Luck Could Not Settle Upon Me

You did not react much, leaving Bai He somewhat puzzled.

"Why aren't you happy? Were you born unable to smile?"

"Of course not. It's because I know that you'll give me despair next anyway, and kill me outright."

You shook your head. "What kind of thing you are—how could I not know?"

Bai He: "...Then you really are clever."

"I'm rather curious now. You brat seem to have quite a few secrets."

He rubbed his chin. "But with how resistant you are right now, directly prying the answers from your mouth seems somewhat troublesome."

"I already had my fill playing with those earlier ones. This time, I'll give you a quick death too. Let me take a look—"

"Hmm!?"

Bai He's body jolted violently. His eyes widened, and then he staggered back again and again, terror flashing in his gaze.

"Th-this is impossible! Who are you!? Just who are you!? Who the hell are you!!?"

You had never seen such an expression on his face—an expression called fear.

It was as though Bai He's entire worldview had been smashed to pieces. He cried out, "This is fake! You are absolutely fake! You're forging this, deceiving me!"

He slapped a palm toward you.

That stretch of the future turned utterly black, signifying your death.

Now.

You rubbed your brow, forming a guess about Bai He's abnormal reaction.

"That guy directly read my memories out of curiosity, then got scared into that state?"

"Mm... that's the only possibility."

"He saw a somewhat strange and mysterious junior who could actually survive, by his own ability, through extreme misfortune until two hours later, completely unscathed—and who even seemed to know something about him."

"So Bai He directly searched the soul of the me in that future."

"He learned everything."

"He learned that I had