Chapter 209
The chip remained silent; I received no emotional response from the woman in front of me.
There was neither fear nor joy, only a calm as still as a horizon.
I was curious why she wasn't afraid of me.
She said...
I am like her two children.
"..." This was the first time I had been silent and helpless.
This is the first time in so many years that I've been spoken to like this by humans from a lowly planet.
She casually rubbed her ankle, ignoring my presence, and even calmly reminded me that she had called the police and told me to leave early.
Is she concerned about me?
Are you concerned about the perpetrator of a murder case that evokes fear in all of humanity?
Holding the bright red rose in her hand, I suddenly understood why she was so indifferent.
— Roses contain poison.
Every time I play games, I adjust my state to the level of a carbon-based life form, and as a result, I unknowingly inhale a lot of toxins into my body.
But why didn't the chip alert me?
The next instant, the chip sounded an alarm!
Danger?
What kind of weapons does this country possess that could make even today's energy-rich semiconductors feel threatened?
I turned off the danger alarm, wondering if the rose was given to her by that little rascal.
She then said it was given to her by her child.
Really...
A perfunctory excuse.
I could have easily killed her before leaving, but for some reason, I'm looking forward to our next encounter.
Since it was the roses that piqued my interest, I'll use them as a token for our next meeting.
Her lack of objection meant she accepted it.
But she was a fraud. Only after I jumped from the high building and landed safely did I realize that she hadn't called the police.
Why does that chip make a sound?
I don't understand, and I don't want to find out.
After clearing away the toxins, I looked at the night sky under the moon, searching for my home planet.
There is no life on my home planet anymore, but I just want to go back and take a look.
Before I could think any further, I saw her.
She changed her clothes, but she was still beautiful. Even the chip test showed that her appearance score was 3S.
I followed behind her.
Watching her stroll through the bustling city, and sit alone by the lake...
She didn't seem lonely at all, and I even started to enjoy the lives of carbon-based life forms.
Unfortunately, these beautiful moments will ultimately be frozen in time before I leave.
Actually, my destruction of the planet is a good thing for these low-level planets.
Because after colonizing advanced planets, they would become like lab rats in their human laboratories, tools for exploration in interstellar wars, and snacks for feeding the pets of interstellar citizens...
Or perhaps they were skinned alive by interstellar citizens who preferred humanoid forms, and their skin was made into coats.
After all, not all interstellar citizens are humanoid.
The reason I know this so clearly is because my home planet was also a primitive planet, and this is the fate of my fellow human beings.
Therefore, I always destroy the lower-level planets before colonizing the higher-level ones.
I can distinguish between good and evil, I don't care about being infamous, and I don't consider myself a good person, after all, my hands are covered in blood.
I was thinking all this behind her. What was she thinking as she sat on the bench by the lake?
She seemed to be thinking of nothing, because the chip didn't reflect her emotional fluctuations.
I followed behind her until she got up, and this time she didn't drive.
Amidst the hustle and bustle, there is always a quiet place. She pushed open the door and entered. I didn't go in; instead, I hacked into the tavern's surveillance equipment.
I overheard her conversation with the shop owner.
I remember the information said she had migraines, so how come she can drink iced tea now?
By the time I realized I was thinking about this, she had already paid and gotten up to leave.
She went home, not worried that I would come again.
Well, I'd like to see what that thing she gave the shop owner was anyway.
For me, finding an ordinary person's home is very easy.
But I didn't expect her to have even considered this step.
I stepped out of the cottage with the rose in my hand. It was just getting light, and flames shot up behind me, with waves of heat rolling in.
She opened the window, and from a distance, the words she casually uttered from her red lips were particularly captivating.
The warm orange hues filling the sky couldn't compare to the smile that graced her face.
The chip is sending out another alarm.
It turns out, she was the one who put me in danger.
Her keepsakes were scattered everywhere.
I carelessly discarded the keepsake I had held all night.
Having been outmaneuvered by her twice, I had no choice but to surrender.
The place where humans imprison serious criminals is very similar to the Star Prison. The only difference is that I am now very much looking forward to her arrival.
"Do you know how to grow roses? Actually, it's not just roses, you can grow other flowers too."
If she wants to know, I can teach her.
Have you ever seen amethyst caves?
I've been to the African section, where there are many natural amethyst caves, much like a type of lake on my home planet.
Do you know what a planet is that is 36,985 trillion light-years away from our solar system?
That's my home planet, and I want to invite her to visit.
Do you like the identity of a carbon-based life form?
If she doesn't like it, I can change it for her.
They will allow her to join as long as I and the interstellar compromise stop destroying their colonies.
"..."
Will you come again tomorrow?
But she didn't want to come again, she said—
My child's birthday is coming up.
My child? Was she the mother I chose back then?
It was her!
The chip isn't near me, but I can hear all the sounds around it.
If she takes the chip with her, it means I'll be with her.
Her voice was so gentle when she spoke to the children, just like a mother's.
I think she must really like those two children.
Taking them both away isn't out of the question; after all, our home planet is so big.
If she really likes children, I can abduct them from another planet for her.
Big ones, small ones, human-shaped ones, oddly shaped ones, white ones, black ones, pink ones, purple ones, and even one in a warm orange color, just like her keepsake…
I can find them all!
But once again, she manipulated me completely.
It was a rainy night, exactly the same as the day I first arrived on Earth.
She held up an umbrella and gazed at me through the rain.
I finally realized that I had lost completely.
“Someone like you shouldn’t be on this backward planet.” A complex feeling rose in my heart.
Someone like her shouldn't stay here.
She should be looking at the vast and boundless starry sky, not here, associating with a group of weak, inferior humans who rely on outdated weapons for survival.
When I recognized her on my chip, I even felt that the entire galaxy should prostrate itself at her feet.
It seems she's leaving too.
It is what humans commonly refer to as death.
I made a pact with humanity, allowing me to see her one last time, in exchange for protecting this planet from invasion by higher planets for a thousand years.
When the time came, I returned to my appearance when I first came to this planet, and raised my camera to take a picture of her taking pictures of others.
When I handed her the photo, there was also a warm orange rose.
"See your keepsake."
I felt an immense joy in my heart.
She is special, at least in my heart, she is more special than my home planet.
——
After she left, I kept my promise as agreed.
“Kill me, and the alarm I carry will alert the entire galaxy. For at least a thousand years, this place will be safe.”
After all, those good-for-nothings wouldn't dare set foot in a place where I could also perish, and besides...
And the chip she left behind.
I once asked her, "Is it true that if you do good deeds, your wishes will be fulfilled in the next life?"
She once told me, "That's for ordinary people. You might need to go through many more times, and you'll never have a good end in any of your lives."
That's true.
So, I might meet her again.
——
As my consciousness fades, I pray that I may see that warm orange hue again.
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