Afternoon, Dingyi District.
In a drink shop next to the commercial street, sat Caldesia with a face as dark as coal, Qin Qianbai who was extremely depressed, and Qiluo who was at a loss.
There were three cups of iced coffee on the small round table, ordered by a fashionable female college student to quell the fire.
Caldesia grabbed her drink and drank half of it in one go. She slammed the glass bottle on the table and shouted angrily: "What are you doing, those two idiots!"
"Ugh Caldesia!!"
Miss Qiluo quickly dissuaded her. In stark contrast to the blond girl, is the eldest lady who is almost gray. She pushed the coffee aside and lowered her head little by little.
"I'm sorry...I messed everything up..."
"Oh Qin Qianbai!!"
Qiluo hurriedly supported the girl. The extremely depressed girl lay motionless on the table, like a piece of dough that was being manipulated by others.
"It's not your fault, Xiaoqian. How can anyone describe a girl as a beast? I told Gongsun Ce about this a long time ago, but that guy actually dared to bite a bear today! Stop talking about you, It makes me angry!"
Caldesia looked even more angry, and Qiluo suddenly remembered the gray-haired young man's previous speech.
——"I think you should calm down and choose appropriate words to explain the situation, instead of using such rude words based on personal prejudice."
——"Why do you use words like bear to describe a woman you have never met?"
She defended the young man anxiously: "No! Gongsun Ce always remembers-"
"Ace knows it. Anyone who is familiar with Caldesia knows this."
Don't call that girl "Red Lion".
Also, don't use words like tiger, bear, leopard, etc. to describe girls in front of her.
This is a "rule" that the foursome will consciously abide by, just like don't mention the collapse of the kingdom in front of Gongsun Ce, don't delve into the past in front of Shigurei, don't explore her origin in front of Qin Qianbai... just for the sake of A small request that respects each other and is not excessive.
Thinking of this, Qin Qianbai's mood became even lower.
I just wanted to remind him that his statement was somewhat double-standard, but he kept talking like a bear. Of course Ace was angry because of the previous fight, otherwise why would he do this?
But she was not qualified to accuse the other party, because at that time, she was also angry because of it... As a result, it ended up like that.
The eldest lady said sadly: "Caldesia, I have ended my love affair."
She was so depressed that she forgot to hide her true feelings.
The top hat girl replied with a stinky face: "What a coincidence, my love is over! Now we can form a lovelorn duo!"
Qin Qianbai and Qiluo both looked up at her.
"What are you doing with that look in your eyes?"
Qiluo spoke on behalf of the two of them: "We thought you..."
Caldesia took off her hat and banged it on the table.
"Ah, yes, I just like him! I have liked him for a long time!! But Reiichi doesn't interest me at all, and I have given up on such thoughts a long time ago! Just treat him like a sister. Be friends!”
She finished the rest of the coffee, then grabbed Qin Qianbai's untouched cup and took a few sips.
"What's the result?! Today that guy asked me out in a big way, and even made a fool of himself. I really thought he was coming to his senses and was planning to go on a date with me... Finally, he told me that it was an early April Fool's Day game! Look at his smile How happy I am to finally be a little like his peers, it’s so great Reiichi!”
After saying this in one breath, Caldesia looked even more angry. She looked sideways at the street and ended with a statement full of negative energy.
"That's it, I'm just being sentimental."
"..."
Qin Qianbai couldn't think of what to say. She really wanted to say that what you thought was right, but the last person to say such unquestionable words was Shigure Reiichi himself.
Qiluo said guiltily: "It's all my fault. If it weren't for me -"
"It's not your fault, Qiluo." Caldesia rubbed her head roughly, "Don't take other people's faults on yourself."
At this time, Caldesia's cell phone rang. She looked at the call notification and saw Reiichi's name.
She turned off her phone directly.
The three of them were speechless.
So the angry people become more angry, the depressed people become more depressed, and the self-blaming people become more self-blaming.
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Afternoon, Dingyi District.
A few hundred meters away from the building, there is an artificial attraction invested and built last year. There is an artificial river here, and the matching river bank slope grassland will look familiar to people who often watch animations in the photo.
The two young men, who were all charred, were sitting on the grass. Their faces were as black as coal, their hair was dry, their whole bodies smelled of paste, and small black smoke could come out of their mouths.
Shigure Reiichi finally gave the coupons Kirara gave him as a gift to Millais to compensate the junior high school student who was involved. After that, the three gangsters and the junior high school students had a lot of sympathy for each other, and then they left.
If Gongsun Ce had seen the scene where his friend handed over the Walkman, he might have done something else. Unfortunately, the young man was busy looking for a parking space at the time, so the group was busy until they found nothing, and the Walkman returned to its "original owner".
Shigure Reiichi was on the phone. He heard the notification tone that the other party had turned off his phone and silently took his phone back.
"thump."
Gongsun Ce picked up a stone and threw it into the river. The pebbles fluttered for a moment, but stopped moving.
Shigurei said nothing.
The gray-haired young man picked up another stone and threw it into the river. This time it sank to the bottom.
"F*ck."
He sat back down on the grass.
His best friend remained unresponsive.
Gongsun Ce crushed the third stone into crumbs. He threw the gravel on the ground and cursed: "What the hell are you thinking?! I admit that I did a terrible job today. I really didn't expect so many accidents, but the few of us have always been serious about helping." your!"
"I understand, thank you."
Gongsun Ce became more and more annoyed: "Then can you tell me what you were thinking at the end?! That time you said something bad to make her angry? Is it funny?! If you want to see a joke, just look at me!"
"Is not funny."
His best friend is now acting like a dull gourd.
Gongsun Ce clenched his fists, stood up and said: "You know I never pry into this, friend. But I really can't help it today. Is it so difficult to confess?! Isn't it shameful to tell her you like her? Something?! Even if you are really unlucky enough to be rejected——"
"That's it."
Shigure Reiichi said calmly.
"The relationship between me and her will never return to what it is now. Rather than this development, it is better to treat it as a bad joke, wait until the anger subsides, and beg her for forgiveness."
The gray-haired young man looked at the person who had saved his life as if he were meeting him for the first time.
Gongsun Ce has never felt that the other party is so strange. His fists clenched and unclenched, and after a few times, he sat back on the grass.
"What do you think?"
His friend looked at the river. He was so focused that he seemed to see his past in it.
"When I first arrived in the Sky Capital, I didn't know anything."
"I had no common sense and no money. All I learned from the institute was how to hurt myself and how to hurt others. At that time, the Curse Scale could not be used for rescue. It was a spell born out of malice, just like me. …”
"Ugly, filthy, evil and unsightly."
Gongsun Ce thought of his friend's origin and the scars on his body hidden under his coat.
He always regards the other person as his good friend Reiichi Shigure, but often forgets his past. This man is also Shigure, an impermanent user like Shigure Rei...
A taboo alien born from an unknown place.
"I was unkempt, wrapped in a torn robe, and my heart was filled with cold and selfish thoughts. I stood under the bright sunshine, looking at a world I had never seen before. This place is much larger than the research institute, and there are no blood stains or stains on the walls. Dirt, people here are well-dressed, no cold white coats can be seen, no one wants to hurt me, no one wants me to do experiments again... I feel like this is paradise."
"But after just a while, I realized that the gazes from people were still the same. Alienation, indifference, hostility, malice... I realized that there was not much difference between the Sky City and Shigure Research Institute. The same kind of people were the same as Shigure Research Institute. The emotions of the researchers can also be felt here.”
"I feel hopeless and take it for granted. I think that's how human beings are, not to mention that I myself can never be called lovable. I have always been a disgusting being...I am Shigure."
"She appeared in front of me like this."
Shigurei raised the corners of his mouth and recounted his past with a smile.
"She walked up to me holding her nose and asked me in disgust where I came from. Is it because of my ability? My family or friends are there... I don't understand it. I don't know why she wants to When she approached me, it was clear that even she herself thought I was not very likable. I didn’t talk to her and just walked away in a random direction. But you know, Caldesia is so stubborn, enthusiastic and kind..."
Gongsun Ce sighed and said, "So you were picked up by her."
The young man in a suit nodded.
"I... have never been in contact with such a person. Someone who is obviously resistant to me, but still decides to get close to me. I wanted to stay away from her, but she said she thought I was very interesting. She invited me to eat, Taking me to her home for a break, she wanted to help me, with a kindness I had almost never seen... I didn't know how to respond, I didn't know what to do..."
"I was just thinking, I don't want her to hate me."
"I want to make myself less hateful. At least, don't make her look so embarrassed."
"I spoke these thoughts to Caldesia, telepathically. She was so surprised that she said a lot of things that I can barely remember now. She gave me a suit that night. She said the suit was clean and tidy. Handsome, no one will hate this.”
Since then, Reiichi Shigure has appeared in front of everyone wearing a suit every day.
"I learned a lot again, a lot. I was finally able to stand upright beside her, and people no longer looked at me as coldly as before. Then I met you, Qin Qianbai, and I had friends , gained more goodwill...heavy and precious goodwill."
he said in a low voice.
"Cardesia regards me as a close friend. She thinks she is my sister, or a guide. I am helpless, but my life is so beautiful, what else can I ask for?"
"I dare not take a step forward, because if I make a mistake, we will never be able to go back to the past. Once we speak the truth, the relationship between us will change. It may become better, and there will be more. It could get worse. I can't imagine a life alienated from her, and I never want to enter such a world..."
He looked at the sky in ecstasy.
"The first light seen in the darkness is all that a desperate man has."
Gongsun Ce said sadly: "How do you know you will..."
He remembered how much the man cared about his appearance, and how he said he didn't want to be hated as he had been.
He thought again of the man's description of his first arrival, of his meeting with the blonde girl.
He somewhat understood the other party's thoughts.
In his eyes, Reiichi Shigure was a dashing, handsome, somewhat sinister, and trustworthy man.
But the one Shigure saw in his eyes was always the scarred and taboo Shigure.
"You know my past, Gongsun." He said flatly, "But Caldesia knows nothing about it. I can't tell her these, about the absurd stories that happened on a remote island that have nothing to do with her, about many An unfortunate childhood for the children. I cannot allow a kind person like her to be exposed to the dark world... Never, never."
"I am Shigure. I am ugly, with bloody hands, and a curse. I will bring danger to her, and she will be afraid of the real me. I should not stand next to her, and she should not be with me. Contact with such evil people.”
He lowered his head, alone, like an abandoned child, but insisted not to show his lonely expression.
"How can I tell her I love you."
Gongsun Ce was silent for a long time.
Why are you still in love like this? Why do you want us to help you? Why don't you stay away from her when you are in such pain? Just stay alone and let her be happy alone... These thoughts flashed through his mind, but There is no way I can say such hurtful words. He understands the other person. Although he was a much happier person than Shigure, at this moment, he truly understood the other person's heart.
The eloquent young man could not say a single constructive word.
He could only reach out and pat his friend's back, saying meaningless comfort.
"Be open-minded, I don't hate you, she must be the same."
"Thank you, Gongsun."
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