Rose Manor.
Gu Xinghe stopped in front of the manor gate.
The winding rose vines stretched and climbed all over the outer walls of the manor.
Even before stepping into this ancient manor.
All those nearby could smell the fragrance of roses emanating from the manor from afar.
The aroma, perhaps naturally derived from the plant, wasn't particularly strong or rich, nor was it as fresh and delicate as pear blossom white tea.
The enchanting fragrance of roses is like a bottle of fine wine, which gradually develops an intoxicating aroma after being aged for a while.
"Crack—crackle—crackle—"
Sensing the return of its master, the manor gates opened once more, as if manipulated by the vines clinging to them.
Just like when Gu Xinghe first entered this place.
Stepping into the manor, Gu Xinghe looked at the scenery that had become incredibly familiar.
The roses in the manor bloom in their most vibrant red, thanks to the decaying soil.
As Gu Xinghe passed by clusters of rose bushes along the path, exuding an intoxicating fragrance, he saw Chris standing in front of the castle gate.
She seemed to have known in advance that Gu Xinghe would return at this time, so she came here specifically to wait for him.
At the same time, Gu Xinghe also sensed that the other party had noticed some changes in him that were different from before.
Neither of them mentioned it.
"Want to come with me?"
Gu Xinghe smiled and extended his hand to Chris in an inviting gesture.
At this moment, the scene between the two looked somewhat like the male and female protagonists in a movie or TV series who invited each other to elope from an old house.
However, unlike in the past when she would readily accept Gu Xinghe's invitations without much thought, she did not do so.
This time, it seems that Chris, the female lead in the TV series, doesn't want to go with her male lead.
Chris didn't hold Gu Xinghe's hand, but simply gave him a light hug before quickly letting go.
"Will you come back?"
She looked at Gu Xinghe with an expectant gaze.
Although she had previously declined Gu Xinghe's invitation.
But there was a hint of unease in her eyes now, a fear that the other person might not "come back".
"certainly."
However, Gu Xinghe's swift affirmative response quickly dispelled the negative emotions in Chris's eyes.
So, Chris smiled at Gu Xinghe as always.
"Then we will all be here waiting for you to come back."
Whether it was Chris, Theresa, Eris, or their other companions, they all knew very well—
The person who shares the same memories and the feelings of companionship with them has always been Gu Xinghe, who is right in front of them.
And the only people they are waiting for to "come back" are those who remember them.
And they are willing to revisit the "past" and return to find their Gu Xinghe.
So all they need to do is trust him and wait patiently for their reunion.
"Okay, I'll be back soon."
Gu Xinghe nodded reassuringly at Chris.
At that moment, Chris calmly watched Gu Xinghe walk into the castle alone.
From the day they "came back," Chris and the others knew that their "rebirth" must be related to Gu Xinghe.
But in that memory of the "past," which may have been a gift from some being.
However, none of them could pinpoint the exact reason for their rebirth.
However, as Chris watched Gu Xinghe's figure gradually disappear into the distance, she seemed to vaguely understand.
...
This time, without Eiffel's guidance as before, Gu Xinghe arrived alone in the library on the third floor of the castle.
The enormous library looked exactly the same as when Gu Xinghe first entered the Rose Manor.
At this moment, the book that Gu Xinghe had read was still on the large desk at the far end.
Fundamentals of Alchemy
This was the beginning of his encounter with and understanding of the truth of this world when he first arrived here.
At that time, he used his still immature mind-reading ability on this book.
No secrets were discovered.
But now, Gu Xinghe realizes—
It's not that the book doesn't contain any puzzles, but rather that this puzzle can only be unlocked by using "time" as the key, and can only be solved "now".
Just like the rose garden's fragrance, which becomes more intoxicating with time.
So at that moment, when Gu Xinghe placed his palm on the book cover again.
The scene he saw was naturally different from what he had seen at the beginning—
Rose Manor was the starting point for him to unlock all the game instances, and it was at this moment that it became the end point for everything.
At the same time, it may also be the starting point of a new journey, a new chapter where the story unfolds once again.
Because at this moment, when the drifting consciousness and body are stabilized once again.
Gu Xinghe found himself standing in front of the "Rose Manor" once again, as if he had fallen into some kind of cycle.
However, what was winding and circling the outer wall of the manor at this moment was not the bright red rose.
Instead, it is a white rose, as pure as the bright moonlight.
The building in front of us looks more like a "White Rose Mansion" than a "Rose Manor".
Gu Xinghe recalled the white rose that grew alongside the red rose in the botanical garden of the Rose Manor.
At the same time, he also realized that he was currently in the fifth level of the [Sealed Space].
After obtaining the key that allows them to freely travel between reality and the Dream Realm.
He once entered the [Dreamland] at the location of the Rose Manor in reality.
But at that time, Gu Xinghe discovered that the Rose Manor in reality was empty in the corresponding location in the [Dreamland].
The sense of discontinuity, as if a blank area had been forcibly carved out in the center of the surrounding scenery, left a very deep impression on him.
But now it seems that the Rose Estate in that hollowed-out area was "moved" here.
Therefore, the building he was seeing was the "Rose Manor" that should have appeared in the [Dreamland].
Therefore, this place looks like a reflection of the real Rose Manor.
Like the red and white roses he saw in the manor's botanical garden, their roots intertwined and growing together.
This is a reflection of reality, and also the beginning of his new journey.
He started his first dungeon game in Rose Manor, and he is about to embark on a new journey here as well.
Thus, Gu Xinghe once again entered the Rose Manor as if he were there.
As he slowly walked into the gates of the manor that had also automatically opened for him.
He heard a familiar voice speaking in his ear.
Welcome back.
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