[Hunter] Flowers and Hymns

Seeing Qiya protecting her back, and Xiaojie's firm eyes, Veronica felt that sad joy and desolate anger surged into her heart, as if her whole body was about to be torn apart.

This is her friend.

This is the one who ruined her plans.

This is to save her benefactor who is alone in danger.

This is the one who has ruined all her hard work so far.

This is a friend she doesn't want to give up no matter what.

This is the person she must give up for Cosette.

Veronica has countless reasons not to give up.Veronica also had countless reasons to give up directly.

How strange.On the day Cosette died, she thought that there was nothing in the world she could not give up.Beauty, health, conscience, happiness, sympathy, sense of responsibility... She stepped on these things one by one, and when she heard the sound of them shattering, there was only a hollow echo in her heart.From the moment Cosette fell in front of her, it was as if her heart had been completely ripped out, and there was only a dark void where nothing could be thrown down.

But.At this moment, at this moment.She once again felt the presence of the red organ in her chest.

It was beating like it was going to explode.It hurts like it's about to explode.He showed her his existence so vividly.

The girl who weighed her own life and the life of her enemy on the same balance again and again felt the pain of standing on the balance for the first time in her life.

This time, what was placed here was no longer the life she treated indifferently—not her own, nor the life of her enemy.

This time, the lives of important friends and the hatred of Cosette are placed here.

——I want Qiya and Xiaojie to live.

——I want all the Phantom Troupe to die here.

These two desires are in such a sharp conflict that they absolutely cannot coexist, and a choice must be made.

The girl named Veronica let out a silent scream among the revenge dolls.For the first time, there was such a huge conflict between the human heart and the function of the puppet.At the moment of choosing one of the two, no matter which one is chosen, it means the death of the other.Should he kill his heart as a human being, or give up revenge on himself.

Veronica has never faced such a painful choice.It was the first time for a girl who wouldn't shed a tear even to tear herself apart alive to be so shaken.She was shaking all over, until she couldn't say a word anymore.

——Because we are friends.

——My sister will avenge me.

The hysterical voice amplified in her ears to an unbearable level.The laughter in Marianna Square was so loud, and the girl's bitter and bitter cries were so piercing, the two overlapped and spiraled up, almost tearing her nerves.All other sounds were fading away, and Veronica couldn't hear anything clearly.

The sedative and analgesic effects of the drug faded together, and the paralyzed nerves felt double pain—mental and physical—in the pain that could almost drive her crazy, but Veronica slowly Calm down slowly.

In the confusion of perception, she slowly, slowly managed to smile.

It was an extremely miserable smile, so miserable that it had nothing to do with the smile.

It was just an expression formed by instinctively pulling muscles when a person made up his mind.

——Choice, from the beginning there was only one.

……

……

……

The silver-blue lightning flashed in Qi Ya's hand.He stood between the Phantom Troupe and Veronica, like a barrier made of lightning, violent enough to be indestructible.He is no longer the kid who faced them in Youkexin in 1999, he is strong enough to fight against the Phantom Troupe.

——It should be so.

If, without those puppets.

Seeing the puppets lined up like crane wings in front of him, Qi Ya's breath stagnates.

"Nightmare Puppeteer's 'Doll's House'?" Obviously, as a member of the Hakka who beat the enemy, Qiya was very impressed with this mission target who escaped from his elder brother, "You even got such a tricky ability ah."

Behind him, Veronica's breathing suddenly became rapid. Naturally, her internal organs, which were already riddled with holes, couldn't withstand the stimulation, and she spit out a big mouthful of blood.Xiaojie on the side quickly reached out to support her, Qi Ya, whose back was to the two, couldn't see her expression at the moment, but could only hear the messy breathing sound like a broken bellows, accompanied by intermittent, almost suffocating coughing.

Even those who listen will suffer.

However, the situation in front of him did not allow him to think so much.The black-clothed priest's punch had already hit him in front of him. After flashing past, the silver-haired boy behind him swung his giant ax with a smile, intending to cut him in half. Qi Ya threw a thunderbolt to force the boy back , the silver-haired girl in front laughed again and pressed the trigger of the machine.off.gun.

Qi Ya took a deep breath and waved down a thunderstorm.The dancer in red smiled coquettishly, and a thin red barrier opened up in the dance room.

This goes on endlessly... He gritted his teeth, and suddenly poured lightning into his own speed, dodged to avoid the hail of bullets, and also dodged the punch of the storm that hit his eyes, the thunder-like figure tore through the crimson barrier, and blinked In no time, he smashed the red dancer's doll under his fist.

The heart that had been sealed up by the thought power for a long time was shattered under this blow, and the restriction of the thought power also disappeared. Among the sawdust flying, a smile appeared on the broken face of the dancer in red.

"...Thank you...and, please be careful..."

Gemstone's eyes dimmed, and the head hit the ground, with a dull sound, the unfinished words were cut off.

Care who?Beware of what?

Quickly dodging the steel needles attacked by the woman in Chinese clothes, the next second, Qi Ya saw the head of the Phantom Brigade, standing there so calmly, with the thief's secret book spread out in his hand.

"caught you."

The book with the bloody handprints was flipping at high speed, and suddenly stopped on a certain page, and mysterious thoughts surged on it.

"Black cage."

Chrollo Rusilu smiled and read out the name of the reading ability.

The black cage formed by the power of thoughts suddenly smashed down on the head of Qiya Beat the Enemy!

"Qiu!"

Xiaojie exclaimed his companion's name and was about to rush forward, but was grabbed by Veronica.No one knew where she got so much strength to stagger a reinforcement system.She seemed to want to say something, but just as she opened her mouth, another mouthful of blood spurted out.Blood slid down, she bowed her waist, panting in pain, her words dripped intermittently, her breath was so weak that it seemed to be cut off at any moment.

"……do not go……"

With such a delay, Qi Ya was locked in that pitch-black cage.Kuroro clasped the black thieves cheat book and looked at Veronica with a smile.

"So, what are you going to do next?"

Veronica didn't move.She lowered her head like that, and after calming her breathing for a while, she slowly raised her hand to wipe away the blood on her lips.When he looked up, there was a smile on his face as always.The blood and lipstick were wiped on her face together, turning into a ball of hideous scarlet, painting that smile with a cruel meaning.

"If I were you, I'd let them go."

Veronica pressed her hand to her heart, her nails pierced her skin, and blood beads rolled down her fingers, as if all the blood in her body had been squeezed out, the speed of the blood beads rolling down was particularly slow, dragging down A sluggish trace, the dizziness of heavy bleeding made her eyes black, and also blurred Veronica's feeling of pain.With such pain, even without the need for painkillers, the nerves become numb.So she smiled, little by little, and pressed her fingers deep into her chest.

"Let's make a deal," she said with a smile, "You let them go, I'll let you live."

puff.

The spider's sneer and the sound of blood splattering sounded at the same time, Veronica smiled and stabbed her hand deeply into her chest, her fingertips almost touching that organ.The red organ that was in severe pain from the moment they appeared in front of her.

"Veronica?!" Xiaojie looked back at her in disbelief.

The intense pain distorted Veronica's face, and the feeling of turbulence in her internal organs made her unable to speak coherently. She looked at them with bloodshot eyes, gritted her teeth, and spat out the words together with blood foam .

"I planted the rose of the poor in my heart."

She laughed.

"Choose, Chrollo Rushiru."

Veronica's fingers had already clasped her heart, and she groped for the little bomb that was trembling unceasingly.The pain caused her to stagger slightly, and the blood gathered under her feet into a deep red pool.She swayed, but didn't fall down after all.

Without waiting for Kuroro's order, the members of the Phantom Troupe moved, and Maggie leaned over and rushed towards Veronica.However, that attack was stopped by Xiaojie in the middle of the attack, and the fist infused with the strengthening system punched Maggie in the abdomen, sending her flying horizontally.Then he turned around with his strength, stopped Finx and Nobunaga one by one with both hands, and threw them in the direction of Franklin who raised his hand to attack, forcing Franklin to close the ten-finger machine he had already opened /gun.

Yes, Jay didn't want Veronica dead.But he would not let the Phantom Troupe cross that line at this time and hurt Veronica.

If that was what Veronica had to do, then he would help her, not stop her.

Even with this help, it doesn't matter if he has to risk his life.

Looking at the scene in front of her, the smile widened on Veronica's face, and the beast named Venom almost tore her face apart, breaking out from that smile.

"Now it's your turn to make a choice." She held the deadly bomb and said with a smile, "Will you kill your companions or let them go."

Rose of the poor.

An extremely powerful explosive weapon, as long as a small one, when it explodes or blooms, it can reach the destructiveness of a nuclear bomb.

Not only that, roses are also highly poisonous.The moment the flowers bloom, a large amount of rose poison is scattered, which is better than other poisons.For those who survived the explosion by staying away from the flowering land and avoiding "bad luck", the poison of the rose will be quickly absorbed by the body and begin to destroy from the inside.

Then the body of the poisoned person will become the source of the poison, release new toxins, and eventually die.The amount of toxin and the time it takes to die are a near perfect combination.In the end, a large number of chain poisoners were produced.

This is a demonic weapon for the weak.

It is the malice prepared for the poor, who are unable to resist the violence and bullying of the strong, and want whatever they want.

Once Veronica detonated the rose of the poor, no one here could escape.

It was the ultimate weapon that even the ant king, who was once expected to conquer the whole world by force, could not resist. It was absolutely malicious and violent.It was a gift from the devil.

That was also the ending Veronica originally planned for the Phantom Troupe.

After planning everything and preparing the stage, the vengeful puppet sat on the operating table and cut open his chest in front of the mirror.The puppet, who cannot rely on anyone and cannot be seen by anyone, can only choose to perform this operation for himself.

She endured the pain with great perseverance.Transplanted the rose of the poor into his own heart.

No, it's not so much perseverance as it is hatred.

It was the same thing that made her endure the pain of cutting her heart and the pain of awakening her thoughts.

That is the flame of hatred that overrides all this pain.

All subsequent actions, whether it was the killing of the regiment members or deliberately leaving the signal of the Rosary Cross, were all aimed at gathering them here, in the city where Cosette died.

Let them all be buried here.

It doesn't matter even if not all the staff come here, it doesn't matter even if one or two get away.Anyway, under the poison of the rose of the poor, none of them can escape.

This is Veronica's revenge drama.

Devil's Revenge.

The author has something to say: That's why I said, if Xiaojie and Qiya hadn't come, this article could have ended in a chapter.

I was sick recently and didn't plan to update.I had a terrible headache last night, and I was lying in bed trying to sleep.As a result, I saw a terrible information - Kurapika's absolute time is exchanged for life, one second of absolute time is exchanged for one hour of life, 24 hours of absolute time is 10 years of life.

Really sitting up in a dying illness.Get up and turn on the computer and start typing.Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo my sweetheart! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

BGM of this chapter: Hajime Mizoguchi - "grace~Jinroh-MainTheme-~omega"

☆、September 2003, 9, Hytemla