Ryan sat on the couch, next to the immobile stuffed animal, staring into the depths of the Tyrrhenian Sea. He found it relaxing to wake up to the silent darkness and mutated fish, especially after he had become accustomed to the noisy surroundings of New Rome.

Each "apartment" is a replica of another, and each tenant is free to decorate the room as he sees fit. Ryan of course brought his entire outfit with him and threw euro bills everywhere to protect himself from the ghost of Vladimir Lenin. It really haunts the Kremlin underwater.

As it turned out, Ryan meant that she borrowed Meta's own submarine during the raid. Now, the flying machine is waiting outside the underwater habitat, and Ryan can see it well from his underwater apartment.

However, when the submarine allowed Ryan to smuggle the "Plymouth Fury" to her base, it also meant that if Meta-Ga

They can reach the area if they want. The courier will remember it so that it can be recycled in the future.

"Don't be reckless," Ryan said jokingly to the stuffed animal, getting up from the couch. He then walked through the corridor that connected the underwater habitat. The shorty's own nest is right next door to him, probably because she fears that the courier will affect the children without surveillance.

In addition to his own habitat, Ryan has also established a studio near the living space. Unlike the cozy apartments, this part of the underwater base reminds Ryan of the steampunk factory, full of metal walls and steam pipes. It was not as well-equipped as Vulcan, and much less organized; Lunn has connected the server that manages the underwater base to Dy

AMIS's brain scanning machines, while semi-finished machines are covered on various benches. To save space, Ryan hung designs of submarines, underwater cocoons, and even artificial fish on the walls.

On top of that, Ryan's Plymouth Fury waits in the corner. Lunn dismantles Ch

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adio's components, engines, and almost all of the Ge in it

IUS technology. He knew it was a sacrifice, but the Messenger's heart was filled with sadness at the sight of his beloved car turned into a shell.

Of course, even while working, he listened to the "March of Artillery" by the Alexandrov Orchestra. Even Ryan had to admit that it was a good song, but his genius friend couldn't look more Marxist even if he wanted to.

Thankfully, someone was already annoying her today. "But Mom, you said I'd buy a set of clothes too!" Little Sara holds a cat and complains to Lun. "Genius" sat behind the workbench and studied Dy

AMIS technology. "Then I'm a little diver!"

"Honey, I know...... But I'll have to do something else first......" This time, Lunn swapped out his jumpsuit for a simple blue outfit. When she turned to face Ryan, she looked much more lively, perhaps because she felt more confident in her lair. "Hello, Rihanna."

"Hey, shorty, little villain," Ryan beckoned to them, then recognized the cat in Sarah's arms. “Euge

e-He

y !”

"He showed up in my room this morning," said little Sarah, the little animal meowing in her arms. "Did you take him from the ground to the magical place?"

Industrialist cave," Ryan insisted. "The corpses are a bunch of cowardly and superstitious fellows. In order to instill fear in their hearts, we must abolish private property. ”

Len rolled his eyes. "If this is ...... What should we call ourselves in the Bat Cave?", Ryan replied immediately. "The perfect combination of peasant and working-class superheroes. Children can be our servants, the proletariat. ”

Lunn uttered a voice that the Courier hadn't heard in centuries.

"Mom?" Sara asked, she had never heard of it before.

"Shorty, are you smiling?" Ryan asked. Ryan tried to look away to hide her facial expression, but he insisted. "Even you have to admit that my jokes are funny."

"No, they're not," replied his old friend, trying not to smirk. "You're bad, Riley. You're too bad, it's going to get better. It's like...... It's like a boomerang. ”

"What can I say, all my jokes are approved by our Soviet hands."

Ryan now has a warm smile on his face, and in Ryan's opinion, it was all worth it. "I'm not that kind of person, Ri

i。 ”

"What is a Soviet hand?" Little Sara asked, stroking Jugne-Henry.

"Wait, you didn't send her to the hand?" Ryan frowned at Ryan. "These kids will lose their way if they don't accept the good!"

Ryan shook his head, still smiling on his face. "I ...... I didn't think much about education," she admitted. "I ...... Too focused on building this place. ”

"What is a Soviet hand?" Sara asked, then glared at Ryan. "Speak, bastard!"

"That's a bad idea," Ryan replied honestly, patting Sarah on the head. "That's all you know."

Sara immediately stuck her tongue out of him, causing Yugeney Henry to meow loudly and jump out of her hand. He immediately took over a server as his throne, looking down on humanity like a noble Sphinx.

"Honey, can you let us talk alone?" Lunn asked Sarah. "I... I need to be with Ri

Discuss something. Privately. ”

Little Sara looked at Ryan and Ryan in turn, and her gaze became very, very suspicious. "Yes, Mom......"

The little girl squinted as they left, and when she was gone, Ryan sat down at the workbench. "Are you happy now?" They'll think we're doing adult things behind closed doors...... Actually, we did this a long time ago. ”

"That's ......," Lun's face turned embarrassed. embarrassment".

"Well, that was the first time for both of us." And they did it in a hurry so that her father wouldn't notice. "I remember it vividly."

Ryan didn't answer, probably because they were talking about an era that was long gone. However, Ryan still longs for the emotional intimacy they once shared. Maybe that's what he expects from Jessamine; It's an echo of what was once alive, but long gone.

Will Livia be like this when she thinks of Felix?

"Are you making progress?" Ryan senses that Ryan is uncomfortable with the discussion and changes the subject.

"Almost," she replied, fingers together. "Yes...... Do you have one?"

Ryan sighed. Now it was his turn to feel uncomfortable. "A thought crossed my mind," he admitted. "Did your father use his powers against you?"

"I ...... I don't think so. If he had said that, I wouldn't be here. I'll be him. ”

"He could have done something more subtle. Maybe it's stitching up the wound?"

"Why are you asking me this?" Ryan asked, her smile gone.

"Do you remember when you took the elixir?" She nodded slowly in response. Your father knew right away that you had done so. At first, I thought it was because he could feel the blood and manipulate it from a distance, but what if he left his mark inside you?"

"It's like a... Blood Lighthouse?"

"You're his cherished daughter, the only reason he's alive," Ryan said with a frown. "He always finds us when we wander away."

Lunn's worried look told the courier that she thought it was a good possibility. "What do you think...... That's what you think Dinas wants?" What did he leave behind?"

"It's possible. I need a blood test and I need to put tools in the back seat of my car. ”

"What about counterfeits?" Len asked suddenly. "You, you've studied the elixir, right?" You don't have ...... Didn't you notice a match?"

"How? The carnival will deliberately erase any traces of your father just to prevent him from coming back. I don't have anything that compares to a knockoff. ”

"Until now......" Lun frowned. Rieley, if there's a match......"

"I know," Ryan sighed. "But can we focus on the brain transplant program first?" It's dangerous, Ryan. I'll probably have to make several trips to get into Dinamith's lab, and I don't want you to forget about me again. ”

"I ...... I'll do my best. Len cleared his throat. But...... Something seems to be missing. Something is wrong. ”

Of course. There are always new hurdles to overcome, but Ryan remains an optimist. "Technology doesn't work?"

"Yes," she replied, pointing to her brain-scanning helmet. "It can make a brain map and create a ...... Computer simulations. Then I can send it to a host to rewrite the previous cognitive system. The closer the host's nervous system is to the simulation, the better. Otherwise, the host's brain will degenerate. Conflicting memories, chaotic neurons......"

"But if we teleport your memories to your past self, then there won't be any problems, right?" Ryan asked.

"It should be fine. Maybe it's a harmless concussion, maybe it's nothing. Lun crossed his arms. By the time I'm done, it even works wirelessly. ”

"What's the benefit?"

"To wirelessly transmit memories to the host via time, you need to ......" Ryan struggled to find the right words. You need more strength. More powerful than any natural energy source. ”

Ryan soon understood. "Like Violet Fleck?"

"Yes. I think...... I suppose that if we had hung the space-time radio on Vulcan's armor, we would only be able to send signals, let alone brain maps. ”

"But......" Ryan immediately noticed the problem. This was not the case in the previous round. The space-time broadcast was destroyed, and Jassamine and I later created the armor. But we still received future recordings. ”

"Yes," Len nodded slowly. "I ...... I don't think I sent the message from the time broadcast, Reli. At least, not the old me. That...... That could be the future me. ”

"Time isn't like that, unless I've been wrong all along," Ryan replied, scratching his hair. His save point can only exist for two periods. "It must be something else. All the information revolves around our interaction in the previous loop. ”

"So...... Who sent the letter?"

Ryan tries to recall the end of the last run, and his trip to the purple world. The visions he saw, and the massive entities he had briefly come into contact with at the end.

"The Supreme Sage is narrow-minded, but compassionate."

And when Rya

Seriously think about giving up, ch

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That's when the news of ADIS appeared......

"Not anyone," the time traveler realized. "What."

Ryan looked at Yugney Henry, and something became clear. The cat somehow gained the ability to travel through time, deliberately taking Livia to the messenger and then Le

Consider appearing in the cave while studying Violet Flux for her experiments. There are too many coincidences.

"You didn't teleport at all," the messenger accused Uglen Henry. "You've been teleported by something else. Show us the way and show us that if we work hard enough, we can succeed. ”

The cat meows in response.

"Relily, you...... You're talking to a cat......"

"It makes sense in context," Ryan defended, while Uglenn Henry licked his shoulder. "Do you remember what I told you, dwarf?" About what I see in the purple world?"

She quickly connected the dots. "Do you think the pyramid is...... What, helping us?"

The Courier nodded and told Uglen Henry to clean up. "I'm beginning to wonder if these illusions, space-time broadcast signals, and the teleportation of Uglen-Henry are really random events, or if they are an attempt at communication."

"Sounds ......," Len tried to find the right word to describe it. I don't know, it's a bit far-fetched. If it's really as powerful as you think, why so little is it done? Why only one cat is teleported? Why would it care?"

"I don't know," Ryan admitted. "It's just a theory. But I found all these strange coincidences very convenient, and I believe that the people I saw in the illusions were either alchemists or had a connection with them. ”

"You saw a base in Antarctica, right?" Le

Asked. "Can you pinpoint exactly where it is?"

"Maybe," Ryan replied. "I only saw the night sky, which wasn't enough to determine the exact location, but at least we could narrow it down."

"We can visit that base," she suggested. "With submarines. Wait...... We'll wait until we've got all the people here. ”

The rest. So an understatement.

"I guess I'd better go for a robbery," Ryan said.

Since Ryan kept that car – they weren't even married yet – Ryan had to use the Deep-Sea Ball to reach the surface and then hail a taxi to his destination.

A taxi.

"Is this my retribution for abandoning the car and fending for myself?" When Ryan got out of the cab, walked over to Dy

He asked aloud in front of one of Amis' hospitals. That is, the place where the victims of "mental shock" were taken during the first "million" cycle of the messenger. Private security guards protect the building from intruders, but to Ryan's surprise, there are no reporters waiting at the entrance. Or Dy

AMIS keeps the identity of its patients strictly confidential, or all media is in the company's pocket. Probably both.

As he walked towards the entrance, Ryan quickly noticed a familiar face coming out of the hospital and climbing into the back seat of a Mercedes. A teenager with short brown hair, blue eyes, and a heart-shaped face.

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ci

ia。

As for her driver, Ryan recognized him as Mortimer, not wearing a costume and wearing sunglasses. Although the courier only glanced at her, Felix's adoptive sister looked depressed. He guessed that her meeting with her brother was not going well.

The security guards let Ryan in after a quick security check, and the courier finds the wardrobe and panda waiting for him in the foyer. The former was chatting with a woman he didn't know, while the latter was tearfully texting on his phone. They brought chocolates and flowers with Felix's name on them.

"Hi Ryan!" The wardrobe greets the courier, although the panda is too focused on his task to notice. "I'm glad you're here."

"Hello, Yuki," Rya

He waved at his favorite fashion designer, then glanced at the other woman in the room. She was in her early twenties, with long shoulder-length brown hair and striking amber eyes; Probably British, too. Unlike her more feminine wardrobe, she wore a gray suit, albeit just as chic as Blackthorne's.

"Hello, Quicksave," she said with a warm smile, reaching out to shake his hand. Definitely the UK. "I'm Nora, Nora Moore. Yuki says a lot about you. ”

"She's my girlfriend," Wardrobe said with a smile. "Architect!"

"It's all my pleasure," Ryan said, taking Nora's hand and kissing it in the most gentlemanly way possible, rather than shaking hands. The woman blushed a little at the unexpected attention, although the courier frowned at the closet with displeasure. "But she didn't have a costume. I'm disappointed, Yuki. ”

"I know." Wardrobe sighed. "I tried."

"I can't wear an outfit like yours to work," Nora replied with an awkward smile, then glanced at Ryan. "I'm not a superhero, but an independent contractor and urban planner. I have a flair for cities and architecture. ”

"She's fantastic," DeVotte said with a smile. "Come on, Nora, let him see!"

Her girlfriend showed Ryan her tablet, which showed an archaeology-like, advanced plan for self-sufficient towns, flying cities, and even underground bunker settlements.

"So you can build any kind of city?" The messenger asked, impressed with her work. Thanks to his own knowledge, he recognized most of the traits, but Nora made good use of her limited resources. "As far as I know, it's only a fraction of the expected cost."

"How do you know?" Nora asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Well, you've fully optimized the space, energy consumption, and materials," Ryan said, pointing to various parts of the design. "But I think you can move the generator closer to the circulating water to shorten the heating circuit."

"Interesting idea," Nora said with a laugh. "Are you a genius too?"

"Ryan is super smart," Yuki said, promoting the courier for him. "You should look at his car and weapons, what a treasure!"

"Unfortunately, my Plymouth Fu

Y is in the garage now," Ryan said before returning the tablet. "Are you going to resettle areas devastated by the genome war?" Otherwise some of your designs won't make sense. ”

"You're sharp," Nora replied with a nod. "A lot of my projects were taken over by the previous edition. It would be nice to design something else besides the fortress city of Sicily. ”

"Have you ever thought about building an underwater metropolis?" Ryan asked, not sure if to introduce her to Ryan. "Because I know a genius who specializes in maritime technology. But she is a Marxist-Leninist. ”

"Yes, the thought of settling on the ocean swept through my mind. , though, taking into account her 3, the meeting will be outside of Dinamis. Nora looked at Ryan closely, a warm smile on her lips. Maybe we can find another time to discuss this in more detail?" You seem to be interested in Ge

IUS technology is well understood, and I would be happy to talk to you further. ”

The way she looked at him made Ryan realize that he really liked female talent, even if they played for another team. "Tell me, Dy

Did you design the AMIS headquarters and the Optimates Tower?" He asked the architect. "I think I recognize your style from the blueprints."

"Yes, this is one of my earliest works, so I'm not proud of it. Why?"

"Nothing," Ryan replied innocently, an evil plan forming in his mind. "In the meantime, I apologize to you."

"What? The architect asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I know everybody does, but before I knew you existed, I shamelessly flirted with the wardrobe." Ryan apologized, causing Yuki to panic. "I hope you don't hate me for it. She deserves it. ”

"Oh, that?" Nora burst out laughing. "That's good. I really like the bunny girl costume you made for her; We're going to make good use of it. ”

"I'm sorry, Ryan, if I could, I would definitely date both of you at the same time." "It's an exclusive contract. civil unions and so on. ”

"Yes, I'm afraid so," Nora said with a shy smile. "But if we end up breaking up, I'll bless you for sending Yuki an application. You look like a good person. ”

"But if I'm not with Nora, I'll put on your bunny girl costume and force you to wear Hugh Hefner's costume, and we'll be all over my apartment!" Yuki said to Ryan with a wink. "I like beautiful people. Men, women, it doesn't matter, as long as they are well dressed and beautiful inside. You're beautiful everywhere, Ryan. ”

"Thank you," replied the courier, glad to be friends with such a cultured and gentle man. He'll make sure they hang out together during the "perfect run."

"And, Ryan, I've designed a new outfit for you!" The wardrobe said as he grabbed his tablet and opened a new file. "I was very, very sad when I learned that you were leaving the team and I had to form a new team!"

"We can still team up," Ryan said. "It's like Batman and Superman. I'm going to be a ruthless vigilante, and you're a law-abiding citizen!"

"I've thought about this!" The wardrobe gave him a sketch of his outfit, all dark and edgy, except for a line of silver on his chest. "You have turned your backs on the light and embraced the darkness; You choose to wear Ka

l Laga

Feld's clothes. No more villains, no more heroes, but someone in Twilight! However, the silver thread in your chest means that you are still seeking salvation. ”

"But it's still made of cashmere?" Ryan asked hopefully.

"Only the shirt inside, hidden like your tormented soul," the wardrobe continued, "the jacket is made of guanagua. ”

"Pure genius." Then Ryan glanced at the panda, who hadn't left his seat yet. "Is this how you greet your teacher, arrogant young disciple?"

When the young hero looked up at his master, tears welled up in his eyes. "I'm sorry, master......" he said, holding the phone in his tiny hands. I was just...... I just can't ......."

He showed Ryan his phone and the websites he had browsed.

“‘Pa

dama

IA?'" The courier asked after reading the name out loud. On the landing page, his animal friend is draped in a cloak and holding a lightning hammer with the words "The True Power of Pandas" written underneath.

"It's a meme!" His young and naïve disciple said, with tears in his eyes. "A meme site! I have memes!"

"He's popular on the dynamic web and on our social networks," Nora explained. His first item sold very well, almost as well as all the other new products combined. ”

Ryan knows why. It seems Dy

a

ET's users like to treat Panda as an unstoppable villain and photo-post his photos instead of action movie stars. "Pandas are the key to everything!" Panda OP, please NERF!" One just wouldn't say no to a panda", "A panda wouldn't take a second dose of elixir just to give Augustus a chance to fight" and so on.

"I'm famous." The panda wiped away a tear. "Everyone thinks I'm amazing and strong......"

"You deserve it." Wardrobe smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "You behaved so bravely in the fight against the Superpowers, I thought you stole everyone's limelight!"

"Yes, young disciple, this is a reward for your hard work," Ryan said, trying to mimic the voice of a wise elder, "but this is only the first step in ascension!" Many obstacles await you!"

"Thank you, master, if you didn't believe me, I wouldn't be here. You ......" the panda couldn't help crying. "You're my friend!"

"Hug me, you stupid bear!"

And so they did. Tight. He was warm and fluffy to the touch, even when in human form. The wardrobe looked at them for a moment and then joined them, while her girlfriend watched with amusement.

Finally, a nurse came to pick them up. "Mr. Willand can now meet with you."