Chapter 246: Brother!

When Tyler returned to his space, the first thing he saw was a message from his senior in his system. He remembered how he died in the previous world and felt a trace of guilt rising in his heart.

He could have chosen an easier option to change the storyline, but instead, he chose to use those wishes and die. And he also knew that his senior must have given his tomb a better place than the original storyline. So that was why he took this risk and forced himself on the brink of death so that he could make the son who should have died the next Emperor.

Now when they both were back in space, he didn't know how to face his senior. But what else could he do? He couldn't just ignore that person forever just because of one mistake, could he? He hesitated for a moment before a sigh escaped his lips, and he opened the message in the system.

Him: "Do you know what you have done?"

Tyler pursed his lips and wrote a simple reply. There was a new rule he could see at the top of the message box that they could only exchange five messages in a row after finishing a world. So he didn't want to say meaningless things. "I didn't mean to, but I had no choice!"

The male lead sitting in the dark scoffed. This person sure knew how to ask for forgiveness after making a mistake. This was one of the things that made him feel irritated about Tyler. He took a breath to control his urge to go inside the screen and spank a certain silver-haired boy as he typed a sentence before sending it. "I'll deal with you when this is all over! Let's see how you can run away this time!"

Tyler could feel that things were going toward a dangerous path. So he swiftly changed the topic from going off track. "We should go to the next world."

The male lead didn't reply. He sat there, staring at those words for God knows how long. He had started hating the term 'next world' since it would make him forget everything about himself. He really didn't want to live the life of a character anymore! But who would have thought that the higher-ups would suddenly force this decision on him without even asking twice?!

He gritted his teeth and sent the higher-ups a threatening text. "Hah, you all want to die at my hands. If you want to be saved, remove the character mode temporarily!"

Even though he knew that the settings that the higher-ups had selected were permanent this time, they could still hack the server and change it for one world, and he wanted just that. If they thought he wouldn't know about such a thing, they were clearly mistaken!

The higher-up that was sitting in front of the computer this time was the leader of the organization. He had specks on his nose that he pushed up as a smile formed on his lips. It seemed that he clearly knew about the temperament of the male lead stuck inside the system. So he calmly sent a reply. "My dear brother, You really like to go rowdy, don't you?"

When the male lead saw the word 'my dear brother' in his text box, the level of his irritation rose higher and higher until he glared at the transparent screen in front of him. "You did this on purpose, didn't you? I know why you had them set me up for the character mode!"

"I don't know what you're talking about." The speck man seemed unaffected by the male lead's words and continued typing. "If I were you, I would do everything to lick Tyler's feet. You sure know what you did to him, don't you? If he still had his memories, he wouldn't be so easy on you. You know that, right?"

Of course, the male lead knew that otherwise, they wouldn't be where they were, and he even knew that Tyler was within this transmigration system all because of him in the first place! But what was the use of continuing to feel guilty like this? What happened was no one's fault. The situation caused them to be like this. What else could he do?

But if only the situation were a bit different….

The male lead gnashed his jaw and glared at the screen before him before typing another sentence. "You said that on purpose, didn't you? You wanted to stall the time!"

The man with specks sighed and pretended to act as if he were defeated. After raising his hand in a surrendered position even though no one was watching him, he said, "I really don't know why you would think of me like that."

"Hah, you think I don't know you?!" The male lead wrote in capital letters this time. "Take away the character mode temporarily. I don't care what you do. Just do it!" He wouldn't be softhearted on these people. If the male lead were only 20% at fault behind Tyler's condition, the specks man was 100% at this!

After a moment, the man with specks showed a rare emotion of heartbreak. He just knew what his 'dear brother' was thinking about and sighed. Just when would this misunderstanding ever clear up? It had been years, but inside the system, he knew it would have been decades or even centuries! And that person still wasn't able to show changes. "Brother, you really haven't improved even a single bit."

The male lead's eyes squinted at this, and he replied no more. He knew he was acting childishly, but there was still a trace of complaint in his heart directed at the specks man outside the system. After all, things that happened were just unfortunate.

He decisively closed the inbox and opened Tyler's window before he wrote. "I'm sorry."

Tyler, who was just lying down and trying to move his leg that had just started to work after receiving 5% more of his power back, suddenly got a notification and saw this strange message. He tilted his head. This was the third message, and their exchange would end after two more tries. But why was his senior wasting time apologizing like this?

A thought suddenly popped up as his eyes narrowed. He started typing. "Why do you always apologize like this? Don't tell me I'm here because of you."

Tyler knew they had a complicated history before entering this system. Still, their situation shouldn't be so bad that his lover was the person who sent Tyler to this transmigration system, right? Even though he didn't regret it, it would be awkward after regaining his memories.

Now they could only exchange two messages. Sometimes he felt that the system was doing these things on purpose. But once he had this idea, he shook his head and stared at the screen before him. It was useless thinking of these things. He could only know the truth after getting back his memories.

When the male lead saw this message, he froze. His hands-on keyboard paused for a moment before they moved. "Tyler, Let me ask you a favor. No matter what happens, and no matter what you find out about our past, remember, I'm not the man I used to be."

Tyler saw this text and typed a message. "I know. Let's meet again in the next world."

The male lead didn't reply, not because he didn't want to, but he got an urgent message from the higher-up sitting behind the screen. The specks man seemed to have made a few changes in the system. "Brother, I have removed a few restrictions from the character mode, but I still can't give you back your memories. I still remember the disaster that had occurred and how your error had almost taken Tyler's life. I should trust you, especially after seeing how you have started to love that fella, but I can't with this mission. So you won't be forced to act according to the storyline anymore, but you'll still be a character. You will have free will to choose either Tyler or the outline from now on. Best of luck. Don't make me regret this decision."

The male lead saw this message and felt like a pie had fallen on his lap. Did that specks man really do this for him?! He couldn't believe his eyes! But before he could reply, another notification popped up in the system.

"It's time. Do you want to initiate the transfer?"

Below that, he could see two options: yes and no. He frowned after seeing this. This system app seems to have been updated recently. He didn't remember seeing this pop-up in the past. And what the heck was this yes and no option? Why would he even think about choosing no?

He shook his head and clicked on 'yes' before he disappeared from the darkroom.

Before he disappeared completely, he only had one thought in his mind. He wouldn't let Tyler get away from him in the next world! They had to destroy the world storyline anyway, and they didn't have to follow the arcs strictly. So he had complete freedom to do whatever he liked. He knew that he wouldn't have his memories, but he didn't care! With free will at hand, he knew that he would fall in love with Tyler all over again!