The man in kimono, whose chest was penetrated and fell to the ground with a pool of blood, opened his eyes slightly when he heard the super boy's answer. What was revealed in his eyes was suddenness and understanding after the unbelievable doubts subsided. .
"That's it...
"It turns out that Ji is already dead..."
No wonder the boy came to take revenge.
He thought to himself that maybe it would not be bad to use this result as his final outcome.
However, he still couldn't help but start flashing some past scenes in his mind.
…
Previously, when watching Super Boy and Super Ji supporting each other and escaping in embarrassment, the kimono woman once sighed...
[Unexpectedly, they developed self-awareness...]
【Pitiful. 】
The man in the kimono did not refute, indicating that he agreed with the woman in the kimono and had the same feelings.
But the question is, as controllers, how could they sigh like this because of the puppet's resistance?
Just puppets, how dare they resist their creators...
Shouldn't the kimono men and women be very angry because of such an idea?
From what standpoint do they express such exclamations?
Let’s review Hibiki’s knightly history.
…
in the original history.
before this time point.
As the Menshi organization becomes more mature and the ghosts become stronger, kimono men and women are constantly looking for ways to make the boys and girls they create, as well as the demonized demons under their control, stronger.
To this end, kimono men have done many experiments.
Including but not limited to letting him and the black and white puppets controlled by the kimono woman feed "armor" bait to Douji and Hime.
Using this method, he successfully evolved ordinary strange boys and bewitching girls into warrior boys and armored girls.
During this period, due to the failure of the experiment, a deranged boy who did not attack people but only attacked demonized demons was accidentally created.
However, both warrior boys and Kaiji can find corresponding records in the ancient book records of the Mengshi organization.
Even the unexpected product of the kimono man's failed experiment, the chaotic boy, can be found in the ancient book records of the Mengshi organization.
All signs silently indicate that the "innovation" of men and women in kimonos is just repeating what their "predecessors" have done.
And the real innovation, which can barely be regarded as an innovation of men and women in kimono, is probably the birth of Super Boy and Super Hime.
But……
in the original history.
after this time point.
One year after the ghosts completed the earth purification ceremony and successfully suppressed the serpent, this scene appeared in the plot.
During the battle with the ghost, the kimono man suddenly became extremely weak and showed signs that his body functions were about to stop.
That kind of sign is caused by not taking the "bait" to maintain body functions for a long time.
In the past, Super Boy had such symptoms once because of this.
At that time, what the kimono man said to Super Boy was...
"Sorry, I forgot to feed you regularly."
It was because of seeing this scene that Ji began to think about the question "What am I and why do I live?"
At this time, the man in kimono who also had the same symptoms met a pair of mysterious men and women in western clothes on the way away with the help of the woman in kimono.
The faces of the man and woman in Western clothes are also the faces of Tongzi and Ji!
The man in western clothes leaned over, looked at the extremely weak man in kimono, and said, "Sorry, I forgot to feed him regularly."
Then he took out the "bait" and put it in front of the kimono man's mouth.
"Give you the feed."
The man in the kimono was obedient and took the initiative to open his mouth, just like a pet being fed by the man in the mansion.
The kimonoed woman lowered her eyes and couldn't bear to look away.
Seeing this, the woman in foreign clothes took a step forward, turned her head, looked down at the men and women in kimono, and warned: "You will continue to work hard for us."
The man in western clothes put down his top hat, closed his eyes, pointed at the man and woman in kimono, smiled and nodded.
Comparison of time points before and after.
Kimono men and women, super boys and super girls.
Men and women in Western-style clothes, men and women in kimonos.
That time and that moment, exactly this moment.
…
Time returns to the present.
No wonder there are no records of super boys and super girls in the Mengshi organization, because the super boys and super girls created by men and women in kimonos are exactly themselves... in front of the men and women in western clothes, they are themselves.
Then, let’s look at what the kimono woman asked the super boy who returned to the mansion alone.
"Even if death is approaching, she still can't figure it out?"
The meaning of this sentence can be reversed to say that the kimono woman once "figured it out" under the threat of death.
The same goes for men in kimono.
This can be seen from his obedience and willingness to accept feeding from men in Western clothes.
They have already accepted their fate.
Therefore, when seeing the return of Super Boy, the man in kimono will silently prepare the "bait" needed by Super Boy and Super Hime in advance.
At this time, if we read the exclamation of the men and women in kimono, we can fully understand its meaning.
Perhaps what they really want to say and sigh is...
[Unexpectedly, they also developed self-awareness. 】
【How pitiful...just like us. 】
The man in kimono was reviewing his meaningless life in his mind like a revolving door. At this moment, he suddenly thought of something. His eyes that were about to close suddenly widened. He looked at the super boy and used up all the remaining energy. Use all your strength to ask him.
"Ji... is dead... you... why... why...!
? ? ? "
What kind of expression is that?
It was as if I saw light in the endless darkness.
It was like finding water in a thirsty desert.
The kimono woman quickly understood the meaning of the kimono man's words, and then the same expression immediately appeared on her face.
She couldn't believe it, but desperately wanted to believe it, and then asked the super boy loudly after what the kimono man said.
"Why didn't you die like Ji? The time you needed 'bait' should be about the same... tell me! How did you survive? Do you... don't need 'bait' anymore?"
While speaking, the kimono woman stepped forward with unprecedented excitement, tightly grasped Super Boy's shoulders, and stared into his eyes without blinking.
This completely unexpected scene completely broke Super Boy's calmness, stunned him, and gradually made his emotions become extremely confusing.
"do not come!"
When he came to his senses, he immediately pushed the kimono woman away.
Then, as if to bring everything in front of him back to a level he could understand, he shouted out words that he thought would anger the kimono men and women.
"That's right! I don't need 'bait' anymore! You don't have anything to threaten me with anymore!
"
However, after hearing the affirmative answer from the super boy, the kimono man closed his eyes with satisfaction and died with a smile, as if he had finally found the meaning of his life at the end of his life.
The woman in kimono also had a look of joy and expectation.
"Child...my proud child..."
She stood up from the ground and approached Super Boy again despite his resistance.
That defenseless figure made the super boy take a step back.
What surged out immediately was unparalleled anger.
"I said! Let you! Don't come over -!
! "
Super Boy yelled angrily, using his palm as a knife, he went straight through the kimono woman's abdomen.
However, even so, there was still no look on the face of the kimono woman that the super boy wanted to see.
Such as pain, such as anger, such as regret, such as despair...
She just smiled softly, slowly raised her hand, and gently touched the side of the super boy's face.
Just like a mother looking at her newly born child.
"Don't be sad, let alone care.
"All of this is the retribution we deserve."
The super boy trembled uncontrollably, then gritted his teeth and loudly denied the kimono woman's words.
"Who would be sad because of you!"
Even so, he couldn't help but immediately retracted his blood-stained palm.
As a result, the kimonoed woman stumbled and was able to step forward again and successfully hugged the super boy.
"That's good……"
She lowered her head on the super boy's shoulder and said in a gentle voice.
“In that case, let’s eat us before all the energy in our bodies escapes.
“Let our power become your wings.
"Then, try your best to fly...
"Towards freedom!"
The voice gradually became lower and lower, until the last word fell, the kimono woman was no longer alive.
She is dead.
His arms dropped, and his body fell weakly in front of Super Boy.
Super Boy was trembling all over.
Obviously his revenge was successful, but he was once again enveloped in huge confusion.
"It shouldn't be like this..."
The revenge he imagined was not like this.
"So sad……"
Super Boy felt extremely depressed in his heart, and there was a kind of pain that was similar to but somewhat different from Ji's death, surging in his heart.
"So, what is this feeling?"
Thinking like this, the super boy raised his hand, pressed it tightly on his chest, and closed his eyes.
"Ji, I don't understand.
"Could it be that the price of having a self is to constantly taste different pains?
"Oh, I really don't live up to expectations.
"Obviously I've just started, but I'm already starting to feel tired."
