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Chapter 596

"...How pathetic."

Two words that deeply resonated inside Jin's mind.

Staring at his figure which was currently being held by the throat, Jin had mixed feelings about the situation.

'I was supposed to die this day.'

Having seen through Ren's memories, Jin was confused.

Really confused.

He didn't understand a single thing that he was shown. His mind had grown numb at one point, but he was helpless.

He was forced to stare at the memories in spite of the fact that he didn't want to see them.

It wasn't something that he could control.

...To make matters worse. He didn't want to relieve this one scene which he tried his best to remove from his memories.

Jin thought of this day as the most humiliating day of his life.

Who would've thought that on this day, he was supposed to die? Jin had relieved all the different scenarios, and so he knew.

He knew that he was supposed to have died.

'...I didn't know that on that day, Ren saved my life.'

He had mixed feelings about the whole situation.

Slowly, Jin felt his eyes close, and before he knew it, he was back in the black space.

In front of him was a white orb.

With the palm of his hand pressing against it, JIn felt his body slowly move away from it.

Opening his mouth, Jin heard Ren's voice coming out.

"This should settle the matter. Whether he matures through this ordeal, or not, is up to him. Since his death will inevitably result in Kevin possibly regressing, it is best to keep him alive. At least this way, he will have a higher chance of surviving."

Listening to those words, Jin remained silent.

These last words were enough for him to understand everything. A bitter feeling arose within his heart.

'I..was just a pawn wasn't I?'

***

Melissa was a smart child.

She knew this, and everyone around her knew this. It wasn't something that needed to be told to others.

Her comprehensive abilities were something one would be envious of.

With just a glance, she would be able to analyze and deduce a situation.

It seemed as though nothing was out of her mind's grasp.

...At least that was how things were supposed to be.

'I don't get it.'

'I don't understand.'

'What's going on?'

Nothing made sense to her at the moment.

It wasn't too long ago that she was exposed to her life's memories. Being reminded of her failures sent Melissa into a numb state.

By the time she had recovered a bit, she found herself inside of another space, and it was then that she caught a glimpse of Ren's memories.

In that moment, Melissa's mind blanked as all sorts of memories started replaying in her head.

through a lot during that

a lot of would be an understatement. She watched him go through

he experienced, her heart

for her mind which numbed considerably. Everything

when scenes of her

of the previous theories that Ren gave to me...were things

many different theories, but it was only after she watched what was presented in front of her that she realized that all the

are all things that I came

figured out from what she was being shown. She still understood nothing, but at the same time, had an inkling of what was going

'Ha...ha...'

let out a hollow

things make more

***

'...That's me.'

the white orb was the image of a young girl lying down in a pool of red

was her on one of the battle platforms

the orb, and thin black threads revolved

give

locked on the figure that was in the middle

originally intended to kill

didn't say anything while

you die, then maybe Kevin will get his

spoke deeply resonated inside Emma's heart as

His words...

felt like sharp knives that

about the words he

was more about

you to make Kevin stronger. Hopefully, you'll mature and you'll

'I...Know.'

Truth sometimes hurts.

***

[Haaaa!]

to die...I want to

on the orb was the image of himself cutting his own face with what seemed to be a sharp

covered in blisters, and his body was

with anxiety when she

look of desperation on his face shook her to the core. All the previous thoughts she

fault. He's the

that moment that she realized

the orb was

saw...she didn't think that she would ever be able to truly get over, but...if there was one thing she

he was the

emotions to decisions, Amanda was able to clearly understand just how much Ren went through, and

really want to go

weak voice echoed

her heart tighten

don't want to

desperate calls...his cries...and the way that he was suffering. Amanda couldn't bring herself to watch

have much of a choice. Regardless of what she did,

'Please sto—'

mouth

want to

***

do you

asked as he moved behind

followed after his words was a twisted

"...What are your plans?"

Currently, his expression was dull, making it hard to see

"My plans?"

figure stared at the white orb in front of

as neither of the two figures in the dark

going to

silence was Ren's voice

his head to stare at Ren, the chained figure merely tilted

"Are you not angry?

than answering, he asked a different

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