Fate is mysterious precisely because it is unknowable, you never know what will happen in the next second, it may be a tragedy or a surprise, and you can always look forward to it.

If a person can know his fate in advance, he will undoubtedly fall into a curse, and he will no longer have a sense of goal and expectation in life, and he will completely become a slave of fate, unable to get rid of, powerless, and become the loneliest existence in the world.

Telepathically, the demon without empathy says, "I can't understand loneliness. ”

The ripper, who once made the fog tremble, responded: "Then you are lucky, and it is better to be lucky forever." ”

The existence that is most feared by the underground world in their respective times has been decided, and the drama is moving towards the final scene...

Chino: "Can you do me a favor?" ”

Jack: "You say. ”

Chino: "Can I ask you to die?" ”

Jack: "Afraid that I will return to the reincarnation space alive and bring back the latest information of the arrogant world?" ”

Chino: "It's not that I'm afraid, it's that I don't want to see it." ”

Jack: "You don't have to worry at all, there's no way I'm going to get back alive." ”

Chino: "Why?" ”

Jack: "After 24 hours, 15 minutes and 44 seconds, the countdown to my mission will go to zero, which means that the mission has failed. ”

Chino: "Failure does not mean death. ”

Jack fell into a brief silence when he heard this, the red light in his mechanical eyes loomed, and his telepathic voice also carried a smirk: "You know this, it means that you once witnessed the return of a reincarnation." Let me guess, there is a survivor in the team of 11, and that survivor is your man, right? ”

"You haven't answered my question yet." Chino didn't answer the call head-on, but whether he answered it or not, it didn't really matter anymore.

Jack: "I'm going to be punished if I fail the mission." I don't have enough bonus points to spare, and most of the enhancements are in a damaged state that can't be used as a penalty - in other words, I'll be obliterated by the cube. ”

Chino: "Why should I believe you?" ”

Jack: "You can only trust me. Or you can think of a way to kill me, I don't mind. ”

Chino: "Since they're all dead, why don't you do me a favor - where is Arya locked up?" ”

Jack: "Reluctant big sister? Or are you reluctant to make her desserts? ”

Chino: "What's the difference?" ”

Jack: "That's a terrible answer. ”

Chino: "Address? ”

Jack: "Basement of 211 Bock Ave. ”

Chino: "Are people still alive?" ”

Jack: "I didn't kill it anyway. I was going to keep her life at bay to restrain you, but now it seems like a redundant move. She hadn't drunk water for a few days, and if her life was hard, she should still be alive, and if she didn't have a hard life, she couldn't blame me. ”

Chino: "Thank you, please give me the address verbally." ”

Jack's mechanical eyes slowly moved sideways to look at Ray Sakhar, and the sound module began to vibrate: "That dragon knight over there." ”

Ray Sakhar's eyes narrowed, not knowing what Jack was going to do.

Jack's broken voice came: "In the basement of 211 Bock Street, there is also a hostage, called Arya, to send you." ”

Chino picked up the topic and deliberately frowned and muttered, "Arya... This is the owner of the dessert shop on Miao Mu Street, and I used to frequented her shop... Archon, look? ”

Resakhar thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Got it, let's take the troops together to take a look, but it's best to be careful, it's not a trap." ”

Chino and Resahar left together.

"Afterlife." Because the previous telepathy was not broken, Chino's voice sounded in his head again.

I don't know if it's an illusion, Jack's voice has a vague gloom: "If you like desserts, eat more these days." ”

...

This period of imprisonment can be said to be the most desperate moment in Arya's life.

How was it tied? I don't know.

All she remembered was that she went to bed as usual that night, dreaming, when suddenly the dream disappeared and turned into a kind of numbness that was unaware of the passage of time.

When she woke up after an unknown amount of time, she was thirsty and had a splitting headache, and she found that she had been kidnapped.

Who tied it? I don't know.

Her eyes were tightly covered by blindfolds, and she had never seen the light of day.

Her captors didn't speak, they didn't even breathe, they didn't give her food, they didn't give water, they just threw her in the basement and waited to die.

Why was it tied? I don't know.

She has always been friendly to people, never made enemies with people, and never harmed even a small animal.

Although she is often jealous of the same sex because of her outstanding appearance, or rejects the confession of the opposite sex, causing the other party to be annoyed and angry.

But these are all daily trivialities, and they shouldn't be serious enough to be kidnapped, let alone this kind of kidnapping without negotiation...

Imprisoned in the dark for too long, Arya has lost the concept of time, her hands are chained and hung in the air, and at first she can feel the sharp pain of her skin rubbing against the chains, but then she slowly becomes numb and she can't feel anything.

For so many days, Arya didn't get any food supplements, only when it rained outside, the ceiling occasionally leaked some water, and in order to survive, she couldn't care about getting dirty, so she could only use her mouth to catch the rain to survive.

But then the rain stopped, and after a few days of no rain, her body was already dying due to lack of water, like a plant that had not been watered for a long time.

Consciousness fell into a long blur, and with each passing second, the more blurred it felt, and Arya felt closer to death.

What was going through your mind during your experience?

It all seems to be something very old-fashioned.

The experience of playing with childhood friends, everyone's laughter.

The gentle smile of their parents, and their own confusion and helplessness when they died young.

In the process of growing up, making bread for the first time, and the joy of seeing it come out of the oven.

And the happiness of making him dessert...

Hey...

He? ...

He... Who's here? ...

Oh yes, it's him...

It's really strange for humans to have to taste a sweet thing like dessert to feel how sweet it is, but every time I see him eat a dessert made by himself, I enjoy eating it very much, and it seems that I can taste the sweetness from his smile.

I heard from the elders that everyone should be buried in the earth after death, so that they can return to the arms of death and go to a new reincarnation.

Now it seems that she will not be able to enter the earth, she will die in this underground cage, and her rotten body will also be abandoned by death, and she will never be able to reach the other side of life.

It's just that I don't know if the "Grim Reaper" who ranks among the nine gods doesn't want her, will the other Grim Reaper want it...

Will he be sad? Will there be a few tears for her? If not, it would be nice to have a place for her in my heart...

This position doesn't need to be unforgettable, as long as you know that there was once such a person as her, and she didn't even send flowers at the grave, as long as she could occasionally recall the desserts she made...

Mortals, it's enough to be remembered, how dare they be whimsical.

If there is any luxury, it is that I hope to be hugged by him...

But it's a luxury...

...

"Boom! ...”

Just as Arya was in a dying, her body about to be unable to hold on due to lack of water, she faintly heard the sound of a door breaking above the ceiling.

Her consciousness was so vague that she couldn't even tell whether the voice was true or false, and she could only vaguely hear a human voice sounding:

"This is the place where visitors from outside the world explain, be vigilant and be careful of traps!"

"The death squad went in batches to investigate, and the others were on standby outside."

"Yes! One team followed me, and the teams behind each kept a distance of 10 meters and advanced in turn! ”

...

There are sounds...

It's not a dream...

A rescue team is coming! ...

Arya's dying consciousness was regathered, and in the last desire to survive, she tried her best to shout hoarsely, but found that she didn't even have the strength to shout, just opened her mouth slightly, and her dehydrated lips were dry and chapped, and she couldn't even make the faintest shout.

On the other side of the ceiling, the voice continued:

"Knock, knock, knock—"

"This wall is empty... My lord, I suspect there is a secret passage inside. ”

"My lord, I've explored them all, but I haven't found any traps."

"Break the wall."

"Knock !!"

"There are ladders! Quick, go down and have a look! ”

...

Fresh air from the outside world pours into the decaying basement, evoking the remaining vitality and vitality.

"Found it! Over here! ”

Arya couldn't see anything because her eyes were covered by the blindfold, only the sound of hurried footsteps approaching, someone holding her waist and legs up, and someone trying to undo the chains on her hands.

Eventually, with a light wrist and the restraints were completely lifted, Arya was dropped to the ground by the soldiers, and the blindfold was quickly removed.

"Miss, Miss! With a slight shake, Arya's blurred vision, which had been in the dark for a long time, slowly recovered, and her pupils began to focus, and she finally saw the soldiers of the executive mansion in front of her.

"Let me pass!" A doctor squeezed forward and asked with concern, "Miss, are you alright?" Can you hear me? ”

For some reason, she was already rescued and would not be left alone in the basement to rot as she imagined, but Arya wanted to cry more than she wanted to cry in the face of darkness and death.

Perhaps the more hardships and hardships you endure, the easier it is to poke the soft side of people's hearts.

Just like a child who has been away from home for a long time, when he returns home, he will unconsciously think of the grievances he has received outside, whether he is rich or depressed now, he will want to find the most important person in his heart and hug him tightly.

"Chino... Chino—" Arya staggered past the soldiers in front of her as she staggered past the glowing door to the outside world.

From basement to indoor, and from indoors to outside...

The light is getting brighter and brighter, blinding...

When she ran to the edge of the gate, the familiar figure looming in the sunlight outside, Arya could no longer hold back her tears and ran out sobbing, her thin arms stretched out to hug the man tightly.

However, when her gaze crossed the dividing line between light and darkness, and was about to cling to her spiritual sustenance for the past few days, Arya's footsteps faltered and slowly stopped in place.

Even though her vision was blurred by her weakness, Aria didn't recognize the wrong person, and it was Chino who stood outside the door.

But he's not alone.

Chino was half-crouching on the ground at this time—because he had to cater to the height of the people around him—the little girl with long white-blond hair and azure eyes that at first glance was reminiscent of laurel.

The little girl, who was as pure as an angel, was gently putting her arm around Chino's shoulder, smiling like a flower, whispering in his ear, and Chino was smiling and listening very seriously.

People who make desserts are often very delicate.

An extra spoonful of sugar, a spoonful of butter, more honey, no sesame seeds... It may seem like a nuanced difference, but it turns out to be two completely different desserts.

It is said that Chino is a man who is always smiling.

Arya agrees with this, but her delicate mind is more aware than others.

There are also different types of smiles.

The same smile, Arya knows which smile is polite and which is dangerous.

She also knows... What kind of smile comes from the heart, and you smile but don't know it.

Chino's smile at the little girl is the third.

These two are like the stars and the moon in the night sky, if they appear alone, you can still imagine whether it is shining for you, whether it will be possessed by you alone if you are lucky.

But when the stars and the moon appear at the same time, you will find that they are so high that you can't even notice you, so high that only they can touch each other.

The clear light that shrouds the stars and the moon is not for others to look forward to, it is the light they shine for each other.

At this time, Chino noticed that Arya came out, and he greeted him with concern, smiling and saying, "Arya, it's good to see that you're okay." ”

You see, there is, a polite smile... Arya smiled bitterly in her heart.

The little girl who whispered in Chino's ear also came over and handed Arya a bottle of water, and behaved in a very considerate manner: "Hello, Miss Arya, my name is Solandelle, and this is pure water with table salt, which can help you replenish water quickly." You take a small sip and drink it, and you must not rush. ”

"Thank you..."Arya was already in a state of dehydration, this jar of water directly stimulated the desire to survive, she took it and quickly poured it into her mouth.

Although Arya deliberately controlled the speed of drinking water according to Solandelle's instructions, because her throat was dehydrated for a long time, she was stimulated by light salt water and began to contract, choking her and coughing: "Ahem! Ahem..."

"Don't rush, don't worry, drink slowly." Solandel wiped the water from Arya's face and hands with a handkerchief, patted her gently on the back, and helped her drink the water little by little.

The doctors that Chino had gathered were ready, and they carried the frail Arya on a stretcher, ready to take her to a special infirmary for a check-up.

Before leaving, Chino comforted: "Arya, you have a good rest after you go back, and I will complete the process as soon as possible and distribute it to you for the loss of your store and person." ”

After Chino finished speaking, he was about to take Solandel back to his house when he suddenly heard Arya's call: "Your Excellency..."

She reverted to her original name.

Chino looked back at her.

There was an inexplicable look on Arya's face, as if she was relieved to let go of some emotions, but some other emotions were more determined, and she once again showed her usual sweet smile: "I'll be in the future... Can I apply for a job as a chef at the government office? I want to make you desserts all the time. ”

"Dah." Chino snapped his fingers, "You're hired now, and you'll come to work when you're recover." ”

Arya pursed her lips and chuckled, watching Chino and Solandelle walk around the corner and disappear into the sun's curtain of light...