How to start Meursault

"What kind of feeling is that?"

He Jian was half curled up in the big swivel chair, his body was as soft as if he had no bones at all.

The daylight coming in from the balcony drew a shadow line exactly at the edge of his body, and his curled up curls were just a little bit illuminated.

The sun doesn't shine on He Jian - that's what it seems.

When Irie was not around, the shadows on his body relaxed freely, the blue of his eyes turned strangely cold, his teeth seemed to become sharper and whiter, and the way he tilted his head also showed a weirdness.

Looking at those cold blue eyes that made people feel kind, Bai Lan raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

"You should know that I don't have enough information to speculate on your reference."

Although he was upset because of Irie Masaichi's recent changes, Bai Lan could instantly judge the possible reason why He Jian appeared beside him in this state.

—It seems that this guy wants to tell me something.

"Conquer the world. Rule the world. Or destroy the world. Whatever."

The backlit blue eyes narrowed for a second.What is revealed is not 'whatever', but a kind of extreme prudence.

Bai Lan's eyes also narrowed for a while.

Generally speaking, it is not advisable to show an opponent that you know each other's secrets, unless it is an attempt to cooperate in order to demonstrate sincerity.

What He Jian said can almost be regarded as a great concession in terms of intelligence - he admitted that he knew about Bai Lan's special ability and the situation in the parallel world. Considering the fact that he does not exist in other worlds, his sources of information must be quite 'interesting'.

"No matter how interesting something is repeated many times, it will become boring." Bai Lan replied, "Only destroying the world is an instantaneous action, which can have an accurate feeling."

He still answered the questions He saw.

"I guess it's not about satisfaction."

"No. Closer to the void."

"Then why do you still do it?"

Judging from the sentence alone, it may be misunderstood that He Jian was questioning Bai Lan, but in fact his question did not contain any moral and ethical considerations, but was purely asking about motives.

——What makes you do something that is not fun over and over again?

Bai Lan wanted to laugh a little.

This question could be asked of almost anyone in the world, and the answers would not make much difference.

"This is a result, but also a means. It's not something I really want to do."

If Irie was here, he would be shocked by the way and tone of Bai Lan's answer.As for the content, he may not believe it at all.

What is there to do by destroying the world?

But He Jian understood the meaning of the words just as Bai Lan thought, but curled his lips a little impatiently, raised his left hand to brush his forehead hair, and then turned to the main topic.

"Based on your answer just now, I am assuming that you are not obsessed with conquest, domination, and destruction in any one of the parallel universes, unless it is necessary to accomplish your ultimate goal."

The "any universe" here obviously refers to a specific universe, that is, this universe.

Bai Lan didn't interrupt He Jian's words, because He Jian's description was basically correct, but he was not very attached to the so-called 'ultimate goal'.

He Jian went on to say: "So assuming that this universe is actually the one necessary to accomplish your ultimate goal, but in fact you are unlikely to succeed, would you give up this attempt to avoid complete failure?"

He pronounced the word "assumed" particularly heavily, almost directly turning the implication into the explicit.

Under He Jian's gaze, Bai Lan's expression changed.

When He Jian found out that his world repulsion had only increased by 20% before stopping, he almost showed his disappointment directly on his face.

His question did arouse Prynne's vigilance, but it was not about 'failure', but how 'Hejian Jingren' knew that this universe was special.

Right.Before the protagonist group was brought to the future war ten years ago, the particularity of this world was not revealed at all.

And the perspective of thinking that this universe is special is obviously beyond the collection of the entire parallel universe. Simply grasping the information of the parallel universe like Bai Lan can't judge this at this time, and Hejian can know it because he has This world is 'mapped' to knowledge of other worlds.

For Bai Lan, what He Jian said could only be used as a suspicious reference from the beginning, and he actually only believed in his own judgment.

The two of them got along "good" before because Hejian didn't try to make Bailan do anything, and the "struggle" around Irie was maintained at the level of ordinary students, but this time, Hejian also gave information while giving out information. Showing his intention to interfere with Bai Lan's actions, his position changed all of a sudden.

From the previous 'neutral' to 'possibly hostile' in an instant.

Noticing that the eyes of Bai Lan who was sitting across from her had turned completely cold, He Jian knew that the conversation was a mess.

He sighed inwardly.

Because the elders and brothers and sisters are too active and have the habit of using unscrupulous means, He Jian never felt that he could control the overall situation at will, but when he talked with Bai Lan just now, he forgot that Bai Lan was different from him. Before Gang Ji became dazed, he had always been an absolutely confident person, and his suggestion was probably no different from stepping on thunder.

It's really a male college student who has lived his daily life for so long that he forgot how to deal with the boss.

It is impossible to make any progress here, it seems that we can only go to Irie to see if there is a chance.

"Irie-kun..."

Hearing Hejian's voice not far behind, Irie Masaichi was almost startled.

In a panic, he hid several running interfaces on the computer with one click, only to realize that he didn't need to be wary of He Jian like he was wary of Bai Lan.

In order to hide the nervousness in his heart, Irie pushed his glasses, turned his chair and said to Hejian, "Why are you walking without making any sound at all!"

He Jian blinked at him, as if in a daze: "I...do I make no sound when I walk?"

Originally, Irie was just saying it casually, but when he was asked by He Jian, he subconsciously began to recall this point.

——It seems that I have never heard the sound of He Jian walking?

Sometimes He Jian disappears in the blink of an eye, and then reappears inexplicably at certain moments.

correct!The first time he saw He in the library was sitting next to him without him knowing.

After thinking about it, Irie couldn't help but shudder, and the He Jian in front of him instantly looked evil, no matter how you looked at it, it became scary.

He contemplated it for a while, and finally said in a low voice, "Yes. It's just lighter."

Irie's heart was not relieved until He Jian didn't show any doubts because of his answer, but the next second He Jian said: "Recently, it seems that the atmosphere between you and Bai Lan is not right. What happened?"

If Irie had more experience, he would know that there is something wrong with He Jian’s questioning method that fits into Irie’s perspective——Irie’s recent behavior is not so much that he doesn’t feel right with Bai Lan, but rather that Irie himself is a bit wrong, and he is alienated If so, it may be that the number of Hejian seeing Ijiang has decreased more, but this is the result of Irie's unconsciousness.

At this moment, Irie, who has not yet evolved into a complete body, froze, subconsciously began to retort: ​​"No, nothing happened."

In the face of Bai Lan's matter, He Jian's strange temperament was not a problem at once.

But He Jian didn't lightly expose this topic as Irie hoped, but continued the conversation.

"Is that so?" He Jian showed a restless expression, "But I think he seems to be..."

He stopped talking at just the right place.

As Hejian expected, Irie couldn't help asking immediately, "What's wrong with him?"

"I think he's mad at you for alienating him."

He Jian looked at Irie, whose expression suddenly became blank because of this answer, and continued with satisfaction: "Although I don't know what happened between you, I know that he regards you as a very important friend. If there is something If there is a misunderstanding, it will be a pity that it cannot be undone in the end."

Irie didn't respond immediately, but lowered his head halfway and remained silent for a while.

He Jian could smell a strong smell of sadness from this silent young man.

But there was no change on Irie's face this time.

After Irie's physiological reaction recovered, he pushed his glasses again with a terrifyingly calm attitude, looked at He Jian and said, "He Jian-jun, thank you for your reminder, I will apologize."

He Jian almost clapped his hands because of this sudden improvement in acting skills - if he didn't know that Irie had made up his mind in the direction he didn't want.

At this moment, He Jian briefly removed his disguise, letting the smile and worry disappear from his face, leaving only a quiet gaze.

Shadows seep from the bottom of his blue eyes, and back again.

"If that's what you want."

Interference with one of them alone ended in failure. Considering the influence of the self-containment of the world line, the specific degree is unknown.

The plan was adjusted to induce both parties at the same time, and the goal was changed to allow both parties to discover the abnormality of the other party.If this plan fails again, the plan will be temporarily shelved.

— Even if a choice is to be made, it is best to keep them fully informed.