Lost Narrative Poetry

"Oh, right...wait, let me ask."

Xia Ran then remembered that someone seemed to have never appeared. He looked at Charlotte, his eyes full of doubts.

For some reason that everyone on earth probably knew, he subconsciously felt that Arturia would definitely be there without being called. After all, the temptation of the banquet was something that King Arthur could not resist. This was a matter of course.

But now it seems that there was a slight deviation, and she really never showed up?

Could it be...a mutation? At this moment, the magician learned and used his Gensokyo thinking and thought that this might be the case.

Facing her master's inquiring gaze, the head maid replied calmly: "Artoria said she has something to do today and won't come this time..."

"It is indeed a mutation!"

Xia Ran nodded clearly, confirming his guess.

"..."

"..."

"Mutation?" Mordred was a little confused. What does this mean? "Is it because of the abnormality that father...mother didn't come?"

Artoria...

Miss Yangno's face became serious when she heard the name. When she just thought that this girl might be the daughter of Xueno and Xia Ran, she subconsciously felt that it was unacceptable. But now, after the misunderstanding was resolved, When she found out that she was not the daughter of Xue Nao and Xia Ran——

Immediately I breathed a sigh of relief...what a ball! She couldn't accept it anymore!

This man actually has a daughter with another woman!

What a joke!

"Ahem, actually I just said that casually, maybe something really happened to her?" The magician coughed lightly and explained his gibbering just now, "Whether it is or not, we will just go back and take a look. She must be over there now."

Well, I just took this opportunity to leave as soon as possible. It seems a little bad to continue to stay.

He remembered the last banquet, Truth and Dare, etc. It was not fun at all. Who knows if it will happen again. Anyway, it is better to get out as soon as possible...

And this time, I am not the protagonist, so it doesn't matter if I run away early. Mingzhu will help me attract the attention of these troublesome guys... Well, as the saying goes, if the master has something to do, the disciple will do his job, that's it. One thing.

The magician had such a wishful thinking, and Miss Ouyang, who had been silent behind him, suddenly frowned slightly. She didn't know why, but a strange premonition suddenly appeared in her heart. It couldn't be said to be bad, but it didn't seem to be anything. Good thing.

She appears calm on the surface, but secretly she is moving her divine will. Her spirituality instantly flies to infinite and distant places, trying to capture the secrets of heaven.

The secrets of heaven are chaotic and unpredictable, but as a human immortal at the top of the four realms, he can always capture some fragmented information fragments emanating from the mysterious secrets of heaven, and thus get enlightenment, and glimpse the number of days, destiny, or a corner of it. possible futures.

This is the case with the Supreme Being of the Land, the God of the Earth.

However, to her surprise, there was no gain.

Is it my own illusion? The fairy in the blue palace skirt was a little strange, but she could only think so, thinking that she might have been worrying too much. After all, the feeling that subconsciously arose in her heart just now was more like her own random thoughts for no reason.

It's not a "whim" or "an idea", these are the feelings like the monk's passive induction skills being activated.

So it’s an illusion and it’s actually quite normal.

"Come over and have a look...?"

Mordred's expression quickly changed significantly, with flinching and anxiety appearing on her face.

The symptoms of Altria's PTSD that she suffered from seemed a little too severe. She was obviously eager to contact her father, but she often retreated, worried about this and that...

"Yes, don't you just want to see her?" Xia Ran asked.

"Yes, yes...but, but..." His eyes wandered in other directions, Xiao Mo's tone was a little weak, and he had no confidence at all.

"There's nothing to be afraid of. She doesn't know how to eat people, and hasn't she said so before?" the magician encouraged, or encouraged, "Show the same momentum you had when you stabbed her. Be more confident. Be more vicious, you ended the legend of King Arthur..."

"Father--!!"

Mordred interrupted him by shouting, ashamed and angry.

This kind of dark history has obviously been revealed, and even the father no longer cares about it. Why are you still talking about this...

"Yes, even Artoria doesn't care anymore, what are you still struggling with?" Xia Ran said with a smile, "So don't think too much, the past is in the past, since you can't change what happened If things have passed, then we can only move forward.”

"...Okay, okay."

Mordred bit her lower lip tightly, seeming to work very hard before she could nod in agreement.

She is unwilling to give up this opportunity, but she is also afraid of what she is about to face. Maybe staying here can give her some courage. After all, there are so many "outsiders" here, and no matter how reluctant her father is, You have to hold your nose and admit it, right?

It's a pity that Artoria didn't know whether something was really going on or whether she had activated her intuitive skills that had been upgraded to EX level. She predicted that such a thing would happen in advance and actually stopped coming to the banquet! Resist the temptation of countless foods!

Mordred thought about it and found that there was really no other way but to do this.

"In that case, let's go... Artoria should be in the shrine now, just on the other side of the coin. We can see it as soon as we go over."

The magician raised his hand in greeting and then winked in Charlotte's direction.

"Please come with me, Miss Mordred."

The delicate and doll-like head maid spoke. She bowed slightly to the rebellious knight girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, then turned around and walked towards the shrine. The latter gritted her teeth, clenched her hands, and finally followed. .

"Mingzhu, please stay." Xia Ran did not move, but looked directly at his student.

"Eh?" Miss Ouyang was stunned for a moment.

"Hey, what? Strictly speaking, this banquet is to welcome you... If you just leave, what's the point?"

The magician spread his hands and said, making sense.

"Let's take this opportunity to get to know them. If we miss this precious opportunity... Well, well, there are still many opportunities."

After speaking, he suddenly paused. He originally wanted to say that if he missed this opportunity, it would be difficult for this group of people to get together in the future.

But it doesn’t seem right when you think about it. After all, what is the most frequent thing that happens in Gensokyo? Of course it’s a mutation!

And what happens more frequently than mutations? Of course it's a banquet.

Therefore, this group of people seems to be scattered all over Gensokyo, but in fact it is no different from living together. They gather together every three days. How valuable is such an opportunity? You can't tell at all!

"So, so?" The fairy-like girl couldn't keep up with her teacher's thinking and asked doubtfully.

"It's nothing. Mingzhu, you should seize this opportunity. After all, this banquet is held for you..." The magician shook his head and suppressed the desire to complain deep in his heart. "By the way, go to the Fantasy World later. Please look after Miss Liu for me. After all, you and she are considered friends. You can comfort her and don’t make her too sad..."

He was still a little worried about Liu Mengli, but there was really no better way to do this. He could only ask Miss Ouyang to take a look.

Comforting doesn't do much, but it's better than nothing, and better than doing nothing.

"Is this so? But, teacher, my relationship with Miss Liu is actually not particularly familiar... It wouldn't be suitable for me to go, right?"

The fairy in the blue palace skirt seems to be a little reluctant. She doesn't really want to stay here alone. She can only watch the teacher and other women go elsewhere. Mordred's appearance also has a negative impact on her. a certain degree of impact.

If it weren't for the Immortal Lord's impeccable vision, which allowed her to easily see through Mordred's existence, and even be able to confirm through the subtle and mysterious connection of blood and cause and effect that there was indeed no relationship, then she wouldn't be so calm now. .

"Well, that's what you said... Then I'll go see Miss Liu by myself later."

Xia Ran put her hand on her chin and thought seriously, thinking that maybe it was really like this. It didn't make much sense to let Mingzhu go and have a look. It would be better to go there in person later. You can't just abduct someone and then ignore them. Asking, this seems very perfunctory and doesn't care about others at all.

Considering that his reputation in Gensokyo was already a bit dangerous, he felt it was necessary to prove to everyone that he was not the kind of person who wouldn't recognize people even if he put up his pants... Ahem, he meant using people A scumbag who just throws it away...

Go and see Miss Liu yourself?

The teacher goes by himself...

The pupils shrank slightly, and Miss Ouyang suddenly said: "Teacher, why don't I go?"

"Huh? Didn't you just say that this was not good?" The magician frowned slightly, wondering what his student was thinking. Why did he change his mind in the blink of an eye?

"The main reason is that I think Miss Liu is also a girl, so we should be able to talk..." Of course, Miss Ouyang would not tell the truth, so she could only say this. Although the cultivation realms of the two parties are completely different now, She never had much confidence when facing Liu Mengli.

That pretty girl puts too much pressure on people.

She didn't think she could stop anything, but at least she had to work hard in her own direction to delay the progress of her opponents or potential opponents as much as possible.

"That's it, then you go ahead...remember to be careful." Xia Ran didn't hesitate and just warned his students.

"Don't worry, teacher, I'm not the little girl I was back then, and you said there's nothing dangerous here, right?" Ouyang Mingzhu smiled sweetly.

"No, I want you to be careful. Even if you are fighting with others, don't attack too hard. Even those fighting mad people will not really go all out..."

Xia Ran explained what he meant, "The Great Barrier of Hakurei is more fragile than you think. Gensokyo itself, if you don't count the connected underworld, the other side, and the underground world, is even more of a tiny place and can't stand it at all." With all your strength, the aftermath of the collision is enough to destroy everything..."

There must be a fight, this is unavoidable.

Those violent maniacs are not interested in people who are too weak, but this student of theirs is definitely a strong enemy that they are very interested in.

So since it is unavoidable, let me give you a few words of warning, lest a group of girls fight too fiercely... Although he likes watching girls fight, he doesn't like the recurrence of natural disasters like the end of the world in 2012.

"Ah? Oh, Mingzhu understands..." The girl responded with a strange expression, and her smile suddenly became a little forced. Is that what you meant?

Xia Ran then turned around and walked towards the shrine. Not far in front, Yukinoshita Yono was holding her sister and whispering something. Her expression had softened greatly. She was no longer as serious as before, and her face was not at least as serious as before. No longer tight.

"You guys finish talking, we will go there after you finish talking..."

The magician knew everything, but he didn't care. He didn't ask a question, he just raised his hand to greet him in a natural manner.

That kind of casual attitude is as if you happened to meet an acquaintance on the road, so you waved your hand and asked "Have you eaten?"

Miss Yangno looked at him with a slightly complicated look in her eyes, but she quickly calmed down and showed a bright and sunny smile again. She already understood the ins and outs of the whole thing, although she still felt that there were some problems, but Since Yukino didn't pay much attention to it, it was even harder for her to say anything.

Of course, there is no other position to say anything, but I still have the position of being a sister.

Miss Yangno smiled warmly and cheerfully: "That's it, but I didn't know that you already have a daughter. Why didn't you say anything before..."

"You must know what's going on, so why bother asking when you already know." Xia Ran also said with a smile, looking kind and calm.

"Come on, you're the one who asked knowingly, right? I don't believe you don't understand what I mean..." Miss Yangno's smile became even brighter, and seemed to glow faintly in the dim night.

"That's it..."

The magician thought for a moment and looked at Yukinoshita-san.

The girl with long black hair and straight hair seemed to have a conditioned reflex. She immediately put her hands behind her back, took a step back, and looked at him warily and embarrassedly: "What do you want to do?"

"Give your sister an explanation." Xia Ran, who just stretched out his hand but found nothing, said innocently.

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silence.

Deathly silence.

The air in the living room, the living room of the Omote Shrine, is unusually quiet.

Mordred, who had just been led by Charlotte through the Great Barrier and entered the outside of the realm from the realm, stood blankly at the entrance to the living room, his eyes dull and empty. Staring in the direction of the living room with a bloodless face.

There were many people sitting in the living room. Some girls were chatting in low voices, and some were minding their own business holding handheld devices in their hands. It was also very lively.

But the direction Mordred was staring straight at was Artoria, who was sitting on the couch in the living room, with blond hair and blue eyes, delicate and pretty, just like an aristocratic girl from a European court in the Middle Ages. She was looking gentle and loving. She hugged the silver-haired loli who was sitting next to her, lying in her arms, and whispered something.

The big silver-haired loli had a worried look on her face, hugging Artoria with great attachment, looking up pitifully as she spoke.

This scene is extremely warm, almost like a mother and daughter.

No matter who it is, when they see this scene, they will probably feel very warm, very eye-catching, and even smile knowingly...

Except Mordred——

She was about to explode on the spot!

I went to meet her parents today... Everything seemed to go well... But is it too fast... By the way, tomorrow is New Year's Eve, happy New Year's Eve everyone (￣▽￣)"