The brave Simmel wants to resign

Until all the myriad things at the edge of the field of vision are completely flattened.

Chapter 50 Long Time No See, Senior Xia You

When Xia Youjie regained consciousness, he was still unable to control his body well.

Half of my body felt unusually numb, and when I reached out to grab it, I found that I hadn't touched anything.

Look down.

The left arm has disappeared.

A third of his body was now a dark red tinged with black, indicating that he had undergone severe burning visible to the naked eye.

His location was thus divided.

The bottomless cliffs stretched beyond Xiayoujie, reaching the very edge of the field of vision.

Its edges were as smooth as a mirror, and its depths glowed with a dark red light. Heat rose from the bottom of the ravine, distorting the air into a blurry ripple.

That was a blow that cleaved this land, a blow powerful enough to rewrite the map.

Lost.

but....

But he did not die.

"The hero is truly kind; he even spared the lives of enemies who wanted to kill him."

His body was not strong enough to support the manifestation of the cursed spirit, and Tamamo-no-Mae's figure disappeared from behind. Xia Youjie forced himself to stand still, but the light in his eyes grew drier and drier.

Her voice was hoarse; if it weren't for Simmel, it would probably be impossible to catch that murmured whisper.

tread.

The sound of his feet stepping on the carbonized ground resembled the sound of a cigarette being extinguished, and Simmel approached Xia Youjie.

The hero's clothes were burned off, and his body was covered in burns.

While it wouldn't completely render him as incapable of fighting as Xia Youjie, even considering his past adventures, this injury would still rank in the top ten.

[Binding] + [All Cursed Spirits], a single strike that delivers everything.

If it weren't for the terrifyingly high numerical value of Youyun, Simmel might not have chosen to take the hit head-on. The fact that she was able to maintain her mobility was also because the [Monk] class itself was overpowered.

Haita, the two of us are really strong!

but...

“You didn’t intend to kill me, did you?” Simmel asked.

Xia Youjie: ..........

“Before I came here, I told Gojo that I would kill you if necessary, but I immediately changed my mind to tell Yoga that it was impossible.”

Simmel hoisted Youyun, who had transformed back into a three-section staff, onto her shoulder and said naturally, "After all, if you, as a sorcerer, die, the cursed spirits will go berserk."

"You're so smart, there's no way you wouldn't have thought of that."

"But you chose the 'vortex' attack method, forcibly exhausting all your cursed spirits. Yes, that's practically a hint to me—"

It doesn't matter if you kill me.

The hero sighed deeply.

"Don't think I wouldn't notice such an obvious hint."

"........."

Xia Youjie remained silent.

But this silence was soon broken.

"Simmel!"

"Summer oil!"

Xia Youjie shuddered and subconsciously looked in the direction from which the voice was coming.

Nanako and Mimiko stumbled over, but the trenches on the ground caused by the battle made it difficult for them to move.

Simmel was straightforward; she jumped forward, put her arms around the two of them, and brought them back to Xia You's side.

Without hesitation, the girls hugged Xia You's still-intact arm, while looking at his missing half of body with heartache and anxiety.

She looked at Xia You, then at Xin Meier, wanting to say something but unable to, and simply threw herself into Xia You's arms and began to sob.

"........."

Seeing this, Simmel laughed and teased Xia Youjie.

"The person you want to protect is much more mature than you think."

During their fight, both of them deliberately avoided the location of the two girls. Xia Youjie also used his cursed spirit to keep watch and prepared in advance. He also used the cursed spirit's body to envelop the room so that the vibrations and sounds would not wake the girls as much as possible.

However, the fluctuations in magical power could not be stopped, and even those who had just awakened as sorcerers still noticed the battle.

However, in order not to cause trouble, the two of them did not run out until the battle was over.

—And the maturity that Simmel spoke of probably wasn't just this.

Xia Youjie knew.

The sisters followed me not because they agreed with my ideas; they didn't have such complicated thoughts or that much experience.

They simply felt that 'Xia Youjie only had them left at that moment,' which is why they followed him.

However, because he vaguely sensed Xia You's inner pain, he allowed Xinmeier and Xia Youjie to fight.

At this moment, fearing that the situation might spiral out of control, the two immediately stepped forward to protect Xia You.

certainly--

Simmel didn't have that intention either.

“I know there are still many things you haven’t told me, Xia You.” Xinmei’er ignored Xia You’s reaction and continued, “That night, did you actually see it?”

"......"

That night... huh.

Xia You recalled that day.

..................

...

The resurgence of the Astral Matter missions, the renewed high-frequency missions, separated partners, and oneself being pushed to the limit.

Amidst the devastating explosion and flickering flames, Xia Youjie was gripped by fear.

but.

He's not the same person he used to be.

He acted before fear completely overwhelmed his ability to move.

Since he guessed that the mastermind had likely been in contact with people from the village where the Kaba sisters lived, he quickly used his cursed spirit to speed up his journey there.

Then a conflict did indeed occur.

He did consider simply killing those guys.

but......

At that time...

He saw [that].

That being that made him waver.

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"Sorry to bother you~"

————!

On the battlefield, while Simmel and Xia Youjie were talking, a voice came from behind Xia Youjie.

Simmel merely glanced at him, but Xia Youjie's expression froze.

The voice was clear and energetic, as if it were free of any impurities.

Click click.

The television screen, now displaying static, started showing fragmented images again. In a corner of my mind, the image of that smiling figure waving to me flashed by.

Memories of the past, memories of that night, and the present overlap.

That night was the same.

That guy appeared from behind me, and then—

"What's wrong? Are you busy?"

tread.

The man stopped, met Xia Youjie's extremely ugly gaze, and then gave him a big smile.

"Can I join in too?"

His neat, dark brown short hair, tidy bangs, and clean-cut face exude a youthful freshness.

She has a tall and well-proportioned figure, and gentle eyebrows and eyes.

The boy's name is—

"Haiyuan..."

"ah."

The boy raised his hand and revealed a sunny smile.

"Long time no see, Senior Xiayou."

That face was completely free of gloom, except for the forehead—