The moment the wind blew by, the tiny sound amplified in my ears.
It was the sound of a perfectly fitted machine meshing and rotating according to a predetermined trajectory, ticking and winding, as if it was calculating the arrival of a certain moment, or perhaps pushing the moment forward a little until it reaches the pointer. The direction that should stop.
got windy.
"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Israel looked at me curiously, "Are you sad because you died?"
I looked down at Ethel, smiled slightly, and touched her head gently.
"No, it's just a little sigh."
"I don't know what you are sighing about, but please don't touch my head so familiarly, okay? Souls and souls are not that familiar, okay!" Ethel threw away my hand with some dissatisfaction.
"Sorry, I have a child your age at home...so I'm used to it."
"I'm not your child." Ethel sighed, "But... forget it, wouldn't it be hard for you to think like this?"
"The people who died probably had things they regretted doing before they died, so from this point of view, there seems to be no need to apologize."
The sound of mechanical meshing in my ears became louder and louder, almost making me sure what caused the current situation.
After Ethel heard what I said, she was slightly startled and said, "Yes, yes! Oh, but I always feel like something is wrong!"
She said a little stubbornly: "Although they are all dead and there are things they cannot do, but in the same situation, it doesn't mean that you don't need to apologize for your mistakes, right?"
······It seems like my nonsense words just now caused her some strange misunderstanding?
"Ah, actually you don't need to worry about that, because you didn't offend me. I'm just a traveler who came here by mistake." I smiled slightly, "If you think about it carefully, maybe it's me instead. It must have caused you a lot of trouble."
"Troubled?" Ethel tilted his head and said, "Probably not. After all, I am still very happy to have someone to talk to me. I found that if you become an earthbound spirit, you will be limited to one person. There are quite a few places where it’s unfortunate – maybe it’s loneliness.”
"I miss those things in the past, but I'm not a child anymore. As a witch who guards the secrets, I still understand this." She clasped her hands slightly and smiled, "If you don't stick to your heart, even if you are kind, The soul will also turn into an evil ghost that seizes life over a long period of time, so all external thoughts and evil ways should not appear."
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the distant bells came with the wind, as if to indicate the arrival of time. I put my hand into my pocket with feeling and touched the cold metal.
The hands on the pocket watch are moving slower and slower, as if they will stop at the next moment.
"So, why did I come here?" I said to myself.
"Hey! Your body seems to be disappearing."
The world in front of me seems to be moving away from me.
I turned around and looked at her, and after thinking about it, I reached out and touched her head.
"Although you probably don't know why, I still want to tell you."
"Sorry."
The pointer was originally going to stop, but for some reason it started moving happily again the next moment.
In sharp contrast, the butterflies flying around and the fluttering petals are stagnant in mid-air.
Time seems to have frozen at this moment.
Ethel raised her head, gently held my hand and said, "Although you came a little late, you are probably sincere, so——"
She looked at me with soft eyes and smiled softly.
"I accept it for now."
The next moment, the world shattered.
All the scenery was scattered among the crystal fragments like broken glass. What I encountered was that in addition to darkness, there was also a vague light that seemed to be projected in.
"Oh, are you going to wake up?"
perhaps.
I could feel that someone was looking at me, but my eyelids were still a little heavy.
"It shouldn't be. This time the healing technique didn't work? But - eh? You really seem to be waking up, right?"
When he opened his eyes, what came into view was Kellas' silly face.
Yeah, but I still have my senses, so I know this is Nolan Russ disguised as Kyle Russ.
"Let's just say -" Even I was startled when the voice came out. This hoarse voice sounded like a middle-aged uncle who had been severely beaten by society.
"What's that?" Nolan Lusi raised her eyebrows slightly, "Are you going to continue to show off? In that case, I will fast forward and let you go directly to record the transcript."
"...Forget it, I have a headache now and my whole body is sore. I am too lazy to even move." I twitched the corner of my mouth slightly and said.
There is really no need to say that at this time.
"Okay, then leave the recording to me."
"Wait a minute, in that case I might as well endure the pain and go straight away!"
Nolan Lusi covered her mouth and said without any change in her eyes: "Puch."
"Please don't make any noise when you laugh." I sighed, finally realizing that she was just joking.
"Ah, of course I lied to you - I have already finished the transcript, so there is no need for you to go there again." Nolan Lusi smiled softly.
······Wouldn’t that be even more worrying?
"Don't worry!" Nolan Lusi sat next to me, "I'm not some purdah lady who doesn't understand the ways of the world. I'm just too lazy to think about things that are too troublesome. If I'm really that useless, I won't. There is no way to maintain the current position of the Demon King."
"No, if you think about it carefully, the finances of Demon King's Castle are in a mess and on the verge of bankruptcy. The credibility of your words is too poor." I complained calmly.
Nolan Lusi pressed my face with both hands and said through gritted teeth: "Subordinates are not allowed to pick on their superiors! Isn't this the basic principle of human conduct?"
"Uh-huh - ok, ok, I've poked you!"
Nolan Lusi snorted softly when he stopped, crossed his legs and threw me a golden stone. The glow was all over it, and it looked a little familiar.
"This thing may be helpful to you."
"...This seems to be it."
"It's what the thief stole before." Nolan Lusi frowned slightly, "I remember that it seems to be useful for people like you, but how is it used specifically-"
"I forgot, you can figure it out yourself."
She said simply.
