Diana's movements were not unpleasant. She had already reacted when she heard Hippolyta calling her. She broke out of the window of the classics room and swung here like flying.
However, when she arrived here, what Diana saw was a harmonious scene.
If we exclude her mother's slightly dull expression and Linn's extremely evasive eyes.
"cough!"
Helping Hippolyta wipe the scars on her face with her hands, Linn tried hard to reduce his presence. After his efforts failed, he tried to divert someone's attention.
He walked up to Diana with a serious look on his face and blocked her gaze from looking at Hippolyta, and said solemnly: "Diana, I may know what the problem is. ”
For Diana, Lynn's personal image has always been relatively "one-sided and single". She has always used a very simple dualistic method to contact and communicate with Lynn.
The specific explanation is: when Linn seems to be a psychopath, to a certain extent, he is normal and himself.
When Lynn looks like a normal person, sounds like a normal person, and acts like a normal person, something is definitely going on.
The above dualism applies to any scene where Lynn appears.
Naturally, including now.
"Lynn..."
Diana raised her eyes and looked at him, trying to use this "implication" to make Lin himself "confess".
But she overestimated Lynn's thickness.
"Eh? What is that?"
Lin En suddenly tilted his head. While speaking, he also took a step away from Diana and walked away from her. Then he said inexplicably: "Eh? Where are you?"
Then……
Then the small steps turned into long strides, and the long strides turned into fast running. The wind and smoke billowing from the soles of my feet flew into the sky, crossed the hillside, and disappeared.
"Meow~"
The kitten was still lying on the spot, flicking its tail in boredom, expressing dissatisfaction with not seeing Linn being beaten. He stood up and stretched. The kitten also followed Linn's footsteps and passed by Diana.
"If I were you, I would first figure out the crux of the problem and then decide what I should do.
You know, Lynn doesn't just hit anyone. "
Of course, the kitten was unconditionally towards Lin En, but this time, what it said was relatively neutral.
After all, there is really something wrong with that woman over there. Lynn left just because he didn't want to make things difficult for Diana.
High emotional intelligence is a yes.
………………
Kitty and Linn had already gone away, and only Hippolyta and Diana, mother and daughter, were left on this cliff.
Pursing her lips, Diana walked to Hippolyta: "I don't know what I should say or what I should ask, but I think you should have something to say to me."
Hippolyta stood up straight, her face was gray and her expression was very stiff.
After spending some strength, he raised his hand and peeled off a large piece of... universal glue that maintained his expression from his face.
"ah--!"
Then she reached behind her back, took off the wooden stick that Lin En supported behind her to keep her standing, and sat slumped on the ground.
At this time, Hippolyta's guards once again arrived a little later than Diana, but they were once again driven away by Hippolyta's helpless wave of her hands.
"Alas...Diana..."
At this point, Hippolyta didn't have the energy to get angry or argue. After all, she couldn't really kill Linn.
Diana will always know about things.
So, Hippolyta, who had a swollen face on the left side, waved to Diana to sit next to her, then took off her slightly deformed helmet with great effort, held it in her hands, and spoke in a low voice about the past. story.
"That was already a thousand years ago..."
……………………
The sea breeze blows on your face, bringing a wet and salty smell.
Diana sat on the grass, her head lowered, her brows furrowed, her hands unconsciously stroking her wristbands, her mantra lasso, her forehead ornaments...
Hippolyta didn't know when she had left here. At this time, there was only Diana herself on the edge of the cliff.
When she was a child, Diana was particularly yearning for the outside world. More than once, she stood here barefoot, facing the sea breeze, looking to the end of her sight.
At that time, she already knew her future "destiny". One day, she will put on those weapons and equipment blessed by the gods, and as a member of the Amazon, fight for dignity, fight for faith, and fight for justice...
At that time, Diana was looking forward to the day when she would put on those equipment.
But now, after many years, she was once again standing on the beach with bare feet, but she did not hold her head high and look into the distance.
Diana looked at the equipment in her hands and felt a little dazed in her heart.
Is this fate? Or is it some kind of...compensation?
Or maybe it's some kind of use.
For the first time in her life, Diana had some doubts about the future.
"call……"
Taking a long breath, she stood up and faced the sea breeze, wanting to shout and release the pressure in her heart.
At this moment, Diana heard Linn's voice in the distance.
With some thoughts that she didn't even know the reason for, Diana stopped her venting and walked towards Linn's side of the hillside.
…………
"Don't fight with me. Cats can't eat chocolate."
“Dogs can’t eat chocolate!”
"You scold me?!"
"You...can you go to school, Lynn, meow! Let go, let go, let go!"
When Diana came over, what she saw was a standard daily life drama of the shit shovel and the cat master.
Lin En was surrounding a small stove with various undercooked foods on it. He was holding an unopened piece of chocolate in his hand. The other end was held by the cat on one paw, and he was twirling it with the other paw. The afterimage appeared, and he hit Lin En's hand hard.
Next to it, a three-headed dog that had shrunk in size loomed, standing downwind with a sad face, not even daring to say a word.
What a harmonious one...
"The mighty Tianlong!"
Diana's emotion only lasted less than a second when she saw that after Linn couldn't grab the kitten, he suddenly stretched out his hand and directly covered the kitten's face, and quickly took out a scarf from somewhere. Wrap around the kitten and form a knot...
Cat strip?
"Heh, fight me. You're still young."
"Meow! Lynn! You...what are you looking at? I've never seen a cat sleeping bag before."
After the kitten was entangled, it bounced on the ground like a caterpillar and hit Linn with its head. Unexpectedly, she saw Diana with long hair and bare feet standing on the grass on the hillside. With a... strange smile on his face, he was looking this way.
Of course, the little cat thought that was a mocking smile.
"Lynn, let me go and let me fight her one on one!"
"Don't make trouble, grab some chocolate, but you failed the meat skewers test..."
Lin En looked very sad. If it weren't for the dark patch around his mouth and the iron sign at his feet that hadn't been hidden yet, the little cat would have believed it.
However, Linn still freed the kitten from the seal.
And Diana over there, after seeing Lin En tugging on the scarf hard and shaking the kitten so hard that it flew up into the sky, she also walked down the hillside with a smile, and naturally sat down on Lin En's side. Next to him, he picked up a meat skewer from the small stove and ate it.
“It tastes pretty good.”
"Hey, expert. Try my homemade shredded durian. Σ_("∠) vomit! Laugh and laugh. "
He threw the homemade dish into the sea along with the pot. Lin En smelled her hand and felt lingering fear.
However, Diana seemed to have a broken nose, loss of taste or something, but she was still smiling.
"so good……"
"……ah?"
Lin En was a little doubtful about life: "Then...I'll make another pot for..."
"Thank you or no, I'll just have some fruit."
Following her own heart, Diana politely rejected Linn.
Over there, the little kitten was also dazed, as if it didn't have its legs properly positioned, and walked around with elegant and blurry steps from a distance, sitting next to Lin En.
Lin En's slap just now was a bit harsh, but the little cat was used to quarreling with Lin En, so she didn't blame him. It knocked Lin En back with a meow punch, so it was okay.
"Lynn, I really envy you now."
"Well... we are just saying that there is no need. As long as you read more and learn more, you can have such good cooking skills. Come on! Try it for yourself!"
With a chuckle, Diana shook her head: "It seems that from the time I met you. No matter when, no matter what the environment, you have always looked like this..."
"Heartless?"
"Meow hahaha! Hiccup~!"
Diana shook her head again: "Of course not, I just think that although you seem to be nervous all day long, have no goals in life, are completely ruined, and can't be saved by anyone, but... don't make yourself embarrassed. It’s so long, wasn’t I saying but?
but. "
Diana turned her face, with a little confusion in her eyes: "But you never seem to care about this. You always seem to know what you want to do, what you want to do, and what you are doing.
You never seem to be worried. "
Linn, who was sprinkling chili powder on the chicken wings, pinched his chin after listening to Diana's words: "Why doesn't it sound like a compliment... Anything else. Just wait a moment."
Lin En fumbled around in his arms for a long time and pulled out a robot dog. He poked it twice and said, "Let's talk about it this time. It's being patted."
Diana was a little dumbfounded, but she didn't find it strange at all. This was Linn's normal operation.
Passing a condiment bottle to Linn, Diana looked at Linn's busy work there and said again: "I just feel that sometimes, I feel...envy of your peace of mind. Envy of your life... … Simple enough.”
"Simple? Peaceful?!"
Linn's eyes widened, as if he heard something extremely outrageous.
“Where does the relaxation come from, where does the simplicity and peace come from, you know where I live, I’m from Gotham!
Do you know what it feels like to always be shrouded in misty fear because you know too much but not enough?
Do you know what it feels like since my home was demolished by myself, so I sleep mostly in the wild, but I am used to sleeping on rocks and cannot sleep on the bed.
Do you know what it’s like to grill chicken wings and mistake vinegar for soy sauce, and then be falsely accused by a kitten of poisoning me?
Do you know whether the kitten in this completely closed box is dead or alive without opening the box? "
"Meow~"
"Shh!"
Linn put the cardboard box aside. The kitten crawled out of the box, gave Linn a mouth, and went to eat on its own.
"Look, you don't know anything. You only see my handsome appearance, but you don't pay attention to my core thoughts, the essential me."
"Then~"
Diana held her chin and tilted her head, picked up a strawberry and stuffed it into her mouth: "...What is your core like? What is your essence like?"
"How do I know that I am mentally ill? Have you forgotten?"
"Ahem! Uh-huh!"
"look at you."
Linn went to give Diana a pat on the back: "It's easy to choke if you talk while eating."
"I'm fine, I just...well, Lynn, you're right. I really don't know you well enough, and I shouldn't add too much personal understanding in vain before I know a person well enough.
Lynn, I understand. "
Um?
Do you understand? What do you understand, and how come you understand it?
Shrug your shoulders and don't think about it if you don't understand. This is Lin En's consistent principle of dealing with things.
How do you say that?
Escape is shameful, but useful.
"As for you, you just think too much."
Linn handed Diana a burnt meat skewer, picked up one and stuffed it into his mouth, and said vaguely: "I know what you are thinking, but in fact, it's all insignificant.
Who you are has something to do with yourself and little to do with others. Moreover, you ask yourself, what you are doing now, protecting the weak and upholding justice, is it something someone forces you to do, is it something destiny instructs you to do?
In other words, now, if you are completely separated from your so-called destiny and you still find some unjust behavior, just say that you don't care. "
"Lynn, what would you do if it were you."
"I?"
Linn looked at Diana with a very unfamiliar look: "Sister, I am Linn."
He opened his arms in an exaggerated manner: "I do everything based on my mood!"
Diana was stunned, then shook her head helplessly and laughed: "Haha, I forgot."
After that, she looked at Linn seriously: "You always just be yourself. You never imitate anyone, you are just yourself."
"bingo!"
When Lin gave a thumbs up and was about to say something else, Diana had already stood up. The wind blew her hair, as if the fog that had just enveloped her had dissipated.
Suddenly it was a big jump!
Diana jumped over the hill to where she had been standing.
On this side, Lynn heard Diana shouting to the sea, clear and bright.
Whoosh!
Another big jump, and he jumped back.
He wears a forehead ornament on his head, a pair of wrist guards on his arms, a buckler and a sword on his back, and a mantra lasso on his waist.
"I'm back."
Diana said.
(End of chapter)
