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"Cough!"
Lin Ruo choked. It wasn't his fault; it was just that the news Klein provided was too surprising.
Putting down the teacup in his hand, Lin Ruo, who was no longer coughing, looked at Klein and confirmed, "Sasrir?"
"I'm not sure, but that's what I'm guessing too." Klein replied. He didn't know Sasrir nor had he seen the shadow the Little Sun spoke of, so he could only rely on guesswork.
"Sasrir… Sasrir is still alive… Did I do something?"
At this moment, it would certainly be false to say that Lin Ruo's mood wasn't complicated. Although not much of his memory concerning Sasrir had recovered, to be honest, Lin Ruo still had a good impression of this Dark Angel. Now, suddenly hearing news related to him, his mood was simply indescribably complex.
Lin Ruo immediately asked Klein to tell him the details of the matter. After listening, he sat on the sofa and began to think.
"…A shadow, a lingering echo, an illusory ghost forcibly left behind." Lin Ruo murmured the shadow's description of himself as relayed by the Little Sun, thoughtfully saying:
"According to this description, Sasrir seems to have been forcibly left behind by me, and this method must have major flaws, otherwise he wouldn't have turned into a shadow and only woken up now…"
"Even…" Thinking of the fact that Sasrir himself was a firewall created by Ancient Sun God for him, Lin Ruo's breathing paused slightly, "a decision that went against Ancient Sun God."
He had no relevant memories, so he didn't know what he had done back then, but he could imagine his determination from that time.
"Sasrir…" Lin Ruo pursed his lips. He knew he should be happy, after all, if the shadow really was Sasrir, then at least it proved that he was still alive.
Being alive is always better than completely disappearing.
But for some reason, Lin Ruo couldn't bring himself to be happy; a sadness emerged from the depths of his heart.
It wasn't because Sasrir was alive that he was unhappy, but because of Sasrir's current state as described by the Little Sun.
A shadow, a lingering echo, an illusory ghost forcibly left behind.
Lin Ruo closed his eyes, almost subconsciously recalling Sasrir's appearance. In his only memory related to Sasrir, he, as the Left Hand of God, the Viceroy of Heaven, seemed to be still vivid in his mind.
It was hard to imagine that such an existence could now only live as a blurry shadow.
Lin Ruo opened his eyes. He suddenly had an urge, an urge to see Sasrir.
So he softly said, "I am not A Scholar of Yore. This is a Fallacy."
Lin Ruo knew that he most likely couldn't pull out Sasrir's historical projection, just like last time, but he still wanted to try, with a glimmer of hope and a bit of unexpected anticipation.
So Lin Ruo stretched out his hand and gently pulled at the air.
Something came into his hand, bringing an extra weight. Lin Ruo blinked and saw a man with slightly curly, shoulder-length black hair appear before him.
He wore a dark black robe, intertwined with silver threads, engraved with complex patterns, and adorned with luxurious accessories. He had his eyes closed, as if in a deep sleep.
Lin Ruo blinked again.
At this moment, the man seemed to have been startled awake, opening his eyes. He appeared somewhat bewildered, but this emotion lasted only a moment before being replaced by another.
Sasrir's gaze fell upon Lin Ruo, incredibly gentle. He spoke:
"Long time no see, Lin Ruo."
"Long time no see, Sasrir. I'm very happy to see you again."
Lin Ruo replied. He was actually a bit confused about what was happening, as theoretically, he shouldn't be able to pull out Sasrir's historical projection, and his previous attempt had proven this point.
But he had indeed pulled out Sasrir's historical projection, and it even seemed that his consciousness was attached to the historical projection.
Is this mysticism?
This is not mysticism at all!
But Lin Ruo was too lazy to care whether this was reasonable or not. After all, too many unreasonable things happened to him. Speaking of bugs, isn't his ability to simulate all Sequences Bugs Bunny enough?
Lin Ruo, who already had a deep understanding of being a cheat, merely observed the historical projection in front of him and casually sensed his state.
Hmm, his strength is probably equivalent to a Sequence 2 historical projection… Could it be reflecting Sasrir's current state?
Lin Ruo guessed in his heart, then saw Sasrir in front of him frown slightly at him.
"You changed pathway?"
"Yes, I just jumped to the Justiciar pathway, starting from scratch. Don't worry, I'm not crazy, at least not yet." Lin Ruo nodded, with no intention of hiding it. He looked at Sasrir, thought for a moment, and then said:
"Just a side note, I'm currently in an amnesiac state. Although a tiny bit of my memory concerning you has recovered, ninety-nine percent of it is still missing."
This was something that couldn't be hidden after a few interactions, and it wasn't a secret either, so Lin Ruo simply didn't bother hiding it.
"What happened?" Sasrir's frown deepened, and his expression took on a hint of danger.
"I sealed it myself, probably to prevent the Original from awakening within me." Lin Ruo replied, suddenly laughing as he looked at Sasrir's expression.
"What are you laughing at?" Sasrir, who had just had some bad associations due to Lin Ruo's words, was instantly a bit helpless when he saw Lin Ruo like this.
"Nothing, I just thought your expression just now, Sasrir, was like an old father hearing his little cub being bullied. Hmm, very interesting." Lin Ruo spread his hands. The next second, the childishness and irreverence that had naturally flowed from him earlier completely receded.
Lin Ruo sat up straight, a gentle and composed smile gracing his lips, and said, "But I am no longer the little cub in your memories, Sasrir."
Sasrir gazed at the familiar young man before him. After a long while, he revealed a gentle smile and said:
"Yes, I know."
"You've grown up."
Sasrir suddenly raised a hand and gently ruffled Lin Ruo's hair, very tenderly, with a comforting intention.
"It must have been hard all these years."
"I'm sorry, I didn't tell you anything back then, making you face the cruelest truth without knowing anything."
"I…" Lin Ruo's throat suddenly felt choked. He wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say. Only grievance accompanied by sadness continuously overflowed from the depths of his heart.
Those were the emotions belonging to the Angel of Judgment, and also his own emotions.
That was the helplessness, sadness, and confusion he felt when he was suddenly betrayed, suddenly faced with the fall of Ancient Sun God, the fall of Sasrir, the betrayal of the Three Gods, and the complete collapse of his entire home, all without any prior knowledge.
Lin Ruo felt he might want to cry, but his tears ultimately did not fall.
He just pushed Sasrir's hand away with reddened eyes, saying:
"There won won't be a next time."
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