When the terrifying ghost roar stopped.
The alien armor shattered, revealing the super boy whose lower body functions had returned to normal.
He gasped for breath, the fear and unwillingness to face death still remained on his face.
It wasn't until a moment later that he finally came to his senses and quickly lowered his head to check his body repeatedly.
no problem.
Everything is complete.
He...is still alive!
The previous scene of physical collapse was like a dream, as if it had never really happened.
However, that "like a dream" statement is just self-deception after all.
Except that he survived for unknown reasons...
The reality remains.
Ji did not come back.
She still left forever.
As soon as he thought of this, a scream of grief suddenly came from the mouth of the super boy.
Even though he survived, Super Boy couldn't feel any joy at all.
I just feel that my heart hurts so much.
This made Super Boy couldn't help but clutch his chest tightly and asked himself in a low voice: "What on earth is this feeling!?"
"It's 'sad'."
Suddenly, a deep male voice sounded behind Super Boy, answering his question.
"It's so pitiful. You wouldn't have had to bear such a 'price'...if you hadn't developed a 'self'."
The sudden words startled Super Boy, and he immediately turned around cautiously.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"The Time Robber, Svoruz."
Not paying attention to the vigilance and caution of the super boy, Swaruz, a man in purple, replied with a happy smile.
"Remember, I am the one who saved you."
However, upon hearing this, Super Boy not only showed no gratitude at all, but also showed strong disgust and hatred.
"What is your purpose for doing this? Do you also want to... dominate me?"
"Domination? No, how could it be?" Swaruz shook his head, "I didn't think so."
People are always prone to develop quite pure feelings for people who are similar to themselves.
Regardless of the emotion, whether it is like or dislike.
Even Swaruz is not immune.
"I just like you very much, so I can't help but want to help you." Swaruz said.
"You like... me?" Super Boy smiled miserably, questioning, and taunting, "You like someone who doesn't even know what you are... a tool?"
"Wrong." Swaruz shook his head.
"What's wrong?"
"What you said itself is wrong."
Saying this, Swaruz looked directly into Super Boy's eyes with great pressure, not to deny Super Boy's doubts, but to directly overturn the meaning of his words.
"You don't even know what you are..."
"tool.
"Look, don't you know this very well?
"So, it's not that you don't know what you are, but you don't want to admit it, you're not willing to live with it, and you're not willing to live as a simple tool anymore.
"What you are thinking about is what other meanings do you have in life besides being a tool.
"What you are resisting is your destiny being controlled by others.
“What you want is to have your will respected.
"This is the only thing I hope you will never make a mistake about."
Swaruz corrected Superboy.
And all his denials and corrections are for the subsequent affirmation.
"It's precisely because of this that I like you.
"I like...you who resisted so hard!"
For the super boy who was in great grief at this time and confused about the way forward, these words of Swaruz were like a guiding light that suddenly lit up in the darkness, making him unable to help but want to get closer. .
The ridicule and doubt on his face disappeared at some point, replaced by the desire to get more guidance from Swaruz.
"Please, please tell me, what should I do next?" Super Boy asked, "What should I do to find the answer Ji wants and find the meaning of existence that belongs to me?"
Hearing this, the corners of Swaruz's mouth turned up a little bit, and a devilish whisper sounded in his mouth.
"Is this really okay to follow my guidance? I'm not a good person.
“And the help from bad people comes at a price.
"Aren't you afraid that you will unknowingly become my tool without knowing it?"
Compared to before, Swaruz was clearly smiling now, but smiling like this made Super Boy feel an unprecedented chill that hit his bones.
It was like being stared at by a cold and terrifying poisonous snake with its cold-blooded hunting eyes.
Frightened, uneasy.
The expression on the Super Boy's face froze for a moment, and he couldn't help but take two steps back. Looking at Swaruz's eyes, traces of fear appeared uncontrollably.
The previously reduced vigilance level was filled up again in the blink of an eye.
"you……!"
Superboy spoke.
However, as soon as he started speaking, he was interrupted by Swaruz.
"In this world, there are only two kinds of people, the manipulators and the manipulated.
“Therefore, you can’t trust anyone but yourself.
"You've gained power, haven't you?
“So, the first step is to take revenge.
“After that, it’s up to you to think about what meaning your life can have and go on your own.
“I won’t interfere in the slightest.
"but……"
At this point, Swaruz's words suddenly stopped.
Then, he took a deep look at Super Boy, his body became a little bit transparent, and he disappeared in front of Super Boy without finishing his words.
Seeing this, Super Boy said nothing, just remained silent, quietly watching the place where Swaruz disappeared, recalling in his mind what Swaruz had just said.
It wasn't until a long time later that he lowered his head, looked at his hand, and slowly clenched it.
“In this world, there are only those who control and those who are controlled.
“So, if you don’t want to be manipulated, you can’t trust anyone.
"Can I just be the controller...?"
After a pause, Super Boy looked at the dark will-o'-the-wisp that ignited on his fist as he thought, and continued.
“Help from bad people comes at a price.
"Then, what's the price for giving me this power?
"besides……"
Waving his hand to disperse the dark will-o'-the-wisp, Super Boy turned around.
"Those words you said that others cannot trust..."
"How many of them can I trust?"
After another moment of silence, Super Boy took a final deep breath and embarked on his return journey.
"No matter what is waiting for me on the road ahead...
"Ji, I'm leaving."
then……
He reunited with the man and woman in kimono in front of the mansion.
"It's a boy."
The man in kimono looked at the returning super boy and was silent for a moment. He quietly took out two "baits" and hid them in his palms, but asked calmly on his face.
"Where's Ji?"
The super boy didn't say anything, he just walked forward silently and got closer.
The woman in kimono looked behind the super boy, searching for Ji's figure, but to no avail, she frowned slightly and asked:
"You didn't persuade Ji to come back with you? Even if death is approaching, she still can't figure it out?"
Saying this, she turned her head, then her eyes widened and her pupils shrank instantly.
I saw the super boy standing in front of the kimono man. His right hand, burning with dark will-o'-the-wisp fire, had already penetrated deeply into the kimono man's chest amid his disbelieving expression.
Immediately, the super boy's calm and indifferent words reached the ears of the kimono woman.
"Yeah, she can't figure it out."
This sentence also reached the ears of the kimono man who was on the verge of death as the super boy withdrew his hand and fell to the ground.
"And she'll never figure it out."
Saying this, the super boy retracted his gaze from the kimono woman when he spoke, lowered his head, looked at the kimono man on the ground, and answered his previous question.
Where is Ji?
"Ji, he's dead."
(End of chapter)
