Strange Cards

Chapter 397 This is what friends are all about

Shi Yu nodded, and just as she was about to get up and leave, Gu Nian threw a script in front of her.

"Look, this is your script soon."

"You only need to retrieve those few strange cards; you don't need to, and you shouldn't, interfere."

Shi Yu looked at the script, a faint crimson glint in her eyes.

Shi Yu grabbed Gu Nian by the collar, her scarlet eyes staring directly at him.

"You want me to just watch them die?"

"I'm sorry, child."

"This is a small scene within a larger play."

"Didn't you see it?"

Shigure suddenly fell silent, then turned into a black shadow and disappeared from the spot.

Chun looked at Gu Nian, who straightened his disheveled collar and said.

"There's nothing we can do, child."

"Before it all ends."

"Pain is like a maggot clinging to the bone, always there."

……

At night, the sun rises over the mountain.

A, who appeared at night, looked at Shigure leaning against a tree, gazing blankly towards the South China Sea, sighed, and then sat down next to Shigure.

"How can you be so heartless as to abandon your own humanity and then be unable to bear watching your companions die?"

"What's wrong with you, you brat?"

"Sacrificing yourself is acceptable, but sacrificing others is not?"

"Don't say you were with me after you leave."

A looked at Shigure, who had buried his face in his knees, and knew that this silly boy only dared to cry secretly in this situation.

After all, even including the three years in the Sea of ​​Oblivion, Shigure, who has experienced so much, is only in his early twenties.

In their early twenties, some are studying at school, while others are working and earning money.

Shigure has already shouldered the responsibility of saving the world.

A leaned against the tree that Shigure was leaning against, took out a can of beer from somewhere, opened it, and started drinking.

"If you ask me, you should start living for yourself too."

"You're all alone now."

"The little girl your sister entrusted to you is doing quite well with your eldest brother. Even if she doesn't live with them, the fortune you left her is enough for her to squander her whole life."

"Don't even mention becoming a little rich woman, she could never spend all the money she had in her lifetime, even if she used it to start a fire for warmth."

"And you're no longer the hunter, so live however you want."

"You have the power to stir up trouble in this world. Finding a secluded spot is probably not a difficult thing for you."

"If you want, you can even use the power of time to create a place that is completely isolated from the outside world."

"If you adjust the time inside to one hour inside and one hundred years outside, after you stay inside for a day, everything will be settled."

"Whether the world is destroyed or not, you still have to live for yourself."

"In your twenties, for you humans, the most exciting part of life is just beginning."

"You don't have to carry this burden, buddy."

"Think about that kid you know named Huo Yun, is he a junior or senior in college now?"

"They can all live peacefully, why can't you?"

"Just because you're a forsaken child?"

As A spoke, he looked up at the stars in the night sky.

"Your wife Bai Yu, and your girl Shi Yanlan whom you treat like both a daughter and a younger sister."

"I won't say more, but those two are definitely the ones who miss you the most."

"They'll only be at ease if you're happy. You can't expect them to keep thinking about you even after you've passed away, can you?"

"I know you want to end all this as soon as possible, but you need to slow down first."

"For example, go home for a meal and have a heart-to-heart talk with them."

Even if you're facing enemies, they still treat you like family when you're eating together.

"You can't possibly not even find the time to eat a meal, can you?"

"..."

Ignoring Shiyu's silence, A took out Shiyu's phone and said...

"It's settled then. I'll go arrange dinner for you."

"Let's get this sorted out quickly during the day tomorrow, so we can go back, have dinner, and then talk to them."

"Even if you eventually become enemies who turn against each other with swords drawn, at least you can still have a meal."

"Not as a traitor, Jie, let's go eat."

"But rather, it's Shigure's identity."

"Like a child who has been away from home for a long time, have a meal with them, have a good chat, and then continue on your own path."

People who walk the same path may share the same goals, or they may have other reasons.

"But that only proves that you are fellow travelers."

"Walking on different paths, but walking side by side."

"This is what a friend is, a true friend."

"Regardless, they know you share the same beliefs as them, and that's enough."

Even if others don't understand, as long as you understand each other, that's enough.

"That Gu Nian hasn't been home for so many years, do you want to end up like him?"

"Can't you even muster the courage to acknowledge your loved ones?"

Shi Yu remained silent for a long time before finally nodding.

At this moment, A smiled, downed the beer in his hand, and returned to Shigure's body.

……

Shanghai, the Eastern Base.

The remaining three headhunters, who had gathered together, looked at Shigure, who was walking towards them with the Sin Sword in his hand, and their vigilance increased infinitely.

Because the news Qian Miao sent was too shocking.

Shigure caught Qian Miao's strongest attack with his bare hands without using any power or even transforming, and even defeated Qian Miao with a simple physical attack that carried no power.

They all knew Qian Miao's strength. Being able to guard that desolate western region and become a Western headhunter, Qian Miao's strength was quite high among the five headhunters, at least more than one level stronger than a good-for-nothing like Kong Xiangyun.

When they first received the intelligence, Shigure was already transformed. They even managed to force Shigure to reveal his enhanced form in the underground parking lot incident.

Looking back now, it seems that was a form that was forced out of them. Shigure only used that form because he wanted to seal the cards. Using that form to fight them and creating sparks with every strike was already an understatement.

At this moment, Shigure held the Requiem for Salvation in his hand and looked at the three people in front of him coldly.

"Chief Hunter, you two headhunters, hand them over yourselves."

"I don't want to kill anyone. As long as you hand over your strange cards, I promise I'll turn around and leave."

"I swear on my soul that I will never harm any innocent person."

"Light rain..."

Kazekawa looked at Shigure. He directly used the seal on Shigure's left arm tattoo to completely suppress Shigure's Asura power.