Stray Chapter 170: Apocalypse of the Hanged Man
The time unknowingly came to 3:30 in the afternoon again.
The afterglow of the evening sun slanted into the teaching building again, scattered in classrooms and corridors, Xia Ran walked quickly in this warm orange color.
From this time on, most students either went straight out of the school gate to go home, or went to sit somewhere outside the school with their friends in groups of three or five, or they were participating in club activities.
And then there is the exercise of running out and running in the sports field, swaying sweat and youth, but the latter is the minority of the minority after all.
Xia Ran came to the special building, walked all the way to the fourth floor, and then walked along the east corridor, and went straight to the designated activity room of the service department at the end of the corridor. As usual, he directly opened the door of the activity room.
Because in general, he is often the first to come, so he didn't knock on the door, but this time seems to be an exception-
It seems that the abandoned classroom is empty. Various desks and chairs are stacked in the back half of the classroom. Near the edge of the window, the girl is sitting quietly with her head down, dyed red by the setting sun. There was a hint of heat on the pale face.
This makes her look no longer as cold as pure white snow, but has a touch of warmth and feeling that belongs to the world.
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The scenery in this scene is so beautiful and picturesque that Xia Ran subconsciously held her breath, for fear that the slightest change in herself would break the time and space that seemed to have been frozen.
The evening wind was blowing gently outside the window, and the long black hair like black jade was also slightly turbulent. The girl was just like this quietly, it seems that even if the end of the world comes, it will not change in the slightest. This scene will go on forever.
Beautiful, lonely, and hazy...
There is also a pure white kimono, which makes her look like there is no difference in binary opposition at all, but the color is indifferent, just like the heart that observes the truth of the world and the way the world exists...
Wait, kimono?
Xia Ran suddenly reacted and realized that something was not right.
And at this moment, the girl who was wearing raised her head and looked in his direction, smiling softly. This smile was like the most perfect embodiment of the concept of women. His eyes are both transparent and deep, and the ethereal spirit is endless.
Feeling... as if facing God.
In a trance, he felt that the entire huge universe was moving away from him, and that beautiful figure was standing in an indistinguishable place, looking at him from a distance.
Vaguely, he seemed to see that on a snowy night, the girl in a kimono stood quietly on the snow, looking up at the distant space and the direction of the stars.
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Brush...
Brush...
The obvious sound of flipping the book came into my mind.
"Huh?"
Opening my eyes, the first thing that catches my eye is the book on the opposite table, in the light wind blowing in from the window, constantly turning the pages, and the wind is turning the book.
Xia Ran blinked slightly suspiciously, raised her head from the table lying in front of her, and looked around. In his sight, this empty classroom that is so familiar that it can be turned into a heart-like landscape is simply the same as before.
Empty, except for the table and chairs, there is only himself, although he just fell asleep on the table.
At this moment, the sunlight outside the window is just right, or it should be said to be violent to a somewhat poisonous level. The air in the distance is distorted, because the difference in temperature causes the air density to be uneven, resulting in different density and light. Refraction occurs there.
On the huge sports field that can be seen directly not far from the special building, there are students in physical education classes doing warm-up exercises, and some have already started to play football or tennis.
Several physical education teachers in charge of classes are standing on the edge of the field in different directions, carefully watching over the students' conditions, blowing the whistle from time to time, and commanding the commander...
Xia Ran frowned, looked up at the wall clock on the wall, and found that it was almost nine o'clock in the morning and ten o'clock in the morning, and there was still a long time before the lunch break... but he was a little bit I can't be easily determined, maybe I'm still not in the real dimension?
It's like just now—
With the keenness of his inspiration and the power of divine will, he was completely unaware of any problems. I really feel that I have spent another day on the ground, and I am preparing to spend the last club activities in the service department as usual...
I completely forgot that I actually went to Hiratsuka Shizuo's office in the morning. Instead of going back to the classroom, I came to the activity room aboveboard, ready to paddle and fish, but unknowingly fell asleep. past.
——Did you just dream?
——Why did you suddenly fall asleep?
These two thoughts flashed in his mind for granted, and he didn't think about it, after all, the answer was obvious. The only thing you need to care about is, what is her intention? Are you sending yourself some important information?
As for why I don't know, it's because the initial conversation can only have that one time. After that, Xia Ran herself forgot what she had agreed with the other party, but she knew it was important and couldn't remember it.
Even thoughts have restricted areas, she can only ensure that she won't be watched before she succeeds, and she can't interfere too much.
Although there is no reason, Xia Ran knows this is the case. Even if he has forgotten the specific details, he only knows that as long as he continues to become stronger and accumulate strength, he will naturally continue to approach that one. Target.
Gently stretched out his slender forefinger and rubbed his temples. He first picked up the mobile phone on the side of the table and glanced at it. He was somewhat relieved to find that there was no new message or caller ID.
Although I don't know how the negotiations between the three princesses went smoothly, whether the results have been achieved, but it should not be the worst situation, at least the shrine should not be demolished.
Relaxed, refocused on what happened just now, and thought for a while, Xia Ran suddenly remembered that something like this happened in the mission world not long ago.
And it seems that the scene is exactly the same. In the dream, Yukinoshita classmate who was quietly holding a book under the sunset by the window suddenly turned into the girl in a pure white kimono.
Well, wait,...
Xia Ran raised her eyebrows and seemed to have grasped a key point. He looked at the opposite table, where Yukinoshita Yukino's seat was, and there were five or six books stacked on the table.
It seems that she will no longer bring books back every day, but will leave her unfinished readings in the activity room. Anyway, after locking the door, there is no need to worry about theft.
Besides, there shouldn't be any unprofessional thieves who would be interested in this kind of empty classroom, which is basically used for stacking desks and chairs. , What's not good about the computer club?
Xia Ran stretched out her hand and pulled the books in front of her, and picked up a book at random to examine it carefully. If so, some people can't tell which book is which.
"Huh?"
I casually flipped through it, and he was slightly surprised. He originally thought that the readings Yukinoshita read should be some relatively famous and connotative literary works.
But now it seems that they are all books related to religious folklore, myths and legends and other occult fields, ranging from "Astrology Lectures" to "The Social and Cultural Context of European Witchcraft", and "Past and Present" Hundred Ghosts Supplements, etc.
"Does this count as a misunderstanding of Yukishita-san?"
Xia Ran felt a little funny, but also had some complicated emotions. It seemed that her previous decision was correct, and she really needed to pay attention to this aspect, and could not ignore the other party's unease.
After carefully flipping through it, he actually found a copy of "The Tale of Bamboo Tori". It seems that it should be together with the book "A Hundred Ghosts of the Past and Present". Paradise efforts?
Xia Ran thought so, and then she found something that seemed to be sandwiched in the book?
Bookmarks?
Not true.
He gently picked up the thing sandwiched between the pages of the book, raised his eyebrows, and found that it was a tarot card. Human", with a faint halo of divinity already appearing on his head.
—The Hanged Man.
Xia Ran looked at this tarot card and fell into contemplation, so the key should be this thing?
This card should not have been put in by Yukinoshita, although it was one of the tarot decks he had used before.
He once used tarot cards to try to divination, and he also drew several tower cards in a row. After that, Yukinoshita drew a tarot card that was suspected to be a lover's card, and he didn't want him to see it. , so he took the entire deck of cards and didn't pay him back at all.
But...
Girls shouldn't use that deck of cards as bookmarks, and the bookmarks in several other books are normal hard bookmarks that are usually visible, but this tarot card seems a little out of place.
However, this card doesn't seem to be anything special. In his vision and perception, it is all ordinary, from the material to the structure, it is ordinary, and the identification mechanism of the space has not been triggered.
Either it really doesn't have anything special, or it's special is hidden, and the space can't break through that layer of restrictions.
"The Hanged Man... The card face should refer to Odin's deeds, but the tree represents the infinite power of life, and the golden halo on his head looks like an angel's halo..."
Xia Ran tilted his head, and on the top of his head, briefly appeared a pure white iconic halo that seemed to have a halo of blood.
It only disappeared for a moment. This is the change brought about by the fruit of life. Although he did not become an apostle, the essence of life did change in some way.
So he was not quite sure whether this card could be related to this matter.
"Ah, finally found you..."
The beautiful voice is not only as pleasant as a movement, but also full of a graceful elegance and nobility, which makes people reminiscent of the ancient princes and daughters.