Stray Chapter 98: No place to die

The room is Japanese style, the floor is covered with stacked mats, and the space is surrounded by sash windows and partitions.

It was originally a beautiful and elegant theme, but at this moment, it is filled with messy comic books, game consoles, light novel readers, figures, posters, etc. Stuff ruins all the classic beauty.

In addition to that expensive-looking desktop computer and a water-cooled case with a sci-fi feel, it's like an unreasonable sledgehammer, which makes people think about how wonderful it is before stepping into this room , how depressed after entering the room.

"Your Highness, Princess Yakumo is gone?"

Opening the door directly, Bayi Yonglin saw the beautiful girl in the room sitting in front of the computer desk, playing games as always, her expression was gentle and calm, as if she was not in a good mood How much influence looks like——

It is still elegant and gorgeous, and it is indescribably expensive. One person can pull back the bad temperament of the messy otaku's room.

"Oh, Yakumo Zi just left." Penglai Shan Hui Ye replied casually.

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Bayi Yonglin pondered for a while, but in the end she didn't go around in circles, she simply said directly: "What Yayunzi said, have you agreed to your Highness Princess?"

"What? Is Yonglin trying to stop the concubine?" Penglaishan Huiye turned her head with interest and asked with a chuckle, her expression seemed natural, and her eyes were full of The expectations and smiles, there is no twist to hide the action.

Decent, unhurried, of course, elegant and graceful.

"No, your Highness Princess, just do it if you want." Bayi Yonglin shook her head and said calmly, "It's just that I want to tell you, it's better not to go with the idea of ​​joining in the fun."

"If you don't join in the fun, what are you going to do with your concubine?" Penglaishan Huiye played with a strand of her hair and said lightly, "Do you still want your concubine to be serious, Yonglin?"

She did agree to Yakumo Zi, but she didn't think much about it, but she was mainly prepared to make up for the guy with her previous dissatisfaction and fun ideas, lest she found that the damage was not enough when the team started.

It's just to have fun, not really have any ideas, at most, I was angry with that guy before, and now I want to take revenge.

That's what Her Royal Highness thought, that's all.

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There is a marked silence.

Bayi Yonglin looked at her princess and said nothing.

"Huh? No, what do you think, Eirin? Do you really want to make your concubine serious?"

Penglaishan Hui Ye was surprised now. She stared suspiciously at Bayi Yonglin and looked up and down carefully. She wondered if the bad woman Yayunzi left and turned around immediately. Changed into the appearance of Eirin, and used her own undefense to set herself up.

But it doesn't seem to be the case, it's indeed Yagei Yonglin herself.

"I don't want you to be serious, Princess, but I hope you don't take part in this kind of thing because you're not serious..." The sage of the moon stared at Penglai Mountain Huiye, "This is after all. different..."

"What, it turned out to be going around in circles and changing methods to warn the concubine."

The princess seemed to be relieved, and nodded her head in agreement. It turned out that Bayi Yonglin was saying something ironic, so she would be able to understand.

The Sage of the Moon sighed, but said nothing.

That's it, boredom is the most terrifying thing for permanent residents. Penglai people can't die if they want to die. If there is no accident, in the future with no end in sight, when the human beings are extinct, the monsters are also dead, and even the earth and the moon are destroyed——

Perhaps they are the only ones who want to spend endless days and nights in the cold and dark universe, taking care of each other to survive.

It's not bad now, at least according to the expectations of Bayi Yonglin, it is definitely much better than Penglaishan Kaguya going to Fujiwara sister red pot offal soup every day. The boring daily life is indeed It's scary, but the interest is still...

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"Mr. Hiratsuka...Well, I feel like an elder-level person. I won't invite you today, and I'll invite you with my parents later."

Staying in the living room and biting the pen holder, Xia Ran checked the list one by one, and finally confirmed that it was correct. He stretched, then picked up the list and handed it to the side.

I don't know when the puppet maid appeared next to me, but she already reached out and took the list. She lowered her head and checked it quickly, her long eyelashes twitched a few times, and asked in a calm tone: " Master, is that so?"

"Well, that's it."

The magician nodded. He originally wanted to invite all his parents, but after thinking about it, he thought it would be better to invite him another day. It seems that the atmosphere of a wine table with elders is a little subtle.

"Well, I'll follow up..."

Charlotte said lightly.

"Then please..."

Xia Ran was very relieved about the head maid. He looked at the delicate doll girl and pondered a little: "By the way, Charlotte, are you ready to upgrade to version 2.0?"

"Master, I want to remind you that I'm already in version 5.0." Charlotte's eyelashes didn't move, she just answered in a serious way, she was not created in the first place , as it is now.

Originally, it was Xia Ran's adjustment and optimization again and again, and the addition of various major upgrades and small upgrades finally got the current head maid.

"Cough, don't pay attention to the details, anyway, I will give you a good upgrade tonight." Xia Ran coughed, his vision is completely different now, so when he looked at Charlotte, he suddenly felt that he was the only one. There is still room for improvement in the other skills.

Well, since it is an alchemy humanoid, it can actually be regarded as a generalized classification of robots, so should we upgrade according to the level of Emperor Geta?

But wouldn't this be too petty and seem like a little family? Xia Ran thought so, and the thoughts in her mind quickly turned. In a flash, countless upgrade plans specially tailored for the head maid had been listed.

"Okay, Master..." Charlotte nodded without any special expression, as if she didn't feel much about this matter, she just followed the master's thoughts.

"Don't make a sullen face, at least look happy?"

The magician said, he blinked his eyes, and suddenly felt a sudden realization: "Or do you want to no longer live as an alchemist? This is also possible, I will give you the blessing from the true God, you will have a real soul... …”

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"It's not this, I don't have any entanglements in this regard, Master." Glancing at her master, Charlotte couldn't help sighing.

She wouldn't feel like she's just a puppet because of her background, and there is no such thing as obsession.

"Then why are you so sullen, do you have any opinion on me?" said the magician dissatisfied.

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"Master, I think..." Charlotte raised her eyebrows. She thought about it for a while, and she didn't plan to go around in circles. She simply said directly, "I think you're pretending to be stupid."

"What are you pretending to be stupid?" Xia Ran pretended to be stupid.

Charlotte didn't want to talk to him anymore, but because of her duty as a maid, she still thought about it and said, "Master, you want to draw a line with other girls, I'm afraid this matter doesn't matter. It's that easy, you better prepare yourself mentally."

"What does it mean to draw a line? Am I that kind of person?" The magician sighed, "It's not the same thing at all, okay? They think too much, but they don't listen to my explanation. I'll talk to you tomorrow. Just have a good talk with them."

He still held an optimistic attitude and felt that this misunderstanding could be resolved.

"In their view, it is a signal to draw a clear line, the principle of not worrying about the few but not the equality, Master, you should understand very well that only Miss Yukinoshita has something, it is equivalent to telling them that they will not Yes." The head maid said seriously.

"...This, I know that there is no widow and unevenness, but this is a marriage contract, so everyone can't have a share."

The magician twitched the corners of his mouth.

"About this, Master, can I ask, why did you suddenly think of getting engaged?" Charlotte asked solemnly, "According to your character, you shouldn't feel that 'marriage is the grave of love', '' If you get married, you will be bound by the law"? "

"People are inherently mortal, the grave itself is not the point, the point is who to be buried with..."

Xia Ran pondered for a while, then nodded affirmatively.

As he spoke, he chuckled, probably remembering the situation at the time, that very cute and troublesome man, who was too fragile and terrifyingly strong, dignified and cunning, and annoying I like all the parts myself.

He had the confidence to continue like that, and felt comfortable continuing to maintain those appropriate distances, but on that day he made the promise of exchanging lives for each other.

"Then have you considered the thoughts of those who died without a place to be buried?" The head maid's cold voice sounded, pulling Xia Ran from the memories of her thoughts back to the disturbing reality.

"No place to die...don't say it's so scary."

The corners of his mouth twitched a few times. Xia Ran turned to look outside the living room. The midsummer sun was shining through the entrance and the window. There was also a surge of irritability.

——That said, I'm actually a little nervous.

—Perhaps... it would be better to twist the timeline back?

Silently looking at the boy who was a little irritable, Charlotte pursed her lips and suddenly couldn't bear it anymore. Maybe the Master was already mentally prepared, but now she was disturbed by her again, but She just wanted to be reminded.

After a moment of silence, the head maid said softly, "Master, are you ready for the Last Supper?"

"...ready."

The magician took a deep breath and nodded heavily, but his eyes were a little erratic.

"I'll explain it to them."

"Do you think they can listen in and explain? Are you sure it's not fueling the fire?"

"If it really doesn't work, let them vent..." Xia Ran's expression was a little weird, and he smiled bitterly, "Isn't Zi shaking people around, if it really doesn't work, let them take care It's good to vent that resentment."

Charlotte nodded silently, so it wasn't that she didn't know, but she was acting stupid?

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Time flies by.

Today's Gensokyo has been shrouded in a subtle atmosphere since early in the morning. Although on the top of Youkai Mountain, in front of Moriya Shrine in the large open area of ​​Fengshen Lake, the organization once again organized Banquet, but there is no happy atmosphere.

There is only dull and eerie air, and its source is not unique, but the interwoven and diffuse low pressure enveloped the audience.

The whole monster mountain is silent, and even under the villa, the distant world has been affected. I don't know how many people feel depressed for no reason. Although they don't know what happened, they are careful did not dare to make too much movement.

The whole village fell silent. People were talking or doing something, and they tried to keep their voices low and quiet. I always felt that the sound of breathing was a little louder, and it would be a disaster.

As for the banquet scene, even a group of little guys including Cirno didn't dare to make a fuss.

The three Sao Ling sisters who were invited over were trembling, and the smiles on their faces were uglier than crying. The music they played didn't feel cheerful at all, but was completely out of tune, dragging a ghostly air. , harsh and unpleasant, like grief.

If they knew that this banquet was so dangerous, they wouldn't say anything.

"A few, please come here with me..." Charlotte was not affected at all, maybe she was the calmest one, so she can still do her own work now, such as receiving Yin Shan An Yilun, who was late, also had several people.

It can't be said that it's long overdue, they are actually very face-saving, whether it's for the sake of classmates and friends, or for the sake of authority in the circle, they have already rushed over in the morning.

However, today's banquet is different from the past. Whether it was originally planned, or because of the wind, it was the first time to come to laugh at it, that is, to watch the fun, and they all came early to occupy a seat. Plus those eating activists in Hakurei Reimu——

So early in the morning, the place was already full.

"Am I dreaming?"

An Yi Lun also rubbed his eyes, looked at the surrounding environment, green mountains and green water, birds and flowers fragrant, and then looked back suspiciously, quite a sense of seeing himself in Wonderland right now.

The moment they walked into the shrine, they actually walked out of the shrine again. It was as if they had passed through a mirror and arrived at a paradise-like world. A huge lake appeared in front of them, and the mountains in the distance were majestic. The waterfall is rushing down.

The open space is an open-air banquet scene, just like cherry blossom viewing. Many people sat silently in their respective seats.

At this moment, An Yi Lun's mind went blank. He looked back subconsciously and found that his senior and childhood sweethearts were also blank, like sleepwalking patients. Only then did he confirm that he did not cause it himself. What an illusion.

But, but...

Why is this happening? What is the origin of Xia Ran? And this banquet... Could this be the truth of the world?

At this moment, an emoji appeared in his mind inexplicably - I'm not pretending, I'm going to showdown.jpg

Because of Charlotte's careful care, several people were not affected by the terrifying atmosphere that seemed to be in essence, they just followed the head maid ignorantly to a seat somewhere, and were arranged to sit down , and then fell into a deeper sluggishness because he found the characteristics of some girls around him, such as wings and horns.

"Everyone is here, Master."

Charlotte compared the list and confirmed that there were no omissions. Even Kato-san, who had no sense of presence, had already arrived at the scene, so he decisively informed the host.

"This, so..."

Xia Ran, who stayed in the kitchen and couldn't go out, twitched the corners of her mouth, hesitated for a while, and didn't say anything.

"Are you going out now?" Charlotte asked indifferently, she felt that this kind of thing could not be delayed, and it was better to face it earlier.

"I expected this scene, but I didn't expect it to be so bad... The atmosphere is not right." The magician whispered, peeking out of the kitchen, the dull and eerie air made him feel bad. .

He didn't read the future, so he probably already knew what Zi and the others were going to do.

Secondly, it was because he felt that the picture might be too tragic, and he really didn't dare to watch it... How many equal parts of the future is this?

"That, Reimu..."

Thinking about it, he turned to look at the red and white witch who was walking around in the kitchen, who couldn't help Yakumo Lan and Izayoi Sakuya at all, and was already eating too much. With sincere and sincere eyes, he asked——

"As the Hakurei Miko, you have an obligation to stop the monsters from murdering humans, right?"

"You're not human." The red and white witch bit off a steaming meatball, narrowed her eyes with a happy expression, and at the same time gave a random answer of refusal.