Chapter 48: The BE Ending and Reload

After a minute had passed,

Song Ze had no choice but to accept the current situation—and given his rich experience, he was completely immune to any mental shock. He sat on the bed and began to think.

Logically speaking, having avoided that kind of plot, Idis should have been fully redeemed by now! How did it end up like this?

[Host, do you need to see the story during the time skip?]

“Of course I do!” Song Ze immediately said. Then, the general events of these years flooded into his mind.

All in all, Song Ze felt that this was simply fate.

In the development of this illusion, although he hadn’t been injured by Idis or become estranged from him, and they had even happily studied magic together, everything seemed to be progressing in a good direction.

But after all, Song Ze’s personality was relatively normal; he couldn’t spend his whole life with just one person. So he made a few friends…

In short, that was the beginning of the tragedy. Idis was extremely dissatisfied with this and directly drove those people away. As a result, in the illusion’s automatic management, Song Ze, acting according to his persona, began to feel that Idis had issues. Eventually, he decided it was better to keep his distance and discussed leaving with the Duke. But then he ran into Idis!

From there, everything unfolded naturally, just like the original plot, and it all reached this point.

The only difference was that Song Ze’s imprisonment conditions were slightly better.

“Damn it! Avoiding the previous plot was just treating the symptoms, not the root cause. Idis is just that kind of person—who can control him?” Song Ze began to feel that unless there were only the two of them in the world, Idis would always do something irrational.

And given Idis’s current methods and strength, he was probably really moving toward that goal!

“What should I do now?” Song Ze tried to move, but found that the power binding him was extremely strong. He could hardly use his own abilities, feeling completely suppressed by the illusion.

[There’s nothing you can do,] the system said. [Host can treat this illusion as a game. Host made a wrong choice, and since then, you’ve entered a branch leading to a BE ending. No matter what you do, it’s already irreparable.]

[Currently, it’s impossible for Host to wake Idis up, nor do you have the power to do so. Because Host is completely suppressed by the illusion, you can only stay here forever with him.]

Song Ze: “???”

Song Ze: “What?! Is it that terrifying?! System, why didn’t you warn me before…” One small slip can lead to eternal regret! It looked simple but was actually hellish difficulty!

[At the time, we had just entered the illusion, and the data wasn’t complete.] The system’s voice carried a hint of apology. [It seems the only way is to load a save.]

If he waited any longer and Idis came back, wouldn’t that trigger some horrifically gay plot?

[Before that, Host needs to watch the BE ending plot.]

Song Ze: “?!?” Does it really have to be this way?

[By the way, this plot will be recorded in the CG gallery and memories, and Host can recall it anytime.]

“No one would ever recall that!!”

Just as Song Ze finished complaining, the door was pulled open.

“Were you talking to someone?” A voice tinged with a smile but sending chills down the spine rang out. A blond young man appeared at the door, his violet eyes focused intently on Song Ze. His bearing and manners were impeccable. Anyone present could tell he was a top-tier noble of high status and excellent upbringing.

But the moment Song Ze saw him, he was so startled that he tried to retreat. Only then did he realize his body was extremely sore and he had no strength at all. Helplessly, he fell from the bed to the floor.

At that moment, the magical patterns on the chains glowed faintly. Song Ze’s body, which would have crashed to the ground, hovered slightly in the air, cushioned, and then landed softly on the floor.

Song Ze: “…” These chains are really considerate. No—how many times has this happened that they specially made chains like this?

His slightly oversized clothes slipped off his shoulders, revealing a patch of bruises.

These marks were definitely not from Idis beating him; they could only come from doing something unharmonious!!

No wonder from earlier, he felt a strange, indescribable sensation all over his body, even in places he couldn’t speak of. He just hadn’t realized it before.

Idis approached quickly, looking at Song Ze with concern. Ignoring Song Ze’s shocked expression, he directly hugged him and gently kissed his forehead. “I’ve been away for too long, leaving you alone. From now on, I won’t.”

Song Ze: “!”

And does this ending still require triggering some age-inappropriate plot to finish?

[Don’t worry about that. Since the skip function is available, you can choose to load a save from here.]

Song Ze: “…” So it’s true after all!

The next moment, the scene before Song Ze’s eyes went dark.

As he breathed a sigh of relief, the system’s voice sounded again.

[Triggered BE Ending ‘Eternal Two’. Starting to load save.]

Song Ze: “…” Seriously, he’s already traumatized by the word ‘eternal.’ Anyone associated with those two words is never normal!!

And he didn’t believe that with Idis’s strength, he didn’t know it was an illusion. Idis absolutely just didn’t want to wake up! Since his goal had already been achieved, there was no need to leave!

After Song Ze’s internal complaints, his vision brightened. What appeared before him was a familiar ceiling—his room in the Duke’s mansion.

[Host has been loaded back to the first day of magic lessons,] the system announced.

“So the wrong choice was made during the magic lesson…” Song Ze muttered anxiously. “What should I do? I shouldn’t dodge that attack? Whatever, I’ll try a few times and succeed eventually.”

When he arrived at the hall, everything developed exactly as before. The teacher asked Idis to demonstrate, and under the effect of that strange power, Idis’s magic went out of control. A fireball shot straight toward Song Ze.

Song Ze tightly closed his eyes. Because the pain had been greatly reduced, he only felt a gentle impact… Although that single impact sent him rolling to the ground, his chest and abdomen seemed scorched, and he was on the verge of death.

Pandemonium broke out around him, and Song Ze immediately passed out.

When he woke up, several days had passed.

Song Ze lay in bed, wrapped in layers of bandages, his face deathly pale. Anyone who saw him in that state would feel pity.

Idis sat dejectedly by the bed.

In truth, given his status, even if he had killed Song Ze outright, nothing much would have happened. He was the Duke’s only heir, while Song Ze was practically a distant, unrelated relative scraping by, only slightly above a servant.

The Duke merely scolded Idis and let it go.

So no one else took it seriously. But Idis cared deeply. Others thought he was just feeling guilty about injuring a friend and didn’t pay it much mind—after all, Song Ze wasn’t dead.

At that moment, Song Ze finally opened his eyes.

Idis abruptly leaned in, looking at him nervously. “How do you feel? Are you okay?”

Song Ze thought that in the real world, he would probably have been so scared that he cried and looked at Idis like a stranger, which would have greatly stimulated Idis and sent his mentality crashing.

Song Ze felt that maybe the divergence point of the outcome was right here!

So, ignoring his severe injuries, he reached out and grasped Idis’s hand. “I… I’m already fine…” He forced a difficult smile.

Then, Song Ze widened his eyes in shock. He could hardly believe that he saw Idis’s eyes turning red.

And at that moment, Idis’s tears fell. He seemed to want to hug Song Ze, but dared not for fear of worsening his injuries. Finally, he could only tightly hold Song Ze’s intact hand.

As said before, Idis’s affection had probably skyrocketed to the heavens by now.

Song Ze was even moved. He had seen Idis act normal for the first time. Although he knew this was just a temporary fix, he still thought maybe this time Idis could become normal!

He immediately said, “Don’t worry about me. I know you didn’t mean it. When I’m healed, we’ll play together again.”

“Mm-hmm!” Idis nodded immediately.

At this moment, if Song Ze had asked him to die, he probably wouldn’t have refused. Of course, Song Ze’s main goal was just to clear this illusion.

Just then, the system’s voice sounded again.

[The current stage of the story is almost done. Next, we should fast-forward to the next plot point.]

Song Ze’s heart suddenly tightened. He had no idea what would happen with this fast-forward!

But there was no turning back now. At worst, he could just load a save again.

“Fast-forward!”

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