"Okita, come up!"

Ian said as he squatted down.

"Hey, Suisan, what are you doing?!"

"You know I'm fast—!"

Ian patted his thigh.

"Otherwise, at your usual speed, there's absolutely no way you'll be able to break through, right?!"

"This……"

Although he didn't really want to admit his weakness, Okita Souji knew that now was definitely not the time to compete with his friends on such matters.

"I understand!"

The little girl just lay on his back, and then felt an unprecedented sense of security.

So warm...

correct……

He has been busy since just now.

It's normal to feel hot.

I... still couldn't help much.

On the other hand, the monster named "Yanluo" is not a vegetarian either.

After seeing Ian carrying Okita Souji on his back, she burst into laughter again.

"Hahahahahaha——!"

"You want to run away now?"

"That won't do—you used so many of my fireworks, you should pay for them with your lives!"

"Are you kidding me?"

Ian is not at all undefeated when it comes to talking.

"You ruined Okita's fireworks festival!"

"If you don't want to sell it, then don't sell it. You dug a hole for us, and now you're asking for compensation. Isn't that a bit shameless?!"

"We're leaving now. We'll deal with you next time!"

After finishing his verbal attack, Ian ran away without waiting for Yan Luo to answer him, as if he was afraid that the other party would react.

only--

A monster is always a monster, and this kind of cleverness is meaningless in front of her.

"Run? Do you like running that much?!"

"it is good!"

"I'll let you run as much as you want!"

"Run until you die!"

A hissing sound.

Another beam of light flew up from the fireworks tower, exploded in the sky, and burned its own life.

This time, it painted the sky pale.

Yan Luo's face and body continued to distort, and even her original appearance became unrecognizable.

She waved her hand, and the dark smoke came over like pursuers, enveloping Ian and Okita Souji as if they had caught two little birds.

only--

Yan Luo did not kill the two men, but instead just howled like ghosts and wolves in the smoke.

"Run! Run!"

"Keep running like this forever! I want to see how far you can run!!"

"Run if you want! How can I be afraid of you?"

Ian didn't want to lose his verbal skills to this old lady named Yanluo.

"Okita, hold on tight!"

"Oh, okay!" Souji Okita put his arms around Ian's neck, afraid that he would fall.

But at the same time, she was secretly observing her surroundings.

The little girl's intuition told her that the smoke was not as simple as she had imagined.

Maybe……

It’s not certain whether there is any mystery in this.

[You don't know what Okita Souji is thinking at this moment.]

[Right now, the only thing you want to do is to break through this seemingly endless cloud of smoke.]

[This doesn't seem to be a simple matter.]

[Because the smoke summoned by Yanluo trapped both you and Okita Souji, it did not cut off the light from the outside world.]

【in other words--】

You can feel where the light is.

[This may or may not be a good breakthrough direction. ]

【but--】

Things are often not as simple as imagined, just like when Okita Souji originally just wanted a simple fireworks festival, he ended up getting into trouble with a monster.

Run towards the light with great strides!

This was the only thought in Ian's mind at the moment.

You have to run even if you can't.

Even if I have to crawl, I have to get her out on my back.

Otherwise, I would be too cowardly!

"I'll run for you now!"

Ian shouted this, and then he took a step and ran as fast as he could towards the direction of the light.

That was a completely different direction from the one before entering the cloud. As long as I could run out, I could return to Qingye City!

Close.

Where the light is, it is right before your eyes.

A glimmer of hope appeared in Ian's eyes. The possibility of salvation was there!

"Old man, I win!"

however--

When he emerged from the clouds, the scene before him made Ian stunned.

Because what he saw was not the road leading to Aoba Castle, but the place where he was before he entered the smoke.

That’s where the fireworks tower is!

Whoosh!

The fireworks tower fired another burst of fireworks.

This time, the sky was not dyed into any color, just deathly black.

That posture seemed to be silently mocking all of Ian's previous efforts.

"How...how did you come back here?"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Yan Luo's voice sounded at an inopportune time, as if mercilessly mocking Ian at this moment of returning to the starting point.

"Run, why don't you keep running?"

"Aren't you a good runner, little one?"

"Why can't you even take a step now?"

"Oh - let me guess, could it be that it has returned to its original position?"

"Oh, how pitiful! It looks like they'll be stuck around this fireworks tower forever, tsk tsk tsk."

"But there's nothing we can do. Who told you to accept the fireworks?"

"This is... your retribution!"

"..."

To be honest, if the opponent was about the same size as him, Ian would definitely swing his fist and punch him directly in the face.

But the problem is...

It was obvious that the opponent was not of the same "physique" as him. If he took the risk and went up, it would be tantamount to committing suicide.

and……

Ian's throat moved slightly.

I'm carrying her on my back. Even if I can beat her, I can't go up to her.

Absolutely not!

Just when Ian was wondering what to do next, Okita Souji's voice rang out.

She said something that Ian had never expected.

"Sai San, do you still have strength?"

"strength?"

"Yeah." Okita Souji nodded while hugging Ian's neck. "It's just the strength to keep running."

"Have."

Ian shook his legs.

"What to do?"

"Run back into that smoke!"

"what?"

This is something you never thought of.

Okita Souji has been silent for a long time, and the first thing he says is for you to run back into the smoke.

[No matter how you think about it, this is no different from being crazy.]

【only--】

Others may feel this way, but you won’t.

[You know Okita Souji wouldn't say that for no reason.]

【Then what needs to be done is also very simple. 】

【That is absolute trust! 】

"understood!"

Without saying a word, Ian followed Okita Souji's request and plunged back into the smoke again.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha--!"

Yan Luo's laughter echoed in the night sky, sounding terrifying and heartbreaking.

"It seems you still haven't given up, then..."

Halfway through her words, Yan Luo's voice suddenly stopped.

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