Fantasy Clock～Dream Ruler～

The wild star is the stage for the two of them. William and Thief stood in the center of the stage, the flames of the bullets and the empty bullets were shining around us, like a spotlight on us. Empty clips fell to the ground with a sound like clapping.

William and Thief have the same control ability, "absolute observation". No matter how cleverly the attack is made to the opponent, the opponent will clearly see the direction of the muzzle of the gun, perceive the trajectory of the bullet, and then dodge swiftly.

Even so, the two of them also suffered a lot of gunshot wounds because sometimes their bodies could not keep up with the absolute observation and respond in time.

"Hey. Did you feel the same way you did when you fought against Mei Shirato then?"

William raised the muzzle of the gun to the opponent, and the Thief of Dreams had raised his fist before that, blocking it when the muzzle moved over. At the same time, he took a step closer, and the gun in his hand was straight at William's chest, and the bullet pierced through the red tie and pierced the sky.

"The difficult and long-lost joy, this is the feeling I shared when I was fighting with you. The only difference is that I didn't want to kill the opponent when I was fighting Baitu Mei. But for you, I think about it all the time. kill you."

The bullets in the Thief's gun ran out, and William's gun came from the side. He hastened to close the distance until he stopped at a close distance that William, whose arms were outstretched, couldn't reach. He tightened the opponent's arm and lowered it, pulled the trigger, and the sound of the gun exploded close to his ear.

The two men who had run out of bullets kept their right arms crossed and quickly turned sideways, stood with their arms leaning against each other, and changed the magazines.

"But you ended up killing her in order to survive."

Empty clips fell to the ground. William pulled out the spare magazine from his wristband, while Thief pulled out the magazine from his waist, and at the same time noticed that William was about to fill the gun with a new magazine, holding the magazine and sending William an uppercut to stop it. he.

"I didn't give up her life just because I wanted to live!"

The metal edge of the magazine scratched William's cheek. William didn't have time to take care of a red mark oozing from his face, loaded the magazine in a messy posture, and turned his body to face Thief. The two raised the muzzles of their guns to each other at the same time, falling into balance in twisted postures.

Difficult. And long-lost carefree. This is actually an evaluation that is biased towards the battle with William.

Compared with William, Baitu Mei is actually not difficult to deal with, but stands in front of him like a high wall, which is difficult to overcome. Baitu Meiyi's absolute observation is indeed slightly weaker than Zuo Xibai's, but his grasp of this ability is obviously stronger than him.

The increasingly hot flames, and the gradually increasing hustle and bustle outside the arena.

Zuo Xibai's several straight punches all missed, but it was Bai Tumei who knocked him to the ground every time he kicked. Even though he can sometimes observe her movements, his body is not agile enough to keep up with his observation ability and cannot respond in time.

This is Zuo Xibai's first time fighting a ruler with the same dominance ability, and it is also the first experience for Baitu Mei.

Even if he wanted Zuo Xibai to live, Baitu Meiyi didn't intend to release water on purpose, every blow was 100% powerful.

Why? Because although she didn't think Zuo Xibai was difficult, she felt the joy she hadn't seen for a long time.

"If it's only this level, even if you have the right to choose to live, you don't have the power to live."

Boasting or shouting erupted outside the square. Zuo Xibai felt that the world was spinning, and he still tried his best to support the ground and stood up unsteadily. He clenched his fist and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

When they first met, he didn't think he would lose to Mei Baitu in the battle. But thinking about it now, if she had recognized him as the Dream Thief King at the beginning and killed him without leaving any room, then he would have definitely failed overwhelmingly.

even so--

"Stop boasting! The winner may not necessarily be you."

Zuo Xibai clenched his fists with both hands, adjusted his disordered breathing, and watched Bai Tu Mei's movements intently.

Baitu Mei looked directly at him burning hotly, showing a hearty smile. She easily narrowed the distance with Zuo Xibai, jumped up and kicked Zuo Xibai's chest with both feet, but this time Zuo Xibai was ready for the blow, and an elbow hit him.

"In the rules made by the Dream Thief, the so-called victory or defeat is determined by the death of one of them. Therefore, since I want to win, I must personally send Baitu Mei to the deserted star. I told myself in my heart that in 4 hours she will She will be reborn in the arena of imprisonment. As long as I let her go quietly at that time, this matter will be resolved satisfactorily. It’s just that I’m afraid we won’t be able to meet again later.”

After listening to the King of Pirates of Dreams, William took the lead to break the balance with the King of Pirates of Dreams. He pinched the muzzle of his gun and pulled it to the right, and King of Pirates of Dreams also grabbed William's wrist holding the gun and pushed it to the left.

The breathing of the two has become heavier, and the blood mixed with sweat slid down their cheeks and dripped on each other's wrists.

"Do you want to clear yourself of the crime of killing Baitu Mei? If your plan is as complete as you said, then tell me why Baitu Mei died?"

The King of Pirates of Dreams pushed William's wrist away with all his strength, and tightened his fists to attack William's chest.

"As I said, you were the one who made my choice wrong. You were the one who actually killed her, William Andres!"

Fierce attacks and relentless words came at the same time. William's heart froze, facing the dull impact.

On that day, the warm atmosphere of the lantern festival where couples ran amok.

Wearing a kimono, she couldn't find her way in the crowd, and accidentally bumped into my chest, which was rejected by a friend.

She nervously repeated her apology, not looking up at me until I told her to stop.

Her eyelashes are very long and curled. When her eyes flicker and blink, it really makes my heart beat faster.

We met once at a university symposium. Her appearance was etched into my memory deeply at that time.

Now that she is wearing a kimono, she reminds me of the encounter at the Lantern Festival as a dream maker.

[Moran is a female character I liked in period dramas I watched when I was a child. 】

Mo Ran her is not a character on TV.

She is Bai Tumei's splendid dress, which was blurred in my memory and gradually became clearer.

Gentle but sometimes cold, this is Baitu Mei's character.

"Moran is a reproduction of the impression of Baitu Mei. It's just that I have been unwilling to accept the fact that I dare not go out of the past."

After finally confirming the relationship with each other, I chose to let her stay in Japan and wait for me.

She stared at me intently, regardless of the flush on her cheeks, and asked when I would pay back the wedding that I owed to her. I suppressed the reluctance in my heart and told her that I would come back one day, but I left for a whole year.

I have been wandering outside for a long time, and I don't even know when she learned "lucid dreaming".

On the night when we shared the bed for the first time, Baitu Mei and I were full of expectations, but I closed my eyes early because I was tired.

Baitu Mei, perhaps that night, came into contact with the domination war.

This is the seed that was planted a long time ago, and it is also the cause of all subsequent events.

In the days when she was alone, she tried to do many things.

Dedicate yourself to work, or try to take the postgraduate entrance examination. She waited for me alone in this huge city, while spending a long day.

She tried to pursue distant goals like I did, so that she didn't have to fall into thoughts of lovers all the time.

But in the end, before I knew it, she met the ruler's invitation and accepted it.

I recalled that Baitu Mei often mentioned dreams for two periods of time, indicating that she did not only participate in the domination war once.

The first time, was the night we shared the bed for the first time. In the dream, I couldn't stop her from walking into the world between dreams. But this time, she should have voluntarily withdrawn from the war of domination because of Charte's birth.

The second time was the day I chose to fly to a foreign country again. I booked a late-night flight that day, and she didn't come to the airport to see me off. My friend brought Charte over and said that Charte insisted on seeing me off and would send him back for me when I left.

Because of the quarrel, I didn't say goodbye to Baitu Mei, but I just told Charle to cause trouble for my mother, and usually take care of myself and my mother. He asked me what to do if they were all sick, and I answered irrelevantly that he would have servants to help with housework during the day.

After that day, I saw Baitu Mei and Chaerte less and less often. Occasionally, I would call Chalt and ask him about the situation at home. As for Baitu Mei, she is also unwilling to answer my call.

About two months later, it was the day before I received the news of Mei Baitu's death. A professor from a university affiliated with the association said that he needed to go to Japan to deal with something. He knew that I had a family there, so he took the initiative to invite me to go there with him.

In addition, he handed me an invitation letter from the Core Research Association. He said that it was an opportunity to participate in an important scientific research task, and let me make a decision quickly. say goodbye.

After hesitating for a long time, I entrusted my Japanese friends to help me order the wedding ring and wedding venue. It was early in the morning when I returned to Japan, and my friend handed me the ring when he picked me up from the plane. After Baitu Mei received my call, she made breakfast and waited for me to come back.

Looking back now, no matter what I did at that time, I didn't have to rush to talk about the invitation letter.

At that time, I sat at the dinner table, recounted the content of the invitation letter to her, said beautiful words to make them live a better life, and told her that it would be difficult for me to come back in the next few days.

In fact, her expression at that time was not sad, but worried.

She seriously told me to draw a line with the core research association in due course, but I questioned her for not supporting my cause, so she reprimanded me for making a decision without consulting myself, and I blamed her for not being able to understand my hard work outside.

That day, we had a quarrel at the dining table, and in the end I left the house angrily before breakfast was settled.

The ring, the wedding, and everything I had prepared were not delivered to her, and the wedding, which I owed her all the time, did not come to fruition in the end. In the middle of the night, the professor let me get on the flight without letting me stop. I figured I'd apologize to her when we all calmed down.

In fact, I did not accept the invitation in the end.

This time I went back there with the professor to say goodbye to the seniors who took care of me.

It's just that my choice was too late. As soon as I got there, I got a call from Japan. I thought it was Mei Baitu who wanted to talk to me, but what was announced on the other end of the phone was her eternal farewell.

"William Andres, the one who really killed her... was you!"

The King of Pirates of Dreams shouted angrily at William on the verge of breaking the sound. The tone was unquestionable, and the eyes were looking directly at him persistently, but the voice became intermittent due to weakness. William can only rely on absolute observation to identify every word he says and piece together his meaning.

"I know there are a lot of my reasons, but what about you? Didn't you kill her yourself?"

"My choice has nothing to do with her pain, but your choice is closely related to her!"

When William left, he devoted himself to dominating the war, with the goal of winning;

If William returns, he will withdraw from the domination war and return to real life.

Baitu Meiyi handed over the right to choose to William and Zuo Xibai, but gave up the choice herself.

And when William chose to leave, Baitu Mei had chosen to "dedicate himself to the war of domination".

This means that she and Zuo Xibai no longer have a non-interfering relationship.

Because it is impossible for two people to win the domination war, they stand on opposite sides from this moment.

However, Baitu Meiyi still came to rescue Zuo Xibai, and she was still looking forward to the moment when Zuo Xibai defeated herself. So no matter how carefree she was and how much she put in, she would still take back the fatal blow countless times.

The battle with Baitu Mei was an extremely long battle.

It was so long that the time was frozen at one second, and this second seemed to be forever.

She is really strong.

I fell down again and again, but she still seemed to have strength left.

However, in this long battle, absolute observation gradually became handy for me.

I began to be able to keep up with it and respond, and she gradually began to lose energy.

But why?

Now that William has left, winning is Baitu Mei's goal, and she should regard me as an enemy.

Why did she come to rescue me? Why deliberately guide me to better grasp the absolute observation?

At that time, I didn't care to think about such a problem. Bai Tu Mei did not leave me time to think about these things, I could only squeeze out all my attention on Bai Tu Mei's coherent movements, thinking about how to avoid dodge and how to fight back.

If I were willing to fall to the ground, I might think of the answers to these questions.

The answer is very simple, but even Baitu Mei himself didn't think of it.

Baitu Mei deliberately got involved in the quagmire of dominating the war out of her expectation that William would return home. Because she had the idea that William would come back, she said that as long as he came back, she would withdraw from the domination war.

This expectation is her only obsession with dominating the war.

From the beginning to the end, she has no interest in the rewards that can be won by winning the war of domination.

The obsession with dominating the war was extinguished the moment William left persistently and decided to go to the next distant country.

"Do you understand! William Andres, you are the reason why she participated in the domination war!"

There was only one bullet left in the gun, William and Pirates of Dreams didn't want to waste this remaining opportunity, and at the same time raised an empty right fist and smashed it straight to the other's cheek. Although the perception of absolute observation is getting less and less, both of them observed the opponent's blow, but they didn't dodge it, and took the punch alive.

William finally understood the meaning of the Dream King, the true meaning of the phrase "you killed her" in his mouth.

At that time, Mei Shirato was like Kazuhiko Sato. People who have lost their obsession with dominating war will never be called back to the cracks in dreams, nor can they return to reality once they die. They will only sleep forever in the dream of eternal night.

The person who made Baitu Mei lose his obsession was William Andres.

Zuo Xibai's choice to live would not have resulted in the death of Baitu Meiyi, but would have only resulted in 4 hours of blank time.

His choice itself was not wrong, the criminal who caused it to become wrong was himself.

"So the result of your battle with Baitu Mei is your victory, right?"

Zuo Xibai stood up and resisted Baitu Meiyi's punch with all his strength, preventing himself from hitting the ground with the force of the punch. Regardless of the blood dripping down his cheeks, he made sure he gripped the handle of the gun, gritted his teeth and aimed both guns at her chest.

And a second later than him, Baitu Yayi withdrew his fist and quickly drew his pistol towards the world of delusions, aiming the raised muzzle at Zuo Xibai's cheek and chest respectively. At that moment, time seemed to be stuck in an eternal second again.

"That's about the same~ Thank you for bringing me such a fun battle."

Baitu Yayi parted her red lips lightly, and looked at Zuo Xibai with a smile like a flower. In fact, she didn't open her mouth, she didn't have time to speak at this moment, she just moved her lips slightly. But Zuo Xibai seemed to be able to know what she was going to say through absolute observation, and heard her voice.

"sorry."

What Zuo Xibai wanted to say was very simple, just an apology. In any case, she didn't have to dip into this muddy water, it was her childish betrayal that got her into trouble. What's more, he couldn't shoot without expressing his inner apology.

Baitu Mei also heard it. Because he saw Baitu Mei put away her smile for a moment, and then showed a bright and sly smile.

"boom--"

The moment that seemed to become forever passed away, and time flowed again.

There was no sound in the square for a moment, Zuo Xibai adjusted his breathing roughly, looking at the blood-stained Baitu Yayi's chest. The gun slipped from his completely useless hand, and his body fell limply to the ground.

The victory of this battle was confirmed, and the flames surrounding the square disappeared instantly.

Panting, Zuo Xibai tried his best to hold his eyelids, and saw a strange figure standing in the crowd showing a strange smile.

"This... the winner of this battle is the King of Stealing Dreams!"

The cheers broke out from the suppressed silence a few seconds late, as if they had temporarily lost their hearing.

The vision gradually blurred, and the blue crystal debris floated into the sky.

"Hey~ I told you that when we first met, right? There's always a chance for you to apologize."

The voice is soft and flexible, as if playing a joke.

This was the last time Zuo Xibai heard Baitu Meiyi's voice in his memory.

gradually.

The numbers on the clock symbolizing Baitu Mei faded away.