[Fifth Personality] Farewell and meet again [Soul of Umbrella Otome

"Dong dong."

You are awakened by a tentative knock on the door.However, it cannot be blamed on the abruptness of the knocker, because the knock was not too violent, and it could even be said to be soft.This kind of shallow sleep is your old problem for many years. If you don't sleep deeply, even a little movement can wake you up.

You're having your usual weird nightmare again.So real, so painful.But when I woke up, I only remembered a few sporadic and fuzzy fragments.

Rubbing her painful and dizzy head and sitting up with support, she raised her eyes to see the sunlight pouring in through the glass outside the window, thinking it was not too early.But after a period of intense and intense competition, you are still exhausted, and you still have the accumulated injuries from being a survivor, so you need to rest for a while, so you let yourself sleep to recharge your energy.

However, because of the special order of the manor owner, you sometimes belong to the supervisor camp and sometimes belong to the survivor camp in the manor, which is quite embarrassing.So the place you live is located between the regulator's area and the survivor's area, and few people usually come here.

It's a rest day, who will come to you at this time?Could it be that Miss Nightingale who lives next door is in a hurry, or is the manor owner sending someone to issue new orders?

You feel strange, but you still pick up a coat from the chair next to you and put it on, put on your shoes while supporting your dizzy body, and run to open the door.

"Awaited."

With a sound of "squeak", you opened the door, accompanied by the swaying sound of the silver bell attached to the red string bracelet on your left wrist, forming a wonderful and melodious melody.

What he never expected was that the two souls of Susan were standing outside the door.Except for Miss Nightingale and the servants who came to convey the orders of the manor owner, no one would know where you live, and you didn't take the initiative to tell anyone.

Because today is the rest day for the whole manor, they have already changed from the clothes they wore during the competition to casual clothes.

Xie Bi'an was wearing a white straight-fronted gown with light blue moiré patterns on the wide cuffs, and a sachet with tassels on his waist.He braided his black and white hair on the top of his head and scattered it casually behind his back, looking as warm and moist as jade, like a god.

Fan Wujiu was wearing a black dress, with a girdle around his waist, outlining his strong waist, on which was tied the same sachet as Xie Bi'an.The same black and white, but more black and white long hair with a golden crown standing high on the top of the head, looking heroic and neat, domineering.

Xie Bi'an looked at you with sleepy eyes and the hard-to-conceal look of fatigue between your brows, and the appearance of running to open the door with your hair covered was never expected, he couldn't help being a little dazed, and then realized that you must have been quarreled by them in your sleep After waking up, he retracted his gaze that he thought was impolite, and said apologetically:

"Where is it? We interrupted the girl to rest."

"It's nothing, it's because I'm too lazy!"

Your cheeks flushed slightly, and you shook your head in embarrassment.In any case, your daily schedule is very regular, and you have been too tired recently to let yourself sleep in like this. How can you blame others for disturbing you.

Immediately, you asked curiously, "By the way...but is there anything important?"

"Ah...that's how it is. It is considered that today coincides with Shangyuan. It must be that the girl has not returned to her hometown for a long time. I made some glutinous rice balls with Wugui. I hope the girl will not be disgusted."

Xie Bi'an replied with a gentle smile, polite but without any sense of alienation, making people feel like a breeze.As soon as the words fell, Fan Wujiu at the side brought you a bowl of steaming steaming glutinous rice balls, and ordered:

"Be careful it's hot."

"Thank you! What kind of words are you talking about? How can you dislike them? Thank you both!"

They come here just to bring you a bowl of glutinous rice balls, you are surprised and warm in your heart.You carefully took the bowl from Fan Wujiu's hand, and grinned at them with a sincere smile.

I don't know how many years have passed since I came to this manor. I have no relatives and no reason, so I have no chance to celebrate the festivals in my hometown, and I almost forget it.Now that two people from the same country as me have come to the manor, it is not easy. I didn’t even think that they would think of me during the festival. This makes you find a sense of belonging in a foreign country, and you don’t feel a little touched in your heart. Naturally it is impossible.

Probably because they are from the same hometown, they treat you with extra kindness and care.When they meet you by chance during a game, both of them will have a tacit understanding to let you down.

For example, passing by you squatting mushrooms, obviously you are too embarrassed to admit that you are hiding very well, but they always pretend not to see you.For example, when you are the only survivor left on the field, they will pretend that they can't find you to find you the time in the cellar.Sometimes even if you really have to chase you, you will never use the skills that have a greater impact on the mind, such as soul-stirring and soul-swinging.

Especially in the previous game, you were ordered by the manor owner to go to the survivor camp.The long-term high-intensity competition has caused you to suffer a lot of injuries, and it also consumes a lot of energy, and you are in a bad state.

If you are really a member of the survivor camp, it will be more convenient, because there is a lady doctor with excellent medical skills who can treat everyone's injuries.However, the embarrassing identity and positioning always make you feel embarrassed to bother that lady doctor, so you have to deal with it casually and continue to participate in the game.

The Susan brothers couldn't stand it any longer.So whenever they play, they will actively choose to ban you from playing, and you will be given a breathing time justifiably.

The temperature in the hand turned into a warm current, flowing into the icy blood, instantly warming the heart that had been silent for a long time and was about to stop pumping.

"Miss, remember to eat while it's hot. Then we won't disturb the girl's rest, and we will leave first."

Xie Bi'an looked at your radiant face, and there was a trace of pampering unconsciously in his eyes that seemed gentle but actually contained alienation on weekdays.

But when his eyes accidentally touched your neck, his pupils shrank suddenly, and there seemed to be a strong pain in his eyes, but he moved away naturally before you noticed it.

He smiled at you gently, and closed the door for you very intimately.

It's just that Fan Wujiu was uncharacteristically just now, keeping silent all the time, watching you secretly, looking preoccupied.

The personalities of the Susan brothers are completely opposite.Xie Bi'an is gentle and refined, treating others with gentleness and courtesy; Fan Wujiu is upright and stubborn, but a little impetuous.So today you feel very surprised that he hesitates to speak but keeps silent, but you are too embarrassed to ask questions for no reason, so you have to give up.

You are thinking about these messy things, and when you are about to put the glutinous rice balls on the table, you suddenly feel that something is sticking to the bottom of the bowl.

He groped to the bottom of the bowl with his fingertips, and then tore off the square thing.

It turned out to be a small yellow-brown paper bag.

After opening it full of doubts, I found a small bag of dark brown powder with herbal smell and a small note inside, which read:

"This medicinal powder helps to heal internal injuries. It tastes bitter and can be put in the remaining sweet soup."

Then you suddenly think of Fan Wujiu's hesitant look just now, and you suddenly wake up.

It turned out that their real purpose was to...

There are ripples in your heart.

This is the first time you have been so worried and cared about since you came to the manor.They did not directly express their kindness, but took such a covert way to help you, just not wanting to embarrass you who are struggling to hide your physical discomfort.Even if your physical condition can no longer be concealed, their careful actions of seeing through and not pointing out make your heartstrings tremble.

Pick up a spoon to scoop up a glutinous rice ball, blow off the heat on the surface, put it in your mouth and bite it, the warm and sweet sesame filling slowly flows out from the skin, rich and delicious, leaving a fragrance on your lips and teeth.The taste can't help but make your eyes slightly red, and it seems to overlap with the taste you ate in your hometown in your hazy memory.

The craftsmanship of Su Shan and the others is very good, and the glutinous rice balls they made are also very suitable for your appetite. Even if you have lost your appetite for a while, you quickly wiped it out.

According to the method on the note, you pour the medicinal powder into the remaining sweet soup and drink it up in one gulp.

The bitter taste of the medicine is intertwined with the sweetness of the soup base, but I don't know whether it is because of the astringent taste or other reasons, which make your tears flow down your face and drip on the table.

Hometown...

You suddenly feel a little lost and confused.For some reason, after coming to this manor, most of my memories are gone, including the reason for coming here, and the memories in my hometown, only a few fragments are left that flash in my mind from time to time.

The only thing I remember clearly was a terrible sea of ​​flames.

Countless fire balls rubbed against the air, falling from the sky like meteors with trailing tails, ravaging everything within sight.The soaring flames lit up the entire dark night sky, and the painful cries and roars of people distorted and magnified by the fire echoed in your ears, just like the nightmare that has been entangled with you for many years, as if it is lingering in front of your eyes.

Just remembering this episode makes your head tingle and dizzy, and you end up trying to stop thinking about it.

So you hate all things fire.Flames can always bring back fragments and painful fragments of your memories, making you headache and trembling.

Back then, it was Miss Nightingale who brought you back to this manor under the order of the manor owner.When you wake up, all the clothes on your body have been changed, only a silver bell and a bracelet woven with red string are left on your hand. This is the only thing left in your hometown, and the crisp sound made by shaking It can soothe your heart.

When you just woke up at that time, you only felt a headache, couldn't move, and there were wounds on your body that had been treated.The most serious scar was the scar on his neck, which was wrapped in thick gauze, with a faint plum blossom-like crimson on it, which must have been the injury he suffered before he fell into a coma.

Now the wounds on his body have healed, but there is a deep scar on his neck, about three inches long, which is extremely terrifying.

Such an important part of the neck was left with such deep marks by a sharp weapon, it must have been killed by someone.However, since you can sometimes act as a supervisor, your natural physique is superior to others, and you still survived with such a heavy wound.

So you are different from other women in the manor. Women like to wear clothes that reveal their beautiful necks, but you basically only wear clothes with high collars, or you always use neck rings to cover up your neck. After all, as a woman, You are also quite concerned about such an ugly scar, and you are worried that you will shock others.

After so many years, your appearance seems to have been fixed at the time when you first came here. You think this may have something to do with your special ability.

No matter what purpose the manor owner had for bringing you back, you are sincerely grateful to him in your heart.Staying here and being willing to reincarnate in endless absurd games is also voluntary. After all, you have lost most of your memory and lost any destination, and you are also confused about the future. It is not a bad thing to stay here.

Staring out of the glass window, you will be greeted by patches of green shade under the sun and various flowers, and you can also hear the melodious whispers of birds playing among the branches and leaves.The breeze is blowing, and the melody of "rustling" from the flowers and plants brings the unique fragrance of vegetation.The warm sunshine of spring comes in and gently covers your fair face like a thin veil.

Looking at the beautiful scene in front of you, you stroke the scar on your neck with your fingertips, and you can't help but sigh in your heart, it is really a blessing to be able to survive.

However, you who are lamenting the beauty of life suddenly realize that you seem to have forgotten a very important thing when you got up in a hurry just now...

You're not wearing a high collar, and you're not wearing a collar.

In other words, the ugly scar on the neck just now may have been seen by Brother Susan.

You slap your forehead in frustration, blaming yourself for being so careless, which is really offensive to them.

Then I tried to comfort myself - it's okay, maybe they didn't notice your neck at all?Maybe your hair just gets in the way?

Head tossing, you decide to numb yourself by putting this behind you and pretending it didn't happen.

I have to send the bowls and spoons back in person later, and thank them well by the way.

After you wash up, you change out of your pajamas and put on a smoky pink double-breasted waist-length skirt embroidered with lotuses. Your waterfall-like long hair is loosely scattered behind your back, and you only comb the top of your head and temples in a bun-like style. , and then adorned with a few white bead flowers, simple but not rude.

In the end, you didn't forget to wear a white gauze collar around your neck to cover up the scar.Then take out a wooden box from the drawer of the dressing table, and prepare to take it along with the cleaned bowls and spoons.

The wooden box contains the agarwood powder that you ground yourself a few days ago, exuding a faint fragrance, which is used to add to the incense burner and light it for incense.The agarwood was brought back by Ms. Nightingale who asked her to go out on errands. It is of high quality, and it is most suitable to thank Brother Susan.

The supervisor's area is next to the back garden of the manor, connected by a long corridor.There are flickering candles lit along the way, and the candle flame and the wick dance affectionately as if they live and die together. The light and shadow are reflected on the European-style gorgeous and withered wall, and it continues to elongate with the rhythm of its beating. Distorted, like a monster with teeth and claws, it looks even more dark and weird in the supervisor's area.

The regulator's area is far less vigorous and dynamic than the survivor's area, and it is basically lifeless.After all, in addition to joint hunting, the regulators also act alone in the game, so there is not much need for social interaction between them.

Of course, survivors generally do not come here. After all, supervisors and survivors are irreconcilable in a sense, and there may also be some crazy or mentally abnormal supervisors who may directly attack people. There have been vicious incidents of supervisors hurting people.

You, who have both, naturally don't mind these things, and you often take a shortcut from the supervisor's area to go for a walk in the back garden, so you are very familiar with this area.I didn't meet anyone along the way, probably because it was a rest day, and the supervisors all stayed in their rooms to rest.

The room of Su Umbrella Soul is closest to the back garden, so the light from the back garden directly shines in and falls on the red carved wooden door.

In fact, you once sighed that as a frightening "black and white impermanence", you don't live in such a dark and weird room in the basement of the supervisor area, but such a bright place, and you are born with such a handsome appearance. Was very disappointed. (?)

Standing at the door of their room, knocking lightly on the door.

The door was opened, it was Fan Wujiu who opened it.I was not surprised to see that the person standing outside the door was you, as if I had expected it.It's just that after his eyes touched your outfit today, his eyes were a little dazzled, and there were surprises, nostalgia, and sadness intertwined together.

It may be that his eyes are too hot, you feel a little uncomfortable for a while, and you forget all the words you planned to say in advance, and the stalemate atmosphere makes you a little embarrassed.

"I...I'm here to return the bowl and spoon."

You held back for a long time and finally opened your mouth, breaking the atmosphere of confrontation.

"In the box is the agarwood powder I ground a few days ago. It can be used to add to the incense burner. The workmanship is not good. I hope you can accept it. I will trouble you for taking care of it all the time!"

Holding the wooden box with both hands, you handed it to Fan Wujiu together with the cleaned bowls and spoons.Only then did he come back to his senses as if awakened from a dream, he didn't refuse, but looked a little embarrassed, and hurriedly took the things in your hand.Then disagree that you are bothering them.

"What, how can it be considered trouble?"

Then I realized that you had been standing at the door for a long time, so I turned sideways and hurriedly said:

"I'm sorry... I asked you to stand at the door for so long, come in and sit down."

"No, no, I won't bother you."

You waved your hands quickly.

How can you bother them when it's finally a day off?

However, Fan Wujiu insisted on inviting you: "Why are you so unfamiliar with us, come in quickly."

You hesitated and didn't know how to react, you didn't want to bother them but you didn't want to reject his kindness, and you were at a loss for a while.

"Wu Jiu is feeling guilty for the rudeness just now. If the girl refuses again, brother Jiu will be bored all day."

Xie Bi'an's voice with a hint of a smile came from behind the entrance, and just by hearing his voice, one could imagine how the corners of his mouth, which always smacked gently, were raised.Xie Bi'an's words are very ingenious, directly expressing Fan Wujiu's psychology at this time, it actually makes you feel embarrassed to refuse their kindness again.

"Then... bother me."

Behind the porch at the entrance is a mahogany square table with three lamps and hanging chairs.The rear side is a wooden folding screen. The screen should only be used for decoration. Through the gap, you can directly see the large pear stone case next to the hollow carved window. On it are brushes, polished inkstones and A few unfinished official documents, it seems that they were previously processed by the official documents sent by the underworld.

Xie Bi'anyue's elegant white figure is right in front of the table, smiling and welcoming you with soft eyes.

"Girl, you're welcome, just sit where you want."

Although it is said to "sit casually", in fact, only the seat in front of the table is the most suitable at this time.You sit down next to him, and he gets up to make you some tea.

The boiling water embraces the tea leaves in the cup and dances. Mixed with the melody of the water flow, the white mist rises slowly, and the tea fragrance overflows, which is refreshing.

"Thank you, sir."

You nodded slightly to him with a smile, took the teacup in front of you with both hands, put it to your mouth and took a sip, leaving the fragrance on your lips and teeth.

"Wu Jiu is really right. Why are you still so good? Just call me Bi'an. From now on, you don't have to care too much about etiquette with us."

Xie Bi'an also picked up his teacup and sipped lightly, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"Okay, Bean...sir."

In the end, you still added the title "Mr." Otherwise, there will always be a strange feeling, a bit ambiguous?

Fan Wujiu came out from the room after putting away his things, holding a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake in front of you.When he lowered his head to put the plate down, he touched something and made a crisp sound, intertwined with the sound of the plate hitting the table.You raised your head when you heard the sound, and after a closer look, you realized that it was the hair rope he used to tie his hair.The hair tie is red, with a silver bell attached to it, which looks very familiar, very similar to the bracelet on your hand.

"Try how it tastes."

"Ah, good, thank you!"

Fan Wujiu's voice brought back your thoughts of leaving.You pick up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, the shape is very delicate, it is made of a carved mold, it is yellow and white, and you can smell its faint scent of sweet-scented osmanthus before you put it in your mouth.After taking a bite, it feels soft and delicate, fragrant and delicious.It is absolutely impossible to do this without hard work, so I can't help but praise from the bottom of my heart:

"The taste is very good. Mr. Bi'an and Mr. Wujiu are really amazing, they can make such delicious food!"

"Well, as long as you like it."

Fan Wujiu has already sat down in the empty seat beside you, after hearing your praise, there is an imperceptible tenderness in his eyes.

"The girl praised it absurdly, it would be great if she didn't dislike her."

Xie Bi'an seemed to be relieved, he was always polite and polite, and he rarely said a wisecrack, which made you laugh out loud.

But you inadvertently discovered that the hair tie on Xie Bi'an's head was the same as that of you and Fan Wujiu.

Coincidence?

Xie Bi'an carefully noticed your puzzled eyes, and asked gently: "What are you looking at, girl?"

You realized that your gaze was a bit impolite, and replied apologetically:

"I'm sorry...I'm being rude. It's just that the hair ties of Mr. Bi'an and Mr. Wujiu look familiar. It's very similar to the bracelet on my hand. What a coincidence."

As soon as the words fell, their eyes were all focused on the bracelet on your hand, a little surprised and a little nostalgic.Then the two of them looked at each other, maybe they were looking at the hair rope on each other's heads, but there were complex emotions in their eyes, as if it was a language that only they could understand.

Xie Bi'an smiled softly, and said in a nostalgic tone:

"We brought this from our hometown, it has been many years..."

Something from their hometown, that is to say, something they had in their lifetime.Xie Bi'an said it very tactfully, and didn't mention that it was something they had before they were alive, because he didn't want to make you feel sorry, but you could hear what he meant, but you still pretended not to know, and didn't want to touch their bad things remember.

However, even the things of his life are still with him, so it must be something of extraordinary significance.

"I see... I would like to take the liberty to ask, where are Mr. Bi An and Mr. Wu Jiu from?"

"We are from Wucheng." Fan Wujiu replied.

"Speaking of which, the girl should be from there too. This silver bell and red rope is a unique item in Wucheng. In this way, we are really fellow villagers." Xie Bi'an smiled and said, although he was guessing, his tone was very definitely.

"Really... that's really great." You suddenly feel a little happy unconsciously, you don't know if it's because you know where you are from or you are from their hometown.

"It's a pity that I can't remember clearly. But thanks to you two, I know where I come from. Speaking of which, I am very grateful to you two for taking care of me. If there is someone in the future, I can help , just open your mouth."

Fan Wujiu was a little distracted, but when your words fell, he couldn't help but pick up what you said: "What are you talking about. Of course it is right to take care of you, you are not like us..."

With a smile on his face, Xie Bi'an gracefully twisted a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and stuffed it into Fan Wujiu's opening and closing mouths, blocking the second half of his sentence, and then said to you with a gentle smile:

"What Wugui means is that it's not easy for you to live in a foreign country as a girl. Besides, we are also people from our hometown, so we should take care of you, so there is no need to thank you."

When you see the interaction between them, you blink and sigh enviously: "Mr. Bi'an and Mr. Wugui have such a good relationship."

"Hehe, Wu Jiu and I have been married to Jinlan since we were young, and our relationship has always been good."

Xie Bi'an kindly glanced at the disheveled Fan Wujiu, with a hint of warning in his eyes.

What a fart, almost choked me to death.

Facing Xie Bian's warning eyes, Fan Wujiu glanced resentfully at his kind smile, muttering in his heart, but didn't dare to say it out.Like a chipmunk, he puffed his cheeks and chewed the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in his mouth before swallowing it with difficulty.Because he was afraid of saying the wrong thing again and Xie Bian forced a mouthful of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, he kept silent.