tokyo creator

Chapter 22 The ending that the writer himself didn't know
On the stage, the play has officially begun.

And in a corner of the theater, Hui Yuanchu sat alone in the corner farthest from the crowd, resting his elbows on his knees and bowing his head deeply, his hands and fingers crossed tightly, feeling the anxiety in his heart.

After learning about Tamaki Yumiko's condition, he originally did not agree with the decoy plan, but instead began to look forward to the arrival of the Crusaders.

But——it was Orulu Kui who told him that this plan could not be implemented for the time being.

"Because I received intelligence, the Crusaders suddenly shrank their organization overnight and temporarily disappeared from surveillance. Well, I think I may have gone too far these two times... Although failure is a big surprise to these fanatics. On the contrary, it may be an incentive, but the problem is that I seemed to have tightened my tail too cleanly, which aroused their vigilance. So, it seems that I have to wait for a while."

Zhe Lukui said so at that time.

Hui Yuanchu could understand this situation.The Crusaders lost three people in the streets on the first day and three more in the church on the second day, and no news of these people came back.Then as long as their behind-the-scenes mastermind wasn't a fool, he should have felt something was wrong.

Still, he felt anxious.

Because the crusaders didn't come, it meant that there was no way to find a way to reverse Yumiko Tamaki's fate.Every day, Yumiko Tamaki gets closer to the abyss.And it is conceivable that the reversal method is also likely to be effective only during the change process.Once Tamaki Yumiko really turns into an evil spirit, everything will be over.

In this regard, Orilu Aoi is relatively optimistic and feels that the changes in Yumiko Tamaki will continue for some time.

But Hui Yuanchu didn't think so at all.

He stared closely at the mission prompts on his field of vision:

[Tamaki Yumiko's Tower of Tongtian has been completed. 】

[She will begin her upward journey. 】

According to the mission, today is Tamaki Yumiko's "Day to ascend to heaven".

At first, Hui Yuanchu didn't care at all about these riddle-like statements.Originally, he thought that these sentences were probably a group of atmospheres. They contained too many metaphors and descriptions, and it didn't make much sense to understand them literally.

But after confirming Yumiko Tamaki's current situation from Aoi Oruru, he couldn't help but have an idea - it will be today that Yumiko Tamaki completely turns into an evil spirit.

This is what “starting the upward journey” really means.

But the biggest evidence for the above speculations - the system, was something he couldn't show to Oruru Aoi.

...Do you want to do something?What else can be done?
Hui Yuan struggled fiercely.

But at this moment, he suddenly felt someone sitting beside him.

Haiyuan raised his head and was surprised to see Tamaki Yumiko.

"I've been looking for Haibara-kun for a long time...Are you okay? You don't seem to be feeling well?"

"I'm fine." Hui Yuanchu took a deep breath to calm down and straightened up, "I'm just a little irritated because of some small things."

"...or is it related to the president?"

"It has nothing to do with her." Hui Yuanchu said, and at the same time added in his heart - it has something to do with you.

Tamaki Yumiko nodded.

Then she was silent for a moment, and then asked: "...So, can I sit here? Do you disturb Haibara-kun?"

"fine."

Although he doesn't understand Tamaki Yumiko's intentions...but as far as the current situation is concerned, Haiyuan certainly welcomes Tamaki Yumiko to stay in his sight.If any emergency happens, he can respond in time.

Tamaki Yumiko nodded and seemed to feel at ease. She didn't say anything more about her purpose, and just watched the performance on the stage with peace of mind.

Hui Yuanchu paid more attention to her.

Sure enough, in the next 20 minutes or so, Haiyuan noticed something wrong with Tamaki Yumiko.

In the penultimate scene, the stonemasons climbing the tower have reached the Meteor Level.Hui Yuan, who had read the script, knew that after one or two more plot points, the show would reach the final scene, which was as short as one scene—the stonemasons who reached the top of the tower held the last night's reception under the cellar of heaven. The cup celebrates, and then the first pickaxe is struck.

At this point, Haiyuan confirmed his judgment: Tamaki Yumiko seemed to be gradually increasing the level of tension as the performance progressed.

And this is definitely not the level at which a normal audience would gradually become invested in the show.

"Haihara-kun, although it's very abrupt, but...can you please hold my hand?" Tamaki Yumiko finally said.

The girl's face was pale and her voice was trembling and shaky.This sentence was not a coy hint, but she was really asking for help.

Is this why she sat here?

Haiyuanchu hurriedly grabbed Tamaki Yumiko's hand.As soon as he touched Tamaki Yumiko's skin, he was surprised - Tamaki Yumiko's hand was so cold.

...Could it be that the change is happening right now?Hui Yuanchu's heart was in his throat.He tried his best to hold that hand fully, warming it with the temperature of his palm, and at the same time, he was fully alert to the changes in Tamaki Yumiko.

But nothing happened. In the end, the temperature of her hands finally came back up, and Tamaki Yumiko's expression also recovered a little.

"What made you uncomfortable just now?" Hui Yuanchu asked.

"I'm sorry for making Haibara-kun worried. I don't feel any discomfort, I'm just nervous... because this show is finally coming to an end." Yumiko Tamaki replied, without taking her eyes off the stage.

Hui Yuanchu relaxed a little and asked casually: "...What is there to be nervous about? You are the original author, you already know the ending?"

Tamaki Yumiko was silent for a moment, but gave a strange answer: "The ending of the play is not the original ending of the story. No one knows the real ending, not even myself."

"You... don't know?" Haiyuan asked in surprise, "What does this mean?" Tamaki Yumiko was silent for a while.

Suddenly, she seemed to have made a decision: she tightened her hand that was still held by Hui Yuanchu's, and then relaxed it, but she still held Hui Yuanchu's hand without letting go.

Finally, she took a deep breath and said: "I have not told the third person about this matter...but, I want to tell Haiyuan-kun.

"This script actually comes from a dream of mine. A dream that I have had over and over again in recent years.

"Every night in the middle of the night, I wake up from the same dream. Every time I wake up, I remember the entire dream very clearly, from the beginning to the end. The last scene in the dream is when the stonemasons finished the banquet and lifted the iron The moment of pickaxe...

"This dream is just like the play you saw. It is very peaceful and dreamy. In the dream, I was also one of the stonemasons. So I experienced their novelty and happiness all the way until the final excavation. The anticipation of that moment.

"But... I don't know why, every time I wake up, I still remember the joy of the masons in my dream, but at the same time, my body is shaking so much that I can't stop, I feel nauseated, and my whole body is cold...

“At first, I didn’t know why.

"Then I realized - this was my body telling me that I had experienced something very scary.

"But I forgot.

"...That can only be the ending of that dream. The masons digging the cellar of heaven is not the ending of the dream. After that, the dream continued, what did the masons encounter... However, the real ending of that period was forgotten by me. Already." Tamaki Yumiko also lowered her head deeply at some point.

Hui Yuanchu couldn't help but ask: "——Then why did it become a drama?"

"...The president is a good person. I like her, and I also admire her." Tamaki Yumiko showed a somewhat embarrassed smile, "So, sometimes I am very conflicted, and I don't want the relationship between the president and Haibara-kun to be bad... …I don’t want your relationship to be too good either.”

...Mentioning Oro Aoi at this time?This also means... Haiyuan was stunned at first, and then his heart tightened: "So, it was her suggestion?"

"Yes, it's the president. She encouraged me to write down the story and turn it into a script. She said that maybe if I watch the theater completely in a sober state, I can remember the final ending...

“No, it wasn’t just a suggestion, she also arranged and prepared the show.

"After all, if I only rely on myself, how can I possibly do it..."

Hui Yuanchu's expression was serious.He quickly recalled all Zorokui's words and deeds so far, and suddenly shuddered.

... Orokui, what on earth does she want to do?
Tamaki Yumiko stopped talking and just continued to stare at the play on the stage with all her attention.

The final act, begins.

Hui Yuanchu was staring at Yumiko Tamaki with all his attention, and asked cautiously: "...What's wrong? What did you really think of?"

Yumiko Tamaki continued to stare closely at the stage, but her eyes became more and more distracted: "...it's out."

"I saw it, that's really not the end...

"After the banquet, the excavation officially started. The masons tried to dig directly with iron picks at first, but found that it couldn't work. It was hard granite, and the progress was too slow just using iron picks.

"So, they first burned it with fire, and then poured water on the red-hot stones. When the stones could not withstand the expansion and contraction of heat and cold and cracked, and cracks appeared, they then inserted pickaxes into the gaps and pried them off piece by piece. ...In this way, a tunnel began to gradually extend diagonally upward in the dome of the heavenly cellar. It twisted back and forth like a winding mountain road, turning around, around, and around..."

Then, Tamaki Yumiko was silent for a long time.

“Finally, from the deepest part of the tunnel, there was a loud cracking sound, as if granite the size of this mountain was cracking.

“Then, and then a kind of… growl.

"...Strange, I've heard that sound before. It's very familiar, it seems to be, it seems to be..." Tamaki Yumiko's expression became worse and worse, and she unconsciously held her head and curled up.

And Hui Yuanchu's head suddenly buzzed - a new mission text appeared in front of him.

[Side mission: Tamaki Yumiko’s Tower of Babel (4/5 in progress)]

【Mission Description:】

[Yumiko Tamaki has taken the first step. 】

【Go to see heaven. 】

[Blessing with watching applause, the story ends.Or walk with her for a while?It's all your choice. 】

Hui Yuanchu realized that he could not wait any longer and he had to stop this now.

He stood up suddenly and roughly pulled Yu Zhi from the chair: "Follow me."

Tamaki Yumiko seemed to wake up suddenly from a dream, her face was confused and confused, but she did not resist.

Haiyuan just pulled Yumiko Tamaki, and the two of them ran to the aisle, rushed out of the theater door, and ran to the end of the lounge hall, back to the grand staircase in the courtyard on the first floor.

——Then Hui Yuanchu stopped urgently.

Three figures blocked the front.

The girl stood at the front, and a man and woman who seemed to be followers stood behind her.

Zhe Lukui hugged her shoulders, tilted her head and glanced at Hui Yuanchu coldly, and said: "Xiao Hui, that was a play directed by me. If you do something rude like leaving the show midway, I will think that it is a sign of disrespect towards me." A challenge?"

(End of this chapter)