The night is cold and the night sky is clear and magnificent. The long-lost stars hang on the deep night curtain, telling the end of today in their shining. The air in the mountains is extremely cold. Even wearing cotton clothes cannot resist the howling night wind.
It easily penetrates into every corner of the body.
"So fast? I thought I could drink a cup of hot tea."
Not long after he left the cave, Aozaki Aoko walked out of the yard. She stared straight at Mikael and looked at him.
"It seems that smelly old man didn't do anything to you. By the way, what did you talk about?"
"It's nothing, just chatting about his two lovely granddaughters who have a headache."
Mikael shrugged and walked down the mountain, "Now that it's done, let's go back quickly. If we can, we can take the tram. If we can't, we can only teleport back."
"Chengzi and I won't give him a headache. Even if we both die, that smelly old man won't care."
Aozaki Aoko stared at him from behind and said nonchalantly. Everyone seemed calm while speaking, but underneath that calmness there was a hint of melancholy.
The two walked in silence for a while. Although the light from the station at the foot of the mountain was weak, it still guided them on the road in this boundless black ocean.
As they went down the mountain, the starry sky above them became more and more distant from them. Mikael took a deep breath, and the white mist rushed into the night sky like a long dragon, stretching its figure.
"If you want to be open-minded, although the process is a bit bumpy, the result is always good. And Qingzi, if you die, I will be very sad."
He suddenly came close to Aoko's ear, a magnetic voice sounded in her ear, and his warm breath gently brushed her skin. Coupled with these sensational words, Aozaki Aoko had goosebumps all over her body and she jerked back.
He jumped over and looked at Mikael in surprise.
"It's a joke, don't take it seriously."
Before Aoko's fist arrived, Mikael raised his hands and said in a cheerful tone.
"Hey - the tricks of flirting with girls are too old. I'm afraid you don't have any relationship experience."
Aozaki Aoko smacked her lips in disgust, and finally put down her fist, without hitting the face that was full of mockery.
"Let's give it a try. Does the Ghost Guild Master have any emotional experience?"
"Judging from your appearance, you must have pursued Orange and then been rejected."
"Hey, hey, don't spread rumors. Even if you kill me, I won't pursue Miss Orange."
"Why?"
Aozaki Aoko asked doubtfully.
"I don't like mature older sisters."
Mikael shrugged and said without hesitation.
"Aren't you a Dead Apostle who has lived for hundreds of years? Are you still pretending to be young at such an old age?"
"I don't slap people in the face when I hit them, and I don't expose their shortcomings when I scold people. I am only eighteen years and two thousand months old."
"whispering sound--"
………
Unknowingly, the road has changed from a mountain road back to a flat road, and the soft soil underfoot has turned into a hard field path. The faint sound of bells from the distant Shemu echoes in the night sky, announcing the arrival of a new day.
"Merry Christmas, Aoko."
Mikael suddenly stopped and turned to look at Aozaki Aoko beside him.
Qingzi blinked blankly,
"Why? It's quite sudden."
"Today is Christmas."
A smile broke out on Mikael's face. He shook his fingers, took out a delicate small box from his imaginary pocket and handed it over.
"What's this?"
"Your Christmas present."
Aozaki Aoko took the small box from Mikael's hand. She stared blankly at Mikael's face, and suddenly a huge joy filled her heart.
A smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she couldn't help but recall the time when a little girl couldn't even gesture well because she wore a long-sleeved kimono for the first time, which was not cute at all. But even so, what was printed in the photo frame was
Full of smiles.
The gift was heavy in her hands, Qingzi couldn't wait to open the box, and saw the shining golden light illuminating her eyes.
"Hey - this is... a gold... figure? Why does it look like me?"
"Don't worry about these small problems. When you encounter an enemy that you can't deal with, just throw this out. The activation spell is on the bottom of the box."
She quickly turned the box over, and there was indeed a line of text written on the bottom.
【Πρ?σινοπαιδ?μεγ?λοαν?ητο】
"What text is this?"
"you guess."
Although she didn't know the specific content of the spell, Qingzi instinctively felt that the spell was not that simple. She could guess it from the mean smile on Mikael's face, but she still accepted the "figure". After all,
It is made of pure gold and is worth a lot of money.
"Let's go quickly. Youzhu is still waiting for us at home. I also prepared a Christmas gift for her."
Mikael urged, taking the lead towards the station at the end of the road.
When they arrived at the station, there was still some time before the next tram arrived. Mikael and Aoko sat on the bench and waited patiently. Looking around, except for the sleeping conductor, the only people in the entire station were
The two of them were alone.
"I will leave after the New Year."
Abruptly, Mikael spoke, and Aozaki Aoko looked at him in surprise. Seeing that serious expression, it didn't seem like he was faking it.
After a moment of silence, Aozaki Aoko softly said "hmm", indicating that she already knew. Her heart was inexplicably complicated, and even the joy of receiving the Christmas gift was diluted a lot.
Although I know that the day of separation will come one day, but before that, it would be nice to continue to interact naturally like long-time friends, right?
"Does Yuzhu know?"
"I haven't told her yet, but Youzhu is so smart, I can guess a little bit."
"Now, you can't see that Youzhu is interested in you, right? She is a real rich man, otherwise..."
Snapped--
Mikael struck Aozaki Aoko on the head with a knife, interrupting her nonsense.
"You guys are actually exerting such force, it really hurts!"
Aozaki Aoko rubbed the top of her head and glanced at him angrily.
"In short, everyone understands this kind of thing, and even those who don't understand don't understand it. The encounters between people are all fate. When fate is destroyed, it will naturally be the time to say goodbye. If the fate is not over, we
There’s no telling whether we’ll meet again somewhere in this world.”
"Are you kidding me? Who wants to have an unfinished relationship with a guy like you?"
Aoko muttered with resentment, but it seems that for the sake of the golden figure, I will reluctantly forgive it this time.
Mikael stood up and pulled Qingzi up. The rails trembled slightly, and the conductor woke up from his dream. He opened his hazy eyes and looked towards the end of the rails.
I saw it galloping out of the deep darkness, landing lightly on the platform, and extending an invitation.
"Let's go, Youzhu is still waiting for us at home."
On a starry night, the two of them, draped in the distant starry sky, stepped on the train home.