Chapter 1558

Spy x Family.

Even though the repeated "Taizi" sounded a bit clumsy and stiff, like a child just learning to speak, every subtle change made Lloyd's heart soften a little.

"De Miu Ge is growing bit by bit, from initially only knowing how to preserve records to now having 'emotions' appear."

... I always feel like I'm watching a daughter grow up little by little.

Lloyd unconsciously looked at Anya beside him and held her hand a little tighter.

"SEVE..." Anya looked up at Lloyd, "Father, what does this mean?"

"Um... strictly speaking, this word has several meanings, the first being 'preservation', just like how De Miu Ge previously preserved each story Xilian told. And the second meaning... is 'salvation'." Lloyd bit down heavily on the last two words, "I think this is also where De Miu Ge has made the most progress—through Xilian repeatedly telling stories, it has vaguely grasped the idea of 'salvation'."

Yor tilted her head at him: "Save Xilian?"

"Not just Xilian, but also the world Xilian loves, Wengfaluo Si." Lloyd said, "De Miu Ge can now sense Xilian's emotions through her expressions and respond accordingly. Unfortunately, Xilian cannot hear her voice, and De Miu Ge can only express its own emotions by manipulating the system..."

"...'Little fairy. Good friend. Hehe. Goodbye.'..." The little girl suddenly seemed to understand something, tugging hard at her father's hand, "Anya understood, De Miu Ge speaks, very much like Mimi! Like when Mimi just met Xing!"

—

""Although you never speak. But I know, you are listening. Every story I tell... will be like a little key, opening a door in your heart, right?""

"Unbeknownst to anyone, De Miu Ge has already changed from a purple little square into Mimi's likeness. She still kneels in the prison cage, only now she holds a sticky-looking《Ru Wo Su Shu》in her hand."

""＞＞＞Hehe. Little fairy. Happy.""

""Speak. Simple. I. Will.""

"Xilian sat outside the prison cage, still silently telling the story of Wengfaluo Si."

""Once again, the epic has come to an end. Everything is silent, just like now.""

""Shh. You speak. I listen. This time too. Sitting together.""

"Xilian placed《Ru Wo Su Shu》on her lap, quietly closing her eyes: 'Looking back, there was a period when 'I' seemed especially sentimental...'"

""Sentimental. Story. Full of emotion!""

""Always anxious, desperately searching for different 'memories', hoping to bring change to an unchanging fate, to find the exit of this labyrinth.""

""Taizi. Strange…""

""But now, I won't do that anymore.""

""Why. Not happy?""

""＞＞＞Format Progress: 73.998%……""

""I'm here. Don't be afraid.""

""＞＞＞Error Progress: Parsing……""

""Don't let it. Interrupt you. Always. Sitting together.""

"Although I couldn't hear Mimi's voice, hearing the 'Error Progress' sound, Xilian could feel her efforts for me, and softly laughed: 'Don't feel regret for 'me', good friend. If there were no new 'blank', how would the epic be continued?'"

""'Blank'? What is it.""

""I am very fortunate. During the long wait for the 'Savior', to have you as an audience who never misses a session.""

""Not enough. Not enough." Mimi shouted anxiously, "Taizi. Don't go.""

""This way, I can also peacefully stay in the past. As for 'tomorrow' when it will come……" Xilian's figure gradually faded in Da Mu Zhong, "Just leave it to the 'next' Xilian to keep watch.""

—

Black Cat Spirit.

"Here, take this—"

Lu Ye walked over to Hei at some point and handed him a tissue.

Hei turned his face away, rubbing his cheeks randomly with his hand to wipe away tears, his voice muffled: "I didn't cry, it's just sand blew into my eyes."

"Yeah, I know." Lu Ye responded, not exposing him, just pushing the tissue forward a bit more: "Then wipe the sand out of your eyes."

Hei sniffed, stayed silent for a few seconds, then finally took the tissue; the white paper soon showed a small damp spot. He mumbled: "Senior sister, I really hate this feeling—clearly Mimi has already awakened the consciousness to protect Xilian, but it still can't stop it, Xilian still left..."

"Yeah, because all of this is fated." Lu Ye sat down beside Hei, looking up at the lone Mimi in the cage within the Sky Curtain, "No wonder Mimi likes the Shenpai, and why her way of speaking is so similar to Xilian's—originally, Mimi is the sapling grown by Xilian watering with stories."

"So Mimi will later become Xilian... are they the same person?"

"Yeah, so this must be the true meaning of Xilian's 'the narrator and listener of stories'." Lu Ye slightly narrowed his eyes, "But what exactly is this power that crosses time... could it also be the Memory Pathway? It feels completely different from the power of the Black Swan and others who are rememorizers. Could the 'Memory' Pathway have even higher uses?"

—

"Mimi lowered her head dejectedly: 'Taizi. Left.'"

""If there is no new 'blank', how would the epic be continued?" Xilian's voice still echoed in its mind."

""Need. New. 'Blank'.""

""Next. Xilian. Has 'blank'？"

""Taizi. Don't be afraid. I'll help you. Find 'blank'.""

""Xilian. Is Taizi. Is Love." Mimi said very seriously, word by word, "So. First have 'Love'. Then have 'Xilian'. Then have 'Blank'.""

""Search. 'Love'.""

"The recording played Zandal's voice: ''Knowledge' develops in a direction that has no intersection with creating 'consciousness'; even the basic principles are opposing. Without 'consciousness', there is no foundation for the 'heart', and thus no true emotions can be possessed.'"

"Mimi carefully considered his words: 'Consciousness? Emotions? Sad. Don't understand.'"

"Xilian's voice came from afar: 'What lies behind this door? Glittering crystals, or a beautiful world I've never seen? If I tell you all my stories about 'tomorrow'…… would I then welcome the 'Savior' in my next life, and the dawn of Wengfaluo Si?'"

""Key. Door. Story. Happy.""

""Taizi. Xilian. Little fairy. Like.""

""Right. Got it. Search. 'Memory'.""