bookcurios Chapter 245 The Noose Reappears
Chapter 245 The Noose Reappears
One day later, in the bedroom of the deputy leader of Panxing Sect.
This winter is exceptionally cold, and it was even worse this morning. The white air I blew out felt like it was about to solidify.
When I opened the door, the courtyard was covered with snow, and everything was silver-white.
Snowflakes fluttered like catkins and fell on eaves, treetops, branches, and paths... The originally sparkling pond was now covered with thick ice.
Unlike Gojo Satoru, I'm not used to having unlimited power on 24 hours a day.
A snowflake suddenly landed on the tip of my nose which was slightly red from the cold. It was in the shape of a hexagonal flake, with sharp and delicate edges, and a crystal clear beauty.
I wonder if anyone feels the same way as me.
Every winter, although I like to stay in bed, I have to go out of the house occasionally to welcome the cold air from outdoors.
The wind blowing along the neck and into the body feels particularly refreshing.
Mimiko and Nanako, wearing only two small jackets, rushed out impatiently and headed towards the open space next to the stone bench, with loud laughter echoing in the air.
After all, they are just two little kids who like playing in the snow.
The small snowball rolled bigger and bigger, standing in the center and acting as the body.
Nanako made another small round ball and placed it on the big ball. That was the head.
Mimiko was spinning around, seemingly looking for something to use as eyes, a mouth, and a nose.
When she turned around, she saw me standing in the corridor, smiling at them, and quickly greeted me: "Gojo-sama, good morning!"
Nanako ran over from behind her and shouted, "Good morning, Master Gojo! It's snowing!"
Such heavy snow came like a storm, bringing with it the harshness and coldness of winter, but it did not engulf this small courtyard in the slightest. Instead, it softly rippled with warm and cheerful waves.
I blinked my eyes, and the snowflakes that had melted into water slid down my cheeks. I reached out and patted my already cold face, smiled and waved, and responded, "Good morning."
It was indeed cold. I stood for a minute or two, then felt sleepy again, so I slowly closed the door and lay back down in bed.
I haven’t had a dream for a long time. I finally got a nap, but I had a dream again. It was a nightmare.
A man, whose figure and face could not be seen clearly, shrouded in fog, was staring at me.
I followed his gaze and saw the extremely clear suture line on the forehead.
He sat leisurely under a towering tree, in the same position I had killed him in, and said, "Long time no see, you're here."
I couldn't control my body anymore, let alone speak. I could only stand in front of the noose and listen to him like a scarecrow.
He didn't expect a response from me. He looked straight ahead and said to himself, "The speed of collapse is faster than I thought."
"In less than a month, you will completely disappear from this world." He asked, "Are you afraid?"
.......I'm not afraid of you.
The collapse of the soul?...Don't tell me that I don't believe what you say. Even if such a thing really happens...so what? I might just go home directly.
Anyway, what happens here is always weird and I never understand it.
If there really is such a thing as world consciousness, I hope I can put it into a blender, grind it up, and then sprinkle it into the river to feed the fish.
"Have you ever seen an iceberg?" he said to me in a completely expected tone. "When floating on the sea, it reflects golden light when illuminated by the sun. It's very beautiful."
"But such beautiful things will slowly melt away in the corners silently."
"No one could find it at first," he said. "After all, the iceberg is so solid, cold and unshakable."
"Even under the raging fire, it will not be burned, but will consume the flames. However, until one day, one moment, one instant."
“Bang.” He smiled and whispered a word, his expression as if he was admiring the weak struggle of a prey with its throat cut before death. “The ice melted.”
"........."
My fingers were finally able to move, and the power to control my body returned to me. I immediately rushed over, grabbed his neck, and said coldly, "It's just a dream. How dare you be so arrogant?"
“Hahahahaha!” He laughed hysterically with great effort. “It’s just a dream. Hahahahaha, just a dream.”
"Yes, it was a dream." After laughing, he said, "But you know, this is not the first time we meet, right?"
I was startled.
"Let me think, when was it?"
He nodded, pretending to recall something, then tilted his head and said, "Don't you remember?"
"In Geto Suguru's tomb, he was wearing five monk's robes and lying in a coffin," Nozomi said in a narrating tone. "With a very sharp scalpel, the skull was opened with just a little force."
"The brain of a sorcerer is different from that of an ordinary person. There are more grooves and the lines are very clear. It's just that I went there a little later..."
My stomach kept churning and I had an urge to vomit.
I pursed my lips, my arms trembling constantly, and I pinched his neck even harder: "Get out of here... Get out of here, get out..."
Go back to where you came from.
How dare he, how dare he, actually dare to say this to me, bastard, I will grind him to dust!
"And you, this impolite lady..." Nosuo said intermittently, "you peeped into all this without permission."
He smiled, met my eyes, and whispered, "I found you."
Found you.
I put my hands down and threw him hard against the tree trunk, gasping for breath and staring at those eyes.
Emotions like a flood rolled in my chest, but I couldn't find a suitable outlet.
Found you, what does that mean...How did he know this?
He also remembered it. No, it was clearly just a dream I had in Act 1.
At that time, Geto Suguru was not dead at all. He was even lying comfortably next to my bed, bickering with me.
"Ahem..." After coughing twice, he gently stroked his neck and walked over slowly, speaking with emotion, "Shocked, scared, angry... I felt the same way when I thought about it."
"I have been looking for you for a long, long time. Until today, I finally found you!"
He took a step forward, and I took a step back, trying to stay calm and saying, "I don't know what you're talking about."
"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter at all." He narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully, "I'm not saying this to you right now."
"I have a feeling that we will meet again in the future." Xiaosuo smiled, "No matter what the situation is by then, I am very much looking forward to that day."