Since he left, everything has gone from bad to worse.
My mother has to bear everything on her own. Although she keeps comforting her and saying it's okay, in the corner, I can often see her crying with her face covered. When I find her coming, she hurriedly pretends like nothing happened.
Mom is already so sad, I can't show my depressed look anymore.
It's okay, keep smiling and don't make everyone worry——
"Xing, what's wrong?"
But this oath was quickly broken, showing a bad look in front of the future.
"It's okay, Hibiki, I will always be with you..."
The future is still so gentle, even if I don't say anything, she always treats me with kindness and embraces my misfortune.
She is as warm as the sun, always by my side, always tolerant of me.
"future……"
Before I knew it, I started crying.
However, I feel much better.
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I wanted to lighten the burden on my family by studying, but the situation at school... was as bad as usual.
It’s normal for tables to be covered with writing and placed in flower pots, and for chairs and indoor shoes to be covered with thumbtacks.
Even if I tell the teachers, they have already let all this go and don't want to care.
But it doesn't matter, there is a future by my side... I can't give up, I have to work harder. I will continue to greet everyone tomorrow, listen carefully, and go to class with a smile on my face, and I can't let the future see me frowning.
Just walking on the street, people often point at me and say bad things, and sometimes they say it loudly for me to hear.
But with the future by my side, these are not problems.
But I am also worried that if the future is so close to me, will it not be affected?
You should be able to, after all, walking with someone like me...
But every time the future approaches, I still feel happy involuntarily, and if I try to stop it, it dissipates in my heart unconsciously. My attempts to avoid the future fail because of the enthusiasm for the future, and I continue to maintain the status quo.
.
I am really despicable like this.
"Huh? Can't we go together today?"
Until one day, Future didn’t go home with me.
"Sorry, something happened today..."
Future looked a little tired, as if something had happened.
but……
"Ah, there's nothing we can do about it, but we can still be together tomorrow, right?"
"Well, Hibiki is an idiot after all. He can't do it alone, right?"
And I pretended to be lonely: "Huh? Even the future said so..."
"Xiang," However, this time the future hugged me directly, as gently as usual, "This time, I will not abandon you."
"future……"
By the time I came to my senses, she had already left, and I could only continue to giggle and wave at her back.
The future has said so, it should be... really okay, right?
But inexplicably, I still feel uneasy.
[It has reached its limit.]
Sure enough, you still have to go and see it, right?
After all, I couldn't help but follow him.
"Why, you still refuse to leave her?"
"What makes us stop? What is there to sympathize with for such a person? Are you also an accomplice of the murderer?"
"Looks like she needs a lesson."
Maybe it was because this was my first time tracking, or maybe I was afraid, but by the time I heard these sounds, it was already too late.
"future--"
When I saw it, the future was already surrounded by them.
"Oh? You're here too. Just in time, the murderer is here with his accomplices -"
Those eyes, under the evening sun, were like those of a wolf, full of malice.
So scary...
Being surrounded by them, I'm scared, but the future is here and I can't escape.
"Why do this to the future..."
"Don't you even need to ask? Don't you know very well - it's all your fault!"
I wanted to pull the future out, but they stopped me and waved something in their hands to...
"What are you guys doing here?"
As a rough voice came over, these people and those malicious people dispersed inexplicably.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing? Why are you running?"
They dispersed like birds and animals, leaving only me and Future, sitting helplessly on the path.
"future!"
I looked at the future in my arms. My clothes were torn, covered with mud, and there was blood on my head...
Why did it become like this? Why should such a gentle person suffer such treatment in the future...
[Don’t you know very well - it’s all your fault?]
"Are you okay? Those people didn't do anything to you, did they?" It seemed that the patrolman in charge of the surrounding streets walked over. When he saw Mirai in Hibiki's arms, his expression suddenly tightened, "Leave her to me, and I will take you to the hospital...
"
Yes, if you are injured in the future, you must go to the hospital.
Thinking of this, I raised my head, but I didn't want the kind-hearted patrolman to have a look of astonishment on his face.
As if to say——
"Why is it you?"
Just then, I understood.
Everything is my fault.
My curse was passed on to her.
It was my greed for sunshine that hurt her.
I have to leave before everything is irreversible.
Sorry, in the future... I broke the promise first.
But, I really want to see you, mom, grandma...
But this warmth will never come back.
Just like the warmth in my arms now will eventually be lost...
Wait, this burning feeling doesn’t look like them from the future!
When she realized this, what she saw before her eyes was a familiar face.
"Hey, you're awake."
She was so familiar that she subconsciously kicked him.
Snap!
This kick was easily caught, as was the next kick that followed.
"I've been guarding against you for a long time."
Hao Qing stretched out his hand and shook it at her, his tone still making people feel uncomfortable.
"Why did you come to scare me again..." Hibiki responded confusedly, looked down at his hand, and found that it was still wrapped around his waist. He immediately blushed and took it back instantly, with a trembling tone.
"Why do you, me, do this..."
The remaining emotions were instantly swept away, and a terrifying thought appeared in her mind.
He didn't really do anything to me, right?
"Oh, that's what you said," and someone just shrugged in response, with the same tone of voice as usual, "You brought it up yourself, I just didn't pay attention to it."
Just when Xiang's brain was shut down, Hao Qing also added in passing: "But it would be better if you don't have to face me."
Wow——
Hibiki reached up and covered her face. If the current situation hadn't allowed her to do so, she would have screamed out in shame.
At the same time, there was still a trace of worry in my heart. Was she talking in her sleep just now? Could it be——
"Don't worry, your voice is too vague. I can't hear you even if I want to."
There really is ah ah ah ah ah ah!
Xiang thought about himself lying in someone's arms, mumbling in his sleep, and still holding on to her and refusing to let go, and suddenly felt that life was hopeless.
It's over, I will turn into a very strange child in front of him...
Did I do something wrong?
Hao Qing was speechless at this, but at the same time he also started to think about it.
What kind of nightmare can make people so painful?
If you want him to say...
Hibiki's expression at that time seemed as if he had lost something important.
I desperately want to catch it, but I don't dare to get close. It's very contradictory, but I can't extricate myself from it.
Of course, this is not what he is most concerned about. The main thing is that the abnormal aura appears together. He must grasp the connection between them and not relax.
As for the others, they are all secondary.
Is there any connection between the two?
Hao Qing felt that he had a clue, but it was not very clear yet and needed to be verified.
However, she cried...
Thinking of this, he glanced at her, but he didn't know what she was doing. He covered his face with his hands and kept thinking.
Well, it looks like everything is fine.
Although this is very strange, I don't seem qualified to talk about her.
He stretched out his hand and pulled off the mask on his face, thinking about his appearance at this time. There is nothing more suspicious than a person wearing a spider hood to show off, right?
At first I thought I could use this to distance myself from others, but looking at it now, it didn’t work at all!
"Well, well, I'm really sorry for what happened just now..."
Should I take off my hood? It's quite boring to wear it all the time.
Of course he thought so. When he heard Xiang speak, he still acted like an old god: "Don't worry, you can't affect me at all."
"Huh?"
What are these words...
"Stop it, I'm too lazy to argue with you about this now," Hao Qing waved his hand impatiently, then asked, "Speaking of which, do you still remember what I told you before?"
"What?" Xiang didn't react at first, but when Xiaochong turned his head away, the memory was aroused, "All actions are at your command..."
"What else?"
Chong Sang made a gesture to indicate good, and then asked her to continue.
"I'll tell you as soon as I notice anything strange around me..." This memory is easy to use once it's sorted out, and I can tell it all under guidance.
It should be over by now, but Chongsang was still looking at her with his hands waving.
"Is it gone?"
"Well...no more."
I don't know if it was because of what happened before, but Shi Xiang felt inexplicably guilty when he said this, and he couldn't help but look away from the other person.
"Are you sure you have finished what you said?" He stretched out his hand and poked his head. There was still no response, so he could only continue to add, "Then let me make it clear. You felt something happened when you were sleeping.
What? Something really weird."
"We're all asleep, what else could happen?"
Still unable to understand the sound, a certain Chongsang sighed helplessly.
"Oh~ I'm not wrong to call you an idiot. I mean, have you dreamed of anything strange, like noise or something?"
"Ah, I have an impression of this. I felt it when I was rescued by you..."
Feeling that he had grasped the key point, Hao Qing quickly asked: "Is it exactly what you thought?"
"It's almost the same, but isn't noise always like that?"
"Then did you dream of anything else, other than noise, that made you feel particularly bad..."
What makes me feel particularly bad...
It's strange to say that the fragments in the dream were blurry after waking up, but under someone's guidance, they gradually became clearer like film being developed.
[future--]
Why is it so uncomfortable?
The future was injured and fell into my arms.
Why did he become like this, such a gentle person in the future...
[Don’t you know it yourself?]
Like a devil's whisper, with extremely oppressive darkness, a group of dark figures pressed up and surrounded her.
She raised her head, and the face that appeared in front of her was both familiar and unfamiliar. The only thing that remained unchanged was the naked hatred.
[This is all because of you——]
Amidst the laughter, the figure parted slightly, revealing the scene outside——
A group of people vandalized her home wantonly, and the walls were covered with bloody curses. But her mother and grandmother could only watch and cry helplessly.
And her father is still running away...
[Now, do you understand? As long as you are not here...]
"As long as I'm not here..."
Hibiki whispered as he looked at the future in his arms and his family members who were moving away with empty eyes.
[Then, accept the execution, murderer——]
The iron rod held high was shining coldly in the air, and it was about to be swung down——
"As long as there is no me, as long as there is no me..."
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Hao Qing patted her shoulder and shook her body vigorously, "What are you talking about without me? What nonsense are you talking about?"
"The future and my family will be harmed by me..."
Hibiki's eyes are empty.
"Oh, so you are quite powerful." Although she didn't know what happened, her words made Hao Qing happy. He folded his hands in front of his chest and squatted down to look at her levelly, "
Why don't you show me now how you did it?"
"It's all because of me that they were implicated..."
"Implicated? Ha, then it wasn't you who did it. What did I think it was? But this is it?"
This nonchalant, mocking tone finally aroused a little reaction from Xiang, making her notice him: "Why can you say that -"
"Of course you can," Hao Qing nodded, and then spread his hands, "Because this has nothing to do with me, so I'm just talking nonsense here."
"You..." Xiang pointed at Hao Qing tremblingly, and was speechless for a moment.
"And even if they die, you won't be so desperate to live or die, right? It's not you who did it anyway. Isn't it enough for you to live by yourself?"
Before he could finish his words, an unprecedented force grabbed his collar and pulled him up.
"Don't make it sound like they are meaningless——"
Oh? It turns out she is no ordinary person either.
This unexpected power made Hao Qing a little surprised, but he still said unforgivingly: "Why, did I say something wrong? Aren't you living a good life now, not to mention they are still here, eh, don't
Staring at me, you made it too obvious."
Having said this, he grabbed Hibiki's hand with his backhand and pulled it closer step by step: "Is there someone who often makes trouble for you, and also entangles your family and friends? Well, it's called the future, right? Then they come to you
The reason is because of noise, because I dare not retaliate against them, so I turned my anger on you... I'm right, right~"
The words Hao Qing said were heartbreaking, and the force reflected from his hand was getting stronger and stronger... He knew that he had guessed right.
"You must also hate it in your heart. Why do I have to suffer this kind of treatment? It obviously has nothing to do with me!"
"Don't talk like you know me well——"
But he didn't expect that these words would arouse a bigger reaction. Xiang actually knocked Hao Qing over. Before he could stand up, his whole body's weight squeezed on him, and his hands grabbed his face tightly.
mask.
"How can a person who doesn't even dare to show his face have the right to speak against me?"
At this time, Hao Qing was a little panicked. He grabbed the opponent's hand with both hands and tried hard to prevent the mask from being pulled off. At the same time, he said harshly: "Then Miss Xiang who was so secretive was knocked unconscious by me."
What's going on? Do you just like to pretend?"
"What does this have to do with you!"
"Then let go of your hands!"
At this time, Xiang completely ignored Hao Qing's words and only wanted to take off his mask.
"I won't let you go unless you apologize!"
"Oh, forgive me for refusing... Oh, why did you sneak attack!"
Inadvertently, part of Hao Qing's face was exposed. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and pulled it back immediately.
"Humph, isn't it the same for you? You just wear a mask, and it's a matter of life and death!"
"You don't understand this. This is romance for adults."
"Really, in my opinion, you are more like a childish ghost than an adult!"
"Hey, I'm older than you!"
Unknowingly, the quarrel that was originally full of intense atmosphere developed in a very strange direction...
puff--
Just then, something spiked came in from the top.
Then a pool of fine sand-like stuff leaked out and spread on the person's back, making it feel strangely itchy.
Coming!
Hao Qing pushed his body to push away the sound, and then spread his palms upward. A red light suddenly appeared, and with a bang, the gravel blocking the outside exploded instantly, along with the enemies waiting to charge outside.
go out.
The scene outside suddenly became clear - under the night sky and the moonlight, countless colorful spots quickly gathered here, and the target was obviously them.
Or... it's her.
"Hey, what's wrong with me?" Hibiki covered his head and stood up with confusion on his face, but he immediately woke up when he saw the noise outside, "It's noise!"
"Ah, thanks to you, they are all gathered here."
"Eh? Did I do it?" When these words were irritating, Xiang vaguely seemed to remember something again. His expression changed for a while, and then he raised his head, "Chongsang, since it was me who caused it, then..."
"Don't talk nonsense at this time." However, Hao Qing just reached out and patted her shoulder, turned around and walked out through the hole he made, "Besides, I was arguing with you on purpose."
As if he was used to it, Xiang didn't make any sound at this time, but just stared blankly at Hao Qing as he walked out.
Looking at the pure noise outside, Hao Qing frowned under his mask.
Why is there only noise? Are you hiding?
But we are all on this road, and everything that needs to be adjusted has been adjusted, so let’s fight!
Hao Qing knew that no place was safe when he got here. Since the peace would be broken sooner or later, it would be better for him to come in person, so that at least he could seize the opportunity.
"bring it on."
He clenched his fists, and the light burst out along with the heat. In an instant, it turned into a pure red wave, sweeping towards the noise in front of him.