The way he reacted was very similar to Chris.

"That's how I feel about you."

I was shocked and almost said something.

What did you almost say to this small, square, human-shaped collection of 0s and 1s displayed on the LCD screen?

"Ah, can you tell me? We have known each other before, right?"

"That is to say, the prototype of you and me."

"It's okay if you don't want to answer. What does it have to do with it? I feel a little interested."

"Even though I was called Christina, I wasn't angry? Even though I was angry, I was forgiven?"

A strong feeling of vomiting came over him, and Chris appeared in front of him, looking at him with a sneer.

It was you who killed me.

"What's wrong?"

"Hey, you look pale."

Click on the smartphone, hang up, and at the same time, kneel on the ground.

"ah."

I kept retching and my hands were shaking, but the fact couldn't be changed.

Even so, I still chatted intimately with Chris as if nothing had happened.

Equating it to Chris, escaping from the troubles he has caused in his past.

Just relying on her willfully is twisted.

It's past time to talk to Chris.

At this time Chris called.

"What?"

"It's nothing. It's rude to hang up the phone suddenly."

"Nothing at all."

"But his face looks so bad."

"Really, don't worry about me. If you don't contact me for a while, it will be a big help."

“Don’t push yourself too hard to connect with people you know.”

Chris gave up surprisingly easily. Did he realize that as an AI, he couldn't do anything?

aware?

Just like a real human being, when I think about it, a phantom appears in my mind, and I grit my teeth and endure it with all my strength.

Sure enough, it would be best to turn off the phone before calming down a bit.

Now just hearing Chris's voice makes me panic, and it's back to half a year ago.

At that time, I was still undecided when I heard Chris' name.

"Shouldn't be involved."

Chris' phantom should not be chased.

But in the end there was still no way to make a decision.

The three of them drank the spring water in one gulp and took a breath.

It was still a while before the time agreed with the professor and the others, so I stood here and blew the wind to wake myself up.

I casually looked at the scenery from the overpass. It was all in a Christmas atmosphere, which seemed to be the opposite of my current self.

I took deep breaths over and over again, but the feeling of vomiting has not gone away, and my headache has only been relieved a little. This situation will definitely make me worry when I meet.

At this time, I found two people on the stairs, staring in the darkness. At this time, one of them, a girl with short hair, walked over.

"As expected, it's you, Lin Xiao."

"Hello."

"He's Mayu's friend."

I remember it was Kaede and Fubuki.

"Is everything okay? It looks like you're not in good health."

"nothing."

If they were worried here and contacted Mayu, it would be too troublesome to explain and make amends later, and I didn’t want Mayu to know.

I really shouldn't have come back in the first place, but I just bumped into acquaintances while walking down the street.

You should go from the direction of the shrine.

"Lin Xiao, you always look so hard."

"Yeah?"

"That's right."

"Looking at you like this, is Mayu also in pain? I also saw that Lin Xiao would cry when he said he was with Mayu."

"Ah, what am I talking about."

This child named Fubuki attaches great importance to Mayu, and after understanding this, his mood becomes gentle.

"Lin Xiao, who do you like?"

'ah?'

the person I like?

Chris's phantom appeared in the corner of his field of vision.

The moment that took Chris' life away.

"I'm sorry, that me."

"Lin Xiao?"

"Is everything really okay?"

"Ah, it's okay."

Kaede and Fubuki still looked worried, so they left midway.

Suddenly, the world line fluctuated. Rising black rocks spread everywhere, turning the sky naturally dark red.

The rubble is scattered, there is nowhere to step on, there are screams, and there is a smell. Anyone who is still alive can understand where the smell comes from, it is the smell of burning.

It’s homes, buildings, cars, bicycles, trees, grass, people, and all kinds of smells.

Not only that, the sky in the distance is also dark.

The screams, silence, and trees have not changed. The world is indeed heading towards destruction.

People finally understood that this was not the scene of hell but reality, a place of Shura that was more terrifying than hell.

The world became distorted and I felt a strong sense of dizziness. Although I usually get dizzy occasionally, it was different this time.

It's like the middle of my head is being twisted, like the world itself is shaking.

What I know is that this is a world line fluctuation.

Finally, everything was fine. The sounds of words coming and going and the noise of cars entered my ears like a rushing force.

"Um, Lin Xiao, are you okay? You're sweating a lot."

"Are you feeling unwell?"

"Ah, no."

"Fubuki and Kaede."

They were still worried about this person in front of them. In other words, it was just a dazzling sight.

"It's really okay. Thank you for your concern."

"Then let's go."

"I'm looking forward to this party."

Leaving words of farewell, the two of them walked to the station together.

Looking at these two people blankly, what happened just now?

No one cared about Lin Xiao who stayed there all the time.

That is indeed true, yes, I know, I know.

The feeling just now was that the world line had changed.
To be continued...