Collapse Simulator, why are we drifting apart?

In the starry sky, on a gorgeous spaceship.

Melodious music echoes inside, memories on the strings slowly rise, and curtains of stories approach from afar, gradually becoming louder and finally becoming gentle and disappearing.

"Excuse me, where is the Star Train?"

When the song ended, Kafka looked at the starry sky outside the window, her voice trembling slightly.

Black Cat glanced at her and said, "There are still 18 systems left. Also remember my name. My name is Elio!"

"Ah."

Kafka nodded in response, suppressing the throbbing in her heart. Her beautiful eyes revealed memories, and it was unclear whether she had heard what it said.

He clenched his right fist and pressed it against his chest. Six years of waiting finally paid off at this moment.

"Mom, are we going to see Daddy soon?"

"Well, we're almost finding our big brother!" Kafka stroked her head gently.

"But..." Xing's voice was filled with confusion, and her eyes revealed bewilderment. "Daddy, do you still recognize Xing? Didn't Daddy abandon us a long time ago? Daddy..."

In the past, she would not have asked this question because she knew Fan Mu would not show up, and she would not have thought this way because she did not want to make her mother worry.

But now, they are about to meet each other, and all the concerns and worries in her heart came to the fore at this moment. She is looking forward to meeting him but also afraid.

"No." Kafka's words seemed to have magic power. Hearing her words would make people feel inexplicably relieved. "Big brother will always love us."

"Well, Daddy always likes us."

Elio, who was standing by, heard what they were saying, turned his head to the side, and swept his tail across the sofa a few times. He didn't say anything and didn't disturb them.

The waiting time is always the hardest.

Especially when you are about to get something you have been looking forward to for a long time.

Kafka stood in front of the window of the spaceship, looking at the starry sky outside, but her attention was not on it. She was restless, and her mind was full of random thoughts.

Fantasizing about the scene of meeting each other.

She recalled the past and everything she had experienced when she was with Fan Mu.

Normally, she could sit in the dim room and think about it for a whole day, but now, after going over the matter twice in her mind, looking at the clock in her hand, only one system hour had passed.

She took out the knitting needles and ball of yarn she carried with her and started knitting a sweater, again and again. Normally she could knit for a whole day without making any mistakes, but now she pricked her hand with the needle more than once, causing blood to seep out.

What should she say when she sees her big brother later?

She has developed feelings now, so her big brother will definitely not leave her again, right?

She thought so, not caring about the pain in her hand at all.

…………

Kafka sat on the sofa dignifiedly and elegantly. After a long period of suffering, she was only one system away from catching up with the Starry Sky Train.

During this period, no matter how mature and stable her mind was, she could not suppress her excitement.

She kept carefully wiping a pair of women's sunglasses and checking whether there was anything inappropriate on her clothes.

"Meow."

Elio glanced at her and whispered, "We are almost there. I have entered your permissions into the 14th spaceship. Go by yourself."

"Well, thank you." Kafka thanked. Even though she knew that the other party helped her because he needed her, she still couldn't help but thank him.

She walked to the window and could clearly see a silver-white train moving forward on the rails in the void outside the window.

Boom!

The train seemed to be aware of their intention and slowly slowed down.

Without hesitation, Kafka took Xing's hand and ran to their own spaceship.

On the spaceship, looking at the train so close before her, she could feel her heart beating wildly, like the powerful sound of a violent drum.

After entering the train, she trotted to the main control room, but stopped in front of the door. She reached out and pressed the door handle, but was reluctant to go in.

As long as she enters this door, all her previous waiting will come to fruition.

But...why was she feeling scared?

Her impatient mood was calmed at this moment. She took a deep breath, prepared herself mentally, and then pressed her hand heavily on the door handle.

A dazzling light came out from behind the door. She walked in and looked around. There were gorgeous furniture and warm lights, but there was no familiar figure.

She looked towards the center of the main control room, where stood a fiery red figure, looking at her with a complicated expression. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

"Where is big brother?" Kafka asked her.

She didn't get an answer. Looking at the other person's expression, an indescribable sense of panic surged into her heart. She forced a smile, her palms unconsciously clenched, and her voice trembled a little as she asked again: "Where is Big Brother?"

This time the other party responded. Ji Zi looked away, took a breath, closed her eyes and said: "Fan Mu... is dead!"

"Don't be ridiculous!" Kafka let go of Xing's hand, came to her, held her shoulders tightly with both hands, and said excitedly: "How could Big Brother die? He promised me!"

Even though her shoulder was pinched so hard that it hurt, Ji Zi didn't even frown. There was sadness in her eyes. He turned his head to look at her again, only to see that her eyes were red.

He sighed softly, but still spoke out to break her last fantasy, "I didn't lie to you."

Kafka loosened her hand and staggered back two steps before she managed to steady herself. Her voice suddenly returned to its previous calmness.

"Give me Big Brother's coordinates!"

"No, that place is too dangerous..." Ji Zi shook her head and rejected her.

"I say, give me big brother's coordinates!" A pistol suddenly appeared in Kafka's hand, pointing at her forehead, and her tone was cold and sinister.

Ji Zi looked at her, completely ignoring the cold touch on her forehead, looking into her eyes and confronting her!

The atmosphere around them was becoming increasingly heavy, and Kafka's hand on the trigger was constantly exerting force. Her patience was gradually disappearing, and she was about to pull the trigger.

Suddenly, a voice full of fear sounded behind them.

"Mom, no, I miss Daddy!" Xing squatted on the ground in fear.

The atmosphere eased instantly. Kafka put down her pistol and came to her side. The expression on her face was hidden by her hair, and she silently comforted her.

"star……"

Ji Zi looked at the scene in front of her, pursed her lips, clenched and unclenched her fists, and finally closed her eyes and left. When she was about to leave the room, she paused and said resignedly: "I sent you his information."

Kafka seemed not to have heard anything. Even though what she had been seeking was right in front of her, she did not have the courage to open it.

There has been no news of Fan Mu for so many years. Has she really never thought for a moment that her elder brother is gone?

Perhaps she had known it for a long time and had guessed it, but she just didn't dare to think about it, nor did she want to think about it.

After a long time, until Xing was tired of crying and fell asleep, Kafka carefully carried her back to the spaceship.

Looking at the two people returning, Elio was speechless.

The train left and the spaceship began to head towards its original destination.

Returning to her own room, Kafka silently opened the string of messages.

Name: Fanmu

Last landing place:

***galaxy

-*** B3854-726-54 area

-*** AM 10:19 pm signal interrupted K423 rescue team went to

- Area scan for 72 hours with no signs of life, rescue team evacuated

Passenger File XOLC--323 Archive

[Missing contact for four years or more, registered as dead]

Strings of cold letters appeared before her eyes, constantly irritating her nerves. Kafka shed silent tears, tightly gripping the signal receiver, her knuckles turning white.

"I... don't believe it."

The calm voice echoed in the room, like the calm before a storm.

She was crying, but there was no sadness on her face, and even her heart was at peace.

It is... numbness, it is disbelief, it is not yet accepting this message.

As mentioned before, the departure of a loved one does not bring much pain at first, only confusion.

Because you seem to be able to see his back beside you.

"I will find you. I will."

The news of Fan Mu's departure broke the last bit of resistance in her heart.

The flowers bloom year after year, the willows wither time and time again, the newly born swallows come back to start families, and the big brother should also come back. It should be like this, but why can't the big brother come back this time?

Kafka thought back to the past, wondering when they began to drift apart, and when was the sad film between them formed?

As the last tear fell to the ground, the space stopped at this moment, as if a supreme power was about to descend upon this world.

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[Task progress: 100%, mission completed, congratulations on completing the novice mission. ]

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The original setting was actually not like this. There were no stars, and Kafka was waiting alone.

Then there was no such thing as a flower shop, but instead a blacksmith shop was found for her to adopt. While the protagonist was doing his own thing in the universe, she was waiting silently below.

But I think if it’s hard to write, then forget it. It doesn’t mean that it’s hard to write and can’t be connected with the following plot.