He didn't answer right away.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKRuqle6g4
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYMIZQQYcN
Because he knew—it wasn't a question one could answer in a single breath.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJSHn2g2ui
It was a riddle that required the soul to slowly shed its layers,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡba2QVC3uRb
to be rewoven before it could respond.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3HY1VRtsy
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUQRIK4wQ5
"Do you think I still have a choice?" he whispered, as if asking himself.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhsvRP43DO
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WBWPjGMrP
"You were never given a choice,"137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNE5QE1NbP
Bai Zi-Ming replied, his gaze calm like a still river,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJ0bBxLFgf
but with currents hidden deep beneath.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBSLqTQzUh
"What you've always had—was burden."137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGInNdEr0f4
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiBOupX24g
He tried to speak,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKIoZ2Crke
but his throat was parched,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLowHyjq9Q
his voice buried beneath layers of fractured time.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zNdfZ3Wnl
The ungrasped past, the names too dangerous to recall,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSnVHKFKrC
and the cross in his pocket—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7mHf9RFWw
all pressed against his breath like a weight.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LLNgRHJfK
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn57HV2XMAj
"You want the truth behind the 281 days?"137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CWMGJkGiM
Bai Zi-Ming asked suddenly, his voice nearly a whisper.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fXoFUJUTd
"Then understand this:137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxdXuFfy6L
your memory was never from a single source."137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3Drraw6Xm
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡah2QN9LdlS
"…Meaning?" He looked up, brow furrowed.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0r07SR04Q
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuOAtPwCYM
"You've been… adjusted.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQk3HDkf7l
Or rather, your time has been written, rewritten, and folded again."137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8aMY0AuJn
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48o8gc2DRw
"Each moment you remember—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU70lC6BdwV
may come from yourself,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpV6TDXSyLA
another version of you,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9lDOMQ7wg
or a future that hasn't yet occurred."137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvTbSy8HRi
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡel67syApNF
Silence stretched between them,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrEBQBxBBq
like the broken timeline unraveling inside his mind.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JhlPSjU9U
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpZE54h8vX
He suddenly remembered the photo—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFr7GKrfzT
the clock frozen at 28:01.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPIISjGkkb
It wasn't the end of time.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExXiv7MOfV
It was a new beginning, in another form.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzeJqCnYzn
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEZ6zQ2YIq
"So who am I now?"137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBW9ParjjP
He asked softly. But this time, there was no tremble in his voice.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxKABiR1FU
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjpfW0QZa5
Bai Zi-Ming didn't answer immediately.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsENpu0Hw7
Instead, he stepped closer, and said quietly, with clarity:137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFa9SVQNKbN
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JBaqTPMYO
"You are the one who—across every version—chose to remain."137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCLwndL5io
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vXgMTmepD
The moment those words landed,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQD5w2qMv2
something inside him stirred—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMKEqZ1hnh
not breaking,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiDiufRkS4
but realigning.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPEdOOUIJQ
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPGHFF8ro5
"When you're ready," Bai Zi-Ming said, turning into the shadows,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYY5StbMeW
"come back to me.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVa8cQBRIM
But remember—don't be late again.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSUs4a4OmV
One more delay, and you will forget who you are."137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxCAWRHz9D
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgAB1MHsVO
The lights in the hallway flickered,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhp8SEoNzd
like a memory signal about to be severed.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJFwk3yRcQ
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjijST0Ebt
He stood still.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbv1OFC690
Didn't chase,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7n6MZOPYSa
didn't turn back.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58Qfpm83Q4
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVkK5FBstm
Because he knew—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDnWMTiwFV
the silence in that moment was already a kind of wordless promise.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODzfN4zc3t
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iwbLLd9sE
He lifted a hand and held the cross in his pocket.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljOiFWNKTm
His fingertips trembled slightly.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaf2036loaM
It wasn't just cold metal—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtJvEW7iX6
it was a key to every possibility.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtU1S6lrfSj
A key to memory,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMyrmG6tji
and to the fate he could no longer avoid.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAp4QjHbVL
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtAbcMxeJf
The door was opening.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6JUu1eFXD
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzF9TunXIQb
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6EfwA7iNK
---137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsw4SuB0t3
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWGxmypWzn
When he left the LUOYEH base,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgoE6mtgbT
the sky outside hung between two extremes—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKNS5rT34Z
not day,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpU4UM6TqQ
not night.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MZ6fCly1b
A soft light drifted through the air,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCCBpsvBbG
carrying whispers left unfinished.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBLD4BA2xM
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Lytv5jKVr
As he entered the alley,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3ldmjvL2P
his phone screen lit up on its own.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡag3dlVaLBT
The time flickered for a second, then displayed:137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokYhxB8pXH
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovy6QlqlSm
February 23, 2025 (Sunday) — 18:40137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntGDnUVg18
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheQ0XKd0Uu
He froze.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKynHpOu1UP
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5TLdIcULL
That was impossible.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrEflSon4e
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLENX25NYek
When he entered the base, it was 3:47 PM.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyKBpvlNjG
The conversation hadn't lasted more than a few minutes.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9n5lLcwK7F
There should've been no gap of nearly three hours.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGx6Oc7nd6N
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRDdAQgRaW
Even stranger—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkH6Mrjqmit
he couldn't recall anything from the moment he left the inner room until now.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Dnq3q8g8i
As if someone had sliced out an entire stretch of memory—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6uOViDCUl
cleanly, surgically, without even ash remaining.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡur7S8U7meE
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnphQCkCymf
"How long have I walked again?"137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgv68xWddH
he asked himself, voice so low not even the wind bothered to reply.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKKdRG4qeS
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OxiPyrkNk
He opened his notes app,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡle3a14HMnn
intending to record what Bai Zi-Ming had said—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPckEcm0NGQ
only to find a line he never remembered writing:137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwHbflD0cg
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGuOUUiage
[Tuesday – fracture : 2/25, 03:00 tentative]137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjVymHxXFV
[Reverse Axis remains unstable.]137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFoqpBAdm2
[Do not return.]137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSVSuJBSGZ
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjP8o44paIU
He hadn't written that.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsFEz57Aue
But it was in his voice—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8sE2WhjRg
his format, his rhythm, his syntax.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52rC9eZ96v
Exactly like something he'd write to his future self.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPy2G24xHE
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJpifuopTH
He tried deleting it—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj985Rm1l1h
but nothing happened.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4z1jYWnoJ7
His finger brushed the screen,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHPExtDeMO
and the entire device seemed to chill.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4ixEreXhs
Tiny static flickers danced across it—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYoch0BSco
like interference.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzbROTWY9n
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY99zvwXCb1
Then he knew—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqAjxTqAdW
this wasn't a warning.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99jm4LnotN
This was a trace of timeline interference.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyPowpHwQE
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7CtU5mDDz
He looked up quickly, scanning the distance.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Q3P68Iv3L
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIIqOBYPsv
At a far corner,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XE09myPY6
a figure flashed past—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XJm5BomAB
so like the reflection he'd once seen in a mirror.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGZqgi9u7p
But the stride was different, the posture foreign,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfo4LnXHHnc
the eyes not his.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXtaoLJVJd
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrU1kCQBdmw
Yet—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFkBMmuC65
not entirely not his.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbbcKhDtFd
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIcvVBuL72
He turned sharply,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUzrFmLcjE
ready to chase—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGI5MJP2r68
but stopped.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4eDAFTvKB
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCCu6kbgeq
Because he understood:137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ssyF19IkH
if he approached,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoR0wV3TDC8
he could never come back.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiavmx9CNs
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hmNAqlzEA
He whispered,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR18OXQsUaJ
"28:01… is it beginning?"137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQTtXqmgbx
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DsFBrQdSX
He drew the cross from his pocket,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajMaAZaeOV
held it in his palm—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sDfYZb69I
as if testing whether it would respond again.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4JL7uqqB6
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyy6TTw0bm
Cold.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUEBV4AQu7
Silent.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFRfqWDkyD
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvtSc2rpea
But as his gaze settled on the point where the bars intersected,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFgLnhaOG6
he saw it—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsMCMwROEw
a fine fracture running along the surface,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fGOMlsoLR
and at a specific angle,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Rw3Y2Nm3v
a hidden reflection emerged:137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhZerN4Fys
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunDC9FftqP
X-Ω Layer // Phase 1 Initiated137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLN21WUt988
First Reversal Expected: 火曜日 28:01137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4iwZyUYj9
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30CtIMlGJA
Not "Tuesday".137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzn4iUiTDlu
火曜日.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6Jwjw1sy3
He'd never seen that word in his phone or system—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMFtpUbhvR
an ambiguous name,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BvG9Z85ID
a term that only surfaced137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEr6UGPDZG6
when events had crossed into irreversibility.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBVO0x7qoV
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofiFEB97J5
"He really did stay behind," he murmured.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQz2Z0x2aWB
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEyeraQuGW
"But now…137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7qXDjEQrV
can I still leave?"137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsS0fiJZGj
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYG9gs1er47
No one answered—except the wind.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7deT8fcF6
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UKCbCt55o
The wind had never truly stopped.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJHQhxD52w
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lCUahqvcQ
And now,137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0OJKM7Ckw
it was no longer just the movement of air.137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uvVtoHM7S
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQER1scY4R
It was the echo of memory—137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6iIBqXyPO
and of fate.
Penana
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