Empty Theater 14
This sky is no longer familiar, no longer beautiful. It feels like you have arrived in a foreign land, and in this foreign land, you are the only one walking forward.
When a tear drops, does it make a crisp sound?
Virtual form... ?
Gojo has become stronger again.
"Finally, do you have any last words you would like to leave behind?"
Gojo floated in mid-air, his expression calm as he spoke these words. He hadn't noticed your arrival yet.
Why did you arrive before Geto?
Because you know where the headquarters of Panxing Sect is, you don’t have to search around like a headless fly like Geto.
Why not just tell Geto?
Because you feel that you can't let Geto accept another sad thing for the time being.
Everything is already destined.
This premonition has now been magnified countless times.
The buds blow, I know.
Predict the time of germination.
What was your mood when you gave yourself such a name?
Heralds the arrival of a new life.
However, new shoots are the most fragile.
Xia Yu always blames himself.
You have to arrive first and then comfort him.
However, no one tells you that if you arrive first, this is the scene you will see.
Even fighting against Gojo.
Shier did it all from beginning to end.
[Will they even kill people who have done nothing wrong?]
[Look at the money given.]
The Panxing Sect must have given Shen'er a lot of money.
[If you keep going like this, one day you will be killed.]
Here is your answer.
[I look forward to that day.]
This is Shi'er's answer.
Do you even feel relieved or happy?
"Hatsu." Jiner noticed you before Gojo, who was completely immersed in his own world.
"You are not allowed to die before you answer my questions."
"The lady's words don't count." Jiner actually had the nerve to joke with you. You wanted to rush over, but—"Hatsu-chan—" A cold hand wrapped around yours. You met five inorganic, glassy eyes.
He called out your name again. Then he started laughing like crazy, his body shaking. His clothes and face were covered in bloodstains.
Like Geto, Gojo was seriously injured, and it was all caused by Shil.
Gojo wraps his whole body around you, and you can smell the lingering scent of blood. He's covered in fresh blood, and you can't tell if it's his own or Shiel's. He wipes a little of it on your face and asks, very kindly and friendly, "Hatsu-chan, who is this person to you?"
You dip your finger into the blood on your face and observe it. Even though you don't bring it up to your nose, you still smell a pungent odor. The whole world is covered in blood.
Warm, thick blood.
You hardly ever see blood.
You have always been well protected.
You tried to break free from Gojo's embrace, but he only tightened his grip, completely unconcerned about the pain. He used to care—you had no right to rebuke him, you could only endure it, even the pain he inflicted on Gojo was a hundred times, a thousand times worse. Unable to break free, you could only let him caress your face.
"That's how you behave, はつちゃん."
"You can only run to me, Yuki."
"Always stand by my side, Hikari."
"So, now to answer my last question."
"Who is this person to you?"
Gojo stopped caressing your face and instead placed his hands on your neck, leaving you speechless.
"That's such a warm shout."
"Can she still speak like this?"
"Ah...you're not dead yet."
Gojo's hand caressed your neck for a moment, but he finally let go. He was still pressing against you. You couldn't tell if he glanced up at Shen'er.
"I don't think I'll die before I finish answering はつ's question."
Gojo was too heavy. It was almost impossible to breathe, like he was hanging on you. It reminded you how gentle his questions had been in Okinawa.
Are the five lines now the real five lines?
"Hero, tell me about your relationship with him."
"Yes...it's my brother."
"My dear brother?" Gojo whispers in your ear like a devil.
"How could you think that!?" Even if you felt guilty towards Gojo, you couldn't bear to see Gojo humiliate the relationship between you and Shinji like this.
You struggled against him again, even biting him with your teeth. He simply held your head calmly: "Hatsu-chan, if you want to be intimate with me, we'll have plenty of time later."
He held your head, and you thought Gojo was looking in Shen'er's direction.
"It's my brother."
You heard Shier say that.
"So it was someone's wishful thinking." After saying this, Gojo finally seemed to feel relieved. He even gently stroked your hair, as if it were the most fragile treasure in the world.
"Then it's mine." He said solemnly.
"You're taking はつ as a trophy?"
"If I win, it's mine!"
"Heh." Shen Er seemed to want to sneer, but he was unable to do such a movement in his current condition.
"Just ask whatever you want to ask, はつ. I don't have much time."
"Leave it to me, Hui."
Shen Er was stunned for a moment, then tilted his head and said, "Who is more important, me or my son?"
"Of course, the living are more important."
"Okay, that's fine. Anything else you want to ask?"
"It was Shi'er who planned it all, including having me go to Okinawa."
"It's me."
"Why?"
"No reason."
"Why don't you run away!!!" You wanted to run towards Shen'er, but Gojo would never let you leave his arms.
You thought Shi'er wouldn't answer that question.
"To affirm myself."
Shen Er raised his head, his eyes gradually becoming distracted: "I don't feel any regrets in my life."
"The only thing I feel sorry for is killing Matsushita. But you'll never be able to come to hell to seek justice from me. People like you will definitely go to heaven after death. I'm really jealous when I think about it... That's all."
"Bye now."
Goodbye, I will never admit that I have a sorcerer sister.
"Mage-killer, Heaven and Tyrant, Fushiguro Shinobu, die!"
Gojo finally lets you go. You can touch the body that still feels alive and warm.
The blood color of the world faded, replaced by the approaching dusk.
It turns out that the outlines of all things appear clearest and most delicate at the moment before they are completely enveloped by the twilight.
"Seriously, a formal farewell means we'll never see each other again." You muttered to yourself as if no one was around.
Death is the only fair thing in this world.
Everyone will die.
Gojo is standing behind you.
Gojo is calling you.
You didn't turn around.
You clench your fists, as if this can suppress the sadness in your heart.
[You can't cry in a Zen temple. Crying won't bring you sympathy, it will only bring you disgust.]
[Hasn't Brother Shen ever cried?]
I never cried.
[But I only cry in front of my brother Shiner.]
"Then I'll tell you one more thing. Don't show weakness. When you're weak, countless wolves, tigers, and leopards will rush over and devour you."
You just don't want to coax me.
[As long as you understand.]
[The only thing I feel sorry for is killing Panasonic.]
Family members killed family members.
"Five items——"
"Cry if you want to."
You didn't turn around, Gojo came to you.
Tall people like Gojo often have to lower their heads when talking to you.
"Will Gojo comfort me?"
"Let me be your family." Gojo gently stroked your head and your cheek, and his rough fingers finally stopped at your lips.
This is not a request, but an order.
He wanted to kiss you. It was a great show of restraint that he didn't just lean in.
"Gojo, do you really respect me?"
"I don't want to today."
There was naked lust in his eyes, undisguised. It had always been like this. Could it be that you couldn't see through it?
“But family killed family,” you turned your head away, not wanting to meet his eyes.
"I'm different from my uncle." Gojo took your hand. He softened and stared at you seriously with eyes as blue as the sky. "I won't sacrifice myself for others. Even if that person is you."
"Gojo killed Shiro."
"Do you think it's my fault, Takashi?"
You shook your head. "He who kills shall be killed." You told Shi'er that a long time ago.
"If Gojo hadn't mastered the reversal technique, it would have been Gojo who died. I'm sorry for Gojo... I..." Gojo stopped you from saying anything else and continued, "Not only that! This damn guy kept it a secret from Hatsu-chan from the beginning! Maybe after I die, Hatsu-chan will seek comfort from him!"
“You won’t even comfort me.” You patted his chest.
“I’ll comfort you.” He held your hand.
You stood on tiptoes, but he stopped you.
"Don't you want to?"
"I haven't confessed yet!" He was very dissatisfied with his outfit today, but there was nothing he could do. Gojo Satoru finally pinched his collar and said in a coy breath, "Although today may be as bad as eating a million rotten oranges for you, for me, I am standing on the edge of happiness right now."
There's no one else, just you and me.
"I love you."
He didn't even say "I like you".
Gojo Satoru put his hand and yours together. He placed your hand on top of it and kissed it lightly before looking at you with a smile. "Can you say 'I love you' to me just once?"
Instead of pulling your hand away, you intertwined your fingers with Satoru’s, looking back into his eyes.
You only have eyes for each other.
"Wu, my understanding of happiness is that a person can bring laughter and joy to those around him. In my opinion, Wu has always been very happy. Therefore, Wu will be happier in the future and in the future."
He pulled you into a hug, unable to conceal the excitement that washed over him: "You said it so subtly... I just wanted to hear 'I love you'!"
"Just say 'I. Love. You!'" He kept calling your name like a spoiled child.
"I love you, Satoru." Then, you stood on your tiptoes, and this time he didn't stop you. He picked you up.
"This is more convenient." Gojo Satoru said with a blushing face.
"はつちゃん? Satoru? What are you doing!?"
"Damn it, damn it, damn it!" Wu immediately put you down and roared like an angry gorilla: "Jie! You ruined my good thing!!!"
Seeing this scene right away, there was nothing that Suguru Jie couldn't understand. But...
Geto didn't say much or ask anything. He just walked in front with a cold face and ignored you.
You took a deep breath and followed Geto forward.
"Satoru, stop daydreaming."
"Hatsu-chan arrived earlier than me." Geto Suguru plucked away the cheerful notes around Gojo Satoru.
"I'm luckier than Geto..." You lowered your head. Is it really that lucky? If you were the one who arrived late, wouldn't you know anything? Even if I didn't contact you for three, five, or even a lifetime, you wouldn't think much of it.
It is not impossible to do so.
くそ!
This is still the name for me!
Hold on, none of these things matter.
"Satoru, what happened?" Hasukan was feeling down. Couldn't Satoru see that?! I really don't understand...
Satoru is asking for your opinion.
It's better for you to say this.
"The one who attacked Satoru and Getsu was my brother, Zen... Fushiguro Shinobu. I'm very sorry. I will..." You bowed to Getsu and apologized but he didn't give you a chance at all.
"Hatsu-chan, you don't know, right?" The smile that Geto Suguru gave you was no different from the smile he gave you in the past.
You have realized what I want most.
I don't need your compensation.
“That’s right!” Satoru barged into your conversation with Getsu. “That damn guy knew that Jie and I were in the same class as Hazuchan and kept it a secret from her! How despicable!!”
Satoru has been holding Yuko's hand openly.
Enlightenment, enlightenment,.
Summer oil, summer oil.
From now on, he and Wu will never be the same again.
Are you starting to regret it now?
I clearly realized that being alive is the greatest blessing.
It's you who are a coward and don't dare to confess.
"Then what?"
"Wu killed him." You want to calm yourself down. You can't let them worry—
"Satoru!" Geto immediately started to bully Satoru, but Satoru certainly wouldn't let him: "When Hatsuchan came, it was already irreversible."
Xia Yu fell silent.
"My condolences."
Once a person dies, there is nothing to be done about it.
"Don't worry about me, Geto. You almost died yourself."
Geto Suguru looked at you with a smile.
Don't feel sorry.
He wasn't strong enough. All of this was because he wasn't strong enough.
"Oh, by the way, I met the cursed spirit that stores items."
Your nostrils twitched slightly, and you said in a muffled voice, "I know. Qingzi's body is in there."
"What about Fushiguro's body?" Satoru kept squeezing your shoulders. He wanted to drive away your fatigue.
"I'll find—" You paused. No one's helping. Uncle won't agree to help with Shier's funeral. What about Kiyoko... what about Grandma? And then, and then... Midorikawa, Miss Midorikawa. Even... Naoya. He adored Shier so much.
I've let down so many people...
When a tear drops, does it make a crisp sound?
The color of the tears in Gojo Satoru's eyes was the same pale blue as his eyes.
You try to muster the courage to smile, but a great sadness overwhelms you. The dust of death clouds your vision.
You lifted the white sheet covering Riko.
After going around in circles, what was saved?
Kiyoko died, Shir died, and Midorikawa died.
How should the living face this world of the living?
Why did the dusk suddenly become so dark, as if all the stars in the sky had gone out?
You seemed to see Tenriko sitting up, rubbing her eyes, and calling you softly, "Sister?"
"Sister, take Riko home."
You hear yourself say this.
Hongxing Palace is where the children of the stars go to die.
The Star Child House is where the Star Child rests.
Where should I go?
The most desired thing in life is: death or eternal sleep.
You reach out your hand to Riko, and in a trance, Riko transforms into Kiyoko.
[I just hope that the word "regret" will not appear in your life.]
She did it for me.
Who am I doing this for?
I couldn't save anyone.
"はつちゃん——"
Please be patient and answer me, what is the thing that people fear the most?
Nothing is better than life, nothing is better than death. The most frightening thing is that everything is empty and there is no one on or off the stage.
The opera ended, and everyone applauded and bowed.
These people—these people—
Geto Suguru felt dizzy.
These people are all ordinary people.
"I messed up everything, it has nothing to do with you. Go back, Jay."
This was his choice and he would bear all the consequences.
The fairy tale doesn't say that if you kiss Sleeping Beauty, she will wake up. He holds you, brings your head close to his chest, and kisses your forehead sincerely.
It's just that I can't accept it all for the time being.
She lost her entire family in one day.
It doesn’t matter, he is still here, he will be here.
She would wake up for him.
But... why are these people clapping? The applause is so harsh.
Sleeping Beauty cannot be woken up.
That's too bad.
"Kill all these guys." Gojo Satoru didn't know why he said that. He had always been working hard to save people. Even the Curse Master had never killed anyone.
The first person he killed was Fushiguro Shigeki.
Will he kill more people in the future?
"Forget it, it's meaningless." Xia Yujie resisted the urge to touch your cheek and walked over to Tenriko. Satoru held on to Hatsuchan and refused to let go, so Riko had to take her sister back home with him.
[You who are blessed by God are defeated by a wild monkey like me who can't even cast a spell.]
くそ!
If he hadn't failed, things wouldn't have come to this.
These……
"No point?"
She's cute even when she's asleep.
"What do you think Kitty would say?"
"I don't know, Satoru. I only know that Hanatsu-chan will be very angry about your previous remarks." Geto's dry voice echoed in the room. She would argue with them for these people.
"This is not the first or second time she's been angry with me." Gojo Satoru said expressionlessly.
"Go back, Satoru."
"I need glass."
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