Chapter 268 Your Special
Delphinium gave an answer that, in her opinion, was close to evasiveness.
Surprisingly, after hearing this answer, Mo He did not seem to have any emotional fluctuations.
"Sure enough, it is like this."
She just talked to herself calmly, leaning back slightly, and leaning completely on the driver's seat:
"That's why I don't think it's necessary to say it... Because I just had a feeling that the captain probably wouldn't agree today."
"Feel sorry."
Delphinium repeated, "I am very grateful that you think so highly of me."
"No, this is not the captain's fault. It's my fault."
Mo He stared at the road in front of him, but his eyes were a little distracted: "My performance today was really bad. I kept getting into trouble. I invited the captain to dinner and ended up having you pay for it. If I were to recruit anyone with this kind of performance, the other party would probably think I'm not reliable enough."
Since coming out of the restaurant, Mo He has been rather depressed most of the time, except for talking about her team and ideals, because in her opinion, she has completely messed up today's schedule.
Not only did she fail to show her reliable side, but she also kept asking questions that upset the captain, and she was always getting into trouble and breaking things. There is no doubt that she failed to create a positive impression of herself and her team with the captain.
"This is my failure." Mo He judged himself like this.
——"I don't think there is anything wrong with your performance. The decision I made has nothing to do with your performance."
However, Kui Ching denied Mo He's opinion: "I am not indifferent to your ideal, but I already have a lot of things in my life now. I am not sure if I still have the energy to make a promise to others."
"So, I need to think about this more."
Delphinium summed up her thoughts this way: "Perhaps, you could describe your plans a little more, or talk about your 'friends', so that I can have more references."
"Let's talk about 'friends'... eh?"
Mo He muttered to himself, slightly relaxed the accelerator and slowed down the car: "Captain, are you willing to listen to me talk about these things?"
"Well, I'm actually curious."
Delphinium no longer concealed the purpose of her visit and stated it directly: "I want to know your experiences over the years, the friends you made, and the things you did."
"Is this considered an interrogation of me by the Inspector of the Investigation Institute?" Mo He turned his gaze to look at Cuiqiao.
"For now, it's just curiosity between old teammates. Because you seem to know a lot about me over the years, but I know nothing about you now."
Kuizi looked at her. "If I were interrogating you as an inspector, I should probably say, 'Hey, you dare to set up your own camp without telling the country. Quickly give us your base in the material world and all your team members.'"
She was deliberately imitating the tone of the sheriff she met in the magic-free zone today. Although her voice still lacked ups and downs, it was enough for Mo He to tell who she was imitating.
These words made Mo He, who looked dejected, couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.
"But the captain didn't ask."
She realized it belatedly and said, "It was obviously just me who was talking the whole time, but you never interrupted me."
“Because there’s no need.”
Delphinium said calmly, as if talking about something unrelated to each other: "Are you willing to answer what I ask you now?"
Mo He was stunned for a moment.
"Captain, I actually..."
She opened her mouth, wanting to say that she didn't actually need to hide anything, but when she thought about the nature of her team and organization, the words on the tip of her tongue surprisingly couldn't come out.
The car speed has slowed down to a very slow level, and there will no longer be any noise to disrupt their conversation and thinking, but Mo He's thoughts are more confused than ever.
"…If the captain is willing to join us at that time, I can tell him."
After a while, she said with some difficulty, as if every word weighed a thousand pounds, "But, now, perhaps, I can't..."
——"You can't tell, because that might betray your companions."
Cuique spoke seriously on behalf of Mo He, "Although what you did is in a gray area according to your description, once the country knows about it, it will definitely not be allowed. This is not something that can be discussed openly."
"For example, I think you should also know about the organization 'Claw Mark'. They betrayed the kingdom and are considered wanted criminals by the entire kingdom and the material world."
Kuija continued to talk about things that Mo He might have considered but didn't say, or maybe didn't consider: "Does your team have a name similar to Claw Mark? Or... do you have any connection with them?"
In the eyes of Delphinium, the "home" described by Mo He is definitely not what Claw Hen did. However, if there really is such a group of magical girls trying to build their own base in the wasteland of the material world, from Claw Hen's point of view, there is no reason not to contact Mo He.
So, in fact, even if Mo He is really not the same kind of magical girls as Claw Hen, it is impossible for them to have no connection with Claw Hen at all.
What confirmed Cuiqiao's idea was Mo He's silence.
Just silence, but it says it all.
"...I seem to understand what the captain was thinking about before."
It took a long time for her to say her next sentence, but it was clear that she had never stopped thinking: "I really want to tell you everything, and I really want to know what you think of me... But, it turns out that this is so difficult."
"I didn't mean to doubt you."
Delphinium leaned back in the chair and looked at the scenery outside the car: "Magical girls should not trust anyone easily, but they should never doubt their companions. So, I don't need answers to these questions."
"...Well, that's right." Mo He sighed as if he understood everything.
"For the captain, I am still special."
For some reason, she was so sure and even somewhat relieved when she said this conclusion: "But at the same time, to the captain, I am no longer as special as I used to be."
"Because I have changed."
Cuiqiao stopped looking out the window and looked ahead with Mo He: "Now, you should believe this."
Mo He also stared at the front of the car and did not answer for a long time.
After a while, her expression returned to calm, and then, when she spoke, she was no longer talking about the previous topic, but her own trivial matters over the years.
She talked about how she wanted to open a prop store after the war and how she wanted to work and make money at that time.
She talked about how she searched for her home after leaving the country and what difficulties she encountered in the process.
She said that she went to the school in the material world because of some accidents, because she needed to learn and needed more knowledge to build the barren land she chose. It was not enough to rely on magic props alone to solve everything.
She also said a lot...
These things were not finished until they drove out of the magic-free area, even through the emerald area and returned to the Caiyun Wetland.
But when the car stopped, they knew it was time to end.
Today, Caiyun Wetland is the same as usual, with dense grass, quietly flowing springs, and warm and soft air that make people intoxicated.
——"Happy birthday, Captain."
When getting off the car, Mo He suddenly said this.
"I didn't find this out through research. If you still remember, you told me this when we were still the special ones in each other's hearts."
She bent down slightly, reached out to lock the car door, and then raised her head, her amber pupils reflecting the blue moon in the sky:
"Perhaps, in your heart, I am no longer such a special person. But please believe that this is a special blessing for me."
She took her hands off the car, adjusted her knitted jacket, bowed to Delphinium, and turned away.
The ponytail swayed behind her head like a tail, and the ribbon at the root of the braid stood up like an ear. Mo He walked away with a seemingly careless, yet nimble and elegant pace. The black clothes seemed to blend into the wetland at night, and the light footsteps did not bring any noise here, like a black cat disappearing into the night.
"Good night, Captain."
And her behavior of suddenly turning back to greet Delphinium when she was about to leave was also cat-like and unpredictable.
(End of this chapter)
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