Time speeds up.
In just a few weeks since the discovery of the Red Death, the number of people infected with the Red Death has increased to a terrifying level.
Faced with this horrific disease of red death.
Full of despair and panic, people abandoned their lives under the sky and hid in the dark underground to survive.
This somewhat delayed their onset of the Red Death.
However, it is only a delay.
Because, there are still people who are constantly suffering from the red death disease.
Especially those with poor health, one of them is sent to an isolated medical center almost every day.
But in the eyes of the people, the place where you can only get out if you get sick is not a medical clinic at all, but a prison standing under the red sky, symbolizing death and despair. !
No one knows whether he will be the next person sent to the "Red Prison" because of the red death disease.
Confusion and fear weigh on the hearts of every citizen and torture their hearts.
At this moment, a stretcher covered with white cloth walked out of the medical center...
Another person died.
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However.
In this time when "people" keep dying.
But one day, Tokiwa Shogo came to the vicinity of Edith's laboratory and quietly changed the fate of two old cats...
He erased the red death factor from the two old cats and helped them recover.
During this period, Tokiwa Shogo did not show his body.
But when he was about to leave, he heard a childish cry of reluctance.
"Meow~"
Tokiwa Shougo turned around and saw a kitten looking in his direction.
Tokiwa Shougo was sure that the kitten couldn't see him.
However, the kitten seemed to... sense his presence?
Thinking this way, Tokiwa Shougo was silent for a moment and suddenly smiled.
"As expected of Master Yu Liuxian, you are very inspired."
Tokiwa Shougo laughed and praised.
Yes, that kitten is the future Yu Liuxian.
The ones Tokiwa Shogo saved just now were Yuryusen's biological parents.
As he spoke, he revealed himself.
Not that kind of golden energy human form, but his original appearance after further transformation.
Tokiwa Shougo walked up to Yuryusen, squatted down, raised a finger, and tapped the tip of Yuryusen's wet nose.
Then, he looked at Yu Liuxian's cute expression of subconsciously shrinking his head, smiled, and continued: "Ah, what should I do? Lord Yu Liuxian, you have once again successfully attracted my attention."
"……Meow?"
In response to this, Mao Mao tilted his head in confusion, with question marks popping up on his head.
Obviously, it is still too young to understand the seriousness of the problem.
But it doesn't matter, just like people will always grow up in an instant, so will cats.
Tokiwa Shougo picked up Yuryusen in front of the two old cats.
Then, with a question mark and exclamation mark on his face, You Liuxian lowered his head and said to the two old cats: "I saved your life, so you hand your daughter over to me. It's fair, isn't it?"
Old cat couple: "..."
However, in the end, Tokiwa Shogo took all three cats away.
There was only a low laugh that was either complacent or self-deprecating, echoing in place.
"Ah."
He is so, so gentle.
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The story that happened to these three cats, when this person was too busy taking care of himself, naturally didn't make any splash at all.
Even Edith only came back to her senses accidentally while doing intense research and looked at the cat bowl which was full and even overflowing, only to realize that the Yuliuxian family had not been back for a long time.
He stood there, stunned for a while, then closed his eyes and said, "Are you also defeated by this damn red sky?"
After a long silence, Edith poured out the old food in the cat's bowl, cleaned the floor, poured new food in, turned around, and continued to devote himself to the research on the red death disease.
At the same time, a previous conversation with Adnis came to mind again.
Edith still remembered that it happened shortly after the Red Death had revealed its ferocious fangs.
That day, Adnis took the initiative to come to his laboratory.
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"Edith..."
"Adnis? Why are you here?"
Seeing the haggard-looking Adnis, Edith was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and said.
"Sorry, I still don't have a clue about how to cure the Red Death..."
He thought Adnis was here to see the progress of his research on the Red Death.
In fact, Adnis did come to see Edith's research progress, but this was not his only purpose.
After hearing Edith's answer, Adnis' face turned extremely pale almost instantly.
"...Is that really the case?" He couldn't help but murmured in a low voice.
Edith's expression suddenly changed when she heard Adnis's whisper.
"Sure enough? What sure enough? Adnis, do you know anything about this terrible epidemic——!?"
Edith's voice gradually increased from low to high, and finally turned into an extremely fierce question.
"Adnis!!!"
Under Edith's questioning, Adnis, whose face was full of pain and regret, finally said slowly: "I'm sorry, Edith... Actually, the Lord of Time gave me a warning before this." .”
Edith murmured and repeated: "Warning?"
"Yes." Adnis nodded and continued with a painful expression, "He warned me to give up my current life immediately and stop applying those unknown technologies, otherwise, I will encounter disaster."
"Disaster..."
Following Adnis's words, and remembering the miraculous power that Tokiwa Shogo once showed in front of them, Edith's originally intense emotions suddenly dropped to the lowest level, as if a basin of ice water was suddenly poured on them. Freezing point, face stiff.
"Are you saying that this horrific Red Death is actually the Lord of Time's punishment for us?"
As he said this, fear and anger fermented in his heart at the same time, Edith continued.
"Just because we haven't given up the pursuit of a better life?"
"……I have no idea."
Adnis shook his head.
"The king never answered my prayers after that."
Adnis told Edith.
"Similarly, during this period, no matter how much I prayed for the king's forgiveness and admitted my mistakes, all I got was silence."
Apparently, Adnis had the same idea.
However, from the silence of Shogo Tokiwa begging him for forgiveness, he couldn't help but think of his silence when faced with Shogo Tokiwa's warning, and Adnis could not help but have another thought.
With this in mind, Adnis continued.
"So, Edith, come and help me make sure... Make sure this is a punishment from the king, or... or..."
At the end of the sentence, although Adnis's voice became difficult, he finally said it.
"...It's still our own sins."
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The memory ends.
A few more days later.
Edith looked at the latest research data on the experimental table, clenching his fists and clenching his teeth, the expression on his face constantly changing.
"It turns out that all of this comes from our greed and our stupidity?"
Experiments based on Edith's investigation.
That red sky has nothing to do with the Lord of Time.
It was indeed a mutation caused by their use of those devices within the city.
What's worse is that now, even if they stop those devices, they can no longer reverse the red sky.
This cruel truth almost broke Edith's heart.
The one with a similar expression to Edith is Igor, who is Edith's assistant.
He also knew this cruel truth.
After a while.
Edith suddenly turned around and walked quickly outside the laboratory, but stopped suddenly at the door.
"Igor..."
"Um."
"Don't tell this truth."
"I know."
Rarely, Igor did not quarrel with Edith, nor did he ask why.
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between prayers.
After receiving Edith's report, Adnis looked at the shining golden humanoid statue on the altar and was speechless for a long time.
Admitting one's mistakes is inherently difficult.
Even harder is admitting a huge mistake that is irreversible.
But no matter how difficult it is, if you make a mistake, you are still wrong.
Adnis solemnly knelt down to the golden human sculpture on the altar sincerely and fearfully.
"Everything is a mistake in my decision-making as the leader of the clan."
"So, the great, supreme, benevolent King of Time, please forgive our ignorance, please forgive our sins, and then, please, guide a path for your confused people. Go in the direction of the future.”
Finally, Adnis's prayer was answered.
He saw the bright golden light again.
But when he looked at the ground, he saw the golden light growing and fading.
At the same time, Tokiwa Shogo's voice gradually changed from a majestic one with echoes to an ordinary voice.
"Adnis, there is something I need you to understand..."
