Quanzai Cone

It's amazing—I never imagined that one day in my life, I would come to an unknown island in the sea and welcome the new year here.

Even, walking on the streets of the celebration, there are lovers who have just dated by their side.

I secretly glanced at Zhijun, he was a head taller than me, even though he was dressed in the most ordinary and classic styles, he looked very outstanding.

It is not clear whether this "uniqueness" comes from temperament or subtle behavior, and it always makes him feel distant from others... If I was not trapped on an isolated island and appointed me as his counselor, but met on this island, I would There must be no chance of intersection with him.

With such a sigh, I lowered my head slightly and quietly walked side by side with him.

The venue for the celebration was arranged on the main road that runs through the core area of ​​the island from north to south, and various stalls were set up along the street, attracting so many tourists that people were amazed that there are so many residents on this small island.

After avoiding the bustling family of four, I stepped back and bumped into Zhijun, and he naturally held my hand.

My cheeks were slightly hot, and I curled up my fingertips for a moment, and I held them back obediently. I had nothing to say: "There are so many people, I didn't expect it at all."

Zhijun gently brought me in front of him, separating the flow of people, and a faint laughter came out of the mask.

Pursing my lips and swallowing my embarrassment, I casually pointed to the food stall in front of me: "Go over there and have a look?"

Zhijun, of course, would not object, and followed my lead to the stall. I didn't look carefully until I realized that this stall sold small meatballs. In addition to the most common octopus version, there are many seafood fillings.I ordered two skewers of crab meat, and I couldn't help laughing while waiting for the boss to cook.

"'Sounds delicious'," I cleared my throat, "'How about making it into crab balls now'!"

Zhijun, who was staring at the boss rolling the meatballs, looked up at me, raised his eyebrows slightly, and answered without having to think about it: "That guy is too lazy to move now, and has no other value other than making food."

—He was talking about the little crab "crab ball" that I sent two months ago.

Although he complained to me that it was "as annoying as a dog" and even robbed the little guy's food, until today, the crab ball is still safely kept in the shelter dormitory by Zhijun, even before he was taken away by Umbrella, It didn't affect its fat and strong body.

As long as Zhijun is willing, there are very few things he can't do well.

The small balls are cooked, I gave Zhijun a bunch, and said with a smile: "Here, delicious 'crab balls' are here!"

The two lifted half of their masks, and walked down the road holding hands while biting hot little balls. The stalls were basically equipped with conventional configurations, and there was no sense of surprise, but they still enjoyed themselves under the influence of the festive atmosphere.

Unknowingly approaching midnight, the crowd gradually gathered in one place.Someone stood up to tell the time, and there was a circle around waiting for the people who were counting down together. Zhijun and I picked a corner that was a little far away but would not be disturbed. .

"three!"

"two!"

"one!"

——"Whoo, bang"!

The fireworks lifted into the sky, and the crowd cheered and threw their blessings to the clouds and the moon: "Happy New Year!"

Amidst the sound of human voices and fireworks, Zhijun stretched out his hand to take off my mask and his mask, hooked it on his wrist with a strap, and hung a pendant that was constantly shaking and quietly glowing from the palm of his other hand.

It was the agate four-leaf clover I gave him on his birthday—another translucent golden four-leaf clover with a smaller circle was inlaid with it, swaying in the wind together.

"That's..." I followed the pendant up and down in a daze, and murmured.

The heavier and heavier snow stained Zhijun's soft black hair, he smiled and said, "It's Jin Po."

... I remember.

Among the ores collected in the caves by the sea, this golden amber was out of place. It was probably brought to the island by the waves. Because it was rare and my eyes were similar in color, I looked at it several times, and finally packed it with other ores and sent it to rule the king.

I choked up.

Kimber is not a rare treasure; the two four-leaf clover inlaid together will only make people want to smile; what really makes me cry is the intention behind Zhijun's choice of Kimber.

Almost everyone knows the meaning of amber - "freezing time, eternal immortality".

The pendant, which was radiant with the light of the lamp, was tied around the neck of Zhijun. He said to me, "It's a gift from the eight-pointed star."

The insignificant weight fell on the heart through the clothes, and I shed tears, listening to him ask in a light tone, as if talking to himself.

"Is it true that there is no such thing as something that one must pursue even at the expense of prolonging one's painful life?"

He didn't need me to answer, he paused for a moment and softened his tone.

"Yes. Although it doesn't belong to me...but I saw it."

In the short silence of the next round of fireworks, my left hand was picked up by Zhijun and touched the bandage over his left eye.My fingertips raised unconsciously, I grabbed the strip of cloth, and under the guidance of Zhijun, I exerted force outward——

The unraveled bandages fell down together with Bai Xue.

Finally, his complete iris-colored eyes stared at me, and he showed a refreshing smile like a teenager: "My name is Dazai, Dazai Osamu."

"Light," he didn't add honorifics this time, "let me see 'eternity'."