Piecing together Jack's memory fragments, Zhou Chen understood everything: Akita Town's recurring reboot was, in fact, a wish Jack Reeves had unintentionally made.
All he had to do was abandon his resolve to save Akita Town, let it meet its predetermined doom, and he could renounce his wish, freeing himself from the endless cycle.
But he didn't.
Even after decades of torment, trapped and suffering within the time loop, he never abandoned that resolve.
Knowing it was a path to certain ruin, he still charged forward, bound by duty, even if it meant being utterly destroyed...
No matter what, Jack wanted to save Akita Town.
Because he was a legendary agent, a guardian of the World and civilization. It was his duty.
Now, this hero, who had fought a solitary battle in a time loop hidden from the world, had passed his "hope" into Zhou Chen's hands. It was this plea, this vested trust, that made Zhou Chen abandon his original plan and opt for the one he had just devised.
