Weird collapse, chasing husband crematorium

"Captain Shigure Kirara, you're not dead. I used some... uh, weird methods to revive you. I hope you can forgive me because I need you right now, and your brother needs you too."

"A lot of things happened during the time you were in a coma. Now everyone is dead except you and me."

Saori Tsuruyu lowered her eyes and said dejectedly.

"Where is he?" Shigure Kirara asked.

"My brother is dead too."

"..."

Shigure Kirara opened her mouth, her pupils trembling noticeably.

"Really? He's dead too. It's all my fault. If I had been more careful when I was on guard..."

Seeing Shigure Kirara in a state of dejection, Saori Tsuruyu did not interrupt her, but waited a few minutes before stating her purpose:

"Before he died, my brother told me the process and details of the last rites. As long as we follow the process step by step, we can complete the burial safely. I can't do it alone, so I borrowed my brother's notebook and used it to save you."

"..." Shi Yu Qiluo was silent for a while, frowning slightly, and a hint of anger suddenly appeared on her face, "Can you please stop calling him brother all the time? It makes me upset."

"Ugh?"

Saori Tsuruyu originally thought that Shigure Kirara would ask what the notebook was, or about the major events that happened while she was unconscious, or how her brother died.

I didn't expect Shigure Kirara to say such a thing?

Not allowing herself to call Li Mo brother? But this is just a simple habit of Saori Tsuruyu, and this doesn't seem to be the point, right?

Shigure Kirara suddenly realized that her words were a bit abrupt, and she herself was confused.

What am I talking about? What does it have to do with me what she calls a gloomy man?

Am I still not awake?

Or is it... something wrong with my consciousness?

"I'm sorry, maybe I just woke up and my consciousness is not clear enough. Saori, try to call out again. I have an idea I want to verify. Is that okay?"

"Of course, it's necessary to be well prepared before setting off, especially your own state of mind." Saori Tsurugi nodded, then said calmly: "Brother needs me and Captain Shigure Kirara to complete the final burial ceremony."

After saying that, Saori Tsuruyu turned her gaze to Shigure Kirara.

He stared at himself with vicious eyes and an extremely unfriendly expression.

His gaze seemed to be filled with great malice, and just being looked at made me feel scared.

"How is it?" Saori Tsuruyu subconsciously took a step back and asked softly.

"..."

Shigure Kirara shook her head and replied somewhat ashamedly: "You should refer to him as 'he'. I feel like something is wrong with me. If you just call him brother, I will..."

"I want to kill you."

Chapter 49 Burial

"..."

The two women suddenly fell into silent silence, and the situation was a little awkward for a while.

I saved you, and then because I called him brother, you wanted to kill me?

What American black humor.

Shigure Kirara found that after waking up, her physical condition was very good, even better than before she carried out this mission.

Saori Tsuruyu also understood that Shigure Kirara was definitely not the kind of person who would kill people just because of a word or two of address. The reason for this situation must be the pure white hair.

After thinking for a long time, Shigure Qiluo explained, "That's not what I meant. I don't want to kill you. I... I don't know how to explain it. The thought just now seemed to appear in my mind suddenly, out of my control."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to control this thought, and instead I'll be controlled by it and kill you. But I don't want to kill you, so please stop calling him brother. I'm sorry."

Shigure Qiluo frantically defended herself, trying her best to prove her innocence.

Saori Tsuruyu shook her head and said guiltily, "I should be the one to say sorry. It was me who took it upon myself to use strange means to resurrect you, causing your consciousness to be a little off... I had no other choice. I promised my brother... him that I would complete the burial."

"That's why I resurrected you. I'm sorry!"

Shigure Kirara: "Was I completely dead at that time?"

Saori Tsuruyu: "No, but it's almost there."

Shigure Kirara: "Then I have to correct you. This isn't called resurrection, it's called treatment. You could even call it surgery. I know better than you how serious my injuries are. Since this is a major surgery, the failure rate and sequelae are inevitable. How can you blame the 'attending doctor' for not giving me a perfect cure?"

"I don't blame you. You were the only one left. You didn't choose to leave alone, but instead tried your best to perform the final rituals. You did a great job."

Shigure Kirara walked to Saori Tsuruyu's side and gently stroked her head like an intimate older sister.

"Tell me, what do I need to do? Don't worry about my identity, or..."

Shigure Qiluo glanced at the door, which was filled with smelly corpses. The members of her former team and the brave Valkyrie candidates of Saint Freya were all there.

Seeing this scene, Shigure Qiluo felt a little sad in her heart and gave a bitter smile with mixed emotions.

Everyone was dead except her and the girl.

If the mission cannot be completed, then everyone's sacrifice is just a joke, an insignificant number, and meaningless.

Saori Tsuruyu also understands this. For the living, trying to make the death of the deceased valuable and meaningful is what they should do.

"Captain Shigure Kirara, there's one thing I need to remind you of. Going out isn't without risk. Although... he dealt with most of the ghosts before he died, there's still one ghost, or even several, lingering outside the auditorium."

"He risked his life to go to the infirmary to find medicine that could treat you. He did bring it back, but that infirmary seems to be very dangerous."

"Something unexpected happened, and six survivors allowed the monster in the infirmary to escape..."

Hearing that the strange creature had escaped from the infirmary, Shi Yu Qiluo's face darkened and she said gloomily, "It is indeed a huge hidden danger. I hope it won't have too much impact on the outside world. When I return to Tianming, I will report the actual situation to the bishop truthfully. Strange matters need to be handled with caution."

Saori Tsurugi nodded. She was indeed very concerned about Shigure Kirara's strange behavior just now, but it was just a small change of speaking habits, which was not too difficult.

As long as the burial is successful.

"You carry the coffin, and I'll burn incense at the grave. I trust his judgment, nothing will go wrong."

Saori Tsuruyu walked to the grave incense, without taking it lightly, and still held the grave incense in both hands.

"Well, let's go." Shi Yu Qiluo easily lifted the black coffin and carried it on her shoulder.

It was unexpectedly heavy, as if it didn't contain a shriveled corpse but a solid coffin.

But for Shigure Kirara, this weight is nothing.

The midday sun was dazzling, shining on the ground littered with corpses, as if the sacred and the evil were confronting each other, vowing to eradicate all filth.

Saori Tsuruyu walked in front holding incense. She knew the layout of the school better and knew the most suitable place for burial.

The light from the incense burning in the grave seemed very weak under the glaring sunlight, and the faint flame was exposed to the outside, making it almost invisible.

So Saori Tsuruyu didn't notice that every time Shi Yu Qi Luo took a step towards her, the grave incense would shake violently, burning faster and slower...

Shi Yu Qiluo followed closely behind carrying the black coffin. When she just stepped out of the auditorium, a longing expression appeared on her face from time to time. She slowly stroked the black coffin as if caressing her lover.

Even she herself did not notice that the hair on the back of her head gradually turned white, appearing crystal clear under the bright sunlight. Her waist-length hair spread to the ground and continued to grow longer.

The auditorium can block the perception of ghosts, but not outside the auditorium. The incense on the grave can only suppress the actions of ghosts.

After leaving the protection of the auditorium, the two were exposed to a strange view.

But there was no attack.

The way to the burial was very quiet. Saori Tsuruyou held the incense at the grave and did not say a word because there was nothing important.

Also, I'm not sure if talking will attract anything, so silence is the best choice.

At five minutes past two in the afternoon, Saori Tsuruyu and Shigure Kirara came to the woods behind the school. It was quieter than anywhere else, and the dead silence was the best choice for burial.

Although it used to be a place for students to have a tryst.

"Here...why is there a hole in the ground? It's so big, it seems to be very close to the coffin."

Saori Tsuruyu turned her head to look at the black coffin, and after a rough comparison, she found that the sizes were indeed very similar, as if they were deliberately made for burial in the black coffin.

But there were no other living people in the school, and this hole was definitely not dug by humans, as no one had the time to do that.

There is not even any piled up soil around it, it looks as if it was created by nature.

It took Shigure Kirara and I almost half an hour to get here. The notebook gave the burial time as 2:12. With such a short time, it was impossible for the two of them to dig a suitable hole.

Perhaps Shigure Kirara could use brute force to create a big hole in the ground, but that would definitely not be suitable for burial.

"Captain Shigure Kirara, your hair...how did it become like this?"

Saori Tsuruyu suddenly discovered that Shigure Kirara had undergone a major transformation. Her sky-blue hair had completely transformed into a waterfall of pure white hair, which was spread out on the ground.

Shigure Qiluo was stunned for two seconds, then reached out and grabbed a handful of hair and brought it in front of her to look at it, her face also full of confusion.

"This isn't my hair."

Chapter 50 We'll Meet Again

"Perhaps it's a side effect of the strange treatment used, but now is not the time to discuss that. Bury him."

Shigure Qiluo urged, lifting the black coffin and walking forward.

Saori Tsuruyu stepped aside and carefully observed Shigure Kirara's current condition. Except for the changes in her hair, everything else seemed to be the same.

"boom!"

The black coffin was placed in the hole in the ground. It was just the right size to allow the black coffin to sink into it completely.

"Is that the end?" Shi Yu Qiluo turned around and asked.

"Let me think about it. Wait, help me open the black coffin."

Saori Tsuruyu remembered the words of the notebook;

At 2:12 PM, I dropped the notebook into the black coffin. The coffin was successfully lowered into the ground, and the funeral was over.

Shi Yu Qiluo did not refuse. She bent down and opened the coffin lid easily.

Li Mo's intact body came into view, not rotten nor smelly.

It seems that he is not dead, just asleep.

But there was no rise and fall of the chest, no breath, and Shi Yu Qiluo did not see the strange state that followed Li Mo, so in her eyes, Li Mo was already dead, but his death looked a little more beautiful, with his body intact.

Shi Yu Qiluo stood on the ground, her pupils gradually dilated, and the red light inside seemed to be about to burst out, completely occupying her clear blue eyes.

"I love ..."

"Captain Shigure Kirara? Why are you in a daze? Did something happen?" Saori Tsuruyu saw Shigure Kirara kneeling on the ground looking at the black coffin for a long time, and couldn't help but remind her.

Even if you want to commemorate him, it shouldn't be at this time. Burial is the most important thing.

"Yeah, it's okay. I was just distracted." Shigure Qiluo shook her head, and the red light in her eyes disappeared. "Is there any other ceremony to do?"

Saori Tsuruyu walked to the coffin, took out the strange notebook with a look of disappointment, and threw it in after a brief hesitation.

The moment the notebook turned its back to the two of them, a line of words appeared on it.

[My name is Saori Tsuruyu, I am the only normal person who walked out of Saint Freya... I survived, only I survived.]

This is the different ending brought by experience. When using the notebook for the first time, Saori Tsuruyu was unable to obtain more information from it.

Especially the last two sentences: [At three o'clock in the afternoon, I left St. Freya's College.]

【My name is Saori Tsuruyu, and I survived. 】

The information provided by the notebook is very direct and simple. The simpler the information is, the more secrets it contains, and more situations are hidden in these two simple sentences.

A notebook doesn't lie, but it can pick and choose its narrative targets and avoid the important points.

"That should be all right. Close the coffin. The funeral is over."

Saori Tsuruyu breathed a sigh of relief, "By the way, Captain Shigure Kirara, I want to join your team, can you..."

If Saori Tsuruyu examines the notebook, and if Shigure Kirara's answer is different from the prediction in the notebook, then she will consider whether she should take the notebook out of the black coffin.

"You are too weak. Wait until you become an A-rank Valkyrie and come find me. I will let you join... But before that, please leave. I need to take care of some special matters."

Are they exactly the same... Saori Tsuruyu was very confused. Is the notebook so easy to use?

This is the final stage, the final step, shouldn't it set some traps?