This brave man is a scumbag

Joy is sometimes a luxury.

Seeing the undisguised smile on Zhou Li's face, Futaba was stunned.She still remembers that even in Hades, which does not belong to the kingdom on the ground, Zhou Li would keep enough vigilance and distance when facing strangers, even if he smiled, it was a polite smile.

But now, as a stranger, he said some strange words, but the other party no longer concealed his joy after knowing his identity as a [book friend]. He was very relaxed, not vigilant, and did not suspect the other party at all. Is it someone with a bad heart?

It seems that the world he lives in is like this, and he will not worry about his own life.

Is this the world you want?

Without saying this, Futaba just silently looked at the three people in the kitchen, watching Zhou Li and Tiya joking and teasing each other, while Elma stood aside like a parent, with a doting and helpless look. Smiles make them wash their hands, chop vegetables, serve Futaba tea or chat with her.

There is no luxurious food, no splendid royal palace, and no thousands of subjects prostrating under your feet and mountains of wealth. This is the world Zhou Li wants.An ordinary residential building, a slightly hearty home-cooked meal, good friends and loved ones.They opened half of the windows in the middle of the night in summer, letting the cool wind and the afterglow of the setting sun fall into the house.The small kitchen was a bit crowded, and the sound of the range hood covered the chirping of cicadas.

Zhou Li lowered his head to pick vegetables, while Tiya, who was on the sidelines, sniggered and wiped the flour on Zhou Li's face. Elma, who was wearing a bear apron, smiled lightly. The smell of the frying pan in her hand attracted the two The kid-like young man looked sideways frequently.Futaba sat on the chair, staring intently at the ordinary but beautiful scene in front of her, the inexplicable emotion in her heart gradually fermented.

"Okay~"

After putting the last plate of curry stew on the table, Elma put her hands on her hips, said to Tiya and Zhou Li who were waiting for food with a little pride and satisfaction: "Wash your hands, and then let's eat."

"Ms. Futaba, you can come too."

Elma's eyes fell on Futaba, and with a slight smile, she said: "There are no rules at our table, just wash your hands."

"Okay, trouble."

After obediently queuing up to wash their hands, Futaba, Tiya and Zhou Li sat at the dining table.After asking Futaba, Elma put a bowl of rice that was sticking out in front of Futaba.There was no messy table manners. After waiting for the head of the family, Elma, to speak, Tiya and Zhou Li began to attack the delicacies in front of them.

Although it could be seen with the naked eye that the two were already looking forward to this feast, but in front of Futaba, both Tiya and Zhou Li maintained enough politeness.Especially Tiya, her every move is full of everyone's demeanor. Of course, even though she seems to eat slowly, the speed of rice consumption in her bowl proves that her strength is indeed good.

But Zhou Li is not the same, he eats a little fast, just like a habit, he has his own order for everything he eats.Elma is very simple, she eats very slowly, but a lot, more than Tiya.At this time, Zhou Li would turn the small glass plate on the table from time to time, telling Dia to eat more vegetables and Elma to eat more meat.

"No, this is delicious too."

Zhou Li turned the turntable in front of him, and steaming curry stew appeared in front of Futaba.After nodding to thank Zhou Li, Futaba silently poured two spoonfuls of curry sauce on her rice with a male spoon, then lowered her head and continued to eat the food in front of her.

"Elma is a well-known culinary master in our community."

After the meal, Zhou Li picked up the cup, drank the sweet milk in it, and then said to Futaba with a faint smile: "She also participated in the Haowei Cooking Competition before, and won No.3."

"There are only sixteen people in total, I just fried a tomato scrambled egg and a pot of porridge."

Elma on the side smiled and shook her head, then she looked at Tiya who was eating deliciously, her pretty eyebrows and eyes curved into a crescent moon, "But cooking is really interesting, especially when everyone eats homemade meals together, Great sense of accomplishment."

"Is such that."

Tiya on the side put down the bowls and chopsticks, and said gracefully: "It's also very happy to wash the dishes for everyone, isn't it, Zhou Li?"

"One, three, five, today is four, you wash the dishes, don't try to escape."

Zhou Li pierced Tiya's armor coldly with one sentence, and then asked Futaba, who was a little dazed in front of her with tears in her eyes, "Futaba... Is it okay to call you that?"

"no problem."

Futaba nodded. She had been silent just now, or in other words, she had been observing everyone in Zhou Li.Zhou Li seemed to be aware of his gaze, but he didn't stop it.

"How did you learn about the book I wrote?"

Futaba was stunned by Zhou Li's question, she knew that she couldn't answer Zhou Li's question at all.Because I have never read his books, and I don't even know that he is a writer in this world.

Is it revealed...
"Are there any other channels for your novel besides the terminal website?"

At this time, Elma on the side flicked Zhou Li's forehead, and said helplessly, "He is also your book fan after all, can you be more professional."

"Didn't I just want to liven up the atmosphere?"

Zhou Li rubbed his forehead pretendingly, then he looked at Futaba, and asked with a smile: "Just kidding, Futaba, as an author, I want to know which stories you like about me? "

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Reminiscent of the words he inadvertently revealed when communicating with Zhou Li at the beginning, Futaba said after a short thought: "The Hades Empire."

"Hey!"

Zhou Li was a little excited at once. With a bright smile, he said, "I think so too. I always think that Hades Empire is the best article I wrote."

"I still like the first part of Taric."

With a sly smile like a little fox, Tiya on the side said seriously: "Especially when the protagonist recites the Ten Commandments of the Brave in public, the eyes of the imperial princess on the side shines with a unique brilliance, and she is in her heart..."

"I wash! I wash!"

It can be seen how shameful it is for a novelist to read his masterpiece in front of everyone.After gritting his teeth and taking over the heavy burden of washing dishes, Zhou Li went to wash the dishes in disgrace.After seeing this scene, Elma just smiled, and then said to Futaba: "Futaba, your home is far away from here, right?"

"what."

Futaba was stunned for a moment, and then she understood that this meant that Elma wanted to be alone with her.She also wanted to know why Elma gave herself a step down just now.Also, she seems to know something.

"Yes, it takes three days from my home to get there."

After hearing Futaba's words, Tiya opened her mouth slightly and said in surprise, "So far? Futaba, do you like Zhouli's novels so much?"

"yes I like it very much."

Futaba's tone was very sincere. Although there were not many emotional ups and downs, it was obvious that she said this from the bottom of her heart.

In fact, she didn't lie, when she was in Hades, she liked the stories Zhou Li told her about Tariq, Tiya, Elma and his friends.

To her, these are fun and unique.

"Well, Futaba, you can stay with me first."

With a gentle smile, Elma said to Futaba: "I live at the opposite door, you can rest at my house for a day or two, and then go home."

"Excuse me."

Futaba is not Moji's character either. After bowing to thank her, she said to Elma, "Thank you for your help."

"Not so polite."

Elma smiled, "I can feel that you are a good boy."

Tiya on the side didn't have any objections either. No one would hold any ill will towards a beautiful girl with a cute and elegant appearance and a quiet personality.Moreover, Futaba's gestures are very dignified and elegant, and she has a great demeanor, which makes people wonder if she is a child of that noble family.

After Zhou Li learned about it after washing the dishes, he didn't object.Shuang also found that after Elma said "You are a good boy", both Tiya and Zhou Li believed in Elma's decision unconditionally.As if she could really feel it all.

Slowly, it was completely dark, Tiya returned to her room and started to deal with work matters, and Zhou Li also used tenacious willpower to avoid procrastination and started to update daily.After returning to her home with Erma, Futaba looked at Erma who was cleaning the bed, and asked:
"Why help me?"

After cleaning the bed in the guest room, Erma put a brand new futon on the bed.After doing all this, Elma looked at the light orange bed sheets and said with a smile: "When I was young, Tiya liked to sleep on the same bed with me. She is one year older than her, so she especially liked to act like a baby with me. So even when she grew up, she always liked to sleep with me. The single bed in my house was too small, so I bought a double bed in the guest room."

Futaba was a little puzzled, she didn't know why Elma said these words.And Elma sat on the bed, patted the side, and said to Futaba: "Sit down."

After a brief hesitation, Futaba sat next to Elma. Elma raised her head, looked at the blue chandelier on the ceiling, and recalled: "This chandelier was a gift from Zhou Li. When I was 21, this chandelier The lamp in the room was broken, and I was crying for no reason because of the troubles in my studies in those few days. Zhou Li seemed to have sensed it, and suddenly appeared in front of me with this lamp, and comforted me in a panic. It's been a long time."

"Later I found out that the lamp was accidentally broken when he and Tiya were playing board games in my house. Tiya went to his house to find a wrench, and he went to the store to buy a lamp I had long ago. I just like the chandelier. He thought I was scratched by the debris and was worried to death, and Tia was too, flustered, I thought I had an accident."

It wasn't such a perfect story, but Futaba was a little fascinated by the plainness with a bit of beauty.At this moment, with a faint bitter smile, Elma said softly: "It's beautiful, isn't it?"

"Unfortunately, I can't think of many. For example, which school I went to, what was it that I was bored with at the time, the names of my parents, and why I bought this house."

Futaba was stunned by Elma's words, and then she saw Elma pointing at the tip of Bai Nen's nose, and said softly: "Futaba, my sense of smell is very sensitive, I can smell many things. For example... ·mood."

"Obviously our life is beautiful, but I can always smell the emotion called worrying about gain and loss in Zhou Li. It's like a child holding a beautiful bubble, afraid that everything is false."

"However, the bubble will burst sooner or later."

"you····"

Futaba reacted quickly, she was surprised, and asked, "You know?"

"It's false here, isn't it?"

With a flat tone, Elma's blue eyes were sad and relieved, and she said softly: "You can use magic, you can use things that have not appeared in this world, although you seem to have lost memory like everyone else, but you There is no smell of lies in him."

"If he leaves, you..."

Futaba didn't finish her sentence, but Elma could hear what she meant.This world is the world that Zhou Li expected. If Zhou Li is gone, they will disappear, and this world will also collapse.

"My memory is incomplete, but emotion is not."

Shaking her head, Elma said softly with a slight smile: "In the real world, I will accompany Zhou Li, right?"

"Even if he is in danger, even if he is seriously injured, even if we are not full of good past and memories like this false world, I will be by his side, right?"

Futaba was stunned, and after a while, she felt a touch of relief and happiness in her heart.

Even if the memory is false, even if everything is fabricated, even if it exists in different dimensions, but Elma is Elma, Zhou Li's absolutely trustworthy partner.Because emotions are not fake.

Even across dimensions, love and trust do not disappear.

"Zhou Li will wait for you on the rooftop."

Looking into Futaba's eyes, Elma said softly, "That world needs him, so let him go back."

Without words or answers, Futaba turned around and told Elma her answer with her footsteps.However, she did not tell Elma that this world is not false.

The only false one is an obsession named Zhou Li.

On the rooftop, Zhou Li seemed to have expected Futaba's arrival.He raised his head, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and asked softly, "I want to know why you like the Hades Empire chapter?"

"Because it's not over."

Futaba's words made Zhou Li stunned. He stared blankly at the girl in front of him, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes. For some reason, he shook his head and said, "No, it's over."

"The brave man left the wonderful and unique Hades Empire, and sealed that past in his heart. He was afraid that because of himself, that ancient and mysterious kingdom would be invaded by the kingdom of the earth, so he chose to forget that memory , not giving anyone access to that land."

After hearing Zhou Li's words, Futaba's mind seemed to explode, and what appeared after a short blank was chaotic emotions.

Yes, this is the logical ending.

He's not coming back, and the Brave isn't coming back to the Hades Empire.The gift I gave him in return could never be delivered, and Carrie, who would go to the door every day expecting his appearance, would never be able to wait for him.For a brave man who is very responsible and decisive, this is what he can do.

From the very beginning, Zhou Li was not prepared to return to the Hades Empire again.That farewell was his farewell to Hades.

"What about the king?"

Futaba raised her eyes slightly, there was a hint of sadness in her golden eyes, she didn't even notice that the emptiness in the eyes of the ruthless Black Emperor had disappeared.

"king?"

Zhou Li was taken aback.

"Where's the king of Hades?"

Futaba stared at Zhou Li, staring at this brave man who was destined to leave and never come back, and slowly asked: "Isn't she the Black Emperor? The brave man who has become her subject, she will really let him forget the black one." Is it the Disi Empire?"

"The Dark Emperor?"

Zhou Li was completely stunned, and a faint doubt appeared on Tiya's face.Elma, on the other hand, seemed relieved.

"You remember me, don't you?"

Looking at the curry not far away, Futaba did not look directly into Zhou Li's eyes, and said softly, "On the fifth day you came to Hades, we went to the supermarket together. I bought curry powder, and Carrie wouldn't Yes, you made a curry stew. You said, I ate a lot that day, and you know I like this kind of food."

"You never liked drinking milk. Your habit is black coffee, which is very bitter. After you came back, Carrie secretly drank a cup of your black coffee, and her cheeks were flushed by the bitterness. She was apologizing to you At that time, you comforted her and said that next time you see her, you will bring her honey milk."

"Zhou Li, is there no name in your novel?"

Raising her head, looking at the confused and puzzled Zhou Li in front of her, Futaba asked word by word: "Let me ask you, what is the name of the hero in your novel?"