"What should I do?"
Shiki seemed to be asking others, as well as himself.
He still maintains an ordinary person's worldview and does not want to face such an abnormal world, but he also knows that what Orange said is true. One day, the glasses that protect his worldview and normal life will collapse. When that time comes, what should he do
No one spoke while Shiki was thinking. Everyone present knew very well that some things had to be understood by oneself, and some things had to be taken the first step by oneself. If one did not have subjectivity and relied entirely on others to pull him along, then one day he would fall into an endless abyss.
One minute.
Two minutes.
Three minutes.
Five minutes.
It wasn't until the cold drink was finished that Shiki spoke to break the silence.
"What on earth should I do?"
This time, he no longer lowered his head, but looked up at everyone around him, with inquiry and pleading in his eyes.
Orange sighed, seemingly dissatisfied with the answer.
Shinji nodded slightly and said, "Although he is a little stupid, his attitude is correct and he also remembered what Sister Orange said. At least he can be given a passing grade."
Mikiya's response was more direct, he pointed at Shiki beside him. As a good guy, he would always help others when they asked for help, especially Shiki who was like a brother to him.
Shiki responded to Mikiya's instruction by casually swiping her finger across the table. This seemingly meaningless action, without any effort or even touching the table surface, was a different story in Shiki's eyes - if her fingernails had indeed touched the table, then the table would have already been split in two, and this stroke crossed the "dead line" of the table.
He stared blankly at Shi's fingers, then looked at Shi's eyes that were shining with mysterious light, and suddenly realized that this sister who had the same eyes as him was not wearing the "magic eye".
"I understand. Please, Miss Liangyi, teach me how to control these eyes." He stood up and bowed.
"Just call me Shi. I allow you to call me that." Shi smiled. There was no ferocious look of hunting his own kind. It was just an ordinary, calm smile.
"Shiki...jie?" Perhaps unwilling to address an elder by name, Shiki added a suffix at the end.
"Just call me Shiki. That name gives me a bad feeling." Shiki said while glaring at Shinji.
Shinji held his head and whistled, indicating that he saw nothing. This was a title that embodied his faith and he would never change it.
"How about just calling you sister?" Shiki still didn't want to.
"Ah, your stubbornness over insignificant things is similar to that of Kan. Well, sister is sister, and brother is not bad either. Besides, you and I might be... No, it's nothing." Shiki finally accepted the title, "Then Kan is the older brother. After all, you and Shiki look so much alike."
"Okay, I don't have a younger brother either. If you don't mind, just call me brother." Shikamasu's attitude made Kan'e in a good mood. The corners of his already soft mouth became even softer, exuding an irresistible temptation to younger girls.
"Brother, sister."
"Um."
"oh."
Three people who are not relatives but are more similar than relatives have such similar smiles.
On the side, Orange touched Shinji's arm and asked in a low voice: "Is this what you want to see?"
"Of course. Didn't you see I was smiling so happily? This is a historic moment." Shinji admitted frankly.
"It is indeed historic that two Mystic Eyes wielders of Death Perception met, but he is the disciple of that stupid sister."
"Yes, according to the Chinese term, he is your nephew."
Orange expressed dissatisfaction with Shinji's playing dumb.
"Hey, you know I've broken up with my family."
Shinji was not ambiguous and directly broke the window paper between the sisters.
"Stop pretending. Your relationship with Ms. Aoko isn't that bad. It's just that both of you are too stubborn and neither of you is willing to give in first, which is why things are so tense now."
"Why should I retreat?" Chengzi's face showed a trace of embarrassment, but he still insisted, "If anyone wants to retreat, Qingzi should retreat first. I have already retreated enough."
"This is an internal matter between the two of you. We outsiders cannot interfere. But we should not let internal issues affect the outside world."
"What do you mean by inside or outside? You just want me to help this kid."
"Yeah yeah."
"Oh, you've pushed so many troubles onto me."
"The more capable you are, the more work you should do. If I had a magic eye and knew how to use it, I wouldn't bother you."
"Don't give me that. Even if you have it, you'll push it to me. I don't know you well enough."
Orange glared at Shinji unhappily, but Shinji was thick-skinned and didn't care at all.
"Yes, yes, Sister Orange is mighty, Sister Orange is the best."
"Let me make it clear first, the last one, Fujino, Shiki, and this kid, I will not accept anyone else until they become apprentices." Human energy is limited. Orange has to open an office, do magic research, and train disciples. He doesn't have enough time.
"Thank you."
Orange waved her hand casually and turned to Shiki: "Kid, do you often feel dizzy, chest tightness, and fatigue? The hospital couldn't find any cause, but just said you were anemic and asked you to rest more?"
"Yes, yes, you are right, that's it." Shiki nodded repeatedly, "You know why."
"That's the price, the price of awakening the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. To see the death of all things, you must die once. When Shiki died of half of his spirit, you died of half of your vitality. Not life span, but vitality. A normal person's daily activity life is 100 points, and you only have 50 points, so you feel weak."
"Is there any solution? Orange?" Shiki asked.
"Yes, whether it's spirit or life, all you have to do is fill in the gaps. There are two ways to replenish life's vitality: treating the symptoms and treating the root cause."
"It's easy to cure the symptoms. Many magic tricks can replenish the life force that is lost unnaturally. I can make a pendant with a life rune for the little ghost. As long as he wears it, he can live like a normal person. However, the rune needs to be replenished with magic regularly to maintain its effect, about once every seven days."
"It's difficult to cure the root cause. To permanently repair the lack of vitality requires secret medicines or materials such as the Water of Life, the Philosopher's Stone, and the Leaves of the World Tree. Each of these is a rare item that only exists in legends and no one knows whether it exists in the world."
"Well, no matter which one it is, it's a huge sum of money for a kid."
"I... don't have any money." Shiki muttered.
"It's okay, kid, you're still a minor, so we won't let you pay." Orange picked up a stick of tobacco and rubbed Shiki's head, "The bill will be borne by your teacher, my stupid sister. This time it's your turn to experience what it feels like to be in debt, oh hehehe~~~~~"
"Orange (sister/young lady/teacher), so scary." X******S: If the age difference was a little bigger, people would believe that he was the son of Kan'ye and Shiki. Shiki's eyes and Kan'ye's appearance are the important reasons why the treacherous young man did not separate Kan'ye and Shiki.