The chat log was not over.
Promises sometimes are beautiful, but reality is often cruel.
Until March 25th.
Akiyama Sachi kept communicating with Morioka Hitomi, but it was limited to just that - communication.
Akiyama Sachi kept asking when Morioka Hitomi would arrive.
Morioka Hitomi kept asking his brother Morioka, when he could go find Xiaoxing.
Upon learning of Xiaoxing’s misery, Morioka did nothing.
Because rescuing Xiaoxing would mean offending a group of dignitaries. Morioka Immortal’s rise began by aiding the people of District 19 to attain happiness.
But once he attained fame, when he finally could see the same scenery as those dignitaries...
The people Morioka Immortal helped had turned into rich merchants, legislators, doctors, and bankers.
Those who could already attain happiness, became happier. Those who weren’t lacking money, became wealthier.
As for Xiaoxing, what significance is there in such a person attaining happiness?
Morioka would always bring many people he had packaged as "unfortunate" and tell Morioka Hitomi:
"Dearest brother, I promise you, this is the last time. I’ve already started contacting Xiaoxing, but today, could you help your brother complete the ritual first?"
This sentence seemed to have some sort of magic power; no matter how many times it was said, Morioka Hitomi always believed him. He always thought that next time, his brother would take him away from here, to find Xiaoxing.
But Akiyama Sachi never got to see Morioka Hitomi.
Yet she seemed to understand this as well, she kept reminding them of their promise, kept reminding Morioka Hitomi—
I’m still waiting for you.
...
...
The chat log finally ended; Wenren Mirror and Wen Xishu had already figured out the whole story, the causes and consequences.
In a city like Hujiang, the two most humane existences had already turned inhumane.
From the chat log, it was impossible to see "Happiness’s" thoughts.
Wen Xishu and Wenren Mirror could not yet obtain the complete story of Morioka Hitomi and Akiyama Sachi.
But both of them had strong association-building abilities.
By relying on the conversations between Morioka Hitomi and Akiyama Sachi, combined with the details of Deceit Tower—
Wen Xishu was almost able to draw a conclusion.
Akiyama Sachi was kept captive by someone. Akiyama Sachi was the aptitude holder of District 20. She was the source that triggered the rules of Pain Currency.
This was very interesting.
The aptitude holder of the 60th floor of Deceit Tower being kept captive, this was truly filled with misfortune.
You have to know, even with a disruptor causing trouble, Wen Xishu had experienced the scenarios of disruptors being enslaved.
But upon further thought—
The only ones who could keep Akiyama Sachi captive were disruptors.
As for Morioka, everything fitted Wen Xishu’s initial guesses.
"When I was playing the role of Morioka, in the human pit, from the perspective of Morioka, there was no sign of a younger brother... In other words, for Morioka, having a younger brother, Morioka Hitomi, was one of the misfortunes."
"But Morioka Hitomi himself did not know. He always lived within the lies of Morioka."
"And in District 20... the curator bears the pain of everyone, but still gives. I was also thinking, why is the curator so special."
"Now I know."
The tragedies of the two children had been strung together.
One lived within deception, thinking himself happy.
One lived within despair, lowering his own self-esteem step by step, starting to give up being "human".
For such two people, it was hard to say who lived more sorrowfully.
Wen Xishu and Wenren Mirror exchanged a glance.
"Let’s leave here first," Wenren Mirror said.
"Xiaotong, would you be willing to leave with us? I’ll take you to find Xiaoxing. She’s still waiting for you," Wen Xishu extended an invitation.
At the same time, it was also a test.
As expected, the result of the test was very sad.
After some struggle, Morioka Hitomi shook his head and said:
"I’m sorry... I can’t go, I promised my brother. He will take me there."
Wen Xishu further tested:
"Actually, we are Xiaoxing’s friends. Do you believe us?"
Morioka Hitomi said:
"I can feel... it seems that you have no ill intent, but I can’t go with you, my brother promised me, he will take me to find Xiaoxing."
In the dialog from their chat log.
The last dialogues were almost cyclic conversations like this.
Akiyama Sachi:
"I’m really about to leave... your brother is very busy, why don’t you come find me?"
Morioka Hitomi:
"Soon! My brother promised me, he’ll go find you soon! I can’t leave the cellar... He already promised me, he won’t lie to me."
Akiyama Sachi:
"Do you completely believe him? Have you ever thought... that he might be lying to you?"
Morioka Hitomi:
"No, no, absolutely not, my brother loves me very much, and I love my brother very much too."
When seeing this part of the text record...
Wen Xishu and Wenren Mirror had actually already guessed a certain possibility.
They also understood one thing: unless violence was used, there was no way to take Morioka Hitomi away.
So, the two decided to leave here before Morioka returned, and think of another way.
Wen Xishu smiled and said:
"Xiaotong, hypothetically, I’m just saying hypothetically, if she came to find you, but your brother didn’t allow you to rescue her, what would you do?"
Morioka Hitomi seemed to struggle with this kind of question, he shook his head:
"My brother and I are of one heart, my brother’s wishes are my wishes... why would he not allow it?"
Wenren Mirror instantly touched Morioka Hitomi, extracting the anxiety and negative emotions from Morioka Hitomi’s heart.
Morioka Hitomi suddenly calmed down.
Looking at Wenren Mirror’s stunning face, it was as if he saw a blooming sea of flowers.
Wenren Mirror smiled and said:
"No one can stop you from rescuing Xiaoxing, right?"