Lost Narrative Poetry

"Why don't you say any more?"

Noticing Xia Ran's obvious pause and hesitating to speak, Yukinoshita looked over again and tilted his head.

She probably didn't even realize that such an action was cute.

"Well, tonight..." Xia Ran blinked, looked at her and spoke slowly.

tonight? What about tonight... Yukinoshita was stunned for a moment, as if she suddenly thought of something, but she tried hard to stay calm on the surface, but her expression was still more or less in disbelief.

"The wind is very noisy tonight."

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A gust of wind blew, and the leaves rustled. In this quiet night, the sound carried very far, and it was indeed very noisy.

Yukinoshita looked away expressionlessly, without any words. She just sighed softly, her voice so low that it was almost inaudible.

However, the fists she clenched tightly behind her back, clenched so hard that her knuckles turned white, were subconsciously loosened.

It was not that famous saying, which naturally made her feel greatly relieved, because she was indeed not prepared at all, and was even prepared to give a cold response and then quickly leave the scene... When there are no cards to play from the beginning, the only option is to retreat strategically.

But while she breathed a sigh of relief, she felt something strange for no reason.

What on earth was I thinking just now? That kind of thing is impossible in the first place, right? It's really immature... The girl continued to look up at the night sky, her expression as cold as ever.

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In this strange silence, Xia Ran walked over silently without saying anything. Moreover, he had long been accustomed to this subtle and strange atmosphere, and he would not say that he felt embarrassed or anything.

Instead, there was only a sense of accustomed comfort. After all, the relationship between the two of them had always been like this, so it was natural for him to look up at the stars as well, as if nothing had happened just now.

Strictly speaking, he did have an inexplicable impulse just now, but after thinking about it, he decisively abandoned that idea. There is no other reason than knowing the result.

And Yukinoshita must have known the meaning of that sentence. At that time, it would be difficult to explain it as a simple emotion... Of course, he cut off this trend decisively, so that the two parties could maintain a more comfortable relationship.

The stars in the sky are shining brightly, and the Milky Way is like a shining belt of light, spanning the eternity of the world. Under this vast sea of ​​stars, facing the silver light in the sky, the two stood quietly.

At this time, Xia Ran suddenly realized that she had never looked at the starry sky so seriously.

After all, there seemed to be nothing good to see in the past. There is so much light pollution in big cities that you can’t see the stars.

And when he was in the real world, he basically never left the confines of a big city. At most, he just went from one city to another——

As for being in the time and space of a dream, even if you are living in the wild for some time, you are basically struggling all the time. When you occasionally cast your eyes to the stars, you are all thinking about issues such as direction and time, and you have no free time. What a view to enjoy.

So until now, he seemed to be in the mood to be in Gensokyo, quietly watching the starry night sky.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Occasionally, there is a cool breeze blowing in the surrounding woods, and the leaves will rustle, and the summer insects hiding in the grass will chirp, playing Midsummer when the cool breeze blows gently at night. symphony.

Staring at the deep blue sky of the summer night, Xia Ran suddenly lowered his head, chuckled and shook his head, as if he suddenly figured out something.

"You seem happy?"

The girl with long black hair and straight hair next to him gave him a strange look, because she actually heard a hint of relief and relaxation in the laughter, and even a faint hint of excitement.

Then she suddenly became suspicious and thought of a possibility.

"Huh? Is it so obvious?"

Xia Ran smiled softly, but he didn't intend to hide it, he just said this very honestly——

"But I am very happy now. I have never been so happy."

"So? What's the reason?" Yukinoshita continued to ask in a seemingly calm tone. "Have you discovered that this place is the world that is truly suitable for you? Do you plan to stay?"

Huh?

Xia Ran subconsciously turned to look at her, but found that the girl was still looking up at the stars, as if the words she just said were not hers at all.

"It's not because of this, but... although there were a lot of accidents this time, in terms of results, it actually helped me shorten at least three... three troublesome transition periods."

The magician said with a smile, but his eyes were distant and deep. He looked at the stars in the sky and stretched out his hand, holding his fist, as if he wanted to hold the whole world in his hands.

"This is the first time that I truly feel that my destiny is within my reach. It's no longer the kind of thing where I can't control anything, and I don't even know if I will die somewhere."

There seemed to be a faint flash of light in his eyes, as if they were a mysterious trajectory composed of crisscrossing lines. He can now see the disillusionment of time and space, and can simply observe countless line-like trajectories distributed throughout the world.

——This is a manifestation that his perception ability has begun to involve the level of cause and effect, time and space, and he has observed a little bit of "destiny".

Now that he has mastered the ability to begin to observe parallel worlds, it is impossible for him to still be limited to the horizon of the narrow three-dimensional universe. It can be said that this is a huge bonus brought by the second method, even if there are many who are stronger than him. Humans are far from capable of this.

But this is also normal. The difference in main abilities will always lead to some people being extremely advantageous in some aspects, but only in some aspects... Just like Yakumo Murasaki, she can see Realm, control the realm, but Feng Jian Youxiang has no way to do it, and can only vaguely sense the changes in the realm.

But this does not mean that the former is absolutely better than the latter. It can only be said that she has an advantage in realm. That's the reason.

Xia Ran is in the same situation. Because of his ability, he is able to be ahead of many beings of the same level in perception, and even begins to observe time and space, cause and effect, and even the possibility of parallel worlds.

However, he was still very satisfied. Even though his actual combat power was weak, he had finally reached this point... What the magicians brought to the realm, in fact, in addition to the enhancement and increase of basic attributes, was the integration and sorting out of the ability system. .

This helped him greatly save the time that should have stuck him for a long time, but the real focus was to achieve the second magic, which allowed him to break through to this height, and for the first time he felt that he had the opportunity to control his destiny...

The most direct manifestation is that the fear of death is no longer lingering, which makes him truly feel relaxed.

It's been a long, long time. His nerves have been really tense for too long...

However, when he was in a good mood, he naturally spoke more casually. Yukinoshita turned her head and looked at his face in surprise. She didn't know what to say for a while and was completely stunned.

She looked at his side face under the moonlight and found that the other person's expression was very natural, as if what he just said was taken for granted.

He couldn't control anything, and he didn't even know if he would die somewhere... The girl pursed her lips tightly. Did he always face such dangers?

"What's wrong?"

Xia Ran didn't hear the sound, turned around to look, and immediately understood, apologetically and gently tapped her forehead with her fist——

"I'm sorry, what I just said was out of my mind...but that was all before. At least now, as I said, it's much better than before."

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Yukinoshita stared at his face carefully for a long time, and after seeming to be sure that he was not lying, she nodded gently and sighed slightly melancholy.

Then there was unspeakable silence again, and the midsummer insects were chirping happily. As the night got darker and darker, the chill became more and more obvious. But there was still no awkward feeling. Both of them had long been accustomed to this atmosphere.

Xia Ran hesitated for a moment, organized his words again, and then said:

"Speaking of which, I'm here to take you back. According to the usual practice, there will be a banquet at Hakurei Shrine tomorrow... But I think they are probably not in that mood now. Even the world view has not been adjusted in place. Every extra second I get down is torture..."

He tried to speak as tactfully as possible. Although some things were true and he had good intentions, they might be misunderstood because they were unclear.

"Oh, I understand, do you want me to inform them?" Yukinoshita lowered her head and kicked the gravel at her feet, asking in a very calm tone.

"Okay, but it's best to explain it first. Everyone will celebrate at Hakurei Shrine tomorrow. There is no problem in holding a banquet..." Xia Ran nodded, "If they really feel reluctant, Tell them they can go back now and I will make arrangements."

"Well, are you planning to stay for the banquet?"

"We have to deal with today's affairs and let those people get back on their feet..." Xia Ran nodded. After all, he still had to handle this matter by himself, and he couldn't just let it go.

"Oh." Yukinoshita nodded calmly, as if there were no other questions. She turned and walked towards the double-story building behind her.

"Um, Yukinoshita-san..." Xia Ran stopped her by calling her.

"Um?"

"I have no plans to stay in Gensokyo. I will go back tomorrow at the latest."

The girl was stunned for a moment, then immediately returned to normal. She looked away and said coldly, "I know, but it's none of my business whether you want to stay or not..."

After saying these words, Yukinoshita turned around and left without any hesitation. However, the moment she turned around, she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.

The faint haze that originally spread in my heart disappeared silently - just like when it appeared silently.