Shrouded Seascape

Chapter 587: Altered

Chapter 587: Altered

Anna stared at Charles' determined eyes for a few seconds before sighing softly and saying, "That's right. Your past self has asked me to alter your memories, but unfortunately, I also have no idea about what warranted that decision."

Charles' pupils constricted, and he muttered, "How come you do not know when you were the one who had altered my memories? Did something else alter my memories?"

"No, I was the one who did it, but I deleted my own memories at the same time. I did it thoroughly as well, leaving no traces."

Charles wanted to ask more questions when Anna's soft finger pressed on his lips, stopping him. "You and I had left an explanation to ensure that we are not going to investigate it any further. You'll understand after watching it."

A rift appeared in Anna's pale neck, and Charles' phone was pushed out of the rift. Anna tapped on the keys with her red nail-polished fingers, and a video started playing in front of Charles.

In the video, Charles and Anna looked extremely haggard; their expressions were solemn and ugly.

"Anna, you must not explore those memories yourself, and you must not let Charles look for those memories. The price that we'll have to pay upon discovering those memories is far more expensive than we can bear.

"Yes, let future me focus on what he's good at. It'll be over as soon as this matter is done," Charles said. His words had just pervaded the air when the screen trembled.

"Charles!! We can't wait any longer! It's coming!!"

The video ended there, and the information it revealed only raised more questions in Charles' mind.

Anna grabbed the phone and shoved it inside of her. Then, she sounded frustrated as she said, "It seems that you've brought back something troublesome during your last exploration. Our past selves said that we should do nothing about the lost memories, so we should do that.

"Actually, I did not want to tell you anything, but you noticed it by yourself."

Regardless of the truth, Anna had faith in her past self and the past Charles.

"How come I did something like that? I visited 068 only once. There was nothing abnormal except for those glitching bird-heads. Did I discover something inside the city?"

Charles was extremely confused by his current situation. It wasn't his first time experiencing hardships, but at least he had a clear goal during those hardships, and he was also aware of the enemies' identities.

This time, however, was the opposite. He had no idea what his past self had encountered, nor did he know what the threat was. It was like playing a guessing game with himself, and he was the one doing the guessing.

Charles splattered cool, fresh water onto his face. Then, he opened his eyes and looked at himself in the mirror. The incident at the incinerator had left Charles with barely any skin on his face, and he looked quite scary with his red and inflamed face.

However, even the gruesome burn injury couldn't hide the scars on Charles' face.

As always, his pair of eyes looked bizarre. One eye alternated between black and red, as it was a spider with red patterns. The other eye seemed to be covered with a layer of white gauze, which was a testament to the injury he had suffered during the incinerator incident.

One of Charles' ears had been torn off as well, and he was left with only a hole where his ear was supposed to be. In addition to his prosthetic limb, Charles suddenly realized that the figure in the mirror was unfamiliar to him.

He hadn't realized it until now, but he had changed a lot. His body and his memories... everything about him had changed and was still changing.

"Hurry up and come here; the milk will go cold at this rate," Anna said.

Anna's voice made Charles turn and leave the washroom. Charles' room wasn't exactly big, but Anna's presence made it feel cozy. There was a steaming breakfast on the table.

Today's breakfast was simple, and the dishes appeared unfamiliar to Charles. The breakfast consisted of a boiled egg, a bowl of white porridge, two steamed buns, and a deep-fried dough stick.

"What are you doing standing there in a daze? Aren't you supposed to depart today? Come here and eat," Anna said, pulling out a chair for Charles.

Charles bit on the steamed bun, and his lips trembled slightly when a familiar taste pervaded his mouth. The next second, he ate with relish and in large mouthfuls; it had been more than a decade since he had these local dishes.

"Thank you. If it hadn't been for your reminder with this breakfast, I would have forgotten that I'm Gao Zhiming from Earth."

"I'm glad to hear you like it. I'll cook these dishes for you in the future whenever I have time," Anna said. She was sitting next to Charles with her hand propping up her chin, and she was staring straight at the man next to her.

Charles took a mouthful of the white porridge before shaking his head slightly and responding, "I know you're not going to do that. That's unlike your style."

"Tsk, do you even know how to lie when it comes to something like this? Did you really have to ruin the mood? If it weren't for the fact that you're departing today, I wouldn't allow you to join me in bed tonight."

The dissatisfied Anna looked so adorable that Charles couldn't help but chuckle at the sight, even though he was busy chewing the food in his mouth.

"What's so funny? Hurry up and eat!" Anna kicked Charles' knee with her red high heels.