[Hunter] Flowers and Hymns

It will take a long time to cross this crimson desert.Long enough for Veronica to finish this long, long story.

"My sister and I are actually not from this world.

"We come from another world. That world is different from this one. It is very peaceful. Ah, of course there are wars, but they are far away and have nothing to do with us. Our hometown is a very prosperous place. The city, but before we left that world, we never went further than the suburbs. Our parents didn't have a good relationship, so my sister and I were almost... dependent on each other.

"My sister is two years younger than me. Unlike me who can't do anything well, she is smart, brave, and has a very strong personality. It's just that she is in poor health and often gets sick. Her father and mother rarely visit her , Except for the maid, I am almost always taking care of her. Probably because of this, my sister is very dependent on me. However, in fact, maybe I am dependent on her. If it is not for my sister, I can do nothing.

"It sounds like a lunatic's raving, you can laugh if you want."

However, neither Xiaojie nor Qiya smiled.

Veronica paused, her amber eyes looked at the desert outside the window, and the boundless night scene was reflected in her eyes, as if those eyes were also dyed with the deep night.

It seems to have returned to that time again.In a trance, I saw my sister's smiling face again.When she smiles, her left eyebrow always rises slightly, making her look extraordinarily delicate.The eyelashes are so long, curled up, flickering like the wings of a butterfly, making the tails of those soft eyes longer and longer.The rosy lips are as soft as petals, as if they are always acting like a baby, with a kind of innocent coquettishness.

Poor, lovely, her sister Cosette.

"Later...then my sister came to this world."

He came into this world without hesitation and without hesitation.

"It was too late when I knew about it. Just when I didn't know what to do, I met...God."

Veronica subconsciously grabbed the cross on her chest, and the fading idol was deeply pressed into her palm, and the black necklace tightly bound her wrist.

"At that time, I made a deal with God. She sent me to the world where my sister is, but as a price—"

The cruel god smiled and said to her, I can fulfill your wish, but you have to pay the corresponding price.As for the price... well, that's all.I like the price.

"Among 70 billion people, only [-] people can 'meet' you." Veronica smiled, "This is the price I paid."

It was a one-in-a-billion encounter.

"My voice will not be heard by them, my figure will not be seen by them, and my touch will not be felt by them."

Even Qi Ya couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine at the cruelty behind this price.However, Veronica's expression was still calm, and she could even continue talking in a joking tone.

"From the day I came to this world, I have been looking for the whereabouts of my sister. To be honest, this price really caused me a lot of trouble at the beginning. After all, if I can't talk to others, I can't ask for news. .”

Is that all?

of course not.

Even if you think about it casually, you can think of it.

What a lonely situation that was.Even if you are among hundreds of billions of people, you will not be seen by anyone.How difficult it is to walk, the most natural food, clothing, housing and transportation for ordinary people will also be a serious problem for her.

Veronica patted the back of the train seat.

"As a matter of fact, I don't even own the seat. But don't worry, I paid for it."

Qi Ya narrowed his eyes slightly: "Pay? Can you make money?"

"Don't underestimate me." Veronica laughed, "In fact, I should be quite famous among travel writers. Every time I write a manuscript, I send it to the editorial department, and then ask them to send cash .Although it cannot be seen, my manuscript can still be read. Since a few years ago, this has been my source of income. Except for travel expenses, I have saved most of the money and have now I have saved enough money to buy a house in a small southern city."

When speaking of this, Veronica raised her chin slightly, looking a little proud.

"After I find my sister, I will buy a small house with a garden there, and raise a big ginger cat. The cat must have thick fur and be soft to the touch. All right. Cosette likes roses the most. I want to make a flower stand for her and plant climbing roses of snow-white, dark red, goose yellow and light pink, so that in summer, she can paint there. She is very good at painting, Especially good at landscape painting. She once drew me a small boulevard, but unfortunately I didn't bring it here, otherwise I could show it to you."

Qi Ya silently looked away, and complained in a low voice: "I don't know why I feel so disgusted."

Xiaojie looked at the ceiling silently, and also replied in a low voice: "I don't know why I suddenly thought of your elder brother."

Qi Ya covered his face with one hand, and said in deep pain, "No...don't mention him..."

Veronica, who heard the conversation between the two teenagers, was not angry either. She rested her cheek with her left hand, pressed her elbow on the back of her right hand, and looked at the two with a smile, making the lines of her eyes softer.

"It's a childish wish."

But that is also the wish that has been conceived in the hearts of the two of them since they were very young.

Whenever they wanted to escape, whenever they could no longer bear it, and whenever they couldn't hold on, they would hold each other's hands tightly, look into each other's eyes, and jointly picture this wish in their minds.The deeper the pain, the more real this wish is. I have already thought about what kind of wood furniture and what kind of wallpaper to use, even down to the blooming of each rose.

That was their only consolation in the short but long first half of their lives.

——One day, you can escape.Escape from this home that oppresses them so that they can't breathe, escape from these relatives who restrain them so that they can't think.

Everything that bound them was gone now.

The last step to realize this wish is to find Cosette.

Xiaojie stared at Veronica with bright eyes, and said, "I don't think this is a childish wish. This is obviously a great wish, isn't it, Qi Ya?"

Qi Ya folded his arms around his chest, and gave a perfunctory "hmm".Those black cat eyes suddenly turned around, staring at Veronica deeply.

"According to what you said, there is only a chance of one in a billion to meet someone who can see you, so how do you find your sister? If you just travel around, the world is so big, you might miss it."

Veronica nodded upon hearing this, and held the cross on her chest again.

"That's true, but God gave me the ability to read when he sent me here." She rubbed the cross unconsciously, "The ability I choose is to read the memory of objects. Just kiss those inanimate things objects, I can find what I want to know."

So she can see.

On the cobblestone road that Cosette walked, in front of the rose flower she touched, under the boxwood tree she once rested... Veronica could see her.She watched Cosette through the eyes of those things.All the time, all watching.

Watching her smile, her sadness, her long trance.She is always so close, so close that you can touch it with your hand.She is so far away, so far away that it seems that she can only exist in this irreversible yesterday.

Missing quieted down in such a long gaze.Even the pain is blurred.

Veronica gently stroked the suitcase in her hand, and the smell of old leather remained on her fingers. She had used this suitcase for a long time, and the corners were a little worn.The pattern on the suitcase is Cosette's favorite pattern, so she bought it the first time she saw this suitcase, and accompanied her on the long journey for many years.

Qi Ya looked at her quietly, and after a while, he suddenly opened his mouth.

"Since your sister's relationship is so good, why did she leave you and come to this world alone?"

Veronica's hand froze.

A few strands of long flaxen hair scattered around her ears, hanging down quietly.She raised her head very slowly, a pale smile appeared on her pale face.The smile, like a blue river, first accumulated, overflowed, and spread in the amber eyes, and quietly flowed on the fragile face, passing by like a fleeting shadow.

"...Because, I'm dead."

Being pushed down from a tall building, the sound of a broken neck—click.

At that time, Cosette just opened her eyes wide and watched silently.

The blood sang a gentle song, slowly flowing away from her body with warmth, gurgling.The bright red color stained Cosette's pale feet, and she slowly climbed up along the skirt that dragged the floor.

The blood red finally engulfed her sister.

"After I was buried, my sister took a year to avenge me, and then she left that world."

Veronica smiled lightly.

"Did you know? The dead are also conscious. What's that sentence called... Ah, right." She tapped the corner of her eyes with the little finger of her left hand, where a nearly charming arc was forming, "— —The bitterest tears are shed from the grave, for the things unsaid and the deeds undone.”

Every tear Cosette shed in front of the tombstone corroded the undead under the tomb like poison.

After his sister disappeared from this world, the dead man, who was so painful that he couldn't even scream, finally made a deal with the cruel god.

"So I'm going to find her."

So she wants to find Cosette.

In order to fulfill unfulfilled wishes.Also to convey the unspoken words.

The author has something to say: This book is not V, so I will write more casually, read it if you can, and forget it if you can’t.Unlike Mana and Sybil's works that still have a commercial nature to please readers, I may not take care of readers' emotions in this book.

Occasionally, I want to write willfully.

In addition, the girls who have seen Sybil's Nawen... probably can guess who Veronica is trading with.

The bitterest tears are shed from the grave for the unsaid and the undone. ——[United States] Harriet Beecher Stowe

BGM: WithinTemptation-《Angels》

SparklingangelIbelieved【Sparkling angel, I believe】

Youaremysaviorinmytimeofneed.【You are my savior when I need you】

BlindedbyfaithIcouldn'tear【The truth I cannot hear makes me blind】

All the whispers, the warnings so clear. 【All the whispers, the warnings so clear】

Iseetheangels,【I saw angels】

I'll lead them to your door.【I will lead them to your door】

There's no escape now,【No more escape】

Nomercynomore.【No more mercy】

NoremorsecauseIstillremember【No more regrets because I still remember】

Thesmilewhenyoutoremeapart.【The smile when you break my heart】

Youtookmyheart,【You took my heart away】

Deceived me right from the start. 【Deceived me right from the start】

Youshowedmedreams, 【You Showed Me Dreams】

I wished they would turn into real. 【How I wish they could all turn into reality】

Youbroke the promise and made me realize.【You took the promise and made me realize】

It was all justalie.【Everything is just a lie】

Sparklingangel, Icouldn'tsee【Sparkling angel, I can't see】

Yourdarkintentions, yourfeelingsforme.【Your dark intentions, your feelings towards me】

Fallen angel, tellmewhy? 【Fallen angel, tell me why】

What is there season, the thorn in your eye?【Why are there thorns in your eyes】

Iseetheangels,【I saw angels】

I'll lead them to your door.【I will lead them to your door】

There's no escape now,【No more escape】

Nomercynomore.【No more mercy】

NoremorsecauseIstillremember【No more regrets because I still remember】

Thesmilewhenyoutoremeapart.【The smile when you break my heart】

Youtookmyheart,【You took my heart away】

Deceived me right from the start. 【Deceived me right from the start】

Youshowedmedreams, 【You Showed Me Dreams】

I wished they would turn into real. 【How I wish they could all turn into reality】

Youbroke the promise and made me realize.【You took the promise and made me realize】

It was all justalie.【Everything is just a lie】

Could have been forever. 【What could have been forever】

Now we have reached the end.【We have reached the end】

This world may have failed you,【This world may have failed you】

It doesn't give you a reason why. 【I don't even give you a reason】

You could have chosen a different path in life. 【You should have chosen a different path in life】

Thesmilewhenyoutoremeapart.【The smile when you break my heart】

Youtookmyheart,【You took my heart away】

Deceived me right from the start. 【Deceived me right from the start】

Youshowedmedreams, 【You Showed Me Dreams】

I wished they would turn into real. 【How I wish they could all turn into reality】

Youbroke the promise and made me realize.【You took the promise and made me realize】

It was all justalie.【Everything is just a lie】

Could have been forever. 【What could have been forever】

Now we have reached the end.【We have reached the end】

☆、September 2003, 9, Atlan

The author has something to say: BGM: Apocalyptica- "The Unforgiven", the translation is unforgiven.

Although my sister has been beautified by 360-degree PS with no dead ends in my sister's eyes, my sister is not a little white flower.