It had been a few days since Tyler came back to his world, but he still didn't get to meet his senior. The amount of frustration and logged-up emotions in his heart reached its pinnacle as he stared angrily at the ceiling. It almost seemed as if he had been turned into a criminal or something.
A sigh escaped his lips. He still didn't know about the situation outside, but from what he had eavesdropped on, he could tell that his senior's condition was critical, but they managed to save his life in the nick of time. They just had to use special means to get the man out, and it might take a little more time.
As for his memories….
The man with specs had already given him the memory file in his smartwatch, but it was Tyler who felt reluctant to click on it. It wasn't like he didn't want to know about his memories, but he wanted to until he heard about his own deeds from other people's mouths. He had just been passing through the corridor to get back to his room from the bathroom when he heard two people talking a few days ago.
"If not for Tyler's actions to stubbornly stay inside the capsule, would General have dared to step inside that dangerous place, especially after receiving continuous warnings?"
Another person grunted. "The system was in a dangerous condition back then! Everyone knew this, and the people who were inside had received a warning. Even Tyler did, but look what he did! He decided to get himself stuck inside that thing! Tell me, wasn't that a suicidal case?"
The first person sighed and said, "Don't say those words. If the boss hears us speaking like this about Tyler, he will chop off our heads."
Tyler had gotten confused at that time, but today, he knew what those people were talking about. Presumably, his senior might be this 'General' they spoke of, and Tyler stayed inside the transmigration on his own accord despite knowing of whatever dangers that were there. So it could be considered that he wanted to commit suicide, right?
A frown crossed his forehead as he looked at the file of memories for the hundredth time and closed it.
He wouldn't shy away from admitting that he was afraid of his own past now. He didn't want to know why he was so depressed to the point of getting stuck inside the transmigration system despite knowing about all the dangers.
Just then, he heard the beep sound. He didn't have to look over to find out who it could be. There was only one person who visited him these days.
The man with specs looked over at Tyler's blank eyes staring at the ceiling and sighed. This man still hadn't received his memories. Sure enough. Even after spending a lot of time inside the transmigration system, this man was still as stubborn as before. He cleared his throat and said with a hesitant tone, "My parents want to see you."
Tyler finally gave the man a reaction. He had known after coming to this world that his senior and this person were siblings. He had gathered all his intelligence and found out that the brothers were twins. This information made him realize why he found this man with specs attractive in the first place. It was probably because his own lover looked like that.
But even after knowing this, he still didn't get to see his lover. And it was presumably this man with specs who was controlling everything. He couldn't help but glare at the man. "Let me see him first."
The man with specs rubbed his forehead in irritation. He took a deep breath as if he were trying to control his emotions and said, "His life is still in danger! Not even I can see him."
Tyler squinted his eyes and turned away. At this time, he didn't care about anything. He would only move if he got to see his senior. If not, he could use his hacking skills to escape this place any time. It was only because he gave his senior's brother some face that he had decided to stay here in this enclosed room that only had one window and a bathroom.
The level of frustration inside the man's heart rose rapidly. He looked at Tyler's face that looked innocent and shook his head. He muttered under his breath. "Both of them are equally stubborn. They're clearly meant for each other. Why did I have to be so stupid?"
"You were not stupid." A woman's voice echoed through the corridor. "My sons can never be stupid. It's the outsiders who need to think before even falling in love."
The man with specs got another headache when he saw who was standing in front of him. It was his mother. What had occurred between Tyler, his brother, and he had still been a secret that he had decided to take to his grave. So clearly, his mother thought that it would be a good thing to blame it all on Tyler's head. He knew this would happen. Then why was he still sticking onto his desire to hide his past away?
He rubbed his forehead and felt a trace of guilt in his heart. "Mom, it's not his fault."
The woman got even angrier at this and glared at her son. Before she could open her mouth, a man put his hand on her shoulders and said, "Honey, calm down, will you? I had told you already. Stop interfering in children's things."
"Then what should I do?" The woman vented her anger as she turned toward her husband and said, "Should I let my other son die because of that outsider?! I had already warned you before talking about that snack in our house! But what did you say back then?! You wanted to care about your friend! Sure, I understand that. But what about me?! Did you ever think what I felt all this time pretending to care for that boy for years?! And now when my eldest's life is in danger, how can I stand it?!"
Tears poured out of her eyes as she spoke. Her husband gently patted her shoulders as his eyes met with his youngest son.
The man with specs knew that it was probably his only chance to repent after whatever he had done. He knew that things had come to this point only because of him, and he couldn't let the misunderstanding continue onward like this. He shouldn't be too greedy for his image and do something before things could become even worse.