Reborn as a short-lived loli who can only live for three years

At night, the dead town was dark and silent. Ran Yin stood in front of a huge dry tree, and the dense branches completely covered him in shadow.

He raised his head and looked intently at the night, and didn't even seem to notice when the person behind him arrived.

The first rain made a sound.

"...Sir, you shouldn't go out casually."

Ran Yin's position was unclear, and everyone was worried about him moving freely. Therefore, Chu Yu was mainly responsible for the night watch.

Hearing her voice, Ran Yin did not move. His back looked mysterious and tall, and the shadows of the giant trees seemed to be his territory.

Chu Yu hesitated for a moment and then slowly walked forward.

When she finally stepped into the shadow, Ran Yin responded.

"You've become weaker, Ayu."

Chu Yu paused, his steps suddenly became extremely heavy, and he blurted out an apology: "I'm sorry..."

"Do you like this group of friends?"

Ran Yin turned around, looked at her stunned expression, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

"Come here and talk to me." He waved.

The shadows beneath his feet were boiling; Chu Yu was already in the shadow field of another dark magician, which was undoubtedly dangerous and deadly in an actual combat environment.

But she hesitated for only a second, then walked towards the center of the shadow, her shadow overlapping the shadow of the giant tree, without showing any hostility.

"I……"

Chu Yu didn't know which one she should answer for a moment. She hesitated in front of the dean like a guilty child.

"Do you like this group of friends?" Ran Yin asked again.

"...Yeah." She nodded lightly.

"Your emotions have become purer than before, and I want to know why."

Ran Yin stared at her, his voice calm and slow.

"reason?"

Those eyes seemed to be able to see through all the darkness and secrets of Chu Yu.

"Yes, the reason. You once hated them, but what made you change your mind?"

Used to hate.

Chu Yu thought of a few names, and a flash of inferiority flashed across her eyes.

"Nothing, I just...realized the limits of my talent."

"Talent?"

“Yeah, but…” Chu Yu shook her head again, discarding her troubled thoughts. “People who are more talented than me also have things they are not good at. She…also regards me as her opponent, and is secretly working hard not to lose to me.”

"Come to think of it this way, I should be... not bad."

Ran Yin listened in silence.

"And there is... another person." Chu Yu thought of Ivy. "I have had many despicable thoughts about her. Even in my dreams, I have done things that hurt her."

"In my dream, I regretted it."

"I have thought countless times, if only I hadn't done that, if only I could go back in time, if only this was a dream."

"Then...I woke up from the dream."

"I suddenly don't know why I feel bad for her. I think she is... very strong and pitiful... She is dying, and I want to save her."

……

"Dream..."

Ran Yin only caught the words that interested him in Chu Yu's candid narration.

"I also saw Ayu in an interesting dream. But is this the reason why you changed?"

His tone was calm, but it sounded like a question. Chu Yu couldn't help but lower his head: "Is this... a bad thing?"

"It's a bad thing. You've become weaker." Ran Yin returned to the original topic again, "But it doesn't matter. I will help you."

Chu Yu wanted to deny that this was not a bad thing, but she saw Ran Yin stretched out his hand to her: "Take out your weapon."

"Weapons?" Chu Yu hesitated, "But didn't you say..."

It still needs to be nurtured slowly before the time is right.

Ran Yin kept his hand stretched out, with an aura that could not be refused. Chu Yu had no choice but to probe his mind into the shadow of his body and took out the death sickle that exuded a dark curse.

"really."

Ran Yin took it and knew the problem at a glance.

"It can no longer absorb nutrients and can no longer grow."

"Then...what should we do?"

Looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar weapon, Chu Yu could feel a certain connection with it, but this connection was very faint, even fainter than before. Perhaps this was what the dean said, the reason why she had become weaker.

"We just need to change the nutrients." Ran Yin smiled faintly. He lowered his eyes and gently stroked the long handle of the sickle. "I want to name the new nutrients - despair."

"What do you mean?" Chu Yu had a bad feeling when she heard this word, "Sir..."

"Shhh."

Ran Yin shook his head calmly, as if he didn't want to break the tranquility under the moonlight. He returned the weapon to Chu Yu and said gently: "Listen to me."

The death sickle had an icy touch, and a dark shadow surrounded Chu Yu's fingers. It looked no different from before, still a weapon that had yet to bear fruit.

"This is my experimental field. I did something to destroy all traces as quickly as possible when evacuating." Ran Yin suddenly began to introduce this dead town. He placed his hand on the trunk of the giant tree, and the shadow gradually seeped into it. "This mountain forest, soil, branches and roots...are all buried with a large number of cocoons."

"cocoon……"

"You should have seen my masterpiece." Ran Yin said calmly, "When they break out of the cocoon, they will become liquid and seep into the soil and gravel. By then, countless holes will appear in the mountains and forests, and then... it will be like the collapse long ago. No, it will definitely be more grand than that time."

"!"

Looking at Chu Yu's expression, Ran Yin said calmly, "All the friends you care about will be buried here. Don't worry, this process will be quick."

“…You can’t do this!” Chu Yu’s pupils shrank. She wanted to move forward, but the shadow under her feet surged and imprisoned her.

"Don't be afraid, Yu."

The trunk of the giant tree absorbed an excessive amount of dark shadows and became extremely dark. It stood tall and densely behind Ran Yin, like a huge monster.

"I will give you a chance to stop me, but I hope we can do it in a 'fair' way." A shadow like flowing water emerged from Ran Yin's palm. After the shadow ran out, a flashing lock of life appeared in his hand. "I will temporarily take back the token I gave you."

"Now, pierce me with the weapon in your hand."

Ran Yin said something astonishing.

Chu Yu subconsciously took a step back. The restraints under her feet had disappeared, but she obviously didn't notice: "I, I can't do it..."

Confusion and resistance filled her heart, and the hand holding the sickle began to tremble.

Ran Yin smiled soothingly, but the magic power in her hand controlled the giant tree to tear and disintegrate: "Then, I will awaken this huge cocoon behind me, and let us--"

"Let's go to death together."