Since Seele said there was nowhere she wanted to go, Shun decided to stay in the hotel that evening and not go anywhere. Lying on the double bed, Shun was watching the British sitcom that ruled half the kingdom with its humor, Yes, Prime Minister!
"Phase one: We say nothing has happened.
Phase two: We say perhaps something has happened, but we shouldn't take action.
Phase three: We say perhaps we should take action, but there's nothing we can do.
Phase four: Perhaps we could have done something back then, but now it's too late."
Shun stared intently at the TV screen, the corners of his mouth unconsciously rising as a trace of amusement welled up in his heart. He couldn't help but sigh, "I really didn't expect that even in this completely unfamiliar other world I can still see such familiar scenes and plots."
Behind him, while Shun was glued to the screen, a girl was also staring intently at him. Her red eyes burned like flames, intense and bright. She stood quietly, her gaze locked tightly on Shun as if trying to see through his body into the deepest secrets of his heart.
The girl's eyes revealed deep contemplation and confusion. She seemed to be trying hard to understand something, searching for clues in every movement and word Shun made. Her brows furrowed slightly, her lips pressed together gently, showing her inner tension and focus.
As time passed, her gaze grew even deeper, as if sinking into endless thought. Her fingers lightly stroked her chin, as if organizing her thoughts to find an answer. Yet her expression always carried a trace of bewilderment, as if the question was too complex for her to reach a conclusion easily.
"Shun... who exactly are you..." Seele murmured to herself, her eyes dazed and perplexed. She couldn't understand why, from the very first moment she saw him, a powerful sense of trust had surged in her heart as if they had known each other for a long time. This feeling made her uneasy and confused, while also bringing a deep sorrow, as if an immense regret lingered in her heart, impossible to shake off.
Why would she feel this way toward someone she'd never met before? Even that Bronya whom Seele kept mentioning every day was just a little kid in her eyes.
She moved her body onto Shun's bed, sitting right beside him, wanting to be closer.
"Hm? Seele?" Shun, absorbed in the show, hadn't noticed anything wrong with Seele. He simply scooted over a bit to make room for her to sit properly.
Once closer to Shun, the feeling in her heart grew even more intense. It was an indescribable sorrow, as if it could tear her heart apart and swallow her whole. Tears flowed uncontrollably, dripping onto her pure white silk nightgown and forming glistening droplets but she remained completely unaware.
"Who exactly are you?" she whispered softly, looking at the oblivious Shun.
"What's wrong, Seele?"
"Nothing... I just wanted to ask where big brother plans to go every day." She spoke in Seele's tone Shun naturally couldn't tell the difference.
"Does Seele still want to play in London? A big city like this isn't easy to see everything in one go. If Seele wants to stay here longer, we can stay a few more days."
As mentioned earlier, Shun wasn't in a hurry right now. The so-called main plot hadn't even really started yet. Shun still had plenty of time spending a few days playing with Seele was perfectly easy.
"No... big brother has things he needs to do too. We can't delay big brother's plans just because Seele wants to play." She shook her head.
At that moment, a scene suddenly flashed through her mind: as if she and Shun were sitting side by side atop a low mountain peak, overlooking the ruined and desolate city below. Most of the buildings in the city had collapsed; the streets were filled with dust and rubble. Sunlight filtered through thin clouds, casting a desolate atmosphere over the ruins.
"Shun, I can't hold you back. Thank you... for being with Seele during this final time. Seele is already very happy..."
What was this... She sank deeply into thought, trying to grasp that fleeting image, but it vanished like bubbles and illusions no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't recapture it.
The memories in her mind felt covered by a thin veil, blurred and unclear, leaving her confused and lost. She tried to recall, but those scenes always disappeared at the critical moment, leaving only blankness.
This feeling made her uneasy, as if she had lost important clues clues that might be related to her past or some crucial event.
"Seele? Seele?" Shun waved his hand in front of her, pulling her back from her reverie to reality.
"Big brother, go ahead Seele's listening!" She returned an awkward yet polite smile.
"Hm, we're planning to fly to Taixu Mountain in Shenzhou tomorrow. By the way, Seele, do you know the legend of the Red Kite Immortal in Shenzhou?"
She shook her head. Perhaps the original Seele knew, but to her, she was basically ignorant about this world.
Seeing her shake her head, Shun was a little surprised, but then remembered Seele wasn't from Shenzhou and relaxed. After all, in his original world, not every foreigner knew the legend of Sun Wukong either.
"Hm... anyway, just know that we're going to meet a very powerful person."
"Alright, it's getting late now. Go to sleep, or you might not grow taller." Shun glanced at the clock it really was late. He simply turned off the TV and said to her.
"Okay." She nodded, returned to her own bed, and finally closed her eyes.
"Good night."
"Huh? Strange... Seele remembers falling asleep very early last night. So what happened after that? Was it the other me?" In the morning, when Seele woke up, she found a long blank in her memory.
She didn't know what was going on. Ever since she met Shun, the other her seemed to have disappeared. If not for occasional reminders, Seele would really think the other her was gone.
At the airport, since Seele had been privately adopted by Cocolia and had no legal identity, she couldn't buy a ticket. But with Cosmic Juggernaut's spatial folding technology, it was possible to achieve an effect similar to optical camouflage and sneak aboard.
Fortunately, Shun had bought first-class tickets with large seats, so it was easy to simply pick Seele up and place her on his lap.
Sitting on Shun's lap, Seele asked in some confusion, "Big brother, where are we going today?"
"? Didn't Seele ask yesterday?" Shun found it a little strange.
"Ah... maybe Seele forgot. I was a bit sleepy at that time yesterday. Big brother, tell Seele again, please."
"We're going to Taixu Mountain. But there's no airport there, so after we arrive in Shenzhou, we'll still have to..."
Seele pretended to listen to Shun's explanation, but in her heart, she already had her answer.
Yesterday, the other me must have used Seele's body to do something. But what exactly happened?