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There was only the sound of the wind blowing on the roof, and Jing Baiye stood there and didn't move.

He didn't know what Spiatus was going to do, and when he heard the order, he stood bewildered.

The distance between the two is not far, and Jing Baiye is enough to see Spiatus' expression clearly - he is still smiling, his expression and posture are quite relaxed, and there is no struggle and pain that would come from jumping off the building to find the dead.

Reason also told him that the BOSS did not need to commit suicide.

Spiatus is sexually mature, has no mental or mental illness, has always been able to communicate normally, has enviable wealth and power, and never grows old. This is something that many humans dream of?

But Jing Baiye felt inexplicably frightened.

Seeing the BOSS standing just one step away from death, he still felt an unknown fear.

He didn't dare to blink, because he was afraid that the next moment he blinked casually, the boss would fall back and disappear from his face...

"Come here," Spiatus repeated.

This time, Jing Baiye's legs moved by themselves, as if some mysterious force directly drove his body.

He walked forward step by step, and when he came to his senses, he was already standing beside Spiatus.

Spiatus raised his hand to straighten his tousled hair, stroking his fingers over the scar on his left eye, then turned and stood facing out.

"..."

Jing Baiye looked up at him, and Spiatus was still wearing the black suit he wore during the performance. His skin was almost transparent under the night, and his jet-black hair was like a crow's flapping black feathers.

He was very good-looking, and even if his face was not as young as Belmod's, he was full of another mature and mysterious charm.

"...Boss?"

"Don't be afraid, I just show you the night here..."

Spiatus said, bowing his head and looking down condescendingly.

His eyes were lowered, his hands were naturally hanging by his side, the hair on his forehead almost covered those crimson eyes, his tone was gentle, and there was no expression on his face.

"Sure enough...you can't see anything..."

He murmured in a low voice, this was the first time Jing Baiye saw Spiatus look so helpless.

powerful. grace. easy going. steady. These are the most common adjectives for Spiatus, overwhelmed...why does he feel overwhelmed?

"Can you see that?" he asked softly.

The confused Jing Baiye followed his gaze and looked down, only a boundless darkness came into his eyes.

The location is too high, looking down on everything from above, and the whole city crawls underfoot. In addition, it was dark, and even with good eyesight, you could see the street lights on the street in the distance, but it was a brilliance that was even smaller than the firefly.

Don't talk about people, it's as small as an ant that can be trampled to death at will.

At this second, Jing Baiye seemed to understand the boss's mood - he couldn't have any affection or interest in everything below, and even stepping on it would be troublesome to lift his feet.

"Can you see that?" Spiatus asked.

Jing Baiye shook his head subconsciously, but soon, he nodded again.

"I can't see it here, but I can walk down to see it," he said. "As long as you stay at the same height as them, no matter who it is, you can clearly see it."

This is his first reaction - if it's too high to see, then go down and be at the same height as the person you want to meet.

His answer seemed to surprise Spiatus, and it seemed to be within his expectations.

He heard him chuckle lowly: "Really..."

"Yes."

Jing Baiye firmly said that this was his personal experience.

...

That was a long time ago.

At that time, Jing Baiye was not Jing Baiye, just number 44 - the number on the armband issued by the training camp. The nurses and other children in the training camp called him that, and he would also call others the same.

No. 44 left the training camp at the age of ten. The luggage was the nutritional ointment in his pocket, a gun bag about as tall as a person, and several picture albums hidden inside. He was wearing a one-piece suit from training camp, and still had the armband pinned to his arm.

At that time he had no name and no birthday.

His teacher was a silent and powerful man who taught him and further developed his sniping abilities. After burying his first cat, he received his first mission after leaving the training camp - to search near the northernmost border.

When the teacher was talking about the task, No. 44 held the picture book he brought out from the training camp and stared at one of the pages in a daze.

"What are you looking at?" The teacher complained that he was distracted.

"The sky in the picture book is blue." No. 44 showed the picture book to the teacher, then raised his finger and pointed to the sky, "But the sky I've seen with my own eyes is always dark, with no light at all."

"...because that's not the sky, it's the barrier set up by the only remaining human beings to defend against the outside world."

"What is the real sky like?"

The teacher bent down, closed the album and returned it to him: "I just happened to take you on this mission... The northernmost border barrier is weak, and you can see the sky there."

No. 44 jumped up and down with joy.

The teacher looked at him, raised his hand hesitantly, and rubbed it lightly on his head. No. 44 was even happier because it was the first time the teacher had been so close to him since he left the training camp.

On the 44th, he packed his few luggage and embarked on a journey with his teacher.

The further north, the colder the weather and the thicker the snow. No. 44 and the teacher took the snow transport for two days.

During the period, because No. 44 was full of thoughts about what the real sky was like, he almost collided with a huge glacier nearby. Fortunately, his teacher stabilized in time.

On the third day, they finally reached the northern border.

Before crossing the line completely, the teacher asked No. 44 to wear a shielding suit to avoid being discovered by the intelligent robots outside.

When putting on the shielding suit, No. 44 felt very uncomfortable. He felt as if the skin all over his body was pierced by countless small needles, and he could hardly hold what he was holding. He was a little worried about whether he could shoot well in this state, but his teacher behaved normally.

No. 44 was thinking about the sky. He ignored the strange discomfort of his body and jumped over the border fence excitedly.

The moment he climbed over the fence, he looked up with anticipation, but what he saw was still a dark sky.

Unlike inside the barrier, the sky outside the border is not completely dark, there is a little light on the horizon, and the sky is not completely dark.

But No. 44 is still very lost.

He was looking forward to a warm and bright blue sky with white clouds floating, sunlight falling, and a warm and bright blue sky like in the picture book, not the half-black appearance in front of him.

No. 44 looked at the surrounding glaciers in disappointment, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration - if you can't see it on the ground, then climb to a higher place, where you might be able to see a brighter sky!

Climbing is an essential skill in the training camp. No. 44 took out his portable machine to scan it and found that the glacier in front of him was only 1,044 meters high. He was fully capable of climbing it with his bare hands.

1044 meters is beyond the range of the shielding suit, he may be discovered by the robot if he goes up completely, but... he wants to give it a try!

No. 44 dropped the gun bag, took out the climbing tool from it and fixed it on his wrist.

When he twisted his wrist, the iron hook popped out from the front and plunged in. He grabbed it and tried to pull it. After confirming that it was completely fixed, he kicked the ice with his feet, and jumped onto the glacier wall and quickly climbed up.

"Number 44!!!"

His teacher yelled at him from below, but No. 44 continued to climb upwards.

I don't know how long it took to climb, but his movements slowly slowed down, not because he was tired, but because he hesitated. Because he continued to go up, the sky was still half black.

The teacher taught him not to just give up doing things, but he also said that things should not be wasted, and do not try things that are doomed to fail or have no results.

No. 44 wanted to ask the teacher what to do, but when he lowered his head, he found that he couldn't see anything, and could only vaguely see a black spot smaller than an ant.

He almost forgot that his teacher was left behind by him, he was the only one here, and he had to make his own choice.

Should we continue to climb to the top of the glacier and bet on whether we can see the real blue sky?

Different choices lead to different endings.

No. 44 was at a loss, and he felt the tingling from the shielding clothing getting smaller and smaller. He looked at the distant upper part, and then looked at the teacher who could no longer be seen below, and remembered the movement of the teacher rubbing his hair before departure.

Sure enough... the teacher is more important.

Compared with the pictures in the album that are not known to be true or false, the teacher who taught him during this time is more important!

No. 44 made up his mind and loosened the iron hook fixed on it - he gave up the idea of ​​walking up, and decided to go back down to the teacher's side.

When there were still more than 20 meters above the ground, No. 44 let go.

He still fell down by himself, and at the moment when he landed, he skillfully rolled to release the force. As soon as he stood firm, he was hugged tightly by the teacher who rushed up.

"teacher……"

No. 44 blinked, feeling some liquid fall on his face.

"Why are you coming back?"

"Because the teacher is more important! Maybe the picture book is wrong. The real sky is dark and will never light up... So I don't think it's necessary to continue to climb up. It's better to go back to the teacher."

"fool……"

The teacher finally released him, raised his hand and touched his cheek.

"The sky will light up - the sky you see now is a natural phenomenon in which day and night coexist, and you can see the dawn in the dark night." He explained, "This phenomenon is called 'white night'."

"Bai Ye...?" No. 44 repeated this new word~lightnovelpub.net~ The teacher arranged the shielding suit for him: "Yeah, Bai Ye...Is this a good name?"

...

Thinking of the ending of the first frontier mission, Jing Baiye couldn't help but smile.

The mission was a success, and the teacher took him back to the glacier he had climbed after completing the mission.

- "It's not appropriate to always call you number 44. You might consider giving yourself a name."

- "Can the teacher get me one?"

- "No, I think to myself."

- "Well, that, uh... I thought about it, how about it's called 'Jingbaiye'? This is the northern border, and here I saw the real sky for the first time, and I also knew the beautifully named Baiye phenomenon."

After that, the teacher will call him "Jing Baiye".

This name he chose casually, followed him for three generations.

Jing Baiye smiled as he recalled the past, while Spiatus beside him sighed softly.

"Unfortunately, I don't want to go down. I won't in the past, and I won't in the future."

Spiatus did not speak. He raised his head and glanced at the sky above.

The night was rich, and there was only a silver moon and a little starlight in the darkness. This was a complete night sky that could not illuminate anyone.

"Boss..."

"Speaking of which, I haven't wished you a happy fourteenth birthday... Although something has been delayed, it's okay to make up for it now." Spiatus smiled.

Jingbaiye was silent.

If the Panno thing had not happened, Spiatus would have celebrated his birthday in Paris a few days later, and would have liked to meet Panno.

...Unfortunately, there is no if in the world.