Chapter 53 Ming Shen Yong Eternal 29

Surprised?

It would be a lie to say I wasn't surprised, but it wasn't because of the fact that "lightning really appeared suddenly", but because of her attitude.

Relaxed, leisurely, with a hint of teasing and the cunningness of a successful prank.

Before this, almost everyone thought that Raiden hadn't appeared for a long time because she was angry about Ying's concealment. The same was true for Gojo Satoru.

Now he began to hesitate.

Was he overthinking it? Or had Raiden really digested all the negative emotions, so he was so relaxed as if nothing had happened?

Finally, Gojo Satoru admitted, "I was surprised."

Lei Dianzhen frowned: "I guess so."

She didn't know what she did, but the air platform that was originally supporting the two of them suddenly disappeared, and the two of them fell from mid-air in an instant. At the moment when they were about to hit the ground, Gojo Satoru grabbed Raiden Makoto's arm with his backhand, allowing her to use the force to stand firm.

"How thoughtful," Lei Dianzhen's eyes flashed with surprise, and then she changed the subject, "Letting Xiaoying come to the technical college may be a very correct decision."

Less than a minute after appearing, Raiden ignored him and started talking about Ying.

It was also expected.

Gojo Satoru accepted the compliment without hesitation: "I think so too."

"Very confident."

“It is true.”

"Well, you did a pretty good job of keeping the film secret."

Lei Dianzhen looked straight ahead without changing his pace at all, and there was no sign of anything happening from his appearance.

Gojo Satoru was silent for a moment, unable to tell whether Raiden was really going to call him to account or was just making a slight mockery out of relief.

"When I found out the truth, I was a little angry," Lei Dianzhen's voice was so soft that it would be blown away by the night wind if you weren't careful. "She is still the same as before, no different from the one I'm familiar with."

"Satoru, do you understand?"

"I see."

This was a nonsensical statement, but Gojo Satoru understood it.

"Most people in the world pursue eternity, life, love, appearance... they want time to stop at the most beautiful moment. This idea itself is not wrong. Even I have imagined that I can live happily and joyfully with Ying and my friends forever."

"Everyone has had this thought once or twice," Gojo said.

"What about Wu? Have you ever had such a thought?"

Gojo Satoru was stumped by the question.

Fortunately, Lei Dian didn't really want an answer. She smiled and said, "But even God can't keep dreaming like this forever, right? Most people can recognize their own abilities and know that this moment is short-lived, so they should enjoy it."

But Ray's movies are just a small part of that.

Her eyes were always fixed on the past, with only a little eye left to observe the present.

There was something that Gojo Satoru couldn't understand.

He knew that Raiden had not moved on from the past, but as for what Raiden Makoto said about "pursuing eternity"...it didn't seem to be that serious?

He raised the question, but Lei Dian really didn't tell him everything. She said vaguely: "Xiaoying did it very secretly. If it weren't for her special ability, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to notice anything unusual."

Gojo Satoru asked a few more questions, but Raiden Shin smiled and calmly answered his questions.

Raiden Shin: "I'm sorry, I know what you mean, but Ying may not want others to know about this."

There was a hint of apology in her smile, and Gojo Satoru waved his hands to show that he didn't care.

If he was the type of person who liked to get to the bottom of things, he would not have taken Lei Dianying's true identity lightly.

But Gojo Satoru still remembered these words silently.

Maybe it will be useful later.

"So now that you've calmed down, you're willing to come out?"

"I've calmed down a long time ago." Lei Dianzhen smiled helplessly.

They came to a fork in the road, and Raiden Shin didn't know the way back, so he had to stop. Gojo Satoru turned a corner, took one more step, and walked in front of Raiden Shin.

Raiden's true words reminded him.

Judging from her behavior, she is not the type to get angry, let alone disappear for so many days in a row.

As for the reason…

"We are in sync, right?" Gojo Satoru suddenly said.

Raiden really didn't deny it.

As expected, Gojo Satoru thought.

He planned to take this opportunity to let Lei Dianying interact with more people and forget the past. He could think of this, so there was no reason why Lei Dian couldn't think of it.

"Xiaoying is very sad."

"I know, and I don't want her to be sad," Lei Dianzhen sighed softly, "but I don't want her to be sad forever."

In other words, it is better to suffer a short pain than a long one.

Gojo Satoru approved of Raiden's choice in his heart, after all, he had chosen the same method.

But I still feel a little heavy.

He thought of a way to communicate for a moment. Even though switching personalities was inconvenient, they could still communicate through pen and paper. But soon, Gojo Satoru denied his idea.

If it were that simple, Ray would have recovered long ago.

No matter which method you use, pain is unavoidable.

Gojo Satoru suddenly remembered something: "Xiaozhen, do you want me to check your body? That thing must still be there."

"Hmm? Ah, I see."

Needless to say, Raiden Shin had already understood Gojo Satoru's meaning. Or rather, she understood her sister better than anyone else.

Soon, she found a note from somewhere.

I don't know how long ago this piece of paper was torn off. The edges are rough, but the surface is clean as new, obviously it has been well preserved.

Lei Dianzhen looked at it carefully for a moment, then folded the paper along the crease and put it back in its original place.

Gojo Satoru: "How do you feel?"

"That's what the Shadow would say."

Lei Dianzhen had an expression of "as expected", and his words "I was wrong, but I won't change" written in the shadow showed extraordinary calmness.

"Want to write back?"

"No need." Lei Dianzhen shook his head.

Her appearance meant that the anger had been extinguished, and the purpose of the movie had been achieved. As for whether or not to write more letters to preach moral principles, Lei Dian really thought it was unnecessary.

"The road is long, but you won't reach your destination if you don't walk," Raiden Shin said with a frown, "That's what I think. Wu should understand the meaning of this sentence better, right?"

"Did you feel anything?" Gojo Satoru could only speculate.

"I guess so. That's why I couldn't help but come out to check it out."

Gojo Satoru shook his phone, and Raiden really understood what he meant. After a brief pause, he found the photo.

Her fingertips rested in the middle, her long eyelashes half-closed: "It's so nice."

"It will be better in the future."

"...Yeah. Things will be better in the future." Raiden Zhen put away his phone.

The smile is like a withering cherry blossom, beautiful yet inexplicably sad.

Gojo Satoru suddenly remembered something Edogawa Ranpo once said to him.

——Raiden’s dual personality is a temporary price to pay in this world, and Raiden will eventually disappear one day.

The famous detective from Yokohama said:

"Why are you so sure? You're just reasoning. And you didn't deny it. You even praised me for being smart."

"Why should I tell you this? Well... there is really no need for us to share intelligence. After all, strictly speaking, we are not on the same side. Even if I don't tell you, it won't affect our dealings with Nozomi and Fyodor..."

"But this is the only thing we have in common."

"Save her - in other words, Ranpo-sama likes a happy ending!!!"

The night wind came from afar, blowing the hair of both of them.

In silence, Gojo Satoru made a decision.

*

They continued on their way.

On the way, Gojo Satoru pointed at Nanako, Mimiko, and Dazai Osamu in the photo, introduced them to Raiden Shin one by one, and expressed his concerns. Raiden Shin's reaction was relatively calm, and he seemed to think that this level was not bad.

Gojo Satoru complained inwardly: Has she ever seen a worse situation?

Raiden was completely unaware of his inner complaints, or perhaps he knew, but because Gojo Satoru's thoughts touched upon the facts, he remained silent.

The leaves rustled, and the scarlet torii was dim in the night and moonlight. The campus was silent. The students who came back early and Ieiri Shoko were probably already asleep.

Arrived at technical college.

Before parting, Gojo Satoru suddenly asked, "Xiaozhen, how long are you going to stay?"

"Don't worry," Raidenjin stopped turning around, "I know you have something to do."

She calculated the time in her mind and promised, "I will be back before dawn and will not delay you from attending Mr. Nikolai's magic show."

"...Don't say that. I'm not trying to drive you away," Gojo Satoru explained. "Whether it's Xiaoying or Xiaozhen, I welcome you."

The lightning was a bit unexpected.

The surprise in her eyes did not seem fake, and Gojo Satoru added the reason - she must have guessed that Edogawa Ranpo would tell him about the "restrictions", so she was surprised by what she said.

After all, "Raidenzhen" is just an illusion that will disappear sooner or later.

They all know this clearly.

The surprise lasted only a moment, and Lei Dianzhen calmed down and said, "Then I'll stay one more day. Xiaoying shouldn't mind."

Gojo Satoru said "OK".

Lei Dianzhen returned to the dormitory.

The purple figure gradually blended into the night, but his six eyes allowed him to still see every move of Raiden.

——She paused halfway, lowered her eyes to look at the dark screen of her mobile phone, and then continued walking.

What is she thinking about?

Gojo Satoru seemed to already know the answer.

Including the answer that Raiden Shinichi said at the beginning, "go back before dawn", which means leaving her one night.

Gojo Satoru stood there for a while, then teleported back to his residence.

The next morning.

Raiden Shin visited the campus of the technical high school accompanied by Gojo Satoru.

Zenin Maki and the others were surprised that lightning really appeared. After a moment of shock, they realized that this was a good sign, meaning that the Cold War that had lasted for many days had ended.

They were sincerely happy for Ying and welcomed Raiden Zhen.

Nanako and Mimiko only found out about the dual personality at this time. After spending some time to digest it, they took the initiative to move closer to Raiden Makoto and the topic revolved around Kage.

The day passed quickly.

When Lei Dian really said "stay one more day", he really only stayed for one day.

Before leaving, she looked at Gojo Satoru.

When their eyes met, everything was said without words.

The process of awakening the Shadow personality went smoothly. The Thunder Shadow opened his eyes and asked Gojo Satoru first: "Sister, do you have anything to tell me?"

"No, Xiaozhen didn't say that."

Raiden Ying leaned against the window, silent for a long time. Just when Gojo Satoru was thinking whether to go up and persuade her, she stood up from the window and said, "I understand."

"for example?"

"For example?" Lei Dianying didn't understand the meaning of this for example, but she still explained, "For example, my sister is not angry anymore."

Gojo Satoru: “Hmm… That’s not wrong.”

A few days later, the time on the invitation arrived.

Dazai Osamu showed up at the high school first, and facing Zenin Maki's disdainful gaze, he said to Ray Denying, "Beautiful lady, I'm here to keep my appointment."

Gojo Satoru: "What about me?"

Dazai Osamu: “Huh?”

Lei Dianying understood what Gojo Satoru meant: "He probably wants you to say something similar to him."

"for example?"

"For example, Mr. Beautiful, I have come to keep my appointment."

Dazai Osamu: “…”

He has no interest in complimenting men.

Gojo Satoru: “…”

He just wanted to warn Dazai Osamu so that he wouldn't think he didn't exist!