He didn't answer right away.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh04kurMsDU
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7rx5L13ay
Because he knew—it wasn't a question one could answer in a single breath.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfPvIOO0xj
It was a riddle that required the soul to slowly shed its layers,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3s6XHgKxE
to be rewoven before it could respond.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJmGTxkBwD
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1v3b7tcrs
"Do you think I still have a choice?" he whispered, as if asking himself.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOipvxaSA7
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbD1x3NWYL
"You were never given a choice,"17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUw0LN3sUhu
Bai Zi-Ming replied, his gaze calm like a still river,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukKveGyRiu
but with currents hidden deep beneath.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQbD0NuPct
"What you've always had—was burden."17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidZYnBD5XH
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAjgWgY9lU
He tried to speak,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lIlJYsCbV
but his throat was parched,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqlbT5Zvme
his voice buried beneath layers of fractured time.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFWyurM1Qj
The ungrasped past, the names too dangerous to recall,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVuQafsi1y
and the cross in his pocket—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsPX5WbEAO
all pressed against his breath like a weight.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPBPUgpgIp
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVF72b8RqY
"You want the truth behind the 281 days?"17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOOCpCA8r6
Bai Zi-Ming asked suddenly, his voice nearly a whisper.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxjhs2pXWQ
"Then understand this:17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UFzaAkySW
your memory was never from a single source."17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04h0ykk2jR
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2SboYikII
"…Meaning?" He looked up, brow furrowed.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ourCZy9vD
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86W1ze2bec
"You've been… adjusted.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsMLzQwT7E
Or rather, your time has been written, rewritten, and folded again."17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9b5efxd28I
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPEt1El9LH
"Each moment you remember—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFmRt1ndk8
may come from yourself,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4svLe3Q1eq
another version of you,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyD4EHlL99
or a future that hasn't yet occurred."17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BjZi0XN1G
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOciId88hG
Silence stretched between them,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wzNq4w5S7
like the broken timeline unraveling inside his mind.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmkDVJvcSe
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk06ebDn6Rg
He suddenly remembered the photo—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfGGziWJ1b
the clock frozen at 28:01.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhuLb5cGpF
It wasn't the end of time.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEloTUYSra
It was a new beginning, in another form.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKAaNwxeKY
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3thbO2IgE
"So who am I now?"17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCk3VHEH6s6
He asked softly. But this time, there was no tremble in his voice.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbjpooLMd9
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2If1KPfUdB
Bai Zi-Ming didn't answer immediately.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpUqoY6WCN
Instead, he stepped closer, and said quietly, with clarity:17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgjj3LKAxX
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZetjJbKuV
"You are the one who—across every version—chose to remain."17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ls6spL5ge
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNA8BOrvJPC
The moment those words landed,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlr28wh2FAB
something inside him stirred—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZQ6MZcC0N
not breaking,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKa7n0hdiZd
but realigning.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1NcmCQTIz
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GnOaaHpqq
"When you're ready," Bai Zi-Ming said, turning into the shadows,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbPtIQTy1j
"come back to me.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2QiriDuSD
But remember—don't be late again.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eWszbHV8g
One more delay, and you will forget who you are."17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2taFV46JfR
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15yLoe5ll3
The lights in the hallway flickered,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUv2NOGrKV7
like a memory signal about to be severed.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbbtNKuCBV
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaCXtAtVWu
He stood still.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNTJbMDo99
Didn't chase,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcFPn7V6S9
didn't turn back.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiahp8A5BZ
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXaG3M05GL
Because he knew—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvPOsHZzYz
the silence in that moment was already a kind of wordless promise.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ewf78oPxA
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHh69ZzLTib
He lifted a hand and held the cross in his pocket.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcW1n3Ly28m
His fingertips trembled slightly.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCbE9gbyDv
It wasn't just cold metal—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQkv6Egvka
it was a key to every possibility.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEc7JgukuXm
A key to memory,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pWryR2g7p
and to the fate he could no longer avoid.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5vWRJbPo1
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRR7494Sic
The door was opening.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTe5UIENVhx
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsb9cygSHm
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwsMzthNM9
---17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iSnVP8n27
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmJgFnP8kr
When he left the LUOYEH base,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQj4qQsiDV
the sky outside hung between two extremes—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39F6qjpYj2
not day,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2O9jcDut6F
not night.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWE8txPOE1x
A soft light drifted through the air,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7AQSlQlXY
carrying whispers left unfinished.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UsXotaLRP
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbh9gqQ761
As he entered the alley,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxv2dDSpsd
his phone screen lit up on its own.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8d4lCN0Zzj
The time flickered for a second, then displayed:17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoX86g4YvP3
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDURmcu5ap
February 23, 2025 (Sunday) — 18:4017Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkncuMRxpeR
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzqs6oevJi
He froze.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvBS9Oo52J
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKhylYsWLO
That was impossible.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29Uv6WjVHt
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUmR0KnuMK
When he entered the base, it was 3:47 PM.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABdLa9c1Iq
The conversation hadn't lasted more than a few minutes.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYd6hAXaoMH
There should've been no gap of nearly three hours.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnMeTuIHF5
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc67wl7boUj
Even stranger—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaOR6Y97Mw
he couldn't recall anything from the moment he left the inner room until now.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXBhALe0Dx
As if someone had sliced out an entire stretch of memory—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GbSpHJr0B
cleanly, surgically, without even ash remaining.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NPLf1AFOE
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOBOF3v0kU
"How long have I walked again?"17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDERjuu1ZK4
he asked himself, voice so low not even the wind bothered to reply.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfm80lBj8z
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkRVA3YPs6
He opened his notes app,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UnSobxRHQ
intending to record what Bai Zi-Ming had said—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJ5Cpir93x
only to find a line he never remembered writing:17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKPuhjrWRb
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7brUBGbBuz
[Tuesday – fracture : 2/25, 03:00 tentative]17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdimwNqn6xj
[Reverse Axis remains unstable.]17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpUKaXsJzx
[Do not return.]17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNeGLNuMw0
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyJFrEytNX
He hadn't written that.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUkXACzzcI
But it was in his voice—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPDvfFFGve
his format, his rhythm, his syntax.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3qSCiXwO2
Exactly like something he'd write to his future self.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmgmCeF0Fc
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSunH8DggF
He tried deleting it—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnBEXuVKmt
but nothing happened.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTWYIzDm3d
His finger brushed the screen,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMLwv7BwyF
and the entire device seemed to chill.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVj0t4Ph1a
Tiny static flickers danced across it—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5Dt0Aoyxu
like interference.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVQHQj8rKb
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbi0UfGEhw
Then he knew—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJgDshRjdX
this wasn't a warning.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsh6PQkJ73I
This was a trace of timeline interference.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWR4yFx8EZd
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4M8z1rjbDn
He looked up quickly, scanning the distance.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCYwPAIt7q
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZnVAd4vNV
At a far corner,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunjxvRgMBN
a figure flashed past—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoyA8uVhXl
so like the reflection he'd once seen in a mirror.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8fxYg8yNg
But the stride was different, the posture foreign,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfY9sUDSRId
the eyes not his.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2m1Q2ihPu
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FoLOMExx9
Yet—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpBkm2p84k
not entirely not his.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnm68dcx1Oy
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcAjqeChvU
He turned sharply,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEQWe6PbuC
ready to chase—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeQukjawHY
but stopped.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMDBCpPWWf
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7RTyf50IE
Because he understood:17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJEWGU2wvI
if he approached,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfXn7c2chP
he could never come back.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWyFYyee7q
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVUXmIKvVZ
He whispered,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUkQjcl3Pd
"28:01… is it beginning?"17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYby7ZS2Ni7
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqyKmaA6Yj
He drew the cross from his pocket,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0lVonW3WS
held it in his palm—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mbneW1S4b
as if testing whether it would respond again.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf31j1PhsGS
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNmZAgIN7e
Cold.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzp5GEFpSEP
Silent.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfZCIImqdy
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIXlV09yIb
But as his gaze settled on the point where the bars intersected,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxufSlkRgx
he saw it—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZ2MpoHkL0
a fine fracture running along the surface,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPY7SMU0KVQ
and at a specific angle,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQ7Mq2o22N
a hidden reflection emerged:17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82gYHPLp6M
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVikzMAhnNB
X-Ω Layer // Phase 1 Initiated17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZCs0CktAv
First Reversal Expected: 火曜日 28:0117Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ojgXVsU0P
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaL5efDNaV
Not "Tuesday".17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsl2RiHp0C
火曜日.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLU5fdDK3Bf
He'd never seen that word in his phone or system—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbL1uIuWzer
an ambiguous name,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDegUFUboz0
a term that only surfaced17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyveoZNTOl
when events had crossed into irreversibility.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqK62QdsBgz
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqnyx90nuy
"He really did stay behind," he murmured.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE35s4A07VG
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIqe1Sdl5i
"But now…17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sbiHksgt9
can I still leave?"17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBgSdHQoji
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnl7nfwQ5S
No one answered—except the wind.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLx29jqcf5M
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bjkEI6EDz
The wind had never truly stopped.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7hiLhBKMv
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpBIHMSWbx
And now,17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcTsov0ocs
it was no longer just the movement of air.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXhVVCW3Ru
17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgupPM5ICc
It was the echo of memory—17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdbyqimnWB
and of fate.
Penana
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