Chapter 71 Chapter 71: Behind the Scenes
Chapter 71 Chapter 71: Behind the Scenes
Osamu Dazai's speculation was almost correct.
Except for one thing.
What the [World] wants is not a [fair] duel.
In fact, [truth] is quite the opposite.
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"So, it failed."
"Yes, it failed."
"Lulu, are these the heroes you mentioned?"
In a certain room that is extremely far away from Yokohama, which can almost be described as "the two ends of the earth", a young man with short white hair curled the corners of his mouth.
"Interesting~It's really interesting~"
The young man was playing with the white cotton candy between his fingers. He was sitting on a large swivel chair, and there were cotton candy packaging bags scattered on the ground around him.There are all kinds of text on it, Japanese, English, Italian, it looks like a display of cotton candy manufacturers from various countries.In front of him, monitors all over the wall were showing surveillance images from various angles.
The white fog receding from the street in the dark night, the dazzling orange light on the distant sea.
Full of futuristic high-tech decoration, but dimly lit interior, the faint blue light of the screen is reflected on the young man's face, and the inverted crown tattoo on his cheek under his eyes is illuminated by the blue light, exuding a color similar to his eyes. , violet brilliance.
And behind him, on the sofa next to the wall, the girl holding a heavy book raised her head, "Don't call me Lulu, Bai Lan."
"Hey~ But isn't the name Lulu cute?"
"I don't think so at all." The girl stretched out her hand and pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose, pouted with dissatisfaction.But soon, she laughed again.She has short brown hair, wears a simple white shirt with ruffled leaves, a long brown plaid skirt, and a pair of big round glasses.At first glance, she is very ordinary, and her appearance can only be described as delicate, just like the introverted and gentle class leader in any youth novel.His demeanor and actions are full of childishness, appearing younger than his appearance.
However, as long as you look at it a little, you can find that her whole body is full of incongruous and strange feelings.
She was very thin, her wrist exposed outside the shirt was as thin as a stick, so thin that the hand holding the book trembled slightly nervously from time to time.His skin was morbidly pale without seeing the sun all year round, but the dark green eyes behind the lenses glowed completely different from his appearance, like a mental patient with high fever, exuberant, fanatical and cold.
"However, it's not a complete failure! To be precise, this is our success! Sure enough, even in [such a world], the restraining force* is still working! The invisible push, the omnipresent destiny. It's just like an epic The drama is the same! In order to fight against the devil, the brave took up the holy sword—there is no chance in this world, only necessity. All the incredible things are just scripts prepared by [the world] and others.”
As she spoke, she suddenly let out a low laugh.Her voice also carried an overly exaggerated, strange tone like an opera actress, "Great member, great sacrifice, thanks to Mr. Verlaine, I have fully understood who the brave man is this time! "
"Is it PortMafia?" Beside her, the girl with long purple hair sitting on the other end of the same couch tilted her head, "The one you mentioned before, Osamu Dazai?"
The girl has a very delicate and dignified face. She is wearing a purple-toned long-sleeved dress that looks like a school uniform. She sits on the sofa in a graceful and reserved posture. Imagine the word "mafia" coming out of the mouth of such a girl.
But obviously, everyone else in the room is used to it.
"Of course, of course!" The girl named Lulu laughed loudly, "[Disqualification in the World], of course it is [Disqualification in the World]. The holder of the highest authority, the destined [Protagonist]. Every time, every time is He came to be a hero. Hahahahaha, it is worthy of [Protagonist treatment]. Ah la la la~ I like him so much! I hate him so much! Obviously there are other people--so many people have been mixed in [ World], why did [World] choose him again? I also expect that if it is Vongola this time, we will have more time.”
As she spoke, her voice suddenly became cold and low, her green eyes flickered, and there was a muddy killing intent in them.
"However, is it not just him this time? Has the whole of Yokohama been involved? The conflict no longer exists, and the three-hour cooperation is unimaginable, unimaginable. Who made the move? How did he do it? Did he It’s not the final [behind the scenes], where is the real [playwright]? Who is the one manipulating everything?!”
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" The girl let out a nervous exclamation, "I should have thought of everything——I should have thought of everything!"
She arched her back fiercely, clinging to the backrest behind her like a frightened cat, she subconsciously reached out and bit her nails.
The purple-haired girl immediately dropped the book and walked quickly to her, reached out and took her hand, "It's okay, Luisa, this time, Luisa is not alone either. I will help you, it was Luisa who rescued you." I will always stand by your side. Whether it is destroying the world or saving the world, as long as it is what you want to do, I will definitely help you achieve it."
"Fujino..."
"So, cheer up." The purple-haired girl - Asakami Fujino smiled, "We are Luisa's companions. We are very strong."
"Yeah, companion..." Lulu——in [this world], the girl named Luisa opened her eyes wide, and then, her dark green eyes lit up with a frenzied brilliance again, and she suddenly became happy again .
"Yeah yeah! [This time] is different! We have companions! We have enough companions!"
She was holding a heavy book in one hand—the book with a leather cover and brass corners was so simple that it looked like an antique from centuries ago. The weight of the book was obviously not light, and the girl's fingertips were white and trembling.But she didn't care.Luisa pushed Fujino away, jumped off the sofa, rushed to the other side of the room, reached out and pressed a switch.
"We have Little Chestnut, we have Kamui, and the most important thing is..."
The entire wall suddenly lit up, turning into floor-to-ceiling glass in a few seconds.The scene behind the glass came into the vision of the three of them.It was a space with pure white walls and floors, filled with computer hosts and monitors—however, rather than a study or a studio, perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe it as a "cage".
The corners and ceilings of the room are covered with various high-tech surveillance instruments and equipment, and weapons are hidden behind all the walls.And the pure white walls and ground are covered with strangely shaped magic circles.Everything is arranged so that the people in the room cannot leave.
"We have the great Mr. Fyodor!"
At the moment, as the walls are bidirectionally transparent.The people in the room also turned around.It was a young man who looked to be about the same age as Bai Lan, with fair skin and a handsome appearance, his lips had no blood color, and he looked a little weak.He was wearing a white casual attire, and even in such a "cage", he didn't look uncomfortable. On the contrary, his expression was extremely calm, with slightly long black front hair, bright red eyes quietly watching Louisa outside the glass.
"Ahhhhhh~" Luisa let out a cheerful scream like a little girl in junior high school seeing her idol.As she turned on the two-way communication, she even jumped a few times in excitement—the range of movements was so large that people even worried about whether it would cause harm to her thin body.
A worried look appeared on Asakami Fujino's face.But Louisa didn't care.
"Hello, hello! Mr. Fyodor!" She waved happily to the person opposite the glass, "Hello, hello! Our dear new companion! You look very energetic today!"
"Hahahahaha!" The word companion made Bai Lan burst out laughing after turning the swivel chair. "Companion, ahahahahaha, um, where is the companion... ahahahaha!" He bent down in an exaggerated manner, and there was a clear malice in his cheerful laughter.
Luisa turned her head and glared at him unhappily, and when she turned her gaze back again, the girl's expression became excited again.Because of her thinness, her green eyes behind the lenses looked huge. At this moment, she stared at Fyodor's expression with those eyes full of strange brilliance, and spoke very fast.
"We are companions, Mr. Fyodor! We are companions who want to destroy this world! We are companions of the worst destruction group [Five Decays of Heaven and Man], right? [Five Decays of Heaven and Man] without Yukio Mishima It’s very funny, so, so, absolutely can’t do without Mr. Fyodor! Right, right—I’ve been killed by Mr. Fyodor many times! So if the answer is no, [this time 】I’m going to regretfully kill you here.”
——That’s not the attitude of “asking questions” at all.
So, as a matter of course, under her gaze, the black-haired and red-eyed Russian youth slightly curved his lips. "Of course." His gaze flicked over the three people outside the glass, and finally settled on Luisa. "Of course we are companions."
"It's up to you to design the plan, and I'll make the precise positioning. Whether it's Nana Sawada or PortMafia's movements, my intelligence and your instructions, the previous actions, didn't we cooperate very well?" His voice was full of excitement. The unique elegance like a violin makes people can't help but relax their spirits.
Apparently, this holds true for Louisa as well.
"That's good, that's good." The girl showed a reassuring expression.She let out an exaggerated breath, then turned around slowly, and staggered back to the sofa as if she was exhausted.
Asakami Fujino immediately reached out to support her, and let the girl sit back on the sofa in a clumsy posture like a child.
Instead, Fyodor glanced at Prynne and spoke again. "It's Umezawa Kinzo's 5000 billion, Miss Louisa, don't you want it?"
"No, you don't need it." Luisa wrapped her hands around the heavy book again, and shook her head. "No need, no need~ That's just an excuse, it's a test, it's an idler, it's just a prank. [Dragon Head Struggle] will not happen, [White Qilin] has been subdued by Peng Lie. Thanks to Mr. Verlaine's sacrifice, I already understand the current situation in Yokohama. A lot of information, a lot of information! Great, great! Although I didn’t get it this time, the [book] is the final goal. Before the final day comes, there is no need to go Touched there."
In other words, it is "not allowed" to touch there.In order to avoid failure, in order to avoid [The Brave], the next actions have to avoid Yokohama and Italy.
"Oh? Don't you need funds to destroy the world?"
Fyodor's voice softened.Bai Lan suddenly sneered.And Louisa raised her head, blinking her eyes for some unknown reason.
"I told you, there's no need to—"
Then, after a pause in her mouth, she smiled as if she had suddenly realized.
"Ah... you're testing me." The eyes behind the lens widened, and a strange smile appeared on Luisa's lips—like joy and novelty.
She just stared at Fyodor, and after a while, she nodded vigorously, looking very happy: "Yeah, it's okay. Because it's Mr. Fyodor. Hahahaha, that's right, that's right." , after all, Mr. Fyodor."
"Then, I'll tell you!" Luisa's voice raised sharply, and her eyes behind the lenses burst out with frenzied pureness that made it creepy.
"Money can't destroy the world, humans can't destroy the world, and people with supernatural powers can't destroy the world. I know this very well, because I have tried all the above methods. So Ah, I've come to a conclusion."
"Only by completely destroying the roots can the world be destroyed. Only my lord can completely destroy the roots."
The girl's voice dropped abruptly.She stopped looking at Fyodor, but leaned on the back of the sofa and slowly relaxed her body.The dark green pupils behind the lens gradually dilated, and the girl with short brown hair made a sound like a dream or a whisper.
"Whether it's a slate, the sea, mussels and rainbows, or a book that fulfills all wishes. My Lord will come, and He will fulfill all my wishes and crush all the shackles in this world. Then, I will You can wake up from the dream of this decayed world..."**
Under the gaze of the three, the girl named Luisa in this world closed her eyes.
——Then, this world without me will [restore].
Just like many times before, the girl uttered a voice in her heart that was like crying and praying, desperate, fanatical, but sincere.
——I will destroy and save this world.
She said something softly, and then, like a timid child, she hugged the book in her arms tightly.
The room suddenly became quiet.Until Fyodor suddenly spoke.
"What did she just say?"
"She said," Bai Lan curled the corners of her lips, "[The one who sleeps forever is not the dead, in the mysterious eternity, even death itself will disappear]."***
The young man looked at the girl on the sofa, and in his violet eyes, the cover of the book in Luisa's arms was clearly reflected.
"Necronomicon" - "Necronomicon".
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