Livestreaming: I am retarded, but selected to join the analoghorror game?!
Chapter 230 - 218 Flash_4

Chapter 230: Chapter 218 Flash_4

Xiao Yi continued, "After that, perhaps Feister had given up living as a creator, which is why he lowered his dignity to borrow money from you. However, your anger made him sober up and regain his dignity. But that wasn’t the real reason he started to create again. I think the real reason... was you."

"...Me?" Lu Qiou was astonished. "Feister continued to create because of me?"

"Yes," Xiao Yi nodded, "he saw the intent to die in your eyes, much like those characters in his writing, so he could understand. But he didn’t want you to end up like his characters, committing suicide or falling into endless pain, so he said that statement."

"Don’t... become a character in the story," Lu Qiou recalled, stunned.

Xiao Yi continued, "Feister didn’t know what to do, and not being eloquent, he probably couldn’t persuade you, so he chose to communicate in the way he was best at, yes, through his own creations."

"...Is that why his work started to change?" Lu Qiou trembled, "He... worked so hard to create because of me?"

At this point, the mystery was all too clear.

Lu Qiou finally understood why Feister’s work became gentler and why he was willing to co-create "Flash" with him.

"Ha ha..." Lu Qiou laughed sadly, "Me, a selfish, hypocritical, cowardly person who even caused his death, I was actually the ’Flash’ in his eyes? This is really..."

"Isn’t that what a flash is? Unlike the glaring sun, a flash disappears in an instant, hidden in the dark, hard to discover," Xiao Yi looked at him and slowly said, "Although a flash is fleeting and weak, for Feister, who is always in the darkness and never hopes to see the sun, it means redemption."

"Yes..." Lu Qiou raised his head high, covered his face with his hands, his voice choked up, "He was really foolish... I am so foolish."

At that moment, Lu Qiou finally understood everything. He said, "’Flash’ is the story of Feister meeting Lu Qiou, a story about salvation. So, the ending must certainly be happy and redemptive."

"Right," Xiao Yi nodded, "This must be the best ending for the story of ’Flash.’"

"...Thank you, Xiao Yi. I finally understand what I had always failed to notice. Indeed... he died because of me, because I was too foolish to understand his deep meanings, I am the murderer who killed him. But because of that, I can’t die yet, there are still things I need to do."

Lu Qiou truly faced his own guilt. He fearlessly moved towards the "Flash" floating in the air.

This time, no one stopped him, for "Flash" was waiting for him, waiting for the outcome that could explain the true meaning of flash.

Lu Qiou stood before "Flash" again.

"This is the final story I wrote for you! Filled with jealousy, resentment, murderous intent, guilt, love, respect, and admiration! And with all my strength, I used all I had to chase your talent! The final Chapter written! The ending Chapter!"

Lu Qiou picked up his pen.

"This story, it’s time to end."

And then, the story of "Flash" ended, the darkness that had tainted the world dissipated, and everything returned to normalcy.

Though mundane, it was enough, complete and happy.

[Life is always dark, those travelers lost in their own lives and never hoping to see the sun, look up at the sky, for the myriad of flashes are each more brilliant than the sun. So... don’t give up on meeting them.]

This was the period that Lu Qiou wrote for Feister, for "Flash."

"...It’s finally, over," Lu Qiou closed the last page of "Flash."

"Yes, it’s finally over, Xiao Yi, you did very well, really deciphering the true meaning of the flash by yourself."

"...Hm?" Lu Qiou stared at the little girl who had suddenly appeared next to Xiao Yi, trying hard to tiptoe and pat Xiao Yi’s back, and couldn’t help but be startled, "Xiao Yi, who is this little girl? When did she come?"

"She is my mother," Xiao Yi introduced, "She always appears and disappears out of nowhere, don’t mind her."

"...Ah? Mother?" Lu Qiou was startled again, but soon, he smiled warmly, "It seems your life is quite fascinating."

"Is it?" Xiao Yi was about to say something else, but he heard the system beep and had to hurry and change his wording, "Seems like I have to leave now, that’s all then, goodbye."

"Leaving? So soon? Well, goodbye then. And thanks..."

Lu Qiou hadn’t finished speaking when Xiao Yi and Eve already had disappeared.

Parting is always so sudden and unremarkable, leaving one helpless.

"They just left suddenly..." To this, Lu Qiou could only helplessly smile, "Alright, it’s time for me to leave too."

Lu Qiou packed up two books and left.

Lu Qiou no longer considered dying. He was no longer going to use death as an escape.

He had things left to do, which was to convey the story to more people, even if not recognized, but just to prevent another tragedy like Feister’s from happening again.

That is the purpose of stories.

Therefore, he must make a change.

Therefore, his story will continue on.

...

My life has always been dark, thus, I never hope to see the sun... But in that moment, I met Flash. And then, my life began once again.