Weird Stories: Gothic Lolita Begins

In the Hegar District, in front of the gate of the Burnt Castle.

The emerald green fruit finally ripened, fell off the slightly bent branches, and fell lightly on the snow.

Yes, it was light.

Not only light, but also as soft and elastic as the cute slime commonly seen in the second dimension, which made Lei, who had been led astray by the recipe unconsciously, salivate.

Realizing his inappropriate physiological reaction, Lei quietly swallowed his saliva and secretly decided to go back and find some food shows to watch, in order to save the recipe that was forced to go astray due to various "difficulties".

Over there, the emerald green, elastic fruit fell to the ground, and soon split into eight petals from the top like petals, revealing a young and beautiful woman curled up inside.

Lei was surprised to find that it was "Diana".

Even the brand-name down coat on her body, which was worn and dirty because of the conditions and could not be changed and washed, was exactly the same.

Subconsciously, Lei turned his head to look at the "Forest Hunting Goddess" who was also wearing the same coat before.

At some point, the Forest Hunting Goddess had changed into a set of green clothes that were cool and neat, quite similar to the elf archers in the two-dimensional fantasy works.

Silently turning his eyes back, Lei looked at "Diana" curled up in the center of the eight-petal green fleshy "flower", and asked calmly: "What is this...?"

"Diana Popov as a 'human'." The Forest Hunting Goddess replied calmly, "She is very weak, I hope you can abide by the previous agreement and send her home."

"...Okay." Lei nodded with mixed feelings.

As soon as the words of promise came out, Lei looked back as if he had realized something.

Sure enough, the Forest Hunting Goddess had disappeared.

...

Somewhere near the burnt castle, there was a cave only two or three meters deep.

"Bang Bang" Diana woke up slowly beside the burning fire.

"Awake?" Lei asked casually while stirring the soup pot with a wooden spoon.

The wooden spoon, the wooden pot, and the wooden bowl beside were all made by him using his magic power to stimulate the growth of plants and trees. Although they were not as delicate and durable as those made by Night Crow, they were still good for temporary picnics.

"..." Diana pursed her lips and got up silently.

The atmosphere in the cave suddenly became solemn.

The flames licked the wooden bottom of the pot, but miraculously they did not burn.

In the soup pot, tiny bubbles began to rise and burst one after another.

This pot of wild vegetable, mushroom and fish soup, which looked very delicious, was almost ready.

Finally, Diana spoke softly.

"I'm sorry." She said.

Lei frowned: "Why apologize?"

"I..." Diana paused, her voice was a little tearful, "I refused, but my body didn't listen to me... I could only watch Him getting closer to me..."

Then, crush me.

Diana didn't say the rest.

She herself didn't know why she was still alive.

Or, is the "she" sitting here now really the same "she"?

"You don't have to apologize." Lei stared at the boiling soup pot and said sullenly, "We should apologize... No, it's me."

"Only I need to apologize." The red-haired young man felt very uncomfortable.

"Night Crows are a naturally mysterious race. Using strength, mental power, and even soul power is as natural to them as breathing."

"But I'm not."

"I used to be... I thought I was an ordinary person for more than 20 years."

"I shouldn't have neglected the fact that ordinary people can't use mental power freely."

"I'm sorry." Lei apologized in a low voice.

He kept staring at the soup pot and didn't try to turn his head to look at "Diana".

——The Diana he should apologize to is gone.

On the other side, Diana still maintained the posture of sitting with her knees hugged and staring at the fire, not noticing this small detail.

Or, she noticed it, but pretended not to notice it.

After all, even she herself felt that she was no longer the same person she used to be...

The fish soup was boiling "gurgling", and the shallow cave sheltered from the wind was full of tempting food aroma.

Lei silently picked up a large wooden bowl that had been cleaned and filled with fish soup, and handed it to Diana.

"Thank you." Diana took the wooden bowl and thanked him quietly.

- No matter what she is now, she is alive and wants to continue living.