tokyo creator

Chapter 367 Act [-]: Poem of Departure

From behind, Keito watched Tamaki Yumiko walk onto the stage and in front of the curtain - and then she was shocked: in the gradually dimming orange light above the theater, Tamaki Yumiko's figure gradually disappeared.

In the last lesson before the lights went out, there was no one on the stage in front of the curtain.

He saw something out of the corner of his eye again, and turned to look at the audience in horror.

The backstage is the brightest place at this time.So looking over the backlight, the seating area was plunged into complete darkness.

But soon, countless vague white shadows seemed to appear from the dark seating area.

——Like countless pairs of waving hands.

Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of thunderous applause from over there, rushing towards the backstage like a tide.

Hui Ren had just walked over from the deserted seating area. At this moment, she felt frightened in her heart. She almost retreated backstage and closed the curtain again.

But at this time, Arthur's calm voice came from behind. "As I said just now, that's the auditorium... not the place we should be."

He walked to Hui Ren and stood side by side. He glanced over and saw Hui Ren's panic, so he comforted him: "Don't worry. Since ancient times... with the stage as the boundary, actors and audiences have been in two worlds. "

Hui Ren thought about it and found that worry and fear were indeed useless, so he had to accept this setting uneasily.

One of them relaxed, the other tensed up, looking at the dark stage together and waiting.

The lights on the stage finally came on again.The title of the play in flower font is also displayed on the LED subtitle strip above the theater stage.

【Title: "The Brave Fights the Devil"】

[Act [-]: Poem of Departure]

[The Brave——Hui Yuan Chu]

[Props house girl - Yumiko Tamaki]

The music starts, the curtain rises, and the play begins.

……

Brave man, 45 years old, middle manager of a large company.

He is a middle-aged man whose life is monotonous and tiring, but also complete and happy.

I get off work at nine o'clock every day and get home at ten o'clock. I happily pick up my two daughters who are rushing towards me at the entrance. I carry them into the bedroom with sweet words and coax the drowsy children to sleep with a few words.Then, return to the restaurant to enjoy the dinner prepared by your wife’s prop house wife.

Homemade pickles, grilled fish, miso soup, rice with dried plums.It's not luxurious, but it's refreshing and delicate. It can be seen that it was prepared carefully because of the care of my husband's tiredness and greasy stomach after socializing.

"I like the pickled radish made by Yumiko the most. Then, let me start." The hero couldn't help but smile, and said with his hands clasped together in a pious and serious manner, and then raised his chopsticks and bowl.

The prop house lady packed everything up and sat across from him, looking at him with a smile.

"What's wrong, Yumiko? Looking at me like that." The brave man noticed his wife's gaze and raised his head and asked.

"It's nothing, it's just that... I unconsciously remembered what happened a long time ago." The prop house lady smiled and shook her head, showing a very nostalgic look, "I mean, how did Ah Chu and I get together in the first place... Those things.”

The hero blurted out, "High school, that was high school."

Then, he suddenly seemed to remember something and stopped talking.

The prop shop lady looked at his appearance and burst into laughter.

"Oh, how long has it been? I told you before, I don't care anymore." Then she said, "Yes, actually, the real beginning was 'that thing'. That thing made me lose I lost my father...but if it hadn't been for 'that incident', I definitely wouldn't have had much interaction with Ah Chu."

"During 'that incident', I was suspected of murdering someone, so I was forced to suspend school for a while." The brave man nodded and continued, "So as soon as I returned to school... I was ostracized by the group of people in the class. .”

The brave man had an indifferent expression, stretched out his chopsticks and nodded vaguely: "They are just a group of tough-looking guys. Rather, the reason why they dare to bully me is not because 'murderer' is followed by 'suspect' Two words? If they really see the body and the 'suspected murderer' is really confirmed as a 'murderer', they will definitely run faster than the other."

Then he raised his head and looked at his wife seriously: "But Yumiko is the only one who is different from them. What I remember is that at that time, only Yumiko was willing to get close to me."

"Although before that incident, Yumiko and I had almost no dealings." He continued to take a bite of the delicious pickled radish, "...but I was thinking at that time that it was because of this that Yumiko was a Good woman."

"Wha, what a good woman -" A blush spread across the prop house girl's face, "I, I am, the monitor! Of course I am worried that my classmates will give up on themselves.

Then she murmured: "Besides... I actually had selfish motives and purposes at that time. Because of my father's affairs, I was very curious about Ah Chu's experience, so I couldn't help but want to get close to Ah Chu."

"I know, didn't you tell me later? I don't care about that kind of thing, right?" The brave man said indifferently, "Anyway, I only know that you took the initiative to ask me to be together in the evening."

"We went to M fast food restaurant after school and studied together!" my wife corrected her seriously, as if she had turned back into the serious class leader she was in high school.

Then she continued to recall: "But that night was really dangerous. I met a crazy man on the way back. Fortunately, Ah Chu had been secretly following behind and stood up to protect me."

"Well, then I sent you home." The brave man continued, "And what a coincidence, Yumiko's parents were not there that day... Come to think of it, if they were, they probably wouldn't allow their daughter to go out at night. Are you going to tutor others? Hahaha... Anyway, Yumiko said, as a thank you, she invited me to come up and sit."

"Then...then Ah Chu became...a 'bad guy'." The prop house girl's face turned red again, her voice became softer and softer, and the last two words became like a mosquito.

The brave man was very calm: "Later, we naturally dated."

"……Um."

The brave man laughed again and stared at his wife tenderly: "What's wrong, Yumiko? Look at me like that again."

"It's nothing, I just feel... very happy. This is the life I want." This time, the prop house girl smiled and shook her head, muttering to herself, "It's just... like a dream."

In the quiet living room, a man and woman sitting opposite each other at the dining table just held each other's hands and stared at each other.

……

But on the side of the background, Arthur and Hui Ren looked at this scene and looked at each other.

"What's going on with this script?"

"I also remember the script I read, it didn't seem to unfold like this..."

At this time, a third voice sounded from above the two of them: "Ah ha ha ha... This is the kind of script it should be!! I really like this kind of plot!!"

Keito turned around and looked at Ibuki Rika in mid-air in surprise.

The girl was indeed in mid-air.She seemed to be riding on some unknown object in the darkness, falling steadily and gently from high in the air.The short skirt of the uniform was blown up as a result, revealing——

— without legs.

Under the lifted skirt of the uniform, there was no spring at all, and there were no human legs at all!Under the skirt of the charming girl, there is only a vague, weird, huge and squirming outline, like a monster with its bloody mouth open...

Hui Ren suddenly looked away and ordered himself in fear - immediately forget everything he just saw!
That's just a robotic arm... Yes, Laika just landed here on a stage robotic arm!

Laixiang landed next to the two of them quietly, landing on the ground with two long legs that were slender, full of youthful vitality, attractive but ordinary.

Next, Ibuki Raika stood up on tiptoes, raised her hands to build an awning in front of her eyes, and looked at the stage from a distance: "What's wrong with this script? There's nothing wrong with this script!!"

Then, Laixiang clasped his hands, his smile gradually became charming, and his eyes sparkled: "Laixiang likes this script!"

"Yumiko and Hatsu-chan got married and gave birth to one... no, two! Let's have two children like in the drama. Yumiko was born to be the most perfect wife..."

"They love each other, trust each other, and support each other. They are a happy and happy couple, just like what you see now."

"This is simply... Laixiang's favorite background!!"

"Laixiang-" But then, she started to turn around with a smile, "You like to appear in such a background, don't you?"

"Yumiko and Hatsumi were happy at first. But after more than ten years of marriage, the midlife crisis still arrived.

"Hai-chan started to have a great time outside... Well, then, she was seduced by the bartender Laixiang who appeared in 'Deng Deng Deng Deng'!"

"At the same time, due to family pressure, Yumiko didn't know that her pen pal Laika was cheating on her husband, but she was also attracted to Laika who always indulged her desires freely."

"Until one day, Yumiko returned home and found a man and a woman rolling on the bed, but they were her husband and her pen pal respectively——"

The fox-like girl's charming and greedy eyes seemed to sparkle in the chaotic and dark background: "Yes, that's it, that's it! I'm looking forward to that day. When that day comes, at that time, I will treat Yumiko explain--"

Ibuki Rika stopped at the right moment.

She took a deep breath, then put her hands together in front of her towering chest, made a full gesture, and faced the void, performing with an extremely affectionate expression: "—Ms. Haihara, Mrs. Haihara!! Yumiko! Listen to me I'm not here to tear you apart! I... Lai Xiang, I'm here to join you!"

"Hahaha..." The fox girl finally couldn't help it anymore and rolled around in the chaotic dark background, laughing happily, "That's it... That scene, just thinking about it, is so exciting and awesome. !!"

Arthur and Huiren held their breath, not daring to laugh along with them.

So Laixiang fell from the void again, and once again stood in front of the two of them with shining eyes, tilting his head, with an expectant look that said "Ask me a question quickly" written on his face.

Arthur's expression squeezed, but he persisted in silence.

At the end of the stalemate, Ibuki Rika finally took the initiative and said angrily: "Hey! If you don't ask, I really have to leave."

"Really...I heard your voice calling, so I took the initiative to show up, right? Only the lively, cute and beautiful Laixiang will be so kind to you! If it were other sisters, they wouldn't be so proactive. " She complained, "—if you don't kill a few people as sacrifices, they will ignore you? Say thank you Laixiang!"

Arthur was silent for a moment and whispered: "Similarly, you will also ask for sacrifices."

"But Laika won't embarrass anyone? Do you have the sacrifices Laika likes now? There are many more?" Ibuki Laika licked her nails, showed an innocent smile, and looked at her with golden pupils. to Arthur.

In the darkness, Arthur seemed to show a horrified expression for a moment, and his body swayed, as if he wanted to take a step back instinctively, but in the end he controlled it.

But since even Huiren was aware of this, he couldn't hide it from the inhuman in front of him.

Ibuki Rika looked dissatisfied.

She once again disappeared the humanoid long legs into the huge darkness, raised her upper body into the air, and then slowly descended in front of Arthur.

Accompanied by a sense of chaos and depression, the face with golden pupils almost came close to him: "You seem... to have a very rude misunderstanding of Laixiang?"

"Although Laixiang is the master of love, so Laixiang actually doesn't hate the misunderstanding itself, hehe." She quickly smiled again and backed away with a gliding movement, which made Arthur involuntarily A safe distance away he breathed a sigh of relief.

"But... no, the sacrifice Laixiang wants is not you."

"Half of human behavior is due to pre-designed reproduction programs; while the other half is influenced by the buried 'I' and is carried out uncontrollably... full of desire to fill gaps, love Instead, it is a 'comfort' ritual that is repeated to add to the melancholy, but in the end it is empty and futile."

Floating above the two people's heads, Ibuki Rika smiled slightly. As she spoke, she moved her arms down into the darkness under the skirt, making a gentle stroking gesture.

It seemed like he was touching her non-existent belly, or he was gently caressing the head of the monster under her skirt that was opening its bloody mouth.

"So...it's a surprise and a pity."

"Laixiang was the accident, wasn't he? Laixiang was unexpectedly excellent, and unexpectedly matched with 'me'. So, the ritual that was supposed to have no effect and was just a 'placebo' actually had an effect on Laixiang. Laixiang truly connects to 'me'."

"And this is actually quite a pity..." She laughed, "Because in this way, Laixiang will no longer be human. Although I miss the stupid and easy-to-satisfy person before... But after all, Laixiang is no longer human. The gnosis of Eros was learned, and the gnosis of the soothing nature of ritual."

"Knowledge is powerful. Therefore, the moment Laixiang learned the knowledge, he was changed by the knowledge..." She said lightly, "Forever."

"Where did Eros come from? Why was he born? So if you think about it for a moment, you will know... From the beginning, he was the only one who could satisfy 'me'."

"So...really, you all have misunderstood Laika." Ibuki Laika rose higher and higher, and the light gradually failed to illuminate her face. In the darkness, she could only be vaguely seen smiling, "Laika It’s just because everyone sincerely loves Laixiang and respectfully presents tributes that are very precious to everyone, and it is only because of that heart that I have blessed everyone.”

The monster under her skirt seemed to be laughing too: "...but don't put the cart before the horse, and don't understand the essential difference between 'tribute' and 'blessing', thinking that just a mere human being... can please Laixiang?" "

"Just a 'comfort ceremony' can no longer satisfy Laixiang who understands everything... Laixiang has understood what 'real desire' is."

In the overlapping laughter of the girl and the beast, Arthur and Keito just tensed up their minds and bodies, not daring to answer.

The laughter stopped, and Yi Chuilaixiang fell back to the ground lightly.

She stood up straight with her long legs, made a sound of "Hey!" and raised her arms like a gymnast landing successfully.

Then, she turned back and said with a smile: "However, Laixiang still likes to see the futile rituals performed by others. After all... we feel sympathy for each other, hehe. In other words, seeing others distressed and ignorant, I feel Then you will feel relaxed.”

[The Lord of Love] then raised three fingers.

"Three virgins." She narrowed her eyes, looked at Arthur, and finally offered a price, "You, human being, can find them wherever you want. In short, you have to make three virgins fall into the river of lust... In this way, it is me. The sacrifice I ask for from you.”

"Don't be perfunctory. After one night, just put on your pants and leave as if you have completed the task?" She continued to stare at Arthur, seeming to be in a very happy mood, and said slowly, "You, perfect Human beings, you have the ability to make them experience the beauty of love for themselves... so that overnight, they go from ignorance to crazy pursuit of you, as if they can't do it without drowning themselves in the sea of ​​desire. Like."

"Offer me a satisfactory sacrifice, and I will give you the knowledge you desire."

(End of this chapter)