Although Notch didn't say much, after hearing those words, Execution Dragon seemed to understand something.
For a moment, her heart was filled with mixed emotions, but she didn't say anything, because she knew the questions she wanted to ask were no longer important.
At this moment, all she wanted was to get to Xu Yuan as quickly as possible, to see those lovely family members as soon as possible.
With that thought, Execution Dragon gave a slight nod in response to Notch.
Then, as if searching for some unknown power, she slowly closed her eyes.
Moments later, particles of golden light began to surge out from her body like a spring.
These golden particles seemed alive, attracting and gathering toward one another. Their numbers grew larger and larger, until they finally formed a massive dragon shape in midair.
This dragon formed from golden particles looked completely different from Execution Dragon before them.
Notch recognized it at a glance. This was the original form he had created when he first made Execution Dragon.
The golden dragon circled gracefully in the air, as if showing Notch its full form.
Then it stopped in front of him, a relieved smile appearing on its face, as though it had finally put down all burdens and responsibilities.
"Thank you for creating me," the dragon formed from golden particles said softly. "As you wished, I will become an ordinary dragon, carefree and without worries… and enjoy a simple life."
Before the words had even finished, Execution Dragon suddenly leapt forward like a streak of golden lightning, shooting straight toward the ground.
At the instant she touched the earth, her entire body seemed to be swallowed by it, sinking into the ground at an astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, she vanished without a trace.
Only a shell remained behind, slowly shrinking until it became the size of a normal Ender Dragon…
Witnessing all this, J stared at Notch in complete confusion. Seeing that, Notch spoke first, "Alright, go ahead and ask."
"What were you doing just now, waving your hands around like that when you came in??" J said while mimicking Notch's earlier movements.
Hearing the phrase "waving your hands around," Notch rolled his eyes.
"Earlier, the flow of time here was much slower than outside. Just now, I was adjusting the speed of time. Now, time here flows much faster than outside."
"So, we have plenty of time to catch up."
Hearing this, J nodded thoughtfully, then continued, "Just now I felt the power in my body suddenly draining away. Looks like you took it back?"
Notch nodded, then raised his hand. Golden energy slowly gathered in his palm again. He looked at J and said, "As for what just happened to Execution Dragon, and everything that happened after you were locked here… please watch the VCR."
Before J could respond, Notch directly infused that golden energy into J's mind.
After watching the "VCR," J finally understood the situation. "Not bad. It's a good ending."
Hearing that, Notch looked a bit surprised. "You're not curious about how I'll deal with D? You didn't even say a single word for him. That's not like you."
The contents of the VCR Notch provided did not include anything about how D would be handled.
The VCR mainly covered Xu Yuan's confrontation with D, the rookie's explanation of the inner and outer worlds, the fact that Xu Yuan still existed in the inner world, and the Iron Golem captain's summary about living beings entering the inner world.
What Execution Dragon saw earlier was the same content. After all, this was the VCR Notch had prepared to broadcast to all living beings.
The purpose was simply to let everyone know what had happened and what needed to be done next, so it didn't include any private details.
Although this VCR was basically just an outline of what had happened during this period, it was enough to show that D had completely lost.
Notch knew J's personality. J valued friendship deeply. Even if he knew D was wrong, he would still want to pull D back somehow.
But now, J not only showed no intention of helping D, he didn't even mention him at all. That was why Notch found it so surprising.
Hearing Notch's words, J's lips curled slightly into a faint smile. He slowly turned his gaze toward Notch, his eyes carrying a deeper meaning.
"Do you know what the one thing I regret most in my life is?" J said softly, a hint of melancholy in his voice.
Notch thought for a moment, then replied, "Meeting D?"
J shook his head gently, denying the guess.
"The one thing I regret the most…" J paused before continuing, "is believing too much in the saying 'birds of a feather flock together.'"
There was a trace of helplessness in his tone, as if he felt a bit disappointed in his past self.
"Actually, when I was with D, a lot of the time I didn't feel comfortable. I could vaguely tell that he and I weren't the same kind of person."
"But whenever that feeling came up, I would always think the problem was me."
J shook his head with a bitter smile. "Because D was your friend. The fact that he could be friends with you and gain your approval clearly meant he was someone outstanding."
"So even when I felt uncomfortable, I kept accommodating him again and again…"
At this point, J let out a sigh and shrugged helplessly, looking at Notch with a wry smile. "Simply put, I extended the filter I had for you onto him."
After saying that, J let out a long breath, and the expression on his face relaxed. "But after going through all this, I don't regret it."
"Or rather, I'm not the one who should regret anything."
"Between him and me… at least on my side, I didn't do anything wrong, and I never owed him anything."
As he said this, J's eyes suddenly dimmed a little. He looked at Notch again and continued, "You know, I didn't have many friends growing up. Back then, you were the only one willing to play with me…"
"So… I treasured this hard-earned friendship a lot. That goes for you, and for D as well."
"When I was with you two, I would subconsciously ignore my own feelings."
"I was always on edge, carefully maintaining this friendship."
"But no matter how careful I was, my relationship with him still ended up falling apart."
J spoke words that sounded sorrowful, but there was no sadness on his face. Instead, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
"Even though the ending was separation, I didn't feel sad at all… in that moment, all I felt was relief."
"It finally came. I don't have to carefully maintain this friendship anymore. I can finally relax and just be myself!"
"So even if the ending is separation, I don't resent him."
"What I gave him brought me the most important lesson of my life. To me, it was worth it."
"For me, this is a clean break."
At this point, J looked at Notch again and smiled. "He's no longer my friend, so I'm not curious how you'll deal with him. Naturally, there's no need for me to say a single word for him."