I'm not a hero, but I didn't say I couldn't beat you.

When Fu'er opened his eyes, he was no longer in the messy lounge.

"I am—"

Looking around, it seems to be a child's room, a small child's bed, a height-adjustable desk and chair. There are also some storybooks and toys in the cabinet in the corner.

"where is this place?"

Everything in the room is so familiar yet strange.

Fu'er unconsciously walked across the room and came to the desk. He looked at the scattered stationery and books on the desk, as well as the globe and calendar placed on it. He lightly touched it with his fingers, and then picked up a primary school textbook with a dazed expression. , seems to be stuck in memories.

"Mom! Is breakfast ready?"

A child's cry suddenly came from outside the door, awakening Fu'er who was lost in memories.

"It's done, go ask your dad to eat it."

"it is good!"

Fading footsteps, familiar furnishings, and those... memories that I don’t want to forget, but are constantly blurred.

"Really, this is-"

Opening the elementary school textbook in hand, at the bottom of the first page, a name was carefully written on it one stroke at a time using some childish fonts.

【Fuer】

"So, is this here? I haven't been back for many years..."

I put down the textbook and walked to the door of the room, but I didn't have the courage to open the door. He could only silently lean against the door, slide down, and collapse to the ground.

"I'm back...Dad...Mom..."

After 8 years, Ful returned to his former home.

"How's it going? Mom made a different way of making noodles today. How does it taste? Is it delicious?"

"good to eat!"

"What about the poached eggs daddy made?"

"Hmm...a little salty..."

"what?"

"If you don't believe it, try it!"

"No, I didn't add any salt when I fried the eggs? You brat! You dare to joke with your father, right?"

“Slightly slightly~”

"Hahahahahaha!"

Outside the door, in the restaurant, a family of three was happily eating breakfast and laughing.

Inside the door, in the bedroom, Fu'er leaned behind the door, with his head buried, quietly listening to the words he had not heard in the past eight years.

"Okay, okay, how old are you, Lao Fu? You still eat and play around like a child."

"Also! Xiao Fu! We need to finish the noodles! This is your longevity noodles today!"

"understood--"

"It's great... After such a long time, I sold that house, and I can actually come back again."

Fu'er lowered his head and muttered to himself.

"Wait a minute? Longevity noodles?"

As a specialty pasta in China, longevity noodles, just like its name, have a special meaning of blessing others with health and longevity.

Everyone knows that everything with a special meaning is only on the table at a certain time.

What year is it now!

A bad premonition spread in his heart. Fu'er suddenly raised his head, rushed to the desk, and looked at the calendar.

Confirmed the current time.

"No! We can't let them go out!"

Fu'er immediately turned around, and just as he was about to open the door, his hand that was about to touch the doorknob suddenly stopped.

How do you explain yourself like this?

He is directly their son, from the future?

Or should I find a reason to keep them from going out today?

Or... just grab their parents' legs and roll around on the ground.

And just when Fu'er was hesitant to explain, a voice came from outside the door again, this time it was very close, as if it was right at the door of the room.

["Xiao Fu, mom and dad are going to go to work, you have to be obedient at home~"]

【"it is good!"】

no--

["Remember to do your homework. You can only watch TV after you finish your homework."]

【"understood!"】

Can't let them out! Absolutely not! Absolutely not! ! ! ! !

The moment he recalled something, Fu'er suddenly became excited. He wanted to open the door and rush out to stop them, but found that the door seemed to be frozen with the entire space. No matter how hard you pull, how hard you hit, how hard you hit, you can't shake it.

["Today is your birthday, what do you want to eat tonight?"]

"don't want--"

["Well...I want to eat..."]

"To shut up……"

["Cake! Big cream cake!"]

"Shut up----"

["Is it the one on the pedestrian street in Xincheng District that you like? It's a bit far away."]

【"But I want to eat~"】

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!"

["Well...since it's your birthday, I would be so incompetent if I don't fulfill such a small wish! No problem, dad will pick mom up after get off work and buy you a cake!"]

【"Great!"】

"SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Boom——"

Fuer hammered the door angrily and even knocked down the calendar on the table.

And it was clearly marked on that calendar.

Now is - 2086

And his birthday is April 4th...

That is... the day his parents were involved in a disaster and died.

On April 2086, 4, his 19th birthday, his parents were affected by the newly born fire element disaster while driving to the pedestrian street of Xincheng District, and unfortunately died.

The purpose of going to Xincheng District Pedestrian Street was to buy a birthday cake for their beloved son.

"Please, stop talking..."

In his childhood room, Fu'er knelt down in front of the door, wailing silently.

/

"Crack-"

I don’t know how much time passed, but the locked door opened automatically for some reason. When he raised his head, everything in the house was covered with dust. It was no longer as clean and tidy as before, as if there was a gentle woman cleaning it for him every day.

"Some time ago, a disaster occurred at the Xinshi District Pedestrian Street in this city, resulting in 2 deaths and 13 injuries. In the end, thanks to the timely arrival of the hero: [The Forger], the disaster did not expand further..."

"Uu...Dad...Dad...Uu...Mom...Mom..."

In the distance, one could hear TV news broadcasts and the sobbing of children.

When he got up, stepped through the bedroom door, walked across the corridor of the living room, and came to the living room, he only saw a child with his legs wrapped around him, huddled in the corner of the sofa, his body trembling, covering his face and crying.

"Let us interview Mr. [Forger] who was injured in the battle and is currently receiving treatment in the hospital. As a [hero] who saved everyone, what do you think?"

"I'm sorry...I couldn't save everyone...just because..."

"Snapped!"

"Bastard!"

The child angrily smashed the remote control in his hand, collided with the ground, and then scattered into debris... and happened to turn off the TV.

"You can't even save my parents! What a hero!"

"You are all - bad guys!"

Ful closed his eyes.

He understood that at that time, he only said those words in intense sadness because of his immaturity.

He also understood that the failure to save his parents was not the fault of the [Forger].

Eight years have passed and he has been able to look at the matter from a rational perspective. However, human beings are not purely rational creatures after all.

Therefore, he still cannot forgive.

I cannot forgive the [disaster] that is the culprit, and I cannot forgive the [hero] who came a little late.

I can't forgive...my past self.

"Hey--"

Sighing silently, when Fu'er opened his eyes again, he was no longer in the home he once was.

This place looks like a park, a little familiar. Maybe I came here with my parents when I was a child.

"Someone, come quickly! A child fell into the water!"

Beside the artificial lake ahead, there was a sudden commotion, and a woman's cry was heard.

Looking from a distance, it seems that a little girl accidentally fell into the water and was struggling and splashing in the lake. More and more people were surrounding her, but no one was willing to go into the water to rescue her.

"Go down and save her!"

"I...I...I can't swim!"

"Where's the lifeguard? Where's the lifeguard at the park?"

"That's right! Makeshift life buoy! Damn it! Where is the life buoy here?"

People were pushing back and arguing, just watching helplessly as the little girl submerged into the water little by little, but no one had the courage to jump in.

It's like, just waiting, you can wait for the hero to appear.

But the hero really came...

"Step aside!"

Someone riding a motorcycle ignored the "Motorized Vehicles No Entry" sign and rushed into the park. Then he dropped the motorcycle and let it slide on the lawn, scratching the beautiful paint on the surface.

Then he jumped over the crowd, jumped into the lake.

When he fished the little girl out of the water, a long iron chain had been thrown at the feet of the people on the shore.

"What are you looking at! Pull me up quickly!"

So, with the efforts of everyone, the little girl was rescued.

Fortunately, she didn't fall into the water for long. After choking on two pieces of water, the little girl gradually regained consciousness.

"It's okay to call 120 and leave the follow-up to you."

The man casually grabbed a passerby in the crowd and asked.

"what?"

"Ah what! Is there any problem!"

"No... no problem!"

So, [Hero] pulled up the motorcycle and tightened the accelerator, leaving the confused crowd behind and speeding into the distance in the eyes of the unconscious little girl.

Two minutes later, they heard an explosion from afar.

"So...is that so?"

Ful closed his eyes again.

When he opened his eyes again, he was in the middle of the ruins of the street.

Not far away, a fire element in the form of a giant was nailed to the ground by several metal spears. The surface of its body was dim in color and full of cracks. Gradually, it turned into ashes.

At the other end, a man, half of his clothes burned, his arms covered with dark red burns, knelt down next to a burned-out car, looking at the charred body, hammering with regret.

"sorry Sorry……"

"If I hadn't waited for the one-minute lab report..."

"If I could rescue that little girl quickly..."

"If I could come faster..."

"sorry Sorry……"

[Hero] is crying for his own incompetence.

“……………………”

Fu Er could only stare blankly at the [Hero] who fell into regret.

Speechless, silent.

This place is just an illusion, and he is just a passerby.

Whether it was the tragedy of the past or the tragedy of the present, there was nothing he could do about it.

He's had enough of this helplessness! ! !

"Sylvia...are you there?"

Fu Er said softly.

As a result, the world in front of us came to a standstill.