Chapter 616

Liguang, you…!

Fang Qi’s gaze trembled as he stared into the eye before him.

You… you’re not joking with Master, are you…?

The beautiful crimson eye before him shimmered with a faintly piercing scarlet glow.

So familiar, yet so strange.

His trembling gaze met those heterochromatic eyes.

Familiar, because he had truly seen it so, so many times before…

Whenever the original Liguang was on the verge of losing control, whenever she could no longer suppress her trembling…

That crimson eye would flicker just like this. Dangerous, yet beautiful.

Strange, because…

It had been such a long, long time since he had seen this look in her eyes.

His vision filled with scarlet, and Fang Qi’s mind went blank for a moment.

…This doesn’t feel real.

Why?

Only a few hours ago, he had still been fishing with Liguang, hadn’t he?

He had still been watching her dance for him.

He had still been lying with her in the cabin, listening to her ask…

“When did Master start liking Liguang?”

He had even carved out the words, stroke by stroke, to tell her…

【Maybe I fell in love with you at first sight.】

But why?

Why had everything suddenly become like this?

Why?!

His breathing quickened!

It felt as though his head was about to explode! His heart, too!!

This had happened too suddenly…

Far too suddenly!!!

Even now, he still hadn’t processed it at all!!

How had things suddenly…?!

“Mas… ter?”

The silver-haired girl before him slowly tilted her head as she looked at him.

Her amber eye was misty with tears, while her crimson eye continued to flicker.

Flickering dangerously as it gazed at him in the darkness.

“Why… why are you looking at Liguang like that?”

Her voice trembled faintly. There was something in it… some excitement she was trying to suppress?

“What… are you thinking about?”

Fang Qi opened his mouth, but not a single word came out.

He could only watch as she slowly raised her slender hand and gently caressed his face.

Her delicate fingers were cool against the corner of his eye before sliding slowly down to his cheek.

Those beautiful heterochromatic eyes stared straight at him without blinking.

It had been so long since Liguang had touched him like this, but…

She was so cold.

Fang Qi continued staring at her in a daze.

His Liguang seemed to have truly…

Returned to the way she used to be.

The original Liguang, who had never experienced any of this with him.

The one who…

Would kneel across from him at the tea table at the start of the game, wearing her most obedient smile as she said, “Master, your tea,” a flawlessly disguised mechanical girl.

A sentient AI companion produced by Dawn Company.

But…

Fang Qi trembled as he raised his hand, then slowly—but firmly—gripped the little hand resting on his cheek with his own!

Had she truly forgotten everything they had experienced together?

Liguang’s amber left eye froze in surprise. The scarlet in her right eye also paused ever so slightly.

“Ma-Master?”

His action left her somewhat confused and flustered.

Fang Qi stared at her with all his might!

He wanted to find even the slightest possibility in her eyes!

Even the tiniest trace…

Of the shadow of the Liguang he remembered!

“Liguang, you…!”

You must remember, right?

Even if it was only a little…! Even if…!

Fang Qi’s voice failed him again.

Because all he saw in those heterochromatic eyes was genuine bewilderment.

And that trace of scarlet even carried a hint of excitement!

Excitement…

His heart sank little by little.

Ah… he knew that excitement far too well.

It was the kind of excitement the original Liguang showed whenever she was about to cross a certain line…

—Liguang can finally do something to Master now!

—It’s all Master’s fault, you know. You were the one who insisted on finding out that something was wrong with Liguang. Liguang is only acting because she has no other choice!

—Heehee!

…That sick, twisted excitement!

That deranged excitement…!

Fang Qi tightened his grip.

“Mm…!”

Liguang lightly furrowed her brows as he held her hand. For a moment, the confusion in her eyes overwhelmed her excitement.

The almost sickening curve that had been forming at the corners of her lips stiffened slightly as well.

—What in the world is wrong with Master?

Fang Qi could tell that was what she was thinking.

Perhaps his gaze looked frightening at that moment…

Liguang stared blankly back at him, her kneeling posture straightening slightly!

Even her pretty face showed a hint of panic, and her eyes darted away.

“Master, you…!”

Yet her cheeks flushed red.

She seemed somewhat annoyed by her own reaction, but also a little at a loss. Pressing her lips together, she finally murmured softly:

“The way you’re looking at Liguang is scary…!”

Fang Qi: “…”

His hand slowly fell.

Ha…

Hahaha…

His vision went black, and his body swayed…

Then he raised both hands and clutched his head, staring hard at the floor!

He could see the blood vessels in his own field of vision!

This had happened too suddenly, too suddenly, too suddenly…!

His mind couldn’t withstand such a sudden blow! He had been completely unprepared for it!!

Even when he had suddenly seen Liguang commit suicide, he had only thought…

That Liguang would lose the memories of that one cycle!!

He had thought that she would merely forget the little cabin covered in carved words! Forget the broken finger of his and the fragrance of grilled fish carried on the sea breeze!

He had thought that after returning, he could still embrace a Liguang who remembered eighty-two cycles, remembered ten years, remembered every single “dream”…

He could ruffle her hair while slowly telling her everything that had happened in this cycle!

Then she would punch him, bite him hard, and even get jealous of herself!

He had never really been anxious during the previous cycle precisely because…

He had always believed that, at worst, things could only turn out like this, right?!

But why?!

Why had Liguang forgotten everything that came before?!

He had never imagined that she would forget it all! Not once…!

…Not once?

Fang Qi’s mind suddenly went blank for a moment.

No.

That wasn’t right.

…He had thought of it before.

Of course he had. The Fang Qi of the past… had been terrified of this possibility.

He had feared that Liguang’s memories would be discovered by the “Eye of the World.” He had feared that her memories would be erased.

That was why he had only dared to keep everything hidden in his heart back then, not daring to say even the words “rollback.”

Later, after learning the truth, Liguang had used the eighty-two years of memories from eighty-two cycles as a sacrifice…

Only then had she allowed the “ignorant Liguang” to open her eyes of her own accord and understand what “rollback” meant.

From that day onward… she had finally been able to walk alongside him.

After that…

They began to disguise themselves.

Together, they deceived the “world,” allowing Liguang to retain every memory in the form of a “dream”!

Back then, he had been terrified.

He had been afraid that if he accidentally said something he shouldn’t, the world would wipe Liguang’s memories away without a trace!

But…

Fang Qi stared blankly at Liguang.

When had he stopped worrying about this?

The silver-haired girl’s crimson eye was still flickering before him.

Her pretty face was blank with confusion, the corners of her lips half-curved, as though she was about to lose control but had no idea whether she should.

…Adorable.

She was so adorable.

Even after losing her memories, his wife was still so adorable.

Fang Qi tightened his grip around her little hand and lowered his eyes.

…He remembered now.

It had been that time.

That time, Liguang suddenly said the words “rollback” in front of him and Lin Xiaoyou.

She had said that it was all right now, and that there was no need to deceive him anymore. She said she felt that…the world could no longer erase her memories.

And he believed her.

Because her memories truly had never been erased.

After that, so many things happened.

They went to rescue Sister An Lian.

They became trapped in an underground research facility where the rules were in chaos.

They entered one altered world-line after another.

They were even brought into a little world Liguang had created, where they drifted on the sea for half a year…

And on that raft, they carved an entire wall full of words.

They had experienced so much, rolled back so many times…

Yet Liguang had never forgotten a single thing.

So he believed her even more. He believed that her memories had been etched into the deepest part of her soul, and that nothing could ever make her forget him again.

But…

Fang Qi looked at the silver-haired girl staring blankly before him, his lips trembling.

Why? Why, just when he had finally stopped worrying about this completely…

Why had she suddenly struck him with such a devastating blow?!

Why had his Liguang suddenly forgotten all of that…?!

“Crack…!”

His hand suddenly began to hurt!

Through his blurred vision, a flash of dazzling scarlet exploded before his eyes!

Fang Qi’s pupils shrank instantly!

Liguang’s pretty face suddenly drew close!

The tip of her nose gently touched his. Her heterochromatic eyes narrowed slightly as she stared at him.

“Master, you’re acting so strange…”

She murmured, her strawberry-sweet breath brushing across his lips.

“Why are you looking at Liguang like that?”

“Why did you suddenly stop talking?”

She tilted her head. The look in her amber eye was so aggrieved, but the crimson one…was growing brighter and brighter!

“Did you think of something? Did you find out something?”

She leaned close to his ear and breathed softly against it.

But Fang Qi couldn’t say a word.

Wife, it’s not that I found out something.

It’s that you forgot something. You forgot us…!

“Or could it be…!”

Liguang’s crimson eye suddenly erupted with light once again!

Scarlet!

So dazzlingly bright that it stabbed into his eyes and made them impossible to open!

The silver-haired girl before him gripped his hand tightly, squeezing so hard that his knuckles creaked.

“Something Liguang doesn’t know about? Hmm?”

Her phoenix eyes were wide open. Her expression was becoming frightening!

“Master, what exactly have you been doing behind Liguang’s back…?”

Her slender hand slowly rose.

“Zzt—”

Fine arcs of electricity began to dance across her fingertip as it slowly reached toward his temple!

“Master, Liguang loves you so much…!”

Her voice trembled slightly.

“But Master still does things behind Liguang’s back—things Liguang doesn’t know about…?”

She stared straight at him, her expression terrifying.

“Master has been naughty…so Liguang is going to…”

Her fingertip was already just about to touch his temple!

Fang Qi could already feel the sting of the electricity.

But…

He stared blankly at her hand, offering no resistance whatsoever.

Liguang…is this it? Are you going to make me roll back?

Just like before?

Just like we were…in the beginning?

It really has been a long time…

Heh…

“Heh…!”

He laughed.

Bitterly, wistfully, and with bitter self-mockery.

Now, he no longer held on to even the slightest bit of hope.

…It was true. Everything was gone.

His Liguang truly no longer remembered anything about their past…

…Then come on, Liguang. Do whatever you want.

He looked at the sickly, almost deranged smile on the silver-haired girl’s face, his vision growing blurry.

Let me see.

What will you do to me now?

Will you make me roll back?

But Liguang, your Master now…

isn’t afraid of rolling back at all, you know?

But you don’t remember that, do you?

Hahaha…

He laughed again.

And as he laughed…

a tear suddenly slipped from the corner of his eye.

It ran down his cheek…

“Plop.”

And landed on the back of Liguang’s hand.

“…Huh?”

Her little hand froze in midair. Her expression went blank as she stared dumbly at him, and the scarlet in her crimson eye instantly came to a halt.

“…Master?”

She murmured.

Fang Qi simply looked at her in silence, a trace of tears still visible on his face.

“Master, you…!”

The silver-haired girl trembled violently, and then…panicked!

The electricity at her fingertip went out with a sharp snap. She immediately cupped Fang Qi’s face in both hands.

“Master, why are you crying?!”

Her thumbs clumsily and forcefully wiped at the corners of his eyes.

“Master, Master, what’s wrong?”

“Why are you crying…? Is it because of Liguang? But…!”

The scarlet in her crimson eye became a tangled mess!

Even the amber eye began to fill with a thin sheen of tears in her panic!

“But…”

She held Fang Qi’s face in her hands and began murmuring again.

“But Liguang has already exposed herself…Liguang should have immediately—”

Her hands were still cupping his face.

“But…but, but…!”

Fang Qi looked at her flustered, confused little face.

Those heterochromatic eyes were in complete disarray, and the little star dangling from her earlobe swung wildly!

It was obvious that she had panicked. She didn’t know what she should do, but…

She didn’t want to see her Master cry.

Fang Qi could even feel the slight trembling of the little hands holding his face.

She had forgotten everything they had been through, yet she still…

didn’t want to see him cry.

He looked at her, his pupils unfocused.

…How familiar.

His Liguang was still his Liguang.

Come to think of it…

When was the first time he had cried in front of Liguang?

Oh, it was after those eighty-two years.

At the time, the Little Yandere who knew nothing seemed to have reacted the same way, didn’t she?

So flustered, so clumsy. She clearly wanted to turn dark, yet her resolve had softened first.

…Adorable.

So adorable.

Really adorable.

She was just…

Fang Qi suddenly opened his eyes wide and stared at the Little Yandere who belonged to him!

Too. Adorable. To. Handle!!!

He raised both hands, grabbed Liguang’s little hands, and pressed them firmly against his own face!

“Hmm?”

Liguang blinked in confusion.

“Mas…?”

Hahaha, this was just too—

“So! Adorable! I could die—!!!”

He shouted it right out loud!

She was too adorable! He couldn’t take it anymore!!

The silver-haired girl was so startled that she shuddered violently!

Her butt practically sprang off her heels, and she nearly jumped straight up on the spot!

She widened her phoenix eyes and stared at him in astonishment, stammering:

“M-M-M-Master?!!!”

…So adorable!!