Overturned Tower

Caged bird.

This is also the name of the bomb planted by the leader of the "Silence of Ignorance".

In other words, he knew from the very beginning that "Little Liuli" had a will to die.

She is no longer a **** controlled by the Veil of Ignorance, but decides to break away from the chessboard... but she is so powerless that she can't do anything.

The only choice is to jump down.

Even if you become a devil, you don't want to hurt others. Or, utterly tired of hurting others.

Or…

One of the purpose of the leader planting the bomb was to get rid of Xiao Liuli.

"The moment the cage is opened, there is only freedom—or death."

This was relayed by the inferior, the last message.

Because the inferior was worried that there might be key information in these words, he specifically said this key word to Russell.

But now, Russell realized.

What exactly do these words refer to.

"...Xiao Liuli used to come here often."

Russell suddenly said softly: "She also likes to come here and drink some wine... but she dare not get drunk, right?"

Because she hides too many secrets.

She was worried that she would tell others when she was drunk.

Very tired.

Wanting to protect his former girlfriend, he is forced to submit to a veil of ignorance.

Until he realizes that there is no end to this life...he will be sucked out of every drop of value.

So he chose to end it all.

The "freedom" that the caged bird craved never existed from the very beginning. Because the cage is still a new cage.

Therefore, the original desire of the demon named "caged bird" is "clean death".

It is also the strong aversion to the fictional self of "Little Liuli" that gave birth to the psionic ability to "make all prosthetic bodies disappear".

"—and what about your fiancée?"

Russell asked back: "What are you going to do? If you don't tell me her identity, what will happen to her by those people after you die?"

"Of course I will choose to die after confirming that she is no longer under the control of the veil of ignorance."

The demon hooted with a smile: "In other words, it was after 'she' confirmed that the other party was already free... I was born.

"I'm her self-destructive instinct, I was born to die for cleanliness. When she intends to end this, she is still too weak to kill anyone. So I will not hurt anyone... as long as 'Little Liuli' can die clean."

Even with such sad words, there was not a single tear left in the shattered glass prosthetic eye.

The eyes that cannot shed tears are the proof of being deeply modified.

Because crying is not only a sign of weakness, but also an inferior function that can easily lead to short circuit and corrosion of the prosthetic body.

After the natural weak eyes are converted into prosthetic eyes, people will no longer cry.

"It's all predestined."

The demon slowly stretched his arms, like embracing the blue sky, or like a dead tree.

"Blue robin... such an unlucky relative."

Saying that, the devil in the caged bird was silent for a while.

And Russell stood aside, quietly listening to her narrate the last few words in her life.

"You know, birds are made to yearn for the sky. But blue is the color furthest from the sky, and that's the color of the sea.

"That portends a fall."

— it shouldn't be. The sky should indeed be blue.

Russell wanted to plead.

The sky is colorless, but it should reflect the color of the sea...

However, such words were swallowed before they reached their lips.

It has nothing to do with exhaust or pollution. The sky in this world has never shown a sky blue hue.

"...perhaps in other worlds, the sky is blue."

Russell couldn't help but say: "Glass robin is the same color as the sky."

The demon gave him a surprised look.

He smiled gently, like looking at a child talking in sleep.

"maybe."

He opens his arms.

As if wanting to hug Russell, he stretched out his broken arm.

"I've said all I can say, and it's time for you to kill me now."

This is the first demon that Russell encountered in this world.

With the exquisite appearance of a broken little colored glass, but like a lifeless old man, the devil wanted to die, and said calmly and serenely: "Keep your promise, hero. Kill me, and then move on .”

"…it is good."

After a long silence, Russell still agreed.

He raised the saint to decapitate.

However, I feel that this psionic weapon is heavier than ever before.

That is not "the weight of life", but "the weight of life".

Russell was very aware of it.

I have to do something, or say something.

"I'll look for it for you."

"what?"

"The color of the sky."

Russell replied softly.

He repeated stubbornly: "Glass robin is the same color as the sky."

"…Maybe."

The "caged bird" demon just smiled and didn't argue.

"It would be great if there was such a world."

She looked up, whispering softly.

"I will declare to the outside world that what I killed was you as a human being, and you were taken as a hostage...I killed you to save other people."

Russell said softly, "Little Liuli has never been a demon."

"…thanks."

The demon, who was about to be beheaded by the saint, murmured thanks to the executioner.

When Russell cut off the blade, he didn't feel the slightest resistance.

The demon of the "bird in the cage" was instantly beheaded by him.

When her head flew up, she seemed to be still looking up at the sky...

But at the end of that field of vision, there was nothing but a crimson cage.

The surrounding world fluctuated violently.

Russell's left arm suddenly reappeared, and the white illusory limbs shattered in an instant.

But Xiao Liuli, who had returned to her original form, still maintained her broken posture, standing opposite Russell.

When she fell, her whole body was broken into pieces. Like a toppled tower of blocks.

But there was no blood flowing from her body, just like a broken doll.

As promised in "The Bird in a Cage," she did not fight back.

Above the shattered head hung a relieved and satisfied smile.

Some people live so hard...

Although he has lived in poverty for more than twenty years, perhaps because of his mother's love, or because of Russell's talent, he has never experienced real despair. His life is always hopeful and hopeful.

-until now.

Until he witnessed and confirmed the death of the "caged bird" with his own eyes.

That moment.

The world before Russell's eyes has once again become the "sacrifice hall" burning with countless high and low white candles.

Facing him in a framed picture is a smiling Alice... his mother.

On the side, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com also has two blank photo frames on the left and right. The other photo frames were wrapped in black air and blurred.

When Russell looked at one of the blank picture frames, his will was sucked in. When Russell opened his eyes again, his eyes became the silent black and white world with only outlines.

And inside Xiao Liuli's shattered corpse, at the neck... Groups of blue flames are gradually extinguishing.

Looking at that ray of light, a very strong "thirst" appeared in Russell's heart.

The moment Russell opened his hand, a stream of ultramarine blue leaped up—flying into Russell's hand.

One of the two picture frames suddenly burst into ultramarine brilliance.

It's like submerging paper in the deep sea and playing it in reverse.

A young man that Russell had never seen before... with a dark blue long ponytail, a tuft of glazed tail feathers behind each ear, and a cheerful smile from the heart, gradually emerged in the photo frame.

He raised his right hand, as if beckoning to Russell.

Those clear dark blue pupils were once full of joy and hope—

When Russell woke up from the hallucination again, a mask without facial features appeared on his face silently.

Immediately, an ultramarine flame burst out from under the mask, sweeping across his body in the blink of an eye... as if submerged in water, a burst of refreshing coolness cleared his mind.

When the flames dissipated, a blue-haired man about 1.75 meters tall with glazed tail feathers on his temples appeared in the position where Russell had been before.

His pupils are sky blue.

That was the color of the sky in Russell's memory.

The color of the sky that allows birds to fly freely... the color of the sky.