【Yaji】The road is full of thorns

The night drives away the day, and darkness envelops the world.Scattered stars are scattered on the smooth silky sky, shining faintly.

On the rooftop, the young man half-supported his face, leaning against the railing, looking down at the tablet computer.The young man has a beautiful appearance, the wind gently blows his short brown hair, uncovering his forehead hair, revealing a pair of dark eyes that are dull and dull.

On the display screen, an ethereal and beautiful girl was singing, and countless pitch-black feathers rustled down——Black Feather Singer, the lead singer of the EGOIST band, and his favorite singer.He had listened to this song countless times, and it seemed to have a calming effect.

After looking at it for a while, he casually put the tablet aside.

Looking up, the young man looked at this frail city with a calm expression—on the towering Tokyo Tower in the distance, bright searchlights dangled around, while ordnance, surveillance cameras and soldiers were all over every corner of the city—— Japan under the rule of GHQ and Tokyo in 2039 are no longer prosperous.

Exhale gently, then close your eyes.

The wind blew past my ears, the singing was faintly present, and the air was full of the false dry smell after purification.

The young man raised the corners of his lips slightly, and finally a faint smile appeared on his lifeless face.

He is Sakura Manji.

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He is Yingmanji, a sophomore in the first high school in Tianwang Prefecture. His grades are mediocre, he is not good at sports, and he has a cold personality. It was only after a fight that I agreed.

In short, he is a 17-year-old boy with no features other than his face.

Another new day.

On the train to the school, Ying Manji stood in front of the glass door, eyes half down, browsing the web pages, flicking the pages with her fingertips from time to time.

The girl with playful double ponytails came from another carriage, her eyes lit up when she saw Ji, she bent her eyes and smiled and said hello: "Good morning, Ji."

Ji raised his eyes and glanced at her, and his eyes paused on her face for a few seconds, which seemed to be a little dazed - this kind of sight was enough to make the girl's cheeks turn red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As for the set, it was purely because of getting up early and having low blood sugar, and my mind was a little unclear-school festivals, classmates, fellow club members, and residents of the same community.

Some people know these three relationships between them, and they will laugh and joke: "It turns out that someone as indifferent as Ji also has childhood sweethearts."

At this time, Ying Manji kept his mouth shut and did not answer, but he was in the negative.

Childhood sweetheart?No... not the sacrifice.Who is that?Ji was thinking, but his mind was blank, as if a few shadows were gliding past quickly - the blue sea, the burning church, the brilliant blond hair...

Every time Ji tried to recall, these influences would flash in his mind, and he would suddenly feel depressed and uncomfortable, and even a few times, unknowingly, his eyes were filled with tears.

It was so ridiculous and so inexplicable.

So I became disgusted with these three: the sea, the church and the blonde hair, and I never even had a good look at the gentle and gentle Samukawa Tanihiro who always showed people with a smile—his hair color was barely golden.

Well, the memories end here.

"Good morning." Ying Manji replied, looking back at the projection screen.Although he doesn't like dealing with people, he still understands basic etiquette.

Ji seemed a little bit disappointed that his eyes were no longer on her, but she glanced at the content on Ji's webpage, immediately cheered up, and asked with a smile: "Ji is also watching terrorist sub-attacks on GHQ research Any news about the building?" Ji looked at the several Endraves flying past outside the door, and sighed, "These terrorists really don't know how to stop."

"It's not so much terrorists," Ji actually said, which is rare, "it's better to say that they are just opponents of GHQ." When the train arrived at the station, the speed slowed down, and the endrave parked outside the main line was finally no longer a After an afterimage, Ji continued calmly, "After all, they didn't attack public places and harm ordinary people, did they?"

Ji opened his mouth, and found that it seemed impossible to refute, so he could only respond: "Well, that's what Ji said," she looked at the tall and cold armor outside the door, and sighed, "But, what does that have to do with us? We Just ordinary students."

The hand that collected the sliding webpage suddenly paused, and raised his eyes in confusion.

The sun was shining outside the door, the road was wide, and in the distance, beside the sparkling river, the No. [-] University of Tianwang State was already looming.

The train restarted, and the armors became afterimages in sight again.

Yes, what does it have to do with him?Why does he always involuntarily pay attention to these news?

Set to close the web page and put the terminal in the schoolbag.

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Putting the textbook on the table, Ying Manji turned his face slightly, cast his gaze out of the window, and started his daily daze.

As you can see from the classroom, the river outside the campus is sparkling, reflecting the sun's rays, and the lush trees are growing freely. A few students who were late rushed across the bridge.There are chirping birds flying around.

Everything on this campus looks peaceful and beautiful.

Ying Manji turned his head sideways, his eyes swept across the classroom.

Before class, students in twos and threes are laughing and playing, their faces full of vitality are shining brightly.

He turned his head, and a voice in his mind said:

This is not the life I want.

So, what do you want?

——In the hazy memory, the brilliant blond hair is the hottest sunshine in summer.

It's this picture again.

Ying Manji was upset for a while, and buried her face in her arms.

"Hey, Ji..." Sa Tai ran over excitedly, and just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by Ji's dull voice from his arms:

"The video isn't done yet."

Sa Tai was taken aback for a moment, and then his whole person's interest collapsed like a discouraged ball, "Ji, I didn't ask you this."

Ji raised his head, and under his disheveled hair, a pair of big dull eyes stared at him deeply: "What is that?"

Sa Tai opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.He just saw Ji lying listlessly on his stomach, and ran over to talk to him with his head getting hot!

At this time, Gu Xun came out to make a rescue. He grabbed Sa Tai's shoulders, smiled and said to Ji: "Did you stay up late last night again, you're so depressed."

Ji Bie opened his eyes, said "ah" coldly, and got down again.

Gu Xun touched his nose, a little embarrassed, and was dragged away by the angry Sa Tai.

"Ji is too much, I don't understand our kindness at all!"

Gu Xun smiled and comforted: "It's not that you don't know, he's always been like that." After that, he said with self-deprecation, "Actually, in front of you, his temper is pretty good."

Sa Tai obviously also thought of Gu Xun's cold reception at Ji, and couldn't help saying: "Gu Xun, Ji is like that, don't take it too seriously." At this moment, he was worried that Gu Xun would be dissatisfied with Ji , Turning his head to speak for Ji, it can be seen that although Ji sometimes has a bad personality, more often than not, he is really attractive.

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During the lunch break, Ying Manji walked out of the classroom carrying a lunch box.

Walking through the dense vines and old buildings, Ji came to the old place where he took his lunch break - the abandoned school building.This is a quiet place that he found with great difficulty, where he will never be disturbed by anyone.

He didn't notice some bloodstains on the floor, nor did he notice the vague singing in the air—this noon was destined to be special.

Ji entered the school building as usual, walked through the dark corridors, but stopped in the dark shadows.He opened his eyes slightly, staring blankly at the girl who raised her head slightly in the sun and sang with her arms folded.

"Blooming Field Flowers"

"Please do tell me"

"Why do people keep fighting?"

A CG-like beauty that is so unreal, yet extremely familiar, appeared in front of her, singing with her to calm everything down.

Ying Manji stood there watching for a while, then said, "Hello..."

The singing stopped suddenly, and the girl turned her head unexpectedly, her ethereal eyes suddenly became sharp, and she shouted in a low voice: "Fu Yunelu!"

A small robotic insect shot out from behind the girl, and flew out a lightning-fast rope straight to the boy standing there, wrapped it around the boy's ankle, and pulled it again, without any hesitation. With great effort, he dragged the unsuspecting boy to the ground.

The pain of hitting his head on the ground made Ying Manji's mind go blank, and after three seconds of sluggishness, he cried out in pain: "It hurts."

After Fuyunelu dragged him to the ground, he stopped moving. Ji slowly sat up from the ground, frowning and rubbing the back of his head.

The Black Feather Diva sat there, looking at him warily.

"You..." Ji frowned, stared at her, noticed the huge wound on her arm, hesitated for a moment, stood up, walked to the side of the grocery pile and rummaged through it, and found a blue medical first aid package. Box, walked towards the girl.

"Aren't you going to bandage it?" After the initial shock passed, Ji had calmed down. Considering that his usual tone seemed unpopular, he was trying to soften his voice.

The girl stared at him for a few seconds, then took the medicine box over.

Ji looked away and happened to see Fuyunelu beside him.It's not that he has never seen a robot insect, but it's the first time he has seen such a cute robot insect.

Ji couldn't help reaching out, wanting to touch it.

Fuyunelu was very vigilant. As soon as he made a move, he stretched out two tentacles, with electric currents flashing blue at the tips, as if warning him.

The corner of Ji's mouth drooped, and he put down his hand in boredom.

Miao Qi was very skillful in bandaging the wound, which made Ji stare at her for a long time, but his mind was a little empty.Until he was touched lightly, he came back to his senses and saw the girl push the medicine box back to him, "Thank you." The deep red eyes were as beautiful as glowing rubies.

Ji put the first aid kit back, and picked up the bento box that fell to the ground due to the turmoil just now.

"Let's eat." He returned to the girl and opened the lunch box, revealing the simple rice balls inside.

The girl picked up the rice ball without hesitation, and ate it in small bites.After a while, she wiped out the two rice balls.

Ji propped his face and stared at her, "It's really edible."

The girl was stunned for a moment, raised her face, and stared at him blankly.

It was only then that Ji realized that his evaluation seemed unfriendly to girls.

"What's your name?" The other party ate his rice ball, Ji thought for granted that he should tell himself her name.

The girl looked at him and responded, "Pray."

"Pray...?" Ji read, and then replied, "I am Ji, Yingmanji."

The girl nodded, her red eyes were like rabbits, looking at him harmlessly and innocently.

When two people who are not very good at interpersonal communication come together, it is even more difficult to communicate.Ji and Qi looked at each other without speaking.After a while, Qi stood up first and staggered upstairs.

Ji breathed a sigh of relief, and started to do business - making videos for the Film Research Institute.

He was making the video quietly, and the girl was upstairs, humming.The two of them were clearly in the same room, but they opened up a strange and irrelevant aura.Ying Manji just borrowed a place for her to rest, without asking where she came from, or talking.

Until Ji finished today's task, he stretched a little, touched his flat stomach because he didn't eat lunch, stood up, and walked up to the second floor.

"Miss Qi..." Originally, he wanted to say goodbye to her.

The moment the girl turned around, his mind went blank for an instant.

"Hey, set."

The girl held up the red rope stretched into a chain shape, smiled, and looked at him with incomparable holiness: "Come and untie it."

There was a moment of astonishment in the eyes, but immediately a storm broke out.

"Come on." The girl repeated.

At this moment, the long-lost feeling of dizziness once again swept Ying Manji's sea of ​​consciousness.

Scattered fragments struggled from the depths of memory.

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Girl with a bright smile.Sakura-colored hair.Consume all evil fires.

Finally, the blond boy covered in blood.Pale and weak, but his hand was persistently stretched out towards him.

Anxiously, full of nostalgia--

"set……"

Such a voice.