That Doesn't Sound Like a Proper Word at All

Although Ren Yu was not the real culprit.

He had still exploited the bug in Rita's altered consciousness, tricking her into working for Anti-Entropy and becoming his "personal maid," then stationed her around the Moonlight Throne laboratory.

And today, the more he felt the kindness Rita showed him and the genuine feelings she had given him, the more his conscience hurt.

In the end, he could not take it anymore. He simply came clean to Rita, prepared to face the worst possible outcome.

After all, not everyone was Sirin.

There was only one person in the world foolish enough to ask someone to keep deceiving her even after learning she had been tricked.

Rita could never be like Sirin.

But then, something happened that Ren Yu had never expected.

Rita furrowed her delicate brows. After finally sorting through what Ren Yu had said, she blinked her watery eyes and asked innocently, "Lord Ren Yu, what... what are you talking about? Don't you know that Rita has already broken free from the Erosion Core's control over her consciousness? Ah... and the memories between you and me were all real! Don't tell me you've forgotten all of them?! Wait... if you don't remember, then..."

As she spoke, Rita immediately reached for the red cord around her neck and pulled a flat, round "coin" out from the deep valley between her breasts.

"Here, Lord Ren Yu. You should recognize this, right?"

Ren Yu focused his eyes on it, and the next second, he felt as though he had been struck by lightning.

He held his breath, his face full of disbelief.

Because it was a silver-white badge, bearing the pattern—

—Hound of the Baskervilles: Legacy

His most commonly used dog badge!!

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This was his!

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