Chapter 266: The Immortal Witch "As you can see, I am indeed different from this world...
Lin Xi was quiet for a while, then turned to look out the window.
In order to prevent the lights at night from attracting other people's attention, Chris pulled all the curtains tightly.
So she only saw a gray-green color.
This little girl promised everything yesterday, but she went back on her word today.
"That alone won't keep me captive," Lin Xi admitted. "You need a place completely isolated from the world. It must have no signal, ideally in the mountains or underwater. No access to the outside world, no way to contact other people."
"If any of the above conditions are not met, you can't lock me up."
"Chris, if I wanted, I could take you away right now and bring you to them to complete my mission."
"But you don't really want to do this. You're a smart kid. You're just constantly testing me, trying to see where my bottom line is, what actions you can take to soften my heart, and what circumstances will make me angry."
"It's just that things may not be what you imagined - so far, nothing you've done has caused me any emotional fluctuations. I mean, the kind of big fluctuations you expect to see."
"As you can see, I do feel...isolated from this world." Lin Xi turned to look at Chris.
Under the warm yellow light, the little girl's face was divided into light and dark. She had a straight nose, long eyelashes, and her aquamarine eyes stared at her without blinking.
However, Lin Xi only saw flat lines and blocks of color.
How beautiful, yet so... fake. A constant reminder that she doesn't belong in this world.
"I think I should apologize to you." Lin Xi said sincerely, "Actually, I've never understood how to get along with other people."
"I found that I always gained other people's trust too easily. Sometimes I didn't do anything, but they thought I was a good person. And when it comes to those people I truly consider my friends, facing their enthusiasm, I often feel ashamed and feel that I don't deserve their kindness."
"So, I really can't understand why you are so obsessed with me when I just took you out of the lab and gave you back what you rightfully deserve."
"Except you, everyone else too. I have a...sister. Not my biological sister. Due to various coincidences, we became a family... But now I feel that those coincidences I thought were might have been the result of someone else's careful planning."
"But none of that matters. What matters is that I really didn't care that much about her at first. It was just a figurine I brought home out of sympathy. The biggest reason I brought her home was because I had to complete my mission."
"Yes, I approached her for the same reason I approached you, Chris. I'm glad that mission isn't a banned word. I can finally tell others about this."
"But that child wasn't a naive person. Not only did she display extraordinary trust in me from the beginning, she was also overly attached to me. I... perhaps haven't felt that kind of genuine affection in a long time, so even as I was being burned, I hesitated as I approached."
"Later, my bond with that child grew deeper and deeper, and I pondered the question more and more: Is this really right?"
"Chris, maybe from your perspective, I'm a savior. But I know I'm not. Before you met me, you were all complete characters, each with a wonderful life. Even if those lives were dark and painful at certain moments, they were ultimately heading towards a meaningful ending."
"But I showed up, broke into your world, and changed everything. Your original course was twisted by me, and I don't know where your life will go. Maybe what I say is not very intuitive, Chris... but I'll give you an example and you'll understand."
"That child originally had a sister. Not me, but her biological sister. The bond between them was far deeper than the one between her and me. Without me, she would have grown up to be a strong, intelligent, and mature woman, carrying along with her longing for her sister. But I showed up, making my presence felt among such a group of... beautiful characters, simply to fulfill my own personal agenda."
"So, sometimes I regret it, Chris. My coming here was a mistake. This... mission and the like shouldn't have existed in the first place. Just like me, I should have died long ago."
"…I'm sorry you're crying again. That wasn't my intention."
"What I'm saying is, Chris, if your feelings aren't reciprocated by me, it's definitely not your problem. It's my problem. You're a wonderful person, and I felt that way before I even met you. You're a generous, smart, brave, and ambitious girl. The meaning of your existence absolutely doesn't depend on me. I've always said that what you have now should have belonged to you from the beginning."
"I didn't mean to intrude into your life. Once a mission begins, there's no stopping it... Now that I'm here, I have a responsibility and obligation to complete your story and give everyone a happy ending. This is my compensation for using you."
Lin Xi finished speaking and paused.
She was still a little weak, and her voice was a little hoarse from not drinking water for a long time and from what she had just said. The little girl really thought highly of her, and she must have put more than one bag of medicine in her milk that morning.
Also, the low-quality medicine from the 70s was really not good, and I don’t know where she got it from.
She watched quietly as the little girl wiped away her tears.
They are now clear about their relationship, without any false family games to cover it up. Both sides know that Lin Xi approaches Chris just to complete a mission, and once the mission is completed, Lin Xi will leave.
Lin Xi thought that if Chris was really angry, it would be okay to lock her up for a while.
Coming to this dungeon was like a vacation for her, and now someone was willing to let her lie down more completely, so why not do it?
But she didn't expect that after wiping her tears, Chris would hug her directly.
The little girl hugged him tightly, which made Lin Xi feel that the meat he fed her during this period was not in vain, and the exercise was not in vain.
Such great strength.
"Sir, I'm not angry that you lied to me... To be honest, you made it clear from the beginning that you brought me here with a purpose. I'm angry because you don't trust yourself or me at all!"
"Also, you don't trust your sister, that girl... Although I'm jealous of her, I can understand her. Since you said that even if you didn't appear, we would become good people, then why are you so unconfident about us and think that your appearance will make us worse?"
"Besides, what makes you think that a world without you is a good one? If you tell me that my life originally had you in it, I will definitely work hard to make you appear and let you and I meet!"
"Besides, didn't you teach me to exercise my own initiative? If so, why do you think we're just a bunch of pre-defined characters, only able to follow our own predetermined paths, without our own thoughts and feelings? Isn't that a rather arrogant idea?"
Seeing Lin Xi's stunned expression, Chris knew that she had heard what she said.
She struck while the iron was hot: "I don't know what our so-called 'original' trajectory was. For me, that happened in another world, to another me, and has nothing to do with me. I only know that I am Chris and Vermouth... Yes, maybe this is my destiny for you, but I know that I only became Vermouth and Chris Wynyard because of you."
"You said you were using us to complete your mission—well, go ahead! Your sister might not be unaware of this. Why do you think we're unwilling to be used by you? Why are you so arbitrary in assuming that we lack our own judgment and can't tell whether someone is sincere or not?"
"I want to say something back to you about what you just said to me—you're a very good person, and you deserve everyone's love. I came to this conclusion not because I learned about your life trajectory from somewhere else or because I have a preconceived prejudice against you, but simply because I've spent these past two months with you."
"You're gentle, patient, meticulous, and a great cook... these are all your genuine strengths. Don't rush to refute me." Chrissy covered Lin Xi's mouth, which had flushed with praise and was about to say something. "Don't say things like, 'You've only known me for two months, you don't understand these things.'... Sir, a person's character is always reflected in the details, and his upbringing has long permeated his every move."
"You must have a wonderful, loving family to raise someone as healthy as you."
"Ah, okay, stop talking!" Lin Xi couldn't stand it anymore and pulled Chris's hand down. "You were still giving me strong medicine this morning, and now you're talking sweet nothings!"
"But I really feel that way..."
"Then stop praising me!"
Chris put down her hand. Lin Xi glared at her with a red face.
Ah, Chris thought, Mr. Ghost is so cute like this.
"Anyway," she said, "just do what you want to do and don't worry. Chris will help you complete your mission, and Vermouth will help the boss solve his problems."
"Chris is always grateful to have met you."
Noticing that Lin Xi's voice was a little hoarse, she quickly poured her a cup of warm water and handed it to her.
Lin Xi took the water and moistened his throat.
Then he said in a very unpleasant tone: "Can I go to the bathroom first?"
After nearly ten hours of sleep, her bladder was about to explode.
…
After taking care of her physical issues and taking a shower, Lin Xi, who had turned back into a woman, lay comfortably on the bed, enjoying Chris's massage.
My arms and legs are sore from sleeping.
Today happened to be the time when she left the copy in another timeline. The system popped up a notification to tell her that the error warning had been lifted and she could now appear as "Lin Xi".
So she changed back to her original appearance.
Chris rubbed her shoulders and marveled at her beautiful dark brown curly hair. "You really look like Shibahara Hiroshibu! The facial features, hair, and even the height are similar."
Lin Xi: ...
Okay, she knew that she had made Chai Yuanguangjin's avatar shorter - just a little taller than Lin Xi herself.
At that time, she didn't know how to transform, so she simply padded the soles of her shoes.
"Little Chris, since you've already agreed, when will you come with me back to the organization's base?"
Vermouth pursed her lips: "Are you so anxious? Let us have some time alone. Your funeral just ended, no one dares to disturb me at this time."
"I bought you a lot of fun gadgets, and you haven't even seen them yet!"
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