NOVEL NEXT Chapter 30: Chapter 30: Sorry, Funina
Lin Anyi sat in a corner of the room, with a rare bitter look on his face in the dim light. The third reward made him feel extremely complicated.
"What should I do?"
In his mind, various possibilities kept interweaving, which made him feel unprecedented anxiety and uncertainty. If Alechino and Clorinde obtained these memories through dreams, then perhaps the impact would not be too great. But if they knew clearly that all this happened in the simulated world, it would be a disaster for Lin Anyi.
"Why not run away?"
This thought suddenly jumped out of Lin Anyi's mind.
[Servant] is cunning and cruel. And both he and Funina have relatively simple personalities. It would be too much of a stretch to compete with them in scheming. Not to mention that Funina is extremely afraid of Alechino.
Instead of struggling in this invisible battle, it is better to run away directly and take Funina away from all the troubles and dangers.
In his heart, escaping may be the most dishonorable choice, but it is also the most direct way to protect Funina and himself.
In Lin Anyi's mind, the idea of escaping to Inazuma or Liyue was like a beam of light, guiding hope in the darkness. He imagined himself and Funina living a peaceful life in a place far away from the control of Alechino.
However, just as he was planning the future with hope, the many difficulties in reality doused his enthusiasm like a bucket of cold water.
"Eh? Wait, come to think of it, we don't seem to have any money..."
Lin Anyi's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by reality.
They didn't have a fixed job in Fontaine. Their past lives were almost entirely dependent on the benefits provided by the Momang Palace because of Funina's past contributions.
He couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. Faced with this sudden cognition, Lin Anyi felt unprecedented powerlessness and confusion.
If they left Fontaine and lost the support of the Momang Palace, even if they escaped to the horizon, it would be difficult to continue to maintain their current carefree life.
This discovery made Lin Anyi fall into deep contemplation. He began to re-examine his plans and ideas, trying to find a solution.
He understood that if he wanted to truly stay away from the clutches of Alechino, he not only needed to have a lofty dream but also required down-to-earth efforts and planning.
"It seems that running away is only a last resort," Lin Anyi sighed.
Unless Alechino seriously threatened their love life, they really couldn't leave Fontaine at will.
"By the way, system, since I have completed the first simulation task, then normally, shouldn't I have some vacation time?" Lin Anyi asked tentatively.
He had to deal with the offensive of bad women in the simulation every day, which truly brought him a lot of mental pressure. Therefore, he now urgently needed some time to relax.
[After each successful completion of a task, the master will get a minimum vacation of 14 days, during which the system will not require the master to force the simulation. ÿ ÿOf course, if the master wants to actively simulate during the vacation, that's fine~ÿ]
Hearing this, Lin Anyi couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Who would want to actively simulate and suffer torture?"
"If you didn't force me to simulate, I wouldn't even use it once, okay!"
Although after completing the simulation task, Lin Anyi now had incomparable power, to be honest, he still wanted to live a peaceful life with Funina.
"Well, anyway, there are at least 14 days of vacation, enough for me to have a good rest."
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At the same time, in Clorinde's office, the atmosphere was quiet and solemn. The magic mirror in her hand exuded a faint light. Clorinde's expression was complicated, and the entanglement and hesitation in her eyes were like a silent storm, constantly eroding her heart.
"No, Lin Anyi is now Funina's boyfriend," Clorinde whispered to herself. Every word hit her heart like a heavy hammer.
"How can I use such a cheating method to violate my best friend's future husband?" Her voice was filled with pain and struggle, and the entanglement almost suffocated her.
Under constant self-questioning and self-blame, Clorinde's reason finally defeated the desire in her heart that should not have. She firmly made up her mind to bury this magic mirror forever, so that it would no longer be a barrier between her and the people she cherished.
At this moment of decision, a memory suddenly emerged in Clorinde's mind. It was a period of time spent with Lin Anyi in the old days.
Those happy and innocent memories were like a warm stream, slowly flowing through her heart. The emotions hidden in that memory were what she had never dared to face.
Faced with this sudden memory, Clorinde's mood became more complicated. She knew very well that her feelings for Lin Anyi were not just friendship, but she also knew that as Funina's best friend, she could not and should not cross that line.
In the darkness of the office, Clorinde sat quietly, as if she was trapped in deep thoughts for a while. She closed her eyes and tried to calm her turbulent emotions by taking deep breaths.
With every breath, the slight rise and fall of her chest seemed to be trying to tell the entanglement and uneasiness in her heart.
However, although she tried to pull her thoughts back to the track of reason, those memories about Lin Anyi were like a tide, hitting her defenses again and again.
What shocked her even more was that the picture in her memory suddenly turned to a direction she had never expected.
She saw the wedding of Lin Anyi and Funina. It should have been a happy scene, but in her eyes, there was an unspeakable sadness.
The unfortunate life of Lin Anyi after marriage that she learned about later, as well as Alechino's words, set off a huge wave in her heart.
"Funina, is it an enemy?" Clorinde asked herself silently in her heart, her heart full of pain and struggle.
"It is the enemy that prevents Lin Anyi from getting happy, and it is also the enemy that prevents Lin Anyi and I from falling in love..."
When Clorinde opened her eyes again, her gaze was no longer confused and hesitant. Instead, it was replaced by a resolute and complex look. She held the magic mirror tightly in her hand, and the force seemed to crush all the hesitation and weakness.
"I'm sorry, Funina," she whispered. Her voice was low, full of helplessness and pain. In her eyes, the image of Lin Anyi in the magic mirror was reflected, and the gaze was full of complex emotions.
Finally, after a struggle and hesitation, she slowly stretched her hand to the mirror, as if to cross the barrier and touch the deep feelings in her heart.