Prologue (Part I) The Real World?!
This is the seventh day of staying in that world after the end of the mission of "Tokyo Mew", and both Hiiragi and Nagi have completely integrated into such a world with anomalies.
If you add the time it took to complete the task before, it will be about sixty days, so it can be seen that the two of them have spent a lot of time and energy in this world.
Hiiragi can't give a definite answer to whether he got anything, after all, Hiiragi has been in chaos and fighting, and he hasn't thought about this aspect at all.
It's just that for Xiao Nai, she may have gained something special, at least she can learn how to live in peace with outsiders.
Because under normal circumstances, Xiao Nai will stand up her 'thorns' in the face of outsiders and prevent outsiders from approaching, just like a hedgehog.
Of course, unless someone introduced you to someone, Nagi doesn't see everyone as a 'human who can communicate'.
In a world like "Tokyo Mew Seeds", because there is a relationship between humans and aliens, Xiao Nagi will become more eloquent.
She was neither arrogant nor timid, she simply didn't like to talk to 'normal humans'.
"It's not that I hate 'normal humans,' it's just that I think people like that would think people are very strange humans."
"After all, I still think they can't understand it, so sometimes they will look for it. Good boys, young people in society chat, and even provoke them......"
"No, that's a pretty wrong idea, it's just bias. That's why I did that. To protect what you call 'ordinary humans', of course. At that time, I still had a sense of justice. ”
What does that mean? Hiiragi was also puzzled and got the answer given by Xiao Nagi
"Those guys were going to get revenge, so I made them my enemies, and I became the one they didn't like."
"What a surprise result......
It's like an ordinary human being deliberately pretending to be weak and being bullied by others in order to protect others who are weaker, so that there will be a situation where 'they are bullying me and will not bully others'......
[In that case, do you want to go back and check it?] Humanity you once 'saved'. 】
The main god appeared in front of the two of them at this time, and there was a hint of joy in his tone, who knows if this big ball of light has touched something good.
[You two don't look at me like this, I'm also the 'main god', let you go back to the world where you were at the beginning, I can do this kind of thing, but it can only last for forty-eight hours, how about it, do you want to confirm it?] 】
"Compared to this, the main god Sang, I don't resist going back to the original world. It's just to confirm the future of other people, I don't like it at all. ”
For Hiiragi and Nagi. The time of the original world is also flowing, and those who have been rescued by Xiao Nagi are not. The point in time at which a good boy and a young person in society are is the future for the two of them.
Hearing Xiao Nagi's words, the big ball of light circled in the air and changed to another tone, at least much better than the Lori posture that Hiiragi had seen before.
[How about checking it out?] Wouldn't it be nice to see if it still grows, just like the plants you cultivate? This time, I will give it to you as a benefit, so that you can return to the original world for the time being. 】
"Are there any restrictions or anything like that...... Isn't it possible that after we talk to anyone and reveal information about this world, it will be erased? ”
[No, there is no limit, whether you want to kill people in that world, meet your relatives, or tell others about the existence of the infinite world, it is all your freedom. 】
These words of the main god made Hiiragi have no doubts, but Xiao Nagi frowned rarely.
She pushed her wheelchair to the bottom of the main god, tilting her head slightly
"I have a question, could this be your bad taste, Mr. God? Even if you create a world that is exactly the same as the one we were in, we won't know the truth. ”
[Hmm...... It's a possibility, like the so-called 'brain in a vat' experiment. But rest assured, we don't have the ability to create worlds, and it's very difficult to create illusions of this size, because my mission is closer to that of an observer. 】
The promise of the Lord God is obviously not guaranteed, but even so, it is a good opportunity to return to the original world to see.
Neither of them is the kind of person who wants to return to the original world, and the reason why Hiiragi wants to go back is just to 'have meaning'.
If we go back to that time now, the two of them can see what the world is like without themselves.
What will become of the people who have connections and contacts after they lose themselves?
Hiiragi, who thought so, also walked to Xiao Nagi's side, and he looked up at the main god above his head
"Then give us this opportunity, and it's not a bad option to go back and see."
"Should I say that it's really small? I think it's Mr. Lord's Bad Taste Experiment. ”
"Who knows, wouldn't it be nice to go and see it? There is no way to confirm it. ”
"Since Xiao Ye said so, then I'm going too!"
At this moment, the light of the main god became much brighter, and Hiiragi also thought that this was a manifestation of its joy.
Flying into the air, the main god who was ten meters above the ground in this space spoke.
[Very well, Subjects 1 and 2, I'll bring you back to that world.] 】
The light became so brilliant that it was impossible to open one's eyes.
The body was wrapped in a warm light, and Hiiragi just clung to the wheelchair on the side, and then leaned over to take Nagi's hand.
The next moment, the strong impact and vertigo made Hiiragi almost lose consciousness, but despite the persistence of gritting his teeth, he still survived.
What kind of abilities do you need to come from the world of the main god to the real world?
Space jumping, that is, using wormholes and the like to get people back to this place
The Lord God said that time in this world is still flowing. After all, the disappearance of Hiiragi and Nagi can't stop the world from turning.
So how much time has passed?
It shouldn't be like in the movies. It's been fifty years since the world or something, right?
Consciousness is a little blurred. There was a slight tingling sensation in the heart and stomach that went away over time.
Surrounded by pure white and then dyed in a variety of different colors, the world of color mixes stimulates the visual senses.
As if the semicircular tube had been hit suddenly, Hiiragi's vision suddenly darkened, and the whole person fell to the side.
"Hmm......"
With a muffled grunt, Hiiragi also supported his body with his hands, and found that the things in his hands were very soft.
No, no, no. It's definitely not Nagi's boobs......
When I opened my eyes, I saw the fine sand in my hand that kept sliding through the cracks, and the sound of the wind sounded in my ears, and the salty and wet sea breeze continued to blow on my body.
Looking up, Hiiragi also saw the sky full of stars at night and ...... Endless sea.
This is the beach that used to be only a ten-minute bus ride away, and it is also the beach where the strange woman Nangong Yiyan met.
"Really, I'm back......"
Although I don't know if it's really the original world.
Sitting on the beach, Hiiragi also remembered that Xiao Nagi, who had been together, disappeared and disappeared.
Could it be that it has been left in the gap of time......
Thinking about some exaggerated questions, Hiiragi also tried to think back to the situation just now.
Because of the relationship of 'crossing'. As a result, the human senses are rendered ineffective, and Hiiragi is unable to fully recall what happened during the journey.
Get up from the beach. Since wearing sneakers would allow sand to get into the shoes, Hiiragi also took off his shoes and socks and walked barefoot on the beach.
The night was a bit cold, but judging by the temperature that I feel now, it should be the turn of summer and autumn.
Normally, this kind of development will most likely cause another person to teleport nearby.
Hiiragi also lifted his shoes, stretched and sighed.
This may not be an infinite world, but a real world, a real world where you can rest.
So all this is the choice of the Gate of the Destiny Stone?
Compared to this-
"Let's go find someone first."
Urging himself with words, Hiiragi also began to speed up and leave the beach.
The temperature is not low in summer and autumn, but if you stay at the beach all the time, you will definitely catch a cold, and Hiiragi does not want to spend some of her precious forty-eight hours on the way to the hospital.
The first is to take a deep breath, and the fresh air fills the lungs, bringing a burst of coolness.
Standing on the breakwater and looking out at the sea, Hiiragi also checked his path while putting on the shoes he had just taken off.
My house is located next to a shopping street that is 10 minutes away by bus, so it is quite convenient in terms of location, but it can be a little noisy at times.
Of course, Hiiragi's purpose now is not to go home to visit his parents or anything, but to decide to find the separated Xiao Nagi first.
Of course, Hiiragi doesn't hate his parents, but now he has changed his priorities a little.
What do the parents think about their disappearance?
It's a little hard to accept that the person who had been staying in his life was suddenly gone.
Hiiragi didn't linger here any longer, but jumped off the breakwater and walked towards the street on the right.
There's a road that winds through the mountains, and buses usually take an hour to get there.
In order to find Nagi, Hiiragi also feels that what is needed is walking.
I touched my trouser pocket and coat pocket, and Hiiragi also found that there was not a penny in it, and it seemed that it was impossible to buy something.
The surrounding sea houses are closed, and only one convenience store with late-night advertisements is still open.
Hiiragi also walked to the door, and the waiter inside was a young man who was napping with his chin propped up.
In order to investigate whether Nagi passed by here, Hiiragi also plans to ask him.
After all, the thing Xiao Nagi was teleported here, and then he didn't see himself, so that the two of them missed it?
Although Nagi would not make such a stupid mistake, it is not absolute.
When the door is opened, the convenience store sounds the sound of customers entering. The young man at the counter immediately came back to his senses. The head, which had lost the support of his arm, was almost attached to the cash register.
"Oh. Welcome. ”
The young man looked at Hiiragi as well, and then turned his gaze to the TV set above where the advertisement was playing.
The service attitude is not very bad.,But there's no smile at all.,But it's pretty much the same for Hiiragi.。
"I'm not here to buy something."
"Huh?"
Hiiragiya's words made the young man turn around, and his uninteresting expression suddenly turned into an unhappy expression.
"I want to ask if you've ever seen a girl in a wheelchair."
"A girl in a wheelchair? I don't, this beach is usually deserted at night, after all, something bad has happened recently. ”
"Bad things?"
Hiiragi, who looked puzzled, couldn't help but want to know the details.
During the time that he disappeared, this city in which he was not there. And what happened?
"You don't watch the news? Learn a little bit, little brother. ”
The young man motioned for Hiiragi to watch TV as well.
The anchor on the TV is talking about the recent spate of injuries in the city.
To put it simply, there are happy criminals who wantonly harm others in this city, and take some non-lethal methods of harm.
Even in the original world, there are such inexplicable guys.
"But that prisoner probably didn't want revenge or attention, he just wanted to do that, because the victims were from childhood to adulthood, from male to female, and he was really a free guy."
"You think that's good?"
"Who knows."
The young man waved his hand.
"Look at me now, because my father imposed on me his unrealizable dream, so I ran away from home and came to this city from other cities to work."
"Anyone is in a similar situation. It's forced to look forward to something. ”
"So you know."
"It's not that I understand, but I've encountered it...... Some things are not something that can be done just by trying to do it. There are things that you can do if you don't want to do them, and that's probably what it feels like. ”
"I don't have any talent or anything, only the ability to live as a small character...... That stinky old man wants me to learn to play billiards like him, and then become a professional player or something, that kind of thing is so simple, it's just a dream. ”
Hiiragi didn't answer either, after all, whether it was words of encouragement or words of condemnation, they didn't have much impact on the stranger in front of him.
The individual's actions are actually based on inner changes, and the external stimulation effect can be said to be very rare.
What you can do with hard work is indeed a fool's dream.
It's just that if you don't work hard, you won't even have the qualification to 'can't do it'.
"Excuse me, I'll have to go find her."
"Here's it."
The young man threw a piece of chocolate from the counter to Hiiragi.
"I'll ask for you."
"That's a thank you, but I really don't have any money."
"I have a salary."
"Thank you, I'll say a little more, Your Excellency doesn't seem to be a talented guy."
The young man shrugged and continued to look at the commercials on the television set after the news ended.
Leaving the convenience store with chocolates, the city is still a place where ordinary people gather, even though there are criminals like happy criminals.
No, I'm not ordinary......
Hiiragi also looked at the chocolate in his hand.,It's a brand I don't know.,Chocolate that has become popular recently?
Thinking about inconsequential matters, Hiiragi also embarks on the road to find Nagi again.
Nagi must be somewhere nearby, and Hiiragi isn't very worried about Nagi's safety.
As mentioned before, the city where Hiiragiya was born is still very safe, provided that it is not by Hiiragiya's side.
Beware of possible surprises, after all, Hiiragi doesn't want to use save abilities to avoid death at such a moment......
Beginning along the winding road leading to the mountains, Hiiragi first passed by a wheat field.
The wheat glittered in the moonlight, and the wheat fields were like a labyrinth, square, and each field was separated by a path that confessed to pass, presumably hiding from crickets or grasshoppers on both sides.
"Is it July......?"
The city is located in southern China, so wheat is called spring wheat.
Spring wheat is generally sown in late March and early April and harvested in mid to late July. That's how Hiiragi thinks it's summer. And not at the turn of summer and autumn.
The evening breeze swept across the wheat fields. The smell of wheat was blown by the wind and wafted everywhere.
Suddenly, Hiiragi also heard a slowly approaching cry, and a little boy and a little girl holding hands appeared in front of Hiiragi.
Not only that, but the woman who followed them was none other than Nagi.
"Oh, Koya, were you teleported here?"
"Don't worry me."
"I was teleported to the other side of the block, and I just ran into these two little guys. Don't cry. ”
Hiiragi also squatted down in front of the two children and took out the chocolate from his pocket that the young man had given him.
"Come on, let's have some chocolate first, it tastes good."
"Woooooooooo......oo Can...... Whew, is that okay? ”
"No problem."
"That, that, thank you...... Woo woo, thank you. ”
The little boy took Hiiragi's chocolate, tore it open, and divided the chocolate bar into two parts, and took the larger one to the little girl next to him.
"For me?"
"From now on. Don't cry! ”
Take the little girl's hand. The boy smiled in front of him.
Nagi nodded Hiiragi's shoulder, and she pointed to the wheat field on the side.
"Their home seems to be on the other side of the wheat field, but because it is too dark, they don't dare to go back, their parents go out, and only grandma is at home alone."
"Looks like I'm going to send them back."
"Of course, and the wheelchair is not easy to pass, so ......"
"Hmm......"
Nagi's meaning is to let herself carry her, and Hiiragi knows it very well.
Looking at the two little ghosts beside him, Hiiragi also sighed again.
"Then let's go, and we'll send you back."
Carrying Nagi on his back, he led the two children along the field road.
There are no street lights on this road, only the white and yellow lights emitted by the houses in the distance.
The boy clutched Hiiragi's clothes tightly, and the other hand was the hand of the former girl.
"What are they doing out there? It's late now. ”
"Reika said she wanted to see fireflies! We saw it together! ”
The boy who answered was quite accomplished, and the tears under the moonlight were still so obvious.
"As a result, I forgot the time, and the two people who were afraid of the dark didn't dare to go back?"
"Hmm......"
The boy was speechless for a moment.
At this time, the girl on one side eats the chocolate and grabs the boy's hand with both hands.
"Xiaoguang is not wrong, yes, I am going to see it."
"Oh, why?"
"Before, I went to see it with my dad, so I ......"
So nostalgic for the old happiness?
The two little ghosts really made a terrible move.
Hiiragi, who was carrying Xiao Nagi on his back, also saw the street lamp that had finally appeared in front of him at this moment.
The street light is located next to a vending machine, which is already covered in cobwebs and constantly flickering due to poor contact.
"Ahh It's home! ”
"Wait, wait for my little light!"
The two children ran up, and it seems that this vending machine, which is basically unused, is a sign of it.
"Koya! Hasten! ”
Don't be like a child, Hiiragi also expressed dissatisfaction in his heart.
Their home is in a small village.
It is said to be a village, but in fact it is a residential area where several families gather.
For modern society, the people who live here are people who like calm.
It is close to the mountains and the sea, and there is a primary school nearby, so it can be said to be a good living area.
The two children ran to a brick house with two door gods taped to the wooden door.
There was a knock on the door, and the door opened, and on the other side of the door stood a sad old woman.
But after she saw the two children, her expression suddenly relaxed.
"Where have you been? But I'm dying, and everybody is out looking for you, so I'll have to call and let me know. ”
Holding the hands of the two people, the grandmother noticed Hiiragi and Nagi outside the door.
"Who are you?"
"This big sister brought us back!"
The boy Xiaoguang said.
"Well, this big brother took us through the dark road."
Girl Reika made a supplement.
Grandma nodded, bowed her head to the two of them, and then beckoned.
"Come on, I just made some more dumplings."
"It's better to be respectful than to obey!"
Xiao Nai raised her right hand, looking very interested in dumplings.
There was no way, and Hiiragi followed them into the house.
Although it is a brick house, the equipment inside is very modern, with TVs, refrigerators, color TVs, and microwave ovens.
"By the way, you drink tea first, and I'll go to the yard to pick some chives."
"I'll help too."
"No, I'm tough."
"It's okay."
Hiiragi also stood up and followed the old grandmother to the courtyard together.
The yard is full of common vegetables, and chives are in the corner on the left-hand side.
"Excuse me......"
"My name is Nangong Hiiragi."
"Then Hiiragi, can you help pull out the grass over there? If you don't pay attention, grass will grow, so let me pick onions. ”
"No problem."
Hiiragi also bent down to pull out all the grass near the crops.
One by one, one by one.
The smell of earth mixed with the dampness of vegetables entered his nose, and for some reason, Hiiragi felt like something was clogging his chest.
Every time I pull out the grass, I feel like I can't calm down.
The old man next to him was seriously picking green onions, and Hiiragi didn't take the opportunity to be lazy.
He clutched the wet grass in his hand, clutching it like a treasure.
Sure enough, this is reality and happiness, this is your own world...... (To be continued.) )