【Zhou Jia】self-punisher.

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The man who was hated by the world because of his ugliness recalled his life like an ant before the death scythe came down.The centipede-shaped scar spread from the corner of the eye to the neck, and even the parents who gave birth to him were stingy with giving any love.Even if it grows into a huge and formidable body, the empty and dry heart still grows wildly with weeds that cover the sky and the sun.

That gentleman took him in, and he was willing to be a lackey, turning into a sharp knife and piercing the throats of all enemies.In the eyes of the world, he is a nameless wild dog under Surya's hands, and even Mr. himself has never really treated him as a human being... After finishing his work, he unloaded the heavy equipment, always at the last moment Silently healed his wounds in the corner of the eye.Until that child... He would only glance at it from a distance, and the little master, who was afraid of being frightened by his ugly appearance, gently put his small hand on his knee.

"Does it hurt...?"

Staring at him was a pair of crystal-like emerald green eyes with clear luster.His eyes were full of deep concern and worry, and the words he stumbled out were not yet formed, as if he could see the pure eyes in his heart directly from his ugly skin.

"...No..." He stammered his voice, as clumsily as the little master who was still learning to speak. "It doesn't hurt..."

Annoyed by his clumsy tongue, he thought that he would soon be rejected by his little master, but he didn't expect the child in front of him to show him a warm smile.The apex of the heart became warm as if it had been scalded, and the delicate feelings that had never been experienced made the whole burly man feel a little embarrassed.He didn't dare to touch the little master's head with his rough hands, so he picked out one that was not too difficult to handle from the firewood next to him, and used a planer to clean off the barbs and skin on it, and made a doll with the same rough face and handed it to him. he.

"Thank... thank you." The child kept looking at his trembling hand with a curious gaze, and had no intention of disliking the doll at all, so he happily took it and hugged it in his arms.The self reflected in those pupils... He instinctively touched his face, smiling as if infected.

The dust fell like broken gold, and all the wounds on his body were completely healed at this moment.

That is my master, and I am willing to dedicate the existence of all my life.

For such an oath, when the Unforgivable Curse fell, he stood in front of the child without hesitation, and his soul fell to the ground with a loud bang as if his soul was cut apart instantly.

"would you like?"

He buried his head deeply and half-kneeled in front of the man, allowing the man's gaze to condescend to examine him.

His life has come to an end like a withered lamp, and if he can illuminate a square inch before it goes out meaninglessly, that is the final begging of his humble life.He didn't answer—the incomplete spell had tortured him to the point of death, so he could only lower his head deeply and lay down on the ground.

After that, he was stripped of his last gift from his parents, name and figure.

He turned into a beast, devoutly guarding the last unburned fire.

He no longer exists as a human being, and can only yell hoarsely at those who hate him.

"It seems that my old friend is a little emotional..." The man in the hood had a hoarse voice, and muttered soft formulas to himself—but he knelt down on the grass in pain.A chaotic glow flashed from the translucent body, flowing slowly like quicksilver, "Ah, if you continue like this, you will disappear completely, is that okay? The thing I want to know... where are you hiding? "

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"It's noisy."

Gilgamesh rubbed his swollen ears, and the window slammed shut automatically.He raised his leg and pushed Ozymandis aside who was in a deep sleep, and looked at Karna who was still busy washing the dishes.This guy is too stubborn in some aspects, let the servants rest and wash the dishes by themselves, is he trying to compete for the position of stupid charity ambassador or something?Besides, how could there be the roar of a lion in such a place? He almost thought he had returned to his mansion in a certain prairie just now.

"What—?" Karna turned off the noisy blower and turned around in his apron.

"I said, you should stay away from that guy." Gilgamesh said, "That self-righteous brat, dealing with him is better than playing chess with the elephant raised by Ozymandis. Comfortable."

"Elephant...you mean Arjuna." Karna seemed to be quite concerned about the elephant he mentioned, and he held back before bringing his attention back.He wiped his wet hands carefully, took off his apron and walked over, "Although he has a bad temper, he has a bit of a grudge, in some respects he has serious obsessive-compulsive disorder and cleanliness, and he has a tendency to be concerned about violence at special moments... ...But Arjuna is generally excellent, and I admire him very much."

... Are you complimenting him?

"Anyway, I'm warning you...nothing good will happen if you mess with him." Gilgamesh looked at him with a rare seriousness, "That brat is swirling in a vortex, and will scare everyone who comes close to him." Drag into the endless abyss. You will be smashed, Karna... Are you sure you don't need to talk to us."

"What I resist will never come to an end." Karna shook his head lightly, "Do you want some pie? I just took a look... there are still a few that are not burnt."

"Snowing."

The small coal ball rolled down in his palm, stretched out his claws to shake off the note, and found a place to nest comfortably.On the stretched strip of parchment, there is only this reply letter in the large blank space.Neither an answer to his big discovery nor a comment on the dessert he sent.Karna tilted his head and shook the small briquettes, but there was no other note left - the little owl pecked him angrily.

However, this kind of concise and ambiguous reply is indeed the standard Arjuna style.

Karna stretched out his hand out of the window, and the thin snow flakes quickly covered his palm.He looked up at the fine snow that was falling again, and when he touched his cold fingertips, it was as if he had caught a meteor.

This heavy snow continued until the early spring of the second year, and it disappeared completely when the glaciers began to melt.In the end, he didn't find a chance to ask Arjuna how he felt about the pie, and the other party seemed to keep it secret.And the little elf named Baro no longer dangled in front of his eyes after being trained by Arjuna a few times, but always observed their every move with sad and dark eyes in the dark.

"My father's decision is correct, he always does bad things at critical moments." Arjuna put down the knife and fork, and the dishes were as clean as if they had never been used.Every time he saw the messy sauce stains and pastry residues on the plate in front of him, Karna always couldn't help but simply admire "As expected of Arjuna, this can be done".

"Of course, my father's death cannot be attributed to him." Arjuna took the initiative to bring up the topic that made Karna hesitate, and glanced at the thin figure hidden in a certain shadow, "Last time you heard, It was Professor Shirama's hand—but it was an accidental injury. The study of forbidden magic caused an irreparable disaster, and he decided to end it before things got worse. To be precise, he committed suicide."

"But Barrow has a deep hatred for the professor." Karna looked at Misha Rama sitting in the team of teachers.After Christmas, the professor seemed to be a lot colder towards him, and always avoided meeting him alone, but he and Arjuna got closer.The damaged pocket watch, the earrings given by his father, the rubies that have been stolen for many years, Indra's ring, the painting scroll with unknown reference, the giant snake Naga...the last Horcrux is still unknown.The blurred vision in meditation was suddenly taken up by the face that suddenly approached.

The cool breath passed from a very close distance, with a clear mint flavor.Arjuna deliberately leaned forward, getting closer to the whispering position - he could almost smell the icing sugar that was always stained on his body.He wanted to lower his voice to make an appointment to meet at night, but Karna turned his head unsuspectingly, and touched the soft part between lightning and flint.

"..."

Arzhou supported the table with one hand, a barely visible crack appeared on his indifferent expression, and his whole body seemed to be frozen.But his discomfort only lasted for a few seconds, and he finished talking about serious matters as if nothing had happened.After that, he still maintained his original posture, but his expression became subtly ambiguous.Before finally picking up the book and getting up to leave, he slid his fingertips over Karna's earrings, leaned over and whispered,

"Hey, Karna. Let's meet and see."

"Ok?"

Karna wasn't quite sure if he was referring to the fact that they had spent too much time together recently, and that it would be more cost-effective to fall in love.His eyes fell on Arjuna's tall and straight figure, and the popular Slytherin senior was greeting his fellow students with a standard cordial attitude.Before walking out of the dining room, Arjuna glanced back at him, showing a faint smile.His forearm with strength was revealed from his rolled-up sleeves, and under it was a scientific book that few people care about.When the eyes intersected, he raised his index finger and pressed his lips, causing Karna to subconsciously touch the same part.

It's kind of silly, but somehow cute.

Arjuna casually walked towards the library with his book in his arms.

"Master..." The little elf, who followed step by step, carefully observed his expression, and said cautiously, "Your book...was taken down."

Although the little master calmly corrected this low-level mistake, Baro is sure that since the accident just now, the little master, who has shown no signs of childishness since he was a child, has become absent-minded, or his mood has become quite happy, or even Punish him for talking to himself without authorization.He muttered a few words, then turned his head and looked at Karna through the crack of the door.If Arjuna knew what he was thinking about, he might be sunk into the bottom of the sea and imprisoned for 20 years.

-TBC-