Russell heard this and grimaced: "They do seem to be a couple, and they do have a good relationship. When they gave me something to eat, I didn't feel any malice at all..."
"Then why did you fail?" Delphinium asked.
"Because that couple is a relatively rare kind of person who is born with a very twisted world view and view of love. They don't think this kind of behavior is "evil" from the bottom of their hearts, so this stupid cat didn't sense it.
I was only thirteen or fourteen years old at that time, and it was the time when I was overconfident in my abilities... As I succeeded more and more times, I gradually became more relaxed."
As the character of Lang Yin died again on the arcade screen, he lazily loosened his hand on the joystick, turned around and replied casually: "It was also after that time that this stupid cat got hit and stopped going out.
I was jumping around...but I didn't go out when I had nothing to do."
"Because before that time, I really believed in my own "talent"."
Russell sighed, and said with some melancholy and nostalgia: "You should also understand, Flotte. Ever since I first learned to read, other people's hearts have been placed in front of me. I read other people's hearts.
It is not more difficult than reading a book. For ordinary people, the hearts of others are always vague
, if the relationship is not cautious enough, it will be easy to cross the line that should not be crossed. But for me, I can clearly see their current state, what they prefer, and the limit of their patience. This is
"As long as you operate it normally, you can pass the level stably without getting sick", a technical game.
"And for children who grow up in this kind of environment, the "prodigies" who are born with the ability to read other people's minds will naturally lose respect for people's hearts."
At that time, Russell had not yet awakened the memory of his previous life, but he had already acquired the abilities that he had honed to the extreme in his previous life.
In psionics terms, his red shift has surpassed his blue shift - his rationality, cognitive ability and morality cannot control his talents that grow and spread like weeds. So he naturally "expanded"
.
That was the time when Russell's behavior was the most abnormal, but it was also the time when he looked most like his peers.
"I didn't know how to restrain my talents at that time, and I didn't know how to fear people. Because of this, I could always wander within the tolerance range of others...provoking others to their limits, and then in turn appeasing them. The more...
The more irritable, crazy, and dangerous people are, the more challenging and attractive they are to me... Just like a more difficult puzzle game, even if I can see the other person's heart clearly, I still have to choose the one that is almost the only correct one.
The answer can calm him down.
"This is a dangerous game that only "I can play."
Russell said softly: "So, in a sense...I am actually quite grateful to that couple.
"A heart-wrenching loss made me sober up. In fact, I don't fully understand people's hearts. There will always be people who are beyond my understanding and control. From then on, I regained my understanding of people's hearts.
Reverence... has gradually become normal and behavior is ethical.
"I use my abilities to turn myself into a posture that conforms to public aesthetics. In this way, I can be popular with others, instead of teasing others and manipulating people's hearts as I please."
If Russell hadn't had that defeat, Russell wouldn't have had a bad day to unblock the memories of his previous life... He couldn't imagine how he would have manipulated people's hearts if he had waited for such an arrogant self to mature and grow up, absorbing knowledge in all fields.
The mastermind who controls the world.
"...It turns out that there are times when you are not mature enough."
After learning about Russell's shameful and dark history when he was a child, Delphinium's voice became gentle.
She reached out to touch Russell and thanked Langyin sincerely: "Thank you for saving Russell at that time."
"Hey, it's nothing. If you were really an ordinary person, I wouldn't bother to care."
The strong middle-aged elf made a ruthless and lazy voice: "Ms. Alice treats my brothers and gets guns for them. I promised her to take good care of her son and not let anything happen to him.
.”
"...Aren't you the bar owner?"
In fact, Delphinium wants to say "Tune
"Bartender", but after thinking about it, it seemed that an elf should not be engaged in such a simple job.
Maybe this bar belongs to him?
"To be precise, he is actually a rock musician."
Russell defeated the BOSS alone and dragged the resurrected Wolf Yin to the next level: "Hey, you're alive, don't be distracted - It is said that he was kidnapped by a gang with a notorious reputation, but he relied on his rock music
, he somehow became the boss of that gang. And he has no fighting ability... He became an elf because of his ability as a bard.
"In other words, he didn't become the boss just by being able to fight. This is what I thought was the most awesome thing about him when I was a kid.
"Did you see that? The people drinking in the house now are all members of the gang. This bar actually closes at four o'clock, and I only came down to play games with him after he had a rest."
"No wonder you talk about these things without hesitation..."
Delphinium suddenly realized.
Only then did she notice that the game console they were playing was a model she had never seen before: "Don't you... don't use gaming glasses?"
"Hey, you don't understand. This is an antique, not an ordinary antique. When it was on the ground, this thing was already a millennium antique."
Lang Yin said proudly: "This is said to be the most primitive game console from a thousand or two thousand years ago——"
"Just listen to him."
Russell said without mercy: "If it really takes one or two thousand years, this thing will be useless. Not to mention one or two thousand years, not even one or two hundred years.
"This is an imitation—an imitation made after the Sky Island Age.
"If it were a real thing, even if it was an imitation of an antique on the ground, you wouldn't be able to take it out and touch it with your hands. It wouldn't be possible for you to just put it in the corner of the bar.
"And let me tell you, the consultant or boss who may have built this thing has indeed seen this thing... The screen also looks realistic, but he has definitely never played it.
"But whether it is the operating feel and durability of the handle and buttons - I have torn this handle wildly for twenty years, and it is not broken at all. It even has vibration feedback. You feel like it was two thousand years ago.
Technology? And this extremely smooth hardware performance is all technology from the Sky Island period.
"I won't talk about this game. This game is made freshly! Is the background of the antique game from 2,000 years ago capable of beating attackers on an empty island?"
Russell sprayed the hot spot and cursed directly.
Hearing Russell say dirty words, Delphinium pinched Russell's tail as punishment.
She finally understood why Russell was so familiar with those terrorist criminal organizations...
"Hey, she didn't see the plot of the game. You want me to brag..."
"It's not that I don't want you to brag, it's that you're so awesome that I can't help you. The later you expose it, the more embarrassed you will be. I'm trying to help you..."
"Then don't look at me, come and save me——"
"Don't die so quickly, big brother! At least live to see the BOSS!!"
"No, I'd better put in the coin..."
"Don't do it!! This is your machine, you can get unlimited lives if you throw it. It would be too empty to pile up lives... I will give you another life, don't die so quickly..."
"Then you can give me another piece of equipment..."
Russell and Lang Yin bickered like good brothers, while fiercely operating the game characters in front of them, and their voices became louder and louder.
As the pace of the game suddenly accelerated, neither of them had the time to turn around and continue talking to Delphinium.
Although he has been complaining about Lang Yin's technical skills and lack of concentration in playing games... Delphinium has never seen Russell playing games so happily.
He usually plays games when he has free time, and the quality of Happy Island games undoubtedly surpasses this "imitation antique" for more than one era.
Whether it is a first-person fantasy war with thousands of troops, or a giant island with an area of more than 50,
Adventures on a continent, or multiplayer competitive puzzle games that run various decryption or horror-type copies with different contents, or luxury sports such as skiing, bungee jumping, racing, surfing, etc. that fully simulate the body, or simply
A "life customization" game that interprets life on the other side...
Russell likes to play. But he always lies on the bed alone and curls up on the sofa to play quietly.
Delphinium has never seen him making a lot of noise, or stretching his arms and kicking his legs in excitement. Nor has he ever heard him talk to himself about the game with great interest - Delphinium has heard about it on the Internet, and he really likes games.
Boys often chat like this with their girlfriends. Delphinium has already been mentally prepared and even vaguely expected it, but Russell has never talked to her about such "unintelligible" topics about straight men.
Among the topics that he and Delphinium talked about, the closest thing to this kind of straight-male topic was the network security knowledge between the two parties. Compared with Russell, Delphinium himself talked more seriously, and the boss...
Although my "little boyfriend" is only three years older than me, and looks as young as he is younger than me. But he usually seems so mature, reliable and steady. He is never willful, let alone quarrelsome.
Quarrel with yourself.
Of course this is good, but without growing up with the other person, it always feels a pity to see Russell who is not mature enough and looks like a young man.
And now, following Russell on a tour of the place where he grew up... Delphinium finally made up for the lesson that she had never forgotten and longed for.
In the dim corner of the bar in the early morning, Russell, who was as excited as a child, was noisily playing games with his elders who had watched him grow up, his year-end friend. The man sleeping on the sofa was snoring loudly, drinking.
The couple pointed at each other and chuckled from time to time, and the two men who had been drinking together all night walked over, smelling of alcohol.
They politely kept a long distance away from Delphinium to prevent the smell of alcohol from their bodies from getting to her. The two of them just looked at the screens of the two "antique arcade machines" and said to their nominal "boss" -
——That is, Lang Yin’s stupid operation and pointing.
At this time, the "old screen" with an extremely low refresh rate seems to be less dazzling.
The corners of Delphinium's mouth unconsciously raised slightly, revealing a gentle smile.
She wanted to imprint this rare and unforgettable beautiful scene deeply into her heart.
