I was raised in the simulator, and I’m really not a bad woman in Ark!

As for Ikaros, he was stunned for a moment after hearing the familiar voice. It felt somewhat familiar but he couldn't remember who the owner of the voice was for a moment.

But after seeing the face of the owner of that voice, the faces of the two people that seemed to be shrouded in fog in Ikaros' memory appeared clearly in his memory.

So it was them. They really are ‘old friends’.

Amiya looked at the Hooded Doctor and the little kid.

Ekalos understood what was going on, but he had no intention of actively approaching them.

After all, they have their own future and life, and so does she.

It is enough to be able to see each other from a distance, pass by each other at this moment, and leave behind the memory of looking back.

If there is a destiny between them, then sooner or later they will meet, get to know each other, and even become friends on this land called Terra.

The Doctor is quite charming to Sakta, isn't he?

But that is something that should be considered in the future, not something that Ekaros wants to consider now. You know, Theresa's matter alone is enough to give Ekaros a headache.

If he were to bring along a pre-civilized human being, the Doctor, Ikaros couldn't imagine how busy he would be in the future.

So a chance encounter is enough.

The rest can be left to the future.

However, although Ekalos and Arturo both chose to pass by the Doctor and Amiya who suddenly appeared in this corridor in silence.

But sometimes, fate is always full of coincidences.

Besides, not everyone wants to leave things to the future.

"Oh, sorry (＞人＜；), I didn't see anyone in front of me!"

Ekaros was just about to move sideways to make way for the corridor, but when Ekaros made way, Amiya suddenly stumbled and hit Ekaros in the abdomen before anyone could react.

Amiya, who realized that she had bumped into someone, ignored the dizziness caused by the reaction force, closed her eyes nervously and guiltily, and bowed to Ikaros repeatedly to apologize.

Seeing her cute and well-behaved appearance, Ikaros, who was hit in the stomach, could not feel any negative emotions at all, although to be honest, she still had a slight stomachache caused by Amiya's injury.

But looking at Amiya's sincere look, I'm sure that even the most cold-blooded person would not turn a blind eye to Amiya's apology, right?

At least Ikaros felt that he couldn't do it.

"Are you okay, Icarus?" Arturo was Icarus's childhood sweetheart. Although he witnessed with his own eyes that his childhood sweetheart was hit in the stomach by little Amiya's donkey charge, he also saw the other party apologizing nervously with guilt and sincerity.

In addition, since Ekalos didn't react much after being hit and seemed to be fine, Arturo didn't feel dissatisfied with Amiya, but just asked Ekalos with concern.

Icarus shook his head and said softly, "It's okay, Arturo. This kid doesn't actually have much strength, so don't worry about me."

"And... little boy, what's your name? If you tell me your name, I will forgive you for your recklessness."

He turned his gaze to Amiya, who was bowing with her head down and eyes closed, not daring to raise her head for fear of being blamed.

Ikaros squatted down gently and spoke to Amiya in a gentle voice. He also stretched out a hand and gently stroked Amiya's soft little head, conveying his kindness.

After hearing that Ikaros was fine, Arturo saw that Ikaros had no intention of pursuing anything, so he stood aside and quietly watched the interaction between Ikaros and Amiya. At the same time, he looked at the strange hooded figure who just ran over panting at this moment, and couldn't help but look at the doctor and Amiya, and then asked:

"Are you the parent of this child?"

"Huff-Huff--ah, I'm sorry, I didn't keep an eye on her and let her bump into your friend. I apologize to you here. If you have any injuries, you can use your ID card to go to the medical department of the Tower of Babel for free examination and medical services. I will make up for the compensation afterwards. Please forgive Amiya!"

The Doctor was obviously exhausted from chasing Amiya, and it could even be said that he was out of breath in the last episode. However, in order to protect the young Amiya from being blamed, the Doctor still delivered a perfect apology at an astonishing speed, as if speaking at high speed.

He bowed directly to Arturo, and then respectfully handed over his ID card.

The speed of the apology even reminded Arturo of some rumors about the East Country. It was said that people there particularly liked to bow and apologize so quickly after doing something wrong.

It's quite strange...

However, considering that the doctor's attitude was really good and sincere, and Ikaros had already expressed that he did not want to pursue the matter.

What could Arturo say?

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However, Arturo felt that the object of the doctor's respectful attitude should be changed slightly.

"You should apologize to Ekalos, not me." Arturo spoke slowly, and did not take the doctor's ID card. After all, this is Babel's territory, and it is not appropriate to take the identity card of the other operator.

Besides, even if he wanted to take it, it should be Ekaros who decided whether to take it or not, not me making the choice.

"Eka... Los?" After hearing the name spoken by Arturo, the doctor was obviously stunned for a moment, and murmured the name spoken by Arturo. A trace of reminiscence flashed in his glass-like purple eyes under the hood.

Arturo, who had sharp ears, naturally heard the doctor's whispers and said in surprise:

"Yes, the one next to me is called Ikaros, what's wrong?"

"No, nothing, it's just that the name reminds me of an old friend, but I guess we'll never meet again."

The doctor shook her head. She had never dared to have any objection to this name from the beginning to the end. It would not even be an exaggeration to say that she admired it. It was a pity that with the collapse of the previous civilization and the disappearance of her figure in the light.

The doctor also understood that he would never see that light-like figure again.

Just like Prissus...

"Oh, so your name is Amiya, what a cute name... Then what about you? What's your name? You're a weird guy wearing such tight clothes and a hood."

Just as the white figure in the doctor's memory became increasingly blurred, the familiar yet unfamiliar figure once again sounded in the doctor's ears.

The doctor's memories that had been buried deep in his memory were like a fish pond that was stimulated by a depth charge, and they surfaced from under the past that was covered with the sand and gravel of time.

I vaguely remember that it was a winter night.

His research project was denied, his academic success was usurped, and his reputation was ruined by the manipulation of the academic cliques. After getting drunk, he wandered helplessly on a road full of virtual snowflakes.

At that time, my world seemed to have completely collapsed. Everything had lost its meaning. I had no motivation to move forward. My savings over the years were frozen, and my so-called friends abandoned me without hesitation for their own future.

She felt like she had been abandoned by the world, like a homeless kitten, curled up in the corner of the street, and had to be reminded by the sweeping robot with its cold and funny mechanical voice to get up and take away the only newspaper she used to keep warm, which had long been discontinued.

The pale, cold snowflakes kept falling, driving the drunken self to the corner of an empty alley, escaping from everything, escaping from the world, escaping from the people who might still care about me.

The cold snow kept falling, kept piling up, and kept taking away the warmth from my body.

She was almost turned into a snowman by the snowflakes and probably felt that it didn't matter if she died like that.

After all, she really had nothing to lose and nothing to care about.

It's like a person imprisoned in a dark room, unable to see hope or light, even though he knows that as long as he is willing to look for it, there will always be a door that symbolizes the future and hope.

But because of the darkness and shackles, he has lost the courage to take another step forward.

Waiting for death to come, he gradually lost the strength to push open the door, and was finally trapped and died in the cage...

That was what PhDs were like back then.

In fact, it is not that she really has no choice. After all, she still possesses talents that are incomparable to her own genius. As long as she can endure the darkness at this moment and is willing to endure the humiliation, pain and betrayal, then with the passage of time, this piece of gold that surpasses the star level will always be discovered and regarded as a treasure.

However, after being targeted by the darkness, denied and betrayed, the fledgling doctor's former pride and confidence became worthless like broken porcelain.

It was for this reason that she subconsciously chose to give up and did not dare to push open the door to the future.

And gradually, under the erosion of ice, snow and death, the option called choice was completely lost.

It seems that death is the only destination left for the Doctor.

The doctor, who was gradually losing the light in his eyes amidst the cold and darkness, thought the same thing while he was drunk and unconscious.

But... people are afraid of death after all.

That is an instinct that even alcohol and so-called frustration cannot distort.

After all, the Doctor is not truly a person who has lost everything.

Therefore, the fear of death was activated little by little as death gradually approached. The numbness and impulsive effects brought by alcohol could not last too long. Under the secretion of adrenaline, the doctor's brain began to regain some clarity and he began to fear death.

However, at this moment, she has already lost the opportunity to choose.

It was like a person who had been imprisoned for too long gradually and completely lost his strength in the darkness, and finally was unable to open the door to the light.

The Doctor had also lost the strength to get up and escape from the ice and snow.

And because she was angry and impulsive for a while because she was disturbed by the sweeping robot, the place where the doctor is now is a remote alley with no artificial intelligence at all.

Therefore, with the accumulation of ice and snow, which had taken away most of the warmth from his body, and his hands, legs and fingers almost paralyzed, the doctor's already weak body could only wait for disappointment to come. He even lost the strength to call for help.

It was as if the god of death deliberately wanted to see the sadness and fear of living beings before death.

He jokingly restored the Doctor's clarity of mind before his death, giving him the desire to live, but he also ruthlessly took away the Doctor's right to choose.

At that time, the Doctor was certain that he had fallen into complete despair.

Unable to reject death, yet eager to live.

Like a child lost at a crossroads, an abandoned kitten, a person imprisoned in darkness.

Helplessness, despair, fear...

Until that figure arrived, dispelling death, bringing hope, and making the doctor never forget the figure and everything that came that day.

She clearly remembered how she felt at that time.

It was like a person who had lost all his strength and was imprisoned in a dark room, and suddenly saw a beam of extremely weak light coming in through the narrow crack of the door. So, he wanted to do his best to desire that smiling but redemptive light, and wanted this light to illuminate only himself.

And the moment you reach out to the light, the fear, despair and yourself in the shadow, the dependence and obsession, the desire and hope, are like a drop of pure white paint, dripping into the turbid and dark palette, overturning all the despair and gloom.

Taking the desperate person in the prison, he walked towards a road that might not be beautiful, but was definitely full of hope and future at that time.

"Ah, you're wearing so much clothes in the middle of winter, and you're wearing a hood... What's your name?"

"It's really curious, like a stray cat~"

"Guhi~, but I'm in a good mood today, hehe, I'll take you home, little stray cat."

"Tonight, I've decided to let you be my pillow. If you don't refuse, it means you agree~"

She carried him out of the ice and snow and embraced him in a warm embrace with the faint scent of lilies and a hint of alcohol. Although the royal sister's tone was a little strange and her words were not quite right, she also touched the doctor with her hands and feet in a not very clean manner.

But it was a scene that the Doctor would never forget.

It was also the first redemption in her life...

Chapter 158 Tutu: There is something heavy on my head

Memories of the past end with the passage of time.

The face that had become blurred in the snowy field now overlapped with the girl that the doctor saw when he looked back.

Despite being different, despite being more immature, despite having a halo and broken wings that did not belong to her.

But even after tens of thousands of years, the doctor still saw the figure from the past at a glance, even though he knew that the girl in front of him could not be the same person as her.

But the doctor had to admit that there was a moment when her heart was shaken for a split second.

It was as if I saw that old friend from the past again.

But she is not herself, and she should know this better than anyone else.

But why? Why are my eyes so blurry and my nose so sour?

Really... so strange...

The tears seemed to flow uncontrollably.

She shouldn't cry.

"Hey? You, why are you crying?" Seeing the crystal tears falling from the doctor's hood, Ikaros, who had originally asked the doctor's name with a smile, panicked instantly. What was going on? Why did the doctor suddenly cry? Did Arturo's question just now irritate the doctor?

That's terrible. This is the Tower of Babel. If I make the strategic advisor cry, it will be very troublesome. I have to help Arturo clean up the mess as soon as possible!

"Did Arturo's words remind you of something bad? If so, I apologize to you. Please forgive Arturo's disrespect."