The kimono girl remained silent.
At that mont, the night seed like a curtain draped over Ji Minghuan's face. The kimono girl couldn't make out his expression. Without lifting his head, the boy softly said to her:
"Perhaps I'll open a bookstore in a remote northern city. You like reading, and you could sit behind the counter reading every day. When winter cos, you can watch the snow. There's an aurora in the north, and the night sky then will be bright, with cyan light stretching across the entire sky."
The kimono girl stared blankly at him. She had heard Xia Pingzhou say these words before, a month ago, when they were still at the aquarium, but at that ti, she hadn't taken Xia Pingzhou's hand.
Suddenly, Ji Minghuan closed the book and turned his head to et the girl's gaze.
The two quietly looked at each other for a while.
Then, he reached out his right hand to the kimono girl and softly asked:
"So, will you co with ?"
Silence enveloped the two of them.
Outside the window, it was still snowing, with branches heavy with snow. After a while, Ayase Origami suddenly looked up and took his hand.
"I'll go with you."
(The End)
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A month later, on the Moon.
The universe was silent, with an occasional teor streaking across the sky.
At this mont, Ji Minghuan was quietly lying on the Moon's surface, arms folded behind his head.
He gazed blankly at Earth, where white was clouds, blue was the sea, and green was Forest Island. All the colors intertwined to form this colorful world.
To him, this was the quietest place in the world, perfect for clearing his mind.
After a while, he suddenly picked up his phone and glanced at the text ssages on it.
[KamiNeko: Little cat, keep company while shopping.]
[Cezar: Yaguba, when will you go out to eat with ? I'm so bored being alone.]
[Lin Xingshi: Lake Hunting is recruiting newcors. Can you co with to et those heirs?]
[Tricia: What happened to the world trip? It's been a month. You won't run away again, will you?]
[Gu Qiye: When you co back, could you buy so eggs and a box of chicken breast for ? You Ruirui is coming to our house tonight; I'm cooking for you guys.]
[Su Zimai: Bro, where are you? Why did you disappear halfway through the ga?]
[Kong Youling: Goo goo ga ga? Sis is looking for you, saying you stood her up.]
"Spare ."
Ji Minghuan sighed deeply and silently put his phone back in the pocket of his orange hoodie. Suddenly, a cold voice echoed in his mind.
"Got a mont?" Restricted Level 1001 asked.
"What's up?"
Ji Minghuan raised an eyebrow, thinking it was rare for 1001 to want to chat with him.
"I wanted to talk. I've discovered I've overlooked so things," said Restricted Level 1001.
"Like what?"
"Souls do exist in this world, so Yanmo Lin's Celestial Driver can store the souls of those it kills."
"And then?"
"In my tiline, I didn't obtain the myth fragnt of the 'World Tree'."
Ji Minghuan contemplated, "True, and in your mory, you destroyed the World Tree fragnt unconsciously."
Restricted Level 1001 nodded, "Yes, and after that, I searched the entire world but couldn't find a way to resurrect souls. That's why I chose to return to the past at all costs."
He paused, "But the premise of this conclusion is..."
Hearing this, Ji Minghuan suddenly froze, then quickly replied:
"The premise is that the 'World Tree' fragnt didn't exist in the world at that ti."
"Exactly. In so versions of Nordic Mythology, the World Tree can store the souls of the deceased and create new bodies for them, but that's just a possibility."
Ji Minghuan was dazed for a long ti, then slowly raised his head to look at that bluish star in the cosmos.
"You an..." he murmured.
"Yes, Li Qingping, Sun Changkong, they all have a chance to co back...but it's just a chance. After all, I haven't tried it myself."
Restricted Level 1001 paused here, "But, assuming my idea is correct, we must first find the scattered fragnts of the 'World Tree' in the world, then slowly retrieve their souls, use the ability of the World Tree to store their souls, and finally create a new body for them."
Ji Minghuan was stunned for a while, then slowly sat up and asked:
"How long will it take?"
"I don't know, but I conservatively estimate at least a year," Restricted Level 1001 said, "After death, a soul drifts in the world for a while before disappearing, so you must act quickly."
After a while, Ji Minghuan slowly stood up.
In the midst of silence, he said:
"One month."
"One month?"
"Yes, one month at most is enough."
"You have the final say; you're the boss now," Restricted Level 1001 said, in an unusually gentle tone.
"Let's go," Ji Minghuan took a deep breath, slightly curling his lips, "There's a lot to do next."
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