Does this work too?

The girl had her head down, her military cap obscuring her face, revealing only her snow-white chin. Judging from her face shape, she was a beautiful person.

Upon seeing the other person's attire, Liuli was puzzled and tilted her head.

Cosplay? But what character is this? Why haven't I seen this before?

The next second, the other person slowly raised their head, their wine-red eyes fixed on her, a smile playing on their lips—they were coming for her. This immediately put Liuli on alert; she stood up from her chair and stared at the other person without moving.

The girl in military uniform stopped in front of Liuli, about three meters away. She looked at Liuli in a friendly manner and said, "Greetings, Liuli, Gokyou."

The glassy figure asked, "Who are you?"

"Altair, you should have seen my name before." Altair introduced himself with a smile, his eyes fixed on Ruri with a strange look.

Liuli recalled the events, a look of realization crossing her face, before asking warily, "Is there something you need?"

Altair said, "I'm here to find Amo and ask him what's going on."

Upon hearing this, Liuli's face darkened, and she said with a gloomy expression, "Amo... he's dead."

Altar paused upon hearing this, looking at Liuli with a subtle expression. "Are you sure?"

Liuli looked up, her eyes brimming with tears, and said, "He gave me all his power in front of me... and he disappeared too..." As she spoke, Liuli's eyes were filled with sorrow.

Altair, sitting opposite, immediately adopted the expression of an old man on the subway looking at his phone, speechless.

What exactly does it take to trick someone into crying and screaming?

As expected of you, Amo.

Since that's the case, I'll cooperate.

Altair looked at Liuli with a sorrowful expression, filled with nostalgia and regret, forcing himself not to laugh as he said, "That's really a pity. Amo... I quite liked him."

His tone was filled with emotion, sadness, and regret.

Liuli paused upon hearing this, staring wide-eyed at Altair. "What?"

Altair smiled calmly and said nonchalantly, "I like him. We were supposed to get married in a week."

Liuli stared in disbelief at Altair, speechless.

Leng Mo, hiding inside her body: ...

After a brief silence, Liuli said apologetically, "I'm sorry... it's all because of me."

Altair smiled slightly, shook his head, and said, "It's not your fault; you're a victim too. I think Amo knew that, which is why he did it."

Liuli looked at Altair sadly, "But..."

Altair interrupted, "There are no 'buts,' perhaps it was fate. You don't need to worry about it; we accepted this ending from the beginning." He took a deep breath, looking tenderly at Ruri, "Did he... say anything in the end?"

She gazed at Liuli with an expectant yet shy expression.

Liuli lowered her head and said with guilt, "No... he just told me that he would always support me."

Altair paused slightly and smiled wryly, "Is that so? It seems that childhood sweethearts can never compare to a love that comes along by chance."

Liuli was speechless and could only remain silent. Her fists clenched unconsciously, and an indescribable sadness lingered in her heart.

Leng Mo: You're such a drama queen! Look how you've fooled her! She's even crying! You have no heart!

When Altair saw Liuli with her head down, clenching her fists in sorrow, her lips trembled involuntarily—she was holding back laughter. She was forcing herself not to laugh, and felt incredibly happy inside; if she could, she would have liked to show a comical smile.

If the truth comes out in the end, it will be absolutely infuriating.

Oh wait, wait a minute! Ahem, looks like I've gone astray too. I wasn't like this before. It's all Amo's fault, why did she have to do so many interesting things? I just couldn't resist getting involved.

As expected, Ah Mo's thoughts were interesting, and it was easy to be drawn in if you weren't careful.

Altair barely managed to suppress a smile and looked at Liuli with kindness, asking, "No matter what you do, I will help you; this is also his wish."

Chapter 610 This is utterly unreasonable!

"What do you want to do?"

Altair stared intently at Ruri, standing motionless, awaiting her reply. But Ruri sensed something different; she felt an imperceptible sadness filling Altair's eyes.

This was a deeply hidden emotion, and it only lasted for a moment. However, Liuli didn't pay much attention to it; her eyes were full of certainty and persistence as she looked at her.

"I want to go back to my previous life, peaceful and ordinary," she said earnestly, looking at Altair across from her.

Altair smiled slightly upon hearing this, "It's difficult, but not impossible. Although you've already stepped into this extraordinary world, if you want to return to the ordinary, you'll need to make good use of the power that Amo left you."

Hearing this, Liuli's face turned serious, and her clenched fists trembled. The strength Leng Mo had given her... for some reason, she felt that Leng Mo was too good to her. Although they hadn't spent much time together, she could feel that he had given her almost everything.

When Altair saw Liuli remain silent, he smiled and said, "Now that you have inherited Amo's power, you'd better be careful from now on."

Liuli paused, "Be careful of what?"

Altair said, "Be careful, someone might be chasing after Amo's forces. There are probably three forces pursuing Amo right now. I'm sure you've seen some of them."

Ruri was startled, suddenly remembering Ouma Shu, Mana, and Yakumo Yukari from before. Her eyes widened as she stared at Altair, only now realizing that these people were all after Leng Mo. But what about the last one?

"Why would they look for A-Mo?" she asked, puzzled.

Altair smiled slightly and explained, "Of course it's for Amo's power, you know that, right? His power is too great, it's a huge temptation for others."

Liuli looked on in a daze, as if she had already understood.

Altair continued, "Of the three parties, I and the people behind me are completely on Amo's side. Then there's Yakumo Yukari and the others, who can be considered neutral and have no intention of harming Amo. Or to be precise, Yakumo Yukari is on your side to prevent Amo from contacting you. Finally..." Her eyes flashed with a sharp light as she said seriously, "The force that is completely opposed to Amo is Madoka-senpai's group."

Liuli didn't recognize them, but she roughly guessed who they were. "Where are Senior Xiaoyuan and the others?"

Altair thought for a moment, then stroked his chin and said seriously, "It's probably Lobotomy Corporation, or rather, the things Lobotomy Corporation did to you from the very beginning were their doing."

"No wonder... I was inexplicably targeted." Liuli seemed to understand everything, standing there clenching her fists, filled with anger at the culprit.

If it weren't for them, their lives wouldn't have been disrupted, and if it weren't for them—Amo wouldn't have disappeared!

Little! Round! Senior!

A fire of rage ignited in her heart, filling her with the determination to eliminate the culprit.

She looked up at Altair and said, "So, if I want to go back to my previous life, I have to expose Madoka's conspiracy and then kill her?"

Altair said subtly, "You could say that, but with your current strength, you're not strong enough to fight him. You need the power of resolve to defeat him."

"Then what should I do..." Liuli knew the extent of her power. The power she received from Leng Mo was very strong, but she didn't know how to use it.

Altair smiled and said, "It's very simple, I'll help you master it. Let's take a break now, because there probably won't be any time to rest later." After saying that, she turned around and walked in the direction behind her, then turned back to look at Liuli after a few steps, "Come with me."

Liuli nodded upon hearing this and quickly followed after him.

On the park path, Ruri walked with a determined stride towards Altair. Seeing Ruri completely bewildered by his deception, Altair couldn't help but have an idea: she's so naive... perhaps she can do things that others can't.

The new recruits these days are terrifying; this person is probably the most qualified among them.

On the gray path paved with stones, the two walked one after the other. Neither of them spoke, perhaps because they didn't know each other very well and had nothing to talk about. But Liuli didn't remain silent. She mustered her courage and looked up at Altair's back in front of her.

She asked, "Um... A-Mo, what kind of person is he?"

Altair stopped and turned to look at Ruri with a happy smile. "He is my hero."

"Huh?" Liuli exclaimed in surprise, staring at her with wide eyes, waiting for an explanation.

Altair stepped forward, pulling his hat brim down. "Let's talk as we walk."

Liuli quickly caught up and walked beside Altair, the two of them walking parallel to each other forward.

Altair thought for a moment, his face filled with memories, and the corners of his mouth naturally turned up slightly, as if he had returned to the first time they met. "Actually, I am not the real Altair."

Liuli looked surprised. "What do you mean?"

Altair said, "I am a copy of Altair, a superfluous existence. This all started from the very beginning." He raised his head to look at the sky ahead, gazing into the distance, "At that time, I didn't know I was a copy. For revenge, I traveled through countless worlds searching for a way to punish the Land of the Gods, and then I found Amo. When he saw me, he sensed something was wrong and, for some unknown reason, begged me to take him away from the world."

She thought back to what happened back then. Although she knew nothing at the time, she found it funny when she learned the truth later. — It was because the person who died came to her begging her to take him away from that world.

The smile on her face was gentle, happy, and carried a touch of bliss.

Seeing that smile, Liuli felt a tremor in her heart for some reason, and stared blankly. What kind of memories could bring such a genuine, happy smile to her face? Just looking at it was enough to feel happiness, a smile that could infect others.

Liuli had only seen such smiles on the faces of certain people, smiles that were full of heartfelt love and were the most infectious to others.

It was supposed to be a happy occasion, but she felt a pang of guilt because she—Leng Mo—would never see him again.

Actually, she was mostly sad, wasn't she? Looking at Altair, Liuli felt a pang of self-reproach, guilt, and even shame. And—she and Leng Mo were getting married in a week, and then this happened.

I'm heartbroken; my heart feels cold.

Liuli raised her hand to clutch her clothes at her chest, tears glistening in her eyes. Although she was also a victim, why... why did this self-blame and guilt prevent her from looking at Altair? The more she looked at her, the more she felt she had let her down. Altair was so happy, yet she had lost her happiness because of this.

Despite the sadness of the situation, she remained remarkably strong, saying nothing and venting her emotions in silence. Even if she were to berate herself, it would only be because of her own fault. But she didn't. Instead, she treated herself gently and even stood by her own side.

Just how strong does one have to be to do that?

Ruri believed she could never be as strong as Altair. Compared to her, she felt like a mouse in the shadows, afraid to appear in the light or in the sight of others. It was a sense of inferiority towards the sun; being around Altair made her feel incredibly inferior.

She was so dazzling, while I was so gloomy.

Overwhelmed by shame and inferiority, she couldn't look up and could only listen to her words with her head down.

“For my sake, Amo found the real Altair and told her not to appear in front of her.”

She spoke, and she listened.

“Amo made me do all the things the real Altair had to do. I know what he was thinking. He didn’t want me to feel superfluous. I’m a clone, a completely superfluous person. Everything about me is superfluous. No matter what I do, I can’t become the real Altair. So—Amo accompanied me to do everything so that I wouldn’t feel superfluous.”

She smiled, she listened.

"In the end, the real Altair appeared, and at that moment I realized that I was the superfluous one. It felt like the world had collapsed, as if the whole world had meaning, but I was the only one without meaning. The whole world had abandoned me."

She sighed, feeling deeply moved.

Recalling the moment he saw his other self, the fear, the feeling of being superfluous, and the panicked helplessness—he appeared, Leng Mo appeared in front of him the moment he appeared, looking at him with the most ordinary, the most normal smile.

It's like saying, "This kind of thing is normal, don't worry about it."

At this moment, Altair's voice pulled Liuli back to reality, "Back then, Amo took on everything for me. Only then did I realize that because I met him, I was no longer superfluous, and because I met him, I became meaningful."

She looked up at the sky, and she looked down at the ground.

Originally superfluous, Altair became different because of Leng Mo's presence and their encounter. The collapsing world was lifted up by that giant, who was like a ray of light, standing in front of her and supporting everything.

She was like Pangu, the creator of the world. But while Pangu belonged to everyone, Leng Mo belonged only to her.

That's why she will keep going, follow Leng Mo, even into the endless abyss, as long as Leng Mo is there, she can go anywhere.

It wasn't because she wanted to go somewhere, but because she wanted to be wherever Leng Mo was.

Thinking of Leng Mo, she walked slowly along the park path.

Like a girl in love, she is shy and timid, afraid to express her feelings. Everything about her beloved is a little secret to her.

She didn't know what her own expression looked like, but she could clearly see Liuli's reaction—a mixture of guilt and self-reproach. Perhaps it was because she understood her own happiness and expectations that she felt guilty and remorseful.

Under the overcast sky after the rain, she looked at the gloomy sky, but she was not depressed at all.

Some things only have meaning because of meeting him.

Because I met him, I found meaning in my existence.

Altair smiled, her heart filled with happiness. She glanced at Liuli, knowing that he knew she knew, just as he knew she knew.

Only Liuli didn't know that she knew he knew.

Therefore, she felt very guilty and remorseful. She felt guilty for losing Leng Mo and remorseful for causing Altair to lose his future happiness.

“No matter what, since Amo gave you his power, there must be a reason. So, you must move forward, carrying Amo’s share of power, to do what you want to do. That is the power he possessed.” Altair gently placed his hand on Liuli’s head, as if he were placing everything on her shoulders.

At this moment, Liuli was speechless, only endless silence remained.

Altair was secretly delighted to see this; it was so amusing that he couldn't help but make a comical face behind Liuli's back, almost covering his mouth to chuckle.

A perfectly good child has been misled and ruined. But if this continues, he will suffer in the end. Something must be done to shift the blame.

A glint flashed in her eyes; she sensed something was amiss. If Akemi Homura found out, she would be completely categorized as being on Leng Mo's side.

This is bad, in every sense of the word.

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The presidential suite at a hotel not far from the park.

Altair brought Liuli to stay with them; they needed to rest, or more precisely, Liuli needed to rest. She wasn't feeling well, and her mood wasn't good either.

Upon seeing this, Altair took out her usual tea leaves and brewed them with hot water. Once the tea was brewed, she placed the teacup in front of Ruri, who was sitting in the living room.

The white teacup on the solid wood coffee table was radiating warmth. This scene brought Liuli back to her senses. She looked up at Altair and felt a sense of warmth when she saw her gentle smile.