Chapter 253 "Tell me, how many more people have to die before you wake up?"
Anson Deer walked out of the classroom, and the chess field was put away.
Urushihara Ritsu overturned the newly built pyramid of cards, and a group of phantom crows suddenly appeared from his fingertips, blocking the exit of the classroom.
He crossed his fingers and rested them on his chin, and said with a smile: "Did you hear that? The president hopes that you will not step out of here. I hope you will not cause me any trouble."
In the school, in another empty teaching building, Asuka Uesugi walked into one of the classrooms and sat down next to the door. The afterglow of the setting sun shone in, and a faint yellow light enveloped her cheeks.
She curled up into a ball, wrapped her arms around her knees, and strands of hair fell down, gently tickling her knees.
"Are you there, Crybaby?" A familiar voice suddenly came from the other side of the door.
"...You came to see me again."
"Yes, I'm here to see you." Anson Lu paused and said slowly, "I know you're in a bad mood, but let's go back first. Nashu is going to divide the myth sequence, and it won't work if everyone is not here."
"I can't walk anymore."
"Then I'll carry you."
"Why did you come to see me?" Asuka lowered her eyes. "It's all because of me that they died. Are you here to blame me?"
"What else can I ask you to do? Commit suicide to apologize?" Anson Lu whispered, "You're an idiot, but you should reflect on yourself. I know that Kamishiro Ruri is dead and you're very sad, but every battle now will affect the lives of many people. You must adjust yourself immediately and not act with emotion."
"I'm just useless. I can't do anything..."
"Tell me, how many more people have to die before you wake up?"
"Awaken of what?"
"Your life is not your own. They risked their own lives to save you because they believed you could be of greater use. And you are destroying yourself here..."
"I'm already very tired..." Asuka covered her ears, "Just let me be quiet for a while, okay?"
Anson Lu's face twitched slightly. He took a deep breath and stood against the door frame. There was no sound from Asuka on the other side of the door.
Silence fell between the two.
"Liuli, she said, I rely on you a lot. She said I never relied on anyone before, but I have been relying on her for a long time. I have always wanted to leave her to prove something." Asuka said softly, "But in the end, did I just change the person I rely on?"
"You can completely rely on me, otherwise what is the meaning of my existence as the president?"
"I originally thought that I didn't want to rely on you anymore, but when you're not around, I really can't do anything." Asuka whispered, "Just like before, I didn't want to rely on Xiao Liuli anymore, so I ran to the United States by myself. I was really lonely at first, but I really don't want to rely on anyone anymore."
"I told you that you can rely on me."
"Why, can't I do anything by myself?"
"It's not that you can't do everything. You really like to show off. It's not a bad thing to rely on others occasionally."
"Then what should I do? It's all my fault that they died."
"Adel is still alive, so it's fine for him to just be a citizen from now on. Iwata Minoru and Xiong Haodong are dead, and the two sequence players are also dead, but you still have a chance to atone for your sins."
"Atonement?"
"Take their share and beat the white dragon together." Anson Deer scratched the bridge of his nose. "Anyway, I'll wait for you in the same classroom. Come over when you feel better."
"Yeah." Asuka responded softly.
Anson Lu's voice disappeared, and his footsteps gradually faded away. In the silent classroom, Uesugi Asuka hugged her knees, her eyes gradually reddened: "You always do this, come to me, and then leave me alone."
With a "dong" sound, the other door of the classroom suddenly opened, and Anson Lu walked in and said, "See, I don't care about you, and you just cry secretly by yourself."
"Didn't you leave?" Asuka was stunned.
"Of course I lied to you." Anson Lu walked slowly towards Asuka, "Let's go back together, Asuka."
"Can you please let me be quiet for a moment?"
"...Well, I'll wait for you."
Anson Deer sat down beside her and looked out the window silently. The sun was slowly sinking below the horizon at dusk. Seagulls were wandering in the hazy twilight. The world was gradually becoming dim.
"Kamiyo Ruri has been with me since I was very young."
"Um."
"She lived like a tool at that time, being ordered around by my family. She was only nine years old, but she had already eliminated many enemies in the underworld for the family." Asuka said, "Soon after that, my father took over the family. The first order he gave her was to follow me and protect me. She followed me like a puppet every day. When I was in school, she was always waiting at the school gate. When I went out to play, she stayed by the road. When I had dinner with my family, she knelt in a corner of the room alone. She had to wait until we finished eating before she could drink a sip of water."
"Every time I was isolated at school and was called a freak or something, I would hide in the corner of the room with a pillow. Every time, she was the first one to find me. She would always ask me angrily: Miss, who bullied you?"
Anson Deer listened quietly without saying a word.
"At that time, I really wanted her to be able to sit in the classroom like a normal person, to go out with her friends every day, and to have dinner with her family." Asuka lowered her eyelids, "So, I went to the United States alone... Well, because my father said that if I ever left Japan, Kamishiro Ruri wouldn't have to follow me anymore."
"But actually... I really miss her." She said, "I feel so lonely in the United States. I don't even have a single friend. When I was in Japan, she would accompany me to fold paper cranes and make rice cakes. We would sneak out of the mansion in the middle of the night to watch the fireworks display together. Although she was always the one who got scolded when she came back, she would just smile every time and say to me: I am very satisfied to be with the eldest lady."
"You know, I promised to travel around the world with her." Asuka forced a smile and said optimistically, "Hehe... Although I can't travel with her anymore, I can go alone in the future. Maybe she is still watching me from heaven, so I can take her to see the world."
"I've been thinking about why I wanted to go to the United States these past two days. Xiao Liuli obviously wanted me to stay with her, but I arrogantly thought that this would give her freedom. But she has changed a lot since she came back. She wasn't like this before. She used to be super obedient. She would do whatever I said and always followed me in a kimono. Sometimes, if I held her hand, she would be in a daze for a long time and then smile at me stupidly."
"I was wondering what kind of treatment she received when she was in the family. Was her life more miserable because I wasn't by her side? Did she become a tool in the eyes of the adults like before, and was forced to change herself until she became what she is today..."
"Asuka, this isn't your fault."
"I really..." Asuka sobbed, her voice becoming softer and softer, "I miss her so much..."
"She must have missed you a lot, too." Anseng Lu whispered, "Gu Qiu told me that Kamishiro Ruri has always wanted to travel the world with you. When we were in the law enforcement building, she kept showing off to Cosimo. She said you promised her and would never break your oath. She said she was waiting for you to find her."
Asuka's eyes became even redder, she buried her face in her arms and burst into tears.
Anson Deer sat beside her, but could do nothing.
He raised his head and looked out the window blankly.
He was already a little tired. There were only four rounds left in this nonsensical game. As long as he could get through these four rounds, everything would come to an end.
The setting sun completely sank below the horizon, and the classroom was so dim that not even a ray of light remained. The night enveloped the two of them like a curtain. Asuka slowly raised her head, there was still a hint of red in the corners of her eyes, and her expression seemed to be both angry and sad.
Anson Lu moved his eyes and asked: "Are you okay?"
"Hug me..." She asked softly, "Can I?"
"As a friend." Anson Lu just finished speaking, and decisively moved closer to her and hugged her body tightly, "Asuka, let's go back together."
Asuka Uesugi buried her face in Anson's shoulder. She snuggled up to him like a kitten. After a long silence, she said softly, "Okay, let's go back."
Soon after, the classroom in the main teaching building.
Seeing that all the players in the instance had gathered in the classroom, the Nashu robot slowly said, "Everyone is here, so let's start distributing the last two myth sequences."
No one spoke in the classroom and the atmosphere was a little solemn. Even Yuliu began to realize how important Xiong Haodong, the person who was used to adjust the atmosphere, was.
"Then let me introduce the first myth sequence today. The corresponding mythological figure comes from Greek mythology. Her name is Tyche." Nashu said, "Tyche is the goddess of fate in Greek religion, also known as the goddess of luck. She often distributes good luck and bad luck to humans at will. The Greek poet Hesiod claimed that Tyche was the daughter of the Titan Oceanus and his wife Tethys."
"Tsk." Yuliu held his chin and snorted coldly for some reason.
Almost everyone present, after hearing the narration of this myth sequence, turned their attention directly to Urushihara Ritsu.
Urushihara Ritsu was still playing with the cards, looking nonchalant with a faint smile on his lips.
"It's not running away, it's the mythological sequence of crows." Anson Deer shrugged.
"I haven't run away." Yuri looked at the book and imitated his tone.
"Are you a robot?" Anson Lu gave her an unpleasant look.
"I'm an Anson Deer brand robot." The Icelandic girl said in a flat tone.
Afterwards, as expected, the crow was appreciated by the "Goddess of Luck Tyche" and obtained this mythological sequence.
"Next is the second myth sequence," Nashu introduced, "This sequence is from the ancient Egyptian mythology, the god of death and rebirth - Anubis."
Because support trainees will not be assigned to the myth sequence, among the remaining trainees who do not have the myth sequence, excluding Lan Xiao, Lorenzo, and William, only Anson Lu and Maruyama Jun are left.
Maruyama Jun lowered his head and said nothing. He had been like this since the afternoon. Even when it came to allocating the myth sequence, he had no interest in it at all.
What's more, now there are only him and Anson Lu left.
Even with his toes, he knew who would be assigned to the last myth sequence. This is the cruelty of the world.
"The owner of the last myth sequence," Nashu said, "is our student, Anson Lu."
"See...as expected." Maruyama Jun smiled. He knew it was not his turn.
Anson Deer stood up and took the card of the last myth sequence from the podium. He glanced at the card, which showed a man with a jackal head and holding a scepter, and the background was an ancient and mysterious giant door.
"Also..." Nashu said on the podium, "The final round of the Myth Carrier Crusade will begin tomorrow, so you must get the Myth Remnant Key tonight, and before that you must assign the personnel."
As the words fell, two panels gradually appeared in front of everyone.
[The third round of the Myth Carrier Crusade will begin soon. Students, please choose one of the following two Myth Carriers to challenge.]
[The name of the first mythological carrier: Yamata no Orochi (the prototype comes from Japanese mythology)]
[The first myth carrier's challenge difficulty star rating: 4.5 stars. ]
[The location of the first myth carrier: Tokyo, Japan. ]
[The first myth carrier's support students: Cosimo (Cyber Assault), Mo Xiaoyuan (Soul Burning Spear). ]
[The name of the second mythological carrier: Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty (the prototype comes from Greek mythology)]
[The challenge difficulty star rating of the second mythical carrier: 4.5 stars. ]
[The location of the second myth carrier: Greece. ]
[The second myth carrier's support students: Tong Muli (Bamboo Shadow Therapist), Kang Lang (Greedy Traveler). ]
"Since it's dinner time soon, please make a decision within an hour," Nashu reminded.
"President, how do you decide?" Lan Xiao asked.
"Well, you've just joined the union and you've already started competing with me for the position of military advisor?" Urushihara Ritsu teased, flipping through the pages of the book.
"I don't have such an idea." Lan Xiao pulled his baseball cap down.
"Chu Qimo, William, and Yuliu, come to my group. We are going to Tokyo, Japan, to defeat the Yamata no Orochi." Anson Lu made the decision quickly. "Lorenzo, Crow, Yuri, Maruyama Jun, Blue Owl, and Asuka are in another group. Go and defeat Aphrodite."
He looked around, his eyes rested on Lorenzo, and said calmly: "If no one objects, then it is decided."
"I'm just an outsider. You are the boss here." Lorenzo hugged his shoulders and spoke in a calm tone.
"Mr. Lu, isn't it inappropriate to deliberately put these two people into this group?" Urushihara Ryu reminded in a low voice. Chu Qimo and Yuliu had just had a conflict not long ago.
"We need them to be in pairs." Anson Lu tapped the table with his fingers. "Well, that's right."
(End of this chapter)
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