The Tale of the Alchemist and the Demon

L frowned and squatted on the chair, Yue was making the necessary preparations before taking action.He changed his short chestnut hair to black and put gloves on his hands.He put a pale mask over his face so that no one could see his features.

"What are you going to do with this outfit?" He finally asked.Ryuzaki rarely asked what Yue wanted to do, he just had to interfere.

"Didn't you go with me yesterday?" Yue took off his mask and smiled at him.

"You don't have to go."

"Want me to stand by? I can't."

"Even if you sanctioned those people, it's impossible for the victims to survive."

"So you still let me stand by."

"When I saw Rem, I had a bad feeling. Although I haven't figured out what it is yet."

Yue turned his head and put down the things in his hands. He put away his impatience and said gently in the way of talking to children: "Ryuzaki, there are some things that must be done by someone. I already understand, There is no so-called fairness and justice in this world, everyone is only acting for their own interests. So as long as the bad guys have power, they can do whatever they want. So who will bring justice to those victims? Or I will also grab power, try to change the world, or, more simply, to execute those people."

L's eyes widened suddenly.He found that Yue had actually thought about these words for a long time, so when he said them, it was as smooth as breathing, without a slight pause, without hesitation due to the interruption of his thoughts.He actually hid such thoughts deeply and didn't mention them to anyone.

"Thinking about these things all the time, people will become lonely. Mr. Yue." Deep, gentle sigh. "I'm your friend, so your thoughts are all my responsibility."

"It has nothing to do with you." Yue's face darkened. "That's what I thought before I summoned you."

"You will have ideas at that time, but you will not act."

"So what happened back then was all my fault."

"Is there any way I can change you?"

"……No."

Ye Shenyue tried to say this sentence in the most indifferent tone.Ryuzaki slowly lowered his head and quietly looked away.None of the preaching that was supposed to happen happened.They are no longer children, and L still does not put any emotion into words.At this moment, Yue thought of many moments between them.Too many times he was confused, too little time was clear.

"... Ryuzaki, I have never understood you." After a short pause. "What the hell are you thinking...? Why can't you explain it to me once? Every time I don't understand why you start those emotions, and every time I try to follow you. But you always just say I don't understand. So what should I understand? How can I not make you so sad?"

"Those are not your responsibility." L lightly pressed his lips with pale fingers. "Yuejun, your logic is too clear. You can think and understand, but you can't feel. Understanding and feeling are two different things, and I never want to ask you to do that."

Yue stood there angry and confused, like those inscrutable questions he never understood.If those problems are encountered, they will discuss and solve them.But now L brings him another massive question and just silently lays them in front of him.In all his life, only L had ever confused him so much.

The secrets of all things in the world are too great.And human life is too short.

Too fleeting to be whole, hard to see what's missing in your soul.

Yue approached Ryuzaki, hugged him, and stayed for a while.They fell silent, letting all kinds of thoughts in their hearts be silent in the air.

"I'm leaving," he said softly.

"I love you." He heard the answer.

He deliberately waited for a day in order to let those people act.If the summoning of the demon is discovered, those conspirators will definitely contact each other and try to discuss it.Ye Shenyue just needs to determine their specific identities.He was not disappointed.Through the people that the trade partner had contacted yesterday, he had locked in a total of eight candidates.

Are you going to kill them all?When he put on the mask and came to the warehouse, he was still not sure what to do.Did he ask for the results before he did it, or did he tell those people the sins they had committed and make them cry out for mercy—something is easier said than done.Once the killing is planned rather than impulsive, the obstacles are much more numerous.Not even Yue could completely remove this thorn from his heart.His only reliance was that he had already killed two people.two.

Tonight, these people should gather around Rem to discuss the next countermeasures.They're a bunch of idiots who can't survive without sticking together.Yue quietly dumped the potion in the corner of the warehouse.The transparent potion soon seeped into the soil and disappeared without a trace.But as long as they encounter blood, they will turn this place into a scorched earth hell.

Alchemists have many ways to kill.

He confirmed the poisonous dagger on his body, and pushed open the warehouse door.

The passage of the devil was open, and it was different from the scene when he left yesterday.He used the fluorescent powder he spilled yesterday to confirm the footprints on the ground.Those people should be below.

He went down that passage.

The pine knots were still lighting, but the light was dimmed.Overnight, what Rem once was was gone.Those blood and remains turned into quiet dust.

Light stared at the empty room in shock.Then, he realized, it was a little late.

Rem was gone.

He turned around and rushed to the ground, and the moment he stepped out of the tunnel, he realized that there were people around him.It was a knight with his armor covering his face, holding a scepter and a mace, and they were protected by holy magic at their sides-he was surrounded by the most elite troops of the church.

The knights didn't rush forward, the dangerous alchemist was pointed at by them with a dozen crossbows.As long as he takes a step forward, he will be shot into a sieve immediately.

"This is..." His eyes rested on a huge monster.Moonlight spilled from the gaps in the roof, reflecting a blade-like light on the silver-white demon wings.

Rem hovered in mid-air, looking down at him.

"Why did the church join forces with the devil?" He looked at the knights with sarcasm. "So, have you fallen to this level?"

"Ye Shenyue, let's capture it without a fight. You must pay the price for your blasphemy." One of the knights said.

"I don't think I'm blasphemous. Don't you think it's ironic to say this in front of the devil?" Yue pointed to Rem, then looked up at her. "Rem...you lied from the beginning?"

"Demons lie. It's not surprising." The demon's voice was strangely quiet, save for the sound of her wings beating the air. "You seem to know very little about our family."

Yue thought of Ryuzaki, and smiled wryly: "I don't understand."

"These guys." Rem glanced at the knights who surrounded the moon, with a very disdainful attitude. "I wanted to capture me, but I failed. In order to protect my master, I made a deal with them. They wanted to lure the alchemist who fled to this country through some things, so they prepared people and tried everywhere. trade those forbidden potions."

I see.That guy is what they pretended to be.Moon's face turned pale.And the cases of those children were also intentionally released.That pastor was just a bait to reassure me that the church wouldn't do anything.And the medicine I provided is enough to make them doubt my identity.

It's just that the church will also use the means of dealing with the devil... It's really ironic.If it wasn't for Rem's lies, how could I have fallen into this trap?

Is there still a chance to escape?

Yue looked around, the range of the crossbow was quite far, and he was not wearing any armor.Although he could still activate the prepared burning potion, that meant dying with these guys.He didn't want to die and had to figure out a way to escape.

"Where's that demon with you?" The captain of the paladin spoke again. "where is he?"

"The devil will disappear after completing the contract. Didn't your lord bishop teach that?" Yue replied with a look of disdain. "You can find him in hell."

"Hehe... Although I really want to capture that demon, he will disappear after you die, and our mission will be completed." The knight captain made a gesture.

The sound of the bowstring pierced the air, and Yue flung himself on the ground, trying to avoid it.He reacted the moment the gesture started, but immediately felt sharp pains in several parts of his body.He looked down and saw blood gushing from his body.

He couldn't confirm how many injuries he had suffered, a part of his forehead was bruised, and thick blood flowed from the top of his head. He blinked, but the blood still blocked his vision.

Am I dying...

He desperately tried to push himself up, but blood gushed out of his throat uncontrollably and covered the ground with a series of violent coughs.He also seemed to have been shot in the chest by an arrow, injuring his lungs.This kind of injury can almost predict his slow and painful death in the future.

His body seemed to be immersed in ice, his eyes were dark and trembling.The feeling of death can't help coming up, it's so cold...

He'd felt the same way when he bled profusely during the last call.But that moment was not as hopeless as this moment.Where is Ryugasaki?Why didn't you come to rescue him?He is going to die soon.

He may have moved a small distance, not sure.He just moved his body with the last will to survive, leaving a lot of blood behind him.

"Give him mercy," said the knight captain, and the archers raised their crossbows again.