frightfiction Chapter 178 The Sentimental "Only One"
Chapter 178 The Sentimental "Only One"
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"You two..."
The atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit strange. World Bubble Seele tapped the table with the handle of her fork, looking unhappy: "Have you all been doing something weird behind my back? Why are you all so quiet?"
Her gaze met briefly before she looked away. Xi'er lowered her head and silently drank her porridge, but after a long time, the marks on the rim of the bowl proved that she hadn't drunk a single drop.
Yun Fuyu poked at the pitiful soup dumpling, having no appetite, but said gently, "I already said, we just chatted, we didn't do anything."
World Bubble Seele looked at the bowl of mushy soup dumplings in front of him with a face full of doubt.
Yun Fuyu sighed inwardly, looked down at her bowl, and forced herself to swallow the inexplicable porridge. Finally, she wiped her mouth, resolutely got up and left, leaving only one sentence behind—
"I have something to do. You two play together for now. I'll be back before tonight."
After Yun Fuyu left.
World Bubble Seele pounced on Seele to examine her body: "No way? You guys really? Why didn't you call me?... I mean, why didn't you tell me?"
The personality was clearly affected by apoptosis.
Seele pulled her hand away and whispered, "He and I... have come clean."
"What are you going to reveal?"
"I asked him, what if we are forced to separate again?"
Seele looked up at the World Bubble Seele, her gaze resolute yet sorrowful: "You know! When I came here, I was essentially abandoning the current civilized world and my former identity! However, my body is affected by the Sea of Quanta. I don't know what will happen next, I don't know if I should go back, and I don't know how I will face everyone in the future!!"
World Bubble Seele pressed down on her shoulders, her tone becoming increasingly harsh: "Seele! Calm down! Before, you even resorted to any means to see A-Yun, why are you regretting it now?!"
(The phrase "by any means necessary" refers to the act of superficially transforming the consciousness of Seele the World Bubble into one's own, but in reality, actively splitting one's thoughts, using Seele's body to arrive in Erinis, and allowing one's own body to be eroded by the Sea of Quanta.)
Seele avoided her burning gaze, her voice lowering again: "You said it yourself, this is 'any means necessary'."
“If I am just his Seele, then I am willing to stay with him forever, even if I am destroyed with the world, even if I have to go through the cycle of nightmares, I am willing.”
“If I were just Seele, a member of the modern civilization, then I should immediately distance myself from him and nip any threat in the bud. Even if I don’t become his enemy, at least… at least I should restrict him, instead of flirting with this stranger here.”
Tears streamed down her face, and her voice grew weaker and weaker. Just like that rainy day, she was so happy to be reunited with him, yet she dared not approach him.
World Bubble gripped Seele's shoulders, but seeing her resolute yet sorrowful expression, he couldn't utter a single word.
Is there really no way to have the best of both worlds? Is it truly a choice between cloud-assisted rain and modern civilization?
He is 'that one'... omnipotent, that's the theoretical way to put it. But precisely because of this, Seele subconsciously resists letting him "awaken," because if he does, he won't be himself anymore—from this perspective, Yun Fuyu and Seele think the same way, both afraid of the other "awakening," afraid of the other "abandoning" them.
World Bubble Seele: "...If, I mean if, we were to completely separate the Seele of the pre-civilization and the Seele of the present civilization, and treat them as two similar yet different people, would you agree?"
This time, it's not about two personalities "merging," but rather about actively "splitting" one personality.
Seele: "I've thought that way too, but... would I still be myself then?"
"I still remember how worried he was about Seele before she regained her memories of the present civilization, and how Seele comforted him so tenderly and gently, saying she would never forget him..."
It was precisely because of those special circumstances that their special feelings developed, and that such a unique and special Seele was born.
The past is stillborn in a dream; the old self is no longer the real self.
Past feelings can no longer correspond to present feelings, just as beautiful past feelings died in a dream.
The only true love is that one and only Seele, therefore the old self is no longer the real self.
Perhaps it's a bit of a nitpicking, but for a girl who pursues perfect emotions, for Seele who is caught up in different stories, that "uniqueness" represents her emotions and the self she hopes to be.
World Bubble Seele sighed: "Although I really don't want to say it so harshly, I have to say that you two are both so pretentious."
She hadn't thought that far ahead. She only had A-Yun, so as long as she stayed by his side, there was no room for confusion.
Under the influence of apoptosis (power influences personality), she became more outspoken.
Seele wanted to retort angrily, but when she opened her mouth, she had nothing to say.
Because that's exactly how it looks.
Others wouldn't understand their obsessive-compulsive struggles; why not just date normally?
The reason they are so conflicted is simply because they like each other so much and want to give each other the best and most perfect emotions.
that's it.
Xi'er rubbed her little face and forced a smile: "The things I'm worried about are still far off, so I won't think about them too much. Xi'er, aren't you curious about where Yun Fuyu went?"
World Bubble Seele darted back into Seele's consciousness space: "Of course I'm curious! Let's hurry and find him, in case he does something stupid, there won't be any way to handle it!"
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Yun is in a bad mood, so what did he do?
He went to find Vervie.
A very wise decision.
At that moment, Wilvi had just finished her discussion with Mei and returned to the Spiral Workshop when Yun Fuyu arrived.
The shrill doorbell made the quiet alleyway seem noisy. After checking the surveillance footage and seeing that it was Yun Fuyu, Wilvi decided to let him in after a moment's thought.
Guided by the robot, we descended from the surface to the underground. The complex workshop structure was almost identical to what we remembered, making us question the reality of our previous experiences.
In the deepest room, Yun Fuyu stepped inside and looked up to see Ms. Vervier, with her two-tone afro and hat, standing on a high platform where machinery was arranged. Lights were focused around her, and she gracefully bowed to him.
"I've heard so much about you, Mr. Yun Fuyu. Did you come to see me today to enjoy a magic show?"