Chapter 108 The Happiness You Expect
The sword pierced his chest, but no blood flowed.
"Sure enough." I understood. Just as I expected, this guy was not human.
"How did you find out? I clearly tampered with your memory." Although its body was fatally injured, there was no expression of pain on its face.
"Now that you've been exposed, don't talk to me with that face anymore." I said with a hint of disgust, "Or, a thing like you, you don't even have your own face."
"You are exactly like the one that person remembered. You speak with a strange accent, as if you are cursing someone." As it spoke, it also changed its appearance and became the owner of the castle, Lu Qian.
"I'm Lu Qian."
I said with certainty, "You are not. Lu Qian died a long time ago."
"I have all of Lu Qian's memories. I was present for most of his life after he became a superpowered person, so I am Lu Qian now."
I thought of it as the mirror, the birth of consciousness.
So he said, "It's just an extraordinary creature with self-awareness. After the master died, it wanted to replace his existence. But you don't even have a real body. How can you become Lu Qian?"
"My true form is a mirror in Lu Qian's collection. When humans use me, they see what they desire most. I've always been placed in the castle's reception room. Through me, Lu Qian would understand the true intentions of his partners and clients, using this information combined with his special abilities to extract more wealth from them. But Lu Qian is too greedy, so you discovered his special abilities.
The pro hero found him, and Lu Qian took the mirror with him before escaping, but something unexpected happened along the way, and Lu Qian died. He held me tightly as he died. Perhaps it was obsession or some other reason I don't know, but the mirror and Lu Qian's abilities merged, and I became what I am now.
"So, I'm in the mirror now" I asked.
"I've come into contact with many humans, peered into their memories and inner worlds, and witnessed their greed, love, lust, and everything else. You shouldn't have exposed me. This is my ideal world, created for you using your special abilities and memories.
And I am this world. I can weave all the things that meet your expectations but cannot be achieved in reality, create the happiest ending for you, and trap you here forever."
After saying this, it finally asked me, "Why not continue to immerse yourself in it? And then, use your special ability to provide me with nutrients."
Its words sounded like the lines of a villain in a superhero story, but one thing was wrong from the start.
I raised my eyebrows slightly and asked curiously, "What is the happy ending that I expect but cannot achieve in reality?"
It was extremely confident in its own abilities, so it told me the answer, "Of course, it's to become a lover with Zhong Mengfan, the successor of the Ranger, and be together forever. How is it that even the most advanced psychics, you humans, can't even figure out your own inner thoughts?"
I uttered a single "Ha..."
Then he commented to it with a strange expression, "You are truly a magical and extraordinary object."
It proudly said, "Of course I am! Seeing through everything and creating illusions is my most important ability." It then reached out to me, "Another part of my body, where is it? Return it to me quickly, and I will make your death less painful."
I asked, “Don’t you see the problem?”
"What"
"If, as you said, you created the illusion of happiness and let me immerse myself in it, then this is your ability. If that's the case, then why can I break free from it?"
I seemed to have stumped it. It was speechless at first, then said, "This is your memory. Tell me the answer. Humans are always good at lying, but your memory cannot be false."
It said in a more affirmative tone, "The superpower named Zhong Mengfan likes you, and you like him too! Because of your master-disciple relationship, you can't accept each other frankly. So, in the world I created, you are no longer Zhong Mengfan's master, or even a superhero. Zhong Mengfan becomes the ranger you expected, you fall in love, and have a happy ending. Compared to reality, what else can you be dissatisfied with?"
I showed a disgusted expression, very dissatisfied with the creator of this third-rate story. "This is the story you arranged for me and Zhong Mengfan. I expected it."
"Could it be that what you called receiving our memories were not from both of us, but only from Zhong Mengfan?" I "kindly" analyzed for it.
It was still so confident that "The memory I stole was very complete. It included the entire process from your initial acquaintance, to becoming master and apprentice, and then to the development of affection.
Honestly, I've seen many human memories, and they're usually filled with varying degrees of greed and desire, even hatred, lingering with lingering evil. Like you, it's simply pure affection for each other, and a yearning for reciprocation. I actually quite like you. You, in particular, are luminous, sparkling, and beautiful in those memories, so I've focused most of my consciousness here, pretending to be him. Unfortunately, we're enemies.
When I heard its description, I inevitably thought of the scene where Zhong Mengfan confessed to me.
Luminous
...shiny, I
I guessed what the question was, but in this tense state, I almost burst out laughing because of the answer in my mind.
I pressed my lips together and said, "Since you've observed so many humans, I wonder if you know there's something called love-brain. It's when people overly glamorize the person they love, causing their memories to deviate from reality. Even if the other person isn't what they imagined at all."
Finally, I concluded, "What you saw was Zhong Mengfan's memory, not the complete truth."
It doesn't believe me "How is it possible."
I shook my head. "Even if nothing else, the fact that you would think I wanted to marry someone and create this illusion is wrong. How could I possibly be with someone who became a ranger in this world, and even get married?"
I slowly raised my black longsword. "Ranger and I, if you really think about it, are destined enemies."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "Although some unexpected situations occurred, at least with this generation of Rangers, I want to coexist peacefully."
My words contained information that it couldn't understand. It asked in confusion, "What are you talking about? Your relationship is like that of a master and a disciple, isn't it?"
I took an attacking stance. "So, if you could really read my memory, you wouldn't be here now, talking to me in such an arrogant tone."
It said proudly, "Don't threaten me. You've already used this sword to stab me. You should know that a sword piercing my body will not cause a fatal injury. I am not a fragile human with organs like a heart that can be fatally injured. Besides, this is the world I created. I am the god here. No one can defeat a god."
I chuckled. "You may not be human, but your true form is a mirror. Just break the mirror into pieces and shatter them. I don't know how many pieces I've broken in the past by self-aware transcendent beings like you."
He showed a mocking expression again, "When it comes to God creating the world through Dreamweaver, you are still far from it."
【Author has something to say】
Mirror: This glowing, shiny human must be delicious!
Zhong Mengfan: Night Devil is the most handsome and shining superhero!
Although the real shou didn't appear in this chapter, I found him very cute while writing 233
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