Chapter 2171 Ways to Express Gratitude and Express Love
That was the sound of metal hitting cement.
In the dark underground pipelines, travelers are moving forward cautiously in search of supplies.
In the ruined city, the gray snow has not stopped, and the coldness has already invaded the huge underground space under the city.
They were moving along a track at this time - Mr. Katz, as the armored man, was at the front, exploring the path.
Remia followed [Z]... Her hands were holding a long sword tightly at this time.
This sword was found in a shop that looked like a handicraft shop after she and her companions fell into the black mud and arrived in this terrible city... In fact, it had never been sharpened, but it was strong enough.
"[Z], have you met any other humans after traveling for so long?"
This question is what Remia has always wanted to ask... maybe because she is about to step into an unknown and dangerous place. If she doesn't ask some questions, she may not have the chance.
"Yes, quite a lot." [Z] smiled and replied.
"Then where are they now?" Remia couldn't help asking quickly... Those humans may be other people in the Saint Maiden Ceremony venue!
"They all live underground." [Z] thought for a while and said: "Inside the tomb."
"..." Remia was stunned for a moment and said angrily: "That kind of thing is called a corpse!"
"Well, Taromaru said the same thing." [Z] nodded: "It's a human being who turned into a corpse."
Remia couldn't help but let out a breath, how should she put it... After getting along for a period of time, she found that Mr. [Z] had many concepts that were completely different from hers.
"Look, the space here has become larger." came the voice of Kaz, the armored man exploring the road ahead.
A group of travelers hurriedly walked forward. At this time, Kaz was already holding an old oil lamp and standing in front of it - it was indeed a quite spacious space.
"This place is much more spacious than the place we used to hide in."
"This seems to be called a station... Look, there are stairs here."
They even found a train with a rusted outer shell... Remia curiously approached the train and reached out to wipe the dust on the train window glass.
In an instant, a withered human face appeared in front of Remia. Remia was immediately frightened, backed away repeatedly, and finally knocked herself into [Z]’s arms.
【Z】Pressed Remia’s shoulders with both hands, “There are humans inside too.”
"...Yes, it's a corpse!" Remia said with lingering fear.
"It's well preserved inside, you should be able to find something."
However, he saw that [Z] had no intention of refuting. Instead, he held an oil lamp and walked to the door of a carriage, trying to open the door of the train carriage.
Perhaps because of the corrosion, the door of the carriage did not actually open... When it was pushed open, it even made a harsh friction sound.
"I found a treasure!" Kaz, the armored man, shouted in surprise.
But due to its size, it couldn't get into the train at all - the same goes for Taromaru. Even if such a huge toad squeezed in, it would probably be stuck and unable to move.
Only [Z], Mr. [Sunny], and the little blue bird could enter - and of course Remia, who hesitated for a while before finally following in.
When entering, Remia tentatively pulled the train door and found that it could not be pulled back. It was completely rusted and stuck...but [Z] pushed it open easily.
What a strength!
They must have discovered similar trains before... After entering, Remia looked at [Z] and skillfully opened the lockers where the luggage was placed in the train, searching for useful supplies.
Remia walked cautiously in the carriage.
Probably because the train is almost a completely enclosed space, although there are mummies everywhere, there are no traces of damage...the corpses are all well preserved.
In other words, at least the inside of this train has not been attacked by those terrible monsters outside.
"Why are these passengers sitting in their seats?" Remia couldn't help but asked curiously.
On the seats of the carriage, there were mummies one after another, men, women, old people and children, all sitting in their original positions, without even unbuttoning their seat belts!
Facing this weird and terrifying scene, the young girl should have been so frightened that she could not move.
But after coming to this dangerous world, she had even killed monsters... and worse things had happened. Although she was a little panicked at this time, it was not useless.
"Isn't this very simple!" The little blue bird landed directly on Remia's shoulder: "They were sitting when they died."
"That's right..." Remia said hesitantly: "But, don't you think it's weird? How can a person sit and wait to die?"
"If they die at the same time, then it is possible." Mr. [Qingtian] sounded like a lecturer at this time, "Remia-san, do you have any questions?"
"What on earth..." Remia said in shock at this time: "What exactly is it that makes people here... die in an instant?"
Mr. [Qingtian] thought for a while and said: "None of these corpses look injured. Some of them died sitting down. They should have died at the same time... If this can be done, they probably inhaled something fatal." ? Look, this corpse keeps grabbing his neck. Is this what it means? ”
Remia looked at the mummy that Mr. [Sunny Sky] pointed to.
The hands of the mummy completely grabbed his neck, and his mouth was even open, as if he had screamed and wailed... But I'm afraid all this happened in a short moment, otherwise there would not have been a similar struggle on the seat. traces.
"Oops!" Remia suddenly screamed, and then quickly covered her mouth and nose.
[Z] At this time, he smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, if there is poisonous gas, we should have inhaled it when we came in. There is nothing wrong now. If the poisonous gas really existed, it would have dispersed long ago. The train Although the door is closed, many places are damaged and it is not completely sealed. There is nothing useful in this section of the carriage. Let’s go to the front carriage and take a look.”
The little blue bird suddenly flew from Remia's shoulder to [Z]'s shoulder.
"Then I'll go to the car at the back and take a look. Let's split up." Mr. [Qingtian] said directly at this time: "Save time."
"Okay." [Z] agreed.
Looking before, after looking... Remia subconsciously followed [Z]'s pace - when passing a car seat, Remia suddenly stopped.
There seemed to be a family of three sitting on the seat, with parents and their children leaning on each other... When death came, they were probably just asleep, and there were no traces of pain on their faces.
Remia silently clasped her hands together, as if praying for something...but soon let go of her hands.
Praying didn't work, she had tried many times.
But...if you just pray for the deceased, even if there is no response from the saint, it is okay.
"May you rest in peace."
……
……
"What was that just now?"
In another carriage, [Z] suddenly looked at Remia with a hint of curiosity.
Remia didn't react for a moment and showed a confused look.
[Z] followed Remia’s example and made the gesture of clasping his hands together, “I’m talking about this. I’ve seen you do this action several times before. I’ve also seen some pictures before, and some people can do it too. Such an action, but I don’t know what it means.”
"This is a prayer." Remia said subconsciously: "Speak your wishes to the gods silently, praying to avoid disasters and live happily."
"God?" [Z] blinked, and then said: "Is this useful?"
"Of course..." Remia blurted out, but finally stopped. She shook her head and hesitated: "Actually, I don't know either."
Is praying really useful?
She really didn't know that when she was still in the Free City, she would believe it deeply-because every prayer would always be answered.
She is a candidate for the Holy Maiden. The power of her prayers can be so strong that she can even appear a radiance similar to the Holy Light... When people in the village see her, they all admire her very much.
But now, she could do nothing - not even her companion's hands could be warmed before his death.
She shouldn't have any doubts about her faith. But she couldn't do this now... Remia suddenly felt scared.
Maybe... this is actually a place abandoned by the saint.
In this world, apart from death, there is only death.
There may be only [Z] left alive in the whole world - she doesn't even know if [Z] can still be called human beings.
"Is this all it takes to pray?" [Z] asked again.
He is eager to learn and has always been like this, eager to learn anything new and unknown.
Remia suddenly felt irritable at this moment. She suddenly reached out and slapped [Z]'s clasped hands away.
Facing the surprised look of [Z] at this time, Remia gritted her teeth and said: "Stop praying. If you have time to pray, it is better to find supplies. This is more practical."
"Yeah." [Z] was not angry, just nodded casually, and then began to search for useful supplies in this section of the carriage.
Remia opened her mouth, feeling a little regretful about her behavior just now, but she wanted to say something at this time, but she couldn't say it... She bit her lip, and then silently searched around.
……
But things didn't go as smoothly as expected.
They had already found the end of the train and didn't find much useful things, so they could only go back.
"[Z], you don't seem disappointed at all?" Remia seemed to have found the topic, and asked curiously: "We didn't find anything here either."
[Z] said: "Most of the time we can't find anything useful on the road, we just get used to it."
"In this way..." Remia nodded, then gritted her teeth and whispered: "[Z], just now...I'm sorry just now, I shouldn't be angry with you."
"Just now?" He showed a puzzled look.
Remia hesitated: "Just...just when you want to pray, I..."
"I think you are right." [Z] shook his head, "There is nothing wrong with stopping wrong behavior in time. Since praying is useless, you stopped me, which is logically correct."
"I...can't say it's wrong behavior." Remia smiled bitterly, "I, I don't know how to explain this to you."
[Z] smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. You can tell me after you think it through."
[Z], if you go to [Free City Academy], you will definitely be very popular, right?
Remia suddenly had this thought in her mind.
Thinking about it, she quickly took out something from her arms - a book that looked completely yellowed.
"This is?"
"Just now, I found it on that family's seat." Remia said with some anxiety: "I see that you usually like reading, so I thought about taking it down."
[Z] took the book from Remia's hands with some joy, opened it and looked at it a few times, "Little Prince? It's like a fairy tale book, and it also has illustrations. I like this structure, Thank you, Remia.”
"No, you're welcome...ah!"
she exclaimed softly.
What just happened?
Remia's breathing suddenly became rapid!
Just now [Z] reached out to push the hair away from his forehead, and then... then kissed his forehead!
The temperature on his cheeks was rising at a terrifying speed - it even reached the base of his ears.
"You, you, you...you, do whatever you do!"
"Express my gratitude." [Z] said calmly: "I read some books before and said that kissing is an act of expressing gratitude."
Okay... It seems that there is such a saying, but, but something feels wrong.
Remia was speechless for a moment, but the feeling that lingered on her forehead...
[Z] thought for a while and said: "The book says that kissing has many other meanings, such as greetings, respect, and love. Remia, if you are free, can you accompany me? Do you understand? I have always wanted to know why kissing someone’s lips represents love.”
Saying that, [Z] stretched out his hand and gently touched Remia's lips with his fingertips.
The girl suddenly trembled, her mind went blank.
"I don't want it!!"
Suddenly, as if instinctively frightened, she pushed [Z] away.
After pushing [Z] away, the girl lowered her head and hurriedly ran towards the exit of the car as if running away.
[Z] leaned on a seat and blinked, and saw the little blue bird squatting on the back of the seat in front of him, looking at him, "Shall I try it with you?"
[Z] thought about it very seriously, and then shook his head: "I feel like I will be pecked by you, so I don't want to."
……
"I found some cans here. I don't know if they are still edible. Did you find anything... Remia?"
[Sunny], who came back from the second half of the journey, walked to the exit carriage and saw Remia standing alone in front of the door, motionless.
Remia heard the sound, turned around, looked at Mr. [Sunny], and said hesitantly: "Kaz and Taromaru, it seems... missing."
Outside the train - at least within the area that could be seen with the naked eye, there was no trace of the armored men Kaz and Gamataromaru at this time. (End of chapter)