Life As Aozaki Orange

subsequently.

Blood flowers bloom on the hard concrete floor.

died.

At such a height, no one can survive, let alone an old woman, and it is even less likely to survive.

Even if he is sent to the hospital for rescue now, it is impossible to come back.

"...What the hell is this...?"

Kamijou Touma's pupils constricted suddenly, and the chill flowed through the blood vessels throughout his body, freezing him in place, and it took him a while to recover.

Understood.

The source of this instability, in fact, is people's sense of gap from dreams back to cruel reality, just like a rich man who lost all his wealth and couldn't bear to choose to commit suicide.

This sense of hopeless psychological gap... is worldwide.

And that means.

"It's... quite normal, boy."

From behind, came an old man's tired voice.

Kamijou Touma turned his head immediately, and saw a well-dressed, gray-haired old man walking over gracefully. He was slowly smoking a cigar, and exhaled a long puff of smoke.

"If you have never experienced happiness in your life, then maybe... you can live in a daze until you die, spending your life like a slave, but if someone has been in contact with happiness... you can no longer bear this terrible world, and give birth to escape. The idea of ​​a bad world."

The old man walked up to Kamijou Touma and looked at the old woman who died under the opposite building.

"Next, young man... you may experience a very special moment in your life, watching countless people jumping from tall buildings, like falling raindrops... dyeing the world red."

After the words fell, the old man climbed over the wall and stood on the edge. He was about to jump off the tall building with his arms outstretched. There was no trace of fear in his appearance, but an unprecedented sense of ease.

It can even be said that there is a feeling of... can't wait.

"Wait...please wait a moment." Kamijou Touma instinctively reached out and grabbed the old man's back collar, "Grandpa, do you want to jump down the stairs too?!"

"Isn't it obvious?" The old man didn't care, and replied in a kind voice, "I'm committing suicide, boy, but I committed suicide by your side...I'm really sorry."

"Suicide...why?!"

Kamijou Touma clutched the old man's back collar tightly, and asked a stupid question. Didn't he already know the answer? The old man felt disappointed in reality.

That's why I came here...to end my life.

"Think about your children. If you know that you are dead, you will be very sad. There must be a place for you in this world."

He tried to pull back the old man who wanted to die.

However.

"The children... died thirty years ago." The old man said in a calm voice, as if mocking himself, "And, it was just a meeting, on the day my wife died of dystocia... I met once."

"..."

Kamijou Touma remained silent, and the strength of his grip became tighter. He felt that the old man was calm in his heart and had no memory of his life at all. He really wanted to end his life.

However, he still did not intend to give up the old man's life.

"The world in my dream is very beautiful. I went back to thirty years ago. My wife gave birth to a child smoothly, and my daughter grew up smoothly. Although life...is a bit bitter, but as long as there is a family by my side, I am very satisfied. .”

The old man closed his eyes, tears streaming down his face.

"My daughter gradually grew up, and then she was tricked into marrying someone by... a bastard. My lover and I grew old together, and my daughter would often come back to visit us two old guys. Later, after some years, I brought Come to visit us with the two little guys."

"It would be great if I could... go on like this until I die of old age."

"..."

Kamijou Touma quietly listened to the deep happiness contained in the old man's words, as well as the deep-rooted despair. His hand holding the old man's back collar... actually loosened a little.

However, soon...but he gripped the old man's back collar even harder.

Afterwards, he wanted to continue to persuade the old man to give up the idea of ​​committing suicide, but he couldn't think of any persuasive words.

I could only... grab the old man's back collar even harder.

"Ah...it's suddenly much easier to say it." The old man's tone became much more relaxed, and then he turned his head and smiled at Kamijou Touma, "Even the idea of ​​suicide... I let go, and negative emotions really can't be piled up in my heart."

"Didn't you kill yourself?"

Kamijou Touma was a little skeptical.

"I won't commit suicide anymore." The old man nodded affirmatively, and heaved a long sigh of relief, "Actually, very few people in this world are willing to die. If someone persuades you a little... everything will be fine."

After saying that, he climbed the mountain guardrail again by himself... leaving the edge of the tall building.

Kamijou Touma breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, even he couldn't think of how to persuade the old man, but since the old man gave up the idea of ​​suicide, naturally it would be best.

"Thank you boy, I don't want to die for the time being." The old man patted Kamijou Touma on the shoulder, "I still have to go for some physical examinations, see you later."

After the words fell, the old man simply left the balcony on the top floor.

"...Well, don't commit suicide again."

Kamijou Touma waved at the leaving old man, then glanced at the old woman's body under the opposite building, and then quickly left the hospital roof.

He wants to... save as many desperate people as possible.

After a while.

"Is this... world a hell?"

Kamijou Touma stepped up and walked on the road, and at every distance, a corpse would be found, all of which jumped from high buildings, splashing blood and staining the road red.

He kept running and saw more and more corpses.

Then, he stopped in front of the corpse of an old man.

It was the old man on the top floor of the hospital who smiled at him and said that he would not commit suicide again, but now he turned into a cold corpse and appeared in front of his eyes.

There is no breath of life.

"Bastard ah ah ah ah!!!"

Cries of anger echoed in the city, and then... Kamijou Touma continued to run, even if it was just to save one person, he wanted to save as many lives as possible.

However, no matter how determined you are.

Can't change a thing.

That is, today is... the day with the highest number of human suicides, corpses paved the road, blood stained the ground, and despair shrouded every corner.

Wake people up from their dreams.

Is it really right...

Chapter 616: The Sixth Calamity

Hospital.

"..."

Lying on the white hospital bed, Youfang Zhihuo glanced at Kamijou Touma who came to visit him, and found that Kamijou Touma looked haggard and depressed, as if he had experienced some major blow.

"Why, that look of despair?"

He turned his head and looked out the window, his voice flat.

"Even I, who once considered himself the savior of the world, can't save everyone. You are just an ordinary high school student. It's not bad to be able to... save people with 'goodwill'."

It's not a lie, he once arrogantly thought that he was the savior, and he really planned to take action to save the world.

However, after going through... Ivy's series of blows.

One thing is clear, that is, he is actually just a human being with limits, although the power of the 'divine right' seems to be invincible.

But, still... there are many things that can't be done.

"Ah... I know." Kamijou Touma squeezed out a forced smile, raised his hand and scratched his head, "However, going through that kind of thing...it's hard for anyone to accept so quickly."

In fact, he knew very well that he had no way to save everyone, and he tried his best to save only one girl.

In the end, as an ordinary high school student, he could only choose to do that.

"...Hey, you talked to that woman Ivy, right?" Youfang Zhihuo glanced at it, and changed the subject as if nothing had happened, "Who do you think that woman is? Judging from the current perspective."

"..."

Kamijou Touma fell silent, clenched his right hand subconsciously, recalling the scene when he met Ivy-senpai at that time, at that time he just thought that Ivy-senpai was a mature and gentle senior, although she had a very mysterious power... But also a good person.

"That question... doesn't make sense now."

After a while, he gave such an answer.

No matter how he evaluates Senior Ivy now, there is nothing anyone can do about committing such a serious crime. He firmly says that Senior Ivy is a good person.

Rather, it's normal to think of Ivy-senpai as a heinous person.

"It doesn't make sense?" Youfang Zhihuo was taken aback for a moment, then closed his eyes, "Hey, let me tell you something interesting."

"……What's up?"

Kamijou Touma asked subconsciously.

"My lord, think back to the process of fighting with that woman Ivy." The voice of Youfang Zhihuo contained some inexplicable emotions, "I found that the power of my lord who really hurt me is actually my third hand punishing myself. The more power that Ivy woman uses, the heavier the self-punishment."

"What does it mean?"

Kamijou Touma was a little puzzled.

"My lord's holy right is... the power from the Christian religion. If there is anything that can, the holy right punishes me, the master." The fire on the right lowered his voice, "That is the legendary God , that is to say, the Ten Plagues... are really the judgment of 'God'."

"...that... I already knew." Kamijou Touma replied unexpectedly calmly, raised his hand and scratched his cheek, "If it wasn't for God... there would be no way to make such a big commotion, right?"

In fact, there is a lot of talk about "Senior Ivy" being God. You can find a lot of discussions on the Internet with a little search, and many people are really praying to Sister Ivy.

Hope to be resurrected and go to heaven after the ten plagues.

"...tsk."

Youfang Zhihuo clicked his tongue in displeasure, then looked at Kamijou Touma maliciously, and said, "The next ten disasters will definitely become more and more dangerous. I want to ask you to pick up something to increase your strength."

"Oh... Borrow something?"

Kamijou Touma has a bad feeling.

"Ah, can you chop off your right hand and use it for this uncle?" Youfang Zhihuo smiled maliciously, "The power exerted by my holy right is still a bit unstable."

"No, I don't want it!" Kamijou Touma shook his head vigorously, and complained loudly, "Who would chop off his right hand and lend it to others!!!"

"Tsk... so stingy~" Youfangzhihuo said in a low voice, and immediately waved his hands unhappily, "My uncle is going to rest, don't stay here to disturb me."

"Then I'm leaving."

Kamijou Touma smiled, and stood up and left without caring. As for what Zhifang Zhihuo said, asking him to chop off his right hand to borrow it, it was just a joke.

However, just a few steps after he started.

"Hey, I really want to chop off your right hand!" You Fangzhihuo's voice sounded serious, "If you go back to the past and face me, don't hold on to the relaxed attitude you have now, otherwise, your The right hand...will really be chopped off by my uncle."

"Ah... Got it." Kamijou Touma turned his back, and waved his hands indifferently, "It's impossible to go back to the past anyway, I know... now you are my friend."

After the words fell, he disappeared outside the door.

"..."

Right Side Zhihuo let out a long sigh, and closed the curtain again to recuperate. If he had... already chopped off Kamijou Touma's right hand.

However, there is no such plan at all now.

at the same time.

At about the deepest point.

The monster with seven heads and ten horns slowly opened its tyrannical eyes. Although it was still full of destructive wildness, it also added a ray of rationality.

It was as if this mindless monster possessed intelligence.

"The sixth...shock begins!"

The monster uttered words incomprehensible to humans, and then closed its eyes again, and the incomprehensible power spread and swept across, triggering a disaster that may be born in the future of humans.

soon.