Dark clouds obscured the night sky.

In the open sea at night, layers of mist float up, shrouding the neon scenery of the city's coastline, and wrapping the street lamps along the coast in a silvery gray mist.

On the quiet sea, with the sea breeze slowly rippling microwave ripples, blowing the waves tide after tide, gently lapping against the shore wall, full of natural rhythm and rhythm.

Under the shadow of the foggy gray lamp.

An ice-blue figure slowly appeared, with neon-like pupils, revealing a sense of coldness in the shadows.

She walked alone to Pier 4 in the bay, hiding in the shadows, looking at the luxury yacht docked on the shore, her eyes hesitant.

There were yachts parked in rows along the bay, but only that one was lit up on the pier.

Her righteous eyes turned, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual around her, her cold gaze softened, and she clenched her fists, as if she had made up her mind, and slowly walked out of the shadow of the lamp and walked towards the yacht.

The figure of the silver-haired girl gradually approached the pier, and the rhythm of the sea tide echoed in her ears, and she felt the sea breeze coming towards her, accompanied by a trance of music.

She looked out over the deck of the white yacht and saw no human figure, but she could hear someone playing and singing, with a gentle voice and a soft tune that could be read in the music.

“Fly me to the moon。”

“And let me play among the stars。”

“Fill my life with song。”

“And let me sing for ever more。”

The sea breeze gently strokes the silver hair, changing the texture of silver white and ice blue.

She stood still, raised her hand to pull the fluttering silver hair behind her ear, and listened quietly to this strange and familiar tune.

Long.

The song stopped.

The silver-haired girl seemed to feel something, and then she stepped up the staircase to the yacht deck.

The owner of the playing, sitting on the soft leather sofa seat on the bow deck, is adjusting an electric tomahawk guitar, looking serious and completely immersed in the world of the instrument.

"You sing well, I didn't expect you to have a lot of musical cells." The silver-haired girl watched each other's every move and said hello at the beginning.

Tang Yu looked up, and Lucy arrived as promised, standing on the deck, looking at herself with interest, as if surprised by the company's top management and such a hobby as music.

"Sit down." He continued to tune the strings with his head down.

Lucy sat on the other side of the soft leather sofa, looking up at the blue and inky night sky, which was reflected in her pupils, and couldn't help but sigh a little.

"It's a pity that the clouds are too thick."

Perhaps the tune had something to do with the moon, but when she looked up and saw that the moon was covered by heavy clouds, she felt a little regretful.

After Tang Yu finished adjusting the strings, he plucked it twice, and a burst of guitar electric music followed.

After confirming that the tone was perfect, he continued to play with his fingertips, and the sound accompanied the yacht slowly.

"Where do you want to go?" Tang Yu plucked the strings and asked casually.

Lucy turned her head sideways and teased with interest, "Huh? This is your ship, shouldn't you be in charge? ”

She looked at the man playing the guitar in front of her, unlike any other time in her memory.

At this moment, she had an inexplicable feeling that the two might be in the same world, under the same roof.

Lucy knew that Tang Yu, as a senior executive of the company, had already become a master in Night City, and had left the world she was in.

But some things may just be appearances.

Tang Yu said in a deep voice: "Actually, it doesn't matter where you go, what matters is where you have peace of mind." ”

Lucy couldn't help but smile and said with a relaxed expression: "Actually, I don't know where I'm going, but at least leaving here will make me feel a little more at ease." ”

"Okay, that's not what I want to talk about before I leave."

The yacht slowly departed the harbor and sailed into the wider sea, the coastline behind them getting farther and farther away.

The boat was on the dark and silent sea, and it kept moving slowly.

The two were silent, except for the electric guitar sound echoing in the sea breeze, gradually blowing away.

Lucy seemed to think that the two hadn't seen each other for a while, and she didn't know whether it was polite or speechless, so she asked with a smile.

"How's it going?"

Tang Yu raised his eyebrows and said a little lazily: "It's still the same, there is endless work, endless meetings, and endless favors." ”

Lucy smiled in her eyes and quipped, "If you are so busy, it is really not easy for you to practice the guitar so well." ”

She thought that Tang Yu had always been like this, and he would always work hard to do what he decided, even if it was superfluous in the eyes of others, his maverick behavior made him different.

Tang Yu said calmly: "I learned from an old friend, and he plays better than me." ”

"I envy him."

"Why do you play so badly?"

Lucy sought confirmation of her inner guess and asked with a smile, "Is this old friend you are talking about the one who begged you to smoke?" ”

Tang Yu replied in a really smart tone: "Well, you guessed right. ”

Lucy turned her head to look at Tang Yu, as if she couldn't believe that the company's top management had such a friend.

"Then you really have a wide range of friends."

"But seriously, you seem to have been born into a corporate business."

Tang Yu smiled and asked, "You mean I look more like a company dog." ”

"I didn't say that." Lucy smiled.

Tang Yu sighed: "Sometimes fitting doesn't mean what you want, if you get along with them, then you should know that they will hurt you and then abandon you." ”

“.” Lucy's gaze froze, and memories of her childhood invaded her brain again.

"It's hard to believe that this is heard from your mouth."

"You were attacked by the Animal Gang when you first returned to Night City, was it because of the company?"

She had heard some stories about Tang Yu from Mann, and it was because of that attack that it led to the subsequent car accident and the intersection between Mann and Tang Yu.

Tang Yu nodded slightly: "This is a city of night, isn't it?" ”

"You're pretty open-minded." Lucy couldn't see any waves in his gaze, as if she was used to this kind of life.

Tang Yu suddenly looked up at her and smiled indifferently: "Just like you said before, it's always right to run faster, and danger will always be one step slower than you." ”

A trace of unbearability flashed in Lucy's eyes, and she muttered, "But Arasaka won't let anything go"

Halfway through the words, it was like a fish in the throat.

She sighed a little helplessly, and a reluctant smile seemed to comfort herself: "Forget it, I hope for good luck." ”

Tang Yu knew that she was trying her best to escape, avoiding the shadows brought by Arasaka.

But fate played a joke on her, causing her to fall into the vortex again.

Often life is such a paradox, you can't get what you want, but you want to escape but find the door.

She is like a bird fluttering in a cage, seeing Arasaka's trap tightening tighter and tighter, but there is nothing she can do.

In the face of a corporate giant like Arasaka, the power of the individual seems too small and helpless.

Tang Yu opened his mouth again and asked, "Then you have thought about it, where are you going?" ”

Lucy looked at Tang Yu, her eyes fluttered for a moment, and after hesitation, she chose to give up, just smiled helplessly.

"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you."

"Actually. I have nowhere else to go. ”

Lucy leaned back in her leather chair and looked quietly into the distance, where she could see the sturdy launch platform.

She seemed to remember something, changed the topic, and asked calmly, "Can you play that song again?" ”

Tang Yu stopped playing in his hand and asked, "Fly me to the moon?" ”

"Fly me to the moon," Lucy muttered, nodding in affirmation.

She remembered that Tang Yu once asked if she had heard this song, and this was the first time she had heard this song played.

Tang Yu changed his fingering and started playing and singing again, still with the same charm, his gentle voice and the lyrics of Xingyue seemed to be able to lead people to play among the stars and jump on the moon.

Lucy quietly looked up at the night sky, and with the sound of playing, scenes from the past came to her mind.

The first encounter with the subway, the cry of the seawall, the distress of running at night, etc., linger in the thoughts.

She didn't have much to do with Night City, and she didn't have to leave Night City with any inseparable concerns.

But at this moment, she felt something different.

The long night was beautiful.

I hope that this yacht will continue to drive, never end, and can remain unchanged for a lifetime, without worrying about those troubles for the rest of my life.

Lucy raised her hand against the sea breeze, her fingers clenched, trying to grasp the little light flowing in the air with her own hands.

Far in sight.

At the intersection of the sea and the sky, there is a sea launch platform, like a remote island, surrounded by darkness and terror.

Suddenly.

A spark lit up, and a rocket ignited the engine tail flame, spewing thick smoke and dust, and slowly lifted into the air.

My heart is moving.

Perhaps realizing that this might be the last moment, Lucy withdrew her palm, looked sideways at Tang Yu and asked, "Is there a Mewtwo ring on the yacht?" ”

Tang Yu stopped playing, pointed to the yacht suite, and said, "There is one in the house." ”

Lucy stood up and invited, "I'll show you something." ”

"What's that?" Tang Yu hugged the electric guitar and felt a little sudden.

Lucy smiled helplessly: "Let's go, don't be so nervous, it's just Mewtwo." ”

Tang Yu put down his guitar and got up, followed Lucy's steps and walked into the yacht suite.

Soon.

The two of them were lying on the soft leather sofa in the living room of the inner room, wearing the Mewtwo ring on their heads, and their eyes were shining.

A checkered plastic sleeve containing the Mewtwo chip dropped on the couch.

After experiencing a dazzling light, Tang Yu gradually regained his vision and found himself on a lonely brown earth.

The deep space universe is close at hand, the blue planet that can be seen from afar, and there are astronauts and mining vehicles in spacesuits around.

Moon?

Tang Yu has experienced a lot of Mewtwo, but it is the first time that Mewtwo has landed on the moon.

Whether it is the rays of sunlight or the delicate dust under your feet, the moon scene is almost completely restored, as if you are really on the moon.

"How does it feel?" Lucy, who was beside her, asked with a smile on her waist with one hand.

Before Tang Yu could reply, he felt a pair of hands holding his back tightly, and then he was pushed into the air violently.

He floated directly, in a strange posture, as if he wanted to grab something to stabilize his body, but he didn't catch anything when he swung around.

Suddenly.

His wrist was firmly grasped by a palm, and he finally stabilized his body in mid-air, barely falling upright to the ground.

Lucy tapped the ground on her toes, pulled Tang Yu to land smoothly, and her skillful movements seemed to come here often.

Seeing Tang Yu's slightly embarrassed appearance, Lucy couldn't help but laugh and asked jokingly.

"Uh-ha, for the first time?"

The moon's gravity is very variable, and you will feel very uncomfortable when you visit it for the first time.

Tang Yu was successfully 'sneak attacked' by Lucy behind his back, and he really didn't react for a while.

He inexplicably remembered the last time he was so embarrassed, he was still in the shopping cart by her.

Thereupon.

Lucy decides to teach him the ropes of walking and jumping on the moon, and the two of them walk on the dirt pavement one after the other.

"Just keep up with me, just relax, take your time, don't rush." Lucy walked slowly in front, not in a hurry.

Tang Yu stepped on her footprints, learning her steps, accidentally stumbled, and almost fell forward, but was grabbed by Lucy in front of him.

Lucy turned around to support Tang Yu and joked: "This is different from running at night, it is easy to fall if you run fast." ”

Tang Yu said helplessly: "It's true that I'm not used to this feeling of being powerless."

"yes, maybe you're fit to jump, come with me!" Lucy turned, hooked her little hand on her back, and then grabbed his wrist again, leaping deep.

Tang Yu's whole person was taken into the air by her, and he felt weightless like a dream.

The two jumping figures, like elves flying above the lunar soil, jumped up quickly, but fell slowly and slowly.

Tang Yu looked at Lucy beside him, and saw that she was smiling happily, as if she had forgotten all her troubles and entered the exclusive playground.

She couldn't help but hold Tang Yu's wrist tightly with her five fingers, and sometimes her toes touched the ground, and she would take Tang Yu all the way forward.

Midair.

Lucy pulled the hair behind her ears and asked playfully, "How do you feel now?" ”

Tang Yu's performance at the moment was not as embarrassed as just now, and he was able to keep up with Lucy's leaping pace.

"It's easier than walking."

"Haha, you're so interesting." Lucy was so happy, it seemed that seeing Tang Yu, who had always been calm, was a little embarrassed, which made her inexplicably feel a sense of accomplishment.

Half an hour later.

The two of them sat next to a deep crater in the lunar soil, looking at the blue planet on the other side of deep space.

Lucy sat on the edge of the pit, her legs swaying slightly.

"This is the first time I've brought someone here."

Tang Yu replied softly: "It's also the first time I've experienced what it's like to be on the moon. ”

Lucy smiled dumbly: "But you learn quite quickly, and I didn't feel comfortable with it the first time I came here, but I fell in love with it at a glance." ”

Tang Yu asked: "So you said before that if you want to fly away, the place you want to go to the most is the moon?" ”

He remembered the old moon commercial poster in Lucy's room, and it was no wonder that he had a soft spot for moon songs.

Lucy was relieved to hear this, nodded and acknowledged.

"Well, I think one day, maybe I can fly to the real moon in a rocket."

"Then have you saved 250,000 euros?" Tang Yu asked seriously.

Lucy was stunned, her expression turned to a sneer, and she said with some annoyance, "You really have a set of bad luck." ”

Tang Yu estimated that she didn't save enough money, and she stole Arasaka chips on the subway to not only grab intelligence, but also sell chips to earn some extra money.

But this work cannot be done often, and there is a risk of revealing your whereabouts, so you don't earn much.

And in Mann's team, there really is very little work she can do, especially with Qi Wei around.

As a veteran hacker in the team, Qi Wei has excellent skills and dares to go down, and does the deep diving invasion without saying a word.

And Lucy, because she wants to avoid Arasaka's pursuit, is cautious most of the time so as not to involve others.

For example, in recent times, not only has she not been out for night runs, but she has also participated a lot less in Mann's activities.

In addition, it costs a lot to maintain the upgrading and iteration of hacker software and hardware.

So.

Tang Yu judged that she didn't actually make much money, and it was really difficult to realize her idea of going to the moon on her own.

Lucy didn't want to mention these things, so she asked Tang Yu: "What about you, where do you want to go the most?" Do you plan to work in the company for the rest of your life? ”

She knew that it was too redundant to ask a high-level officer of the company, after all, Tang Yu had climbed to this point in Arasaka, and it was impossible to give up this hard-won power.

For everyone, being at the top of a company is a coveted thing.

Especially for Tang Yu, the identity of the top management of Arasaka Company is really too important to him, so that it is difficult to ride a tiger, and the two are inseparable.

If he loses his position as a high-level Arasaka, Lucy can't imagine what hell he will do.

Regarding Lucy's question, Tang Yu really didn't think about it carefully, and he couldn't say it for a while.

Is it going to be a fight with Arasaka and those companies this time? Or keep what little temperature is left in this cruel and cold world.

He couldn't help but think of the tarot card that symbolized the future.

Positive Moon.

Tang Yu couldn't help but smile and said, "If you can buy a suite to live on the moon, it sounds like a good idea." ”

When the time comes, take over all the V sons and them, and stay away from the rights and wrongs on the blue planet.

Lucy was a little surprised when she heard this answer, but she didn't expect Tang Yu's answer to have nothing to do with the word Arasaka, and asked rhetorically, "Are you serious?" ”

Tang Yu nodded in affirmation, and then added: "Of course, I will leave you a room." ”

A hint of strangeness flashed in Lucy's eyes, and she said helplessly: "Buying a house on the moon, I'm afraid only a company executive like you can do it." ”

"Then I'll thank you in advance, if you don't mind, I'd like to stay for a while."

Tang Yu said bluntly: "Then you have to earn money and prepare the rent in advance." ”

"you." Lucy smiled dumbly, she didn't expect Tang Yu to offer to collect her rent.

Tang Yu also laughed.

Lucy looked at Tang Yu, who was smiling lightly and comfortably, and vaguely understood something.

She knew that Tang Yu was not what it seemed on the surface, and his world had never really opened up to anyone.

He is dangerous, and as a high-ranking member of the Arasaka Company, everyone who is contaminated with his breath will be affected.

But Tang Yu always turned danger into a disaster again and again, so that things could land without danger.

Whether it's the collaboration with Mann or the recklessness of burning down the company square, the final pressure falls on his shoulders.

Lucy felt that he should do something about it, and that leaving Night City and going farther away might make him feel less burdened and more at ease.

With that in mind.

Lucy's gaze became a little low, and she wanted to say something, but she stopped talking, and finally only turned into one sentence.

"Thank you."

Tang Yu tilted his head slightly, and found that Lucy had her head down, staring at the deep pit and black abyss under her feet.

"Are you leaving?"

Lucy nodded calmly, looked sideways at Tang Yu and said with a light smile: "When I have the opportunity, I will go back to Night City to have a look." ”

As soon as the words fell.

Tang Yu found that the faint gray life simulation frame on Lucy's body suddenly lit up.

Display.

Lucy (Yes/No Simulation?) ）

A twist of fate?

Unexpectedly, the silver-haired girl's fate turned at this moment.

Tang Yu understood.

Whether to let the silver-haired girl go now will become an important choice that will affect her for the rest of her life.

The two looked directly at each other, and the silver-haired girl smiled.

Suddenly.

The world in Lucy's eyes began to blur, and even Tang Yu's figure became illusory.

She stretched out her hand to grab something, and vaguely felt that Tang Yu seemed to grab her wrist, and with force, she pulled out her entire soul.

Lucy felt as if her whole body was out of her body, and the weightlessness was more like entering another layer of mewra.

Time flies and transforms, and the starry sky that spins around the sky all turns into a streamer, completely drowning her in it.

When I open my eyes again.

I don't know when.

Lucy sat alone in an empty chair, in the cold mechanical room, looking out through the electronic mirror screen.

It's still the blue planet

Note: The song "Fly Me to the Moon" is a reference to JOSHUA's single, and is from the same place as the song quoted in Chapter 20 "On the Moon". The earliest quote was Brother Mars's "Talking to the Moon", but after a detailed comparison of the lyrics and tunes, "Fly Me to the Moon" is closer to both the artistic conception and the meaning, so it has been modified.