Chapter 57 I've finally found you. Lorvyn almost instantly...
Lovin practically pounced on the jar; the insect in front of him looked exactly like his grown-up brother.
Brother... Brother...
He frantically rummaged around inside the jar, and somehow touched something that instantly sucked the liquid out. The jar burst open with a bang, and his body, which hadn't moved in so long, collapsed heavily to the ground almost immediately.
But he ignored the pain. His legs were too weak to stand, so he crawled. He couldn't wait, not even for a second. He wanted to confirm immediately whether the insect in front of him was an illusion, or whether he would still be searching endlessly when he regained consciousness.
“Brother…” Lovin crawled on his hands, his vision seemingly blurred by water mist, unable to see anything clearly.
He was terrified; what if it was just another illusion...?
What if he searches and searches until he's completely old and still can't find him? He's the last insect in the world that remembers his brother. Once he's gone, no insect will remember his brother anymore...
"..."
Suddenly, a shadow fell in front of him, and an insect squatted down in front of him. He subconsciously tilted his head slightly, and he heard the insect say something.
"Idiot Lovin, I never knew you were such a crybaby."
...
...
The boy, who had been lying limply on the ground, suddenly stopped, like a wind-up puppet. His face, which was tilted back, was almost instantly covered with tears.
So familiar...
Why does it feel so familiar...?
He seemed to have returned to that afternoon he had dreamed of countless times, nestled in his female father's arms listening to his brother and male father playfully fighting, the warm sunshine shining down, making him feel so happy he felt like he was melting.
He blinked hard, but his vision was blurred, leaving only black and white patches. He couldn't see anything clearly. He immediately raised his wrist and rubbed his eyes hard. Through his barely clear vision, he saw those familiar dark eyes with gold patterns, eyes exactly like his father's.
The black-eyed insect patted his head. "I didn't make you cry, so don't tell on me."
He's the older brother, he's definitely the older brother.
An indescribable feeling surged through Lovin, and his eyes welled up with tears that he couldn't wipe away. Suddenly, as if filled with a surge of strength, he leaped up and hugged the insect in front of him tightly, bursting into tears like a child who had been wronged for a very long time.
This was a pure, unrestrained sobbing, so loud that tears streamed down and echoed throughout the cabin, as if releasing all the fear, grievances, and sadness.
"Where...did you go...? I've been looking for you for so long...I couldn't find you anywhere. All the insects have forgotten you, but I don't believe it. I've been looking for you...I miss you so much..."
Murphy was knocked back slightly by his sudden leap, but he quickly regained his balance. He maintained his position with his hand half outstretched as if to help the insect. A look of confusion flashed in his eyes, and then he subconsciously put his hands on the little fool's back and patted him awkwardly.
Murphy just wanted to crouch down and check on him, but for some reason, he blurted out those two sentences, as if he knew the insect so well that he should say it that way.
But they had clearly never met before.
No, you could also say I've seen it.
In the two memories of the dream, the blond boy in front of him was undoubtedly the stupid younger brother, Lovein, who had lost his older brother.
Now, he is being identified as the missing, unfortunate older brother.
But how could that be? He's not even from this world.
No, it's possible...
At first glance, it seems like a fantasy. He was clearly coming to this world for the first time, and it was also the first time he had been banished from the Great Thousand World to the Punishment World. But upon closer inspection, is there really no trace of it?
He has messed up the storylines of several worlds before, but this time he was suddenly banished from the punishment world.
His mental strength is unique in the quick transmigration section, but here it seems to originate from a low-end version of S-class male insect mind control, with fragments of seemingly lost memories, seemingly unrelated yet inexplicably targeted and single-targeted...
And having spent so many years with myself, although I've never seen what I looked like as a child, it's not hard to guess from the context.
Everything seemed to be telling him that this was his original world.
The original world...
Everyone else in the department has a native world. They entered this place because of death or other terminal illnesses. Their memories of their native world are very complete. Only he knows nothing about his past, does not remember his native world, and has no memory of his native world at all. It is as if he was born and raised in the system space.
Did the system allow him to enter this world so that he could return here and rediscover his former self?
But Murphy looked down at the golden head nestled in his arms and asked, "Why did you find your way here? Why do you think I'm your brother?"
The blond boy hugged him even tighter, seemingly afraid that he wouldn't admit it, and said intermittently while crying.
“You have… a signal transmitter that Father gave us… I’ve been following you all this way…”
"You're my brother...you're..."
Murphy thought back to the day he first found him. He felt a particularly distinct vibration on the back of his hand, as if it were reminding his flesh, bones, and blood, layer by layer, that there was something very, very important that he had to go and see.
For some inexplicable reason, he dug a small, chip-like black object from the back of his wrist, and then, following some unseen guidance, found the blond boy with severe radiation damage.
According to him, finding it wasn't entirely a coincidence; besides the magical little black piece, there was also the boy's persistent search.
It was unusual for Murphy to refrain from saying anything that would spoil the atmosphere. It was clear that the little fool was quite upset about being bullied, so let him vent his frustrations.
It wasn't until much time had passed that the boy's loud sobs gradually subsided, turning into soft sobs.
Murphy finally found an opportunity to speak, "Actually... um..."
Lovin tightened his grip, unwilling to let go, seemingly unwilling to hear a bad answer.
Murphy said, "Although it may be hard for you to accept, I actually have no memories of the past."
"..."
The blond boy didn't speak.
It wasn't until quite a while later that I heard his voice.
“I know…I know. If my brother has his memories, he will come back to find us no matter what. So it doesn’t matter whether he has his memories or not.”
“But,” Murphy noticed the hands holding him tighten even more, “would you still acknowledge me, still acknowledge me as your brother…”
"If I... if I had stayed with you that day, would you... not have disappeared?" Lorv said.
He thought about this almost every single day. Usually, he would cling to his brother and want to sleep with him, but that day was different. Only on that day did his brother disappear.
No, that's not how it is.
Loven heard a firm denial, the first time in so many years, and from the very insect he most wanted to hear.
He looked up, staring blankly at Murphy, his eyes, already red and swollen from crying, filled with tears once more.
Does your brother really not blame him?
Murphy looked at him and said seriously, "If you had been with me that day, we would have both been arrested. The father and mother would have lost two children and gained a fake one. Ah, this couple sounds really unlucky."
"..."
Lovin didn't speak. He buried his head tightly in Murphy's chest. Murphy felt it; his tears soaked his clothes and seemed to burn his body as well.
Murphy patted his head, then felt the hand gripping his neck tighten, tighter and tighter.
"Cough cough..." Murphy coughed a few times as he was being strangled. "Idiot, are you trying to murder your own brother?"
Lovin slowly loosened his grip a little, and nestled in Murphy's arms, he muttered, "My father said you can't keep calling me stupid, or I'll really become stupid."
Upon hearing this, Murphy thought about it carefully for a moment, then nodded seriously, "Okay, I admit he has a point. You're already stupid enough."
"..."
"elder brother!"
Lovin stepped back abruptly, staring at him with red eyes, but he didn't intimidate him at all.
Perhaps because he was forced into the transformation period, his body still remained that of a teenager, slightly shorter than Murphy.
Murphy's smile widened, and he patted Loween's head in a conciliatory manner. "Alright, you're the smartest."
Lovin wasn't happy at all, staring at his brother with dead fish eyes.
"Ahem." Murphy looked around as if he hadn't seen it, then patted his trouser leg and stood up.
"Let's go, let's go back."
Lloyd got up with him.
Should we go back to find the male and female fathers?
But Murphy did not agree immediately.
"Let's go later, and take your brother-in-law with you, otherwise he'll run away and I won't have a wife."
Lovey-Loughlin was shocked.
"You forcibly abducted a woman?"
"Don't put it so harshly, Little Butterfly willingly became my precious collectible."
Collectibles... that doesn't seem like a proper way to describe a female ruler. Is this really okay? Does he implicitly condone aiding and abetting wrongdoing?
The kind-hearted little boy, Lovein, was completely bewildered by this complicated marital relationship.
Murphy ruffled his hair. "Alright, let's go. I'll take you for a spin around the Chaotic Star Sea before we go back. It's so boring at home, aren't you tired of it?"
Lovey-On hesitated.
Oh, it seems like I've been led astray by my brother again. Is this really okay?
But this feeling was so familiar, so familiar that it almost felt like a lifetime ago. He had really found his brother.
Murphy waved to him and walked out first, with Lovin following like a little tail.
Only then did Lovin begin to observe his surroundings. He seemed to have been in a cylindrical treatment chamber, and the furnishings around him made it seem like he was on a starship.
But upon closer inspection, he noticed something amiss. Almost all the insects he passed along the way were fast asleep, with eerie smiles on their lips. He remembered the dream he had just had. Could such dreams be contagious?
Loven followed Murphy into the control room. The bright red progress bar on the large screen was advancing little by little, and it had now reached 90%.
This means the starship has entered self-destruct mode. Generally, only starships that have been declared scrapped will activate this mode at a designated location. Once the self-destruct mode reaches 50%, the starship will be completely sealed off and cannot be opened from the inside. Moreover, according to the screen prompts, all escape pods are locked, so there is no way to leave here now.
Lovin asked with some concern, "Brother, what do we do?"
On the way here, Murphy had already given him a brief explanation of the incident, which left him somewhat bewildered. He hadn't expected that he would cause his brother trouble again.
Then he got a flick on the forehead.
Murphy replied casually, "No problem, we should still be able to get home for dinner in time."
As he spoke, Murphy reached out and grabbed a crystal ball from the control panel. Inside, a tiny figure in a red dress was sleeping peacefully, and snowflakes were falling gently from the sky, creating a dreamlike scene.
Goodbye Sleeping Beauty: Eternal Slumber - Crystal Ball
Effect: Within the crystal ball's influence area, the user falls into an eternal sleep and never wakes up.
Using this tool in conjunction with activating a self-destructing starship, the consequences would be unimaginable if no one on board noticed. This little mouse is quite clever.
Seeing his brother conjure a crystal ball out of thin air, Lovin asked anxiously, with a hint of curiosity, "What is this?"
Murphy tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "A gift from an insect that hates us the most."
The ones who hate us the most...
Loxis.
Almost instantly, the name flashed into Lowe's mind.
Back on Lan Kuo Star, he had long suspected Loxis, but he still didn't want to think so badly of other insects. He still wondered if Loxis, who had come here when he was very young, was also a victim, and if he was the one venting his emotions on him.
Moreover, he considered himself a female insect and therefore posed no threat to Loxis.
But he sat on that reef day and night, unable to come up with another answer. At that moment, he knew he no longer needed to run away. The insect that wanted to harm him and kill him was none other than Loxis.
He was just making assumptions. Those who benefit from the status quo are never victims; they only want to take more and more. In Loxis's eyes, he probably already considered him an obstacle in the way, an obstacle that needed to be eliminated without hesitation.
Lowe told her brother about it in silence.
My brother will definitely say he's stupid again. In the end, he turned out the way he did because he trusted Biechong too much and underestimated Biechong's malice.
Lowe was gently patted on the head twice, and then a cheerful voice rang out, "Ah, I see. It's okay, Lowe is already great. You were able to guess the mastermind. You're amazing!"
Lovey-N's: ...
Lovin wasn't very happy; you might as well say he was stupid—at least that would be more direct.
Loven changed the subject, "Are we going to get out of here now?" He was referring to the crystal ball that looked very fragile.
Murphy seemed to be in a good mood and said, "Of course not. We came here just to take it away. Now that we have it, there is no need to stay here any longer."
Murphy led Lovin to where he had come in, which, unsurprisingly, was now locked.
Murphy stepped forward and sensed that the airship was still outside. He then took out a small handheld cannon, stepped back a distance, and fired a few shots. The ground shook violently, and footsteps echoed throughout the cabin. The insects that were trapped in a dream seemed to have woken up, and the supposedly super-reinforced starship wall in front of him was pierced through.
Lovin was somewhat surprised. He looked at the cannon barrel and then at the large hole. He knew that all the major starship manufacturers touted their starships as indestructible. While they might not be completely unscathed from large missiles, it was unlikely that they could be breached from the inside. Yet now, it had been blasted open by a cannon barrel.
Loven's feelings were mixed.
My brother is back. It seems like he's turned into a Super Saiyan. He promised to protect me when I grow up. Will he still be able to do it?
But then he thought, his brother should have been a pampered male insect growing up, but he became so powerful today. Did he suffer a lot in places they didn't know about?
Murphy thought he wanted to play with the cannon, so he shoved the crystal ball into his hand. "That's a bit dangerous for you. You play with this."
Then, Murphy pulled the bewildered Lovin through the breach and into the reconnaissance airship they had come in on.
"Brother, you're amazing," Lovein said.
I will become even stronger, and be able to protect you.
Murphy patted his head, showing no humility whatsoever. "Of course, otherwise why would your brother-in-law willingly come with me?" He brought Little Butterfly home on his own merits.
Lorwin snapped back to reality, his emotions a jumbled mess. He'd almost forgotten about his brother's abduction of a woman; he was now an accomplice in evil too. Not knowing what to say to avoid being beaten, he tentatively asked, "Is my brother-in-law easy to talk to? Should I prepare a gift?"
Murphy was in a relaxed mood. "Little Butterfly is the gentlest, don't worry. But he'll definitely be very happy if you give him a gift."
He's only been out for about half a day. Judging by the time, Little Butterfly should already be waiting for him to have dinner.
Lovin sat upright, clutching the crystal ball, extremely nervous. However, according to his brother, the man seemed reluctant. Should he try to comfort him?
With his eyes full of little butterflies, Murphy sped forward at almost breakneck speed, but he hadn't sailed far before he encountered the pure white pirate ship that was waiting there. They had now upgraded their equipment, and even their symbols looked more imposing.
Möllfield piloted the reconnaissance airship into the starship, where the insectoid crew was fully staffed. Talos and Doris seemed to have been waiting there for some time.
How did you know I was here?
Talos and Doris looked at each other, hesitant to speak, frantically exchanging glances.
Are you coming?
No, no, no, no, you do it.
It's your turn now.
No, I dare not, sob sob sob... Please, Talos...
Talos: ...
Talos braced himself and stepped forward. "Which sir instructed us to wait here?"
"Oh?" The black-haired monster in front of him seemed to have sensed something, and its light tone sounded somewhat sinister.
"Little Butterfly? Didn't he come?"
“…” Talos didn’t know what to say.
If that gentleman wants to leave, there's nothing these lowly soldiers can do to stop him.
“Uh… perhaps that gentleman just had to go out on business?” Talos offered a reason he didn’t want to believe.
Murphy's expression immediately brightened, his eyes crinkling into a beautiful smile. "I think so too, so let's go find him!"
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