Is the carp boat floating in the sky or the ocean? I don't know, but the moon is very big and dreamy enough.

Sanmu arranged for me to stay in a superior guest room, saying that I would wait here for Tamamo-mae. Outside this room, I could see the carp boat as soon as I looked up.

There are so many places to wander around in the Mirage Building, and I didn’t let Sanmu accompany me all the time. After coming out of Baiwenkan, I went shopping alone in the shopping street and grocery store. The monster box girl was on display in the grocery store.

They gave me a lot of weird things, but I wasn’t interested in most of them. So I went back to the Atrium Square.

Walking so aimlessly, originally I just wanted to see that figure again.

"Ah, I'm so sorry."

Someone bumped my shoulder, but my hand was held by someone. After I stood firm, I tilted my head slightly, and saw a familiar face. The gentle brows and eyes were affectionate, and the charming demonic lines clung to his white skin.

Porcelain skin.

This guy... even turned into a monster and is still so polite.

"It doesn't matter. Speaking of which, you are..."

Young Seimei, right?

But the other party looked at me, and his red eyes slightly curved: "Please don't worry, I'm just a little monster who wants to forget about his worries. Since you're fine, I'll take my leave."

The young man let go of my hand, and the residual warmth in his hand faded away. He was so relaxed and carefree, and indeed a little different from the Qingming I had seen before. It seems that this mirage really has the effect of forgetting worries.

"How was it? Did tonight's activities make you happy?" Tamamo Mae's voice came from behind me.

I looked at the card in my hand thoughtfully and looked into his golden eyes: "I'm really happy."

"Haha, your kid's ability to lie is as good as that of the God of Marriage." Tamamo-mae put down her fan and knelt down at the low table.

The God of Fate... If Xiao Yuan is still there, he must correct it again.

I smiled: "I'm telling the truth. This is a good place and I'm very happy."

only……

"Really?" Tamamo Mae poured herself a glass of wine. I don't know if she was asking me a question or simply asking herself.

"What about Tamamozen-sama?" I stopped looking at him and turned to the sky where sky lanterns had begun to appear. "Can the moment here make you forget the pain of losing your family for a while?"

I'm actually not sure if I'm qualified to ask this question. After all, I've also lost a family member.

"...No." Tamamo-mae answered me, "What about you? Your father was killed by Genji's Onmyoji, and you have served Genji for so long. You must have suffered no less than me.

"

What my father looked like has begun to blur in my mind. Only those things we experienced together are still very clear, so clear that every time I think about it, I have the urge to escape from everything now.

"That's true." I agreed, but I didn't have any emotion at all.

"Zihime." Tamamo-mae walked up to me and looked at the sky in the distance, "Pain and hatred are not the same thing. When hatred blinds the eyes, pain no longer exists."

...Am I in pain?

"Then, sir, you dressed up as a woman to sneak into the Emperor's side?"

I immediately changed the topic. Regarding this kind of thing, of course I have to learn to be like Xiao Yuan. How could I continue?

Tamamo shook his fan, then put it away, and a pen and a piece of white paper appeared in front of him.

"Who knows... Such a beautiful scenery should be painted."

When I was about to turn around and go inside to sit for a while, Tamamo Mae tilted her head and smiled at me: "The fireworks display is the most unmissable sight in this mirage tower."

A sudden sound in the air blurred my vision, followed by more fireworks. The dazzling fireworks are the best testimony of those peaceful days.

Those things are still there.

"Many things are like this firework that comes suddenly and disappears in an instant." Tamamo Mae did not stop writing the pen in his hand, "But once you see it, it will remain in your memory forever. It can be said that 'most good things are not strong.

Colorful clouds are easy to scatter and glass is broken'.1"

I looked at the sky illuminated by fireworks, and finally realized that this was the end of this journey of forgetting worries.

"My lord guest." Sanmu's voice came from outside the door, "The cat shopkeeper asked me to send something, please accept it."

Tamamo Mae also seemed to be interested, so she put away the brush and paper and walked to the door with me.

I pushed the door open and saw Sanmu holding a red plate in his hand. On the plate was a bell strung with red thread.

I was a little surprised, but I was relieved immediately. I took the bell and tied it around Sanmu's neck.

"Guest... Sir..." Sanmu's ears twitched uneasily, and his orange cat eyes looked at me with a suspicious blush on his face, "This is... this is the cat shopkeeper..."

I took back my hand and couldn't help but smile: "I know, but I want to give it to Sanmu."

Sanmu lowered his head to look at the bell, and couldn't help but feel a little carried away: "...then, thank you, my guest! When your guest comes next time, remember to bring more friends, Sanmu will definitely treat you well!"

After hesitating for a moment, I rubbed Sanmu's head vigorously: "Of course. Sanmu should also work hard and listen to the cat shopkeeper. Work hard to complete the commission, work hard, and strive to become the best cat waiter."

Sanmu nodded vigorously, and finally looked at me: "Sir, please excuse Sanmu for being rude, but... you are indeed very similar to the girl I saw. She must be the same as you now."

I was speechless for a moment, but my three eyes had already left my sight.

"Interesting. That's a kitten that values ​​love and justice." Tamamoae-sama said as he tasted a bowl of fragrant peach blossom wine. "It's almost time and it's time for us to leave. If we can't catch the boat back, we'll be lost here."

It’s paradise.”

"It would be okay if I could stay here forever..." I was a little reluctant to give up.

Tamamo-sama stood up and looked at me with a pair of golden eyes: "Zihime, do you know why this place is called a paradise?"

Why...because of the delicious food? No, there are better things to eat in Heiankyo. Is it because of the beautiful scenery? No, after all, there should be even more beautiful scenery in Chongtian Gaoyun.

"Because there is no fighting here, and all the fighting and resentment is just a game of cards." I was a little unsure, but I said it anyway.

"Haha, it's more because this is a paradise woven by memories and dreams, and the role of fate here has been greatly weakened." Mr. Tamamozen opened his mask and looked at me, "If you really want to stay here, I will

It’s not impossible. How about it? Do you want to stay here?”

here...

In a dreamlike world?

There is no fighting or hatred, and everything in my heart is filled with warmth.

There’s nothing wrong with that either…

But, is this what I live for?

If this is the case, will my brother be happy too?

"Have you thought about it? Time waits for no one." Lord Tamamoae asked me with a smile.

I stood up with support on the ground: "I don't want it. I... want to find a reason to live."

"Reason for living?" Lord Tamamoae narrowed his eyes, "This is a very novel idea."

Tamazomae-sama walked towards the railing.

"All things are alive because they are alive. Why do you want to find a reason to live?"

The sky lantern gradually disappeared in the sea-like sky, and I followed Tamamo Mae: "I don't know. However, it is precisely because I don't know that I want to look for it. Maybe one day I will find it.

I can tell you the reason."

The huge yellow carp boat stopped next to Tamamo-mae-sama. He put on his mask and walked gracefully to the carp boat.

I followed him, jumped on the railing, and immediately jumped into the boat. When I got on the boat, I found that there were many monsters here, probably returning to their own world. The carp boat started swimming, and it slowly moved away from the unknown monsters.

Swim past the fish.

"Tamazo-sama!"

The surprised sounds of the little monsters came from behind me. I glanced at Tamamo Mae, who was smiling without saying a word, then walked to the railing of the carp boat and looked down.

The atrium square is rippling with golden-red firelight, and there are sky lanterns floating in the quiet sky around it. You can reach one by just stretching out your hand.

"It's so beautiful..."

I don’t know when there was a monster girl beside me. She was holding a jade branch in her hand, her long black hair was hanging down behind her, and her gorgeous clothes made her look like a little princess.

As if noticing that I was sizing her up, the girl lowered her head shyly and said, "Hello..."

"Hello." I said, looking away.

"Are you here to play in Mirage Tower too?" the girl asked me softly.

"Yeah." I recalled what I had encountered tonight and said with a smile, "This is really an incredible world."

"Indeed..." the girl clasped her hands and said, "Although I went to find the monster playing the flute, it was not that person..."

The flute player... monster?

I looked at the girl with some confusion, as if I realized that I had said the wrong thing, and an apology appeared on the girl's beautiful face: "Yes, I'm sorry!"

"It doesn't matter..." I shook my head, "The one you mentioned..."

"Kaguya! Kaguya! Where are you?"

A cheerful voice interrupted my question. The girl next to me heard the sound and looked over, and I vaguely saw a small blue figure among the monsters.

Kaguya?
To be continued...