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n‘He would want to take the risk,’ Nick thought.

n‘But if something happens…’

nNick couldn’t imagine what he would feel like if Horua actually died.

nAt that point, everything Nick had done would be for nothing.

nNick had taken care of Horua for three months, but if Horua died now, all of Nick’s efforts would have been worthless.

nThat would mean that fixing his past mistakes would be impossible for Nick.

nIf Horua woke up, Nick might be able to somewhat right his previous wrongs.

nBut if he died, that would become impossible.

nAnd yet, Wyntor was right.

nThis was not a life Horua would want to live.

nIf Horua could see himself, he would probably speak the Sentence.

nEvery day, Horua was pissing and **ting his pants, and he was reliant on other people for everything.

nIf Horua were conscious, he would find this eternal boredom, humiliation, and monotony to be worse than death.

nThis was not a life he would want to live.

nBut if Horua died, it would also fall back on Nick.

nAfter all, Nick was essentially making choices for Horua.

nIf Nick didn’t agree, Horua wouldn’t get sent to the Dreamer.

n“Don’t do the wrong thing because you are too weak to do the right thing,” Wyntor said.

nNick’s chest shook.

n‘Right,’ Nick thought in pain. ‘I know that what Wyntor said is right, and I also know what Horua would choose.’

n‘Yet, I am still hesitating.’

n‘Why? Because I can’t bear thinking about how I would feel if Horua dies.’

nNick took a deep breath.

n“You’re right,” he said as he looked at Wyntor.

nNick tried to show that he had made his choice with conviction, but his nervousness and anxiety still shone through.

nWyntor nodded. “Good,” he said. “Nick, this is not a life that the boy would want to live. You made the right call.”

nNick took a deep breath and nodded again. “I just hope he won’t die.”

n“And even if he does,” Wyntor said, “you still made the right choice.”

n“Even if the boy dies to the Dreamer, you know that you have at least tried to make his life better.”

nNick gritted his teeth, but he nodded.

nHe knew that doing this was correct, but the thought of Horua dying still scared him.

n“When do you want to do it?” Wyntor asked.

nNick took another deep breath. “It doesn’t matter. For Horua, it doesn’t matter when it happens. His life is perfectly monotone.”

n“Might as well do it right now,” Nick said with a shaky voice.

n“Fine,” Wyntor said. “Then, get him. I’m going to wake Trevor.”

nNick nodded, gritted his teeth, and walked out of the office.

nNick’s emotions were going crazy again, but his determination was keeping them under control for now.

nNick felt like he was doing the wrong thing.

nWhat if something happened?! 𝙞𝙧𝙚𝒂𝙙.𝓬𝒐𝒎

nWhat if Horua died?!

nWhat if Nick had essentially killed Horua?!

nYet, Nick’s rationality kept telling his emotions that it was the right choice, regardless of the outcome.

nBut that didn’t make it easier.

nNick absentmindedly climbed the stairs and reached Horua’s room.

nNick wished there were more stairs.

nAfter opening the door and walking through the hallway, Nick entered Horua’s room.

nRight now, Horua was asleep and clean.

nWhoever Wyntor had hired had taken good care of him during the night.

nWhen Nick saw Horua, he took a deep breath and walked forward.

n“Horua, wake up,” Nick said as he shook Horua a bit.

nAfter moving Horua’s eyelids open a bit to wake him, Nick slowly lifted Horua’s light and weak body.

nHorua had lost a lot of weight in the last three months.

n“Today, we are going to change your life,” Nick said softly. “For better or for worse.”

n“Living like this is not what you want, and I know, if you could talk to me, you would also make this choice.”

n“We have to take a risk. In this state, you might as well be dead. Letting you stay like this wouldn’t be much different from killing you.”

n“You deserve a chance, and we are going to give you one!”

nNick opened the door to Horua’s room as he carefully walked out with him.

n“I just hope that I can have a real conversation with you when the day is over.”

nNick took a shaky breath. “And I also hope that you will one day be able to forgive me for my stupidity.”

nAs Nick walked down the stairs, he felt like he was walking towards his execution.

nHis feelings were screaming at him that he was doing the wrong thing, but his rationality was screaming back that it was the right thing.

nHumans were not machines, and many times, their feelings were in direct opposition to logic.

nEvery human experienced battles between what their head thought was right and what their heart thought was right.

nNick walked out of the hotel, and Horua’s body came into contact with the outside for the first time in three months.

nBut just moments later, Nick entered Dark Dream with Horua.

nAfter entering the warehouse, Nick saw Trevor standing beside the Dreamer’s Containment Unit with a worried expression.

nNick just walked to the Containment Unit.

n“Nick, you’re doing the right thing,” Trevor said, and Nick stopped walking. “I wouldn’t want to live such a life.”

nNick’s eyebrows relaxed a bit. “Thanks, Trevor.”

nTrevor nodded. “No worries. It will work out. The Dreamer won’t dare to kill the kid.”

nNick nodded without saying anything and walked through the employee entrance.

nAfter entering, Nick saw Wyntor standing in front of the Dreamer.

nAs soon as Nick entered, the Dreamer turned to look at Nick.

nAnd then it focused on Horua.

nNick furrowed his brows, took a deep breath, and walked forward.

n“Dreamer,” Nick said, stopping in front of it.

nThe Dreamer didn’t answer, and it only kept looking at Horua.

n“I am asking for your help,” Nick said.

n“This boy can’t interact with the outside anymore, and I know that you can enter his mind.”

nNick took a deep breath and put Horua down in front of the Dreamer.

nThe Dreamer kept looking at Horua.

n“Please, save him,” Nick said as his voice became shaky.

n“Show me that my trust in you is not misplaced.”

n“Please, make him wake up.”

n“Return him to me.”

nThe Dreamer just kept looking at Horua.

nThis cont𝙘nt is taken from 𝑙𝘳𝑎𝒹.𝗇𝓔t

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