king of yokohama

Chapter 66

The moment your fingertips are about to touch the teardrop on the cheek of the white-haired boy, the surrounding time suddenly freezes.

The spider that made a web in the corner of the house stopped spinning, the prey on the web no longer struggled, and the dust flying up and down in the bright moonlight cast on the floor from the window also stood still, and the silver hair that was blown by the night wind fluttered Freeze in mid-air.

This is not a literary metaphor, but a concise line drawing.

"Xin sauce."

Someone's hand is on your shoulder.

There is no weight, no temperature.Yet it is tangible, tangible, and real.

Time that stood still began to flow again.The spider made its web, the desperate prey struggled feebly, the sparkling dust flew in the moonlight, the silver hair traced a trace in mid-air, and scattered on the round shoulders.

That tear still freezes on the youthful face.

Holding two candies in your hand that you didn't have time to give away, you stood up and turned to look at that person.

"Book."

The tall and thin black-haired young man wore a white wool cap and a long coat with a white fur collar.He recognized him at a glance when he saw you, and the book who was wearing the skin of someone who is favored by the world bent his eyes, revealing a touch of stunning purple.

"Why stop me?" You don't have the slightest joy of reuniting after a long absence, but only vigilance and a sense of foreboding.It seems that the sudden arrival of the book means some turning point.

"You can't take Atsushi Nakajima to the port mafia." It seemed that something came to mind because of your words, the young man's delicate brows were slightly frowned, and he didn't answer your question directly.

His voice is very elegant, like a cello playing tunes, soothing, long, elegant, revealing a touch of melancholy.Because of his good looks and voice, it is hard to tell that he has been busy with the chaotic parallel world in the past few years.

"Why? I need a reason." You asked stubbornly.It's not just because you made a deal with Ling. Before you met Atsushi Nakajima, you really only regarded it as a deal. After you met Atsushi Nakajima, you felt that it was necessary for you to give this child a hand.

"If you change his fate, then you have to pay back with your own fate. This is cause and effect." Seeing that you will not give up until you get the answer, Shu sighed, waved his hand to create another self, and drew a space Let your copy body to help deal with things, and then patiently answer your questions.

Some rules, the root of the world also need to be followed.Such as cause and effect, such as reincarnation, such as fate.

"How to repay?"

"The manner of death."

"You know I'm not afraid of death." You were silent for a moment before opening your mouth.Books will not lie to you, because the root of the world cannot lie.

You have read such a sentence in the books of another world, death is not the opposite of life, but a part of life forever.And you very much agree.

"Even if your death is meaningless?"

"..."

The words of the book hit the nail on the head. He knows that you are not afraid of death, but that your death is meaningless.

You looked back at the white-haired boy who was still tied to the chair by you, his moist golden pupils were still full of dazzling hope.Because you said you would take him with you, even if the destination is another hell.

"Atsushi Nakajima is just a stranger to you now, think about it, is it really worth giving up everything you have for someone you meet for the first time?"

The young man squeezed your chin, forcing you to turn back to look at him. Even with such a forceful movement, his purple eyes are still as clear as a newborn baby.The root of this world is more like an immature child than everyone in this world in some things.

His words are not without reason.But it's not a question of worth it.The reason why you insist on doing the right thing is simply because you think it is right, not because it will bring you any benefit.Not everything can be measured by value.

"I know that when Xin-chan sees this child now, he thinks of who he was a few years ago, just like you sometimes think that Rei Nakajima is very similar to Jun. But you have to figure it out, Jun is dead, so you can have Ling again , but the other person is still with you, so you can’t have Atsushi and him at the same time. It’s part of the rules.”

Not being by your side doesn't mean Shu doesn't pay attention to you.Instead, he's focused all his attention on you, except what he has to do as the source of the world.What kind of flowers and fruits does he expect you to bear, because the unknown nature of this expectation endures and does not interfere with your growth.He is so easy on you.

It's just that this world pays attention to equivalent exchange, and there are some things you can't do if you can't do them.Because someone from another world paid the price for maintaining Atsushi Nakajima's established destiny.

You understand the meaning hidden in the words of the book. The book once told you something when you first met him. At that time, he felt that premature contact with things in other worlds would not be good for your growth. After the age of 14, some secrets of parallel worlds are slowly revealed to you.

Like the warrior in a certain world who single-handedly reversed the fate of a friend who was destined to become the dead.It's a pity that the book never tells you the names of those people.

"What was the original destiny of this child?" You broke free from the young man's hand pinching your chin, and stood in front of the white-haired young man, similar to the posture of an eagle protecting its young under its wings when facing a natural enemy.

"All the sufferings he is enduring now are for the sake of more beautiful flowers blooming in the future." The book looks directly at the golden soul of the young boy who has not yet awakened through you, which makes his purple eyes reflect a cloud of happiness. bright light.

For those who insist on looking up at the starry sky even in the mud, Goddess of Fate will never treat him badly.

"...you managed to convince me."

After a stalemate for a long time, you chose to give up.

You still think that sacrificing the present for the sake of the future is wrong, that suffering cannot create success, that being strong enough is the key to success, and trying hard work is often a person’s last choice.

But you also acknowledge the value that Atsushi Nakajima has brought to Nakajima through suffering now.The root of the world is much more far-sighted than you, and he must have his reasons for maintaining Atsushi Nakajima's destiny, even if you don't understand it now.

"It's best if Xin-chan can figure it out." A faint smile appeared on the young man's slightly pale handsome face.

He raised his hand and snapped his fingers, and the whole person disappeared from the spot, as if he had never appeared before.

You spread out your right hand, looked down at the two candies that were crushed at some point in your palm, and there were ripples in your heart.It is already the greatest surprise that the book can come to explain to you in person, instead of telling you after correcting Atsushi Nakajima's fate line.

But his sudden intervention has rendered your meeting with Atsushi Nakajima meaningless and left you furious.

"Big sister, can you take me away?"

You didn't know whether the book directly cleared Dun's memory, or if it went back in time on him and brought him back to the moment before you invited him to make a choice, but the moment the boy asked him, you knew it was the latter.

The tear that seemed to be shining with golden light flowed back into his eyes in the last second, but he didn't feel it, he just looked at you like looking at a life-saving straw, the hope in the golden pupil hurt you.

You know what Atsushi Nakajima is waiting for.He is waiting for you to ask to take him away, to take him out of this prison.

But you can't.

Because really the whole world is trying to stop you from taking him.

"Sorry, I can't take you with me." I thought it would be difficult to say this sentence, but when it really came time to say it, you were startled by your calm tone, "You left The time has not yet come, what you can get by staying here is more than what you can get by leaving with me."

The light in the boy's golden pupils went out bit by bit, as if they were drenched with tears.Knowing that your own words are difficult to be convincing, you don't turn your head to look at him, and only leave the other side with an indifferent profile.

"My sister hasn't even tried. How do you know that the future I stay here will be better than the future I leave with you?" The young man's voice is full of disappointment. Perhaps in his view, your words are just excuses.

"Actually..." You want to explain, but you feel that there is nothing to explain, so you change your mouth and say in a tired tone, "Forget it, you can think whatever you want." You can't refute the fact that you left the message together, but you later regretted it.

In fact, just now, you have worked hard to bring him out of this hell.It's just that you fail.It is also because of your failure that Atsushi Nakajima will not know the efforts you have put in for him.

You turn away, stepping on the scattered candy wrappers on the cold floor, rustling like autumn leaves.

This child's future should not be with you.

You can see his future from the news revealed by the root of the world, it is so bright.And you feel that even if you work in the dark, you will never have anything to do with the word light.

The cry of a cub came from behind——

"Since you don't intend to take me away, don't give me false hopes!!"

You paused as you left, "...Sorry."

You say sorry because you do feel sorry for him, but you don't say sorry because you don't owe him anything.

There are longing, hatred, disgust, and inferiority deep in his heart. When all kinds of emotions are mixed together, if you meet again in the future, what will appear in front of you will most likely become resentment towards you.

You are not afraid of these, if this child can go further by relying on resentment towards you, you can accept his resentment.

I just don't know whether these negative emotions will make this child a success or ruin him.