He finds Livia waiting for him at the Land of the Dead motel.

Ryan drove his "Plymouth Fu" (Plymouth Fu

y) went to the meeting place, his car was damaged by the "earth", which he had already repaired; Although he had to drown it with perfume to hide the stench of the dump. The courier himself also took off his usual clothes and changed into an elegant black jacket with a purple polo shirt underneath, which did not show bright colors at all; Da

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G will definitely love it.

Unfortunately, he was not able to raid the cashmere factory in Dinamis, otherwise the company would have been put on high alert or go to war with Augustus. If the alchemist doesn't hack the console first, he can't use Makelen's material replicator either.

Of course, Ryan could have spent money all the time, but he didn't buy a cashmere suit. Either by strength or by wisdom, it was occupied.

Livia also put a lot of effort into her appearance, which Ryan had never seen before. She wears an elegant sleeveless dress with a gold bracelet, black stockings, red high heels, and gold earrings. She wore a lovely crimson rose in her hair and a black lining around her eyes; This is in stark contrast to her sapphire eyes and silver hair flowing behind her back. Although she is not as good as her best friend Fo when it comes to beauty

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a, but Rya

I thought Livia was cute. A real princess.

She hadn't seen him yet because it was dark, so he watched from a distance for a while. Livia waited in the parking lot with her hands folded. She fidgeted in place and took a deep breath, as if trying to calm herself.

She didn't know how the date would end, which made her nervous.

Ryan drove up to her and ended her silent pain. As soon as Livia noticed him, she immediately corrected her expression and smiled warmly at his arrival. "Princess, did you order a pumpkin carriage?" The courier stopped in front of her and asked.

"Will your car turn into a vegetable at midnight?" She sat next to him and teased him. Her perfume has notes of rose and strawberry. "There are only three hours left."

"Livia, I can time travel. I can make three hours last a lifetime. ”

"I don't doubt that," she said, shutting the door shut. "But I want you to send me home before two in the morning, or my father will be angry."

"Have you never had insomnia in town?" Ryan asked, as he drove through the streets of New Rome, thinking it was funny. "Oh my God, it's time for me to come into your life."

Livia blushed a little. "I'm not that sheltered," she protested. "With my powers, I can experience wild moments through proxy without hangovers, sleepiness, and the side effects that come with it."

"Observation and life are not the same."

"No, but I don't really like parties," she admitted. "I prefer simple moments with a few friends. The more people I surround me, the stronger my power becomes. Too much interaction at the same time. ”

"Canceling will block your view?" Ryan asked, his date nodding briefly. "You can hang out with her whenever you want."

Livia shook her head. "I don't like Greta. That woman can do anything. If she had a motive, she could be as violent as Adam the Ogre. Lightning Bart's daughter frowned, as Ryan and Felix used to chase cars with her aunt Pluto as they approached the highway. Where are we going?"

"Go away," Ryan replied.

She blinked in surprise. "Leaving the city?"

"Well, I think you've probably been to all the restaurants in New Rome, either directly or with your power. But there's one place I'm sure you've never been. ”

"Less than an hour's drive from New Rome?" Livia asked suspiciously, then grinned wickedly. "I don't think so. Unless...... Unless, you want to take me out of the city and let me be ravaged in the wilderness?"

"Did you bring a chastity belt?" I haven't opened it in a while. ”

Livia's smile became shy and playful. This young woman is not as innocent as she seems. If my father hears of it, he will kill you.

"I have a lightning rod in the trunk of my car. Does your dad know you're in a car with a handsome courier?" The mischievous smile of his date is an answer in itself. "Will he let you date someone else?"

"Just an Augustus. My father didn't trust anyone outside of our family. He never let Felix get near me again, even though ......" her shy smile turned sour.

"So you're still disobeying him while we're talking?" Ryan pondered, trying to draw her away from those bad memories. "You're living a dangerous life."

His date giggles, which Ryan thinks is a good sign. "Not as much as yours. To be fair, you're the first one to dare to ask me out. Most men are just too scared to try. She looked at him warmly. That's what I like about you, Ryan. You dare to do anything. ”

"You haven't seen anything yet." He replied, slamming his foot on the accelerator. "Are your seatbelts tightened?"

"Yes, if it's-"

When Plymouth Fu

She gasped in surprise as she sped down the highway. A hundred kilometers per hour became one hundred and fifty kilometers per hour, and Ryan tuned the space-time broadcast to the main theme of "Mad Max 2". They passed next to two vehicles and violated all road safety regulations.

"Stop!" As her speed climbed, Livia put a hand on his arm and pleaded. She screamed as they were so close to a car that they almost touched it; Although she could feel the car coming, she couldn't foresee Ryan's reaction if he drove over. "Stop, you madman!"

"Kids, don't try this at home!" The courier said he used a short pause to avoid collisions with other vehicles.

Livia's screams of fear turned to laughter, adrenaline congested her veins, and Plymouth rage reached maximum speed. Ryan modified his car to travel at speeds of over three hundred kilometers per hour, and at that speed, the world around them became a blur. Other cars turned into colored spots, and the highway ahead turned into a bright tunnel.

When Pluto came to fetch his head, it would have been nice if Ryan had driven his Plymouth Fury instead of the panda car. Kouira wouldn't come near his car at all.

As soon as he sensed them approaching their destination, Ryan activated a hidden button. The hood of the car opened, revealing a genius device, the tip of a particle accelerator. Tiny balls of light emerge from it, pulling reality apart.

"Have you seen Back to the Future?" Ryan grinned at Levia.

She screamed in horror and excitement in reply, and the particles engulfed the Plymouth Fury. The stars in the sky fall in a rain of light, and reality itself moves around them.

The space stretches until it shatters and the car emerges from the other side.

Ryan slammed the brakes and the device failed. Plymouth Fu

Y emerges from a cloud of particles, slows down under an alien sky, on a highway without cars.

Livia took a deep breath and recovered from the adrenaline rush. It was only then that Ryan noticed that her left hand was tightly gripping his right hand; She must have instinctively grabbed it when they reached top speed.

Ryan's thumb brushed her warm fingers, and Livia squeezed them back tightly.

"Are you alright?" The courier asked her. Instead of answering, she broke the contact of her hand and responded with a slap on the back of his head. "Ouch!"

"You crazy ......" Livia let out a nervous laugh as the tension eased. That's crazy, Ryan. ”

"We'll have to do it again, on the way back."

"Oh God." She smiled and gasped. "Have you ever had a driver's license?"

"Now, don't ask for too much."

Livia giggled and glanced out the window. Her eyes widened at the sight of the world around her.

While they were still driving on the highway, purple aurora lights had already covered the night sky above them. The Northern Lights twinkle with the brilliance of the stars, and in the Northern Lights, one can catch a glimpse of the sight of some strange places. Oceans of mercury, clouds of ice floes, and green lightning streaked across the dark and empty space.

There was no one on the road except the Plymouth Fury, and it seemed to stretch forever. The land around the road has turned into a red desert, although one can see another road in the distance. Even the temperature has risen, from cold to warm and cozy.

"What is this place?" They got out of the car, and Livia asked in surprise.

"A very thin place. This is a natural spatial anomaly, if you will. "Ryan moved to the trunk of the car, where he put his dinner." I nicknamed it 'Midnight Road'. ”

"I saw other people," Livia said, pointing to two silhouettes on the second highway.

"This is us." Ryan raised his hand, and the silhouette on the highway in the distance followed. "Did you see that?"

"Nope." Princess Augustus burst into tears. "No, I can't see anything."

She's not talking about her eyes.

Finally, they sat on the side of the road, their feet dangling in the desert. Ryan gave Livia a sushi box and a pair of chopsticks. "The space folds backwards?" His date asked as he wiped away his tears and looked at another highway in the distance.

"Yes," Ryan replied, his mouth full of fish. The highway is 30 kilometers long and then winds back. Shorter on both sides. ”

"Did you build this place?" Livia asked, frowning curiously as she tasted Futomaki. "Or is another genome building it?"

Ryan shook his head. "It's a natural phenomenon, although you need genius technology to make it happen. The dimension of color is above our reality, beyond space and time as most people understand it, but there are other realms as well. They are the same as our time stream. ”

"So this is another universe?"

"I wouldn't say that. It's more like a cave in a mountain, except that the mountain is the reality of the earth. A place where space-time folds due to gravitational or electromagnetic anomalies. Ryan glanced at the purple aurora above their heads. I feel like this place is close to the purple world. Like the realm of the border between our universe and the great crossroads of all space and time. ”

"I can't see anything but the blue dimension." Livia guessed. "That's why I can't detect you either, because you exist in both dimensions at the same time."

Ryan nodded, then noticed that his date didn't seem keen on finishing her plate. "You don't like the food here?"

"I'm sorry......" she smiled awkwardly. I hate it. ”

Ryan's heart skipped a beat. "You hate Japanese food?"

"I don't like to eat sushi." Livia shook her head sheepishly. "I'm sorry."

Damn, he knew he should have chosen French food! There is no one who does not like French cuisine, except for the British and the real villains.

"But I love this place and I love the gesture," Livia immediately comforted him when she saw his depressed face. "It's more than enough to make up for the lack of food."

"I have to reload now." Ryan grumbled. "The date isn't perfect."

"No, Ryan, no," Livia protested, immediately serious. She put her hand on his arm and squeezed it tightly. "No, please don't. Because the moment was real, I enjoyed it so much. ”

"Relax, I'm kidding," Ryan teased her, his index finger brushing her cheek. Her face flushed, and a flush appeared under her eyes. "Even though your smile makes me die for it."

Livia burst out laughing, almost spitting out all her food. Her voice warmed Ryan's old and tired heart. Was this accosting remark useful? She asked, grinning.

"More than you think."

"But don't blame me," she said as he removed his hand. "You have to do better."

"You might regret it. The line I invented was so powerful that some countries made it illegal. ”

His date rolls his eyes and dares to put his boast into practice. "Then prove me wrong."

Rya

Instead of answering with words, he put the sushi plate aside and grabbed Livia's waist. His date let out a scream of surprise, and he quickly lifted her up and placed her on his lap. She weighs almost zero and their feet hang in the air.

"Ryan!" Livia laughed so red that the messenger wondered if she would faint from embarrassment. "You've gone too far this time!"

"Please, my legs are more comfortable than the concrete across the dimensional highway." He put his arms around Livia and hugged her tightly, her head resting on his shoulder. "Unless Your Majesty wants a nobler seat?"

"I'd have given you a whip for being so presumptuous, but I think you'd probably enjoy it."

"You're right, ma'am."

The mafia princess laughed heartily, accepted the throne of Romano as her seat, and made herself comfortable. Her back rested against the messenger's chest, and he felt her heartbeat racing beneath her skin. Although the flush on Livia's face turned to a faint flush, Ryan could tell that the situation was new to her. She had only dated Felix, who had never felt as comfortable with physical contact as the courier.

"Can you get to these places?" Livia pointed to the alien apparitions in the sky, pictures of alien worlds that were different from Earth.

"There are some," Ryan confirmed. "The rest I plan to visit someday."

"Take me with you then." She almost commanded him, and spoke like a true queen. "To make up for your audacious transgressions."

"What if I sin again and again?" He teased her.

"Maybe I'll punish you, maybe not," Livia replied shyly, placing his hands on his own. They are warm and comfortable to the touch, just like Jasmine's. "How did you find these places?" Did you accidentally touch it?"

"I learned about them while studying particle physics in Switzerland." Ryan shuddered. "Don't go to Monaco."

"What's going on in that place?" She asked curiously. "My strength will not be shown to me. I've heard that no one who went there came back, but you said you had a good time there?"

"Shrimp, and caviar," Ryan replied gloomily. Until now, he has suffered from PTSD. "It's shrimp and caviar until you can't take it anymore."

"It doesn't explain anything." Livia frowned, sensing his uneasiness. "Something happened in this place. Something that hurts you deeply. ”

Ryan's first reaction was serious, but her determined gaze stopped him. "I ......," the messenger said slowly, the secret like a big stone wrapped around his ankle, like a ball and a chain. He never told anyone that he had traveled through time with that cross on his back. No one will understand.

But she would.

He could see it in her eyes. Judging by what she told him, Livia had observed several generations with her powers. She couldn't comprehend the weight on him, but she could imagine.

"I told you I was there for the rest of my life," Ryan confided. "I mean the whole life."

Livia guessed the truth. Her expression turned to one of fear, and she covered her mouth with her hand. "Nope."

Ryan looked away, at the otherworldly desert below the highway, and didn't say a word.

"That's why you always say you're immortal?" Livia's eyes softened with sympathy. "Does Lunn know?"

"Nope." The dwarf already had enough burden on her fragile shoulders, as well as her own ghost. "You're the only one."

"Have you ......" the Prophet bit his lower lip and seemed afraid to continue. At that moment, Livia let Rya

Remembered Le

。 In the midst of all suffering, they have a good heart. "You have ...... Family?"

"I ...... I never dared," he confessed. "What if...... If I had a slight deviation in timing during pregnancy, a different child would have been born repeatedly. I can't live anymore. Not spiritual. ”

"I'm sorry I asked that question." Livia apologized. She turned her head and touched his chin with her hand, causing him to look up at her. "I ......"

The Prophet racked his brains to find the right words to comfort him, and finally found it.

"I saw other lives that I could have lived with Felix," Livia admitted, her gaze sad and regretful. "Grow old together and have children. I saw the possibilities, but I couldn't make them happen. I'm not going to pretend to understand what you're going through, because ......" she sighed softly. "Because watching is not life."

"But you know how deep the pain is."

"Yes, I like it." Her hand brushed his cheek. "You don't have to suffer alone, Ryan. Now, now you don't have to suffer anymore. I swear, I'll help you take the burden off. ”

"Thank you." He took her left hand and kissed it kindly. Now that he has her, Ryan can take the others through time. He can build long-lasting friendships and even families. The courier can finally create a future that he is satisfied with. "I'll repay you."

"You've already said it," Livia admitted, sounding as tired as he was. "I've had that power for almost 15 years, Ryan. To be honest, I've never been without it for so long since I was a kid. It's refreshing, but it's also terrifying. ”

"I see. I feel this way every time the "cancellation" comes up. My abilities can be painful, but it's reassuring. "In the end, Ryan's elixir tried to help. For centuries, this entity has been by the side of humanity, sharing its suffering and triumphs. "I think the best thing I can give you...... It's something unexpected. ”

"It's a great gift." Livia was silent, staring at the unfamiliar horizon. She also has something on her mind.

Ryan guessed. "You've seen your father go to war in the future."

"Ryan, it's a happy moment. Don't let my grief ruin it. ”

"I think I've gone to repent before you, right?" He asked, clutching her waist and rubbing his cheek against her neck. "Honestly, we couldn't have found a better therapist than each other."

Livia giggled, though it sounded bittersweet. "Yes, I saw it," she admitted, with a heavy heart. "One night I dreamed that Felix rode into my room on a white stallion and took me out of the city. It's a little girl's stupid dream, but I hope that one day it will come true. ”

"Are you willing to accept a knight in power armor?" Ryan joked. "Lasers are the new sword."

"You know Dy

Does Amis have lightsabers?" Livia asked him jokingly. "Maybe you should catch one. Blue. ”

"Do you want the red one, Crimson Queen?"

"I like the dark side," his accomplice joked. "But I'd rather you be on the side of the angels."

"Please, we're having the most fun running Meta." Although the ending was much more brutal than expected.

"Yes, but no matter how hard you try to hide, Ryan, the real you will always shine. Your kind, gentle self. Her smile hesitated. No matter what the father intends to do...... I'll stop him, I assure you. ”

"I'll help."

"You've done it, more than you know. More than you deserve. Livia looked him in the eye. You don't have to go any further, Ryan. ”

"No, I don't know," he agreed, looking at her with his own determined gaze. "But I want to go."

After their gaze locked for a few minutes, Ryan saw multiple emotions flash through Livia's blue eyes. Surprise, sympathy, joy, gratitude...... There are a few other things. Something deeper, more intense.

"It's time for us to go," Ryan said. "It's past midnight."

"Not yet," his date replied, staring at the sky. "Let's stay a little longer."

They sat there comfortably, quietly watching the aurora.

Eventually, Ryan takes Livia back to Mount Augustus. When the clock struck two o'clock in the morning, he stopped in front of the sturdy fence that surrounded the hill. "Just in time, princess," said the messenger, glancing at his companion's genome. "So, what's my date review?" Nine times out of ten, it's twelve and a half, and not counting the food?"

She didn't answer. On the way back, Livia didn't say a word, her head resting on her palms and her eyes staring out the window. Maybe she regrets that her blue power is working again now.

Ryan cleared his throat, a little embarrassed by the silence. "Livia?"

"I'm going to show you something," she said, shaking her head, looking out the window and at the camera at the entrance. After a minute of waiting, the door opened for them. "If you will."

Ryan knows exactly what awaits him, but he needs to be sure. "You know your father will know, right?"

Livia looked him in the eye and he understood.

She made this choice because of her father, who knew the consequences.

It was an act of rebellion.

Ryan drove the Plymouth Fury towards his villa at the top of Augustus. He caught a glimpse of the guards protecting the property, but didn't take them to heart. Finally, he parked the car at the entrance of the house and got out of the car with Livia.

The Duchess of Augustus led him through the front door into the villa, and no one said a word. Although it was dark inside, she knew the place inside and knew the place, and she led them through the white corridor. Lightning Bart designed his home to resemble a real Roman villa, showing his obsession with marble statues and columns, bordering on morbidity.

Ryan didn't pay much attention to his surroundings. He followed Livia, eyes fixed on her back. He could see her bare shoulders trembling, her body filled with anxiety and tension.

Eventually, she led him to a room with a red door. The Prophet was stunned for a few seconds, then exhaled heavily and opened the door.

Rya

Walked into a bedroom, almost as big as his luxury apartment, and that's where he was in Il Miglio

e when working. Unlike the rest of the villa, it is decorated in a more modern style. The walls are covered with paintings depicting cities, smiling homes, and natural wonders, and the shelves next to them are filled with dusty books. A reinforced window looks directly out onto the beautiful terrace and a king-size bed is lined up against the wall.

Livia closed the door behind them and sat silently on the mattress, hands clasped together. She didn't face Ryan, her eyes fixed on the ground. Her face was flushed, her breath was short, and she seemed afraid to ask him a question.

Ryan cleared his throat. "Livia ......"

"Do you want to kiss me?" She looked up at him and asked meekly, afraid of his reaction.

His lips touched hers, and she didn't say another word all night.

None of them have any.