UGB Chapter 11 What is Salvation?
Chapter 11 What is Salvation?
Kafka was staring intently at the screen, her body trembling slightly.
A tear silently slid down her cheek and landed on the back of her hand, which was tightly gripping the hem of her clothes.
"Feed...Kafka?" Silver Wolf touched her cautiously. "Are you...are you alright?"
In Silver Wolf's memory, Kafka never cries.
No matter how fierce the battle or how desperate the scenario.
She always had that composed and elegant demeanor.
For her, emotions were merely tools to manipulate others.
But now.
Kafka, however, shed tears because of a video clip from the "past".
Kafka did not respond.
Countless fragmented images were flashing wildly through her mind.
A rainy night alley, a warm trench coat, clumsy cooking skills, whispers in your ear... and a man's back view that is both resolute and tender.
My head is splitting with pain.
A sharp pain shot through her chest, so intense that she could barely breathe.
"Property..." Kafka covered her head, muttering unconsciously, "The most important...property."
"respectively……"
It seems she really has lost something.
It seems... I've really forgotten something very, very important.
Something more important than her life.
And she was certain.
It was she who forgot on her own initiative...
Why...?
……
The images on the sky continued.
Late at night.
Tired from watching the movie, Kafka curled up on the sofa, resting her head on Lu Li's lap, and made even breathing sounds.
Lu Li sat quietly, the colorful neon lights outside the window casting flickering shadows on his calm face through the glass.
He gazed at Kafka's peaceful sleeping face for a very long time.
He knew that his teaching had failed.
The mere threat of combat and death is meaningless to someone who has no concept of "fear".
To teach her fear, you must first give her something she is "afraid to lose."
Let her have bonds, obsessions, and...love.
then……
Then, he personally took all of this away from her and smashed it to pieces.
It made her realize that the only light in her life had gone out.
That feeling that comes from the depths of your soul, enough to freeze your very bones... that is fear.
And now, for Kafka...
Only those who have the opportunity to become such "light" are...
Lu Li slowly reached out his hand, as if he wanted to touch Kafka's cheek.
But in the end.
His hand just hovered in mid-air before falling limply to the ground.
Lu Li sighed softly and murmured.
"...I'm sorry, Kaffa."
……
Beyond the sky.
The audience started discussing this scene.
[Want to slack off and play cards: It seems Lu Li is determined to make Kafka experience fear?]
[Luo Fu Yunqi: That's true. After all, the absence of fear is a kind of illness. Those who became demons on Tianyi Wu could be said to have this "illness".]
If Kaffa continues like this, she might risk turning into a demon. That's probably what Lu Li is worried about, isn't it?
[Black Tower's single-pusher: I just don't know what he's going to do. It seems his method of making Kafka experience fear in battle has failed.]
[Company lackey: Just saying, why do I have a bad feeling about his last apology?]
[Luofu Cloud Cavalry: ...]
[Want to slack off and play cards: ...]
[Black Tower's single-push user: ...]
[Luofu Cloud Cavalry: Wrong, an illusion, this must all be an illusion!]
[Black Tower Fan: Yeah, that's right, the rest of the story will definitely be sweet!]
[Want to slack off and play cards: I like happy endings!]
Lu Li, aboard the Starry Sky Train, was completely unaware of the discussions taking place in the live chat.
He just felt that the gazes directed at him from around him had become even more... eerie.
Clearly, it wasn't just the viewers in space who were uneasy about what was going to happen next.
March 7th looked at Lu Li uneasily: "Lu Li, what are you going to do?"
Himeko also narrowed her eyes slightly.
Walter, for some reason, looked at Lu Li thoughtfully.
For someone important to him, Lu Li seems to have decided to make some kind of sacrifice in the scene.
For some reason, he felt that this kind of plot seemed familiar.
Is it...
Lu Li, who was being closely watched by the three men, remained silent.
Don't look at me, I have no memory of it, how would I know?
But speaking of which...
If he were in Lu Li's position in the scene, what would he do?
Lu Li subconsciously began to think.
I want to make someone who is born without fear aware of the feeling of fear.
Violence... is clearly not going to work.
We can tell from the fact that Lu Li took Kafka to hunt demons.
Because they don't know the concept of "fear".
Since this method doesn't work...
Looking at the two figures in the sky, Lu Li narrowed his eyes slightly.
The only remaining option is... "loss".
……
Time in the sky began to pass more quickly.
But the pace of the scene slowed down, becoming more relaxed and tranquil than ever before.
Lu Li and Kafka lived a very ordinary life.
They also occasionally go on hunting missions.
But Lu Li's purpose no longer seems to be hunting demons, but rather teaching Kafka various combat techniques.
Lu Li began to teach Kafka various life skills, just like a real "guardian".
He would wear a sour face after Kafka couldn't distinguish between salt and sugar and made a pot of overly sweet salted fish soup.
He drank it without flinching under Kafka's expectant gaze.
He would teach her how to tie her shoelaces step by step.
Kafka learned very quickly.
However, she would occasionally squat down and deliberately tie a crooked bow for Lu Li, and be proud of it for the whole day.
They would snuggle together on the same sofa, sharing a pair of headphones, listening to Lu Li's collection of old jazz music.
Kafka couldn't understand, but she liked to lean on Lu Li's shoulder and feel his steady breathing and heartbeat.
Seemingly to keep Kafka from being too lonely, Lu Li even brought home a new family member from somewhere.
It was a black cat.
Kafka seemed quite happy to have her new companion.
He spends all day laughing and teasing the cat, playing chase games with the black cat in the yard.
Lu Li stood to the side, yawning and smiling as he watched them.
They would also watch very old-fashioned comedy movies together.
When they see the protagonist slip on a banana peel and fall flat on his face, the two of them burst into laughter together.
However, there was one time when I saw Kaffa laughing so hard that she was doubled over, and even had tears welling up in her eyes.
Lu Li suddenly froze.
Kafka has a beautiful smile.
Like a snow-capped mountain peak frozen for ten thousand years, suddenly blooming with the most splendid flower facing the sun.
In that instant, Lu Li's heart felt as if it had been violently struck by something.
He quickly turned his face away, concealing the fleeting emotion of "wavering" that crossed his eyes.
The days passed by.
Compared to when they first met, Kafka has become more and more like a real "person".
She learned to act cute.
When Lu Li was reading, she would cover his eyes from behind and make him guess who she was.
Even though it's always just the two of them in this game, she never gets tired of it.
She learned to "share".
She would unhesitatingly stuff what she considered the best strawberry-flavored lollipop into Lu Li's mouth, then ask expectantly, "Is it sweet?"
However, looking at Kafka's expectant smile, Lu Li remained silent for a long time.
He began to have doubts for the first time.
Is my plan correct?
To stain such a blank sheet of paper with the black color called "fear".
Is it really... salvation?
……