Lost Narrative Poetry

On a snowy day when everything is silent, crystal snowflakes are falling one after another. The snowfall is so cold that it seems to freeze the season. Fuyuki City is as dead as if it has entered the ice age.

The night was already dark, and no one could be seen on the road. Only the faint light from the street lamp in the distance resisted the curtain of snow.

Xia Ran was obviously stunned for a moment, but then quickly calmed down.

He tilted his head and thought for a while, then looked at the girl in front of him and sighed: "I originally thought you were in Guanbuzi City next door."

The tone is also very natural, as if the two parties are friends who have known each other for many years.

After all, fear and losing control will never solve the problem. This is a rule he learned a long, long time ago.

Perhaps it was because the way he tilted his head to think was strange, so the girl couldn't help but laugh: "You are right to think so. I was indeed in Kanfuzi City before... Although they are not next door, Kanfuko City and Fuyuki City The distance is still quite far.”

"Okay, let me ask you a question, when did you come to Fuyuki City?"

Xia Ran stared at her face for a long time, and had some vague understanding in her heart, but she still wanted to be sure, so she asked.

"It's tonight... If you want an accurate time, it would be 7:19 pm."

She smiled sweetly and said this in a soft voice. A sly light flashed through her eyes, as if she liked to play tricks on others.

However, despite this, it is undeniable that her whole person is simply a direct embodiment of the concept of womanhood. She can be said to be flawless in the true sense, with her elegant and beautiful manners, and her calm and gentle speech. ——

If Xia Ran didn't know what kind of existence she was, she would probably...

"What will happen?"

The girl tilted her head slightly, looked at him with a smile, and asked as if she was curious, but her tone was filled with reassurance and affection.

"It's nothing... Also, mind-reading or something like that is so foul!"

Xia Ran was startled and suddenly came back to her senses. Then she shook her head decisively, lowered her head and began to think quickly.

He forced himself to change the topic and distract himself so that he could not think about the fatal question just now.

"Well, it was 7:19 in the evening. I think it was when it just started snowing. That means you came to Fuyuki City when it was snowing... No, it was snowing when you came here. ”

"Yes..." The girl nodded in agreement, confirming his conjecture, but didn't say anything.

Xia Ran paused here for a moment to calm down a little, and then asked tentatively: "Well, although I may feel a little pretentious when I say this, I still want to make sure that you are a professional Come...see me?"

"Don't you want to come see me?" She smiled slightly and seriously corrected Xia Ran's misunderstanding.

"Is it really because of my idea? Wait, wait, but I just said it in passing. I didn't even mention your name, and it was only after it started snowing that I had that idea."

Xia Ran immediately twitched his lips——

"That is to say, it was after you came over and made it snow in Fuyuki City that I thought of you. From the perspective of time sequence and the logical sequence of cause and effect... Well, I'm sorry, please forget it, just Pretend I didn’t say anything.”

While trying to tell the difference for himself, he saw the expression of the kimono girl in front of him who was listening with interest, but he seemed to understand something again, then sighed, suddenly lost interest, and did not continue talking. .

Everything in the world, everything, can be explained by cause and effect. To put it simply, it means what happened first, and then what result occurred later.

However, in front of the person in front of me, the concepts of cause and effect, and the speed of time probably have little meaning.

——If, as she said, she can do anything...

So it is very possible that Xia Ran had the idea first, and then she appeared here and brought the first heavy snow in winter. From Xia Ran's point of view, it was the first time she saw it snowing that she was moved by the scene, and then she had the idea of ​​going to see her.

It's just that in the changed single world line, Xia Ran didn't know what originally happened, and the result was a contradiction similar to a time paradox——

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? There was no answer to this question, so Xia Ran decisively did not dwell on it.

He let out a long sigh, stretched out his hand to catch a piece of falling crystal, and used this action to slightly suppress the chaos and rage in his mental thinking, and sort out his thoughts a little.

"So - why did you come here this time?"

"Huh? Isn't this what you should say?" The kimono girl suddenly smiled and asked in a soft voice, "Because the person who wants to see me is you, isn't it?"

"..."

"..."

At this moment, Xia Ran suddenly understood deeply Emiya Shirou's thoughts after becoming Red A, and why many people suddenly have a strong urge to kill their past selves when facing a major turning point in their lives...

It turns out that this is the reason!

But at this time, he is the one who needs to face this problem now. This is unquestionable, and at this time, he can't always say that he is Ye Gong Haolong, right?

So, what should be the answer?

Because of the mistakes you made when you were young? ——No, no, you can’t say that...

Do I want to be a card secret in the new world? ——Pass, what the hell is this second line...

Super fun! Do you have any dissatisfaction? ——Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, this is absolutely not possible. Kousaka Kyousuke was beaten to death by his father, how stupid is he to use this line to provoke him in front of him?

Oh no! Why was there no sentence in my entire life that could cope with my current situation? !

And what kind of messy responses come to mind! I shouldn't be such a person! Yes, it must be the negative impact of Hei Ni's malice that turned him into a person with antisocial personality tendencies...

Xia Ran searched hard for sentences that could deal with the current situation. The kimono girl had no intention of urging him, but just looked at him with a smile, quietly waiting for the answer he was going to give.

"..."

"..."

Time passed like this minute by minute, and the snowflakes that kept falling slowly dyed their shoulders and hair white.

Perhaps after waiting for a long time, she finally sighed helplessly: "Are you stalling for time?"

I think so too, but it seems that delaying time is useless now... No, maybe I haven't returned until now. In fact, it's because of the person in front of me...

Xia Ran twitched the corner of his mouth. He was very disappointed to find that even though he delayed for several minutes, he still could not disconnect directly. After leaving this copy, the repulsive force of the world no longer changed, so there was no space. Start the regression process.

He hesitated for a moment, and then asked cautiously: "What would you do if I said this is forbidden?"

"Ask me what I would do?"

The kimono girl thought seriously, and then looked at him with flowing eyes that were filled with colder murderous intent than ever before.

"It's probably like your style, sinking into Tokyo Bay or buried in the sea of ​​trees in Fuji..."

"Calm down first and listen to my quibbles... I'll think about what to say." Xia Ran immediately said with a serious face, directly interrupting the girl's murderous speech, "Also, I was just joking just now, please don't take it seriously. .”

"I'm joking too, please don't take it seriously." The girl smiled, and instantly returned to her previous elegant demeanor and gentle temperament, "Although it's a quibble, I'll just listen to it."

Xia Ran twitched his lips again, but he couldn't tell whether it was a joke or not.

It seemed that there was no way to get past this problem, but what he didn't understand was why she had to give a reason and an explanation...it was completely meaningless.

But at this moment, he felt relieved, mainly because he was sure that he was in no danger.

Although I don’t know the reason, the person in front of me is willing to waste time with him here instead of taking action directly. This is enough... As for what the other person is for, that is also a matter for the future. You can save yourself the headache from now on.

Xia Ran was thinking this, but he didn't realize that he had fallen into a strange circle again - he had obviously had the urge to kill his past self before, but it can only be said that people have never been able to learn lessons.

He glanced at the girl in kimono who had become calm and gentle again, and carefully arranged his words: "Actually, it's like this. I mainly admire you very much, girl. I finally have such an opportunity this time... so... so... I hope we can make friends with each other or something.”

Bite the bullet, he gave such a very nonsense reason.

Anyway, it seems that the kimono girl just wants to see how he answers this question, and doesn't care about the truth. And if it doesn't work, didn't she just say it? Let me excuse myself.

If he couldn't get away with it, he could still have such an excuse.

"I see, I didn't know. I'm really sorry for saying such rude things just now. Don't mind it..."

But the girl in kimono seemed to really believe this statement. She looked at the boy in front of her and said in a small and soft voice——

"But, I'm in a good mood today, so I'll just agree!"

"Huh?" The magician's expression solidified slightly.

"Yes, it's what you think." She smiled mischievously.

"...Ahaha, that's really...a great honor..." Xia Ran could only nod. What else could he say? He couldn't suddenly retort and say that he didn't want to be friends with the other party, right?

——What exactly does she want to do?