"Phew... it really was like a dream." Huang Zhetian opened his eyes, sat up in bed, and shook his still-groggy head.
Huang Zhetian opened the virtual system panel and saw the Infinity Gauntlet in the System Inventory, its colors gone dull and faded.
He knew his mission was halfway complete. All that remained now was to wait, and then he could go to Rebuild of Evangelion and continue rewriting the story.
Huang Zhetian looked around. He was in his own home, the house he had once shared with Asuka.
The room was dim, with particles of dust drifting slowly everywhere.
The only light came from sunlight refracted through the window. Following it, Huang Zhetian spotted several letters and a photo album on the table.
They were covered in dust, and the envelopes had yellowed, but the message written in Chinese and English was still clearly visible: "For Asuka to open-from Huang Zhetian."
Huang Zhetian cleaned them all and put them back where they belonged. Now he wanted to go out and see this new world.
His original self and family could never return. After all, his own curiosity had brought him back here and upset the balance. Even if he had not caused it directly, he was still indirectly involved.
Huang Zhetian did not care about that now. All he cared about was whether he still had enough time to wait for Asuka's memories to return, for her to stand before him again and share their old days together-the only time they had left.
``` Time remaining: 369 days, 12 hours, 36 minutes, 58 seconds. Warning: "Remaining within the current area can effectively slow the rapid passage of time. Once you step outside, you will never again have the opportunity to restore the current flow of time, and the system