The Righteous Player(s)

Chapter 688 So She Was Full Of Determination
That's a ritual developed by "The Man in the Mirror."

Its name is [Mirror Reflecting Friends].

The purpose is to use the mirror as a medium to reflect everything reflected in the mirror at the other end; and to convey words to the holder of the mirror at the other end...in order to communicate with friends far away.

At the same time, one-way vision shielding can also be carried out according to the wish of the ceremony holder.

What this ceremony needs is a sufficiently clean "brilliant mirror" composed of inorganic substances.

The left eye that Alley bestowed on Annan is a pure and incomparable gem—it is also a mirror.

When she entered the nightmare, Ai Lei had recovered to her most perfect state, that is, before her left eye left her... In other words, Ai Lei's left eye existed in both her own eyes and Annan's eyes.

This is undoubtedly a pair of mirrors that are "destined".

If Ai Lei opens her eyes, everything reflected in the jewel eye of her left eye will be reflected in Annan's eyes.

Just as Skeletal Lord once whispered "I'm listening" to every purifier who entered the gallery... Annan is also truly incomparable "I'm watching".

If Annan can use this as a medium to communicate with Ai Lei.

Then in this infinite nightmare of eternal reincarnation, there is an extra force intervening from the outside.

It's tiny, but enough to change the world.

"...But Ai Lei doesn't want to open her eyes."

Because she sensed it.

If she opens her eyes, this dreamlike "nightmare" may come to an end.She will finally wake up... and return to the present world full of betrayers.

but……

"Do I really... have the right to choose to refuse?"

Allie looked at the coffee with some worry.

She lowered her eyes, gazing into her sad right eye in the light brown reflection.

She has understood.

Talk about Longjing tea and Selicia... this nightmare that always recurs on the same day and only one person remembers everything.

Living here will indeed be extremely happy.

——A life that is stable, free from thinking, and without any stress.

It's not spectacular, but it's smooth enough to be peaceful and happy.

That was the life that Allie had hoped for...but never had in her old life.

Just give up all hope, all resistance.You can blend into it and enjoy a life that is infinitely repeated but can make people feel novel—even the person who has to remember everything can ignore it.

If it is that person, this mission will also be given up.

Then this [authority of memory] will not stay on him for too long - if there are many people who live to the end at the same time, then only one person has the right to preserve the memory.

That's right, Allie yearns for such and such a life from the bottom of her heart.

Live a full and happy day.

The fear that you don't want to see and experience will eventually become the "future" that is out of reach.

No need to repent for the past, no need to worry about the future, just let your mind go and enjoy the smooth "now".

But at the moment of understanding this nightmare.

In Ai Lei's heart, a trace of pity suddenly rose...

Even she would be surprised by it.

——Because that was her compassion for Lord Bones.

The country of giants in the past...in fact, it must be like this.

All giants can live carefree, relaxed and at ease.Because there is no fear of death, the lifestyle of "sacrificing the present for the future" is meaningless.

If you don’t expect yourself to live as long as possible, you don’t have to worry about health and retirement—naturally, you don’t have to worry about the choice of lifestyle and the maintenance of your family. The next thing is the freedom of work, and then the freedom of study Slack, and a lot of wasted time.

In other words.

——All the giants have chosen to give up thinking.

But if everyone does this, the country cannot survive.This nightmare will only last on the same day, but in reality it can't be like this - then someone must pay the price for the safety of others.

Just like in an experimental group, there will always be a lot of lazy people and a hardworking person.This "slowest and most hesitant person to escape" will often pay the price for the laziness of others.

When all giants give up thinking.

The skeleton male is the only "brain".

Others can choose to die safely when they can no longer live.There is no need to take care of other people's emotions, no need to support the elderly or children, because everything will be taken care of by "Eternal Life".

...How similar is everything that happened in the Principality of Eternal Life to the present nightmare?
The difference is that the person "carrying everyone's memory" now has the right to choose to forget - he can choose to do nothing and spend the day in peace.

When the countdown is over, he can forget all his worries and return to the original point.

If this whole alien world is regarded as "heaven after death", then this is indeed very sweet.

But the problem is... It seems that I am the only one who really wants to continue it.

Allie looked worriedly at Longjing Tea and Selicia on the side.

Their adaptation to the life they are living in is not phony.

...But they don't seem to be greedy.

Allie admired them very much.

Even such a beautiful and carefree life can be denied as "false" with one's own will, and one can break away from it without any hesitation.

But Allie couldn't do that.

She is greedy for the warm sunshine, the expensive drink with fragrant aroma, the fluffy sweet cake... and also the joy of being able to solve puzzles with her friends, and the relaxed and happy faces of everyone on the street smile.

"God..."

Allie sighed very lightly—she was worried that her sigh would make the companions around her worry about her.

……Who can tell me.

Was this nightmare really caused by me?

Is this a fantasy that imprisons others just for me?

This nightmare just keeps recurring for one day...is it just because I don't want to go into the next day and meet my mother?
The me who enjoys all of this peacefully...

Isn't it different from the giants of the Principality of Eternal Life?
【Ailey, open your eyes】

A deep, soft voice sounded in Ai Lei's heart.

She knew whose voice it was...it was Annan's voice.

Where she died, where she was reborn—she had seen that man.

Even among the many people who have successfully purified the gallery, he is the one who breaks Ellie's heart the most.She admired the brilliance on the other person...that was the confidence that could move forward without hesitation no matter what path she walked on.

But at the moment, that was also the voice that made Allie fearful.

If the person who caused this nightmare to be born, the person who imprisoned so many innocent people in the nightmare, was himself.

So... Will I be blamed and scolded by Annan?
But she would rather be scolded.In that case, on the contrary, she would be able to wake up, follow the scolding of the other party and run forward bravely.

Allie knew very well that she was a very weak person.She was so weak that she had to be driven by someone before she dared to act.

Because from the bottom of her heart, she doesn't want to hurt anyone... she doesn't even want to disagree with anyone.Relying on one's own will, twisting off other people's wishes...that's really unacceptable.

But it would be fine if you treat yourself as a tool.

If you can give up thinking, give up worrying, and follow the will of others...

【Ai Lei, I can indeed open your eyes for you directly, and I can also control your body to act】

Annan seemed to hear her voice, and turned to whisper in her heart.

【But you must open your eyes by your own will】

Allie was stunned.

And Annan's voice still sounded in her heart:

【I know what you're worried about】

[But if you still dare not face up to the fear of the future and the choice, and just follow the trend... What is the difference between you in this nightmare and in reality? 】

"You can not worry about the future, life, reality and ideals, but enjoy the present and live today wholeheartedly...that is the privilege only a child has."

Annan whispered in her ear: "You should grow up, Ellie. You should shoulder the consequences of every action and every choice you make.

"It's not about being the successor of someone's dream, nor the agent of someone else's will. You will eventually pay the price for your choice-it may make you afraid to face it, or it may make you too painful to look directly at.

"But that's the way to go."

That was cruel and unusual words.

It was not from the heart, but from the ears that sounded very clearly.

Like an invisible giant hand, it snatched Ai Lei out of the world of innocence and innocence——

"...No, actually, I already knew about it."

Allie murmured: "It's just... I always want to pretend that I don't understand all this."

She always hopes that she is still a child, and that her life can stay forever at the age of 13.

But that is impossible.

——Elei, who was a "girl", was already dead.

She stared at the coffee silently.

She gazed into her own eyes in the light brown reflection.

As early as Annan's second sentence, she had already opened her eyes.

"I'm ready."

she whispered.

So she was full of determination.

(End of this chapter)