Collapse Simulator, why are we drifting apart?

Today is destined to be a happy day.

Fan Mu quit his job and stayed with Liuying the whole day.

They went to many places, including an amusement park, an aquarium, a cinema... and finally came to the suburbs and came to the waterfall.

The sky gradually turned orange, as if the sun was bidding farewell to this world and embracing the earth with its last bit of warmth.

As night falls, the sky blooms with its final splendor, like the curtain call on stage. It is the last reverie the sun leaves for people before night falls.

"Great philosopher, do you know..."

Under the waterfall, on the grass, Liuying leaned happily on Fanmu's shoulder, her arms around her thighs, looking at the sunset that merged with the waterfall. The golden afterglow of the sunset shone on her face and in her eyes, giving her a layer of gold.

Her appearance at this moment shone like gold in Fan Mu's eyes.

"I...have lost another friend!"

When she said this, there was nothing unusual in Liuying's voice, and there was no sadness or pain on her face, as if the person who died was an insignificant person, someone she hated, and not her roommate and comrade-in-arms who she lived with day and night!

"She could have survived, why..."

"I lost again. I made a bet with her before we left that we could both survive safely!"

Fan Mu opened his mouth, wanting to comfort her, but she stretched out a finger and gently pressed it against her lips. Liuying had a faint smile on her lips, but her eyes were filled with deep confusion.

"My great philosopher, I am not saying this to get comfort. I am used to it. This is not the first time!"

Hearing her relaxed tone, Fan Mu's eyes widened unconsciously, his pupils trembled slightly, and a feeling arose in his heart... a feeling... he couldn't describe it, he just knew that he felt a little uncomfortable.

It turned out that he had underestimated the danger of Grammer's cavalry and ignored her...

He thought everything was too simple and a little too beautiful. He couldn't empathize with the life the person he loved was living!

Looking at the setting sun, Liuying suddenly asked: "Great philosopher, will you leave me too?"

"I won't!"

Fan Mu directly rejected it, his voice firm and natural!

"But...you will die too, and I will die too. In the end, we will all die!"

"From the moment we came into this world, our lives began to count down. No one can escape death, not even the Star Gods. We will all die, it's just a matter of how long we live."

Talking about death, there was no fear or dread in Liuying's eyes, only doubt and remembrance.

"If separation is the end, then what is the meaning of meeting?" she asked.

I once again witnessed the fragility of life and encountered separation.

She thought a lot in a trance, and she returned to the nights before she met Fan Mu a few years ago. She was unable to understand, questioned, and doubted the meaning of her life.

She is an Iron Knight! An Iron Knight created by genes, without a childhood, without parents, she doesn't even know whether the words she is saying now and the questions she is thinking about in her mind have been decided long ago.

She is just a created life, a 'life' that can disappear at any time and be replaced at any time.

But there is one thing that they are the same as all other lives, that is... they will all die one day!

Everyone she meets now, every friend she makes will eventually die.

Looking at her current appearance, Fan Mu tightly grasped her somewhat cold hand, trying to bring her some warmth.

The joyful mood after a day of playing disappeared, replaced by solemnity and depression.

“If separation is given the heavy name of the end, then meeting is the first ray of sunshine at dawn, penetrating the darkness, illuminating the road ahead, and giving glory.

Meeting is a gift of fate and a gift of time. It allows us to find each other's shadows in the vast sea of ​​people.

It’s as if we had an appointment in the previous life and we meet again in this life, without asking for a return date or eternity.

Only at this moment can two lonely souls meet, get to know each other.

However, just as everything in the world has its beginning and end, the beauty of meeting will always be shrouded by the haze of separation at some point.

But please believe that separation is not the end of meeting, but another form of continuation.

It taught us to cherish and be grateful...”

Liuying listened to his explanation and blinked her beautiful eyes. Then the confusion in her eyes disappeared and turned into a deep smile.

"What he said is still so profound and makes sense! My great philosopher, it's like... he doesn't want me to understand."

"Is it hard to understand?" Fan Mu tilted his head and looked at her, "But what I said is very clear!"

I turned my head and looked at the same sunset as her. The golden grass was swaying and the forest was whispering softly.

"My princess, do you regret stepping into my dark little shop on that rainy day?"

Liuying shook her head slowly, "No regrets!"

"Do you regret accepting my invitation to come out and play?"

"No regrets."

"One last question, do you regret agreeing to the confession of a useless person like me?"

"No regrets! And, my great philosopher, you are not a useless person, you are my light!"

"I won't let you talk about yourself like that!"

Liuying was rarely angry. It was no longer the playful way she used to be. She was really angry, and her brows were tightly furrowed.

This time, Fan Mu did not admit his mistake immediately.

"Look!" He held her cheeks and looked into her eyes. The waterfall and the sunset passed through the gap between their eyes.

"Since you don't regret it, isn't that enough?"

"Why should we think about what happens after death? Isn't it enough for us to be happy while we are alive?"

"Ha ha!"

Liuying suddenly smiled happily, "I know, I just didn't think it through for a moment, I didn't think too much, I just asked it out when I thought of it, now I feel much better after saying it out!"

"I'm really fine now!"

Fan Mu held her hand tightly, felt her presence, and nodded slowly.

"Ok!"

……

The sun sets, the moon rises, the evening breeze blows, the starry sky shines, and it seems like only an hour has passed after a whole day of fun.

On the way back, Fan Mu said goodbye to her reluctantly.

"Is it okay not to go back tonight?"

"No! Next time, next time for sure! I just got back, I can't run around!"

"Oh!"

"..."

"Liuying!"

"Ok?"

"I like you!"

"Um!!"