COSER, I became the leader of despair

After strange memories flooded into Xi Jianzi's head, she took two steps back and almost lost her footing.Fortunately, the table next to him supported him so that she would not fall over.Xi Jianzi quickly recalled the fragmented events that she had never experienced just now, but the voices in those scattered memory fragments undoubtedly belonged to Xi Jianzi himself.

Dun was also shocked by the needle-like feeling.He took a step back subconsciously, swallowing saliva in his mouth.His left hand grabbed his right hand, and the spikes inside the black collar on his neck were pressing against his flesh.

Those memories... What are those memories that suddenly come back?

In the past, Atsushi said to Shijianzi who asked the question "Will Atsushi protect me?" without thinking for himself, "Yes, I understand."

Later, in a fantasy space, he saw the girl, the girl who never showed her face.The other party first made a pushing motion, then a hug, and finally a hand.

[for you. ]

Dun thought that what the other party gave him was a "necklace".At this time, the silver necklace was placed together with his collar, black and white intertwined, like a half and half nightmare.Dun's lips trembled, and he wanted to ask whose memories belonged to them?Is it his?As someone who has lost all experience of his past... or whatever, Tun has always been at a loss because of the lonely and helpless situation he finds himself in.It is precisely because Mr. Doctor is a person who knows his name and believes that he is a "kind person", that Dun has been able to support this time with this little belief.

However, inexplicable memories disturbed his brain.In the past, a girl gave him a necklace, and they made a promise of "I will protect you", but last time, the person who said that was obviously Mr. Doctor...

This time, why does the memory germinate because of the touch?

When Dun raised his head, he felt that Mr. Doctor's gaze was extremely cold.There seemed to be a crackling sound like ice cubes in his world. When Dun looked at Xi Jianzi, it was as if he was looking at a stranger.

"Do you... know her?" Dun asked in a whisper.

Xi Jianzi's answer is only a hard "I don't know".

After that, there was no conversation between them.The two turned their backs to each other, as if they were angry and arguing.Before leaving, Xi Jianzi said another word.

"That collar, take it off."

It was a collar used to suppress supernatural transformation. If the transformation took too long, the spikes in the collar would pierce deeply into the opponent's neck. Most people could not bear the intense pain. live.

Looking at Xi Jianzi's back, Dun touched the collar that suddenly appeared around his neck.

****

"Mom, she recalled bit by bit that she belongs to her mother." Matsuda Tachibana said in a soft voice, looking at the long-haired woman busy in the kitchen.Sitting next to him was a guest with short pale blond hair and shimmering golden pupils.His peaked cap was placed on the coffee table, and his leather gloves were taken off.

This man is none other than Ayatsuji Koichi.

Ayatsuji pedestrians drank iced lemonade and squinted at the busy woman - Matsuda Mikiko.Some time ago, a ten-year-old elementary school boy, Matsuda Tachibana, came to the Ayatsuji Xingren Detective Agency with all the money alone. He pursed his lips and told Ayatsuji Xingren, "My dead mother has been back for a week."On the surface, Ayatsuji Xingren, who was secretly executing the secret document, naturally needed other daily cases to cover up. Under the puzzled expression of his assistant Tsujimura, he still accepted the commission.

I thought it was due to a supernatural ability—just like the male high school student whose supernatural ability was [ghost] before, it would be a "ghost" if it didn't work.Maybe.There are so many wonderful abilities and creatures in this land that Ayatsuji pedestrians feel that no matter what happens, it is not surprising.

But this time, he was a little moved in the end.

Matsuda Tachibana's mother, Matsuda Mikiko, died of a serious illness a month ago. Her husband was distraught, and after entrusting the child to a nanny, he ran abroad, trying to comfort his grief-stricken heart by traveling.However, taking advantage of the absence of the host and hostess, the nanny can be said to not regard herself as an outsider at all.

But one night, when she opened the door that was knocked on, the nanny ran away like crazy.Because that day, the dead mistress returned.

"That day my wife asked me why I was still here so late..." When asked about the nanny, the nanny narrated what the hostess said to her at that time.

Matsuda Tachibana didn't want to leave Matsuda Mikiko with a single glance, and after a while, Matsuda Mikiko turned her head and smiled at him.

"Wait a minute, the melon will be cut soon."

Tachibana smiled at Matsuda Mikiko.But when the other party turned his head, the cheerful and lively expression on his face disappeared.

"In the beginning, the mum only remembered who the nanny was. She asked me where I was in horror and threatened to call the police. The next day was the same."

"On the third day, my mother came over and woke me up. She asked me why I stayed in bed and didn't go to school. I told her that it was the weekend, and after she muttered twice, she didn't care."

"On the sixth day, my mother asked where my father had gone, and accused my father of not fulfilling his father's responsibilities."

"Afterwards, my mother became exactly the same as before."

"Mom seems to have forgotten that she is dead and thinks she is alive."

Ayatsuji pedestrian clicked his tongue.As Matsuda Tachibana spoke, his eyes felt sore. He lowered his head and rubbed his eyes with his palms, "I also hope that mom will never think about it."

"But later, those spots appeared on my mother's body again."

For an elementary school student, being able to utter so many logical and clear words is already very remarkable.According to the investigation by Ayatsuji pedestrians, Matsuda Tachibana's mother, Matsuda Mikiko, suffered from a serious illness, and her body was covered with terrible markings in the month before her death.When Matsuda Tachibana saw Mikiko come back, his surprise was greater than his fear. In his opinion, it was a miracle bestowed by God that his dead mother could come back to him.He wanted to hide this secret very much, and even used various reasons to prevent Mikiko from meeting people she knew.But gradually, Matsuda Tachibana discovered the spots growing on Mikiko's body.

[Before my mother died, she had many spots like that on her body. ]

[When you are sick, spots grow out bit by bit. ]

When Matsuda Mikiko came over with a fruit plate, Tachibana changed back to her previous cute appearance.However, the child's disguise was not convincing. His eye circles were red, and he was immediately spotted by the other party.Matsuda Mikiko asked in a very loving tone: "What's the matter, Xiaotachi?"

While the other party lowered his head to comfort the child, Ayatsuji pedestrians saw the markings on the back of the other party's neck.Not just on the neck, but on the arms too.

These are the symptoms of "death".

Matsuda Mikiko handed the watermelon to Ayatsuji pedestrian.Had Tsujimura been here, she would have been shocked at what could be considered a polite gesture by the detective at this moment.But is there anything wrong with equating Ayatsuji-san with someone with no manners?

Matsuda Mikiko sat down beside Tachibana, and she stretched out her hand to hook the child familiarly.

"Mr. Ayatsuji, this kid didn't cause you any trouble, did he?"

Matsuda Tachibana and Ayatsuji Xingren made a statement before, and Ayatsuji Xingren is Matsuda Tachibana's new teacher.The woman who didn't know that she was dead still smiled and said that she must come to the school to visit a new teacher next time.

But can he continue to live?

Ayatsuji pedestrians are not sure.

In his view, this "resurrection" is like a re-enactment of "death".The person who has died but didn't know she was dead returns to the world, from amnesia to having all the memories, and at the same time, her body is gradually showing symptoms before death?Is it to make people live again just to make her die again?

Even the pedestrians of Ayatsuji didn't understand why God gave them such a sad chance of "resurrection".

****

The night is bright and the summer wind is flowing.During the day, the fields in summer will be full of flowers of various colors, which are more gorgeous than spring and more beautiful than autumn.But when there is no lamp at night, only the light from the moonlight in the rainless and cloudless sky can illuminate the earth.

When Xi Jianzi opened the window, she felt like Anne in the diary.She carefully observed whether there was any suspicious person outside and whether there was something wrong around her, and finally she only dared to open a small window.

However, today is destined not to be an ordinary night.It's not that Princess Kaguya is coming tonight... No, it makes sense with this theory.When Xi Jianzi opened the window, that "Hui Ye Ji" slowly landed on Xi Jianzi's window.

The person who came was Ji Guo Yan Sheng.

Xi Jianzi looked left and right, but still felt uneasy.

"You come in."

She thought, the other party is not a bad person.

Due to the host's initiative, the guests were a little embarrassed.But under Xi Jianzi's stern father-like eyes, Yan Sheng still jumped into the room.Then the window was closed tightly again, as if it had never been opened before.

Xi Jianzi said the name "Jiguo Yan Sheng" once, but Yan Sheng was a little hesitant.This man really knew him, and he still had a familiar smell on him.It's just... "Ji Guo Yan Sheng? Is my surname Ji Guo?"

Reminiscent of what Tong Mo said that day, people who turn into ghosts will gradually lose their memory of being human.Xi Jianzi thought, this is probably the case.Regarding this young man who forgot his surname, Xi Jianzi was not ambiguous, and said so with certainty.

Since the other party came to the wasteland last time and stood in front of her to fight Fei Yingxian, Xi Jianzi's initial favorability was very high.According to Ji Guoyuanyi, his elder brother Yan Sheng is a vague person.Thinking back, Yuanyi didn't seem to have said anything specific to Xi Jianzi.The only thing she remembers is that Yan Sheng hoped that Yuanyi would not die and worked hard for it.Such a brother, no matter how you think about it, is the gentle look in front of you.

only……

Xi Jianzi observed the other party and saw those scarlet eyes, sharp teeth and fingers.

Turned into a ghost ah.

That girl from that day, Shiratori Sakurako, was probably the same.But can ghosts turn into birds?It's amazing.

Xi Jianzi saw that the other party was stunned, so he took the initiative to ask: "Why did you come to me?" It was the same last time, so the other party couldn't be obsessed with him and followed him.Now she is a vicissitudes of life man that even she despises.

"Indeed." Yan Sheng admitted without hesitation.He came here with Shi Jianzi, and it was the same when he went to Tokyo before.

"Please tell me, if I can answer." In Xi Jianzi's eyes, Yan Sheng was just as confused as Dun.If possible, they might become "brothers".

—she was talking nonsense.

If it was someone else's words, Yan Sheng would not say it if he was not sure, but Xi Jianzi was too proactive, which made him feel uncomfortable not to say it.If you spend a lot of effort to get from here to where, and then from where to here, without asking any questions, this kind of behavior can be classified as "stalking and harassment".

After thinking about his own language, Yan Sheng asked the question he had always wanted to ask.The black-haired young man lowered his eyes, and there was a kind of "longing" in his eyes.The thirst for answers.He's wanted to ask that question for so long that he doesn't even know if he's ever had one.

The part of memory that belongs to humans is slowly dissipating.What he maintains now is the last trace of his personal will.

Yan Sheng asked: "Who is Yuanyi?"

Although he had simulated the question the other party wanted to ask, when he actually asked it, Xi Jianzi still felt absurd.Yuanyi and Yan Sheng are twins born together with identical appearance. After their parents left, the elder brother has always been the elder brother pulling the cart to grow up the younger brother.

But now, Yan Sheng is asking her who Yuanyi is.

The act of turning into a ghost seems to really make people forget their memories of being human, even their closest ones.So is every ghost like this?Did they all start their lives anew in a blank world?Thinking about it this way, Xi Jianzi suddenly felt that this creature looked so pathetic.

Nothing at all.

But if it is the kind of ghost that kills, Xi Jianzi will still hate them very much.

Those vampires in Tokyo smelled like blood.

"Yuanyi is your younger brother, your twin brother."

After Xi Jianzi said such words, Yan Sheng fell into a long silence.

brother is...

He only has the name "Yuanyi" in his heart, no face, no words, no behavior, no image.But the man in front of him told Yan Sheng that Yuan Yi is your twin brother.

This sense of loss...

"Yes." He replied lightly.

"I guess I did the last thing..."

Xi Jianzi looked at the side face of the other party, and felt a sense of loneliness emanating from this young ghost.

"Let's talk to him next time. Enichi should be well taken care of by the principal Miyashiki. You can—"

"he died."

Xi Jianzi originally wanted to say that you can get to know him again, and then you can also solve the awkward knot before.But halfway through her words, she heard such news.

Yan Sheng said word by word: "He is dead."

Xi Jianzi thought he heard it wrong, but death is not something that can be joked about.At the same time, the feeling of loneliness in the young ghost made her feel relieved.

(it is true.)

Yuanyi once told Xi Jianzi that he would not survive.And in that night, his body was full of blood, because he forced himself to fight to protect Shimiko, or something, and then the weak body became worse than it was.After Tong Mo died and they were sent to the hospital, Xi Jianzi asked the doctor when Yuan Yi would wake up, and the doctor said he didn't know.In the countless times since then, Li Xijianzi also thought about choosing a free time to see each other, but she never took the time.

Rather than saying that he is not free, it is better to say that he is afraid of being discovered by others.On the land of Yokohama, she was wearing someone else's face, and she was most afraid of being exposed by some righteous detective: "You are a fake!"

As soon as he thought of the possibility of such a thing happening, Xi Jianzi was terrified.On the surface she doesn't care about anything and is not afraid of anything, but in essence she is still an ordinary person who fears too much.You can not pursue the death of others, but your own... can't.

No.

Compared with Yan Sheng, Xi Jianzi looked even more helpless.She quickly collected that expression.She is a "doctor" and it is normal to have compassion for the dead.

Yan Sheng said again: "I followed the smell on your body."

Xi Jianzi thought the other party was talking about Yuan Yi's taste, which made her feel a little scared.However, Yan Sheng said shocking words.

"You have that lord on your body—" He probably thought it was strange to say that, but the spiritual force in his blood controlled him to say the name like a respectful name, "You have the breath of a ghost king on your body."

"Ghost King?"

The young ghost's eyes looked dazed.

"The breath of the ghost king. Absolutely can't be wrong."

"I followed that breath."

Xijianzi felt a shiver.

The breath of the ghost king...

If she remembers well, the King of Ghosts seems to be the Ghost Dance Tsuji.She had never met the other party, and had only heard the name from Yuya Miyayashiki.She only knew that the ghost king was called Ghost Wu Tsuji Wumi, but she didn't know what the other person looked like.Ayatsuji pedestrians said that Yuan Mutsuki died for the other party, so she could only outline an affectionate look.But no matter how you think about it, the other party shouldn't be an affectionate person.

That night, the test tube containing the ghost king's blood burst.Tong Mo stretched out his hand to claw at Jianzi's neck, and the test tube burst because of it.Her blood, Tong Mo's blood, and Ghost King's blood were all poured on her body.Xi Jianzi only felt that his whole body was on fire at that time, and every part of his body was aching.It hurts everywhere, as if someone had cut her flesh with a knife.

At first, Xi Jianzi thought that he would also become a ghost because of this—the condition for turning into a ghost seemed to be to contact the blood of the ghost king, but he didn't.Those intertwined blood melted her body, and her appearance disguised as "Ayatsuji pedestrian" melted like snow...

Perhaps the breath of the ghost king was acquired from that time.

Is that why the vampires looked at him wrongly?

Xi Jianzi's tongue left the bottom briefly, but there was nothing to say.In Yan Sheng's view, the man's purple eyes became a little scary, just like the eyes of that adult.Or maybe it was the smell that disturbed his thoughts.

After getting the answer he wanted, Yan Sheng had nothing more to ask.

He is leaving.

Leaving Xi Jianzi full of doubts and humble fears.

Yuan Yi can be regarded as a "friend" barely.But she doesn't know what kind of friend can be a friend in the eyes of the other party.

She really doesn't know.

Only Qing Zi is her friend, and Qing Zi is an extremely enthusiastic person.The rest of the people just regard her small love as a capital to show off and a curse.

But Kiyoko is not here either.

Xi Jianzi left Yan Sheng with one sentence.

"Last time, thank you very much."

At this time, Yan Sheng was already standing at the window, and the action was "open".

When he turned his head, there were still many differences between his profile and Yuan Yi's.

"You're welcome." After saying this, Yan Sheng left.

****

Quan Jinghua looked at everyone in the detective agency with that cold look.

Perhaps in her eyes, none of the people present were important people who could make her change her expression.

However, there is one exception...

Atsushi Nakajima finally understood Kunikida Doppo's fear of women.It's not right to say that he is afraid, but he just doesn't know how to talk to women or even women.The bringing of this girl killer really gave him a headache, not only because the other party was a girl, but also because she was also a killer of the port mafia, killing many people.She was also involved in the incident that was reported on the news...mainly people from the dark world, the "sinners".

But that wasn't what troubled Atsushi Nakajima.These days, the girl killer would always tear his clothes at every turn.Atsushi Nakajima, who has an unstable center of gravity, has fallen down two or three times.And at that time, the other party would say such weird words as "you are not him".

too weird.

What is it for?

And when the girl acted like harassment to him, Atsushi Nakajima also faced another dilemma.

Someone on the black market offered a reward of 30 billion to "Renhu".

He has already encountered Ryunosuke Akutagawa from the port mafia.

Enmity, settled.

But even so, he wanted to know a little bit about the girl killer.

Why doesn't a kid at her age go to school?

Instead, he chose to be a killer.

……

Someone like me?

Why are you still alive?

Dun stared at his palm.

Staring at the dead, own palm.