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I stared intently at Ms. Han and the knife in her hand that almost killed me. The knife was about the width of three fingers, about 20cm in length. Its edge was very sharp.

I really didn't know how Ms. Han was able to bring it to my house.

I'd been stabbed by that knife once, and I definitely didn't want to try it again.

"Moreover! Why do those two people also have memories of going back in time!"

Lin Fei Fei pointed at Ying and Shen Qing and shouted.

"I said that now is not the time to explain!"

"No wonder the time went backwards suddenly, it turned out to be a helper of Student Shi. I know there is an invisible 'person' here, and now 'he' is right next to you, right?"

Ms. Han narrowed her eyes and looked at us.

"She, she, she knows me! Why does she know me?!"

"Just treat her as having the memory of reincarnation."

"Reincarnation... memory? I..."

Lin Fei Fei, who couldn't understand this word, didn't continue to ask questions as if she was frozen. She hugged her lowered head and muttered something to herself, but I didn't have time to care about her at the moment. Anyway, she would get better after a while.

"You are not the real Rainy Night Murderer, are you?"

Speaking of it, Shen Qing had already notified the programmer, but it would take a while to build the 'gate' like last time. I had also asked Shen Qing why it could not be built at the beginning. Her answer was that the "gate" would greatly destroy the structure of the game, and it would only be built after confirming the existence of Awakened AI.

And since this world was bigger than The Story Of Cherry Blossoms, the process of establishing the 'gate' would take longer.

"So you finally discovered it. I know that with Student Shi is very smart, and you will discover this sooner or later, but I'm curious how did you know?"

"...Of course I can tell you, but you also have to tell me when you have self-awareness and where the real Rainy Night Murderer is!"

"Self-consciousness? Ah, is that what you called it?"

She tilted her head slightly in confusion, and then nodded clearly, which seemed to be similar to Ying's reaction, but she quickly understood the meaning of 'self-consciousness'.

But this did not mean that she understood the world she lived in and the true meaning of her existence.

"It means that you have other memories of reincarnation, and you are not restricted by the game mechanism."

"Oh, if this is self-awareness, then yes, I am."

"Aren't you surprised?"

She didn't seem to think that this was something that was incomprehensible, or that she had no fear of something that was incomprehensible, but was thinking about what I said with great interest.

"Surprised? Ha...For me, I only need to kill others bit by bit and watch them struggle~ As for other things, I don't care~"

As she talked, there was a cruel smile on her face, as if murder was just as simple as cutting a cake for her.

"Why, you shouldn't be such a person..."

This was not a persuasion, but from the plot, she should have been just cannon fodder, a poor victim under the knife of 'Rainy Night Murderer', why did she become Rainy Night Murderer herself...

"Let me think about it… Using the words of Student Shi, in my previous 438,549 reincarnation memories, I was killed curly and repeatedly like this by a pervert... He was a 30-year-old man who lived below me. He often helped me move some heavy objects. He looked like an ordinary, enthusiastic neighbor."

She held the knife in her hand horizontally in front of her eyes, seeming to observe her appearance from the reflection of the blade.

"Who knew that he turned out to be a perverted murderer. He followed me out on a walk, killing me again and again in the wilderness."

Although she said so, I didn't see much anger from her face. On the contrary, she seemed to be dissatisfied with the hair that fell in front of her eyes, and she stretched out her hand to move her hair back.

“……”

"You must be curious about how cruel he was, right? Last time, a smart person like you asked this question, and then I quickly told him with actual actions~"

"Like me?!"

I clenched my hands into fists, if my guess was right… This sentence meant that it was the other player who had been hurt by her.

"Yeah, I found out a long time ago that in the so-called reincarnation, everyone's actions will not change. Only you or someone who looks like you will change their actions. You determine the actions of people around you. It’s really amazing, but don’t worry, I’m not interested in letting everyone experience torture~ I only like to do it to a cute boy like Student Shi~"

Although it was a compliment, I was not happy at all.

"I have told you what you want to know, so it's time for you to answer my question. How did you know that I am not the Rainy Night Murderer?"

Having said that, she put away her smile and squinted at me. Although they were a certain distance apart, the tip of the knife seemed to be able to pierce me at any time.

I swallowed, hoping I could buy more time. At least, I had to buy enough time for the programmer to open the 'gate'.

"...You probably don't know  that the world you live in is virtual, right?"

"Oh?...Virtual?"

She tilted her head in confusion.

"The reincarnations you have experienced are all games for us. Maybe you haven't played games, but you have always watched TV series or read novels? This world is like the world inside the TV and novels."

"Oh. This world is virtual, so am I also virtual?"

"Yes, and we are people from outside the virtual world. As long as we want to, we can know all the developments in your world."

"That's why you know I am not really the Rainy Night Murderer?"

I nodded. Of course I didn't tell her about Fei Fei and the Book of Level of Affection. But this didn't mean she wouldn't be confused about this--

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"Then I also want to know, who reversed the time? It also has something to do with how you can know my identity, right?"

After so many reincarnations, she should know about the reversal of time, this in-game mechanism. But the only thing she couldn't grasp was probably the existence of Fei Fei.

"Who actually did it has nothing to do with this. But I can tell you that I suspected your identity because I have another item. It is a book that can show me the level of affection of all female characters in this game.”

"There is actually such a thing… Hehe, no wonder the relationship between you and the girls around you gets better and better.”

So she was not surprised by the existence of the Book of Level of Affection?

"The fact I know is that the Rainy Night Murderer will kill the person with the highest Level of Affection. But the highest level of Affection shown in the Book of Level of Affection is not Lin Liyu and other girls. It’s actually another person."

“……”

She didn't speak this time, probably she didn't expect this.

"The Book of Level of Affection is an important tool of the game. It is related to the HE and BE of the game. Protecting your beloved girl can usher in HAPPY ENDING. On the contrary, if you don't protect her and let her be killed by the Rainy Night Murderer, the ending will be a BAD ENDING. However, I found that the person who was actually killed was not the person with the highest Level of Affection recorded in the book."

"...So? Does it mean anything?"

"It means that you, the fake Rainy Night Murderer, can't know the Level of Affection, right? You can only confirm it by observation. You don't know whose Level of Affection is the highest.”

"You are right, I really have no way of knowing this so-called Level of Affection. Ah, such a huge mistake is really frustrating~"

‘Oh no, I'm done with everything I should say. When will the programmer's "gate" be built? It's too slow!’

"...Are you done?"

A smile gradually came to her face after she noticed that I fell silent, and raindrops began to appear.

"...You, aren't you curious about your own existence? Don't you want to understand more deeply? Why is there reincarnation..."

"Hehe~ I don't care~"

Before the voice fell, the knife in her hand suddenly pierced towards my chest!

I reflexively reached out to grab the handle of the knife. Although I managed to grasp the blade, the first few centimeters of the tip of the knife still pierced my shoulder. A severe pain suddenly appeared, and I felt that my body was oozing cold sweat.

She attacked me again just like last time.

"Damn it..."

"Oh, your reaction speed is not bad, but your face is turning pale. Is it because you are losing too much blood? Are you okay? Do you need any help from your teacher?”

She asked worriedly, but her eyes were very cold.

She looked at me fiercely like a hunter staring at her prey.

‘Damn it, she is so strong... I can't resist it even with two hands!’

"Yuan!"

Everything happened in an instant. Ying and Shen Qing, who were watching from a distance, reacted and rushed towards me.

And Lin Fei Fei, even though she couldn't do anything, she ran with them.

"You... be careful..."

I said with great difficulty.  If it weren't for everything to happen too quickly and suddenly, I would’ve definitely found a weapon in advance.

"Don't hurt Yuan!"

Ying reached out and grabbed Han Yaqian's arm, trying to push her arm and the knife away from me.

"Be careful!"

At the moment Ying arrived, Han Yaqian suddenly changed her target. Her knife was pulled away from my shoulder, bringing out a large amount of blood.

Then, her knife pierced Ying's chest.

"Ah--"

Ying screamed.

"Ying!"

Seeing that my girlfriend was hurt in front of me, my anger suddenly made me lose my mind.

I lunged at Han Yaqian with my whole body strength and pressed her to the ground.

"What a fool, do you think there is any use doing this!"

She smiled and raised her knife to pierce my back.

"Stop it!"

Shen Qing also rushed over, holding down Ms. Han's hand.

However, the strength of Ms. Han at this time was extremely huge, even the two of us couldn't completely suppress her!

Now we were at a great disadvantage, let alone taking her into the 'gate', it was even difficult to maintain this action.

As long as we were a little careless, we would be completely wiped out by her.

Bright red blood was constantly pouring out from the wounds on my shoulder and palm. Han Yaqian seemed to know this. She didn't continue to exert her strength but planned to watch us lose blood and die.

"Don't you dare hurt Yuan!"

Ying stood up silently. She was covered in blood. The expression on her face was not very clear because of her hair, but the tone of her voice was obviously different from the past.

"Ying... calm down..."

At this moment, on this rainy evening, I had an ominous premonition in my heart...

"Whoever hurt Yuan can never be forgiven..."

"Don't do this! Have you forgotten our agreement?!"

She had promised me that she would not lose her mind and use her dangerous power.

"I'll be fine, you need to calm down!"

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The pixelated-like chaotic space that I could not forget once again began to gather behind Ying, although it was small, it was indeed fragmented!

“……”

"Ying! Don't forget that you should be an ordinary girl who likes cats, likes cooking and cakes! You are my girlfriend! Don't lose control! If you do this, you will be in danger as well!"

I had to stop her. If she lost her mind, I didn’t know what would happen to this world. Even if players could leave the game to prevent themselves from being injured, the Awakened AI would also be able to run away.

"I... want to save Yuan."

Ying looked at me in confusion.

"We will leave the game together, cook together, play games and go to class together... And do the things that couple would do! I will not die! I will never die! Calm down!"

My persuasion seemed to make Ying slowly wake up, and the invisible pressure surrounding us was also much less...

"Hehe… It's you."

Han Yaqian's smile suddenly changed.

If the smile earlier was crazy, then the smile at the moment was very calm.

It was like a will of steel, as long as the target was determined, she would not give up as a killer.

"The target meets the conditions, starting to absorb..."

Immediately, Han Yaqian lying on the ground gently raised her hand, causing Shen Qing and me to fly to the fence on the roadside as if hit by a truck moving at full speed.

Then she stood up easily and stared at Ying blankly.

"I……"

Ying looked at her confusedly.

Although I didn't know what happened, Ying began to act differently in front of my eyes...or it was more like she was possessed! And she just said that she wanted to "absorb" Ying. However, Ying is just an ordinary female high school student, unable to resist at all!

"Don't... hurt her..."

I wanted to save her.

I tried hard to stand up, but...

I didn't have any strength in my whole body, as if the muscles around my body refused to listen to the brain's command.

I had never felt so weak before, and my eyes couldn't be opened and closed freely because of the heavy rain.

Han Yaqian’s hands grabbed Ying's hands, no matter how hard Ying struggled, she still couldn't escape.

Her face gradually moved closer to Ying, and I didn't know what she was going to do now. But that was definitely not a good thing.

"Reserve time—"

A crisp voice rang in my ears.

Compared to the perverted villain, Ms. Han, this kind of method of calling out the skill name before using the skill was too cordial.

Time froze at this moment, and then began to go back——

Everything just happened quickly to me, of course I didn't feel the pain.

The scene went backwards at an extremely fast speed, and after only a few seconds I was back to ...about half an hour ago.

Still in the place where the three of us were separated.

"I mean, can't you go back more in time?"

I felt a little helpless. If I remember correctly, the location of Ms. Han at this time was not far from us...

"Don't complain! If it weren't for my Reverse Time skill, you would’ve been killed!"

Lin Fei Fei was obviously a ghost, but she seemed to care more about my safety than me.

"It's no longer a matter of going backwards, can you leave the game?"

Shen Qing's complexion was abnormally bad, and it seemed that it wasn't because of the injury she had just received.

"Leave the game? Yes, this game is too dangerous, we should give up the task..."

I tried to call out the function to quit the game, but nothing happened.

Cold sweat began to run down from my forehead.

"Ying, can you leave the game?"

"...No."

Ying seemed to be a little lost because of what happened just now, and she was not at all as lively as usual.

"What's the matter, are we trapped in the game again? Can we contact the programmer?"

"Stop talking... I'm trying."

Shen Qing also frowned, concentrating on thinking about something.

"What are you talking about?!"

Lin Fei Fei had been asking questions since she reversed the time, but only until now did I pay attention to her questions.

"We can't leave this world."

She was not an Awakened AI after all, so even if she asked me, it was pointless to explain the concept of virtual and real world to her. That was why I answered her casually.

"If you have any difficulties, you can tell me, I will help you!" She said confidently.

"Do you understand what I'm talking about?"

"No……"

"Then how are you going to help me?"

"I… I definitely can help you! Oh right! Isn't your enemy that big booby woman? Since you can't do anything to her, you need to hide yourself!"

"Do I need you to remind me? Wait, what you said makes sense!"

Why were we still staying here!? We must have a place to hide first.

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