Chapter 116 [Love] * Going out with Odysseus...
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The price of going out with Odysseus was that I woke up yawning the next day. If it wasn't for the mastermind Remiel waking me up, I would probably have slept a little longer.
"Good morning, you look like you had a nice dream."
An elegant voice rang in my ears, cold and steady. The morning light shone through the window into the room, like tiny gems. I rubbed my eyes and thought of my dream last night: "Remiel... Why was it a ball when you were first created?"
He looked around and seemed unwilling to answer directly: "Do you remember your past memories?"
"I've been having dreams about the past for a while now." I kept asking, "So, why was you a ball when you were just created?"
"You know what?" Remiel said calmly, "In TV dramas, if a joke is used three times, it becomes a cliché."
"So you who were just created——"
"...That's not a ball, it's a player." He finally sighed and responded with a bit of helplessness, "At that time, the old master hadn't built a physical body for us, so he temporarily created a device that could accommodate our program."
My eyes lit up, and I continued to ask with great interest: "Are you really called Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai?"
"That's true until you give us a formal name," Remiel replied calmly.
I pondered for a moment: "Did I name you Remiel? But there are two of you, so you should have two names."
"In theory, yes." He paused, then continued the topic. "By the way, you are still as annoying as ever. Every time I do this, I make sure once again that you haven't changed."
I couldn't help laughing: "Are you praising me or scolding me?"
"I mean that you are of a straightforward nature and stick to your heart."
"This tone... Your counterpart in the game is Lucifer, right? They are exactly the same in terms of harshness." I laughed and shook my head. So, the Knight Commander and Michael are also very similar. It's true that they are programmed with the same template.
"You sound like someone I used to know."
"Maybe." Remiel said slowly, "We grow together. When you learn about this world, we learn too. I am both your AI and your playmate. To us, you and the old master are the ones who gave us life."
"…What kind of person is Grandpa?"
“He was a brilliant programmer, very good at electronics theory. He worked at [the company], where we were born.”
"So there really are companies in the world outside?" I murmured softly.
"Yes, it was a huge chaebol group. But now, it no longer exists."
"Why?"
Remiel was silent for a moment, and I suddenly realized a possibility: "...It's not because of me, right?"
If I think about it carefully, the mental repair device is very valuable and extremely rare. If it is not a very serious problem, there is no need to force me in with great fanfare. And since the main brain has the ability to invade such a facility, it is easy to stir up trouble. Suddenly, I remembered what Samuel said about Xia Ping'an's life experience.
When I heard him tell this story, I didn't pay much attention to it. Later, I just thought it was a so-called character setting. But now I think about it again, I suddenly realize that the answer has appeared a long time ago.
Samuel once told me the story about Xia Pingan, and in a sense, it was true.
【Xia Pingan grew up with his grandfather and they had a deep relationship. Under his influence, he chose to learn programming and became a programmer. One of his biggest wishes was to find his grandfather's lost program. Not long ago, he finally learned that "Shenjuan 1.0" was in the game company. Xia Pingan's grandfather was a researcher of "Shenjuan 1.0" and he cherished the project. Unfortunately, he later fell seriously ill, and his son and daughter-in-law sold the game for their own selfish desires. This is the predecessor of "Shenjuan 2.0", which is no secret within the company. 】
——If, this story is combined with the real-world situation and re-deduce.
After being abandoned by his parents, Xia Pingan lived with his grandfather, learned programming, and became a programmer.
Then the missing program is the mastermind.
My grandfather took two artificial intelligences from the company. Later, my grandfather became seriously ill. My parents in the real world found the artificial intelligences and sold them back to the company. I kept looking for them. Until one day, I found where they were. I tried my best to find the two artificial intelligences, but the price was that my mental power was damaged, so the two of them sent my spirit into this repair device.
It was as if there was a voice in my ears that wove the plot together, making it easy for me to understand the relationship between the two stories. I even had a definite premonition that this would be exactly as I thought.
Xia Ping'an is my past, and I am Xia Ping'an's future.
He inherited the cold and dark memories, and I inherited the virtual future. Just like the front and back of a Rubik's Cube. We were divided into two parts, playing different lives in different virtual worlds. Until that day, Lucifer descended into my kingdom of God, awakened me, and I saw the strange game exit button. When I pressed the button, the two worlds were connected, and everything happened naturally.
I wanted to continue asking, but the mastermind Remiel stopped answering my questions. Instead, he kept changing the subject, which almost made me laugh. I gritted my teeth and listened to what he said, "I have already told Kazhuo about the plan you mentioned yesterday through special means." Although this matter is also important, it is obviously a change of subject, okay?
The damned dog who broke the chapter only knows how to be mysterious. If he hadn't had no physical body now, I would have spat a mouthful of blood on his face. But the latter had already calmly changed the subject: "If you don't get up, you will be late."
I wanted to hit him, but I couldn't. I gritted my teeth secretly and had to change the subject: "Where are the others?"
"Except for Samuel, everyone else is on the front line."
"And Samuel?"
"If you want to know where I am, why don't you just ask me?"
A lazy and frivolous voice sounded, accompanied by the sound of unhurried footsteps. Whoever is coming will arrive. I looked up and saw a blond young man walking slowly from the door. The sunlight plated a layer of light gold between his hair. His face was like a carefully carved marble statue, with clear and distinct contours. His deep blue eyes were filled with the color of the sky, just like the rolling waves and the shining blue sea.
He had obviously only heard the last sentence, so he still had the energy to tease: "If you don't get up, I'll lift the quilt myself."
I rolled my eyes at him. "I didn't even see you, how can I ask you? Anyway, why didn't you go to the front line?"
"Because I'm waiting for you." He leaned lazily against the door frame, his tone leisurely, "I plan to go back to the Kingdom of God, and before I leave, I want to see you again."
Samuel is actually going back to the Kingdom of God? This is really unlike his usual style. In my memory, this guy is shameless in everything he does. As long as he wants to get the benefits, he will never share them with outsiders.
I was a little surprised, but I couldn't help laughing at the other party's reluctant tone: "Don't make it sound like we're parting forever. You're just going back to be the Radiant One for a while. You've been in the Kingdom of God for so long and you've experienced everything. Are you afraid of this?"
"Of course I wasn't afraid before, but I feel different when I have a fondness for you. I feel lonely after leaving, wondering if you will miss me, worrying if those people will take advantage of the situation. There are too many people around you, which always makes me feel uneasy. Especially, I know that you hate me because I hurt you. Sometimes, I also feel strange. Obviously at that time, I wanted to have everything of you..."
The words sounded like a sigh, and the elusive mastermind Remiel disappeared again, leaving the space for the two of us. Although that guy was troublesome and bad, he was always subtle and considerate at times like this. Samuel walked slowly towards me. He was wearing a casual shirt today,
"In fact, I've been thinking about whether I should go back or not. Or, whether I should take you back with me. It doesn't matter if I don't go back. At most, more players will die. I don't care, but I'm worried that you will be angry. I know you hate me. After all, I did those things... Everything is my fault, and I still expect your forgiveness. I deserve it. But even so, I still want you. So last night, I was very happy that you ate that green apple."
Samuel raised his hand to cover his chest and tilted his head slightly. The corners of his mouth still had a smile on their faces, but his tone was slightly bitter: "Before that, I always thought that you would kick me out sooner or later."
His eyes fell on me, and his blue pupils refracted tiny rays of light under the light. I subconsciously wanted to see his expression, but before I could see his eyes clearly, Samuel had already perfectly hidden all his emotions.
"Do I look so inhuman?"
"Yes. I still can't forget the expression on your face when you were sitting on the main seat in the temple, looking down at me. It was as if nothing could enter your eyes, just a vast emptiness. At that time, I was wondering why you had that expression? I wanted to know your distress, I wanted to see you smile for me. I wanted to lock you in a cage, I wanted to kiss your fingertips. I protected you from the wind and rain, but you didn't need me. So I tried every way to be seen by you, and your eyes looking at me were gentle, but there was no love."
He knelt on one knee, held my hand, and whispered, showering me with kisses.
"You know what? In the past, when you looked at me and other people, there was helplessness and indulgence in your eyes, but you were never touched. In the past, I always thought that as long as I continued, I would be able to get you to agree sooner or later. Later, I found out that you are a person who does not understand love. Love only brings confusion to you. So I realized that I must rely on my own hands to take what I want. Whether it is the authority to make you obey, or the qualification to have you. But after that, I realized that I had lost you."
"The rules of the game cannot be violated. The God of Light can be Saier, Karl, or Samuel. But fate will not change. [After the God of Death is defeated, he is sealed in the Kingdom of God, and the era of glory begins.] So unlike others, I am actually very happy to know that I am an NPC. Only in this way can I change my fate. Only then can I ask you like now..."
The young god finally stopped pretending. His eyes seemed to be filled with a thin mist, shrouded in some secret and obscure emotions. Wet ivy grew, covering the space at this moment. Kisses fell on my knees, and then went up, winding all the way.
"Since you came back, the look in your eyes has changed. Who taught you to...?"
Wet, warm, suppressing jealousy and greed. The warm breath crawled up like a snake.
The glorious god kissed my neck and asked me in a low voice.
"like?"
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