Chapter Twenty-Nine: Another Self
Although Russell brought the Paradise Bird to lunch.
But by the time they left the barbecue restaurant, it was already half past two in the afternoon.
Paradisebird grabbed Russell's cuffs and followed him with his head bowed with a flushed face.
“…… Mr. Ultramarine, why didn't you call me up? ”
After Russell finished paying the money and the two left from the door, she lowered her voice in shame and whispered, "Didn't you make Mr. Ignorance wait for three or four hours!" ”
When she woke up, she didn't even know when she had fallen asleep.
Russell didn't feel like he was wrong.
"I don't think I'm wrong."
He just turned his head sideways and said with a smile: "Because you slept so soundly, I really can't bear to wake you up." ”
At first, he just shrunk in Russell's arms and cried, but at some point, the paradise bird began to lie on Russell's belly, grab his back with both hands, and sleep sweetly.
But she was still sitting on Russell's right side. Twisting your body to sleep like this, when you wake up, either Russell or she will twist your waist.
So Russell conjured up the other arm that didn't exist, lifted her legs and laid her flat on the couch, took off her shoes, and came back to rest her head on his lap.
Fortunately, the sofa was long enough, and the bird was not tall enough to lie down.
But no matter how light Russell is, this movement cannot be considered light.
Russell moved the birds of paradise without any signs of waking up...... At that time, Russell knew that the paradise bird was too tired.
I'm afraid that she has been worried about the "godfather" since she learned about the plans of the church.
This little pigeon hasn't had a good night's sleep for a long time.
Although the power of the Holy Rank has a certain healing effect on the body, it can be recovered as long as it is remedied. But with the character of the paradise bird, she should be studying hard when she is free, and she will not do "lazy things" such as taking a nap at all.
As a result, the exhaustion that had accumulated for a long time came to her mind after she suddenly relaxed...... The tears on her face had not been wiped away, and she had already fallen asleep in that position before she let go of the hands behind Russell's back when she cried.
She was worried about herself to such an extent, how could Russell wake her up?
Paradise Bird slept for two hours, while Russell leaned on the couch and listened to melodious music for two hours.
In the middle, Delphinium has already contacted Russell, saying that she has finished investigating Luo Wei's side, and will go to find the "prototype" together in the afternoon.
So Russell took a picture of the Delphinium as a paradise bird sleeping until it drooled.
On the other side, Delphinch, who had returned to the office, couldn't help but smile when she saw the photo.
She had just learned from the two angels that Paradisebird was going to be their new colleague.
Delphinium first asked the two angels for their opinions, and only after getting permission did she reply with a message: "Let the child sleep first, and don't wake her up." Ignorance and the Horn have gone back to the dormitory. ”
After all, it looked like the kid was too tired. Both physically and mentally.
She just looked at the tear stains on the face of the paradise bird and the corners of her red eyes, and instantly guessed what was happening.
…… I guess I fell asleep crying and crying. Eight Chinese Net
The delphinch's gaze softened.
Although there is still an inextricable jealousy in her heart, Delphinium feels that the child of Paradise Bird is really pitiful, so pitiful that she can't help but feel pity.
When Russell came back to report to work, she heard from Russell about the special origin of Paradise Bird, the "bishop of the uncensored".
It wasn't an experience comparable to that of the "ordinary orphans" in Uptown who were able to enter an orphanage......
An eleven or twelve-year-old girl with both parents dead and at the same time having too high moral standards. Without any means of self-defense, he lived alone in the lower city, where there was no order or justice, and there was no daylight all year round.
At first, he lived in a small organization on the rare kindness of others...... But just after the relationship of trust was established, this "second home" was easily destroyed.
Her "new family" was brutally killed, played, fried, and sold by a mob of ignorance......
The paradise bird, which witnessed all this, no longer dared to contact anyone, so it shrank in the dark cracks and barely lived for more than half a year. When he was met by Russell, he was also caught by the people of the Curtain of Ignorance...... If he hadn't been bumped into by Russell, who had turned into a barber, he would have been arrested.
Born in the upper city, the delphinium could not imagine what kind of fear it would be.
She felt creepy and heart-pounding just trying to think about it.
Therefore, it is very normal for the bird of paradise to have feelings of attachment to Russell.
In front of her, the motherhood and kindness in Delphinch's heart have been able to overwhelm the desire for exclusivity for Russell......
What she admires even more is ...... Even in the face of such fear, Paradise Bird still maintains the greatest kindness to others in his heart.
She can even awaken the power of the Holy Rank of Angelic strength.
She looked at the birds of paradise as if she were looking at another version of herself.
A trumpet of yourself. A self that is worse than himself, and therefore more resilient.
Her strong empathy for the birds of paradise makes the delphinium feel fear and pain just thinking about her past...... And at this time, when she looks back and thinks about her peaceful childhood and the little melancholy in her daily life, she will unconsciously feel guilty.
Therefore, when she saw the tears on the face of the paradise bird, she felt her heart throb.
…… Speaking of which, she also cried and cried and fell asleep back then.
Delphinium thought of herself at that time. At that time, she was not tough enough, and often cried like this to sleep.
When my grandfather was sick and unconscious, when my parents started to fight, when my father was about to sell himself...... And when her psionic energy kills Grandpa.
But no matter which time, she didn't dare to show it in front of her parents at all. can only cry silently in the middle of the night, holding the pillow alone.
After falling asleep crying, I had to wake up earlier than usual the next day to wash away the tears on my face.
One of the reasons why she worked late into the night and rarely came home was ...... Maybe she still doesn't think that her current big house is her home.
In Delfinium's cognition, her home has always been a small dilapidated and old house.
"Roger."
Russell came back with a message: "You wait until it's not so hot before you leave, and if she wakes up, I'll take her with me...... Speaking of which, has the appointment of the board of directors passed? ”
"It's already here. I'll get the three of them through the onboarding process in a moment...... Speaking of which, you're already a senior now, aren't you? ”
"Well, it's time for me to bring in a new person...... I can't live the days of sitting in a chair and waiting for money to cheat my salary. Good pain woo qaq. ”
"Poof......
Delphinium looked at Russell's message and couldn't help but laugh.
She held her chin in her left hand, and the corners of her mouth rose gently.
…… It may be a bit strange to say that.
But the delphinium swelled up in her heart with envy for the Paradise Bird and Russell at the same time.
She also wanted to sleep on Russell's lap, and at the same time wanted the bird to fall asleep on her lap...... Or let Russell lie on his lap.
"Don't speak ill of me to the bird, or you'll lose your wages."
"Damn, I never speak ill of others behind my back!"
"The next time you take that kid out to dinner, remember to call me."
"Okay, leave it to me~"
The delphinch's tail wagged happily.
She has never cared what others think of her, so she actively distances herself from social interaction.
But that doesn't mean Delphinium is an indifferent person to be hard to touch...... She's just afraid of trouble.
Bishop Paradisebird is clearly an exception.
- Although she can't think of how to build a good relationship with this new colleague, Delphinium hopes from the bottom of her heart that this child will not hate her.
If she is hated by "another self", she may cry for the first time in a long time.
"Brother Shen!"
"Hmm!"
Shen Changqing walked on the road, and when he met someone he knew well, he would say hello to each other or nod his head.
But it doesn't matter who it is.
There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.
on this.
Shen Changqing is used to it.
Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, it is an institution that maintains the stability of Great Qin, and its main responsibility is to kill demons and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.
Arguably.
In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.
When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.
When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.
The Demon Suppression Division is huge.
The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all powerful masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.
Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.
Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.
Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.
Then step by step, he is expected to become a town guard.
Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.
Have memories of the predecessor.
He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.
It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.
Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.
At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.
Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.
Access to the attic.
The environment has changed in vain.
A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.
The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.