Chapter 53 Chapter Fifty-Three Things That Can Be Retrieved

Running and climbing in this way, I am not tired at all. Although I am out of breath, my mood is uplifted and my spirits are shaking. Standing in the beam of light, he focused on rushing upwards, and the shiny steps flowed quickly under his feet. Finally came to a wide space.He stopped and adjusted his breathing. Have I come to heaven? The brightness didn't change, but the white mist flowed around, and I stretched out my hand to brush it, and the mist became messy, and surrounded the hand, leaving a soft touch on the fingertips and palm. There was a haze of smoke overhead.My feet were also filled with fog, and I couldn't even see my toes.As soon as you walk around, you seem to be wandering in a small river of fog, with ripples.Nothing to see, no one around.In the boundless vastness, there is a warm sense of security, and the heartbeat also calms down.

Suddenly, from a high place came the singing of a bird. —Who is coming? Gen's eyes widened in surprise. ——Is the comer a brave man? I had heard the same bird song when I visited Mentor Rao's gatekeeper's village. —Who is coming? This time it came from behind.Turning his head abruptly, he replied to the opposite side of the flowing fog. "My name is Gen. I traveled in the fantasy world, collected four gems, and came here under the guidance of Teacher Rao." The invisible birds chattered in the mist: ——Gen, Gen. —Water who came here. —with the sword of the brave.

—Welcome, Wataru. ——Gen, it’s great to come. As if the sound of the birds was a signal that the fog was beginning to clear and the sky was clearing.The smoke rose and was absorbed by the sky and disappeared.The field of vision then widened. Hold your breath. He stands at the portal of a whole new world in heaven. It's a crystal city.Everything is transparent, bright, and vast.A city filled with countless buildings.The eaves of each room are connected, the roof is sloped, and the windows are wide open. It is simply a giant city model carved from a top-quality crystal mine. In the distance directly in front of Wataru, against the background of the blue and quiet sky, stands a beautiful pagoda, reminiscent of a lady standing gracefully.The beautiful tower was born in the crystal, with the capital of crystal as its skirt, and the top of the tower is a praying figure, with palms together facing the sky.

That is the Tower of Destiny. On the top—on the fingertips of the clasped hands—Fate waits. For a while, looking up at the pagoda, Gen forgot to even blink.It is so beautiful that it is difficult to get close to, but its friendly shape calls out, hey, come here.Here is where you are going. Take a step and start walking slowly.Gen's figure reflected countless clones in the opposite crystal house, the wall beside him, and the crystal road under his feet.The avatar also moved forward with Gen. Not long after walking in the city, Gen noticed it.I will remember, the roof of this kind of house seems familiar, I have seen this street corner.

Ah, this is the nostalgic town of Gasala.And the series of flat roofs over there are the rows of houses in Tiazheyun Town?Once aware of it, Wataru ran desperately.where?In front of the right hand side is a row of small houses, which are the same as the residence of Teacher Rao in the Gatekeeper Village.The warehouse with the broken stormwater pipe hanging from it - Port Sono.There is a horse stable with maqba.In the distance, buildings that are exactly the same as the Lurud Observatory surround the school of star readers.Even the ominous Torian Kama Hospital, beautified with transparent crystals, is charmingly beautiful.

This city in the sky is a collection of villages and towns from the past, and the combination reproduces it.The difference is made only by the crystal, and by none other than Gen. To cross this crystal city, to reproduce your own travel route. On the wall of Tiaz Heyun's house, Heng is reflected.Think back to talking to Sarah.Walking on the slopes reminiscent of Sono Harbor and the smell of the sea breeze.Hey, it's Brickmaker's Avenue in Lillis!The door of Fan Lun's studio was still closed. There is only one road, and you can't go wrong.Gen walked solemnly on the crystal object full of memories.Going deeper and deeper into the city, but not a little closer to the Tower of Destiny.No matter when you look up, the lonely pagoda fills your field of vision, and the distance between you and Gen remains unchanged.

Passing under the small overpass, the front becomes the unique "passage house" of Tiaz Heyun.When the friendly mayor took him through here for the first time, he was baffled because the house was unfurnished.A series of rooms built only for passage. Go through one room, then into the next, and into another.In this way, I came to visit Sarah's mother Sadalai at the hospital bed—— It wasn't a ward, just an empty square room.No, there was something, something like a candlestick standing in the corner of the room. It's a birdcage.A crystal birdcage hangs impressively. A small white bird rested on the crossbar with its head sideways.Gen walked closer and lightly touched the side of the cage.

The bird is as big as a canary, with pure white wings without a single feather, and its round pupils are the fascinating sea blue. "Squeak..." The little bird sang, and flew to the place where Gen's fingers touched, it looked at him fixedly, tilted its neck, and fluttered its wings again, this time trying to land on Gen's fingers. "Want to get out of the cage?" "Squeak," the bird replied.It is answering. "Okay, let you out. Wait a minute." There is a buckle the size of a long fingernail hanging on the door of the birdcage. Press it with your fingertips, and the small door opens silently.The white bird flew lightly and landed on the small door.Then he jumped up, flew in a circle around Gen's head, and then landed on Gen's right shoulder as if nothing had happened.

Gen was slightly taken aback, and stepped back.He could barely feel the weight of the bird, but the warmth of the bird remained on his shoulders. At this moment - a mirage unfolded in the depths of the bird's pupils. It is the present situation.Gen stood in front of the ghost building in the middle of the night.The faces of Dasong and his son appeared. There was a wheelchair beside them, and the person sitting on... was sitting on... Big pine incense weaving. Black pupils.Her eyes were fixed on something, but there was no one but herself.A really beautiful girl with smooth skin and black hair, speechless and cut off from the outside world.

As soon as the bird flapped its wings, the illusion disappeared.The little bird's eyes looked at Wataru. This little white bird—is Omatsu Kaori's heart? "Have you been here?" Gen cautiously raised his hand, trying to touch the little bird's head. "Are you imprisoned here?" The little bird was stroked on the head and closed its eyes. "That's what happened. Miss Kaori's heart left her body and was imprisoned here." Even the question of "why" was put aside, and the joy of the liberated bird was conveyed to Gen's heart.This is enough.

"Then come with me. Return to the present world together." With the white bird on his right shoulder, he started to walk.However, entering the next room, there is another birdcage inside.Another bird has been locked up! This little bird is pure black, even the beak is black, only the eyes are red. Stand still for a moment, then think: whose heart is this time? The little black bird opened its mouth and called out with a particularly hoarse voice.It was only as big as a canary and sang like a big bird. Like a switch "snap" on, the identification light turns on.Ah, so it is! "It's Ishioka! It's Ishioka Kenji." Inside the Ghost Mansion, Ishioka and his companions beat Mizuru, who summoned Barbaroni - after which Ishioka is said to have lost his soul.Yes, Omatsu Kaori is the same. "It turned out to be here." He hastily opened the birdcage.The black bird jumped out like a bullet, flying around the square room, crashing against the walls and ceiling.Black feathers fluttered down. "Hey, this won't work, come here." Gen gestured to his left shoulder.The little black bird flew to the top of Gen's head, ruffled his hair, "Ga! Ga!" it yelled a few times, and managed to stand on his left shoulder. "It's very troublesome." Gen couldn't help shouting, and the black bird pecked Gen's ear coldly, "It hurts! Don't act recklessly." Wataru couldn't help laughing, it was really Shi Gang. "No matter how dishonest you are, I won't take you back." The little black bird blinked listlessly.Gen stroking it carefully, felt it trembling. "You've been through something terrible." In the depths of its pupils, what happened in this world reappeared in an instant.It was Mizuru, he clenched his teeth, his face flushed, and he stared at the dark Barbalone he had summoned.Kenji Ishioka cringed, his face becoming wrinkled. "It's okay. You can go back together too." In the Crystal City below the Tower of Destiny, two souls that should belong to this world are imprisoned.At this moment, they were standing on Gen's shoulders. Go further, pass through the buildings of Tiaz Heyun, and come to the residential area of ​​Lilis.Gen will recall that when Director Pam led the tour, Lilis' deep-rooted prejudice against non-Anka people made him feel bad. Come to the square like a small park.There are flowers and trees planted by bench cranes.This is Lillis too, and everything has turned to crystal, even a single flower in the bush. Gen accidentally glanced at his feet and stopped. Patterned, flickering slightly.The crystal floor seems to have been carved by sharp objects, and the more you look at the outline, the clearer it is. Can I return to the present world from here?Yes, I have already got the fourth gem. However, there is only Wataru now, and Mina, who is carrying the fragment of the mirror of reality, is not by her side.Still, when stepping on the pattern, is there a passage of light? Zhizhizhi—the white bird chirped next to his right ear, talking to Heng. "Ah, is it? That's how it is." Gen nodded: "You can go back first, right?" At the end of the city, a duel with Mizuru awaits him.Must win—Although we must win, what if we lose?Although I don't even want to think about it, what about losing?The two little birds following Heng will be abandoned in this city again. So, who to meet?Time is running out.At this moment, the attack of the demons may have spread throughout the entire fantasy world.Not to mention the details, urgently find someone who can get rid of the two little birds—— He looked happy.Oops, kept forgetting about him.Definitely going to be mad at me. Ake, my best friend, my best friend in this world.Just go to him! This world seems to be dusk. Ake sat facing a table in the room on the second floor.Feet dangling.There are textbooks and notebooks spread out on the table, but he doesn't seem to be working hard.He rested his chin in thought. You can see the twilight outside the window, and the last gleam of the dark red sunset.Akema seems to have put away the clothes to dry, and the clothes drying place is empty, filled with sultry air. From the bottom of the stairs came the busy sound of the "Little Village" tavern. "Here we come, here we come, two bottles of draft beer!" It was Akma's voice.Wow, still very motivated!With a smile on his face. Gen walked out of the passage of light and came behind Ake.For a moment he looked at the tanned neck of his missing friend.Go to the pool every day during the summer vacation. "Ake." Gen yelled, but Ake didn't turn back immediately.Ake shook his legs frequently, lost in thought. "Ake." Gen shouted again, putting his hand on his shoulder. Ake jumped up from his chair.Because of the momentum, he staggered back a few steps. Ake's eyes became two out-of-season images, staring openly, tongue-tied. "Sorry for scaring you." As soon as he heard Gen's voice, Ake's face turned pale.With such a dark face, Zaide's complexion will still change. "Three, three valleys." He kept repeating: "Sangu? Are you Sangu?" "Yes, it's me." Gen replied. Ake rushed over to hug Gen.Gen himself didn't expect to cry. "What's the matter with you? What are you doing? What happened? Where did you go?" Ake grabbed Gen's wrist and shook it, asking questions like a cannonball. "That, that is..." "How worried I am! I'm so worried to death! My parents are also worried, so I went to find your mother, but, but..." The incoherent Ake shed tears. "I'm sorry, Ake. I don't have time to go into details about that right now." "Huh? Huh? What did you say?" "Hey, Ake." This time it was Gen who grabbed Ake's hands, "I have something to ask you. These two little birds—" These two fluttered their wings, trying to stand firmly on Gen's shoulders.The claws dug into the skin, a bit painful like needle pricks. "Can you help me get them out of the window? That's fine. I can only entrust this to you. Can you help me?" Ake's eyes wandered, not because of sudden tears, he was about to faint. "Ake, hold on." Ake's neck wobbled, and he spoke upside down when he asked, "Did you make a strange appearance?" Gen smiled: "Yes." "Is that cosplay? 'Romance the new Gerston saga,' huh?" "That's right. I'll tell you later, I'll tell you all when I come back officially, but I'm in a hurry now, sorry, sorry." Gen Xian gently picked up the white bird and handed it to Ake.Ake, who likes animals, must be puzzled, but he is better at taking care of birds than Gen. "Where was it caught, the bird?" "It was captured and we came to rescue it." Ake's hands were also very tanned, only the nails were pink.Ake caressed the little bird with this hand, and murmured, "Am I really dreaming?" "You can think so. Open the window, quick." Like a sleepwalker, Ake stood up unsteadily and walked forward, holding a white bird on the back of his right hand, and carefully opened the window connected to the clothes drying table with his left hand. He gently stretched out his arm, and the white bird flapped its wings a few times and flew up with a "snap".The little bird skipped over the handrail of the drying table and disappeared into the night sky. "And this one." Hand over the black bird.The little bird struggled and refused to stop on Ake's finger, but went to peck Ake's head. "What's going on, kid!" Ake hurriedly covered it with his hands, and suddenly grabbed the bird with all his strength. "Wow! Be careful, crush it to death." Gen thinks it's too funny. "However, it's good to show it a little bit. This kid has annoyed us enough so far." "Is this bird? Bothering us?" Acker's eyeballs rolled again. "Yeah, but let's let it go." The black bird flapped its wings clumsily, bumped against the handrail of the clothes drying table, and then stopped on the clothes pole again, in a state of embarrassment.Ake leaned out through the window and waved his hands to drive the bird away. The black bird finally flew away. "Is that all right?" "Oh." Gen breathed a sigh of relief, feeling refreshed.He took a deep breath, recalling the familiar smell of Ake's room in Xiaocun's house. "Three valleys..." Ake sniffed the snot. "Thank you. Well, I must go." A bell sounded from the depths of the tunnel of light. "'Go'? Where? What's the matter with you?" Sorry, that's all I can say now.Gen made up his mind again.Even in order to explain to Ake, in order to tell him all the adventures in the fantasy world, I have to come back. "It won't be long before I'm back. I'll definitely be back. I'll tell you then, wait until then." The passage back to the light.Ake wanted to reach out and grab Wataru for a moment, but that hand hung down feebly. "Three valleys!" While running back to the passage of light, I kept hearing Ake's shout. When we returned to the pattern, we were still alone in the Crystal City.He returned to complete solitude. all right, let's go.Go see Meihe.