Chapter 15: Rain Stops, Samsara Ends – Part One
Standing frozen where I was, I couldn’t utter a single word while looking at the tombstone before me.
There were so many things I wanted to say, like thank you, I’m sorry, how I felt, and my condolences, but they wouldn’t come out.
Now I finally understood what Dad felt when he looked at the tombstone in silence.
The one I loved was right here.
I wanted to spend more time with her here.
“But this is just an empty tombstone, isn’t it?”
Lou Yi walked over, placed the bouquet in her hand in front of the tombstone, and said to me.
“Even though it’s just an empty tombstone, it holds my thoughts, so she is here.”
There wasn’t a single character on the tombstone, only the number 0 that I had carved.
This is Ling’s tombstone.
Three days have passed since I personally killed Ling.
The end of the world did not come.
The Rejuvenation Elixir that was spread all over the world had all failed, and the lolis and shota had all returned to their original forms. It was a bit of a shame.
However, no one remembered this commotion. To be precise, “no commotion ever happened.”
A peaceful and tranquil world.
Even Lianbing and the others didn’t remember Lou Ling at all.
Although it was cruel, this was proof of the worldline’s change.
But at least Lou Yi and I still remembered Ling.
“Actually, if she still wanted to continue, she could have stayed.”
“I know, but she didn’t want to anymore. She was tired and wanted to rest.”
The moment the blade in my palm pierced her heart, I saw the look of relief on her face and understood. She wanted to leave. At the same time, it was to allow the First Playthrough world to continue.
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After returning to the original fate’s trajectory and resolving the world’s problems, this world has finally become a single, circular loop. Moreover, there is still a long ‘time’ ahead.
Simply put, after the overlapping parts were stripped away, if this world could continue to develop without any accidents, there would be trillions of years waiting for us.
“This way, you will have more time to spend with us than the waiting time.”
The original waiting time was 13.8 billion years. After reuniting with Lianbing and the others, it was only a little over a year, and then we entered the Second Playthrough due to the premature end of the world.
But with fate returning to its proper course, the time I spend with the girls will be extended thousands of times longer than the waiting time.
But this can hardly be called finding happiness after suffering.
All tangible things will eventually perish, and this world is also subject to this law.
Until that distant future, when the starry sky no longer shines, and light is gradually swallowed by darkness, when the remnants of stars that have exhausted their lifespans are completely consumed by countless black holes, the universe will collapse and usher in its end.
That would be at least 50 trillion years from now.
If such a long time were to pass, the boundaries between bitterness and sweetness might become indistinguishable.
And this is just ‘one’ loop.
After the First Playthrough world reaches its end, I will usher in the same Second Playthrough world.
Then there will be a Third Playthrough, a Fourth Playthrough, and countless more.
As the world itself, I cannot die, nor can I disappear.
Yes, this is the true ‘infinite eternal life’ that humans have dreamed of.
“Yes, this is the curse of ‘eternity’ she placed on me.”
This is the world’s revenge on me.
Indeed, only a ‘System’ without emotions or self could endure the erosion of time without collapsing.
But I have to bear ‘eternity’ with a human spirit.
An eternally inescapable prison, an eternally endless asceticism, nothing is necessary, just to exist here.
“An infinite prison called ‘eternity.’ In that case, she is the ultimate yandere, trapping you even as she died.”
“Uh, this can’t be considered yandere.”
“But you’ll never forget her, right?”
That is true.
“Then the goal is achieved. Every woman hopes to be remembered forever by the one she loves, no matter what method or form is used.”
“It sounds like every woman has the potential to do that.”
“Yes, every woman has the potential to become a yandere. It just depends on whether it’s needed or necessary.”
“The essence of love. Forbidden fruit.”
I shook my head and said with a bitter smile.
“She won’t let me go even after death.”
“Will she come back? That ‘extra part’ that didn’t belong to the original world should still be there, right?”
“She has entered Samsara, just like Zi’ai.”
“Aren’t you going to keep her?”
“Why should I keep her? This is her right. I have no right to restrict her freedom.”
“Death is also a right.”
“Death and rebirth are equivalent to a complete transformation, a metabolism of the soul. This is a unique human right, while the world is an eternal existence and does not have the right to die. Ling has merely obtained the qualification for release. So, I won’t be sad for her death.”
“This is the biggest lie you’ve ever told that sounds like the truth.”
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The fact that it could be recognized as a lie means I still haven’t hidden it well.
“Don’t you plan to search for her reincarnated soul anymore?”
“If we are fated, we will meet again naturally.”
“What if you never meet again?”
“Then it can only mean that we don’t have that fate between us.”
“How ruthless.”
“This is the world.”
Ling made me face reality through her death.
There are no eternal emotions, nor eternal existences.
The only eternal thing is the ‘world’ itself.
The world itself has an end, but a world of infinite loops does not.
Perhaps one day I will go mad.
“There’s no need to think about such distant things now. Let’s focus on the present.”
For now, this is the moment of peace I desire.
Being able to spend a happy period with them is enough.
“As for Yi, your emotions have become much richer and more humane.”
“She left her emotional components with me. I just accepted and adapted to them.”
“Oh, then I’m a little curious about how much of Zero’s love for me there is?”
“It’s about the same as liking food that you occasionally crave but would get tired of if you ate it all the time.”
“That’s quite subtle.”
Outside the cemetery, Lianbing and the others were waiting for me.
All the F Witches are here, not one is missing.
They have all been found.
Looking at the girls before me, I suddenly felt a sense of emotion, and a sense of accomplishment that only a man could understand began to brew.
Perhaps my feelings were reflected in my expression, as Lianbing smiled when she saw me and said,
“Hehehe, although I don’t know exactly what happened, it seems like Juncheng, you’ve let go.”
“Slightly. People always have to move forward.”
“You were completely out of it all day the other day. Now that you can smile so lewdly, you should be fine.”
Lewdly?
“So, what are your plans now?”
What plans?
Actually, there’s only one thing left to do.
It was something Ling specifically reminded me of.
Thinking back now, transferring the curse to me was also premeditated.
Well, let’s not dwell on that.
In short, although all the F Witches are gathered, if we’re talking about the entire harem, there’s still one important member missing.
I sniffed and asked Lan.
“Lan, where is Yu Hui now?”
“Hmm? Bai classmate? I saw her, hmm, it seems she went on a trip with her family to a hot spring resort.”
“Yes, our previous trip was interrupted by various unexpected events, which was quite a pity. Let’s all go on a trip together this time!”
Hearing my declaration of a trip, everyone seemed excited. The previous battle for the main wife seemed like a distant memory, and everyone was harmonious.
Although I felt some of them showing terrifying smiles like wolves staring at sheep, cough, it must be an illusion. Don’t mind it, ignore it.
In short, the purpose of the trip is only one.
That is to
See Yu Hui.
Ten cycles of Samsara, it’s time for a conclusion.
