~Date: ~October 28~

，nbsp; No...... That's weird!

Lin Luo sighed secretly, although Reimu was well disguised, but the moment she turned around, Lin Luo still caught that flash of despair and sadness in her eyes.

This kind of look is not that Lin Luo has never seen it, or it can be said that he has seen a lot...... Once, when Mikoto Misaka wanted to save Misaka's sisters but couldn't do so, it was such a look, when Rin Tosaka remembered his deceased parents, he also showed such eyes, when Artoria faced Lily's Knights of the Round Table, he still had such eyes, and when Yuri Nakamura recounted how his three younger siblings were killed by robbers, he still had such eyes.

He knows better than anyone what that kind of look means, and he knows better than anyone what kind of crying and crying is hidden in his heart under that kind of look.

So in an instant, Lin Luo understood what kind of sad soul was hidden under Reimeng's heartless mask, and under Reimeng's attitude of "rejecting people thousands of miles away", how much he missed that person, even if he knew that it was destined to be just a luxury, he would definitely want to see him again...... The Ancestral Maiden!

Came to the corridor and sat down cross-legged, Lin Luo slowly closed his eyes, he seemed to be able to see that in this small shrine, a witch took a little girl's hand, and laughed while walking, and then in this shrine, the little girl sat alone in the corridor, looking at the stone steps opposite, while crying while waiting for the witch who was destined to be impossible to return, the desolation and loneliness.

When he opened his eyes≈ Luo's face was full of a wry smile, but there was a hint of relief in that bitter smile, "The wash on my shoulders is heavy again, but ...... There was one more reason to decide to do it. ”

Reimu, who walked into the kitchen, didn't come back. Instead, he left the shrine and gradually moved away, not knowing where she was going, Lin Luo didn't stop it, nor did he catch up, because he knew that no matter what words were for Reimu, it was among the things she needed. There is absolutely no consolation for this option!

"Father." There was a girl's crisp voice in his ears, and when Lin Luo was in a daze, I don't know when, Stygian had already opened the door of the cubicle. The probe probed and looked this way.

Lin Luo turned his head, smiled slightly, and beckoned to her, "Come over here." ”

Stygian grinned and immediately ran up. When he ran to Lin Luo's side, Lin Luo picked her up, put her on his legs, and then hugged her body and asked, "Where did you just go?" ”

"Play in the house." Stygian replied with a smile.

"Have you had lunch?"

"Not hungry." Stygian shook her head. Then he looked up and asked, "Where's my father?" ”

"Hmm. I'm not hungry either. Lin Luo touched her head and smiled. He was actually very distressed. Regarding the choice between the Great Enchantment and the Shrine Maiden, although he has already decided how to choose, he knows that the choice is not just the end, but the beginning, and even this beginning is likely to put everyone in absolute danger, so although he has decided, he still can't completely let go of his hands and feet to do it.

He felt as if he was on the cusp of the storm, and if he was not careful, he would fall to pieces, including those associated with him.

He knew that this kind of mentality was very bad, but he couldn't control it, he really couldn't calm himself down completely, only at this moment, holding this little guy in his arms, he finally felt a moment of warmth and peace...... Because he doesn't have to think much about it when he's with Stylus.

"Now, don't call me father in the future, call me dad." Lin Luo said.

"Why?" Stygian asked curiously.

“…… I don't know, I guess I just want to change back to myself. ”

"Turning back into yourself?" Stygian tilted his head, his face full of confusion, "Isn't the current father a father?" ”

"Of course it doesn't mean that...... Lin Luo felt a little funny, but he didn't know how to explain it, so he had to say, "When you call your mother, do you call your mother?" ”

"No, just call Mom."

"That's fine, call me dad in the future."

"Oh." Dreaming seemed to understand whether she understood or not, and nodded obediently.

"Dad, Mom ran out alone just now, what did she do?" After a while, Stygian asked again, there are always more topics for children.

"Probably a walk."

"Aren't we going?"

"Well, we're not going, we're just going to stay here."

"Why? I don't think my mother is in a good mood, and if we go along, she will probably be a little happier. ”

"Hmm...... Everyone has their own secrets, and they also have a side that they don't want to be seen by anyone, even if it's the person closest to them, so we just have to wait here. ”

"Why?" Dark Dream tilted her head and thought about it for a while, still a little confused.

Lin Luo was very patient with the sudden incarnation of the Dark Dream into a hundred thousand whys, touched her head and smiled: "You may not understand these things now, but when you grow up, you will gradually understand." ”

"Oh." Stygian nodded, as if she understood, but it was clear from her bright eyes that she didn't understand at all.

Styl Dream is a very smart child, what she sees and hears, and then learns, is something that many adults can't understand, but she is only a two-year-old child after all, the most complex thing in the human heart, even the most intelligent people in the world can't see through it thoroughly, let alone her.

After a short silence, she quickly found another topic and said to Lin Luo: "Dad, thank you." ”

"Huh?" This time, Lin Luo was at a loss by her, "Thank me for what?" ”

"Because Dad kept the promise so that Mom could wake up again, he is a real hero." Dark Dream looked up at his little face, said innocently, and then kissed Lin Luo on the face with a loud sound.

"Ugh!"

Lin Luo was slightly stunned, it was not a sudden intimate performance of the dream, but the word hero.

At that time, when Reimu died suddenly, in order to comfort Hadesmu and encourage himself, he did tell Hatsumu that he was a hero, so he would definitely be able to save Reimu, but ...... He knew, he wasn't a hero, he never was.

At the beginning, in the Demon Forbidden World, in order to save the Misaka sisters, he fought with one side of the battle, and he became a hero in the hearts of his sisters after victory, but only he knew that he was forced to fight, because if he didn't make a move, Mai Korin would be in danger, and he wouldn't live long if something happened to Mei Trinal...... To put it bluntly, everything he did was essentially for himself, although he did save a lot of people.

There is also the Moon World, the Weapon Race World, and the Magic Teacher World...... He has saved many people and has become a hero in the minds of many people, but he knows that he is not a hero, because ...... There is no risk in rescuing a certain group of people, just doing it casually, while another part of the people is related to their own safety, and if he does not save them, he will be in danger himself.

The first is to stand in a safe area to save, which is charity, and the second is to stand in a dangerous area to save, which is self-preservation...... Where is a hero for such behavior?

No matter how much he deceives himself, he can't hide his show-off and purposefulness.

Of course, in the Fourth God War, he sacrificed his life to save everyone, and at that moment he truly became everyone's hero, but ...... Sacrificing one part of the people to save another part of the people is not saving at all, even if the person who sacrificed is himself!

He just freed himself and left his grief for the living, such a selfish act......

Hero, I'm far from worthy of such a title...... Lin Luo secretly laughed at himself.

But Stygian says he's a real hero.

Maybe in the heart of the dream, the meaning of the word hero is very simple, just because she has done what she eliminated but couldn't do, but this innocent word also represents her deepest expectation.

"Dark Dreams." Lin Luo spoke.

"Huh?"

"What kind of person do you think a hero is?" Lin Luo asked

"It's a person who makes everyone happy." Dark Dream said without hesitation, looking at Lin Luo with the eyes of a hero, full of respect and worship.

"You can all be happy...... But what if this hero's actions put everyone in danger? ”

"It doesn't matter, because if it's Dad, it will definitely work." Dream's innocent tone was full of seriousness.

"Huh." Lin Luo smiled, laughing a little helplessly, and also a little free and easy, the dream drew an equal sign between him and the hero, such a big hat smashed down, he really had no way out.

If he continues to hesitate, then he has failed Stydo's expectations, and if he can't be a hero, then he has betrayed Stydo's trust...... This is unforgivable.

"I'm really convinced!" Lin Luo laughed out loud and picked up Stygian and put it beside him, while he himself stood up from the hallway.

"Daddy?" Stygian tilted his head, unable to understand Lin Luo's sudden move.

"You wait here for your mother to come back, and I'll leave first." Lin Luo instructed her, and after speaking, he strode forward.

"Where is Daddy going?" Hadesmon stood in place and asked aloud.

Lin Luo kept walking forward, without looking back, without hesitation, with a confident and calm smile on his face, he slowly stretched out his right hand, pointed to the sky, and said in an extremely firm tone.

"Go...... Be a hero! (To be continued......

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