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[Light is a bond that will be passed down from generation to generation. If you use yourself as a flame, one day you will be able to set the prairie on fire.]
When the whole world is plunged into darkness, there is always someone who endures loneliness and pain alone. He guards that little spark and devotes his life and soul as fuel to it, just to keep the last hope from going out, and then pass it on from generation to generation.
Every inheritor who guards the spark of light firmly believes that even if they are trapped in despair and struggling to death in the endless purgatory of battle, even if no one understands them and even their achievements are deliberately covered up, one day, there will always be someone who can transform all their sacrifices into light and dispel all darkness. Each of their inheritors holds on to this hope and fights to the last moment, until their souls burn out.
——That was a story that happened in some unknown time and space. There was no legend about him in this world. Only Ling could vaguely feel the firm belief he conveyed to her.
Ling also put the medal into the pocket of her skirt - that was originally the location of the Agul Medal, but after it was unsealed, the Agul Medal was also bound by her and put into the Light of Gaia.
Ling had also tried it, and the medals that she had not chosen to unseal were no different from ordinary plastic toys, but Aunt Yue had helped her sort them out when she cleaned her room, and she just thought they were children's toys. So ordinary people could also see and touch them.
But once it was unlocked, or even if it was not completely unlocked but only partially unlocked, it was as if she was separated from the world. No one could see or touch her except herself. Even Hokuto Seiji, who was also an Ultraman, could not find her.
Reiya was wearing a bracelet on her wrist.
That was the bracelet that Zoffy gave her, silver-white in the shape of a flying bird. It was very beautiful, but to ordinary people it was just an exquisite work of art.
This made Ling a little troubled. Judging from Zoffy's attitude, the bracelet was obviously very important, and it would be unsafe if she didn't carry it with her.
If it is lost and taken away by Earthlings, it is not a big deal as they probably won't be able to research anything. But if it is stolen by aliens with ulterior motives, this bracelet can serve as an "invitation" to go directly to the Kingdom of Light and may cause trouble to the Ultra Star.
What bothered her was that Tomoeda Elementary School did not allow pupils to wear bracelets, necklaces or other jewellery. The teachers would confiscate them regardless of whether they were Ultraman gifts or not. In addition, in summer, people wear short sleeves, so the bracelet would be too conspicuous.
It would be nice if it could be like Gaia's Light - Gaia's Light is usually attached to her hairpin.
Just as Lingye was thinking this, she saw the bracelet suddenly change its shape - it melted into liquid, flowed down from Lingye's wrist, condensed on the table, and finally formed a finger-sized brooch, still in the shape of a flying bird.
"Oh, thank you, that's much more convenient."
Regardless of whether it could understand or not, Ling also thanked it. She just felt that Ultra Star's technology was indeed very convenient.
However, since the Ultra Bracelet can be transformed into various weapons, it is not surprising that this bracelet can be transformed from a bracelet into a brooch. She fastened the brooch on the chest of her short-sleeved shirt, and it was not conspicuous now. Anyone who saw it would think it was just an ordinary trinket.
The little girl's wearing of such small accessories is still within the scope of tolerance within the school rules of Youzhi Elementary School.
Chapter 52: Invitation to Study Group
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When the fireworks rose to mid-air, Sakura visibly shook.
"Card!"
The camera stopped, and the bustling crowd and extras around it also stopped moving.
"I'm sorry, director." Without waiting for the director to speak, Sakura knew she had done something wrong and quickly bent down to apologize.
"You... Hey" Asaka started to speak, but couldn't say anything to blame. He also knew that it was natural for someone to feel psychological pressure about the fireworks show after such an experience. Even if he blamed her, it would probably be useless.
"Need a break?"
Sakura wanted to say no, but she really couldn't adapt to it for a while. In this situation, even if she continued to shoot reluctantly, she couldn't do it well. It would just be a waste of everyone's time and film.
This episode tells the story of the summer festival, where Sakura and her big brother Yukito, whom she has a crush on, attend the festival together and capture the "light sign" that turns into fireflies all over the sky.
However, Sakura was still haunted by the encounter with the Ultra Beasts during the summer festival not long ago, and even had a trauma. So when she faced the fireworks display again, she couldn't act like Sakura in the drama and enjoy it. After all, Ultra Beasts were too scary.
At this moment, Sakura noticed someone holding her hand.
"It's okay. There won't be any more super beasts. I promise."
"Ah, Reiya, you're here!"
It was Reiya who was holding hands with Sakura.
"Well, sorry Director, I'm late. There was a bit of traffic on the road."
It's just getting dark now, and it's the peak time for office workers to get off work, so this reason is indeed reasonable.
"It's okay. It's not time for Freya to appear yet. She's not too late."
The director was always very tolerant of the daughter of the Oshima family. Even if she was just suspected of being late, he would do his best to coax her even if she was acting like a spoiled brat.
In his past career as a director, he had encountered many "big-name ladies" who brought money into the crew and had a certain status. Some of them were absent from work without reason, some went on strike, some threw tantrums, some changed their lines randomly, and so on. And how could the wealth of those people compare with that of the eldest lady of the Oshima family? The one of the Oshima family could even be said to be a real princess.
But Ling never made him feel bad, not only did she not lose her temper, but she also tried her best to perform every scene in front of the camera according to his requirements. He couldn't blame her more.
For some reason, Sakura felt strangely calmed down when Lingye held her hand like this. Perhaps it was because Ling was a real magical girl, unlike herself, who was a fake?
Sakura would never forget what she saw in the ruins that night.
The princess stood in the ruins, singing a ballad that no one could understand, and the millions of unfortunate dead were led by the song - yes, just like her name, the Norse goddess Freya, who led those who died on the battlefield to the kingdom of God where there was no dispute and no pain.
That day, no one except her seemed to have seen this scene, including the director, assistant, driver, and Tomoyo who was right beside her. But Sakura always believed that it was not her eyes that saw it.
"Are you feeling better?"
"Well, thank you. I'm calmer now." Sakura said, signaling to the director that she was fine and could continue acting.
Sakura took a deep breath before the camera turned on again and smiled her old smile.
"Your yukata is really nice, Sakura."
Tomoyo was waiting at the agreed place, and when she saw Sakura, she praised her with words of praise.
"Well, my brother helped me make it last year."
The person Touya who was mentioned snorted, and turned his head away in a seemingly indifferent but actually arrogant manner.
In the story setting, Sakura's brother Toya Kinomoto is a perfect prince charming who is good at sports, study, and even sewing.
He is as famous as Xuetu in school and is the secret crush of all the girls. Love letters are constantly arriving in the shoe cabinet, which is the result of many girls consciously clearing out the love letters of those who got there first, while they put their own love letters there.
Although Touya Kinomoto persecutes Sakura on a daily basis, he is actually a "sister-protecting demon". So, he ran into Syaoran Lee at a festival, and after seeing that Syaoran and Sakura were quite close, the two of them started to clash with each other.
The goldfish scooping stall, balloon fishing stall, and air gun shooting stall all became battlefields for the two of them. In contrast, the dolls and snacks in Sakura's hands gradually piled up.
Then they heard a voice.
"Boss, I want to play this ring toss game."
"It's 20 yuan a circle."
"Okay...but I don't seem to have any change. Can this be used?"
Looking at the banknote with Fukuzawa Yukichi printed on it, the boss was a little embarrassed, "Little sister, I can't make the change for this ten thousand yuan."
It's not that they can't make change, but most customers at such stalls use 10-yuan or 50-yuan coins. Picking out hundreds of coins one by one takes a lot of effort and is not easy to handle.
"That's okay. No need to give me change. Just change it all into circles."
So, 500 circles were piled in front of the girl.
"Ah, it's Freya!"
Sakura and Tomoyo walked up to the familiar voice, and it was indeed Freya, a classmate who transferred from England a few days ago. Sakura also knew her other identity, also a magical girl, and also her cousin.
"good evening."
Freya also greeted them, but her attention was obviously not on Sakura and Tomoyo, but on the toys in front of her. She grabbed a handful of hoops and scattered them like flowers without even looking at the number.
Then one handful after another.
Watching the girls at the next stall playing like this, Touya and Syaoran suddenly felt that their competition seemed meaningless.
"Freya, this is not how you play the ring toss game. You have to throw them one by one." Sakura said from the side.
"One by one? But so many would be too much trouble."
That's because you changed too much! Tomoyo, Touya, Syaoran, and even the stall owner all complained silently in their hearts.
"That's because you changed too many times, Freya!" Only Sakura actually said this.
"But I didn't expect that 50 yuan could buy so many circles."
50 yuan? Sakura thought for a while before realizing that Freya was talking about pounds. Fifty pounds is about yen. It's a pity that the yen exchange rate is so low. Sakura laughed awkwardly.
"Cut! Okay, this one's passed! Everyone take a break, and we'll continue to the next scene in twenty minutes."
The camera stopped and everyone relaxed. Actually, we were not that tired. Maybe we were in good shape today. We did not have any NGs in the last few scenes. We basically got them right in one take.
"Ling also performed well, the atmosphere and expression were very natural."
Some people would be too exaggerated for performance, or be too pretentious to express emotions. Ling Ye is not like that, always doing it naturally. Just like exchanging 500 yuan for rings, she is not being high-handed or deliberately playing big, just like doing the most ordinary thing.
This is also what Director Asaka is most satisfied with.
"Because this is a true-to-life performance." - Sakura said silently in her heart, there is no need to act, Ling did this before when they went to the summer festival, catching goldfish with several nets, catching them with hoops, and then catching a lot of goldfish. It fully illustrates the power of money - of course, the boss is even happier.
That wasn't acting, she was just doing something she would actually do on a daily basis.
Taking advantage of the break, Sakura deliberately sat next to Lingye.
This was the first time they met since they separated in the ruins when the crew encountered the super beast last time. There were no scenes of Reiya in the previous few days, so she didn't come. Sakura also wanted to go to her house, but Tomoyo told her that Reiya's house was not in Tokyo, but in Chiba next door.
For Sakura, going to Chiba is already a long trip. It is a place that can only be reached by taking the intercity train.
"Good evening, Reiya."
"Well, good evening, Sakura." Ling also responded, and before Sakura was about to say the next sentence, she continued: "Summer vacation is almost over. Have you finished your homework?"
what?
This is how the world is chatted to death.
Sakura hesitated, because she really wasn't done yet.
"There's some left."
"Some?"
"Yeah, just handicrafts, book reviews, and some math problem books."
"That's not almost done yet?"
That was really rude, she did do some of that, like keeping a picture diary - although it only lasted until July, and she didn't start writing in August. Okay, she admitted that she had barely started any homework during the summer.
"School starts in a week."
"One week..." Sakura muttered weakly. Yes, it was the end of August, but she really didn't want to think about it. Before the summer vacation, she always felt that the one-month vacation was an endless time that she could squander at will. But when the end of the vacation came in the blink of an eye, she found that it was just a blink of an eye. She really didn't want to be reminded of this.
"Ling is really heartless."
Sakura even forgot what she wanted to say when she sat down next to Reiya.
“Actually, I haven’t finished it yet.”
"Really?"