"Laylah!!! Are you crazy? I came from the future to the past to try to warn you about this. Now you are taking the initiative by volunteering to kill Rayze."
"Stop playing around! Laylah!! What the hell are you doing?"
Future Laylah screamed in despair but the current Laylah didn't care at all, as she continued smiling at Hikaru.
Hikaru also looked at her puzzedly, as he felt extremely confused. In fact, him meeting Laylah in this place was completely coincidental, as this was not part of the 'event information'.
Of course, even what Laylah was saying or her expression were beyond his thoughts.
Hikaru felt that today, Laylah was very strange, so strange that it made him feel like she had turned into a completely different person.
"Why do you want to help me kill Rayze?"
Laylah smiled and said: "You said that in the future, he will cause harm to you and me, so it is normal for us to cooperate from now on, right?"
Hikaru stared into Laylah's eyes, he wanted to see what she was thinking, or what she wanted.
However, he couldn't see anything. Hikaru did not have the ability to read people's minds, nor did he have the ability to deduce like Laylah.
That's why he didn't know what she was thinking.
Hikaru just shook his head slightly: "There's no need, I have found a way to deal with him. Just don't cause me any trouble."
"Heh?! Are you planning to be a hero? Do you think I will be moved because of what you said?"
Hikaru shook his head: "Of course not, it's just... if you participate in my plan, things will become extremely complicated."
"Is that so… then… I have to listen to you."
"Hmm?!" Hikaru felt a bit strange, so he asked: "Since when did you become so obedient?" Could it be… are you planning something?"
"Hahaha… maybe so."
Hikaru sighed, he let go of Laylah's hand, then stood up and took his leave.
He didn't come here to meet her, it was just a complete coincidence that he met her.
"You…" Laylah was about to say something when Hikaru waved her goodbye.
Laylah sighed and mumbled: "At least give me a kiss to say goodbye."
"A kiss?! What the hell, Laylah?! What the hell are you talking about?" Future Laylah screamed.
"Sigh. You're too noisy. My personality and your personality seem to be completely different." Laylah sighed and said.
"You… it's because I have been through a lot, and i have seen a lot of things that I don't want to see, it's normal for me to change." Future Laylah explained.
"Forget about that. What did you just say? You... you and he kissed?"
"Of course." Laylah smiled and said: "In your timeline, have you never kissed him?"
"Of course not." Future Laylah quickly objected: "Why would I kiss him? It's disgusting, being around him makes me feel nauseous."
"Laylah…" Present Laylah spoke: "You… like him, right?"
"You…"
"Don't argue. When you appeared in my mind, some of your memories and emotions were transferred into my head." Present Laylah said: "Even though those emotions and memories weren't many, they were enough for me to feel your thoughts."
Future Laylah was silent. And Laylah also remained silent.
The snow was still falling quickly, so there was a lot of snow on Laylah's shoulders and head. If she continued sitting she would be completely covered in snow.
"You're right." Future Laylah spoke up: "I used to love him. But… the more I fell in love with him, the more disappointed I became."
"He doesn't seem to love anyone. Velys also treated him very well, and she even sacrificed her life for him."
"However, in return, all she got was an indifferent look from him."
"I knew that I would end up like velys if I fell in love with him. But I never thought that my end would be more disastrous than Velys's."
"The one who killed me was him."
"I hate him."
"I don't understand… Why is he so cold? Is there no love in his eyes?"
The present Laylah spoke: "I saw your memories. Hikaru's eyes, when he killed you, were not indifferent, the look in his eyes was the same look he showed when he saw Velys die."
"That was the look of liberation."
"Liberation?" Future Laylah felt confused, she tried to recall those painful memories, as she felt that her counterpart might be right.
"But… Why liberation? I don't understand? Could it be that he is freeing me and Velys?"
"I don't know…" Laylah now shook her head and said: "It seems… only he knows what the answer is."
…
Meanwhile, at the Noack mansion, Velys sat on the sofa, looking out the window, her eyes looking into the distance as she pondered about something.
She sat still like a statue. If her chest didn't move and show that she was breathing, people would think she was a doll.
Velys remembered the past, a few memories appeared in her head, causing tears to suddenly flow.
She clearly saw herself lying on the ground, and on her chest was a knife inserted so deep that the blade could not be seen.
The knife stabbed into her heart, and the color flowed out and soaked her body.
Hikaru sat next to her, his face filled with terrifying calm and indifference.
He bowed his head and gently said something into Velys's ear, but she couldn't remember clearly what he said. Or maybe… Velys couldn't hear what Hikaru said.
Then… he tried to put something into Velys' hand…
Everything ended, just that little memory made Velys feel confused and this made her eyes watery.
When Velys woke up with a start, tears were flowing so much that they streamed down her neck and chest.
Velys quickly wiped it off with a tissue, then she lowered her head in thought .
After a while, she stood up and walked towards Aiko's room.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Velys knocked on the door, and Aiko quickly went to open the door: "Velys? You…"
"I want to ask you something." Velys spoke up, her face showing an extremely friendly smile, making Aiko feel relaxed.
"Um… do you want to come in?" Aiko spoke softly.
Velys shook his head: "No need, I just want to ask a few things. What did Hikaru ask you to do?"
Aiko was startled when she heard that, she bowed her head because she knew that Velys was Hikaru's girlfriend.
Aiko felt a bit nervous and scared, it was like she had seduced someone else's husband. And now, that person's wife has come to her for revenge.
"I… I…"
"Do not worry." Velys smiled and said: "I don't care how many women he has, I just want to know what he said to you."
Aiko took a deep breath. She knew she couldn't hide it so she told her everything that happened last night.
Velys heard that and nodded. This was contrary to what Aiko thought, as she thought Velys would get angry, rush over, and hit her.
But Velys did not do so, on the contrary, she said: "Aiko, you should think carefully. Now, this place is the safest, Hikaru is the owner of this place, and he is not a bad person."
"I think… you can fulfill his request. I promise he won't do anything strange to you."
Aiko: "..."
Aiko really wanted to cry, it would be better if Velys scolded her then she would feel more comfortable.
But on the contrary, the more Velys supported her in accepting Hikaru's request, the more scared she became.
"I… I will consider this. But… Velys, aren't you jealous?"
Velys heard that and smiled and said: "Jealous? No, Hikaru doesn't like jealous girls. Besides... I don't think there's anything wrong with this."
"Aiko, you should know that the world order has collapsed right now. The world no longer has any rules."
"The strong will be the one who rules all the laws, Hikaru is the strong, he is the king of this place, so everything he says is the law."
"Aiko, I know what you are expecting. However, do you know that out there, there are many people who, in order to survive, are willing to do much more terrible things?
"To be more precise, this place is heaven in the middle of hell."
"I feel very happy being here, especially being with Hikaru. He also helped me get superpowers, which shows that he doesn't just see me as a pawn for his sexual gratification."
Aiko nodded, she of course understood what Velys was saying.
"I… I will answer him tomorrow."
"Um…" Velys nodded: "Hopefully… we will continue to be together. This room will always belong to you."
"I know… thank you, Velys."
"You don't need to thank me because maybe in the future… we will be a family."
"Family?" Hearing that, Aiko was startled. She raised her head to look at Velys. And upon seeing her gentle and friendly smile, Aiko felt extremely warm inside.
…
Hikaru traveled for a while, he took more than 1 hour to reach a forest that was more than 50 kilometers from the city center.
At this time, the sky was completely dark. It was like being at the bottom of the ocean, without any light source around.
There wasn't even any sound around and visibility was severely limited.
Even though Hikaru had become an evolved person, in this darkness he could not see anything.
Finally, he decided to use infrared glasses. Luckily thanks to Gray Wolf's army, Hikaru was able to obtain some advanced combat equipment.
In particular, infrared glasses were the most wonderful thing in this dark period that covers the world.
Hikaru, based on his memories that he obtained from the "event information", moved through the forest as if he was searching for something.
"Here you are…" Hikaru muttered.
After more than 15 minutes of searching, he finally found an egg placed on a large rock.
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