Chapter 231 So She Is Full of Determination

"Player Super Justice ()"

It was a ritual developed by "Man in the Mirror".

It's called [Mirror of Friends].

The purpose is to use the mirror as a medium to display everything reflected in the mirror at the other end; to pass the words to the holder of the mirror at the other end... in order to communicate with distant friends.

At the same time, one-way vision shading can also be performed according to the wishes of the ceremonies.

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

The left eye that Alley gave to Annan was a pure and incomparable gem—it was also a mirror.

When she entered the nightmare, Alley had returned to her most perfect state, that is, when her left eye had not left her... In other words, Alley's left eye existed in both her own and Annan's eyes.

This is undoubtedly a "destined" pair of mirrors.

If Ellie opened her eyes, everything reflected in the jeweled eye of her left eye would be reflected in Annan's eyes.

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

If Annan could use this as a medium to communicate with Alley.

Then, in this infinite nightmare of eternal reincarnation, there is an extra power that intervenes from the outside.

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

"...But, Elle doesn't want to open her eyes."

Because she noticed it.

If she opens her eyes, this dreamlike "nightmare" may come to an end. She will finally wake up... and return to this world where betrayers are everywhere.

but……

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

Alley looked at the coffee with some anxiety.

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

She has understood.

Talking about Longjing Tea and Celicia... This nightmare always recurs on the same day and only one person remembers everything.

Living here will be very happy indeed.

- A stable, unthinking life without any stress.

It's not turbulent, but it's smooth and quiet enough to be happy.

It was the life Alley had hoped for...but never had in her old life.

Just give up all hope, give up all resistance. You can fit in, and enjoy a life that is infinitely repetitive, yet novel—even the one who has to remember everything can ignore it.

If it was that person, he would also give up this mission.

Then this [authority of memory] will not stay on him for too long - if multiple people live to the end at the same time, then only one person has the power to save the memory.

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

Live a full and happy day throughout the day.

The fear that you don't want to see and experience will eventually become a distant "future".

There is no need to repent for the past, no need to worry about the future, just empty your mind and enjoy a stable "now".

But at the moment of understanding this nightmare.

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

Even she herself would be surprised.

——Because that was her sympathy for Duke Bone.

The country of giants in the past... It's actually like that.

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

If you don’t expect to live as long as possible, you don’t have to pay attention to health and old age. Naturally, you don’t have to worry about lifestyle choices and family maintenance, followed by freedom of work, followed by study. Laxity, and the waste of a lot of time.

In other words.

——All the giants chose to give up thinking.

But if everyone does this, the country cannot survive. This nightmare will only last for the same day,

But in reality it can't be the case - someone must pay for the safety of others.

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

When all the giants give up thinking.

The skeleton is the only "brain".

Others can choose to die peacefully when they cannot survive. No need to take care of other people's emotions, no need to raise the elderly or children, because everything will be in charge of "Eternal Life".

... How similar is everything that happened in the Principality of Eternal Life to today's nightmare?

The difference is that now the person "carrying the memory of everyone" has the right to choose to forget - he can choose to do nothing and pass the day in peace.

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

If this whole otherworld were to be regarded as "the kingdom of heaven after death", then this is indeed a sweet anomaly.

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

Alley looked worriedly at the Longjing Tea and Celicia on the side.

Their adaptation to the present life is anything but false.

...but they don't seem to be greedy either.

Allie admires them.

Even such a beautiful and carefree life can be negated as "false" by one's own will and freed from it without any nostalgia.

But Ellie can't do that.

She covets this warm sunshine, this expensive drink with a fragrant aroma, this fluffy sweet cake... She covets the happiness of being able to solve puzzles with her friends, coveting the lightness and happiness on the faces of everyone on the street smile.

"God..."

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

……Who can tell me.

Is this nightmare really because of me?

Is this a fantasy of imprisoning other people just for me?

This nightmare just repeats itself throughout the day... Is it just because I don't want to go to the next day and see my mother?

The me who enjoys all of this safely...

Isn't it indistinguishable from the giants of the Eternal Principality?

【Ai Lei, open your eyes】

A low, soft voice resounded in Elle's heart.

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

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

Even among the many people who have successfully purified the gallery, he is the one that upset Elle the most. She admires the light on the other person... that is the confidence that she can walk forward without hesitation no matter what path she walks on.

But at this moment, that was the voice that terrified Ellie.

If the person who caused this nightmare to be born, the one who imprisoned so many innocents in the nightmare is himself.

So...will you be blamed and scolded by Annan?

But she would rather be scolded by herself. In that case, she would be able to wake up, follow the scolding of the other party and run forward bravely.

Ellie 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...even to the left with anyone's opinion. Just relying on one's own will, breaking the wishes of others... that is really unacceptable.

But if you use yourself as a tool, it's fine.

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

[Ai Lei, I can indeed help you open your eyes directly, and I can also control your body to act]

Annan seemed to hear her voice and whispered in her heart.

【But you have to open your eyes by your own will】

Ellie was stunned.

And Annan's voice still resounded in her heart:

【I know what you are worried about】

[But if you never dare to face up to your fear of the future and your choices, and you just follow the crowd... in this nightmare, and in reality, what is the difference between you? 】

"You can not worry about the future, life, reality and ideals, and enjoy the moment wholeheartedly and live today...that's a privilege that only children have."

Annan said warmly in her ear: "You should grow up, Ailey. Bear the consequences of every action and every choice you make.

"Not being the heir to someone's dream, or the agent of someone else's will. You will eventually pay for your choice - it may make you afraid to face it, or it may make you too painful to look directly at it.

"But that's the way to go."

Those are cruel and unusual words.

Not from the heart, but from the ear, it sounded very clearly.

It was like an invisible giant hand, which snatched Elle out of the innocent and pure world——

"...No, in fact, I already knew that."

Alley 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 in the year of thirteen forever.

But that is impossible.

——Ai Lei, who was a "girl", was already dead.

She stared silently at the coffee.

She stared 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.