Multiversal Livestreaming System : I Can Copy My Viewers Skills
Chapter 189: Questions Without Answers
"...I don’t have time for this."
Adam’s pupils contracted.
She... Spoke.
Reflections weren’t supposed to speak!
Before Adam could react, an invisible force suddenly wrapped around his entire body.
His arms were pinned to his sides as he was violently dragged backward before crashing against the wall.
The Reflection looked at him, for some reason, there was urgency in her eyes.
"I don’t have much time to explain..."
She lowered her head slightly.
"...I’m sorry."
Her fingers pinched together as a strange ripple spread throughout the room.
Immediately afterward, every sound disappeared as the world became completely silent.
Adam couldn’t even hear his own breathing but he forced his heart to remain calm.
Instead of panicking, he forced himself to think.
If this Reflection truly possessed power far beyond the [Gold] rank or even the one above that... then everyone inside this room should have already been dead.
She had countless opportunities to kill them, yet she had not.
Which meant only one thing. She wasn’t fighting them because she wanted to, she was here for another reason.
Adam slowly raised his eyes.
The Reflection had already turned away from him and was now walking toward Guin.
Although Adam couldn’t hear a single word, he carefully observed their facial expressions and body language to gain information.
The Reflection seemed to be explaining something.
At first, Guin frowned and shook her head repeatedly.
She looked upset and almost angry.
She took a step back as though refusing to listen.
The Reflection continued speaking, not intending to rush her words.
She simply kept explaining, her expression growing increasingly sorrowful.
Little by little, Guin’s anger faded.
Her shoulders slowly relaxed as the confusion on her face gradually replaced the frustration in her eyes.
Then... both of them turned toward Adam.
Guin’s lips trembled.
She looked at him, then back at the Reflection.
There was obvious hesitation in her eyes.
It looked as though she desperately wanted to object, yet she couldn’t.
After several long seconds...
Guin slowly lowered her head.
"..."
She gave a reluctant nod.
The Reflection also looked toward Adam.
Within that brief moment of eye contact... Adam felt as though those familiar eyes weren’t looking at an enemy.
There was grief within them.
And beneath that grief...
A deep and quiet rooted anger that wanted to tear the world apart could be felt within just that expression.
The Reflection softly snapped her fingers.
The invisible force binding Adam’s body vanished without warning.
The pressure weighing down on his limbs disappeared as though it had never existed.
The Reflection looked toward Guin before speaking in a calm voice.
"Could you cover your ears for a moment, please?"
Guin instinctively frowned. She looked at Adam, silently asking for his opinion.
Although she clearly disliked the request, Adam gave a small nod.
Seeing that he had no objections, Guin reluctantly nodded back.
"..."
A pale light spread across her body.
[Absolute Stasis]
The moment the skill activated, Guin completely isolated herself from the outside world. Sound could no longer reach her, and neither could anything else.
She quietly stepped back, patiently waiting while the two faced each other alone.
Of course, she had already steeled herself to protect Adam if something went wrong.
Adam never lowered his guard either as his hand remained on his weapon.
His eyes never left the Reflection.
"Are you an ally or an enemy?"
He asked coldly.
The Reflection didn’t seem bothered by the obvious hostility.
Instead, she simply stared back with an expression that felt strangely familiar, as though she had answered that same question countless times before.
"...Adam. I would like to request an exchange of questions. I promise to answer as truthfully as I can."
Adam’s brows furrowed.
"You expect me to trust—"
Before he could finish speaking, the Reflection quietly interrupted him.
"I swear upon the name of the Second Angel..."
"[REDACTED]."
The instant those words left her mouth, the atmosphere around them changed.
It felt as though an invisible witness or invisible phenomenon had turned its attention toward them.
Adam’s expression immediately became serious.
An oath sworn upon the name of the Second Angel was not something anyone could casually make.
After a brief moment of silence, he slowly nodded.
"...I accept."
"I also swear upon the name of the Second Angel..."
"[REDACTED]."
The strange sensation lingered for another second before gradually fading away.
The Reflection was the first to ask a question, gaining advantage of the situation.
"Adam."
"How many times have you gone back to the past?"
Adam froze as genuine surprise appeared on his face.
...How did she know?
His mind immediately began putting together possibilities.
Was this truly Guin’s Reflection... one that somehow came from the future?
Had a future version of Guin found a way to reach him?
Or...
Was she one of the mysterious outsiders? One of the strange viewers capable of interfering with the Tower itself?
No matter which possibility was correct, her question revealed something incredibly important.
She knew about his regression.
More importantly... She was asking how many times it had happened?
That implied there were futures where he had failed.
Did that mean dying here would simply send him back again?
Or... Did it mean this was somehow different?
After thinking for several seconds, Adam answered honestly.
"...It’s my first time."
The Reflection visibly relaxed as a small sigh escaped her lips.
Adam noticed that this seemed to be good news for her.
"...Then we came to the right one."
Adam narrowed his eyes.
"My turn."
He looked directly at her.
"Answer in a way you believe would satisfy me the most...Who are you?"
The Reflection fell silent. After several seconds, she softly replied,
"...I cannot answer that."
Adam frowned.
What kind of answer was that?
He almost called it complete nonsense.
However, he stopped himself immediately.
Nothing seemed to have happened when she answered that. The oath remained intact.
She hadn’t suffered any backlash despite swearing upon the Second Angel’s name.
That could only mean one thing.
She wasn’t refusing to answer, she genuinely "could not" answer the question just now.
Before Adam could continue, the Reflection immediately asked another question.
"Is Celestia dead?"
Adam slowly shook his head.
"No. Although... She’s most likely been severely weakened after breaking the contract we made."
"I still don’t know how she managed to avoid the death punishment of the [Glass of Vows] though."
The Reflection quietly nodded.
"...That’s good. It’s actually better if you keep her alive."
Adam frowned.
"Why?"
The Reflection tilted her head.
"Will that be your question for this turn?"
Adam furrowed his brows as his gaze turned cold.
"Don’t play games with me. By asking me that, you’re also asking me another question. If you do not wish to waste time, just answer properly."
The Reflection stared at him for a moment before giving a small nod.
"...You’re right."
She took a slow breath.
"You will absolutely need her. She perfectly embodies the [Authority of Omnipresence]. If she dies, then you will..."
Suddenly— Her voice distorted.
"...[REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED]."
Adam raised an eyebrow.
"...What?"
The Reflection grimaced as she pressed a hand against her forehead.
"...Ugh... I’m sorry."
"Certain information is being filtered as it isn’t relevant to this timeline yet."
She clenched her teeth.
"...No... I’m running out of time."
Before Adam could ask another question, several notifications suddenly appeared before both of them.
[Mother of Reflection has reported the interference.]
[The Tower of Yxthar is employing its defenses.]
The Reflection’s eyes widened.
Without wasting another second, she hurriedly reached into her pocket and pulled out what looked like an ordinary sticker.
It was small enough to fit in the palm of her hand.
"Your biggest problem right now is the Tenth Floor, isn’t it?"
She quickly walked over to Adam.
Her movements were hurried, almost desperate.
She grabbed his hand, unfolded his fingers herself, and firmly placed the sticker into his palm before closing his hand around it.
"Please. Keep Celestia alive. And when the time is right, use this."
Adam looked down at the strange sticker before immediately grabbing her wrist.
She stopped as he looked directly into her eyes.
"I’ll use my final question."
"If you’re truly from the future..."
His grip unconsciously tightened.
"...Then tell me."
"...Will humanity be alright?"
The Reflection stared at him as her calm expression cracked.
Her eyes slowly widened.
Then... A deep sadness appeared within them.
She let out a quiet, exhausted laugh.
"...Haha..."
"Of course..."
"Of course that’s what you’d ask."
She lowered her head.
When she looked back at him, there was something in her eyes that Adam couldn’t understand.
Was it affection? Regret? Or was it heartbreak? Adam could not tell.
"...Adam..."
She paused—
"...No."
"...Father."
Adam’s pupils shrank.
The Reflection smiled. It was a smile filled with more sorrow than happiness.
"Please..."
"...Just abandon humanity."
Before Adam could react, the Reflection suddenly grabbed her own head with both hands.
Cracks rapidly spread across her skin as tiny lines of shimmering glass crawled over her face.
Then—
SHATTER!!
Her head exploded into countless fragments of glass.
The rest of her body quickly followed, breaking apart piece by piece before scattering into glittering shards that dissolved into nothingness.
Silence filled the room.
Several notifications appeared before Adam.
[Reflection: Daughter of Conduit has been defeated.]
[Rewards and Experience Points will be distributed after all Reflections have been eliminated.]
[Preparing the Next Reflection...]
[Time Remaining: 20 Minutes.]