Chapter 58 Intersecting Death Anniversaries and Birthdays (3)
Zihua’s figure disappeared into the darkness.
There was no sound of impact upon landing, as she had likely vanished mid-fall.
Because she transferred her paradox ability to us, her own existence could no longer be maintained.
The last ability Zihua bestowed upon us was ‘Brain in a vat’.
Originally, it was a paradox that could not prove the truthfulness of one’s own existence. However, the true nature of her ability was precisely the opposite, bestowing reasonableness. In other words, ‘existence is justified’.
Zihua had no body, nor soul. Naturally, without a spirit to attach to, her existence itself should not have been valid. But because of this paradox, Zihua was able to exist.
It was also for this reason that she could act as a guide, exchanging the real world for the mirror world and taking us back to the past.
In the end, she even helped us escape the pursuit of fate…
Juncheng punched the ground fiercely. He must have been the most regretful about not being able to save Zihua.
Watching Zihua slip away from his grasp, he had seized the opportunity but failed to hold onto it. That feeling of powerlessness must have been unbearable.
“Juncheng…”
“Even though I knew Zihua would eventually disappear, I still wish she could have stayed until the end, not left us in such a sudden manner.”
The hand that had intended to touch Juncheng’s shoulder didn’t reach out. At this moment, I didn’t know how to comfort Juncheng.
The feeling of losing someone important must be unbearable.
I couldn’t say something like, ‘Anyway, Zihua was bound to disappear sooner or later. She’s just disappearing a little early, so don’t dwell on it too much’ to comfort Juncheng.
Perhaps it was the truth, but emotionally, I couldn’t think that way.
It was like Juncheng’s insistence on saving Li Nai. It was precisely because the other person occupied a place in our hearts that we valued their existence even more.
But by the time we realize it and try to salvage it, it would be too late…
At that moment, I noticed something glowing beneath the broken bridge, directly below where Zihua had fallen.
“Juncheng, look there!”
“Is that… Zihua’s phone’s flash?”
It must be something Zihua left behind! There might be some crucial information inside.
Moreover, after the bridge collapsed, many people seemed to be gathering around. To prevent Zihua’s phone from being picked up by someone else, Juncheng and I acted immediately.
When we reached the bottom, thankfully the phone hadn’t been picked up. Juncheng and I grabbed the phone and left the troublesome place as quickly as possible.
The phone’s quality was quite good; it hadn’t broken from such a height. Although the screen was a bit cracked, the phone’s hardware seemed undamaged.
After turning off the flashlight, Juncheng started examining the phone. I leaned my head on his shoulder, gazing at the screen together, and suddenly thought of something, suggesting,
“Let’s check the draft messages first. There might be some information left there.”
“Oh, speaking of which, Zi’ai An also used this method before.”
That’s right, I had used it too, which is why I immediately thought of it.
After I, borrowing Amaterasu’s body, first appeared in this world and met Juncheng, I left a series of text messages to encourage Juncheng when I left.
…Thinking about it now, it’s quite embarrassing. What was that confession…
“By the way, Juncheng, those text messages I sent you…”
“Of course, I saved them carefully.”
“Delete them quickly!”
There was no need for that kind of embarrassing black history that made one blush!
“What do you mean delete or not, my phone must have been broken a long time ago… but I saved them to the cloud, so I can still retrieve them!”
You don’t have to go that far!
Although I wanted to protest,
But there were more pressing matters now, so I had to let Juncheng off for the moment.
Juncheng opened the draft folder, and indeed, there was a string of text messages there, information left by Zihua for us.
Let’s start reading from the earliest one…
Finally, I finally see Juncheng again. Ah, Juncheng is so handsome, so handsome, so handsome, so handsome, still so handsome, I really want to push him down! Hoo hoo… I’ll sneak into his bed tonight~…
The first message might be from a while ago.
Let’s continue to the second one…
Hoo hoo, Juncheng’s scent, I haven’t smelled it in so long, haa~ It’s so good, I… I’m already wet. Damn it.
Don’t I have any spare underwear? Well, it’s fine.
Is that why you don’t wear underwear!
[Speaking of which, what’s flowing on my body now is Juncheng’s blood. I’ll try to taste it a bit, but if I bleed out now, it would be troublesome… Oh right, would this allow for cycle play? Hoo hoo… I’ll try it next time…]
I had the urge to throw the phone.
Hoo, calm down, let’s keep reading. There must be useful information.
(I think we could try having Zi’ai An, as Head Maid, seduce Juncheng, and then I’ll push from behind. That way, we can have a threesome! Also, Zi’ai An looks so much like Juncheng, she’s practically a female version of him. If we could have them… embraced! It would be so awesome!)
The veins on my forehead popped.
“Who wants to see your slutty memories! You slutty fox!”
“…Zi’ai An, you’re actually complaining…”
“Alright! Let’s skip these self-indulgent fantasies and diaries!”
I snatched the phone from Juncheng’s hand and skipped about thirty useless messages detailing Zihua’s own evil thoughts and dirty jokes.
Finally, a message that sounded like an opening line appeared.
When you see this message, I probably won’t be around anymore…! This line is so cool! I finally have a chance to use it~!]
…
Just looking at this one message felt like Zihua was standing before me.
So she had already prepared to leave us. Perhaps from the moment we were pursued by fate… or even earlier, she had already foreseen this scene.
The previous sad atmosphere was swept away. This person is truly persistent even after completely disappearing. Perhaps the previous messages were also meant to lighten our mood.
[Ah, in the end, did I succeed in having a threesome with Juncheng and Zi’ai An? If I disappear without that, it would be too regrettable… Sob sob sob, then I can only ask Zi’ai An to push Juncheng down! If you don’t push him down, the paradox ability I cast on you will fail! So you must have sex immediately!]
I take back what I said earlier.
“What!”
Juncheng exclaimed in surprise.
And my mind was full of questions.
Did Zihua really leave such a trivial condition?
“…We can’t help it, let’s do it.”
“W-wait, Zi’ai An?”
“But let’s go back to the hotel first.”
I don’t want to be caught in the act in a place like this. After all, the first time should be in bed. I even want to cut off the piece of cloth from the first ‘red’ sight… Well, it probably won’t be preserved in this past, though.
“No, no, no, don’t just believe her! Maybe Zihua is just joking?”
“This is like a will. No matter what, Zihua wouldn’t…”
…No, there must be something fishy here.
Juncheng is right. Let’s look at the next message first.
I have a feeling I’m being toyed with. This is a woman’s intuition.
Ah, did you guys do it? You didn’t actually have sex, did you? Given Zi’ai An’s personality, there’s about a 30% chance she’d just do it first. I was going to say the previous message was a joke… But if you did it, Zi’ai An, you hit the jackpot! ]
It! Really! Is! Like! This!
This slutty fox just wants to humiliate me!
“Calm down! Calm down, Zi’ai An!”
I suppressed the urge to throw the phone and continued reading the next text message.
[However, although I was joking, I actually suggest that Zi’ai An better not leave any regrets.]
Because you will never have this chance again!]
….
What does this mean?
It’s as if she’s saying I’ll follow the same path as Zihua…
I have a feeling that I’m about to find the answer that will clear my confusion, and this feeling compels me to tap on the next message.
But just as I was about to tap it, Juncheng reached out to snatch the phone from my hand. Fortunately, I reacted quickly and pulled my hand away, preventing Juncheng from succeeding.
“What are you doing?”
“Zi’ai An, give me the phone.”
Juncheng said sternly.
“Huh? But the next message is crucial. Let me finish reading…”
“Give it to me!”
Juncheng frowned and shouted at me in a strong tone.
I felt a little scared. This was the first time Juncheng had ever been so fierce with me. It was also the first time I had seen him angry…
Is he trying to prevent me from seeing the content of the next message?
Could it be that he already knows what Zihua wrote?
“[Give me the phone, An Zi’ai.]”
He’s even using his spiritual power to command me!
Under Juncheng’s spiritual pressure, I had no ability to resist and could only obediently hand over the phone.
……
“Hug…”
Juncheng turned around, his voice trembling slightly. He didn’t want me to see his current expression, did he?
He also felt guilty about shouting at me.
“Can you give me… a moment?”
I leaned against Juncheng’s back, hugged his waist, and quietly agreed, hoping to offer him some comfort.
Although I didn’t get to see the rest of the message.
But perhaps I had a guess in my heart.
…I should prepare myself mentally too.
