No one dared to move, as Shalin pointed at the group with her gloves. Energy had built up in her hands, ready to unleash a powerful shockwave.

Truth be told, Ryan wasn't afraid of his rebellious vice president. He could easily stop time and defeat her. However, they were in an enclosed space with counterfeits in large vasks next to them; If she unleashes a shockwave that splashes the messenger on matter, even if it's accidental...

"So, this is treason?" Ryan joked. "You know you're going to be impeached for this defiance, right?"

"You're a traitor!" Shalin threatens him with her gauntlet. "You promised me to find the cure!" I used to believe in you and kill for you, and now I ...... Now you can't stay the course, you're going to regret it!"

"Sarin, my dear, there's someone else here—"

"I'm not going to let you cross again." Sarin roared, indifferent. "Unless you cure me first. Even if it takes you a few months, I won't let you go back until it's done. ”

Ryan tensed up and glanced at the others in the room. Livia remained poised and composed, probably using her powers over Sarin to find a way out. and Alchemo......

He wasn't surprised.

"You know," Ryan said. "You bastard, I told you not to do this, you're still listening at the door."

Every time the courier plucks up the courage to trust the brains in that jar, he exposes his faith in a new and interesting way.

"I didn't do that." The alchemist replied, but it sounded sorry. "But when you want me to upload a map of that girl's memory......"

"You looked up her memory," Ryan realized, angrily saying. A "genius" can take and read memories from others. "Like Psyshock."

"I have to do this to make sure that no one is deliberately sabotage." The alchemist argued. "I'm not the one who was wronged, you bastard. Why don't you tell us, you selfish little imp? After my daughter and I have done so much for you?"

"Because I told you before!" Ryan roared, holding up a finger to the alchemist. "You have betrayed my trust!" You're crazy and want to take out my brain and not let me reload it!"

The genius staggered back, as if he had been slapped in the face.

"In order to save me from decades of incarceration, I had to end my life during the procedure," Ryan continued. "You can't stand the fact that you'll forget everything."

"Because you're going to kill us, bastard!" Salin roared. "You're kidding with our lives!"

"Shalin, that's not how it happened," Livia said in complete calm. "It's your psychosis talking, not yourself. I know you must be feeling hopeless—"

"You don't understand me, bastard. You can't even understand how I feel. Shalin clenched her fists. six months".

The psychopath uttered these words like bullets, like a heavy secret, and she finally had the courage to say them from her chest.

"First time...... The first time I gained strength, the wind blew me away," she admitted. "I ...... I didn't know how my powers worked, so it took me months to pick myself up. It took months to find a container that wouldn't rust on contact. So, you don't understand how I feel. I didn't feel anything, watching people women, eating, sleeping, just watching!"

That's when she's screaming.

"You can't understand being cut off from the outside world by this cloth prison. You don't understand why you'd be afraid of any knife around you, in case one of them destroys the only thing that keeps you intact! I've spent so many years like this!"

"You've been with Adam for so many years, allowing him to spread pain everywhere," Ryan replied coldly. "After he burned New Rome to ashes, I saw you standing beside him. Were you with Helen when he poured him the elixir? If I couldn't turn back time, would you let him turn me into a psychopath?"

"I ......" is commendable that the hazmat girl listened to his words with some hesitation, but it was not enough to take responsibility. I don't have a choice!" No one wanted to help, and when I went in, he wouldn't let me go!"

Ryan doesn't believe the excuse. "You always have a choice, even if some choices will cost you more." He knows this from experience. "You just don't have the courage to take a stand. Unlike Frank, the mongrel, acid rain, you can't call yourself crazy. You're completely awake. ”

The courier has some sympathy for her situation, and he owes her a favor because she has been helping him, but it is not enough to compensate for her actions. He will heal her, but he will not forget.

"Shalin, we're trying to solve the problem," Livia assured, her tone soft and sleek. "We've gone further than the ogre Adam promised you. But we need more time. ”

"There's always more time," she said skeptically. Adam said the same. Come back next time. ”

"I promised to heal you, and I will," Ryan swore by. "But you've seen the corpses outside, the ones who were killed by the ghouls before I could stop him. This timeline is heading for even greater destruction. ”

"But we're alive!" Saleen protested. "Helen, Monger, Frank...... If you persevere, you will heal us. "But you're going to run away! You have given us hope, but you will forsake us! Who gave you the right to let us all die so you could get a new chance, huh?"

"Who gave it to you?" Ryan said. "I kind of sympathize with your stupidity, but don't force me. I didn't ask for this ability, but I made the most of it. I can make everybody, including you, happy. ”

"Not me. The other me. If you keep your promises, don't forget about us. You've got all the cards!"

"If that's what you're afraid of, we can replicate your memories," Livia suggests hopefully. "I can store as many brain maps as I need."

"I have air in my head," Sarin noted. "What kind of brain can you replicate?" If you die now, I will die too!"

"Then why are you threatening me?" Ryan noted. "What do you think it will achieve?"

The psychopath stays where he is.

"You haven't thought that far yet," Livia said. "Because you didn't think it through, Sharin. Put down your gloves and let's talk. ”

Psychopaths don't listen. "I'm tired of words," she said, pointing both hands at Ryan. "You'll just say no, just like Adam. Heal me now, or I'll kill you." ”

"I'll be back," the courier replied. The words came out of his mouth and sounded bitter.

"But you're not going to let anyone come back. No more transfers. Your amphibious girlfriend, she won't go back either. If I die, she will die too. ”

Ryan tensed, but Livia reacted faster. "Everything you do will only ruin your chances of being healed," she said. "Because you can't stop him, he'll remember. Has he lived up to your trust so far?"

"Trust? That's what I'm supposed to do, believe it?" Saleen trembled. "Why?"

Ryan broke the silence. "Because that's all you've left!"

The psychopath fired.

A puff of compressed air slammed into the wall behind Ryan, swept less than an inch from his head, and drilled a hole in the thick steel plate. He didn't flinch, he didn't move.

"Fuck!"

Shalin fell to his knees and punched the ground twice. She raised the white flag. "I ...... I just don't want to die...... I want to live......"

"Shalin, you'll survive." Ryan said, his tone softer. "I swear, in the end, you'll have a happy ending."

"I'm not called Shalin, you bastard......" she hissed, her voice full of bitterness. Don't you understand?" I don't want to be sarin! I don't want to be like that! I can't take it anymore and I want to get my life back!"

Ryan hesitated for a moment, then knelt beside her and put his hand on her shoulder. He couldn't feel anything but compressed air. "I swear I'll heal you all," he said. "But you're not the only one on my Christmas list. Your chance will come someday, even if I have to repeat the same month for years, but you should wait for it. ”

She didn't push him away, which he thought was a good sign.

The alchemist had been watching things unfold without saying a word, and now he finally spoke. Or his vocalization device. "Meat buns, that's what ...... Is that why you left us without saying a word?" He asked. "Because of what I did?"

Ryan shrugged. "I never wanted to see you again. Once this cycle is over, I hope I won't see you again. I think your favor is over, and you'll never hear from me again. ”

The "genius" looked down at the cold, hard floor, and then looked up. "No, Ryan."

"Excuse me?"

"Nope." The alchemist repeated, ignoring the Courier's glare. "That's another me who was weak for a while. I'm not the same person I used to be. We used to be a family, but then it didn't grow the same way. ”

"On your worst day, you're yourself," Ryan replied. "It reveals the true nature of your heart."

"I was me at my best. And every day of my life. The robot shook its head. I'm a cynical old man who had to build a robot daughter because he drove everyone else away. Well, I've got it said. I was angry when you left, which hurt the doll. However, it made me question myself. Let me try to do better. ”

"Good for you," the courier accused him.

"No," the genius replied calmly. "Not just for me. The same goes for dolls. She wanted to help others, so I went. I can help you, and that gaseous girl. Maybe she doesn't have a brain, but she can form memories. I can figure it out, copy her thoughts. Do the same for me and others. ”

"I don't believe you," Ryan replied. "The more people who know what I'm capable of, the greater the danger."

"You still expect us to believe in you unconditionally!" The alchemist roared.

"Ryan," Livia said, putting her hand on the courier's shoulder. "You used to distrust me, too."

"Trust is earned," Ryan retorted.

"Then let me make copies of the dolls' memories and take them with me." "You may not like me, coward, but she loves you...... This annoys me. "If we don't see each other again, my daughter will never be able to let go. You'll only be left with a big hole. ”

"Like it or not, someone cares about you and relies on you, Ryan," Livia said, glancing at a desperate Sarin. "You don't have to leave them all behind. I can understand the risks, but ...... Again and again without looking back, straight to the sunset, is it worth it?"

Hit directly on the stomach.

Ryan looked at Sharin, his mind going back in time. That's when he drove away after freeing prisoners from Monaco. How he left behind those with whom he had spent his life and never looked back. He remembered Spain, France, Italy, all the places he had been, all the communities he had helped but never been in.

The Courier can do the same with Rome, complete his perfect run with Ryan, and leave the place. No one but Livia will know. He can start over as usual. He had a lot of fun with Felix, Panda, Wardrobe, Vulcan, and many others, but without them, his eternal life would continue.

But now, now Ryan can take the others with him. He can create bonds that transcend time. Establish a connection that doesn't break, doesn't go wrong, and he can't take it back. It scared the hell out of him.

However, Ryan remembers his time with Jasmine and how he decided to trust her and tell her everything. He was taking an adventure because he realized something important. He can't do the same thing over and over again and expect different results. If Ryan wants to change his life, he has to start with himself. Even if it means taking risks.

The messenger sighed. "I'm not going to take everybody away. Too many people already know about it. ”

He didn't want to repeat the mistakes of Adam and Psyshock.

"I'll start by recording the memories of the people you've vetted," Livia assured him. "My dad wanted me to go back, but I felt like now was the best time to make a backup for everyone. We will soon be approaching a point from which there is no turning back. ”

Yes. Once Dy

amis and ca

IVAL mobilizes, and things will become extremely difficult.

But it would be nice if someone supported him.

The alchemist took Sarin away and tried to figure out a way to record her memories. Ryan didn't know if it was possible, even if he wanted to.

This situation, no, the whole cycle, is a huge leap into the unknown.

"It could have been better," said the courier, who faced the way to Sho with Livia

Tie the door to the room.

"Trust me, Ryan, things are going so much better than expected. While I can't predict how you interact with her, I see Shalin firing at me and the alchemist. Someone is going to die. Livia folded her hands. I don't see why you don't take this opportunity to bring more people along. ”

"You can't count how many people I've left behind. What about one or two more?" Ryan looked away. "Why do you have to ask us to bring them?"

"Because you're a good guy, Ryan."

The messenger glanced at the mafia princess, who smiled at him. A warm, lovely smile.

"There's no way someone as capable as you is trying to make people's lives as hard as you do," Livia said, her smile getting sadder. "And...... I can see that this is causing you a great deal of pain. Every relationship you have is not a source of happiness, but an open wound, a burden. Even now, you're afraid of making connections that you can't take back. You are not afraid of death, but you are afraid of others. ”

Ryan remembers his philosophical discussions with Simon when they were stuck in Monaco. "Sartre said that others are hell."

"I think he's wrong. Hell is loneliness. Livia shook her head. I think only the two of us can understand this very well. ”

Ryan glanced at the door. “Le

Now she is facing her own special hell," he admitted. "I don't know how to get her out of this situation."

His prescient friend was silent for a few seconds, searching for the right words. "When I was a child, my father used to take me and my mother to Sicily," she said, in a gloomy tone. "He would drive through the hillsides and valleys of the island and we would do nothing for hours but enjoy the scenery. These...... These are simple pleasures, but we are happy. ”

Ryan listened quietly.

"Every time I see what my father has become......" Livia paused. Or what he has always been like, I remember these moments. I've always hoped that we could get back to them. I think your friends think the same way. ”

"But there are some things you can't go back into, even with all the power in the world," Ryan said. "I'll check."

"No," Livia admitted, sighing. "But you can try to create new, happier memories. Find the right person. ”

The messenger looked at the young woman, her wisdom beyond her years, her gaze filled with sadness. "You can too, Livia."

She didn't seem convinced. "With people who love you and trust you, you have a second chance at happiness. ...... for me"

"You have people who love you and trust you," Ryan comforted her. "That's why you're here. Aren't we having a great time together?"

Her cheeks were a little red. "Yes, we did."

"Then let's create our own new happy memories," the courier said with a smile. "Thank you, Livia. For everything I've done. ”

She giggled. "You tell me that she is not alone, and I will repeat these words to you. You're not alone, Ryan. No. ”

Neither is she.

Ryan knocked on the door, and the door opened on its own. He walked in, and Livia stayed behind, her expression incomprehensible.

He found Lunn sitting on the bed with his knees to his chest and his legs in his hands. Her water gun was kept within reach, as if she needed it at any moment. Maybe Sho

Tie expects blood to rush into the room at any moment, just like he did when he was a child. This scene broke Ryan's heart.

Le

Never left.

"Shorty," he said, sitting beside her. Even as he put an arm around her shoulder, she didn't move. "It's almost time. I was about to open the door and let Ducklin go home, and ......"

"I don't know what I'm going to do when I see him," she admitted, her voice muffled by her knees.

"Me too," Ryan admitted, his gaze away from me. "But you're right. That's the only way to end this. ”

"What do you think...... Is there a chance to heal him?" Turn him back into a human?"

"I don't know." Terranor may have transformed him into a generic elixir. "Maybe he's dead, they're harvesting the bodies."

Lunn didn't answer, perhaps she had rehearsed the possibility in her mind. The slime inside the lab did not say a word and did not show any signs of perception. Maybe Dy

Instead of locking up the bloodstream at all, amis created something else out of the DNA left behind by the Psycho.

They wouldn't know until they broke into Lab 66, which Lunn couldn't do if he sat in bed all day. She grabbed the water gun, her expression hardened.

"Let's go," Ryan said.