I, the Lord of the Fifth Heavenly Throne, flow out of all things!

"what....."

Shiyin, who was having a lot of fun, suddenly got a stitch in the side and slipped, and was about to fall to the ground.

But before that, an arm immediately grabbed Shion who was about to fall to the ground.

Shiyin, who was completely exhausted, was safely helped up by Duanmulian as Erica and Natsume looked on in relief.

Another soft tissue fell on Shiyin's forehead. Under the girl's dazed gaze, Duanmulian gently wiped the sweat from her forehead once again.

"...Thanks..."

Shiyin came back to her senses, with a blush on her pretty face, which was not sure whether it was from excessive exercise or shyness. She thanked Duanmulian in a low voice.

Because Shiyin's words helped him solve some of his inner problems, Duanmulian, in return, also wanted to give her heart a moment of peace and joy.

Hearing the girl's gentle thanks, Duanmu Lian, who had just wiped the sweat off the child in front of her, turned around, turned her back to her, and squatted in front of Shiyin.

"Come up."

"Ugh?"

"Still want to play? Then come up."

Duan Mulian turned her head and looked at the cute girl behind her with a calm expression, signaling her to come up quickly.

With an alluring blush on her face, Shion pursed her pink lips and looked at Erica and Natsume with her innocent big eyes as if asking for help, seeming a little embarrassed.

But Natsume and Erica both had doting smiles on their faces, and Erica even echoed softly:

"If Shion can't continue playing, we will all stop and wait for you."

The meaning is very simple. If you don’t want to, everyone will wait for you and rest with you.

Not wanting to spoil everyone's fun, nor wanting to hold them back, Shiyin finally stepped forward reluctantly.

She gently lay on Duan Mulian's back and hugged his neck.

Duanmulian reached out and grabbed Shiyin's legs, then lifted her up on her back.

It was so light and soft that he could hardly feel any weight on the little body behind him.

"Well......"

Shiyin, who was carried on someone's back for the first time, whimpered like a little animal, with shyness and novelty in her eyes.

Because Duanmulian's life level has been sublimated to the level of gods and demons, there is a faint and elegant fragrance on her body, and Shiyin feels addicted and at ease when she smells it.

Shiyin, who was experiencing this perspective for the first time through the shoulders of the man who was carrying her on his back, felt very strange in her heart.

But I feel more embarrassed.

Especially the look Erica gave her from time to time when she was beside Duanmulian, and her sinister and teasing smile, which made Shiyin so embarrassed that she wanted to bury her head in Duanmulian's neck.

But because doing so would make her even more embarrassed, Shion simply stopped looking at Erica who was teasing her out of spite.

The group played until the amusement park closed, and the three Felix girls left the park reluctantly.

It was already late at night, but Erica, Natsume, and Shion were not very sleepy because they were excited about being outside for the first time.

Shiyin was still on Duanmulian's back, walking with him on his back.

"happy?"

Duanmulian had been watching the three Felix girls having fun in silence along the way, and the next time she spoke was to ask Shiyin if she was happy.

"Yeah! Very happy."

In Duanmulian's ears, what responded to him was Shiyin's affirmative voice without any hesitation.

The whisper was like a gentle breeze, and also like a child's most childish and innocent laughter.

Although the play time was only a few hours at night, Shiyin was having so much fun that she didn't want it to end soon.

She wants to see more and experience more interesting things...

"Really? Keep having fun until you get tired."

After hearing Shiyin's words, Duanmu Lian felt relieved.

Even if Shiyin didn't want to go back to the 703 Institute, Duanmulian was quite willing to fulfill the girl's wish and give her the freedom she had always dreamed of.

But when she heard Duanmulian's words, there seemed to be soft waves swaying in Shiyin's clear crimson eyes, gentle and charming, and a peaceful smile inadvertently appeared at the corners of her mouth.

"Thank you again...

Shiyin's voice this time was very soft, so soft that only one person could hear it, but it was so soft that it made people feel pity for her.

Duanmulian felt as if a small animal was whispering in her ear, and there was a soft and warm feeling like marshmallows.

"Thank you so much, and...tomorrow is your birthday."

Duan Mulian's originally calm and indifferent eyes flashed with a hint of satisfaction, and then she said softly without changing her expression: "Maybe your birth as Felix is ​​nothing worth celebrating, but let's celebrate your first time out of your birthplace and coming out."

He was the same as her, being indifferent to the day of his birth and not thinking it had any particular significance.

After all, after he and she were born, they faced cruelty and suffering from reality.

So, since you don’t want to celebrate the so-called birthday, just remember the joy of this day which is like a new life.

"The day when the bird comes out of the cage is indeed worth remembering..."

Looking at Erica and Natsume who were as happy as she was, and then looking at the man who was carrying her and moving forward, Shion also felt that this moment of rebirth was very important.

Unconsciously, the slender arm around Duanmulian's neck became a little tighter.

Duanmulian did not feel any discomfort, because Shiyin was not only so light that she seemed to be nothing, but her strength was also as light as a feather.

He looked up at the bright scarlet star in the night sky, and felt that the beautiful star he thought was very much like Shiyin's eyes.

But he didn't say that, after all, that star represented the destruction of this world.

"besides....."

No longer looking at Duan Mulian who was in the starry sky above her head, she turned her head slightly and met Shiyin's pair of innocent scarlet eyes on her shoulder. A hint of gentleness also emerged in her blue eyes, and she laughed softly:

"Look forward to what gift I will give you tomorrow."

"...bad intentions..."

"Hey, why am I suddenly so mean!?"

"Bah, you said it at this time on purpose, you want me to be unable to sleep at night... you are bullying me."

She made a stupid sound and looked directly into the blue eyes in front of her from a close distance. Shiyin's eyes were full of the emotion of "you are bullying me".

Her voice is like being wrapped in soft marshmallow, sweet and warm, making people feel happy.

In response to this, Duan Mulian laughed and said:

"How willful."

"...Hate it?"

There was a hint of barely perceptible nervousness in Shion's voice.

Duan Mulian shook his head, recalled all the memories he had with this girl so far, and replied after a pause:

"I only hate you for suppressing your emotions and acting like a puppet. I don't hate anything else."

"Then I also hate you for your empty eyes and hollow heart, like a sculpture. As for the rest... I don't hate you."

Shiyin, like a little adult, deliberately imitated Duanmulian's tone and whispered in similar words.

She also recalled all the memories between herself and the man in front of her so far, and made it clear that there was one thing she didn't like about him.

They were both saying they hated each other...

But whether it is Duanmu Lian or the Shiyin behind her.

There was no trace of rejection in their eyes, but instead a hint of tenderness and a half-smile.

The things they say they dislike about each other are also the things they themselves dislike.

Duanmulian and Shiyin, neither of them is willing to suppress their emotions, like puppets, and their inner emptiness like sculptures.

They really want to change if they can.

But there is something...helpless.

"Boom boom boom boom boom!!!!"

Suddenly, just as Duanmulian and his companions were walking in the night talking and laughing, violent explosions suddenly sounded in the distance, and not just once, but continuously.

What followed was the sound of intensive fire from continuous attacks of gun bullets.

For a moment, screams and roars spread throughout the city of Tokyo.

"what happened?"

Erica and Natsume looked at the panicked crowd and the explosion cloud rising in the distance, and their good mood of having fun was suddenly replaced by vigilance and tension.

Duan Mulian scanned with her mental power, then glanced at Liu Zi, and the few of them immediately walked towards an empty alley.

"It was a terrorist attack by the rebels..."

As they walked, Duanmulian also spoke up and explained the reason for the explosion.

After hearing this, Shion behind him, and Natsume and Erica beside him, immediately understood.

The plan for mankind to escape from the earth was implemented, and there was a large group of fanatics. These people gathered together and called themselves the "Stars of the Dawn".

They insist that the end of the world is nothing but a lie and do not believe that the so-called end of the world is coming. Those who carry out escape plans and build spacecraft to escape the earth are all conspirators.

So they were extremely crazy about the unified government, destroying immigration ship construction facilities, killing scientists and even politicians.

Even Felix was attacked and killed.

Not to mention Duanmulian. Half of the people who always wanted to attack him were political enemies, and the other half were these resistance forces.

"The impact of the Destruction Star on the Earth is so obvious..."

Shiyin listened to the panic and fear of the crowd, and a look of loss and determination appeared in her eyes.

Although she is naive, she can still see clearly some things.

She didn't believe that humans could not see the impact of the Star of Destruction on the entire earth. There must be someone who did this for various reasons and positions.

"This is a very normal thing. In the past, when the country under our feet discharged nuclear wastewater into the sea, the whole world knew that this would threaten and affect the earth and even mankind, but this thing still succeeded."

"Even the unified government didn't intend to escape from Earth from the beginning. Instead, it was because the world suffered a devastating blow and death was imminent that they had no choice but to launch a human escape plan."

Liu Zi, who was beside Duanmulian, once again opened the imaginary space door leading to the territory of the Heavenly Dynasty.

He did not say anything to comfort Shiyin who was feeling lost behind him.

Instead, he bluntly stated that no matter in the past, present, or future, human beings will always be like this.

He has no feelings of hate or love towards human beings as a whole. They are just a background board. Whether you are great or despicable, ugly or noble, it has nothing to do with him, Duanmu Lian.

"lotus......"

At this moment, the girl's name changed from Dr. Duanmu to the word "Lian".

Shiyin, with her head lowered on Duan Mulian's shoulder, said with determination and firmness in her tone after crossing the space gate: "After tomorrow, let's go back."

Hearing this, Duan Mulian paused.

He took a deep breath and exhaled heavily.

Looking at the dark forest in front of him, he said in a deep voice:

"...If you wish for freedom, you can do so."

"I... don't want to escape..."

Shiyin shook her head behind Duanmulian.

"Even if that is a responsibility imposed upon you by humans?"

"Well...I want to take off this responsibility myself."

After listening to Shion's words, Erica and Natsume beside her also understood each other's determination, and smiled with understanding and relief on their faces.

Even the responsibility of saving humanity was imposed on Felix by humans.

But the kind-hearted Felix is ​​still willing to do his best to save the world.

Even if someone rejects them and treats them with hostility.