Collapse Iron: My Past Life Revealed, I Was Everyone's White Moonlight

The scene in the sky did not stop despite the noise from the outside world.

Under the watchful eyes of the entire universe, the scene shifts.

On the flight platform.

The figure of Captain Isolde, the bodyguard, had quietly appeared behind Sam at some point.

However, when she saw Sam take off his mask, revealing a face she hadn't seen in a long time...

Isolde was clearly taken aback.

Realizing it was Sam, Isolde said, "Your Excellency."

Isolde's voice roused Sam from his reverie.

But he didn't turn around, he just gave a faint "hmm".

Isolde looked at his young but tired face, a hint of curiosity and doubt flashing in her eyes.

Speaking of which...

This genius mecha pilot, hailed by Her Majesty the Empress as an "imperial treasure," is the man who tells Her Majesty the truth...

Although he always wore this mask, no one has ever seen his true face.

But Isolde remembers... that he didn't actually wear a mask a long time ago.

But later, from some point onward, that pure white mask became a part of him.

He never took it off, especially when facing fireflies.

But why did he take off his mask today, right after Liu Ying left?

finally.

Isolde couldn't help but ask.

"To be honest, I've always been curious about this."

"You used to never bother to conceal your appearance, so why have you been wearing this mask for the past two years?"

Isolde's question is also a question in the minds of all the viewers.

Yes, why?

Why does Sam... no, I should say Lu Li have to keep wearing this mask?

What happened?

Or is there a story they don't know?

The curiosity of all the viewers was piqued once again.

After learning that Sam was Lu Li, they were eager to know and understand everything about Sam.

Sam did not turn around when faced with Isolde's question.

He simply gazed silently at the starry sky where the fireflies had just disappeared, as if looking through the endless darkness at some distant being.

"because……"

His voice was very soft, so soft, with a hint of etherealness as if it might be blown away by the wind.

"If you don't know..."

"Then you won't feel sad."

"It will also not create...unnecessary expectations."

Isolde was stunned: "Your Excellency, what do you mean by this?"

Lu Li slowly turned around, his deep eyes appearing exceptionally clear and sorrowful in the dawn sunlight.

He looked at Isolde and smiled.

"Captain Isolde, you said..."

"If a person gets used to a cold mask, will they... stop making any unnecessary associations with a stranger's face?"

Isolde was even more confused, not understanding why Sam would suddenly ask this question.

Lu Li turned to look at the starry sky again and continued talking to himself.

It was as if he was asking Isolde, or as if he was talking to himself.

"Isolde, do you know?"

"When a person gets used to something, they develop a dependence on it and a memory of it."

"If she gets used to my face and remembers me as a person."

"So, what if 'Sam' dies in battle someday in the future...?"

Sam paused, a self-deprecating smile playing on his lips.

"She will continue to search for a similar face in the vast sea of ​​people in the future, generating pointless and endless expectations."

"But what if she gets used to 'Sam' being just a code name, a cold mask..."

"So when the mask shatters, when 'Sam' ceases to exist."

"She... will have no more worries."

"Even if 'Sam' dies in a war, and she sees him again with her own eyes."

"She might be saddened and grieving over her death..."

"But...she won't recognize or remember this face."

"Because you don't know what they look like... you won't have any expectations."

"She will not search for a similar figure in the vast sea of ​​people in the future, nor will she stop because of a similar back view."

"And it will not generate those... pointless, painful expectations."

"so……"

Lu Li smiled.

"She can then live a good life for herself without any worries."

"Isn't that right?"

Lu Li's voice slowly drifted out from the sky.

At this moment, the entire universe seemed to have been silenced once again.

If you don't know, you won't feel sad.

It will also not create unnecessary expectations.

All the creatures watching the celestial canopy felt as if their hearts were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, causing them unbearable pain.

So that's how it is...

He wore the mask not to hide his identity, nor to create an air of mystery.

He just... didn't want her to remember his face.

He spent two years getting her used to the fact that "Sam" was just a symbol wearing a mask.

He paved all the way for her, cleared all the obstacles for her, and built wings for her to fly freely.

Then... he personally erased all traces he had left on this road.

He had planned everything.

They calculated the course of the war, the future of the empire, and even the fall of the Star God.

In the end... he also outsmarted himself.

All so that in her future life she would no longer be bound by the heavy shackle of "Sam".

Just so that she could truly...be free.

How profound, how tender.

And what a... hopeless love it is.

[Waaaaah... The knife... It's killing me... Waaaaaah...]

I'm fucking...I'm crying so hard I can't breathe...

From their first meeting to their rescue, and finally their parting... he paved the way for Liu Ying, but... he left himself no way out.

He had factored everything in... he even anticipated that he might die...

[I take back what I said earlier about a happy ending. The show is still the same show; the tragedy may be late, but it will always arrive!]

[It's a lie, he won't die! I believe this story will have a happy ending!]

[Liar! Lu Li, you big liar! You fooled Liu Ying, and you fooled all of us!]

[Waaaaah... Stop talking, I'm really going to cry...]

[Waaaaah... My Sam, my Firefly, my Lu Li... Why do you have to treat them like this...]

I take back what I said before. I don't want any more sweetness, I just beg you, please don't cut me anymore, I really want to break...

On the interplanetary network, cries of grief filled the air.

Everyone was completely shocked by Sam's overwhelming love and protection.