Chapter 48 - You are too kind (2/2)

”Asking me to surrender when I return to my time, you still want to avoid anomalies.” I chuckle and shake my head.

”Timekeeper, you and I are inside the mind of Kang Si An from the original timeline. You have already killed me in this timeline. Killing the same person twice in the same timeline will create a huge anomaly. Before I return and take the different action to change the original timeline, my day of death can't change. My aunt and I are not in the keeper's hit list until that happens. As long as Li Jun and Kang Si An have feelings for me, they will continue to resist you.”

His face turns sour. ”You won't follow the same timeline willingly.”

”Of course, not.” I look around. The sky is clear blue again. We are back in the yellow mustard field.

”I don't know when the timekeepers and you will come for me if I change my actions. But, how do you know when I will take a different action? I can carry the keeper's dagger with me all the time, but what if I never use it on that monster thing? I won't get the bead. Future will follow as planned.”

I laugh at him when I see his ugly expression. He might look like Kang Si An, but he's not him.

”If I survive the 100 minutes until my decided day of death is over, I am guessing that you will fail as the keeper and you will be erased in my place and Kang Si An will become a normal person?”

He widens his eyes in shock. My guess is correct.

”Crossroads can change the entire flow of time. In these 6 months, the first crossroad was the moment when my future self decided not to touch me. The second crossroad was the moment when I decided to enter Kang Si An's mind. If I hadn't, you wouldn't show yourself to me. The third crossroad is the day of my death. Even time gives chances to travelers to change the fates.”

I touch the yellow flowers. This color suits Kang Si An. ”If you cannot kill me in the next 6 months, you will be erased in my place. So, you have 100 minutes in the next 6 months. Even if I am caught in the past, the keeper will keep me in the time prison for the time travelers until my correct time arrives. My aunt told me that. So, it all depends on these... it's not even six months now. Fifteen days are already gone.”

”The moment you change your actions, I will get the opportunity.” His eyes shine when he smiles at me creepily.

”You are forgetting the most important part.” I turn my back and start walking ahead of him. ”My future self knew one thing. She told me that everything could change if I found the time crystal. She knew that she didn't find it. Still, she used that single opportunity at the crossroad to give me a clue. If she hadn't taken me to the alley and said that thing to me, I might not have entered Kang Si An's mind and see those memories. She chose to die by your hands to hide the hints in Kang Si An's mind. She didn't give up back then, Timekeeper. She gave me an important lesson. The present is the most important time to change the future.”

I don't look back at him. I come out of Kang Si An's mind without any hiccups. When I open my eyes, it's 6 AM on the clock. Kang Si An is breathing soundlessly beside me. I smile and give him a kiss on his forehead. I will turn him into a normal person in the future.