Anecdotes about Ma Niang in East China

"That's right." Adoring Orihime laughed through tears, "I don't know why, but when I'm around you, I always feel like I can say anything and do anything. It seems like when I'm around you, I can have endless possibilities. The same courage.”

"I'm honored." Dongcheng Kuaiju lowered his eyes, "Orihime, you are one of the strongest people I have ever met, so I hope you can persevere. Become the first-class star you want, if you feel tired If so, then just come to me. As a friend, I can also be the companion star of the first-class star."

"As for Xiaodongcheng... she must not be a companion, right?" She admired Orihime and shook her head, "Xiaodongcheng, can I hug you?"

"...Eh?" Dongcheng Kuaiju was stunned, but looking at the pitiful look on her face when she admired Orihime, she finally nodded. "Okay, special service -"

Before she finished speaking, Xiao Dongcheng was hugged tightly. She was a little confused at first, but soon, she hugged Orihime with her backhand and patted her back. "I'm here, I've always been here. Stop crying."

The tears of admiration for Orihime have already wet Dongcheng Kuaiju's clothes. Dongcheng Kuaiju can only look blankly at Vega, who has a somewhat complicated expression floating beside him.From the beginning, Vega's appearance didn't feel right.

If it was her in the past, she would probably be making a fuss now, but this time she was extra quiet.He just stared at the two people embracing each other from a distance, with some complicated emotions in his eyes, but Dongcheng Kuaiju couldn't read minds, let alone understand what she was feeling.

The two people under the starry sky were unusually quiet when they hugged each other.Like two flowers clinging to each other, or like two stars attracting each other.

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After admiring Orihime and crying, Tojo Kuaiju also felt that it was almost time to go back today.After packing her things, she and Orihime got on the return car.Neither of them spoke. Orihime blushed and tilted her head. She probably felt that she looked a little embarrassed after crying just now.

But Dongcheng Kuaiju was worried. After all, what he learned today was really shocking.

After sending his beloved Orihime home, Dongcheng Kuaiju did not accept the driver's invitation to take her back, but walked back to Ma Niangzhuang alone.

"Ah ah ah - you are really amazing. As expected of you, Dongcheng Kuaiju." On the way, Vega finally returned to her usual look of fearing that the world would be in chaos. "If this continues, sister will definitely become even more attached to you. This is also true. Is it part of your plan?"

"..." Dongcheng Kuaiju was silent, once again confirming the sense of disobedience she felt before in her heart. After a long time, she suddenly stopped.Look in the direction of Vega. "How long do you plan to lie to me?"

"Huh?" Vega was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile, "What are you talking about? Where did I lie to you?"

"I should have remembered it a long time ago..." Dongcheng Kuaiju sighed, "The shape of the soul is not fixed. After I stay with Qiong for a long time, some of her characteristics will appear. So if there is a soul that has been following someone If she is with a person, her appearance will be exactly the same as that person——"

"...What do you want to say?" Vega became serious. "What are you suspecting?"

"I have confirmed it, [Vega] who is bound by love." Dongcheng Kuaiju shook his head, "No, that's not your name, right?"

Dongcheng Kuaiju is not a fool. The fact that Vega said before that she was bound to love Orihime since she was a child is very strange.She admired Orihime and had no intention of restraining her sister, and she didn't realize her sister's existence until long after her sister passed away.So she can't tie anyone to her.

Then [Vega], who claimed to be [bound], was obviously lying, and even Vega's identity seemed suspicious.Although she has the same appearance as Aimu Orihime, but as Tojo Kaiju said, the appearance of the soul is not fixed. As long as she stays with Aimu Orihime long enough, her appearance will be assimilated——

"So... who are you?"

Chapter 15·The nameless ghost

"I thought you wouldn't be discovered so soon." At this time, Vega smiled and sighed, "Should I say that you are really smart or that you are very sensitive in some places?"

"I felt it was a little strange from the beginning..." Dongcheng Kuaiju sighed, "After all, a soul bound by love is unheard of. It's too romantic, although I don't think so. I think this kind of subject matter is pretty good. But it’s limited to comic subjects.”

"That's right. After all, in comics, this way of writing will definitely make people feel more romantic. After all, although my twin sister has died, she has always been with her sister and witnessed everything about her. This kind of story is interesting, right? ?" Vega said half-self-deprecatingly, half-seriously. "So why do you insist on my identity, Xiaodongcheng? Isn't it good to just believe in the story of a younger sister saving her older sister?"

"...Actually, I just want to know why you did this." Dongcheng Kuaiju didn't think Vega would have any ill intentions, but now that she found out, she felt panicked if she didn't say it. "Xiaolin Yuqi is willing to help you. You are definitely not an evil spirit, so your desire to help Orihime is probably true. But since you are not Vega, why do you want to help Orihime?"

As someone who has experienced a ghost state, Dongcheng Kuaiju knows how profound it means for a ghost to follow a person.The longer the ghost stays, the easier it is for the ghost to affect the host, or be affected by the host. For example, Dongcheng Kuaiju has been deeply affected by Qiong. Even after being separated, she still retains part of Qiong's character.

Therefore, most ghosts will not stay around living people unless there is some special reason.

"Why do you do this... Is it really not enough to save my sister?" Vega asked, tilting her head. "Why is it important?"

"..." Dongcheng Kuaiju stared at the guy in front of him who had lied to him, first closed his eyes, and then shook his head. "It's not important, but I want to hear your reason. After all, I hope I can still regard you as a friend."

"...Friend?" Vega was silent for a while, "You guy...are really a bad person."

"My friends often say this." Dongcheng Kuaiju has become accustomed to other people's complaints. "So, are you going to tell me? Miss Vega?"

"..." Vega stared at Dongcheng Kuaiju for a long time, trying to see some traces of falsehood or lies in the other person's eyes, but she failed.There was really only sincerity in Dongcheng Kuaiju's eyes. While she was lamenting how there could be such a bad person in the world, she raised her hands as if surrendering. "I know, I know—I'll tell you everything, tell you everything I know."

Vega sighed. "Actually, the story is not much different from what you know. The only difference is that I am indeed not her sister. But I am her sister in a sense."

——Things start with the failure of Vega’s creation.

One detail in the story told by Admiring Orihime is that the parents who originally admired Orihime were unwilling to accept the news of Vega's death for a while, so they would still raise a [non-existent] child. The evidence is A room exactly like Orihime's, as well as two cakes for her birthday, and two gifts. Her parents would buy anything that Orihime had, in pairs.

Although this kind of behavior is essentially just a temporary unwillingness to accept reality, this kind of behavior not only has a bad influence on the admirer of Orihime, but also attracts Vega.She starts out as a wandering ghost who knows nothing and has forgotten almost everything.

But under the behavior of admiring Orihime's parents, she accepted her identity as the sister of Orihime, Vega. Even before she could remember admiring Orihime, she could see ghosts as a child. So I even played hide and seek with Orihime.

Of course, Vega is not an evil spirit, she is just a ghost that has been wandering for who knows how long.She also had no ill intentions toward Aimu Orihime, and she actually developed some feelings for Aimu Orihime because she accepted the identity of Aimu Orihime's younger sister.

In the beginning, this feeling was nothing more than a feeling of pure companionship, just like a childhood playmate. Although Orihime's parents did not know that they had attracted a ghost without a home, but for Orihime at that time, He said that he did have a sister.Then came the first turning point in their relationship, which was the disillusionment of Orihime's parents.

They finally accepted Vega's death, moved away from their original home, and gave up the place that had become Vega's residence.They decided to accept Vega's departure and concentrate on raising and admiring Orihime. This in itself was a good thing. Originally, Vega should have left this home and let everything get back on track.

This is how it should be—

But this time, it is no longer the parents who admire Orihime who think that the non-existent person exists, but the one who admires Orihime herself.After moving, Orihime's parents told their adoring Orihime about Vega.

Memories from childhood are often hazy. Children do not understand the concept of death or the meaning of never being seen again.In her vague memory, she probably lived with her sister for a period of time. In her memory, she did have a sister who was always by her side, accompanying her, and even playing games with her. .

However, her parents said that this sister did not exist, and was even dead. From this time on, Orihime's problem might have been planted.

The conflict between vague memory and reality is difficult for a child to understand, let alone accept.But as a ghost, Vega quickly woke up and realized that she was just an unknown ghost occupying the magpie's nest.He also knew that the girl in front of him was not his sister.

When Orihime grows up, she will lose sight of herself sooner or later. At that time, she and Orihime will only be separated - and they will never see each other again.Instead of doing this, it would be better to stop this thought earlier.So Vega and Aimu Orihime played hide-and-seek for the last time in their hometown, but this time, Aimu Orihime, who was responsible for being the ghost, never found her sister again——

Although Vega did not really leave, she never appeared in front of Orihime who admired him again.As the admiration for Orihime grew up and she gradually lost the ability to see Vega, the two of them truly never saw each other again.But the sequelae left by Vega seemed to be much greater than imagined.

Vega, who has always been by the side of Adoring Orihime, watched her admiration for Orihime become more and more obsessive, and she became more and more concerned about her absence, even to the point of being crazy.As a ghost who grew up watching and admiring Orihime, it was natural for her not to be anxious.

But naturally it was impossible for her to appear in front of Orihime, who admired her, so she could only wait in a hurry until Dongcheng Kuaiju appeared in front of her.Only then did she find hope.So Dongcheng Kuaiju knew the rest of the story.

Indeed, she is not the sister Vega who admires Orihime, but she will still act to admire Orihime. After all, she will not go anywhere except to admire Orihime.

After Vega finished telling her story, she heard Dongcheng Kuaiju's sobbing voice. The girl listening to her story burst into tears at some point.

"Hey, hey, why are you crying! Is there anything in this story that makes you cry?" Vega was panicked. She didn't expect that her story could make Dongcheng Kuaiju cry.This is bad, she didn't tell these stories just to make Dongcheng Kuaiju sad.

"Because...because...that Vega, aren't you very pitiful?" Dongcheng Kuaiju said with a choked voice, wiping his tears, "I lost my place again, and the friends I found with great difficulty will never be seen again. In the end, Aren't you the one who is lonely...the saddest one?"

"...Hey, hey, hey...I don't feel sad, okay, I'm just a ghost. Although I have been Admiring Orihime's playmate for a while, I am who I am, and I don't feel that Admiring Orihime can't see me. It's a bad thing. It's better to say that maybe I shouldn't have appeared in the first place...otherwise, the people who admire Orihime wouldn't be so attached to Vega." Vega quickly comforted, "So what I'm doing now is just to atone for my sins. And I took advantage of your kindness, so you should just scold me, right?"

Vega always believed that her appearance was the reason why she admired Orihime and was obsessed with Vega. Now her obsession with Orihime is inseparable from her.That's why he has been trying so hard to get others to save his beloved Orihime, even lying to get Dongcheng Kuaiju's help.

As a result, when the truth was revealed, the person who was deceived cried so miserably because he sympathized with himself. What kind of theory was this?Vega is also confused.

"Don't cry... I can't help you wipe your tears..." Vega whispered, "I'm sorry for lying to you, but I really don't have any ill intentions. I hope you can help me save my sister. This is also true. . In my heart, Orihime is indeed my sister, even if she can’t see me now.”

"I just think... you must be very lonely after being with her for so long... Just thinking about it makes me feel sad." How could Dongcheng Kuaiju be angry? It would be better to say that she wanted to help Vega even more.After all, compared to the so-called blood relationship, such pure sisterly love is more touching.

Maybe Vega's identity is fake, but her concern for her admiration for Orihime is real, and her desire to be by her side is also real.that's enough.

"...Then it should be me who is crying. Why are you crying?" Dongcheng Kuaiju's words made Vega stunned. However, she was also a little touched. After all, there were still people who would shed tears for a fake like herself.Dongcheng Kuaiju is indeed an unprecedented guy. He originally found her just because of an accident, but now Vega thinks this is fate.

The reason why Dongcheng Kuaiju appears there is simply a gift from the three goddesses——

After a long time, Dongcheng Kuaiju stopped crying. Faced with Vega's awkward look, she responded seriously. "I will do my best to help Orihime."

"Thank you..." Vega nodded. To her, Dongcheng Kuaiju's cry just now may mean more to her. After all, it may prove that there are still people in this world who care about an unknown ghost.This ghost who calls herself Vega can actually get the attention of others.

"For the sake of convenience in the future, I'd better call you Vega. After all, you are familiar with this name, right?" Dongcheng Kuaiju's voice was still a little hoarse, and her eyes were red from crying, and she finally recovered.It seemed that since she separated from Qiong, her own personality and emotions began to take over. "I'll ask for your advice in the future."

"As long as you are happy, I am just a nameless ghost after all." Vega doesn't care about this, as long as she can come out of admiration for Orihime and she can atone for her sins.She even suspected that she was still in this world just to atone for her sins.

"...But after you confessed like this, I just thought of other ways." Dongcheng Kuaiju thought for a while, "Do you think the reason why Orihime is obsessed with you is because you appeared in front of her when she was a child? A vague memory, right?”

"I'm just saying that there is a possibility..." Vega is still very serious, "There may be other reasons. After all, the memory of one or two years old is not very reliable."

"You have to give it a try - I'm also thinking, should you tell Orihime everything directly?" Dongcheng Kuaiju suggested, "After all, you haven't done anything bad, on the contrary, you have always protected Aimu. Orihime, right?"

"...So be it..." Vega sighed, "But there are some things I can't do, such as injuries. After all, I can't touch my sister."

"I know, it's not your fault." Dongcheng Kuaiju shook his head, "I think you can appear in front of Orihime, maybe it will have a miraculous effect?"

"...It might also worsen the condition, right?" Vega shook her head, "It would be better for me not to appear in front of her again. Would it be better if you asked her to give up the idea of ​​Vega?"

"You're talking lightly - Vega is now Orihime's meaning of existence. It's too difficult for her to give up her meaning of existence." Dongcheng Kuaiju was also a little helpless, "But at least she has something. Click on the clues, we still have time to take our time."

"You're quite optimistic -" Vega glanced at Dongcheng Kuaiju and suddenly had a plan in mind. "But I have an immature idea, do you want to listen?"

"What do you think?" Dongcheng Kuaiju asked curiously, and Vega leaned close to Dongcheng Kuaiju's ear - although no one could actually monitor their conversation, this was purely for the atmosphere.

"My idea is for you to pretend to be a couple with Orihime, and use the power of love to heal the past - ah, how can you hit someone?!"

"What a bad idea you came up with!" Dongcheng Kuaiju was so angry that he suddenly lost his mind and launched Vega away. "He will solve your problem and leave me in trouble, right?"

"You can't deny that this is very constructive, right?" Vega said aggrievedly, "Isn't it also the principle of shoujo comics to solve everything with love?"

"Read less comics."

No.16·Love Wanderer Zhuge Ling

Although Vega's identity is clear, Dongcheng Kuaiju's attitude towards Vega has not changed much. In her mind, Vega's purpose is more important. As for whether she is the so-called sister who truly loves Orihime, she doesn't care too much. .

However, after that, Vega said that she would just fall in love with Orihime, which she admired, which left Dongcheng Kuaiju speechless.Emotional matters are never that simple, nor can it be so easy to heal the knot of love for Orihime.

But even though Dongcheng Kuaiju thought so, after returning to the dormitory after admiring Orihime, he was immediately tortured by his roommate Zhenji Ling.

"How does it feel to go on a date?" Zhen Ling's eyes sparkled. She was the most excited when she heard that her roommate actually got the idea and went out on a date with someone else.Recently, her attitude toward Orihime has improved significantly. She originally doubted whether her roommate had really fallen in love, otherwise it would be hard to believe that a person could change so quickly.

As a result, when I went out today, for the first time, I asked myself for advice on how to dress. There must be someone outside!Of course, Zhen Ji Ling tried his best to help Aimu Orihime prepare the equipment, just like giving away her own baby cabbage, giving endless instructions and instructions, for fear that Aimu Orihime's brain, which had finally enlightened, would die again.

Of course, she would never let go of the admirer Orihime who came back from a date——

"What kind of date... we're just going to watch the stars together." Orihime's face turned slightly red. Of course she knew the character of her roommate, but she really didn't regard this trip as a date. She just wanted to treat herself Just share what you like with your friends.She didn't have many friends, Dongcheng Kuaiju was one of them, so she naturally took a liking to him. "It's not a date..."

"Come on, you and I have known each other for so long, have you ever taken me to see the stars?" Zhen Ji Ling still doesn't know the urine of her roommate?She immediately revealed her admiration for Orihime and asked curiously, looking at her flushed face. "Who makes you care so much? To be honest, although it was a joke before, I think you really care about the other person."

"...I want you to take care of it." Admiring Orihime, her face turned red but she couldn't find a word to refute in her head. She did not invite anyone to watch the stars together, but that didn't mean that she fell in love with her... That...Dongcheng Kuaiju...ah...

Recalling the side profile of Dongcheng Kuaiju when she and she were watching the stars together, she felt her heart beat faster. She had never felt this kind of mood before. Maybe it was because her hobby was recognized?Or is it simply because you feel happy because of the trust of the other person to accompany you to that kind of place?

It doesn't seem to be the case... Admire Orihime asked herself, she did not think much about it at first, but why did she want to take Dongcheng Kuaiju to see the stars?She didn't find out the answer, even her own heart didn't tell her what her true feelings were.

To her, she didn’t know what kind of existence Dongcheng Kuaiju was.She just felt that Dongcheng Kuaiju would understand her, so she took the initiative to take her to see the stars.But why she was so confident, she had no idea.

Seeing Aimu Orihime's confused look, Shin Ji Ling had almost figured out the child's mood, so she pulled Aimu Orihime to sit on the edge of the bed, holding her hand and saying. "Don't worry, don't worry. Although I don't know who your important person is, I can understand your mood. For a horse racing girl, feelings are necessary. You were like an ascetic before. At the same time, the suppressed feelings do not disappear, but become some kind of burden on your psychology. Now it is normal for you to want to express them."

"Actually, I'm not sure..." I admired Orihime and shook her head. "When I'm with her, I always feel at ease, but if she's gone, I feel empty. I obviously thought she was in the way at first. Yes, but once I leave, I look forward to the next meeting. My heartbeat always speeds up inexplicably... Am I sick? "

"That must be love...it must be because of the good relationship between you and her!" The words "I fell in love with her" were spoken out loud, but if they were really spoken out, they would probably be in love with Orihime today. Don't even think about falling asleep at night. After all, the word love is the most annoying word.

Secondly - although she could see that she was somewhat tempted by her admiration for Orihime, she didn't know the other person's situation. What if the other person was a straight woman?This is the most terrifying scene. Although it is already a thunderbolt for a straight woman to flirt with Orihime, but if it is a straight woman who bends the originally normal Orihime - hiss, then the crime will be huge.

Considering this, Zhen Ji Ling temporarily swallowed the word love.In exchange for a good relationship, falling in love cannot be achieved overnight. Even if it is love at first sight, you need to cultivate the relationship slowly. After you have trained your admiration for Orihime well, let the admiration for Orihime continue to attack until the other party also opens his heart. Just go with the flow, tsk tsk - a real clever person would like to find a feather fan to shake for himself.

Zhuge Ling, a wanderer in love, said yes. Zhenji Ling stroked his non-existent long beard and asked in a seductive way. "Although you admire Orihime, you must not have fallen in love with the other person, but you always want the other person to like you more, right? For this goal, do you want me to help you? You know, I am a master of love~"

"..." Admiring Orihime looked at Zhenji Ling with a fanatical look on her face. Although she felt something was wrong in her heart, her statement that she wanted the other person to like her more was indeed correct.Moreover, Zhenjiling is indeed someone with a large number of followers on Twitter. Maybe it would be better if he really listened to the other party?

After all, if Dongcheng Kuaiju likes him more, it will be more convenient to invite her to see the stars in the future.Isn’t it nice to have one more like-minded person?

"Um...how to do it?" Admiring Orihime asked in a low voice, "Is it really complicated to become popular?"

"Hehe, it's like this for some people, but I admire Orihime, you are a natural beauty, it's not easy for you to become popular~" Ma Ji Ling said with confidence, but she looked at her roommate I came here with good looks. It’s not a big problem if I can swipe credit cards with this good looks.Theoretically speaking, it should be easy to become a popular person if you admire Orihime.

With Zhuge Ling as my assistant, great things can be accomplished!The real Ji Ling first whispered a few words in her ear. The first few people who admired Orihime were still nodding, but the last few people had steam coming out of their heads, and they were as red as a monkey's butt. "Is this...is this really what friends should do?"

"It's a bit close, but we don't rule out that some friends can reach this level -" Zhen Ji Ling said confidently, but she was snickering in her heart. The next few things she said were completely ridiculous. It's something a couple would do.But the first few are still very friendly.

"Don't be anxious first. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Think about it, your friend is not the kind of person who thinks too much, right? She won't think wrong if you do this, and neither of you will. If you're wrong, that's the behavior between honest friends! Is there any problem?" The real clever person began to secretly change the concept, and easily changed the behavior of [lover] in others' eyes to the behavior of [friend] in their eyes. .

After all, if the other party and you both think that this is an ordinary way of getting along, it will be whose fault it is who gets the wrong idea first.

"...Yes...that's it." Admire Orihime nodded doubtfully, "Yes, she is not such a person, she...probably has no such thoughts towards me at all..."

I don't know why, when she said this, Orihime lowered her head in disappointment, and said as if she was feeling sorry for herself. "I'm not worthy of her concern..."

"Oh haha~ I see, this is the one who is being given, right? So do you really want to be given to Orihime-san with your love? Or... do you want to counterattack the other party a little bit?" Zhenji Lingle , she had already constructed a rough psychological profile of the person he was talking about from the words of her admiration for Orihime.

He is probably someone who is gentle, considerate, and willing to listen to Orihime's heart, and who is particularly tolerant of Orihime's previous behavior of rejecting others thousands of miles away.A character who is willing to give one-sided kindness. Although the other person's name is not yet known, this situation is indeed the first choice for someone who admires Orihime.

As expected of her admiration for Orihime-san, the people she meets are of such high standards.Zhen Ji Ling smiled and compared this character within his own knowledge. It seemed that only his friend Dongcheng Kuaiju was at this level.You must know that Dongcheng Kuaiju is a very gentle and top-notch horse racing girl. In a sense, she can be regarded as UR.

"Ah, I'm sorry for gossiping. What does the other person look like? Is it good-looking?" Zhen Ji Ling suddenly remembered that she hadn't asked about the other person's specific situation, so she asked. "How many points can be scored if there are ten points."

"...I..." The side face of Dongcheng Kuaiju under the starry sky once again appeared in the heart of admiring Orihime. Although the pale complexion looked a little unhealthy, the figure was quite good - of course, this figure It does not include the front armor, and although the face looks a bit cold, after a closer look, you will feel that the other party has a gentle and pure face. It is like a face pinched by a goddess herself. It is simply top-notch. The top among them.

However, she couldn't express all her inner evaluation, so she could only comment briefly. "Probably the most handsome man in the world."

"...Eh~ Is this a filter?" Of course, Ma Ji Ling didn't believe the evaluation from Orihime's mouth. Beauty was in the eye of the beholder, "And what's the score? A ten-point score."

"One hundred percent..." Admiring Orihime blushed, a little embarrassed but firmly commented, "One hundred percent."

"This can't be used as a reference at all..." Although Zhen Ji Ling felt a little pity, she still recognized the evaluation of Admiring Orihime, "But you have said so about Admiring Orihime, so she is probably perfect in your eyes. No, right? Could it be the person you dreamed about?"

"It's not that she's perfect...she does exist...I didn't just say it casually..." Admiring Orihime thought that Zhen Jiling suspected that she had imagined some kind of dream lover, so she quickly defended. "Although it occasionally appears in my dreams...but...well..."