Peach-Orange! – Chapter 342 – The Truman Show

In the nearly pure white space, the warmth emitted by the small glowing orb dispelled the belated chill the girl felt.

Seeing the girl finally look up, it sighed helplessly, “You rushed in without even listening to me earlier. Though I gave you another chance, if you act without thinking or planning, how can you possibly succeed?

“I saved you, and you haven’t even thanked me yet.”

The girl pursed her lips. It seemed she had realized that, in her current state, she couldn’t save Su Tao at all. Her anxious heart was filled with pain and despair, and she gradually calmed down.

Softly, she whispered to the orb, “Thank you.”

The small orb circled around her once. “Then, let’s start with an introduction. Due to certain special reasons, I can’t outright tell you my identity, but I can reveal a truth to you.

“The world we live in is a novel world created by higher-dimensional beings.

“The entire world is unconsciously shrouded by a will. No one can escape their predetermined fate. Everyone’s future has already been meticulously arranged.

“And this is why, despite trying three times, you still couldn’t escape death. Why every time you tried to meet Su Tao, accidents would occur. And why, at a certain point in time, you would always die from the same event.”

“You, Chi Xiaocheng!” The orb’s voice grew slightly louder. “In this novel world, you are a tragic supporting character destined to die.”

The girl’s mouth hung open in shock. “The novels you’re talking about… are they like the ones I secretly borrowed from classmates and read during class?”

“Uh…” The orb hesitated. “I forgot that your upbringing gave you little exposure to novels and such. Your perspective isn’t broad enough to immediately understand what I’m saying.”

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In this space, the flow of time was almost infinitely close to stagnation. The orb patiently explained everything to the girl.

Only then did the girl belatedly realize, “You mean… Tao-Tao will also die in the end?!”

The orb bobbed up and down, as if nodding. “In her fate, her final outcome is death by suicide.”

“I’ll never allow that to happen!”

The girl abruptly stood up and immediately headed for the door that could take her back to the past.

Unable to physically stop her, the orb quickly floated in front of her. “At least hear me out first! What’s the difference between rushing in like this and just throwing yourself to death? Experience the pain again, then come back to chat?”

But the girl acted as if she hadn’t heard a word.

She kept walking toward the door.

The orb had no choice but to say, “The number of times you can return to the past is limited. Every reckless attempt means losing another chance to save Su Tao.”

At these words, the girl, who had already stepped one foot through the door, froze mid-step.

She turned to look at the orb, her expression skeptical.

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The orb circled in the air. “Every gift comes with a price. Did you think you’d have infinite chances to fail? Even if you aren’t afraid of pain or death, it doesn’t matter.”

Hearing this, the girl silently turned back and plopped onto the ground.

The orb sighed in relief. “That’s more like it. Let’s talk things through first, then make a plan.”

The girl opened her mouth but said nothing.

The orb, familiar with her personality, continued on its own. “I was born from the collective will of countless readers. The original novel we’re in collapsed very early on, and then an outsider took control of this world’s development.

“In the end, it became horribly distorted.

“Many higher-dimensional readers long for a happy ending, a future they desire.

“These intense emotions gathered together and gave birth to me. I stole the outsider’s authority over time. I can reverse time, return to certain points in the story, but that’s all I can do.

“I’ve sought out many resentful supporting characters, giving them second chances. But sadly, they either lacked the willpower or their role’s influence was too weak to change the world.

“In the end, their souls dissipated.”

The orb floated closer to the girl. “Miss Chi, you’re the first person I’ve met who, even after dying three times, still refuses to give up.”

The girl looked up. “Then can you send me back to my childhood? If… if I start from the very beginning, I’ll never let things turn out that way!”

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The orb replied, “Sorry, the earliest point I can send you back to is when you first entered the door.”

“Your primary task isn’t to save Su Tao, it’s to survive your destined death on December 25th. Su Tao is the female lead; her narrative weight is immense. The outsider has her under tight surveillance. Right now, you absolutely can’t interfere with her.”

Though the girl was often called “adorably dumb” by the girl she loved, she wasn’t actually stupid. She immediately retorted, “You just want me to defeat that outsider first, right? I’m saving Tao-Tao first no matter what!

“Our cooperation doesn’t conflict with that!

“Then I’m saving Tao-Tao first!”

“No, why aren’t you understanding me? I’m saying you need to find a way to survive first. Only by removing the outsider can you save your Tao-Tao.”

“Don’t call her Tao-Tao!

“I won’t die for another four months! If I ignore Tao-Tao for that long, it’ll be too late! I’m saving her first!”

The girl’s stubbornness and single-mindedness far exceeded the orb’s expectations.

It spun around anxiously in the air.

“Regardless, we need a solid plan before acting. Otherwise, if your abnormalities draw the outsider’s attention to me, we’re done for! It’s very upset that I stole its authority over time!”

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The girl tilted her head. “Then do you have a plan?”

“Uh… no. I was still selecting suitable candidates. I hadn’t gotten around to making one yet. So far, you seem the most fitting.”

“Then think slowly. I’m going to save Tao-Tao.”

The girl stood up, brushed off nonexistent dust from her butt, and stepped through the door once more, beginning another attempt.

She tried again to explain Ye Liang’s danger to Su Tao at the start of their argument.

But she failed once more. Su Tao found her annoying and refused to listen rationally.

Another cycle later, she returned to the white space.

The orb sighed. “See? I told you, without a plan, you’ll just suffer pointlessly. I can only send you back. I can’t block your pain. When you’re beaten or drowned, you’ll still feel that suffocating agony.”

The girl bit her lip stubbornly. “You focus on your plan. I have my own methods. This time, Tao-Tao will listen to me!”

She walked through the door again, entering another cycle.

Facing the young woman once more, she took a deep breath and said, “Tao-Tao, I need to tell you something. Actually, I’m from the future.…”