Chapter 581 Interlude Paradise of the Past: Is Mebius the Winner?

Opening my eyes, I saw a strange and broken building.

"Hmm..."

The rubble and ruins spiraled up around the tower, forming a grid like a birdcage, as if declaring itself the center of the world.

Several huge cherry trees with gnarled and thick roots were suspended between the pavilions. They were rooted in the air, and Meiyi couldn't help but sweat a drop - at least the roots of the trees were still pointing downwards, and there was no more weird upside-down scene.

But looking at the cherry-colored sky, the huge, unclear moon or sun, just hanging silently in the sky visible when you look up, another doubt came to my mind - in this space, is there really a so-called up and down distinction? Standing on the platform built by the pavilion, no matter how far you look, you can't see the earth - is there really a distinction between heaven and earth here?

"What is this?"

Such a scene, Meiyi thought to herself, even if she saw it for another hundred years, she probably wouldn't feel "accustomed" enough to regard it as normal.

But I guess no one forced her to change her cognition.

Ah... right, right... I didn't come here to become a madman.

It's just that my head is abnormally swollen, like a stomach that is full of food but still stuffed with two buns and a bucket of milk. But the brain is not a stomach after all, and there shouldn't be food that stays in the warm stomach and opens a path to the brain.

Or... is there something that she has always ignored...

By the way, why is she here?

Such a question suddenly flashed through my mind, and cold sweat instantly completed the deployment from the forehead to the back of the neck and then to the entire spine. The memory before that was not so vague as to say that it did not exist at all. I kept tracing back and tracing back, and everything stopped at that "thump".

"Yes..."

Ah, yes... the memory began to become clearer.

It was the woman named Alicia, yes, Alicia...

The tension and vigilance in the memory no longer existed when she recalled it in reverse, but when she thought about it, she felt that the name Alicia seemed quite familiar, and the tone of her speech was also inexplicably accustomed, but the current state of her brain really made it difficult for her to give a reassuring judgment of "nothing", and she couldn't dig deeper in this direction for a while.

"Hi!"

The voice that she was not used to heard sounded without warning, like someone whispering in her ear, or like a shout from afar, just like the strange scene in front of her, which was unpredictable.

"How do you feel? Um... I mean, how do you feel?"

It was still Alicia's voice, and she was saying the most concerned words in a teasing tone.

"No abnormality... um, there shouldn't be."

Mei answered with all her strength.

Although the current situation has nothing to do with "no abnormality", at least the strange feeling of swelling to the point of wanting to vomit still occupies her brain, but considering that this feeling is slowly fading with time, Mei also forced herself as usual and gave the answer of "no abnormality".

"Well. That's good. Some visitors before couldn't stand the moment they entered [Paradise of the Past]."

Okay, Alicia did lie. Not "some", but almost all.

If Mikael were here, he would happily acknowledge this credit that belongs to him - compared to the original version of the data world, the Paradise of the Past, which is a combination of the World Bubble, the Data World and the power of the Twelfth Herrscher, naturally has higher requirements for visitors.

Alicia knew something vaguely, but she did not uphold the honesty of [as always] and tell Mei about these situations truthfully.

After all, this is also a part of the test. When she saw Mei forcing herself so much, she knew that this child was very similar to that fool in some ways.

For those who like to force themselves, you can't just satisfy their self-esteem. Although it may sound cruel, since there is still room for self-force, you should force yourself to the end, so that you can make greater progress.

Moreover, the lesson learned from that fool always tells her that when facing a person with a strong self-esteem, the affirmation of others sometimes has the opposite effect.

However, praise should be given, especially for a cute girl like Mei, even if she just stands there and does nothing, it is a very comfortable thing for the observer.

"It's like drowning, and it's not good to be drowned in memories, but it seems that this worry is unnecessary for you... Oh! Is it because the physique of the Herrscher is different from that of ordinary people? Oh! Oh-I also want to try to become a Herrscher... Hehe, sorry, we seem to be off topic!"

"..."

The long and complicated voice may be a torture for the ears. At least for Mei, she doesn't like it very much... Eh? No...

In the past, when Kiana was noisy, she never felt "impatient".

The girl realized that she might not be annoyed by talkative or noisy people.

Has her aesthetic changed? Or has her mood changed?

Or is it that I am targeting people instead of things?

This question does not need an answer.

"Okay, okay. That's it for today. Your adaptability to [The Paradise of the Past] will gradually improve in the future, but now, you are not suitable to continue exploring. Come, follow the star gate I opened for you, Come back to the hall!"

Accompanied by the noise of the mechanism turning, a door containing a starry sky opened in front of Mei Yi.

"Even though you said that, you didn't open any other star gates for me at all."

Alicia's words always carry a certain undisguised "temptation", as if she wants her to force herself to continue exploring.

It was obviously just the beginning, but the conversation between the two of them probably did not exceed ten sentences, just referring to what Mei herself said to Alicia, but it was captured with unusual sensitivity.

But while she was tempting, she never gave Mei Yi a chance to choose.

It's like there is only one [Star Gate] in front of us. It is said to be a "star" gate, but the starlight refracted in it is as bright as human fantasy. It seems that we have never thought about whether the universe that only exists in black and white is willing to accept human beings. Such an arrogant imagination made the whole thing feel strange.

The universe cannot - at least cannot respond to human arrogance in any way that humans can perceive. Mei Yi has no choice. If she does not want to be trapped forever in this space where even the earth does not exist, she can only reach out and touch the Stargate.

"..."

The sudden dizziness tortured her brain until it was about to explode. What made Mei Yi even more uncomfortable was that this dizziness was exactly the same as when Mikael took her on a phase shuttle. Love the house and the bird, and naturally hate the house and the bird. Fortunately, it was only a moment - just before she thought her head was going to explode, her eyes were stung by a golden splendor, and a more solid touch came from her feet.

"How are you?"

It was still the voice that she had yet to become familiar with, but this time, it seemed to have lost its original escape and [temptation], and was simply caring about her.

Mei turned her gaze to the sofa on her left, where the warm orange light enveloped a girl of similar age to her.

Alicia still maintained the same movements as when they first met, but her body left the back of the sofa and leaned forward slightly, with just a faint smile on her face.

Meiyi was wary in her heart. At this point, she no longer believed that anyone in this world would care about another stranger unconditionally. But, for some reason, that smile and caring tone were different from a certain scene in her memory... No, Many scenes overlapped.

Mei finally understood the source of that familiar feeling, in an unpleasant way.

"Well..."

The feeling of dizziness came over again, but it was not due to any external force, but just because of self-blame and self-mockery - she was really stupid. Not long ago, the raven seemed to be talking to Mikael, but it was actually a secret reminder to her. Coupled with the fact that the "Paradise of the Past" has been mentioned countless times in the conversation, there is no doubt that the woman in front of him should be a human from the previous era. She is Mikael, the squad leader, and Velvet's comrade-in-arms.

But why is she always imitating Mikael's speech... No, no, maybe, it's Mikael who is imitating her...

etc!

She had never thought of it before, but what stood out in her memory at this moment was what Mikael said when she met him for the first time——

"Actually, it's okay now. My wife is dead and my daughter is also dead. Now I only have to support myself."

When he said this, Mikael's attitude was casual and his tone was frivolous, and Mei could not make the connection between this attitude and the heaviness of death. But that was the first Mei, and now that she has gotten to know Mikael, looking back at his expression at that time, such casualness and frivolity were just a necessary cover-up to cover up the real sadness.

Couldn't it be such a coincidence...

No, probably not. Mikael left in a hurry before she appeared, or it could also be interpreted as that she deliberately appeared at the moment Mikael left. It's hard to say who was hiding from the other party, but I guess it shouldn't be... …

"Hey! Mei Mei, what are you thinking about?"

The shaky body was suddenly supported by strong arms, and the unnamed floral fragrance accompanied by a soft touch rushed into her mind in an instant, bringing with it the burden of a large number of fragmented memories, as well as the anger and anger. The exhaustion caused by fear was expelled.

"you……"

Mei Yi's expression was a little moved and a little confused, and her strong vigilance was about to collapse.

"My name is Alicia! It's really sad that you didn't remember my name properly!"

The corners of Mei Yi's eyes twitched. To be honest, she was not good at dealing with such overly enthusiastic people. However, if it were Kiana... Just thinking of Kiana and Alicia sitting together, Mei instinctively felt a tingling sensation in her eardrums.

"No, I actually...remembered...it's just..."

It's just that out of some strange revenge mentality during this period, she has always maintained an attitude of yelling at Mikael, even though she was actually the one being yelled at.

"Hey! Mei, I want to eat two bowls of curry rice for lunch...stop, stop, stop, I know what you are going to say, but I just want to eat what you made!"

"No, you go and eat cookies."

"Oh, Mei, seriously, why don't you become the head chef of World Snake? I promise, cooking is also a very useful practice..."

"If you keep doing this, I will leave World Snake."

"Mei, you don't want to leave without getting anything from World Snake, right? Wouldn't that fight with Kiana be in vain?"

"..."

"What about curry rice?"

"You...okay. I'll do it now, and you can open the space rift and pick it up in half an hour."

——She was in South Africa at that time.

Reflecting on it, what was even more rude than calling someone unfamiliar by his or her first name was not even addressing her by name. Mei Yi didn't know how to apologize, so she could only warn herself in her heart not to make such a mistake again.

Not with the idea of ​​"getting along well". It just suddenly occurred to me that in addition to using these people to obtain more powerful power, it seemed that we could also obtain more information about Mikael through indirections. Although it has been impossible to accurately characterize the "enemy and friend" until now, that kind of thing is irrelevant. Whether it is based on personal interest or a possible hostile relationship, Mei has the motive of wanting to know more about Mikael.

But suddenly, she heard crying—a very exaggerated cry.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The owner of the cry hugged her tightly and sobbed, but said nothing. That way, he looked like a child who was deliberately crying to attract the attention of adults.

"You... Alicia, what's wrong with you?"

This time, Mei deliberately put her name, but in this way, Alicia's crying became even more disturbing.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Forgot...what?"

Originally, Mei Yi was the one being supported, but at this moment, she had to turn around and hug the girl in front of her. Alicia, however, pushed her further, sobbing and threw herself into her arms. Because of the nine-centimeter height difference, Alicia only leaned over slightly, and her cold tears were smeared on Mei Yi's chest.

"A bit heavy..."

For her, who was used to holding Kiana, this was an unprecedented experience that could not be measured by weight.

But this gap in experience was quickly overshadowed by another doubt.

Mei didn't understand why she could become so familiar with this guy even though they had only known each other for a short time... Well... even she and Kiana... didn't seem to be progressing so fast... Wait! Why does she think so...

"I forgot, I forgot! Try it again, Mei, forget the name Alicia... uh, forget it for now, come on, read it after me, my name is - Miss Pink Fairy! Don't miss the last part Oh!”

"..."

Mei lowered her head and looked at Alicia, who was still crying a moment ago, with a puzzled face.

no……

What level of face-changing kung fu is this?

But she didn't respond for a long time, and Alicia's expression turned sad again:

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Ya Yi, just keep saying it! Just say it once, okay?"

"this……"

Mei Yi's lips trembled. Even when there was no one else around, it took a certain amount of determination to pronounce such a shameful name.

Besides, she had no reason to obey Alicia.

"So, is the name important?"

Even so, being pestered like this is not an option. Whether it is to become stronger or to get more information about Mikael, time should not be wasted like this, so let all this end quickly - but before that, she hopes that she can get a convenient persuasion own reasons.

"Hmm...what do you think..."

In the blink of an eye, the tears on Alicia's face dissipated completely - this was already the second time, but apart from the absurdity, Mei did not feel the emotion called "not surprised".

Alicia lay in Mei's arms, touched her cheek with one hand, and said in a long voice:

"Look, am I covered in pink?"

"Uh...yes."

After looking at Alicia's black and white uniform, Mei swallowed back the word "no" before "yes".

"whee!"

Alicia smiled cheerfully, grabbed Mei Yi's finger, and gently scratched her elf-like pointed ear.

"Look! Do my ears look like the legendary goblin?"

Just as Mei Yi reacted, she felt a cold touch on her fingertips. She pulled her hand back suddenly, but finally noticed that the girl in front of her was different from "humans" on the "biological level".

"Are you...really a goblin?"

"Of course!"

"..."

Mei frowned. No matter how hard she looked, the pointed ears didn't look like ordinary cosplay props. Some capillaries could even be seen through the thin skin. Moreover, even though the fingertips touched there just now, it felt cold, but it was a relative feeling, and the temperature that living things should have still existed.

The more honest the lovely Lissia was, the less Mei Yi wanted to believe it. She thought that even without Mikael's experience, Alicia's attitude alone was worthy of vigilance - at least, people should carefully consider the truth or falsehood of the other party's words.

Moreover, the education she had received made it difficult for her to believe that the gap between the two civilizations would be so big that there would be an extra creature called "Fairy".

But seeing Alicia's expression of "I won't let you go until you call me", Mei could only ask the last question helplessly:

"I understand pink, I understand fairy, it doesn't cost much, miss, so what is that?"

"That's it?"

"Is this really something a person can pronounce?"

"Well, can't you hear it? I forgot about it. This is something that only our fairies can hear. It's really embarrassing for you."

"so……"

"Then there's no need. Just read out the first six words. Come on, come on."

Alicia looked at Mei longingly.

Mei Yi swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva and glanced left and right. At least at this moment, there seemed to be no third party in the hall, so...

"pink……"

"I suggest you don't do that, otherwise this woman will use that thing in her hand to record your voice and then play it on a loop in front of a group of people if necessary."

A cold and sticky voice sounded behind her. Meiyi first followed the voice's instructions and looked down. He glanced at Alicia's awkward smile and noticed the pink horn clutched in her left hand behind her back.

But the next moment, Mei's breathing suddenly became rapid, she pushed Alicia away roughly, and then quickly turned around - when she saw the familiar figure behind her biting her nails, her eyes instantly glazed over.

Although she had heard the news about that person's disappearance from many people in World Snake, and did not understand why she appeared here, her body reacted before her brain.

"Haha, the white mouse sent this time is quite..."

"...Mother Mebius..."

"?"

"oh!"

The person who screamed was Alicia. She followed her usual exaggerated attitude and covered her mouth with her hands, making a "shocked" look.

"Let me state it in advance, Mebius, this is not what I taught you!"

Every part of Mebius's small face was trembling violently, but before the sarcastic words were spoken, she seemed to realize something and forced herself to calm down.

She looked past Mei and towards Alicia.

"This and Mei... ahem, this... Herrscher, were they sent in by Mikael?"

"uh-huh"

Alicia's response was so brisk.

The gloom on Mebius's face suddenly disappeared.

The corners of her mouth turned up unconsciously, and she quickly covered them with her hands. After the corners of her mouth were flattened, she lowered her hands.

However, as soon as he put down his hand, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up again.

In the end, she could only turn this smile into a sneer:

"Alicia, are you stupid?"

"Huh? What's wrong? I'm very smart!"

"If you are smart enough, just stay here alone and think carefully!!"

Mebius's smile could no longer be suppressed. She turned around quickly, but did not forget to hold Mei Yi's hand. She semi-forcedly pulled Mei Yi towards the depths of the paradise, and deliberately amplified her voice when speaking. Voice to ensure that it can be heard by the woman she hates the most:

"I won't say anything unnecessary, right? Mei, I think you already know me very well outside, so I won't introduce myself. From today on, if you have any difficulties in the paradise, you can tell me if you have any questions. You can ask me if you understand, as long as it’s not a question you really can’t answer. In short - don’t be deceived by that woman again!”

Mebius raised his chin and turned his head, as if declaring his victory to another person.

Even though it was just a boring victory in every aspect, in the past...even in the past, she might have cared so much about this victory.

But what was unexpected, or perhaps unsurprising, was that Alicia had no sense of being a "loser" at all. She just smiled and smiled...

She is not stupid, but she still smiles happily, as if she is the one who gets the happiness. (End of chapter)