Chapter 30: One Hundred Years
The vast, quiet desert and the white moon rings in the black night.
This is the area called white sand in the imaginary circle.
And these are all the most familiar scenery of Hikarito.
Now his face has long since disappeared from immaturity, and his figure has become more tall and tall, and he has changed from a child to a weathered teenager.
After all, in this imaginary circle with loneliness as the main tone, he has spent countless times.
He was lying on a huge rock, not too far from their station, and Hikari was staring at the night sky a little distracted.
He used to do that a lot.
He couldn't help but think of the days when he sat in the courtyard with Uno Flower and admired the moon, but all this was a little far away. Thinking of that, a nostalgic smile quickly appeared on his face.
"Ah, I really want to go back soon."
Hikari said to himself.
This is a habit he has developed over the years, as long as he has nothing to do, he will deliberately find a quiet place to relax, and nostalgia for the past is also a part of the relaxation behavior.
It's a pity that today's break didn't last long when it was suddenly interrupted.
The sound that sounded in the distance was very clear to the ears of Light Dou, it was the voice of someone calling his name from time to time.
"Hey."
In this regard, he could only sigh, and then sat up.
After a short while, the owner of the shouting voice ran to the great rock on which he was sitting.
"Captain on the fifth floor, Izumino and their team are back."
It turned out that Yasuda, a member of the team, came to find him.
After listening to the other party's report, Guangdou still didn't seem to be interested, perhaps in his subconscious, he had already lost much hope for "that incident".
Because of this, he didn't immediately notice the urgent expression on Yasuda's face that was so shocked that he couldn't even say anything about "that incident".
"Yasuda, if I'm not mistaken, in another month, we will be trapped in the void circle for a hundred years."
Guangdou said inquiringly.
It's a pity that Yasuda still looks anxious, and it can be seen that he is trying very hard to get the words out of his mouth, but he didn't expect that when it was really time to speak, he was suddenly so excited that he lost his voice.
Faced with the question of Light Dou, he had no choice but to nod heavily.
And Hikari Dou noticed Yasuda's abnormal appearance.
"Hey! Yasuda! Are you okay? ”
Hikari hurriedly jumped off the rock, helped Yasuda and asked eagerly.
“…… I...... It's okay! ”
After a long time, Yasuda finally squeezed out three words.
"Then why are you so excited?"
Hikarito was puzzled.
“…… It's Izumino! Izumino they ...... They brought back good news! ”
Yasuda's voice grew louder and louder, and he even shouted out at the end.
"What do you say? Good news? ”
Hikari wasn't sure if he was in a dream, and he couldn't even believe Yasuda's words.
"Yes!"
But Yasuda's firm tone immediately proved it for him.
It's not a dream, it's real......
"Okay, go back quickly, I'll listen to them."
How many times have you been there in a hundred years...... Almost every two days, Hikato would send someone underground, to the place where they had first arrived, but each time they found nothing.
There was no movement at all.
The crack had been sleeping since it closed a hundred years ago.
Countless investigations, countless disappointments, needless to say, the other team members who have survived so far have long been numb to this.
They had long lost sight of the hope of returning to the Corpse Soul Realm, but at this time, there was suddenly good news, even if they had always prided themselves on being mature, their hearts were extremely excited, and their steps were running faster and faster.
In the Corpse Soul Realm, what happened on the side of the Soul Court.
Why didn't the crack open again after ten years, and why did it last for a hundred years.
Is the device malfunctioning, or is there something else going on? Everyone in the Void Circle can only guess on their own, but even if there is a problem with the device, the time to overcome this difficulty is too long.
The long team of one hundred and thirty-one people when they first arrived, now only forty people have survived, and the Grim Reaper, who was so long that Inobara Taiji, was sacrificed here, and it was so long that Hikari went from a child to the leader of these survivors.
Hikari still clearly remembers what Captain Inohara looked like before he died, and what he said to himself.
That was thirty years ago.
The captain who is loyal to the Lingting, even when he is dying, still hopes that the players will not be disappointed in the Lingting, in fact, his worries are not reasonable, when such a thing happens, the team members will inevitably have dissatisfaction and complaints, but these so-called disappointments have also dissipated with the death of Inohara.
After all, it was a captain worthy of everyone's respect, and if it weren't for the help of them who were still weak, he wouldn't have put himself in danger and be seriously injured. Saved them from the brink of life and death again and again. Who can ignore the last wishes of such a captain.
What makes Hikari even more memorable is Captain Inohara's trust and expectations for him.
It was he who appointed Mitsuto to take over his duties as the acting captain of the team. Over the years, Guangdou's growth has been watched by him, and in his eyes, Guangdou is a god of death who will soon surpass him, and will be stronger than him in the future, with far more than all his abilities.
That's why he said that.
"I'm glad you're here, Hikari Dou."
It is precisely because Inohara trusts him so much that Hikari Tato takes on the responsibility of captain seriously.
"You have to protect everyone and wait until the contact ...... the Lingting Court"
"I will."
"Also, don't die as easily as I did."
The picture of that conversation vaguely appeared in front of him again, and Hikaru hoped that there would really be a day when he would lead everyone back to the Corpse Soul Realm, so that he could comfort the dead Captain Inohara.
And one day like that, I finally saw hope.
"What's going on over there?"
While reminiscing about the past, he ran as fast as he could, and when he hurried back to the station, Hikari immediately asked about Izumi.
"Captain, the Boundary Bead has reacted! It's lit up today! But it didn't last long! ”
Izumino said excitedly.
"Over there in the Corpse Soul Realm, you can already reconnect with us!"
The demarcation beads, which are the two beads that are placed under the crack, and the method of its operation, Inohara, was also taught to Hikari Dou long before the accident, and it is true that as Izumino said, the beads will shine, indicating that someone on the other side is trying to open the crack.
This is the only reaction in a hundred years, and on the other side, the Corpse Soul Realm has also been trying for a hundred years.
Finally, there was a reaction.