[Spell Return] Beast of Despair

Kore seems to be dreaming.

In the dream, there were still mountains and seas, and a girl named "Yae" who was exactly like her was sitting on the reef, still wearing the strange clothes, her long hair was tied up, and the pink letter was held between her fingers.

"Today, I received a love letter." She curled her lips, waved the letter, and lazily said to Shi Zhi, "It's so annoying, I don't know how to refuse. Hmm...but the other party is not bad. , just agree with it."

"It can still be like this..."

Shizhi never thought that he could treat other people's love like this.

Yae threw the letter into the sea, and the paper gradually sank to the bottom of the water.

"Do you have someone you like?" She asked Shizhi, "Or, is there someone who likes you?"

It was a strange question, and Zhi didn't know how to answer it for a while.She can see other people's "love" for herself, but she doesn't really understand what kind of emotion "love" itself is.In the past, she asked Wu Tiaojue what "like" is, but he ran away before he could fully explain it, and never brought up the topic again.

She still doesn't know what it is like.

"I want to ask, what kind of emotion is liking?"

"Are you asking me?" Yae blinked and pointed at himself, "Well... Actually, I don't know very well. I haven't met anyone I like, and I haven't liked anyone well. When I have The one you really love, let me tell you what it means to like it. So do you have someone you like?"

"I don't know." She twitched the corners of her mouth and showed a wry smile. "I still can't understand this kind of emotion. But if you ask me if someone loves me, I can give an answer."

"Oh?"

"I can see other people's emotions. So I see the love my parents have for me, and the love of my family."

"That's it..."

Yae nodded as if suddenly realized, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at her with a smile.

"Apart from your family, is there anyone else who likes you?"

When she asked like this, Shizhi was instantly speechless.

Unable to give an answer, she was submerged by the gradually rising sea water.

she woke up.

"Did I wake you up?"

I don't know when, Wujojue has been sitting next to her.He held a cup of tea in his hand, and kept rubbing the rim of the cup with his fingertips.

Shi Zhi hurriedly sat up straight, shook her drowsy head: "No... sorry, I shouldn't have fallen asleep at this time."

"It's okay, you don't need to apologize." Wujojue handed her the tea in his hand, "I will be very tired today, if you feel tired, you can take a rest, don't be too hard on yourself... I can replace you."

Shi Zhi twitched the corners of his mouth, showing an unseemly smile, took a sip of tea, and rejected his kindness.

"This kind of thing can't be replaced by you... otherwise it would be too unruly, wouldn't it? I can do it. I'm the eldest daughter."

Today is my father's funeral.He was killed by the curse spirit.

The reason why the father is a branch is a vague image.Despite living under the same roof, they rarely see each other.As the head of the house, the father is always busy, but he can feel his love for himself.

But such a father passed away unexpectedly.

Shizhi remembered that the last time he spoke to him was a month ago, and he asked himself how he mastered the technique.She told her father that she had been able to expand the incomplete field, and the father was very relieved.

The domain has not yet been fully constructed, and his father has already left.

She supported her father's coffin and walked in the biting wind.She could always hear someone crying, but she couldn't seem to cry.She didn't know if she was sad, she just thought, it would be nice if she could talk to her father properly the last time she saw him.

After all, she didn't know this man who was connected with her blood at all.

Wujojue walked beside her.He always looked at himself, as if he was worried about something.When she was buried, Shizhi asked her jokingly, if she helped her with the funeral for several days in a row to avoid the heavy practice of surgery.He didn't deny it, just patted her head.

It wasn't until this moment that Shi Zhi cried bitterly.

On the second day after his dead father was buried, 17-year-old Ye-eda became the new head of the family.She felt the doubts of others, and they were all questioning whether she could really lead the family well.

This kind of questioning continued for several years, until she was able to fully expand the field, and they still didn't seem to trust her.

As a young Patriarch, no one would doubt Wutiaojue's ability.This is also understandable.

Wujojue became the head of the family because he was capable enough, but she was only because she was the eldest daughter.

"But I think Kore has done a great job. I appreciate you."

Wujojue always said so.His words can always dispel Shike's doubts.

Kore seems to be dreaming.

The girl in the dream is no longer a girl, but more like a mature adult, as if she is also growing up with Shizhi's growth.The long hair was cut short, and it looked exceptionally neat, but the smile on the corner of the mouth seemed not as brisk as before.

She told Shizhi that she finally met the person she loves.

"Being by his side, it seems that there is nothing to worry about."

When talking about "he", Yae's smile finally stopped being so heavy.Shizhi thought, maybe this is genuine happiness.

"Do you have someone you like?"

She asked this question again, and Shizhi didn't know why she cared so much about this kind of thing, and couldn't answer it at all.

"Is that so..."

Yae seemed a little disappointed.

"You should realize soon..."

She curled up and folded her hands.The mountains surrounding the sea spread out.

Is branch woke up.

"Master Zhi, are you listening to me?"

The matchmaker looked at her impatiently.

Shizhi trembled and raised his head suddenly.That strange dream caused her to completely miss the matchmaker's words.But it doesn't matter if you miss it, she didn't really want to hear about that topic.

But the matchmakers don't seem to want to stop there.She pushed a few portraits spread out in front of Shi Zhi, saying that these were excellent good sons, and that Shi Zhi had reached the age of marriage, even if it was for this family, she should give birth to an heir.

The mother said the same thing, and they babbled on and on.

Zhizhi was tired and didn't want to hear any more.

"Jue..." she murmured and asked, "Jue is the same age as me, has he started looking for a marriage partner now?"

"Of course. You're all old enough to start a family."

"Oh……"

If only he couldn't find a suitable marriage partner.Is branch thought so.

In this way, she doesn't need to bear too much pressure.

After all, she is the final decision maker on marriage.As long as she doesn't want to let go, no matter how urgent the external pressure is, she can still live a single life calmly.It just so happened that Wujojue never mentioned anything like marriage, which made Shizhi a lot easier.

As for the ring that seemed to be a wedding ring, Shizhi never found its owner.

"What kind of child will a cat and a dog have?"

One day, Korea was asked such a question by her young sister.That day she had an unrealistic idea.

Then, she decided to make this unrealistic idea a reality - she is always the kind of person who does what comes to her mind.

Since he wants to give birth to a child with the curse spirit, he must find a suitable curse spirit.Shizhi's ideal object is already cursed by the flesh, so she searched for a long time, until a rainy day, she finally found the carrier she wanted.

She put away the umbrella, and the rain soon soaked her hair.She took a step towards the curse spirit, but her consciousness suddenly became chaotic.

She fell into that vain dream again.

But the dream is no longer the blue sky and the clear sea.The dream became like a dark and rainy day, the sea water covered her chest, and the waves almost knocked her down, she could barely stand still.

The mountains surrounding the sea are huge and terrifying, like hideous monsters.Yae stood on the reef, the wind blew her empty left sleeve, until Shizhi realized that she only had one leg left.

The thin girl stood twisted like this, her long hair covering her face.Through the gaps in the hair, Shizhi saw sunken and hollow eyes.

She scares Shi-koe.

"What happened! You... why did you become like this?"

She trembled, her pale lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but she remained silent in the end.

"No."

That's all she said.

Zhizhi didn't understand the meaning of this.The sea water was almost up to the neck, and it became very difficult to breathe.

"What's 'no'? Let's not talk about this, are you okay?"

"Don't make your fantasies come true, don't! It's not—"

Words were cut off by the sea.Is branch woke up.

Her clothes were completely wet from the rain, and the cold wind made her shiver uncontrollably.The curse spirit that was standing in front of her just a moment ago has been exorcised for some reason, and only half of its body has not dissipated completely. perform any act of extermination.

Moreover, the damage reflected is the knife, not the arrow she is proficient in... What's going on?

Shi Zhi stood dumbfounded in the rain, the water droplets from the tips of her hair dripped on the tip of her nose, she seemed to have even forgotten to tremble.

After standing for an unknown amount of time, the rain above my head stopped—no, it didn’t stop.Someone held up an umbrella for her, and heavy and loose clothes were placed on her shoulders.

"Is it cold? Why are you standing in such a place?"

It is the voice of Wujojue.

Shi Zhi didn't dare to look up, the rain seemed to seep into his pupils, even if he just blinked, his eyes were sore.She didn't want to raise her eyes to look at Wujojue, but she didn't know where this timidity came from.

Her lips trembled, unable to speak even half a syllable.The trembling self at this moment is almost like the woman named Yae in the dream just now.She couldn't hear what Wu Tiaojue said, she just felt that her brain was messed up.

It wasn't until he called out loudly that Shi Zhi woke up like a dream.Only then did he realize that he was standing outside the umbrella, and the slanted umbrella only protected her.The icy rain fell on him, but he didn't seem to feel anything, just looked at her.

Shizhi fell into a moment of bewilderment.She tried to straighten the umbrella, but couldn't push it.Wujojue was more stubborn than she imagined.

Why do you do that?incomprehensible.

Shizhi clutched his chest, always feeling that the beating of his heart became sharper.

"Is your heart uncomfortable?" Umbrella tilted her face even more, and he held her cold hand, "I always feel that something is wrong with you today, so I came out to look for you... Come home with me soon, curse spirit It has been exorcised."

Even though he was in the same rain, his palm was still warm.For a moment, Shizhi seemed to have forgotten the rain at this moment.

But only for a moment.

Her fingertips were also trembling, gradually becoming numb.She stared at her hands that were red from the cold, and the desire to hide escaped.

"If I and the curse spirit give birth to an heir, will it be possible to cultivate a better magician than me? This child must be able to understand human emotions better than me, I think so."

Wujojue's expression froze, and the hand holding her tightened little by little.For a few short moments, his gaze crossed the branch and landed on the filth behind her.

This seemed to be the first time Zhi saw through Gojojue's emotions—he showed an expression called "Unbelievable".

"Don't tell me..." His voice was almost covered by the rain, and his calmness was almost terrifying, "Don't tell me, this is why you went out in the rain today."

"……Yes."

Shizhi didn't want to lie to him.

His hand squeezed tighter, but it didn't hurt her.His expression also seemed to no longer be pure disbelief, but to some kind of emotion that was even more incomprehensible.

I always feel that silence is better at this moment, but I don't know why, Shizhi just wanted to say something, and his words became urgent.

"I haven't started to do this yet! But... But even if I do, it shouldn't matter, right? If it succeeds, that's of course the best. Even if it fails, it doesn't matter, as long as the mistakes are corrected in time Well, isn't it? I'm not going to hurt anyone, this plan is only going to affect me alone, that's all. No one's going to..."

"Isn't the pain of hurting yourself not pain!?"

His voice cut through the rain.

Shizhi was stunned.

"It's fine not to hurt others. But you can't hurt yourself either. So I can't let you do that." He said, his hands trembling for some reason, "Absolutely, no!"

This is what Wujojue would say, and Shizhi thought of it a long time ago.But even so, she still had an urge to refute for no reason.

She wanted to shake off Wujojue's hand.

"Why can't I do this? I'll take the consequences and fix everything! I'll…"

"You will suffer! I... only want to make you suffer."

Unable to break free from his hand, his words seemed to be smashed by the rain.

Can't understand his words.She couldn't understand it at all, she just felt a pain in her heart, even if she pressed it hard with her palm, it would not help at all.

Why can't I understand?Let her understand.

"...Why?" She murmured, "Why don't you want me to suffer?"

"Because no one wants a loved one to suffer."

He almost blurted out.

"Because... because I like you!"

These are unexpected words, but they don't seem to be that unexpected.Shizhi thought he would be stunned, or at least ask a few questions.But she just stood there, her fingertips were completely numb, but she could still feel the warmth of his palm.The heart was still beating wildly.

Rainwater slid down the arc of the cheek, mixed with warm sea water.

At first it was just crying silently, but gradually the crying became uncontrollable.She wept bitterly.

Tears were shed because of sadness or pain, and that was what she knew to be the cause of tears.But she didn't feel sad.What should be the emotion in her heart at this moment?

"I...now, I seem to be very happy."

She straightened the handle of the umbrella, but cried louder.She took a step towards Wujojue.The umbrella finally shielded them both from the rain.

"Why do I feel happy? Is it... because I have the same feelings as you?"

Wujojue touched the reddish tip of his nose and laughed for some reason.

"It must be so."

Under the umbrella on a rainy day, Shi Zhi fell into a dream again.

In the blue sky and the clear sea, a woman who looked exactly like her was standing in the sea.Her limbs became whole again, but her left hand kept shaking.

Shizhi never knew why she always appeared in her dreams, but she stretched out her trembling left hand to herself.

"Can you give me back that ring?"

She smiled and said, her words were as gentle as when they first met.

The ring... Ah, Zhi Zhi remembered.Was it hers?

Shizhi put the ring in her hand, watched her stiffly close her palms, and smiled with a lost and recovered smile.

"This is the last time we meet. I was born into this world because of your choice... But since you have made the choice that you will least regret, then you and I will usher in a different future." .”

She put on the ring for herself, her left hand was still trembling.I don't know what kind of emotion is hidden in the downcast eyes.

But she laughed.

"I'm called Yae Yae. I'm not you, and you're not me. But, Yae, I'm glad to see you here."

Is branch woke up.

The ring that had been kept by her side all this time disappeared without a trace and went to nowhere, and Shizhi could never find it again.Wujojue held her hand and walked home with her.

The rain had stopped, and the folded oil-paper umbrella was still dripping in his hand.Everything seems very unreal, but it is also the most real.

Shizhi blinked, looking at the clear sky.The migratory birds that had left in the cold of winter had returned to the sky, and she realized that it was almost spring.

Everything they experienced in the dream gradually faded with their steps.Whether it was the mountains or the sea, or the woman whose face was so dim that she could no longer remember her face, they were gradually fading from her memory, but they did not disappear completely.

It was a strange dream.

She couldn't help thinking.

The author has something to say: the last chapter is left!

Regarding the episode about Sen Luomeng, it can actually be seen as a parallel world (?). The ring eaten by the curse spirit Shizhi connects Shizhi and Shizhi’s dreams. In fact, the intersection and entanglement of the two people began with the disappearance of the ring, and the painful Disappeared because I took back the ring