Chapter 14: Choices Beyond Regret
"Are you saying some gibberish to the moon? Do you have a fever?" Shigure Kira was completely confused. She was finding it increasingly difficult to understand this guy.
Li Mo didn't directly point it out, because once that idea became reality, it would be a true nightmare for everyone.
The most terrifying anomaly in this world was behind him.
Eagerly awaiting his death, only then would it appear in the world.
Kiana was constantly spying on him, and so was the anomaly.
"Okay, that's it for today. Everyone is tired, so they can rest early. My condition is good, so I'll take the night watch," Li Mo proactively suggested.
Shigure Kira: "I'll take the night watch too. It's better to have two people together for support. As the captain of the Valkyrie squad, there's no reason to hide behind. If there are any sudden situations, we can also think of solutions together."
Li Mo didn't find Shigure Kira's reaction strange. If such a strange person as himself was able to truly make Shigure Kira feel safe enough to leave her back to him, Li Mo would become suspicious instead.
Based on their current experiences, Shigure Kira was a highly responsible, inquisitive person, a bit stubborn, but had strong execution skills. She was quite reliable as a teammate.
She also liked to give people nicknames. Gloomy Man?
Oh well, whatever. As long as she was happy.
He couldn't feel the emotion of anger now.
Li Mo's heart was like a calm, waveless lake, like a frozen, snowy, icy surface in the depths of winter. A small flame couldn't melt the entire bed of ice.
His current actions were all based on his remaining consciousness and instincts. Human concepts still limited Li Mo, telling him what he should do.
If he lost those and didn't have the nerve impulses brought by emotions, Li Mo didn't know what he would become.
After seeing that Shigure Kira and Li Mo were going to take the night watch together, Saori Tsuruyo couldn't help but bite her lip and clench her small, pink fist before mustering her courage to walk to Li Mo's side.
"Big brother, I'm not sleepy. I want to take the night watch with you."
Li Mo didn't show any additional emotions, but just urged, "Little kids should go to sleep quickly. Shigure Kira is a Valkyrie above Class A. Not sleeping for one night won't have much of an impact. My current state is special. I don't need to sleep. You have to sleep. I don't want to be bringing a burden with me in the daytime."
Li Mo spoke to Saori Tsuruyo in an almost critical tone. After hearing that, Saori Tsuruyo only said weakly, "I understand." She then turned around, lowered her head, and returned to the crowd without saying a word.
That guy… doesn't seem like a normal person.
Shigure Kira looked at the dead-fish-faced Li Mo and couldn't help but mutter in her heart.
That child clearly wanted to spend a little more time with him, wanting a sense of safety and being cared for.
Logically speaking, Gloomy Man was good at thinking. He shouldn't be unable to guess what the child was thinking, right?
When close to the campfire, how could one not feel the warmth?
That child even had her thoughts written all over her face… I can't help but want to take care of such a cute child. Does this guy have no desires or feelings?
Shigure Kira's eyes were full of curious stars, sparkling non-stop.
Under the moonlight, everything was silent, leaving only the wind whispering.
The two of them sat side by side, each with their own complicated thoughts.
Shigure Kira: "Hey, Gloomy Man, what kind of person are you, exactly?"
Li Mo: "A bad person."
Shigure Kira: "Of course I know that! But I still think you're quite reliable. Thanks for tonight. Without you, we would probably have died here. You can come find me if you run into any difficulties in the future. Of course, that's under the premise that we can leave here alive."
Li Mo: "I saved you, not because I wanted to ask for anything in return. I don't need it either."
"You don't need to test me. Whether it's out of personal morality, guilt, self-blame, or the promise I made earlier, I will bring you out of here safely."
"The premise is that you don't go against me and do things I don't like."
"Just stay behind me obediently. If a ghost appears, I will be the first one to fight it. There's no need to worry."
Shigure Kira: "Wow, it's rare to see you say so many caring words to someone all at once. I feel like you've been perfunctorily answering me this whole time?"
Li Mo: "Yes."
Shigure Kira: "Tsk! Someone like you will definitely not find a girlfriend in the future! Oh well, I'm generous, so I won't hold it against you."
Li Mo: "Indeed very big."
Shigure Kira: "Ah? You brat? Sigh... Talking with you is so infuriating! I originally thought you were different from those obsessed men!"
"But... you are indeed different." Shigure Kira jumped up and easily sat in the seat next to Li Mo, also looking up at the lonely white moon, copying Li Mo's action.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but Shigure Kira saw the moon turn red for a split second, but after rubbing her eyes, she found it unchanged, still the pure white, sacred moon.
She should have seen it wrong due to too much pressure.
Shigure Kira thought that if she was careful enough, she would be able to see that the moon reflected in Li Mo's pupils was the scarlet moon that she had seen flashing for a moment.
This guy is actually pretty good looking...
Li Mo quietly gazed at the moon while Shigure Kira quietly gazed at him. Time passed little by little in the rustling night breeze.
Even though they had almost died just a moment ago, they were now able to watch the moon in peace.
Shigure Kira found it incredible. If she wrote about this mission in a report, probably no one at Schicksal would believe it.
If she wrote about ghosts and other stuff in her mission report, she would probably be mocked by everyone for months...
She also didn't know how headquarters was doing. They couldn't even use the radio here.
The night breeze was chilly. For a moment, Shigure Kira actually felt a little bored.
There was no topic. This guy beside her had become a cosmic, invincible, ultimate, straight man, unwilling to talk to anyone at all since just now.
Putting on a cool act? Putting on a cold act?
Various strange ideas popped into Shigure Kira's head, and she also thought about her game ID: "Silent Expert," although she talked non-stop once she entered a game.
Emmm...
Shigure Kira continued to wait, wait, wait, waiting...
She didn't believe that Li Mo could maintain the same action all night without saying a single word.
Three minutes later...
How can this guy be so patient!
Am I really that unappealing?
At least talk to me, spending the night without chatting will be so boring, okay?
Shigure Kira started to doubt herself. In the past, there were always many people around her at Schicksal. Of course, she was also often around Cecilia, but Cecilia was different from this melancholic guy. She would take the initiative to start new topics from time to time and get along with everyone in a friendly manner.
Gloomy man with zero emotional intelligence, a reclusive teenager, dead fish face, a block of wood, an ice cube...
Li Mo didn't know that he had only meditated for a few minutes, and he had already been given N nicknames.