"It has been 7 or 8 days since Zero died. It was worth it to die, wasn't it?"
"Master, I don't understand why you chose to do that but was it really necessary to get Zero out of the way like that? Shouldn't you have saved him?"
"Saving someone who is meant to die is like going against nature. You should let the flow go on as it is, why bother changing it?"
"Even if it means losing your own identity?"
"Correct. Ok, here's a question. A murder took place, an elderly woman was stabbed to death, suspects are a 7 year old kid, 23 year old pregnant lady, a 18 year old high schooler who practices sword fighting and a 25 year old worker who is supposed to be dead. Who will be your prime suspect for the murder?"
"If talking realistically, 18 year old high schooler is most likely to kill here, as he even practices sword fighting. But if talking hypothetically, 25 year old worker can kill someone too, and far too easily at that. But him being dead makes it nearly impossible to suspect him."
"Now think, if Zero kills someone after dying 7 days ago, who will believe that?"
"I see. So you're going to use Zero to kill?"
"Correct. As you know, only people knowing about Zero's existence are me, you, Sia, and those controlling The Pythagoras so no one will actually bother with anything related to Zero and even police will be fooled because of all this."
"Truly magnificent. When did you even plan this all?"
"Well, that's a secret. I am guessing Sia is about to finish her first arc."
"Is it ok to wake her up? Won't it be convenient to have her finish all three arcs and then proceed with awakening?"
"What you say is logical and the right way to do this but what I have in mind isn't to give her chance to think this through. I want to use naivete for my advantage. Sia's character is like a pawn, she will follow your every direction if the one giving it controls even the queen."
"I understand."
Beep~
"Sia seems to have awakened. Get some water for her."
I took out Sia's boy out of capsule and placed it over bed while she was still unconscious. This She has been sleeping for 7 days or can it really be called sleeping?
"Yawn~ Where am I? What sort of place is this? Wait, this is my room from the present. Does this mean I am back to my..."
"Sup' Sia. How do you feel?"
"What the fuck! Is it you Zero? How the fuck you're not dead yet and what the fuck are you doing here and when the fuck did I come back to time and why the fuck am I feeling so hungry?"
"Woah there, calm down. Those were a lot of fucks you gave there. Firstly, I am Zero, secondly, why am I not dead, well, that's a secret. Thirdly, I can't leave a lady alone when she's sleeping, now can I? After all, I have to change her clot-- Ow! That hurts don't punch me out of the blue."
"You were the one who was talking nonsense and why is your voice like that?"
"Ok sorry. My voice box was crushed 7 days ago and it couldn't be restored or replaced so I got myself an artificial one. Isn't it cool? Though I will speak like a bot now."
"Well, never mind that and answer my questions."
"You were the one who punched me in the first place and stacked up new questions at that. Back to the topic, you never actually time travelled. Oh, he's back. Have some water." I picked a glass of water and gave it to Sia. "I'll explain it all while we eat. Go and get yourself changed into something fresh. I'll be waiting here."
"Zero, get out of my house, I don't know why but I don't wanna know anything so just leave. And do me a favor, never show yourself in front of me ever again."
"As you say. I'll leave, but you'll regret sending me out. If you don't know the truth, you won't be able to save your mother. She'll die just like how your father did."
"What the hell are you even saying? Why will my mother be in risk and my father is still alive and well. Don't lie and just get out."
"Sia, what if I say you're being lied to since the beginning. As much as you remember, almost 90% of it is nothing but just a lie."
"It can't be true so I don't want to think about it. Now, leave."
"Ok. Oh right, your mother is being raped right now at 100th floor of The Room. Go and save her while you still can or else they might actually end up killing her today."
"How do you know that she is being raped? Can't you stop lying?"
"See for yourself." I handed Sia my phone with live camera of 100th floor from The Room. Sia's mother was being raped by around 7 people and the one responsible for it all, the main culprit for this all, Sia's own father, Mr. Dave. Sia fell down on her knees from watching this all unfold.
"So, Sia, you still think I am ly---"
Sia started running towards the door of the house and bam~, she fell down. "Sia, you haven't eaten for 7 days. No point running. If you want I can save your mother."
"Zero, I'll do anything you want just save my mother. You can do it, right? Say something please, please save my mother. She's the only one who truly loves me, please save her, I beg you."
"Relax Sia, I will save her. Just promise me that you will do whatever, I say whenever, I say."
"I promise. I will do whatever it is you order me to."
"And, done."
I started calling someone over phone, "Commence operation. Leave no evidence behind. Oh, right. Save the main course. I will devour it. And get the lady to hospital ASAP."