【Sremiku】The Gate of Light

Chapter 1 1

As before, Sorey and Micurio always encountered embarrassing things when they were boarding hotels and eating out.For example, you can only live in an affordable single room, for example, there is only one person's tableware on the table when eating, and so on.Micurio repeatedly repeated that it doesn't matter if he doesn't eat, after all, for the Celestial Clan, food is really just a pure taste enjoyment. "Even if we don't eat, we won't be hungry or starve to death. No matter how much we eat, we won't get fat. To put it bluntly, it's a waste of food." No matter how he lobbied, Shi Lei always agreed, and he semi-forced Miku Leo pulled to the corner seat, not forgetting to pick up a dish on the way.

"It's boring to eat by yourself." Sorey said vaguely with his mouth full of food.

Micurio frowned and looked at the table full of food, and couldn't help complaining: "But you ordered too much, do you want to support yourself?" However, when he picked up the spoon to scoop up the food and brought it to his mouth But he didn't swallow it for a long time. Micurio couldn't remember how long he hadn't really eaten. The smell of spices stimulated his sense of smell. He stuck out his tongue and put the food back in place.

"It's okay, I haven't eaten for hundreds of years, what is this!" He swallowed a piece of hot potato whole, Micurio sighed and put the ice water in front of Sorey who was coughing violently: "Slow down!" Order, no one will grab you." Shi Lei nodded, took two sips of water to catch his breath.There were pitifully few people in the restaurant before meal time, and the waitresses passing by occasionally gave Shi Lei a sympathetic look at Shi Lei who was muttering to himself in the corner.

"After such a long time, the taste of special dishes has changed, and compared with before, is there more meat?"

"Humans began to implement a new poultry farming policy 200 years ago, and it is more efficient than before." After barely eating a few mouthfuls of stew in the bowl, Micurio only felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach, and now he had to Keep drinking water for yourself.

"The style of the building is also different, and the daily necessities have also changed to some extent."

"That's right, don't underestimate the power of the times. Then you ask the question, why are you staring at me?" After noticing the warm gaze from the other side, Micurio put down his water glass and waited for the other party to continue, but unexpectedly, Sorey also closed his mouth. The mouth is silent, time and words are frozen in the throat and tongue.He heard people at other tables talking about the weather and the past season's harvest.

"Ah no, it's just that I was a little overjoyed after seeing Micurio, and I'm a little tired now..." Shi Lei rubbed his eyes, yawned deliberately, and said seriously: "Don't you think that we spent a lot of time at the ruins?" How long, sleeping for centuries has made my back ache and I have to hold some crybaby all the time, it's hard work."

"Who is a crybaby! And it's not that you have to live in the town because you have too many things to do. You have to make do in the ruins for a night according to my opinion."

Shi Lei blinked while laughing, and said, "I don't know who is the one who can't get up no matter how much he screams in the morning and keeps talking in his sleep."

On this point, Micurio really can’t refute it. It stands to reason that the Celestial Clan does not need a long sleep to rest and adjust. In his memory, he lost consciousness after closing his eyes for the second time. When he woke up again It's already afternoon.

"Speaking of which, your hair itches when it brushes my face. I didn't even know that Micurio was also interested in growing long hair."

The long-haired Celestial Clan squeezed the water-blue hair tail: "It's not that I'm interested. It's very troublesome to cut your own hair. The first time I tried it, the cut was crooked. It's better to keep it long. Is it a hindrance?"

"It's not in the way! It's soft and feels good to the touch!" After saying that, Shi Lei put his finger under his nose a little embarrassedly: "And it's very good-looking, it's better to say it suits you." Probably aware of the embarrassment of the atmosphere, Shi Lei Lei hurriedly continued to grill the rice, the sound of metal clashing and rubbing temporarily covered the silence on both sides of the dining table.

"Sore, where's your cloak?" Micurio, impatient, broke the silence first.

"Ah, didn't you get dirty yesterday? Just put it away temporarily." He pointed to his chest and raised Micurio's attention: "And it's a bit too hot to wear that this season." Anxious, tiny beads of sweat appeared on Sorey's forehead in just a while, and he didn't notice it while he was concentrating on eating, so Micurio had to stretch out his hand to help him wipe off the water droplets that were about to slide down.

"What are you going to do?" Micurio picked up the water glass again and took a sip without taking a sip. The guests sitting next to him cast strange glances at the table, and neither of them took it seriously. "I'm talking about the future. You see, you've woken up and completed your mentor's mission. You might even be reincarnated as a Celestial Clan at some point. Although the mainland can't be said to be completely peaceful now, it's still safe and sound. There's nothing for us to worry about. You should know that I'm not a companion now, I'm just a wandering celestial clan." He originally planned to speak slowly, but somehow he said everything. "I don't have any special goals, it's mainly about you. Didn't you always talk about visiting the ruins before? What about now? What do you think?" He spoke quickly and repeatedly, even twice as fast as before.Micurio hadn't said so many words in many years, and his heart beat fast when he said the last sentence.

Shi Lei put down the empty dinner plate and spoon, his eyes flickered, and he lowered his head to stare at the checked pattern on the tablecloth.The restaurant became lively, and groups of people poured into the small tavern in the countryside. After a while, the sound of persuasion and conversation drowned out their voices.The back of Sorey's hand was warm, because Micurio stretched out his hand from the opposite side to hold him.

"I don't know." Sorey's voice came from the other side of the table, carrying the same warm temperature. "have not thought."

He paused, as if he made his voice again after a century. "But, I must be with you." He said so firmly, without any hesitation, as if it was a matter of course.

When they left the tavern, the sunset was almost gone, and the sunset glow could be seen over the nameless town, burning like a fire, ruling over half a block they saw, a bungalow, and three or two aunts chatting.Sorey held Micurio's hand, fixed him to his side with moderate force, and when he came under a banyan tree, he stopped suddenly.

"Micurio, what have I missed all these years?" No one was around, not even wild birds.

He didn't spend much time thinking about it, he just lowered his head and didn't want to look directly into Shi Lei's eyes, and there was a strong and indelible sadness in his tone, "...a lot."

Sorey watched the sunset slowly sinking down, and the warm red color fell on his hand. After he came out of the tavern, he never let go of Micurio's hand.Micurio wanted to shake it off several times before, but Sorey held it tightly.Out of nowhere, a puppy popped out, sticking out its tongue and staring in Micurio's direction, making him a little hairy.

"I want to try my best to make up for the regrets of the past few hundred years. The first step is to learn history or something. Ah, I have to learn modern language by the way. I feel tired talking to others after waking up. You have to guide me well I am Teacher Micurio." Against the backdrop of the sunset, Sorey's smile appeared a little thin and unnatural, and his voice was as low as that of early summer's Mulei.

"Okay, it's not too far from here to Red Lake, and we'll leave when we get up tomorrow." He firmly held Solei's hand, his fingertips were thick with calluses.

Sorey pursed his lower lip, and Micurio knew that that gesture was a sad expression before, but now the young man transformed this gesture into a big smile.If he heard it right, Sorey's words were slightly apologetic: "I'm sorry, Micurio, I have to take care of you after so long."

In response, Micurio gave him a big warm hug.

As a result, they left the town without waiting until the next day.As he was walking, Micurio looked back and saw a star hanging on the left side of the moon, but this was neither the beginning nor the end, but just a meaningless star blinking his eyes waiting for the two adventurers to write a new story. chapter.Excited like children who have just received a new present, they walked up the night road to Red Lake.On the way, Shi Lei heard the exhausted cry of the cricket, and he squatted on the ground curiously, trying to find the figure of the insect. Micurio told him that this might be the last group of crickets this year, because autumn will come soon , so this is probably the last rare song of insects before autumn. "That must be cherished." So Lei said, he squatted on the side of the road and pushed through the grass to find the source of the sound, when a drop of dew fell from the treetops and happened to fall on his face.

The restless chirping of cicadas and large pieces of emerald-like lake water dotted the night road, and the heat waves that swept through the large expanse of rich green scrambled into the collars of the two, causing the temperature of the skin to rise sharply.In order to chat, Sorey deliberately slowed down his pace. He held Micurio's hand, and playfully jumped on tiptoe on the stones scattered on the road.

"It is said that Micurio has grown taller, although it is only a little bit." He tiptoed up to Micurio and gestured twice: "But as long as I stand on tiptoe, there is no difference in height from before. Eh Has your figure changed too? It seems to be a little stronger." While talking, he didn't forget to touch Micurio's chest and waist with his hands, and made a couple of comments by the way. "The waist is still as thin as before, Micurio, you are absolutely malnourished."

Micurio, who is particularly sensitive to height, blushed and raised his voice in defense. "I've grown a few centimeters anyway. Who would maintain my previous figure? Besides, there's no such thing as malnutrition among the Celestial Clan!" He pinched Shi Lei's restless palm with two fingers, and deliberately stood on tiptoe. At the beginning, he was at eye level with him, and there was a little disgust and dissatisfaction in his tone: "Besides, your fluffy curly hair is also deceitful, and you don't look so tall when you squash it."

"Isn't your ponytail the same? Wait, you don't grow long hair just to look tall, do you?"

"No, no, I have indeed grown a lot taller!"

"Let's let the hair down let's compare, let it down!" So Lei put his arm around Micurio's body, and stretched his other hand behind his back to search for the hair tie that fixed the hair in Micurio's hair. .

"What are you doing, idiot! Don't make trouble, I..." Before he finished his sentence, his silver-white hair flew away under the night sky, and his long hair shining with moonlight was like a waterfall pouring down from a mountain stream.He obviously did something bad, but Sorey pinched Mikulio's hair rope as if showing off his great achievements, and proudly stretched out his arms to the longest so that the hairband in his hand was hanging in the air, hurting Mikulio Leo couldn't get it even if he wanted to.

Looking at his embarrassed companion, Shi Lei couldn't help laughing: "Look at it, it's obvious that I'm taller, isn't it?"

"It's such a small gap, what a good show, I will still grow taller!"

"Then neither do I."

"Give it back to me. Such long hair is very troublesome to take care of."

"Let me comb it for you, and I'll return it to you." His tone was so righteous that Micurio couldn't say no. His long hair wrapped around his neck made him sweat, and he finally had to compromise obediently.

He seemed to be sitting in a piece of unripe cheese, the soil was too soft and the grass was too lush, which made Micurio feel tired after sitting down, and didn't want to move again.Just as he was enjoying the comfortable touch of the soil, Sorey was struggling with his hair behind him. He obviously hadn't dealt with long hair before, and he clumsily grabbed two handfuls of hair and tried to pull them together, but every time there were a few strands of hair that were unsettled. Obedient words slipped from between his fingers.Micurio tried his best not to laugh out loud, and as a result, his ears turned red.

"Need help?" he asked.

"No, I can do it..." The hair that was tied up with great difficulty came loose again, and Sorey simply let go of his hands and started fighting again. "Why does it look so curly but actually so smooth! It's like water and I can't catch it!"

Finally an uncontrollable smile crept out from the corner of his mouth, Mikulio chuckled a few times, cleared his throat, and solemnly said: "It's clear that you are stupid and still refuse to admit it." Straightened his back Let Sorey play with his long hair freely.The grass was as soft as a velvet blanket, and Micurio felt a little sleepy for a long time, and the gentle touch of Solei stroking his hair made him want to close his eyes and fall asleep like this.

"Sore, let me ask you, how did you find me?"

"Oh, Maotras pointed it out to me, and he sent me to a place not far from you on purpose." He finally managed to hold every hair in his hand: "However, the earth has changed in hundreds of years. Some of the terrain has changed, but it really made it easier for me to find it. After sleeping for so long, I was so hungry that I almost couldn’t hold it. I almost fainted from hunger a few times in the middle! But I thought you were waiting not far away. Then I got my spirits up."

"Then you've been following me?"

"Sure enough, you noticed it," he said as he clumsily tied his hair rope in a knot, "I can't help it. I've been thinking about how to make my meeting with you more dramatic, but in the end your bad luck is still the same as always. , if I hadn’t held you from behind, the consequences would have been unimaginable, tsk tsk.” Seeing the fruits of his labor, Shi Lei exclaimed complacently, “Look at this, it’s done!”

Micurio tossed the long braid, but found that there was no sign of unraveling. "I'll give you a passing grade when you braid your hair for the first time."

"You're the only one who has a lot to do." After stretching, Solei put his arms on Micurio's shoulders, seeing that he didn't move, he boldly put his arms around his shoulders and embraced him in his arms. "Now that I think about it, it would be really stupid. Obviously, just seeing you is enough, but it turned out that I put you in danger because I delayed it for so long."

The back was warm in Sorey's arms, and the comfortable temperature made Micurio slowly close his eyes. "It's really hard work for you."

"It's nothing for you." He pressed his cheek against Micurio's ear, and said warmly, "And this journey really made me realize that I am too far behind the times, and the terrain is different. Having said that, when I asked the villagers for directions, I found many words that I had never heard of.”

"Yeah, the language we spoke in the time when we were born is also an ancient language to some extent compared to now."

"It's kind of scary that nearly a thousand years have passed since you closed your eyes and then opened them again." Sorey sighed, and buried his face in Mikulio's hair.

"If you get angry about this, you won't be able to survive in this world in the future."

Micurio stood up first, his shoes sank into the soft soil, and every step took too much energy.Shi Lei trotted to catch up with Micurio's back, the moist night wind was blowing his skirt, a late magpie chirping and just flew over his head, the moonstone was silvery white, shining on his waist The ceremonial sword in the room was shrouded in a hazy soft light.

They said this at one time or another, basically Sorey was asking and Micurio was in charge of answering.They talked about the current state of Chudi, and Micurio told him that someone replaced the old man and protected Chudi well, and several new Celestial Clans joined this big family; Shi Lei asked him about Lila and the others , he shrugged and said he hadn't seen it for decades.They chatted about the weather, about food, and even about the popular mobility bicycles.There was no more topic, and Micurio would still hum a few songs that Sorey hadn't heard before. On the silent mountain road, there was nothing but the moon hanging in the sky, and even the stars had disappeared behind the dark blue curtain.

He told him everything except himself, how he traveled all over the world by himself.Whenever this topic came up, Micurio closed his mouth tightly like a scallop on the seabed and remained silent.This action left Shi Lei with infinite reverie, and he began to make bold and unrestrained guesses about Micurio's experience: as a wandering celestial clan, he suppressed the evil dragon alone, saved the common people with the sky sound technique with water, and finally Because of his strength, he had to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests. Unwilling to be lonely, he was born again and began his chivalrous journey of punishing evil and promoting good.

Other than smiling, Micurio didn't comment on Sorey's extravagant guesses until Red Lake's gate.Facing Sorey's questioning, he only replied lightly that he would tell you later when he had a chance, but in the end Sorey still had no understanding of what Micurio had done for hundreds of years.But he didn't give up, knowing that everyone would love to talk about those gorgeously decorated stories and imaginations that have nothing to do with him, just like the strawberries on the cake and the honey biscuits on the table, they can always arouse people's interest.

When they arrived at the city gate, white light was already glowing at the end of the horizon.Sorey's footsteps had already started to become limp and weak, and Micurio heard his faint cheers after seeing the blue flag fluttering on the top of the city wall.The soldiers guarding the gate of the city didn't seem much more awake than Shi Lei. When the two of them crossed the bridge, his eyes were still glazed over. Shi Lei went up to say hello but got no response.

Micurio sighed: "I guess I'm too tired from staying up all night standing guard, so let's go directly." Sorey held Micurio's hand extended to him, and after a little effort, Sorey, who was exhausted, was half-dragged dragged into the city.In the early morning, the sweet fragrance of roses permeated along the mottled shadows and stained Micurio's hair.At the moment, the silent street is lying here like a sleeping lion covered with a light golden cloak. A few small shops have opened in advance, and the scattered dim lights are like light white mist.

"But it's not that easy to find a place to rest at this time, Solei, what should we do now?" After speaking, Micurio stood in place and waited for Solei's answer. After waiting for a long time, there was still silence. He felt that the other hand in his hand became soft and weak, as if it would slip away at any time.He was about to turn around when there was a loud bang a few seconds earlier than him.

Without thinking, Micurio knelt on the ground and shook Sorey's shoulder vigorously. "Srey, Hey Sorey!" He called out his companion's name loudly, but the only response was the morning wind blowing through the branches of the tree.

Sorey himself didn't know what happened, he just felt the bones creaking and twisting in his body, his mind was like a bee buzzing non-stop, he wanted to get rid of this annoying noise, but his body couldn't He obeyed, as if a sharp knife had cut off his muscles and cartilage.The pain lasted only a second, and soon he lost consciousness all over his body.

He couldn't hear Micurio's call, he just wanted to close his eyes.