Abstraction for a bad world

Chapter 106 Rain, it's beautiful, isn't it?
The rain is still falling.

As time went by, the rain showed no sign of abating, but became heavier instead.

Rain and fog were spreading throughout the city, clinging to the edges of the sixty-story, nearly two-hundred-meter-high bulletproof glass.

Two small weather robots belonging to Arakawa Pharmaceutical are wiping the outer surface of the glass with green lights on.

Marina walked to the window and greeted them with a smile.

The little weather robot did not respond, and Ryuji Arakawa, who was watching the scene in silence, tightened his grip on the teacup even more.

"It's so boring."

Marina shrugged and walked back towards Ryuji Arakawa, who was sitting in the main seat, wearing an expensive and sophisticated suit.

An identical chair was placed opposite the table.

It was as if it was specially prepared for her.

Marina didn't shy away from it. She pulled it out, crossed her legs, and sat on it, then looked down at the hot tea in front of her.

So she smiled at the iron-faced Arakawa Ryuji and said, "You're a nice person."

Ryuji Arakawa didn't reply, but Marina heard his suppressed sigh of relief.

The whole is very good.

Marina didn't drink the tea on the table. She put her index finger in and stirred it, not caring about the temperature of the water.

This dead silence lasted for dozens of seconds.

Suddenly, Marina asked:
"Is there any cigarette?"

As if she had finally opened up her mouth, Marina began to chatter non-stop: "To be honest, I haven't smoked for a few days. In fact, I knew a long time ago that cigarettes are bad, but I always wanted to smoke a cigarette whenever I had time."

"Cigarettes are really harmful to your health, especially those without filters..."

Marina took the brand new cigarette box handed to her by Arakawa Ryuji and opened the plastic seal with her fingers.

"But as a human being, you always have to have something to look forward to in life."

She took one out, bit it in her mouth and continued:
"In the past, the rare tobacco I collected from everywhere was my spiritual support."

"Whenever I get beaten, when I'm starving, when I feel like crying... Hey, just do it."

"You can clearly feel that as long as you take a breath, all the troubles and depressions in the secular world will fly away from you."

"There is no better three minutes in the world than that."

Marina took the windproof lighter that Ryuji Arakawa handed to her and lit the cigarette as the gears turned with a crackling sound.

The tip of the tobacco turned red and smoke rose up.

Marina also took a puff, exhaled after it passed through her lungs, and asked:

"Mr. Long Er, don't you want to know why I want to quit smoking now when I have relied on tobacco to survive until now?"

She could see the corners of Arakawa Ryuji's eyebrows twitching in anger, and could also clearly hear his heartbeat getting faster and faster, as if he wanted to pounce on her and tear her apart alive.

But the result was that Arakawa Ryuji gritted his teeth, took a deep breath and asked respectfully:

"Please tell me, Miss Marina."

Marina should have burst into laughter at this point, but she had come to the most crucial point.

So no.

"Because I have found the love that I can trust, follow, and rely on in my life."

Marina whispered,

"So, I no longer need these unreal things like tobacco and nicotine as my spiritual support."

Only half of the firewood was burned, and the smoke that had not yet gone out fell on the plush carpet, burning a large charred hole in it.

She smiled at Ryuji Arakawa.
"This cigarette is a farewell to my past self."

Obviously, Arakawa Ryuji breathed a sigh of relief - just continue to calm her down, and in another ten minutes when the top special forces arrive, she won't be able to make a single splash.

In the dull sound of rain,
The embarrassed slum girl looked up, stared at the decent-looking entrepreneur, and suddenly asked in confusion: "But Mr. Long Er, why do you want to destroy my happiness?"

"I remember the last time I saw your name was on a motorboat billboard several years ago."

Marina suddenly stood up, grabbed Arakawa Ryuji by the collar, tightened her grip on his tie, and asked calmly, "Why do you want to destroy everything I have when I haven't done anything?"

"Ho ho ho..."

Due to suffocation, Ryuji Arakawa's face turned red and gradually turned purple.

He wanted to push Marina's hand away, but found that he couldn't do it.

It was not until Marina let go of her hand that Arakawa Ryuji collapsed back into the seat, untied his tie and gasped as if he had survived a disaster.

Marina just stood there, the light from the chandelier shining from behind her, her red-gold pupils drowned in the deep darkness, full of doubts, "I didn't mess with anyone, and I don't want to mess with anyone... I even wanted to turn a blind eye to the poor people who used to be poor with me - I was so selfish that I didn't want to care about anything, and I didn't want to save anyone."

She asked calmly:

"So, please tell me."

"—Why do you want to kill me?"

Marina waited for Arakawa Ryuji's answer.

But all she got was a roar of extreme anger.

Arakawa Ryuji also stood up and roared at her: "Just wait, you human-animal bastard! Even if you have destroyed everything I have, it will be useless to kill me here now! The special forces will hunt you down, the Corona Group will hunt you down, and the entire Sun City will hunt you down!"

"In two days, you and your bastard lover will be dead without a burial place!"

The saliva splashed on Marina's face. She wordlessly pulled a tissue from the side to wipe it off, then strangled Ryuji Arakawa's neck with her hands and applied pressure.

Marina lifted him up into the air, looked at his extremely red face and his swaying legs, and sighed.

"It's so ugly."

"Arakawa Ryuji, you are obviously a great entrepreneur who is above everyone else. You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth and were given expectations. You should also maintain a solemn and dignified appearance before you die."

She pinched Arakawa Ryuji's neck, and then used a tissue to wipe the blood foam from the corners of his mouth.
"How come it's like this now? Even cursing is just funny."

Marina pinched Ryuji Arakawa's neck lightly and walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window.

The raindrops hit the transparent glass with a crackling sound.

"The rain is beautiful, isn't it?"

Just as Marina was about to use Ryuji Arakawa to break the glass, a serious announcement suddenly sounded in the office.

"——Marina, citizen of the City of Sun, we are the Corona Guard. Please stop what you are doing immediately and refrain from causing any bodily harm to Mr. Arakawa."

Marina stood there, listening to the broadcast in silence for several times, until Arakawa Ryuji could no longer hold on, she let go of her hand and suddenly said,

"Okay."

Hearing this, Ryuji Arakawa was overjoyed. He fell to the ground and made a mocking expression towards Marina.

But just when Ryuji Arakawa thought he had survived and wanted to continue to threaten Marina, he saw the girl kick most of the floor-to-ceiling window into pieces.

The strong wind and cold rain poured into the warm office.

Marina found two ropes from somewhere and carefully passed them through Ryuji Arakawa's body to make a five-point suspension protection.

Then, he placed the shivering Arakawa Ryuji where the window originally was.

Marina tied the rope around the table leg, pointed at the small weather robot that was rushing towards them, clapped her hands and said with a smile:
"I remember that the weather robot also has an automatic cleaning system."

So, as Ryuji Arakawa watched in horror, the little weather robot flew in front of him, identifying him as the culprit for destroying the glass.

It slowly raised its iron fist.

"Captain of the Guard, Mr. Arakawa has passed away. Do we still need to risk our lives to move forward?"

Not far from Arakawa's headquarters, a hovercraft with the Corona Group logo was hovering there quietly.

Amidst the heavy rain that seemed to drown the entire world, a blazing red fire rose from the bottom floor of the Arakawa headquarters, winding and twisting, devouring this iconic building of the outer ring area bit by bit.

At this moment, everyone in the hovercraft was staring at the top floor of Arakawa Headquarters.

The girl with animal ears who was sitting on the edge of a 60-story building, swinging her legs and looking up at the sky.

This is the target they need to capture.

Other than that,

There was also an old corpse hanging beside her, its face blurred as it drifted in the wind during the rainstorm.

And the weather robot that continued to punch the corpse.

It can be seen that even the strongest winds and rain cannot extinguish her obvious joy.

As everyone was watching, the girl's attention seemed to be attracted by something.

Then she raised her hands above her head, cheered in a certain direction, and made a big heart shape with her hands.

It doesn't matter even if you get a mouthful of rain.

The captain of the guard looked at this scene, remained silent for a long time, and closed his eyes.

The door of the hovercraft closed, as if it had never been there.

"Let's go and report to Mr. Andre."

(End of this chapter)