22, fate
The store manager smiled, his face unchanged at all, and stretched out a finger and tapped it lightly on the glass inserted in Luo Bei's right arm.
The whole piece of glass turned into a dot of golden light in Luo Bei's eyes, slowly floated up, and disappeared in the air little by little.
Without waiting for Luo Bei to react, the store manager used that finger to poke lightly at Luo Bei's chest.
The clothes on Luo Bei's body were visible to the naked eye, and they became dry and straight. It's as clean and refreshing as when Luo Bei first set off from the store.
Even the piercing wound on his arm was no longer traced, as if it had never been injured.
"Since there are no parts missing, it must be intact, don't you say?" The store manager asked Luo Bei with a smile on his face.
But I don't know why, looking at the bright smile on the store manager's face, Luo Bei felt that once he dared to say no, something very tragic would definitely happen.
So Luo Bei secretly swallowed his saliva and nodded stiffly.
"Well, it's been a good time. Warm up with a cup of coffee. With that, the manager brought out a steaming cup of coffee from under the counter and put it on the bar.
Luo Bei looked at the cup of coffee, not only did he not take it, but took two steps back in horror: "Again?" I've just come back, can't you give me two days off? ”
"Meow." Hearing the scream, Luo Bei turned his head to look at the little maroon cat sitting in the corner of the bar. At this time, it was looking at Luo Bei with disgust.
"Well, although he is indeed a little stupid, but after all, it has been done, right?" As he spoke, the store manager reached out and touched the kitten's head, and the kitten squinted his eyes and rubbed on the manager's big hand.
"You know, her name is Chestnut. Also, you can drink coffee with confidence, this time it is normal. After a while, you'll be able to go home from work. ”
Luo Bei walked back to the bar with confidence, sat on the chair, and savored the coffee in his hand.
Luo Bei was stunned for a moment, and said strangely: "I don't feel any special taste, it's very ordinary." ”
"Of course, what more could you want to feel about instant coffee? There are special ones, are you sure you want them? The store manager looked at Luo Bei with a funny face.
Luo Bei's face was quite wonderful at this time, and his expression changed for a long time, and then he said dejectedly: "Forget it, I think I need to take a good rest." ”
After speaking, he drank the coffee in his hand in one gulp. I turned around and got ready to go home from work.
As soon as he took two steps, Luo Bei stopped, turned around and asked with a tangled face: "Boss, I've been struggling with a problem for the past few days."
It's been a long time since the movie was made, but how long ago did I break the coffee cup? ”
"Time and space are very mysterious, for you now, I'm afraid it's hard to understand, you just have to remember that time is relative, but absolute, sooner or later you will understand.
Oh yes, one more thing. Now that your mission is complete, then I'll give you some of the rewards you deserve. Every time you find a fragment, you can retain any ability you've ever seen in that world. ”
The store manager gave Luo Bei some time to think: "So have you figured out what you want to exchange?" ”
Luo Bei thought about it seriously: "Can I keep it until next time?" ”
The store manager didn't pay attention to Luo Bei's question, as if he hadn't heard it, and he didn't know what to do at the counter.
After being hung for a long time, Luo Bei laughed embarrassedly twice: "I knew there wouldn't be such a good thing." Well, so what do I have to redeem? Can't you still exchange Jack's drawing ability? ”
"Are you sure?"
"No, no, I'm just kidding. I just wanted to ask, can this reward do anything else besides the ability to redeem? ”
The store manager glanced at Luo Bei: "For you now, strengthening your physical fitness is still a good choice, at least it can allow you to live a few more chapters." ”
"Well, that's it, at least it will give me some chance of survival in future missions. And then what? What do I need to do?
The store manager waved his hand: "Go back to your home, there is nothing for you to do here." ”
Luo Bei shrugged his shoulders and turned to leave the coffee house.
Just after Luo Bei left, about ten seconds later, the red circle of light flashed at the door of the café, and the graceful and seductive figure appeared in the store again.
The little chestnut lying on the bar raised her little furry head to look at her, and lowered her head without interest.
"Welcome, Bayonetta, what do you need today?"
"I'd like a cocktail, do you have one here?" Bayonetta sat in front of the bar, took out the lollipop in her mouth, hooked the corners of her mouth with a touching arc, and said lazily.
"Then you should go to the bald man in sunglasses. A caramel macchiato is my treat. As he spoke, the manager put a cup of coffee on the bar, in front of Bayoneta.
"Thank you very much." Bayonetta took a sip of coffee elegantly: "It's amazing, I never thought that it was actually me who personally pushed the gears of fate."
I sometimes wonder what would have happened if I hadn't thrown that coffee cup away. ”
"If you don't have a piece of coffee cup, you will always drop some sugar cubes and spill some coffee. After all, accidents are always inevitable, who knows? After saying that, the store manager shrugged his shoulders innocently.
"Well, who knows." Bayonetta smiled and took a sip of her coffee.
"For you, Luo Bei's appearance is both accidental and certain. Destiny is like a big tree, whether it is every root, every branch, or every leaf, or even every worm, it is a similar but completely different world, and their existence is destined for us.
And for the tree itself, as well as the life that lives in the tree, fate is full of uncertainty. It's easy to get carried away by any little thing.
Only by jumping out of the tree itself can we see the trajectory of all this more clearly. ”
"But then, it's no longer a tree, it's a forest." Bayonetta smiled and said, "So, he's the worm to you?" ”
"No, I'd rather describe him as the woodpecker than a bug. It's just that his wings are not yet full, and he can only grow up vigorously through my hands and let him catch worms everywhere. ”
After saying this, the store manager slowly approached Beyonita's ear and said softly, "It's not early, do you want to go out with me and enjoy an exquisite supper?" ”
"I'd rather accompany that kid to enjoy this delicacy than you." After speaking, Bayonetta got up elegantly, and then took out a lollipop from the mountains deep in her collar that swirled and shimmered like a nebula, and inserted it into the coffee cup in front of her.
"Please help me give this to him, goodbye." After speaking, the red circle of light flashed under his feet, and his elegant figure disappeared into the café.
Chestnut looked at the disappearing figure: "Meow." He screamed.
"I know, I know, I'm just talking and playing. Wouldn't really go to supper with her. The manager said as he stroked her chestnut hair.