Pollution invaded, and the world fell into darkness, struggling to survive for years. At last, people found their savior.
He retrieved the spark from the abyss, and a faint light appeared in the sky once more.
Surrounded by the cheering masses, Li Chi declared with a smile:
“I will lead everyone in reclaiming that world of light.”
Bystander A: Director Li reclaimed another contaminated zone today!
Bystander B: Sob, he really... I'm crying so hard. I thought he was just saying it, but he actually meant it. Will I really live to see the day the sky is completely bright again?
Bystander C: Beep beep, hot gossip! I heard Director Li was injured on a mission today! They say it's really serious, ahhh, what do we do!
Bystander D: After everything that's happened, there are still people who genuinely believe he's the savior? I really don't know how the Polar Day Alliance made him chief executive. He wasn't the only one who retrieved the spark.
Bystander E: Holy crap, go check out the Alliance's latest announcement! The spark was stolen, and the executive has become the most powerful contamination entity!
[Polar Day Alliance: To everyone who has been waiting for the dawn, we're sorry!]
[Due to a failure in supervision, the Alliance's spark was stolen by former executive Li Chi. Testing has confirmed that the former executive has mutated into the extremely dangerous contamination entity "Shi," and harbors an intense desire for revenge against humanity. The Alliance is grateful for the former executive's past contributions, but for the sake of humanity's bright future, we will now place "Shi" on the wanted list. If you encounter a suspicious contamination entity, flee immediately and contact the Alliance as soon as possible.]
[Please rest assured that the Alliance will do everything in its power to recover the spark. We will see the dawn rise over the ruins!]
Li Chi returned to Alliance headquarters. As he left, he calmly wiped the blood from his hands.
Once again, the world was shrouded in endless darkness.
As the pollution worsened and humanity perished, only Li Chi continued wandering the world, searching for the lost spark.
After an unknown length of time, Li Chi returned to the square where he had been appointed executive.
The grandeur was gone. His heart, still as a dead pool, suddenly rippled.
He wanted so badly... to return to the day before everything went wrong.
·
Gongs and drums thundered as the masses celebrated.
Li Chi watched the spirited young man surrounded by the crowd. His face still held the innocent hopefulness that Li Chi remembered so well.
Then the young man noticed him and took him to the hospital.
The young man asked his name and where he lived.
With the last of his strength, Li Chi said: “...I'm Li Shi.”
·
The past will not kill you again while you remain unaware.
So please, stay happy forever, my dear self.
[Passionate executive bottom x obsessive, deranged contamination entity top]
/This blurb was screenshotted and archived on April 26, 2025./
Reader's Guide
*As is customary, 1v1, no switching or breaking up, happy ending.
*Selfcest, selfcest, selfcest. Li Shi and Li Chi are the same person on different timelines.
*Li Chi is the bottom, Li Shi is the top. The main story is told from the bottom's perspective.
*Many original worldbuilding details. The world is entirely imagined, set in the distant future, and has no real-life basis. Please don't compare it to the real world.
*Please be civil, and I hope every day brings you happiness~
Theme: Always love life and always look forward to tomorrow
Whose life is it being exchanged for a life (warning)
Uh, don't stop here 😭
Is the teacher still home for dinner? (Walking around anxiously)
[Hands together] [Hands together] [Hands together] I beg you, the author, to blow up the school. I haven't finished chasing it yet.
"It's just that Aunt He later gave the author a big bug for Li Chi..." Is it "cut off"?
"Li Chi was lying on the floor, and Li..." This is a big bug for the author~ The two names are overwritten.
"Everyone's figure is upright, like..." This is a big bug for the author~ Little squirrel?
"Watching you die..." This is a big bug for the author~ The word "again" in tail is written incorrectly
"Watching you die..." This is a big bug for the author~ The word "again" in tail is written incorrectly
"No wonder each of them dares to..." This is a big bug for the author~ Typo ""