Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

Jiang Jiu blinked.

"You... don't you hate wasting time the most...?"

"What I hate is wasting time on meaningless things, or do you think the time saved at the cost of death is valuable?"

Black Tower's fingers clenched unconsciously.

"Jiang Jiu, what do you think you are? A piece of code that can be rolled back and restarted at will? Or a program that can format itself an infinite number of times to achieve a goal?"

[Star: So...]

[March 7th: So...?]

[Star: Black Tower hates Jiang Jiu.]

[March 7th: ? ? ?]

[Silver Wolf: Tsk, this gravity is even stronger than a star core.]

[Silver Wolf: By the way, have you ever played those games where the female lead tells the male lead, "You are mine, everything about you is mine—your past, present, future, every heartbeat, every breath you take, are mine."]

[Silver Wolf: That's how I feel about Black Tower right now.]

[Kafka: Silver Wolf, what games have you been watching lately?]

[Silver Wolf: A dating sim with a slightly yandere plot.]

[Kafka: Play less of those kinds of games; it's bad for your views on relationships.]

[Silver Wolf: My views on relationships are sound. I'm just stating a phenomenon. Don't you guys think that Lady Black Tower's current state is a lot like the female protagonist in that game?]

[Fireworks: It's so similar! It's almost as if the expression "If you dare to die, I'll turn you into a specimen and keep you in my lab every day" is written all over your face!]

Silver Wolf: Your analogy is even more terrifying.

[Fireworks: I think it's quite beautiful.]

As Heita finished speaking, his voice trembled slightly.

"Jiang Jiu, I'm backing up my memories not to admire your bravery, but to remember, to remember the next time, and the time after that, and if there's a next time... what method should I use to stop you, you damned bastard who always tries to solve problems by yourself!"

She was really angry.

After a series of attacks, Jiang Jiu was completely stunned.

[Aista: Lady Black Tower... has she broken down?]

[Astara: Even geniuses cry? No, no... Why would Lady Black Tower cry! It must be a lighting problem! It's the reflection of that light! Yes, that's it!]

[Star: Estella, calm down. It's not like it's anything shameful.]

[Star: My stepmother is angry with my stepfather; it's such a normal family drama.]

[March 7th: Aren't the consequences of your godparents' ethical drama a bit too high?!]

[Star: That's called a recap. Didn't you read the first two storylines? The whole world was about to end, and my godfather just happened to fall in love while saving the world.]

[March 7th: ...What do you mean by "by the way"?! The order is wrong!]

[Star: The order doesn't matter, what matters is that this romance is earth-shattering.]

Himeko: Alright, you two, watch quietly.

[Himeko: This is someone else's story, not the improvisational comedy you're watching.]

[March 7th: Oh.]

[Star: Oh.]

[Pam: Oh, Pam.]

[March 7th: Pam, what are you doing getting involved?!]

[Pam: Even train conductors need to keep up with current events!]

Clara: Lady Black Tower looks so angry... but she's also so beautiful when she's angry...

[Forgetful Person: This young lady suddenly realized, these two don't seem to have officially started a relationship yet, do they?]

[The Forgotten Traveler: Could it be...? Today?]

Watching the Movie (57) - Let's explore the area ahead later.

Having seen so many geniuses handle things with such ease, it's truly fascinating to see another side of them.

Having witnessed Jiang Jiu's joys and sorrows along the way, this was the first time I had ever seen him so hesitant to speak.

[March 7th: Wow... I can hardly breathe! This atmosphere is even more terrifying than the emergence of the Iron Tomb!]

[Star: Normal. Couples arguing is a cosmic disaster.]

[March 7th: Whose young couple is arguing like this?!]

[Star: From a genius family?]

March 7th: Discharged from the hospital!

In the scene, neither of them spoke, but the atmosphere grew increasingly tense.

One step forward, one step back; persistent yet absurd.

[Xi Lian: Although on the surface it seems like Lady Black Tower is pressing forward relentlessly, she might actually be the one who's more panicked than the other?]

[Xi Lian: It's clearly just that she's reluctant to part with it.]

[Xi Lian: Why not just say it outright? What if Jiang Jiu is a blockhead?]

[Aglaia: Perhaps... this is the arrogance of a genius.]

[Sai Fei'er: Jiang Jiu doesn't seem like a blockhead. Now it depends on whether Jiang Jiu wants to respond to Hei Ta's aggressive affections~]

[Bai E: Then... will Jiang Jiu respond?]

[Sai Fei'er: I don't believe anyone would willingly die again and again for someone they don't like~]

[Sai Fei: Oh, look, look!]

In the quiet place where only their slightly disordered breathing could be heard, Jiang Jiu suddenly took a step forward, closing the already short distance between them.

Black Tower seemed startled by his movement and instinctively tried to back away, but her heel hit the windowsill. She could only raise her eyes and look at him with a hint of wariness and confusion.

"Black Tower".

His voice was a little hoarse, but it carried an unprecedented seriousness.

“You’re right, I’m an idiot… I’m used to seeing everything as a calculable cost, including myself.”

He looked up and met Black Tower's gaze: "But there's one thing I didn't anticipate."

Black Tower's breath hitched almost imperceptibly, and a hint of doubt flashed in his purple eyes.

Jiang Jiu looked at her, a slight smile curving his lips. It wasn't his usual casual smile, but a smile that was tinged with helplessness, self-deprecation, and utter honesty.

“I didn’t expect…” he said softly, each word as if it were taken from the deepest part of his heart, carrying a burning temperature, “that someone would go to such lengths, over and over again, across timelines, to settle scores with me.”

[Kavka: He was not afraid of death.]

[Kafka: The kind of person he is can easily use anything as a bargaining chip, trading injury for injury, life for life.]

[Kafka: But at this moment, everything seems different.]

Geniuses often use results to answer right and wrong, and use calculations to weigh whether something is worthwhile.

But at this moment, the result and the answer seem to have lost their meaning.

"I never expected that I would feel... being remembered like this isn't so bad, knowing that someone has backed up all my memories, even my worst choices."

The laboratory was deathly silent.

Black Tower froze completely; all the expressions on her face were frozen.

She looked at Jiang Jiu, at his eyes that no longer flinched, at the clear reflection of herself within them, and at... an emotion she had never seen in his eyes before—an emotion that was both fragile and intensely passionate...

Then Jiang Jiu made an even bolder move.

He placed the little doll back on the windowsill, then raised his hand... extremely slowly, tentatively, and with a slight, almost imperceptible tremor, gently touched Black Tower's hand, which was tightly gripping the windowsill.

The Black Tower didn't dodge.

The moment their fingertips touched, both of them trembled slightly.

“So,” he looked at her, his voice soft but each word heavy, “next time… if there is a next time, I promise I’ll try to choose a method that will make you worry less.”

"It's not because I'm afraid you'll hold me accountable."

He leaned forward slightly, so close that they could feel each other's breath.

"But because..."

His gaze swept over her slightly widened eyes, over her lips that were slightly parted in shock, and for a moment she was speechless.

"I think I care about your opinion more than I thought."

[March 7th: Wow...]

[Star: Wow...!!!]

[March 7th: Oh no, my heart is pounding like crazy, do you think I'm going to die?]

[Star: Why are you screaming? Just stand there!]

[March 7th: Ahhhhhh!!! This is so sweet!!! It's too sweet, too sweet! Is this a confession? This is definitely a confession!!!]

[Himeko: It seems our savior has finally seen the light.]

[Himeko: Before, when Lady Black Tower was pressing him relentlessly, he kept retreating. I thought he would keep running away.]

[Himeko: I never expected that he would be braver than anyone else at such a crucial moment.]

[Walter: It wasn't bravery, it was that there was nowhere left to retreat. If he retreated any further, Lady Black Tower might really turn him into a specimen.]

[Danheng: Uncle Yang, your analogy...]

[Walter: Cough, I got sidetracked by a previous comment, although I do think Lady Black Tower has that potential.]

[Pam: Pam! Pam also thinks Lady Black Tower's eyes are terrifying! Pam! It's like she's going to devour Jiang Jiu! Pam!]