Chapter 97: Talk about the Day After ②
Lei was the one who had the least contact with all the Grantis. Maybe because of this, he was also surprisingly the one who saw things the most clearly among the three.
Granty knew what kind of complex and contradictory feelings A had towards them. They also knew that after leaving the organization, there would be no new Grantys born, and their separation from A was inevitable.
But how could Grandy accept this? How could Grandy, who said, "There is no need for a world without my brother," accept that they would withdraw from A's future forever? After a long time, A might even forget about them - of course, this is impossible, but it doesn't stop Grandy from worrying.
Therefore, of all the ways to save A, Granty chose the most unforgettable death.
They will never be forgotten by A and will always be by A's side, because they are A's heart.
After that day was over, this thought came to Ley's mind frequently: The final work was intentional.
He packaged his own death as the most perfect gift, luring A, who would never accept it, into their trap, turning himself from "one in ten thousand" to "the only one", and turning Granty from "a clone that A felt guilty about and envied" to "brothers who always loved A".
Among the three, Lei had spent the longest time with A. His understanding of A told him that Granty's approach was extremely successful.
A is a very gentle person, Lei said.
A sees the world too clearly, but even so, A will try to love this world that hurt him, eager to find the true color of the world in his eyes, and fantasize about gaining freedom that no one can take away.
Lei knew that until the death of Last Order, A would hardly show his true self in front of them.
He simply summed up an image of the easiest to be loved from more than ten thousand memories of Granty, knowing when to show weakness and when to be gentle so that they could give more love, so he did so.
Therefore, there was indeed an unignorable difference between the A they saw and the real A in Xiao Shi's records from twenty years ago. Only occasionally when Lei was playing "daily hide-and-seek" with A, would he catch a fleeting glimpse of weariness and deeper indifference on the face of the boy hiding in the small space.
There is actually no conflict between the fact that A is very gentle and that he is not an easy person to get along with.
Scotland and Bourbon may have different views on A because of those diaries, but Ley was very clear-headed from beginning to end. No matter what either Granty did, it did not change his perception of A.
In fact, Lei was the first person to guess what Granti would do to keep A.
During the month of living with A, some people tried to give A a pseudonym that was more convenient to call outside. Especially after Granty appeared, Bourbon and Scotland both asked why A didn't give himself a name like "Granty" instead of the current code name.
Lei knew why, because A at that time felt it was unnecessary. A knew from the beginning that he would die, so A did not need anyone else or himself to give him a name.
A name will make him more deeply connected to the world, will make him completely lose the chance of freedom (death), and will deprive him of the courage to pursue more love.
A is a very gentle, difficult and cold person, Lei said.
After A died in the last work, he quietly left with all the remaining pages. They were busy for several days before they found out that A's whereabouts were already gone.
"He won't let himself die." The long-haired, green-eyed man held a lit cigarette in his mouth, his eyes unable to find a place to land in the void, "People like him can live easily anywhere, and..."
Besides, it's not that Granty loves A, it's that they love each other.
A will carry their thoughts and love with him until the end of his life.
"That's what I believe."
Lei pinched out the spark on his half-smoked cigarette and said calmly, "We'll meet again one day. After all, that person is A."
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"Uh--can you hear me? Hello?"
A heard a familiar yet strange voice in his ears. The person who spoke said briskly, "Oh, you really look healthy. Thank you for your help! But for the sake of safety, I still want to ask, do you like this?"
In the cold life-support chamber, there lay a boy with his eyes closed. As soon as these words fell, the boy moved his fingers with difficulty to show his response.
"I guess so." The man smiled and gently stroked A's eyes. "Take your time. It will be uncomfortable if you open your eyes too quickly. This body was molded not long ago. You just need to get used to it a little bit."
A suddenly had an urgent desire to see that person, so he took advantage of the gap when the person was caressing him, tried hard to lift his heavy eyelids, and in the shadows, he met a pair of smiling water-red eyes.
"Hi!" The man blinked. "By the way, should I say, 'Welcome back'?"
A, who was lying in the life support cabin, was dizzy and slowed down for several seconds before he slowly supported his upper body by holding on to the cabin wall and stretched out his hand to touch the pair of eyes that looked exactly like his.
Then he imitated the other person and awkwardly put on an innocent sweet smile.
"Thank you, thank you." A uttered the unpracticed syllables with a dry throat, "I like it, thank you, big brother, help me..."
Oh, isn't it a little too hard to talk to a kid who has been dead for 20 years? The man thought about it for a while.
A obviously realized that his brain was awake, but his body was not, so he stopped trying to say anything complicated. Instead, he grabbed the small hand of the person outside the life support module and repeated stubbornly: "I like it! Big brother!"
The man was strangely silent for a moment, then immediately turned his head and muttered: "Ah, no wonder Teacher Sharon liked to talk to me when I was little. I was so cute. I really have good taste..."
"Well, I like you too." He turned his head back and curled his eyes proudly, "Don't worry, I won't run away for the time being, so there's no need to hold on so tightly--"
"A? Or Brother-sama?" The man said with a smile, "You can call me whatever you want, okay?"
A tilted his head unconsciously, stared blankly at the man for a while, and finally asked hesitantly: "Name, no?"
"Hmm? It's not impossible."
The man understood A's meaning without any hindrance and explained in a dull voice: "It's just that you haven't really been around Yu-chan and the others, so I thought you would want to come up with a new name for yourself. Isn't that cool?"
A shook his head firmly like a rattle: "I want this one!"
The man rubbed his hair and said readily: "Okay, let me say it again."
"Welcome back--" Chijiang Nayue leaned over and hugged A, saying the name naturally, "--Chijiang Nayue."
A——Xiao Nayue's expression became happy again, and he nodded vigorously: "Yeah!"
After finishing the BE line script that day, Akae Nazuki took the "corpse of the last work" and the book pages to a hidden corner and asked [Shu] to re-release them.
In the mission of this world, he did not resurrect three people in one breath to change the predetermined past, but directly jumped in the timeline. This behavior was recognized by the world consciousness, so after the mission was completed, Chijiang Nayue was not quickly sent back like in the first world.
He can stay here for a while until the [Book] completely eliminates the virus debuff.
For Chijiang Nayue, he would rather use the fastest way, which is to find a random place to commit suicide once, and rely on the 100% refresh status after resurrection to eliminate the debuff.
The book screams a refusal to accept this proposal.
He had nothing to do anyway, and since the world consciousness condoned his decision to stay, Akajinazuki would return the favor and plan to use this time to accompany the resurrected Xiao A to get familiar with this new world that was different from Yokohama.
Similarly, when leaving the first world, Akae Nazuki edited the memories of that period and part of her own memories and gave them to the resurrected Kalua as a gift. This world is no exception.
When the world consciousness recognized that his mission was accomplished, it meant that his script was believed by the vast majority of people. Although it could not change the fact that there had never been Grantis in this world, the world consciousness also helped in the gift that Chijiang Nayue prepared.
After Xiao Nayue was resurrected, he received not only the packaged detailed cuts of the Grandys' happy experiences, but also the memories of the Grandys' deep love for him no matter whether they were alive or dead. Of course, the terrible and painful things in the script were deleted by Chijiang Nayue himself.
As for the memories of the past month, he gave them all to Xiao Nayue.
This child will live a wonderful life in this world with full of love and blessings.
Since he needed an identity to explain his staying, Chijiang Nayue simply followed Granti's setting. Anyway, no one found the body of the extra-chapter individual in the ruins, and he could pretend to be the extra-chapter individual to deceive those who were not aware of the situation.
Xiao Nayue, who quickly adapted to his new body, had no objection to this; he was just very curious.
"My brothers loved us, but why did they die like that?" Xiao Nayue recalled the memories he received and couldn't help feeling depressed. He had the illusion that he really got the heart of the last work. "If they are abandoned again, won't you worry that we will hate them too?"
Chijiang Nayue smiled subtly, and he remembered some things he had experienced.
"Will you hate them?"
"No." Xiao Nayue muttered, "But it's sad. I can obviously not do that."
"It's not that I was abandoned." He groaned and explained, "My brothers would never let us, who love us so much, suffer for such a thing. They have never abandoned us."
He held the child's hand, pressed it against his chest, and felt the strong heartbeat.
"Well, isn't it right here?" Chi Jiang said with a smile, "Those who love you the most just changed their way and live in your future."
"Live in a world you might just fall in love with."
"...I'm so happy, is that so?" The child smiled happily, tears rolling down his cheeks. He said from the bottom of his heart, "Actually, I don't hate them at all. I love them the most!"