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Joseph has been invited to Odiris Manor for some time.

The limited life has come to an end, and everything in the world is almost over for him. He brings his camera and his collection of photo albums, and together with the past time, he seems to be able to go anywhere.

What he pursued is already in his hands, and time has left no trace on his body. His eager pursuit is slowly washed and precipitated by time, becoming one of the few colors.He lived in his own life as before, and every passerby who passed by was like a withered yellow leaf falling at his feet.

"Your Excellency is no longer a human being, and you have nothing to miss, so why come and experience a different life?"

So said the manor to him.

Chasing and fleeing, the survivors fled in panic in different ruins, as if they had brought him new inspiration, but they didn't seem to.But it can indeed be regarded as a new experience. The supervisor plays with the survivors between the cat's claws like a mouse. The red blood is ready to stain the territory that cannot be reached by the secular rules at any time, like the fallen leaves of the red maple in autumn scattered all over the ground. , leaving a bleak and cruel beauty.

It doesn't matter what identity he is. He calls himself a "photographer", which is another identity that has nothing to worry about.

He took one photo after another, but none of them were worthy of collection.

Perhaps it was because Joseph did not often see human beings distorted by fright, just like those beautifully dressed noble ladies, superficial and stupid, flamboyant like a hen with peacock feathers.

Joseph's artistic attainment is not low, his vision is critical and unique, just like his own arrogance, disdain to condescend to make ends meet.

Therefore, the survivors come and go, even though there are thousands of faces, they are nothing but a blank.

Until one day, a person broke into this blank space.

Ink-like black, Roland's purple, and paper-like white... form a beauty.

The power of time coiled around her body, making her quite conspicuous in his eyes, even if she was in the crowd, she could be found at a glance.

Joseph caught her easily.

She trembled under his palm, but it was different from what he had imagined, she didn't scream or cry, she sat peacefully on the carnival chair.

He could see the color of fear in her eyes, some scattered black hair stuck to her pale skin, her big purple eyes were reddish at the corners, and she was like a flower that would snap off at a snap—a delicate flower in a greenhouse shouldn’t Appearing in this kind of place, even though she looks pitiful, no one here will pity her.Odiris Manor is a carnival place for monsters, a breeding ground for greed and sin, and the girl in front of her will not escape being torn apart in the end.

There is really no beauty.

He is also a monster, but he is different from those colleagues who only know how to fight and kill. He thought, maybe she can be a photo of him.

Then he picked up the badge.

Although he has lived for many years, the power of time will not fade his memory. He recognized the pattern on it——the girl can no longer be a photo of him. The wonderful fate is decades late. It spanned Joseph's whole life as a human being, and then came suddenly when he left that world.

To talk about the word "fiancee" is too pale for him, he has long been free from the shackles of the world, of course he can ignore this matter, but... Forget it, let her go a few times, and then it will be irrelevant.

Joseph wiped his camera and sorted out his old collection. He seldom recalled the past. What should be recalled was already enough in the twilight period of human beings. It will not fade, and will walk with him slowly over time.

But... that girl, she should belong to him.

The power of time entangled in her body, the badge she carried, they met so coincidentally.

He thought casually that she should belong to him.

As if time couldn't bear to see the gift from his darling who was too boring, he began to recall the engagement of that year little by little, and slowly, he tasted the long-lost expectation.

Delicate and harmless flowers in the greenhouse are transformed into beautiful and deadly poppies in the desert, and their every move is more provocative.But he is a patient hunter, taking the first opportunity, and one day he can dig her up by the roots and plant her in his own flowerpot.

Then, you are mine.

The girl in the black and white photo is quiet and docile, whenever she stands in front of her, she seems to be within reach.Under the huge gap between the supervisor and the survivors, it seems that no matter what she wants to do to her, she can't refuse. It seems easy to catch this beautiful and fragile prey-but Jack is losing With such negligence and contempt, he would not make such a mistake.

"I want to go back."

He smiled and closed the photo album in his hand. It was indeed a correct choice to come here. There are too few interesting things in this world.

"I send you."

The girl looked a little dazed, as if she was contemplating the conversation just now. She was still too young to bear the loss again and again. Joseph could understand her nostalgia for her relatives. However, in this time and space, in Odiris Manor, She was indeed helpless.

Persephone, who entered the underworld by mistake, ate four pomegranate seeds without knowing the truth—it's a pity that there is no harvest goddess and Zeus here, and no one can rescue her.

The girl who was lost in thoughts almost lost her foot when going down the stairs. He supported her and looked at her in a state of disbelief quietly: "Do you still want to leave the manor?"

Do you want to leave even if you can't return to the original time and space and leave the manor with nothing?

The fingers clasping the slender wrist tightened quietly.

She didn't notice it, her bloodless lips parted slightly: "I..."

The long eyelashes trembled slightly, and a trace of sadness flashed across her face: "I can't go back." Suddenly her hand was empty, and the girl withdrew her hand to salute him: "Thank you for the hospitality today, you don't need to send any more."

Joseph watched her walk out of the hall alone, there was no danger in the fog of day, and his superhuman perception had already told him the existence of another person.

"It's really rude to let a lovely lady run away like this repeatedly."

An elegant and deep voice sounded, and Jack walked out slowly from the corridor on the other side.

"This is between me and her."

Girls always have to face this kind of problem. Joseph doesn't regret pointing out all this. He has lived a mortal life, but she has not, so he is so confused, but he knows that she is not as fragile as she seems.

"Tsk, it's really indifferent." Jack chuckled disdainfully, paused when he went upstairs and passed Joseph, and gloated: "Poor little Beth Fenley spent a lot of time to see you last time." Jin, it's a pity that you don't seem to get along well~"

Joseph lowered his eyes and stared at the empty palm. Hearing this, a distant smile appeared on his face, with inherent arrogance: "I would like to thank Mr. Jack for connecting me and my fiancée."

"Fiancee?" Jack was stunned.

"Of course, don't worry about it. We get along very well." Joseph smiled in response to the bewildered gaze of the killer in Shangwudu. The blue eyes and the golden eyes confronted each other for a while, but there was indifference in them.

Jack quickly figured out his previous doubts. There was already a precedent of Leo's daughter in the manor, and now Beth Fenley appeared... Thinking of the little girl who seemed timid but was actually very courageous, he ticked off. At the corner of his mouth, he said meaningfully: "Yes, then congratulations."

Without waiting for Joseph's response, Jack hummed a song and went upstairs.

Joseph and Jack passed by each other, did not choose to go back to the room, and did not go to Leo - he can probably guess what the colleague was looking for him for, and now he has other problems to solve.

After finding the owner of the manor, he directly stated his purpose of coming: "I want to know about Beth Fernley."

The author has something to say: Persephone - the goddess of spring who was kidnapped by Pluto to be his wife in Greek mythology. Later, her mother, the goddess of harvest, asked her father Zeus for justice, and arranged for her to return to the world for at least 6 months within a year .It is also said that she is actually the goddess of death.

Hostess: I want to go home.

Joseph: You can't go back :)