Quadruple split.

Chapter 2507 The Most Important

"~"

Mo Tan did not say anything, but gave the other party a look that said "be quiet" and continued to play the song "Pinch Your Hips" which was at the top of his playlist. When the song ended, he opened his arms and greeted the non-existent audience around him several times, put his Aegean [Vladimir Polowski] back into his bag, and winked at Rona playfully: "Thank you for your applause, beautiful lady."

Rona said nothing, but began to applaud politely.

"Well, I'm curious."

Mo Tan did not expect that the girl in front of him, who was not very down-to-earth and could only touch the underworld, could feel the immersive story in "Pinch Your Hip", so he returned to the topic with a lack of interest and asked leisurely: "What made you change your mind and be willing to be at my disposal at any time, instead of shirking my self-conceit and giving yourself a relief?"

Although her appearance was the same as when she was alive, the elf girl at this moment had lost the youthfulness and agility she had before her death, and had become a little more cold and indifferent. She lowered her eyes and said in a gentle voice just like the one in Cole's dream: "Because after 'waking up', I don't want to stay in bed so much anymore."

"Ah, I see."

Mo Tan nodded vigorously and said seriously: "The mental state of the few minutes when I was woken up by the alarm clock and the moment I stood up after taking a morning shit are completely different things!"

Unlike her two classmates, Rona, who was not used to such vulgar language, hesitated for a moment. After a long while, she nodded with great difficulty and said, "...Maybe that's the case, um."

"very good."

Mo Tan laughed happily, and then asked even more happily: "Then, the second question is, what made you change your mind and be willing to be at my disposal at any time, instead of shirking my self-conceit and giving yourself a relief?"

Rona was stunned again: "...Huh?"

I have to say that in just less than half a minute, Mo Tan successfully transformed this beautiful girl who seemed to have changed from a lively type to a taciturn type who was infinitely close to a cute type.

"Okay, let me ask it another way."

Mo Tan didn't mind that the other party didn't get his sense of humor, and asked in human language: "Besides the morning shit theory, what are the other reasons?"

"..."

Rona subconsciously took a step back because of some uncomfortable theory. After a long silence, she replied, "Also, I'm worried that you will be hostile to Cole and Xiao Ai because I don't want to 'wake up'... well."

"I can see that you are not a smart girl."

Mo Tan smiled and said in a brisk tone: "Of course I was lying to you just now. Those two guys are so useful. How could I kill them just because of an outsider like you whose value is so low?"

Rona immediately breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that, and nodded vigorously, "That's great, thank you so much, sir."

"Very good. Since you still haven't given up the idea of ​​'staying alive', the following conversation will go much more smoothly."

Mo Tan sat on a small chair in front of the mahogany square table, crossed his legs, pointed to the seat opposite him, and said simply, "Sit down."

"Okay, sir."

Rona walked up meekly and sat opposite Mo Tan, just like she did when she was in school, she kept her legs together, put her hands on her knees and sat upright.

"Just a quick word about my schedule."

Mo Tan leaned back in his chair and said in a leisurely tone, "If nothing unexpected happens, you, me and Spider should leave Saramoon within an hour, go on a business trip to a place called [Black Tower City], and then return to the [Joker] headquarters in the Free City together."

Rona lowered her eyes and nodded slightly, and replied concisely: "Yes."

"Before we set off, we still have some time to chat and get to know each other better."

Mo Tan showed an intellectual smile, and then asked in a casual tone: "Well, if you don't mind, little Rona, can you tell me what you saw and heard in the ten months since you died?"

"I'll...try my best."

The elf girl, whose body had forgotten death but whose soul was very clear that she was not a living person, pursed her lips and clenched her fists slightly. "At the beginning, I couldn't see or hear anything. I could only feel a sense of coldness. Then there was Cole's vague and ethereal voice that seemed to come from a very far distance. Then... I seemed to be thrown into a very empty, but no longer cold place."

Mo Tan showed an apologetic expression and shrugged, saying, "I'm sorry that I broke your 'home' for a while, but if you want, you can keep the fragments as a souvenir later."

Rona reacted for a moment, and after realizing what the other party was talking about, she nodded happily and said, "Thank you, sir!"

"You're welcome."

Mo Tan waved his hand generously and said with a smile: "You continue."

"Okay, then I lost consciousness for a long time until... well, I don't know when, but the surroundings started to slowly warm up, and then I was able to sense something again. But most of the time, the 'outside' was empty and distorted."

Rona tried to recall the scene after her death while choosing her words carefully: "Then, occasionally, I could feel some...things outside, such as..."

Mo Tan blinked and asked playfully, "For example, your old friend?"

Rona didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.

"It became warm, probably because I took the advice of a zombie and used [White Frost Grass] to nourish your spirit. As for the emptiness and distortion, it's probably because you spent most of your time in my bag."

Mo Tan stroked his chin and speculated happily: "But as you said just now, occasionally, I will take out the small jar containing you as a decoration, and under normal circumstances, when I have to deal with your two good friends, hehe... How is it? How does Hei Ting feel?"

Rona lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly and whispered, "I didn't actually hear much, I just... had a lot of vague feelings, as for more specifics, I actually..."

"It's okay, I can tell you."

Mo Tan interrupted Rona swiftly and said in a rather brisk tone: "First of all, the person who killed you and Rada Dona was your good classmate and good friend, Dave Sager, who secretly believed in the cult. Well, although strictly speaking you were killed by a red-backed beast, it is not wrong considering that the creature was controlled by Dave."

Rona didn't show any shock, she just nodded slightly and said, "Yeah."

"Because this is not some third-rate bard story where everyone is happy, so even though he was an innocent good boy, Rada still died. As for Dave Sager and his cult friends, they died cleanly under my careful planning."

Without hesitation, Mo Tan attributed the credit of Grand Knight of Dawn Green Tiree to himself, then leaned forward slightly and said with a playful smile: "And you, Miss Rona Yuehui, although you did not escape death, you are lucky that the little thief named Cole Shuren, who had a mutual secret crush on you, actually wanted to use revenge for you as an excuse to play a drama of love suicide. It's really touching."

Rona bit her lower lip and said nothing. "Kol Shuren has never been a very talented person, but he is undoubtedly a lucky guy, and in my opinion, luck is actually a much more important attribute than 'talent'."

Mo Tan stared at Rona's cheek and said slowly, "Because of Cole's luck, he met me before he was successfully killed by that poor monster. Because of Cole's luck, I happened to have a [Soul-Guiding Bottle] when I saved him. Because of Cole's luck, Dave Sager, who betrayed you, happened to be my target at the time."

"..."

"After that, in order to win his trust and cooperation, I used the bottle to protect your soul. Then there was a boring and tedious investigation and arrangement. I will not go into the middle and the end. Anyway, in the end, I sent Dave and the other cultists to meet their master."

"..."

"Perhaps to repay a favor, perhaps to get over the pain, or perhaps for some other reason, your best friend decided to follow me and leave Pato City. Before she made up her mind, Cole, who was determined to revive you, had already made up his mind to swear allegiance to me."

"..."

"Hard work pays off. After ten months, I finally found a way to fulfill my promise. Although there are many flaws, I still managed to bring you back to this world after pouring in a lot of resources. Haha, you don't have to thank me. After all, all this is thanks to Cole and Xiao Ai."

"..."

"They proved their worth, proved they were qualified for me not to default on my debt, and succeeded in allowing me to pull you back from the end of death for the sake of cost-effectiveness."

"..."

"You should be proud of them, and you should be proud of yourself for caring so much about them."

"..."

"Are you happy? You'll be back with them soon."

Mo Tan clapped his hands happily, with a teasing smile on his face: "I can guarantee it with my own reputation, Cole will definitely..."

"gentlemen."

As a result, at this moment, Rona, who had not looked at Mo Tan just now, bravely raised her head and whispered, "Can I make a rude request?"

"Tsk tsk, under normal circumstances, the so-called 'request' itself is a rude and troublesome thing, and the 'rude request' is the most troublesome of all troubles."

Mo Tan smacked his lips, winked at Rona and said, "But I'm in a good mood now, so whether I agree or not is one thing, but I can still listen to you."

"Thank you, sir."

Rona bowed her head meekly, then clenched her fists and whispered, "I...I hope I can work somewhere else, as long as it's not in the Free City. As long as I can help, I will do my best."

Mo Tan whistled and raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Do you still want me to tell those two guys that although we have tried our best, the resurrection failed because of our own resistance or some other reasons that can be blamed?"

Rona was stunned for a moment, then immediately nodded vigorously and said, "Yes!"

"To be honest, this requirement is not difficult to achieve."

Mo Tan nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "After all, I have already thought of countless excuses to let you die a 'deserved death'. No matter how sad those two people are, they will definitely understand me in the end. As for being far away from their workplace, this is a very good place. After all, the Violet Branch is short of manpower. A living dead like you who doesn't even need to sleep, no matter how useless you are, can be used as a 24-hour store guard machine. There are simply too many uses for you."

Hearing this, Rona immediately revealed a relieved smile and said eagerly, "Thank you first..."

"but--"

Mo Tan stood up suddenly, walked slowly around Rona, put his hands on the back of the chair, and slightly leaned his head to the girl's pointed ear and asked faintly: "Is this really okay?"

Rona's body stiffened, she dropped her shoulders and neck, and whispered, "Sir, what do you mean?"

"literal meaning."

Mo Tan grinned and whispered, "Think about it carefully, girl. He loves you so much that he can even suppress the survival instinct that ordinary people cannot resist to the lowest level, and wants to die with you."

"..."

"Don't you feel it? You have become his pillar and sustenance. Even if you can only be locked in a small bottle, even if you can't look back in your whole life, Cole Shulen is still willing to give everything for that illusory possibility."

"..."

"Think about it carefully. It was you who came first. It was you who should be the one who occupied the deepest and most secret corner of his mind. It was you who loved him as much as anyone else. It was he who made such a huge sacrifice for you that the word 'romantic' alone cannot describe it."

"..."

"Even if I'm willing to agree to it, are you really willing to do it? Can you imagine the pain of becoming a walking corpse in the literal sense, never seeing that person again, or only being able to look at him from afar?"

"..."

"This world is very stingy, Ms. Rona, and fate rarely gives people a second chance. Are you really willing to refuse this gift, leaving happiness to others and leaving regrets to yourself?"

"..."

"No one will thank you. This kind of self-touching can't even earn the tears of a sentimental handsome man like me. Or do you want to cling to those sad years and end the second time with this memory after a long time?"

"..."

"Besides, shouldn't the most important thing to you be——"

"It's...what?"

"His wish."

"..."

Chapter 2498: The End