First Player

People screamed one after another. Yamada Machichi's anxiety, Noel's surprise, and the calmness on Chang Ge's face... all seemed to be in slow motion.

The enemy [Queen] arrived, and the dark blue thread of cause and effect tightly wrapped Su Ming'an. This was Die Ying's ultimate move, but Su Mingan remained motionless.

...Since Changge is Su Ming'an, then Su Ming'an is...?

He closed his eyes, the exhaustion in his heart had reached its peak, and he didn't even have the desire to take the initiative to turn back. If Dieying wants to kill him, then kill him.

The next moment he was wrapped in the blue causal thread, Su Mingan was transported to a new place. He was standing on the second floor of the hospital, next to the hospital stairs.

He was confused.

……This is where? Is this Die Ying's killer move?

The young man's cold voice came from behind:

"What are you looking at?"

Su Mingan's eyes trembled and he turned around——

Under the light on the second floor of the hospital, a white-haired young man wearing a scarf stood with his arms crossed, his light green eyes extremely indifferent. His temperament is like a silent blade, without any vitality belonging to young people.

Su Mingan opened his eyes slightly and looked at his arm - it was broken.

This is... first world time. Yueyue accidentally fell from the second floor of the hospital, and Lu Shu saved her. Then Su Ming'an carried the unconscious Yue Yue to the third floor of the hospital and stepped onto the world chessboard. Yue Yue was sacrificed as the queen, and Su Ming'an narrowly defeated Aini.

Su Ming'an was puzzled - is this Die Ying's killer move? Let him look at his past memories? How lethal is this?

He felt himself taking action, carrying the unconscious Yueyue on his back, and walked towards the third floor.

"Are you going to the third floor?" Lu Shu saw Su Mingan's actions: "It's very dangerous there, and it's related to the clues for the final clearance. If you just want to complete the basic tasks, there is no need to go."

At that time, Su Mingan only wanted to pass the level perfectly. He was committed to creating the image of a middle school boy who was "obsessed with the perfect level", so he didn't pay much attention to Lu Shu and went upstairs with Yue Yue on his back. Therefore, the next step should be...

He felt himself stop, turned his head, and showed a warm smile to Lu Shu - this was different from the historical trajectory.

Su Mingan was surprised...why? Is this different from before? At that time, I didn't smile at Lu Shu.

"I really want to go to the third floor. I think it's important to pass the level perfectly. Are you willing to explore with me?" The smile on Su Mingan's face was warm and kind: "You are so powerful, it will be very beneficial for us to cooperate."

Lu Shu thought for a while. The reason he didn't want to go to the third floor was because he felt that the points for completing the level perfectly were meaningless. But this boy with a broken arm said that it is not easy to pass the level perfectly, so why not just go up and have a look with the boy.

"Okay." Lu Shu nodded: "I'll go with you."

Click.

The river of time split into two streams.

The trajectory of history has changed.

At Su Ming'an's feet, two figures seemed to gradually separate and come out, one was on the original world line - [Su Ming'an did not smile at Lu Shu, and Lu Shu did not go upstairs with him]. The other is a new possibility - [Su Mingan smiled at Lu Shu, and Lu Shu decided to go upstairs with him].

Su Mingan suddenly understood - it turns out that this is a "possibility". Just like [Su Wensheng who fell into the lake] and [Su Wensheng who was unwilling to fall into the lake with earrings]. At a certain moment, Su Mingan had an idea and decided to drag Lu Shu upstairs together, and everything that followed changed.

Is Duying's intention... to let him see these "possibilities" that have not yet happened?

But what's the point of just seeing it?

He watched the situation unfold quietly.

…

Later, with Lu Shu's help, Su Mingan defeated Aini. Yueyue does not need to sacrifice, she still takes risks with Su Mingan as a player.

They obtained the zombie antidote and completed a perfect clearance of the first world. In Yueyue's company, Su Mingan always has a lot of smiles on his face.

Even Su Mingan himself is a little envious of Su Ming'an like this, because he knows that his transformation started from the moment Yueyue sacrificed his body. His mentality has always been heavy, because he realized that the reversal of death is not omnipotent. He has Yueyue's life on his shoulders, which cannot allow him to relax.

In this world line, Su Mingan is extra optimistic and cheerful with Yue Yue by his side. With Yueyue's help, he began to use his words to win over others, and gradually became a popular person in the world game. Although his warm and genial smile is mostly a disguise, in order to pass the test perfectly, he is willing to create such a "sunny and cheerful" image of himself.

Moreover, he does retain true light and kindness in his heart. This kindness has never been shattered by reality, and he has carefully preserved it.

But Lu Shu has never been close to Su Ming'an, and he never said the famous "I like you, I hope you will be my light", and his attitude was lukewarm. I'm afraid that this overly warm Su Mingan made Lu Shu feel resistant.

In the second world, with Yueyue as a teammate, the matching mechanism was disrupted, and Su Mingan did not meet Noel.

Su Ming'an has successfully passed the level. Because he is good at disguising himself, after the end of the third world, the United Regiment did not use explosives to ambush him, and even provided him with equipment and props to train him as Edward's top candidate. After all, he seems sensible, kind, and orderly.

With interests at hand, Su Mingan had no reason to refuse. Along the way, he received kindness from human beings. They liked him and followed him, and few rejected him.

His words are always convincing and firm, his eyes are always filled with inspiring endless expectations, and his heart is filled with magnanimous light. Who doesn't like this kind of person?

However, Yueyue will occasionally say a few words:

"Ming'an, you are... very different from before the World Game started."

He responded with a smile: "After all, my status is different, I should be more mature. If smiling can help me go on more smoothly, why not do it?"

Yueyue bit her lip, facing Su Mingan's perfect smile, unable to say anything.

The fifth world ended, the human self-rescue meeting went on as scheduled, and a piano song "Destiny" made people burst into tears. Su Mingan was wearing a white suit, standing in the light with a smile, talking about the world situation, and his body was covered with the exquisite equipment of the United Regiment. On the other side, under the gradually fading sunset, the president of the New World Guild sat quietly on the Ferris wheel for a long time, with no one on the opposite side.

"...That number one player made me feel in danger." Noel put up the blocks and looked at the sunset, muttering to himself: "...I don't want to be an ally with such a person."

Therefore, the alliance between the first player and the second player did not occur.

In the seventh world, Noel Akinni was invaded by the Kraken and turned off the live broadcast before his death. From then on, no one knows where he went.

Edward, the third oldest man in the world, thought he could ascend to the top, but was suppressed by Su Ming'an. All resources were given to Su Ming'an first.

In the ninth world, Edward finally burst out with jealousy and set a trap for Su Mingan. Without Noel's help in transferring the Dawn code, Su Mingan's warm smile gradually disappeared when faced with a third-line deadlock. Beside the bright red magma, he saw Yueyue's body riddled with holes.

"……is that so."

Su Mingan pinched Edward's neck, confusion appeared on his face for the first time, and he murmured:

"Is that so... I thought you would trust me, but you ended up harming me just for profit... for jealousy..."

"I have obviously worked hard enough. I have almost forgotten what it feels like not to smile... I thought that as long as I smile enough and the brighter my image is, the more united mankind will be... But... it doesn't seem to be the case. …”

Since he had never experienced siege and betrayal from within humans, facing Edward's trap, his first reaction was disbelief. Until Edward's shouting shattered the bottom line of kindness in his heart.

Edward shouted: "I raised you before, but now you are disobedient. Do you want to keep you to rule us? You hypocritical person, what you always want in your heart is to dominate Zhai Xing! On the surface, you look bright and majestic !”

"Who else do you think is by your side!? Lu Shu is lukewarm to you. Lu has long seen through your true nature and stayed away from you. Yamada Machichi is a little nicer to you. Noel has never been close to you from beginning to end. After you - Su Ming'an! Who has been left by your side along the way!? Who really likes you? I'm afraid it's just the audience who are confused by you!"

"Now, you have such a bright face, just give up on Yueyue! Give up on her for the sake of all mankind!! Isn't this the character you created with your own hands!?"

My ears were filled with the howling cold wind.

The sunny and cheerful Su Ming'an...the Su Ming'an who always had a smile on his face...for the first time, revealed the darkness buried in his heart. In his eyes, real pain suddenly flowed out.

"I never wanted to kill you, because you are also light." Su Mingan whispered: "I am good to everyone, and I am also good to you."

Edward just sneered, he didn't believe there were such good people. When people are bullied for their kindness, why does Su Ming'an, the number one player, remain pure and kind? Su Mingan's kindness made others look like ugly clowns! This kind of kindness shouldn't exist! It must be fake!

Then, Edward saw Su Mingan's smile.

It was still as warm as before, but it made him feel dangerous and cold inexplicably.

——He released the beast in Su Ming'an's heart and made Su Ming'an realize that pure kindness is not feasible.

——He asked a bright and kind knight to start cleaning up all the inferior products in the gray area.

Su Mingan took action. He rarely killed people in the past, and even let Edward go several times. But this time, the beast in his heart was finally released. Bit by bit, with a warm smile, he gradually broke all the bones in Edward's body.

Even though his palms were covered with blood and Edward was screaming in pain, the smile on his face was still warm and clean, as if he was helping others.

"...But now I understand that if everyone is chasing the light."

"You are just rubbish destined to stand in front of the light, and even Yueyue will be killed. It seems that I still have to eliminate some... shadows that coexist with the light."

It turns out that I can’t smile to everyone.

He wants to clear away the ugly darkness.

He already felt that it was difficult for him to reach the other side even if he continued walking. So...he needs a little extra help.

For example, seeking skin from a tiger - as long as the ultimate goal is a bright one, it doesn't matter if the means are dark.

He wants to redeem Zhai Xing.

He wants to pass the level perfectly.

He will... do all the dark things for the sake of the final light. Of course, there will still be a warm and flawless smile on his face, because his heart is still bright and aboveboard.

He went to the organizer. Su Mingan, who was watching, did not see their specific exchange.

But when Su Mingan came back from the organizer, the smile on his face became warmer.

He still lends a helping hand to everyone in need, and still walks forward cheerfully, like a sparkling gem. No one knows what deal he made with the organizers.

"Although this world is disgusting, it is still worth saving." He always said with a smile: "Explore its broken secrets, treat it, save it, and I believe it will become something we like."

There is still a magnanimous light in his heart, but everything in the gray area has become inferior to him and must be cleaned up. He is willing to do anything for the sake of light. Compared with before, he has become more mature, more stable, and more suitable to be a savior.

This is good.

Moreover, his self-identity has changed.

In the past, when he signed his name, the three characters "Su Mingan" would always fall on the tip of his pen, with the tip of the pen sharp and straight.

Now, when he signed his name, it was as if he was writing his abbreviation, just signing in one big character.

The pen tip fell, but the smile on his face was still like sunshine.

…

--【bright】.

…

[The clone opened his eyes. Because he had the ability to think for himself, his eyes were completely different from before. He looked directly at Su Ming'an in front of him gently and calmly. 】

["Hello, body." said the clone. 】

["What do you call it?" Su Mingan said. 】

["Don't worry about these... I am you too, I am just a possible variant of your character in the endless future... You can control me and give orders at any time, even if it means death." The clone's eyes always have a smile. : "If you insist on having a name, just call me Ming. I love all the brightness and beauty in the world.\