#1772 - Negotiation (I curled up into a ball and didn't want to move)

This is a story set in a distant planet, a long time ago in the distant future.

A summer star festival held in a small village in a small country.

Under the annual shower of meteors, Flora and Claire met.

It was as if they had known each other for a long time and had made a distant promise.

However, when they met again at the Star Celebration when they were sixteen years old, Flora discovered that Claire had forgotten her.

Because Claire had an accident on her way back from the Star Festival last year and lost her memory.

In order to regain their memories, the girls decided to reach the top of the Star-Picking Tower on the night of the Star Festival.

If they could get there and catch that star, perhaps Claire's memory would be restored.

If you pick small stars, you will get small happiness.

If you pick big stars, you will get big wealth.

If you can get both, you will get eternal wishes.

Picking stars is the forgiveness of sins, picking stars is the miracle of the night.

Relying on the song, the two came to the Star-Picking Tower.

However, someone blocked their way.

Those were the sinful goddesses who were imprisoned in this tower five hundred years ago, sleeping here and dying here.

Excitement, escape, arrogance, curse, jealousy, despair.

However, just as they were about to pick the star, the shining light suddenly burst out, and Flora lost her eyes. And amid her screams and wails, Claire finally regained her memory and remembered the girl's name.

Flora, whose eyes were burned by the light of the stars, fell from the tower and was separated from Claire forever.

And above her head, the stars still shine with their eternal brilliance.

This is the story of StarLight.

A deeply moving...

"Once again, it proves that taking shortcuts never leads to good consequences."

Duanmu Huai threw the book aside and sneered.

"This is the consequence of humans foolishly trying to use external forces to realize their wishes. If I saw this scene, I would definitely laugh at their stupidity."

"Eh? Is that so?"

In response to Duanmu Huai's feelings, Tianyu Zou seemed to have different ideas.

"I think this is great. Even though they have lost their memories, Flora and Claire are willing to trust each other... What do you think, Xiaoyi?"

"Yeah, that's what I thought too..."

Feng Mingyi also nodded, while Duanmu Huai snorted.

"So you are the little girls. How can you get eternal wishes by getting two stars? Your destiny is ultimately in your own hands. This is the fate of foolishly handing your destiny over to an unknown existence that you don't understand at all. To be honest, I don't think there is anything pitiful about Flora."

"is that so?"

"That's right. Think about it. In the script, isn't Flora's wish to restore Claire's memory? Even though she was blinded and fell from the tower to her death, you can tell me whether Claire's memory was restored or not."

"Well……………"

Faced with Duanmu Huai's tricky interpretation from this angle, the two were speechless for a while.

"Is this okay?"

"Why not? It's like you go to a shrine and make a wish for an unexpected fortune, then you walk out of the shrine and get hit by a car. You end up in the hospital with broken bones all over your body, but because you bought insurance, the insurance company pays you a large sum of money. Don't tell me where the money came from, just tell me if it counts as unexpected fortune."

"this………"

Hearing this, the two men's expressions became even stiffer, while Kurokawa Akane chuckled beside them.

"So you see, this is what it means to put your fate in the hands of the unknown. They promise to fulfill your wish, but you have no control over how it is fulfilled."

Duanmu Huai curled his lips.

"It's like someone wants to get married, but his family doesn't agree, so he comes to make a wish. Then he finds that his house is on fire, and everyone who disagrees with his marriage has been burned to death. Isn't there no resistance at all? Can't he get married?"

"No, no, no, you are just making excuses, right?"

Tianyuzou broke out in a cold sweat and quickly retorted.

"So what if it's sophistry? This is how wishes are fulfilled. Is there any law that stipulates that wishes must be fulfilled in certain steps? Maybe you can fulfill your wishes in the way you think they should be fulfilled? Why do you still make wishes when you have the ability to make your wishes come true?"

Kurokawa Akane could understand Duanmu Huai's unhappy complaint. After all, after that, the man named Fengming Genjuro also put forward conditions to the two of them.

Feng Ming Genjuro's organization will help the two of them forge a false identity, and they will transfer to the Shengxiang Music Academy under the organization's name as transfer students.

Secondly, because of the previous battle, Tianyu Zou and Fengming Yi had some health problems and needed medical treatment and rest. They were also students of Shengxiang Music College and happened to be performing this drama, so... he hoped that the two of them could replace Tianyu Zou and Fengming Yi to participate in the performance of this drama.

This is why Duanmu Huai is very unhappy here.

If this organization asked him to kill an alien or something, Duanmu Huai would definitely do it without saying a word.

But... Damn, how can I travel to another world and still have to act?

and……………

"This is opera, right? I don't understand opera. I know a little bit about drama, but I don't understand opera at all."

Duanmu Huai shook his head. After learning about the system, he finally understood why this organization would set up such a music school. Obviously, to be a magical girl, you need to be able to sing, and you need to sing well. Therefore, it is also important to undergo systematic and professional training, but...

Duanmu Huai really can't sing opera.

If it's a 2.5 comic adaptation like Tokyo BLADE, Duanmu Huai will have no problem.

But opera is another matter!

Anyway, in Duanmu Huai's opinion, opera is the same as Peking opera, in that the actors don't speak properly on stage, but jump around and sing in a humming voice... He really can't stand this.

“Or give me roles where I don’t sing.”

"But didn't you sing the hymn well, little love? I thought opera and hymns are similar, right?"

However, no matter how careful you are, you can never guard against a thief within your own home.

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Duanmu Huai didn't expect that the enemy was not on the opposite side, but beside him!

"A hymn?"

As expected, Tianyu Kanade and Feng Ming Yi were immediately attracted by Kurokawa Akane's revelations.

"Well, you heard the music coming from Xiao Ai's armor before, right? That was the hymn that Xiao Ai sang."

"I really didn't expect this......"

Hearing this, the two looked at Duanmu Huai with a surprised look. Strictly speaking, the hymns in Ta language are indeed similar to operas in terms of pronunciation and tone, but the problem is that they are incomprehensible.

But it’s better if you don’t understand!

If you don’t understand, you won’t be embarrassed when you sing it!

But understanding it is another matter!

Let me put it this way, when you hum an American country song, you don't have to use your brain. You don't have to know what the lyrics mean, just follow the tune.

But if you sing a Yunnan folk song, the lyrics are so awkward that you can dig your toes out of a three-bedroom apartment.

However, in fact, if Americans listen to American country songs, the level of the lyrics is basically the same as that of Yunnan folk songs.

So it was okay for Duanmu Huai to sing hymns in Ta language, since no one could understand it except him anyway.

But asking him to sing a song called "Old Driver, Please Guide Me" is another matter.

"In short, even if I die or jump from here, don't expect me to act!"

Duanmu Huai refused. It’s not like he would die without performing. I had to act in that world, so why should I act in this world?

There’s no end to it, right?

At the same time, Duanmu Huai was more and more convinced that the damn world had become what it was now, probably because of the shot he had made at the Star God. Although there was a difference between understanding and not understanding, the tunes and hymns of the songs sung by those girls were very similar... although they were of no use to the Machine Soul.

When Duanmu Huai said this, the atmosphere became a little awkward. Tianyu Zou scratched his head, not knowing what to say. Fengming Genjuro next to him was also a little helpless. At this moment, Kurokawa Akane stood up and grabbed Duanmu Huai's hand.

"Excuse me, please let me talk to Xiao Ai alone."

As he spoke, Kurokawa Akane pulled Duanmu Huai to the corner nearby.

"You don't want me to act, do you? I really don't know anything about opera."

"But, we also need help from here, right? I think it would be better for us to cooperate with each other."

"Humph, it's always been others who beg our Inquisition to cooperate, but we've never had to listen to others! I don't believe that in this world, is it possible that eliminating those Noises has a lower priority than performing an opera? At worst, we can just go our separate ways and figure out a way out on our own! If they won't let me go here, I'll find another way. Do you really think I can't just not cooperate with them?"

Duanmu Huai folded his arms with a look of disdain. Facing Duanmu Huai's firm answer, Heichuan Akane sighed helplessly, then glanced around and lowered her voice.

"Xiao Ai'ai, you haven't studied in this kind of school before, right?"

"Of course, you know I went to Yangdong."

"In fact, in a school like this, physical education classes are very important..."

"Oh, so?"

"I really want to perform with Xiao Ai, so......"

When he said this, a blush appeared on Kurokawa Akane's face.

"If you agree, I can do more shy poses."

"Um?"

Hearing Kurokawa Akane's answer, Duanmu Huai looked at her in surprise.

Are you using this to test cadres?

I think the Grand Inquisitor of the Tribunal is a fake, and you can't resist the temptation?

What a joke!

My will is as strong as iron and will never be shaken by such a small temptation!

"Then...you have to listen to me about what you wear."

You have to pay more!

"……………Um."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's request, Heichuan Akane lowered his head, his ears turned red, and nodded slightly.

"make a deal!"

Duanmu Huai always means what he means. Although he was not happy before, the situation is different now. Although he and Kurokawa Akane had a close relationship before, he just let it go at that time. Duanmu Huai had thought about asking Kurokawa Akane to play some interesting games with him, but considering his current status, it would be wrong to ask Kurokawa Akane to do this, so he did not mention it.

But now I didn’t expect that the flowers I planted with care did not bloom, but the willows I planted by accident grew into a shade.

Kurokawa Akane came to the door himself!

Then it must be handled ruthlessly!