her knee, barely pulling out a smile and nodding again to signal that he could continue.

"You mentioned a girl earlier, what does she look like?"

Tao Zuozi's mood was still relatively stable, but there was obviously something else suppressed in his deep voice.

"Hmm...... She was thin, about the same height as me, very pale and not very healthy. She had long hair, and she was a little messy when I saw her. Also, the bangs on her right side are very long. ”

It's her.

The one who made him think about it for a long time, haunted by his dreams.

"You—Do you know how much effort I put into finding her!

Young Master Tao raised his voice, and everyone stopped whispering and focused their eyes on the two of them.

Gu Qiancheng took a deep breath and fell into a brief memory. Then, with a long sigh, she motioned for the students to leave.

Everyone retreated in acknowledgment, and Chonglin, who left last, closed the door.

"Teacher, we're at the door. ”

If the surnamed Tao dares to act rashly, he will call us. That's what he meant by that.

Of course Gu Qiancheng understood, she nodded gently. After the door was closed, she turned her head and resumed the topic:

"When I found her, she was dying. ”

“......”

Changsheng sat in the doorway, quietly hugging his knees.

The window across the hallway cast a square light over her.

Outside the window was a white light, and nothing could be seen.

"Is it a blessing or a misfortune for those who survive the disaster?"

"It's unfortunate. ”

Only Anseong, who was leaning against the window, responded to her. Jiang Shuo looked at him, not knowing what to say.

"Can you tell me, what the hell is the truth?"

Jiang Shuo's expression was complicated.

"You can't be like you used to...... You have to promise me to keep your emotions in check. ”

"I don't say yes, it depends on what you're saying. And, what is that?"

“...... Never mind. ”

His mouth moved, but he didn't make a sound, as if he had squeezed the words into his mouth, chewing on them himself before deciding to spit them out in a tactful way.

For a long time, he took a deep breath. Anjo stared at his mouth tightly, waiting for him to open his mouth.

"That was a long time ago, when we were young. Your sister is missing, and the whole village has been looking for it for a long time, but there is no news. You cried for a day and a night, had a high fever for three days, and were delirious and talking nonsense. No one can find it, and your parents can't help it, so they burned all the few photos at home. When you wake up, settle with your neighbors, and don't admit that you have this sister, you believe it. ”

"How?"

Ultramarine interrupted Jiang Shuo's narration. Having received an advanced education since she was a child, she could not imagine such a thing.

"In small places, patriarchy does exist...... Anyway, I thought I had a son. ”

Yue Wange explained. Jiang Shuo nodded, and then said:

"After hiding it for a while, I was locked up at home and not allowed to go out under the pretext that it was not safe. I know, they just didn't think about what to do when I saw you, for fear that I would leak my mouth. After less than half a month, I went down the mountain with a few adults to work, and a group of people gathered by the river and lived peacefully...... Anjiu, she was washed down by the water. ”

He paused slightly, keeping an eye on the changes in Anjo. His pupils really contracted in an instant, but they quickly adjusted, urging Jiang Shuo to continue.

"But they didn't tell you, let alone let me say. I was too young to know any white lies—though in essence, they weren't meant to be good. But at least, I didn't want you to be the only one in the dark at the time, I wanted to tell you. At that time, you had just subsided in fever, and I had just mentioned Anjiu's name, and you reacted so much that you went crazy and started making trouble again. I didn't know what to do, so I had to call an adult. I was reprimanded harshly, and you clamored to see your sister......"

"So...... All the while, you were the only one who believed that I had a sister. ”

"Hmm. ”

"They've been lying to me. ”

"That's a cover-up. ”

"It's a lie. ”

“...... Well. ”

"But why, I always feel ...... She didn't see her when we grew up? I still seem to have a lot of memories of living with her...... But if, as you say, she would have died a long time ago, I shouldn't have remembered these things at all. It's because of what you said...... Am I sick?"

"Well, you're crazy, Anjo. ”

“......”

The memories he told Jiang Shuo, shopping and eating together with An Jiu, were all fake. He was afraid that he would continue to go crazy, and only now did he tell him what the truth was.

Konai stepped forward and stood next to Jiang Shuo.

"So, he never let you come to me. ”

"Because you...... I can't see things that long. ”

It would be nice if I was the one who died.

He remembered that at that time, he had such an idea.

The constant high fever confuses the mind, and the memories of the past collide with the impact of reality, weaving into a script for self-deception.

Now, he tried to recall the details, the details of his life with An Jiu—no matter what. Anseong only vaguely remembers, as if they had done many things together, but what it was, he couldn't remember, he just firmly believed that those things had happened and those memories were real.

But no.

Thinking harder, he realized that it seemed to be something he had done with Jiang Shuo or other classmates. Even, some of them were the details he saw, other siblings, couples, or fathers and daughters talking on the street.

He wasn't sure who those vague shadows in his memory were.

However, it is indeed not a good time.

She was dead a long time ago.

It would be nice if I was the one who died.

He thought again.

"Hehe, dead sons know what their attitude towards their daughters is. I can't wait to die. ”

"Don't say that......"

Shi Xue tugged at Liu Xili's cuffs. She withdrew her hand, a little impatient.

"Am I wrong?"

"No, there is no ......"

Anseong followed Yoo Yu-ri's words.

Jiang Shuo was still looking at him worriedly, but he was much calmer than he had imagined, and he didn't go crazy again. He didn't know if Anjo had accepted the fact, but at least his mood was stable now.

Anjo sighed:

"You know what...... I seem to have been sober for a long time, but I have been deceiving myself not to believe it. In the past few years, Anjiu seems to have been by my side. When I'm happy, when I'm sad, when I'm angry, I can always hear her voice. After a long time, I felt like she never left me.

But I got it, those things didn't belong to me. All along, I was mistaken.

I feel sorry and I must be sorry for a lot of people. ”

As a quiet listener, Changsheng slowly stood up.

The misfortunes of others cannot heal their own wounds, but they have always relieved the pain caused by the disease.

Everyone here has a story like this.

That's why they're here.

"Young Master Tao must also love the person he is looking for. ”

The air was quiet for a while, and Ahnsong spoke again.

“...... He" Jiang Shuo became distracted, "He seems to be a ......"

Bang!

Tao Zuoci, who broke out of the door, tightly grasped Gu Qiancheng's wrist, and everyone was shocked.

"I'm so in love that I want to kill her—"

He held a gun in his other hand, and his eyes were full of real murderous intent.

What did Gu Qiancheng say?

didn't have time to think about it, before the others could react, Shi Xue rushed forward to block them. Tao Zuozi didn't talk nonsense with her, and struck her temple with his elbow with precision. She let out a scream of pain, and Chonglin ran forward to hug her.

"Stop!"

They walked a distance, and Ultramarine caught up and yelled. As soon as the words fell, Young Master Tao and Director Gu were held up by a transparent force, and no matter how they struggled, they couldn't fall to the ground.

It's like they're in a state of weightlessness.

- To be continued -