Chapter 591
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Chapter 591: The Resurrected Nation
Lin Qiye looked around, his eyes filled with confusion.
He didn’t know what had happened.
His memories were still stuck at the moment outside the borders of the Great Xia, in the mist, facing that white-haired old man.
He remembered that the man had placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, and then it was as if he had been frozen in ice, his body and mind both coming to a standstill. By the time he woke up, he had already arrived here…
Where is this?
Where are the others?
His gaze swept around; it was an ordinary gravel beach, and apart from a strangely dressed little girl with a terrified expression, he saw no one else.
The other team members were not nearby.
Ultimately, Lin Qiye’s gaze fell on the terrified little girl.
He suddenly felt that the girl’s outfit seemed somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it in a book… It seemed to be mentioned in a course during training camp.
The little girl cautiously sized up Lin Qiye for a moment and tentatively asked, “君は死んでいないのか？” (“So you’re not dead?”)
“?”
Lin Qiye fell into deep bewilderment after hearing her mumble a sentence…
He couldn’t understand.
But at that moment, he finally remembered where he had seen these things before.
During training camp, there was a specific course that discussed the cultural differences of various countries before the mist descended, leading into many different regional myths and legends. He knew which countries existed in the world before the mist descended and had a general understanding of their cultural differences, but all of this was theoretical knowledge; he had never seen it with his own eyes, so he couldn’t recall it all at once.
However, now he could basically confirm where this place was.
Cherry blossoms, kimonos, language… Is this Japan?
Lin Qiye stood in place for a long time, looking around again.
The low gravel beach was beside towering cliffs, and on the cliffs was a narrow road, where he could vaguely hear the hum of vehicles passing by. The distant sky was a clear blue, and the waves rolled in from the edge of his vision, pure and white, while the clouds drifted lazily across the sky, as if painted…
How is this possible?!
Japan was supposed to have been swallowed by the mist long ago!
Lin Qiye clearly remembered that during training camp, the instructor had already said that Japan was now completely shrouded in mist, with no survivors at all. The former 【Blue Rain】 team had also brought back news of Japan’s destruction after chasing the Yamata no Orochi into the mist.
This should have been a dead city enveloped in mist, the entrance to Takamagahara, the land of the gods in Japan.
But now, where was there any sign of a dead city?
He looked out, and even at the edge of the sea, he couldn’t find any trace of the mist.
It was as if the mist had completely vanished from this planet.
Lin Qiye stood there like a statue, staring blankly at the distant sea.
Yuzuriha blinked, seeing that Lin Qiye didn’t answer her question, and spoke again:
“私はあなたと話しているのに、どうしてまだぼんやりしているのですか？” (“I’m talking to you, why are you still dazed?”)
Lin Qiye came back to his senses and looked at the girl in the black cherry blossom kimono. After hesitating for a moment, he revealed a polite smile.
He didn’t understand what the other person was saying, nor did he know what was going on in this country… It was better not to reveal his identity as an outsider for now.
Seeing Lin Qiye smiling inexplicably at her, Yuzuriha’s expression became even stranger, and she continued to ask in Japanese:
“あなたは何代民ですか？どこに住んでいますか？番号は何ですか？” (“What generation are you? Where do you live? What’s your number?”)
Lin Qiye smiled without speaking.
Yuzuriha asked suspiciously, “あなた……まさか、黙っているのですか？それとも、耳が聞こえないのですか？” (“You… can’t be mute, right? Or are you deaf?”)
Lin Qiye smiled even brighter.
It seemed he was deaf.
Yuzuriha was certain of her thoughts.
If he were mute, even if he couldn’t speak, he should be able to gesture or at least show his number, but he had no reaction to what she said…
There was something wrong with his ears!
Thinking of this, Yuzuriha looked at Lin Qiye with a hint of pity.
Lin Qiye didn’t know what the little girl was thinking, but he felt that her expression was somewhat off. However, apart from continuing to smile, he seemed to be unable to do anything else.
Yuzuriha reached out her hand, about to gesture something, when a harsh siren suddenly blared from the road above.
A police car stopped by the roadside, and soon, two men’s voices sounded from above.
“This should be the place where that girl called from. Let’s split up and see if she’s still here.”
“It’s been so long; if she wanted to commit suicide, it must be over by now, right?”
“Suicide is a serious crime, and she chose to do it by the sea, breaking the ban on the sea, which adds to her crime. If she’s still alive, we’ll detain her directly for life imprisonment. If she’s already dead, we’ll have to recover her body…”
“Got it, I’ll go look below first.”
Hearing this conversation, Yuzuriha’s face suddenly turned ugly, her eyes filled with anxiety.
She certainly knew that suicide was a serious crime, but she still chose to call the police, wanting to use their words to announce her death and achieve some purpose… But she hadn’t expected that now the police had arrived, and she hadn’t succeeded in dying.
Now that she was on the beach, it was definitely impossible to jump into the sea to end her life. Even if she wanted to dive into the water to drown, those two police officers would quickly pull her back. Once she was locked up in prison, it would truly be a case of wanting to live but being unable to, wanting to die but being unable to.
Yuzuriha’s mind raced, quickly making a choice. She pressed her body against the visual blind spot beneath the cliff and moved along the coastline to the other side.
Just then, as if she thought of something, she turned back and grabbed Lin Qiye’s arm, seriously saying to him:
“Follow me next, and don’t make a sound!”
Although she didn’t know who Lin Qiye was, since he was also floating in the sea, he was likely in the same situation as her, a failed suicide attempt. Even if he hadn’t attempted suicide, entering the sea without permission also broke the ban, and he couldn’t escape punishment.
Moreover, he was deaf and couldn’t hear that the two police officers had already begun searching here. If she left him here, he would only end up being caught.
After all, escaping alone was the same as escaping with him; it was just a matter of convenience.
Lin Qiye couldn’t understand what Yuzuriha was saying, but it seemed she had no ill intentions, so he nodded and followed her.
Yuzuriha led Lin Qiye along the coastline, skillfully walking for a while until they reached a steep slope. Barefoot, she nimbly climbed up.
Once she quickly reached the other side of the road, she realized that Lin Qiye might not be able to climb such a steep slope as easily as she did. Just as she was about to turn back to check, a figure in black landed lightly beside her like a ghost.
