Why it never ends

Chapter 317
Hesta didn't say a word - the conjecture she had had was finally verified at this moment.

No wonder Miss Chiba's bullet time is so long, it really is because...

"In the more than 70 hours of fighting with other chelates, I failed to kill a single chelate, and lost a hand and a leg. Ordinary daggers couldn't pierce their skin at all. I They can only keep running away, attracting different chelates to one place, and let them kill each other.

"Maybe it was because the situation was too dangerous at that time, so there was one thing that I didn't realize until later when I entered the reserve base in District [-] and started to really learn how to fight chelates, I suddenly realized it.

"Putting a knife into the heart of a chelate will not kill the chelate.

"What I killed... was not Chiba who had turned into a chelate, but Chiba himself."

Hesta didn't immediately understand this sentence, after a moment of silence, she suddenly grasped Chiba's hand harder than ever.Hesta's pupils trembled - this was the first time she saw Chiba's red eyes.

Qianye laughed softly, and she lowered her head, "So Jane, I can probably understand your current situation. I know that sometimes people will be knocked down suddenly, and they will even be knocked down by the same thing over and over again...

"I... fully understand that."

Chiba slowly looked at her again.

"Then I met you at St. Anne's Abbey, the office...was dark, as dark as the cave on the 'island'. You were lying in a pool of blood, with a dagger stuck...in your chest...

"Maybe I'm really crazy... That night was probably the most thrilling night since I arrived in the third district. At that time, I was a little scared... I was afraid that you would not be able to hold on, and I was afraid that I would come too late. I have a chance, but I may not take it.

"But what happened later completely dispelled my worries... because you not only survived, but also a mercury needle.

"Do you remember, when you were a child, you asked me if a mercury needle could lead the life of an ordinary person—in fact, it can, look at Valenti, her life in the Habitable Land is no different from that of an ordinary person, but The problem is that if you set your mind on living an ordinary life from the very beginning, you will not be able to handle the work of the mercury needle well, and you will have no chance of living an ordinary life.

"I'm very nervous about whether I can be your guardian, and sometimes I even resist, because I don't know how to teach you, I just know that I don't want to be educated-for example, like Ava did to me, pursuing Absolute control. Most of my life choices were made in rebellion against Ava, although everything makes sense looking back now.. but if you have your own pursuit, I really hope you You don't have to be like me to be able to live the life you want.

"During this process, if I can do something for you, I will do it with all my strength, because... because you know? From the moment you survived, seeing you making friends in the base, growing up day by day . . . I feel like I'm living again."

Chiba's voice was almost whispering at the end, she wiped the tears from Hesta's face, and gently pressed her forehead.

"Jane, don't risk yourself like this, because you are very important to me."

"No more," Hesta frowned, holding back tears, "No more, Miss Chiba."

After a few breaths, Chiba got up and walked behind Hesta, and dealt with his emotions briefly.

"The doctor at the base told me that you need to rest in this situation. It is best to stay in a safe and familiar place and adjust slowly... But I don't believe this, because my experience is completely opposite to what they said-you are There are too many traces left here, instead of staying here and ruminating on them every day, it is better to change the environment directly."

"...escape to another place?"

"It's not about escaping, it's about staying away from them temporarily, just like when Ava took me from District [-] to District [-]." Qianye said softly, "You can't escape all these problems, these... ...the troubles you haven't solved for the time being, they will still come to you over and over again in the days to come...until you learn how to deal with them.

"In short, you have to be prepared."

Chiba looked at Hesta, "So what's your answer? Would you like to go with me?"

"I...Of course..." Hesta gasped, "But I, I don't know my current state, can I still..."

"You don't have to worry about other things. I still have two things to tell you. Do you still have the strength to listen?"

"……Have."

Qianye took a deep breath, and sat down in front of Hesta again with a serious expression.

"First of all, it's Ava's fault that she got past me and found you this time. But you, you didn't even tell me anything. I want you to reflect on this, this kind of thing, absolutely-yes- —There can be no next time.”

"Understood." Hesta's eyes lowered slightly, and she suddenly remembered something, "Ava, she..."

Before Hesta asked more questions, Chiba took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Hesta.

"Second thing, Dr. Yanni gave this to me last week."

Hesta faintly felt that this piece of paper looked familiar, and when she opened it, she found that it was an item request form given to her by the nurse last week. There were some options on it, such as books, special pens and paper, certain popular drinks, etc. Wait, the patient ticks the required items, and the next day, the nurse will prepare the corresponding items and bring them over.

On the "Other" column at the end of the form, Hesta scribbled two names:
Turan Poe

Rico Sol
Hesta tried to recall that she had little recollection of filling out such a form.

"Oh... I was, probably, misunderstood... the purpose of this watch..."

"Lico is a bit troublesome, but Turan will arrive the day after tomorrow." Qianye interrupted Hesta's explanation softly, "You didn't reply to any of the letters and emails they sent you before... They are also very worried. I told them that you were locked up by Ava for a period of time because of some misunderstandings, and now you are recuperating in the hospital-you can’t mention anything related to murder photography, can you do it?”

Hesta inhaled slowly, and after several consecutive deep breaths, she replied in a low voice, "Yes."

……

Two days later, Turan landed at Tan Yi's airport with his luggage.

The city where she had been in for four years had hardly changed, old churches, several roads under renovation, square tables in restaurants on both sides of the road, and beautiful closets with desserts, new clothes, jewelry... and What was different before was that she could pass by these places freely, and no longer had to look through the gray car window.

(End of this chapter)