Fantasy Clock～Dream Ruler～

"Do you remember?"

The voice raised from a distance pulled me back to a certain place in the world, who was wandering among many thoughts.

I opened my eyes slowly, and the scene of the hospital ward came into my vision very clearly.

A retro-style electronic display device, a computer with mixed lines connected to a huge actuator, and a headset that looks like a headset.

"You have recalled the past you want to know, are you satisfied?"

"What the hell do I have to be satisfied with?"

"I took back this answer sheet about your past—the answer sheet covered in rust-red blood, are you satisfied?"

"Stop talking..." With my clenched fist on my chest, I vaguely felt the touch of something.

"Almost killed the only person who would listen carefully to what you had to say, without even saying an apology... You should be happy to have spent ten years of your life as if nothing had happened, right? "

"Give me... shut up!"

The moment the sound hit the distance, the trace of the golden ancient clock suddenly appeared in the eyes. I vigorously swung my fist towards my side, and suddenly the pointer sensed in my palm turned counterclockwise, pointing to an unknown number on the clock dial. A clock formed by flames was engraved in the field of vision for an instant.

"What's going on again!"

Charte, who was far away in the gap between the dreams, leaned back again due to the abnormal movement of the pointer. The back of his head hit the clock face hard, and he fell on the position where the pointer turned in a rather unbearable posture. He rubbed his head lightly and looked at it. Looking at the pointer that threw him off, he discovered that the hour hand had reversed nearly half a clock face.

"It's the same situation as last time, isn't it?"

Arquette, who was sitting on the edge of the clock dial, looked back at the restless hour hand, this time his "Fire Eye" still couldn't identify who triggered the dominance ability.

The girl in the black cloak stared at me with a teasing smile, while the blue-haired boy stood behind me and stared at the scene outside the window.

The extraordinarily unreal and at a loss mood, as if I am clearly standing in the ward, but I don't know where my real self is. Such erratic mood made me not know where to send my sight.

"Why do you want to help me remember the past?"

"Because you are our bet." The girl stopped hiding and gave me a short answer, although I still don't know what it means.

"What bet? What the hell do I have to do with you dream madmen?"

"From the moment you participated in the domination war, you will never be separated from us."

The blue-haired boy also turned his head at this time, and walked towards the girl at the same time. He raised his head to hint at her, and the two of them turned around and prepared to leave.

"Hey! Speak clearly!"

I chased a step forward, trying to grab the boy who was going away, but the boy stopped and waved his hand backwards. In an instant, a strange gravitational force appeared behind me, pulling me back continuously past.

"Let's talk about it next time. After all, the person you want to meet has come to see you. I don't want to disturb you, so I'll give you a ride."

As soon as the words fell, the black hole that appeared behind me completely swallowed me, and my vision fell into darkness for a short time.

"By the way... I hope you can keep our conversation a secret. See you then."

The vision returned to its original state again, and suddenly I came to a sea of ​​stars from the abandoned ward, and then I felt a slight pressure on my back, and I turned around quickly, only to see a pair of blue pupils looking back at me in confusion . In front of her were the same black holes as in front of me, and they also dissipated at the same time.

"What the hell is going on?! Why is it being targeted by the Core Research Association again?"

Xia Yinci's slightly sullen and worried eyes reminded me of the time when I came here with Xia Yinci. Although her personality has changed since then, she still retains her gentle nature.

"Why...why didn't you answer me?"

I couldn't help wrapping my arms around her petite body, and finally said the ten-year-late apology.

"I'm sorry... Xia Yinci, I'm sorry,"

I don't know the expression on Xia Yinci's face when she heard my apology, I just felt her body tremble slightly, and slowly felt a pair of small hands on her back gently. After an unknown amount of time, Xia Yinci struggled slightly.

"How long are you going to hug?"

"……sorry."

I let go of my tightly clasped hands, and Xia Yinci took a few steps back, her iconic pair of sad and troubled eyes overlapped with mine.

"Hey... come with me for a walk..."

Xia Yinci didn't take my thoughts into consideration, grabbed my arm and walked towards the boundless sea of ​​stars. I hesitated for a moment, and stepped across the boundary between Xinghai and the road cliff, but nothing fell under my step, as if the transparent floor tiles firmly supported the people who stepped on it.

I walked with the girl one after the other among the shining stars everywhere, and her lonely figure inadvertently stabbed somewhere in me sharply.

I don't know how long I have been silent like this, I stopped, and the girl also turned her head when she noticed the footsteps that suddenly disappeared.

"Xia Yinci, I'm sorry."

"Well... how many times do you have to apologize?" Xia Yinci smiled helplessly. From time to time, shining spots of light are reflected in her water-blue pupils, as if there is a sea of ​​blue stars in her slightly confused eyes.

Looking straight into her eyes as bright as stars. I took a deep breath and secretly made up my mind.

"This time, I absolutely want you to win the domination war."

The girl's shoulders, which were so slender that they could easily be crushed, trembled, and her voice was mixed with a little crying.

"Hey... You really remembered something, right?"

"Yeah. I remembered everything... So from now on, I will atone for my sins in my own way."

At that moment, tears ran down her cheeks——

So, I heard the name that was so familiar and so soft that just hearing it could make me miss and cry.

"Then I'm looking forward to your performance, Su Huohuo~"