Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Dark clouds obscured the moon, and a fine curtain of rain was layered on top of each other, setting off circles of mist less than half a meter above the ground.

And the rain curtain falling in the dense forest is a completely different feeling.

The dense branches swayed in all directions as the raindrops fell, as if responding to them with a crisp sound.

In the main house in the Yuanzhu Shrine, Lilia picked up the pot, put it on the small table, plugged it in, and then went to the kitchen to bring the cut fruits and vegetables and put them around the iron pot...... Shiori said that she wanted to eat hot pot tonight, and Lilia prepared it in advance here.

When all this was done, Lilia wiped the fine sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief, and then turned her head to look at the paper door, her expression a little distracted.

The architectural style of Yuanzhu Shrine is very classical, and living here always reminds Lilia of the mansion that melts the moon.

It's just that although the architectural style is similar, the bright girl she is familiar with has died two thousand years ago.

Even Xu Qiansu is nowhere to be found at this moment.

But where is he at the moment when I am living a peaceful and warm life?

It's raining heavily, does he have a place to take shelter from the rain? Is there a place to heat up?

Lilia pursed her lips and was silent for a moment, then knelt down at the small table, put her hands on her thighs and clasped them gently, and waited quietly for Shiori to return.

The soft sound of the raindrops beating on the corner of the eaves porch reached Lilia's ears.

She sat quietly, her eyes closed.

I don't know how long it took, but outside the door came the creaking of footsteps through the wooden hallway.

Lilia opened her eyes and looked up, and the dim light sprinkled on the paper door, highlighting a figure behind the door.

The figure raised the umbrella and waved it lightly, shaking off the raindrops.

Lilia was slightly stunned...... Is Shiori that tall?

And the movement of this figure ...... So familiar.

Click.

The paper door was opened, and Xu Qiansu appeared in front of Liliai with an umbrella.

Bang!

Lilia stood up suddenly, but her knee hit the small table, the iron pot shook, and the hot soup in it splashed everywhere, spilling on the plate and tatami mats, Lilia's snow-white skin on her knees instantly turned red, and a pain came, but she didn't hear it, but her face was pale and stunned and stared at Xu Qiansu tightly.

"Lilia ...... It's been a month, haven't you......" Xu Qiansu put the umbrella outside the door, walked into the house, stretched out his hand to close the paper door, turned his head to look at Liliai with an incredulous face, and was silent for a while before asking softly: "Are you okay?" ”

Liliai's breathing began to be short, she looked directly at Xu Qiansu, and only reacted after a while, but she took out a handkerchief from her pocket, knelt down, and wiped the soup splashed on the tatami mats, not looking at Xu Qiansu at all, and said in a trembling voice: "Xu, Mr. Xu...... Why would you ......"

Her voice was dry and stumbling, but she couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

Xu Qiansu stepped forward, picked up a tissue from the small table, and wiped the spilled soup with Liliai.

"I just returned to Yuanzhu City this morning." Xu Qiansu crumpled the soaked paper towel into a ball, threw it into the trash, and then turned his head to look at Liliai, "...... You're still here, after all. ”

There was nothing for Lilia to do at the moment, so she had to sit down, her eyes lowered, and when she heard this, she quietly raised her eyes to look at Xu Qiansu for a moment, and then whispered, "You look so haggard......

"Is it that obvious? Everybody says so. Xu Qiansu touched his face.

The two sat across the small table, facing each other.

Lilia stretched out her little hand, gently rubbed the red and swollen part of her knee through her skirt, opened her mouth, and wanted to talk to Xu Qiansu about Rongyue, but she couldn't say it anyway, in the end, she could only say, "I'm sorry......"

"Why apologize?" Xu Qiansu tilted his head to look at her.

Lilia was silent for a moment before continuing, "If Rongyue survives...... Even if it's with my body. ”

She still thinks that Rongyue should live in this world more than her.

Xu Qiansu looked at Liliai for a while, and only after a little did she retract her gaze and ask, "Liliai, can you sing?" ”

"Huh?" Lilia was stunned, she looked at Xu Qiansu in confusion.

Xu Qiansu took out a jade flute, gently placed it on the table, and then smiled, "Although my skills are very poor, fortunately, since March, I have studied hard with Miss Ma Li for two months...... Now I can play some unsatisfactory tunes. ”

"Huh?" Lilia was even more puzzled.

"Let's sing...... Whatever you want. Xu Qiansu pinched the flute of the gods and rubbed it gently.

“…… Honor her? Lilia asked cautiously.

Xu Qiansu didn't answer, he held the flute of the gods and began to play it gently.

The ethereal sound of the flute sounded like a drizzle outside, and it reached Lilia's ears lightly.

It was Lilia again, and she sang.

She sang:

"As long as you can smile by my side, I'm satisfied—"

"I don't know when you've been guarding me—"

"It was a thousand years ago—"

"Can I praise the beauty of the flowers that bloom in this new land—"

"Only Pokémon cry for humans—"

"I want to cry for you too————"

After singing, Xu Qiansu put down the flute of the gods and looked at Liliai.

Lilia looked up at him as well.

This song was written by Jiadelia at random, and Xu Qiansu only sang it with Rongyue in Qingxu.

The rain outside the house continued to rain vigorously and beat on the corner of the eaves.

Lilia whispered, "I, I can see part of the memories of the melting moon......"

"I know." Xu Qiansu bowed slightly, released the flute of the gods, and tied it around his waist again, "I know everything about you." ”

Hearing this, Liliai's heart trembled, she looked at Xu Qiansu, and felt a little sad and aggrieved out of thin air.

Lilia held the small table with both hands, her upper body straightened slightly, and her tone was a little hurried, "I ...... Mr. Hui...... Your business, the matter of the melting moon, I also ......"

Lilia paused, was silent for a moment, and then sat back in silence.

"What's wrong?" Xu Qiansu asked softly.

Lilia said after a few moments, "I've been hesitant since I got back to the beginning of March...... Do you want to stop you...... In the beginning, even if you snatched the mask from Team Rocket, as long as I didn't wear it, you could stop it...... You wouldn't have had to go through these ......."

Xu Qiansu and Liliai looked at each other.

Liliai's eyes are beautiful, they are a nice turquoise.

The feeling that the melting moon brings to Xu Qiansu is clear and bright, like a jewel.

Liliai brings Xu Qiansu the feeling that it is crystal clear and moist, like a lake.

Xu Qiansu silently closed his eyes and did not speak.

Lilia was silent for a while, and then she tightened her skirt and whispered, "I'm not as gentle as Mr. Xu thought...... I also have my own thoughts...... I always call you 'Mr. Xu' because she often calls you that, and I thought to myself, you might like me to call you that, and when I first put on the mask, I was a little selfish......"

Liliai raised her eyes to look at Xu Qiansu and said slowly, "At that time, I thought to myself, maybe even King Feng couldn't help us...... And then, through the hand of the melting moon, I can become a special person to you......"

With that, Lilia lowered her gaze again, her chest heaving a little, and emphasized again, "I am a selfish ......"

Outside, it was drizzling, and there was a soft sound one after another.

Xu Qiansu opened his eyes and said slowly, "This kind of thing is very normal, don't mind, you don't need to deliberately imitate her, she is her, you are you...... Just ......"

Lilia raised her little face slightly, and looked at Xu Qiansu with moist eyes.

"She walked so hastily and so suddenly that I didn't react at all...... She is such a wise person, such a likable person, no matter what, she shouldn't have left like this, and she didn't even leave a trace in the world......" Xu Qiansu said in a low voice.

"No...... She left something behind...... It's faith. Lilia suddenly interrupted Xu Qiansu's words.

With that, she quickly stood up and walked quickly to the cubicle.

Melting Moon ...... Left a letter for Xu Qiansu.

Just simply tear a page out of a notebook and fold it into a letter.

Xu Qiansu looked at the folded paper in his hand and did not speak.

Whew-

The wind blew outside the house, blowing the wind chimes on the eaves of the shrine, making a crisp sound.

After Xu Qiansu was silent for a while, his fingers stretched the paper and opened it.

The first line on it is written earnestly in small characters.

[Wangjun personally opened, seeing the words is like meeting]

Seeing this, Xu Qiansu's hand trembled slightly, but he didn't look at the content behind it, but folded the paper again and put it on the small table.

Xu Qiansu turned his head to look at Liliai, and then silently withdrew his gaze, looking at the letter in his palm, and in a trance, he seemed to see the optimistic and wise girl again...... But she lived 2,000 years ago.

Liliai looked at Xu Qiansu, and suddenly shed tears, Xu Qiansu disappeared for a week, she didn't cry, just Xu Qiansu came back, she didn't cry, but at this moment, somehow, the tears were first-class, and she couldn't stop it.

She couldn't hold back any longer, threw herself into Xu Qiansu's arms, cried loudly, and whimpered.

Xu Qiansu reached out to wrap her arms around Liliai's slender waist, and with the other hand stroked her blonde hair hanging behind her.

He turned his head to look out the window at the drizzle, then turned back to Lilia's ear and whispered, "Lilia, come with me to Gardelia." ”

"Why?"

"It doesn't matter if you're sad or sorrowful, or if you run away from despair...... It's like the rain outside, you can't hide from it, you can't avoid it. ”

Lilia raised her little face that was crying with pear blossoms and rain, and looked at Xu Qiansu.

She understood what Xu Qiansu meant.

She pursed her pink lips tightly, but said in a hoarse voice, "I'm not her." ”

"I understand."

"I hope in my heart that you are with me, not because of her."

"Lilia is cute, and I love it from the bottom of my heart."

Lilia stared straight at Xu Qiansu, then pressed her forehead against Xu Qiansu's chest, and grabbed the placket on Xu Qiansu's shoulders with both hands.

She said, "Mr. Xu." ”

"Huh?"

Lilia raised her eyes to look at Xu Qiansu, then leaned forward and offered her pink lips.

So the two hugged each other tightly.

……

"Huh? How? Xu Qiansu was slightly stunned.

A little red plum appeared beneath him...... But that's not right.

Lilia covered her face with her hands, her snow-white little face turned red, and her voice came out of her throat shyly, "I, I don't know...... But it should have been when I got the Iridescent Feather in the Underground Lake...... It's, it's self-conceived to heal me, so ......"

At this point, Lilia was ashamed to speak, her hands tightly covering her pink lips, and her willow eyebrows furrowed tightly.

Because Liliai couldn't help herself in pain, Xu Qiansu chatted with her.

Everything is talked about.

The two talked about the origin of the world from Arceus, about what would be built on the land damaged by Yuanzhu City, and finally about why the eyes of the vine snake were red.

"I think red eyes are very beautiful...... But sometimes it can also seem like the rattan snake is a little cold. Lilia said innocently.

"Each Pokémon has a different personality, but there should be vine snakes with different pupil colors in the world, no one knows this, after all, there are still many secrets of Pokémon that have not been discovered." Xu Qiansu replied.

"Mr. Xu has so many different color Pokémon, but he didn't find a single different color vine snake...... Ah, you can't tell this to the vine snake, otherwise she will be awkward. Lilia couldn't help but laugh.

In the middle of the night, Lilia fell into a deep sleep.

Xu Qiansu hugged her slender waist and looked out the window at the rainy night.

After reading for a while, Xu Qiansu got up gently, picked up the letter written to him by Rongyue, sat by the window, and read it carefully by the moonlight.

[Wangjun kissed up, and saw the words like meeting. 】

【……】

At the same time.

The night is quiet, and the silver moon is bright.

The girl sat alone in the room, looking out the window at the starry night sky.

She was dressed in a luxurious kimono, with her beautiful black hair hanging down behind her, and she sat quietly on a tatami mat in a dignified and elegant manner...... She was the only one.

Because of the explosion caused by Cresalia, the girl was given a different room, and the head of the house no longer locked her up.

But even so, with her body, it is impossible to go out.

Whether it is closed or not is insignificant.

"It's been a week...... Is he okay......" The girl muttered to herself.

With that, she let out another long sigh, "What about Lilia? Did Xu Qiansu treat Lilia well? Is there any responsibility for her? ”

She was worried and depressed, but she was also a little thinner than a week ago.

Having said that, she believes that Liliai's future must be happy...... Because Xu Qiansu will definitely take responsibility, just like when Xu Qiansu chose Jiadeliya without hesitation.

And look at yourself......

The girl pinched the hem of her kimono with both hands, and the future could see the end at a glance......

......Suddenly, a dull and weak cry came from the girl's ears.

She was slightly stunned, this cry ......

The girl turned her head to look, but saw a red-haired fox with six tails with an arrow wound on his body at the window, and then fell into the room, panting.

The girl was stunned, "Six-tailed!?" ”

This six-tailed ...... It seems to be the one next to Xu Qiansu, who has been protecting her...... But this was 2,000 years ago! How could Xu Qiansu's six tails appear here?

And...... The six tails here, under closer inspection, are also much weaker than Xu Qiansu's one......

"Miss?" From behind the door came the voice of a handmaiden.

The girl immediately reacted, and the six tails must have been treated as a magical beast and attacked by humans, so they were injured and fled here...... Protect her!

The girl hurriedly got up, and before she had time to take a closer look, she hurried to the window, picked up the six tails, and covered her figure with her exaggerated sleeves.

"Miss, a demon fox has broken into the mansion...... But don't worry, we'll take care of it as soon as possible, so you can rest and don't worry about the noise outside. The paper door was slowly opened, and a maid in a kimono knelt in place, not daring to look at the girl at all, and said respectfully.

The girl pretended to be calm and said softly: "Understood, you go down." ”

"Yes." The maidservant said, stretched out her hand, and slowly pulled the paper door shut.

Click-

The paper door is closed.

The six tails were picked up by the girl, she raised her little face, cracked her mouth, showed her teeth, and looked at the girl fiercely, her expression was full of vigilance, but because she was injured, she was really weak and difficult to break free, so she had to be obediently hugged by the girl.

The girl looked at the six tails, but she was not afraid at all, she looked at her, and the more she looked, the more she felt that this six tails were Xu Qiansu's.

It's a strange thing.

Suddenly, the girl felt something, raised her eyes, and then her pupils shrank suddenly.

Like a ghost, a young man walked straight through behind the paper door and came to the room, but instead of looking at the girl, he looked at the portrait hanging on the wall, which was of great value, and then the tip of his nose moved slightly, and his eyebrows frowned, as if he was not used to the strong smell of herbs in the room.

The girl stared at the boy deadly...... This young man is Xu Qiansu...... But it's not her Xu Qiansu.

He has no memory of spending time with young girls.

He...... Is it Xu Qiansu in the past!?

"In the future, you won't even be able to live at the age of sixteen, and the only years you have are like a rootless ping, erratic, even where you have always wanted to go, you haven't been able to go, and you can't get to the wish you want to fulfill......

The girl suddenly remembered what Lilia had told her.

The pictures of Xu Qiansu getting along with her also appeared in her mind one by one.

Every time he looked at himself, those eyes were always doting and gentle.

Every time he spoke to himself, his voice was always calm, but every word was always subtle.

The girl remembered what Xu Qiansu said when she saw her for the first time.

"It seems that you have suffered a lot......"

The girl understood...... Xu Qiansu knew everything from the beginning.

He fell in love with her only on the premise of knowing everything...... But at that time, I didn't know anything.

Realizing this, the girl's dark eyes lit up.

Xu Qiansu turned around and looked at her and the six tails.

The girl hurriedly put away her expression, lowered her eyes, and used her bangs to hide her expression by looking at the six tails.

Suddenly, the girl laughed, and after laughing for a while, she began to cough violently again, until her tears came out.

"Little Fox...... Let's get out of here! After coughing, the girl said to the six tails inexplicably.

She wanted to leave the mansion.

Because she knew that no matter what happened, [Xu Qiansu] would definitely be by her side.

Rather than let him see himself lying weak in bed and dying, it is better to go out on a trip with pleasure and handsomeness, and the reason why it is a trip is ...... Because I heard that Xu Qiansu likes to travel.

Before the appearance of [Xu Qiansu], the girl had never had this thought...... But at this moment, her heart was full of courage.

"Huh?" Six Tails looked at the human woman they had met for the first time, completely unaware of what she was talking about or why she was saving herself.

The girl stood up, took a slow step, crossed Xu Qiansu, turned her back to him, stretched out her hand, wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, and then came to the window to open it, and it was full of medicines.

She took out the medicine box and gently tended to the wound for the six-tails.

"Huh? (Why did you save me?) Six Tails asked.

The girl didn't respond, she dealt with the injury, hesitated for a moment, then stretched out her emaciated hand and stroked the fur on the back of the six tails, "It's so soft, it's so warm~"

She laughed happily, her big beautiful eyes narrowing.

Then, the girl took out a large piece of paper from under the tatami mat.

Here's the map...... Her father knew that she was always alone in the house, and always sent strange things to relieve her boredom.

The girl had never seen the map before, but now that she was determined to travel, she should find her destination no matter what.

saw [Xu Qiansu] coming over curiously, leaning over and looking at the map with her.

The girl's delicate body stiffened slightly, and her heart was pounding.

However, [Xu Qiansu] did not notice her abnormality, he looked at the map seriously, and then stretched out his finger and gently rubbed a small island located in the corner of the map.

The girl knew that this small island was the Galel region...... It is the birthplace of Xu Qiansu.

"This island is the farthest ~ place from us in the area I can collect, I heard ...... Well, it's called Sword and Shield...... What a strange island name. The girl said softly, looking at Xu Qiansu's finger on the map, she felt extremely nervous, but she mustered up her courage and stretched out her finger, which coincided with Xu Qiansu's hand.

[Xu Qiansu] looked back at her in some surprise.

The girl's heart is lonely...... Untouchable...... Sure enough, I can't touch it, [Xu Qiansu], it's just a spirit body...... He didn't really come to this era.

[Xu Qiansu] silently withdrew his fingers, stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the various drugs inside.

The brisk expression on the girl's face fell silent, she knelt down at the small table, her hands tightly grasped the hem of her kimono, and then turned her little face away, looking at the back of [Xu Qiansu] in a daze.

In a trance, two lines of tears ran down the side of her face and slid to the ground, but she didn't realize it.

……

Xu Qiansu leaned against the wall, his fingers stretching the letter paper.

[Wangjun personally opened, seeing the words is like meeting]

[Xu Qiansu, at this moment, the six tails are sleeping on my lap, and I am writing a letter for you. 】

[I'm very happy about this. 】

[Because since I was a child, I didn't have anyone who could write letters. 】

[I was going to tell you through this letter that I was ready to exchange my body with Lilia...... I want you to be relieved, I want you not to be sad for me. 】

[But when I really pick up the pen and want to write something, but in any case, I can't write those words that make you feel relieved.] 】

[I just want to pour out my love to you, I hope you will never forget me for the rest of your life. 】

[I really like the way you speak, every time you speak, you look into my eyes. 】

[At the beginning, I was always suspicious of you as a riddler, so I was tricky, but at this moment, I really like what you say. 】

[Subtle and graceful, very beautiful.] 】

[I feel that it was the right decision for me to make a wish to Creselia to 'go to the future'! 】

[In my life, I have never encountered anything good, but since I came to modern times, I have made two friends, Shiori and Marly, ......]

[Shiori always says things that make me ashamed, but she is a gentle person. 】

[Marie doesn't want to talk to anyone except you, but when she goes shopping with me and Shiori, every time the two of us play tricks on her, she has a very cute reaction. 】

[I am extremely happy to have made these two friends. 】

[My father never said 'come on' to me, never encouraged me, but in modern times, Lilia is crying and saying to me, 'Don't worry, you must be fine' Come on, Rongyue.' ’】

[I am very touched that someone can encourage me like this. 】

[And ...... You. 】

[I am a sick man, from childhood to adulthood, I will only cause trouble to others, people like me can be deeply loved by you. 】

[You once said to me, you want me to be happy, you want to be with me for the rest of your life]

[Being loved by you like this makes me feel extremely happy. 】

"I love you deeply. 】

[It makes me feel extremely happy to feel this way.] 】

[Since I came to the modern era, I have encountered a lot of good things. 】

[But I'm leaving...... I was determined to leave tomorrow, and if I didn't, I would never be able to make up my mind again. 】

[I feel extremely reluctant to do this. 】

[I'm leaving. 】

After I leave, I hope you will be happy. 】

[Miss Cordelia may seem to have a bad personality, but I know that she regards you more than anyone else, and she is willing to do anything for your sake...... That's how she loves you. 】

[You have to treat her well, and if she is happy one day, you should honestly tell her what you think, that is, you should take your due responsibility to Marley and Liliai. 】

[Don't hesitate any longer! 】

[Do you know how much I envy them!] 】

They still have a choice, but I can only leave you. 】

[Cherish them!] 】

[Cherish your Pokémon too!] 】

[I'm leaving. 】

[At this point, I have burst into tears, and I can't see anything in front of me.] 】

[I want to continue to write for you.] 】

[However, there is no second letter for me to write to you.] 】

[It would be great if we could see each other in the future.] 】

[Xu Qiansu, I'm leaving. 】

[I don't want you to let go. 】

"You have to remember me. 】

[Don't forget me.] 】

[Lin Ying is still in love, and she doesn't want to be white. 】

[Words are not enough, and then cherished. 】

[Xu Rongyue stayed. 】

Rongyue is not surnamed Xu, but according to the customs of her time, when she marries, she has to take her husband's surname.

Xu Qiansu silently closed the letter paper and looked up at the window.

The rain has disappeared, the clouds have dispersed, and the silver moon hangs in the night sky like a disc.

Xu Qiansu understood...... Rongyue's curse was just a little willfulness she had with Xu Qiansu.

That is, Xu Qiansu will never forget her for the rest of his life.

Xu Qiansu looked at the silver moon outside the window, and then slowly closed his eyes.

The girl took out the scissors, cut her soft black hair down to her waist, and cut it directly.

She took off her heavy kimono, changed into a cloth that was easy to walk on, put on a hat, and then looked at the six tails shrunk in the hem of her clothes, chuckled, and asked:

"Ready? Little fox? ”

"Woo~"

The girl pursed her lips and smiled, revealing a shallow smile, and then looked up at the wall in front of her.

This wall is not towering, but it has imprisoned her for the rest of her life.

In the past 16 years, she has never stepped out of the outside world.

"Ahem." The girl couldn't help coughing for a while, then smiled lightly.

"Let's go......" she whispered.

[Xu Qiansu] followed her side, didn't say a word, just silently accompanied her.

The girl stepped on the stakes piled up by the wall, and climbed up the wall with some difficulty.

She stood firm on the wall, then held the hat in one hand and looked out of the wall, slightly startled.

"This ...... Is it the outside world? ”

A full moon is facing the girl.

The evening breeze blew, slightly lifting the face towel on the girl's hat and her shoulder-length short hair.

The moonlight was like water and fell on her body.

The girl smiled suddenly, then leaped towards the moon.

(Dissolving the Moon, end.) ）

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