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"I've added an extra layer of magic to this technique, and after you return to your world, this spell is the only thing that binds the two of us, and I record my last words in it, and that magic will help me pass it on to you, through this connection," Aoi's voice said, "I can only use this way to say my personal goodbye, I hope you won't be disappointed." ”

How can you be disappointed, Lin said in his heart, with a wry smile on his face, it is better to say that he is very excited, right, far away in two worlds, but I can still hear your voice over there through time and space.

Lin sat down again, quietly, and the surroundings entered a quiet atmosphere with him, the leaves no longer danced and fluttered, and the silence was frozen on the ground, like a group of bystanders who had retreated into the darkness with self-knowledge.

He brought his wrist close to his ear, closed his eyes, and carefully let the tone and color of the voice be contained in his ears and placed in his heart.

"First of all, thank you, although I have already thanked you, but I still want to calm down in the mood, and then say it seriously, if there is no you, I think the knot between me and my sister will not be so simple to untie it, even if I stand in the position of the knight commander, my mind is still not fully mature, I also understand that I am indispensable for the help of others, and when I need the help most, thank you for standing by my side, although it is a lot of hindsight and arrogant words, but I think it is also a bold statement, you are indeed very eloquent, is a noisy man, but the noise makes people feel cute。 ”

Lin blushed slightly and scratched his head, and said in his heart What a strange description is cute, but his expression completely leaked the mood in his heart at the moment, with a silly snicker on his face.

"It was nice to have you by my side at that time. Aoi's voice continued to spread around.

Lin remembered that at the last moment before the gate of time and space closed, he still looked back at the girl and saw her calm and smiling face, her green hair was lightly raised, white and beautiful. When he wanted to say this, Aoi didn't just keep a good appearance, looking at the closed door, looking at the night sky high up, they were already far away from the stars in the night sky, Aoi raised his wrist to his mouth, and gently said the words in his heart, just like he did now, he also put his wrist close to his cheek.

"My brother, you have also seen it, that child also asked me to thank you, saying that you are willing to be my friend, you say, am I a very worrying sister, this kind of thing, I should be thanked. ”

I'm also very happy to be friends with you, Lin said in his heart, although the other party can't hear it, although the time when I was chased by you at the beginning has another sense of unforgettable.

"Also, I don't know if I'm too talkative, you said you also have a sister, you said that you had the same state of mind as me, so I can not understand, you have been unable to get out of the shadows about your sister's affairs, and you don't want to forget the feelings of important people, we all understand, but you have taught me, what is the real memory, neither forget but also let go of something, you have preached to me, I don't like to preach to you, if you have been lingering, your sister will also be sad. ”

Lin smiled and continued to listen.

"Then goodbye, after the door closes, the connection between us by this technique will definitely become almost as if it is cut off because of the distance between time and space, so that's all I have to say, I am really happy to meet you, I feel very lucky, goodbye, I hope we will meet again one day, my friend, Lin." ”

The sound faded with the light, and the lines that no longer glowed turned into ordinary marks again, branded on Lin's wrists.

"Originally, I was going to treat this incident as a dream-like memory in my life," Lin looked at his wrist, and then moved his gaze to the sky, and now he thought of that person, he could only look at the sky, as if the sky was a door connecting the world, the only shortcoming was that the sky was not a starry night sky at the moment, "Then ten or twenty years, or when I was older, I would remember, and then smile, but you said so, didn't the mood I finally let go of was brought up again." ”

"I really hope to see each other again, obviously we have just met, and we haven't had time to get to know each other, but we are about to separate again," Lin said, "Aoi, my friend." ”

Lin lowered his head again, the falling water droplets wet his pants, and he noticed that his eyes had been hazy at some point, and he quickly rubbed his eyes.

"Don't laugh at your brother's crying nose, I don't know why, it's obviously a rhetorical paragraph, but it makes it so sensational," Lin said jokingly as he looked at the tombstone in front of him, and said to the little girl who no longer existed. She also taught me, I can't continue to look like a wreck, and then I will walk my own way with my head held high, sister, please stay in heaven, watch my brother's back, my brother will not let you down, I am your brother, no matter where I go, I must try to make a look that will not make my sister ashamed. ”

He stood up, the wind was blowing, he looked at the monument in front of him, as if he saw a young figure jumping around the tombstone in front of him, the transparent body was like the morning light of the sun, and the smile on her face also flashed.

I can understand that you agreed, Lin was stunned for a moment, then smiled with relief, and said this in his heart.

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Halfway up the mountain, Suzu and Lyle walked up the mountain, they walked neither fast nor slow, hoping to recall as many things as possible with the surrounding environment.

According to Suzu's vague memory, they first went to the flower shop in the city, and looked through the newspapers of the past, and it seemed that the shop had been inexplicably reduced to ruins one night, leaving a terrible devastation on the scene, broken flower pots, dirt sprinkled all over the ground, wilted petals and broken notes buried in the soil, and huge scratches on the walls and floors that seemed to be wild beasts. Until now, the truth has not been known in the depths of the sea.

But now that store has been replaced by another snack shop chain, business is booming, and despite the rumors, it still seems that the owner's enthusiasm for opening is still unstoppable. The two of them took a brief look inside, the four sides were cleanly painted, all possible traces were covered up to the bare trace, and the two left without finding any clues.

This was followed by the zoo, but the zoo was also renovated inside and out, and there were similar reports, which were considered to have been committed by the same inmate as the flower shop, and were in the headlines, and the place recorded in the report was no longer equipped with ornamental facilities, and was abandoned into a wasteland overgrown with weeds.

In the end, the two arrived at this back mountain.

"The Road of Autumn Leaves, that's the name, it feels so familiar, I don't remember being to the back mountain, but I always feel that this road has been stepped in," Lyle walked behind Suzu, "We really walked this road together." ”

"So, it must be true, it seems to be this road, a few of us together, it seems that Uncle Seth followed, we went into the mountains, and then met Chase, but how we met, I really can't remember," Suzu walked ahead, her eyes carefully scanning every place around her, hoping to have some clues to suddenly evoke her memory that was about to disappear, "Lyle, you say, why do we suddenly forget about Chase, we should be very important friends." ”

"I don't know, the only thought can only be that we are all unknowingly, some very powerful magic that can erase our memories. Lyle replied, although this answer was quite omission, for example, there were too many people who had forgotten Chase, not only a few of them, but also Seth, who was far away in the human world at the time, what kind of magic could affect two worlds at the same time? Lyle just said the good side, he didn't want to add to Suzu's worries.

"But we can check the reason, since Chase is real, not fake, then it will definitely be found, I believe that we are looking for clues all over the world at the moment, and it will definitely not be useless. Lyle said.

"yes, I'm sure I'll find it. Suzuya said that this is her strength, self-confidence and conviction, believing in good hopes, which is also the allure of her, sunny.

"By the way, can you tell me more about this road of red leaves, I care a little, just think of it as a change of mood to change the topic, since I have firmly believed that I will find it, I don't have to worry about it all the time," the two walked for a while, and Lyle suddenly said, "The color of this red leaves is a little too bright." ”

"This is the characteristic of this city, from the end of the city, to the top of this back mountain, there is a road that can be said to stretch straight, and the trees on both sides are the poplars that bloom with red leaves, and everyone calls them the poplars of fire, because the leaves sway like sparks. Suzu said.

The name of the Fire Poplar was familiar, Lyle thought to himself, and in his memory at the moment, he should have heard the term for the first time.

The closer he got to the interior of the mountain, especially in the middle of this tree, Lyle always felt an inexplicable discomfort all over his body, as if his body was soaked in a viscous and nasty liquid, which made him feel uncomfortable and sick to his stomach, but there was a faint sense of attraction and closeness, as if those trees were planted in his garden and loved by him.

That's why he cares about the Momiji Road, which is said to only exist in Momiji City, so why do such trees bloom in this city? From time to time, Lyle approached the trees on both sides and pressed his palms against the trunks, and suddenly felt as if there was a heartbeat vibrating inside the trees.

But this is the human realm, and this kind of thing can be casually designated as a new species in the moonlit night realm, but here, it seems to be space-minded.

"Speaking of which, my sister doesn't want to stay in this city, a big reason, it seems that it is because of these trees with red leaves, and the road around these trees, she said that she never wants to walk on this road again in her life," Suzu frowned and recalled, "I still haven't asked the reason for this, but I remember that every time I mentioned this kind of thing, my sister would turn around unnaturally, and I couldn't see her face." ”

"Do you hate your hometown? This is the representative of your city, which should be happily accepted by every citizen and worthy of showing off. Lyle said.

"I heard from those adults that a few years ago, there was not a single poplar tree here, and Momiji City was still known by other names, and it was just a small city under development, but then one day, this kind of tree began to grow on the mountain, and its leaves were as bright red as fire, and then more and more, and finally it attracted attention from all over the world, and became the symbol of Momiji City, and Momiji City has since changed its name and began to become famous. ”

"A few years ago? It doesn't seem like a very distant time, but it sounds like an urban legend. Lyle said.

"I don't know, my childhood memories are also very vague, it seems that when my grandfather was still alive, Momiji City was not Momiji City, and it has developed in the past few years. Suzu said.

Lyle couldn't figure out all the doubts in this, he asked these questions only because of the strange discomfort in his heart, a feeling that made him feel psychological rejection and physical attraction, mixed with it. But this feeling didn't particularly affect him, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

"Isn't the air bad today, someone is burning straw in the mountains, but I don't think the smell is right, why do you feel that there is a strange smell around you from time to time, but after walking a few steps, it disappears," Suzu said as she walked, "Oh, there is another place." ”

"Does it smell weird?" Lyle asked, stunned, "I don't seem to smell it." ”

"It doesn't matter, it's the point where your attention will be ignored as soon as you divert your attention, hurry up, I think it's almost time to turn into the depths of the mountain." Suzu beckoned to Lyle, urging.