I got four guys to take the initiative

Those blue flames began to spread before my eyes, and gradually I could see the exterior through the burned gaps.I seem to be placed in the corner of the hall, because I can see the Crown Prince and Fran standing on... the stage?

Yes.A stage that blooms like bloody roses.Countless thorns spread under their feet.Even at such a long distance, I can clearly hear the sound of vines winding.

"What do you want to do? Don't you think that after doing these things, you can escape?"

The crown prince's face sank like water, and light gradually gathered in his hand, and he transformed into a long sword that exuded light. It was the light magic he was best at!

The crown prince really wasn't covered!Just poke him!

"You can still use—"

Fran was not in a hurry, and even spoke with sarcasm.

"To shut up!"

The crown prince rushed forward in an instant, and I was taken aback by that posture. I didn't understand why the crown prince was braver than I imagined.Don't you need to find out the details of the other party?

Suddenly Fulan's fingertips flashed with silver light, and she transformed into a dagger to block the crown prince's sword.

"You'd better surrender obediently. As long as you confess to the mastermind behind the scenes, I will plead with your father not to implicate your family—isn't it, Miss Cavendish?"

The crown prince said while drawing his sword.

He actually recognized Fulan, as expected of the crown prince!

"Do you think I care?"

Fran's voice was not loud, but it contained some kind of dark anger.

"I never thought of them as my 'family'."

After speaking, the dagger in her hand suddenly flew towards the crown prince. I was startled, and then watched the crown prince swung a sword backhand and split the dagger in two from the air.

"Heh, if the Countess hears this, she will probably regret having a daughter like you."

The crown prince's face turned pale for some reason, he said coldly.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Fran suddenly started laughing out loud as if she had heard some big joke.She laughed wildly, as if she couldn't straighten her waist, the crown prince was stunned, and he didn't dare to act rashly, instead he took a step back.

"Hahahaha... You don't know anything, and you still come to accuse me if you don't know anything!"

After finishing speaking, Fran scratched her face frantically, even tore off her ponytail, and looked at the crown prince with extremely ferocious eyes.

"Aren't you the future king? You know what kind of thing that old godmother is, but you still never stopped her, did you?!"

"Miss Cavendish...Miss, miss, miss! It's not for the magic power, who the hell wants to be a miss!"

I was stunned when I heard this.

"...The temple said that only a pure body can serve the Dragon God, and then you can gain magic power, so I voluntarily disabled my body when I was 12 years old." Fran actually smiled after finishing speaking.

"But it's still useless. Instead, those bullshit bishops... don't tell me you don't know anything!"

I listened blankly to these words, and already began to suspect that I had read fake cartoons.But the crown prince didn't seem too surprised, he just kept his face away.

And Fran has already started to wail in pain, as if wrapped in unbearable memories, the flames around her went straight towards the crown prince, who immediately opened the light screen in front of him to block them all, but blood started to overflow from his mouth .

The crown prince startled me who was in shock because of Fran's words.The crown prince is injured?

I became more and more anxious, hoping that those blue fires would burn faster, but they were like some kind of established program, only moving forward at a slow and steady speed.

"That's not why you lay hands on innocent people—"

The crown prince frowned and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Hahaha……"

Fran laughed with tears in her eyes.

"Yeah, you don't understand, you don't understand! You are all the darlings of the gods, born with magical powers, but I have nothing! In order to get that little possibility, I am willing to pay any price!"

"Using prohibited means to obtain magic power is not allowed, it will only make you close to death quickly, even if you don't have magic power..."

The crown prince said, and his words almost confirmed all my previous guesses.

As expected, Fran obtained the magical power with the help of some unknown power, and there was a price for this.

"You fart!"

Fran glanced at the Crown Prince with contempt.

"I never want to complain, as long as I can have the talent of magic... that's my own choice, but you don't even allow such a small thing! Why?! Why! My life is my own, not my turn You have the final say! How can you high-ranking darlings understand what magic means to me..."

Fran was getting more and more hysterical, she rushed towards the crown prince while cursing, her eyes were both desperate and joyful.

"You don't understand me, and you come to save me under the banner of doing my best!"

Fran...

In the flames, even she herself was swallowed.That face looked like a ghost, but it was as handsome as a young man who didn't know much about the world.

I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my heart.

Actually, I can understand Fran very well.

My sister's comics have won numerous awards, and even won the "Manga All-Star Awards" for three years.Everyone who has seen her works will sincerely admire her talent in comics, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Because I won awards and got soft hands, even I didn't care much about these things, let alone my sister.However, in order to be worthy of the bonus medals given by the organizers, she will not be absent every time she wins.

I remember one time, we went to Japan to receive an award together.When I came to the stage to accept the award, because I couldn't speak Japanese, my sister just said a few words in broken English and went down.

After my sister stepped down, a female writer who looked older than her came to congratulate her, and my sister just responded with a few words of courtesy.

As a result, when I left later, I found this female writer sitting on a bench outside the venue and weeping bitterly.

I found out later that she is a fairly well-known cartoonist in Japan and has participated in this competition for many years.That year was her No.20 in the competition seven times.

She has been very eager to win the "Best Comic Award" in this competition, but she has never stopped being nominated.

She is 45 years old, and it is getting more and more difficult to draw manga, and her work was originally the most promising award that year.But halfway through, my sister, the dark horse, missed the award again.

When I saw her crying silently, I felt panic, not knowing how much courage it took for her to congratulate my sister.Seeing my younger sister who is so indifferent to awards, what kind of thoughts will I have in my heart.

I even felt a little ashamed, even though I knew it wasn't right.My sister did nothing wrong, she was just too talented.

yes.ability.

Some people are destined to have it, while some people will never get it in their lifetime.

I didn't tell my sister about these things because it was pointless.

It's just that I suddenly realized that the gap I feel because of my talent in the things I really love is probably like chasing the moonlight that I can't catch.

Putting aside the desperation, it is more powerless and painful.

I often feel an empty sense of happiness and security that I don't have that purpose.

But watching such a person go all out to pursue, after all, is admirable.

What's more, the so-called magical talents are more cruel than most of the talents in the previous life-if there is no one, there is no one, and there is not even a chance to work hard.

The crown prince wanted to say something, but suddenly a crack opened in the air, and it turned out that people from the Knights came in!They were about to leave with the crown prince, and at the same time, I suddenly felt liberated from being imprisoned, and there was a thud in my ear, and I fell down.

"Rayleigh?!"

The crown prince's voice penetrated into my ears first.I looked up quickly and found that the crown prince was struggling crazily, but the knights held him up and prepared to retreat, and soon disappeared.

Only then did I see clearly the place where I was detained just now.It turned out to be a coffin.

Fran, who saw me, seemed a little surprised. As soon as I raised my hand, I flew towards her.

"It doesn't matter if the crown prince is gone, we are the protagonists of the ball anyway."

Fran grinned, and stroked my face with her hands.

"I will dedicate them to the eternal goddess of death, and we will return."

I was surprised to find that there were people wrapped in the rose vines under my feet!They all looked bloody, and they seemed to be students who came to the dance!

And Hedwig!

I was taken aback, and quickly grabbed Fran's arm.

"Fran, don't be like this, you can't be like this, everyone is a real person!"

"But I don't care about them, Rayleigh." Fran didn't seem to be in a hurry to kill, she looked at me leisurely, her loose red hair brushed by my ears.

"You heard it, didn't you? I came to this world and suffered a lot. I can no longer feel those positive emotions that are praised by others, such as kindness?"

Fran brushed my black wig as she spoke, and sniffed it lightly. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a bit abnormal, but fortunately that face can bear it.

"Fran..."

I endured the discomfort and took her hand.

"I understand you completely. You want to have magic power and learn magic. It's not your fault. If I were you, I would suffer the same pain."

"But you were born with magical powers, weren't you?"

At this time, Fran's expression was indifferent, as if we were just ordinary friends chatting.But I read indifference from her eyes.

"I admire you very much, Fran. You are willing to burn your life for everything you have given to possess magic power. I don't think that is a crazy thing!"

I spoke loudly, afraid that she would not be able to hear me clearly, even though my own ears were almost deafened.

"People like the crown prince are used to persuading others to live a good life and be more optimistic, but they won't help, because they don't know that it is very difficult for some people."

Compassion and empathy are two different things that are often confused.

"I also believe that you are not the kind of person who is willing to hurt others in order to achieve your goals! No! Otherwise, you would have done something to me, right? But you didn't."

I stared into Fran's eyes, and I couldn't help crying when I thought of what she had just said.

"Fran I know, how painful it is to have a little bit of hope broken, I can understand..."

I finally understood why she, or rather he, would say that to me - he hated his body.Because cheated self-harm didn't pay off.

"But it's still too late, Fran, you can be yourself again."

"But I'm jealous. Can't help being jealous, Raleigh."

Fran's tone was still very flat.

"I also came to another world, why am I so miserable?"

Countless vines wrapped around me after her words fell.I feel my ankle start to tingle.Those vines seem to be sucking my blood.

"Another world?" I was a little confused. "You mean..."

"Didn't you and I come here from another world? I thought you should know."

Fran spoke with sarcasm.

And of course I understood what she meant, but I trembled all over, realizing that I might have found a breakthrough.

"I did come here through time travel, but, don't you know that this is the world in this book?"

I held her hand tightly.

Fran actually wore it, but she seemed to be different from me.Doesn't she know that this is a book?

"My original body is just the villain in the book. I might die in a few years. What is good luck? I have never thought about it. I would rather have no magic power, but live a safe life!"

Fran also looked at me, her eyes becoming confused.

"...How can I trust you? I don't know, they never told me this, they..."

"This is indeed a book. The crown prince is the male protagonist. There are three other male protagonists besides him. The female protagonist has not yet appeared. My sister is the villain!"

I said in a hurry, while recalling the bits and pieces of these years.

"The Duke's Mansion will fall sooner or later. I have been trying my best to fight for the chance of survival. The purpose of my efforts has always been to survive, that's all... Fran, why do you want to have magic power so much?"

Looking at her expression, I knew that those "they" must have kept a lot of things from her.

"I want, want, want to be different."

She let go of me suddenly, and covered her face with her hands, as if she was undergoing intense shame.

"...I, I was a failure in my previous life. I thought that after time travel, I could finally become a successful type of person, but... still can't?"

After finishing speaking, she couldn't cry anymore, and the tears evaporated instantly when they fell on the bloody rose.I looked at the vines on my feet, and they had gradually begun to loosen.

"Fran, I will help you." I said seriously, and hugged him with open arms.

"My sister told me that as long as you don't settle for the ordinary, you are extraordinary. The desire to change is the most precious desire in the world."

How can there be so many geniuses in the world, and some are just the efforts of most mediocre people throughout their lives.But as long as the world changes a little bit, a little bit more, thousands of thousands of little bits, there will be a little bit of difference.

"It's my fault."

Fran leaned on my shoulder, and suddenly laughed softly.

"From the beginning to the end, I always trust others easily. It would be nice if I met you earlier."

Feeling that Fran's mood was a little more stable, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.It's just that I soon discovered that I thought things too simply.

"But this magic circle can no longer turn back. Because I didn't kill you a few days ago, they have already set up a dead end... I originally wanted to see if I could break it by offering sacrifices."

Fran stared at me, seemed to be sighing, but also seemed to be smiling.

"Fran, I might be able to burn this all..."

I didn't expect things to be so difficult, and I tremblingly reached out to use magic.

"Ah, it's not impossible for me to say that. But...can you please take a good look at me?"

Fran smiled.The tone returned to the state when we first met.

That smile is calm and peaceful, reminding me of her in the piano room that day.When she looked at the flowers outside the window, she seemed to have shown such an expression.

"Fran?"

I held her hand, and just about to say something, I found that she was biting her wrist hard, letting the blood flow all the way on the roses.

"Fran!"

I wanted to grab her cuff, but was blocked by dense vines.

"I said, please watch carefully, Mr. Ridrian."

I hit those vines hard, feeling my whole body was stung, but still refused to stop, I knew what Fran's calm eyes represented, I didn't want to see——

I heard myself calling her name.

But she didn't look back, she just walked forward slowly, the blood attracted huge roses to bloom all the way towards her, she walked farther and farther, until she came to the westernmost part of the ball hall.

There stood a creamy white piano that was supposed to be for the ball.

And now, the bloody Fran turned on the piano and began to play it.

It's Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.

Her blood dripped meanderingly along the black and white keys, luring those huge roses, wrapping her like a huge flower bed, like a flower demon in a fairy tale.

But those sharp thorns gradually began to penetrate her.

"Fran—"

I wanted to call her hoarsely, but I could feel the passing of her life, and the voice in my mouth gradually became hollow.

"Please take a good look at me."

She played and smiled.

I nodded my head like a rattle, lest she might not see it.It's just that her movements gradually became slower, until every time a key was pressed, blood began to overflow from the corner of her mouth.Fragmented moonlight.

"Rayleigh, I really want you to see my hometown. I don't think it's a beautiful place, the people are not very friendly, there are only countless cherry blossom petals, like sighs blowing in the wind... But I I want you to meet me."

Fran's voice became weaker.

I felt my whole body trembling.I knew I had to do something, I had to do something, or I'd regret it.

I will definitely regret it.

"Fran—tell me your name!"

I don't know if I made this clear.I just yell.

"Your name! Your original name!"

I roared, and then watched the red-haired boy's head slide off the piano cover.

I was panting, trying to look at him without blinking my eyes. At the same time, I felt that the vines blocking me began to wither, and I ran towards him rolling and crawling.

It's just that I didn't get to meet him in the end.

He turned into a bone before my eyes, leaving only the faint echo in the air and the words made up with blood on the keys.

"sanmula."

thousand villages.

The author says:

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