Why it never ends

Chapter 400
Hesta didn't sit down, and the short dagger was dexterously turned a few times in her hand, so fast that only afterimages could be seen.The sharp blade and handle maintained a delicate balance, as if it could fly in any direction at any time... But Hesta didn't care about it.

"I do have something to talk about." She leaned against Anna's desk and stood obliquely, looking at the shadow of the high bookshelf, "For example, the humanoid, I never thought that one day I would be tortured by a human skin—— You are right, as long as a thing looks like a person and acts like a person, it can arouse the same kind of emotion in the heart of a person...

"It's nothing new though, I've known several mercury needles who even had this kind of affection for chelates."

"Torture," Anna listened with interest, "you use a very serious word."

"Compared with people, I may prefer to deal with chelates," Hesta suddenly withdrew his gaze and looked at Anna, "Do you know why?"

"Because they are honest." Anna replied quickly.

Hesta was silent for a while, then gave a low laugh, "You're really right... Although the chelates didn't say a word of truth, when you're with them, you know they'll never be kind. In At this point, chelates are never surprising.

"Only people... You can't always figure out what they are thinking, and you can't figure out whether every word they say is fake or sincere."

Hesta lowered her voice again, and she smiled.

"The 'chelate' that appeared in the theater tonight is zero, do you think I can't recognize it?"

"Really." Anna stared ahead, noncommittal, "How do you know?"

"That kind of slender height does not belong to human beings, and I know that Zero can adjust her height, appearance...everything at any time. What's more, she is imitating me, imitating my battle at Central Station..." Hesta's hand The dagger suddenly stopped, "What do you mean by that sentence you said to me at night?"

"You don't have to be too nervous," Anna said softly, "This is just a game—"

In an instant, the dagger suddenly detached from Hesta's hand, and stabbed at Anna's left eye quickly.

Anna's expression froze for a moment, but then, the blade stopped in mid-air - Hesta grabbed the end of the handle just in time.

In the dim light of the fire, Hesta caught a flash of fear in Anna's eyes.

Hesta slowly retracted the dagger, "You don't have to be too nervous, Anna."

In the silence, Anna took a deep breath. Although she knew that this was Hesta's bluff, her body's instincts were not under the control of reason. At this moment, a thin layer of cold sweat oozed from her back, and the heart in her chest was pounding. Hindsight beating wildly.

Anna looked up at the young man in front of her. Compared with the morning, Hesta was a different person.She could finally see some qualities of Mercury Needle in Hesta, even though it was a risk.

"...Do you like this dagger very much?" Anna tried her best to control the ups and downs of her voice so as not to be heard.

"I like it." Hesta didn't look at her, and lowered his head to play with the dagger again, "Firearms are really good, but when the bullets are exhausted, they are a pile of scrap iron. In the wasteland, the only reliable things are axes, stoves and The dagger—I've taken this dagger, don't you mind?"

Anna lowered her eyes slightly, "Please go ahead."

"You didn't answer the question I asked you just now."

"Which one?"

"Look," repeated Hesta in a low voice, "another has died because of you, your kindness and your adventures... killed her."

Anna leaned back slightly, she crossed her fingers, "I should have explained it clearly on the spot."

"No," said Hesta, every word softly. "While Zero's presence at the Grace Theater does have some of my reasons, she died for you—if you must use the word 'dead'."

Anna raised her eyes again, with a little appreciation in her eyes again, "Really?"

"You should be very clear that the ambusher behind the spotlight is shooting at you."

A brief silence.

Anna straightened up slightly, "It seems that you really care about this responsibility—"

"I hadn't figured out what that meant earlier," Hesta interrupted Anna. "Did the bullets miss? Why didn't they fly to me? Goebbels took great pains to attract me." Here, it was so hard for Li Ke to leave my side... Such a precious opportunity, wasted like this?

"But on the way to your place, I suddenly figured it out. I still considered myself too important to ignore you... Except for one of these people who was forcibly saved by Li Ke, the rest all committed suicide , There is no room for negotiation... Gobelin's people want to seriously injure me in order to force the Shengming to dock, and if the plan fails, they will commit suicide-then what is the point of the Shengming docking.

"It can be seen that these people probably have other purposes..." Hesta slowly leaned over and looked at Anna, "A more important purpose that must not be known to the public - all those ambushes are probably a cover-up. The real danger tonight is for you—boshanfu and me are all a cover, a cover that can make your death look like an accident."

Eyes met, Hesta stared into Anna's eyes.

"No offense, Anna, you were the one who should be damned tonight... It's interesting to watch all this in the dark, isn't it?"

Anna laughed, "What do you think?"

"I don't know what personal grievances you have with people like Rob, but I know what you're doing..." Hesta said softly, "But don't try to get me involved, I'm not interested."

"really?"

"This is the last time I remind you. You can do it yourself." Hesta stood up again, and she looked at Anna condescendingly. "If you weren't Miss Chiba's teacher, everything wouldn't be so complicated."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hesta unconsciously looked at the nearby empty chair—the white cat named Myshkin lay on it at some point.

Its two eyes were emitting a faint green light, and it was staring at her intently.

This gaze made Hesta feel uncomfortable. She flipped her hand quickly and cut off the wick of the candle in her hand. The whole study room was suddenly plunged into darkness.

"In the future, we won't have to see each other again, and I won't mention you to anyone."

Hesta strode toward the door,

"Hesta." Anna's voice came from the darkness, "Whether you are interested, whether you want to participate, you can make a decision tomorrow, and it's too early to talk about it tonight.

"If anyone is absolutely safe in this game, it's you, Hesta."

(End of this chapter)