Do You Believe in the Gods?

Red Eye stared intently at the girl before him. After a long while, he sighed. "Little girl, this world isn't as simple as you think.

It's not that I'm unwilling to tell you. It's just that once you know certain things, you can never go back to the way you were.

I advise you not to dig too deeply into the past. A few short decades pass in the blink of an eye, so you should simply enjoy them to the fullest."

Sometimes, Red Eye envied humans—envied these foolish people who knew nothing.

They were like sheep in a pen, thinking only about eating grass and sleeping every day. That was enough.

Having a mind that was too clear, on the other hand, was not something worth being proud of.

The memories accumulated over those painful, endless years often plunged him into irritability and confusion. Many times, he had even considered ending his existence so that he could forget time.

And now, these people were actually rushing toward the abyss of their own accord. They really were...

Red Eye chuckled, sounding somewhat mocking.

Jiang You said, "Even if one's life is as brief as that of a mayfly, born in the morning and dead by night, one will still be curious about the world.

"You keep referring to us as 'humans,' using that third-person term. So I can reasonably assume that perhaps you and we are different kinds of existences. Perhaps our lives are as short to you as a mayfly's life is to us.

"But you aren't me. How do you know whether I'll regret the choice I've made now?

"I've always been very clear about what kind of life I want and what kind of person I want to become."

Jiang You replied just as seriously. She could