"Time can be reset—" The Cheshire Cat took a deep breath and added, "But it can't be repeated—even if only one person's memory is preserved."
"but--"
"It's possible that no one's memories were ever retained—is that what you're trying to say?"
Chu Shangli opened his mouth and nodded slightly.
She did have such an idea.
"Indeed, I cannot deny the possibility of this situation—although it's a little unbelievable. Although I'm not a reborn person, merely a reader of information, the amount of information I've read is, in fact, unimaginably vast. The more information I come into contact with, the more I realize how narrow my understanding is—whether it's my perspective, my knowledge, or my perception of the world—it's all quite limited."
The Cheshire Cat said quietly, "I know. Perhaps you think I know enough now, don't you? But that's just an illusion. For example, I can't see the pitch-black curtains or the parts obscured by the mosaics—I just understand a little more than the average person... But, this so-called average person must be the average person in my understanding, not the universal one. Perhaps the people around me are more sensitive than I thought. Some of them may even receive information about the dark parts through dreams or other means. However, most people will remain silent—even if they are not tools like the Empire, who have artificial chips inserted and their genes adjusted, they will not speak out for their own safety, let alone the Empire's situation."
You couldn't tell whether the Cheshire Cat was sad or happy from her tone.
The voice sounded quite pleasant, but if Chu Shangli felt it instinctively, the Cheshire Cat's voice was full of depression.
Of course, this is just Chu Shangli's intuition.
"Alas—if that part of the world can never be understood by humans, it's as good as non-existent. Even if the world truly continues its endless cycle, oblivious to all of us, it wouldn't be a reset, but a repeat—only a recording repeats itself with every play, with exactitude. Living in such a world is like a movie playing endlessly on a screen—even if we don't know where that screen is, the replay button is undoubtedly pressed."
"It's so complicated..."
"Indeed. If it were someone else, it might be difficult to understand - even if I were talking to Miss Chu Shangli, who was originally at this time, you still wouldn't understand, right? But oh -"
The Cheshire Cat sneered, "Miss Chu Shangli, you can at least distinguish the differences between rebirth, reset, replay, and restart, right?"
“…”
"Can you tell me?"
"For someone like me who's been reborn, it's like pressing the RESTART button. I can start over and choose my options again—and returning to age fifteen is a RESET. But if I haven't changed anything, my mind is blank, and I'm just replaying the past—"
"That's right. In the world where Mother has altered history, there's no way it can be a repeat. If we acknowledge infinite possibilities—then everyone can know everyone else, and everyone can establish a bond—"
The Cheshire Cat commanded, "Please put your hand on the screen—"
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