Chapter 12

1

Ten Years Later

"Ahaha~ That girl is Li Liu, right? I regret not asking clearly back then!"

"What difference would it make if you had asked? "

"At least I wouldn't find what they did so inexplicable!"

"Is it just inexplicable? If there were no objections, then it wouldn't matter how it feels! Besides, we used to be this way before, using the same body, looking up at the sky and chatting."

"I used to think you were some kind of demon or something, I'm sorry!"

"Oh? You're not someone who apologizes easily, huh?"

"What am I really like?"

Black thought about this question incessantly, constantly pondering.

"You, from the past, will remember, but the future you and present me will be just like you are now. That's my intuition. Someday, neither the past you nor the present me will exist anymore."

"What does that mean?"

"Heh~" White just smiled lightly.

"Ahaha~ You love keeping people in suspense, don't you?"

"Overcoming the shadow of that day will resolve everything."

"Overcome? That's easier said than done! That day was my obstacle, and I'm well aware of that."

"Sigh~ Relax, we still have plenty of time."

"But why did you make so many girls sign those so-called contracts?"

"Well~ Let's just say it's a collection of girl's preferences for me. You used to have countless harem members as well, right?"

"I had a harem when I was six? I don't think so!"

"I'm not talking about when you were a kid, I meant before you became Qin Yang, before you were someone's child."

"That was such a distant time, wasn't it?"

"Well! It was quite distant indeed! I caught a glimpse of some fragmented memories from you, understanding a bit of human emotions or even animal emotions, some desires~ But those memories weren't enough. I wanted to understand emotions more deeply, the feeling of it all is so intriguing!"

"A person who doesn't understand emotions leading a harem, that's truly absurd. Don't you feel guilty?"

"It seems like I don't!"

"Well, it's amazing that you can say that! If it were me, I would have made sure I understood the other person's intentions before making any contract!"

"Oh! So you're saying I didn't understand their intentions before making the contracts? They all did it voluntarily, I didn't force anyone! Who was forcing who, who knows!" White's last sentence wasn't said loudly, so Black didn't hear it clearly and didn't pay much attention.

Occasionally, faint rays of light could be seen from the balcony.

"This system is practically useless in this country!"

"What system are you talking about?"

"The Heloise system. Perhaps not many people in this country know about it because it hasn't had any impact at all."

"I've never heard of it."

"I guess the system was originally developed for the stability of people's lives, but when it was left to be supervised by a bunch of incompetent people, it became useless. In fact, this system can detect any magic occurring in the entire country and would sound an alarm when the magic reaches a certain level of intensity. But it has supervisory power without enforcement power, so it needs people to control and supervise it, to respond to the system's reactions."

"So, the negligence of those in charge is why Magic battles happen in this country."

"Exactly! This country's battles are happening all the time! Someday, this country will be destroyed under such a system."

"But what does it have to do with us?"

"It does. We have to use this system to rule this country."

"What? Are you crazy? It shouldn't be us who rules this country!"

"This is our second step. I won't say anymore about the first step."

"I really don't understand what you're thinking."

2

Ten years ago

Huh~ Sunlight? Can I actually see sunlight again? Unbelievable.

"Good morning~" a feminine voice sounded in my ear, cool and gentle.

Slowly opening my eyes wide, is this~ incredible, is this the girl with purple eyes?

The girl's eyes were a deep black, and I didn't see her mesmerizing purple irises at all. No matter how long we stared at each other, I didn't feel that sense of dread. Why is that?

"Your eyes, why?" I caressed her face with my left hand, feeling very surprised! A miracle happened in just one night.

"Don't you remember?" The girl frowned, hoping that I would say those words.

Even so, I asked, "Remember? Remember what? Oh~~~ you mean last night~~~ hey, why don't I have any injuries on my back?"

It's strange. I was deeply scratched by that wolf yesterday, but I don't feel anything. It feels like a dream.

"Hey? Where's the silver wolf?"

"It was sucked into a dimensional hole!" My sister was still sitting on the treetop, looking at the sky. However, unlike last night, all the leaves on the tree were gone.

"Don't you remember yesterday?" The girl grabbed my arms tightly with both hands, and her small hands inadvertently exerted some force, causing a slight pain.

"Yesterday! Isn't it when I was injured by the silver wolf, and then~~~ and then~~~ there was nothing else afterwards!" It seems like there was something else, but I can't remember. Now I'm not even sure if the silver wolf scratched my back.

"Snap~~~" The crisp sound was made by the girl's palm colliding with my face.

The place where my cheek hurt a little bit got a touch of cold liquid, sticking to my hand. I licked it with my tongue.

It was tears~~~ I did see the girl's tears last night. The girl is a very strong person. She wouldn't shed tears unless she was greatly affected. However, just with my words, the girl shed her precious tears. Something indeed happened, something I can't remember.

Before I could react and figure out what had happened, the girl had already quickly disappeared from my sight.

The girl's movements were much quicker than yesterday.

"Hey, hey! What are you doing? My sister ran away, don't you chase after her? Whether you remember anything or not, if my sister is unhappy because of you, I'll make sure you die in a horrible way." My sister stared at me fiercely.

"I know~~" Regardless of whether I remember or not, if I did something, I must take responsibility, as my father once said.

The girl sat with her head in her arms quietly.

I had no choice but to sit next to her, gazing into the distance.

"I~~~ don't know how to say it, but~~~ I will take responsibility for you!" I smiled at the girl with my head tilted.

I didn't know what impact this statement would have on the girl, but as a boy, no, as a man, I must say it, just like my mother.

The girl still held her head, and I remained silent, sitting there quietly.

Occasionally, there was a gentle breeze, making it feel cool.

"Do you have any wishes?" the girl suddenly asked me this.

"Wishes?"

"Well~~~" The girl was still cold.

"I just want to live peacefully! I don't want anything to happen that causes harm to the people around me in my life, that's all!"

"Is that your only wish?"

"Well~~ that's it! Oh, I haven't said it yet. My name is Qin Yang, what's yours..."

Suddenly, two masked individuals appeared in front of us, and one of them pressed me to the ground with one hand...