The girl stood alone on the only swing in the backyard, shaking it once and for all.

——It turns out that it is so quiet here.

I am used to the lively voices of the knives, I am used to Mikazuki Munekin's devilish smile, I am used to Tsurumaru who likes to be elusive and frightening, and I like Nianren Candlestick Kiri like a parent.

got used to……

After getting used to it so much, facing the suddenly quiet home, it turned out to be so... lonely.

The girl raised her head and looked at the blue sky above her head.

But soon...the usual bustle will resume here.

right after her death.

"...Master." The gentle and refreshing boy rang from behind her.

She turned her head, and a blue-haired young man in military uniform stood behind her with a hesitant expression.

"Brother Phase One. You are back, and today is going well?"

"Master, you don't need to listen to those guys' nonsense, we will kill everything that may endanger your existence for you, and you will be fine!"

The young man's tone was fierce, his fair skin was slightly flushed with excitement, and the gorgeous tachi in his hand made a slight noise because of too much force.

"...You heard that, Brother Yiqi." The girl standing on the swing carefully changed her face, and looked at the blue-haired Fu Sangshen in front of her who had always cared for her like a big brother.

Hearing his words, she understood immediately.

What she said to Dr. Roman earlier was heard by Fu Sangshen.

"Brother Phase One... If the singularity cannot end, not only human beings may become extinct, but you and other humans may not be created." The girl standing on the swing with her back to the sunlight looked at the station softly. The handsome young man at the bottom said, "Even if you are okay... But what about Yaoyan, Wuhutui, and other brothers? They might just be wiped out like this."

"It's not about destruction, but about 'non-existence' from the very beginning. Brother Yiqi, are you willing?"

"I can't bear it."

Before the young man could answer, Gu Yu started talking on his own.

"I, although I'm not close to you, but when I'm with you, it's like a family. There is a brother, Candlestick Cut, and other 'elders' like Yaoyan, Five Tigers, Catfish, etc. They are younger brothers. And everyone who is like relatives..."

"Your every move will make me feel, 'I am a loved child', even if there is no past, but as long as I think of this, it will make me feel that I am probably the happiest person in the world."

"Everyone is protecting me tenderly, so I want to protect everyone in my own way...is there nothing wrong with that?"

The blue-haired youth was speechless.

He respects and loves the young girl in front of him. She is not only the master who can lead him to the battle, but also the child who needs their careful care.

He could die for her... But he couldn't say that his younger brothers didn't care what happened for her.

It was a question he couldn't answer.

"Brother Yiqi, you are everyone's Brother Yiqi—it's really great to have you as an older brother."

Every word of the girl who was much thinner than her peers was like a knife cutting through his heart that might not exist.He even felt that even if his body was smashed to pieces, even if he was buried in a sea of ​​fire, it would not be any more painful than it is now.

Girls are gentle.The clear eyes looked straight at him as always, engraving his desperate expression deeply in the bottom of his eyes.

She didn't want him to be so sad, but she was a little happy when she saw the young man named Yiqi Yizhen suffering because of herself.

There is such a person who feels hopeless because of her death—maybe it is cruel, but does this also prove that her life is actually very valuable?She should be a competent master, right?

Yishin is the only tachi work handed down by Yoshimitsu Awataguchi.

He has always been proud of this status, but at this moment, he hates the fact that he is just a knife.

He could not protect his master, nor could he save his younger brother.

Even if he sacrificed his body, even if his body was smashed to pieces, there was nothing he could do.

He could only watch the master, who was like a younger sister, use his thin body to stand in front of him again.

"Don't be so sad, brother Yiqi—we didn't meet because of sadness." Gu Yu waved his hand in front of Yiqi Yizhen, temporarily cutting off his supply of spiritual power.The young man in front of him who had lost the supply of spiritual power returned to his body.The girl who was dangling on the swing jumped off the swing in a hurry and hugged him before he fell to the ground.

"Okay, let's say goodbye to everyone."

The girl talked to herself to cheer herself up, and walked step by step towards the house full of 'relatives'.Until, never to be seen again.

***

"……Um?"

In the darkness where she couldn't see her fingers, the girl slowly woke up.She didn't know how long she had been asleep, and she didn't know why she woke up.

In such darkness, everything will be reduced to nothingness.

Both time and space have lost their original appearance.

It took a while for the girl who stayed here alone to regain the feeling of her 'body'.

She seemed to be dreaming... a scene that she missed very much.

What is it?Although I can't remember clearly, my heart feels slightly warm.

"Don't you find it hard?"

A strange but somewhat familiar voice suddenly broke the silence in the darkness.

This question has no beginning and no end, but Gu Yu understands that it is asking herself.

She sat up, pondered for a moment, and said slowly:

"As for me... since I can remember, I seem to have been walking in a certain direction."

"Actually, I don't know what it is for, but I just dare not stop."

“However, although it is hard work, self-consciousness is quite meaningful.”

After all, along the way, she encountered a lot of scenery worth admiring, and left a lot of memories worth keeping in her heart.There are many, many people who really care about themselves.

"now what?"

"Now... it's about time to stop and take a rest." The girl hugged her knees, her cheeks pressed against her knees.

"Are you not afraid, along the way."

"No, although I will be uneasy, but Wei Wei is not afraid at all! It is still the same until now."

The girl who had never shown fear before answered confidently.

Only this matter, she is very sure.

She was never afraid, nor regretful.

"Are you really willing to die like this? After you die, everything you really love and value is no longer yours."

The voice that made Gu Yu feel vaguely nostalgic continued to ask.

Her... or his tone was very steady, not as malicious as Rafe, as if it was purely out of curiosity.

"How can I be willing to do so... But, it's better than being buried with me. Of course, I also had this kind of thought... After all, it's very lonely if I'm alone in the end."

In the darkness deeper than night, the girl who had done everything she could do took a deep breath.

Perhaps because there is nothing here, it gave her the desire to speak.

Because if you don't say some things, maybe you really won't have the chance to say them again.

"But I can't ruin their future because of my selfishness—those children have gone through all kinds of hardships to get to where they are today, and they should have a better future."

"Of course I will be very sad... If possible, I would like to be with everyone for a long time, until I become a wrinkled old woman, able to tell the juniors about my great achievements, talk about what I miss back then... ..."

"There are still many things I want to do... I want to travel, I want to go to university, I want to learn kendo, and I want to become a powerful person like Okita Souji."

In the darkness, the girl babbled about those tiny wishes.

"But what I want most is to grow up."

The body becomes stronger and the mind becomes more mature.

Be a reliable 'adult'.

Mature and strong, like Miss Ryoko.

If she was as powerful as Ms. Ryoko, maybe she would have found another solution early in the morning.Instead of dealing with this problem in the worst possible way as it is now.

Recalling those people, the girl couldn't help laughing again.Lazy, as if she was not swallowed by darkness, but enjoying the warm afternoon sun.

"However, this matter may only be entrusted to the next life... No, it should be entrusted to Lixiang and Ms. Matthew, after all, they are the future warriors who protect 'me'."

Gentle, strong, and reliable warrior.

If it is them, they will surely be able to protect the 'future'.

"..."

The voice in the darkness did not resound for a long time.

"Aren't you going to ask?"

Gu Yu raised his head and looked around.

"Then, good night."

The girl said goodnight to the unknown being in a soft voice—she wasn't even sure if the voice really existed, or it was just a fantasy because she was too lonely in the dark.

But anyway, she was somewhat grateful.

Because of her (his) question, she thought about many things that she had no time to think about.In the end, it is not alone.

A flood of drowsiness suddenly hit her, drowning her spirit, and then the originally silent darkness around her also surged wave after wave, enveloping the girl in it layer by layer until she could no longer see her. to her figure.

After devouring the girl, the uneasy darkness quieted down, and once again restored its original silence, waiting for the arrival of the next 'prey'.

Volume Six: A Hundred Years of Fantasia

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