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Chapter 73 Some Trust

What?! It's only temporary?! Why didn't you say so earlier?!

Upon hearing that it was only temporary, Lin Xiyue immediately perked up.

[Yes, it's temporary. But I don't know when you'll be back, because it depends on how much time heals.]

The system said somewhat embarrassedly.

Oh, I understand that. But since we've traveled back to the past, will there be any problems with what I do? Like, something about time paradoxes?

Lin Xiyue didn't understand either; she only had a vague understanding.

[No, there will be a solution... In short, don't worry. You'll know when the time comes.]

Although the system didn't understand, it was very certain that there was no problem.

(╯▽╰) Okay, I believe you.

Lin Xiyue had no choice but to believe it.

By the way, you became less active after meeting Meros, is that also related to that issue?

Lin Xiyue asked another question that she had actually been concerned about.

[Yes, to use a vivid analogy, you're like a passenger who accidentally boarded the wrong train, and time is like the train's manager. So time will fix the problem and gently expel you. After all, to time, you're essentially an innocent person, but I'm like luggage that's been hogging your train, so I can't do anything too drastic. ┐(￣ー￣)┌]

The system said this with some helplessness, since it had been treated as luggage because it didn't have a physical form.

Oh, I see. No wonder you've been so quiet, like you've uninstalled your straight man role.

Lin Xiyue suddenly realized.

[Wow, I knew this plugin was great! There's a reason it's all positive reviews. See, you like it too! You've been talking about it!!! ヽ(￣▽￣)?]

The system got excited as soon as it heard about this plugin.

I don't!!!

Lin Xiyue decisively denied it.

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In that short time communicating with the system, Meros's gaze towards Lin Xiyue changed. He looked at her as if she were an idiot, probably because Lin Xiyue was so easily startled and her expressions changed drastically while chatting with the system.

"You...this is?"

Meros could no longer contain himself and asked.

"Ah, hahaha, it's nothing. But just to be on the safe side, may I ask, do you have any brothers?"

Although Lin Xiyue knew it was unlikely, she couldn't help but ask about the possibility.

"Hmm... I don't have any biological brothers, why?"

Meros, perhaps because he was inside his own barrier, sat very relaxed on the stool, his long legs casually stretched out and crossed, leaning slightly against the backrest, tilting his head to look at Lin Xiyue beside him. His demeanor, expression, and appearance were such that, given just a glass of red wine, he could easily cosplay as a vampire.

"No, it's nothing, please continue."

Lin Xiyue blushed.

“Okay. Hmm... I was in a weakened state before, and due to carelessness, I was besieged by the opposition and injured. So, I escaped in my child form. Then I met you, and I felt my own energy in you, which accelerated my recovery.”

Meros thought for a moment, then said.

"So, are you fully recovered now? Will there be any long-term effects?"

Lin Xiyue originally wanted to go over and check on Molos's physical condition, but when she got closer, she smelled the fragrance on Molos's body.

It's a fresh, tangy citrus scent with a cool, breezy feel. It's like smelling a refreshing aroma in an orchard in the early morning, giving a very clean and refreshing feeling, with a slight, crisp quality that's completely non-aggressive and relaxing.

Upon smelling the aroma, Lin Xiyue couldn't help but take another sniff, and then she saw Mo Luosi's ambiguous smile. Blushing, she awkwardly sat back down.

"It's okay, I'm not completely healed yet. I've temporarily reverted to this form, and I think it's better to talk to you like this. After all, this shows my respect for you and that I'm not hiding anything from you."

Moros didn't mention what Lin Xiyue had just done, but spoke to her very solemnly. His beautiful dark green eyes looked into Lin Xiyue's amber eyes, and their reflections were mirrored in each other's eyes.

"Okay, alright. Then let me tell you about my problem. I, let me make it clear first, I just found out."

Lin Xiyue saw her own flushed face reflected in Moros's pupils and hesitated before speaking.

"Everything I said before was true, I didn't lie to you. But I just found out that I came here ten years in the future, and I arrived here by accident. The fact that I have your energy within me is because we met ten years later and became friends. Maybe that's why I have your energy within me. But I'm not sure, and I wouldn't know if you hadn't told me. ┐(?～?)┌"

Lin Xiyue seemed somewhat uncertain when she mentioned that they were friends.

"Oh? Is that so? Just a friend? I wouldn't leave so much protective energy in a friend's body, so much that you could be mistaken for an avatar of mine."

Meros raised an eyebrow and said with interest.

"Um... I don't really know how to put it, we're probably just friends. After all, I haven't confessed..."

Lin Xiyue spoke softer and softer, and then she began to think that she was too easy to win over.

"Hehe, I know. You really are cute...tsk!"

Meros chuckled, and then...

He instantly reverted to being a child.

This suddenly turned the somewhat ambiguous atmosphere between the two into something rather funny.

"Pfft, yes, yes. You're cute too!"

Lin Xiyue, who was originally blushing, couldn't help but laugh when she saw this scene.

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"Cough cough cough, are you alright? You suddenly turned back?"

Seeing the look in Molos's eyes, Lin Xiyue forcibly changed the subject back to showing concern for him.

"It's alright. It's just that its energy has been almost used up, and it can no longer maintain its adult size. It will be fine after it replenishes enough energy."

"It doesn't matter," Meros said indifferently.

He should have looked quite handsome, but because he had turned into a child, he had an adorable, childish charm. Lin Xiyue held back for a long time before finally refraining from pinching his cheek.

Although it was a one-sided process of becoming familiar with each other, Lin Xiyue felt much more relaxed.

"Okay, then I'll cook you more food tomorrow? It's getting late, let's get some rest. ︿(￣︶￣)︿"

Lin Xiyue thought for a moment and decided not to make anything more for Moros. After all, he had already eaten so much; even though he was an adult, his body was still that of a child, and eating too much was not good for him.

Okay, goodnight.

"Good night."

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