Poppy felt this embrace that had been delayed for two thousand years and didn't know what to say.
Overlord's back was still so broad, and Poppy felt the sense of security a little greedily - she really didn't want Xiang Yu to leave.
She suddenly remembered what Xiang Yu had asked her at the end of his life.
"Yu, do you regret it?"
Xiang Yu asked this sentence in her ear again.
"Yu...how can I not regret it?"
Her answer this time was completely different from last time.
The last time, in the era of great struggle between Chu and Han for hegemony, her answer was "I will have no regrets in life or death."
But this time, she didn't want to deceive herself anymore.
She wanted to stay with her overlord, even... until her overlord was destined to leave.
Xiang Yu loosened his arms and looked at Poppy with some reluctance.
"But I can't stay long."
"Yu knows."
Poppy also looked at Xiang Yu.
She tried her best to suppress her sadness, but still looked straight at Xiang Yu, unwilling to move her eyes away.
"But... Yu will continue to wait."
"Yu... I sincerely hope that Sir Xiang Yu can return to Yu's side one day."
"Lord Xiang Yu, can you agree to this matter for Yu?"
It would be false to say that you are willing to do this. People always like to push the envelope. Now that they feel this long-lost embrace, they will inevitably continue to desire it.
Xiang Yu looked at his lover and smiled involuntarily.
Yu, has become a person.
"I promise you."
Xiang Yu nodded.
"But don't cause any trouble for our meeting, otherwise I won't show up."
Xiang Yu patted Poppy's back and stood up.
"So...Yu."
"Let's meet again next time."
He held Poppy's hand and closed his eyes.
In the poppy's reluctant eyes, it turned into golden particles and disappeared.
"Um......"
Poppy's voice was choked with sobs.
"We...see you next time...!"
She raised the hand held by Xiang Yu and lowered her head.
...
"What kind of person is Sister Mustard's lover?"
"Overlord Xiang Yu... he should be a very mighty and domineering king."
Outside the cave entrance, Xiang An was chatting with Shirou Emiya, who was asking about Xiang Yu.
He was a little curious about this.
"He? Mighty and domineering?"
There was a bit of disgust on Xiang An's face.
"Forget it, the Overlord of Xi Chu is simply the most ruthless bastard. In troubled times, he does everything he can to guide the ending to the direction he expects. After guiding him, he slaps his butt and gives himself a knife.
He didn't care at all whether things would go beyond his expectations."
"...Tsk."
Xiang An curled his lips and regretted it a little.
I regretted not giving my big brother more of a kick just now.
"......ah?"
Emiya Shirou obviously did not expect that the younger brother of the Overlord of Western Chu would make such a comment.
"Some things happened more than 2,000 years ago. What historical data can record are only superficial events. The truth and details hidden underneath are incomprehensible to future generations like you."
"Boy, I only have one piece of advice for you."
Snap!
Xiang An patted Emiya Shirou hard on the back.
"When you encounter someone who can feel the future, whether you can see it for a long time or you can only see fragments occasionally, take a detour and don't have anything to do with him. Do you understand?"
"Ming, do you understand?"
Emiya Shirou scratched his head.
According to what Mr. Xiang An means, that Mr. Xiang Yu...has a similar ability to predict the future?
And then he messes everything up?
It seems true to think so... After all, the final winner of the Chu-Han struggle was not Xiang Yu, King of Western Chu, nor Xiang An, King of Northern Chu, but Liu Ji, King of Han... or he should be called Liu Bangcai, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty.
right.
The two people were chatting when Xiang An suddenly saw the poppy coming out of the large hollow tunnel.
"——Sister-in-law."
Xiang An stood up.
"Brother, he..."
Poppy didn't speak, she just pursed her lips and nodded.
"...That's it."
Xiang An was silent for a moment and sighed.
Xiang Yu...his eldest brother has already returned to the Heroic Seat.
"...How are you feeling now?"
Xiang An tried his best to smile and looked at Poppy.
But he didn't expect that Poppy also showed a smile to him.
"I'm... in a pretty good mood now."
"After all, at least you have met him, right?"
There was genuine relief on Poppy's face.
"...Are you okay?"
Xiang An looked at the poppy with his neck curled up as if he had seen a ghost.
What's going on? Isn't it time for my sister-in-law to be happy? Why are you so happy?
But actually——
"Uncle, don't make that expression."
Poppy rolled her eyes and almost rolled her eyes to the sky.
"I just... figured out some things."
Looking at the hand held by Xiang Yu just now, the corners of Poppy's mouth curled up into a smile.
"Lord Xiang Yu has seen me who has been waiting for two thousand years, and he is willing to respond to me, but his destiny has not reached that point yet."
"I have endless time. In that case...why not let Lord Xiang Yu see a happy me before that?"
"Are you right, uncle?"
Xiang An stared blankly at the poppy who seemed completely different from before, nodded subconsciously, and suddenly smiled.
"That's right."
"Sister-in-law, you have come out."
Xiang An said with great peace of mind.
Therefore, regarding Poppy's inner knot, there is no need to think of so many solutions and do so many messy things.
As long as the poppy meets Xiang Yu, everything will be fine.
"Maybe."
As Poppy talked, she took out two rubber bands from her pocket.
She straightened her somewhat messy hair, tied it back into the familiar twin tails, swung it around, and looked at Emiya Shirou.
"...Sister Mustard."
After knowing that Akuko was actually an old monster that was more than two thousand years old, Emiya Shirou still called her "Akuzu-san".
This can already explain some things.
"...Thank you, Shirou."
Akuko looked at the somewhat worried Emiya Shirou, smiled, raised her hand, and rubbed Emiya Shirou's head.
——When Emiya Shirou was a child, she would usually rub harder.
But now, she doesn't seem to have that plan.
After meeting Xiang Yu, just like Xiang An said, she had indeed figured out a lot of things.
Although, perhaps, she might still be a little uninterested in many things.
but--
At least when faced with these kind-hearted to a bit stubborn children, the people around you who are familiar with them should be more or less gentle.