A man and a woman were talking next to the woods next to South River Universityâs field. Those two were David and Ava who just walked out of the academic building.
As David looked at the woods, he felt deeply moved.
Back then, Sarah, the girlfriend he dated for a very long time, dumped him right here in the woods.
In the end, he even vomited blood because his rival in love enraged him too much.
When he woke up he was in the infirmary.
That was the time he got the super lavish system.
It changed his life and also the lives of all earthlings.
Of course, David now knew that he would still get the system even if that thing in the woods did not happen, he was not dumped, and he did not vomit blood out of anger.
The old David from another timeline did so much just to send him the system at the point of his death.
Old David asked young David to change the Earthâs fate and not get enslaved. David did this.
He even surpassed that and announced the ban on slave marks as a Master of the Milky Way.
âDavid, I havenât heard from you in these years. What were you doing, you influential figure and savior?â
Ava asked.
âAva, stop mocking me. I wasnât on Earth in the past year. I went to have a look in space and I just came back,â David answered honestly.
âYou werenât on Earth and you went to have a look in space? Donât tell me you were that voice not long ago. Did you become the Master of the Milky Way?â Ava widened her eyes, a look of disbelief on her face.
âWhat? You can recognize me but not my voice? Weâve been classmates for so many years!â
âI knew it sounded like you, but I wasnât sure. After all, that voice was too domineering and it wasnât like you at all.â
âYeah, it does not. Maybe Iâm still that deliveryman to my classmates,â David said with a chuckle.
âDonât say that! Youâre an influential figure now and youâre all earthlingsâ savior. Did you see that statue?
So many places have them, and if anyone dares to bad mouth you now, they would be attacked by so many people.â
Ava pointed at the statue in the middle of the field and said.
âThatâs enough of me, Ava. What about you? Why are you a lecturer at SRU? I donât remember you having this ambition. I vaguely remember you want to study abroad, right?â David asked.
âWill you believe me if I say Iâm waiting for you?â
David was stunned. He said with a smile, âHehe⦠Ava, stop joking.â
âDavid!â Ava cried seriously and suddenly turned to look at him.
David was a little confused.
âHuh?â
âI know youâre a nostalgic person. No matter how powerful you become or how high your status is, you will still come back to visit your alma mater. So, I chose to stay here in hopes that I can see you in the future. Of course, I donât have any notions because I know weâre too different. In the future, this difference will be even bigger. Back then, I didnât seize the opportunity so I might not have it again in the future. I hated myself for not having courage like Amelia.â
As David listened to such a raw confession, David had no idea how to answer.
âWhatâs wrong? Did I scare you?â Ava asked with a smile.
âUm⦠NâNoâ¦â David shook his head.
âDavid, you donât have to feel burdened. I only want to tell you how I feel inside. If I didnât tell you this time, I might not have had the chance. Now, too many girls admire, like, and even have crushes on you. I am just one of the unremarkable ones. However, Iâm not the same as them because coincidentally, I know you.â
Ava sounded relaxed as she said that.
She did not feel awkward because she was saying that.
Perhaps she had rehearsed this many times before and had thought of Davidâs different reactions.
âAva, why are you doing this?â David said with a bitter smile.