[Ya Ji] Babel

The next day, the rain was over and the sky was clear. It is not rainy in winter in Japan. Yesterday’s cloud was like a departed dream, which remained unreal in my mind.

Ying Manji was woken up by the soreness and pain in her neck. She leaned against the door at night and fell asleep without knowing it. When she woke up, it was already dawn.

A thin quilt was covering her body, and the door was half-closed. Ying Manji was stunned for a while, then silently packed the quilt on her body, and stood up.He has always had a light sleep, perhaps because of the cruel childhood memory, he is often awakened by nightmares, and because of this, he cannot fall asleep deeply, and even the slightest sound will wake him up.

There is only one person in this room besides himself, and he will cover himself with a quilt knowing that he is used to it, there is no doubt that it will not be anyone else except Chiu Shenya.

The other party is always good at softening others silently on the minutiae, this is his tenderness, but also his terror.

Ying Manji smiled wryly, folded the quilt, rubbed his sore neck, washed himself up, and walked out of the bedroom.

There was no sign of Yang Shenya in the living room, there was a cold breakfast on the table, and a half note was pressed under the plate.

Ying Manji took out the note and looked at the words on it.It was the message left by Ya, which said that he came back at eight o'clock, and that breakfast was for himself, and it was carefully noted at the end: If it's cold, remember to warm it up before eating.

The not very harsh sunlight shows the time.Ying Manji looked at his watch, the pointer was swinging at seven fifty.He's been too tired recently, and he's getting more and more lethargic. He didn't expect to sleep for so long this time.Ya is a punctual person, he will definitely come back on time in another 10 minutes, he doesn't want him to wait.

Ying Manji gave up the hot meal and finished the cold food directly.

When there was still some time left, the brown-haired boy was a little bored, so he flipped through the calendar that was put aside.

It is the winter of December, and the date on the 25th is circled with a red pen. Ying Manji remembers that Chou Shenya has the habit of marking records on the calendar. He can't help but think: the 25th is Christmas, and it was specially marked , for what reason?

December 12th was originally a day full of joy to celebrate the birth of the Son of God, but it became a wound for the whole of Japan because of the Apocalypse virus.Seeing Ya's special mark, perhaps due to subconscious influence, the red circle in his eyes suddenly became strange and ominous.

The episode can't help but think of "Lost Christmas".

The fingertips holding the calendar were clenched tightly, and a certain number under the fingertips was exactly half blocked.Ji moved unconsciously and wandered his eyes, just because his thoughts were disturbed, but when he moved to the side of that number, he suddenly froze.

In an instant, even the anxiety and anxiety about Christmas Day dissipated, and only the meaning of the day when the number stayed was left in my heart.

The girl with long light brown hair had a sweet smile, round and pure eyes, and a clear voice.Clearly came to mind.

She tilted her head slightly, and called his name with a smile: "Ji."

That is a person who has no hesitation and does everything to perfect and support himself; that is a person who, like Qi, still chooses to trust and give himself warmth when he is most helpless and desperate.

It was a beautiful young girl buried by his cowardly retreat and confusion.

"Sacrifice..."

Moving his fingers away, staring at the numbers on the calendar, Ying Manji frowned bitterly.

Yes, this day is Ji's birthday.But he never had the chance to say "Happy Birthday" and "Thank you" to the girl.

The pointer on the watch kept moving, and slowly slid to eight.

"Have you eaten yet?" Chou Shenya's voice sounded at the door very punctually, interrupting Ji's remorse.On the face of the brown-haired boy, there was still a lingering sadness, and there was an obscure mist in his eyes.

"En." Replied in a low voice, Ying Manji didn't want the other party to see his bewildered side too much, so he raised his eyebrows and built a high wall between them.

"..." Chou Shenya followed Ying Manji's line of sight just now, and saw the calendar.Epiphany.He naturally has the information of everyone who has been involved with Ji, and the reason why Ji is so sad can be understood in a moment.

Ya knew that the current him could not comfort the other party with any position, so he could only change the subject abruptly: "...shall we go now?"

Ying Manji nodded, like an aphasic puppet who only knew affirmation and negation.He put on his coat, followed Ya, and arrived at the station quietly.

Affected by his mood, Ying Manji was even more silent than the previous few days.Ya is not very good at enlivening the atmosphere, and as a result, both of them sat dryly by the window, speechless.

Trams go fast.The light passing by outside the window, the staggered shadows of trees and the halo of sunlight flashing past the corners of the eyes, making it hard to see clearly.

Due to the current situation, this once world-famous metropolis fell into depression at a shocking speed. There were no people on the usual traffic lines. The prosperity of the past was gone. In a sense, Tokyo Said it was already dead.

Ying Manji leaned his head sideways against the window, as if looking outside, but also as if he didn't see anything.His expression was blank, even Chiu Shenya couldn't figure out what he was thinking right now.After the rain, the weather was cold, the tip of the nose was red from the cold, and the brown-haired boy didn't wear thick clothes, but he didn't seem to notice it.The thin scarf was loosely wrapped around his neck, and the coat was unbuttoned.Chou Shenya looked at it for a while, but still stretched out his hand to put on the collar for Ying Man.

"Mom, mom, those two brothers are good friends~ Mom said that only good friends can be so close—" The crisp female voice suddenly sounded, very loud in the silent carriage.

"Hush! Quiet, don't talk nonsense!"

There was another repressed shout, and a soft conversation came from the opposite seat halfway across the corridor.Ying Manji was in a state of trance and didn't hear it. In fact, he didn't even notice that the white-haired boy had buttoned himself and wrapped his scarf.

Only Kushinya heard the words.

Good friends... They once, maybe had such a relationship.

The white-haired boy withdrew his hand.Look in the direction of the sound.

There was a mother and daughter sitting there. The mother looked very young, with smooth skin and no wrinkles.Next to her was a little girl of three or four years old leaning on her arms, with pure amber eyes open, looking at them curiously regardless of her mother's obstruction.

Ya slightly raised the corners of his lips, showing a soft smile to the girl.

The young mother seemed to recognize Ya's GHQ uniform, fearing that her daughter's words would displease the cold-faced GHQ officer, she repeatedly scolded her disobedient daughter, not daring to look over her face, her face was full of undisguised fear.

From Ya's announcement of Nathon, he and GHQ, which is apparently controlled by him, have become the enemies of the world.

The arrival reminder sounded on the radio, and the mother hurriedly left the carriage with her young daughter in her arms as if escaping. She paused for a while before she lowered her head and woke up Shenyou Ji.

"arrive."

"Oh." Ying Manji stood up in a trance, tightened his scarf, and got out of the car with Ya.

The shop Ya mentioned was not far from the station. After walking for a few minutes, the two of them turned into an unobvious alley, and a small shop with simple decoration appeared in their vision——I didn’t know such a hidden shop. How did you find out.

It was a time of disaster, and business was not easy to do. Although the shopkeeper opened the door, it was just out of habit, and he didn't expect any customers to come to the door.Therefore, seeing the sudden appearance of the guests, he stayed for a few seconds before reacting and stood up to greet them.

"Ah, ah, welcome! I really didn't expect there to be guests at this time..."

The owner is a middle-aged man over [-] years old. He opened this small shop in his spare time. The shop is full of items that are not popular in the market, but the variety is good, and it can usually receive some Taobao individual customers.

Ji walked in first, just blocking Ya.The shopkeeper didn't see the conspicuous GHQ uniform at first, but just as he said that, the white-haired boy behind him was revealed.The smile on the owner's face froze immediately.

The Japanese instinctively reject the control of GHQ, which is the force majeure of national identity.Ya just had a meeting in the morning and forgot to change his clothes. Seeing this, he couldn't help feeling a little impatient.He didn't want to exacerbate the bad atmosphere of this trip because of a piece of clothing.

The owner of the shop was already cunning and cunning after reading countless people, and he understood the world at a glance, and his undisguised emotions were so sharp, the shop owner immediately retracted the discomfort and shock just now, put on a smile again, and graciously led the two into the shop.

Sakura Manji seemed to have forgotten the existence of Chou Shinya, and walked to the music album display area.There were mostly albums of foreign singers on the shelf. Ying Manji searched around, but couldn't find what he wanted, so he turned back and asked the shopkeeper beside him: "Is there any new song by Egoist?"

"Huh? Egoist? That's not a funeral parlor..." The shopkeeper hesitated to speak, and cast a cautious glance at Chiu Shenya.The expression of the white-haired boy was indifferent, standing in the backlight like a sculpture, through the lights in the shop, the shop owner felt vaguely familiar with the boy's appearance, but he couldn't remember who it was, and quickly gave up.He didn't quite know the relationship between the brown-haired boy in front of him and the young GHQ officer over there, but how could any Japanese not know that the funeral home was an anti-GHQ organization? Egoist is also the royal band of the funeral club. Although it has not been announced on the surface, it is already a well-known secret. At this time, Egoist is mentioned unscrupulously under the eyes of GHQ people, which always makes people feel a little scared.

"No?" Ying Manji lowered his head in disappointment. "Can't you find it for me? I remember they released a new album a few months ago. I made a video and wanted to use their new song as the BGM. Please look for it!"

The shop owner frequently looked at Ya in embarrassment.

After listening to Ying Manji's words, the silent Chou Shenya's eyes dimmed, and inexplicable complex emotions floated in his blue-gold eyes.

He whispered: "Help him find it."

The owner of the store, as if he had received an amnesty, quickly agreed and ran to a corner of the store to start searching.

Ji pursed his lips and didn't look at Ya.

The song he wanted to use was the new Egoist song that he gave to himself after killing Jun with the Void, but was smashed by him.He always felt guilty, but the situation was too fast afterwards, and he had no chance to apologize, and it became even more difficult to say it later.Anyway, now that I'm in this situation, I can't take care of other things. It's better to finish the video I started making in school, and give it to Qi Qi as an apology.

What Ying Manji was thinking, Chou Shinya could naturally guess.It's just that the relationship between them is already on thin ice. Even though Ya knows that the ending will be decisive, he still can't help but compromise at this time, as if this slight change can slightly fill the bloody wound deep in his heart.

Human beings are always easily defeated by their own sensibility.

The store owner was quick to find that new album.After getting the album, Ji seemed to have no other purpose, and wandered around the store dullly, and left here first after Ya paid the bill.

Because of the heavy rain yesterday, today's weather is still affected.The morning sun cast shadows again.Even after noon, the sky did not light up.

A gloomy and oppressive twilight filled the sky.

"Let's eat something." Chou Shenya stretched out his hand to hold Ying Manji, and went to a stall selling snacks.Unlike other industries, restaurants and restaurants mostly chose to close their doors under such circumstances.There were few people on the street, only the stall owners who sold snacks shouted silently.

Physiological needs are still unavoidable, Ying Manji took the takoyaki from Chou Shinya and took a few bites.

The taste of takoyaki is very good, but Sakura Manji really has no appetite, no matter how delicious it is, it is like chewing wax.After a while, he couldn't eat anymore.

Holding half of the takoyaki in his hands, Sakura Manji was about to say something, when a few greedy children swallowed their saliva suddenly appeared in his sight.

The stall owner noticed it first, and immediately scolded: "Go, go! Don't surround me here to affect my business!" After finishing speaking, he frowned in disgust, and waved his hands impatiently.

Most of the children were seven or eight years old, and they seemed to be orphans in shabby clothes.Frightened by the fierce expression of the stall owner, they retreated a little farther away, but their eyes were still staring at this place.

"Hey, these little bastards are young, but their hearts are more ruthless than the other! Last time I kindly gave them food, but these little bastards actually stole all my money! If I didn't find out in time, there would be nothing to eat. It's me!"

The stall owner seemed to be afraid that he would be misunderstood by the two guests, so he explained the reason why he did so.Ya didn't respond at all, but after listening to the episode, he frowned slightly.

The last real name awakening ceremony caused many casualties, and nearly ten thousand people died irretrievably from the outbreak of the Apocalypse virus.These children probably also have orphans who were left behind at that time.That incident was not the responsibility of Ji, and it could even be said that he was one of the victims in a certain way.But when he thought that the culprit of all this was his sister named Yingman's real name, he couldn't control his heart with a lingering sense of guilt.

The takoyaki in his hand sank suddenly, Sakura Manji sighed, walked a few steps away, and raised the takoyaki in his hand to these children.

The children looked at each other for a while, their black and white pupils were full of vigilance and timidity.Ying Manji waited patiently. After a stalemate for a while, a more courageous child leaned over first, unable to bear the hunger.Seeing this, Ji stretched out his hand and handed over the box containing the takoyaki.

The boy in front of him dodged it with his hands, and then ran back without looking back. After a while, a soft cheer came over.

The takoyaki was obviously not enough for several people to eat, but for them who hadn't tasted the taste of food for a long time, it was hard-won to be able to eat delicious food.

Chou Shenya stood aside and watched everything, consciously bought a lot of food, and let Ying Manji distribute it to the orphans.

The stall owner shook his head, sighed and muttered: "After the Roppongi incident, there are too many orphans like them, and it is impossible to save everyone. Hey, GHQ doesn't care now..." As he spoke, his eyes suddenly touched Leaving the clothes on Ya's body, his voice suddenly weakened, and he stuck there awkwardly.

Ya didn't care about the stall owner's words at all, his purpose was farther than the country.And Ji, with a weak heart, can only be silent when he hears this place.

Afterwards, they left the commercial street, walked leisurely on the streets of Tokyo that seemed too empty and lonely, and passed a flower shop that was about to close.Ji went in and bought a bouquet of platycodon flowers in full bloom.

The flower seller was an old man who was very talkative, and asked Ji, "Who are you giving it to?"

With bitter lips, Ji replied with a sad expression: "The person who has passed away."

The old flower seller sighed, and looked at the sad young man in front of him with pity and sympathy, "One of the flower language of platycodon is 'painful longing'... You must be very regretful. Young people, people, you should do less to make things worse." Something I regret."

After saying that, the old flower seller shook his head and closed the shop with a sigh.

Ying Manji held the flowers and stood there for a long time before moving.He asked Ya in a low voice if he could go to Tianwang State School, but Ya nodded without asking why, and the two took the tram, and soon arrived at the ruins of the school.