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He didn't answer right away.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPfDuS9BdL
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Because he knew—it wasn't a question one could answer in a single breath.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWE0gerOSJZ
It was a riddle that required the soul to slowly shed its layers,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxN2BksQd0u
to be rewoven before it could respond.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqChcWG9tn
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"Do you think I still have a choice?" he whispered, as if asking himself.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTciFXZ7R8
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtv6FfI9iP
"You were never given a choice,"9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1XCMq3RlV
Bai Zi-Ming replied, his gaze calm like a still river,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBB8pkWsaB6
but with currents hidden deep beneath.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqmisAPQdr
"What you've always had—was burden."9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETRloASFVN
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8m2aB5o83
He tried to speak,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACeBt99yaW
but his throat was parched,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXtRcAr903
his voice buried beneath layers of fractured time.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MjiMbhX5Q
The ungrasped past, the names too dangerous to recall,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbAdECiq7R
and the cross in his pocket—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TuopwKa5i
all pressed against his breath like a weight.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR04tNk3RyX
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yk3A06tXl
"You want the truth behind the 281 days?"9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqjf3u0ki2
Bai Zi-Ming asked suddenly, his voice nearly a whisper.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8b5VOvydw
"Then understand this:9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqK70bIjOCt
your memory was never from a single source."9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpMpAgaQUY
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XwlFrgZTu
"…Meaning?" He looked up, brow furrowed.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkc4BEefk1t
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3vkA0x24F
"You've been… adjusted.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3q5SLjjEXg
Or rather, your time has been written, rewritten, and folded again."9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpSBZdtfdq
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCP0TLdg3HJ
"Each moment you remember—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9KUaM3rZu
may come from yourself,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKyX0Wvjcm
another version of you,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9WwwRXPe9
or a future that hasn't yet occurred."9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiJa81Inv9
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYSk4ruIBT
Silence stretched between them,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwKzvPL44K
like the broken timeline unraveling inside his mind.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGLR1XvS4j
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yRW0OJ1R5
He suddenly remembered the photo—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcl3SmUubok
the clock frozen at 28:01.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSGuBvXOYr
It wasn't the end of time.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6ole5sQlo
It was a new beginning, in another form.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItkgwX9dw4
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MCfWWYLPB
"So who am I now?"9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4NaKejnZ4
He asked softly. But this time, there was no tremble in his voice.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5u1kNKLCr
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZMOg6IBln
Bai Zi-Ming didn't answer immediately.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltNn18lJb6
Instead, he stepped closer, and said quietly, with clarity:9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzqD2m1Syv
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPS4BoBwGN
"You are the one who—across every version—chose to remain."9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNcS4ovxF3
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Xn0FZQ1fX
The moment those words landed,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTR6ju1xlo
something inside him stirred—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCdQaoDWOJ
not breaking,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK03IQFV3Xt
but realigning.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoTvT1dgYx
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJioaAYZkhU
"When you're ready," Bai Zi-Ming said, turning into the shadows,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlF9EPI860
"come back to me.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgqJRvhHJs
But remember—don't be late again.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcty1xoXttq
One more delay, and you will forget who you are."9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNyL9Z3N89
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡop8v8NYYIK
The lights in the hallway flickered,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK74NQ28E2V
like a memory signal about to be severed.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWi6veTVfd
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnkRtl0PZU
He stood still.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAu0PMubnAv
Didn't chase,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3yxfJZR1A
didn't turn back.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8o8gOI6fL
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKlhh8q8mQ
Because he knew—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwAMlM9LvJ
the silence in that moment was already a kind of wordless promise.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllx8VFUTHY
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrX6ak2fDY
He lifted a hand and held the cross in his pocket.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPybgH8QDMD
His fingertips trembled slightly.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rwOBpNcVW
It wasn't just cold metal—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNL4HTy8PX
it was a key to every possibility.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFJvrc7jPe
A key to memory,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvqroWeb35
and to the fate he could no longer avoid.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Zerdm0Yug
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The door was opening.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdV5szYRuti
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---9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxueEZeGMS
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdd4fPtZeU
When he left the LUOYEH base,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9V0Pknr95N
the sky outside hung between two extremes—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgYALhlBYL
not day,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5cm2jMYjB
not night.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlNKBjU1Bk
A soft light drifted through the air,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjEEnuRgxg
carrying whispers left unfinished.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExsLr5aAef
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdOQwfC1xc
As he entered the alley,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqlT10qqcv
his phone screen lit up on its own.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8vzsIZJwS
The time flickered for a second, then displayed:9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8QDduxySe
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February 23, 2025 (Sunday) — 18:409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAvXxALB6s
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFEDgWLHpK
He froze.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekLkxGcgvX
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That was impossible.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVyxkh89nD
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When he entered the base, it was 3:47 PM.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6rBVBKEXa
The conversation hadn't lasted more than a few minutes.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvPwxwuKpJ
There should've been no gap of nearly three hours.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdAjYbAnzJ
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNB6P13bh7V
Even stranger—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVe8QNWjKAw
he couldn't recall anything from the moment he left the inner room until now.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnoJ4kkt85
As if someone had sliced out an entire stretch of memory—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0XJ32dj2m
cleanly, surgically, without even ash remaining.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFt2maaLAa1
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXS4x9sU4BX
"How long have I walked again?"9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRflJceFo0z
he asked himself, voice so low not even the wind bothered to reply.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7VrWeu6cO
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LbqpdlUjh
He opened his notes app,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKKTTAOKeJ
intending to record what Bai Zi-Ming had said—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SWkm5xytR
only to find a line he never remembered writing:9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbqrGoWRzg
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[Tuesday – fracture : 2/25, 03:00 tentative]9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEhyAlWRAF
[Reverse Axis remains unstable.]9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwfJe8NdvS
[Do not return.]9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dn64ArhF2
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kaiq0X6RC
He hadn't written that.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghHGMwAGRm
But it was in his voice—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Zrwq9EbPp
his format, his rhythm, his syntax.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFpJwa8cwO
Exactly like something he'd write to his future self.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBmx4X4tWZ
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXY6VtWHBg5
He tried deleting it—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrT2D5lGAKM
but nothing happened.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzp2d1nmnzq
His finger brushed the screen,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Sk2AiTNJr
and the entire device seemed to chill.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8hqe2VrlX
Tiny static flickers danced across it—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1buyS6hkgZ
like interference.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMV9BUQjGbq
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgF1TV3GTX
Then he knew—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQhY5ypbl7
this wasn't a warning.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTSjzajz2B
This was a trace of timeline interference.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhergDjog5
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6zHH3IJBc
He looked up quickly, scanning the distance.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrMsLxsvPK
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsOE3SjAmm
At a far corner,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7Fz7GIpdO
a figure flashed past—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluxTf2L5Fu
so like the reflection he'd once seen in a mirror.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjhRcfGIkC
But the stride was different, the posture foreign,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRduDxKcvv
the eyes not his.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy081ZZAZh3
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqgaU85gXf
Yet—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2hKkcZUfc
not entirely not his.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqH6OxuNH5f
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pY8R6KVFp
He turned sharply,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiE56tWgkR
ready to chase—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbwJgmC3fn
but stopped.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzcEGK4NyL
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EGwhit0Kx
Because he understood:9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHg1m9SffK
if he approached,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdO7A8zYx8
he could never come back.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IGOlgbqjB
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2dKa43Fbe
He whispered,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8ktRnT11i
"28:01… is it beginning?"9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15YNHMbQZX
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UKcQDPUYQ
He drew the cross from his pocket,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6Fjd6HUgO
held it in his palm—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJ9C1nhLNR
as if testing whether it would respond again.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYz8xMy4fHO
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrp991eRgi5
Cold.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3txVkAIqej
Silent.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPU89DY8sI
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6ubqF38aa
But as his gaze settled on the point where the bars intersected,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDs7DuXB0Cn
he saw it—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hWPDHPa3M
a fine fracture running along the surface,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJKviiRc3j
and at a specific angle,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelmi28vDRf
a hidden reflection emerged:9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6pzhPasca
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X-Ω Layer // Phase 1 Initiated9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZtYnoyDl9
First Reversal Expected: 火曜日 28:019Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqfgVpUAdm
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Not "Tuesday".9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7q19Zi97y
火曜日.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gBdkoAo5V
He'd never seen that word in his phone or system—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhG6w0pQd0
an ambiguous name,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOExzayENk
a term that only surfaced9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VE0wijle6
when events had crossed into irreversibility.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4a70wpFAN
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqcsKylYX2
"He really did stay behind," he murmured.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6rkeSeGlf
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWza2zUqLI
"But now…9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhjjCm0QFX
can I still leave?"9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKJ7RRqGP9
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEA0pmMhrV1
No one answered—except the wind.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡincew0wx2e
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7i6crvt5w
The wind had never truly stopped.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpRvJ9MhMr
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh13HqC2qnr
And now,9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kHE8zzl0L
it was no longer just the movement of air.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pAAsW3dmv
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaiLhkSMqgm
It was the echo of memory—9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDNmhYiYy7
and of fate.8964 copyright protection5ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUrvCBfYyM 維尼

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