Shuji Tsushima hung the painting on the wall of the living room openly.
Of course, it was covered with a piece of black cloth.
after all……
After looking at this painting for a long time, maybe his roommates will become mentally disturbed.
He doesn't want to live under the same roof with two lunatics.
"Please clean up, please~"
He threw the packaging garbage on the floor, clapped his hands and left gracefully.
Only Bourbon and Scotland were left looking at each other.
"Kaa's uncle..."
"No, is that man really Kaa's uncle?" Bourbon touched his chin and discussed with Scotland in a low voice.
"If it is really his uncle, Tsushima Shuji's identity may be true..."
"After all, Kaa was raised by Haruhiko Oba."
"But if that's really the case..."
"Kaa doesn't look sad at all..." Bourbon said in a confused tone.
Not only is it not sad, it can even be said...
Looks very happy.
It is completely different from the boy in the painting with his head lowered and surrounded by sadness and depression.
In front of them, the young man looked irrepressibly happy.
In the painting, the expression cannot be clearly seen, but the young man is haunted by depression and sadness.
Which one is the real him?
Even after living under the same roof for a while, Bourbon could not clearly see Kaa.
All of Kaa's emotions seemed real and fake, and they changed very quickly.
But he had another feeling.
Maybe……
Kaa with an expressionless face...
It is the closest existence to reality.
"Sometimes, real sadness does not need to be expressed." Scotland looked at Kaa's closed door and said to Bourbon.
Bourbon thought for a moment and agreed.
…
Shuji Tsushima was lying on the bed in his room at the moment, with an expressionless face and dark eyes.
He didn't turn on the lights, and even the curtains were tightly drawn.
Not a ray of light can get through.
As a result, his iris-colored eyes had no brightness.
There was no breathing and no heartbeat.
No need to even blink.
[Host, humans will die if they don’t breathe.] The system reminded quietly.
The young man ignored it.
It looked like it didn't hear its sound at all.
Just open empty eyes, without focus.
[You won’t die even if you commit suicide like this.] The system reminds you persistently.
This time, it got a response.
[It’s really boring——]
The boy's voice was low and lifeless.
The projection in the room lit up silently.
The blue light illuminated the boy on the bed.
"Good afternoon, Xiuzhi." The man in the projection has a black cat lying on his knees. The black cat's green eyes are staring at the boy on the bed without blinking.
The man's knuckled white hands caressed the black cat, his voice was gentle and elegant.
He changed into a black suit, with a white rose pinned to his chest, revealing a section of his pale neck.
"Good afternoon, father -" the young man said hello without interest while lying on the bed.
The tail notes are long.
"...It's really not easy." The man was silent for a moment, and even stopped smoothing the cat's fur.
"Xiuzhi rarely calls me that." He sighed leisurely.
Usually when you call him this, it means...
"What do you want? Xiuzhi." He asked gently.
"An interesting game." Shuji Tsushima sat up from the bed.
"A game closer to reality."
"These games are too boring." He threw the game console aside and let it fall to pieces.
"I want... games that die."
"The game is no longer a game, but a test of life and death."
"I want to see people doing everything they can to survive."
"Maybe... I can find the meaning of life." The boy supported his chin with one hand, looking at the broken game console beside him, and said casually.
"Do you want to see if someone's hope for life can move your pursuit of death?" The man asked, stroking the black cat.
The black cat was pleased by the smooth movements, yawned comfortably, and curled up.
"You know, no one in this world can impress you." The man said with a firm tone.
"But, this is what you want." He changed his attitude.
"Go find Kayaba Akihiko."
"The game he designed meets your requirements very well." He said with a gentle smile.
"Kayaba Akihiko...ah!" Tsushima Shuji quickly got out of bed.
"It's Sao! Sword Art Online!" He threw himself in front of the projection, his eyes were filled with light from the projection, making his eyes very bright.
That's a game that really causes players to die.
"so……"
"Go find him." The man's tone was full of a calm smile.
Looking at the image of the young man leaving without hesitation in the projection, he shook his head and turned off the projection with a chuckle.
In his opinion, Tsushima Shuji is willful, arrogant, out of tune, and unpredictable...
All are advantages.
Mortals cannot glimpse the reality of God.
The children he raised with his own hands were naturally worthy of God.
…
Shuji Tsushima rushed out of the apartment alone.
When Bourbon and Scotland heard the door closing, they came out with puzzled faces.
Shuji Tsushima has disappeared.
"He's in such a hurry..." Bourbon thought of the hurried closing of the door.
"What are you going to do?" He looked confused.
Could it be...
What new way to commit suicide have you thought of?
Can’t wait to run out and try it?
"Follow me and take a look..." Bourbon said, opening the door to the apartment. However, the boy was no longer visible.
Naturally, it is impossible to know where the other party has gone.
"Looking for gin." Bourbon said.
Sent a message to Gin.
…
[Kaa ran out alone, suspected of trying a new way of committing suicide, and his current whereabouts are unknown.——bourbon]
After receiving the text message, Gin silently wiped the gun in his hand with a cold expression.
He also sent a text message, but it wasn't to Bourbon.
But to some kid who might be trying to commit suicide.
to Cahors: [Where.——gin (gin)]
If Kaa didn't reply to this message...
Gin gave a sneer.
"Whiskey." He called.
The whiskey of the organization, the artificial intelligence made by Kaa.
As long as there is a network, the other party exists.
Especially... on the mobile phones used by members of the organization.
Gin was sure that Whiskey could hear him.
This is exactly the case.
A text message popped up on his screen.
[What's going on?——whiskey]
It's different from that brat Kaa who directly jumped out of the other party's voice when he called.
"Find the location of that brat Kaa..." Gin said without changing his expression.
But suddenly I received a text message reply from Kao.
"No need to look for it." So he changed his words again.
[Laboratory No. x0764, there is something fun here, come here~——cahors]
"Vodka, go to x0764 laboratory." He ordered.
"Okay, brother." Vodka drove hard and without complaint.
…
On the other side, Shuji Tsushima was already lying in the river.
Facing the ordinary-looking man, he showed an expectant smile.