Get off work and become a magical girl

Chapter 198 Reasons to Fight

The cemetery in winter is even more desolate than usual. Without the greenery brought by the plants, all that can be seen is black and white and gray. The few people walking in the cemetery are wearing monotonous clothes, although they are not plain. But it’s still a small talk. Being in such an environment is like walking into an old photo without color.

But in such a cemetery, there is one tombstone that is slightly different from the others.

They are all gray-black rocks with simple decorations, but they are instantly recognizable from the Forest of Steles. From the appearance alone, this tombstone is not eye-catching. Even the gifts placed in front of the tombstone are only scattered, which means that the owner of the tomb did not have many extensive contacts during his lifetime. The specifications of the gifts are not luxurious. From this perspective, there is no eye-catching factor.

As for what makes it feel special, if you ask this question to passers-by in the cemetery, the answer may be "atmosphere."

Many people will have a similar feeling in life: a house that has been occupied for a long time has a different "atmosphere" than a house that has been neglected for a long time. Many times, people can vaguely perceive whether a place is inhabited by just relying on this "atmosphere".

Among the older generation of people in Donghua Prefecture, this "atmosphere" is also called "popularity".

The sense that such a tombstone brings to people is a difference in atmosphere. Just noticing it gives people an unusual impression.

Lin Yun looked at the tombstone.

His hands hung by his sides, his face expressionless, his eyes slightly lowered, just watching silently.

She still didn't raise her head, with a bit of sadness in her expression, "It's just that when I got here, I wasn't as sad as I imagined. Maybe it was more of a regret. I always felt like my emotions were covered with a layer of gauze, even for myself. Can't see clearly."

Lin Yun didn't answer.

Aso Maruka's voice was calm: "Did something happen to him before he transformed? Or did he get some disease? No matter how you think about it, he shouldn't have been killed by others."

Even if he had heard this sentence countless times and confirmed it to himself countless times, hearing it again would still make him feel emotional.

Because he suddenly remembered that just a few months before Anya passed away, she had suggested to him: "How about calling all the old teammates together for a get-together?"

"But the dean made it very clear that the cause of death was not an accident... but a pure homicide."

Because of this, Maruka Aso, who was wearing a fashionable windbreaker, and Lin Yun, who was wearing casual clothes, seemed a bit out of place.

He didn't know what Maruka Aso was thinking at the moment, but that didn't stop him from choosing to remain silent. If it had been nineteen years ago, maybe he would have found some topics to break the deadlock, but it's just not that time anymore, and they are no longer young now. For adults, sometimes appropriate silence is more appropriate than words.

"Have you had any contact in private?" Lin Yun asked.

——Don’t be anxious, there will always be opportunities in the future anyway.

After the two people got off the car, they only exchanged a few words. After Lin Yun brought them here, they had nothing else to say.

He somewhat understood why many people were accustomed to smoking in middle age, probably just because they were upset but couldn't express it. However, he didn't have the habit of smoking, so he could only stand there like a wooden stake.

This was also his thought at that time.

"After all, it's been a long time."

Lin Yun was not surprised by her words, "Besides, you haven't seen each other for a long time."

Lin Yun said quietly: "Did she tell you the reason?"

"What do you think it will be like?" Lin Yun asked.

Aso Maruka said lightly: "You know, just an unreasonable order cannot make me stop what I want to do."

That person is also the "dean" in Aso Maruka's mouth, with golden and green cat eyes.

The words paused slightly in Lin Yun's mouth, and then turned into a murmur mixed with a sigh: "But I guess she wouldn't care about these things if she were here. After all, it's just to comfort herself."

"Humans, it's so strange sometimes. Even though we both want to be friendly to each other, our hearts still drift further and further apart."

Lin Yun clenched his fists.

"I thought I was going to cry."

Maroka Aso sighed: "When I was an examiner in the Magic Kingdom, she also brought newcomers from Fangting City to take the exam. I didn't expect that it would be the last time."

The gray tombstone in the cold wind looked even harder than usual. It was covered with a layer of whitish velvet ice, and the cherry blossom crystal necklace hanging on the side of the monument was also covered with a layer of ice, making it look particularly desolate.

Aso Maruka chuckled twice: "She knows that I am not willing to listen to the trivial matters in her daily life, and I also know that she does not care about the bad things in my workplace. She is content to be her full-time wife, while I am Focusing on our career as singers, we all know that we are still sisters, and we still miss the feeling of talking about everything, but we can no longer understand what the other person says. "

And two years ago, when he couldn't contain his hatred because of the news of Anya's death, a person found him and sent him a message: "Think clearly about what you are carrying now, and don't do impulsive things."

Beside him, Aso Maruka slowly squatted in front of the tombstone, looking forward steadily.

"Yes, I have."

His right thumb was in his trousers pocket, and his exposed fingers tapped on the surface of the fabric. His lips moved twice, but in the end he didn't say anything.

--"Oh I see".

"...It's enough to have what you want."

"We haven't seen each other for a long time... maybe, 8 years? 9 years? In short, it's a little shorter than the time I said goodbye to you."

Maruka Aso continued: "I have actually thought about it many times, whether I should make an appointment to meet each other, chat, and share what I have been doing over the years, but every time I think, 'There is still time,' and 'There is no rush. '. Until that day, the dean suddenly called me over and told me, 'Sakura is dead.'"

"Should we change our clothes and come back?" Looking around, Maruka Aso, who was wearing sunglasses, couldn't help but rub the back of her hands. Even if she was not a native of Fangting City, she could feel this subtle heavy atmosphere.

At that time, he was immersed in his work and didn't think this sentence had any other meaning, so he just replied "It's true" and nothing more happened.

"If someone else said this to me, my first reaction would be 'Are you kidding me?' Because no one knows her strength better than us. If we only use the beasts as our enemies, I It’s impossible to imagine any beast that could be her opponent.”

"You said before that she told you not to come to the funeral or even come to Fangting City?"

After a long time, Aso Maruka spoke slowly: "Seeing a friend's tombstone, it turned out to be like this. It's really... unreal."

The girls had been sent back to the base. After arriving at the cemetery, Lin Yun naturally had no reason to maintain the form of Delphinium, so he changed into Lin Yun's appearance.

"We still kept in touch at first, but later on... there were fewer and fewer common topics, and we rarely talked alone anymore."

"why?"

"Because when I came, you only had the option of 'revenge'."

Raising her head and turning her face sideways, Maruka Aso looked at Lin Yun and said, "If I don't come back, or if neither I nor Su Shengzi, that bitch, comes back, you can calm down and weigh the consequences of 'revenge'. But What would you think if we came to the funeral at that time?"

"how to think?"

"The Tei City team gathered again, but one member was killed. Everyone wanted revenge, but only one of them gave up the power of the magical girl and can no longer fight."

Changing from a squatting position to standing up, maybe because of numbness in her feet, Aso Maruka stood on tiptoes: "In such a scene, given your character, do you really have the option of not taking revenge?"

Lin Yun was speechless.

The other party was right. If it really turned out to be like that, he would not hesitate at all about returning to the battle.

"...Even if that's the case, what's wrong with it?"

But even so, he still has doubts: "I don't feel like I'm being coerced or forced, because that's what I want to do."

"really?"

Aso Maroka asked, "Then what are you fighting for now?"

"Of course I am here for..." Lin Yun suddenly stopped in the middle of his words.

Because he realized what the other person wanted to express.

Now, he is indeed not fighting for "revenge". The reason why he picked up the Flower of Heart again is actually to protect his child.

"The reason for fighting is very important. Just because the reason is different, the way of fighting will be very different. You should be able to understand."

Aso Maranka continued: "The dean's idea is that the answer to the question 'whether to fight' must be answered by yourself. And only if we don't interfere can you find a reason to fight by yourself, a decision that you make by yourself Reason." "What if I decide to fight for revenge alone?" Lin Yun frowned.

"If you do it of your own free will, no one can stop you."

Aso Maruka pursed her lips: "But, I have to emphasize that I don't want you to die with Anya, and neither does the dean. You used that trick during the Full Moon Festival, right? Damage your magic equipment. If you continue to use this move in exchange for combat power, you will die."

"You are already facing a battle of this level just to protect your children. If you know the real murderer and choose to take revenge, how soon will you burn out your life? Believe me, friend, even so It's a bit selfish, but no one wants to see that."

"...I know, I already understood what you said." After hearing this, Lin Yun sighed, "No matter what, I have to let Lulu... no, let those children have the ability to protect themselves. .I won’t act rashly until those kids take charge.”

"They can't do it alone."

Aso Maruka glared at him: "Are you so anxious to commit suicide? You don't even know who the real culprit is and you just want to take revenge. Do you plan to go to Black Ember Dawn's lair and cause a massacre?"

"This doesn't work, and that doesn't work, so what are you doing here? Are you here to serve as a guard for our dean?"

Lin Yun replied angrily: "Do you need me to remind you that my position is half a level higher than yours? Alternate Inspector?"

"As I said when we first met, of course I'm here to be your bodyguard, Mr. Inspector."

Aso Maruka laughed twice in a nonchalant manner: "Let me confirm with you again. Although the 'moth' who secretly controlled Fangting City was brought down before, life has been difficult recently, haven't you, sir?"

"General." Lin Yun replied lukewarmly.

One of them was smiling, the other was stern, and they were in a stalemate for a long time. Lin Yun took a step back first and said, "There are indeed a lot of problems."

"Who is the enemy?"

"You do not know?"

"How would I know? I just got here."

"Didn't you ask Jinlu Maoyan? There is no record at the Investigation Institute?"

"Record what?" Aso Maruka looked innocent.

"Who on earth told me just now that 'it knows the progress of things better than anyone else'?"

Lin Yun's eyes widened: "Is this just a beautiful word?"

"I do know the progress of the matter, and I also know that Clawhen sent someone over, but who is coming, how could I possibly know."

Aso Maruka spread out her hands confidently: "Aren't we here to exchange information? Just tell me."

"...Forget it, pretend I didn't say anything. I'll take you to the Foreign Strategy Bureau to explain it carefully. I'll show you the relevant information and you'll understand."

"Okay, it just so happens that I haven't been to the Foreign Policy Bureau in Fangting City for a long time."

"Why do I remember that not long ago, someone said that going to the Bureau was boring?"

"Because I really don't want to go to the Foreign Strategy Bureau right now. You also said 'I'll go back later', right?"

Aso Maruka curled her lips slightly: "When you first arrive in a city, you go straight to the local foreign policy bureau. It happens so many times that it makes people tired."

"I'm not taking you to play. It's not much fun in the first place."

"Don't worry, I understand."

Aso Maruka responded rather perfunctorily, and then suddenly seemed to remember something. She lifted up the handbag she carried with her and reached out and took out a square sheet.

"What is that?" Lin Yun asked.

"Album CD, mine, the latest one." Aso Maroka replied.

"What are you doing here taking out your own album?" Lin Yun was puzzled.

But he saw the other party shaking the CD in his hand and said with a smile: "Is this the custom of your Donghua Prefecture? You have to bring a gift to the deceased."

"so what?"

"This is my gift." Aso Yuanxiang blinked.

"...You are too narcissistic."

Lin Yun put one hand on his hip and couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead: "How can anyone bring such a thing to worship the dead?"

"This is not narcissism on my part, my friend, Anya will definitely like it if she knows about it."

Placing the album in front of the tombstone, Aso Maruka made a gesture of worship. After bowing deeply, she waited for dozens of seconds before standing up and saying, "Look, she told me it sounded good."

"It's so stupid." The family members of the deceased commented.

This time, Aso Maruka didn't argue, and she didn't even answer the question at all.

She just glanced at the tombstone with a soft look.

The tombstone would not give her any response, but what remained in her mind was the last phone call between the two.

——"So you haven't listened to my new song at all? It took me several days to record such a perfect version. Please, sister, just listen to it."

"Hmm... Even if you say that, send me a strange string of letters, I don't know how to turn it into music."

"That's a web link!"

"You have to use a computer, it feels so difficult... Compared to this, Lulu did some crafts in kindergarten today and learned how to fold paper cranes. Do you want to take a look? Our children are surprisingly talented in crafts. It seemed like he was the first one in the class to fold it.”

"Is that so? It sounds amazing. Send it to me later. But my song! Remember to listen to my song!"

"Okay, okay, I will definitely listen to the big singer's songs. Let Ayun do it after he gets off work."

"You don't intend to listen to your tone at all..."

"I really intend to listen."

"Sigh... I don't know how to make web links. You know how to listen to CDs, right?"

"CD? Ah, a disc? That's no problem. You are already releasing a CD?"

"There may still be some distance between the album and the album, but there will definitely be one. It will only be two years at the latest. The sales data of my songs have been very good recently. If it continues to develop, the album will definitely not be a problem."

"Okay, I'll buy one then."

"No need, I'll give it to you."

“I like Yuanxiang the most, I’m so touched!”

"Don't say this in such a perfunctory tone, it will only make people sadder..."

"Okay, okay. The main reason is that I really don't know much about music, nor do I know much about computers. But Yuanxiang, you don't need to send your album as a gift. I will definitely buy one to support you."

"It's a deal?"

"It's a word."

"If you haven't bought it, I will personally take the album and deliver it to your home."

"Send it to my house? Well... then I suddenly don't want to buy it!"

"Hey!"

(End of this chapter)