Fu Yi felt like he had heard a joke.

But the joke wasn't funny at all.

There's nothing more comical than being caught here just to save yourself?

"Have you ever thought about it, child?"

When the sweet eating was over, the cat cook wiped the corners of her mouth, spread her paws flat on the table, and asked solemnly, "Thinking makes people wise, and thinking makes people painful...... But if you don't think about it, you can only fall into ignorance forever and become a monster without knowing it. ”

Fu Yi frowned: "Won't you think about it?"

"When you think about it, you know you're a monster, just like us. ”

The cat cook shook her head as if self-deprecatingly: "The more I think, the more I fear, fear and our future, fear of the coming of the end." ”

"Fear of death......

"What choice will you make before doomed destruction? survive at all costs, or give up all struggles and pray for mercy from the heavens, or rebel against yourself?"

Around the cat cook, there seemed to be countless voices overlapping, and she took turns to ask rhetorically: "Have you ever thought about the future, child......? In this dark world, is there any light for your future, and will you die one day in a long time?"

"We thought about it. ”

"Then, we came to the conclusion that eventually, we came here...... Now, we have come to meet you. ”

"It's as simple as that," she said. ”

Fu Yi shook his head: "To be honest, I don't see any connection between your conclusion and the illusion in front of me. ”

That's exactly what we came up with. ”

The cat cook knocked on the table, and the blizzard outside the window suddenly stopped, and then the sun was shining, and countless exotic flowers and plants grew out of the fertile land.

Colorful phantoms flashed from the window and inside the house, and from time to time curious eyes peeked inside.

It seems to be a teenager, it seems to be a girl, it seems to be an old man, or it is neither.

Thousands of cats squatted on trees, on the ground, on beams, on tables, chairs, and even next to Fu Yi, probing their brains and carefully looking at outsiders.

He whispered softly and kindly, and the audacity stepped forward to rub her, wanting to play with her.

Fu Yi floated up in a little panic, isolated those cats, turned around, and looked at the cat cook: "These ...... It's all an illusion, right?"

"That's right. ”

All the cats said in unison, "What you see is the measures and results of our race in response to the apocalypse, a shelter in the void."

Since death cannot be stopped, we can postpone this day indefinitely...... Before this doomed future of extinction arrives, we are able to find salvation and sleep in an endless long time.

Now, all we want to do is share this peace with you.

Outsider, why not stay here in this Gensokyo, where you can satisfy all your desires?"

“......”

Fu Yi fell silent.

Her instinct could feel the sincerity of their words, and the fear of the end that was inherited from her body's blood.

The world is about to end.

There is no doubt that it is.

If they hadn't hidden themselves, it would have been a self-inflicted effort to pull the two of them into it...... In this cruel world, where is there anything more precious than happiness and serenity before death?

After being silent for a long time, she suddenly asked, "What if I refuse?"

A white cat said, "That means ...... You haven't understood ......"

The black cat said, "Perhaps, you just didn't understand. ”

The flower cat tilted her head: "Is there anything wrong here?"

"You need to eat and sleep outside......," said the gray cat, "to endure hunger and pain, but there is no sorrow or despair here......

The Persian cat raised her eyes: "There is no difference between truth and falsehood. ”

"The end will never come. ”

The cub of the three-flowered cat passed by her and looked up at her: "We can all die in happiness and tranquility before destruction comes." ”

"You're just obsessed with the outside world. ”

The cat cook, who was as kind as a grandmother, picked up the cub and put it in her arms: "Do you want to make a bet?"

"What bet?"

"Let us prove to you that there is no difference between the outside and the inside of the shelter. ”

"There's everything you need here, no matter what kind of life you want to live or what you want to have, you can be satisfied," said the cat chef.

We will prove it to you. ”

"How to prove it?" Fu Yi frowned.

"Make a wish, child. ”

All the cats said in unison, "We can grant your wishes, any wish...... You have three chances to ask us for what you want.

If there is anything in your knowledge and possession that we cannot attain and obtain, then the existence of this sanctuary is not necessary for you.

You can't get the happiness and peace you want here, so you can leave with your friends. ”

They paused, and then the cat cook said seriously, "But if you can't find a place here that doesn't satisfy you, can you please stay here?"

Let's be friends together, and we'll have a great time. ”

“......”

Fu Yi did not speak.

I don't know how to respond.

It is true that this is an illusion, but the illusion is so real that even time seems to be able to speed up and achieve any ideal and desire......

There is nothing wrong with her indeed having a way to quit, but in this case, it is equivalent to leaving Huai Shi here alone.

If she wants to continue exploring this witch's night, then she must win this gamble, or she will be left dreaming for the rest of the day.

To be honest, she doesn't think there's anything wrong with dreaming.

It also seems to be fun to be friends with a group of cats.

But sure enough...... She still thinks it's more interesting to go on an adventure with Huaishi.

Therefore, it is necessary to win.

So, what is there that you have on the outside but can't get here?

Even if she didn't know the details of the sublimators and hell, she knew that at this time, there were absolutely no material demands.

Matter is the most demanding, but in illusion, matter becomes the simplest thing.

Perhaps, you can try to lie?

But is there really no way for the other person to know what he's thinking?

She thought for a long time, and suddenly made her first wish.

"I want to be free. ”

All the cats stared at her in silence, unmoved.

Only the grandmother-like cat cook looked at her with pity, as if she already knew what she was thinking, and asked softly, "Do you have that kind of thing when you're outside?"

Fu Yi was silent.

Have you ever had one?

She didn't know.

Whether it is her father's steel cradle, or her mother's control and planning of her life...... In the middle, how many of them belong to Fu Yi?

She didn't answer.

This kind of luxury, she didn't have anything other than in the dream of the witch's night.

For a long time, she lowered her head in frustration and sighed deeply.

Then, a second wish was made.

"Friends. ”

She looked up and asked, "There are no friends of mine here." ”

"Actually, your friends are here too. The cat cook said softly, "Do you want to see him?"

"Huh?"

Fu Yi laughed as if he had realized something: "I thought you would say that you are also my friend." ”

"Friendship is mutual, isn't it?" said the cat cook kindly, "We do want to be friends with you, but at this moment, I am afraid it is difficult for you to trust us from the bottom of your heart, right?"

Fu Yi let out a sigh of relief.

A boulder fell from my heart.

It's good that Huai Shi is still here, at least she didn't run anywhere or be abducted by some ghosts.

In fact, Fu Yi suspected that as long as these cats pretended to be her and induced them a little, Huai Shi would jump into the trap by herself with a bone in her mouth.

"For the record, this is not my last wish—" Fu Yi raised his hand and asked, "Can I meet him?"

"Of course. ”

The cat chef nodded, and then showed a somewhat embarrassed look: "However, he seems to be busy, I'm afraid he won't be able to take care of you for a while...... I'm not lying, just look at it. ”

She waved and pushed the window open.

Outside the window, there was no blizzard rolling in, and the cats in the trees and grass disappeared silently, replaced by a familiar scene of ice and snow.

In the deep pit, the three huge wolf beasts are in full swing, and they have reached the most dangerous juncture.

The sound of roaring came and went.

"Right7!"

"Yes 9!"

"I can't afford it!"

"Exploded!"

"My king fried!"

With a dashing hand of iron cards on the ground, Huai Shi jumped up from the ground and laughed proudly: "I won again!"

"Grass, what luck!"

"Are you out of the woods!"

The other two wolf beasts, whose faces were covered in tin foil notes, looked at Huai Shi suspiciously, but they couldn't catch him.

"If you don't catch it, you won't be out of the game. ”

Huai Shi whistled, rubbed a long strip of tin foil again, took a sip, shook his hand and pasted it on the faces of the two wolf beasts, and sighed: "You are still tender!"

Huaishi's card skills can only be said to be average.

But I can't stand the fact that he used to play poker with crows in the basement after training, and he often played poker with crows in the basement after training.

Even if these two wolf beasts copied Huai Shi's personality, physical fitness, and even short-term memory, where could they also copy the experience and instinct that they had gained from pit blood from the crow?

"Keep going, there's still one game left!"

Huai Shi took the lead in shuffling the cards: "You can't talk and don't talk, if I win this one, you have to let me and my brother go." ”

"Quick Wash, Quick Wash ......"

"Two more fights, aren't you pretty idle anyway?"

The two old men happily shuffled the cards, and one of them suggested, "Eh, do you want some supper?" Are you hungry, we have a little crispy pork and edamame here, you can drink ......."

......

In the dead silence, Fu Yi stared at the scene outside the window in disbelief.

The old lady tried her best to save you, why did you reach a consensus with the criminals so quickly?

The cat chef smiled and looked at the scene outside the window, and looked back at Fu Yi: "Maybe you can wait for a while and watch them win and lose by fighting the landlords......"

"Excuse me. Fu Yi sighed in frustration: "It's too embarrassing to win by fighting the landlord, right?"

The cat cook smiled, closed the window, and asked solemnly.

"So, have you figured out your last wish?"

Fu Yi bowed.