[Comprehensive] Natsume Reiko's trip

"How could it be like this?" Musashi felt his heart sinking little by little.

"Bianhua violated the regulations and kept your memory privately. As a punishment, we forbid Bi'anhua to come to the world again. But, in order to see you, she tore off her own flower stem and ruined her own life."

Musashi felt that he was going crazy, and he asked with his last hope, "What about the soul of Higanka?"

Yan Mo replied: "In the final analysis, the Bianhua is still a monster. It was born in the world and returned to the world after death. It has no soul. Maybe hundreds of years later, new Bana flowers will grow here, and new flower spirits will be born here, but that is not the case. Then there is the flower from the other side that you know."

Musashi almost slumped on the ground, unable to believe all this, but the dry sea of ​​flowers on the other side reminded him all the time—this is the truth.

"There is a way, there must be a way, you are Yan Mo, you must have a way to save Bianhua, right?"

"Yes, I have." Yan Mo said unhurriedly, "The withering of the flowers on the other side of Huangquan Road is also a big trouble for me, so I am willing to save her. However, this may require you to pay a little price .”

"I am willing, no matter what the price is, I am willing." Musashi replied impatiently.

Life without the Bianhua is just a walking dead, so he is willing to give everything just for the Bianhua to bloom again.

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When Bianhua opened her eyes again, she found that she was lying in the familiar sea of ​​Bianhua flowers, and what was incompatible with the sea of ​​flowers was the judge's cold face that had no expression all year round.

"Awake? It was Lord Yan Mo who saved you, so cherish it. Remember, there will be no next time, so don't cause trouble to Lord Yan Mo."

Bianhua blinked in confusion, then suddenly thought of something, and an anxious look appeared on her face: "Where is Musashi? Where is he?"

The judge's expression was a little complicated, but he quickly returned to his original state, and his voice became cold and hard: "Human beings, a bowl of Mengpo soup will leave the dust behind, what are you looking forward to?"

That's right, to let Musashi forget himself, this was originally Higanka's plan.

However, that was the countermeasure that he took only when he was bound to die.

Bianhua has learned human emotions, and at the same time has human greed.

Even if we can't stay with each other, it's good to take another look at Musashi every time he dies.

The judge looked at Bianhua's dazed expression, and snorted dissatisfiedly: "Every reincarnation of human beings is a new life. There will be earth-shaking changes in appearance, personality, temperament, and experience. Do you think you can recognize it? Do you think he is still alive?" Will he keep his feelings for you? To put it bluntly, do you really think...he loves you so much?"

"Yes, he loves me." Bi'anhua has no doubts about this.

"Lord Yan Mo has already guessed that you will not give up, so she gave you the right to use the Sansheng Stone, confirm it with your own eyes!" The judge shot a light into the body of Bi'anhua, then turned and left.

Three life stones can reflect the most unforgettable things in a person's three lives.

If Musashi's love for Biganhua is deep enough, then the original memory will definitely appear on the Sansheng Stone.

Since that day, Bianhua has stayed by the Sansheng Stone every day, watching the past and present of every soul.

For 50 years, no soul of Musashi was found——Musashi in this life lived a long life, Higanka told herself.

In 100 years, I haven't found Musashi's soul—perhaps, it's not necessarily because I missed it.

After 200 years, Musashi's soul was not found, and Higanka began to waver. Could it be that Musashi's love was not as deep as he imagined?

300 years... 400 years... 500 years...

The third life of human beings has passed long ago, and the Bianhua gradually became numb, and finally it was no longer next to the Sansheng Stone.

It is impossible to miss.

As long as Bianhua puts her hand on the Sansheng Stone, the past and present lives of every passing soul will inevitably appear in her mind.

The fact that Musashi's soul was not found, and no related memories were seen, only shows that she is far less important to Musashi than he thought.

O human!

He kept saying how much he loved her, but it turned out to be nothing more than that.

Whether it's a promise or an oath, it's all a lie.

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Large tracts of Bana flowers are still blooming brilliantly, and the eye-catching red has been extending far away, as if there is no end to it.

"The sea of ​​flowers here is too big, where are we going to find the fragments of the Kusanagi sword?" Reiko and Hei Qingming walked in the sea of ​​flowers together, feeling a little headache about the huge area here.

Hei Qingming was shaking his fan, but didn't answer.Perhaps he'd prefer that Reiko never find the shard so they can be together longer.

A petal of the Bana flower fell, and then two, three... Large pieces of Bana petals seemed to have received some signal, and began to wither piece by piece.

Green leaves sprouted from under the bare flower stems, and then quickly submerged the flower stems, and the red world was replaced by green everywhere.

Reiko looked at the world in front of her that seemed to be on an accelerator, and couldn't regain her senses for a while.

A man wearing armor and a sword walked out from the piles of leaves and stood in front of Reiko: "Please do me a favor."

Not interrogative sentences, but declarative sentences.

A trace of murderous intent flashed between Hei Qingming's brows, and she spread her fan to block Reiko.

"I want to attach to you to meet someone, of course, I will tell you the ins and outs of the matter." The man escaped Hei Qingming's attack on himself, "My name is Musashi, and now I am the leaf of Higan flower, as long as the here If the other shore flower is still there, I will not be killed."

"Oh? I want to try it." Hei Qingming almost laughed angrily.

Musashi glanced at Hei Qingming, and then knelt down in front of him and Reiko: "I am not provoking, but a sincere request. Possession will not cause any harm to you. There are too few humans who have come to Huangquan Road, suitable for possession." The body is almost non-existent, so please help me!"

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"I'm willing to pay any price, as long as Higanka can survive." Musashi looked at Yan Mo firmly.

"That's good. If you want to save the Bianhua, you must reconnect her broken flower stems, and the repair material is the soul that has been contaminated with the Bianhua's breath—that is, you, human beings."

"Yes!" Musashi replied without hesitation.

Yan Mo sat there unhurriedly: "What's the hurry, I haven't finished my words yet!"

"After repairing, you will not disappear, but become a part of the Bana flower, that is, its leaves. When the Bana flower blooms, the leaves will fall off; and when the leaves fall, the flower will bloom. That is to say, even if you In the place closest to each other, we will never be able to meet each other. Can you accept such a result?"

Sometimes, the most painful thing is not to die, but to live.

Musashi closed his eyes and was silent for a while before answering: "I have no other choice. When Higanka wakes up, please tell her that I don't love her anymore and have completely forgotten her. In this way, She wouldn't have suffered the same torture as me."

The furthest distance in the world is not between life and death, but that I am by your side, but I will never see you again.

No more hope, perhaps another relief.

Yan Mo agreed, and finally the judge completed the matter.

However, Musashi was wrong.

The days of not being able to meet each other were not as difficult as he thought.

When he woke up, looking at the withered petals under his feet that were about to be turned into nourishment, he felt only peace in his heart—because he knew that the Bana flower was by his side.

Even if he can't really meet, he can still feel the real companionship.

But Bianhua lost that simple happiness, and even forgot how to smile.

Therefore, Musashi wanted to tell Higanka that he was always there.

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"With the help of my body, I can forcibly slow down the time for the leaves to fall, forming a situation where flowers and leaves coexist, and then meet the flower of the other shore. It only takes a moment, please!" Musashi pressed his forehead tightly to the ground, doing ask.

Hei Qingming didn't have the slightest affection for the person in front of him who broke the world between him and Reiko, but he couldn't do anything, because Hei Qingming knew that Reiko would definitely agree.

"Okay, I agree."

really!

Hei Qingming snorted coldly in his heart, took a step back, and tried to cut Musashi into pieces with his eyes.

"Don't show such an expression." Reiko glanced at Hei Qingming angrily, "If I were Bi Anhua, I would definitely want to know the truth. Even if I can't meet each other, but I know that the person I love is always by my side. I won't feel so lonely anymore."

"Will you be lonely when I'm not by your side?" Hei Qingming asked out of nowhere.

"No, there are Nine Lives Cats with them!" Reiko replied as a matter of course.

Hei Qingming turned his back, with a constipated expression: "It's up to you."

Reiko shrugged and looked at Musashi: "Come on, I will try my best to let you chat for a while."

"Thank you!" Musashi turned into a beam of light and entered between Reiko's eyebrows.

Reiko's eyes were empty for a moment, then brightened again—now, Reiko was no longer in control of her body.

The leaves fell off, the petals grew, and the sky and the earth turned red again.

But there is always such a leaf, crumbling but standing there strong, unwilling to wither.

Reiko's face turned pale due to excessive consumption, but her eyes became brighter and brighter, staring closely at the figure that gradually appeared among the flowers.

"Biganhua!" Reiko... No, Musashi's voice was a little trembling, and she called out the name that she had been thinking about day and night.

Bianhua followed the voice and forgot to come over. When the eyes met, her face changed for the first time in hundreds of years: "You are..."

"I'm Musashi, don't ask, just listen to me." Musashi narrated everything very fast, and beads of sweat gradually dripped from Reiko's forehead.

As time went by, the only leaf began to turn yellow, and Reiko's face became whiter and paler.

Musashi narrated everything in the most concise language, which he had honed countless times in a long time.

Bianhua changed from the anger and excitement at the beginning to the calmness now - in fact, all she wanted was an answer.

In Higanka's eyes, Reiko's face has disappeared, replaced by Musashi's.

Musashi's narration is over, and the time for communication is at an end.

Bianhua looked at "Musashi" with a slight smile on her face: "I see, please smile at me again, Musashi."

Musashi paused, and finally made a smirk on Reiko's face: "I love you, Higanka."

"I love you too, Musashi."

In the voice of Bianhua, the last leaf fell off, and Reiko also fell into Hei Qingming's arms due to loss of strength.

"It's really ugly, that so-called smile." Hei Qingming was angry and distressed at the same time.

"But for me, that's the most beautiful scenery." Bianhua recovered from a brief absence, and took out a piece of debris from her arms, "Are you here looking for this? I feel the same feeling in you." Breath, this fragment can be regarded as a thank you gift."

Reiko took the fragments and looked at the back of Bi Anhua's departure: "We are together but we can't see each other. Sure enough... it's still hard, isn't it?"

Bianhua stopped in her tracks and touched her heart: "Musashi, he exists in my body. The farthest distance is actually the shortest distance."

However, the shortest distance is the furthest distance!

Reiko kept this sentence in her heart and didn't say it.

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The flowers bloom on the other side, and the flowers bloom on the other side.

Flowers bloom without leaves, and leaves do not bloom.

Every life cherishes each other, every life misses each other.

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