Chapter 748: So Sometimes People Are Just Dumb

Although a long time had passed,

she still could not help but feel excited in her heart to see this child use such an ability up close again.

Because the last time had also been after three thousand years, when she first saw her former self again, when she saw the image of her poor daughter before she died, he was the only one in this hell who could restore those irretrievable pasts and show them to you…

And precisely because of that,

wasn’t she so sincerely hoping he could grow up and eventually open for them that path of hope to leave this hell?

Slowly,

that blinding silver light fell on the forehead of that body.

In an instant,

the shattered fragments in his pupils fluttered as if blown by the wind, rising piece by piece from that broken consciousness.

Distant, as if treading the long river of time, chasing after that long-shattered past.

Those lost things.

Those things that had gone astray.

They seemed like fragments scattered in golden autumn light, like phantoms reknitting, letting the peeled, broken awareness gradually return to his homeland…

In an instant,

those eyes slowly opened, revealing a bewildered gaze; those shadows from the past knitted together again within his eyes.

And the moment Miaomiao saw those eyes, her own eyes began to tremble.

Because there was nothing she knew better.

Those eyes…

“Bro… Brother…”

At some point, the tears in her eyes had already begun to fall, her trembling pupils like a ripping pain in her chest,

the memories suppressed in her heart for who knows how long, the sufferings she refused to recall…

seemed to surge out completely the moment he opened his eyes.

…

The black mist still billowed in the high sky, unchanged through the ages.

The Titans’ madness in the distance still churned the entire land, yet on this withered ground there was, for once, a rare pocket of private peace.

Lynn rested against the back of his head, leaning on Little One’s huge skull, a worm-flavored lollipop dangling from his mouth as he tastelessly stared at the darkened sky.

Miaomiao’s big brother had temporarily returned.

Lynn had also given them family time alone, so they could properly…

say goodbye.

How to put it?

Maybe it was for practical reasons, maybe just to get the System quest reward, which was why he risked everything to try to find Miaomiao’s family.

If it were out of kindness, he would never admit it.

Alright.

Although he really was an unusually good person in this hell, and handsome to boot.

But thinking carefully, perhaps he saw his own reflection in Miaomiao, which is why he was moved when he saw that poor cat so desperately wanting to find her family.

How to say it.

Because if you don’t try hard to look, how would you ever know it’s hopeless?

He absentmindedly held the lollipop between his teeth, letting Little One curiously stare like she wanted to eat it.

Just like one’s parents.

Knowing how slim the hope was,

didn’t one still keep telling oneself that you are only a wanderer far from home, that someday you would return, that you wanted to see the excited expressions on your aging parents’ faces again.

You wanted to tell them, Mom, your son isn’t dead yet, he’s trying to live better, he wants to write to you, he misses you day and night until even the tree of longing cracks.

“Doctor Brother—what—are you thinking about—”

Little One asked curiously.

Lynn snapped back to reality, turned, and looked at those wildly disproportionate, curious eyes. Then his mouth twitched into a grin and he said:

“Of course I’m thinking about home. Just like you, Little One, have your parents, I also have mine. I just can’t see them for now.”

Little One nodded in confusion.

She didn’t fully understand.

But she could still see a faint gleam in Doctor Brother’s eyes that might or might not be tears, yet when he returned to the present it was only that same gentle smile as before.

“Are Doctor Brother’s parents—also as powerful as Doctor Brother—?”

Little One asked curiously.

In her heart, Doctor Brother was absolutely a super powerful person.

Lynn laughed loudly, leaped up, put his hands on his hips, pointed at the sky with the lollipop still in his mouth and said:

“Of course they are, otherwise how could they have given birth to someone as badass as me? I, Lynn, am naturally extraordinary, and my parents are—”

He paused.

Fell into a brief silence.

For a moment it felt empty.

Then he pretended nothing had happened, lay back down, propped his head on his arms, leaned against Little One’s head, closed his eyes and said:

“They’re just ordinary good people…”

Little One listened curiously, seeming to sense that indescribable emotion in Doctor Brother’s heart.

Lynn closed his eyes and talked to himself.

“My dad was a local staff member, no special strengths, no special weaknesses, very ordinary. My mom was amazing when she was young, but after having me she quit her job and devoted herself to running the household.”

“Because I was the only disappointing son, she paid extra attention to me: sent me to the best schools, bought the best toys. No matter what it was, she didn’t want me to be worse than others, didn’t want me to lose at the starting line.”

“At first I was very rebellious.”

“I couldn’t even sense how much they cared, I only thought they were nagging, controlling me too much, so I often tried things behind their backs that were more exciting.”

“Like hacking, occult studies, street racing gangs, harems, tarot cards, or to test whether jumping off several floors would kill me, so I tried it at the teaching building once and scared the principal into the hospital.”

Lynn closed his eyes and rambled.

“And every time I got into trouble, it was that old couple who tirelessly cleaned up my messes and apologized on my behalf. I didn’t care at all, thinking it was only natural. I was their son, they ought to treat me well.”

Crunch—

As he said this, he crushed the lollipop in his mouth, releasing a wad of slime that he chewed with loud snaps.

He casually spat the stick out of his mouth and continued:

“So sometimes people are just dumb.”

“And later, when you fall into hell, when you wake up lying in an unfamiliar place full of monsters, and you can never see those two old people you didn’t care about again…”

“You’ll fucking regret it. You’ll regret not being a good kid then, or not letting them spank you a few more times. Even if they spanked you to pieces, it’d be better than finding out you might never see them again for the rest of your life.”

Lynn suddenly burst into manic laughter.

Like a deranged patient, he convulsed with laughter as if hearing something extremely amusing.

Then his smile immediately faded, and he silently chewed as if he didn’t care.

“Too bad, now you want the spankings and there’s no one to give them~”

Indifference covered his face completely.

He lay there,

sitting with one leg crossed over the other,

his foot twitching lazily like a flaunter.

Time flowed quietly.

At some unknown moment, he suddenly felt a cool, slightly chilly touch near his cheek, as if someone clumsily tried to wipe it for him.

Lynn slowly opened his eyes.

He saw that tentacle reaching over, awkwardly wiping the mysterious dampness from his cheek.

“Doctor Brother—you—are crying—”

Little One’s confused voice drifted into his ear.

Lynn froze.

Then he laughed loudly, quickly brushing the moisture from his cheeks and said:

“What a joke. Have you ever seen me cry? That’s your drool, Little One. If you want candy don’t drool, it’s all on my face!”

But Little One did not wear her usual joyful, cute expression.

She closed her eyes.

Her long tentacle, like an arm, wrapped around Lynn’s waist and shoulders, as if trying to comfort her dearest friend, hugging him gently.

“Little One believes—Brother will definitely find his way home—Little One will—work hard with Brother—”

“Brother’s mother must be a lovely mother—Father must be a strong father—just like Little One’s mom and dad—”

“Little One also wants to meet Uncle and Auntie—tell them—Brother has become a very remarkable person—someone even more remarkable than Little One—”

“Extremely great—”

She closed her eyes and pressed close as if trying to make him feel her heartbeat.

Because Mom said so.

For people you care about, you should press your heart close, think of them, and strive to face everything together.

Mom had once told her where her heart was.

But she seemed to have forgotten.

Forgotten many things she should have always remembered…

The breeze rustled. Lynn dazedly leaned against her. For a moment she no longer seemed like that huge, hell-twisted skull; she truly became that naive little girl who wanted to comfort with her eyes closed.

Like that big bow.

Under those pajamas, the tender little hand, though not understanding much, seemed somehow to sense every change in his heart, sharing his joy, sharing his sorrow.

Pure like an angel…

Finally,

Lynn closed his eyes again, the whole person seeming to deflate as he leaned against her, a trace of exhaustion crossing his brows, as if at that moment he could finally let down all his masks and pretenses without defense.

He squeezed tight.

The breeze blew peacefully. A System prompt sounded in his ear, but he seemed oblivious.

[ Ding! Your relationship with Little One has reached "Affection." Congratulations, you have earned 9,000 base experience points. Your quest has been updated. ]

[ Ding! Congratulations, you have triggered the new quest "Pure Future." ]

[ Quest Objective ]: Raise your relationship to the "Dependence" stage, and successfully trigger the achievements [Titan Knight (True)] and [Titan Love]. Doing so will unlock the next stage epic quest.

[ Quest Rewards ]: Titan Divine Seal x1, Special Epic Item x1, Special Abnormality Cannot Be Described x1, etc.

As soon as the chime ended,

Lynn instantly sat up and pointed at the air in front of him, cursing angrily:

“Damn System! Could you not ruin the mood right now? She’s still just a kid! Fuck &%&￥%￥*—”

Little One (O_O)?

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