Rebirth of the Interstellar Pope <Mecha>

Chapter 44

Chapter 44

[Rufeite]: Before I turned seven, I was just like any other child. The only difference was my rapid growth; I outpaced my peers both physically and mentally. Toys and playtime occupied my days, forming the fabric of my early childhood. Then one day, Yinjiao Yunxiu asked me if I remembered someone named Anno.

I paused, shaking my head as I replied that I didn't know him.

But Yunxiu insisted that I must remember this person, explaining that Anno was out there somewhere in the universe, engaged in a task that no one acknowledged.

Curious, I asked what that task was, and he simply stated, "It's murder."

From that moment on, my true self, Rufeite, began to awaken in earnest. This awakening was anything but easy; it was a painful struggle. My childhood memories and consciousness clashed with the emerging identity of Rufeite.

My original consciousness insisted that unless I eliminated this new soul, I would never fully awaken.

But if both souls were part of Rufeite-one representing my original self and the other my new identity-what was I to do?

I turned to An Shuo for guidance, and he explained that every decision a person makes stems from a conflict among their multifaceted selves. One aspect of the self battles another, and through this struggle, individuals draw conclusions and elevate their souls. He assured me that I was merely experiencing what everyone else goes through.

For the next several months, I wrestled with my new identity. Gradually, my memories returned, and along with them, my faith.

Yet amidst this tumult, I couldn't shake the thought: for something as monumental as taking a life, what price would Anno have to pay?]

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Anno and Rufeite continued to play the roles of the coconut merchant and the little boy in the peaked cap.

The primary reason for their limited communication was the system monitoring in the underground shelter. Every word and action was exposed to surveillance, making them potential targets for the optical computer. It was best to avoid any abnormal behavior.

They both understood that no war was taking place; the unexpected and unexplained sheltering would only provoke protests from merchants, especially the nobles.

As anticipated, the following morning, the scanning robot began notifying non-suspicious individuals to leave.

As a small businessman who had come to Yin Di to invest in Jialan, Anno was among the first to be informed. Due to the current tensions between the United Nations and Hades, he and his group were quickly instructed to make arrangements to depart Yin Di and return to Jialan.

Before their arrival, Rufeite had already established his identity as the legal heir of Coconut Su merchant Anno.

The two were swiftly sent onto a spaceship, returning to Jialan as quickly as possible.

However, even upon their arrival in Jialan, Anno and Rufeite did not dare to let their guard down, retreating to their "home" near the suburbs.

Rufeite used his consciousness to scan the two-story building thoroughly and confidently announced, "There's no surveillance!"

Anno exhaled a sigh of relief. After more than a year of hiding, his nerves had become overly sensitive. He leaned against the wall, tugging at his collar, and declared, "It's finally over!"

Rufeite sat on the sofa, his short legs dangling without reaching the ground. Unable to cross them, he lifted his legs and kicked the coffee table a few times in frustration. "That bastard Arthur wasn't worth your year of lurking! If I'd known you would end up like this, I should have killed him years ago!"