Chapter 265

"How about this..." He also took out a coin and put it in the palm of his hand. "Use coins to decide the outcome. Heads, I win, tails, you win."

no the same.

Shona's eyes widened.

This is completely different from her.

She cannot accept that there is only one "result" - because she values ​​the "process" that goes through it more.

She... couldn't accept the fact that she used coins to avoid the entire battle and only got the "result".

"You don't want to win? Since we are so similar, you should know that in the battle in the dungeon, there is no intention to decide the winner?"

"...Yes. I do think so. But...I admit, you want to get out of here more than I do. We all have the reason of 'winning in the dungeon', and it seems that there are too many things you and I don't like." Same."

"no the same?"

"It seems like you didn't see it. Because the only reason I have left to continue, the only goal left is to see victory or defeat, because..."

His tone was very negative, and without waiting for Xiuna's consent, he raised his hand and tossed the coin.

The coin reflected the light of the spotlight, spinning around in circles, flying to the highest point, and began to fall downward.

"you--!"

She doesn't recognize such "wins and losses."

Because she won't accept the outcome that she can't live without this place.

For her, there is only one "outcome".

Will is waiting for her, but she wants to confirm the consequences she saw in his memory no matter what, wants to see him no matter what, and no matter what—

Tell him personally why she stays by his side, why she rescues him time and time again, and why she gets closer to him little by little.

What I want even more is to stand in the deepest part of the dungeon with him!

The other party didn't move.

Xiuna had already moved her hand, and within a few steps, she slit the other person's throat.

Bang bang bang bang.

The coin fell to the ground.

It's the front.

Of course, at this moment, winning or losing is not determined by the coin thrown.

"You lost. Because I don't want such a victory, I must get out of here."

Shona made a thumbs down gesture to mock the enemy in front of her.

"You are wrong. You and I are not exactly the same. You and I are...completely different."

Big drops of black blood flowed down his throat and fell to the ground. However, he did not fall down, nor did he hold his throat to try to stop the bleeding or express pain, he just looked down at the coin.

Then he nodded, with a slight smile on his lips.

"It's so disgusting. I didn't expect...someone would smile at me even after losing..."

He nodded, as if looking at his "younger generation", or his former self, and then used his last strength to turn sideways and make way.

Behind him is the door out of the dungeon.

He made a mouth gesture, and then disappeared into the dungeon as the "enemy".

He was just...

What are you talking about?

——"You are luckier than me, cherish it."

Something is wrong.

Shona moved forward step by step, recalling the actions of "herself in the mirror".

The biggest difference between him and her...

Could it be...

"Wait... wait a minute, I... I seem to understand - you... why you..."

She turned around, and what was left in front of her was...

A "trophy". It seemed to be the dagger he used just now, and it seemed to be no different from the dagger he had in his hand.

Shona picked it up, as if she understood the difference between them at this moment.

But...

Does the person who told you this reason still have a chance to stand by your side?

Are you that person who...hasn't experienced "loss" yet?

Chapter 292 Catharsis (3k)

One day during these three years——

Will looked at Yi Aier who was sitting at the desk and reading "Su Bing Array" carefully. He was also thinking about the interpretation of "Su Bing Array" and what kind of questions he should put together to ask Mr. S.

"Hmm... In other words, the strongest control power of the Su Bing Array is not limited to the specific icicles summoned? So what is the final goal of this magic?"

As if inspired by a burst of inspiration, Yiel asked this question which was equivalent to exploring the "ultimate".

Is there some ultimate goal in ancient magic?

Will also had a hard time answering. After all, this is just a convenient plot development based on the setting of "the older the magic, the stronger". It is even difficult to find the history of the birth of these ancient magics in the entire world.

Therefore, when faced with the rare wide-open eyes of Iel, he could only reply like this——

"After all, it is ancient magic. Even with Leah's annotations, it is quite difficult to interpret. However, I... believe that it exists."

"That's it... Then Yi Aier's brain... Hehe, I probably can't learn it."

"Definitely not." Will denied it first. Facing a student who rarely thinks for himself, he must not dampen her enthusiasm for learning. "As long as she continues, she will definitely be able to understand the true meaning. For example, you can imagine that the ice attribute What are the characteristics of magic?”

"Well..."

She crossed her arms and seemed really trying to think of an answer to Will's question.

Will couldn't bear it, because he actually said this question casually, and he didn't even think of the answer.

"If it were me, maybe freezing...?"

She carefully uttered the answer to this question, raised her eyes, and looked at Will cautiously, as if she was afraid that the answer was wrong.

"This seems to be the most commonly used method of ice magic? So, let's continue thinking in this way. Is there anything that Iel wants to freeze?"

"Well...leftovers from last night? Or, is it the bread that Iel baked a few days ago and praised by the young master for being delicious? Otherwise...the freshest fruits and vegetables?"

She gave a series of foods that she thought "should be frozen" - very simple, because when it comes to freezing, the simplest example is probably food.

She looked up and looked at Will.

She enjoyed this moment, the sunlight from the side window falling on Will.

Only he accompanied her scenery.

"No, no, it feels like maybe...it's not this..."

Then, she immediately denied the answer that just sounded a little superficial.

"Perhaps, one day, Iai'er will figure out the answer to this question. Then Iai'er will definitely be able to understand this book."

"Yes. One day."

...

Will understood that he was "frozen" by Iai'er directly, because his mental state was not bad this time, so he still retained consciousness when he was frozen.

But he could not do anything.

He clearly "watched" himself being picked up by Iai'er and carried to the basement that Iai'er used as a "sauna".

Why here? Probably because in "Three Hundred Questions on Blackening", even he could not remember which question mentioned that the basement was the most suitable place to do some things alone.

He clearly saw that his hands were tied up with hemp ropes, and his body was also tied to the wooden chair she brought in.

He clearly saw Iai'er tilting her head, showing her eyes without highlights and a cold expression, and turned around and walked out of here.

Then...

He could act.

There was a hint of moisture here, and there was a circle of moss on the seat, which had not been cleaned for a long time. There was even a pool of water on the ground where a ray of light could be seen from the door, but this pool of water had already frozen in the coming winter.

However, as a place to "imprison" a person, it can be said to be just right. It's true that everything he did in the past has come back to haunt him!

He never thought that the sauna room, which he was quite satisfied with before, has now become a basement where he is locked up.

"... Well, the moment she hugged me, I figured it out - I figured it all out!"

"It's a pity that Yi Ai'er didn't give me room to explain..."

"Forget it, they won't believe anything I say. Haha... Because I taught it this way from the beginning."

Will's tone became more and more "anxious" and helpless.

Yi Ai'er's "breakdown" and "sudden blackening" were just because she realized a fact, a fact that Will was trying his best to conceal and she was trying her best to ignore during these days of getting along -

Will now does not "need" Yi Ai'er's protection.

From the perspective of ability, after mixing with the witch's blood and making a contract with the "devil", he is now really not "weak" - of course, how can he be called weak when he can easily destroy monsters?

From the perspective of state of mind, he hoped from the beginning that Iel could be truly "free". No longer just a maid in the Systrom family, no longer just the child hiding at the door with a maid's skirt in the original work, no longer just a slave who dared not do anything but obey orders. Because that kind of Iel does not look like a "loser".

"After all this time, in her heart, the relationship between the two of us has never been separated from 'master and servant'."

"She was really scared to death, afraid that we would break away from this relationship, afraid that I would fire her, afraid that I would no longer need her... a deep, passionate and difficult love."

And Iel once told herself with a smile that the "spring" she thought belonged to her in spirit and mood was ultimately just a bubble.

In the end, they returned to the real, realistic winter.

"Huh..."

Will took a deep breath, feeling the cold air invading from his nasal cavity, then passing through his respiratory tract and filling his entire lungs. Just breathing made his chest hurt due to the severe cold.

He thought he would succeed.

He thought he had the "hope" to save himself from the sea of ​​suffering.

He thought it was the "hope" that he had experienced the longest and understood the best.

At this time, he lifted the veil that covered it, and then he realized that what was in front of him was not the only life-saving straw he could grasp.

It was a blow that could kick him into a deeper and deeper abyss.

"Failed, failed, failed, failed... I thought satisfying all her demands for love, giving her whatever she wanted, would make her normal."

"Playing house with her, spending night after night with her, spending time here with her, pretending to forget the outside world, and living with her as if... as if she really lived in this old house without anyone else for the past ten years..."

"And thought that this would be successful? Thought that this would make her stop wanting to monopolize you? Thought that this would get rid of her morbid love?"

Will became more and more excited.

He was the only one left in the narrow basement, facing the moss-covered wall that was once filled with warm mist, talking to himself in despair.

"Oh……"

He smiled bitterly.

"You... you haven't read Yi'er seriously at all. Just... just look at her eyes next to you, and you will find out..."

"I found... you can't do anything at all, Will——!"

"You just think you can control the matter of turning them back to normal because you know the development of the story, the fate of each of them, and the settings they wrote in the setting collection!"

"but……"

"But they are really alive."