The shuttle in the second dimension

　"Master, it's me." It was Aritaki's voice that came from outside the door.

　"Come in." Hearing that 13 was Aritagi's voice, Tian Daogong's expression relaxed a little.

　As soon as he walked into the room, Aritagi saw Tian Daogong's sad face. As the person who accompanied Tian Daogong and the head of the Kurogane family throughout the conversation, Aritagi knew why Tian Daogong was like that at this moment.

　"Master, are you annoyed that the Kurogane family doesn't care about that information as much as you thought?" Although it was a question, it sounded like an affirmation in Aritagi's mouth.

　"Yeah," Tian Daogong replied without denying it. "If it really doesn't work, I'll have to talk to the government about this." Tian Daogong sighed, frowning.

　"Actually, sir, you are wrong. The head of the Kurogane family is not uninterested in this information." Shaking his head, Arita Mu chuckled.

　"Oh!??" Aritagi's words piqued Tian Daogong's interest. It was obvious that he was really confused about the reaction of the Kurogane family.

　"While the plan described in that document is capable of creating that kind of entity, it's not unlimited, and its success rate isn't very high. Furthermore, what it creates isn't the real thing; it's merely a fake that closely resembles the real thing."

　"The most important thing is that the Black Iron Patriarch doesn't know whether this information is true or not. Therefore, it's understandable that he doesn't care about it. So, Master, you are too impatient."

　Tian Daogong's eyes lit up at Aritagi's words.

　"Yes, I was too impatient." Shaking his head, Tian Daogong reflected. "It seems that because the Liberation Corps discovered some clues, I was a little panicked. Otherwise, I wouldn't have made such a stupid mistake."

　"Master, there is no need to blame yourself. Although the Kurogane family does not care as much about this information as you might imagine, they do not completely indifferent to it. It is not difficult to see from here that they also have thoughts about this information. Next, we just need to carefully introduce the plan recorded in the information to the head of the Kurogane family and make him believe that this plan is feasible. Then we don't have to worry about him not agreeing to the deal." With a slight grin on his face, Arita Mu said confidently.

　"Don't forget, John is the finished product of that plan. As long as John is here, there's no need to worry about that gentleman not believing in the feasibility of this information."

　"Hahaha, well said. Arita." Arita Mu's words made Tian Daogong laugh happily.

　"Bring John with you to the talk this afternoon, and leave John here to let them see whether the plan in the document is worth the deal they make with us." Tapping the wooden armrest, Tian Daogong's eyes rekindled with fighting spirit.

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　Lin Xuan sat comfortably on the railing of a corridor, looking at the scenery in the distance.

　In fact, this place has exceeded the range of twenty meters that Chi Zuo had told Lin Xuan and the other two not to leave, but it is not too much beyond, only one or two meters, so Lin Xuan did not receive any warning while sitting here. However, Lin Xuan can clearly feel that several pairs of eyes are staring at him in secret, as if they are monitoring him.

　Lin Xuan didn't care about this, or rather, he had anticipated this situation. After all, he had put a knife to their young lady's neck before, so how could they still trust him? If it weren't for the fact that Lin Xuan didn't do anything related to Wada Daogong, they would probably have wanted to arrest him directly.

　But while the guards were wary of Lin Xuan, their eldest daughter wasn't necessarily. Just then, the eldest daughter of the Heitie family, Heitie Zhushiku, ignored the servants' attempts to stop her and walked right up to Lin Xuan. This gave the guards who were secretly monitoring Lin Xuan a headache.

　My little ancestor, why are you still getting close to that kid? Don’t you think what happened before was exciting enough? Do you want to do it again? ! !

　Elsewhere, Lin Xuan, upon spotting Kurogane Jushizuku, raised an eyebrow in surprise. He hadn't expected this young lady to be looking for him. However, seeing her trying to climb the railing but failing, he couldn't help but laugh.

　It seems that this is to prevent children from falling from the floor while playing, so the guardrail is about 920 meters high, and Black Iron Ball Shizuku is about the same height. And then... she can't climb up. Not only can she not climb up, but she also keeps trying to climb up, making her current appearance very inconsistent with the coldness on her face. The contrast makes Lin Xuan laugh out loud.

　"puff--"

　Actually, it’s not Lin Xuan’s fault. It’s just that Kurogane Shizuku looks too cute and funny right now.

　As if noticing Lin Xuan's gaze, Kuroganezuku glared at Lin Xuan and shouted coquettishly, "Don't laugh!!"

　"Why? It's my freedom to laugh or not. You don't have the power to order me around, Miss Black Iron." Lin Xuan said with a smile, shrugged.

　"Humph!!"

　Lin Xuan's words were met with only a soft snort from Kurogane Juju. After trying several times, she seemed to find that she really couldn't climb up the railing. Kurogane Juju looked up at Lin Xuan and shouted, "Pull me up!!"

　"Are you sure you want to come up!?" Lin Xuan asked, raising his eyebrows.

　"want."

　"Okay then, give me your hand." As he said that, Lin Xuan turned around, faced Hei Tie Zhu Shizuku, and stretched out his hands towards her.

　Looking at Lin Xuan's hands reaching out to her, Kuroganezuku hesitated for a moment, but then stretched out her hands.

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　Although she didn't want to talk about the past, Rem still told Lin Xuan everything about her and Ram from beginning to end. Of course, because of Rem's subjective thoughts, Rem subconsciously belittled herself and praised Ram when she told the story. After listening, Lin Xuan sighed deeply.

　"Rem, you are still subconsciously belittling yourself and praising Ram." Sighing, Lin Xuan exerted a little force with his right hand and held Rem's small hand tightly.

　"Like a fool."

　"Huh?" Rem was stunned by the sudden criticism, and then Lin Xuan continued.

　"From what I've seen, Rem is stronger than Ram in every way. You might think that if Ram had horns, she'd be even stronger than you, but that's all based on the idea that Ram has a horn. That horn is gone, and no one knows what Ram would look like if she had a horn, so that's a wrong idea."

　Before Rem could say anything, Lin Xuan continued.

　"You are not a substitute for Ram, you are you and Ram is Ram."

　Although Lin Xuan's words played a certain role, they still did not resolve Rem's knot in her heart, but instead made her cry.

　“But if it wasn’t for saving Rem, my sister’s horn wouldn’t have been cut off by the witch cult. Rem took away the path that my sister had fought so hard to carve out, a path that should have been hers. And—” As if a floodgate had been opened, tears kept rolling down Rem’s eyes.

　"—When her sister's horn was cut off, Rem actually felt a sense of relief that her sister's horn had finally been cut off. Rem could not forgive herself for having such a terrible thought."

　Looking at Rem crying and wailing, Lin Xuan raised his left hand and gently wiped away the tears that kept rolling down Rem's face.

　"Ram didn't save you to let you belittle yourself like this. Just like when Rem saved me, did he want me to feel guilty and belittle myself all the time?"

　"No, it's not."

　"Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. Maybe the thoughts that popped up in your mind were really scary, but those were just thoughts when your consciousness was confused. You can apologize to Ram and replace Ram's lost horn, but you shouldn't belittle yourself like this." Lin Xuan said gently, holding Rem's face with both hands.

　"You are not a poor version of Ram. You are Rem, the kind, gentle, impulsive, fool-like Rem."

　"I've told you before, if I had to choose between you and Ram as a lover, I would definitely choose Rem. No matter how outstanding or powerful your ideal Ram is, I don't know her. I only know the real you two. The one who makes me feel powerful is only the real Rem, not Ram."

　“Let the past be the past. Instead of wasting so much time dwelling on the past that cannot be changed, it is better to spend this time on creating a better future.”

　"The future..." Rem murmured with her cherry lips slightly opened.

　"Yes, the future, a future with countless possibilities." After completely wiping away the tears on Rem's face, Lin Xuan gently pinched Rem's delicate face and said with a smile.

　"Hmm——" Rem's face turned a little red after Lin Xuan pinched it.

　"But Rem is weak. Can he create a future with infinite possibilities?"

　"If you feel you're not enough, then rely on others. If you take on everything by yourself, you'll be crushed by the burden, so Rem must learn to rely on others."

　"Then Rem..." Biting his lower lip, Rem stammered to Lin Xuan, "Can I rely on you, Lin Xuan?"

　Lin Xuan said seriously after rubbing Rem's blue hair.

　"of course can."

　From beginning to end, neither of them let go of the hands that were tightly holding each other.

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　When his body had recovered enough to get out of bed and walk, Lin Xuan walked out of the house. It was already afternoon and the sunlight was not as strong as it was at noon.

　Lin Xuan's original clothes had long been unwearable because of his battle in the forest. Not only was the entire set stained red with blood, but the damage on the clothes had also reached the point where they could not be repaired. He was now wearing clothes that he didn't know where they came from. They didn't fit him very well and seemed a little too big for him. It seemed that they were probably borrowed or bought from a villager.

　"Wow~~~ I didn't expect that after such a short time, you could get out of bed and walk. I thought that with such a serious injury, even with Leah's treatment, you would need to recuperate for a few days. Your recovery ability is really amazing." Before he took a few steps, Lin Xuan heard a familiar voice from behind him.

　As soon as he turned around, Lin Xuan saw Parker flying to his side and looking at him.

　"Hey, good afternoon, Parker."

　"Hey, good afternoon, Lin Xuan." Parker responded by waving his paw.

　"You must still be very weak. Is it okay to get out of bed now?" Emilia, who arrived one step after Parker, looked at Lin Xuan's still pale face, frowned, and said somewhat unhappily.

　"It's okay. I know my own body well. It's no problem for me to get out of bed and walk around." Hearing the complaint in Emilia's words, Lin Xuan hurriedly explained.

　"It's okay. Do you know how badly you're injured?" Emilia put her hands on her hips and glared at Lin Xuan fiercely.

　"With injuries like yours, if it were 600 ordinary people, they would have died countless times. You're really reckless. You actually ran into the deep forest alone to kill the monsters. Do you know how dangerous that is?"

　"Ha-ha-" Looking at the aggressive Emilia, Lin Xuan scratched the back of his head embarrassedly. He wanted to ask Parker for help, but Parker gave him a look that told him to fend for himself, leaving Lin Xuan with only two dry laughs under Emilia's momentum.

　"I didn't think so much back then~~~" Lin Xuan shrugged. "After all, Rem was bitten by the monster and cursed with an unbreakable curse just to save me. If I didn't do anything, I would die of guilt."

　"Even if you wanted to help Rem break the curse, you shouldn't have been so reckless as to go into the forest alone."

　"Yeah, yeah, it's bad enough that he went in alone, but he even let Betty hide it from us. He is really a hopeless idiot, just like Leah~~~" When Emilia was denouncing Lin Xuan, Parker was also criticizing Lin Xuan, but halfway through his words, his meaning began to change.

　Emilia didn't feel anything at first about Parker's words, but after listening to them, she felt something was wrong. After thinking for a while, she discovered another meaning in Parker's words.

　"I'm not a hopeless idiot!"

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　"I'm not a hopeless idiot!" Emilia retorted angrily, looking at Parker.

　"Yes, yes," Parker nodded playfully, causing Emilia to puff up her face in anger.

　Watching Parker and Emilia's daily playfulness, Lin Xuan slightly raised the corners of his mouth. He enjoyed this atmosphere very much and felt a lot more relaxed.

　"I was really too impulsive this time. In the end, I lost control and almost hurt Ram and the others." Thinking back to his behavior, Lin Xuan was a little scared.

　"Has he entered that state again?" Looking at Lin Xuan's frightened expression, Emilia couldn't help but recall the time when Lin Xuan entered that strange state in the royal capital, with his eyes dull and lifeless, and his face expressionless.

　"Yes, it's similar to last time. I entered that state under the pressure of death. I would obviously lose consciousness after entering that state, but after waking up, I had complete memories of that state, as if I was the one controlling the body at that time. However, not all is good. After entering such a strange state this time, I understood something." Lin Xuan said helplessly, raising his right hand, and saw a pure magic power began to emerge from his hand, and soon after, the pure magic power turned into a pitch-black flame, which kept jumping in Lin Xuan's hand.

　"Come out and kill it." Whispering, the black flame beating in the palm of Lin Xuan's right hand began to change into a long strip shape. As Lin Xuan gently clenched his right hand, the black flame suddenly exploded, and immediately afterwards, a knife was revealed that was quietly inserted in the sheath.

　"this--!"

　"Eh!? Isn't this just—"

　Both Emilia and Parker recognized the knife in Lin Xuan's hand at a glance. That knife was the one that Lin Xuan always carried with him.

　Looking at the knife in his hand, Lin Xuan chuckled. "I've always wondered why I always felt a connection to this knife. Now I finally understand. This knife—[Destruction]—was originally formed from the magic power within me."

　He floated in front of [Zhanmie] and looked at [Zhanmie] with interest. "I always thought that your sword was a magic item, but I didn't expect it to be magic itself. Lend it to me and take a look."

　"Yeah." After responding, Lin Xuan handed [Destroy] to Parker.

　Taking the [Destroy] handed over by Lin Xuan, Parker looked at it carefully.

　"After feeling it carefully, I found that this knife is indeed made of magic power. It's amazing." Exclaiming this, Parker returned [Destruction] to Lin Xuan.

　"Although I've sensed a considerable amount of magic power within you before, I didn't expect it to surge so much after this incident. Have you never felt it before?"

　Lin Xuan didn't know how to answer Parker's question. "Maybe. I never thought I had any magic power in my body before, and I didn't care about the cost of using the power of [Destruction]. Although I guessed it was magic, I couldn't confirm it, so I didn't dwell on it. If it weren't for this incident, I'm afraid it would take me a long time to discover the truth."

　"It seems that this incident is not all bad for you." Emilia smiled at Lin Xuan.

　"Yeah, it's not all bad." Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows and sighed.

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