The Barrier shattered, and Sakuragi Hitomi instantly cried out in agony, clenching her teeth.

Yet, seeing the pressure from the modifier on Aria still growing, she couldn't help but feel an unprecedented sense of powerlessness...

Index finger...

Is it really all within its calculations?

President...

If only...

If only you were here...

"Uh..."

"Ye... Shi... Yu..."

At this moment, Aria was almost at the door.

But just as Sakuragi Hitomi had predicted, facing the imminent opportunity for revenge, Aria's emotions did not improve at all.

Tears were dripping down her indistinct face.

Only because...

She had just taken An Le's memory, so she saw the miserable state of Yan Huan's corpse.

His entire body broken, covered in grotesque suture lines...

The once vibrant boy who could outrun Owen in front of her, now his body was riddled with flaws, completely still.

To think that Yan Huan might have been calling her name before he died...

To think that Yan Huan might have been waiting for her to save him till the end...

Aria inexplicably felt despair, felt anger.

"Uh... uh uh uh!!"

She gritted her teeth, and the horns on her head once more emitted a devastating wave.

"Boom!!"

Above, a torrential rain poured down from Linmen.

The golden thunderbolts danced wildly and lingered for a long time.

And the whole world started to change in an unusual way with the evolution of Aria's modifier.

"Buzz!!"

"The next flight is, from Dragon Country to Lin..."

"Buzz..."

In Dragon Country, at an airport, a traveler looked at the boarding pass in his hand.

As he looked down at the destination, the originally written "Linmen," under the distortion of a golden glow, turned into...

"Arya Kingdom."

And this traveler didn't notice anything unusual at all.

It's as if silently, the name of the entire country was stolen by Aria.

"The next flight is MF1049, from Dragon Country Tianjing, heading to Arya Kingdom..."

Simultaneously, at the Linmen President Residence.

"..."

An elderly white-haired man was correcting documents at the desk, initially signing a government document above.

But under the guidance of the golden glow, it slowly began to turn into a "resignation letter."

The white-haired man paused before signing, instinctively feeling confused by the document in his hand.

But before he could raise any objection, the door was opened.

Outside, several secretaries holding a large golden Bomb Pig plush stood at the door, peeking inside,

"Mr. Former President, aren't you ready yet? The current president, Golden Bomb Pig King, has already arrived..."

"Oh, okay, please wait a moment, I'll sign right away..."

The president looked at the golden Bomb Pig King at the door and without hesitation, signed the resignation letter.

"..."

In the funeral home, two modifier holders first noticed the alteration in the world's operational rules.

They gasped, scrambling to stand up and looked at Aria, who was about to open the door,

"No! We can't let her open the door! Otherwise... the moment she opens the door to kill Ye Shiyu, the modifier will absolutely explode!!"

"Aria!!"

At the door, Aria couldn't hear their words at all.

She just reached out and placed her hand on the door handle.

However, at this critical moment, no one noticed that golden cracks were starting to spread across Aria's body.

At this moment, in Hawk Country, at the Angry Little Pig game headquarters.

Their game president, a middle-aged Hawk Country man, slightly moved his eyes and called in his secretary.

"Boss, do you have any orders?"

"It's like this..."

The Hawk Country man glanced at the map, pointing at the section quietly renamed "Arya Kingdom," he said softly,

"Tomorrow, I plan to withdraw our game's distribution rights in that area..."

"Okay, no problem... But, may I ask why? I'll draft the document later..."

The middle-aged Hawk Country man shook his head and said simply,

"No reason, I just don't know why, but I really dislike that place... I always feel disgusted if even one user there plays our game..."

"...If I may be frank, I feel the same, boss."

At the same moment, in Hawk Country, at the Golden Lion Group Headquarters.

"President, let me confirm next month's schedule with you... At the beginning of next month, it's a trip to Arya Kingdom..."

A female secretary checked the tablet as she reported the preliminary schedule for the next month.

Upon hearing it, Alvira, who held a glass of red wine in front, frowned and looked back at the secretary, asking,

"Why are we going to Arya Kingdom again?"

"Uh... we have assets over there, and... some business requires your personal attention?"

The secretary stumbled for a moment at Alvira's question.

She scratched her head, thinking for a long time before providing that reason.

"..."

Alvira glanced back at the schedule on the tablet, then waved her hand, saying,

"Cancel all scheduled trips to Arya Kingdom afterward."

"Eh? Okay, no problem..."

"There's nothing there requiring my personal presence, just let someone else handle it... Moreover, the name of this country disgusts me..."

Alvira took a deep breath and said.

...

...

"Are you leaving, Xiao Huan?"

At this moment, in the villa's underground chamber.

Ye Shiyu, clad in a sweater and exuding the gentle aura of a housewife, watched Yan Huan tinkering with something in front of her, leaning against the wall and smiling slightly.

"Ah, someone over there is waiting for me to return..."

"I can tell... You stayed in the chamber all night yesterday, as if you didn't want to see me..."

In front, Yan Huan pried open the floor tile, inserting a dark mirror into the ground as a shield, blocking himself.

Hearing this, Yan Huan turned back to look at Ye Shiyu.

He shook his head and said softly,

"No... It's precisely because I want to see you like this in the future that I must hurry back."

"..."

Ye Shiyu was momentarily stunned.

Then she touched her belly, her eyes naturally avoiding Yan Huan's gaze,

"So... ah..."

"Yes, and I thought of a method, though I'm not sure if it'll work... If it doesn't, I'm screwed."

Saying so, Yan Huan's hand cheekily grabbed four Crab Medicines and a few Crab Coins from the basket next to him.

"I wonder if I can take these back with me, I hope you don't mind if I take a few?"

"They're yours, why would I mind?"

Ye Shiyu shook her head and said.

At this moment, the time on the wall reached 4:40.

Watching Yan Huan focus on the mirror, Ye Shiyu also walked to his side.

Looking at him from behind, Ye Shiyu suddenly said,

"Can you take a message to my past self for me?"

"...What?"

Yan Huan turned around and saw Ye Shiyu crouch down, smiling and softly saying,

"Tell her...

"There's nothing to fear about the future, everything will pass.

"As long as Xiao Huan is there."

Hearing this, Yan Huan was momentarily stunned, lowering his head and smiling, saying,

"With you saying that, I really don't want to leave..."

Though he said this, his actions didn't pause at all.

He glanced at the clock above, which had reached 4:43...

Then, he firmly grasped the upright black mirror in front of him, the magical tool he had once seen.

[Rebound Magic Mirror]

[A one-time consumable, it will block the effect of a modifier once and record the effect in the mirror for one-time use]

[In an unknown world line, this mirror once harshly disciplined a beautiful girl who tried to alter her exam grades]