Volume 2 Rashomon of Yomi Hirasaka Chapter 19: The Other Shore
"Do you still have your own mind? Yes, not bad."
The voice coming from the stone pendant spoke indifferently, showing neither surprise nor disappointment about the situation.
But for some reason, listening to the peaceful voice of this nightmare, the dancing and light and shadow of the witches and gods outside disappeared like bubbles. The girl even wondered why she was so obedient to follow other people's ideas just now.
Hadn't she been prepared? She had personally arranged the scene, framed countless things, and was ready to take her sister back from the hands of the Lord of the Underworld. Why did she become less resolute because of this strange ritual and action? Was it because of some special reason, or was it because her emotions were not as firm as she imagined?
Before the girl could think too much, Li Lin's cold voice came out from the pendant again.
'It's just a ritual performed by a group of people using smoke and religious music. It's surprisingly easy to change a person's spirit. Just like collective honor, belonging, self-esteem and self-love, a little hypnosis can do it.'
'Yes, is that so?'
'Okay, stop looking around and do what I say.'
'Okay, okay.'
'You look toward the platform.'
"……?"
elder sister?
Following Li Lin's instructions, the girl turned around subconsciously and saw the figure in a dress on the podium at a glance.
Looking at the figure in a dress who came as promised, the girl subconsciously smiled under her veil.
However, in the next moment, the smile froze on his face.
"Bang!"
A crisp gunshot rang out through the night sky.
Under the gazes of disbelief, the figure in the samesex wedding dress was hit by a hammer on the platform, and a stream of blood spurted out from the back of his head.
The butterflies were awakened by the gunshots, and countless blue butterflies danced in the sky. The strange music full of religious significance suddenly stopped. Everyone looked at the gorgeous figure with a pierced skull on the platform with shock on their faces.
Watching the figure staggering like a flower and butterfly falling from the high platform and gradually falling into the water, the picture in his mind overlapped and intertwined rapidly. His sister's voice and smile during daily interactions, her familiar manners, her love without any falsehood and her hard work, appeared in his mind one by one.
Today, He finally discovered what the emptiness and uneasiness in his heart were.
Why, why am I so sure that the voice calling me is my real sister, and the one in front of me is fake?
"No……"
Looking at the limp body and the white figure sliding down the stage, He's pupils gradually dilated.
"don't want……"
Looking at the figure falling from the sky and gradually landing on the lake, He's lips gradually cracked.
“No, no! No!!! Sister——!!!”
Facing the figure that was about to slide off the platform and fall directly into the water, he grabbed his cheek in disbelief and let out a shrill and painful howl.
"Stop! Stop it now!!! Stop hitting me! No! She's my sister! Li Lin, stop it now!!!! No!!!"
“Is this also part of the sacrifice?”
"Shouldn't it be?"
"What's going on?"
People who were shocked by this sudden incident began to whisper to each other, and the commotion made it even more difficult to identify.
He looked around desperately, hoping to see the familiar figure of that person in the crowd. But how could he find a person who was hiding deliberately in such a scene? So He soon heard the desperate obituary from the stone pendant.
"That's not your sister, Kazu."
You said it yourself.
An emotionless voice rang out from the stone pendant, and a series of crisp gunshots came from the other side of the lake.
The white figure sliding down in the air seemed to be smashed in half by an invisible giant hammer. Bright red blood splattered everywhere, completely dyeing the figure a beautiful bright red.
“——!”
Seeing the figure stained with , the girl felt something deep in her heart was shattered.
It was as if all the sealed emotions returned, a huge sadness and despair instantly filled all the girl's nerves, and tears overflowed like a lake bursting its dam.
I have to save my sister.
Her body seemed to have lost control. Ignoring the screams and shouts of others, the girl tore off her veil and clothes, and ran to the edge of the flower boat in two or three steps. She stared at the figure falling from the sky, bit her lip, and prepared to jump into the lake.
Seeing He who was about to jump into the water to save his sister with a look of despair, Li Lin who was hiding in the crowd suddenly widened his smile.
"Right now...Sallys!"
It's too late.
The moment the falling figure touched the water, ripples appeared in the world.
The girl's spirit of pain and despair called out to a certain existence on the other side of the space. An indescribable wave enveloped the entire lake surface, then confused it, and then shattered it into countless spots of light. Countless light jades flew and scattered in the sky, and then turned into red butterflies that covered the entire lake.
It was like a manifestation of some kind of fantasy. The thick fog over the entire lake suddenly spread out. The spectators who were watching around didn't even have time to scream before the surging fog completely submerged them in a cloud of white smoke. Along with the girl's hoarse cries, waves of children's laughter also came out strangely from behind everyone.
"What is this? Where is this? Sister, sister, where are you! Sister..."
“Hehehe…”
“No…no…sister, where are you…I was wrong…no…no…no…”
"Hahaha……"
The sounds of crying and laughing mixed together, sending a chill down everyone's spine.
And what rang out along with it was not only the sound of the girls crying and laughing, but also the clear sound of water, a slow and heavy roar, a firm and tough gentle sound, and a short and aggressive roar.
Just like the game of staring at someone that children often play, a chill gradually spread from the coccyx to the brain, making every hair stand on end. As the girl cried inconsolably, everyone subconsciously held their breath, looking at the thick fog that would not dissipate, listening to the sound of rushing water, and some inexplicable enlightenment came to their hearts.
We have arrived at the Sanzu River.
And in the next moment of this consciousness, it was as if a warrior tore open the curtain, and all the fog disappeared in an instant, revealing everything behind it to the world.
