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“Your life is a fabrication. Your uncle and aunt have no blood relation to you; their memories have been altered… You should understand this, given your knowledge of Protoss power, right?” Xiaobai said.

"So it was you who did it? You altered my memories and put me at my uncle and aunt's house?"

“I only altered memories. Fragments can exist in any form, including people. I didn’t do anything to you. You left there yourself, in the form of a child.”

"Child……?"

"Yes, you have no memories before the age of six. Although you think it's because you were hit by a truck when you were six, you actually don't have any life before the age of six. Didn't I say before that I also don't have any memories before? It wasn't until you retrieved the second fragment that I remembered. I am the administrator, that's right. I'm responsible for looking after the Protoss."

"Hey, you don't mean to say that you were the one who caused the Protoss to collapse."

"How could this be?" Xiaobai crossed her arms. "Although I bear some responsibility, it wasn't me who did it. I didn't discover the problem in time, and by the time the Star Spirit was about to shatter, it was too late. So I took a last-ditch effort. I sacrificed my power and sealed myself inside a fragment. Once the Star Spirit's power is unleashed, I will appear... That fragment is you. After you became human, I woke up once, sacrificing my own slumber to let you live peacefully there. The first time you saw your aunt was by the trash can downstairs in your house, so I took the opportunity to alter your aunt's memories... Of course, there were also the people around you. It was like planting a seed, and the fruit that grew later, called memories, was all real."

"Then Mom and Dad are too..."

"Of course, because at first I didn't understand humans very well either. When I realized it later, it was a bit troublesome. Since your uncle didn't have any brothers or sisters, continuing to tamper with other people's memories would mean tampering with your uncle and aunt's memories a second time, as well as yours. This would be very difficult for me, who didn't have much power left. So I simply sent your so-called parents on their voyage."

"After doing all that, I fell into a deep sleep, having lost my power, until I confirmed the location of the first fragment through you," Xiaobai said. "I awoke then, and although I couldn't remember who I was for a short time, the duty of guarding the star spirits had been engraved in my soul, so I teleported you to a parallel world."

“Each fragment has different abilities, so I…”

“Yes, that is your own ability. The more you use it, the less you can maintain your current form,” Xiaobai said. “But the power of the other fragments you recover will mitigate this effect.”

"But it will still happen."

"That's it."

"Then I'll get straight to the point: is there a solution?"

"Ah."

As if to confirm Lu Ye's expectations, Xiao Bai nodded.

“You are the fragment itself, but now you are more like a container holding the fragment. If you can find a way to separate the power of the fragment from you, it will work.”

"Then... what should we do?" Lu Ye asked. "How can we... extract the power of the fragments from my body?"

"Want to know how I recycle the fragments?" Xiaobai suddenly laughed.

Lu Ye shook his head.

Little White licked its tender lips.

"My way of recycling fragments is to eat them one by one, and you're no exception."

"I didn't know you had a liking for eating raw human flesh."

"Is it possible that 'eating' here has a different meaning?" Xiaobai pouted, then sat on the sofa and opened her arms. "Come hug me, that way I'll have a way to extract the power of the fragment."

"If I do that kind of thing with you, can I live with Violet and the others in the same way as we are now?"

“No. As I said, although you are now like a container holding fragments, you are actually the fragments themselves. When I recycle you, your abilities will be activated, in other words, you yourself will be recycled... But after recycling, I can separate you out.”

"Wait a minute, the purpose of recycling the fragments is to restore the Protoss. You're saying you want to separate me... Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?"

"Yes, but there is only one way. Don't worry, it's not about peeling the fragments out, but about peeling you out of this fragment and then evenly filling the missing area with a small portion of each of the other fragments."

What are the consequences of doing this?

"Other worlds will be affected, but not as directly as you have experienced before. You can simply understand it as a story where Qin Shi Huang obtained an elixir of immortality and ruled the world."

"Will history change?" Lu Ye asked.

"Pretty much, but it doesn't necessarily have to be history. It could be something else. In short, if something goes wrong in a world, you have to fix it. That's the price you have to pay if you want to continue living with those lovely girls."

"However, there are a few things I need to tell you before you take responsibility."

"What is it?"

"Your essence is observation, to delve into the cracks of the world, unaffected by anything. You will remain in this state until I separate you from the Protoss. That is to say, until I bring you out, your existence and everything else will be forgotten. But this will only last for a short period of time, about one to two years in your perception of time."

Two years?!

"Don't worry, everything you've done won't disappear. It's just that those lovely girls will temporarily forget you. Normally, the timeline would forcibly correct their memories, but with me here, you can rest assured!"

"So you're saying they won't forget me?"

"I'm sorry, that's impossible. They would sense that someone is not around and would feel a strong sense of unease."

"And then what? They'll remember me in two years?"

"Sorry, that's impossible too."

Xiao Bai said, "It's not easy to fleece the Protoss. If no one reminds them, they will always have this extremely strong sense of unease, but no one will remember you. It's like a car without gas; no matter how hard you step on the gas, it won't move. However, I can't contact them or pass on any information to them, including the people you meet in parallel worlds."

Lu Ye didn't speak; he just stared silently at Xiao Bai, not wanting to hear a third apology.

"Don't worry, there's a way. Although we can't get the information to them, we can get it to other people." Xiaobai chuckled.

"Who?"

"Princess of the Moon, Rani."

Xiao Bai said, "She left the world of the borderlands and embarked on a journey alone with the stars, different from others, extraordinary. But if we wait for her to find the source of that sense of unease and then come to you, who knows how many years it will take."

"Okay... So how are you going to convey the message to her, or are you going to go find her?"

“I am here by nature. I am the ruler of the Protoss and cannot leave. However… if someone is born here but does not fulfill any duties, then they can.”

"Born here, without fulfilling any duty..."

Lu Ye stopped halfway through his sentence.

He looked at Xiaobai and saw that the latter's slender legs were together, and she was acting a little awkward.

"It's...it's about...you having a child with me..."

"How did you come up with this idea? To have a child to be a messenger?"

"If you had any other ideas, I wouldn't mind! Honestly!" Xiaobai crossed her arms, blushing, and shouted, "I can't go out, and no one else remembers you, so I had to find this compromise! I don't want to do this kind of thing with you!"

"Hey, what's that liquid on the ground beneath your feet...?"

"Aaaaaah, I'll bite you to death!"

…………

"So that's how it is... Two years? Will I only be able to see you in two years?"

As Lu Ye recounted his story, Violet nestled against his chest, snuggling close to him and feeling his heartbeat.

“I’m sorry, it may take more time.” Lu Ye stroked her hair. “Because I used the power of other fragments to fill the hole, I will probably be teleported to any world I’ve been to, I don’t know which corner I’ll be in.”

"Don't worry, no matter where you are... I and everyone... will definitely find you, no matter how long it takes, we will definitely find you." Violet clutched Lu Ye's clothes tightly, her tears soaking them.

“I thought you were going to beat me up…” Lu Ye rubbed Violet’s head.

“I really want to punch you,” Violet sniffed, “but I can’t bring myself to.”

Lu Ye felt a pang of sadness.

Two years.

If he could, he wouldn't want to leave Violet and everyone for so long.

How many two-year periods are there in a lifetime?

But seeing Violet's red eyes, he felt he couldn't be sad.

“Violet, do you know what Xun said? Parting is for a better reunion. Think about it, even if I run out of money, I'll still need to work, right? Just think of it as me being away on a business trip for two and a half years. Thinking about it that way should make you feel better, right?”

"No way! I won't let you go to work. Esdeath and I will work to support you!" Violet hugged Lu Ye even tighter.

"Fool……"

Seeing Violet like this, Lu Ye didn't know how to comfort her.

Lu Ye stared at the ceiling, trying hard not to let small tears fall from the corners of her eyes.

Damn it, what's going on? It didn't hurt this much when Dio pierced my chest.

"Hmph, if that's the case, why don't we all just have a farewell party?!"

Suddenly, the door was pushed open.

The heretics poured in from outside the door like a dam bursting.

"Damn it, who opened the door like that?!"

Do you even know what it means to be quiet and stealthy?!

"Don't put your weight on me!"

"Detecting that the master is frightened... Battle mode is about to be activated..."

Lu Ye and Violet were stunned.

The two of them were so engrossed in what they did that they didn't notice anyone outside the door.

"Nymph? Esdeath?"

"Bell? Hestia?!"

"Winnie...and everyone else?"

"Sorry, I was going to call you tonight to let you know if you wanted to come over, since the Goddess Festival is starting soon, but I ended up hearing something like this." Hestia, the twin-tailed loli goddess, scratched her head sheepishly.

“You should have said this sooner.” Esdeath walked straight in and kissed Lu Ye. “Listen carefully, you are mine, I am yours, and I will never forget you.”

“Master… has been written into my deepest commands, Icarus… will never forget.”

“We will never forget what you did,” the heretic said, patting his chest.

“I won’t allow anyone to leave us behind and go on a trip alone!” Nymph and Astraea said in unison.

"Two years away? That's quite a long time," said Reed the lizardman. "But since we're leaving, why not hold a farewell party during the Goddess Festival? If it's a decision we've made, then it's much better for everyone to say goodbye happily than for one person to leave alone!"

Everyone looked at Lu Ye and Violet, waiting for their decision.

Violet wiped her eyes: "Yes, I... hate that."

Chapter 801 Epilogue

"Hey, hey, hey, watch your step when you're chopping vegetables! I don't want to eat your tail later!"

"Are you kidding me? My knife skills are far superior to yours!"