I, enter the zero world, change the ending

"Stop it! It'll be unstable!"

The frightened Zhiyao shouted a warning, and Shenhong stuck out her tongue awkwardly but playfully, retracted her hand, and suggested, "How about... tell me what else you know about this place? Like that story you mentioned earlier where Sister Lian is the protagonist?"

Combining his own situation, Shenhong suddenly felt terrified when he thought about it.

"Shouldn't it be...Sister Lian..."

"Yes, something bad happened to her too." Zhiyao paused and sighed sadly, "Aso died just like your brother. You both entered the haunted house to chase ghosts, you after Manfuyu and she after Youyu."

"Then, will she disappear like me?" Shenhong asked tremblingly.

"No, she said goodbye to Aso properly in the end. Only you did something stupid and ruined your life."

Crimson was immediately ridiculed and blushed. She was unwilling to give in to save face and said, "How dare you say that to me? You're planning to do something stupid! Did you go back to Wuhui to say goodbye?"

Zhiyao was speechless after being criticized.

"How many games are there in total?" Crimson continued to ask.

"Five parts."

"Tell me everything."

Next, Zhiyao narrated the general plot one by one, including the Amakura sisters and Minami Kamimura, Kurosawa Rei and Kuze family, Ryuka and Oborozukijima, Yuri and Higashan. During this time, Shenhong said nothing, sometimes thinking and sometimes rolling his eyes.

Ten minutes passed by unknowingly.

Finally, Shenhong smiled awkwardly and clasped his two palms together.

"It's decided. Let's help them. Liuge's matter is over. Rishangshan will have to wait for more than ten years. So let's focus on Sister Lian and Sister Tiancang first. Let's confirm the time. It's two years later, right?"

Slowing down the car, Zhiyao looked back and saw Shenhong with an imposing look, which made her speechless.

"No way, Hinasaki-san, are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious." Crimson blinked smartly and responded as a matter of course, "My fate has been changed by you, right? So you can't stop yet. You must solve other people's problems. This time I'll join you, hehe."

"because----"

Crimson took a long breath.

"I'm the heroine!"

Shenhong's tone was filled with longing. Zhiyao turned around again, and there was a hint of intrigue in her eyes.

"I don't know the exact time."

"Is the time always clear?"

Zhiyao rolled her eyes and thought carefully, "It's two years later. Judging from the clothes, it's either summer or autumn."

"That's all, then. Let's go and persuade Sister Lian not to drive, at least during the summer and autumn of the year after next. This way, we can prevent any accidents from happening. As for Tiancang, my brother did mention that there's a friend named Tiancang among Mr. Aso."

"My name is Tiancang Ying, and I'm the uncle of the Tiancang sisters."

"Yes, we'll go visit them someday in my brother's name, saying we want to meet a friend of a friend. Then we'll find a chance to get to know the Tiancang sisters. After we get to know them, we'll also stop them from wandering around in the summer and autumn of next year."

"What if they don't listen?" Zhiyao poured a basin of cold water on them.

Shenhong held her chin in her hand and fell into deep thought. After a while, she said, "Let's be honest. Sister Lian can't ignore Mr. Aso and the Amakura sisters. Well, the little girl is more troublesome... Only the two of us can enter the Kamigami Village in advance."

"Do you think we're going out for fun?" Zhiyao said indignantly.

"I'm serious." Crimson freed her left hand and placed it on his shoulder. "After we go in, we'll kill the evil spirit called Kurosawa Saeki together. Don't worry about being defeated. This time, I'll directly remove the seal, and you'll be responsible for restraining the evil spirits that are attracted here."

"Please, Saejo is Yae's biological sister, your great aunt."

"I don't mind...Okay, okay, you can try to wake him up first. It would be best if it can be resolved peacefully."

"Where are the weapons? Isn't the camera broken?"

"It's only the outer shell that's broken, the main body isn't damaged. I think it can still be used. If all else fails, we can borrow one from Mr. Aso's house. And then there's Amakura's sister who found a camera in Minamigami Village. We can do that, too. Then we can each get one."

It was really thoughtful. Zhiyao smiled without saying anything.

In the following time, the two chatted casually. Since they didn't eat well at noon and didn't eat at night, Zhiyao was almost exhausted after entering the suburbs and stopped by the roadside to rest. Shenhong was also hungry, so she went to the convenience store and bought six meat buns, two for herself and four for Zhiyao. After eating, they rested for half an hour and continued on their way.

"Let's call a taxi. We should be able to get one here." Shenhong, who had always taken the taxi by herself and couldn't bear it, suggested.

"No need." Zhiyao said disdainfully, "We've been riding for so long, so this little bit of distance won't hurt."

There was really nothing he could do about this person, so Shenhong had to agree reluctantly.

I didn't eat before setting off, and I had to carry someone with me. I wasn't as anxious as last time, so this time it took me more than six hours for the bicycle to reach Hinasaki's apartment.

It was two o'clock in the morning. Shenhong had just opened the door with the key when Zhendong, who was sleeping on the sofa in the living room, sat up suddenly.

"Why did you come back so late?" Manfuyu asked nonchalantly as he stood up and turned on the light.

Shenhong felt very sorry for waking up her brother. She scratched her temples and said, "To make sure everything was clear, I waited there until night. Ahaha, then I rode my bike back."

Zhendong then looked at Zhiyao and sighed meaningfully.

"Just be sure to get back safely. Don't be this late again. In a situation like today, you should have called home and asked me to take a taxi to pick you two up."

Of course that was what he had intended, Crimson rolled his eyes in boredom.

Sikong didn't want to do anything, he couldn't come back alone.

After saying good night to the two of them, Shenhong went into the bathroom and came out in pajamas ten minutes later. Zhiyao went in to wash up. After he finished washing and returned to the room, Zhendong turned off the lights in the living room.

About half an hour later, the door of Zhendong's room opened quietly, and Zhiyao tiptoed out.

I thought I could do it without anyone noticing, but when I opened the living room door, Madoka still noticed it.

"Hey."

Worried about waking up Shenhong, Mandong tried to keep his voice down and walked over quietly. Zhiyao turned around and made a hushing gesture, changed his shoes without making any noise, and walked out the door. Seeing this, Mandong followed him out.

"What are you..."

Not being a dull person, Madoka vaguely sensed something.

"I should leave now." Zhiyao answered honestly, "This is your home, brother and sister. I never intended to disturb your lives."

"Hmm, wasn't that what I said before..." Mafuyu shrank her neck mischievously, feeling very sorry. "That's not what I meant. I've seen you before and know you're not a bad person. I'm also aware of your noble character."

"It has nothing to do with that. I wanted to leave yesterday afternoon. Well, that's it."

After saying that, Zhiyao waved her hand, turned around and walked towards the stairs. After she took a few steps, Zhendong quickly caught up with her.

"Crimson said you were from another world, is that true?"

"It's true." Zhiyao nodded.

"It's really... hard to imagine. Although there are all kinds of supernatural events here... By the way, what are you going to do next? You don't have any relatives here, right?"

"Let's take it one step at a time." Zhiyao looked away with an indifferent expression.

The worst that could happen was going to Hijoyama. Of course, he wouldn't tell this to Manfuyu.

Then Zhendong was silent for a few seconds, asked Zhiyao to wait here, and went back to the house. When he came out, he had a few tens of thousands of yuan bills in his hand.

"Take these," Zhendong said as he stuffed some into Zhiyao's hands. "I'm not very rich, but any help is appreciated."

"No need." Zhiyao moved her hand away.

"Listen to me, this isn't charity, it's a thank you. I heard everything you said to Kirie at Himuro's residence. Last night, I was thinking about who that person you were talking about was. Although I didn't know the details, after thinking about it carefully, that person... was me, right?"

Zhiyao nodded.

"Indeed." Manfuyu smiled. "You are from another world. I invited you to the Himuro residence before, but you refused. Later, you took the initiative to go in for Shenhong. Considering what you said to Kirie, and what I learned from Shenhong last night that you went in to find me, I might as well ask you this: do you know some of the things going on here?"

Zhiyao nodded again.

"know."

"Phew—that makes sense."

As the fog in her mind cleared, Mafuyu felt refreshed.

"While I was with Kirie, I learned about her. I gradually felt that Asanuma had died in that place, and that it was fate that I would return there with the same face many years later. So I considered staying with her. However, from our conversation, I realized that she didn't need me at all, and who she really cared about, so I canceled my plan to stay. Now that I think about it, I should thank you. Otherwise, I might have known something happened to Crimson later."

"That's all I need to know." Zhiyao chuckled, "Hey, Hinasaki brother."

"Ok?"

"From now on..." Zhiyao paused, looking into the distance and admonishing earnestly, "Don't run around everywhere anymore, seriously. Places like the Jiushi Family Ruins, Rishang Mountain, and various other haunted areas, hide as far away as you can. Next time, maybe no one will come to save you."

"I'll remember that," Madoka replied solemnly, keeping it firmly in mind.

At this point, the last words were finally said. Zhiyao took the money from Zhendong, turned around, and walked downstairs leisurely.

As she left the apartment, she noticed Mafuyu still looking down there, so she waved at him again.

After that, he disappeared alone at the end of the street.

Chapter 76: [One life lost to gain one life]

At two o'clock in the morning, Zhiyao was lying on a chair in the park, his eyes empty and lifeless.

It's now the fourth night since we left Hinasaki's house.

It's not that he had no money so he slept in the park. In fact, the money that Manfuyu gave him was not small. With the money he had left over from before, it was more than enough for him to stay in a hotel or rent a studio apartment.

The real reason for sleeping in the park is the lack of motivation to live.

These past few days, he had been in a daze during the day, either wandering around unconsciously or in a daze. He would only buy two buns for meals when he was really hungry. At night, when there were almost no people on the streets, he would go back to the park and lie down on a chair. Then, as soon as he closed his eyes, he would unconsciously recall what happened during his time at the Himuro residence - the moments he spent with his friends, and the things he had seen.

There are Yae's, Mekakushi shrine maidens', and Kirie's.

Every time this happened, the emotions accumulated in his body would burst out, and sadness would continue to impact his mental defenses like an unstoppable flood, causing him to burst into tears. Over time, he even had thoughts of committing suicide.

……

The sun rises over the mountain, and the lake is on the other side.

The orange sunset hung overhead. In the knee-deep water, countless dark figures were moving in one direction. Among them, there was a young man with a clear figure who looked out of place. The young man sometimes moved forward and sometimes stopped to stare at the sunset.

Zhiyao didn't remember when he came to this place, nor did he know where to go next. As his sight moved from the sky back to the front, the next moment, a slender white figure appeared in the distance.

The owner of the figure was wearing a white top, a black skirt, and her hair was tied back, which looked a bit like crimson.

Not sure whether it was true or not, Zhiyao quickened his pace and headed in that direction in confusion.

"I've been able to see things that don't exist since I was a kid, and only my brother can understand my pain."

The voice ringing in his ears was Shenhong's, but for some reason, after confirming the identity of the other party, Zhiyao slowed down his pace and walked forward slowly. Shenhong also patiently continued to turn his back to this direction until Zhiyao arrived behind him, then he turned around leisurely.

"Sikong." Shenhong's eyes and eyebrows were gentle, and he was the first to greet.

Looking at the person in front of him from head to toe, Zhiyao always felt that something was wrong, and after a moment he cast aside the doubts in his heart.

"why you?"

"I'm Shenhong. Why don't you recognize me?" Shenhong raised the corners of her mouth and smiled quietly.

"No, no, no, the person I know is a high school student, not an adult like you."

"Aren't all adults and high school students crimson?"

Zhiyao was speechless.

"I am truly Crimson herself, absolutely."

As Shenhong spoke, he raised his left hand, bent his middle finger and flicked it towards Zhiyao's forehead. Zhiyao was caught off guard and his eyes were full of astonishment.

"What are you...doing?"

"Revenge, huh." Crimson winked cunningly and hummed softly, "I was hit by you at that time, and I just hit you back. Don't say you don't remember it."

Zhiyao then recalled the scene when they first met at the Himuro residence, and a helpless expression appeared on her face.

"Why are you here?" Zhiyao continued to ask, returning to the topic.

"You should know best about this kind of thing."

"I don't know." Zhiyao looked around, "I remember you appeared in this place when you were about to disappear."

"It won't disappear now, hehe, because——you changed my destiny."