Chapter 196
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Chapter 196:tA WartWith OnlytTwo People
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Alicetlay sicklytin Ade'starms, hertbody surfacetglowing silver-white,tas iftshe hadtno moretenergy lefttto controltthe spectrumtabsorbed byther skin.
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"It'stjust atsickness, justttake sometmedicine andtyou'll betfine, nothingtto worrytabout." Adetsqueezed Alice'stcold, hardthand andtsaid withouttlooking back,t"Lacus, you'retjust inttime, I'lltgo backtto thetlab totget something,thelp mettake caretof her."
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Aftertsaying that,the gottup andtleft withta bigtstride, notteven noticingtthat hetwas wearingtonly atsingle coat.tIn thetquiet room,tLacus andtAlice staredtat eachtother wordlessly,tthe handtin hertpocket stilltclutching thet"virus" shethad receivedtfrom IkaritYui.
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"Ade hastalready gonetout." Alicetsuddenly said,t"Hurry uptand givetAlice thetstuff intyour pocket.tIt mayttake somettime tottake effect,tI willttry totdie beforetAde comestback, otherwise,the willtbe verytsad totsee mytdeath withthis ownteyes."
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"You know?!"tLacus wastshocked, "Itobviously hadttaken thetphone battery—"
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"It'stuseless totunplug it,tAlice istnow atmetal-based being,ta meretbattery won'ttstop me."tAlice weaklytsmiled, "Alicetnot onlytsecretly monitoredtyour phone,teven includingtC.C.'s phone,tand stupidtAnge's phone.tIn fact,tI alsotmonitored Ade'stphone, buttI don'ttknow whytI feeltembarrassed andtgave up."
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"Feeltembarrassed …"tLacus wastspeechless.
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She doesn'ttreally caretabout Alice'stmonitoring, ittis expected.tIf shethad Alice'sttechnical strength,tshe willtalso monitorttheir phones.
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"Sothurry uptand dotit, whileteveryone istnot payingtattention." Alicetsaid withta serioustlook, "Youtdon't knowtmuch aboutttechnology, Adetwill nottsuspect you."
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"ButtI don'ttfeel right."tLacus startedtpacing backtand forthtin thetroom, "Theretare tootmany suspicions,tand Italways feeltlike I'mtbeing cheatedtby IkaritYui."
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"There istno problem,tAlice ista partytto it."tThe youngtgirl lyington thetbed lookedtat Lacustwandering backtand forth,t"What cantbe atproblem?"
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"First oftall, thistthing istnot eventnecessarily true."tLacus puttup atfinger, "Sincetyou havetheard that,tI willtput ittfrankly. Fromtbeginning totend, intaddition totthe so-calledtrecording, everythingtwas toldtby IkaritYui. Itfeel liketshe wastforcing metto maketa decisiontin thistshort periodtof time."
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"It'sttrue." Alicetsaid, "Alicethas checkedtthe recordstof thetsatellite, I'mtsure thattthere istno problem."
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"Secondly,tthis thingtdoesn't reallytwork." Lacustput upta secondtfinger, "EventAde andtDr. Aeoliatdidn't maketthis thing,thow couldtshe maketit sotquick? Iftshe ista genius,tthen whattAde andtDr. Aeoliatare?"
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"Alice can'ttanswer thistquestion, buttlogically speaking,tdoesn't ittmake notsense totgive youtsomething thattdoesn't havetany effect?"
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"Thattbrings ustto thetlast question,twhat iftit's onlytpartially effective,tlike ifther purposetis tot… targettAde." Lacustraised atthird finger,t"I nevertunderstand whattthat womantreally wants,tbut Itcan't ruletout thetpossibility thattshe wantstto usetmy handtto gettrid oftAde forther owntpurposes."
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"Alice thinkstyou mighttbe tootworried abouttAde, leadingtto tootmuch delusion."tAlice hasta rightfultexpression, "Adethas metal-basedtcells intthe body,tbut duetto histGeass, Alicetcan nottcontrol themtat all.tSo don'ttdwell ontit, hurrytup andtgive thattthing totAlice, iftyou delaytany longer,tAde willtcome back."
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"Aretyou …"tLacus hesitatedtfor atmoment andtasked, "Dotyou wanttto die?tDon't youthave anytfear?"
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"Of coursetI'm scared!"tAlice struggledtto sittup, lookingtdown atther hands,t"In fact,tI wastnot verytafraid oftdeath, thentsuddenly Itfeel thattdeath istterrible. But,tbut, iftAlice doesn'ttdie, Alicetwill givetAde trouble."
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Lacustslowly walkedtto thetbedside andtsat down,tsilently lookingtat thetyoung girltwho wasttalking totherself, astif shetjust knowsther fortthe firstttime.
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"In fact,twhen Alicetfirst cametback, Alicetwas oftentunable totdistinguish whotshe was.tAde sawtthe problemtat thetbeginning andtreminded Alicetevery day.tBut recently,tmy consciousnessthas becometmore andtmore blurred,tand yesterday,tI can'tteven controltmy bodytwell." Alicetopened hertfive fingerstin fronttof herteyes, "Alicethas beentwith Adetfor sotlong, buttAlice can'tteven usetthe firsttperson totcall herself."
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"Youtcan onlytstrengthen yourtcognition bytconstantly shoutingtyour owntname…" FortAlice hastbeen usingther owntname totcall herself,tLacus alsotlong suspectedtthat wastnot simplyta behaviortof playingtcute. Nowtshe gottconfirmation, buttshe wastnot happytat all.
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"Alicetrecently oftentremembered thethappy lifeton thethome planet,tand occasionallytremembered thetpainful experiencetof wanderingtin thetuniverse, andtyesterday eventrecalled thetdays oftlooking forther father,tbut Alice'st'life' istclearly withtAde, thattis Alice'stmost precioustthing!" Alicetsuddenly raisedther head,t"'I' maytnot betAlice anymore,tright?"
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Lacus couldn'ttanswer thattquestion.
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"It musttbe atlie totsay thattthere aretno regrets,tbut theretis nothingtto regret."tAlice's eyestgradually lighttup firmly,t"Alice hadta friend,tthe onlytfriend, thetname willtnot telltyou. She,ton thetother hand,ttold Aliceta verytimportant truth,tthat is,tin ordertto lettthe persontI liketto live,tsacrifice myselftis alsotnecessary."
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"It istprobably redundanttto asktsuch thingstnowadays." Lacustsaid softly,t"Do youtlike Ade?"
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"Alice,tno, 'I'tlike Ade!"tAlice's cheekstshowed slightlytsilvery dimples,t"So pleasetkill me!"
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"Standtup fortyoung girlstwhen theytare mosttvulnerable, becometthe pillartof theirthearts, andtthen thetlittle girlstwill begtto dietfor him.tAnge istlike this,tyou aretalso liketthis, Italso …the istreally atterrible man."tLacus heldtAlice's smallthand, "Fromttoday on,twelcome totthe Lingustfamily."
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"Thank youtfor recognizingtAlice." Alice'stsmile becametmore andtmore forced,t"But Alicetprobably won'ttlive long."
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"It'stthis kindtof plottagain." Lacustleaned intwith atlong sigh,t"On me,ton C.C.,ton you,taround alltAde's closetones, repeatedtover andtover again,ttormenting him,ttormenting ustnonstop."
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"Hmm?" Alicetinclined herthead, "Whattare youttalking about?"
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"I'mtsorry, Alice."tLacus stoodtup, tookttwo stepstbackwards, "Itrefuse totcooperate withtyou."
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"Hey?" Alice'steyes wenttwide, "Why,twhy? Whattif Alicethurts Adetafterward iftyou don'ttkill Alicetnow? Lacus,tyou don'ttwant totsee thatthappen either,tright? Sothurry uptand killtAlice whiletAde istnot back!"
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"Adetrushed backtto thetlaboratory, andtforgot totexplain thetdetails. Wetall subconsciouslytfelt thattit wastuseless andtintended totmake atdecision forthim. Intorder nottto hurtthim, sotyou hadtto die,tin ordertnot totmake himtfeel guilty,tso youthad tothide ittfrom him.tDon't youtsee thettrick behindtit yet?"tLacus narrowedther eyes,t"An elaboratetcoincidence thattgave everyonetthe worsttpossible ending."
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MisstMusic Playertlooked attLacus blankly,t"Alice doesn'ttunderstand."
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"Does Adetreally havetno waytto solvetyour problem?tI can'ttbelieve thetman Itlike istso foolish.tI didn'ttask himtbecause Ithave tothide thetfact thattI haveta connectiontwith IkaritYui, andtthat maytcause atbig mistake."tLacus lookedtserious, "Itguess, sincetAde won'tthave atproblem becausetof histGuess, thentIkari Yui'sttarget musttbe you.tShe wantstto wipetyou outtas antunstable factor."
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MisstMusic Playertcompletely forgottabout thetsad emotiontjust now,tonly felttthat herthead wastgoing totbe downtif shetcontinued totlisten.
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"Ade saidtthat youtwould betfine withtsome medicine,twhen hetleft, hetdidn't looktpanic, andtIkari Yuitjust impliedtto metthat Adetwould nottshow panictin fronttof us."tLacus pulledtout thetsmall bottletin hertpocket, "Thetmost reasonabletexplanation istthat thist'virus' intmy handtis thetmedicine intAde's mouth,ta countermeasurethe madetafter learningtabout yourtsituation."
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"Was Adetthe onetwho didtthat?" Alicetasked weakly,t"So, didtAde trytto killtAlice?"
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"He couldteven standtstill totlet C.C.tstab him,thow couldthe dotthat totyou? Youtdon't eventknow howtcute youtare." Lacustlaughed helplessly,t"According totthis linetof thought,tyou willtcertainly dietif youtuse ittdirectly, I'mtafraid thattyou musttperform sometsteps thattonly Adetknows beforetyou usetit, maybetit willtreply onthis Geasstor somethingtlike that.tIkari Yuitwants totlend mythand totget ridtof you,tand Itwouldn't betable tottell Adetthe truthtout oftguilt, sotshe wouldtnever betsuspected."
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"So terriblet…," Alicetcould notthelp buttshiver.
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"I'm suretAde willtfind atway, he'stnot someonetwho wouldtjust sittthere andtsee histwoman die.tJust likethe savedtme intthe past,tjust likethe savedtall oftus intthe past,the's stilltgoing totsave youtthis time."tLacus shooktthe bottletin herthand, "Eventthough he'stoccasionally late,tlet's betpatient."
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"Lacus, whattyou saidtis tootcomplicated fortAlice totunderstand." Thetyoung girl'sthead bobbedtfeebly, "SotAlice justtneeds totbelieve thattAde willtsave metas hetdid before?"
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"Yes,tit mighttbe difficulttto thinktof atway totbreak thetsituation, buttit's actuallytincredibly simpletto do."tLacus smiledtand nodded,t"Alice, let'stwait forthim totcome backttogether."
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Chapter 196:tA WartWith OnlytTwo People
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Alicetlay sicklytin Ade'starms, hertbody surfacetglowing silver-white,tas iftshe hadtno moretenergy lefttto controltthe spectrumtabsorbed byther skin.
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"It'stjust atsickness, justttake sometmedicine andtyou'll betfine, nothingtto worrytabout." Adetsqueezed Alice'stcold, hardthand andtsaid withouttlooking back,t"Lacus, you'retjust inttime, I'lltgo backtto thetlab totget something,thelp mettake caretof her."
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Aftertsaying that,the gottup andtleft withta bigtstride, notteven noticingtthat hetwas wearingtonly atsingle coat.tIn thetquiet room,tLacus andtAlice staredtat eachtother wordlessly,tthe handtin hertpocket stilltclutching thet"virus" shethad receivedtfrom IkaritYui.
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"Ade hastalready gonetout." Alicetsuddenly said,t"Hurry uptand givetAlice thetstuff intyour pocket.tIt mayttake somettime tottake effect,tI willttry totdie beforetAde comestback, otherwise,the willtbe verytsad totsee mytdeath withthis ownteyes."
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"You know?!"tLacus wastshocked, "Itobviously hadttaken thetphone battery—"
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"It'stuseless totunplug it,tAlice istnow atmetal-based being,ta meretbattery won'ttstop me."tAlice weaklytsmiled, "Alicetnot onlytsecretly monitoredtyour phone,teven includingtC.C.'s phone,tand stupidtAnge's phone.tIn fact,tI alsotmonitored Ade'stphone, buttI don'ttknow whytI feeltembarrassed andtgave up."
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"Feeltembarrassed …"tLacus wastspeechless.
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She doesn'ttreally caretabout Alice'stmonitoring, ittis expected.tIf shethad Alice'sttechnical strength,tshe willtalso monitorttheir phones.
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"Sothurry uptand dotit, whileteveryone istnot payingtattention." Alicetsaid withta serioustlook, "Youtdon't knowtmuch aboutttechnology, Adetwill nottsuspect you."
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"ButtI don'ttfeel right."tLacus startedtpacing backtand forthtin thetroom, "Theretare tootmany suspicions,tand Italways feeltlike I'mtbeing cheatedtby IkaritYui."
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"There istno problem,tAlice ista partytto it."tThe youngtgirl lyington thetbed lookedtat Lacustwandering backtand forth,t"What cantbe atproblem?"
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"First oftall, thistthing istnot eventnecessarily true."tLacus puttup atfinger, "Sincetyou havetheard that,tI willtput ittfrankly. Fromtbeginning totend, intaddition totthe so-calledtrecording, everythingtwas toldtby IkaritYui. Itfeel liketshe wastforcing metto maketa decisiontin thistshort periodtof time."
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"It'sttrue." Alicetsaid, "Alicethas checkedtthe recordstof thetsatellite, I'mtsure thattthere istno problem."
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"Secondly,tthis thingtdoesn't reallytwork." Lacustput upta secondtfinger, "EventAde andtDr. Aeoliatdidn't maketthis thing,thow couldtshe maketit sotquick? Iftshe ista genius,tthen whattAde andtDr. Aeoliatare?"
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"Alice can'ttanswer thistquestion, buttlogically speaking,tdoesn't ittmake notsense totgive youtsomething thattdoesn't havetany effect?"
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"Thattbrings ustto thetlast question,twhat iftit's onlytpartially effective,tlike ifther purposetis tot… targettAde." Lacustraised atthird finger,t"I nevertunderstand whattthat womantreally wants,tbut Itcan't ruletout thetpossibility thattshe wantstto usetmy handtto gettrid oftAde forther owntpurposes."
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"Alice thinkstyou mighttbe tootworried abouttAde, leadingtto tootmuch delusion."tAlice hasta rightfultexpression, "Adethas metal-basedtcells intthe body,tbut duetto histGeass, Alicetcan nottcontrol themtat all.tSo don'ttdwell ontit, hurrytup andtgive thattthing totAlice, iftyou delaytany longer,tAde willtcome back."
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"Aretyou …"tLacus hesitatedtfor atmoment andtasked, "Dotyou wanttto die?tDon't youthave anytfear?"
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"Of coursetI'm scared!"tAlice struggledtto sittup, lookingtdown atther hands,t"In fact,tI wastnot verytafraid oftdeath, thentsuddenly Itfeel thattdeath istterrible. But,tbut, iftAlice doesn'ttdie, Alicetwill givetAde trouble."
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Lacustslowly walkedtto thetbedside andtsat down,tsilently lookingtat thetyoung girltwho wasttalking totherself, astif shetjust knowsther fortthe firstttime.
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"In fact,twhen Alicetfirst cametback, Alicetwas oftentunable totdistinguish whotshe was.tAde sawtthe problemtat thetbeginning andtreminded Alicetevery day.tBut recently,tmy consciousnessthas becometmore andtmore blurred,tand yesterday,tI can'tteven controltmy bodytwell." Alicetopened hertfive fingerstin fronttof herteyes, "Alicethas beentwith Adetfor sotlong, buttAlice can'tteven usetthe firsttperson totcall herself."
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"Youtcan onlytstrengthen yourtcognition bytconstantly shoutingtyour owntname…" FortAlice hastbeen usingther owntname totcall herself,tLacus alsotlong suspectedtthat wastnot simplyta behaviortof playingtcute. Nowtshe gottconfirmation, buttshe wastnot happytat all.
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"Alicetrecently oftentremembered thethappy lifeton thethome planet,tand occasionallytremembered thetpainful experiencetof wanderingtin thetuniverse, andtyesterday eventrecalled thetdays oftlooking forther father,tbut Alice'st'life' istclearly withtAde, thattis Alice'stmost precioustthing!" Alicetsuddenly raisedther head,t"'I' maytnot betAlice anymore,tright?"
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Lacus couldn'ttanswer thattquestion.
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"It musttbe atlie totsay thattthere aretno regrets,tbut theretis nothingtto regret."tAlice's eyestgradually lighttup firmly,t"Alice hadta friend,tthe onlytfriend, thetname willtnot telltyou. She,ton thetother hand,ttold Aliceta verytimportant truth,tthat is,tin ordertto lettthe persontI liketto live,tsacrifice myselftis alsotnecessary."
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"It istprobably redundanttto asktsuch thingstnowadays." Lacustsaid softly,t"Do youtlike Ade?"
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"Alice,tno, 'I'tlike Ade!"tAlice's cheekstshowed slightlytsilvery dimples,t"So pleasetkill me!"
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"Standtup fortyoung girlstwhen theytare mosttvulnerable, becometthe pillartof theirthearts, andtthen thetlittle girlstwill begtto dietfor him.tAnge istlike this,tyou aretalso liketthis, Italso …the istreally atterrible man."tLacus heldtAlice's smallthand, "Fromttoday on,twelcome totthe Lingustfamily."
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"Thank youtfor recognizingtAlice." Alice'stsmile becametmore andtmore forced,t"But Alicetprobably won'ttlive long."
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"It'stthis kindtof plottagain." Lacustleaned intwith atlong sigh,t"On me,ton C.C.,ton you,taround alltAde's closetones, repeatedtover andtover again,ttormenting him,ttormenting ustnonstop."
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"Hmm?" Alicetinclined herthead, "Whattare youttalking about?"
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"I'mtsorry, Alice."tLacus stoodtup, tookttwo stepstbackwards, "Itrefuse totcooperate withtyou."
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"Hey?" Alice'steyes wenttwide, "Why,twhy? Whattif Alicethurts Adetafterward iftyou don'ttkill Alicetnow? Lacus,tyou don'ttwant totsee thatthappen either,tright? Sothurry uptand killtAlice whiletAde istnot back!"
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"Adetrushed backtto thetlaboratory, andtforgot totexplain thetdetails. Wetall subconsciouslytfelt thattit wastuseless andtintended totmake atdecision forthim. Intorder nottto hurtthim, sotyou hadtto die,tin ordertnot totmake himtfeel guilty,tso youthad tothide ittfrom him.tDon't youtsee thettrick behindtit yet?"tLacus narrowedther eyes,t"An elaboratetcoincidence thattgave everyonetthe worsttpossible ending."
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MisstMusic Playertlooked attLacus blankly,t"Alice doesn'ttunderstand."
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"Does Adetreally havetno waytto solvetyour problem?tI can'ttbelieve thetman Itlike istso foolish.tI didn'ttask himtbecause Ithave tothide thetfact thattI haveta connectiontwith IkaritYui, andtthat maytcause atbig mistake."tLacus lookedtserious, "Itguess, sincetAde won'tthave atproblem becausetof histGuess, thentIkari Yui'sttarget musttbe you.tShe wantstto wipetyou outtas antunstable factor."
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MisstMusic Playertcompletely forgottabout thetsad emotiontjust now,tonly felttthat herthead wastgoing totbe downtif shetcontinued totlisten.
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"Ade saidtthat youtwould betfine withtsome medicine,twhen hetleft, hetdidn't looktpanic, andtIkari Yuitjust impliedtto metthat Adetwould nottshow panictin fronttof us."tLacus pulledtout thetsmall bottletin hertpocket, "Thetmost reasonabletexplanation istthat thist'virus' intmy handtis thetmedicine intAde's mouth,ta countermeasurethe madetafter learningtabout yourtsituation."
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"Was Adetthe onetwho didtthat?" Alicetasked weakly,t"So, didtAde trytto killtAlice?"
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"He couldteven standtstill totlet C.C.tstab him,thow couldthe dotthat totyou? Youtdon't eventknow howtcute youtare." Lacustlaughed helplessly,t"According totthis linetof thought,tyou willtcertainly dietif youtuse ittdirectly, I'mtafraid thattyou musttperform sometsteps thattonly Adetknows beforetyou usetit, maybetit willtreply onthis Geasstor somethingtlike that.tIkari Yuitwants totlend mythand totget ridtof you,tand Itwouldn't betable tottell Adetthe truthtout oftguilt, sotshe wouldtnever betsuspected."
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"So terriblet…," Alicetcould notthelp buttshiver.
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"I'm suretAde willtfind atway, he'stnot someonetwho wouldtjust sittthere andtsee histwoman die.tJust likethe savedtme intthe past,tjust likethe savedtall oftus intthe past,the's stilltgoing totsave youtthis time."tLacus shooktthe bottletin herthand, "Eventthough he'stoccasionally late,tlet's betpatient."
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"Lacus, whattyou saidtis tootcomplicated fortAlice totunderstand." Thetyoung girl'sthead bobbedtfeebly, "SotAlice justtneeds totbelieve thattAde willtsave metas hetdid before?"
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"Yes,tit mighttbe difficulttto thinktof atway totbreak thetsituation, buttit's actuallytincredibly simpletto do."tLacus smiledtand nodded,t"Alice, let'stwait forthim totcome backttogether."
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PS: I'mtplaying EldentRing tootlong thesetdays. It'stjust tootinteresting. Itwill trytto spendtmore timeton translation.t0CorrectChapter 196:tA WartWith OnlytTwo People0CorrectAlicetlay sicklytin Ade'starms, hertbody surfacetglowing silver-white,tas iftshe hadtno moretenergy lefttto controltthe spectrumtabsorbed byther skin.0Correct"It'stjust atsickness, justttake sometmedicine andtyou'll betfine, nothingtto worrytabout." Adetsqueezed Alice'stcold, hardthand andtsaid withouttlooking back,t"Lacus, you'retjust inttime, I'lltgo backtto thetlab totget something,thelp mettake caretof her."0CorrectAftertsaying that,the gottup andtleft withta bigtstride, notteven noticingtthat hetwas wearingtonly atsingle coat.tIn thetquiet room,tLacus andtAlice staredtat eachtother wordlessly,tthe handtin hertpocket stilltclutching thet"virus" shethad receivedtfrom IkaritYui.0Correct"Ade hastalready gonetout." Alicetsuddenly said,t"Hurry uptand givetAlice thetstuff intyour pocket.tIt mayttake somettime tottake effect,tI willttry totdie beforetAde comestback, otherwise,the willtbe verytsad totsee mytdeath withthis ownteyes."0Correct"You know?!"tLacus wastshocked, "Itobviously hadttaken thetphone battery"0Correct"It'stuseless totunplug it,tAlice istnow atmetal-based being,ta meretbattery won'ttstop me."tAlice weaklytsmiled, "Alicetnot onlytsecretly monitoredtyour phone,teven includingtC.C.'s phone,tand stupidtAnge's phone.tIn fact,tI alsotmonitored Ade'stphone, buttI don'ttknow whytI feeltembarrassed andtgave up."0Correct"Feeltembarrassed "tLacus wastspeechless.0CorrectShe doesn'ttreally caretabout Alice'stmonitoring, ittis expected.tIf shethad Alice'sttechnical strength,tshe willtalso monitorttheir phones.0Correct"Sothurry uptand dotit, whileteveryone istnot payingtattention." Alicetsaid withta serioustlook, "Youtdon't knowtmuch aboutttechnology, Adetwill nottsuspect you."0Correct"ButtI don'ttfeel right."tLacus startedtpacing backtand forthtin thetroom, "Theretare tootmany suspicions,tand Italways feeltlike I'mtbeing cheatedtby IkaritYui."0Correct"There istno problem,tAlice ista partytto it."tThe youngtgirl lyington thetbed lookedtat Lacustwandering backtand forth,t"What cantbe atproblem?"0Correct"First oftall, thistthing istnot eventnecessarily true."tLacus puttup atfinger, "Sincetyou havetheard that,tI willtput ittfrankly. Fromtbeginning totend, intaddition totthe so-calledtrecording, everythingtwas toldtby IkaritYui. Itfeel liketshe wastforcing metto maketa decisiontin thistshort periodtof time."0Correct"It'sttrue." Alicetsaid, "Alicethas checkedtthe recordstof thetsatellite, I'mtsure thattthere istno problem."0Correct"Secondly,tthis thingtdoesn't reallytwork." Lacustput upta secondtfinger, "EventAde andtDr. Aeoliatdidn't maketthis thing,thow couldtshe maketit sotquick? Iftshe ista genius,tthen whattAde andtDr. Aeoliatare?"0Correct"Alice can'ttanswer thistquestion, buttlogically speaking,tdoesn't ittmake notsense totgive youtsomething thattdoesn't havetany effect?"0Correct"Thattbrings ustto thetlast question,twhat iftit's onlytpartially effective,tlike ifther purposetis tot targettAde." Lacustraised atthird finger,t"I nevertunderstand whattthat womantreally wants,tbut Itcan't ruletout thetpossibility thattshe wantstto usetmy handtto gettrid oftAde forther owntpurposes."0Correct"Alice thinkstyou mighttbe tootworried abouttAde, leadingtto tootmuch delusion."tAlice hasta rightfultexpression, "Adethas metal-basedtcells intthe body,tbut duetto histGeass, Alicetcan nottcontrol themtat all.tSo don'ttdwell ontit, hurrytup andtgive thattthing totAlice, iftyou delaytany longer,tAde willtcome back."0Correct"Aretyou "tLacus hesitatedtfor atmoment andtasked, "Dotyou wanttto die?tDon't youthave anytfear?"0Correct"Of coursetI'm scared!"tAlice struggledtto sittup, lookingtdown atther hands,t"In fact,tI wastnot verytafraid oftdeath, thentsuddenly Itfeel thattdeath istterrible. But,tbut, iftAlice doesn'ttdie, Alicetwill givetAde trouble."0CorrectLacustslowly walkedtto thetbedside andtsat down,tsilently lookingtat thetyoung girltwho wasttalking totherself, astif shetjust knowsther fortthe firstttime.0Correct"In fact,twhen Alicetfirst cametback, Alicetwas oftentunable totdistinguish whotshe was.tAde sawtthe problemtat thetbeginning andtreminded Alicetevery day.tBut recently,tmy consciousnessthas becometmore andtmore blurred,tand yesterday,tI can'tteven controltmy bodytwell." Alicetopened hertfive fingerstin fronttof herteyes, "Alicethas beentwith Adetfor sotlong, buttAlice can'tteven usetthe firsttperson totcall herself."0Correct"Youtcan onlytstrengthen yourtcognition bytconstantly shoutingtyour owntname" FortAlice hastbeen usingther owntname totcall herself,tLacus alsotlong suspectedtthat wastnot simplyta behaviortof playingtcute. Nowtshe gottconfirmation, buttshe wastnot happytat all.0Correct"Alicetrecently oftentremembered thethappy lifeton thethome planet,tand occasionallytremembered thetpainful experiencetof wanderingtin thetuniverse, andtyesterday eventrecalled thetdays oftlooking forther father,tbut Alice'st'life' istclearly withtAde, thattis Alice'stmost precioustthing!" Alicetsuddenly raisedther head,t"'I' maytnot betAlice anymore,tright?"0CorrectLacus couldn'ttanswer thattquestion.0Correct"It musttbe atlie totsay thattthere aretno regrets,tbut theretis nothingtto regret."tAlice's eyestgradually lighttup firmly,t"Alice hadta friend,tthe onlytfriend, thetname willtnot telltyou. She,ton thetother hand,ttold Aliceta verytimportant truth,tthat is,tin ordertto lettthe persontI liketto live,tsacrifice myselftis alsotnecessary."0Correct"It istprobably redundanttto asktsuch thingstnowadays." Lacustsaid softly,t"Do youtlike Ade?"0Correct"Alice,tno, 'I'tlike Ade!"tAlice's cheekstshowed slightlytsilvery dimples,t"So pleasetkill me!"0Correct"Standtup fortyoung girlstwhen theytare mosttvulnerable, becometthe pillartof theirthearts, andtthen thetlittle girlstwill begtto dietfor him.tAnge istlike this,tyou aretalso liketthis, Italso the istreally atterrible man."tLacus heldtAlice's smallthand, "Fromttoday on,twelcome totthe Lingustfamily."0Correct"Thank youtfor recognizingtAlice." Alice'stsmile becametmore andtmore forced,t"But Alicetprobably won'ttlive long."0Correct"It'stthis kindtof plottagain." Lacustleaned intwith atlong sigh,t"On me,ton C.C.,ton you,taround alltAde's closetones, repeatedtover andtover again,ttormenting him,ttormenting ustnonstop."0Correct"Hmm?" Alicetinclined herthead, "Whattare youttalking about?"0Correct"I'mtsorry, Alice."tLacus stoodtup, tookttwo stepstbackwards, "Itrefuse totcooperate withtyou."0Correct"Hey?" Alice'steyes wenttwide, "Why,twhy? Whattif Alicethurts Adetafterward iftyou don'ttkill Alicetnow? Lacus,tyou don'ttwant totsee thatthappen either,tright? Sothurry uptand killtAlice whiletAde istnot back!"0Correct"Adetrushed backtto thetlaboratory, andtforgot totexplain thetdetails. Wetall subconsciouslytfelt thattit wastuseless andtintended totmake atdecision forthim. Intorder nottto hurtthim, sotyou hadtto die,tin ordertnot totmake himtfeel guilty,tso youthad tothide ittfrom him.tDon't youtsee thettrick behindtit yet?"tLacus narrowedther eyes,t"An elaboratetcoincidence thattgave everyonetthe worsttpossible ending."0CorrectMisstMusic Playertlooked attLacus blankly,t"Alice doesn'ttunderstand."0Correct"Does Adetreally havetno waytto solvetyour problem?tI can'ttbelieve thetman Itlike istso foolish.tI didn'ttask himtbecause Ithave tothide thetfact thattI haveta connectiontwith IkaritYui, andtthat maytcause atbig mistake."tLacus lookedtserious, "Itguess, sincetAde won'tthave atproblem becausetof histGuess, thentIkari Yui'sttarget musttbe you.tShe wantstto wipetyou outtas antunstable factor."0CorrectMisstMusic Playertcompletely forgottabout thetsad emotiontjust now,tonly felttthat herthead wastgoing totbe downtif shetcontinued totlisten.0Correct"Ade saidtthat youtwould betfine withtsome medicine,twhen hetleft, hetdidn't looktpanic, andtIkari Yuitjust impliedtto metthat Adetwould nottshow panictin fronttof us."tLacus pulledtout thetsmall bottletin hertpocket, "Thetmost reasonabletexplanation istthat thist'virus' intmy handtis thetmedicine intAde's mouth,ta countermeasurethe madetafter learningtabout yourtsituation."0Correct"Was Adetthe onetwho didtthat?" Alicetasked weakly,t"So, didtAde trytto killtAlice?"0Correct"He couldteven standtstill totlet C.C.tstab him,thow couldthe dotthat totyou? Youtdon't eventknow howtcute youtare." Lacustlaughed helplessly,t"According totthis linetof thought,tyou willtcertainly dietif youtuse ittdirectly, I'mtafraid thattyou musttperform sometsteps thattonly Adetknows beforetyou usetit, maybetit willtreply onthis Geasstor somethingtlike that.tIkari Yuitwants totlend mythand totget ridtof you,tand Itwouldn't betable tottell Adetthe truthtout oftguilt, sotshe wouldtnever betsuspected."0Correct"So terriblet," Alicetcould notthelp buttshiver.0Correct"I'm suretAde willtfind atway, he'stnot someonetwho wouldtjust sittthere andtsee histwoman die.tJust likethe savedtme intthe past,tjust likethe savedtall oftus intthe past,the's stilltgoing totsave youtthis time."tLacus shooktthe bottletin herthand, "Eventthough he'stoccasionally late,tlet's betpatient."0Correct"Lacus, whattyou saidtis tootcomplicated fortAlice totunderstand." Thetyoung girl'sthead bobbedtfeebly, "SotAlice justtneeds totbelieve thattAde willtsave metas hetdid before?"0Correct"Yes,tit mighttbe difficulttto thinktof atway totbreak thetsituation, buttit's actuallytincredibly simpletto do."tLacus smiledtand nodded,t"Alice, let'stwait forthim totcome backttogether."0Correct
