This villain, please exercise some restraint.

Chapter 257 Lovers 17

"The World" sighed softly and stopped talking.

At this time, the orange-yellow afterglow emitted by the sun in the distant sky has gathered its last ray of light, and the entire game world has become dim, as if endless darkness is about to quickly cover everything.

The young man with short golden hair stared at the flickering purple light at his fingertips. His pupils reflected the pure white in it.

Under the night sky, the energy fluctuations originating from the "world" were like the smallest firefly in the vast darkness, but with a glimmer of light, it illuminated the young man's face into black and white.

One side is exposed to faint light, and perhaps because the light is not bright enough, the face of the "world" appears a little soft.

The other side is completely hidden in the darkness, leaving no room for guessing.

"Perhaps, everything was wrong from the beginning..."

The World murmured, "My love, maybe everything is a mistake."

"This is a mistake that even the 'world' itself cannot correct."

"My love, maybe what you said is not without reason. Sometimes, even if you are a being that transcends everything, you cannot control your emotions."

The World slowly turned around and looked at the Lover whose entire existence had disappeared into the darkness. "Lover, I understand your loyalty. I understand everything you have done for me and for the World."

"The 'Stream' you created is excellent. I have also been quietly following its trajectory. It can indeed make up for the vacancy of 'Moderation'."

"Temperance seems to me much like the brook to you. I sometimes wonder if the brook, created from a part of you, would hate you as Temperance hates me."

"'Lover', you probably won't pay attention to his feelings, right? Maybe you think it's meaningless to pay attention to the feelings of such a being. Now you may even subconsciously hate those beings with too rich emotions, especially those related to... love."

"I wonder if you would ever think that, a long, long time ago, the 'lover' was also a madman who would do anything for the so-called love, and was also... not rational enough, not 'perfect' enough."

The “lover” was stunned for a moment. He didn’t quite understand what the meaning of “the world” telling him all this was.

Did he want him to focus on "Xi"? What a joke! "Xi" is just a code name. He can create as many as he wants.

"Stream" is just a consumable, not irreplaceable.

If that’s the case, why would you be so bored as to care about the…feelings of a consumable?

"But the world, as you said, is all in the past. The current 'lover'... is only loyal to 'the world'. If 'Xi' can share your worries, then this is the greatest value of his existence. If not, then there is really no need for him to exist."

The "world" remained noncommittal.

“Some things, you will regret it only after you miss them, and you will remember to cherish them only after you lose them.”

He said lightly.

"But 'lover', soon, everything will be over."

"And you will easily have the opportunity to create the 'perfect world' you desire, and the premise of all this is that you first stop doing things that hurt the 'protagonist'."

"Secondly, you need to give me some time, some... time that I can spend alone with Temperance. This period of time is not long, but it is just a short life for an ordinary person. Compared to your long life, it must be terribly short."

"But please believe me, my love, as long as you are willing to wait, I will give you everything you want...as you wish."

The "lover" opened his mouth, his expression hidden in the darkness, filled with some confusion and complexity.

The "world" no longer speaks the inorganic commands of the past, but rather its words are mixed with extremely complex emotions.

This emotion has given the "world" that always seems glamorous but actually watches the overall situation with a layer of "human" skin.

"……Why…"

After a moment of silence, the "lover" asked.

Although... he didn't know what he was asking. There were so many things he wanted to ask, so many that he couldn't make a decision at the moment.

Even he couldn't understand why after "The World" said these words, he couldn't help but feel... an indescribable sour feeling.

This feeling made him inexplicably panic and anxious, and he wished he could just cut open the heart of the "world" to see what was inside.

"'World', my heartbeat seems to be getting faster!"

The "lover" tried to grab the "world" by the clothes, but was gently avoided by the young man.

"'World', what on earth are you thinking?! Why do I feel upset, why... my heart is beating so fast... Can you answer me? World, can you give me an answer?"

The "lover" reaches out his hand in the direction of the world, but in the end, what he touches is nothing but a mass of invisible and intangible air.

The "world" left.

The "lover" fell to the ground, his hand subconsciously covering his heart, his pounding heart telling him that this was real.

The "world" seemed to have accepted his suggestion and promised him what he wished for, but why... didn't he feel any joy...?

.........

Reality, coffee shop.

A girl with pink highlights on the ends of her curly hair took a sip of coffee, frowned slightly, and then looked out the window with some boredom.

There was a cell phone in front of her. Perhaps the messages on the phone made her a little upset. She stared at the people coming and going outside the window for a long time.

"How could this happen? How could A-di... just disappear out of thin air? He disappeared so much that even Xia Xiaotong came to me to ask for news..."

"Even if you really don't want to bother with him, it doesn't seem like you would do this... Or maybe something happened to my brother..."

Thinking of this possibility, the girl's brows furrowed even more tightly.

It has been several months since An Xu could not be contacted, and even An Xu's mother is very anxious.

We even called the police about this matter, but to this day, there has been no news of An Xu.

When Mo Ling'er first heard the news that An Xu was the real An Xu, she would be lying if she said she wasn't shocked. But soon, the news of An Xu's disappearance really made her worried.

I can't get in touch with him in the game, and there's no news from him in real life. It really doesn't sound good.

She had quit the game for a while, but occasionally heard from others that many players had abnormal behavior in real life because they were too addicted to the game.

I am really addicted to playing games.

Mo Ling'er scoffed at this. In her opinion, these were just teenagers addicted to the internet, and their lack of self-control led to such results.

While her mind was wandering, suddenly, a slender white figure walked slowly in front of the girl.

He was a young man with short white hair and a delicate face. He had an in-ear headphone on one ear and seemed to be listening to music, while the other half of the headphone was in the ear of the person next to him.

The young man smiled slightly, with a gentle curve at the corner of his lips. His handsome face and healing smile made many girls stop and glance at him subconsciously.

Mo Ling'er blinked and rubbed her eyes. For a moment she suspected that she had seen it wrong.

How did an NPC that existed in the virtual world end up in reality? Or was it just because... they looked too similar?