"Did you hear? Three days from now, there will be the largest meteor shower in a hundred years..."
"The A City Astronomy Museum announced that they'll open the wide-area projection. Shall we go together?"
In the modern and trendy business district of A City, under the high-rise buildings scattered with neon lights, discussions about the meteor shower were everywhere.
When the hot search pushed the "Meteor Shower Forecast," it quickly spread among the young people.
This once-in-a-hundred-years meteor shower was the perfect opportunity for couples to go on a date.
A romantic and poetic meteor shower, especially on a Friday night, there was no reason to miss it.
The neon lights of water blue, light purple, and rose red illuminated "Shadow" on his black coat.
Alister passed by colorful advertising posters, navigating through the bustling crowd of pedestrians.
His sleek shadow coat outlined his figure clearly.
He looked even better than the stars in fashion magazines, like a mysterious and elegant black swallow in the night.
The crowd in the bustling district continued to ignore "Shadow" presence.
This was a world with visual barrier, a world where people were unaware of the sequence game.
After finally sending the last "Goodnight" message, Alister swiped away the news notification on his phone.
He stopped by the roadside and let countless night pedestrians pass by him.
After considering for a moment, Alister continued to operate the virtual keyboard on his phone.
"I heard there's a meteor shower in three days. Do you want to go to the astronomy museum to watch it together?"
"I have to work continuously for a month," Yumikou replied promptly.
"Can't you take a day off?"
"I can't take that day off, and also, be careful during the meteor shower."
After replying, Yumikou went offline, disappearing from the chat.
Just then, a stream of cars passed by the street, bringing a cool breeze that rustled the leaves of the roadside trees.
Alister put his phone to sleep and put it away. His black eyes were calm, and his hands were in his coat pockets as he gazed at a physical clothing store across the street.
The sound of couples' conversations gradually faded away.
Between the bustling and noisy area, a black-haired woman in the attire of a college student appeared beside Alister.
Lian also glanced at the shop across the street.
Then she blinked her light purple eyes and turned to face the expressionless "Shadow."
"Good evening, Mr. 'Shadow,' what a coincidence," she struck up a conversation casually.
"This is the busiest area in A City, where official patrols are the most stringent," Alister reminded coldly.
"It's okay~" Lian smiled playfully and took a step closer to Alister.
"Lian is not alone; Lian has Mr. 'Shadow' accompanying her~"
At this moment, illuminated by neon lights, the two of them looked like the night and the purple moon, an inexplicably harmonious pair, enough to make people passing by stop in awe.
Unfortunately, ordinary people under the visual barrier couldn't perceive this scene, so nothing unusual happened on the street.
Sensing "Shadow" being cold to her, Lian didn't feel discouraged. Instead, she took the initiative to bring up the topic:
"There will be a meteor shower in three days. Do you want to watch it together with Lian?"
Alister didn't answer and turned to leave.
The shadows nearby followed behind the Sovereign like the tail of the night.
Alister came to the commercial district to investigate the game event and had no interest in chatting with Lian.
However, Lian was not affected by his indifference and continued to take the initiative to talk, saying:
"If you want to watch it, you can go by yourself. Don't bother me."
"Is that so?" Lian tilted her head, like a curious little cat, innocently asking, "Is it because Mr. 'Shadow' has a terminal illness and doesn't want to burden Lian?"
Alister: "…"
Her love-struck mind had reached an irreparable level.
At this moment, passersby walked by, and Lian suddenly teared up, taking out a small handkerchief to wipe her eyes, and said emotionally:
"It's okay, even if Mr. 'Shadow' has a terminal illness, Lian doesn't mind. We can die together..."
"…" Alister didn't want to talk to her anymore.
"That's how it is?"
But as soon as Lian finished speaking according to Alister's words, she instantly returned to her usual cute self, half-crouching on the public bench like a black cat, raising her hand to act cute.
"Has anyone ever told you—"
"—Thank you for the compliment. Lian will continue to work hard."
After finishing her cute act, Lian, who was an A-Rank, stood up beside the bench at a speed that ordinary people couldn't perceive and bowed deeply, like giving an acceptance speech.
Her movements were natural, as if she was indeed giving an award-winning speech.
Alister had nothing to say. This woman was too good at pretending.
And sensing Alister's scrutinizing gaze, Lian, who was in a bowing posture, smiled coyly. Then, quite confidently, she raised the drooping purple hair to reveal her fair neck.
"Mr. 'Shadow' is quite lecherous. You keep staring at people~" She looked flirtatious, her tone alluring.
Alister had no response to her fair skin. He said indifferently:
"You should know I won't go on a date with you."
"So what?" Lian didn't care and smiled sweetly, "True love only requires a single glance?"
"So?" Alister gazed at her composed posture.
Lian finally returned to the aura befitting the eleventh seat of Perpetual Night's Lament.
She raised her white, delicate index finger to her cherry lips and declared:
"I'm here to bid you farewell on behalf of Perpetual Night's Lament, and also, to issue a warning."
The spatial rules around Lian blurred, and she said, "Perpetual Night's Lament and the Seventeenth Bureau are in a game of chess. We don't want meddlers..."
"And, you killed an important combatant of our twelfth seat..."
She stared directly at Alister, "Do you understand?"
Implied in her words, "Shadow" was already on Perpetual Night's Lament's list of enemies.
The night wind remained unchanged, gently blowing and swaying Alister's hair, covering his calm expression.
A conflict seemed about to erupt, but...
"Of course, no matter what Perpetual Night's Lament does..."
Lian was still the love-struck woman.
"...it has nothing to do with Lian~"
After smiling playfully at "Shadow," she turned and left, her figure fading into the night like a black cat.
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