Next to the crystal coffin, something colorful caught her attention.
It was a transparent paper bag filled with many oval dumplings of different sizes, which were delicate, chewy and delicious.
This is the food the teacher gave her this morning.
However, these dumplings were so beautifully made that Ling couldn't bear to eat them and just left them there.
Moreover, she remembered clearly that this was...
"The food made by the teacher's lover..."
Ling pursed his lips, looked at those exquisite little balls, lowered his head to look at the back of his hand where the IV tube was inserted, and was too ashamed to raise his head.
"She must be very powerful..."
Her hazy red eyes gazed at her reflection in the water, her slender legs slightly bent.
In Zero's imagination, the "teacher's lover" whom he had never met must be a very powerful girl.
Maybe, I will be like my teacher, with a beautiful face, tall figure, gentle personality, and the kindest heart.
Only a girl like this is worthy of the teacher's "love".
"Of course, it's completely different from me..."
The water was rippling, and Ling stared at his own reflection in the water, his expression gradually revealing sadness.
I...
Nothing...
I don't understand anything...
It only causes trouble to the teacher every day.
Even so, the teacher was still willing to stay by my side, comfort me when I cried, and give me precious gifts.
but,
All of this has limitations.
A ship in a bottle is always just a ship in a bottle.
It had no way to enter the sea, so it could only stay alone in the bottle, imagining itself galloping on the ocean and having false adventures.
at last...
The person who will go on an adventure with the teacher on the ship will not be me, but her beloved lover.
it hurts...
What exactly is this feeling?
My chest hurts so much.
I already have the treasure given by my teacher, so why do I... still want more?
"Cough cough..."
Heart-wrenching pain.
Zero covered his mouth and coughed, his delicate shoulders shaking.
Fortunately, the coughing fit only lasted a short while, but it took her several times longer to catch her breath.
The Little Mermaid
During the break, Zero looked at his slender legs and recalled the story the teacher had told him.
The story of a mermaid princess who trades her voice for legs with a witch and strives to pursue true love.
However, this fairy-tale story ends in tragedy.
The mermaid did not get the "love" she wanted, and turned into a bubble and disappeared from this world.
But, even so...
Zero still enjoyed the story.
"If, just if..."
She lowered her head and looked through the translucent glass bottle to see the swaying boat inside and the two feet that were unable to move behind the bottle. She whispered to herself:
"If a witch really existed, I would also sign a contract with her..."
She didn't want to be a burden anymore.
Rather than being imprisoned in this small crystal coffin forever, Ling hopes to do something earth-shattering.
Even if she failed or turned into bubbles and disappeared, she didn't want to sit there and wait for death.
But...
"witch"
Does it really exist?
...
...
「Click」
"Hey?!"
The sudden noise coming from the corner of the church startled Ling and his heart almost stopped.
what happened...
There can't be anyone else in the church, right?
Ling was a little scared, shivering on the edge of the crystal coffin, and asked politely:
"Is there, is there anyone there?"
She had no ability to escape, and there was no point in continuing to hide. She could only pray that the other party was not a bad guy.
but...
"silence"
Silence enveloped the church, and the noise just now disappeared without a trace as if it were an illusion.
it's wired...
Zero poked his head out and blinked his eyes.
She was absolutely certain that in the corner of the church, behind a black curtain, there was a strange figure hiding.
However, the other party didn't say anything and was very mysterious.
"Could it be..."
At this moment, a bold guess appeared in Zero's mind.
She leaned on the edge of the crystal coffin, tried to raise her voice, and asked in a trembling voice:
"Excuse me, are you Miss Witch? Ahem..."
I accidentally strained my throat too much and started coughing again.
Later, when she recovered, there was still no response from the corner of the church.
"Could it be that this is really an illusion?"
Ling pursed his lips slightly and began to doubt his own judgment.
However, it just so happened that the other party suddenly appeared in the church when he was begging the witch, and he always felt that things were not that simple.
(What if she really is a witch?)
After a brief moment of struggle, her eyes became firm and she made a secret decision in her heart.
..
"Pull it out"
Ling took a deep breath, pulled out the IV tube on the back of his hand, and the dangling needle dripped liquid onto the ground.
"Hey.."
She grabbed the edge of the crystal coffin, exerted a little force with her upper body, and her silky white hair slowly emerged from the water, with water droplets falling down.
"My body has strength..."
I’m in very good physical condition. Maybe it’s because I’ve eaten a lot of food sent by the teacher recently, and my strength has recovered a lot.
Slowly, she began to break away from the buoyancy on the water surface and began to adapt to the heavy gravity.
"despair"
The tender white little feet fell to the ground, making a wet sound.
"Stand firm..."
Zero couldn't remember the last time he stood on the ground.
Her long, snow-white hair had not been trimmed for so long that it was almost falling to the ground. Her knees were shaking constantly and her little hands were holding onto the edge of the crystal coffin. It took her a while to adapt.
"teacher..."
In order to suppress the fear in her heart, she picked up the boat in the bottle floating on the water, held it tightly in her arms, and walked forward unsteadily with her feet turned inward like a newborn deer.
despair..
despair..
The sound of clumsy footsteps echoed in the church.
The moonlight shines through the glazed windows above, dyeing the classical portraits a holy white and spreading all around.
With a nervous mood, Ling held the boat in the bottle tightly and walked forward, leaving a series of messy wet footprints on the ground, slowly approaching the target location.
"Sizzle..."
strange sound.
Zero didn't know what the sound was, but he was sure that there was something behind the black curtain.
"Excuse me, are you a witch?"
Ling hugged the glass bottle tightly, his eyes flickering with uneasiness, and asked cautiously.
"..."
Strangely, the other party did not respond and continued to make the strange "sizzling" sound.
"Can I make a deal with you? I want to trade my voice for a healthy body, even if it's only for a few months."
"..."
"A few weeks is fine. I have someone I like, and I want to go to her..."
"..."
"A few days is fine..."
The quiet night enveloped the surroundings.
No matter how she begged, the other party did not respond, but just hid behind the curtain and made strange noises.
"Yes, is the price not enough?"
Drops of water dripped down the school uniform and white hair. After the wet body left the crystal coffin, the body temperature began to drop rapidly and he began to feel cold.
She was almost out of strength. Her wet school uniform was very heavy. Every step she took felt like she was carrying a heavy load. Just standing was very tiring for her.
"I'm sorry, Witch-sama, I don't have anything valuable on me..."
Ling looked down at his frail body. His skin was pale and bloodless, his muscles were about to contract, and he couldn't even stand steadily.
The little mermaid in the story has a beautiful voice, but she has nothing else.
What should I do...
"Ok?"
Suddenly, when Ling looked down in frustration, he saw something familiar on the ground.
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