Chapter 468
Perhaps I really can become a complete family with this child and live together for a long time.
And so it goes, on and on.
It was really short-lived.
There are very few things that leave a lasting impression.
That child grew very quickly. After their relationship improved, Haihara also started recording Kazama Kiriori's height, from her initial small and thin appearance to her rapid growth, getting closer and closer to her own height.
When I couldn't find a job, I couldn't buy many clothes for that child, but without realizing it, I ended up with quite a few pieces, all of which I chose myself.
That child always had excellent grades at school... and was always very well-behaved. That child would always proudly show me their grades, hoping for some recognition.
They raised quite a few things together, but later Haihara it too troublesome and handed them all over to the other person to take care of.
Time is passing faster and faster.
One day, Haihara suddenly realized that the other person had grown into a young girl, very tall, much more mature than before, with a beautiful voice, and a face that was even more likable than her mother's.
The girl, dressed in her high school uniform, stood tall and graceful, exuding elegance and spirit.
Without realizing it, you'll naturally say things that please yourself and make others blush.
The other person went from being indifferent and distant at first, to taking the initiative to approach her, and then she became accustomed to being hugged and kissed by the other person.
She didn't feel like much time had passed.
She didn't find the time particularly agonizing or long.
But that child grew up in the blink of an eye, becoming a part of his life, a part of himself.
She's grown so big that if she were a horse, Haihara would worry that one day she'd run away and she wouldn't be able to catch up.
It's really sad.
Haihara Lily Chou never imagined that time would pass so quickly.
I never imagined that time would take so long.
[Lily?]
The voice called Haihara's name again.
But Haihara didn't hear it.
The television program is currently broadcasting what is happening now, something that is happening in a dream.
She saw the child running around, searching for someone, shouting someone's name.
He ran until dusk, and when he reached the bridge, he was all alone.
Haihara Lily Chou's expression gradually changed.
She went from confused to blank, then slowly to bewildered, until her expression was shrouded in gloom and became somewhat unreadable.
Haihara Lily Chou watched the television screen, where the child— Kazama Kiriori —stood alone by the bridge.
The girl looked so pitiful, like a lost puppy.
Her lips moved involuntarily.
"..."
Why?
It's so strange that such an adorable child would end up all alone again.
That shouldn't be the case.
She wanted to get up, but as before, she was locked in this small room and could do nothing but watch.
[Lily, do you remember why you adopted her?]
"Because..."
The little girl's eyes darted around.
She gazed at the lonely figure on the screen:
"When I saw her, I felt very lonely."
Before she knew it, the television sound had dwindled to a low, muffled white noise. In the empty white room, the little girl sat on the sofa, casting a long, lonely shadow.
[You clearly saw her, so why do you feel lonely?]
The somewhat young voice was puzzled.
Why?
Haihara Lily Chou herself was puzzled, but she did think that way. Whenever she saw Kazama Kiriori, she would feel a slight pain in her heart, and melancholy would come involuntarily.
If it's out of dislike, that would be really strange.
Then, as if she remembered something, her gaze gradually hardened:
"Because when I noticed what she lacked, I found the same emptiness within myself."
Seeing her is like seeing myself.
So, what she really wanted to do was...
Several times, she felt quite uneasy and somewhat anxious.
But in the end, she still said:
"I wish she were with me, that she could stay by my side."
After those words were spoken, the cold, old-fashioned television seemed to distort.
Amidst the buzzing sound of falling snowflakes, that somewhat unfamiliar voice reappeared, asking:
Is this your wish?
"Um."
[I understand. Then, as before, touch me and make a wish.]
"That's what the voice said."
Like before?
At this moment, Haihara finally noticed its presence.
On her body, somewhere inside her, there was a very beautiful Crystal.
The Crystal was her favorite color, sky blue, because it resembled the child.
---Up there, there is a winged pegasus, as if it were the embodiment of the wind.
[I'll always be by your side and will do everything I can to make all your wishes come true— Lilith.]
[So, make a wish to me again, just like the day you picked me up from that Monster.]
Chapter 214 Collapse
The harsh winter was washed away and submerged by the torrential rain. Fragments of the dream world collapsed and fell, vanishing into empty bubbles.
The two people deep within the dream gaze at each other just before it is about to completely collapse.
Tachibana's beautiful face was completely distorted at this moment, just like the rainy day, looking sad and disheveled.
Kazama Kiriori, however, remained indifferent.
After a while, Tachibana suppressed her unpleasant emotions and looked at Kazama Kiriori with disgust:
"It's so strange, why am I always the one who isn't chosen?"
"I don't see what makes you worthy of being chosen," Kazama Kiriori replied calmly.
Upon hearing this, Tachibana fell into deep thought, as if recalling one of the few choices she could make in her memory:
"Yeah?"
"Alright then, it's always been like this anyway; I've never really received any special treatment from anyone."
After the overwhelming emotions that seemed to wash everything away, Tachibana found herself in a chilling calm.
She tried to calm her breathing several times, but her gaze beneath the rain was frighteningly lifeless.
"Lilith won't explain to me what I did wrong, but I'm just too stupid to understand how one can gain human love."
"Should I act even more pitiful? Like you, a sickly little dog soaking wet?"
Tachibana's words became increasingly harsh; she had lost all her previous composure and elegance, instead revealing an uncontrollable anger and resentment.
Kazama Kiriori naturally had no interest in responding to any more of her nonsensical ramblings.
She could feel the Magic Power returning to her.
Moreover, he reverted to his real-life appearance, covered in wounds, his clothes torn and stained with blood.
Then, she heard the Flower Demon King's voice, as if he were giving up—
"Never mind, it's not important anymore."
"I can weave as many dreams like this as I want in the future, but before that, I must first make all of you disappear completely..."
She raised her hand, which was constantly being soaked by raindrops.
"Then, I will bring back Lilith, whom I love dearly."
In the torrential rain, thunder rumbled, as if it were the roar in the heart of the Flower Demon King.
Kazama Kiriori saw before her was ultimately just a phantom in this dream, and soon, the other person shattered along with the collapse of the dream world.
Before her eyes, the city where Kazama Kiriori once lived, a city from her memories, is fading and disappearing little by little.
Kazama Kiriori let out a sigh of relief.
As the dream ended, she reverted to her real-life appearance, with tattered, blood-stained clothes and wounds all over her body.
Suddenly, I looked ahead.
The next moment, a door made of starlight, with a structure of numerous petals, appeared in the sky.
That was a crack that was forcibly opened by external force; you can leave this place that way.
It looks like it's made of Star Flower.
Then it's time for her to leave; she's been separated from the others for too long.
Kazama Kiriori gazed at the crumbling city where she used to live.
She raised her hand, sensing the Magic Power within her body, using the power of the Black Death Cult to heal her wounds while mentally counting the Crystal she still had left to use.
My palms touched the rain, and my hair was soaked, with raindrops constantly dripping down.
But she soon realized that everything she had relied on in the past was now useless.
Just like it did two years ago.
However, two years ago, due to some uncontrollable circumstances, a miracle occurred by sheer luck.
Now, that miracle is no longer happening to her.
"..."
Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly heard a voice, not from anyone she knew, but from a strange, ethereal, and otherworldly young girl's voice---
So, would you like to make a wish again? Just like two years ago.
When she looked toward the source of the sound, she saw a figure she had never seen before.
No, I've met her before...
Meanwhile, on Star Flower's side...
Just now, the Flower Demon King lost control of her emotions, leaving her completely unprepared during the battle, and she did not miss this opportunity.
She used all her Magic Power to deliver a decisive blow to the Flower Demon King.