Emerald green vines gushed out from under the bed, slithering across the wasteland, and within moments, they covered the area within several kilometers. When reaching the edge, the vines continued to grow upward, eventually converging into a massive palace of vegetation.
Vivian stared at Merlin—her teacher and lover:
"Are you telling the truth?"
Merlin looked into her eyes, and something inside them seemed to be trembling:
"Of course, that's why I came here, to find you."
Vivian questioned:
"So, if you hadn't seen that scene, you wouldn't have come looking for me, right? Everything you just said was a lie."
Merlin revealed a smile:
"Yes, we are both fools. I didn't even understand why I saw myself lying beside you. You can doubt me..."
"But you can also believe me—the future me is smarter than I am. Maybe it was because he understood something that we will die in the same place."
