Hunter's Codex

"What is loneliness? I don't know."

Kurolo is also indescribable, but this is probably the feeling of parting from his only relative, Lu Xilu.

Boom, boom, like the sound of a giant moving.Kuroro hugged his head. He felt that countless debris was hitting him. When he came back to his senses, the surroundings were already bright. No, the light was shot from a door.

"You can enter now."

The dark gun barrel disappeared, and Kuroro only had the limbless, gigantic figure like a huge sculpture left in front of his eyes.

"Franklin... is it?"

Kuroro tried to call again, but there was no response.He boldly stepped forward to observe, Franklin seemed to have closed his eyes, except for an eyeliner, Kurolo could not see his facial features.

As if his limbs were curled up together, Franklin was frozen there like a stone statue, motionless.His skin is also a strange blue-brown color, which is similar to the color of the surrounding walls. If you don't look carefully, you can almost feel that Franklin is blending with the entire leaning tower.

Kuroro passed Franklin's side and gradually walked towards the door.When he pushed the door lightly, he could still hear a creaking sound. He stood on the steps and looked around. Although Nuo Da’s room was empty, there was a strong momentum rushing towards him... probably a fine depiction that he had never seen before. The unique zenith paintings and realistic sculptures create a weird atmosphere.

Never thought there would be such a place, Kuroro walked down the steps, and there were rows of large shelves standing upright, densely packed with books.

Kiqiu used to spend a lot of free time teaching him and Lu Xilu. Kuroro is still glad that although he is not as good as Lu Xilu, he can still understand most of the characters.

To avoid meeting other people, Kuroro quickly passed through the bookshelves, and next to the last bookcase, at a height that he could only reach by jumping up, randomly picked out a book with a golden cover and hurried away.

"Franklin?" When leaving, Kuroro couldn't help but stay beside him, "I'm leaving."

In the expected silence, Franklin remained motionless, as if he had been frozen here for thousands of years, blending into the darkness.

"Goodbye then."

Kuroro's clear voice rang in Franklin's ears.Franklin opened his eyes slightly, just in time to see him curl his mouth into a smile.

Ah... Franklin sighed, closed his eyes again, and merged into the silence.

Kuroro took a step forward and left the way he came from according to his memory.It wasn't long before he was safely out of the Tilted Tower, and it was wonderful to see the sky again—even a filthy sky like that.

Kuroro raised his head, the wind whistling in his ears.Slightly cool, with a faint smell of blood.It's like the smell of blood that can be smelled when teeth are biting lips.Probably because someone fought with someone, just for that bit of food to survive? ——This is the reality of the popular street, Kiqiu has warned again and again, and also took him and Lu Xilu to the lower city in person.

At that time, Kuroro really believed that he and Lu Xilu were extremely lucky to be able to live in the Senate.

It is probably a miracle that Kurolo and Luxilu are still alive with sound limbs.

From a distance, Lu Xilu could be seen standing there alone, dressed in tattered black clothes, he looked like he was alone, existing alone in this world.The familiar red hair fluttered in the dark night, so eye-catching, as if reminding Kuroro that he needed to return.

Probably because he keenly sensed the presence of someone, Lu Xilu suddenly turned his head and looked towards Kuroro.

At that moment, Kuroro met the powerful eyes that seemed to be able to penetrate him. Even though this kind of gaze has been seen countless times and is so familiar, Kuroro still couldn't help being shocked at the moment they looked at each other. arrive.

It's as if Lu Xilu exists independently in the world, he doesn't need this world, he has already abandoned this world - Kuroro feels that he has amazing intuition, unimaginable sensitivity, sometimes like a spider, in the dark In the turret, wandering in the lower city and the Senate.

From the above, it can be inferred that 'Lu Xilu does not need Kurolo', this conclusion.but……

"Lu Xilu, I'm back."

Kuroro waved the spoils in his hands to him. Although the bread and sausage he brought from the Tilted Tower was small, it was at least two days' food for them.

Kuroro's body was pulled over by his strong shoulders, and a warm touch came all at once, followed by the tingling sensation of hair touching his neck.He was hugged tightly as if he was being protected by Lu Xilu.

Lu Xilu didn't speak, but his intermittent breaths expressed his mood.

"I'm sorry to make you worry." Kuroro patted Lu Xilu's back lightly, comforting him softly.

Kuroro wants to live.

Lu Xilu wants Kurolo to live.

They won't be separated, because without Kurolo, Lu Xilu is like countless walking dead wandering in the lower city, living without knowing why.

This is a bond that still binds the two people.

Back in the small cellar, Kuroro took out the book that had been hidden behind his back, "I also brought good things from there."

"..., can't eat." With short and powerful words, Lu Xilu expressed his disinterest.

Kuroro was lying on the blanket, which was probably the only soft place in the cellar, and Luciro was next to him.The two cuddled together as they did when they were listening to Ki Qiu telling stories.

The thick book with a golden cover reflects the brilliance, which makes people who read it very dazzling.

Lu Xilu turned his head to look at Kuroro's clear and bright pupils, his long eyelashes fluttered slightly, and his short black hair, as soft as feathers, softly covered both sides of his cheeks.It was a face similar to his own. For some reason, every time Lu Xilu saw Kuroro, he seemed to see an impossible version of himself—a gentleness that he could never have, a smile that he could never show.Lucilo and Kurolo are completely unimaginable opposites.

Even Kiju loves Kuroro very much, he is always as warm as day.And Lu Xilu also has a clear and handsome appearance like Kuroro, but it is unpredictable and impossible to get close to.

Kuroro, who was slowly reading word by word, suddenly stopped, which caught Lu Xilu's attention, "What's wrong?"

"...I can't understand it."

Kuroro pointed to a page, and Lu Xilu leaned over. In the dark basement, he had to squint his eyes to stare at the tiny words.

Unlike Kuroro's half-knowledge, Lu Xilu began to turn the pages, and even read faster and faster.It seems that the long-standing doubts have been answered, and everything... suddenly becomes clear.

"It's Nian, the ability of those people - Nian."

This is probably a book that records various reading abilities, and many of the abilities described in detail can be seen on Meteor Street, but Kurolo, who was ordered by Lu Xilu to prohibit him from going to the lower city, really didn't understand it.

"Jiqiu was able to have a place in the Senate probably because of Nian", although he was not very sure, Lu Xilu deduced this way.

"Ki Qiu asked you to go there, you should also have...read."

Kikyo mentioned that only Kuroro can enter the Tilted Tower.Although she never said why, it was clear that Kuroro possessed some abilities that Luxilu did not.

This is just a guess, if you want to prove it——Lu Xilu and Kurolo leaned back on the blanket to read the book again.

"Mizumi style", Lu Xilu pointed to the picture in the book, "You should try it, it seems that there are different factions, you probably don't belong to the reinforcement system... or something like that."

"...Okay", Kuroro muttered, he could understand almost every word, but he couldn't understand it together, but obviously Lu Xilu had understood it.

In the bowl filled with water, put the leaves that Lu Xilu ran upstairs to pick.On the night when someone took Kiqiu away, a bouquet of flowers was left outside.Probably the man gave it to Kiqiu, but obviously people in Meteor Street don't need this kind of thing.

Kuroro liked this kind of rare and beautiful thing very much, so Lu Xilu put it in a simple notched vase, and every time he went out to look for food, he would remember to pour some water into it.

"The diagnostic method created by the Xinyuanliuquan method, put a leaf on a cup filled with water, and then surround the cup with both hands to create thoughts."

Even though he didn't know how to activate the recitation, Kuroro still obediently covered the bowl with his hand.

In the blink of an eye, the leaves bloomed, white, petite flowers... the same bouquet that Kidjou didn't take with her.

"...", Kuroro let go of his hand in surprise, the flower withered immediately, and even the leaf petals disappeared together.The surface of the water in the bowl rippled a little, but soon calmed down.

Kuroro turned his head to look at Lu Xilu, who put his face on his hands, showing a thoughtful expression.

"I saw it...blossom and then disappear."

If Lu Xilu hadn't said that, Kuroro would almost have thought he was hallucinating.

"In this way, it means that you are..." Lu Xilu looked down at the book, "You are a trait type."

The school with the least description in the book has only some specific examples, and there is no clear explanation like other factions.

Kuroro seemed unable to understand what a trait system was, and tilted his head to Lu Xilu's side to look at the words in the book that seemed distorted to him.

Lu Xilu handed the book to Kurolo, he turned around and put away the bowl, and when he turned his back to Kurolo, he picked an extra leaf from his trouser pocket and put it into the bowl.

He had thought that Kuroro would need a second and third leaf—maybe, it was himself who really needed it.

Lu Xilu tried to make the same movements as Kurolo, but when he took a few steps, a few moments passed.Whether he continued to hold the bowl or let it go, there was no change in the bowl.The leaves didn't move, the water didn't change...not even the taste.

Sure enough... Even though he already knew that he was not special like Kuroro, no different from ordinary people in the lower city who robbed and killed for food, a corner of Lu Xilu's heart still sank gradually, A good-for-nothing man—it was him.

The author has something to say:

This pair of brothers... completely split Kurolo Lucilu

Who will be the final leader?continued in the name of brother