Del...she was supposed to be in Cuixue Town in Galar, but now she appeared in Jihua City in the Johto area, in front of Xu Qiansu.
If it is a coincidence, it is obviously impossible.
She came to see Xu Qiansu.
Del stood up with her hands on the table, raised her eyes and looked straight at Xu Qiansu, her breathing was a little rapid, so that her pretty white face was a little rosy... It was obvious that she was in an extremely unstable mood at the moment.
"You finally came here..." she said.
"..." Xu Qiansu looked at Del's pretty face, remained silent for a while, and then asked in a low voice, "Why are you here?"
"You have been wandering around in confusion this week, and you have not deliberately concealed your whereabouts. It is not easy to find you." Dale smiled inexplicably, but there was no smile on her face. She said, "Not only do I know where you are, but Ma Li, Cattleya... they all know that you are near Jihua City, but I am the only one who came to find you."
Del took a deep breath, softened her tone, and repeated: "You are finally willing to come over..."
Naoko looked at their faces, she pursed her lips tightly and said nothing, although she listened.
"Sorry." Xu Qiansu could only say this now.
Del walked out from behind the counter, then walked slowly in front of Xu Qiansu, raised her eyes slightly to look at him, and asked, "Do you know how I feel at the moment?"
"……Feel sorry."
Del stopped talking about herself and asked, "Do you want to go back to Yuanzhu City?"
"Go back tomorrow morning." Xu Qiansu replied.
"I will go with you."
"Is there no problem in Cuixue Town?"
"What do you care about Cuixue Town at this moment!?" Del's voice became louder, "You should take a good look at yourself!"
Xu Qiansu was startled slightly and reached out to touch her face, "Are you very haggard?"
"When Cattleya, the custodian, saw you, she didn't even care about being angry. She just felt so distressed that she burst into tears."
"...I'm sorry, I've been too willful these days."
"Whether you are willful or escaping, we don't care about me or Cattleya... This is not your responsibility or anyone else's responsibility." Del looked away from Xu Qiansu's face and remained silent. After a while, he said, "Do you know where Lillie is?"
"I think Shiori must have taken her in at Enzhu Shrine." Xu Qiansu became a little more energetic when he mentioned Lillie, and he said, "I want to go back to see her as soon as possible."
"Before that, let's take a bath and have a full meal." Del shook his head slightly and looked at Naoko again, "Who are you?"
Naoko was stunned for a moment, not expecting Del to suddenly talk to her.
She held the guitar case in both hands and bowed politely, "Hello, my name is Naoko."
"Naoko..." Dale nodded gently, "Just call me Joey..."
After that, Dell asked again, "Are you traveling with him...to go to Yuanzhu City together?"
"yes."
"I'll arrange a room for you."
Del turned around and led the way for the two of them. After Naoko was arranged, Del carried the small bag and came directly to Xu Qiansu's room and pushed the door open.
Xu Qiansu was sitting at the table, looking at herself in the mirror... She was really haggard, her face was pale, her eyes were thick with dark circles, her eyes were cloudy, and she looked like a zombie.
Xu Qiansu reached out and patted her face to cheer up, then turned her head to look at Dale who opened the door and walked in with a smile, "In any case, I never expected that I would meet you here."
"I'm different. On the one hand, I want to see you, but on the other hand, seeing your state, I don't dare to come forward rashly... So when you go to a town, I will go to the Pokémon Center in that town. I look forward to seeing you there for help.”
Joey put the small bag on the bed, stretched out his hand, tied up his long pink hair into a single ponytail, hanging behind his waist, then untied his belt, took off his somewhat cumbersome uniform, and wore only a white Knitted sweater and an off-white long skirt.
She came to the refrigerator, bent down to open it, and took out tomatoes, noodles, potatoes and other ingredients.
"You go take a shower and I'll cook."
"Sorry to trouble you." Xu Qiansu said sincerely without refusing.
"Not only are you hungry, I'm also extremely hungry. God knows how I spent this week." Del rolled her eyes in a good-looking way.
When Xu Qiansu and Jiuwei came out of the shower, Del was still cooking noodles.
“Want to make tomato egg noodles?”
"Because I like tomatoes."
Xu Qiansu walked over, peeled and cut the washed tomatoes and potatoes.
The two of them made a big pot of tomato and egg noodles, and no one said a word.
They just ate it all, piled the pots and pans in the sink, and then the two of them sat on the tatami to eat.
Jiuwei also burped, started licking the fur on his front paws again, and then rested his head on Xu Qiansu's thigh.
"Where are your other Pokémon?" Del wiped the corners of his lips with a tissue, looked at Kyuubi, and asked.
"They all stayed in Enzhu City...only Kyuubi is with them."
"It has evolved...the color is also different from the ordinary Kyuubi..." Del looked away from the Kyuubi, then pondered for a while, and then said, "How much do you know about Lillie?"
Hearing this, Xu Qiansu was silent for a while, and then said, "After Rong Yue left, Lillie's consciousness and body have returned to the beginning of March, and she has retained her memory... She traveled with me on the premise of knowing everything. .”
"Did you know that she traveled with you with the determination to spend the last time with you?" Dell crumpled the tissue into a ball and threw it into the trash can. Then she turned her head to look at Xu Qiansu and asked in a low voice.
Xu Qiansu looked at her, "At the Bell Tower, Lillie must have summoned the Phoenix King with the help of Shiori... Do you mean that her plan at that time was to give her life to Rong Yue?"
Del did not answer directly. She recalled a little, put her hands on the small table, and said, "At the beginning of March... before you called, Lillie had already arrived in Cuixue Town."
Xu Qiansu said nothing.
Del then continued, "That was the first time I saw Lillie, but her complexion was very poor at that time... I was worried that there was something wrong with her body, but after checking, she was very healthy... I suspected that she should She had some mental problems, so she lied and said that there were a lot of trainers at the Pokémon Center that day and there were no free rooms, so she let her live with me."
"That night, I found many topics to talk to her about, but she was not willing to open up to me, so I had to stop there." Dell shook his head gently.
She stood up with her hands on the tatami, took the pillow from the bed, spread it directly on the couch, sat down, changed to a more comfortable sitting position, and then continued:
"But in the middle of the night, Lillie sweated a lot and kept crying... Of course I couldn't pretend not to see it, so I had to continue asking." Del held her hands tightly and tightened.
"After I pressed again and again, she finally told me the details intermittently... To be honest, Lillie was very confused at that time, and many of her words were illogical. I also heard them in a daze... Who is Rong Yue? Why? Did he suddenly switch bodies? Why did he suddenly come back... I didn't understand these things...
...Sorry, I chose to help Lillie hide it from you at that time..."
Xu Qiansu shook his head slightly, then stood up to make a pot of black tea and poured a cup for the two of them.
"But one thing, Lillie made it very clear." Dale held the tea cup in both hands, looked at Xu Qiansu, and said quietly, "In her heart, Rong Yue deserves to live in the world more than she does... As long as Rong Yue can be kept alive. , she is willing to do anything.”
Del pursed her lips, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and then said: "I was surprisingly angry at that time, and I said, what stupid things are you talking about? If Xu Qiansu finds out, he will definitely teach you a lesson! If Xu Qiansu knew about it, she would definitely not allow you to do such a thing...
In fact, the night you fought Team Rocket, you appeared on TV... At that time, you were not with Rong Yue, and it was a good opportunity to summon Phoenix King without telling you... So I took the initiative to call my sister that day. When I called her, my original intention was to let her tell Rong Yue about the matter and let Rong Yue make her own decision, but she didn't expect that her sister was also involved and was distressed... I don't need to explain any more. "
Del shook his head slightly, with a hint of trance in his eyes, and then continued:
"After hearing this, Lillie just shook her head. She told me that because of this incident, she and Rong Yue experienced each other's lives. Every night when they dreamed, they could see part of each other's memories... She and Rong Yue It's like a symbiotic existence. Even you may not understand Rong Yue like she does... so she can know the pain and reluctance Rong Yue felt when she chose to leave."
"While you and Rongyue were tossing and turning in pain, Lillie was doing the same." Dell gently rubbed the rim of the tea cup with her fingers, and the heat made the rim of the cup slightly moist.
Xu Qiansu drank all the black tea in front of her and poured herself another cup.
The two were silent for a while, and then Del continued, "I said so much, I just hope that when you return to Yuanzhu City, you can give Lillie an explanation."
"I had this plan originally." Xu Qiansu shook her head gently and said softly.
"Xu Qiansu." Del called Xu Qiansu's name. She stared at Xu Qiansu with her blue lake-like eyes. She was silent for a long time before slowly saying:
"The explanation I'm talking about is neither to comfort her nor to find something to compensate her... What I mean is for you to accept her, bring her to Cattleya, and tell Cattleya that you are determined to be responsible for Lillie ...Just as you are responsible for Cattleya, take responsibility for Lillie...is that okay?"
Xu Qiansu tilted his head and looked at Del, and said, "That's what I mean."
Del lowered her eyes and avoided Xu Qiansu's gaze. She tightened her grip on the tea cup and was silent for a while. Then she said, "I'm not trying to kidnap you morally. After all, this is not your responsibility. You shouldn’t have to pay for this…”
"No." Xu Qiansu interrupted Del. He took a deep breath and said slowly: "The origin of this incident is caused by coincidences in many aspects... It's because I promised Miss Joy to participate in the mission and get the To the mask, out of curiosity, I asked Lillie to summon Cresselia;"
"It's Cresselia, as a super-powered Pokémon, who is naturally curious about the magical stone slab;"
"It was because of my carelessness that I got involved in the Washui area, which led Lillie to accidentally get in touch with Celebi in order to save me;"
"The reason why I got the magic slate has nothing to do with Feng, and Feng... is because of my selfish desire to give Miss Mary a gift to make her feel at ease;"
"And the reason why I went to the Xicui area is even related to the power of the fireball slate in Vulpix's body. The reason why Vulpix's body can withstand the power of the fireball slate is thanks to the power of the Phoenix King in her body... …”
"And the power of the Phoenix King..." Xu Qiansu lowered her eyes to the black tea in the cup, looked at herself in the water, and whispered, "It is also the source of the ending that I saw Rong Yue... If the person who exchanges bodies with Lillie , not her..."
Xu Qiansu shook his head slightly and then said:
"It is impossible for the Phoenix King to suddenly have a kind heart and help Rong Yue and Vulpix... In my opinion, part of the reason may be that Lillie and Rong Yue summoned him at the Bell Tower... for a Pokémon of Phoenix King's level Dreams, even if it is impossible to understand the past and present, and know all things, should still be aware of it. After all, this is the cause and effect that spanned two thousand years ago... and the main reason why he suddenly became interested in doing such a thing , I guess it’s still with me..."
Because I am not from this world... Xu Qiansu thought silently.
"Even if it weren't for me, Rong Yue wouldn't have saved Liu Wei, then traveled with her, and finally met the Phoenix King..."
Xu Qiansu picked up the tea cup and drank the black tea in one gulp, then put the cup down and made a soft 'pop' sound on the table.
He closed his eyes and whispered, "The ending of everything was already doomed half a year ago when I met Vulpix in the Weimei Forest in Galar... Even though this was not my intention, but... "
"The person who started these stories is myself."
Hearing this, Del's heart trembled, and then she felt a great sadness and helplessness...
This is a 'circle', a 'circle' in which all events are intertwined, and a 'circle' in which all endings are already destined.
Just like Xu Qiansu said, as early as half a year ago, when he met Vulpix, these things were destined to happen... It was these things that made Xu Qiansu meet Vulpix at that ruins.
Xu Qiansu opened her eyes, picked up the teapot, poured herself another cup of black tea, and whispered:
"This is a story started by me. I naturally have an obligation to take responsibility for Lillie. Even if I am hated by Cattleya, even if I make her angry, I am determined to take responsibility for Lillie..." Xu Qiansu raised her eyes and looked at Dai Er, smiled and said, "Of course, even if Cattleya hates me for this, I will not give up on her... I will try my best to ask for her forgiveness."
Del held the tea cup tightly with both hands and looked at Xu Qiansu.
She didn't understand why Xu Qiansu had to go through this kind of thing... These things were obviously not his intention. Everything was just the result of the coincidence of all parties, the result of the choice between Lillie and Rongyue... But In the end, Xu Qiansu has to bear the responsibility for everything.
He could have ignored this... just like when he came back from the Xicui area, he could have ignored Cattleya's contribution to him and continued to travel with Mali, and then decided on Mali's sixteenth birthday Relationship, spend the rest of your life so easily and comfortably, instead of being stuck between Cattleya and Mary at this moment, suffering...
If he did that, no one would blame him, no one would blame him... After all, he had even lost his memory, and Cattleya had erased it with her own hands.
Only Ma Li, who has a smart mind and understands Xu Qiansu, can still get along with him... If it were an ordinary person, she would probably just curse Xu Qiansu as a beast that is worse than a beast, right?
Speaking of which, Ma Li seems to have said that this is what she likes about Xu Qiansu, right?
...Why isn't she?
Del shook his head gently, swept away the distracting thoughts in his mind, and asked in a low voice, "Why?"
"Huh? Why?" Xu Qiansu asked confused.
"Why do you have to go to that extent for Cattleya and Lillie? In fact, as early as early March, when you just came back from the Xicui area, you could take Mary away and fly away, so you don't care about this, right?"
"How could I do that kind of thing?" Xu Qiansu shook his head slightly and smiled at Del, "If I had done that, I'm afraid you wouldn't be sitting here having a long conversation... you would hate me from the bottom of your heart. Maybe."
Del retracted her hands, put them on her thighs, and squeezed the white skirt tightly. Then she also laughed and said: "Although in terms of strength, you can't be called a great trainer... But I think, You are already amazing now, well, quite amazing...it seems like you have followed through on what you said before."
"What did you say before?"
"Didn't you always talk about becoming a great trainer?"
Xu Qiansu was startled for a moment and said in a daze, "So I've said this before..."
He shook his head slightly and smiled again, "What's so great about it? At best, it's just more popular with Pokémon."
Del didn't say anything more. She took out her phone and looked at the time... It was already half past one in the morning.
Del has booked a train for nine o'clock tomorrow morning...so it's time to rest.
Del put away her phone, looked at Xu Qiansu, and said, "I want to sleep with you tonight?"
"Huh?" Xu Qiansu raised her eyebrows slightly.
Dale pointed at Kyuubi, "She sleeps in the middle."
Xu Qiansu glanced at Jiuwei and nodded lightly... With Del's character, it was impossible for him to want to commit himself to Xu Qiansu tonight, so he naturally didn't need to think too much... Del should have some other reason... …
Maybe, it's just pure fear.
Xu Qiansu pointed to the tatami, "I'll just lay the floor."
"You, a person who has been wandering outside for a week, who has not even had a good night's sleep, are going to sleep on the floor... don't you want your waist?" Dell squinted at Xu Qiansu, "What kind of savage beast am I?"
This is not a question of whether he is afraid or not... No matter how you say it, Xu Qiansu still has a girlfriend at the moment. There is no way that he would be so obsessed that he would casually sleep in the same bed with Miss Dale.
So Xu Qiansu finally laid the floor.
But Kyuubi slept next to him, hugging him and feeling warm and cozy.
Turning off the light, Del sat on the edge of the bed in the dimness, reached out to untie her ribbon, and her pink hair hung down around her waist.
She took off her white sweater again, and even in the dim light, she could still see Del's skin as white as suet.
Xu Qiansu lay on the floor, listening to the soft sound in her ears, and had to turn her back silently
Del then took off her gray dress and white pantyhose, folded them and placed them next to the pillow, then put on her pajamas and pajamas, got on the bed and covered herself with the quilt.
Strictly speaking, Miss Dell is Xu Qiansu's first friend in this world... He also learned from Deer that Cuixue Town was about to hold a doubles competition, and that's why he met Miss Ma Li in the park.
But the two of them have never been so close... One sleeps on the bed and the other sleeps under the bed.
Rather, the two of them actually spend very little time together. Even Lillie and Xu Qiansu spend much longer time together than Del.
Neither of them spoke anymore, Jiuwei had already fallen asleep leaning against Xu Qiansu.
In the room, there was only the sound of even and subtle breathing.
Occasionally, the evening wind blows through the window, blowing the branches and leaves of the trees, and then they make a few soft sounds.
Xu Qiansu didn't sleep... Although he was exhausted, as soon as he closed his eyes, the images of Rong Yue washed over him like a tide... He could only caress Jiuwei's head, planning to spend the night silently. .
After a while, Daier whispered, "Xu Qiansu, you're not asleep."
"No."
Crunch.
Del turned over and seemed to be facing Xu Qiansu.
She asked, "Are you going to commit suicide due to depression?"
"Huh?" Xu Qiansu raised his eyes and looked at Dale, but from his angle, he could only see the edges of the sheets and quilts, so he looked away and said, "No."
"Oh... that's good. This week, I was worried that you might not be able to think about it... If Nine-Tails hadn't been following you, I would have dragged you back to the Pokémon Center."
"You are so well-informed, as expected of Miss Joy."
"Nonsense, purely because of Lillie's words, I was prepared."
"...Thank you for coming all the way from Galar." Xu Qiansu was silent for a while, then said sincerely.
"But I can't come here." Dell turned over again and looked at the dark ceiling. "What happened to you made me feel very sad. I was so sad that my heart was clogged and depressed... so I couldn't come here."
Xu Qiansu closed his eyes in silence. He could only say, "Thank you... Anyway, thank you."
"Um."
The two of them stopped talking.
Early the next morning, the three of them dressed up and caught the nine o'clock train to Yuanzhu City.
Xu Qiansu sat by the window, stretched out her hand to support the side of her face, and looked out the window.
Train stations all over the world look the same... and there's not much to see.
Bang, bang, bang.
The train starts.
The scenery in front of me began to slowly move backward.
Soon the train left the train station.
The track extends all the way to the distance in the Flower Plain outside Jihua City.
The train passed by, the wind howled, and large petals fluttered in the wind, floating everywhere in front of the window.
Xu Qiansu thought as she looked at the petals flying in front of her.
That evening primrose...has bloomed, right?
