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Not just news, but all her activities are like this; every month that Leslie goes through before leaving the abnormal gravity environment will take up more time than the outside world does.

If Rocky is living at the anchor point of the "present," then relatively speaking, Leslie...

She's already living in the future!

As Bernard explained, the audience gradually came to their senses and understood the harsh reality.

"Huh? So that means even if Rocky spends ten, twenty, or even more years looking for Leslie, once he finds her, she might only have been there for two or three days?"

"Holy crap, this is outrageous! How could such an absurd phenomenon occur!"

"What should we do? Why do we have to make two people who love each other go through this? This is too cruel!"

"Waaaaah, production team, I'm so angry!"

"I think it's alright. As long as Rocky goes to the area where the Starquake occurred, or Leslie comes out of that star system, won't the two of them be reunited?"

"After the starquake, the coordinates of the star field have been disrupted. In the vast universe, it is extremely difficult to re-determine the location of a star field!"

"Yeah, and Rocky is a short-lived species. Even if he puts his whole life into it, he probably won't find a place!"

"Getting Leslie out isn't a problem, but while it takes her a few days to get out of the star system, it'll probably be decades outside!"

"If Leslie came out and saw Rocky, with his full head of white hair, still waiting for her..."

"If Leslie had known this would happen, she probably wouldn't have wanted Rocky to wait for her!"

"It hurts, it hurts too much!"

"A knife got into my eye!"

"You put on this show (crying) so late at night!"

Seeing the two lovers separated by time, Lao Mu felt a strange blockage in his heart. He had only wanted to find a side quest to grind some experience, but who knew this side quest would be so powerful!

After Bernard revealed everything in the story, he continued speaking.

Bernard: [...I was a young man once too, and I think it's crueler to be with someone you truly connect with than to be rejected.]

Perhaps when he's old and frail, and has become an old man like me, Leslie will finally return.

But so little time has passed through her life; perhaps she is still the same age she is now.

How could they be together back then?

Space can be transcended; but time is beyond our reach!

Now that you've lifted this veil, it's your decision.

Chapter 23 I'm going, to catch up with time!

Bernard recounts the whole story in detail, and now, he chooses to let the audience make their choice.

Bernard had two signal transcribing records copied from the repeater, one red and one blue.

The Red Transcriber contains Leslie's true reply, but it also contains the truth about Starquake!

Once Rocky is informed, given his personality, even Bernard doesn't know what impulsive thing he might do.

The Blue Transcriber is a forged record by Bernard, in which Leslie rejects Rocky's confession, so Rocky doesn't have to wait for Leslie anymore.

Now, the choice of which record to give to Rocky—the red truth or the blue lie—is left to the audience.

Bernard: [Here you go, think about it carefully. Rocky is still waiting for your news.]

"Damn it, how am I supposed to choose?! I don't want to give either of them to Rocky!"

Seeing the heartbreaking plot development, Lao Mu couldn't bear to tell Luo Qi the cruel truth, nor did he want to deceive him, so he simply looked at the comments.

"Red! It has to be red! Leslie already agreed!"

"That's not a good idea. These two people are from different timelines. It's better to give up as soon as possible. Blue is a better choice!"

"Or let's put it in a box and let Rocky draw lots. Let's see what fate has in store for him. That would be really interesting!"

"What the hell is this lottery?! You bastards, die!"

"This is so frustrating! Any guys with big dicks who've chosen this path, tell me how it ended?"

"If you choose red, Rocky will shout something and then be promoted to the God of Pure Love!"

"That's absolutely outrageous!"

"It's so well-structured and historically accurate!"

"It's definitely going to be blue! I've already thought about how the story will unfold. Rocky will definitely get married and become a father, and then Leslie will come back! Just imagining the scene of my lover, who just confessed to me a few days ago, becoming someone else's husband and father, is already making me incredibly excited!"

"Holy crap, this is so melodramatic! Just thinking about it makes my stomach hurt!"

"This smell is way too strong! What kind of twisted soap opera is this at 8 PM?!"

"Let's stick with the red truth. I feel that Rocky will become a self-destructive being while waiting for a sliver of hope. The only thing keeping him going is the belief that he'll wait for Leslie, who will be a young girl, to return just in time to see an old Rocky fulfill his wish and end his own life!"

"Holy crap, what kind of twisted sense of humor is this? My stomach is already starting to hurt!"

"Shut up! You're not allowed to say anything more (crying)!"

"You bunch of devils! Are you even human?!"

"Compared to these various endings, I still prefer to believe that he was promoted to the God of Pure Love in the beginning!"

"Production team, you have no heart!"

"It's alright, the story is so-so (puts on sunglasses)!"

"Give me your sunglasses!"

Seeing that the comments section was in complete chaos, Lao Mu had no choice but to make his own decision.

Looking at the two choices before him, Lao Mu recalled what Bernard had said before.

It's more cruel than being rejected to be unable to be with someone you truly connect with.

Although I'm reluctant to face this reality, compared to life, love is just a seasoning.

Just as Lao Mu's choice leaned towards the blue lie, the scene of choosing between getting on the vehicle or staying at the space station flashed before her eyes.

Lao Mu still remembers the regret he felt when he was swayed by the barrage of comments and chose to stay on the space station, only to see the Star Train depart.

But now, I'm actually trying to make others make choices according to my own ideas!

"His fate should be decided by himself. I've made up my mind, I'll choose the Red Truth!"

Lao Mu was determined to find Rocky, and the moment he chose the red truth, all the viewers were on the edge of their seats!

What will Rocky do once he knows the truth?

The scene flashed, and Rocky carefully read through the record, the contents of which greatly shocked him.

Rocky: [How could this be... Leslie accepted my confession, but the Starquake part... I... I can't process it right now....]

It took Rocky quite a while to recover from his shock and carefully analyze the current situation.

Rocky: [It seems... due to the gravitational effect of Starquake, for every month that passes in her time, decades pass in mine. Does that mean by the time she returns, I'll be as old as Master?]

After saying that, he still looked incredulous and asked Xing to confirm, and received a definite answer.

Rocky: [She went to the future. And I stayed in the present... Is that how it is? Then the long time I've spent missing her must have been just a fleeting moment to her. I never imagined that even time could be unfair to people.]

Some viewers watching this scene already had tears in their eyes. Yes, it's unbelievable that even time can be unfair to people!

In the story, Rocky seemed to have come to terms with things, and his tone was much more relaxed.

Rocky: [So, expecting her to come back is unrealistic. Even if she travels for months, crossing light-years, in my timeline, I'm already a decrepit old man.]

[To spend a lifetime waiting for someone, enduring endless longing and loneliness... Honestly, buddy, you don't really think I'm that naive, do you?]

Seeing this, both Lao Mu and the audience felt uneasy.

"Does it look like Rocky is going to give up?"

"That's quite normal, isn't it? Who can bear waiting for decades with no results?"

"Waaaaah, I'll never believe in love again!"

"Crying? Crying also counts as time!"

"It's all the world's fault!"

"World: What did I do wrong again?"

However, just when everyone thought that this relationship, which had not yet begun, was about to end, Rocky's words became firm.

Rocky: [Haha! Of course I won't wait for her! I won't wait!]

I won't wait....

But I'm going to chase after her. I'm going to chase after time!

Since her timeline has become a grand canyon, instead of waiting for her to emerge, wouldn't it be better for me to traverse this canyon myself?

[Maybe it will take me ten years to find her after just one month, but at least our timelines will be synchronized from now on, which is better than sitting here waiting to die!]

To everyone's surprise, Rocky chose to chase after time!

"Fuck, that's awesome!"

"That's so cool! I'm going to catch up with time!"

"What a dazzling light! It signifies the beginning of a pure love destiny. Welcome to the pure love star god, Loki!"

"This is just like love!"

"Waaaaah, this story is so heartbreaking! The production team is amazing!"

"I wonder if Rocky and Leslie really exist in real life. I really want to know what happened to them!"

May all lovers in the world be united in marriage!

"Please, the last two of you have to be together. I'm going to be their bridesmaid!"

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In the subsequent storyline, Rocky makes up his mind to leave the Black Tower space station and travel to space, leaving behind a final poem.

Darkness lines up in the distance.

[Dissecting time in an almost cruel way.]

The petals of love have fallen, like the ticking of a clock in an infinite space and time.

We have no choice but to slide into the ominous trembling of the universe, like sliding down a twilight slope.

[Just like this, the stars are still enjoying the music above our heads, and their elegant tired faces will be seen along the way. ]

To: Dim Star — The End

No one in the audience expected Rocky to make this choice, and they all prayed and blessed the couple.

Another blogger who witnessed this scene was A Leng QAQ, who usually enjoys making fan-made videos about game storylines. However, since most people are not very interested in game storylines, her videos don't get many views.

I just came to the live stream to watch casually, but I never expected to see such a romantic side story in the game!

Recalling the line "I want to catch up with time," Ah Leng lay in bed, unable to fall asleep no matter how hard she tried. The exhilarating feeling she had after watching the story kept swirling in her mind.

An idea began to sprout in A Leng's mind.

I want to write a song for this story!

I want more people to see this romantic side story!

Chapter 24 Incentive Plan

With the side story of "To the Dim Star" coming to an end, it was already past 3 a.m., and Lao Mu said goodbye to the audience and prepared to end the broadcast.

See you tomorrow, host!

"Bye-bye, broadcaster!"

"Bye to me!"

After the live stream ended, Lao Mu checked his earnings for the day. The popularity of around ten million viewers brought him nearly 50 credits!

Normally, I probably wouldn't earn this much in a month of streaming, and I'm only grateful for the traffic generated by the launch of "Honkai Impact: Star Railway"!