Lost Narrative Poetry

When he was about to arrive at the station where he would get off, Yukinoshita stood up from his seat first, followed by Xia Ran.

After getting off the bus at the station, the two of them followed the not-too-dense flow of people toward the exit.

However, when passing the ticket gate, Yukinoshita stopped slightly and turned around to look at someone behind him.

After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Speaking of it, classmate Xia Ran, I still find it... very unbelievable."

"What do you mean? Those two gods? That big monster? Extraordinary knowledge beyond common sense, or is it about me?" Xia Ran blinked, looked directly into the girl's eyes, and spoke in a rather gentle tone. Said so.

He originally thought that today's plot had all been triggered. Even if Yukinoshita walked away directly without any intention of turning around, he would not be surprised.

On the contrary, he will be very understanding. After all, this is really normal. If the girl needs some time to adjust to her world view, he will not be surprised at all. But what I didn't expect was that it seemed that the other party didn't intend to just let nature take its course, but wanted to take the initiative to solve the psychological problem.

He naturally welcomes this, after all, this is the best choice.

"...All of the above." Yukinoshita didn't know what he was thinking. He just thought about it for a moment, and then gave such a reply very calmly.

"Well, how should I put it? I don't think it's unbelievable. After all, I see that you are no different now than usual, Mr. Minister."

Xia Ran carefully observed her eyes and expression for a while, then withdrew her slightly rude gaze and said with a relaxed smile. Because she is really too calm, no matter it is her previous performance or her current tone.

To be honest, this kind of psychological quality is really extraordinary. He even doubted whether she was possessed by Megumi Kato.

The girl was stunned for a moment, and then she came to her senses——

This sudden title of "Mr. Minister" was actually the other party jokingly referring to her as a member of the Service Department, because she was indeed the Minister of the Service Department, and the other party was indeed a member of the Service Department.

However, this was the first time this person had called her like this, and it was at such a time... Yukinoshita took a deep look at the young man in front of her, and suddenly felt that her heart seemed to relax inexplicably for no reason.

Although she couldn't explain why, she suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of security.

"I just feel that there is no need to fully expose your inner thoughts, and shouting will not help solve the problem..." However, Yukinoshita didn't say anything else, just organized the words. He said softly, his tone still calm.

"That's true too, but maybe it's just because you received too much information today? Maybe Yukinoshita-san, after you go back and take a nap tonight, you won't feel this way again when you wake up tomorrow morning. Woolen cloth?"

Xia Ran nodded in agreement, and then put forward his own opinion, although it sounded completely meaningless, just like "drink more hot water", it would be better not to say it at all.

"It would be great if it was really like this. I think it's a problem whether I can sleep tonight, and I even suspect that I might have nightmares..." After Yukinoshita heard this, she stroked her temples and sighed softly.

"This will definitely not happen. It's not like an encounter in a horror movie. They didn't scare you very much..." Xia Ran suddenly burst into laughter. He couldn't imagine that the girl in front of him would huddle in the bed and sleep in fear. A sleepless scene.

"You are so sure, are you planning to let me go back to sleep and forget everything about today?"

Yukinoshita looked at him suspiciously.

"...You are thinking too much." Xia Ran began to doubt his impression on the other party.

The girl was obviously not too relieved and still wanted to say something, but she suddenly found herself standing in the middle of the ticket gate. It must have had a certain impact on the passengers who also chose to get off at this station.

However, the fact is that no one pointed this out, not even the staff not far away.

The flow of people passing by them was also automatically diverted and passed through other exits on both sides. At first glance, it seems normal, but upon closer inspection, you will find that this is not normal at all.

These people didn't seem to want to waste time because they saw someone blocking the front or in the middle, so they just walked away from the side. It's more like they completely subconsciously ignored the existence of the middle area of ​​the ticket gate at this time, as if they couldn't see it at all.

It seems that for them, at this time, only a few exits on both sides of the entire row of ticket gates are accessible. It is as if the station was designed this way from the beginning, and there is nothing worth paying attention to. , they themselves had no doubts.

If you think about it carefully, this kind of thing is really strange... Yukinoshita looked around almost subconsciously, and found that even the noisy station seemed to have become quiet from unknown time.

It's not that it's completely silenced, but it seems that all the insignificant sounds around it have been filtered. Although it can be heard, it doesn't seem noisy. It even requires very careful capturing to hear those sounds clearly.

The girl put on a serious expression and turned around, frowning and looking at Xia Ran. The tension in her heart only appeared for a short time, and she already understood the reason: "Did you do this?"

It was clearly a question, but it seemed to be stating a fact that she had already determined.

"Yes, this way no one will disturb our conversation..." Xia Ran shrugged and explained directly, "Who told you to choose to talk to me here? I don't want to. Are you being watched?"

"This... I can't help it, because I'm going to go there next, and it's different from yours..."

She explained in a slightly flustered manner, and then she probably thought it was because of her own problem. In order to change the topic or because she was really interested, she stared at the person opposite seriously——

"By the way, how on earth is this done?"

"It's just a very basic principle of magic. If you want to understand, I can explain it to you in detail, but I guess you won't be able to listen..." Xia Ran shrugged.

"..."

"..."

"Is it magic..." Yukinoshita murmured, then raised her eyes and looked directly at him, "Xia Ran, can you tell me that you were actually an ordinary human before?"

"yes……"

The young man said with a smile. He had no intention of hiding anything and there was no need.

After the girl calmed down, it was normal for the girl to be able to detect these clues, especially when her real-world information was relatively open and transparent, and the other party was also very aware of it.

"Did something happen last year?" Thinking quickly in her mind, Yukinoshita asked tentatively. She thought this was the most likely possibility.

"Have you noticed? It is indeed understandable... It can be said that my change started from that time last year."

Xia Ran nodded and did not deny her guess...but secretly added in his heart - it was indeed "last year" on an objective level in this world. Although the powerful memory ability brought by his current strong intellectual attributes, I think it was something that happened a long time ago and the impression is relatively vague.

The girl with long black hair and straight hair also nodded thoughtfully, seeming to be somewhat relieved. She felt that the instinctive fear was relieved a little bit again, because her guess was correct, at least this guy was not from Inhuman from the beginning.

Although she may not be a human being in the strict sense now, she is not a natural "monster" either... Confirmation of this matter naturally made her feel a great relief, although it actually made no sense, but it was given to her The psychological feeling is completely different.

After thinking for a moment, she remembered another thing: "Then your eyes before..."

"Ah, um, it was a little accident. I saw a magic scroll that I shouldn't have read without any precautions. The price I paid was temporary blindness..."

Xia Ran was very honest and answered this question directly.

"A magic scroll that you shouldn't read? Will you be temporarily blinded if you read it?" The girl frowned, "Does such a thing really exist?"

"Yes, and there are quite a few, especially those ancient classics written in languages ​​that predated the emergence of humans, such as "The Necronomicon", "The Key of the Old Gods", "Nayako's Photo Collection" and so on... …”

Xia Ran said seriously.

"It's normal for people who read them to go crazy, die horribly, or simply disappear. It's best to believe in those ancient myths and legends. They survive for a reason. "

"Then this area of ​​yours is too dangerous, and is there something weird mixed in..."

Yukinoshita sighed, put her hand on her forehead and said, unable to tell whether the other person was joking or serious. And she felt like she had been doing this all day today, probably sighing more times than she had in her entire life.

However, some of the previous doubts have always existed in my mind, and now they are finally solved - but there is no need to confirm them one by one. As long as the most fundamental and critical part is understood, it is enough.

Xia Ran shrugged and did not answer the question.

"..."

"..."

Then, of course, there was another brief moment of silence.

"I don't have any problems now... Xia Ran, let's go."

Yukinoshita thought about it again and again, but couldn't think of anything tangled up.

Although there was no smile or special expression on her face, her eyes dropped to the ground and she did not look at Xia Ran. But the latter can be felt, and she seems to be really relieved now. It was as if something very important had been confirmed and a certain knot in his heart had been resolved.

So he nodded, thinking about whether he had chosen the option to end the day if it was in some word game.