Conan: The Magician of the End of the Century

Chapter 296 Liars
It was night, Gin was lying on the bed in this strange room, looking at the moonlight outside the window, he couldn't help but recall the time he lived in that castle 20 years ago, and the long-lasting past events...

That year, she and I lost our parents at the same time, lived in the castle at the same time, and started a new life at the same time: she became the adopted daughter of the owner of the castle, while I was raised by the owner of the castle as his own grandson.

She seemed to accept her new identity very quickly. Every time I saw her, she would act like a big sister and admonish me for not being able to accept the changes, which was really annoying.

I don’t know which day started, but she no longer took the initiative to appear in front of me. She seemed to be avoiding me deliberately. Maybe the other party had given up trying to persuade me. That was fine. I was happy to be quiet and could hide in the room with peace of mind. Read a book inside.

About a year passed like this, and one day she suddenly left the castle, and I didn't see her for the last time. Although we didn't have many interactions, I felt empty in my heart for some reason. From time to time, I would recall the sweetness of the other person in my dreams. 's smile.

In order to put aside the distracting thoughts in my mind, I began to continuously increase the amount of daily study and training. Just like this, another year passed. Finally, I no longer thought of that person in my dreams, and soon after, I secretly left the castle and embarked on my own journey. The path chosen.

A few years after joining the organization, I seemed to have completely forgotten about that person, but I met her again in the organization. At that time, I was already half a head taller than the other person, but she looked unchanged, except for that A fierce murderous aura.

For the reunion, I felt more than surprise, but also joy.

As if in response to this feeling, after that, she often approached me on the pretext of cooperating with the task, and at the same time she often checked and filled in the gaps for her immature self. I was also immersed in this mode of getting along and couldn't extricate myself, trying to Use it to show a more perfect version of yourself in front of the other person.

Maybe I really fell in love with her... And she seems to be in love with me too...

I always thought so until that night...

It seemed that because she really regarded me as someone to whom she could open her heart, she lay in my arms and cried, telling the truth about what happened that year, hoping to be forgiven.

Only then did I understand why she suddenly started avoiding me at that time, and why she left me without saying goodbye.

But what she didn't know was that such a cruel truth almost completely shattered the belief that supported me to this day. Even though I tried my best to convince myself that the other party's father was threatened and was a poor victim, I still couldn't He felt at ease and continued to stay by her side.

I said I hated her...but that wasn't true.

But before I found my true enemy, I could only lie to myself that I hated her... because if I didn't, I was afraid that my heart, which was already full of cracks, would be completely shattered and I would become a desperate killing machine.

At that time, maybe I will be the first to kill her, and then I may even hurt the old lady and the little princess, but I will never allow that to happen!

I also tried to convince myself that she was just pretending to fall in love with me to atone for her sins, but I knew this was not true, because her tears that night were different from those before.

So I escaped, covering up the cowardice in my heart with a cold appearance, taking the initiative to seek the most ruthless tasks, rejecting her with practical actions, and rejecting all the people who might express goodwill to me, except for Saburo, the idiot who has been lacking any strength since he was a child. Silly, let him be.

Although I had to meet her later because of the mission, I did not know how to deal with it, so I was sarcastic and sarcastic towards her. Maybe I really hoped that the other party would hate me, so that I could feel at ease. "hate" her.Ten years have passed since then, and I thought time had given me the answer I wanted. But when I shed tears that were the same as that night in front of me again tonight, I realized that I was wrong, and how wrong I was. Outrageous.

Although I have repaired my damaged heart over the long years, it is no longer the bright red heart of the past, but a glass heart that seems hard but is actually extremely fragile.

Being cowardly, I lied to her again, and she obviously saw through my lie, but she still cooperated with her performance and took the initiative to swallow the bitter martini.

I am really a hopeless liar...

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Under the triple effects of anesthesia, fatigue, and body recovery, Gin finally fell asleep amid random thoughts in his brain, and that night, he had a sweet dream that he had not seen for a long time.

However, his physical fitness was far superior to that of ordinary people. He woke up under the influence of his biological clock before the sun rose the next day.

And recalling the mother and daughter who appeared in her dream for no reason, but at this moment it was the mother and daughter sleeping next door to her, Gin had no choice but to reveal a wry smile.

Not knowing what kind of expression he should use to face the two of them, he finally chose the approach that best suited his image - saying goodbye without saying goodbye.

Just as Gin drove his car slowly away from the garage and off the street, he, who was always alert, failed to notice because of his inner turmoil. A pair of loving green eyes were watching through the gap in the curtains on the second floor. His departure.

As the Porsche 356A disappeared from sight, Bellmore turned away from the window, gently opened the door, walked through the corridor and entered the room where Gin was last night.

Looking at the hastily made bed in front of him, Belmore couldn't help but shook his head slightly and sighed. Then he walked to the bed, spread out the bedding again, and gently touched the surface, feeling the temperature that had not completely dissipated from it.

At this moment, she seemed to feel Gin's sincerity. She knew that the other person was evading her and why he was evading her, but she felt sad because she could not expose him.

Because she knew that doing this would really hurt him, which is why she acted like that at the end last night by pretending that she had been seen through by the other party.

Since the other party has already made a choice, why should he force himself to do so? Bellmore warned himself in his mind as he took off the sheets and quilt cover stained with the other party's blood, preparing to take them to the bathroom to clean them thoroughly.

But the moment Belmore turned around and walked out, she saw from the corner of her eye two empty goblets placed closely together on the coffee table. She had never forgotten that shape. During that time, the two of them specially posed for each other after drinking.

Seeing this scene that stunned her, Bellmore couldn't help but tremble her red lips, gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and laughed at herself with a helpless smile: "It seems that you are just like me, you are still the same person after all these years. What about the little liar who deceives himself and others, Zhen..."

(End of this chapter)