[Ultraman] Lonely Heart

The second Ottota, the suburban forest.

The majestic energy made the surrounding vegetation lush, but it also blocked the footsteps of many people.Although it is indeed a good place for exploration, there are not many people who are curious and willing to take action, so that this place can almost be regarded as inaccessible. Few people come here on purpose, and enter this land with a depth of more than a thousand meters. jungle.

However, when the plasma sparks gradually dimmed, an uninvited guest broke in and walked towards the artificial open space in the hinterland with a clear purpose, unwilling to stop even for a second.

Swinging away the branches and leaves blocking the way, Sai Luo pursed his lips tightly.After a whole day of trekking, he finally arrived at the open space where Sylvia took him camping last time. The silver flowers swaying in the wind are still blooming all over the mountains and plains. The flowers are colorful and gorgeous, just like the waves dotted in the blue waves. .

When the flowers are in full bloom, it is indeed far more beautiful than the moment when they are broken.

Stumbling through the gaps in the grass, the boy stretched out his hand towards the nearest silver flower, carefully folded it off, and held it in his palm.

He was going to apologize to Sylvia.

He once waved away the other party's kindness and sincerity with his own hands, but now, he wants to take this flower named after the fetters to regain the tenderness of a person.

His expression was in a trance for a moment, and then he became more determined than ever.Sai Luo straightened up, looked at the lush and splendid sea of ​​flowers in front of him, without hesitation clenched his fists, and plunged into it.

Wait for me.

Please wait for me, Sylvia!

At the same time, Sylvia was standing in the empty room of the child, her expression not very good.

Behind him, Sai Luo's head teacher was still babbling about the boy's recent problems. She didn't listen carefully, and now is not the time to worry about it.Although the Kingdom of Light generally has no man-made dangers, letting a minor spend the night outside is still a challenge to the bottom line.If they couldn't find out where the child was before night fell, she might consider calling the entire security team out to find someone together.

Sylvia thought for a while as his gaze skipped over Sai Luo's messy desk, and then to the overcrowded wardrobe.The child's things are basically not missing, which means that his running away from home is definitely not planned for a long time, and it is more likely to be a temporary intention, and he has plans to come back.And if he needs to play truant for a day, his destination will not be too close, maybe it is near the outskirts of the city, about a whole day's journey back and forth.

A guess gradually formed in Sylvia's mind.

She threw off the cloak on her shoulders, took a deep breath, turned and walked out of the room.

"Sylvia-san!!"

Seeing her walk out of the dormitory, she picked a direction without hesitation and started to walk. Still, the countless homeroom teachers rushed forward two steps, asking repeatedly: "Do you already know where Sai Luo has gone?"

"almost."

But the opponent didn't stop, and his voice didn't fluctuate, which meant that the Ultra warrior's emotions had fluctuated to the point where he needed to pretend to be calm.In fact, it was difficult for Sylvia to sort out what she was feeling in her heart right now, anger, worry, annoyance... All the identifiable emotions were intertwined, making her dizzy, but these unquenchable intense emotions kept coming and going. It formed a strange balance, which made her clearly realize that Sai Luo has been able to affect her emotions so far, which is not unreasonable, but it is definitely not expected.

...Hopefully he was there.

Thinking silently like this, she left in the astonishing gaze of everyone at an astonishingly fast speed.Skimming the street like a gust of wind, even shortening the time it should have taken, heading straight to the dense forest in the suburbs.

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When Sylvia found Sai Luo, night had already enveloped the Kingdom of Light for a long time.

Under the imaginary stars in the sky, she saw the child sitting on the edge of the forest, with his head down, wondering what he was thinking.Perhaps he heard the sound of footsteps, he suddenly raised his head, and stared blankly at his own face, his expression was surprised, flustered, and uneasy, like a child who had been wronged all the time, even tears were rolling in his eyes.

It's like I'm bullying him.

Sylvia thought so a little amusedly, but more of it was indescribably sad.She took a breath, walked forward with a straight face, wrapped the cloak in her hand around the child, and rubbed his head as if venting her anger.

"Sneaking here alone, you are quite courageous."

She tried to speak with her harshest voice, but she couldn't help softening the moment she spoke, "What? Why don't you go back and sit here? Do you really want to spend the night in the forest?"

"..."

Shiro lowered his head, seeming to mutter something.Sylvia leaned over slightly, listened attentively, and quickly caught his weak murmur: "...I accidentally fell and my feet hurt a little. I didn't sit here on purpose."

After finishing speaking, before the other party could react, the young man seemed to think of something again, and hurriedly took out a large bunch of tied silver flowers from behind, and handed it to Sylvia, with an expression of eager desire and hope:

"I'm sorry, I broke that flower and said a lot of exaggerated things... But I know I was wrong, so I give these to you. Don't be angry with me, okay?"

I will never make you sad again, and I will never trouble you again. Don't want me, okay?

"..."

Sylvia looked at him silently for a long time.

She seems to be able to see her former self through the boy's face, and she also longs for the love from the elders, and also longs for the few warmth in her life.The meaning of Sai Luo to her used to be a responsibility to be shouldered, a junior who was entrusted by others and needed to be taken care of, but now, she found that it might be far more than that.And whether she is willing or not, she has to admit that she has found her own shadow in him. He is not just a good relationship with her, but a little more complicated, destined to tightly entangle each other's future. The people who are destined together.

He will be an integral part of her life from now on, Sylvia knows very well.

"Really, there's nothing I can do about you—"

Sighing silently, she squatted down under the child's nervous eyes, checked him, and after confirming that he was only slightly sprained, she motioned to carry him away:

"It's late, we should go home."

"……Um."

In response, Sai Luo pursed the corners of his mouth, and slowly lay on the opponent's back.The gravel-covered road under his feet was not smooth, but Sylvia walked steadily as if walking on flat ground.Feeling the ups and downs of the bones under his body, the young man finally felt a bit of belated relaxation, and buried his face in the opponent's neck.

"sorry--"

"sorry."

They spoke at the same time, their voices overlapping each other in the air.As if he didn't expect the other party to say such an apology, Sai Luo froze for a moment, then lost the opportunity, and could only silently listen to Sylvia continue to speak, casting a secret shadow in the quietest night.

"I don't know what to say to make you believe it."

She walked slowly through the reflection of the galaxy, towards the bright lights in the distance, her tone was as calm as ever, but there seemed to be an intense part fermenting under the water:

"I have lived for a long time and met many people. It is not something worth remembering for me to meet by chance. Only those who walk together on this road will occupy a certain meaning in my life."

The young man's expression was a bit bewildered.

"Similarly, I have seen so many painful things that I myself cannot escape from the shadows of the past... Compassion has never been a weighty thing for me. I can pity everything, pity the living, pity the dead, But it’s never going to be motivated by cheap sympathy.”

"So, don't doubt your weight with me, Sai Luo. This is never a one-way bond. You can see what I give you, and you can also give me what I need where you can't see it." , and no one can replace it.”

"You will always be the one and only."

"..."

The child on the back was quiet for a long time, and then there seemed to be a suppressed choked sob, and it was quickly scattered in the wind, and it was nowhere to be found.Sylvia could feel the warmth flowing from her neck, sliding all the way down, like a flame burning in the water, it was the proof that the young man offered himself a pure heart.At the same time, with the most pure and flawless feelings in the world, Sylvia must also allow herself to give back something of the same value, a promise that is more important than life, and the courage to believe in an encounter again.

"Sleep if you're tired, Seiro."

She seemed to be smiling, and considerately did not look back at the child's face that must be in tears now: "Speaking of which, I even bought you snacks. Unfortunately, I was in a hurry to find you, and I don't even remember where I threw the box went."

"...you can buy it again."

Still burying his face in her neck and refusing to look up, Sai Luo said sullenly: "I still want to eat pudding."

"Okay." Sylvia nodded: "You can eat Sophie if you want, I'll get it for you."

The elder brother who was far away in the office couldn't help but sneezed.

"……Um."

The arms around the other party tightened slightly. The boy wanted to thank him, but he retracted the words.He lay on Sylvia's not-so-generous back, and an unprecedented sense of peace flooded the sky, making him feel a certain sense of belonging.No matter how many people he meets and how many roads he walks in the future, he will always remember this night. The lonely boy finally understood the meaning of home for the first time. With the tenderness and preference given by Sylvia, he has been walking bravely.

"When I grow up..."

Turning his head, looking at Sylvia's handsome profile, he murmured softly: "When I grow up, Sylvia, I will work hard and do everything you need me to do for you."

"Okay, I'll wait."

And Sylvia laughed softly, "But now, I can only carry you through this journey."

They looked up together and looked at the star-like lights of Wanjia at the end.

"where are we going?"

"Go to the future."