Doctor's home, office on the second floor. The two siblings sat opposite each other, both with sad faces.
"Take her to school!" Gongsun Ce came up with a new idea, "Leave the education task to the teacher!"
Maho sighed quietly: "In the concept she was instilled, only knowledge that is beneficial to combat is worth learning. I'm worried that she herself will resist ordinary schools."
Gongsun Ce came up with another plan: "Let her walk on the street by herself, giving her a chance to communicate with her peers."
"The incident happened not long before the death... I'm worried that others will misunderstand Ayane and take revenge on her."
Gongsun Ce felt a headache. On the one hand, it was because Ayane was quite different from today's society, and on the other hand, it was because of Maho's negative attitude: the ideas he proposed were often immediately rejected, with the attitude that he could not go wrong. Good reason.
But if nothing is done, nothing will change. If this continues, the conflict between the two will not be alleviated.
Gongsun Ce decided to change his perspective: "Sister Maho, in what direction do you want to educate Ayane?"
This time, the doctor's answer was unambiguous.
"Don't practice impermanence, and don't touch karate. Just stay away from these things that will hurt her, and let Ayane live a stable life."
That's it...
She has suffered too much in the Chiguchi Project, so she never wants her to participate in these dangerous things again. She just wants to spend her life in peace. This is quite in line with Maho's character. She is someone who does not want to participate in chaos and is eager to protect herself.
When he said this, there was a hint of gloom in Maho's eyes. Gongsun Ce noticed this, but didn't say anything. He had some concerns in his heart.
"I understand." Gongsun Ce clapped his hands, "Leave it to me! Then let's let Ayane come into contact with those absolutely harmless people and things!"
He walked out of the office and shouted to Ayane downstairs: "Ayane, are you interested in volunteer activities?"
"A volunteer is...?" Xiao Ayane put down her phone.
“Use your free time to help everyone’s activities.”
"No... not interested!" Ayane covered herself with a sofa pillow and said with a guilty conscience, "Ayane is a selfish bad boy who won't help everyone!"
Wow, the residual influence of Master Chi is still a bit troublesome...
Gongsun Ce had a flash of inspiration and said in a seductive tone: "You can see many, many handsome guys~~You can also see the latest fighting skills~~"
Ayane slowly revealed half of her face.
"Hmm... um! You can go take a look then! Wait a moment for Ayane to change clothes~"
Lingyin puffed out her cigarette and ran to the bedroom. The doctor walked out of the door and poked Gongsun Ce in the lower back.
"Thank you for imagining it."
"Kongsun is so virtuous. I don't believe you when you say that Ayane doesn't like handsome boys." Gongsun Ce shrugged, "Wait a minute. I'll call the mutual aid association. They have the most experience in dealing with problem children."
·
Thirty minutes later, the Thorny Area.
“In the last three days of the summer vacation sale, canned herrings are 4.9% off on a first-come, first-served basis. If you buy Starry Sky, you will receive a small carrot cake or rice pudding. The cafe will provide brunch before 2 p.m. You are welcome to try it~”
In front of the large supermarket chain "Warrison", Milais, who works part-time, is wearing a unicorn puppet costume with his head exposed, holding a big speaker, and shouting feebly in the bright sun.
Why am I so unlucky, Millais thought. Generally speaking, if the air-conditioning unit in a puppet suit is broken, it is considered bad luck. What if the auto-play button on the speaker is also stuck? It makes me angry when I think of the seniors who confidently said that this is handmade equipment to save money. Your workmanship is not reliable at all!
"Alas...Welcome to Wallison, be happy and in a good mood every day..."
Millais read the supermarket slogan dejectedly, grabbed his phone and looked at the group chat.
[Biochemical·Seal] (Group Leader): @All members, brothers in Huaxing Street, listen up, the devil and the doctor are planning to bring their little sister to experience volunteer activities. Is there any member who considers himself to be suave, handsome and unrestrained to recommend himself as a guide?
[Thunderbolt Broom Head] (Administrator): Some presidents, I recommend Chi Zijing as a member.
[Purple Explosion] (Administrator): Support member Chi Zijing (laughing)
[bgm worker]: Support Chi Zijing member +1
…
[King of Duel]: Support Chi Zijing members +20
[Biochemical Seal] (Group Leader): Damn it, your trust makes me extremely touched. Unfortunately, member Chi Zijing was having breakfast at the coffee shop, so this task was handed over to Cao Xin.
[Thunderbolt Broom Head] (Administrator): It’s so lazy to have breakfast at 10 o’clock. This guy is so lazy. @马马小鱼, Milais is keeping an eye on me at the door while I finish moving this batch of goods.
——What the hell does it have to do with me!
Milais felt a big pot falling from the sky and almost screamed. He quickly comforted himself. He had seen both the demon and the doctor before. Even though he was a member of the Calamity Club, he was not as dangerous as the Deathwing gang. In any case, it would not embarrass him, a small wage earner... I guess so……
"That's a chain supermarket over there. Have you been there before?"
"No! I used to train in the mountains~"
heard it! I heard the devil’s signature chattering voice!
Milais hurriedly replied in the group, "Mr. Gongsun is here, come and save me." Then he greeted him with a smile: "Good morning, Mr. Gongsun, Miss Doctor, what is today -"
"Hello~"
The little girl in red next to the demon said hello with a smile.
Is it an illusion?
Why does this sound feel a bit familiar, as if I heard it not long ago... Let me see, this is...
Millais carefully looked at Ayane's face, which completely awakened the unbearable memories of what he had personally experienced at the end of June.
"——Ahhhhhhhhh!"
Half a second later, a heart-rending scream passed through the sky, making the members of the mutual aid association working in the supermarket freeze! "Is someone attacking?" "A newbie going on a rampage with super powers?"
"I'm going to check out the situation!" Cao Hong, who was in charge of selling durians in the fruit section, ran out of the supermarket door first, wearing a durian hood! I saw Milais in a unicorn puppet suit twitching on the ground! I saw what Ayane looked like! "Ah ah ah ah help!" Durian screamed and fell to the ground unconscious!
"What's wrong?!" Cao Xinling, dressed as a hamster puppet, ran out of the supermarket door worriedly! Saw the comatose unicorn and durian! I saw what Ayane looked like! "——Woo." The hamster whimpered and fell to the ground in a coma!
"What happened!" Broom head Cao Xin ran out of the supermarket door quickly! I saw a comatose unicorn, durian and hamster! I saw what Ayane looked like! "Ghost, ah, ah, ah, ah!" Broomhead screamed and fell to the ground unconscious!
Namo San...Namo Amitabha! This actually miserable scene is the natural physiological reaction that occurs after ordinary people are awakened to painful memories. The stress syndrome of being comatose in order to protect oneself can be described as Red Master·Reality·Shocking Symptoms!
"What happened?!" x4
Seeing the apples, oranges, kangaroos and blood sausages coming one after another, Gongsun Ce quickly turned around to block Ayane: "It's okay, they've got heatstroke!"
The members of the mutual aid association breathed a sigh of relief and ran to the few who were foaming at the mouth to ask for help. "Oh, hurry up and pinch Renzhong." "Drink Huoxiang Zhengqi water." "We all told you to keep hydrated when going out in the summer... Damn, Milais doesn't turn on the air conditioner and wears a puppet suit?" "Drop it, he has an air conditioner. It must have broken again.”
Ayane raised her head to observe the commotion of the big brothers and sisters, and asked curiously: "Maho-chan, do volunteers just come over and scream and foam at the mouth?"
Maho looked haggard: "Let's go home..."
"Maho-san, don't give up first, okay?"
"Really, Maho-chan is so lazy!"
·
Five minutes later, the cafe in the supermarket.
Chi Zijing put down the coffee and said earnestly: "Maybe letting her rest at home first is also a good choice."
"Is Ayane so scary..." Ayane said in a low voice.
"Of course you are not scary, but many people in this city are very timid. They will panic when they see the little girl in red!" Chi Zijing handed Lingyin a cake roll, "This is all It's a short-term phenomenon, and you'll be fine in a few days. You just walked around the supermarket, how do you feel?"
"There are not many handsome older brothers." Ayane said, "Besides, why doesn't everyone go exercise?"
Chi Zijing said without thinking: "Because everyone is too lazy to exercise! It's great to have a cup of tea and play games in the good time, so why practice every day."
President, can you set an example for the children?
After hearing this, Ayane asked: "Then, if an enemy is coming, how can we protect ourselves if we don't exercise?"
"This is a question worth thinking about." Chi Zijing put down his tea cup, "It is now the year 2010 in the Yongguang calendar, and the world has been peaceful for a long time. Everyone believes that there will be no war, so there is little motivation to do things that make oneself stronger. .
And you also know that both the Heaven-Returning Technique and the Impermanence Technique require talent. No matter how hard the average person criticizes themselves, they can't fly into the sky and into the earth, so what's the point of exercising? Those strong men with strength and morality will shoulder the responsibility of fighting. But this responsibility is their own choice, not imposed by others. "
Chi Zijing leisurely said: "Everyone has the freedom to live a safe life. If I don't want to exercise, who can force me? I think you and the doctor both understand the pain caused by force."
"Woo...Woo..."
Ayane ate the cake roll in small bites, as if thinking about something.
"In other words, is it because people today can live easily because there are powerful people who take the risks for them?"
Chi Zijing smiled and nodded: "You made it very clear. The will of those strong people prevented the war from happening, and their existence stabilized the world."
"Then, I also want to become a strong person with strength and morality!" Ayane clapped her hands and said with a smile, "In this way, my wish will come true!"
"If you like it, you can do it-"
Snapped!
There was a loud vibration on the table, and the cake plate flew up. Maho stood up silently, his eyes full of anger.
"What are you instilling in Ayane?! Is this your help?!"
The president raised his hands in surrender, and Maho grabbed Ayane's hand: "Ayane, don't think about this, let's go home-"
"I don't want it!" Ayane broke away, "Why did Maho-chan suddenly lose his temper!"
"You shouldn't be exposed to these anymore!" Maho said anxiously.
"Why? Maho-chan is getting so weird!"
"I'm doing it for you-"
Ayane said angrily: "It's for my own good. Isn't this what instructors say most often? Maho-chan, why have you become like an instructor now!
"
"——"
Maho suddenly lost her strength, her hands dropped, and her face almost lost all color.
After Ayane said this, she ran away in anger. But Maho couldn't chase her. Her lips moved a few times, but she couldn't say a word. Finally, the doctor also ran away, lowering his head and walking in a hurry, as if he was hiding the expression on his face, not wanting others to see it.
Chi Zijing maintained his surrender posture and made a face.
"Aren't you going to chase them?"
"What's the rush? It's good for them to calm down." Gongsun Ce stirred the coffee with a spoon and said calmly, "President, what do you think?"
"This little girl is much more mature than she looks. She understands the changes in the world, but she can't adapt so quickly. And her companions and friends from back then are no longer around, and the only person who can connect her with the world is There is only one doctor left." Chi Zijing said, "People who have experienced suffering value the most is what is left in their hands... She just wants to do something to give herself the power to protect this life."
"Doctors are different." Gongsun Ce pushed up his glasses. "She has the ability to kill most people instantly, but she is willing to be a doctor."
Chi Zijing let out a long sigh: "Ah! Women are such troublesome mother-in-laws. What can you do?"
"Why are you laughing? I don't believe your family won't arrange a blind date for you."
Gongsun Ce drank up his coffee and went to the counter to buy a few cake rolls and put them on the table: "I'm going to chase them first. Send them a few cakes to apologize to me."
"Hey, what's the point of apologizing for this little thing? Just think of it as helping them train their mentality."
·
Central United University, rooftop of experimental building.
During the summer vacation, the campus is deserted. Except for a few students who still have research tasks and researchers wearing white coats, no one else can be seen.
Lena Cecil stood on the rooftop, looking at the quiet campus and feeling relaxed and happy. She lit a cigarette for herself, took out a can of coffee from the pocket of her white coat, and threw it towards the shadow of the water tank not far away.
Gululu, Gululu. The canned coffee rolls on the floor, touching the toes painted with black nail polish. Akaguchi Maho sat alone in the corner of the rooftop, silent.
"You are so old and still act like a stupid little girl." Dr. Cecil exhaled smoke, "Send over the correction of the small biochemical body before 12 noon tomorrow. New projects are waiting to be used. .”
"I--"
"If you don't want to work anymore, just resign. If you want to continue working, just file your own business. Make a decision early and don't waste my time."
Dr. Cecil stamped out his cigarette butts and left from the rooftop.
Maho picked up the coffee and took a sip. The bitter taste reverberated in her mouth, making her want to cry.
She sat in silence, her mind going blank. Many things flashed through her mind, but she thought of nothing. The past of Akaguchi's plan, her death, the end of Master Akaguchi, the reunion with Ayane, and now...
"Young, did you buy it first?" A voice sounded beside her, "What a pity, I wish I had bought a can if I had known earlier."
Gongsun Ce sat down next to Zhenfan, holding two cans of coffee in his hands. A common brand found in vending machines. Doctors occasionally drink this when they work overtime. He put away the can of coffee, opened another one himself, and took a sip.
"It's so bitter!" Gongsun Ce smacked his lips, causing Zhenfan to smile.
He said nothing more until Maho spoke himself.
"I think everything is over." Maho said, "The moment I died, I thought to myself that the Akiko plan was truly over. I no longer have to worry about the crises in the past. I no longer have to work hard to find safety by relying on money and status. Feeling good, because no one will look at me anymore.
I think this is the last battle of my life. From now on, I can stay far away from the other world and live a peaceful life. It is your business to fight how you want. I will just heal you as before. "
"Very good." Gongsun Ce said sincerely, "Strength and responsibility are not the same thing. There is no need to fight and kill."
Maho stared at the advertisement on the coffee can. Sugar-free black coffee, the choice of society.
"I also hope that Ayane can be safe, but she doesn't think so..." She whispered, "When Ayane got angry, I realized that she was right. I was also forcing her to live the life I expected. But What should I do, Gongsun Ce? I don’t want to see her hurt again.”
Gongsun Ce pushed up his glasses and said slowly and leisurely: "I think you should figure this out yourself first. That is to say, Sister Zhenfan, I think your idea of retreating to the rear and not going to the front line is okay. But you say that you will spend the rest of your life It would be outrageous to stop fighting after that one game.
With our identity here, the overall situation is not really completely peaceful. Do you think it is possible to stay away from fighting for the rest of our lives? Not to mention, the man behind the incident a few days ago wanted to steal the dragon seed. "
Maho said irritably: "I don't want to fight anymore!"
"Um."
"I don't want to...no one can force me, I...sigh."
Gongsun Ce shook the coffee can and threw it around with telekinesis. Black coffee floated out and was made into small bubbles by telekinesis.
"Sister Maho, have you ever thought about it, everyone is actually doing the same thing as you."
"What?"
"It means a sense of security. I think people must have a sense of security to live in the world. In ordinary people's lives, this sense of security comes from family, friendship, money, and status. But in our world, the strongest security The feeling always comes from one’s own strength.”
There is no need for an invincible person to feel panic unless he is that thing at the end of his spiritual life.
"...You are right." Maho was silent for a long time and reluctantly admitted. She then quickly added: "But I also need other kinds of security."
Gongsun Ce patted his chest: "Mr. Gongsun, I will be here at your call! I promise to provide comfort, praise and motivation services as soon as possible."
"It's so noisy, Taoist Master."
Zhenfan raised his fist and hit Gongsun Ce on the back as if to vent his anger.
"...Thank you, stupid brother."
The gray-haired young man drank the coffee floating in the air and said, "Do you feel stronger now that you have figured it out?"
"It can't change so fast." Maho said, "But I can continue to act strong."
"Then go talk to Ayane?"
"Where is Ayane?"
"It's the safest place in the city." Gongsun Ce said.
·
"Uncle, don't you drink juice?"
"I don't like it very much."
Click, click, Ayane shook her feet on the chair.
"Uncle, what is written in that notebook?"
"Details, you may need them at work."
"What does uncle do?"
"Think of it as a police officer."
Little Ayane supported her head with both hands, her eyes full of nymphomaniacs: "Ah...ah! The police are very powerful. Uncle is so handsome..."
Agent Will suddenly remembered that evil-looking woman and burst into laughter.
"Thanks."
Gongsun Ce and Ling Yin happened to see this scene when they arrived. An adult man with blond hair and a girl in red sat face to face in the outdoor cafe in the Thorns District. The two people, whose styles were very different, perfectly blended into this chaotic city, and there was harmony in the weirdness.
The waitresses next to me whispered as they walked by. One said that the single father must have been deceived by a bad woman to work alone with his children, and the other said, "Oh my God, what a shame for such a good man. How about I ask if the child needs a stepmother?" , Gongsun Ce’s head was full of black lines.
"Ahem!" Gongsun Ce coughed twice and walked forward with Zhenfan, "Excuse me, Mr. Will."
"It's okay, I happened to be passing by." The agent nodded and stood up from his chair. When Ayane saw Maho coming, she subconsciously shrank her neck and looked away.
"...I'm sorry, Maho-chan." She walked up to the doctor and whispered, "I was so excited just now...I shouldn't have said such extreme words."
Maho knelt down and stared into his best friend's eyes, suddenly thinking of the girl who always came to visit him.
"It's my fault, Ayane." She hugged her friend awkwardly, "You have never done anything wrong... You are right. We must always have the strength to protect the things we cherish."
"Ah?" Ayane said in surprise, "Maho-chan is sensible now!"
"But Blood Demon Karate is too easy to hurt yourself, which worries me a lot. How about practicing more peaceful techniques from now on? Also go meet some new friends and try to do things other than becoming stronger."
"Hmm... um." Ayane said boredly, "But I haven't come into contact with others, Maho-chan."
"I will help you." Maho patted her head, "We are friends."
"Yeah! That's great~!"
The girl suddenly beamed.
In a few words, the problem that had troubled Maho for a long time was solved.
Gongsun Ce was not surprised by this result. It is difficult for two people who have a really good relationship to have problems that cannot be solved. Most of the time, effective communication is much more useful than help from others...
That's the way it is with trivial matters at home. As long as you talk about it, it's not a big deal.
Gongsun Ce opened the second can of coffee: "I didn't expect you to take care of her personally, Mr. Will."
"After all, I was the one who brought her out... After all, Kongxuan and I have known each other for a long time."
There was a look in Will's eyes that others couldn't understand, and he didn't know what he was thinking of.
"It's better to never have another Red Master."
The agent put on his top hat, stood up from the table, and left silently. Gongsun Ce stretched out and thought about what he should take them to eat at noon.
Maybe he should ask Ayane for her opinion, he thought. After all, Ayane is older than him.
Ayane-chan's rebellious period, or Maho-chan's rebellious period, ended in peace.
