I really only stop

As Lu Xi said, Nana is very kind. She values ​​other people's feelings far more than herself. She is always so cautious when communicating with others, for fear of causing other people's displeasure because of her own mistakes.

However, it is different when getting along with dolls.

Leaving aside the natural affinity of the Lord of Strangeness to the undead, for Nana, [dolls made by her own hands] are objects that can be talked to without reservation.They are like family members, they will never be angry with themselves, they will gently tolerate her various mistakes, and even if they make mistakes, they will teach them instead of getting angry. Because of this, before meeting Lu Xi, the soft girl Only the dolls are by my side.

Now, however, the situation has changed.

The predecessors of the dolls were all living people in this world, no different from the talking adventurers in the Adventurer's Guild.They also have their own past, joys and sorrows, and regrets.

"—However, I ignored this point, and just kept everyone by my side as puppets, and never asked them what they thought."

Unknowingly when the voice was choked with sobs, Nana buried her head in the shoulder of Miss Saintess, her body trembling slightly:

"I didn't mean to ignore Mamai just now, but since I heard his story, I can't help but think like this—[What if we didn't come to the bottom of the sea?]"

"Thinking about it, Mamayi will continue to be the same as before, not saying a word about her past, just happily and gently by my side."

"However, the regret in his heart will not be reduced by this. Before I knew it, he must have been missing his lover, holding the regret that I can't imagine, and just staying by my side like this ,Forever."

"Same as Mamai, the rest of you must have had a similar experience. But in order to take care of me, everyone kept silent about it, and laughed with me as if nothing had happened——Thinking of this, I can't talk to everyone properly."

Trying to hold back the tears, the overly kind Miss Weird Master just blamed herself blindly:

"I, I'm a bad alchemist. I don't care about everyone's feelings at all, and I just want to be happy. It's nothing like the necromancer who is the villain in the story—"

[It's not the same at all. 】

"--Eh?"

[Miss Nana, not only is she beautiful, she has a good personality, and she has a kind heart—how can such a person be the bad necromancer in the story? 】

The voice of the bard who had already gone away sounded so clearly in the soft girl's ears, calm and true:

【Lu Xi is right, as the No.1 doll you made, it is most appropriate for me to tell you these words. 】

[Miss Nana, please listen. 】

【This is not the roar of the so-called enslaved souls, but the thanks from the people you have redeemed. 】

Chapter 784 In the name of the end

【You seemed to be questioning whether our puppet was forced to stay by your side because of restraint, right? 】

The ender puppet was nowhere to be found, but his voice seemed so clear right next to his ears:

[I want to tell you with absolute certainty, no.No one, including me, stays by your side involuntarily.No puppet will want to leave you unless you tell them harshly to kick you out of the house. 】

"I, how could I drive everyone out..."

Subconsciously retorted, the soft girl's expression became a little lower again:

"However, just like this time, if it didn't happen by chance, Mamayi wouldn't tell me about her regrets, right? She obviously has her own past, but everyone has to act like she has nothing for me. It happened once, and it made me..."

[The first thing to correct you is that not all idols have such a heavy past like me.Rather, for these veritable 'heroes', it is normal to live a life full of vicissitudes and happy endings. 】

Opening the mouth interrupted the soft girl's self-blame, and Mamayi's voice was calm:

[There are a lot of guys who don't think about anything and are just happy to be able to move around, and there are also a lot of idiots like Setis who are satisfied as long as they can fight and practice axes.For them, this second body given by you is a treasure that is impossible to obtain no matter how much they spend. Even if the interest is not counted, at least they have to work for ten lifetimes without compensation to repay it. 】

"Ten lifetimes is too exaggerated..."

The mood was coaxed by the ender puppet to get better, but soon, the extremely sensitive soft girl reacted:

"—No! Even if what Mamai said is true, there must still be dolls like you who have regrets about their previous lives. Why don't everyone want to tell me?"

[It is undeniable that this is to take care of your mood. 】

After a slight pause, the ender puppet did not choose to hide:

【Miss Nana is really kind.If you knew our story, you would tell yourself that you wanted to help us - but none of us want that kind of help from you. 】

"why?"

【Miss Nana, you must remember that no matter how many regrets you left behind during your lifetime, our story will come to an end with the end of your own life.This is the 'terminator' of the musical score called life, and it is a complete ending that no one can change. 】

In a clear and firm tone, the bard told the truth that everyone understands:

[Once death comes, everything ends there, nothing will be left, and nothing will begin.So no puppet will let you, the living, spend your time fulfilling the wishes of us, the dead. 】

"Why, why is this..."

Although the truth told by the ender puppet is simple and straightforward, the coldness and cruelty behind it made Nana's eyes once again burst into tears.

Mamai was right, even a three-year-old child knows that death means the end.For Mamai and the other dolls, the book called life has already bound the back cover, and even if someone wants to fill in the back, it is just an act called "continuing the dog's tail".

No matter how sympathetic and hard-working the living are, they can't help the dead to change a little bit.And on the premise of knowing this, do the dolls still maintain their usual appearance and stay by my side as if nothing happened?

Why?Now that you know that I can't help them, why don't you leave me?

【——】

A precious piece of memory suddenly appeared at this moment, and almost subconsciously, Nana murmured the words she heard from him:

"[When all life meets other life, what wonderful existence will it create]?"

【Ha, you finally understand.I have to say, that guy Lu Xi is still very good at this. 】

Although I can't see the expression of the ender puppet now, Nana can tell from the relieved tone that he must be smiling happily:

[Yes, Miss Nana.I wait for the puppet to gather around you not to use you to change our own regrets, for the dead, that is a meaningless act.However, you are different. 】

[Although your strength as an undead expert is already impeccable, but excluding this great talent, you are still a growing girl with a kind heart.Seeing you trying to go out on the street even if you are not used to it, seeing you trying your best to talk to others even if you are clumsy, we can all understand the process called 'growth', and subconsciously want to Help such a girl who is shy but works so hard. 】

[It is true that we are all travelers who have passed the end, and we are the dead who cannot change the past no matter what we do.However, you are different.Although you always take detours and occasionally experience failures and setbacks, you have been moving forward firmly.It is precisely because of meeting you and watching your growth that we puppets understand the true meaning of this second life given—to stay by your side wholeheartedly and help you write your own. your story. 】

Listening to the gentle and gentle words in her ear, the tears that Nana had been holding back with all her might finally fell with relief.

Not a burden, but a sustenance.

It's not bondage, but [hope].

Covering her mouth tightly, her voice trembling, the girl asked the question she wanted to know most about her creation:

"I, am I really not a bad alchemist?"

【of course not. 】

The poet's voice is always so clear and soft, with convincing power:

[You are the most beloved and respected person of our puppet, and you are the one who wants her to be happy no matter how hard you try. 】

"—"

Accompanied by the unstoppable tears, the girl's heart that had been suspended finally fell with relief.

Nana is not stupid, and when there are many straightforward characters among the dolls, she has approached the vague truth more than once.

However, she has never expressed her guesses and thoughts to anyone.

There is no other reason, the girl is too afraid of [losing].

Always pay attention to the other party's expression, carefully figure out the other party's thoughts, for fear that some of my words will cause the other party's displeasure - this is how the girl named Nana has been living for a long time.She was afraid that her presumptuous question would irritate a doll, and then she would hear bad words that she absolutely did not want to hear.

However, Mamayi's words at this moment completely dispelled this doubt.

Under the protection of many puppets, the soft and timid girl finally found her own [sense of security].

My side is never empty. From the moment I made Mamayi, I met my own encounter.

Not worse than others at all.

Without the help of the dolls, I would never have met Lucy, Yushia, and Celica as I do now. It is because of everyone's support that I have grown to where I am today step by step.

So... so...

"——So, Mamayi must not admit defeat!"

Wiping her tears suddenly, even though there was nothing in front of her, the girl's eyes still crossed the barrier of space and water, and locked onto the fragmented figure of the ender doll without hindrance:

"Mamayi just said that 'the deceased cannot change their past regrets', I understand, but I absolutely do not agree!"

【……Um? 】

In the water bubble with extremely high energy density, Mamayi's puppet body and soul will be crushed by the huge pressure. Knowing her, he couldn't help being stunned.

denied】……?

Ms. Nana has never said such [willful] words before, has she?

[Could it be that... are you comforting me? 】

After a long silence, Mamayi asked tentatively:

【Just now I did think that 'with my strength, I can never break through this barrier. It seems that there is no way to fulfill that agreement this time. The dead are destined to be unable to change their regretful ending'... Could it be, did you hear that? 】

"Well, I heard it!"

Nodding vigorously, Nana's voice was no longer soft as usual:

"It's too disrespectful, Mamai! Don't you really want to sing that song to your lover? Now that she is so close to you, but you thought of giving up early, don't you feel reconciled? !"

【yes!Of course not reconciled! 】

The soul that was almost crushed woke up instantly when she heard this questioning, and seeing Ariel's pretty face close at hand, Mamai clenched her teeth tightly:

[Sorry Miss Nana!Although I just said a lot of beautiful words with a cheeky face, I still have unwillingness and regret for my past—or rather, it is precisely because of this unwillingness and regret that penetrates deeply into my soul that I can live and die. The border of the world has been supported for thousands of years, and you are finally summoned back here! 】

"Very good, very good! If you are unwilling, you will have enthusiasm, and if you have enthusiasm, you will have [life]!"

Driven by her subconscious, the soft girl opened her arms wide.Even though the background was only a narrow carriage, the three people beside her saw the majesty of the throne made of thousands of skeletons in a daze:

"You soul who dares to defy death, I admit it! You do have the courage and will to go against the current, and because of this, I give you the power to reverse your own regrets!"

"Neither [life] nor [death], the puppet body you have is the foundation of the miracle! Just move forward, my puppet, in the name of [final], order—"

"—I must realize my wish and present unfinished songs to the one I love!"

Chapter 785 Holding Her In Her Arms

Brother Mamayi, can you do it...

Staring fixedly at the back of the ender puppet, Lu Xi clenched his fists.

Different from the previous test, after Mamai entered the water bubble, the energy density inside the water bubble suddenly rose to a new level.Even the body of a puppet cast by the master of strangeness has gradually shown a tendency to collapse in the face of such terrifying pressure.

Every time he took a step, an almost penetrating crack would appear on the body of the Ender Doll. Even though they were far away, Lu Xi could still clearly hear the overwhelmed 'creak' sound coming from him.

Undoubtedly, this means the limit of the doll's body.

Under the pressure of [-]% of the howling storm's energy, the talented bard was obviously only less than an arm's length away from his lover's cheek, but at this moment he was like a moat, unable to move at all.

Disintegration, irreversible disintegration.

The huge external pressure has already far exceeded the critical limit of Mamayi's body material. From the moment he stood still, Lu Xi knew that his attempt failed - the reason is very simple, if there is even a sliver of strength left, it will eventually Shadow dolls will continue to move towards their lovers.The only thing that can stop him is the word [Limit].

What is the limit, the end that cannot be crossed, even if you work hard, you can't reach the end.

Like fate, the bard once again stopped just a little away from his goal. Obviously, it would be better to move forward a little bit, but he couldn't realize his wish no matter what.

In the current situation, shouldn't it be better to find a way to get Mamayi back first?

But, facing the impenetrable blisters, I can't even reach in, so how can I save him——

"My puppet, order in the name of [Final Yan], I must fulfill my wish and present unfinished songs to the one I love!"

She obviously belonged to the soft girl, but an inexplicably powerful voice suddenly sounded out of thin air. Before Lu Xi could react to what was going on, a new change had taken place on the ender puppet in the water bubble in front of her——no, To be precise, it should be a [tug of war].

Under the tremendous pressure brought by the blisters, almost continuous cracks appeared everywhere on the ender doll, but some kind of indescribable power immediately repaired + strengthened, but in the blink of an eye, the parts where the cracks appeared were repaired brightly As new, then crushed again by the irritating pressure.

In this never-ending tug-of-war, the pressure to gain home-court advantage gradually took hold.The speed at which cracks open has gradually outstripped the speed at which mysterious forces can repair them.As if it was about to be scrapped, there was hardly any intact part on Mamai's body.

'Are you going to lose? '

As soon as this idea came to Lu Xi's mind, he shook his head and vetoed it.

——No, no, this is not a harbinger of failure.

Even though his whole body was covered with cracks, and even those purple-black eyes were cracked and dimmed, Mamai's posture did not look like a soldier who was about to fall.

He was fighting, as if he wanted to burn out all the regrets, regrets, and unwillingness of the past 4000 years. He raised his shaky steps again, and desperately stretched out his hand to the beloved princess.