Chapter 95 - Ninety-Four:

Chapter 95: Chapter Ninety-Four: "I Remember You...

Shen Xue was a girl with above-average grades.

She always listened to Su Ming’an’s voice in his live streams, even when he played horror games, and she persisted, watching game after game, helping her through the long nights.

She tried her best to dig up information about him, his movements in the real world, and finally, she learned of his aspirations, transferred to his high school, and entered the same university as him.

In reality, Su Ming’an appeared just an ordinary student, nothing like the charismatic figure who faced storms unshaken in his live streams, but it didn’t matter, she still liked him, being close was enough.

... At least for now, the distance between them was small; she, the envied belle of the class, and he, an ordinary college student.

The place where he stood was within her reach.

Then, just before her confession, the World Game abruptly began.

He became Number One Player.

He was crowned in front of billions of beings.

Yuanyuan at his side was willing to die for him.

And she failed in the second instance.

The distance between them started to grow.

Unwilling to become a useless Observer, she found an opportunity and became one herself, assigned into this world.

She watched as her streaming channel went dark, becoming "Shen Xue" from Mingxi Middle School. Time flowed differently here from the World Game; she waited for the instance to open, and witnessed her homeroom teacher tearing open his flesh. Although the one across from her was just an NPC assigned to her, an existence from another world, not her real father, she still whispered softly, "Hey, make it look nice, okay?"

Shen Zhuo replied in surprise, "Sure, what style do you want?"

"I want the look of Alice, the scent of roses."

"The thoughts of immortality."

At that moment, the game’s Organizers, a white rabbit, appeared.

Its evil smile, she still remembered to this day.

It asked Shen Xue if she was willing to undergo metamorphosis and become a "Hunter"—while "Observers" could only fulfill the tasks of NPCs and not affect the Players, "Hunters" could, even going so far as to actively attempt to kill Players, but the price was that they could never leave the game world again.

Shen Xue said she was willing.

Although Shen Zhuo kept creating eternal monsters, he was a true "Artisan"; he changed the bodies of monsters but not their hearts. Shen Xue had been here for twelve years, making the everlasting male students yearn for her in vain, wallowing in their ugliness, fighting each other in the dark to compete for her. She chose different women and took their most beautiful parts to fill herself.

In the end, after a long wait, she encountered Su Ming’an from twelve years ago.

Su Ming’an looked somewhat dazed at the scene before him, Shen Xue was watching him with utmost sincerity, her blade edge pressed against his neck, glinting with a faint chill.

The barrage reacted faster than Su Ming’an:

Su Ming’an tried to open the system interface to contact Lv Shu and the rest, but he couldn’t free his hands, and the cold blade was pressing against his neck, its edge exuding a dangerous sharpness.

"Su Ming’an, I know you remember me, you mentioned my name during the day... you said that I am even more real and vivid now... you’ve noticed me, and I like you too, I’ve been waiting here for you for twelve years... Can we always be together from now on?" Shen Xue’s cold hand was on his face, her posture extremely gentle, as if cradling a pool of soft water.

"Shen Xue... I remember you." Su Ming’an sighed softly, "You are indeed very beautiful, you are even more beautiful than before."

The light in Shen Xue’s eyes gradually brightened.

"You really do remember me..." She spoke as though she was on the verge of tears with happiness.

However, the barrage had seen through everything a long time ago:

"I’ve liked you since before, I’ve always liked you," Shen Xue said excitedly, the cold light of the blade reflecting off her face, and the lights in her eyes sparkled like little stars:

"Do you know? I used to fall asleep listening to your live streams, your voice has always made me feel secure, so secure... Even though mom and dad didn’t like me, they always liked to pinch and twist me, hit me with chairs, scold and beat me... I was always so scared, afraid that I couldn’t sleep tossing and turning at night.

...But if I just hid in my room, put on headphones, and listened to your voice, it felt like you were right there comforting me.

I’ve always felt so secure, I’ve watched each of your videos over and over, and I haven’t missed any of your live stream replays..."

Su Ming’an maintained an attentive listening posture throughout, his gaze focused solely on Shen Xue, until she nearly uncovered all his secrets.

"...You see, I know you so well, and I love you so dearly," Shen Xue whispered beside him, her hands gently wrapping around his neck: "...So, when I heard yesterday that you still remembered me, I was so happy."

Su Ming’an lowered his eyelids.

...In fact, he didn’t remember this person at all.

If she hadn’t appeared as the final boss in his novice level, he would have had almost no impression of her.

"I remember you too." Su Ming’an spoke softly: "...Your birthday is September 30, the day the World Game started, right? I’m sorry I missed your birthday."

"You, you remember, you actually remember my birthday!" The joy dancing in Shen Xue’s eyes seemed as if it was about to spill over.

...But he didn’t.

It was only because this woman also appeared in his novice level.

In the novice level, the story background was her birthday party, which was why Su Ming’an happened to remember it.

But first, he needed to calm her down.