People in Tokyo: Time Stopped

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Everyone is stupid... I don't know what's going on in Inoue. They say they decide to commit suicide, and they say they don't want to die. They don't understand what the other party is saying.

Probably really insane...feeling dangerous.

"While walking down the road, she told me..."

Qianqiu said so, and took out his own drink from the plastic bag... This is a can of coffee, the price is not cheap, but it may not matter to him now.

Or, if you think there is a so-called, it is the strangest thing.

"Gudu~"

Qianqiu tasted the coffee, and felt that the taste was average. Although it was not bad, it was not as good as the cheap coffee I drank before... Is it too embarrassing to sell it for 150 yen?

Qianqiu, who was so critical of this coffee brand, raised his head and looked at everyone with a look of "Why are you so intrigued?" ], he was stunned for a while, and then immediately said: "She has only one year left to live..."

life……

No one has mentioned this kind of thing for a long time...because, everyone present except for Haruori Shimizu has an almost eternal lifespan, and...

In such a world, lifespan is too much to avoid.

"Do you hate being weird?"

Ji Gong Wuming asked Inoue like this... Yes, if you have some terminal illness and your lifespan is not enough to sustain your life, you only need to fix a bug called [weird].

"Ah, Qianqiu didn't understand what I meant..."

Inoue said, supporting the stone steps behind her with her hands, she looked at the blue sky and said, "My body is built with snake sloughing as the main body, and there won't be any lifespan issues to worry about... But my will , can no longer continue to control such a body."

"In other words, my soul will soon collapse. The longer I have been in contact with the snake slough, the more obvious the wear and tear on my soul, and the closer it is to complete collapse."

"Jigong Wuming, you also need to be careful. If you can, when you no longer need the power of the snake slough to complete your dream, you should resolutely find a way to abandon the snake slough... otherwise it will be too dangerous."

"..."

After exhorting Ji Gong's nameless Inoue to be silent for a while, she looked at everyone and said, "Anyway, I'm going to die soon, it's better to say it in front of you, so that the world can feel more at ease, and you can rest assured to achieve your peace. Dream."

In this case, it is understandable, after all... Inoue is chasing her dream, but in that battle, she never denied the dream of Tokyo United.

"..."

[You can die naturally after a year... You can witness the world as it should be in this year. 】

Inoue naturally saw the sign that Inoue Xueyu held up, but out of some kind of awkwardness, she did not answer Inoue Xue's words, just looked up at the blue sky and white clouds as if she didn't see it.

"In any case, I'm not like a suffocated person who died in the hands of the snake, and no one even knew that I was dead... My dream has come true, but I don't know when it will deteriorate~"

Inoue, who said this, seemed to be tit for tat with Qianqiu's previous speech, but there was no sharpness in her words. She said calmly: "It is better to die in the hands of others than to die in the hands of a snake..."

"The only people who are qualified to kill me are you who have fought with me, and you who have tried your best and exhausted your loneliness to defeat me in such a fantasy world; those who can make me willing to be killed, let me admire and The only person who has to be admired is Qianqiu."

"As long as I'm killed by you, my dream... there's no chance of it going bad, right!"

"..."

"I admire you a lot, but even if..."

Even so, the wrongs you have done will not be made up, and the people you have killed will not come back to life, so although I will give you a happy death, if you want our forgiveness, is impossible.

A dead Inoue is a good Inoue...

Chiaki originally wanted such a sharp accusation.

……

"No need to say more, let the people in Tokyo come to live broadcast... Let the world witness my death!"

but……

Sure enough, don't say it.

===Chapter 27 Will I still have an afterlife===

"Ding~"

"..."

"Do you find it awkward?"

Inoue, who was talking casually, held in his hand a jet-black long sword constructed of spiritual power and flesh and blood... No, it is better to describe it in a simpler way than a long sword - with Qianqiu's [Flying Knife·Second Hand] Sword of the same style.

Thin and long, like a second hand...

"Ding~"

Accompanied by the crisp voice, Inoue and Chiaki seemed to be dancing a ballroom dance between the two of them. While staggering with their swords, they kept spinning on the shore of Tokyo Bay, and slowly collided with their swords.

There is no stern killing in it, but it is like friendly fellow brothers and sisters practicing swords... This is a very slow sword, so slow that anyone can clearly see their movements.

The world can see that kind of kink-together stroll.

"Abrupt? What do you mean?"

Qian Qiu, who responded tepidly to the other party, and the swordsmanship revealed an emotion that could be called "coldness" asked... If you want to say something abrupt, whether the other party appears or is now heading towards the end that the other party wants, it will always be the same. Very abrupt.

An unknown villain...

"All of this, whether it's whether I wake up and decide to die at your hands, or the [Killing Inoue method] that I decide to do, do you feel abrupt?"

"..."

Is it abrupt?

Qianqiu thought so, he opened his mouth, but still couldn't say anything, compared to [abrupt], ​​there are still inexplicable emotions in his heart... But, logically, he should only kill It's just what the other party thinks, not...

"Are you still grateful?"

Qianqiu, who was hit by Inoue's words, raised his head abruptly, and looking at Qianqiu's reaction, realizing that he was right, and laughing, Inoue smiled softly, holding the sword in his hand to Qianqiu. sword.

The long hair flying in front of Inoue's forehead was cut by the sword in her own hand, and her face was very close to the interlaced blades, and also very close to Qianqiu's face... She said: "No need to be ashamed, because... you Really need to thank me."

"Because it was me who originally won, but I was willing to give up this victory... I am willing to lose, and this kind of victory was handed over to you and the world!"

Inoue, who was speaking loudly, may have some other thoughts... For example, to pass her words to the world, even now she wants some gratitude from the world, right?

"Thank you."

The honest Qianqiu honestly admitted her thoughts, and this kind of calmness and sincerity made Inoue start to cry and feel sad, her voice dropped, and she said: "Your answer is really noble, Qianqiu... This is not the case. Does it make me look more despicable?"

despicable?Qianqiu actually doesn't think so... Or rather, Qianqiu thinks that Inoue is actually that kind of upright evil, and throws away all the evil things she has done, in fact, this person is still full of likability.

Well, this kind of thinking makes no sense at all...

"Actually, it's you, you took the victory back from my madness, and it's me who should say thank you... How should I say it, maybe it's a strange and incomprehensible reason - thank you You can kill me before I die."

Inoue said this, and she herself felt that it was like a sister-in-law joke like [in order to avoid suicide, I decided to kill in advance], so she added: "It's just a mere slaughter, it's just a tool to bring strength. I definitely don't want to die at the hands of the snake molting."

It seems to be very persistent about it...

"Clang~"

Sparks staggered between the swords. The two seemed to have rehearsed countless times to attack each other. At this moment, they produced the only result... Qianqiu guessed the small stone, which caused the center of gravity to be a little unstable.

But Inoue did not seize this opportunity, but as if waiting for something, after Qianqiu readjusted his posture, he started a new round of interaction... Yes, maybe it can only be described as [interaction].

To put it more clearly, Inoue is actually [feeding tricks] to Qianqiu.

From the beginning to the end, from the beginning of the battle, it has been agreed... Inoue does not actively use any power of snake slough, and Qianqiu cannot stop time.

But from what it looks like now, Inoue's part is far more than that.

"Qianqiu, do you know the concept of reincarnation collapse? Did that guy tell you?"

Listening to Inoue's words, Chiaki felt that things were very strange... Because this "that guy" was called when he was with Koyuki to avoid confusion.

However, now Inoue is also calling Inoue Yuki by [that guy]...

"I didn't make it clear... The existence of weirdness is due to the failure of reincarnation, right? And if reincarnation completely collapses, the weirdness will not be able to die even if it is destroyed by death, and cannot be reincarnated or something like that?"

"Well, that's it... can't you use a gun?"

After gently blocking Qianqiu's sword blow with the sword grid, Inoue asked abruptly, and before Qianqiu could react, she added: "Don't use it for now, listen to me first... …”

"..."

Qianqiu, who was speechless, nodded. He didn't think that he suddenly pulled out a gun and could hit two and a half snake sloughs... Although Inoue said [not active], the self-recovery ability is passive no matter how you look at it.

Even Inoue couldn't control it.

"I'm not sure what state I am in now, and I'm not sure if the collapse of my soul is the [Soul Fei San San] that cannot enter the reincarnation, but... I should not bear any mistakes in the next life, right? Will I still have an after life? ?"

Inoue, who asked this question, looked forward to Chiaki's answer... Indeed, from this logic, if reincarnation was reincarnated, it could probably be regarded as a brand new life?

But if by chance, there are still some memories... Then how does it count?

Qianqiu does not know.

In any case, at this time, Qianqiu couldn't give any other answer, he said comfortingly: "Yes, you will definitely have an afterlife... You can become a person who has nothing to do with [Inoue]. eyes to witness the future peace."

"..."

"Thank you."

Inoue, who said this, suddenly put away his sword, and the [Flying Knife·Second Hand] in Qianqiu's hand also followed this power and stabbed towards Inoue's chest, who closed his eyes and calmly accepted death.

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However, Qianqiu's blade stopped... It wasn't because he was kind-hearted or soft-hearted, but he stopped subconsciously, just because of the opponent's strength, he subconsciously stopped the attack.

"I have nothing to say..."

Inoue, who opened his eyes helplessly, said that, the flesh and blood on his chest was torn together with the clothes that made up the clothes, revealing the three overlapping snake sloughs inside... One of them was only half a piece.

With her back to Tokyo Bay, Inoue poses like a saint crucified on a cross... And what she's waiting for, naturally doesn't need to be described.

"please."

"Well...your wish, I received it!"