"Tell me one thing you like about the other person" - just this point made Sigourney and Ash walk up a long staircase. With one answer at a time, they unknowingly drew the image of the other person in their hearts, stroke by stroke, from shallow to deep, from flesh and blood to soul, and sketched out an extremely three-dimensional image.
The difference between the two is that Ash always gives the answer without hesitation as soon as he steps onto the newest step.
It was as if in his eyes, there was nothing about Sigourney that was not worthy of love and admiration, from her hair to her fingertips, from her cold appearance to her soft soul.
Ask him to tell you what he likes about Sigourney, and he won't be able to finish even if he spends a day and a night.
He could sincerely use countless beautiful and complimentary words to describe Sigourney. Even the negative points in the eyes of others, such as "narcissistic", "awkward", "self-willed" and "small-minded", were very cute in his eyes.
He had a lifelike figurine of Sigourney in his mind. Based on the figurine, he painted with his brush smoothly and without pause, outlining the Sigourney in his eyes and in his mind.
However, Sigourney’s “drawing” process was a bit bumpy.
Telling Ash what she liked about him in front of him... was too difficult for Sigourney.
and--
Sigourney's face was as dark as water. This staircase was too long, wasn't it? How many more steps did he have to say before he was ready to stop? How could there be so many things he liked about a kid like Ash Elwin!
It's simply too much to ask!
But after holding back for a while, he still managed to walk down each step smoothly.
From "the hair is very soft" to "the color of the eyes is like the clear sky", from "he is very serious when reading" to "the Milky Way behind the star-dropping sun is very beautiful"...
Just think about it quietly, and the answer will naturally flow from the tip of your tongue.
There was no racking of brains or pondering as she had imagined, and it went so smoothly that even Sigourney was surprised.
If there hadn't been these questions and answers along the way, perhaps he himself wouldn't even know that he had unknowingly remembered every scene of Ash in the past so clearly.
…
After realizing this, Sigourney answered more slowly and with more difficulty.
If a fabricated answer can be barely managed, then a sincere answer would be hard to even manage.
Revealing one's true feelings... is like being dragged out into the sun.
The vampire was dying.
Another step up -
"Finally, please tell me what you like most about the other person."
Favorite?
Ash still answered without hesitation: "Gentle."
Because it was his favorite, this was the first answer he gave.
at last? !
Sigourney was invigorated and was about to say something to end this long public execution. But before he opened his mouth, he pursed his lips hesitantly. After a long while, he whispered a word he had never mentioned before: "...real."
Is it true?
Ash smiled with his eyes crooked, tightened his grip on Sigourney's fingers, and held her cold palm tightly.
He was very grateful for this staircase, which allowed him to hear words that he would never hear from Sigourney under normal circumstances - it turned out that this was how Sigourney saw him, it turned out that Sigourney liked this about him, it turned out that Sigourney had always been watching him carefully - he knew these things even if Sigourney didn't say them, but when Sigourney said them frankly in person, it was another sweet and warm feeling.
I am very happy!
What they said was what they really thought, and the path of witnessing was once again paved.
The question and answer of “what you like” is at the end, but there is still a long staircase waiting for them.
Sigourney took Ash by the hand and stepped onto the next step.
In the moment before stepping onto this staircase, Sigourney, who should have been exhausted, who should have breathed a sigh of relief, strangely felt a sense of melancholy and... reluctance?
He looked a little weird, and felt that maybe something was wrong with him.
Ash looked up at him as if he had realized something: "Sigourney, do you want to hear me talk?" He laughed, "No problem, there are still many things I like about Sigourney, and I haven't finished talking about them yet." He really seemed to be reluctant to leave.
Sigourney: "...Shut up."
——It would have been better if she didn't mention it. Once it was mentioned, Sigourney couldn't help feeling ashamed and embarrassed when she recalled the highly beautified words and sentences that Ash had just said.
Is there something wrong with this guy's eyes? He is gentle, kind and considerate... Is that the guy with the sparkling and positive image referring to him?
Even though Sigourney was almost narcissistic in Nance's eyes, he still couldn't stand Ash's straightforward and frank compliment of "Sigourney is the most beautiful in the world".
Just listening to Ash's previous answer was a form of public execution.
Adding his own answer... it's double the punishment = =
If Nance was here, maybe he could answer him, hahahaha, do you feel the terrifying extent of Ash's 5,000-degree filter!
Before Sigourney could relax, new steps and new tasks came one after another.
——"Please exchange a hug."
Compared with the previous shame play, Sigourney actually thought this task was not bad.
not bad?
When she realized what she was thinking, Sigourney's perfect face twisted a little - had his bottom line been lowered so low by the previous step?
Why compare with the previous task?!
How could there be any good sections on this road of witnessing filled with malice!
Why has he endured and not interrupted this journey until now?
Is there any other way to get out of this space?
You don't necessarily have to follow what Alchemical Life says.
You don't necessarily have to complete the tasks on every step.
He thought so, but when Ash threw himself into his arms, he subconsciously hugged him.
A light hug.
He lowered his head and saw Ash's face smiling at him. He suddenly felt relieved and made a sound as if giving up. He did not let go of Ash's hand and continued to pull Ash forward.
"Help the other person with his hair."
——This was probably a rare task that Sigourney accepted calmly.
“Look each other in the eyes really hard for one minute.”
Ash: It's so beautiful!
SIGOURNEY: ...It looks pretty.
A minute later, Ash's ears turned red and Sigourney turned her head away silently.
"Pick the other person up."
Sigourney quickly picked up Ash, and was a little dazed after picking him up. She didn't know if it was because she had answered too many questions in the Path of Witness before, which brought back too many memories. She suddenly recalled the first time she met Ash in the tundra, the boy who was randomly teleported from the sky and landed accurately in her arms.
As if by tacit agreement, Ash also thought of that time and couldn't help laughing.
But at this point, their mission has not been completed.
Maybe hug both sides?
Ash blinked and looked at Sigourney. In the face of Sigourney's cold attitude that said "I refuse", he grabbed Sigourney in a lightning speed and held her horizontally... Wow, she's so light.
Sigourney is so light: “…” Haha.
The mission was truly accomplished.
“Tell me one thing that touched you about the other person.”
Ash smiled and said, "When I first arrived at the Brilliant City, Sigourney put me in a coffin and took me to the astronomical platform. The first thing I saw of the city was not the noisy train station or the people rushing back and forth, but the whole city that I could see from the high astronomical platform. No matter how many years have passed, when I think of the city, the first thing that comes to my mind will not be the train station or the blurry pedestrians, but the dreamlike view of the city, right?"
Sigourney's eyes moved slightly, and she whispered, "On the astronomical platform, I heard him say that he wanted to establish a territory where both humans and magical creatures could live according to their own wishes."
Ash looked at Sigourney with a sense of realization. A flash of inspiration flashed through his mind, but before he could catch it, it disappeared without a trace.
…
There are all kinds of strange tasks, like a combination of Nance and Yolande.
Nance who is always looking for trouble.
Yolande is a gossipy person who is obsessed with digging into other people's private secrets.
Ash had a lot of fun.
Sigourney actually cooperated throughout the whole process.
Finally, we arrived at the end of the stairs.
Sigourney and Ash looked at each other and stood up.
The surrounding scenery seemed to be blurred by watercolor and changed rapidly.
The dark blue sky and the cold white moonlight.
They stood on a high stage, with colorful banners flying around them.
It was on that stage during the celebration night of Duogu Village.
"Please invite the other person to dance." said the task.
Sigourney was stunned for a moment, then she chuckled and gracefully extended her hand to Ash.
"Will you dance with me?"
"willing."
Moonlight and starlight flowed on the stage, gently enveloping two tall, blurry shadows. The shadows swayed in the melodious music, and gradually, gradually, they almost merged into one.
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