I loaded the dream game

In other words, in addition to the time with Suwako, the world line was changed once more...

Regardless of which change caused Yukinoshita Haruno's disappearance, if I'm not mistaken, the other change in the world line should also be caused by an abnormal effect.

After all, if there really is someone in this world who can tamper with time, then the number of times the world line changes should be far more than two.

But... there's still a problem here.

If the change in the world line is really caused by an abnormal effect, then why didn't Hubie and I discover the existence of that anomaly?

Is it because there is something about that anomaly that cannot be detected?

Xia Zhi thought about it and edited a new setting in his mind:

"There are still anomalies in this world that Hubie and I have not yet discovered."

[This modification will consume 173 dream points. Do you want to confirm the modification? ]

It can be modified, which means it doesn't actually exist, right?

Xia Zhi thought to himself.

The setting of the dream game is absolute. Unless the priority of the "undetectable" setting on the anomaly is higher than that of the dream game, it should be impossible to avoid the confirmation that I just made through the dream game.

But if that's the case, things seem to have reached a dead end.

Another world line change can only be caused by an anomaly, but that anomaly does not actually exist.

An anomaly that doesn't exist...

Xia Zhi couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Ah, brother, are you back already?"

When Xia Zhi returned to the living room, she saw the boy on the sofa and greeted him happily.

"By the way, there are some apples I just bought on the table. Do you want some?"

Xia Zhi glanced at the bag on the table and saw some apples in it that were slightly different in shape from ordinary apples and darker in color.

"It's a snake fruit..."

To be honest, he didn't like the crispy texture of the Delicious Apple. To be honest, he preferred the crisp feeling of ordinary apples, or green apples.

and so……

"I won't eat anymore. Can you eat more?"

"You can't not eat fruit." Xia Zhi put her hands on her waist and said in an admonishing tone: "Apples are very nutritious. Doesn't the book say that? An apple a day keeps the doctor away..."

"But I have made up my mind and determined to become an excellent doctor." Xia Zhi said after thinking for a while.

Xia Zhi:?

"When did you make that decision?"

"About three minutes ago." Xia Zhi replied.

"..."

"If you don't want to eat, forget it." Xia Zhi snorted and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

"What are you going to cook tonight?" Xia Zhi asked the girl from behind.

"Apple pie!" Xia Zhi replied without turning back.

"..."

Sure enough, you are afraid that you won’t be able to finish it, right?

Xia Zhi thought to himself.

"Xiazhi...If you want to be a doctor, Hubie can help you."

Hubie pulled at the corner of his clothes, blinked and looked at 063 and said.

"Then thank you in advance..." Xia Zhi touched her head and said, "But I gave up that dream thirty seconds ago, so forget it."

"Oh……"

Hubie nodded, lowered his head and looked at the remote control in his hand again, clumsily put the batteries into the battery compartment and put the lid back on.

"finished……"

"Is it repaired?" Xia Zhi asked curiously.

"Hmm..." Hubie nodded and gently pressed the fast-forward button on the remote control.

The next moment, a tiny magic array unfolded from the front of the remote control. Under the dim blue light, an apple on the table aged at a speed visible to the naked eye and shriveled up quickly.

Summer Solstice: ?

"Is this the new feature you mentioned?"

"Hmm..." Hubie nodded slightly and replied, "By simply expanding the 'point' where the object exists in time, we can achieve the purpose of approximating time acceleration..."

“…No, I’m not asking you to explain the principles behind this.”

“Really…?” Hubie tilted his head, confusion showing in his eyes.

"...Forget it, as long as you like it." Xia Zhi touched her head, thought for a moment, and then added: "But remember to add an insurance."

Otherwise, it would be troublesome if a guest came to your house and accidentally bumped into it.

"Well... don't worry, Xia Zhi, Hubie knows what to do." Hubie imitated the tone that Xia Zhi used when he made promises before, patted his chest and said.

When you add these weird functions to the remote control, you are already being inappropriate, right?

Xia Zhi complained in his heart.

Chapter 249 There are always things you don't want to change

How should I put it? It is indeed serious, after all, it is a major event that affects the entire universe timeline. But it is not serious, in fact... after all, this matter has not caused any trouble to anyone.

For people in this world line, the events in the other world line are equivalent to never happening in the first place.

It has never happened, so there is no question of being troubled.

In the end, the only one who will be troubled by this matter is me who still has that memory.

This is probably what is called a “lonely observer”, right?

Xia Zhi sighed in his heart.

"elder brother……"

But it’s not a big deal.

As long as you don't care about it, there won't be any trouble.

Xia Zhi thought to himself.

"elder brother?"

But...if even he doesn't care, then the only remaining proof of the existence of "Yukinoshita Haruno" would be equivalent to disappearing completely, right?

Moreover, he is not sure whether there are other unknown existences around him besides Yukinoshita Haruno but have been affected by the changes in the world line.

This is not the most serious problem. The unknown abnormality that he cannot confirm at present is the most critical point.

Since it can reset the world line once, it can reset it a second, third, or even more times.

If its characteristics cannot be confirmed, then it will always be an unstable factor. Who knows whether the next reset of the world line will affect people whom you cannot help but care about.

For example...

"elder brother!"

The girl's voice brought Xia Zhi back from his thoughts. He looked up and saw Xia Zhi, who was sitting opposite him, looking at him with dissatisfaction.

"…Is there something wrong?" He asked, tilting his head.

"What do you mean, are you okay? The food is getting cold." Xia Zhi glanced at the untouched food in his bowl and asked worriedly, "Brother, you seem a little absent-minded... Is the food not to your liking?"

"Well..."

Xia Zhi glanced at the dishes on the table in front of him.

Curry beef, dry pot tofu, cream apple pie, seafood miso soup...

Indian, Chinese, Western, Japanese... Although they are all relatively simple dishes, they manage to create a sense of international diversity. If you don’t tell me, you would think it is a banquet of all nations.

"Xia Zhi..."

"Huh? What's wrong?" Xia Zhi responded puzzledly.

"Can you please not get married in the future?" Xia Zhi said after thinking for a while.

"What are you talking about?" Xia Zhi glared at him with a slightly red face, picked up a piece of beef and stuffed it into his mouth viciously.

"I'm just using this method to express my admiration for your cooking skills." Xia Zhi said vaguely.

"It's okay for me, but brother, do you praise other girls in the same way?" Xia Zhi looked at him suspiciously.

Xia Zhi: “That’s not the case…”

After all, it seems that the only person around me who has such level of cooking skills is Xia Zhi.

Hubie did say that she knew how to cook most dishes in the world, but it was hard to say how they would actually taste.

After all, if food could be restored to its original flavor simply by following the recipe, there would be no dark culinary world in this world.

"so……"

...That kind of thing is absolutely not allowed.

Xia Zhi thought so, and after pondering for a moment, he looked up at the girl and said, "Stretch out your hand."

"doing what?"

Although she was full of doubts, Xia Zhi still stretched out her hand in front of him.

Xia Zhi didn't say much. He took out a silver bracelet with a small hourglass pendant from somewhere and put it in the girl's hand.

“What is this…?” The girl showed some confusion on her face.

"A birthday present for you." Xia Zhi said after thinking for a while.

"is it?"

Xia Zhi's doubts deepened.

But...my birthday is in a month?

Forget it, as long as the intention is there. As for the fact that someone forgot my birthday, although I am a little unhappy, since he is my brother, I will not care about it.

The girl thought so in her heart.

"..."

Hubie, who was standing by, looked at the silver bracelet in the girl's hand and nodded thoughtfully. After thinking for a while, he looked up at Xia Zhi and asked, "Xia Zhi... Can Hubie also get a gift on his birthday...?"

"Of course." Xia Zhi touched her head and replied.

"But speaking of which...when is your birthday?"

……

As an Ex-Machina, Shubi naturally remembered his production date very clearly.

But unfortunately, the calendar of the Disbod world is not interoperable with that of Earth, and has long since become extremely chaotic due to years of war. Therefore, even Hubie himself cannot describe the specific "year, month, and day" of that day, and can only perform time conversions.

"Converted to Earth's time definition... Hubie's machine has been running continuously for 77285 days, 13 hours, 23 minutes, and 58 seconds..."

Back in the room, Hubie sat on the boy's bed, tilted his head to think for a while, and quickly gave precise data.

That is a little more than 211 years, right?

Xia Zhi made a simple calculation in his mind and thought silently.

According to the Earth's calendar, if we count back...it would be around September 211, 9 years ago?

"The date is only a single digit different from mine." Xia Zhi sighed.

Hearing this, Xubi blinked his eyes and asked with interest, "When is Xia Zhi's birthday?"