God of Time System: Harem in the Zombie Apocalypse

Chapter 272 Leeway Escarte

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'Those memories of mine that burn like a silent flame. There is little warmth in them, there is little fury too…'

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[Michael's POV]

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I stood near the park where our life collided first. I stood at the place where I first met Leeway. It was pure coincidence… from the start to how it happened; it was one coincidence piled over another… now that I think about it… it was freakishly coincidental.

'I hope I am wrong,' I thought as I moved into the park towards the big tree at the center of the park, slowly taking one step at a time as I took in the surroundings. While we were kids, we had a tough bond that could have only been separated by death… just like it did. And this was our turf, each and every corner of this park was our area, our kingdom… it was childish… it was something that we cherished.

Moving towards the place where he stood, I was soon blessed by his face as he stood there with a slightly worried expression that soon changed into a relieved one as he observed mine. A smile blossomed on his face as he looked at me and he waved his hand at me.

My eyes observed his blue eyes, that were calmer than the silent ocean at night, and the messed up blonde hair of his that reached a bit below his chin. I looked at the grown up Leeway Rosalyn standing in front of me.

"Hey! You… look different? You okay?" He asked as he reached towards me and I was still struck by what I was looking at. It really was Leeway… he really was alive… 

Moving a bit forward, I hugged him tightly as my heart beat quite loudly. I was happy… despite all the doubts I have about him, despite all the confusion I have with this scenario…. The mere fact that I could meet my best friend again… I couldn't be happier.

"Hey! Hey! Hey! I am into chicks! Creep!" He then pushed himself away and covered his body with his arms, as he looked at me with a freaked out look.

"The heck is wrong with you?!!!" He shouted with a tear in his eyes as he looked at me, while I was simply smiling at him as he took another step back. "Just felt like it has been a long time since I had met you…" I said as I smiled even more than I observed him and his eyes brightened a little. He observed me for a few moments as he spoke, "You too, huh?" His words made me a little confused as I looked at him,"???"

He shook his head as he continued speaking,"okay forget about that. I called you for something really messed up this time… Hey… Michael… Do I have a sister named Alissa?"

Hearing his words, I grew a bit confused,"well… what are you talking about… obviously you have one, don't you?"

Though my words made him only widen his eyes as he moved closer to me, held me by my shoulders as he spoke,"can you repeat what you just said right now?"

I was confused but nodded,"You do have a sister. Alissa Rosalyn… is there anything wrong with it?" 

His heart skipped a beat as he took a step back as he looked at me and sighed before he closed his eyes, took another step back and sat on the green grass before laying on his back…

"The way you are speaking… Michael… Can you be honest with me for a couple of seconds?" He asked again, and I sensed that there was something amiss in this entire thing…

"I will try my best," I spoke as I looked at him and he continued,

"Are you the Michael who lived with me, or the one who saw me dying in the Valentine incident?" 

My heart skipped a beat as I observed him. Did I give away any information… no, even then, to arrive at this conclusion would take more than just some information.

"You see, I have two memories right now. One in which I have a sister, Alissa, and another one in which I don't have her… It's not the only difference that there is in the memories, but many things collide with each other while others separate. For example, we are still best friends in both the memories, but in one I am a runaway, while in this memory I am… Well, not going too deep, in the first memory, I died after the Valentine incident, but in this I wasn't even close to the Valentine incident, I was far away in another nation… You get what I am saying?"

I nodded at him as I spoke,"I don't have memories of this place. I have memories of the timeline where you died…" But my mind was focused on something else… 

'Alissa was an adopted child. Did she not get adopted by the Rosalyn Family this time? I hope she is fine… it's gonna take some time to find her,' I thought as I looked at Leeway, who was getting more confused by the second.

"This is more oddity than anything I have seen up until now… " he said as he stood up while observing me with a careful look. His eyes concentrated at me as he pondered before continuing,

"Well. I believe the answer to this mystery lies between you and me… and probably Alissa, too. After all, everything changed from the point where I met Alissa and where I did not. Before that, the memories are pretty much the same."

He spoke as he kept thinking. His previous nonchalant aura was gone, and he was much more different from before. It's as if I was looking at a different man altogether. He kept blabbing about a lot of things as he kept eyeing me over and over.

I too observed him with slight curiosity… he isn't a zombie too, is he?

[Inspect!]

[Name: Leeway Rosalyn

Race: ???

Title: ???

Description: ???

Energy: ???/???

Status: Healthy

Stats: 

Strength: 34

Constitution: 36

Dexterity: 45

Intelligence: 49

Wisdom: 89

Charm: 82]

'My, oh my. Now this makes me even more curious than before.. Was he always like this… or is he a different Leeway altogether?' I thought as I looked surprised at him. His eyes turned golden for a minute second as a shocked expression appeared on his face as he spoke,

"What?!!!"

I looked at him a bit cautiously as I wondered if he saw through my [System] or something…

"Is there anything wrong?" I asked carefully as I observed him, analyzing him properly if he were to make a move.

"Nothing. It's just…. You are too weak… you weren't this weak before… all your energy is gone," he spoke as he looked at me in disbelief. His eyes confused, they turned golden over and over again. He tried analyzing me many times, but looking at his expression, it didn't seem like he got any readings of my energy.

"Ah!" suddenly a realization hit his head as he spoke,"of course… you didn't know the previous me completely… so… you never knew about the Power of the Heavens… this is… going to be harder than I thought." And it made me a little confused… curious a little.