[Gintama] Immortal

The night is very long.

The dim candlelight flows along the rock wall, and the steps down the stairs are deep, echoing in the shadows alone.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu stopped holding her, and the darkness came to an abrupt end here.

The culture tank emits a faint light, and the laboratory secretly established by Naraku of Amaterasu Institute appears in front of them.The transformed rock wall is covered with strange metal lines, which looks like the interior of an alien ship.

The freezing cabin opened, and the white cold air permeated the air.

Lying in the cabin was an experimental subject maintained by the blood of immortality, leaving the state of cryogenic storage, and slowly showing its original appearance.

Before he had a good look at the facial features of the young woman, he suddenly touched the cold metal bed, Yae reflexively flinched, and subconsciously pulled Xu's sleeve.

"...Do I have to change my body?" She raised her head.

Xu lowered his eyes to look at her, his expression was indifferent and cold.

"Otherwise?" he asked, "Are you going to continue to occupy this fragile body, or..."

He slightly raised the corners of his mouth, as if mocking, as if he was sure of victory: "Do you mind changing your current body to accept the blood of immortality?"

Being poked at the point, Yae obviously fell silent.

The owner of this body is still alive, and has been living in the deep sleep of consciousness. She promised that the other party will return the body after fulfilling his wish and give the other party freedom.If he accepts the blood of immortality, the righteous master will never be able to return to the life track of ordinary people.

"...I can change my body." She said softly, "But what will happen to this body afterwards?"

Xu turned his head slightly, with a cold smile on his lips: "I don't think you have the conditions to bargain now. Even if you want to talk, it will be a matter of later."

Yazhong looked at him for a while, then turned his eyes away quietly: "Okay, I believe you."

Adapting to a new body is like adapting to a new mold.

She has gotten used to this immersion process, she has withdrawn her own existence from her original body, like filling a container with water in the dark, Yae closed her eyes and leaned down——

The feeling of being alive is always heavy.

The weight of the muscles, the weight of the bones, and the weight of existence were pressed down together, and the sense of space was reversed. Yae opened her eyes, and she was already lying on the experimental bed that she had looked down on earlier.

Trembling slightly, she raised her arm, and Yae spread her five fingers. There were light blue blood vessels on the back of the woman's slender hand, and her complexion was so pale that it was a bit bleak.

She stared at "my" wrist for a while, and noticed something was wrong.

When I pressed my fingertips on my left wrist, there seemed to be some foreign matter buried in my skin, and I couldn't feel the bumps and it didn't affect my movements, but it was inexplicable.

Before she asked, Xu glanced over casually: "That's a chip."

Yae had a bad feeling: "... what chip?"

The culture tank in the laboratory exuded a dim light, and he bent his blood-red eyes, and said slowly: "A chip for positioning."

Yae was still in a daze, and Naraku, who received a false signal, stepped forward like a shadow, intending to deal with another body lying on the metal bed.

"……and many more!"

Regardless of his still weak body, Yae went down to the cold floor of the laboratory, and stopped Naraku who was about to leave with three steps in two.

"What are you going to do?"

Those Naluos looked at her expressionlessly, and a slow voice came from behind: "Of course it's put in the freezer."

There are too many darkness and secrets buried in Amaterasu Temple Naraku, and it is destined to be a dead place that can only be entered and not exited.If others come, there is no reason to get out alive.

"If you are not satisfied with this option," Xu narrowed his eyes, "Destruction is another option."

Yae turned her head to look at him, and for a moment, she let go of her hand and let those Narakus leave.

The empty echoes fell silent, and there were only the two of them left in the laboratory.

A man in a black haori stretched out his hand in her direction.

"Come here, Yae."

Xu's tone was slow and low, as if he was reciting an ancient prayer, and his scarlet pupils seemed to bleed blood, seeping into the bottomless darkness.

Blurry figures were reflected on the cold culture tanks. Some culture tanks were empty, while others were filled with culture fluid, faintly emitting a faint light in the dim environment.

——Amaterasu Institute Naraku is studying the blood of immortality.

There is no need to continue to think about it, just stop here, the conclusion is enough to send chills down the spine.

Yae took a step forward, the soles of his feet tentatively landed on the mirror-cold ground, and stepped firmly.

Still unable to maintain her body balance well, like sliding on ice, she took another small step forward, stretched out her hand, and put her fingertips in Xu's palm.

The cold fingertips were grabbed by the male's palm, and they were suddenly pulled forward. Yae opened his eyes slightly, and staggered into the other's arms, pressing against his chest.

"Can't you walk by yourself?"

When being hugged, Yae subconsciously raised her arms to wrap around Xu's neck, her cool voice fell into her ears, and she could even feel his breath falling to the side of her neck when he spoke.

If it was normal, she would definitely complain at this time: "I don't even know who is to blame for this."

But Yae found that she was a little confused about what Xu was thinking now.

What was he thinking and what was he planning to do with her.

Obviously there is no object to act in, but he carried her out of the laboratory with his own hands like the first time he showed the research results in front of the heavenly crowd—no, he acted more attentively than that time.If it is an uninformed bystander, it is estimated that she is the only successful sample that he has cultivated through untold hardships.

why?

Her usable value should have been exhausted a few years ago when the Heavenly Daoists were lured out of the cave.

The blood of immortality took effect very quickly, and Yae felt that his physical strength had almost recovered at this time, so he slightly loosened his hands that were encircling Xu.

...Look here.

With an inexplicable shock in his heart, Yae pretended not to notice and hugged his neck again.

...Wait, why is she nervous.

Yae frowned slightly.

Although I don't know the reason, Xu seems very satisfied with her state that she can't walk or jump at this time, but can only lean against him obediently. When she looks away, her expression has a little warmth, but it's only a little bit.

why?

In the ancient and deep mountain road, only the sound of burning candles can be clearly heard.

The shadows of the two people reflected on the rock wall, like blurred ink, spread along the stone steps to the ground.

The pavilions and ancient temples of Amaterasu-in Naraku are hidden in the night, and lights are lit on several long corridors, silently lighting up in the dark.

Yae was quietly hugged by Xu, walked through the long corridors, the Buddhist scripture pavilion with a strong sense of time was next to the academy, entered the gate of the academy, walked through several corridors, and the Japanese room doors made by Sukiya reflected candlelight. There was no one there, as if waiting for her return.

The calligraphy and painting in the alcove, the objects on the shelf, and the teapot on the table are all intact.

If she had anything to say, now was her last chance.

"..." Thinking of this, Yae said, "I want to talk to you."

The wild cherry blossoms in the garden are in full bloom at night.

The blowing snow fell to the ground silently, and the melting was equally quiet. The burning cherry blossoms passed away calmly in the darkness, crushed into dust and mud.

Xu Xu squinted his eyes and did not refuse: "What do you want to say?"

"Before then," Yae pursed her lips, "Can you tell me first, how is the situation in Edo Castle?"

"The current general has submitted his resignation letter to Tiandaozhong."

You don't need to think about it, the Heavenly Daoists will not accept this decision.

As a puppet, Tokugawa Shigeru has value against the Hitotsubashi faction.Before finding a suitable replacement chess piece, even if Tokugawa Momomo didn't want to sit in the general's seat, the Heavenly Daoists would press him down.

Yae lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, feeling a little more relaxed.

Not to mention anything else, since that gentle general took all the blame on himself, it means that Yinshi and others will not be punished.

She could feel Xu Xu's displeasure, but she had already made up her mind when she planned to see him, some things were hidden, it's better to let them all out.

After staying silent for a while, Yae opened his mouth slightly: "I have something to tell you."

Considering the words, she raised her eyes: "I made a contract with someone."

"..."

"Once I finish what I want to do, I will return the body to the original owner and give her freedom for the rest of her life. I know that Tianshaoyuan Naraku rarely releases people back alive. At present, it is best to freeze that body choice, but if..."

She couldn't finish her sentence.

"Really." Xu Xu smiled coldly, "You have made a contract with human beings."

There was a slight chill in the air, and the surrounding temperature seemed to drop a lot suddenly, from mid-spring to winter night.

There was something wrong with Xu's expression, but Yae suppressed the ominous premonition and asked slowly: "Is there anything wrong with establishing a contract with humans?"

"Isn't it right?" Xu asked her, "Approaching those ugly and twisted creatures again and again, what are you thinking?"

"...I don't think humans are completely hopeless."

Xu Xu looked at her with a mocking sneer in his eyes: "Oh? So you want to become a human, don't you?"

"After staying with humans for a long time, what makes you have the illusion that you can change."

Smiling but not smiling, with crooked eyebrows and eyes, he showed Yae's familiar smile, and deliberately spit out poisonous malice in a gentle voice:

"It's obviously a monster."

——a counterfeit in a human shell.

"...You always say these hurtful things." Yazhong lowered her eyes, "Although I am not surprised at all, when it is time to get hurt, you will still get hurt."

Five years ago, she told the person who came to assassinate her that she knew Xu would use her and wanted to see how much she would be hurt.

If he wanted to test the Taoists of Heaven, she would help him.He wanted to draw out the forces that were watching secretly, and she let him do the same.

She even knew that even if she handed over her heart, the other party would definitely ignore it and just throw it away.

But on the eve of being thrown out as bait, she tried her best to convey her feelings.

...will it break?

...will it collapse?

Surprisingly, when she picked up her abandoned heart, dusted it off and wiped it, she found that it was still the same.

It's not completely cold yet.

"Yes, I'm a monster." Yae chuckled, "I'm a monster just like you."

Where is her bottom line?

Probably, the conclusion can be drawn tonight.

"Aren't you the same, with a part that wants to be human?"

Otherwise, what is Yoshida Matsuyo?

As if being touched by someone, the fake and empty smile on Xu's face quickly faded away.

"That stupid "I"—Yoshida Shoyo was born with a yearning for human beings, and finally died of human desires. "

"The disciple who failed to overcome his own desires dragged his teacher back to hell with his own hands. The teacher who still cared about the student when he was dying, was finally beheaded by the student who brought him up. You told me that human beings are not completely ugly, not completely ugly. distortion?"

Xu Xu pulled the corner of his mouth and showed a strange smile: "You are just longing for something that you have never obtained, and you will never get."

"You who have never experienced the pain of being burned by fire, and who have never been imprisoned in a dungeon day and night, keep talking to humans," without a pause, his voice was indifferent and cruel:

"This longing is disgusting."

The Japanese room was quiet, and the atmosphere could be heard.

Yae raised her hand, as if she wanted to grab the skirt of her clothes tightly, as if she wanted to cover her bleeding heart, and placed her hand on her left chest.

"You think it's disgusting, don't you?"

Loving this stuff makes you sick, doesn't it.

——Even if it is me, I haven't broken my heart many times and can recover it again.

Taking a deep breath, Yae suddenly said, "I don't like this."

"Five years ago, I was used as a pawn by you, and I really felt pain when I died."

"It's enough for me to love you."

But if he really doesn't want her feelings, then so be it.

"I can't guess what your next plan is, and I can't interfere, but if you just want to continue to use me, you might as well let me go."

"... count me in, please."

If he felt disgusted and found her feelings ridiculous and hateful, could she still force him?

Forget it.

She will also be tired.

"I'm not going to make any more deals either."

She had wanted to have a good talk with him.

"I was hurt by what you did before, can you stop doing it again?"

Originally, I wanted to talk about it so well.

Yae lowered her eyes: "To be honest, it's already gotten to the point where it's a bit annoying."

She doesn't want to quarrel with him.

Since there is no easy gathering, then at least strive for a good separation.

"Let me go, I've already..."

His field of vision was suddenly reversed, and he was suddenly pushed onto the tatami, Yae let out a muffled moan uncontrollably, and frowned in pain.

A large shadow fell, Xu Xu's pupils were dark red, a little scary, and the strength of his grip on her wrist kept tightening, and the skin that was pinched by him soon turned blue.

"You have learned a lot from humans." Xu Wen said gently, but his eyes seemed to be bleeding.

"He is full of lies, full of honey and swords, and talks good things all day long, but when he turns around, he will betray his allies and close relatives without hesitation."

Yae raised her face, although she trembled from the pain, her voice was still calm: "Let go."

"Human beings are such hypocritical creatures," Xu suppressed her resistance effortlessly.He smiled slightly, his expression was cold and lofty, but he seemed to be desperately suppressing something, which seemed a little distorted.

"It's obviously ugly inside, but desperately using sweet words to pile up false appearances, only to gain benefits for themselves."

Being pressed on the tatami and unable to move, Yae turned her head to one side and closed her eyes.

"Please let go now. I hate this situation."

The grip on his wrist tightened suddenly, Yae's face turned pale, but he continued: "I really don't want to hate...uh."

The last "you" was forced to swallow back between his lips and teeth, and he pressed her down and kissed her.

Her brain was blank, her teeth were pried open, her lips and tongue were entangled and seized, and the hand pressing the back of her neck forced her to lift her head up, like a deer bitten by a wild animal. She obviously wanted to desperately seek oxygen, but the result was just convenience The other asked for everything, swallowed her gasps and weak whimpers.

Breathing intertwined, this kiss has nothing to do with tenderness, it's just a merciless plunder.When Xu finally let go of her, Yae felt as if all the strength in his body had been taken away.

Limp into a ball on the tatami, she held her throat to breathe heavily.

"lie."

Xu raised his hand to brush away her scattered black hair, and his fingers fell on the artery on the side of her neck.His words seemed soft, and his voice was contradictory and depressing: "Just like a human being, he keeps saying love, but when he turns around and leaves, he is more decisive than anyone else."

He raised the corners of his mouth, his pupils were scarlet and dim, and he didn't smile at all.

"I'm tired of the lies spoken by human beings, and I hate false promises the most."

……

"You said you would love me."

Yae suddenly fell silent.

As if hearing some unbelievable words, she turned her head with a dazed expression: "You...?"

"You obviously used the word love for me."

——The ragged boy hid in the shadows, as if repeating the words he had heard many times, he spoke indifferently:

"I'm an undead monster."

Yae raised her hand cautiously, her light-colored long hair slipped from her shoulder covered with feathers, and fell on her neck, she touched Xu's cheek, and gently caressed his cold eyebrows.

"I thought...you wouldn't..."

For the tender feelings between human beings, for such things as love, they sneered and dismissed them.

It should be like this.

——"It's obviously a monster."

The cold and handsome man coincided with the original boy.

——"You are not human either."

Yae propped herself up, held Xu's cheek, and softly kissed the corner of his lips tentatively.

"Like this, don't you hate it?" She raised her eyes and looked at him seriously.

Do people who don't even love themselves still harbor desires?

The distance between the two people was extremely close, and there seemed to be waves in the depths of those scarlet eyes, and the hard ice layer cracked, revealing the bottomless darkness.

"...It was you who sought the answer first, Yae." Xu took her hand and fixed it there.His breath fell on her cheek, and his cool voice crawled over her skin bit by bit like a snake letter, and got into her warm collar.

He kissed again.

Sucking her lips, he hooked her soft tongue into his mouth, and kissed her almost lingeringly.

The world's time stood still.

Cherry blossoms are no longer blooming and withering, life and death are solidified together.

There was nothing there, and it was hard to tell the difference between hot and cold pure white.

His vision blurred, his body became vaguely strange, and Yae felt himself go limp and fell on the tatami.

Fingers unconsciously climbed up the broad back, inserted into the long light-colored hair, she clenched the black feathers tightly and then loosened them, trembling and gasping as Xu asked, her voice unknowingly becoming moist and sweet.

"...Wait...wait a minute..."

I can no longer think, the temperature of my body is hot, and my rationality seems to have melted away from me.

"...I hate human lies." In a hazy state of consciousness, Yae heard Xu's voice, which was deep and hoarse, with murderous intent lingering in his bones.

So she must love him.

A sensible and cold voice sounded beside her ears, Xu whispered to her:

"You can't lie to me."