Stray Chapter 97: Can it be rescued?

  Because of the different flow of time, this world is not daytime.

  The stars are sparse and sparse, and the moonlit night appears quiet.

  Fuyuki City ushered in a long-lost quiet night. The small coastal towns in remote areas are far from developed in this year's entertainment industry, and the nightlife is naturally not very popular. Basically, when it gets dark, people will All stay at home.

   In the quiet night, only a few dog barks could be heard from the town occasionally, and the breath of the night was more quiet and long, gentle and lonely.

   As if even the earth fell into a deep sleep.

  For the citizens of Fuyuki City, this is indeed a long-lost quiet night. There are not so many chickens and dogs, not so many curses and scolding, and there will be no hysterical pig-like screams piercing the night sky. , accompanied by a sharp siren from far to near, and then from near to far...

   This is really unfriendly to the heart, and it also makes people less confident in the security of Fuyuki City.

   But fortunately, the situation has improved a lot recently, and the police station has not been overcrowded for a long time, and the temporary cells of the detention center have been crowded.

   Yuanzang Mountain.

   Liudong Temple.

   On the steps in front of the temple gate, a girl with blond hair and blue eyes was sitting quietly, holding her chin on her knees, looking at the sparse starlight in the night sky with a melancholy face, as if immersed in in your own mind.

  Altoria forgot how long it had been since she was alone, and quietly looked up at the starry sky.

   It feels like from the day when I was fifteen years old, I drew the sword of choice and became the king of Britain. After being a king, I no longer have a part of myself. Sitting on the throne has never revealed Feeling emotional, she is like a scale that is accurate to a few decimal places, calculating the balance between gains and losses.

   Such persistence did not collapse because of the demise of the kingdom. Her life came to an end and ended because she hated the demise of Britain so much that she refused her own redemption, and finally upgraded her undying body to become a heroic spirit , continue to devote themselves to the battlefield that spans time and space.

   and then until now

   Frankly speaking, Artoria's previous obsession has been lifted, she has accepted the fate of Britain, and let go of her heart...

   Artoria sighed softly, a trace of confusion and unease flashed across her melancholy delicate face, she reached out and pulled a weed on the edge of the steps at will, feeling the coldness of the night deepened It was even colder, and before she knew it, she had been sitting here in a daze for more than an hour.

   looked back at Liudong Temple. Although the lights were bright, it was still quiet and there was hardly any sound. Even Tohsaka Rin, the only unaffected person, was under such subtle pressure and cautiously did not dare to make any noise. What's going on.

   With Artoria's keen perception, of course she could sense the silence of the room, whether it was Miss Medea or Sakura Matou, this moment was actually the same as her performance.

   Although he did not come out of the courtyard or outside the temple gate, he sat on the steps and stared at the night sky in a daze.

   But they choose to sit in the living room or in the room in a daze, with gloomy faces or blackness all over their bodies, there seems to be no essential difference, or the symptoms are more serious.

   In short, it feels like it will turn black at any time.

   Of course Artoria can understand them. After all, she feels the same way. At this moment, she is also full of resentment towards the Master.

   Who would have thought that the Master would be so decisive, and I don't know why he suddenly made up his mind, did he want to cut the mess with a quick knife or something? It's really funny to say, everyone is tacitly waiting for him to make a choice.

   But now the Master has really made a choice, but he can't accept it... Or should I say, he can't accept that he is not the one he chose.

   If this is the case, who wants you to cut the mess! Might as well just stick with it.

   The result was naturally the same as yesterday. After he announced the news with great interest and told everyone the decision he made up, the atmosphere became strangely dull.

   No one can send blessings sincerely, including Arturia, everyone is absent-minded and perfunctory, and makes an excuse to leave in a hurry.

  Otherwise, they were afraid that they would not be able to control their emotions.

   Now that I have returned to this world, a day has passed, and Artoria has also calmed down, thinking... calming down is useless at all!

  But...

   there's no way out, is there?

   The girl showed a self-deprecating bitter smile, looked at the weed in her hand, and didn't know what she was thinking, until a pure and powerful familiar demon that suddenly visited her from dazed trance. Awakened from the state.

  "Miss Yakumo?"

   She raised her eyes and stared straight ahead. Above the mountain path, a pitch-black crack like a crescent moon appeared. Inside, the crimson blood-colored eyes quietly stared at the outside world. Above this crack, is a girl sitting sideways.

   The long golden hair flows like gold under the moonlight, and the bows are set off to give a dream-like feeling. The temperament is mature and gorgeous and young and pure.

   Even though she was also a woman, Artoria couldn't help but lose her mind for a moment.

   She calmed down, took a deep breath, and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

   Artoria is not surprised by Yakumo Zi's sudden visit, they all have the right to enter and leave this world at will, and it is impossible for the monsters in this realm to be absent.

   Rather, on the borderline, the Master is on the Great Barrier of Gensokyo, where the entrances and exits of the many worlds he masters are set there.

  “…”

  “…”

The monster sage in the realm of    was silent, looking up and down at Artoria, and there seemed to be a strange light flickering in his eyes. Arturia didn't know what was going on, so she just kept silent, waiting for the other party to speak.

   After a while, the monster girl said calmly: "Tomorrow, there is a banquet in Gensokyo, I'll let you know..."

   "What does this have to do with me!" Arturia blurted out almost without thinking, but it was extremely rare that this time she refused decisively, the strong denial in her tone Meaning beyond words.

   She is not a dull person, she knew the reason for tomorrow's banquet right away, but because she knew... that she absolutely didn't want to go!

   "It doesn't matter?" Yakumo Zi smiled lightly, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, "I didn't ask you what's the matter, I just came to let you know, remember not to be absent tomorrow..."

   She is very satisfied with Artoria's response. If the king of knights really has no resistance or resistance at all, and simply accepts this matter, then he cannot be regarded as a good helper. only like this

   looks like he doesn't want to care, but in fact, he really cares about it, so that he can truly transform it into the motivation to do things.

   "I-I'm not going... um, I mean I'm not going." The King of Knights bit her lower lip, feeling even more depressed, she tried to refuse naturally, but the sourness in her tone But I can't hide it, "I have something to do tomorrow, tomorrow..."

   "What's going on tomorrow?" the monster girl asked with a chuckle.

  "This, this... It's none of your business, Miss Yakumo?"

  "Can't you tell? Is there anything more important than tomorrow's banquet?"

  "This, this..."

  "Is it simply not wanting to go?"

   Artoria clenched her teeth tightly, while Yakumo Zi was pressing step by step.

  The former's thinking was very chaotic for a while, and her personality dictated that her integrity and noble spirit could be called the incarnation of the well-deserved chivalry. At this time, lying is definitely not good at her.

   So Artoria stammered, trying to explain, but there was no good reason to say it, so let's make up a reason, and let her say nothing.

   And Yakumo Zi was light-hearted, full of smiles, and there was no sharp feeling in his soft tone. He just said it in a simple sentence, as if he was chatting casually. It was a breathless feeling that this big monster was too aggressive.

   However, finding the opponent's flaws in the confrontation is also the instinct of the famous knight king. She quickly realized that she didn't need to explain anything to this woman.

   and...

   She looked suspiciously at the blonde girl sitting in the gap, narrowed her eyes, and said in a deep voice:

   "Wait, Miss Yakumo, what are you trying to say? I think you should be more direct, I don't like that."

  “…”

  “…”

  Yakumo Zi slowly restrained her smile, she spread out a fan to cover half of her beautiful face: "You should also understand, then I'll just say it directly, you really won't go tomorrow? Is it okay to just hide your ears and steal the bell? Nothing happened?"

  "...otherwise."

  "So you just accepted it?" Yakumo Zi sneered, and said with a bit of hatred: "I came to you first because you had the highest priority, but you couldn't even strive for it. Fight for it, then just give up?"

   Although he is a helper, Yakumo Zi also knows that their priorities are obviously different. After all, that hateful person seems to provoke bees and butterflies and provoke a lot of girls, but he actually has a very deep bond. It's really not much.

  Most of them are like Sanae. Although they are a little careful, they haven't had too many deep or good memories, so they have no position. They may feel very sorry about this incident, but what is the estimate? will not do...

   And what Yakumo Zi has to do is very simple, she wants to gather people to make trouble!

   is the only way to have the opportunity to muddy the water and reshuffle the deck.

   Artoria bit her lower lip, her face even more unsightly, she tried her best to hold back her grievance and anger, she could hold back, but Yakumo Zi pointed it out directly, let her suddenly The mood is a little broken.

   is like when you are sad and sad, you can hold back, but the premise is that others can't say it...

  She took a deep breath and choked back coldly: "In addition to accepting, what else can I do? Don't you accept Miss Yakumo?"

  But

  "That's right, otherwise why would I come to you? Naturally because..."

   sat sideways on the crevice like a crescent moon, the splendid soft blonde hair fell straight down, and swayed gently with the night wind, the stunning monster girl leaned down slightly, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, she suddenly felt Zhanyan smiled and said word by word.

  "I don't accept it, I don't allow it, I don't allow it."

  's smile is gentle, without hesitation, and decisive.

  “…”

  “…”

   Artoria looked at her dazedly, and at this moment suddenly felt a sense of shame, because this liking is just liking, and she would never give in. Of course, she is a somewhat domineering monster girl.

   For a moment, she felt that she was always subconsciously seeking correctness, using reason to obliterate her sensibility, and never being willing to face her emotions frankly. It was really bad.

   is like back then.

   aware of the change in the King of Knights' mood, Yakumo Zi smiled and closed the fan: "It seems that you have figured it out, then... Now go to convince that Miss Medea and his good sister. , I will continue to contact others and let you know later."

   "Do you want to call someone else?" Artoria was taken aback.

  "The lion fights the rabbit, and we use all our strength. We only have one chance." The monster sage said lightly: "It's better to have less cake than nothing."

   muddying the water and reshuffling the deck is the main purpose.

   And just like she said, it’s better to get less cake than nothing... That hateful guy wants to unilaterally declare that the final winner of the game has been decided? Hehe, do you really think that everything else can be written off?

  …

  …

  "This is Gensokyo. You should live here at the shrine for the next two days. It's better to be on the surface side, and it's more convenient to be close to the reality side. At least you can surf the Internet, order takeout, etc..."

  Xia Ran stretched, yawned, and introduced Gensokyo to Othinus and the others in a lazy tone, "Kamijo, your summer vacation will be over soon, so you must be School starts, so I can only come and play for a few days..."

  "But Oti, you can consider living here for a long time. Seriously, if you don't plan to go back to your original world, this is a good choice."

   He was eager to sell the one-eyed girl, trying to get the other party to join Gensokyo's account willingly, so that when the **** of magic returned to the realm of the old Norse gods and climbed to the peak of the infinite world, It has also been bound to his own chariot.

   If there are two named people in his main world, the universe will never fall, just like playing a tower defense game, he will also have a sense of accomplishment.

  "I'll think about it..."

   The one-eyed girl said noncommittally, she felt that it was not impossible, but now she wanted to see how this guy ended up dead.

   This guy hasn't realized the seriousness of the matter yet, or it should be said that he didn't expect it. Sure enough, everyone has a fixed mindset.

  "The environment here is very good, just like those scenic spots..."

   Kamijou Touma looked at the paradise in front of him, whether it was the layered sea of ​​clouds in the sky, the majestic and majestic Mountain of Monsters, the magnificent view of Jiutian Waterfall not far away, and so on, these majestic and beautiful The original ecological scenery made him subconsciously generate some associations.

Does the director of    usually live here?

   "The environment is really good and suitable for health preservation. The people living here are all elderly people. Seventeen-year-olds like me always feel out of place with them." The magician said solemnly.

  "All the elderly?" The tea-haired girl was a little strange, "Is this a nursing home? And it's not very convenient for the elderly to live in these places, isn't it dangerous?"

   "How could there be any danger? Haven't you seen such a big shrine right here?" Xia Ran said with a smile, "Monsters and monsters generally don't dare to attack human villages easily, so you don't have to worry about anything... "

   "Yo, youkai?" Misaka Mikoto's expression is a little bit wrong, is there a monster here? "Isn't that dangerous?"

  Xia Ran waved his hand and said haha: "No, most places are safe, as long as you don't go to some dangerous places, for example, the monster mountain here is too big, it's easy to get lost, and you may get lost if you're not careful. Go to the other side, there are plesiosaurs in the river that has a good way..."

   He briefly listed a series of points about the lost bamboo forest, the magic forest, the sunflower field, the Scarlet Devil Mansion, etc., etc., and then concluded: "It's basically like this, just avoid these Where it is more dangerous or troublesome, the rest of Gensokyo is safe.”

  "Isn't there no place to be safe?"

   Kamijou Touma looked around with the help of the height of the top of the mountain. According to the characteristics of the places mentioned by the director, he matched the surrounding areas one by one. The corners of his mouth twitched. How much land is left?

   He suddenly felt that he had better not go out next time. This ghost place is much more dangerous than the academy city. With his unfortunate physique, he was afraid that if he went out, he would not be able to come back.

  "It's okay... Hey, Sanae, you are here."

   The magician said that, just in time to see the blue-and-white witch over there with her head lowered, she walked by with a heavy heart, and quickly stopped the other party.

  "Where did you go just now? Where's Pearl? By the way, there's one thing I didn't tell you, tomorrow night..."

   "Is it a banquet? I see, Xia Ran." Dongfenggu Sanae said, looking at the magician with a strange expression and a reluctant smile.

  "Hey, who told you?"

   "Lord Yakumo Zi came to tell us just now..." The blue and white witch said in a low voice, her tone a little guilty.

  "Zi is so kind?" Xia Ran felt a little strange and looked around, "But you don't need her to run errands for this kind of thing, where is she now?"

   "No, I don't know, I just left..." Dongfenggu Sanae hesitated for a while, and said in a low voice, "Looking at the direction, it should be going to Yongting Pavilion, it seems to be to inform Princess Kaguya, You can go and have a look."

   This is the only hint she can give. If you look at it now, you may be able to rescue it.

   "Hui Ye? Hui Ye already knew about it, I told her just now, and she still looks cold..." Xia Ran shook her head.