Are they still themselves then?

The various experiences they had and the various choices they made at the crossroads of life, were they made by themselves, or were they made by the so-called fate?

Toru Amuro's mind was a little confused.

He didn't even know whether he was Furuya Rei or someone else.

He originally thought that every choice he made was based on what he wanted to do, but if there was an unknown entity behind the entire world manipulating everything, then was what he thought really what he wanted?

Or is it that thing that controls everything that makes him think this way?

Just like in comics...

The characters in comics do what they do simply because the author wants them to do so, but is that really what the character thinks?

Amuro Toru doesn't know.

He only knew that the hairs on his back had stood up because of this speculation.

"If all this is true, then Xiaokui...why is she able to stand outside of fate and overlook everything?"

Unless she is someone other than destiny...

"I guess she might be someone who stands outside of fate."

Toru Amuro's inner thoughts and Keimitsu Morofushi's words appeared almost at the same time.

Similar words made Amuro Toru stand there in a daze.

"Someone outside of destiny..."

He murmured, his mind seemed to go blank, and something seemed to flash by quickly.

Zhu Fu Jingguang didn't say anything else, just waited quietly for him to come back to his senses.

After a long while, Toru Amuro seemed to finally react. His tone was a little slow, and he seemed still a little incredulous, but Keimitsu Morofushi could hear the hesitation in his voice.

"You mean... Xiao Kui might not be from this world..."

As Amuro Toru spoke, his voice trembled slightly, as if his throat was tightly gripped by a pair of invisible hands, and it seemed vaguely tight.

This made him stop and swallow.

"Gudong—"

With this action, he tried to calm the waves in his heart. After calming down for a while, he continued:

"Because she's not from this world, she's beyond the reach of fate, and naturally, she can change the predetermined outcome of this world..."

And the reason why she did this...

Toru Amuro frowned slightly, and his eyes drooped involuntarily. He seemed to be shrouded in a layer of haze, revealing a hint of depression and dejection.

"So, perhaps in her world, we are just characters in a work?"

That's why she understands them so well.

That's why she knew their future.

But……

In a trance, Toru Amuro recalled the memory that he thought he had accidentally forgotten.

Is the 'Hoshino Aoi' who appeared in his childhood real or fake?

"Perhaps that memory is just a setting..."

He murmured, and for some reason, his chest suddenly felt stuffy.

Maybe it’s because he really thought he had such a friendship, but in fact it might just be a false setting?

So what about her feelings for him?

Inadvertently, Toru Amuro recalled the sense of incongruity he once felt towards Aoi Hoshino.

In her heart, who does she like, the paper man 'Furuya Rei' who lives in the two-dimensional world, or the real him in this world?

Amuro Toru doesn't know.

He had never doubted Hoshino Aoi's feelings for him.

Even though he had felt a sense of incongruity with her before, he naturally thought that he was wrong and never questioned her feelings for him.

But now, he really felt a little confused.

He didn't know who he was in her eyes, nor did he know whether she loved 'Furiya Rei', whose thoughts and actions were controlled by fate, or him.

He didn't even know how much of his previous actions were controlled by the so-called fate.

“Zero.”

As if realizing that Toru Amuro was getting stuck in a rut, Morofushi Kagemitsu did not leave him alone to think, but called out to him softly, bringing his attention back to himself.

"I'm not sure what Xiaokui is thinking, or whether she can differentiate between the two of you, so I can't give you any advice. But no matter what, she saved us for you."

No matter if it was the fake you or the real you, she saved us for you after all.

Of course, Morofushi Kagemitsu knew that Hoshino Aoi already regarded them as friends, so even if Zero was not there, she would still save them.

But it is undeniable that at the beginning, she liked them definitely because of Zero.

This can be seen from the differences in how she treats several people.

In her heart, the one closest to her is definitely Furuya Rei. As for the others, no matter how good they are, they are still on the same level as Furuya Rei.

So it wasn't a comforting lie to say that she saved them for him.

Toru Amuro naturally understood what Morofushi Kagemitsu meant.

He was silent for a moment, as if trying to calm himself down. When he spoke again, Zhu Fujingguang could no longer sense the confusion in his voice.

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