Chapter 8 chapter eight

When Sanae woke up, she felt a vast expanse of whiteness in front of her eyes, and the oncoming glare deprived her of her vision. She wanted to move her body, but found herself bound to the chair.Bandage-like soft ropes fixed her limbs, body and chest, and only her neck was free to move.Something was stuffed in his mouth, so he couldn't make a sound. "Are you awake?" Near the headlights, a short woman appeared. With a childlike figure, Sanae immediately recognized her as Urai. "Please don't move around. I don't want to hurt your beautiful body. We were very careful when we tied you up."

Sanae looked at her bound body. There were gauze-like things on the outside of the arms and between the wrists and the rope. this is…… She finally noticed something other than the bandages on her body.The grapefruit on the shirt of the right hand was rolled up, and something like an IV needle was stuck on the lower part of the elbow. The needle is connected to a transparent tube with a red liquid flowing through it.The end of the tube is hard to see because of the glare. When she realized what the red liquid was, Sanae was completely desperate. The liquid didn't flow into the body from the outside, but flowed out from his own body - there was no doubt that it was his own blood.

"I'm sorry that we used such a laborious method, but this is the best solution. Only in this way, we will not leave strange scars and marks on your body... Please rest assured that you will not be in pain soon .” Urai's voice returned to its original elegance and kindness.Sanae listened and shed tears. "Miss Sanae, please don't misunderstand, you will not die. Of course, you may enter that state for a short time. Our photographer will take good photos for you. In this way, you can get eternal life." "It's understandable that you can't believe me right now... But, I told you before, didn't I? Our photographer is a genius."

Urai's voice was filled with hair-raising excitement. "Our photographers can lock the soul of the subject in the photo. By the way, a long time ago, people believed that taking pictures would lock the soul inside. You must have heard this story? It is true. But, then It’s something that only a capable photographer can do.” Suddenly, something cold touched his cheek. Sanae opened her eyes vigorously and looked, and saw the beautiful face of a foreign woman.It was Sonia, wiping the tears off Sanae's cheeks with cold fingers. "This is not the best thing about our photographer. As long as it is someone she has photographed, the remains will not rot."

As if wanting to taste Sanae's tears, Sonia licked her finger and nodded with satisfaction.Under the strong light, the dark blue eyes are as shiny as jewels. "I heard from Sonia that the soul and the body have an incredible connection. Only after the soul leaves the world, the body will start to rot. So if you use her power to lock the soul in the photo, the body will always be as incorruptible as before. .Of course the dead cannot be brought back to life. Doing this can only prevent the body from becoming stiff and rotting. How about it? Isn’t it great?” Urai's deep laughter resounded in the white mist.

"When Sonia first met you, she couldn't help but want to take a picture of you. You are like a muse to stimulate the artist. It is said that you came here because someone said something strange, but this is very important It’s exactly what we want.” That was a gentle death sentence.Sanae struggled with all her strength, trying to get rid of the rope, but she couldn't use any strength, and at most she could only make the chair shake slightly. "This is your last moment, and I'll tell you everything... Sonia is content to take pictures, but we'll also do business. In fact, in this world, like your friend, There are quite a few people who want a dead body as their lover."

The scene I saw just now clearly resurfaced in Sanae's mind. Qingji clings to Lily Xiang's body and forgets herself—isn't that her own nightmare? "So we take over the remains and sell them to people like that. It's something that's going to be burned like trash anyway, doesn't it matter?" It really wasn't Lily Xiang's ashes, Sanae's consciousness began to blur, she thought it must be someone else with a similar body shape to Lily Xiang. "We entrusted it to you," Urai continued, as if he heard her heartfelt voice, "the ashes of several children. How should I put it? Because in fact, most of the parents who asked us to shoot were parents whose children died young. Of course, Such a child's body is also a very good product, although few people would want a child to be a lover, but in terms of organs..."

Sanae was frightened and resentful.Is this still made by humans!I actually had a heart of gratitude to them back then... "It's scary, it's scary. If you get too excited, the blood will flow out faster." Urai teased.Sonia also muttered a few words in Russian, as if answering her.The voice was mechanical, without any emotion. "Kongcang's Japanese pronunciation refers to dolls in Russian. You heard it from my father, right?" Sanae thought of the old owner of the old toy store they had communicated with during the day, and the old man was indeed with them—and, probably, Haruki was too.

He must have been here last night.I didn't expect him to have such a ridiculous hobby. When she answered the phone, he must have been beside Lily Xiang's body.He must have told Urai right away after he told him the strange story he heard from the head nurse. How could this be... how could such a thing happen. Unstoppable teardrops fell on the skirt, gradually smeared, soaking the hem of the skirt. At this moment, Sanae hopes that everything will clear up and disappear, because she has lost all reasons to stay in this world. Urai ignored Sanae's desperate state of mind and continued talking triumphantly.

"We are well-known in the circle for selling high-quality dolls. After all, Sonia's technology is unrepeatable and unique. The customers are very satisfied with us. As long as the soul does not escape from the photos, the dolls will not rot. There is nothing more convenient than this. Of course, there are some people who find it troublesome to dispose of dolls that are no longer needed, and will throw the dolls into the barren hills at will." That was the body the head nurse was talking about.The woman with the rose tattoo on her shoulder blade probably didn't rot because she was photographed by Sonia.Then it was bought by some ridiculous person and became a sex toy.It was discarded in the mountains because it could not be preserved for some reason.

If that's the case... How old is this woman in front of me? Sanae stared at Sonia who kept walking around beside her, and thought to herself. The head nurse said that was 15 years ago.How old was Sonia if she had been working as a corpse photographer since then? The eyes of the two met, and Sonia smiled lightly.Could it be that she is not a human being... This thought flashed through Sanae's hazy mind. "After the dolls were abandoned, we also made corresponding considerations. Some customers wanted to keep the dolls with them, but the reality did not allow it, so we built this house so that they could Visiting. It's a popular practice, so there's always a crowd. Your friend is one of them." Having said that, Urai suddenly remembered something interesting and clapped his hands. "Speaking of which, your friend is really not to be underestimated. In order to allow you to entrust us to dispose of your sister's body, you even made our company's fake website homepage. Since it is so good, we are considering whether to use it for real. it." That's it, that's it... that's the truth. Sanae was losing physical strength, Sanae couldn't concentrate, and Urai's voice became more and more ethereal. "He's waited two full years for this, though, so it's no surprise he's done it." I see…… Qingji must have taken a fancy to Lily Xiang before she was alive, and had been patiently waiting for her to pass away so that she could be her puppet.And because of this, she approached me... The truth is revealed, but Sanae has lost the power of anger.The amount of blood flowing out has reached a fatal level. Seeing her like this, Urai ordered someone to take out the gag.Someone immediately took the cloth stuffed in her mouth, but Sanae couldn't feel any relief. She only felt extremely cold, as if she had arrived at Sonia's hometown and was abandoned naked on the ice field. "Tell me... one thing, just this one." Sanae gathered her last strength and asked. "Lily fragrance... Where is the soul of Lily fragrance?" Hearing this question, Urai said something to Sonia, and Sonia only responded with a "da——" in Russian, and then disappeared from sight. After a long time, she came back.A wedding photo of Lily Xiang was displayed in front of Sanae, exactly the same as the one sent to Sanae. "Your sister's soul is in this photo. The one sent to you was copied by Yashima. As long as this photo exists, your younger sister's soul will remain in it. Well... as long as the photo is not thrown into the fire , and she will always, always be like this." My poor lily! Your soul can't go where it's supposed to go, it's just locked in the picture forever.And your incorruptible body has become the consolation of those heretics. it is my fault.Had I been strong enough to see you off peacefully, such a tragedy would not have happened. But, I really can't do it. I want this last remembrance so badly.Even if it's fake, I want to leave behind your beautiful figure. Is this idea stupid? "I'm sorry... ah... lily fragrance." Sanae apologizes to her sister's photo, trying to catch her lost consciousness. Consciousness slowly descends into darkness.In a trance, Sanae saw the last vision. Maybe that's the essence of corpse photographer Sonia's magic-like technique—Lily Xiang in the photo suddenly opened her eyes. After Bai Hexiang blinked blankly a few times, she looked at herself like a frightened bird. What a sad look! The moment Sanae couldn't bear to look any longer and turned her head, she heard the sound of the wind passing by her ears, and felt her body fall into the deep darkness. From far away, strange Russian words sounded like incantations, as well as the sound of thin metal plates colliding continuously—it must be Sonia adjusting her proud body brace. Do you want to be photographed like Lily Xiang?Do you also want to be an incorruptible corpse doll, a consolation product for the sinful and absurd, and bear the humiliation of eternal life? Since it was going to be photographed, it would be best to wear a wedding dress——Sanae didn't laugh at herself for having such an idea. But she felt stupid, because until now, she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart, hoping that Qingji would be by her side. Not long after, the wind died away.