Age of Heroes, ten consecutive guarantees

Roadside phone booth.

Shibata took out the coins and stuffed them into the coin-operated phone. After confirming that the power was on, he pressed the button and started dialing.

The call was connected after a while, but the other party didn't speak.

Shibata whispered: "I am Shibata, and I have done as you asked."

There was silence for a moment on the other end, and an old voice came: "I understand."

"Is this really a good thing?" Shibata lowered his voice: "The Nan family will be completely eliminated after today."

The old voice said calmly: "So what? They are just domestic servants and servants. They can be rehired sooner or later... What I need is the current result. The key point is whether you have given my letter to Nan Shizhi .”

"It has been confirmed that it has been handed over to her."

"That's enough, just find a place to stay well." The old voice was low.

Shibata asked hesitantly: "Will she really do what she planned?"

"Yes." The old man said calmly: "No one knows what kind of person Minami Shiori is better than me. She will definitely not miss this opportunity."

Shibata fell silent and hung up the phone. He suddenly shuddered and felt as if all his strength was being drained.

Although the man was disabled, he became more terrifying than before... The disability of his body made his mind stronger, creating a monster more powerful than before.

In the past, the person was like an evil dragon guarding the treasure, but now it has broken free from the shackles of the treasure, and even uses the treasure as a trap and bait, becoming more unconstrained and without a bottom line.

Almost everyone is fooled.

Even the five families who have united don't know that this old monster is working secretly behind this.

Everyone is being targeted, and sooner or later they will become the fat in his mouth.

Shibata shook his fingers, and the dropped coins rolled along the ground and fell into the sewer. They made a crisp sound and disappeared with the water, just like a life that was in a state of collapse.

…

When I woke up, it was already dusk in the afternoon.

Nan Shizhi woke up and dispelled the feeling of fatigue. She had just finished dressing up and looked at her clothes. There was her favorite sailor suit in the cupboard.

The movie "Sailor Suit and Machine Gun" became a hit in Fuso's mind and was still fresh in her memory. Since then, she often wore a sailor suit at home.

After hesitating for a moment, he chose to change into a more solemn and serious outfit.

Thinking that her sister was back, she was in a good mood, but the news that followed made her nervous.

"I'm leaving." Amemiya Mahiru's coming and going were surprising.

Nan Shizhi thought for a while, but didn't say anything to stay. She just nodded and said, "I'll take you to the station."

The two walked through the hall hung with white and black silk and satin, and left the mourning hall.

He left the house under the watchful eyes of the guards and servants.

These people, who had settled down a little because of the return of Amamiya Mahiru, were once again shaken in their hearts.

At this time, the sky began to drizzle again.

A loyal guard of the Nan family gritted his teeth and stood up: "Miss, can't you stay? The Nan family needs your help now!"

He lowered his head, and the other guards and servants lowered their heads.

It was all black, like a dense swarm of ants.

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn and solemn.

This group of people are like worker ants, needing the guidance and protection of the ant king. They are also responsible for supporting the ant king. Without the worker ants, the ant king will fall to his death.

"Shut up, Jinsuke!" Nan Shizhi scolded: "The Nan family and my sister have already settled their grudges! How is it different from what my grandfather did when you forced your sister like this!"

Amemiya Mahiru said nothing.

Minami Shiori said angrily: "Get out of the way!"

The crowd stood up and retreated to both sides, creating a path.

The sisters walked side by side and left the Nan family.

When walking out of the door, Nan Shizhi let out an overwhelmed sigh. She knew that with her sister leaving, the Nan family's already weak cohesion would be shattered again. It would no longer be crumbling, but collapse.

Amamiya Mahiru said at this time: "Actually, I really hope that the Nan family will be destroyed, so that you can be free like me."

Nan Shizhi shook his head: "I am free."

"It's just that you think so." Amemiya Mahiru held up her umbrella and walked forward: "You and I both have chains. The difference is that my chains are tangible, but your chains are invisible."

Nan Shizhi opened her mouth and seemed unable to refute.

It's not that she never thought about leaving, but every time she thought about it, her memory seemed to have invisible chains wrapped around her body, binding her to that house, and she couldn't leave or break free.

Amemiya Mahiru suddenly raised her hand and gently held her sister's wrist, asking: "If I were to take you away by force now, would you resist?"

Minami Shiori withdrew her right hand almost instantly, as if she was electrocuted.

This is also an answer.

Amemiya Mahiru smiled and said nothing.

"I'm sorry." Nan Shizhi knew that her sister meant well.

"I forgive you." The elder sister touched her younger sister's hair, her tenderness still there.

"Now it's my turn to envy my sister." Nan Shizhi said confusedly, "I wouldn't have thought that way in the past."

"Then what were you thinking about in the past?" Mahiru asked softly.

"Sister, do you want to hear the truth or lies?"

"Then, will you listen to the lies first?"

"The lie is that I want my sister to get the same attention and happiness as me."

"What's the truth?" Amamiya Mahiru asked again.

Minami Shiori paused for ten seconds this time before saying in a trembling voice: "The truth is: I never want to be like my sister."

After a while of silence, Amamiya Mahiru said quietly: "It turns out that you are so kind to me because of sympathy and fear."

Nan Shizhi rubbed her eyes: "Am I despicable?"

"Someone once said to me a saying from Da Xia - No one is perfect in terms of deeds and heart." Mahiru had already looked away from the past, and an open-minded mind made the world wider: "Your care for me is true, no matter what For whatever purpose, I deeply understand and appreciate it.”

A just-right gust of wind blew by, and a few wisps of smoke rose in the distance.

Dusk, drizzle, umbrella, kimono, black hair, smile.

The picture was frozen in Nan Shiori's eyes, and she once again realized deeply that the distance between her and her sister was already so far away.

Since leaving Nan's house, what she has seen is not wind and waves at all, but yearning for a broader world, a freer life, and a more precise goal.

On the contrary, I am bound here, with nothing left except the sword in my hand... Even this sword is a responsibility given by the family, and it is the inheritance of the Nan family.

She bit her bottom lip.

She started to feel envious.

After gathering her mood, she forced herself to calm down and chatted with her sister. The journey also became a bit long. On the way to the station, after a while, the railway track passed through the short tunnel, as if it was made of steel. The blood vessels, red and green lights flashed, and a train passed in front of the two of them, bringing with it a gust of wind and a piece of water.

"It seems that the time of arrival is not coincidental. The next bus will take half an hour." Amamiya Mahiru heard the news from a passerby, turned around and said, "Will you continue to walk with me?"

"Um."

"Remember when we went out together when we were kids?"

"When I was eleven years old, I secretly ran out with my sister, but was caught halfway." Minami Shiori looked somewhere.

"We passed through the tunnel and wanted to run to the end of the world." Mahiru whispered nostalgically.

"When I grew up, I realized that it was not the end of the world, that is, it was less than 20 kilometers away from home." Nan Shizhi said: "That section of railway track has been abandoned."

"Go and take a look, and also take a look at the travel places that you never had the chance to reach the end of."

Without any explanation, Mahiru took her sister's hand and ran towards the tunnel. The two passed through the tunnel and arrived at a long-abandoned area.

The rails are stained with green rust, mushrooms grow under the wooden sleepers, the yellow-green weeds are half withered and half flourishing, the trees on both sides are lush, and the evening sun sets in the distance.

Amamiya Mahiru raised her hands to maintain balance and walked forward on the railway track. With her serious clothes, she looked quite inconsistent.

Minami Shiori suddenly thought that if her sister wore a sailor suit and walked like this, it would definitely look better and more suitable.

Just walk like this, along the railway track, until you reach the end of the world.

It is obviously an abandoned railway, but the road ahead is very long, as if there is no end in sight.

"If we continue walking like this, we will soon see the sea."

"That's not bad. We haven't been to the beach together yet." Mahiru turned around and said, "I heard that there are swimsuits in the West, and I want to try them on."

"That's not okay, it's too unreserved!" Nan Shizhi's sailor uniform must have been in the style of a long skirt. Showing her arms was the limit for her. After imagining it, she blushed and shook her head and said, "Sister is much bolder."

"People should be bolder, live boldly, and love boldly."

Mahiru Amamiya raised her hands and took her sister's hand: "You should try it like me. Walking like this is very interesting."

"Too childish." Nan Shizhi was forced to pull up the railroad track and learn to walk the tightrope.

"We are not old people, so don't be too anxious to grow up." Mahiru held his sister's hand.

Seven years ago, they walked here as a family, with Shiori in front and her behind.

Now it was the other way around, she was walking in front and Shiori was walking behind.

Perhaps because he had let go of his knot, Minami Shiori also regained her lively smile.

The two simply forgot that there was a train to take, and just walked forward. When they were thirsty, they bought barley tea from the roadside vending machine. They took turns drinking one bottle. When they were hungry, they took out the rice balls they brought with them. , eat separately.

It's as comfortable as going on a long trip, laughing as much as you want.

A short tunnel appeared ahead again, and the sound of ebb and flow could be heard through the tunnel.

You can see the sea through the last tunnel.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the sunset they were chasing was approaching. The unique salty smell of sea water and sea breeze floated in the air. On the right was the outline of the mountains, casting a shadow in the last afterglow of the day. There is no farmland and no human habitation.

Suddenly, Nan Shizhi stopped.

The sudden pause made Mahiru turn around: "What's wrong?"

Nan Shizhi looked at her sister, her eyes reflecting the afterglow of the setting sun passing through the tunnel, and she smiled softly: "I won't go."

The two of them were still holding hands, but the younger sister was no longer willing to move forward.

Mahiru persuaded: "We will reach the beach soon."

"It's getting dark." Nan Shizhi sighed like a babble, lamenting that this journey was destined to never reach the end: "It's too late to see the sea."

In her eyes, the last trace of the sun's afterglow was extinguished.

The beautiful scenery suddenly became profound, and endless darkness enveloped the two of them.

The tunnel that was only a stone's throw away has turned into a pitch-black abyss where you can't even see your fingers.

Darkness covers the earth, and there is no moonlight tonight.

Shiori loosened her fingers, took a step back, stepped off the rails, and stepped on the sleepers.

Backing away, away from Mahiru, the tunnel, and the sea behind it.

I am no longer the fearless and naughty little girl I used to be.

Those are poems and distances that belong to you, sister, not mine.

you are free.

But my chains are still there.

"It's time for me to go back."

She turned around and walked away.

"Goodbye, sister, noona."