I don't know what to say.

"But," said Snake's tone, which seemed to have a hint of comfort, "when I decided to look for her one last time, I told her everything that had happened before, including the encounters in other worlds, and what had happened in other worlds, and she even offered to be with me from now on, in any way, whether to be my scales or a jewel, as long as she could be by my side, she was satisfied." ”

“.. And then what?"

"I would love to do this so that she is always there for me and we never miss it again. "But I am the guardian of the gate of time, and I can see the fate of other people, but not my own." It wasn't until the end that I understood that my fate and her were like the intersection of two threads, and that in each world our destiny would cross in a different form, but there would always be only one point, and in the end it would always be separated. Even I can't change that. ”

"Actually, you always knew?"

"Yes, I've always felt it. "It's just that I want to change the time, and I can't do it." The guardian of the Gate of Time was supposed to do his job, but I had a different heart, I'm afraid it's a punishment. ”

"You can see the timelines of different worlds, but you don't expect a lot of things. I said, "So, it's kind of lucky, isn't it? If everything is known, then the future is not interesting." ”

"Indeed," said the snake, "I have only been doing my job of managing my time in peace, and I have never come into contact with humans, who knew that the first contact would be like this, you humans should be called this..."

"Emotional. I said.

"Yes, emotional. "This thing seems to have come out of nowhere, I was unprepared, unprepared, and even more painful than happy, but many times I am happy in it, I can't let go, and my emotions are really magical and cruel punishment." ”

"And now, do you still want to find her?" I asked.

"Of course I hope so," said the snake, "but I won't force it anymore, cherish everything I meet, and I'll leave automatically when the time comes." It's good for all of us. Moreover, there are more expectations for the future. ”

After saying this, the white paper spirit space has opened unconsciously, and there are only me and Ba Snake in the space.

"It's a ghostwriter's 'protection' skill. The snake said, "When did you open it?"

"When you say you don't want to hide something. I said, "Next, it's time for us to look at your most important memories if you want to open the gates to No Man's Land." ”

"Well, I do want to go through that gate," said Snake, "and if you can really control me, find that memory of mine yourself." ”

... Do you want to find it yourself? Searching in the memories of the snake? I always feel uncomfortable.

I closed the paper spirit space, and we returned to the Bauhinia Courtyard, I don't know why, since I saw the red gate in Ba Snake's memory, the skills that were not very proficient in using have become easier.

"If you really want to go back to No Man's Land," I said, "you just have to tell me your most important memory..."

"You'll know sooner or later, won't you?" said the snake, "and you've guessed enough." ”

"Why do you want to go back to No Man's Land?" I asked, "did you know that if you pass through that gate, all your memories of humanity in this world will be erased?" ”

"Why is it deleted when you walk through the gate?" do you know why?" Snake asked rhetorically.

"It's... I don't know, maybe it's for the balance of the world or something. ”

"It's because there are rules between worlds and worlds, and once the memories are taken to another world, it will cause unnecessary trouble, such as the monster leaving and trying to find a way to come back," Ba Snake said, "But for me, none of this matters, I was originally a monster who guards time, and this rule will not affect me, and I want to go back for a more important reason." ”

"Because of me. I said, "You're coming to me and inviting me home." ”

"Exactly. ”

"I don't understand, what that means. I said, "And the scene just now, the red gate, and the time to guard, what do you mean?" ”

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you. "At least not yet." ”

"Feathers, you know what?" I turned to ask the horse, who had been listening to us.

"What have you been talking about since just now?" Flip Feather tilted his head, "What kind of door, what is it?" Its tone was a little nervous, "What the hell is this snake for?"

It seems that the feather doesn't know anything.

"Whew...", I kept replaying the scene of the red gate just now, and a voice in my heart desperately wanted me to find the answer, "What do I need to do before you want to tell me." ”

"When you find my most important memory," said Snake, "you will know the answer when you open the door." ”

"Does the deer know what you're coming to me for?" I asked.

"Of course not," said the snake, "only I knew about it before I came." ”

"If I find the memory of what you're talking about, and open the door, you'll tell me the answer. I said.

"No!" Flip Feather suddenly jumped up next to me, "I don't think something is right, you can't do what it says." Feather spread her wings as she spoke.

"But if you don't..."

"Are you crazy!" Flip Feather interrupted me, "Can't you hear the strange thing the snake is saying? ”

"But—" I tried to describe what I had just seen, "I always felt familiar with what I had just seen, and this feeling should not be made up by youkai." ”

"What's there to worry about with this kind of answer, just ignore it, what if it's a trap? aren't you afraid to put yourself in it? I'll tell you, there's more than one youkai who want to find you," Flip Feather's head shook into a rattle, "Anyway, I don't think the practice can go any further, and whatever you just saw, I think this snake with no origin is unreliable." ”

"I just saw myself. I said.

"Huh?" Flip Feather's expression twisted together, "Isn't it the memory of the snake, how can you see yourself?"

That's why I wanted to know the answer. I said.

After looking at me for a long time, he seemed to realize that things were not so simple, and finally put away his wings. "You're sure you didn't know Snake before, right? ”

"At least in my current recollections, I don't know. ”

Actually, it's easy to know the answer. Feather said.

"How?"

"Is this," Feather took a few steps forward, looking down at the little snake, and I had a bad premonition, "Hit it, it must have said everything." As soon as the words fell, the wings of the feather were violently expanded, and a strong wind suddenly blew in the courtyard, and the demon power was chaotic, and the voices of Zong An and Lu Ke sounded outside the door, but the demon power of the feather blocked the door of the courtyard.

"Feather, don't—" I tried to stop, but it was too late, and I could only watch as Feather's front hooves stepped towards the little snake.

Suddenly, all the sounds around me disappeared.

I saw the little snake in the bottle bite its own tail and turn into a round shape connected to the end, exactly the same shape as the snake remembered just now.

"I am the guardian of the Gates of Time. The moment the snake's voice fell, everything in front of him began to regress rapidly.

Except for me and the snake.

(End of chapter)