Chapter 56: Memories (End) Next stop, reality…

"You can't go back, can you?"

She arrived at the olive tree yard late, jumped down from the wall, and landed on Chi Yan's lap as before.

“I’m already bound to the Quick Transmigration System.” Chi Yan stroked the kitten’s head, making sure he didn’t see much of the painful emotions from its memories in its eyes.

"But you can go back."

Chi Yan said, "Your body has recovered very well in the capsule. After you go back, I will unlock the locked part, and then you can leave there."

Why did you lock away my memories back then?

She asked the question and sensed the other person's silence for a long time. She understood that she just wanted to hear what the other person had to say.

"Only in this way can you be truly free."

This time, it was the kitten that remained silent.

Given the choice between an ambiguous life and a clear, unambiguous reality, she would still choose the latter. But if Xiao Mao put herself in the other person's shoes, she could understand their choice.

This innocent and simple lifestyle is something the other party has paid the greatest price for.

He remained silent for a long time, and the hand above her head stopped moving.

The kitten scratched away the other person's hand with its paw in dissatisfaction. What does that mean? It doesn't even want to be petted anymore?

"Before I entered this dimension, I heard you speak to me. What did you say?"

He slowly raised his head and continued to ask the other person.

The human hand that was on her back paused almost imperceptibly, then resumed as usual, her gaze shifting slightly away: "He didn't say anything."

The kitten bit the other person's wrist, grabbed their hand, and kicked them hard with its hind legs a few times until it had vented its anger, then let go and stood up.

"You're lying to the kitten."

With a lingering accusation, yet with clear and resolute eyes, she said, "I heard everything."

sorry.

She had to get very close to hear even a slight echo, and then she could hear what the other person was saying.

So after hearing Zoe say those words to Pearl, the key to her memories arrived.

Humans have given kittens so many wonderful things, yet they themselves are unaware of it, always carrying a strange sense of indebtedness.

Kittens aren't big eaters; the love humans give them far outweighs any other trivial joys, which is why they like to stay with humans.

Don't be sad about the past, don't feel guilty about those so-called "debts", and don't need to say sorry anymore.

Humans are too complex; they think too much.

The time spent together, taken together, far exceeded all the other joys the kitten experienced in the world.

"1221, come here."

He belatedly summoned the system, which he had been hiding guiltily ever since he learned she possessed all her memories: "You knew everything, didn't you?"

1221 practically had the injustice etched onto the ball: "I don't know, I was just following the set procedure, blame him if you must blame someone!"

They were slow to turn their attention to the "culprit".

"You set a limit for 1221 to prevent me from getting close to you?"

Having learned a lot from what they heard and saw in various parts of the world, the kitten became a clever kitten who could bring up old grievances.

"You even said you're a 'person who doesn't like cats.' If you've already set that up, why did you show up in front of me like that, acting all mysterious? Don't you know kittens are very curious?"

Fortunately, there was still a trip after the mission was completed; otherwise, she wouldn't have had the chance to meet the other person again. Chichi was also very grateful that her super intuition was sharp enough.

She bravely followed her true intuition, getting closer and closer each time.

Some bonds are etched deep in your heart no matter what, and you can't forget them even if you want to.

Looking into the other person's pure gaze, Chi Yan felt for the first time how contradictory humans could be.

Even if I can't keep up with you or participate in your life, I still hope to have the opportunity to look up at you.

He spoke, and all the complexities and burdens of human existence that these kittens couldn't fully comprehend surged forth: "I'll be very lonely without you."

How can anyone feel lonely from beginning to end?

Even when there are people around, it's like there's a thick barrier between them. Thinking back, the only persistent companionship he's ever had has come entirely from his cat.

"I knew it."

The kitten said in a muffled voice, "I knew you'd be lonely."

The free-spirited little cat knight feels distressed by the loneliness of humans and voluntarily stays to keep them company.

“You’re too tall,” Chi Chi said, looking at the other person. “Turn into a cat.”

The person in the wheelchair changed shape, replaced by a black cat squatting face to face with her. Its calm, deep-sea-like eyes held emotions she couldn't understand, and at this moment only reflected her image.

Chichi nuzzled the other's drooping head, and its tail, longer than her body, wrapped around the kitten.

“I can make one more wish,” Chichi said. “1221 said that if we collect all the soul lights, we can make a wish.”

Chi Yan helped her fulfill all her past wishes.

He was the one who listened to her most attentively, whether she was a person or a cat. His eyes were always on her, and he always remembered what she said and then fulfilled it one by one.

She had already decided what she wanted to wish for this time.

1221 was filled with fragments of soul light, the entire sphere was luminous and bright, radiating a gentle yet powerful energy fluctuation, awaiting the final command.

She took a deep breath, looked intently at the cat in front of her, and firmly made her wish.

"I hope that Chi Yan will gain true freedom."

It's not the freedom of being trapped in a system plane, nor the freedom of being a lonely god, but the freedom to truly stand on any land you want to go, just like it did long ago.

Without relying on any settings, you can run and chase with her in the real world.

She received a second life from him, and now she wants to return the freedom that was taken from him.

"I hope Chi Yan can break free from the system's core constraints, no longer be the cornerstone maintaining the plane, but simply Chi Yan, someone who can move freely—"

"Wait a moment."

Something seemed off. It stopped abruptly, scratched its ear with its paw, and asked the other person very seriously, "Do you want to be a human or a cat?"

"Cat." The emotions overflowing in the other person's eyes dissipated like a thick fog driven away by sunlight, gradually condensing into a bright smile. "I want to become a cat."

He cleared his throat again and said, "Let him become a cat that can walk freely."

[Wish confirmed.]

[The complete form of the Soul Light has been detected. Wish target: God Chi Yan.]

[Desire conditions: Sufficient.]

1221 The light suddenly brightened, and the powerful soul light transformed into countless shooting stars, surrounding the black cat's body, as if returning something and purifying all shackles.

The radiant light lasted for a long time, and after it finally faded, it blinked hurriedly.

There was still a black cat in the same spot, nothing was different, yet everything was different. The invisible constraints had finally disappeared, and it had become a real part of existence.

"How are you?" Chi Chi asked anxiously. "Are you alright?"

The other person stood up and pressed their head against the kitten's head, their golden eyes so close that they seemed to contain the light of the entire universe.

“I have broken away from the system and am no longer a part of it, which means I am free.”

"We can go to a real beach together!"

He rubbed his nose against the other person's for a moment.

[System notification 1221: Dimensional portal ready—Next stop, the real world.]

Have a pleasant trip, both of you!

—The End.

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Author's note: It's finished. I apologize for the overly imaginative plot, but I still wanted to write. If I could make a wish, I hope that you who are reading this will also find happiness.