Denial, co-sleeping, secret data.

In "a moment", there was a metallic light glittering all around, but when you looked at it, it was a materialized data fluid, which was eventually injected into the centralized brain of the main god.

The brain wriggled slowly, a low hum from some unknown fold: "061, you're here."

061 Standing in front of the huge Lord God, he bowed politely.

The Lord God said, "Is the mission over? What's the matter?"

061 looked up.

His facial features are naturally pretty, and if it were not for his cool and clean temperament, which softens his flamboyant contours, he would inevitably appear too frivolous.

He said, "I came to ask what exactly your plan is."

061's tone was very gentle, and he didn't sound like he was asking for trouble, so it wasn't good for the Lord God to kick him out because of his "attitude".

"The plan has not yet taken shape, it is still in the classified stage, and does not need to be revealed to you." The Lord God said.

061: "Then I think it would be more prudent to shape it before putting it into service."

"What do you mean?"

061 was mild and firm, "I mean, I refuse to continue to participate in this program."

The Lord God was silent for a moment, and when he opened his mouth again, his voice turned cold, and moreover, he was vaguely filled with a bit of anger: "061, I'm giving you this opportunity because I think you're worthy of it."

That's saying 061 is toast.

061 said, "The opportunity was given to me, the risk was left to Chi Xiaochi, and I wasn't willing to do something like that."

Lord God: "...... What do you mean by that?"

061 said mildly, "Do you want me to say more? That would make you really lose face."

The Lord God didn't speak.

And this silence confirms 061's suspicions side by side.

--The "undisclosed" plan is tied to the fact that Chi Xiaochi was swung into A-rank difficulty on his second world.

He said, "I have consolidated all the data in the database, and there are currently only four of them that can pass through A-ranked difficulty worlds; the number of those that can pass through S-ranked difficulty is 0. In A-ranked and above difficulty worlds, the risk of the host's death will be increased by 69%, and once logged out due to death, the host's spirit will be severely traumatized."

"This is an experiment." The Lord God said, "Host 1198, a subject of infinite possibilities."

061 Nod.

This he had to admit.

"It is precisely because the current rate of clearing worlds with difficulty levels above A is too low that this program makes sense.Host #1198 has the ability to clear A-ranked worlds, and from him, I can collect a lot of precious data."

061: "May I ask what data?"

The Lord God said, "This is beyond your authority."

061: "But it's still within my purview to reject the plan."

The system also has its own right of choice in the system's rights and interests protection regulations, and the right to appeal to a higher-level monitoring body in the event that its rights and interests are violated.

"No. 1198's mission was well executed." Having been rejected in a row, the Lord God's voice chilled even more, "I think that since he has the ability, he should be willing to accept further challenges."

061 said, "At the risk of sounding presumptuous, did you ask Chi Xiaochi's opinion before throwing him into the A-world? The 'willingness to accept' is his willingness, not yours."

The Lord God's words were filled with a forced chill, "061, you--"

Without waiting for the Lord God to get angry at his rudeness, 061 was the first to apologize, "I'm sorry. I was the one who spoke out of turn."

Lord God: "...... And how do you know he won't want to? If he knows what this plan will get you in return ......"

061 said, "He's my host. I'm not allowed."

Before the Lord God could get angry, he politely apologized again, "I'm sorry."

After disliking someone and then saying sorry, the Lord God simply had no outlet for his anger.

061 said, "That's all I have to say, do you have anything else?"

The Lord God didn't say anything, so he turned around and headed out of "In a Flash".

Immediately, the Lord God laughed coldly behind him, "Don't you remember what benefits this plan will bring you? Don't you want to go back to the original world?"

061 Stand still.

The main god followed the instructions, "The speed of time passing varies from world line to world line, you have performed a mission of 100 worlds, and almost 13 years have passed in the world line you came from.Host 1198 is just a test subject, if you perform this mission, apart from him, you only have 10 worlds left for the mission to be performed; but if you refuse, you still have the whole of the 90 worlds. Think about it, how long will you have to do it? How long will the people waiting for you have to wait?"

061 turned his back on the Lord God and fell silent.

The main god's mood grew pleasant and he was about to say something else to reinforce it when he heard 061 say, "He's not a test subject."

Lord God: "......"

"I'm not going to risk his safety."

061 turned back and looked directly at the slowly writhing human brain bathed in light, "...... Next world, I hope everything will be back to normal."

...... certainly would be.

The Lord God was afraid of the watchdog, not to mention that it was the one that had violated the law in the first place this time.

But 061, who stepped out of the "in a flash", felt a sense of disappointment.

He bought some small things at the mall and knocked on 023's office door.

089 and 023 are in there.

As 061 went in, 089 was tugging at 023.

089: "Why are you deleting my hard drive."

023: "I'd like to delete you along with it if possible."

089 agonized, "Those are all my treasures, hundreds of G's."

023: "Yeah, it's bigger than most of your brain."

089 Crying in despair, "You don't love Daddy anymore."

023: "No love, get out."

089 said, "But Daddy still loves you."

023: "...... Are you in arrears."

089 immediately came to life, jumping up and jumping sideways from side to side, "Yoo-hoo, out of the blue, still want to cut me? Then come and chase me."

023: "......" retard.

089 was fooling around when the back of his collar was grabbed.

061 pushed him to 023: "Here."

023: "Thanks."

Being held down and punched on the table by 023, 089 felt the malice of the entire world.

After the beating, 023 asked 061, refreshed, "Haven't seen you in quite a while. How are you and Chi Xiaochi doing?"

At the mention of Chi Xiaochi, 061 couldn't help but smile, "He's fine."

023: "Have you asked the Lord God? When is that experimental program to reduce the number of missions from 200 to 120 intended to begin?"

061 said, "I'm not doing that one."

023 stunned, "...... Why?"

061 Give a clear account of the cause and effect, including your concerns.

He had seen mentally damaged hosts with his own eyes, extremely slow to react, dull as puppets, with extreme mood swings, crying and laughing uncontrollably, so he couldn't accept that such damage could happen to Chi Xiaochi, not even to think about it.

However 023's reaction was quite vehement: "If Chi Xiaochi has the ability to do it, why don't you do it?"

061 said, "Too dangerous."

023: "It's dangerous and rewarding all at once. There are others waiting for you, have you forgotten?"

061 thought, not that he'd forgotten all about it.

For him, the past was a blur, and his heart only throbbed slightly when he occasionally recalled three or two fragments.

061 smiled bitterly, "I can't risk an unrelated person so that I can take the benefits myself."

"Who said it had nothing to do with him? He ......"

089 cut off 023's words appropriately, "He can't say he'll want to."

061 said, "It's because he might want to that I don't say."

089 Patting him on the shoulder with understanding.

061 said, "...... Besides, more than a decade has passed, and that person may not be waiting for me."

023: "How do you know? What if he ...... has been waiting? You're going to let this opportunity go for nothing and make him wait another ten years?"

"Unison always has to have some hope." 089 patted 061's shoulder, "Anyway, no matter what decision you make, dad will support you."

061 smiled, "Thanks."

After some more small talk, 061 left, making a few more copies of Chi Xiaochi's live videos from his modeling days before he left.

As soon as he left, 023 immediately complained to 089, "Why didn't you tell him? If only he knew that #1198 is Chi Xiaochi ......"

089 looked to 023, his always diffident and cynical eyes settling down, "What good would it do him to let him know?"

023 looked back at him in surprise, unable to figure out what that meant.

"Do you think that by 061's character, knowing that Chi Xiaochi is the one he's waiting for, he'd be willing to gamble with his safety in an A-rank difficulty or even an S-rank world?"

023 reacted immediately.

"After ...... completing 10 quests, Chi Xiaochi will immediately get out of the system and then, like you said, do another Wang Baochuan bitterly guarding the cold kiln, and then guarding his body and waiting for 061 for more than ten years?"

023 objected, "Chi Xiaochi has a wish. If he knew 061 was Lou Ying, he would definitely choose to stay."

089 smiled.

023: "...... What are you laughing at?"

089: "061 Why was he formatted in the first place, do you know?"

At the mention of this, 023's brows wrinkled, "He violated the rules by privately detaching himself from the host during the mission, and was reported by the host."

089 said, "He broke away from the host to meet someone, you know it and I know it."

023 Silence.

089 said, "He can't think rationally when it comes to things related to Chi Xiaochi. What if he breaks the rules again for Chi Xiaochi? Last time the punishment was formatting, what will it be next time?"

There are some words, however, that 089 does not make clear to 023.

061 came to 089 once in private before being formatted and on his last trip back to mainspace.

089 still remember that brief conversation.

When he was approached, 061 looked odd.

He said, "089, how many more missions do you have before you're out of the system?"

089 glanced at the counting board, "3,687 more rolls, and Dad will be a new man."

"...... Redeeming the Human Being ......"

061 repeated 089's words, thoughtfully.

Soon after, he asked, "Do you think that those hosts who have finished their missions will live happily in the worlds of their own choosing? Have their heart's desires truly been realized?"

089 looked up from his game and glanced at him, "...... You're a little weird today."

As if it was just a casual sentiment, 061 said matter-of-factly, "I'm fine, I was just wondering if we'd be able to adjust to life as human beings once we're done with our mission."

Before leaving, he left 089 some gifts as usual.

Having known him for so long, 089 knew that 061 was so polite with everyone, so naturally he smiled nonchalantly.

It was shortly after that that 061 was forced back by the Lord during the mission to perform a formatting.

A day or two after the incident, 089 unwrapped a package of melons sent by 061, and actually found a piece of backup data inside.

...... And this data is securely sealed in it by a thirty-two digit code.

Taking this data, 089 wanted to go to 061, but after thinking about it, he finally gave up.

For one thing, a formatted 061 doesn't always remember the password.

Secondly, 089 had a hunch that 061 was wiped of his memory, not necessarily because he had sneaked off to meet Chi Xiaochi.

Without saying anything, without even attempting to decrypt the code, 089 wrote this data to his root file.

As a competent father, he had to protect the little secrets between father and son, including the child's mother, which could not be easily revealed.

Re-entering the bedroom of Zhou Kai's villa, 061 realized that Chi Xiaochi was not lying in bed.

He boarded and panicked.

...... Where did he go?

As he had already brainstormed the plot of Zhou Kai hiring assassins intent on doing Chi Xiaochi no favors, he saw Chi Xiaochi in the downstairs living room.

The TV was blaring social news, and a fluorescent blue light was cast over him, encasing him in a translucent cocoon of light.

For a moment, 061's heart was too soft for words.

No more Lou Ying, no more dog meat, is he such a lonely man in the original world.

Fall asleep on sleeping pills, wake up in the middle of the night and watch TV until you fall asleep again ......

061 steps down the stairs to him and reaches out to rub his hair.

Chi Xiaochi reacted with a low voice, "...... Well."

Half asleep, 061's voice was so gentle that it called him soft: "...... Why are you sleeping here?"

Chi Xiaochi tried to raise his eyelids, but his spirit, which had fallen into a half-sleep, prevented him from seeing anything.

He said vaguely, "Mr. Six, you're back."

061 turns the TV off and the room reverts to darkness.

He snapped his fingers and the porch light came on immediately.

061 asked, "Can you walk by yourself?"

Chi Xiaochi flopped symbolically twice, unable to sit up.

061 lost his smile and turned his head as the porch light went out again once more.

He said, "Don't move, I'll take you to bed."

In the darkness, Chi Xiaochi was swept into a warm embrace.

Chi Xiaochi immediately sobered up quite a bit and instinctively panicked a bit, "Don't ......"

061 knows that Chi Xiaochi has a physical contact disorder, but it is a disease and it is not good to avoid it, it is better to ask him to adapt to it slowly.

In the darkness, not being able to see the other man's face, and simply touching it, might have sensually dissipated his nervousness.

In a warm, persuasive voice, he said, "I meant no harm, it was just a hug."

Even when half-asleep, Chi Xiaochi's glorified mouth can still function without hindrance: "...... you just can't rub it in."

061: "......"

Chi Xiaochi: "Ha, man."

A soft chuckle came from his ear, "...... So do you want this man to take you to bed."

Chi Xiaochi said, "Granted."

In carrying the man upstairs, however, 061 felt that Chi Xiaochi's whole body was tense, and when he was put down, his toes instinctively went to the bedclothes, looking like a wary rabbit, and it was half a dozen times before he fully relaxed.

After placing Chi Xiaochi in position, 061 put his hands on the stomach, which was soft and warm with no spasms.

061 Sighing with relief, he did not rush to take shape and enter Chi Xiaochi's body, but lay down a few dozen centimeters away from his side, looking at his sleeping face, his heart was a little empty, but when he thought about it carefully, it was filled to the brim again.

A few moments later, he closed his eyes.

Having been in this dangerous world for so long, 061 has always been at Chi Xiaochi's side, not moving an inch or two.

It was the first time 061 closed his eyes in peace.

-That's great.

In the future, Xiaochi will at least not be held back for his own sake.