He didn't answer right away.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzixBCL47YZ
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpAMtM3PAc
Because he knew—it wasn't a question one could answer in a single breath.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsi1X8jLhA
It was a riddle that required the soul to slowly shed its layers,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOoHSh0GND
to be rewoven before it could respond.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPYNKZIv8o
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNkkhFRbEx
"Do you think I still have a choice?" he whispered, as if asking himself.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMVUSPS51d
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0idZ8d6gl
"You were never given a choice,"139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSay8j29iH
Bai Zi-Ming replied, his gaze calm like a still river,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPPML7fZdX
but with currents hidden deep beneath.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLqxu9GZVi
"What you've always had—was burden."139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEGTZBQVYY
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AcfK95ICU
He tried to speak,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCptEpb2jg
but his throat was parched,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJMGT9jlNT
his voice buried beneath layers of fractured time.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTGY7NykeK
The ungrasped past, the names too dangerous to recall,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbhsv9bRXV
and the cross in his pocket—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLUyeGsBja
all pressed against his breath like a weight.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRCRwb5chJ
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1m7Pd2lcFV
"You want the truth behind the 281 days?"139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbCBcPkr87
Bai Zi-Ming asked suddenly, his voice nearly a whisper.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGnKBrWUX7
"Then understand this:139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RLcXXYYtN
your memory was never from a single source."139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHWwohacFY
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPnZnFsggb
"…Meaning?" He looked up, brow furrowed.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4JsY5DWdf
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpetDud1kNk
"You've been… adjusted.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosiM4Yugbw
Or rather, your time has been written, rewritten, and folded again."139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxReqDcamVz
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OcQN9DnS0
"Each moment you remember—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyzeX60ZcV
may come from yourself,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9CUimMjif
another version of you,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8RSrmLG4o
or a future that hasn't yet occurred."139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ojgzbO40E
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1J0cwOd81d
Silence stretched between them,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcHUgTQ4KY
like the broken timeline unraveling inside his mind.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZ5WT8vLgb
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRnUaMbqxf
He suddenly remembered the photo—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKnArP3Iuv
the clock frozen at 28:01.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1vhxZUwQu
It wasn't the end of time.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25GdX4Jb1R
It was a new beginning, in another form.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabTctoWZpF
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaGnIsViHX
"So who am I now?"139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjt9K35zqQu
He asked softly. But this time, there was no tremble in his voice.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrJLXzXblW
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaNg3vnD7H
Bai Zi-Ming didn't answer immediately.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLyceKmg79
Instead, he stepped closer, and said quietly, with clarity:139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡce9jM6RHSk
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnv7IGh9bL
"You are the one who—across every version—chose to remain."139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeA4ncqTefq
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZ7XmsmPIw
The moment those words landed,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LC305vo6X
something inside him stirred—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVMiRwyhEq
not breaking,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJ1nW9YVDb
but realigning.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclSFPFvdUP
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQ00Jube29
"When you're ready," Bai Zi-Ming said, turning into the shadows,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxi2oHKUEd
"come back to me.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiT6JACUXhc
But remember—don't be late again.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sFldcRVpb
One more delay, and you will forget who you are."139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwThM6IZAwW
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqT2h2Db4Lt
The lights in the hallway flickered,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwvDAfVFoX
like a memory signal about to be severed.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtU3Ra8I8Kz
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXUAiupLw9
He stood still.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpvMUMfM8q
Didn't chase,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJViirp8Ojt
didn't turn back.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSEPK7qZ7t
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCWfsPy6Ou
Because he knew—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4w0DG9uRb
the silence in that moment was already a kind of wordless promise.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1g3IvbhZv0
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrExirHkl5
He lifted a hand and held the cross in his pocket.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKvPYVqGsw
His fingertips trembled slightly.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OoBTL0ggF
It wasn't just cold metal—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUmDn2py5f
it was a key to every possibility.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6uDy6qk6i
A key to memory,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsghlUK3nf
and to the fate he could no longer avoid.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvI5HOVq4QK
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kqQQPjPcq
The door was opening.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMeI12lM0B
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpudJnmhXp
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---139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAl3OnCwexv
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxnFqLbnHM
When he left the LUOYEH base,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2tPd4LA10
the sky outside hung between two extremes—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEd9miE9UtF
not day,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfuvT59KSS
not night.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYNT1NJMPH
A soft light drifted through the air,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyAXUa5qai
carrying whispers left unfinished.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxbKQxzUHE
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTqb2rEmHG
As he entered the alley,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aQBD0Asba
his phone screen lit up on its own.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uR87gWn8y
The time flickered for a second, then displayed:139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjETyDjGekp
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvf2ELQbwM
February 23, 2025 (Sunday) — 18:40139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8ZWF9mMQd
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZePZbvLTN
He froze.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5q3qbMuIgf
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEI0bgyhUiU
That was impossible.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7wbJn0APy
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOGDnbZqSm
When he entered the base, it was 3:47 PM.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNeBTb4O0l
The conversation hadn't lasted more than a few minutes.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcj1R5OFcgb
There should've been no gap of nearly three hours.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyN87tGtlbx
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWjLxy1QI0
Even stranger—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5p8pLGIpte
he couldn't recall anything from the moment he left the inner room until now.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWqZiWsN2U
As if someone had sliced out an entire stretch of memory—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29JLwUVzkX
cleanly, surgically, without even ash remaining.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVJc83YbO7
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYyPslDxqa
"How long have I walked again?"139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeP43WhDtVX
he asked himself, voice so low not even the wind bothered to reply.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljEMq8enYV
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtImGHJE34R
He opened his notes app,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuhcqIRkFi
intending to record what Bai Zi-Ming had said—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yO6MJIpUN
only to find a line he never remembered writing:139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyaDmkGizw
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm83EXepZrW
[Tuesday – fracture : 2/25, 03:00 tentative]139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoBJkylO52
[Reverse Axis remains unstable.]139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eUJtgPAwY
[Do not return.]139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo43s5PIkLt
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQnbX8348A
He hadn't written that.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMkS0ymcAK
But it was in his voice—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4ZUjNpcsy
his format, his rhythm, his syntax.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtU8ANHXcbr
Exactly like something he'd write to his future self.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGM63Rj2Ad
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGjMHKRdZO
He tried deleting it—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsncBYLwODI
but nothing happened.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡll7jkfr2g6
His finger brushed the screen,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2lMRJJFh7
and the entire device seemed to chill.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jKHFk4QD6
Tiny static flickers danced across it—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1y9dMSjte
like interference.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hxJlWU1WE
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpbgXRejVI
Then he knew—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5Vhievj0h
this wasn't a warning.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcNFuuthdm
This was a trace of timeline interference.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxIA6lPL9p
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XXrr9YfNH
He looked up quickly, scanning the distance.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOazPRAXtf
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaP0LTf4I6C
At a far corner,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWMgbZ5Cv0
a figure flashed past—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzDJ2KAIeD
so like the reflection he'd once seen in a mirror.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgM79QKdAte
But the stride was different, the posture foreign,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTfysFiya6
the eyes not his.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkq8vxZvVe
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhh6z5v6hcu
Yet—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogzANx8wZb
not entirely not his.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvilucYeRRL
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdZj55GOjE
He turned sharply,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8KqiUNJZF
ready to chase—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgl0jllDOY6
but stopped.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDs4rhdtHD
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7U9846W1J
Because he understood:139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2HdWl4PSU
if he approached,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2DcIufley
he could never come back.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYZQ9bii9z
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyagKL1JnHq
He whispered,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2m6QoRFgp2
"28:01… is it beginning?"139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNDk8CHcHG
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzt4R5gByb
He drew the cross from his pocket,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiPBau44vZ
held it in his palm—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgC6xtWPoXe
as if testing whether it would respond again.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1O3XE3dC8
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ufkCSsKC7
Cold.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HOo1LUPfo
Silent.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWqhl33716
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgVV5J59xK
But as his gaze settled on the point where the bars intersected,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYs9tAFnmiT
he saw it—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCc04NQmk77
a fine fracture running along the surface,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1dEBphIXE
and at a specific angle,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9u6tr0F5JO
a hidden reflection emerged:139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMBL68EzKO
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGAszP0uxD
X-Ω Layer // Phase 1 Initiated139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EoNAr7z7I
First Reversal Expected: 火曜日 28:01139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Xh8dUvLWJ
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdojO89YQA3
Not "Tuesday".139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFevc4lqsp
火曜日.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkbl9cWBcg
He'd never seen that word in his phone or system—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXsphAGGKZ
an ambiguous name,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgbCW5cZwc
a term that only surfaced139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcreFudKSXB
when events had crossed into irreversibility.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSB6aFhnWB
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfBUdihgqv
"He really did stay behind," he murmured.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4Gz4KXmql
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡss9BlSHk09
"But now…139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFeynCCLAg
can I still leave?"139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSxnMxX9PC
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdF8K4SgxI5
No one answered—except the wind.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpPKKfBIc3
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6y0gCr4o2B
The wind had never truly stopped.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ERUO6dDRN
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIDWftmpSD
And now,139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oY4zWl8wT
it was no longer just the movement of air.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8heJaNR5yZ
139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2SEncKTCa
It was the echo of memory—139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2Cpn9W2AR
and of fate.
Penana
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