156: Until the snowball rolls bigger and bigger (I)

Bai Tongxue knelt on one knee; from a Mech's aesthetic perspective, she looked like a complete villain, with a pointed mouth and a monkey-like jaw, the kind that, with just one glance, makes you want to calculate how many people she has killed and how many bad deeds she has done.

Ge Ran stepped down from that iron lump, her eyes red, pointing at Bai Tongxue and accusing her of causing her parents' death; she seemed to glance at you, a hint of apology in her eyes.

You seemed to realize something: this type of Mech was an invincible existence in this world; if Ge Ran wanted to defeat her nemesis, it seemed she could only fight magic with magic, and you felt a bit sad.

Congeniality -999

Loneliness +999

Uniqueness +999

Under your protection, or rather, with absolute military support, Ge Ran exposed all the dirt on Bai Tongxue, and the public opinion began to turn; everyone sympathized with Ge Ran's plight and admired her journey.

Ge Ran seemed to have no intention of directly eliminating her opponent in a fit of vengeful pleasure; she wanted to return everything that her opponent had done to her, in the same way, or even with super-multiplied intensity.

The Streetlight Gacha world severely condemned the various crimes committed by Bai Tongxue.

At the same time, Ge Ran was once again beloved by the general populace; her corporation was resurrected, and her Mech project, instead, became a symbol of her effort and strength, because no one knew if one day another Mech would emerge and infringe upon everyone's interests, so researching a sufficiently powerful Mech to protect the Gacha world was farsighted.

The public's evaluation of you was not good; they believed you were the next Mech, and they developed an immense fear of you, after all, the powerful Bai Tongxue was like an ant in your hands.

A news media outlet: Ge Ran's path of revenge is admirable; we still cannot know how much humiliation and pain she endured along the way.

An evening newspaper: Ge Ran is a true gentleman; she has never harmed anyone, nor has she ever been manipulated by any corporation or capital, and she even once helped a lost Mech.

Finally, the day for Bai Tongxue's trial arrived; Ge Ran said she was a bit scared and invited you to watch from the side, which you accepted.

On the day of the trial, countless citizens surrounded Bai Tongxue, cursing her and throwing rotten eggs at her, calling her an out-and-out scoundrel who only served the upper echelons of the evil faction, allowing them to enjoy higher probability Gacha rights, and even letting many upper-class people draw Streetlight Gacha cards in advance; Bai Tongxue had never considered the common people.

At the moment of the impending trial, Bai Tongxue laughed up to the sky, looking at Ge Ran, her bold voice echoing through the clouds: "She, Ge Ran, is a true gentleman, so why am I, Bai Tongxue, a villain?!"

Bai Tongxue recounted another story.

Many years ago, Bai Tongxue was born into an extremely wealthy family; from birth, she was an upper-class person; her parents were major shareholders of a large corporation, and life was only about Gacha and more Gacha, but suddenly one day, her parents were arrested, and then forced to their deaths; Bai Tongxue said that the person who killed her parents was precisely the City Lord of Streetlight City.

You noticed some changes in Ge Ran's expression; when you were little, you heard your parents say that Ge Ran's family was very well-off, and her parents were high-ranking officials, but you didn't expect that her parents had once stood at the peak of this world.

The rest of the story was simple: Bai Tongxue defected to other corporations and received their protection, enduring humiliation for a long time, until one day, she found an opportunity and eliminated Ge Ran's retired parents.

Ge Ran angrily pointed at her, saying she was lying, that her parents had clearly drawn a Red Card, and Bai Tongxue was just coveting the Red Card in her parents' hands.

Bai Tongxue did not answer Ge Ran's question, but simply looked at her quietly.

You realized that the probability of one Red Card was already very low; drawing three Red Cards consecutively, and all three being from the same family, was impossible; Ge Ran's parents perhaps just wanted to die with more dignity.

However, the next moment, Bai Tongxue said: "They did indeed draw Red Cards; they used two Red Cards to save your life, and I agreed."

Bai Tongxue died. Before that, your secondary processor forcibly activated and told you: Bai Tongxue is very important to the one who gave you your great mission; you must keep her alive, and even take her away from this place if necessary.

But you turned it off; you knew this was impossible. Bai Tongxue had already lived for many years, and the lifespan a Red Card could add to her had reached its limit. You couldn't abandon your great mission for a character who seemed important. For this kind of situation where you'd be criticized no matter what, you chose to stick to your previous decision: live until the very last moment.

The secondary processor forcibly took over you. Before you could act, Bai Tongxue drew a card; she drew: Streetlight Mythical Black Card.

Before Bai Tongxue died, she seemed to recall something. Your Mech analyzed that she also possessed a great mission, or perhaps she was the great mission itself. She said she was lost here and wanted to wake up but couldn't, and now it was finally over.

You heard the secondary processor muttering again: "This situation, where the host dies and Spiritual Pivot exists alone, seems to have never happened before. So difficult, too difficult!"

That night, Ge Ran found you; she was a bit anxious and talked a lot. She told you everything, everything about your questions, she said it several times, afraid you wouldn't understand.

She said she had no intention of using you, but in this world, besides you, no one else could help her get revenge.

She also said that the drowning incident that day was not a joke; she didn't want you to think it was a laughable matter; you were not laughable, truly, from the bottom of her heart.

She suddenly fired a shot at you, hitting your head.

You were caught off guard.

By the time you reacted, she had already been pulled onto your shoulder by a grappling hook; she embraced you.

Although with age you could slightly control your body temperature, at this moment, your body temperature began to rise continuously, becoming hot, scorching; Ge Ran winced from the heat, and a burnt smell came from her arms.

She held on tighter.

Loneliness -999

Loneliness +999

Loneliness -999

Loneliness +999

Loneliness -999

...

You jumped into the lake; Ge Ran still wouldn't let go. You knew her swimming skills were excellent, but slightly regressed; after 3 minutes, she fainted.

By the time she woke up again, you were already gone.

Looking at the lake where darkness crept into the night sky, Ge Ran seemed to hear a faint song.

"Heaven and Earth"

"If it's truly worth singing about"

"It's also because of you"

"That it becomes so lively"

"Vast is the world"

"The world is more obscure than you imagine"

"I can't bear to deceive you anymore"

"I hope you understand"

...

You later parted ways with Ge Ran; Ge Ran became the City Lord of Streetlight City, revered by thousands.

You returned to your hometown to be with your parents; you knew that in the long passage of time, any emotion was a restraint on you, but parents were different.

When you were 35, you received an invitation from Ge Ran; the invitation was beautiful, and upon opening it, Ge Ran was even more beautiful; the man beside her... you felt like laughing, how could someone have such a chiseled, square face?

Your smile gradually disappeared.

The sky is about to rain, the girl is about to marry.

Ge Ran

Is getting married.