Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

On Christmas night, Seri Awashima always felt restless.

It happened last night—the incident at the Pillar Tower on Christmas Eve, which made the situation completely tilted towards the side of the Green King.

Now, the Dresden Stones have been stolen and are in the hands of the Green Clan.It can be expected that the Green King will not do anything good with it.

In the Battle of Yuzhu Pagoda, Zongxiang Lisi of Qing Wang was severely injured by Feng Shengwu, the Gray King, who now claims to be the raiser of Green King Bishuiliu, Qingzhou Tianji. The sword of Mocles began to crack and slag.

Fushimi Saru Hiko's whereabouts are unknown after a quarrel with Qing Wang.

The No. 4 and No. [-] characters of SCEPTER[-] went offline at the same time, and everything fell on Seri Awashima's shoulders in an instant.

With no time to think too much about where to find Fushimi Saru Hiko, Seri Awashima finally planned to get off work and take a break on Christmas night after working overtime for more than 36 hours in a row.

Now is not the time to be exhausted yourself.If you get sick or collapse due to lack of rest, the entire SCEPTER4 will face a shutdown... no, it is a life-and-death crisis.

The prime minister has long been dissatisfied with the head of the room, the lack of trust in the head of the room, and the grievances that have not been able to obtain some important decision-making power from the Blue Clan after the death of the King of Gold, have accumulated to a peak.Presumably there will be an attack on the seizure of the Dresden slate soon.

Thinking of this, Seri Awashima, who was about to go home, turned around——

Twenty minutes later, she was standing in the apartment of the Blue King Munakata Reiji.

Although I often live in SCEPTER4's residence like everyone else, Reji Munakata also has an apartment outside.Perhaps because he had a premonition that his position as the head of the Fourth Branch of the Household Registration Division of the Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau would face a major crisis, after the incident at the Pillar Tower last night, he left the station neatly and returned to this apartment.

As a single young man, Munakata Reji's apartment is simply too tidy.Everything is neatly organized.The cool-toned decoration with blue, black and white as the main color shows the owner's calm, rational and respectful personality.

However, the owner of the apartment at this moment is only wearing casual trousers and a white shirt. The shirt is simply buttoned up a few times, but the bandage that almost wraps around the upper body can still be vaguely seen from under the fabric.He was wearing a pair of house shoes and leaning against the frame of the French window, half a glass of wine in his hand.The lighting in the room is almost completely dark, except for a floor lamp in the corner that emits a minimum of faint yellow light.

He was originally holding a half-burned cigarette slantly, and his whole person no longer looked so rigorous and upright, but instead felt a sense of leisure and loneliness.Seeing Seri Awashima knocking on the door and coming in, he just took the cigarette from his mouth and held it between his fingers, his voice was so calm that it was almost rigid and indifferent.

"Thanks for your hard work."

He didn't ask about Fushimi's whereabouts after he left last night, leaning against the window and looking at the sea of ​​lights downstairs, his silhouette was so deep that it was almost ice-cold.

Seri Awashima found it difficult to speak—whether it was about the fact that Fushimi was still missing, or the other matters that flooded SCEPTER4, including reprimands from the Prime Minister and other high-ranking officials.

After a moment of silence, she had no choice but to lead the conversation to greetings.

"How is the chief feeling today? If you are in a physical condition, you can rest for a few more days. I will keep in touch with the Silver Clan and the Red Clan to discuss—"

"No, it's not a big deal." Munakata Reishi replied indifferently, the cigarette lit between his fingers lit up in the darkness of the room with red light bit by bit.

Looking down from the height of more than [-] floors here, the street is a brilliant sea of ​​lights.

It's Christmas time, and it's very lively everywhere.

Ordinary people are completely unaware of all the crises and fierce battles that took place in the Pillar Tower last night, and they don't know how the future of the world will be dragged into chaos and uncertainty; they laugh and celebrate in the brightly lit streets. The coming of the wonderful festival is as if every day of happiness and peace comes so easily and as a matter of course, so it should continue like today.

Seri Awashima felt that he didn't know what to say at this moment. It was the best thing to say-it was what the director wanted to hear.However, her rationality and her concern for her boss reminded her that she must come here to visit King Qing tonight, so that she can rest assured.

However, she has never clearly felt the other party's loneliness as a king like this moment, and felt that no matter how hard she tried, she could not help him.

In fact, they are still very young.Looking back, it didn't take long for them to bid farewell to campus life, it was nothing more than four or five years.However, it seems that it has been so long that a lifetime has passed.

Think about it, when they were all still in Chaowei Middle School, he was the head of the student club who had delayed graduation because of going abroad for two years, and she was a rookie teacher who had just graduated from a short college and entered Chaowei Middle School. From now until now, he is a very trustworthy and followable king.

And after graduating from Chaowei Middle School, Munakata Reiji also became the real master of SCEPTER4 at super fast speed.

Almost at the speed of light, he completed his transformation from the head of the Student Association of Chaowei Junior High School to the head of the Fourth Branch of the Household Registration Division of the Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau—to prove his identity as the King of Green, and to use thunderous means to kill those who were loyal to the previous King of Green, The old subordinates who planned to make things difficult for him were eliminated one by one, led SCEPTER4 to become a powerful civil service organization again, obtained the command of the rear support force from the Golden Clan, and now succeeded the deceased King of Gold, with his own strength Pressing and managing the Dresden slate...

Munakata Reishi is a powerful king no matter how he looks at it.The only failure in his life is probably that the red king, Zhou Fangzun, has never bought into his account, and he is too lazy to cooperate with him in a reasonable way, and——the girl in Awashima Seri's memory back then broke up without warning Ben things.

However, he never showed any sadness or frustration because of this, not even an expression of exclamation.He simply became more inscrutable, more thoughtful, more powerful and determined, and even challenged authority and worldly opinions without hesitation or hesitation.

She once thought that by following such a king, she would be able to realize her ideals, create a rational, orderly, peaceful and progressive society, and let the world continue to develop along the order and rules he believed in and respected.

However, the king who once thought he would never lose was defeated last night.Nothing hurts more than the fact that his sword of Damocles began to crack and drop splinters - and heartache.

It's not because of problems with her beliefs that she feels painful—in fact, she feels that the justice he believes in is the most correct no matter whether he wins or loses; but the problems with the Blue Sword are irreversible and irreparable of.

This fact made Seri Awashima start to panic, and he began to think about the resolute senior Yoshijo who was invited back to SCEPTER4 by Munakata Reiji, and began to think whether he would have to face the same situation as that "Oni no Yoshijo" one day—— The fate of killing the king.

However, it is impossible to tell anyone about this kind of thing.

Seri Awashima could only cough a few times to suppress the sudden surge of sadness and bitterness.

However, Munakata Reji seemed to have misunderstood the reason for her coughing, looked down at the nearly burnt cigarette between his fingers, smiled, and put it out in the ashtray on the huge desk by the window, Then he walked to a small window for ventilation, and pushed the small window outwards forcefully.

A gust of wind that was slightly chilly at night immediately rushed into the room with fresh air.

Of course, Seri Awashima also saw that the director opened the window to breathe in just to take care of her cough just now. Although she was not really choked by the smell of smoke in the room of the director's house, she still thanked her with gratitude. .

Munakata Reiji did not leave the window immediately.His right hand is slightly raised and propped on the window frame, while his left hand is on his hips, the center of gravity of his body seems to be on his right foot, and his head is tilted slightly in a leisurely posture, as if he is listening to something.

Seri Awashima felt a little strange, and couldn't help but calm down and listen carefully, only to realize that it was a Christmas song that was heard from a few apartments away.

Perhaps someone on the same floor was having a party and had their windows open, and the Christmas carols they were playing could be heard faintly.

When Seri Awashima heard the melody of the song clearly, he couldn't help being surprised.

She also remembered that song. It was clearly the accompaniment song for the first dance at the Chaowei Middle School Christmas party five years ago when Reiji Munakata attended the Christmas party with his companions for the only time!

[I don't know where the bell rang

Words that I would not normally say came to my mind

Even the cold can make people feel happy

Huh?why?That's love

Songs that repeat over and over on Christmas Eve

also deliberately dressed up

Brightly lit street]

Seri Awashima couldn't help but lighten his footsteps, and walked to the French window slowly and silently, listening to the familiar old melody as well.

【I want to see you many times

can not see you

There's such a pain in my chest

wanna tell you how i see you

Also good

I know this kind of thing in my heart

Even if you want to ask Santa, there’s nothing you can do.]

Seri Awashima felt a layer of pity gradually rising from the bottom of his heart.

【those lovers who love to show off

like a reindeer with horns

Always appear in front of others

No, I’m not envious of them or anything]

Seri Awashima felt that at this moment, he suddenly didn't dare to look at the expression of the head of the room next to him.

However, I also feel that I should take a sneak peek... If the situation is bad, as a long-time deputy, subordinate and friend, shouldn't I fulfill my responsibilities as these identities...

As the King of Green, there are very few people who can care about him.In other words, there are actually very few people who care about him and make him appreciate him.

Seri Awashima struggled for a moment, and finally made up his mind to keep his head basically not turning, just quietly turning his eyes, using the corner of his eyes——

At a glance, she was really stunned there.

No, it doesn't mean that the head of the office has tears in his eyes or something.That sort of thing probably wouldn't happen to the head of the room even if the blue sword fell and faced the last moment of his short life.

Just as the girl who danced this dance with him five years ago walked away with the same melody and beat, he also did not show any external sadness, pain, or bad reactions such as being out of place. Same.

However, it was this overly normal reaction and behavior that made people—those who knew him better, especially able to feel a burst of pain on his behalf.

[At that time, I just met you

Let me become time and time again I don't even know myself

want to see you every day

I hope you know how I feel

I'm looking for you in the crowd passing by

maybe on a holiday like this

you smile at someone

Thinking of this will make my heart bitter and unbearable]

Seri Awashima saw that the moonlight slanting into the room from the window mixed with the lights of the city and cast it on Munakata Reiji's face, outlining his profile lines particularly deeply.

He seemed to be listening to the melody that became intermittent in the night wind, but he didn't seem to be listening.

Even at this time, his senses were extremely sharp; as if sensing Awashima Seri's indistinct glance, he suddenly and slowly closed his eyes, lowered his head slightly, and let out a soft laugh.

"Hehehe... It's been five years since I last heard this song." He said, with an unusual hoarseness in his voice.

Seri Awashima was stunned, unable to speak for a while.

"Thinking back on Christmas Eve at that time... I never imagined that things would turn out like this five years later."

"It's a pity that Master Guochanglu said to me that night, 'Young people must have this kind of steady posture, so that people can rest assured that this country will be handed over to you'."

His tone was still calm, and there seemed to be a hint of ridicule.

"As a result, he still failed to meet his expectations."

"It seems that I still need more training. However, my time is running out... What does it mean to have the slab taken away, and what methods can be used to counteract it? Maybe I should listen to the silver road that created it What the king said?"

His voice was quiet, as if he had been thinking for a long time.Saying these great words seems to be effortless at all.

"We must hurry up....If both the Green King and the Red King disappear, we don't know how long it will take to wait for the new king to be born. During this period of time, the Green King and the Gray King will not stop. Come down and wait for us?"

His tone gradually became colder, with a hint of cold sneer, he said:

"Even if you want to disappear, you must solve the problem of the Green King and Gray King before that. So there is no need to show that worried expression, because I don't have time to be sentimental about my temporary victory or loss."

"Starting tomorrow, we must think about the future countermeasures." He said.Because of his lowered head, the night wind blowing in from the window gently blew the ends of his slightly curled hair, and the light and shadow formed flickering shadows on his face.

Seri Awashima froze, immediately stood at attention, and replied solemnly, "Yes!"

Munakata Reji let out another burst of laughter.

"Hehehehe...tonight, let's not do this for the time being, Awashima-kun."

He slowly opened his eyes, staring at the sea of ​​lights in the human world outside the window.

The melody in the wind continues to sing:

[What is the gift that will make you happy?

what is the gift that only i can give you

tell you i like you

get the answer

even if it's not what i thought

I won't hate you just because of this.]

The author has something to say:

February 1:

The occurrence time of this small theater is actually very close to [Return K]. . .Of course, the reunion must be horrifying [The fog! ], the girl who doesn't take the usual way will definitely fall from the sky and hit the head of the room chief! [what the hell

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The soundtrack of this chapter: bacKnumber's new song "クリスマスソング" (ChristmasSong), which is the same as the chapter of Chaowei Middle School Christmas Party~~

The AMD made by my friend for this song can be found at Bilibili, the director of the office~~Since JJ doesn’t let you post the link now, if you try it online, you can only search for it yourself, sorry for the inconvenience~~