Nathan took a deep breath, his eyes becoming profound as if recalling something that happened a long time ago.
He began to tell his own story.
"Actually, I was once not much different from you, just a traveler passing by this place. I had to look for help nearby because my car broke down. It was then that I came to this Western-style mansion. The couple here were very enthusiastic and kind. I thought I could leave smoothly the next day, but unexpectedly, I ended up spending a nightmare-like ten years here."
Listerening to Nathan's story, everyone in the live stream couldn't help but be startled.
"Damn, isn't this just the setup for every Chosen One in the beginning? It's exactly the same!"
"Reincarnation, huh."
"But, if Nathan was just a traveler passing by, how did he turn into the appearance of this little kid today?"
With curiosity about this point, people started to listen to Nathan's words more intently.
Nathan continued: "It was on a night just like today, with a full moon, that man, Hannibal, said to me, 'Do you want to become part of my family?' Of course, I wouldn't agree. I had my own family. But, he never intended to respect my opinion from the start, and forced me to become part of their family... Haha, you can't imagine what it really means to become family."
... Xiao Yi fell silent, not speaking.
Nathan let out a somewhat sorrowful laugh, "To become part of their family implies that one must die. You must die and only then can you become the same kind of being as them! The feeling of being cut open and disemboweled alive, I can still feel some of that pain even now."
Through Nathan's words, everyone finally understood why Hannibal talked about making someone family and then killing them.
This family truly wasn't an ordinary one; if they were just madmen, that wouldn't suffice to be the highest difficulty.
But, that wasn't the end of it, Nathan's next words were even more shocking.
"You must be wondering, how can one become a family member after death, the answer is... to be reborn."
Nathan's laughter suddenly took on a hint of madness.
"I was reborn as a brand new life, as an infant, born once again from that woman's belly! However, unlike my first birth, I was born this time retaining my original twenty-plus years of memories, and a clear consciousness!
While in that woman's womb, during the process of birth, those muffled voices, the taste of that liquid, and everything I sensed, I still remember vividly! That experience showed me just how disgusting the human body can be, truly disgusting! Truly revolting! Hahahaha!"
Everyone in the live stream, more or less, was startled by Nathan's manic laugh.
"Reborn... That truly is an unimaginable experience."
"Death and resurrection, rebirth, what kind of existence is this family...?"
"...That's a bit gruesome."
"Damn! I tried to imagine it in the first person, and I almost threw up."
"??? Why would you imagine it in the first person, the guy before?"
At this point, Nathan also put away his smile and asked Xiao Yi in a deep voice:
"But, that was only the beginning. Just on the first day I was born, I had to taste the flavor of my own corpse. Not to mention the days that followed, I truly experienced almost abandoning my own humanity. Now, you should understand what it really means to become their family, right?"
"Hmm..." Xiao Yi pondered for a moment and then said, "Interesting story setup, did you come up with it by yourself? Or did you steal it from someone else?"
"...Huh?"
"...Huh?"
The live stream viewers and Nathan both expressed their confusion.
"You..." Nathan frowned slightly, "are you implying that what I'm telling is all fake?"
"Hm? Could it really be true?" Xiao Yi said with a smile, "I know you're in your rebellious phase, but how can you sever ties with your own parents? And then fabricate such a strange story, it's a bit unsuitable for a kid like you. I suggest you watch more..."
"You!" Nathan interrupted Xiao Yi's words, getting somewhat angry, "Why don't you believe me! It's all true!"
"Do you think I'm an idiot?" Xiao Yi said with some dissatisfaction, "How can this story be true? When people die, they're dead; it's all over. How could there be rebirth? It seems you don't understand what science is, kid."
As Xiao Yi spoke, he revealed a somewhat superior smile.
Seeing Xiao Yi's demeanor, the live stream viewers couldn't help but feel speechless.
"Science... That doesn't sound like something someone who just talked about Bull's murder case could say."
"Why is Brother Xiao Yi comparing his superiority with a kid?"
"Even refusing help offered on a silver platter, true to Brother Xiao Yi's style, my blood pressure is rising again."
"Science, huh..." Nathan snorted coldly, "You must have seen enough abnormalities, and yet you're still talking to me about science?"
"Abnormality?" Xiao Yi seemed puzzled, "Where is there any abnormality?"
Looking at Xiao Yi's confused expression, the viewers couldn't help but lament.
"If this was said to anyone else, it would be effective, but too bad it's Brother Xiao Yi."
"Don't mention it, from Brother Xiao Yi's main point of view, he really hasn't encountered anything abnormal."
"Where's the abnormality? Oh, one killed by Brother Xiao Yi, another toyed with by Brother Xiao Yi, where's anything abnormal?"
Nathan was also startled by Xiao Yi's words.
"What did you say? Are you saying you haven't realized it? My hand was chopped off, my eyeballs were gouged out!"
"Hm? But isn't everything fine now?"
At this moment, Nathan's hands and eyes were intact, as if he had never been injured.
"But doesn't that make it an abnormality?"
"Ah? Where's the abnormality?" Xiao Yi was puzzled, "Nowadays, science and technology are very advanced. I've seen in movies how casually they reattach hands."
Comments in the live stream: "Judging today's level of science based on movies, that's quite a take."
"Uh..." Nathan knew he couldn't convince Xiao Yi on this point, so he brought up another instance.
"You must have seen it! The abnormal red fog around that woman! That's not something within human power!"
"Are you talking about Aunt Maria? That, huh, isn't that just the physical manifestation of human anger, murderous intent, and such? I've seen plenty of that in animations. They say art imitates life, so if animations have it, it means reality does too, although I hadn't seen anyone else with it before Aunt Maria."
Comments: "I can't even refute his logic."
...
Nathan let out a sigh as if deflating.
"I get it, you completely lack common sense."