My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 2635

Nash's appearance was revealed. At that moment, he was no different from before, though he appeared slightly more mature.

Mireille still immediately recognized him.

"Great-Grandmaster Nash?"

Seeing that he could no longer hide, Nash said earnestly, "I know everything I see now is fake... I... I..."

"Great-Grandmaster Nash? What are you saying? Are you here to help me? Let's go quickly and take the Eight-part Scepter!"

Nash steeled himself. "Alright, let's go!"

…

A long, resonant vibration filled the air. Nash opened his eyes, only to see that he had returned to the chessboard once again.

The token asked, "So, how does it feel to have changed your fate?"

"I... can't quite explain it. Isn't all of this just an illusion?"

At that moment, the All Souls Token chuckled and shook its head. "No, what if I told you that everything has begun to change because of your actions?"

"What do you mean?"

Suddenly, a flood of memories, which had previously not existed, surged into his mind. He vividly recalled every moment shared with Mireille.

"This... How is this possible? Could it really have changed?"

The All Souls Token remained silent, patiently awaiting his reaction. At that moment, Nash was not sure how to react. Should he feel happy or simply incredulous?

Everything had changed, just like that?

"No... That can't be right. It's definitely not that simple... All Souls Token, what exactly did you do to me?"

Nash felt dazed, but he had already guessed the outcome. A sacrifice had occurred. Fogort and Alistair had perished together...

Nash collapsed onto the ground in despair.

"This... This... I… Ahhhh!"

Nash clutched his head and screamed in agony. "It's all because of me... It's all my fault!"

At that moment, Nash finally understood the meaning behind the token's chess analogy. His fate was like a game of chess; no matter what, the outcome had already been predetermined. Yet he still tried to make a change.

"How ridiculous, Nash! You truly are laughable!" Nash lamented, "You can't save anyone! You can't! You've only made things worse... All along, you've been a deluded fool!"

Memories flooded through Nash's mind, memories that had never existed before. Events that had not taken place suddenly appeared before him.

He saw many people dying right in front of him.