Lost Narrative Poetry

July 27th.

It's the seventh day of summer vacation, and another week has passed before I knew it.

The sky is blue and clear, the boundless blue is deep, there are no clouds in the sky, and the midsummer sunshine is shining down on the earth. It is probably because it is still very early, so the sultry heat has not yet appeared, and the breeze blows, and the air There seems to be a cool feeling permeating it.

"Today is a peaceful day in Academy City..."

Xia Ran was leaning on the balcony railing on the second floor as always, holding a simple porcelain cup in his hand. In the cup was steaming light tea. He stared at the morning scenery of Academy City and sighed like this. He has the steady look of a retired veteran cadre.

This is basically a scene that he repeats every day. He doesn't know whether he is looking for something to say, wanting to show that he knows someone's eyes have been watching him, or whether he is using this sentence to mock the other person's establishment. city ​​of.

After all, this city is full of filth and evil, and there are too many dark and bad things.

"..."

"..."

In the windowless building in School District 7 not far from here.

Aleister, who has been passing through the air return line since yesterday, always paying attention to this person's movements, maintains an expressionless expression in his huge test tube. He has reason to suspect that this person is playing himself, otherwise It is difficult to explain the current situation.

It was as if the previous scene was just his hallucination. In fact, nothing happened or appeared.

At that time, he originally thought that this man wanted to do something, perhaps launch some terrible plan that was about to sweep the entire world, and he was ready to deal with it immediately. However, what he didn't expect was that the brilliance in this man's eyes dimmed. After going back...

He sat back at the table and started editing his funny videos.

At that time, Aleister had the uncomfortable feeling of charging up a punch, only to miss it.

What on earth does this man want to do?

Is he here to be funny?

Aleister doesn't think this danger exists, and is really planning to live a peaceful retirement life here in Academy City, so he must have some plan. Maybe it's just the calm before the storm, and he can't let down his guard. .

It's just that he stays in the temporarily rented single-family apartment all day long, as if he has lived a retirement life in advance, doing nothing, and he really seems a little confused——

In fact, Xia Ran did not do anything. For example, he had only been here for a week, and the "Absolute Ability User Evolution Plan" was destroyed by some unexpected factors. Three consecutive experiments had to be postponed to the next time...

It was not a pre-prepared venue that suddenly became an internet celebrity check-in spot due to some accident. It was originally a remote and quiet place, but now there are people visiting it three times a day all day long. It is as lively as Mong Kok, so no matter how arrogant it is. Neither senior executives nor mad scientists dare to take action.

It means that the person in charge of the relevant experiments suddenly had some accidents. For example, he slipped and fell down the stairs at home. He has not yet regained consciousness. He wonders whether he will spend the rest of his life in a vegetative state, so that he will not be able to do the things at hand. It was handed over in time, forcing the experiment to be postponed and so on.

However, no matter how they verified it, those teams would only find that it was all just a so-called "coincidence."

It seems that there is no external interference, it is purely a small probability event, but it happens to happen several times in a row during this period of time... At least on the surface, this is indeed the case. No matter how suspicious they are, they can't find anything. The evidence proves that the experimental plan was forced to be postponed one after another because of accidents.

In addition, some accidents occurred one after another during this period...

Leaving aside the person involved, Aleister is certain that this person is definitely responsible. However, the chairman of the governing council does not care about this, and there is nothing irreplaceable for him at the top of the council. The value is that if it dies, it will die, and if it dies, it will be replaced by another one.

So according to Aleister's standards, Xia Ran did nothing, just stayed in the apartment and lived a retirement life in advance.

"Aleister, be patient..."

It seems that she found that the man's mood was a little uneasy, so a female voice mixed with noise sounded in this closed space without a second person.

"..."

"..."

"You're right, Aiwass, I was a little too hasty..." The human in the huge test tube closed his eyes slightly, and he also knew that he could not be led out of his rhythm.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

He vowed to shatter all phases, end all mysteries, and return to a world where everyone deserves to live. But because of the curse, he lost any possibility of success.

Therefore, in order to realize his ambition, Aleister constructed a set of grand plans with a time limit of 1,700 years, even though he was burdened with the "curse of failure no matter what", and used a flow chart to avoid all possible setbacks. , all lead to the results you want.

Let success and failure have the same consequences, and so long as the trend is directed so that it flows in the same direction no matter what happens, then all is the same.

Therefore, he can look at all accidents very calmly and rationally. Even whenever an unexpected situation occurs, he will correct the plan again and correct the errors, and instead use this to streamline the huge "program"...

But after getting used to this, one day, a completely "variable" that was completely out of his control and unfamiliar to him, and that he couldn't even guess the logic of simple behavior, messed up his plan. , and for the first time, he felt a sense of helplessness and irritability that the future seemed to be out of control.

Staring at the indifferent expression of the young man displayed on the screen, Aleister looked away in silence, feeling quite a headache.

But let’s leave it at that. It may be a good thing that the other party has not made any moves for the time being. As long as he continues to stay here and settles in Academy City, sooner or later more information will gradually be exposed. As long as he can master more and more information, With comprehensive information, variables will begin to show controllable trends.

By then, Aleister should not be so troubled.

"Um?"

At this time, the signal light on the same screen located in the center flashed.

This is a contact from St. George's Cathedral in London, England. Basically, it is only the dedicated line of the de facto leader of the British Puritan Church, that is, the Archbishop Laura. However, under normal circumstances, it should be impossible for her to take the initiative to contact her. right.

Aleister was silent for a moment, but still chose to answer the unusual call. He vaguely smelled something not good.

Something must have happened.

Is it because of the Index of Prohibited Books? Or……

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…

at the same time.

The other side.

"Hey! I'm talking to you, look here, look here..."

Realizing that Aleister's line of sight had disappeared, the magician looked in the direction of the windowless building in the 7th School District with interest. His clairvoyance was much easier to use than the opponent's air loop. , just as the Hanged Man always blatantly monitors him, he has no reservations about what happens in the building.

The only difference is whether he wants to see it or not, and whether he wants to know it is definitely clear at a glance.

Just when Xia Ran watched with great interest that the leaders of the science side and the supreme bishop of the English Puritan Church on the magic side were urgently consulting through online video, some of them were slightly familiar, but more of them were still unfamiliar. Calls came from the street below.

Withdrawing his gaze, the magician looked at the empty road downstairs and found that it was Mugino Shenli and Frenda who had come to "visit" before.

They no longer wore the uniforms of the couriers today. After all, they were all disguises before, but now there is no need for that.

So Mugino Shenri put on a purple dress that looked like a lady. The clothing taste was very good. It matched her extremely powerful breasts, tall and slender figure and soft and flowing brown hair. Every move made her look graceful and very charming. charm.

Flanda, on the other hand, played to her own advantages. She wore a beret, a miniskirt, and her proud legs wrapped in stockings. With her long, fluffy golden curly hair, and her slender and petite figure, she probably This has made many people become distraught and determined to embark on the path of breaking the law and committing crimes.

It was she who was trying her best to put on a cute smile, raising her little hands and waving them, shouting like this downstairs.

But Mugino Shenli still had an ugly face, probably he still hadn't gotten over the previous hurdle, and his face looked stinky.

"Oh, it turns out it's you...the express delivery is at the door."

Xia Ran took a sip of tea and said calmly.

"..."

"..."

"I, we are not here to deliver express today..." Flanda's expression froze slightly, but she still tried her best to smile and use her cute voice to be cute and coquettish, "We have other things to do today... "

"I'm not free today, haven't you seen that I'm very busy now?" Xia Ran took another sip of tea and said with a cold face.

Very, very busy...Does "very busy" mean you are like this? If it weren't for the fact that it was still July and we were on summer vacation, I would have thought you were sunbathing on the beach...

Flanda didn't know what to say. She looked longingly at the young man above with a leisurely posture, leaning on the balcony railing as if he didn't want to waste any effort. He lazily held the cup in his hand, and his eyes also exuded a kind of A sense of leisurely and lazy tiredness.

Frankly speaking, this scene is actually very eye-catching. The female high school student also has to admit that around the other party, even the sunlight seems to have calmed down unconsciously, and the air seems to have been pressed on the silence button, which makes her heartstrings They couldn't help but tremble.

No, no!

Flanda! You have to hold on! Don't fall into the opponent's trap!

The petite girl who kept shaking her head finally managed to calm down. She secretly glanced at Mugino Shenli, who had a gloomier expression next to her, and sighed in her heart. She could only continue to maintain the strong smile on her face and continue to take on the responsibility of communication. heavy responsibility.

Really, I obviously am not in such a team position!

Flanders muttered this in her heart. She tried her best to make her smile look cute and innocent, and her tone of voice sounded innocent, as if she had no doubt at all about what the other party was currently busy with:

"This, that's it. I'm sorry to bother you... How about we come over at noon or evening today? We would like to treat you to a meal to discuss some things..."

"I'm allergic to rice."

The magician was perfunctory. He probably understood that the ANBU organization had changed its course of action and strategy against him, so he was very interested in continuing to make things difficult for these girls to see what else they could do.

Flanda's strong smile was already full of cracks, but she still tried very, very hard to maintain the broken mask, squeezed out an already ugly smile, and continued stammering: "Ah, yes, are you not free today? It doesn't matter. Yes, it’s okay, how about tomorrow?”

"I'm going to have a fever tomorrow." The magician continued to deny without thinking.

Flanda remained unyielding, pretending not to hear the unabashed rejection in the other party's words, her smile was uglier than crying, and there was some overwhelming weakness and request in her voice:

"Is this so? Then, when are you free recently?"

"Yesterday." Xia Ran was very confident about this question and did not hesitate. Instead, he answered the other party very sincerely at the first time.

"Enough, enough! You guy... you don't want to go if you don't want to go, why are you looking for so many excuses!" Mugino Shenli, who lowered his head lower and lower, as if he didn't want others to see his expression, finally raised his head suddenly. Head, she clenched her fists tightly, and her eyes seemed to be burning with blazing fire.

That’s right, if you don’t want to agree, just say so!

Are you giving so many excuses, or are they the excuses that sound particularly stupid and seem to be deliberately intended to make people angry? Is this deliberately irritating her?

"Well, the main thing is that I think finding a legitimate reason to reject you will make you feel better. After all, girls are always delicate and sensitive... How embarrassing is it to take the initiative to invite others but not get a response. "

Xia Ran coughed lightly. He looked down at the two girls downstairs and explained very seriously, his eyes sincere and candid——

"Actually, I'm not targeting you. The main thing is that I made up my mind not to go out today. It's useless for anyone to come. I didn't mean to irritate you. You still..."

Before he finished speaking, two girls ran up from a distance.

With long, smooth black hair, a flower ornament in the shape of a five-petal white plum, and a bright and sunny smile on her energetic face, Saten Ruiko took the hand of the brown-haired girl who seemed to be reluctant, and walked from a distance. I saw the figure on the balcony of the single-family apartment at the end of the road ahead.

"Senior! Senior!"

She was hopping and waving from a distance, like a lively deer.

"Well, what's wrong?"

"We have something to ask, about the Fantasy Controller...Senior, would you like to go out with us?" The energetic girl directly shouted out the reason for her visit today, very direct and sincere.

The main reason is that Shirai Kuroko and others have no clue about tracking down the fantasy master, so naturally they thought of someone they had suspected before, so Misaka Mikoto, who was already very concerned about it, made up her mind to come here again to look for clues.

And Saten Ruiko also roughly understood someone's character, and knew that instead of letting the awkward Misaka-senpai say something for a long time, which could easily lead to conflicts and conflicts, it would be better for her to say it directly, neatly and gracefully.

If it works, it's okay, if it doesn't work, it's okay. She thinks this is the best way to deal with it.

By the way, Imaginary Hand...hasn't this matter been resolved yet? According to the original plot, it should have broken out three days ago. Maybe this is also one of the butterfly effects brought about by myself, right?

"Okay, wait, I'll be down soon..." Xia Ran thought for a moment, nodded and agreed directly. He actually had an idea, the final product of the Fantasy Controller, the "Fantasy Beast" and Aleister... The core of Crowley's Artificial Heaven Plan, "Wind Cutting Ice Flower", is very similar in nature.

He felt that he might be able to do something, and it was always right to have more cards.

Bang——

Um? The magician looked around in confusion. Did he hear wrong just now? There seemed to be a snapping sound.