The bridge has turned into a shallow lake. The asphalt road was completely soaked by the rain, and the water was up to your ankles with every step you took.
The rain poured in obliquely, and the wind danced wildly as if it was about to break the willow-like street lamps.
The sky was dark.
This place is already a distant sea. The towns where you can see the port are still brightly lit. It's as far away as looking up at the moon from the ground.
Asakami Fujino came into this storm. The black uniform melted into the night like a crow. While getting wet from the rain, she exhaled cold breath from her bruised lips and walked forward.
When I came under the street lamp, I met the God of Death.
"I finally see you, Qiangami."
On the violent sea, two men dressed in white stood there. Red leather jacket against the rain. She also looked like a rain-soaked ghost.
Shiki and Fujino stood under the street lights facing each other.
The distance between two people, yes. Exactly about ten meters.
In this heavy rain and strong wind, we can still see each other's figures and hear each other's voices.
"Two ritualsforms."
"It would be nice to go home honestly. You are a monster who already knows the taste of blood. You feel pleasure in killing people."
"That's you. I didn't feel anything, pleasure." Asakami Fujino breathed in panic while staring at Shiki. It is full of murderous intent and hostility. She quietly covered her face with her left hand. Splendidly shining eyes peered out from the gaps between the fingers.
As in response, a short sword appeared in Shiki's right hand.
"I feel it. We are very similar people. Ahhhit is you who I want to kill right now."
This sentence frees the two people from all their shackles.
Run in style.
On the rain-soaked ground, in the violent storm, that amazing speed.
Although there is a distance of ten meters between each other, it probably won't take three seconds. It was enough for him to knock Fujino's slender body to the ground and insert the knife into her heart.
But this amazing speed still falls short of vision.
Considering the difference between Shiki, who cannot inflict damage to the opponent without getting close, and Fujino, who can capture the target with just his eyes, three seconds is already too slow.
Fujino¡¯s eyes burned. The left eye turns left and the right eye turns right. Fix the head and left foot of the pose as an axis, and twist them off with one shot.
The change occurred quickly. Shiki jumped sideways the moment he felt an invisible force attack his body.
A horizontal jump like a catapult. However, it still did not ease the force attacking his body.
Fujino¡¯s ability is not a flying prop. Even if you leave the place where you were attacked, it is impossible to escape as long as you are still within her sight.
¡°This guy!¡± Shi Shi sighed in his heart. It can be felt that Fujino's power is beyond imagination.
Shi is still running. As if trying to escape from Fujino's sight, he ran around Fujino.
"Do you think you can escape like this?" Fujino fell silent before he could finish his sentence.
was escaped.
Incredibly, Shi jumped from the bridge to the sea.
There was a sound of glass being broken under the bridge.
What kind of athletic ability is this? The two men jumped off the bridge and moved as quickly as possible to the wider parking lot directly below.
"He is really a person who likes to mess around." A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He was indeed escaped. However, Fujino's vision never left Shiki's left hand until the last moment. I could definitely see the distorted leather jacket.
First, destroy one hand.
Fujino realized it clearly.
"It's me who's stronger."
On the other hand, the pain in the abdomen also became stronger.
Holding back the pain, Fujino walked down the ramp leading to the underground.
We must end the two rituals here.
The parking lot was dark and difficult to walk.
It felt like walking in a model street, which made Fujino frown. Indeed, there are erected iron pillars and piled building materials everywhere, like high-rise buildings.
Chasing behind Shi is only a few points away.Fujino began to regret using this place as a battlefield.
Due to limited abilities, if she cannot fully bring the opponent into her field of vision, she will not be able to make the axis of rotation. Even if you know that the kata is hidden among these many iron pillars, if you can't catch the kata with your eyes, the rotation axis can only be built on the iron pillars. Just after the moment of contact on the bridge, Shiki had already seen through Fujino's ability. That's why I had to run away. Escape to a place where you have a chance of winning.
It is obvious that his ability in actual combat is relatively weak, and Fujino himself knows it very well. but¡¡
?¡Despite this, I am still stronger.
If you can¡¯t see it, peel it off until you can.
Fujino easily twisted the iron pillar blocking his vision. As the iron pillars were destroyed one by one, the pain in his abdomen gradually became more severe, and the shaking of the parking lot became more intense.
"You are really messing around." Shi's voice sounded in the darkness.
Fujino instantly turned to the place where the sound came from. The pile of building materials Shiki was hiding in was shattered.
In an instanta white shadow flew out from the shadows.
"There!" Fujino's eyes caught Shiki.
A girl wearing a white kimono and a red coat ran over with her left arm stained red by blood.
"Tch!" After a slight hesitation, Fujino twisted it.
With a snap, Shi's left arm was broken.
?Then comes the neck. When his eyes turned there, Shiki had already caught her opening.
The dagger swung over was like lightning.
It was as if it was about to leave a permanent mark in the darkness, a silver blow.
The short sword that Shiki struck without hesitation did not hit Fujino.
Shiki's sniper attack aimed at the carotid artery, but Fujino dodged it sideways.
No, that¡¯s not right. This is just pure chance.
Asagami Fujino just turned away from Shiki because he was afraid that his left arm was broken and he came over happily.
"cut¡¡"
Dissatisfied, Shi repositioned his empty right wrist.
Fujino stared at Shiki's body desperately. "Disappear!"
Compared to Fujino¡¯s cry, Shiki moved faster.
The style disappeared into darkness in an instant. Compared with this kind of athletic ability, the speed of thinking of immediately choosing to leave is even more amazing.
¡°What kind of person is this?¡± Fujino sighed.
Her breathing became erratic, not because of the pain in her abdomen. Fujino searched nervously in the surrounding darkness. I don't know when Shiki will jump out of it again. Fujino touched his neck with his fingers. The blow just now still hurt his neck. The wound was about four centimeters, but there was no bleeding. Although there was no bleeding, breathing became difficult.
"It's obvious that even the arm was broken, why didn't you stop?" Unable to bear the horror caused by this question, Fujino said to himself.
Can¡¯t forget the moment just now.
The left arm was broken, but Shiki's eyes still ran over.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? What a joy that is. Even though I was in an absolutely advantageous position, I was still in a tense situation, but that person was enjoying it.
??Perhaps for the two rituals, having the arm broken is not pain but happiness.
Fujino thought: "If Ryo Rishi is a person who lacks the sense of living like herself, what is she pursuing as a compensatory act?"
¡°Fujino¡¯s situation is murder. Seeing humans like him dying, an indescribable anxiety surged in his heart. Fujino, who already understands the feeling of pain, shares this feeling by giving the pain to others. The fact that she is the one who dominates others gives her a sense of reality. Killing someone unilaterally is Fujino's act of compensation. He himself has not noticed until now that this is the joy of killing.
"So, what are the two rituals?"
"It was really clumsy just now." Hidden in the shadow of the building materials, Shi murmured to himself.
The left arm that was broken on the bridge has no grip strength. He thought that since he couldn't use it anyway, he might as well use it as a shield and take a risk, but the attack failed due to the fact that Fujino was more timid than he thought.
Take off your coat and cut off the sleeves. Then use one hand to skillfully stop the bleeding in your left arm. It was just a simple method of stopping bleeding by wrapping the upper arm tightly.
There is no feeling in the left arm that was broken by Fujino. I'm afraid I won't be able to function normally for the rest of my life.
This fact made Shi tremble. "That's great Asagami, you're the best!"
Your own bloodLosing rapidly.
The feeling of consciousness gradually fading away.
The pose tightens the nerves. "Asagami Fujino is probably an unprecedentedly powerful enemy. If you make a wrong step, you will die in an instant. This is happiness, being able to truly feel that you are still alive!"
For Shiki who is imprisoned in the memory of the past, only this moment is reality. The feeling you get from exposing your life to danger. This is the only moment when I can assert that this tiny life is my own.
Killing each other, killing each other.
Even daily life is blurry. Only by using this extremely simple method can we get the real feeling of being alive.
?? If Asakami Fujino pursues happiness through killing people. The two rituals pursue reality through things like killing people.
There is a decisive difference between the two.
¡Fujino¡¯s breathing was clearly audible in the darkness.
?¡ panicked and intense. As if in pain and fear.
Her breathing, which had not been injured until now, was just as intense as her current style.
In the darkness, the breathing of the two people overlapped.
Whether it¡¯s heartbeat or thinking, even life is the same.
The bridge swaying in the storm is like the melody of the cradle.
Shiki fell in love with Fujino for the first time. It's so deep that I can't help but take that life with my own hands.
"Actually, it is very clear that it is unnecessary." When we met in the coffee shop, we already understood: "Asakami Fujino's internal body has reached the edge of collapse, and there is no need to risk her here to solve her."
But, that¡¯s what life is all about. When unnecessary things overlap, something new will always emerge.
¡°Human beings are creatures that do unnecessary things, Orange once said. Shiki too, I quite agree with this sentence now.
Just like this bridge.
Ridicule something unnecessary as folly, and praise something unnecessary as art. After all, where are the limits?
The realm is uncertain. It is clearly defined by oneself, but it is the outside world that makes the decision. In this way, there is no realm from the beginning. Everything in the world is just an empty realm. So the barrier between abnormality and normality does not exist in society. It is undoubtedly ourselves who create the barriers.
"It's like I want to escape from this world; it's like Mikiya doesn't think I'm abnormal; and it's like Asagami Fujino is desperately leaning toward death."
In this sense, Shiki and Fujino are integrated with each other. They are very similar people. In this small space, there is no room for two identical beings.
"Come on, I've seen through your trick." He shook his head, which was pale due to blood loss and at the same time sober, and stood up. Hold the dagger firmly with your right hand.
If Fujino refuses to exit the realm on his own, then erase it until no trace is left.
The formula slowly appeared. Fujino began to doubt his own eyes.
The style actually appears in such a place facing oneself, but at a considerable distance.
Fujino himself did not notice it. Her body temperature is now over thirty-nine degrees. The fact that the abdominal pain was caused by some disease was not realized until the end.
"Sure enough. You are abnormal." Fujino would only have such thoughts. She stared at the pose and twisted.
The horizon swayed. The axes of the head and feet being used in the pose are rotated in opposite directionsthe body of the pose will begin to twist like a rag.
Shiki's hanging left arm was still dripping with blood, but he neutralized Fujino's distortion with just a flick of the short sword on his right hand. No, kill.
"It's hard to see things without form. But you used it too much. So I finally saw it. Your ability is a green and red spiral. To be honestit is indeed quite beautiful. .¡±
Fujino did not understand the meaning of what Shiki said. All he could understand was the fact that he would undoubtedly be killed by Shiki.
Fujino kept repeating.
"Twist it! Twist it! Twist it! Twist it" But this look disappeared with a wave of Shiki's short sword.
The pain in Fujino¡¯s abdomen seemed to have exceeded the critical point. "who are you?"
To Fujino¡¯s fear, Shiki responded with extremely profound eyes. "Everything in the world has its flaws. Not only humans, but also the air and will, and even time. If there is a beginning, there must be an end. My eyes can see it.The death of all things. Just like you are special. The black eyes that had always made Fujino feel ominous were now staring at her, "So, as long as it is a living opponent, even a god will kill it for you!" "
He ran as gracefully as he walked, approached Fujino and pushed her down. Then he held her down as if pressing him down.
Facing death that was within reach, Fujino's throat trembled. "Are you going to kill me?"
There is no answer.
"Why do you want to kill me? I just kill the pain of the wound."
Form, laughing: "That's a lie. If that's it why is you laughing. At that time, now, why is it so happy?"
Fujino was speechless.
Quietly, she touched the corners of her mouth with her hands.
That is a twisted smile without any metaphor.
"After the first killing, what kind of expression did you have when you were reflected in the pool of blood? After the second killing, what kind of expression did you have when you were reflected in the pool of blood? Although I didn't understand what was going on, I was always anxious. When I kill someone, I am always anxious. Is that feeling just pleasure? I don¡¯t feel anything even when I¡¯m being insulted, but do I feel happy when I kill someone?¡±
"In the end, you are happy. You love hurting others so much. So this pain will never go away. Because if it goes away, there will no longer be a reason to kill. The injury will hurt forever. Compared with any other Everyone has to be selfish."
"Is that the answer?" Fujino said to himself.
I don¡¯t want to admit such things; I don¡¯t want to think about such things; because you and I are different
"I told you. You and I are very similar companions." Shi Shi's dagger moved.
Fujino screamed as if he was about to turn into ashes. "All of them, give me a twist!"
The parking lot shook violently.
A panoramic view of the strait floating on the stormy night appeared in Fujino's mind.
Fighting the heat that almost melted his brain, Fujino made a rotation axis at the entrance and exit of the bridge
¡Twisted.
Click.
There was a roar like thunder.
That¡¯s the sound of the steel bars not being able to withstand the load.
The bridge tilted to one side, and ceilings everywhere collapsed.
Asakami Fujino stared blankly at the collapse of a building.
The girl who was still on top of him just now was suddenly sucked into the tilt of the world and fell outside.
It¡¯s a storm outside. Below is the sea. If I don¡¯t catch anything that I can use my strength to, it will be hopeless.
Fujino ordered the body that was in so much pain that it couldn¡¯t breathe.
If you continue to stay here, you will fall. So I can't leave.
Forced to drag his body that was almost on fire, he left the parking lot.
The commercial streets suffered relatively little damage.
The square road has now become a diamond shape.
Fujino walked forward, trying to move forward, but fell down.
can not breath.
The legs cannot move.
My mind went blank and I couldn't see anything.
?????????????????? There is just severe pain in the body.
She thought about death for the first time.
Because it hurts so much.
This kind of pain is unbearable. If you want to live with such pain, it is better to die easily.
"NoI don't want to die."
Fujino stretched out his hand.
If you can¡¯t move your feet, you have to use your hands to move forward.
He lay prone and crawled forward inch by inch.
If she doesn¡¯t do this, the god of death will definitely catch up with her.
Fujino crawled forward desperately.
All feelings are covered by pain.
The pain that finally arrived in his hand now makes Fujino so disgusted.
But it's true. Because of the pain, because of the extremely intense pain, she longed to get rid of death.
I don¡¯t want to just disappear. She still wants to live and do something.
Because she has never done anything. Nothing was left.
This is really too miserable; this is really too empty; this is really, too sad
But my body is hurting. Facing the pain that can paralyze even the desire to live, people can't help but think of giving up.
? pain. pain. pain. pain. It hurts, but. Fujino moved his wrist while vomiting blood.
Repeating the same words over and over, for the first time in her life, she prayed extremely strongly: "I want to live again; I want to speak more; I want to be able to think; I want to continue to stay here."
But, I can no longer move.
Only the pain keeps coming.
This isthe true face of what makes you happy.
This fact hurt Asagami Fujino more deeply than anything else.
Now I finally understand the meaning of the sins I have committed and the blood I have shed.
The meaning is so profound that even an apology is impossible.
Now I just remember that gentle smile. If that person is around, I will still do it. Just embrace me like this.
The body convulsed.
The blood flowing back from the throat announced the onset of the last pain.
Under this impact, even the light disappeared.
¡°I can only see what remains in myself. No, even that thing is gradually fading away
Unable to bear the disappearing loneliness, Fujino muttered to himself.
Her true feelings, which have been hidden by her own stubbornness until nowthe dreams and tiny wishes that her young self had.
"Fujino, can you cry?"
¡This feeling has never been conveyed to anyone.
That evening three years ago, if I could convey this to myself, what would it be like
Tears welled up. It was very painful and sad, and at the same time very lonely, and I could only cry.
But, just that, just such a small thing can make the pain fade away.
Pain is not something to be endured. It¡¯s something you want to tell the people who love and protect you. The man told me this.
It¡¯s great to be able to see him. It¡¯s really great to be able to see him again before I become like this.
"Is it painful?" At the end of the pain, Shi stood there, holding a short knife in his hand.
Fujino raised his body and faced Shiki.
"If you feel pain, just say it." At the end, he said this.
¡The same words as Fujino¡¯s memories.
¡°That¡¯s true,¡± she thought.
¡°If I could have expressed my pain at that time, I probably wouldn¡¯t have gotten lost on this wrong path.
That kind of unfree but normal life emerges like a revolving lantern.
But there is no way to go back. My sins are too serious. I have killed too many people. I have killed many people for my own happiness.
Asakami Fujino slowly stopped breathing.
Her pain receded rapidly.
Even now, I can no longer feel the pain of the dagger piercing my chest.
"That guy returned to a painless state in the end. He is really cunning. Asakami Fujino is not my target at all. I have no choice but to kill the disease in her belly. If you act quickly Maybe we can still be saved." Shiki did not kill Fujino.
"Has the bleeding in your arm stopped, or is there no bleeding?" Aozaki Orange said.
"Ah. It can no longer be used, so I killed him. Orange, you can make prosthetics or something. Don't you claim to be a puppet maker?"
"Okay, this is the reward this time. I always feel that although you have the Demonic Eye of Direct Death, your physical level is too ordinary. This left arm should be made to be able to capture spirits."
"Kurotiri-kun, it looks like you are about to call an ambulance. No need, leave all this to me." The one who spoke was me who had been hiding behind him just now.
"Has the guy who was hiding like a mouse finally come out?" Somehow, the two rituals had a hint of hostility towards my arrival.
"From a certain perspective, we are all abnormal. If you don't fight, you won't feel the reality of life, and if I don't save something, I won't feel the meaning of life."
"Then I'll leave it to you."
"I am deeply grateful." I clasped my hands and recited my mantra, "Declaration! Your pain has been inflicted on my soul, and my strength has restored your body. Respond to my call. Those who obey this contract, praise me. Name!" I spread my hands and faced the sky, "Here, the contract is established, and all things are restored.?! "
Not only Asakami Fujino, but also the collapsed buildings and debris everywhere were restored to their original state at this moment.
"I see, if it is not creation but reorganization, it can be done easily without huge magic power and a state close to the source. The founder of modern magic turned out to be a talented alchemist. However, Especially for something as delicate as the human body, will it really remain unchanged after reorganization?" It was Aozaki Orange who asked this question.
"Of course it's impossible, but we just need to keep her function from being disordered. Of course, we still need to make a lot of subtle adjustments. These can be dealt with in Fuyuki City in the future. Now we can let her body return to normal. Function is more important, as for the telekinesis part, let that guy handle it." I said.
"That mysterious ruler of Academy City?"
¡°You don¡¯t want to see him, and, more importantly, it¡¯s not a good idea to default on wages.¡±
"I see, you even know this"
"Kurotong Mikiya, two ceremonies, if you are short of money anytime in the future, you can call me at any time."
"This really sounds like what a young lady from a wealthy family would say."