[Comprehensive] living to death

——"Long time no see, Mingyue."

This familiar tone implies that the two have met each other long ago, and they still have contacts with each other.Mingyue was slightly startled, but did not let go of the hand holding the handle of the knife, and only raised one eyebrow to cast a questioning look.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I don't remember ever knowing such a beautiful woman." She smiled, "Otherwise, I would have been impressed?"

In a short period of time, Mingyue observed the three people not far away, but did not find that they had sharp knives on their bodies.But they do have a weird feeling, as if there is some magical power lingering around them.Especially the woman called "Master", there was something extremely deep in those dark red eyes.

But the sudden appearance of such a building in the forest is unusual enough in itself.

The beauty in a red floor-length kimono and holding a slender cigarette deepened the curvature of her lips.She is slender, but far taller than ordinary people, so she adds a sense of strength to that style.

Mingyue's eyes paused slightly on the opponent's chest, and then moved away a little sadly.

Damn, she lost so completely.

"Then, it's okay to treat it as a first meeting." The hostess' voice was casual and lazy, "It's time for the things you left here to return to their original owners."

"Besides," the other party's smile suddenly became more mysterious, "The matter you are worrying about now...maybe it can also be resolved."

The smile on Mingyue's face couldn't help congealing.She stared at the hostess here.Then, she slowly let go of Sanriyue's handle.

"Well, even though it's very vulgar to ask, and it seems that I'm very naive, but considering the reality, I still have to ask..." Mingyue walked to the gate of the garden, and glanced at the golden crescent moon decoration on the top of the side , narrowing his eyes slightly, "Who are you? How do you know what's going on with me now?"

"Yuko. My name is 'Yuko Ichihara', and some people call me 'The Witch of Dimension'." The other party suddenly tilted his head and smiled, showing a bit of evil, "But, of course, this is a pseudonym!"

Mingyue raised her eyebrows.

"Ah, it's very dangerous to be known by someone's real name~" the witch with dark red eyes said confidently, "Because if someone knows her real name, it's like being in possession of a part of her soul."

"Huh? It's enough to be known by the name? How about adding a date of birth, how about it? This setting is too perfunctory, I said. You know Zhang Sanwang Wu Jack Anna, these names are a lot of them." Mingyue complained. Said, "And you know my name, but I don't know your real name, it sounds like I'm at a disadvantage."

"Well~ Do you suffer from it?" Yuko smiled slightly, "Say, hurry up, let's talk about it first."

Mingyue took another look at the building behind the witch; such a modern style seemed to have happened in her previous life.No, it should have been longer ago, before all the worlds she had forgotten.

She stepped into the confines of architecture.

It seemed to be fluctuating like a wave of water.In an instant, even the sky above his head changed; just now the forest was covered with gray clouds that were about to rain, but now when he looked up, he could see the blue sky far away.Even both sides of the courtyard have become office buildings in a modern metropolis.When Mingyue looked back outside the courtyard, what she saw was no longer a forest, but a concrete street.

"Wow." She whistled, "Did I time travel again without knowing it?"

"Because the wall is an enchantment."

As Yuko spoke, she turned around; the two girls in dresses beside her laughed and pushed open the arched door, waiting for her to pass.

"Come in, Mingyue..." The Dimensional Witch turned her head slightly, revealing the corners of her lips, "There is also the 'spirit' hanging from your waist."

—Ah, it seems to have been discovered.

The voice of the crescent moon sounded.Although it sounded a bit surprised, he still had that smiling voice, with a kind of unhurried elegance.

"Yes, it was discovered."

Mingyue is not very surprised.Subconsciously, she felt that it was normal for Yuko to be able to discover the existence of Sankayue.She patted the handle of her own knife comfortingly, and said, "Don't worry, I will protect you, and I won't let others snatch you to become Mrs. Yazhai."

Sanriyue: "..."

Yuko laughed softly.The two girls in dresses also happily repeated: "Mrs. Yazhai~ Mrs. Yazhai~"

"Or do you prefer a title like 'Husband of Yazhai'?" Mingyue asked.

"...Haha, neither of the things I have to say are suitable for me."

The arched door inlaid with stained glass closed behind her, and the girls in dresses jumped and followed beside Yuko, stomping on the floor.Mingyue noticed that some rooms here are decorated in Western style, while others are decorated in Japanese style; the different styles are a bit messy when put together, but there is also a strange harmony.

Mingyue followed Yuko to the parlor.There is a small round table in the room with three chairs beside it.One side of the room faces the courtyard, and the sliding door on the other side is closed.Mingyue heard someone's breathing and the rustling of clothes behind the door.

"April [-]~Come and pour tea!" Yuko said loudly to the sliding door, "I want three cups!"

"Three cups?"

"Ah, won't the gentleman who lives in the knife come out and have a cup of tea together?" Yuko looked at Mingyue expectantly, "Such a powerful and pure 'spirit' is rare. And... ..."

The dimensional witch brought the tobacco rod in her hand to her lips, and breathed out a puff of smoke.

"...here, there will be no limitation in strength." She said, "Just treat it as a rare relaxation."

Yuko's dark red eyes seemed to have the power to see through everything.Mingyue couldn't help but think so.

"San Riyue, do you want to come out for a breath?" She poked the handle of the knife, "By the way, can you drink tea?"

"sure, no problem."

The young man Shi Shiran who appeared suddenly sat down on the chair, looked around with satisfaction, then nodded to the owner, and said, "Miss Yuzi."

Sanriyue's appearance was as exquisite and beautiful as when she first met her, and her clothes were still complicated and gorgeous, without any fading.

After all three sat down, someone's footsteps sounded outside the sliding door.

"Miss Yuko, the tea is here."

A boy with short black hair came in.Wearing glasses, he has a handsome appearance and a thin figure. He wears a Japanese student uniform and has a student look on his face that matches his age.

"Please... hey!"

His eyes widened when he saw Mingyue and Sanriyue, and the tea tray in his hand shook accordingly, making him flustered.

"Aren't the two guests beautiful?" Yuko put her face on her face and laughed at the young man coolly, "I'm dumbfounded on April [-]st~"

"Wha... not! Don't talk nonsense, Miss Yuko!" On April [-]st, she blushed and glared at Yuko, then turned around and apologized, "I'm really sorry."

"It's okay." Mingyue waved her hand.

She was a little distracted; the boy reminded her of her brother.April [-]st has the innocence of fifteen or sixteen years old, but her younger brother vowed to work for peace when he was four years old on the battlefield where corpses lay everywhere.

She didn't say anything, but Yuko who was watching her seemed to know what she was thinking.

"This is also destiny." The witch of the dimension put down the cigarette stick, took a small sip of tea, and said lightly, "It is the 'inevitability' written by fate."

With the paper door closed, there were only three of them left in the room.The courtyard on the other side is sunny, and there are sunny dolls hanging in the corridor swaying with the wind.

"yes……"

Mingyue withdrew her gaze towards the courtyard.

"I hate the idea of ​​'must'," she said. "Admitting 'must' is like saying that all the effort is either pointless or insignificant."

Sanriyue held a teacup beside her and drank comfortably, only looked up at her with a smile, as if saying: Master Mingyue is right.

Yuko smiled lightly.

"Perhaps our viewpoints seem to be different, but what we describe is the same thing." She said something vaguely, and then changed the subject lightly, "Well, but now is not the time to talk about these things."

She took out a small box from nowhere, put it on the table, and opened it gently.The lid of the box popped up with a "snap", revealing the black interlining inside.

Empty box.

But the witch of the dimension said: "Return to the original owner."

"No matter how you look at it, it's an empty box." Mingyue said lazily, "Didn't Yuko take the things away quietly? Ah, normal people would be so skeptical."

Having said that, it is obvious that both parties did not take it seriously.Sanriyue turned her head and saw Mingyue lowering her eyes slightly, covering some thoughts in her eyes, but with such a faint smile, for some reason, there was an aura similar to that of a dimensional witch.

That kind of feeling that seems to be far away.

Sanriyue stared at her current owner, not knowing whether she should be happy or sigh.

Mingyue held out her hand.The moment her fingertips touched the box, a light golden ball of light suddenly appeared in the empty box.There seems to be something like fog on the surface of the photosphere that is constantly changing and flowing, and there is a vague picture that flashes away.It rises from the bottom of the box, like the rising sun leaping from the sea level, jumps quickly to the fingertips of the bright moon, and then sinks in contentedly.

The orb of light disappeared.

"It's done!" Yuko announced happily.

"No more?" Mingyue blinked, and wrinkled her face as if she had taken a bite of sour lemon, "I didn't feel anything?"

She withdrew her hand, observed it over and over again, and carefully felt the flow of chakra in her body to confirm that there was nothing abnormal.

"What's that ball of light?" she asked.

"Can't say~"

"...What's the use of that ball of light?"

"I can't say~~"

"...What did you say when I sent the things to you, Yuko?"

"I can't say it~"

"Huh—" Mingyue held her forehead, "Then, is there anything I can say?"

Yuko laughed amusedly.She picked up the tobacco rod again and took a puff; the smoke blurred her dark red eyes, brewing a mysterious atmosphere.

"When you wait for a certain time, you will naturally know... Xiao Mingyue." Her voice was hoarse because of smoking, "I have done what I should say and what I should give you; and the price you should pay... ...Don't worry, I already said that."

"cost?"

"It's not something too important." Yuko exhaled another puff of smoke, and said lightly, "This is a store that makes wishes come true. If you want to get something, you have to pay a price; it can't be too much, and it can't be too little. Comparable to what you get."

A wish-fulfilling shop?

"I always feel that I already know what conversation will happen next." Mingyue sighed, and pressed her temple in a bit of trouble, "Equivalent exchange? I know."

"Because it's returning the deposited things to their original owners, the price is very small." The witch smiled and pointed out, "However, if it's something else that involves life and death wishes, then the price will be very high. "

"Then let's talk about it." Mingyue went straight to the point, "My younger brother is terminally ill, and I hope to cure him completely."

The sun was still shining outside.The smiling Sunny Doll swayed and swayed.

"Brother? Is the 'health' of the important person..." Yuko showed a thoughtful look in the blurred smoke.

The witch likes to puff, but the tobacco she uses seems to be different; not only does it not have the pungent smell of cigarettes, but it has a faint fragrance of green grass.It doesn't make people feel uncomfortable.

"Then, the equivalent price you need to pay is your 'health'. Because it is an incurable disease, in other words, it is—"

"Your life."

bang-

The teacup in Sanriyue's hand was placed heavily on the table.This young man, who was dressed and acted full of aristocratic air, has always been elegant and calm, almost without such gaffes.

Mingyue looked sideways and smiled at him soothingly.

"It's okay," she said, looking back into the witch's eyes, "I promise."