Chapter 206: Dream Catcher

What exactly is a dream?

I thought about it thousands of times, but I still couldn't get an answer. But if you can't get an answer on your own, then it's good to go to Baidu. According to Baidu Encyclopedia, dreams have three meanings. The first is ideal, but it is different from ideals; The second is longing; The third is an ideal that can be realized in dreams.

After seeing such an answer, I was even more at a loss.

Is it ideal? I used to have. When I was a kid, my dream was to be a freelance photographer. Every day, I wander in the corners of the world, taking pictures that shake my heart. But when I grew up, I learned that I couldn't do that. I am the only child in my family, and I have parents to be filial to. That ideal was selfish, so I gave it up.

Desired? I don't seem to have one. Longing means desperate hope, eager to hope, just as when you are thirsty and have no water to drink. Growing up, I never had to worry about material needs. What about feelings? Family affection, I have love for my parents; Friendship, I have a best friend Xu Tianqing who has nothing to talk about; Love, I have a crush on Brother Xu.

I, already satisfied.

So, is it the ideal that can be realized in dreams? I don't think so. Yes, it was my dream to be a freelance photographer, but growing up I realized that it wasn't just the landscape that shook my heart. In fact, many small things in life can also shock my heart, and these pictures do not need to be kept with cold films.

As long as you have this memory in your heart, it is enough.

So, what exactly is a dream?

I really want to have a dream that belongs to me......

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"Brother......" Xu Tianqing looked helplessly at his brother who was desperately crawling towards the Holy Grail, and her tears had already burst the embankment.

She couldn't do anything.

She was neither a master nor a servant, and the Holy Grail would not allow her to interfere with the normal course of the Holy Grail War. Not only her, but everyone around her. Fett, Pacully, Matsuba, Loya, and Yoo-ri could only stand there and watch, looking sadly, desperately.

What about those who are allowed to move?

Chu Yuan and Joan of Arc were seriously injured and dying, and Brunhilde only had her wings fluttering from time to time to prove that she was still alive. In order to protect them, Galami was shattered by the dragon's roar of Xu Tianshi, and he fell down covered in blood. Caster Tamamo and Saber Nero also did their best to protect them, and now they don't know if they are alive or dead.

The final destination of the Holy Grail was only between two inhumans who were only half a body smaller.

The blood dragged two long trails on the ground, and the scraps of flesh and the remains of the internal organs remained little by little.

They don't feel it.

The faith in their hearts sustained them, quietly consuming what little life they had left.

The moment their hands touch the Holy Grail, faith fulfills its mission. Without faith, they have no reason to live.

Perhaps, there will never be a winner in this Holy Grail War.

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My father named me Liu Li because he wanted me to be a crystal clear and flawless person like Liuli, right? The dazzling glass, the glass that is cared for in the palm of the hand, the glass that has been the focus of everyone's attention and has always been the focus of attention. It's a pity that I didn't become that kind of person. I'm ordinary, I don't have self-confidence, I don't have a sense of presence, and I've always been in a corner where no one is.

This is who I am.

I also want to make friends, and I want to be like my name.

I can't, though.

From elementary school to junior high school, I went to a regular school. I also understand what my father meant, he wants me to grow up in an ordinary environment, and he doesn't want me to get infected with the bad habits of those gentlemen. However, every time I make friends, they are good at first, but slowly they change. They coveted my parents' money, and they saw it as a conquest to become my friends.

I also found out what they meant. They longed for a material life that would satisfy them, and that's when I appeared. How many of the boys who pursued me were because of me and not my family? Not a single one. They can't give me what I want, but I can give them what they want.

My feelings were trampled on again and again until I was exhausted.

I'm just an ordinary girl, and I don't want to be hurt......

But why, why do people always satisfy themselves by hurting me?

When I was in high school, I begged my dad to send me to an aristocratic school. I guess no one is going to hurt me there, right? I'll be able to find real friends there, right?

I was still wrong.

There, my family background was very ordinary. I also don't dress up and always cover myself with long bangs.

No one will notice the ordinary me.

Someone always talked for a long time before they were surprised to say to me, "Ah, so you're there?" There are always people who ask the people next to them suspiciously when they announce the results: "Who is that Liu Li?" Is there that guy in our class? "There should be." "It's the one who doesn't talk all the time." "Ah, it's her."

Slowly, I became a shadow.

I was no longer hurt, but hurt more.

Until, I transferred to that school.

Until, I met my only best friend.

She always had my mind out and tried countless times to make me remembered by others. But I was very uncompetitive, and every communication with other people ended in failure. She always told me a lot, most of which was about Brother Xu. She didn't shy away from the fact that she loved her own brother, and she was alone with me.

It was also at that time that I met Brother Xu, the boy who always had a cheerful smile. No matter what kind of treatment he received, he responded with a nonchalant attitude. He was isolated by everyone, and I was forgotten by everyone. We have a lot in common, but a lot he has that I don't.

I want to stay by his side, like a moth to a fire, without hesitation.

I also know that his feelings for his sister have also surpassed the boundaries of ordinary brothers and sisters, and I have no hope of getting involved in this life.

Ah, a crush is enough to satisfy me.

Tianqing always said to me that I was as crystal clear and flawless as glass. It's the world that doesn't understand my preciousness, not my fault.

However, glass is fragile.

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Is my brother going to die?

Ah, how can you live with such an injury!

If my brother dies, what will happen to me?

Is it still necessary for me to live in this world?

No, no, no!

But what's the point of me going with my brother?

Nope......

I hate myself for being like that.

I couldn't help my brother, so I could only die cowardly.

Such a life, such a life......

Pointless!

Ha, think so much useless.

Brother, die, you have to die together!

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I'm very content with my life.

I have everything, according to Brother Xu, I am a winner in life, right?

But I still don't have a dream.

To be more precise, my dreams have come true.

It's just that Dad said it, and Mom also said that life is incomplete without dreams, and people like that are also incomplete. A person who lives just to live cannot be called a human being, just a walking corpse. As long as you are a human being, you will have a dream, even if you just want a house, a perfect family, that is also a kind of dream.

I didn't tell anyone what I didn't dream about, not even my best friend and Brother Xu.

I don't want them to think I'm an incomplete person......

If they knew I was a person with no dreams, they would hate me, right?

I don't want to lose them, I don't want to lose anyone.

What is a dream?

No matter how much I tried, the answer never came out of sight.

Wandering, helpless, no one can help me.

Apart from......

Dream Catcher.

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"Holy Grail...... That's it...... A little bit ......."

"Right now...... It's going to ......"

The two crippled men reached out at the same time, their fingers less than an inch away from the Holy Grail.

At your fingertips.

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I don't understand what the ability thing is, just like I don't know what a dream is.

I only need to know one thing to suffice.

Dream catcher who can capture other people's dreams for me and make them come true.

By chance, I captured a man's dream. That person, like Brother Xu, likes to watch animation. His dream is also very simple, that is, to have a Holy Grail War in this world, with Heroic Spirits, Spells, Holy Grail Wars, real Holy Grail Wars.

I don't understand any of those things, but I remember one thing.

The Holy Grail, capable of fulfilling man's wishes.

All...... Aspiration.

If you can fulfill all your wishes, you can give me a dream, right?

OK...... Right?

So—

Your dreams are made true by me.

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Xu Tianqing clenched the sharp blade in his hand, his eyes staring at his brother tightly.

The blade had been prepared for a day like this.

Because ah, we're twins, huh?

Since life is together, death is naturally the same!

If you don't leave ......

I will not give up!

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The Dream Catcher once told me that while it is an absolute ability, it has its own limitations.

As long as I find my true dream, it will leave me.

"Enough, enough......"

I know that there is nothing wrong with all of us. They fought for what they believed in, and even gave up their lives.

Everything is my fault.

If it weren't for me, the Holy Grail War wouldn't have happened, would it?

If it weren't for me, Brother Xu wouldn't have ...... Something like this, right?

If I die, will everything be restored?

If my death can really put an end to this, if my death can really restore everything to the way it was, I would rather die!

I can't take it anymore......

I didn't want to be hurt anymore, but what did I do?

I meanly hurt more people for my own sake.

I'm not qualified to live like this!

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry......

Me, I just want to......

"My host, you've found your dream."

Dream?

Ah, so my dream has always been there.

It's so small, it's so insignificant.

A dream that has always existed, but was hidden by my cowardly inferiority.

I just want to live peacefully with everyone.

"Host, now that you've found your true dream, there's no point in my existence. In that case, let me finally use a little bit of ability......"

The Holy Grail, just like that, is gone.

Everything was restored to its original state, but the spells and memories of the combatants were not erased.

After all, her last dream is just to live peacefully with everyone.

"Host, take good hold of your dreams......"