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He didn't answer right away.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGgHDJBogd
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpN5uzUwVu
Because he knew—it wasn't a question one could answer in a single breath.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZT3DeSuMhW
It was a riddle that required the soul to slowly shed its layers,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7auNgvRD4
to be rewoven before it could respond.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMZ38IxkX7
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9m5zjWJswO
"Do you think I still have a choice?" he whispered, as if asking himself.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGPEDBQPXT
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXY410Y6LdK
"You were never given a choice,"38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUH4HZL0hf
Bai Zi-Ming replied, his gaze calm like a still river,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZr9rZXGOT
but with currents hidden deep beneath.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kc4UDGahv
"What you've always had—was burden."38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZzJQNe0fF
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MWc19DN1r
He tried to speak,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYvZidXIlv
but his throat was parched,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgS8wnnwSze
his voice buried beneath layers of fractured time.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNdrKpyzOP
The ungrasped past, the names too dangerous to recall,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLuhDRzhNC
and the cross in his pocket—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsRPYJk73G
all pressed against his breath like a weight.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6YzQWOu6P
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1QFv9cjYb
"You want the truth behind the 281 days?"38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51KsIDixME
Bai Zi-Ming asked suddenly, his voice nearly a whisper.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVN9nK1DgH9
"Then understand this:38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Lz2M3LO7w
your memory was never from a single source."38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZRFE2zhZi
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoTHsSp0CE
"…Meaning?" He looked up, brow furrowed.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfdgNTF8Nc
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBHfcMW4qk
"You've been… adjusted.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm04MqsEFUo
Or rather, your time has been written, rewritten, and folded again."38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwV6kPZQdze
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRIRrdjUta
"Each moment you remember—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDljmiSAaPH
may come from yourself,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IZ8tkZB2x
another version of you,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxqd0Ikvmp
or a future that hasn't yet occurred."38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmMTILbSFm
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡao0Y6o1Ue2
Silence stretched between them,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIilFwyi6NP
like the broken timeline unraveling inside his mind.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasZ4lLnwEJ
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz976D26YRW
He suddenly remembered the photo—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvsVIeZGh0
the clock frozen at 28:01.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbRK74RmiWe
It wasn't the end of time.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqXzgNnS5Y
It was a new beginning, in another form.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkFUxdrAX5
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvE2gP9y520
"So who am I now?"38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlvzm2dpWY
He asked softly. But this time, there was no tremble in his voice.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguyIFrZTOi
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxffDdvZBV
Bai Zi-Ming didn't answer immediately.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYizWYnW7N
Instead, he stepped closer, and said quietly, with clarity:38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbGcgBXkY3
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ck9bzNBOM
"You are the one who—across every version—chose to remain."38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulBi74WIP9
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFCvVm15Oc
The moment those words landed,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fX0UOknCv
something inside him stirred—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mEs5n6AEM
not breaking,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2pjiPH5XZ
but realigning.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6d2cvoAqYd
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"When you're ready," Bai Zi-Ming said, turning into the shadows,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqNc3oPZ3G
"come back to me.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefRIZIIV3d
But remember—don't be late again.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDYVoePYBH
One more delay, and you will forget who you are."38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWNEBgj3sC
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJflrWmxSZg
The lights in the hallway flickered,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitgRqKSDIZ
like a memory signal about to be severed.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeF7c2wbzBg
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZFdWKiveR
He stood still.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRadpNgUgv
Didn't chase,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyBQGBm7jj
didn't turn back.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQg8diRX51
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bYqKfFz6s
Because he knew—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9miS7ruIL
the silence in that moment was already a kind of wordless promise.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7urtgrBJ9
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCqoVwMTCO
He lifted a hand and held the cross in his pocket.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbzuWQK8NE
His fingertips trembled slightly.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpjfxiEipk
It wasn't just cold metal—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMO7YO7OWlr
it was a key to every possibility.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvo3eJmNiO
A key to memory,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKY73JSOOaz
and to the fate he could no longer avoid.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwyAl2KL2V
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The door was opening.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cgUiuQH62
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---38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6M3hv84gom
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When he left the LUOYEH base,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkjubzJILe
the sky outside hung between two extremes—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVX55uxxn1
not day,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYA5q2MEkAn
not night.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8juhL7YUvy
A soft light drifted through the air,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39NXufcTaf
carrying whispers left unfinished.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEVh0HCfjD
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDp5fLzXmj
As he entered the alley,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxstFnOsHJw
his phone screen lit up on its own.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtz0ybo7heo
The time flickered for a second, then displayed:38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQw8fTsNDe
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February 23, 2025 (Sunday) — 18:4038Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmM5dgmZvSh
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He froze.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFavMJN0c5
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That was impossible.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIrNeHRLF3
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When he entered the base, it was 3:47 PM.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0uA5RvuXs
The conversation hadn't lasted more than a few minutes.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ136ej9c23Y
There should've been no gap of nearly three hours.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qpNwRKtSe
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEqyntYCHh
Even stranger—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNECmSyGOGG
he couldn't recall anything from the moment he left the inner room until now.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvbV2SrLbN
As if someone had sliced out an entire stretch of memory—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWD8x7cUv5N
cleanly, surgically, without even ash remaining.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0X55Q2itO
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaibJL4wVXS
"How long have I walked again?"38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlRAKmhU84
he asked himself, voice so low not even the wind bothered to reply.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDiB7ZNbVk
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLeWHosI6P
He opened his notes app,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3rnMwGamx
intending to record what Bai Zi-Ming had said—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeS2eU4K7R
only to find a line he never remembered writing:38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgGPS1O0HQ
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[Tuesday – fracture : 2/25, 03:00 tentative]38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8mrU7R6C6
[Reverse Axis remains unstable.]38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQp6ZeTSlq
[Do not return.]38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8j7gtHnAwP
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He hadn't written that.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkWEbc48xF
But it was in his voice—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOuZC9VMQf
his format, his rhythm, his syntax.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5J7Wgmx0I
Exactly like something he'd write to his future self.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoaO71GqOK
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELPzVDjMU3
He tried deleting it—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6EgCvZ9Sb
but nothing happened.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVsbq2QRb5
His finger brushed the screen,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GNp4sGQo2
and the entire device seemed to chill.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEOKyHvd4i
Tiny static flickers danced across it—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXh37dvefU
like interference.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMzSOFPfMw
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNUXfgigdU
Then he knew—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRogB8NCX6Q
this wasn't a warning.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsGUNu5u6a
This was a trace of timeline interference.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXCyqoJAdF
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxb7YeI6yNK
He looked up quickly, scanning the distance.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtj1d5Co5J
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOummrNUHn
At a far corner,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjR6z1uybQ
a figure flashed past—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaMQFJyawK
so like the reflection he'd once seen in a mirror.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtB6PYNXa6h
But the stride was different, the posture foreign,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFMgnd9hcV
the eyes not his.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNnncEONbC
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrDjDtzuti
Yet—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUbIorvG0i
not entirely not his.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYs53dDRMn
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzQfLlj258
He turned sharply,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvj4ABoD0ko
ready to chase—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKU5S7h0bb7
but stopped.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKjcfaa9dQ
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5aifwqNOz
Because he understood:38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0om8eSgbx
if he approached,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyQFPnaMKH
he could never come back.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQk10wnYhtJ
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshqbjGbbCX
He whispered,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeUgM6yg0U
"28:01… is it beginning?"38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYwwviSFrF
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOFqOzPYH8
He drew the cross from his pocket,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztJaqqBbdW
held it in his palm—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtbwI77nfg
as if testing whether it would respond again.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrguHCNI33H
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOlXzrKqQg
Cold.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7ElrCohO4
Silent.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pMp1IPhvG
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dmxbfaOz6
But as his gaze settled on the point where the bars intersected,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNkYXNrhFa
he saw it—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWpRn1pjWZ
a fine fracture running along the surface,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8lAK7EhyT
and at a specific angle,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDK7XixfM3B
a hidden reflection emerged:38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgs3utENgLj
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNv96Dyb5VR
X-Ω Layer // Phase 1 Initiated38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5RokYGPmH
First Reversal Expected: 火曜日 28:0138Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXr3jBUjhJ
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Not "Tuesday".38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAoEYxGEjw
火曜日.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7ME4At0Zr
He'd never seen that word in his phone or system—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoWxGqOKQZ
an ambiguous name,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfRIkhy6zE
a term that only surfaced38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuVRTpvehF
when events had crossed into irreversibility.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpF2dNas2Y
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY445XFk9PA
"He really did stay behind," he murmured.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpFtINnFKO
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0B4jWhGDZ
"But now…38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhdRrdaanm
can I still leave?"38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuz3I3okRIj
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQuXImCEEa
No one answered—except the wind.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8Ao2BiAs7
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrH8zLToIzO
The wind had never truly stopped.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvW1R9Jmy2
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBuQjCgYn0
And now,38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6e8NZp7hP
it was no longer just the movement of air.38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpU66uhQRt
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4S6gzAcTIW
It was the echo of memory—38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAOc3kcESj
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