The End and... (Continued)

His consciousness drifted in the Red Sea, and he didn't know how much longer he would sink. Perhaps his consciousness would dissipate when the owner of those Prismatic Eyes finally broke the surface of the sea.

A brand new consciousness will be reborn in his body, but fortunately... Lin remembers that at the last moment, he rushed into the simulated black hole and shattered himself.

In this way, humanity will no longer need to face another Herrscher.

And he will finally find peace and quiet, perhaps going to that beach to sit down with the people who have been waiting for so long and get some rest.

However... what he once said to Yan Luo may not be fulfilled.

Next, is it up to Spasi...?

"Splash."

In the tranquil Red Sea, the clanging of chains was so abrupt and jarring. Lin opened his eyes in confusion and saw a pair of Prismatic Eyes bound by golden chains. The Prismatic Eyes struggled, but could only watch helplessly as they descended into the sea.

One of the chains reached out and grabbed Lin, pulling him upwards.

"..."

His eyes snapped open under the intense sunlight, the blinding light preventing him from closing them again. His stinging pupils changed from their eerie rainbow color back to their normal greenish-black.

The man clutched his chest, slowly got up from the ground, dragged his numb body, stood there, and tried to sort out his chaotic thoughts.

He's still alive...

Thinking is normal; it doesn't mean you've become Herrscher...

His memory was crystal clear; he had not forgotten the moment he plunged into the black hole.

His body was the same as before, except that the clothes he was wearing had changed from his tattered combat uniform and armor to civilian clothes, and there were no marks on them.

What happens?

In the bustling city street, a confused man stood still, watching the passersby, then turned to look at the large advertising screen next to him.

Shenzhou font? Is this Shenzhou?

The characters above are undoubtedly the script of Shenzhou. Lin is proficient in languages that include the script of his and his mother's homeland, and the language spoken by the people around him is also the language of Shenzhou.

Why is he here?

Lin stopped a passerby and, under the man's strange gaze, asked in the Shenzhou language, "Excuse me, where is this place?"

"... Canghai City".

Under the other person's gaze that seemed to ask, "Are all good-looking people sick?", Lin asked again, "How is Mu Continent doing?"

"What's going on? Hasn't it always been like this?"

"What about a pseudo-black hole?"

"What pseudo-black hole? Are you talking about a particle collider?"

Perhaps because Lin's behavior was really not like that of a normal person, the other party left quickly, leaving Lin standing there in a daze.

The distance between heaven and earth seemed to be infinitely stretched, and Lin felt that he was also in that stretched length, his whole body was being lengthened.

A strange sense of chaos swirled in his mind.

Do you need help?

A gray-haired girl dressed as a female student hesitated for a long time before stepping forward to ask.

Lin slowly raised his head, his pupils shrinking to a dot the instant he saw the gray-haired girl.

"Magnificent...?"

The television in the TV store next door was playing a news report:

"Recently, at the symposium of scholars from the Mu Continent, Doctor Mobius delivered a speech..."

Special Feature: The Soul of Sorrow (Part 1)

"If a woman expresses her love to a man, but the man firmly rejects her, leading the woman to do something extreme, is it the man's problem or the woman's problem?"

The girl with shoulder-length short hair and inward highlights was taken aback by the sudden question. After thinking for a moment, she replied somewhat timidly, "Then it must be... a woman's question, right?"

After all, feelings can't be forced; it's all about mutual consent. It's perfectly normal for a man to choose to accept or refuse. At most, he might have a slightly lower emotional intelligence and be too harsh when he refuses, hurting the woman's feelings... but that's not a man's responsibility.

Ultimately, if someone is liked by only one person, and they also have to carefully consider the feelings of the person who likes them, that would be too tiring for the person being liked.

"..."

"Um... Senior Lin, why did you ask that question? Ah! Of course, it's okay if you don't answer me..."

"Nothing."

The hooded boy leaned against the car window, his dark eyes watching the changing scenery outside. He pursed his lips and pulled up his collar.

"A friend of mine recently encountered a similar situation, so I'm asking around for him."

"Oh..."

Soul felt a surge of joy.

Normally, she and Lin were like people from two different worlds. She was a year younger than him and they hardly ever interacted. All she could do was brush past him in the corridor. Unexpectedly, this time, during the school's spring outing, Lin's class was assigned to the same bus as hers, and Lin even took the initiative to talk to her.

Although the conversation was a bit strange, and it felt like I was being indirectly insulted... at least we exchanged a couple of sentences, didn't we?

With a good start, Hun began to look forward to this spring outing.

Lin leaned against the window, looking a little tired. He glanced at the bite marks on his collarbone and neck, then pulled his collar up a bit, wanting to close his eyes and rest for a while.

He's getting married.

Such an abrupt explanation would seem strange, like how the first sentence of the next paragraph of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, after the narrator has introduced the general situation of the world, becomes "The Crouching Dragon Emerges from the Mountain." But that's the fact. Even if Zhuge Liang didn't want to come out of the mountains, Liu Bei had already taken an axe and chopped down his door.

At the time, he didn't realize Anna's feelings. Even though the junior next to him said it was a woman's issue, Lin felt that it might also be because he wasn't tactful enough.

Now that things have come to this, it's too late to say anything. The girl who had been calling him "uncle" finally calmed down and released him. She even obediently admitted her mistake and was willing to take full responsibility.

Lin had two choices at the time... it didn't matter which one he chose. In the end, he started dating Anna and planned to get married after they both got into university.

But after Anna got "fairness," she became even more out of control... In two ways, she was "out of control," tormenting him to no end. He didn't even sleep well last night, and she added a lot of marks to his body.

People always mature at unexpected times. Lin realized that he had indeed been too immature before, acting selfishly, eccentrically, and alone. Now that he had decided to start a family, he should be more mature. People often say that marriage can change a person, so his turning point should be coming soon.

"Senior Lin..."

"... What is it?"

The hesitant girl tried to speak in an extremely soft voice, which might be missed if you didn't listen carefully, but she didn't expect Lin to open his eyes suddenly and stare straight at her.

By the way, do he know this girl? How does she know his name?

Lin was even less noticeable at school than the ant hole next to the podium. Even the teachers who taught him all the time probably didn't know that there was such a person in the class. His grades were always right in the middle. His seat was the second to last row on the right by the window. He never lost focus in class and never played around after class. He just often wore a hat, but... even when he wore a hat, no one noticed him.

Lin was somewhat puzzled as to why the girl could call him by his name directly.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to chat with someone, it's so boring on the train... Ah! It's okay if you don't want to chat!"

Chat?

If it were the old Lin, he would have firmly refused after she uttered the fourth word after the first comma. But Anna's smiling face flashed through Lin's mind, and he thought that learning how to talk to girls and socialize from now on might not be a bad idea. So he breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Okay."

"Huh? Okay?"

"Didn't you suggest it?"

Hun received an unexpected answer. Lin didn't seem as cold-hearted as she had imagined. After a moment of surprise, she happily said "Mmm!"

For the rest of the time, Hun was the one initiating conversations, while Lin mostly listened, only occasionally responding with interjections. The two of them were surprisingly happy together.

Is this what talking to girls is like? It doesn't seem that difficult. Chatting with a girl you don't know at all is quite simple.

Lin looked at Hun's smiling face and thought to himself.

Lin glanced at the situation behind the school bus through the reflection in the car window.

"No one is allowed to leave the designated area, and no conflicts are permitted. The food has been prepared for you. You are free to do as you please for the rest of the time."

The teacher in charge seemed tired of bringing a bunch of energetic students to play in the mountains. After briefly explaining the precautions, she went back to the car to rest.

"Senior Lin..."

"Uncle! Uncle!"

Lin, who was selecting ingredients and taking seasonings from his bag, was tackled to the ground by an excited person. He lay expressionless in the overturned water spinach, looking at the beret-wearing girl riding on him.

Such a scene naturally attracted the attention of those around them. They saw a beautiful girl riding on the belly of... who was that? In short, an unfamiliar hooded boy, whose smile was brighter than the spring sunshine.

"Long time no see, Uncle!"

"... We've only been apart for two and a half hours."

"But we can't talk when we're not on the same car, and you don't reply to my messages. I brought a lot of snacks to share..."

You can eat it now.

"So I ate it all by myself in the car."

"..."

Lin reluctantly got up from the ground. Seeing Anna's slender hand, he whispered, "No need."

"You can't refuse a girl's help, especially the help from the super cute Anna." Anna pinched his cheek angrily.

Lin shook his head. He picked up the water spinach from the ground and prepared to wash it. He didn't like wasting food.

"Let's go, I'll grill it."

"Hehe, okay."

As the two walked away, another unnoticed girl stood alone, watching their retreating figures, and forlornly lowered her outstretched hand.

Special Feature: The Soul of Sorrow (Part 2)

Be careful not to splash sparks onto vegetation, be careful not to pick and eat mushrooms under trees, and be careful not to play or roughhouse excessively...

We've heard these precautions countless times, but if about five out of ten people actually follow them, then the publicity has been effective.

So, among those students who were recklessly playing with the charcoal and couples who were rolling around on the grass and almost taking off their clothes, Lin An's quiet and proper grilling of meat was a rather refreshing sight.

"Uncle~"

"No."

Lin Yun casually flipped the meat skewers over, sprinkled them with cumin, and casually replied to Anna.

Anna puffed out her cheeks and glared at Lin: "I haven't said anything yet."

"If you want to do normal things, you won't ask me for permission, but for abnormal things..." Lin pointed with the meat cleaver in his hand to the warning sign in the distance that said "No Swimming", "Asking me for permission is useless."

"Uncle, I'm your future wife! Shouldn't a normal man pamper his wife?" Anna was even more dissatisfied.

"First of all, she's my 'future wife,' not now. And secondly, no matter what kind of love it is, it shouldn't develop into excessive pampering." Lin sprinkled some scallions on the skewers and said calmly, "Do you want to be like those people who kiss on the grass without a care in the world? Unfortunately, I don't."

"Aaaaaah! I'm angry, old man!"

"..."

I'm angry!

"You already said that."

"I'm emphasizing this! I want you to come and coax me!"

"..."

Lin placed the grilled meat on the plate next to him, coldly looking at Anna, whose face was almost puffed up like a pufferfish, without saying a word.

"Hmph! I've decided to ignore you for half an hour!"

Anna got up and stormed off, Lin calling after her, "Eat..."

I'm full!

Well, even couples in the throes of new love have their disagreements, let alone a man like Lin who doesn't know anything about love. But thankfully, Anna isn't a spoiled princess. She said half an hour, and that was it—no more, no less.

After Anna walked away, a male classmate who had been observing Anna for a while blocked her way, flashing a bright smile that revealed his white teeth, and said, "Anna, do you have time...?"