……

The girl's dark eyes were full of indifference, but this indifference was not for Nobita alone, it was the same for everyone. She did not show any inclination to respond to Nobita's greetings, did not speak, nor did she make body movements, and the whole person stood quietly like a statue. Only the pitch-black pupils occasionally or a round can indicate that this is a living thing.

From her, Nobita didn't feel a little bit of the youthful vitality that a cardamom girl should have, she was like a piece of black ice that never melted, standing silently in the sun, exuding a rich cold aura all over her body. Being stared at with such indifferent eyes, even Nobita was a little overwhelmed and like a man's back, and the childish opening words that he was about to say seemed to have been strangled in his throat by some powerful force, and he couldn't speak.

It's a look of disappointment in the world.

Nobita is no stranger to this kind of look, back then, on the day Doraemon was kidnapped by the future in front of him, his eyes were probably the same...... However, when he saw the spare pocket pressed under the pillow, the god of fate favored him again, and poured endless hope and strength into his heart. To this day, Nobita knew that he was getting closer to his goal step by step, and with each point he got closer, the greater the hope that ignited in his heart, watching as the little spark of the day finally turned into a raging fire that could melt everything.

It seems that this girl is not as lucky as herself.

Nobita shook his head with feeling, wanting to reveal such a cold and ash-like look...... She must have been robbed of everything in the war, her relatives, her family, and everything that could give her warmth, and she couldn't give her any warmth. Although he is still alive, he is like the walking dead, completely losing the ability to love others.

Whose fault is it that things have turned out like this?

Is it war?

Still is...... We?

……

"Hello little girl, my name is Damien Ansesta and I come from a very ancient family that studied potions alchemy. You can just call me Damian. Unconsciously, Nobita began to get used to speaking in a feminine soft voice, he supported his knees with both hands, half-bent down, brushed his long hair, and showed an extremely gentle smile to the three-nil girl in front of him, "What about you?" What's your name? ”

“……”

The girl didn't speak or move, but just looked at him fixedly with dark eyes, sharp and cold eyes that seemed to pierce Nobita. But there was not much hostility in this sharp eyes, yes, she was not hostile to herself, maybe it was just her personality that made her suspicious of anyone, that's all.

Nobita thought so.

Seeing that Nobita had no intention of ending the topic, the girl finally glanced at him, and finally picked up the black leather scroll in her hand as if admitting defeat, opened it, and quickly flipped through it "boom". Due to the close proximity of the two, Nobita could even smell the terrible smell of cold rain when the scroll was opened, the terrible smell from the abyss awakened the fear buried deep in his brain, and the biting chill made him shiver instinctively. But if you look closely, this ancient book is also made of snow wave paper, bound into a book with ordinary thread, and then wrapped in the tough leather of the yak...... There is no difference between the same books, but what is it that gives you such a strong warning signal?

Finally, the girl turned to the blank page, and she turned the thick ancient book around, and the empty page was facing Nobita.

Three Chinese characters magically appeared on the page, square, and in Nobita's eyes, they were naturally translated into Japanese.

Zhu Jiusi.

"Zhu, nine...... Four ......" Despite the Japanese translation and annotations, Nobita still took a lot of effort to read these three words, which seemed to contradict the grammar he had learned, "True or false...... Is that your name? What's your name? ”

The girl who called herself Zhu Jiusi nodded wordlessly, ready to put away the thick book.

"Eh, wait a minute, don't rush to close the book just yet......" Nobita stopped her again and again, and the girl stopped her movements like a robot receiving an order, and looked at him with extremely strange eyes, as if she was a little impatient, "The structure of your name...... It's a bit like the naming style of Chinese mainland on the earth, although the name is a little more casual. ”

The girl was obviously stunned for a moment, as if the four words "Chinese mainland" reminded her of something. After the silence, she picked up the book again, and a short text appeared on it, "You are right, I am indeed from Earth, born in the equivalent of modern Chinese mainland. ”

"What a coincidence!" As soon as he heard that she was also from the earth, Nobita was even more excited - the same home planet, the same section, although there is still a sea in the middle, but if you look at it from the large scale of the universe, she and the girl named Zhu Jiusi in front of her can basically be regarded as born in the same township, and the sense of closeness suddenly rises, "That...... Don't look at my name so awkwardly, in fact, I also have one-sixteenth earthlings in my body, and we are considered fellow countrymen! ”

Nobita's excitement did not spread to Zhu Jiusi, here and now, in the face of this fellow of various meanings, she still maintained the appearance of the first contact, without saying a word, staring at him silently, as if she wanted to squeeze some secret out of him. After listening to this affectionate "introduction of the fellow countryman", Zhu Jiusi didn't seem to be very enthusiastic, but just nodded coldly, indicating that he knew.

Oh, I see, what else do you have to say? - There is no need to convey it in an ancient book, the girl's face is full of such meanings.

"Uh, that ......" Nobita naturally experienced the embarrassing atmosphere, in order to resolve the embarrassment, he could only desperately look for a topic, and on the other hand, he had to be careful not to involve information about his true identity, and for a while, it was a mess, well, it took a long time to make up the following, "Are your parents mathematicians?" Why do you use numbers for your name, I remember...... The Chinese don't seem to have this tradition, right? ”

In fact, he didn't know many Chinese, just one Yin Xi, and Nobita could only speculate on the style of Chinese names from the structure and framework of the word "Yin Xi". This kind of speculation is like a leopard in a tube, and there is no science at all, so Nobita himself is a little bottomless...... Sure enough, after listening to his question, the girl glared at him coldly with the eyes of a fool, picked up the ancient book again, and sent Nobita away with four big characters.

"Local customs."

"Oh, I see, it's a local custom......" The other party said so, what else can Nobita have to say? I can only strangle this topic of names completely, find another way, and make up for it from other places, "That...... How are your parents doing now? ”

"Dead." The two words of understatement, each stroke has a terrible temperature.

"How...... Dead? Nobita had already guessed this result, so he had to ask hard.

"There was a famine that year, and many people died of hunger. The imperial court distributed two pieces of food and silver for disaster relief, which were deducted layer by layer in the hands of officials large and small, and in the end, there was not much left in the hands of the people. My parents were farmers, and they starved to death when they couldn't get more food. Zhu Jiusi's page has a few strokes written on it, without much emotion, as if he is just describing something that he can't even beat. This almost emotionless indifference made Nobita very jealous - compared to those girls who were happy and had no troubles, the petite girl in front of her seemed to fit more in line with the description of "chaotic forces".

Or perhaps in the endless years, her heart has already been completely cold, and has become harder than iron. Now even if she uncovered the most painful scar of her life, she would not feel much to see, and in her still somewhat vague childhood memories, pain was as commonplace as breathing.

"Ah, that's right......," he said, stumbling in search of a topic, "I'm sorry, but it must be hard for you to suddenly talk to you about these things." ”

Zhu Jiusi shook his head and didn't say anything more, as if he didn't even bother to show the words in the book.

"Do you have any other relatives?" Nobita asked unrelentingly, as if trying his best to unearth even a little kindness in the girl's heart, "Except for her parents, how are they doing?" ”

"I have a lot of brothers. But when the famine came, most of them starved to death because they had nothing to eat. The text continued to appear on the page of Zhu Jiusi's book, "Only one brother named Zhu Chongba survived, and after some hard work, he lived very well and lived the life he wanted." (Zhu Chongba, i.e. Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty)

"Why don't you go to him?"

Zhu Jiusi once again showed that extremely incredulous look, as if he couldn't believe why a person could ask such a stupid question. After hesitating for a while, she still patiently lifted the page, and a line of graceful black font immediately appeared on the Xuelang paper, "I came here before he became a great character, so I didn't have the opportunity to live with him." ”

She tilted her head and thought for a while, turned the page back of the book, and continued to read, "Because I have some research in Dao arts, I was favored by the forces on the Chaos side and obtained the qualification to enter Tiangang Lake. I've made a 'silent oath', but for some Taoist research, I can't speak for a while, so I can only communicate with you in this way, sorry. ”

Although the word "sorry" is written, looking at the cold expression on her face, most of them are polite......

But that's okay. Seeing that the girl in front of him was finally willing to communicate with him, Nobita was already very happy, he grabbed the girl's hands very affectionately, held them, and said in the most gentle tone possible, "It's okay, those things in the past have passed, and after joining Linglong Island, you will definitely meet many, many friends and know many, many people." They may come from a variety of races, some with horns on their heads and some with wings on their backs...... Either way, they will treat you with 100% enthusiasm and kindness. Staying in this kind environment all the time, those painful memories will definitely fade away! ”

When he said this, he consciously or unconsciously imitated Amy's speech style, which was down-to-earth and generous, using a moving narrative style as a starting point. He thought that this set of rhetoric should always open the heart of the three-nil girl in front of him, but the result...... They still looked at him with the eyes of a fool, as if nothing had changed, and all the conversations that had been used as foreshadowing were in vain.

"I know." The girl said lightly.

“…… Yes? Nobita, who was still the head of the Tao a second ago, was immediately stupid, stunned on the spot, the expression on his face was like a puppy trying to understand human language, "What are you talking about?" ”

Zhu Jiusi glared at him angrily, as if questioning him, "Who told you to talk about such a long list of things?" But the girl did not utter any rude words, and replied in a modest manner, "This is not the first time I have come to this island. ”

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