Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Reunion

The water people in the street are tending to Darubaba.The building has no walls, only curtain-like things.As soon as the curtain was raised, the water people appeared.Similar buildings are also lined up by the sea, with terraces stretching out to the sea, where water people sit around tables. "Hey! The Giant Bird Clan is here!" A water-human shouted from below. "Carrying guests!" The water people gathered together waved to Tao Gaotuo: "Land down to West Beach!" they shouted instructions. "clear!" With a promise, Tao Gaotuo flew over the rocky rocks that smashed the white waves, over the uneven rocks, and prepared to land on the gentle and open beach.

"Highlander, get out of your seat as soon as your feet touch the ground! If you take your time, I will sit on your head!" A speck of froth from the waves splashed onto Gen's face.Touch the sand under your feet and lightly kick the ground with your feet.Gen seized the opportunity to jump out and roll aside.Tao Gaotuo landed beside him gracefully. Crash, clatter, clatter—the waves of the night make a lullaby-like sound. "Oh, it's so fast!" Tao Gaotuo sighed to himself, he folded his wings, "It's a great trip!" "Thank you so much." A large group of water people swarmed from the direction of Shiji.The water man who was obviously bigger in the crowd rushed to the front, he jumped up and down, raised his hand and waved violently.

"Hi-! Hi-!" Before hearing the voice, Wataru understood it.He stepped on the fool and rushed out.Because of sitting for a long time, his legs and feet were numb and he couldn't run fast.He fell and got up, shouting with all his might: "Kee Kima!" "Gen! Is it Gen?" He threw himself on Ki Kema who was rushing forward.The big Shuiren caught Gen easily, and then raised both hands, holding Gen on top of his head and turning in a circle. "It's true! It's not a dream! My lucky passenger! It's safe and sound! I just believe you're fine!"

From Ki Kima's shoulder, Wataru saw another nostalgic face running towards him. "Mina!" The things I want to say and ask are piled up like a mountain. Ki Kima's residence was a tidy hut with beams reaching out to the water, and a roof covered with big-leaf grass.The palm-like leaves are used both as floor coverings and mats, as food utensils, and as a round fan on sweltering days. The three of them gathered in the hut where they heard the sound of the waves, talking about what had happened since they were separated from the Torian Kamori Hospital.At the same time, Ki Kima's neighbors and friends kept coming in and out, bringing overripe, sweet and intoxicating fruits, as well as a whole piece of barbecue that no one could handle, delicious grilled fish, and stuffed vegetables. Large wooden bowls of slightly sweetened water and more.

Judging from the introductions to each other, it seemed that Ki Kima and Mina woke up shortly after Wataru was taken away. "Because of his size, the little bit of anesthetic on the arrowhead won't last long." "I've only been bruised by arrows." Mina also said.It is said that despite that, Mina's tongue and lips were numb for a while after running around. "When I woke up and didn't see him, Mina started to cry." Ki Kima said jokingly, and Mina's face turned bright. "Don't exaggerate." "Hey, did I say something wrong?"

"I'm not crying. I'm just worried..." "I'm worried about you two too. I really want to see you soon." "Hey hey", the three of them laughed shyly. "We just lost our way in the Shura forest. Maybe it was the magic power of the tree. We walked and walked desperately, but when we paid attention, we just circled around the same place. We could see the hospital, but we couldn't get close to it. .” "Gradually my mind became blurred, and it looked like there were two Ki Kema, and I could vaguely hear singing." "Mina's face also looks distorted like this."

Ki Kima used two big hands to break his own face, which made people look ridiculously crooked.Gen laughed out loud, but shuddered inwardly.Because the archery guy takes away what was said, he still remembers. ——Don't worry about it, the woods will take care of them naturally. "It's really dangerous. Mina and I will be restrained by the magic power of the Shura tree, and we will be too tired to move. If we continue like this, we will almost die." However, just as they were dragging their feet and wandering in the forest, a tornado suddenly arrived and the situation changed.

"That tornado was blowing from the side of the woods. I thought, 'God help me'. Dig a hole on the spot and hide, so as not to be blown away." Ki Kima triumphantly waved his clawed hand Said. "When I suddenly woke up, I found that the trees were broken, the leaves were all over the ground, and the night sky was full of stars. The vision was unobstructed, and the hospital buildings were clearly visible. But it was different from what I had seen before. It was completely in ruins. , I was taken aback." There is no doubt that it is the tornado summoned by Mitsuru.

"Mina and I hurried to the ruins of the hospital and saw many injured and unable to move people, all of whom were blown down by the scallop tornado. But when they saw us, they all wanted to escape, as if they were terrified. So we had no choice but to Grab a decent chap in cassock." "It's amazing. Ki Kima grabbed the man by the collar and lifted him up." Who are you?You are the ones who shoot poisoned arrows at us, right?You tied a boy here, right? The man in cassock explained incoherently, and the two knew that Wataru had been in this hospital.Also understand that the people gathered in the hospital are radical old gods.

"Ask him where the boy is, and he says that he has been blown to a high place by the tornado and is nowhere to be found. My eyes suddenly went dark." Let's go back to Sakawa's hometown for now, and use the hands of the water people to find Gen, there is no other way.After a lot of grief, the two made this decision.But the two said they never doubted that Gen could turn the corner. "Because Heng is a 'tourist' protected by the goddess. How could he die so easily!" Genuinely felt happy, his heart was warm, and tears welled up.He shyly rubbed his hands back and forth to cover it up, but his heart was churning, and he really wanted to put down his hands and say "thank you" with tears.

"Speaking of which, Heng's friend has become a very powerful magician." Mina showed a look of a strong boy, and said while wiggling the tip of her tail, "Calling a tornado—this is wind magic, not the highest level Sorcerer, you can't say this kind of spell." "After all, he is a 'passenger'. He is both wise and brave. The same goes for Gen." Ki Kima said triumphantly, as if talking about himself.Gen smiled, but something flashed through his mind, making his smile stiff. What happened in Swamp of Sorrows has not been told to the two.Those things couldn't be said, so they were omitted.How can you say that?Confessed to have killed someone.Killed two people.Pointed at by the stone baby and scolded as a "heartless murderer", he fled desperately under pursuit... No, those are hallucinations.I was poisoned by the miasma of the sad swamp, and I just had a nightmare.Not really, not what actually happened.If you go back to Tiaz Heyun to confirm, you will understand immediately.Lily Inna is still knitting black maternity clothes by the pool.Sadami is still immersed in grief, Sarah is still waiting for her father's return, and Yagom is still stubborn after abandoning his wife and daughter, and wants to build a new life with Lily Inna with the money from selling poisonous water Run around in his van. "Gen, what's the matter with you?" Being called out like this, Gen suddenly realized: "Ah, it's nothing." "Although there was a delay in the middle, the three of us are finally reunited. It's time to find the second gem. But don't panic. It's okay to watch the sea and relax. Even here, we may be able to gather clues." "With the help of the eyes and ears of the water people who have traveled all over the continent, right?" Mina laughed. "Hey, that's right! How about Sakawa's hometown? Isn't it a pretty good place?" "Indeed. The sea is also beautiful, with delicious food and water, and everyone is kind, cheerful and energetic." "Right? The beauty of Sakawa's hometown and the blessing of the sea are bestowed by the goddess. So we work hard to repay it. In terms of hard work, the water people are number one in the Southern Continent." Ki Kima puffed his chest out. "Ki Kima is tired of hearing about his hometown, but there is something to be proud of." Looking at the happy smiles of the two, I really feel happy.But he remembered that it would not be long before a stern notice would fly to this place full of peace and laughter, and he couldn't help feeling sad. Has the Federal Government Parliament convened the Giant Bird Clan?Or, those red wings, have they flown to towns and villages all over the country?When will it come? In order to rebuild and protect the "Great Light Boundary" of the fantasy world, human pillars are required as sacrifices.Even when I listened to the words of the star reader Xin Shenxi, I fully felt the horror and irrationality of this matter.But now that his best friend was in front of him, his feelings had transcended fear to anger.What if Ki Keema or Mina were chosen as the pillars?This kind of thing will never be allowed to happen, and we must not sit idly by.Even if they take the initiative to accept this matter, Heng can't accept it. Even if he will know about this sooner or later, he doesn't want to tell the two of them at this moment.He listened silently to the sound of the ebb and flow of the tide.If asked, he said that the sea was so bright that he had to squint his eyes... There is only one way.Gen once again vowed in his heart: You can go on leisurely, and you must rush to the Tower of Destiny as soon as possible, and then meet the goddess, and ask to stop the cruel practice of "human pillar".A contract with the Dark Pluto who rules Chaos?The contract, just re-sign the hunger and thirst, just revise it.Wrong things must be corrected.If you beg her wholeheartedly and explain from your heart, the goddess should agree.Otherwise, she would not be a god. That night, all the water people in Sakava gathered at the elder's residence and had a big feast.The delicacies are arrayed, the wine is fragrant, and the spacious elder's mansion can't accommodate the whole town. People sit on the steps outside the door and on the ground, and the lively scene makes people dizzy.Of course, the strong liquor favored by the water people also played a role.Although Ki Kima prevented everyone from toasting with Heng, all the uncles and aunts of the water people said in unison that a glass and a half is fine. According to Ki Kima, the elder of Sakawa is "four hundred and twenty years old", but judging from his scales as hard as a real lizard and the slippery water-human skin, it is difficult to guess his age.He has a dignified air. People gathered together and asked Xiang Gen all kinds of questions: the situation of the journey, the test of the first time in the fantasy world, how he felt as a "passenger" and so on. .In the elder's gentle gaze, he felt a hint of inquiry.Gen also understood that no matter what the elder's question was, he would not reveal it in this warm welcome scene. Ki Kima was also questioned, dancing and talking about his adventures in the underground caves on the outskirts of Gasala, the prosperity and secrets of Lillis, his adventures in the Shura Forest, and so on.From time to time, he asked Mina to make supplements, which made him a very busy man.Mina was invited to sing a song, and her enthusiastic and bright singing made the atmosphere of the banquet more lively.As soon as the singing stopped, there was a wave of applause. "One more song!" "One more song!" Mina played another song under the endless calls.Mina showed her circus star demeanor and sang songs familiar to the water people, which made Zhongren even more pleasantly surprised!Everyone sang and danced.Wataru squeezed into the crowd, held hands with the bouncing watermen, and took turns drinking, his mind was really dizzy.When Mina sang, he almost collapsed to the ground. "Are you all right, Gen?" "It doesn't seem too good." It's the same feeling you get when you're hiding in a wine barrel in Gassala and passed out. Gen grabbed the railing and wobbled down the steps in front of the hut, passing through the joyous water people, and came to the white sandy beach.When he was alone, he suddenly felt dazed, and sat down on the ground, with the sea breeze caressing his cheek softly.The night sky is not dark, as if a dark blue cloth covers the table of the sky.The twinkling stars are golden sands and silver sands dotted with blue cloth.With hands on both sides of the body, the sand feels very comfortable.The sound of waves coming and going is like a beautiful lullaby. In this beautiful fantasy world, stretch out your limbs and lie down like a "big" character.Lying down and looking up at the night sky is much closer than sitting down.Heaven seemed within reach. Mina's voice came again. This time I sang a ballad with a comfortable tune.Mina's sweet singing voice.With a mournful trill, attuned to the whisper of the waves. Beloved.But in the distance. Where are you under the sky right now? Can hear the lyrics.At this moment, the water people should listen quietly. This is a love song that laments the parting of lovers.Or, is this the singer's unrequited love?While half-closing his eyes in a daze, Gen felt the happiness that Mina's singing soothed his soul... "Gen." A sweet voice sounded beside him, "Gen, are you asleep?" Gen opened his eyes.Not Mina.Mina's singing continued.is another sweet voice. Gen turned over and got up.The sand on his back fell away one after another.look around.But no one was seen.The white sand shone slightly like its own light, and stretched away. "You're looking for me? If you're looking for me, just give up. You can't find it anyway." The sweet voice continued. "I, I don't want you to see me now. So I'm invisible." Isn't this voice very familiar in reality.Is that girl's voice?It's Gen's "fairy". "It's you—it's you who appeared again since the magic hospital in Shura Forest." While being held in a room by himself.She has called me.But the sweet voice smiled "hee". "Yo, I told you later. Forgot? When you fell into the Swamp of Sadness, that cowardly star reader saved you, right? At that time, I spoke to you in your dream, remember? " Gen patted his ignorant head and tried his best to recall, but he still couldn't understand.Dreaming - waking up to see Xin Shensi peeping at her worriedly...   "So cold, oh, forget it. Anyway, you meet again." Tiantian's voice was hearty. "I'm sorry. I was poisoned by the Swamp of Sorrows and hallucinated." "Hey, that wasn't a hallucination. It really happened." Gen was taken aback, his body stiffened immediately, and even his spine almost creaked.Huh?What did you just say?Not a hallucination? "That, that, that. You are..." "It's all right. It's okay to let that kind of thing go. Why don't you tell me, what are your plans for the future?" "What 'what's going on'?" "Aren't you planning to meet the goddess and ask to give up the human pillar? Do you think you can do this kind of thing?" Dumbfounded, he sat up straight: "You—how did you know?" "I can see through what you think." The sweet voice smiled "hee hee".He continued, "That's why I'm worried about you. Do you know what's going on? What are you going to do? Do you know?" "Know what?" "Go to meet the goddess and ask to give up the practice of human pillars. This is your freedom. The goddess will allow you to explore the road on your own. The 'passengers' who reach the Tower of Destiny will get their wish. Because this is also the rule since ancient times. But you have not forgotten Right? The Goddess made the "Traveler" get what he wanted, but only one thing. There will be no second or third thing. If you ask to give up the practice of human pillars, then you can't change your destiny. Then come, you come Isn't the fantasy world meaningless?" The softness and sea breeze that caressed the cheeks and the ends of the hair turned cold in vain.Do not feel a sudden drop in body temperature. That's right - there is only one chance to ask the goddess to fulfill your wish. "It seems like you've woken up." The sweet voice smacked her lips and said, "You are so kind. Friends in the fantasy world don't matter, anyway, you have to return to this world. In this case, you won't see them again It's gone. Who will be chosen as the pillar has nothing to do with you." Gen crossed his arms.How should I put it - yes, that's it: Enchanted by the trip to the fantasy world, I almost forgot about my mother. "But, but, I..." Gen suddenly came to his senses, incoherent in anxiety, "Ke Renzhu is unacceptable." "Geng has nothing to do with himself!" Gen shouted, "I have experienced all kinds of things when I came here. There are scary things and pregnant people, but there are also many kind and friendly people. What happened in the fantasy world will never be the same as I have nothing to do!" "But, isn't your mother more important?" Tiantian's voice raised her voice with ulterior motives and forced her to ask, "You have to choose one of the two. How about it? Please forgive me? Tell her, accept the current fate and be patient?" "That……" "You mean, to sacrifice your mother for the sake of the people you can never meet again, for the fantasy world that you can never come again? Your mother is happy for you to do this? Can she accept it? She will say with satisfaction that such a time is my son?" He covered his ears with both hands: "I don't want to listen——I don't want to listen to such words." "No, you must listen." The sweet voice seemed to take pleasure in the pain, and spoke more vigorously: "Whether you choose the fantasy world or your mother, you have to choose. You might as well choose the fantasy world, return to the present world with your head downcast, and say 'sorry' to your mother. Your mother will probably say: I have educated this child so well. He cares about others more than he cares about others. I'm glad I got more of myself. But that's just lip service. It's a lie. Inside your mother..." "do not talk!" The sweet voice interrupted Gen's shout, and the more he spoke, the more passionate he was: "She must be very disappointed in her heart. What a cruel and heartless child! He has been raised through all kinds of hardships, but he doesn't think about my happiness. He only thinks about showing off, To be praised, to be happy with others, not to ease mother's pain as much as possible. As long as he wants to do it, it is easy to do it, but he gave up such an opportunity!" "Stop it! Mom is not that kind of person! Absolutely not!" "How can you say no? Why do you believe it is not? Didn't you just be betrayed by your father? Didn't you always believe that your father was not the kind of person who abandoned your mother and you? Then he betrayed all of a sudden. Didn't you Abandoned? Didn't you just walk away and don't want you anymore? People are like that. Even your mother is essentially the same as your father. " No crashing waves could be heard.The whole eardrum echoed with the questioning voice of the sweet voice, stimulating the brain. "At the end of the day, so are you." There was a bit of a sneer in the sweet voice. "me too……" "That's right. You came to this fantasy world to change your destiny. In order to make your father abandon his lover, even the child in her womb, and return to you and your mother." That's right, it is.Because I was treated unreasonably, I came to correct this matter. "In this case, what about the lover? What about the children she lives alone? This time they were abandoned. Or, modify the fate further, so that she cannot meet your father? But even so, you Dad's mood can't be changed. The void in your dad's heart - not being able to be with the person he really likes - can't be filled. Force your dad to live with an empty heart, so that you and your mother can live happily? That's possible Are you happy?" The strength and vitality of his whole body were sucked away by the sand on the beach, not to mention standing up, he couldn't even lift his head.He lowered his head and let the sweet voice say mocking words. "You only care about yourself, you are all the same." Tiantian said decisively. "Then what do you want me to do?" Gen asked weakly. "Yes, I've been waiting for you to ask. I've been waiting for you to ask me about it." Overthrow the Goddess——said the sweet voice. "Destroy the goddess. Then you will be the king of the fantasy world. I don't know what Teacher Rao said to you, but I understand very well: the present world and the fantasy world are the inside and outside of a shield, and the inside and outside of a mirror. Those who control the illusion can also retreat to the world. Otherwise, how can the goddess control the fate of people in the world?" The inside and outside of a shield, the inside and outside of a mirror. "Instead of petitioning the goddess, hugging her leg and begging her to change your insignificant fate, you might as well hope to hold the fantasy world and the real world in your hands. Everyone bows to you, and you must do what you say. Let your father have no hole in his heart, and he will Obey. Command your mother to love you, and she will. Tell your father's lover that you are not needed in this world, and she will disappear. Tell her fetus in her alone, you did not exist, and the fetus does not exist. Because the world That's it, no matter what you do, you don't feel guilty at all. Then, you'll understand everything." In other words, the world exists according to your will. "What a bliss. What a beautiful world order. Isn't it, Wat?" Gen slowly shook his head. "I don't like it," he whispered. "I hate that look." Instead of whispering this time, he said clearly. The reason why I like Ki Kima and Mina is because they are who they are.They didn't become like that according to Heng's words.Because I deeply feel their kindness and friendliness, I have become a cherished partner. When Tao Gaotuo carried me in the air, he said, "You cannot easily refuse the request of the Highland Guard."When I broke into Mina's hospital room alone, Katz came to rescue me, for her, because of the mission of the Highlanders. Everyone has to act according to my words, not out of liking.I don't think that's a good thing. "You're wrong. You set me on—what's your real face?" The murmur of the waves.Again there was silence. "I'm very disappointed in you." The sweet voice responded in a low voice, "Well, it's okay. Good old man and brave. There is still time to change your mind. Anyway, you must follow my advice." "I absolutely hate it!" "It's useless to get angry. Well, let me tell you a secret." The sweet voice said: "You were deceived from the beginning." "That young star-reader doesn't know the details—about rebuilding the 'Great Light Boundary', or the human pillar dedicated to it. He doesn't know the crucial things. Oh, not only him, all the beings in the fantasy world, almost Do not know at all." "You mean you know? What do you know?" "The Human Pillar is not a single person." The sweet voice said slowly, "It is to choose a person from the fantasy world. Another "traveler" from the present world is selected. In order to rebuild the "Great Light Boundary", two people are needed. So this The two are called 'halfs'." I don't understand what I heard with my own ears. "Did I just say that? The fantasy world and the real world are the inside and outside of a shield. Therefore, the 'Great Light Boundary' cannot be rebuilt from the side of the fantasy world. The world also has to offer sacrifices." When the door is opened once every ten years, a "tourist" will visit the phantom world from the present world.This is a person with a firm will who wants to change his destiny. "Nothing more than that at ordinary times. By accepting a 'traveler' and letting his voice reach the goddess, the fantasy world and the present world can be full of life. However, when the 'Great Light Boundary' is rebuilt once in a thousand years, the situation is different Yes. There will be two 'travellers' coming to the fantasy world. One of them will be dedicated as a 'half body'. Otherwise, both the present world and the fantasy world will turn into bubbles and disappear into chaos." You have been cheated - the sweet voice reminded again. "Instructor Rao didn't say a word about it, did he? You and your friend—named 'Meihe', right? One of the two will be chosen as 'Half Body', he didn't tell you at all, did he?" That uncle knew it but didn’t say it. Because you got scared and proposed to return to the present world, it would be troublesome. Of course, Meihe didn’t know about it. However, it seems that he is much smarter than you, and it may have already happened by now Perceived." There was a natural and lovely laugh.At this time, who is laughing? "I'm sorry, I actually started laughing." The sweet voice apologized, "However, your stupid look is so funny. Hey, it's not too scary, right? It's not already decided that you are a 'half body' '. But it is true, Meihe is a stronger 'passenger' than you, and he set off earlier, so he will arrive at the Tower of Destiny earlier than you arrive, and maybe fulfill his wish earlier, and return to the present world. In this way, the two Minus one and one is left, you can only become a 'half body', so pitiful." "You lied" came to my lips.It must be a lie, obviously a lie.This guy is playing tricks on me. "It seems that you don't believe me." Oops, I was seen through again! "Well, you are free to not believe it. It won't be long before you know what I'm telling the truth. But it's too late to regret it." "Chi Chi" laughter. "Okay, I'm going, goodbye. Don't forget my advice." "Overthrow the goddess, anyway, you have no choice."