Death Game: Starting as a Trickster, Impersonating a God
Chapter 2154

The Emotional Reunion, Except the Deceased Is Actually Faking Her Death

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After Pankto Valetti remembered his daughter's name, and after Palo Valetti's fist struck his father's chin...

Lin Yu then tactfully led Huo Xing and Luella from Nightless Sky Fire Apricot to another truly wrecked truck not far from the van, giving the father and daughter some private space to talk.

Just like what he left for Nightless Sky Yong Lian and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.

Although Lin Yu really wanted to observe these precious conversations between family members at this moment as material for his own performance, Lin Yu also felt that whether he wanted to improve his acting skills or accumulate material, he couldn't disturb others too much or sacrifice their experience.

It's such a scene of father and daughter recognizing each other, and for an outsider like me to be so intently observing their Microexpressions is just too much of a mood killer.

Anyway, he left [Ancient Notebook] there for automatic recording, so he can enjoy them later at his leisure.

However, it's clear that Palo Valetti and his daughter Pankto Valetti are not the only ones who need private space for conversation.

After getting far away from that place, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot couldn't help but complain as well.

"Wow, that was a really powerful punch... I thought it would be a slap or something, but I never expected it to be a full punch!"

Listening to Nightless Sky Fire Apricot's words, Luella replied, "She is... skilled in boxing."

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot waved her hand. "It's not a matter of what you're good at... If my dad had disappeared for ten years and appeared in front of me, I think I would slap him rather than punch him—how should I put it, a slap is more symbolic! While a punch is more about the 'attack' itself!"

Luella listened to the analysis from the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot and nodded as if she understood but not quite.

However, Lin Yu did understand what Nightless Sky Fire Apricot meant.

"But the 'punch' also has symbolic meaning—maybe Palo was trying to express the 'I'm going to attack you' sentiment... something like it was for her mother."

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot pondered, "Yes, if it's mainly about 'venting anger,' then using fists is indeed more 'accurate'... Not only Ms. Vivian, but the fact that one's own father has amnesia and has forgotten about him is also infuriating."

"Especially when I suddenly remember... Although I might feel a little touched when I do remember, I'm probably still more annoyed at that moment, right?"

Then, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot looked at Lin Yu: "Speaking of which, why did Pankto Valetti, who was originally in a state of amnesia, suddenly recall Memories of his daughter at this point in time?"

Lin Yu shrugged. "Who knows? Maybe it was triggered and that's why she remembered... Amnesia can be cured by seeing familiar people or returning to familiar environments, right?"

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot stared at Lin Yu: "Eh... really? But you summoned Pankto Valetti, right...? Plus, you didn't seem too surprised that you remembered him. It feels a bit like a coincidence, Arthur..."

Lin Yu feigned surprise. "Really? It does seem a bit of a coincidence... But I did have a feeling from the beginning that Pankto might be able to recall some of his Memories after seeing his daughter, so it's not that strange."

"After all... love is the greatest miracle in the world; all miracles can be created through love."

Lin Yu said solemnly.

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot showed a knowing expression on her face.

"Oh, so you were up to something, Arthur."

She said it with great certainty.

Lin Yu listened to Nightless Sky Fire Apricot with a sense of helplessness.

But... he didn't continue to argue.

"You figured it out after all. Where did you slip up?"

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot said smugly, "There's no flaw. I'm just scrutinizing everything with the mindset that you must have secretly tampered with things somewhere."

Just as Nightless Sky Fire Apricot had guessed...

Pankto Valetti's sudden return of Memories, even almost entirely lost in a short period of time, was certainly not due to the shock of seeing his daughter, nor was it for any reason such as "love can work miracles".

Meeting Palo Valetti was merely a "trigger".

The real reason that allowed Pankto Valetti to recover...

It's Lin Yu, of course.

He used his Mental Power and Soul Power to repair Pankto Valetti's hidden soul trauma, thus restoring his temporarily lost Memories to his consciousness.

After all, Lin Yu's current level of Mental Power is far beyond what it used to be.

Although he couldn't restore Pankto's Memories before, now...

This was not a difficult task for Lin Yu.

Therefore, Lin Yu deliberately chose this opportune moment to make Pankto recall all of this in front of his daughter.

This will also help restore the father-daughter relationship.

Upon closer examination, however, there wasn't really any conflict between the father and daughter.

Meanwhile, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot continued.

"That's impressive, Arthur... You even managed to make someone who would most likely be diagnosed with 'permanent amnesia' remember things. You're really good at this."

Luella, who had been listening in the background, also became a little agitated upon hearing this. "So, you have a bad memory...?"

She pointed to herself, and Lin Yu glanced at Luella and gently shook his head.

"I'm sorry... it seems like you haven't suffered any loss on a spiritual or mental level, so there's nothing I can do to help."

Luella was somewhat disappointed.

"Yeah?"

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot looked at Luella and sighed, "Eat less of those mushrooms of unknown origin, invent alchemical potions without experimenting on yourself, and finally, go to bed on time. If you're sleepy, just lie down and take a nap in the workshop. Doing these things will improve your memory a lot, Luella."

Luella listened carefully to Nightless Sky Fire Apricot's suggestion, thought it over, and nodded. "Give it your all."

"Do we need to go all out for these?"

Lin Yu said with some surprise.

"She might actually need it. Okay, let's not talk about that anymore," Nightless Sky Fire Apricot brought the topic back to Palo. "Anyway... Arthur, you should have had a general idea of what would happen when this father and daughter reunite, right?"

Lin Yu nodded. "More or less, after all, although I've only met Pankto a few times... I still understand his personality."

After all, Stiller was very familiar with him—although Stiller and Pankto were completely different individuals, Stiller was still a kind of Artificial Humans created by imitating Pankto and according to Pankto's genes, and still had some of Pankto's personality traits.

Therefore, while inferring Pankto's underlying personality traits from Stiller's perspective may not be entirely accurate, it can certainly provide some insight.

In particular, Lin Yu had indeed come into contact with Pankto, and some of his actions have provided a lot of valuable material.

Seeing Lin Yu nod in agreement, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot sat silently for a while before finally saying, "Thank you, Arthur."

Lin Yu looked at Nightless Sky Fire Apricot with some curiosity.

Why thank me?

"Because you could actually do this yourself. Even without my help finding Luella, if you wanted to find Palo Valetti yourself, it would just take a little more time," Nightless Sky Fire Apricot said softly. "I know you're trying to give me something to do, to bring me here to clear my head and distract me..."

"And because this is also a 'family theme' and a 'father-daughter reunion'... so you also hope to encourage me to go back and take over the Chosen of God's position and face the fact that my mother has passed away, right?"

Before Lin Yu could answer, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot chuckled softly again and continued speaking to herself.

"To be honest... it actually worked pretty well; I was genuinely moved."

"Pankto Valetti, although he has absolutely no relation to his mother, does resemble her quite a bit in certain ways."

"It's more accurate to say... all parents who love their children are alike."

"It's just that for a long time, I couldn't confirm whether my mother was a parent of this school of thought."

"Anyway, anyway... I should go back to the Nightless Sky Family now, Arthur."

Lin Yu looked at the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, remained silent for a while, and then spoke.

"Yeah, let's go back. But actually, I didn't think that much about it."

"I just hope that no matter what, you won't resent your mother."

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot mention it, Arthur... Although I might have felt a little bit resentful at first, I'm more mature now. I understand my mother's good intentions, so how could I possibly resent her anymore?"

Seeing Nightless Sky Fire Apricot's radiant smile, Lin Yu returned the smile.

"Of course I'm not worried about your past or present resentment towards your mother. What I'm worried about is that you might resent her at some point in the future... like when you use Divine Descent."

Lin Yu thought to himself, "This is what I'm thinking."

However, even the usually astute Nightless Sky Fire Apricot couldn't grasp the deeper meaning behind Lin Yu's smile at that moment.

She went on to express her feelings.

"Honestly... to be honest, I really miss my mother—I've only just begun to understand her, it's so unfair."

"But perhaps, this is the price of being born into the Nightless Sky Family."

"I... I'll probably cry terribly at the funeral, Arthur, so you'd better avoid me then."

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot spoke, Lin Yu was subtly moved by the rare display of emotion she showed in this regard.

However, any such emotional impact on Lin Yu could not last long.

And at this time...

The conversation between the father and daughter over there seemed to have come to a temporary end.

In front of Palo's van, Palo Valetti waved his hands toward Lin Yu.

"They seem to have finished talking over there... Let's go check it out."

Seeing Palo's appearance, Lin Yu quickly made a suggestion.

After all, Lin Yu wasn't entirely sure either...

If I let Nightless Sky Fire Apricot continue talking, will I be unable to resist revealing part of the Truth to her prematurely?

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