Chapter 491 Aren't the lives of insects lives too?
His arm even trembled slightly from the exertion. "Achi, you've suffered so much. I never imagined that all the pain would be borne by a mere insect like you... It's my fault for being useless..."
Tan Chi: "???"
He was completely dumbfounded, his face filled with question marks that almost materialized.
Pain? What is being endured?
He just tripped and fell... wait, where is he now? What's going on?!
Ah!! Help!
Isn't the life of an insect a life too?
Tan Chi was bewildered by Eli's seemingly random yet heartfelt and guilty words.
His brain was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information. He forced a smile, but didn't know where to begin.
He felt that everything in front of him was eerie.
Eli noticed that Tan Chi hadn't said anything, so he slowly released his arms from holding him.
When he saw Tan Chi's blank look, he took a deep breath and tried to calm his surging emotions. "A-Chi, I have the memories from before my rebirth."
"Memories from before the Insect God?" Tan Chi murmured repeatedly, a hint of confusion flashing in his dark eyes.
“It’s the world Michele was in before, all the memories from when you married Letekar to when you fell into a coma after killing Michele.” Eli’s voice wasn’t loud, but it made Tan Chi’s eyes light up.
So Eli knows where they are now!
Tan Chi was overwhelmed with excitement, "Big brother, you just said you were reborn, so what... what's going on here?"
Eli looked at him, his eyes reddening again. He blinked hard before continuing to explain, "I also only regained all my memories today... shortly after you fell unconscious. Before that, my memories were similar to when you transmigrated..."
He paused here, fearing that Tan Chi might not have understood, and then explained, "It was when you were very young, when you went directly to the Lanetta family to bring back Letekar and raise him by their side."
Tan Chi frowned, realizing that he hadn't traveled to another time and space, but had arrived in the same world many years later.
Thinking of this, he listened quietly as Eli told him about the events of the past few years.
"After that, it was as if you suddenly had a breakthrough. You began to drastically improve the royal family's situation, cultivate natural plants, fight space pirates, bring down the Thomas family, and even... act as a go-between for us insects..."
As he spoke, his emotions surged again. "I never knew... I never knew that you, an insect, carried so much on your own while none of us knew. Thankfully... thankfully I remember now..."
He raised his hand and wiped his face forcefully, trying to hide his loss of composure, but his red-rimmed eyes betrayed him.
As Tan Chi listened to Eli's account, a storm raged within him.
Perhaps this timeline is the "result" of his successful alteration?
A beautiful world that did not experience that initial catastrophe?
Thinking this, Tan Chi eagerly pressed on, "What happened after I fell unconscious? Was Leterkar very sad...?"
Unexpectedly, Eli shook his head. "After you fell unconscious, the entire space-time seemed to freeze. Then my consciousness also fell into darkness, and then I had no memory of it."
Hearing this answer, Tan Chi's tense nerves relaxed a little.
He even felt a faint sense of relief that Letekar wasn't too heartbroken.
Over the years, he couldn't suppress the guilt that came from thinking about how Ludwig had been suffering.
Now that Eli doesn't have that memory, it's highly likely that Naletkar won't either.
He recalled Letekar's lively and slightly spoiled demeanor just now, and realized it wasn't his imagination.
Rather, it was because Ludwig in this timeline was pampered and spoiled by an environment full of love and safety that he became like this.
The trauma of his childhood doesn't seem to have had a significant impact on him.
This realization caused a bittersweet feeling to well up in Tan Chi's chest.
Just then, the door to the room was pushed open from the outside by the insect.
Röttkar actually carried the mechanical bug through the door.
"001! Quick! Check on the master! What's wrong with him? Did he hit his head? I saw his eyes were staring blankly, and he seemed a bit slow."
Tan Chi: "..."
Eli: "..."
The gloomy mood that had just been felt was completely dispelled by Letekar and the mechanical bug.
001 scanned Tan Chi several times with extra care.
"Scan complete. All vital signs of the host insect are normal, and there is no organic damage to the brain. Based on the behavioral pattern, a preliminary assessment indicates transient cognitive confusion. Continued observation is recommended."
Letekar's brow furrowed immediately. "You mean the male ruler has psychological problems?"
As he spoke, he stretched out his arms and hugged Tan Chi's neck tightly, pressing his cheek against Tan Chi's side, gently rubbing against him like a small animal seeking comfort.
"My lord, what's wrong? Is something still bothering you that you haven't told me? Or... or do you no longer love me?"
As Ludwig spoke, a hint of barely perceptible grievance even crept into his voice.
Tan Chi was both amused and exasperated by his series of actions and his straightforward concern.
The confusion in my heart caused by the time and space distortion was instantly dispelled by the insect in my arms that looked at me with such dependence.
He hugged Letekar tightly, feeling the aura emanating from the other, and the insect felt much calmer.
He patted Letekar's back skillfully, and whispered soothingly, "No, no, I don't dislike you. You're the one the lord likes the most. I just woke up and I'm a little dazed, I didn't react yet."
He rested his chin on Letekar's soft silver hair, inhaling the familiar scent, and sighed sincerely, "It's so good to see you the first thing I see when I open my eyes."
Upon hearing this, Letekar immediately raised his head, his smile bright and radiant. "Of course! I am the most powerful female warrior in the interstellar space! And the most considerate female ruler of the male lord! Of course the male lord is happy to see me when he opens his eyes, isn't he?"
He raised his chin slightly, and his blue eyes sparkled, as if filled with stars.
Tan Chi's heart melted at his adorable, unashamed, and self-righteous way of asking for praise.
He couldn't help but chuckle softly and ruffled his hair vigorously.
Tan Chi never expected that in this changed world, the female ruler he had raised since childhood would become so vibrant after shedding her childhood ignorance and closed-off nature.
It was so soft and fluffy, like a sweet but not cloying milk candy, that he just wanted to hold it tightly in his hands.
Eli stood to the side, watching Tan Chi hold Letekar with eyes full of doting affection, then glanced at Letekar nestled in Tan Chi's arms, and finally couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips into a smile...
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