Late in the morning, almost dawn time.
When Nuo woke up from his sleep, it wasn't because of an urgent need to urinate, but because of habit. A lot of work for gray professionals needs to be done at this time when others are asleep. But there was nothing to do today. Nuo just came out of the bedroom with a cry of pajamas and went to the kitchen to get something to drink before going back to sleep.
As soon as I entered the kitchen and opened the refrigerator, a flash of light appeared in the kitchen.
"*!" Nuo looked at Zach standing in the corner, "What are you doing?!"
A vampire stood in the dim shadow. "Adam is hungry." It was Zach, holding a bottle and pointing it at the baby in his arms.
"Uh." Nuo covered his head and turned to turn on the kitchen light. The vampire in the darkness stood in the bright light. Zach also raised his body to avoid sudden light sources irritating the baby's vision. "Why are you still here?!" Nuo was speechless.
"I came here to ask for help." Zach said calmly, "But I didn't get help, so I stayed here."
"Well… "
Here's the thing.
Then during the day, after Zach said "Help me", the two returned to Nuo's house. Then Zach told him about his behavior in Grandli in the past two days, and asked Nuo to express his opinion. .
After hearing this, Nuo didn't give any advice. He only said, "I'm just a human being. In this situation you're in... I can't help you." But as a friend, Nuo didn't chase Zach away. "If you If you need a quiet place to think, feel free to do whatever you want." He gave Zach his home to plan for the future.
So Zach stayed here.
Until nightfall, until Nuo said good night...
Nuo really didn't expect that Zach would still be staying at his home at this time.
Nuo was impatient for a while, but took out a drink of unknown origin from the refrigerator. After getting a glass, he leaned against the counter and watched Zach feed the baby, "If Zachary Grande and Zachary Torredo had more The identities can no longer be separated, so just accept your fate."
"I already admit it." Zach raised his eyes and looked at Nuo. The baby in his arms is proof of this. This is a Toledo godson with the surname Grande.
"Hey, tell me what you think. Do you want to restore the conflicts you have caused these past few days? Ganggro, Rimel; Smith, Bishop; Sabbat and aliens...?"
Zach shook his head, not saying no, but "I don't know. I just don't know what to do and that's why I came here to ask for help." Zach frowned, "I have an uncomfortable feeling about why should I do these things. In this world Am I the only one who is living seriously? I don’t want to be so tired."
"Okay." Nuo took a big sip of the drink in his hand. Judging from the tense expression, it probably wasn't something good to drink. "How about, from now on, you don't have to be completely selfish and take everything out of yourself." Push away doing things for motivation and only do things that make life easier for you.”
Zach looked at Nuo, "What should I say?"
Nuo held the cup, "You know there is a saying among humans, that after going through a difficult day, go to sleep, and then you will find that the sun still rises, and things are not nearly as difficult as you thought before going to bed."
Combined with Nuo's current state, these words are very appropriate. Oh no, the sun has not risen yet.
"Isn't this the self-comfort that humans escape from?" The vampire's evaluation of humans... Well, forget it, Zach was right.
Nuo shook his head and waved his hand, "No, no, no, this is not an escape, it is just a re-planning of priorities." Nuo looked at Zach and regained his impatience, "You should be very clear about this matter. At the moment of the incident, people always You will get lost and feel that everything is equally, uh, 'fatal'." Nuo pouted, "But as long as you sleep for a while, as long as you can still wake up, people will naturally find that things are not all that bad. Just do what you have to do and everything will work out.”
"Then what should be done." Zach was a little unhappy. He felt that Nuo should have fully understood that he was in such a situation because he had done too many things that Zachary Grande should do. things, things Zachary Torredo should do...
Nuo seemed to see Zach's emotions, looking at the baby in Zach's arms, "If this baby may cause differences between Roy and Nick, and put the Sabbat into a situation that is not very good for the entire alien race in the Federation, then , just throw it away.”
Zach glanced at Nuo and said, "It can't be done."
"Okay." Nuo was just explaining his point of view, "Now it can be confirmed that taking care of this godson is what you, Zachary Grande and Zachary Toledo, should do."
Zach opened his mouth and decided to follow Nuo's train of thought, "You continue."
"Then... I mentioned Roy and Nick in your Glendale, and the competition within the Sabbat clan. Do you think this is what Zachary Torredo should do?"
Zach thought about it, and after thinking about it, he answered, "Toledo's own status in the Sabbat is not yet certain."
Nuo nodded, "What about Zachary Grande's thoughts?"
Zach thought again, and after thinking about it, he answered, "I hate the hierarchical society of the Sabbat. If there is a peaceful and prosperous scene in the Sabbat, it is different from my life philosophy. I like a society where everyone can talk to each other on an equal footing. If there is no contradiction in the banquet, I will be unhappy." Yes, it is a self-centered answer, but it is the correct answer.
Nuo nodded, "Look, we are making progress~"
Zach also nodded, "Yes, the competition within the Sabbat. I don't need to worry about it anymore." Then he said to Nuo, "Please, continue."
Nuo emptied the drink in the cup, "The matter between Rimmer and Gangro."
Zach added, "It's also between Smith and Bishop."
"You mentioned that in one month, the privatization process of Toledo's funeral industry in Sabbat will be completed." Nuo reminded Zach while cleaning the cup.
"A month from now, neither Zachary Grande nor Zachary Toledo will be from Barton anymore~" Zach raised his eyebrows.
"That?" Nuo looked back at Zach.
"I like this feeling, let's continue." Zach looked at Nuo's refrigerator. What kind of drink is that? During the day, Nuo was still unable to help Zach. Now that Nuo was thinking so clearly, Zach didn't think it was the result of a good night's sleep.
Nuo saw Zac's little move towards his refrigerator, "Well, don't think about it, it's just a pile of vegetable juice."
"Oh." Zach retreated.
Nuo put the clean cup back into the cupboard and continued leaning against the cupboard, "About Sissi."
"That's something I don't want to deal with. I just don't have that selfish mentality, and I don't want to ask Sissy what she thinks."
"Oh, I think you think the suicide caused by the wizard before, Sibella, has a shadow, right? Do you think Sissi had a purpose for running in front of you and committing suicide?"
Zach tilted his head, "It is inevitable to have a purpose, but I will no longer willingly become someone else's pawn. Grande will not allow it, and neither will the Sabbat."
Grande did not allow Sibella to commit suicide, so he used Grande to send a message to the Sabbat. Grande has been regarded by all parties as a spokesperson for the eastern social environment.
The Sabbat is not allowed because of the current situation where vampires and creatures that believe in the Holy Lord are testing each other. Look, they are very similar to Sibera's Indian group. They are both positions that may be antagonistic in the future. Consider the Grande where Toledo is located as the place where public opinion sets the tone.
"Look, you don't need me either. All you need is sleep." Nuo was emphasizing this human way again.
Zach's mood improved, and he added, "To be honest, I don't have any common sense." In fact, Zach often goes to bed autistically, but after Zach goes to bed, "But every time I When you want to avoid something by sleeping, you still have to face it when you wake up.”
"I think this is a problem for you vampires." Nuo waved his hand, "Humans do this with the mentality that they might not wake up, so there is no need to worry about any troubles. Use this Go to sleep with a mentality, and when you wake up, you will naturally have a mentality that nothing is more important than continuing to live. Then use this mentality to compare the priorities of those troublesome things, and your attitude will naturally become open-minded. Vampires, however, do not have this mentality , it’s impossible, and nature can’t do it like humans.”
Zach raised his eyebrows, "Why didn't I know that you still have such a thorough understanding of people's hearts?"
"You didn't ask." Nuo Yi shrugged, "How do you think I can maintain my normal state of mind when faced with the fact that you are a vampire?" Nuo tilted his head, "I fell asleep many times. Especially yours. When the Charming Eyes are still there.”
"Yes." Zach also tilted his head, imagining Nuo's psychology when he was still under the influence of Charming Eyes. Some things should have left something in Nuo's life after all. The current Nuo is probably not the same Nuo who accepted Zach as a vampire.
Then... Zach suddenly didn't want to talk about himself. Of course, the big reason was that Zach's problem was gradually becoming clearer. Zach looked at Nuo, "You said before that you considered the significance of vampires to the world when I rescued 'The General'. You said you didn't mind the ability to materialize vampires."
Nuo suddenly felt an indescribable emotion, as if he didn't expect Zach's topic to suddenly turn to him, "That's what I said."
"How do you feel when you see a vampire now?" Zach looked at Nuo, asking for a direct answer.
Zach has felt it. Looking back on the entire communication process between Nuo and Zach, Nuo made many analogies, including the communication during the day. In a dialogue situation, the soldiers on the battlefield correspond to Zach's vampire life, the human confusion about their own lives corresponds to the source of the vampire's immortality, and now, it is the human use of sleep that corresponds to the vampire's way of thinking about problems.
In a conversational situation, there is nothing wrong with Nuo saying this. On the contrary, it will make Zach, the communicator, feel that the other party is seriously and responsibly giving back what he expressed, and is trying hard to sympathize and understand Zach.
However, if the context of the conversation is removed. Objectively analyze Nuo’s communication style...
Friends do not list a large number of analogies in expressing their emotions. Communication between friends is not so technical!
Nuobei Zach looked at him for a while, then took a deep breath and exhaled all the breath in his body, "Do you want me to tell the truth?"
"Tell the truth." Zach gave a very sincere response.
"You know the reason why I asked 'General' to remove the Charming Eyes, right?"
"I know, you said it. The Charming Eyes have had a very negative impact on your life and psychology. You have realized that you can no longer live like that, and you need to eliminate what has been implanted in your brain."
Nuo nodded, "To put it bluntly, it's not that I want to be your friend again, but that I have fully experienced how bad it would be for my own life not to treat you as a friend." He paused and said, "If you put it this way, you can understand. What?"
Of course I understand. Isn't this a typical way of expressing something that could be very beautiful, in a not-so-beautiful way? The difference is just a little bit of purpose.
Zach affirmed, "I don't think there's anything wrong with this. It's better to have one more understanding person in the world than a self-deceiving person who continues to pretend to be confused."
The corner of Nuo's mouth curved, "I think so too." Then, "But it is undeniable that after the charm pupil disappeared, my life situation changed dramatically, haha, it made me more confirmed this fact, and vampires, and you How about becoming friends..." He raised his eyebrows, "Okay."
Zach understands this, and we’ve all seen it. As soon as the enchantment was lifted, Nuo followed Grande and Benjamin deliberately made Zach angry. Later, he discovered the devil's movements in Barton during the commission.
During the period when the Charming Eyes were in effect, these were all situations that would make Nuo suffer and lose confidence in the world.
"Are you trying to say that your purpose has become clearer?" Zach asked.
"You don't need to whitewash it for me. It's either purposeful or utilitarian. I now fully understand the benefits of establishing a relationship with a vampire as a human being, so I will try my best to establish a friendly relationship with the vampire." Nuo looked at Zaha Grams, "In the past, I probably just recognized you as a creature and admired your style of doing things, not to mention the convenience that you as a vampire can bring to me, a human being, and I developed a relationship with you as a friend. Now I'm not that innocent anymore, I won't treat you from the perspective of pure appreciation." Nuo looked at Zach seriously, "I will try my best to understand some of your things that I don't quite understand, and force myself to understand. Satisfy your friend's identity..."
Zach frowned subconsciously.
Nuo saw it and smiled, "Don't worry, this is not a side effect of the Charming Eyes, this is my real thought. And I think I can tell you directly. Because a vampire who understands human nature like you will understand A utilitarian human being who maintains a good relationship with a vampire will not harm the relationship that brings benefits to him. I am your best friend. The best."
These words of Nuo have completely destroyed this friendship.
Zach stood there, not knowing what to say.
Nuo took action, raised his hand and patted Zach, "That's what you asked." He turned around and looked at the time. It was impossible to catch up on sleep, "Breakfast?"
Forget it, the sun was super magical, Zach left Nuo's house and returned to Grande.