Chapter 318

One hundred and twenty-seven pages Fusion

“Wait!”

Before the elevator going upstairs, I stopped AJ and Sister Zǐ.

“That, I need to go to the toilet first! Please wait for me here!”

In their puzzled gaze, I ran into the restroom of the mall.

Of course, it was the men’s bathroom.

Although the only guy in the toilet was scared enough to zip up and run out, I didn’t feel there was any problem. I had been using the men’s bathroom for seventeen years, and **there was proof. Could I not enter?

—”Don’t waste time, Sister Zǐ and AJ are still waiting.”—

Inside the toilet stall, Cherry Sauce took out the sticky soul adhesive from her notebook space.

—”I will extract a drop to blend our souls. Are you prepared?”—

Even if she said so, I didn’t have much to prepare for. I didn’t even know what kind of feeling this would be.

“You can leave it to me.”

Cherry Sauce took over the body control, then took out a drop of the adhesive from the flask.

—”Now we’re squeezed together. How do you feel?”—

I could vaguely sense Cherry Sauce’s emotions, but I couldn’t understand her thoughts. It felt like peeping through frosted glass.

—”Using this adhesive is like breaking that glass and fusing completely, even our spirits becoming one, indistinguishable from each other.”—

Cherry Sauce had compared our relationship to water and oil before, and this adhesive was the emulsifier between us. But even with that explanation, I found it hard to grasp. At least, I could realize that we were once two halves of a soul.

— “Yes, and we’ll share memories, but the person after fusion won’t be ‘me’ or ‘you,’ but ‘us.'” —

Could we revert back?

—”According to Mother, the duration of one drop of adhesive is half an hour, and the side effects will be relatively minor.” —

What are the side effects?

—”First, contamination. Forcibly sticking together and tearing apart again will affect each other, making us less pure. Then, the separated versions of us will no longer be ourselves.” —

We were originally one, so why should it matter if we become more like each other? In fact, isn’t that our ultimate goal?

—”Second, confusion. The personality after forced fusion is uncontrollable, a new self inheriting both of ours. If she uses all the remaining adhesive to continue her existence, what then?” —

Uh, if it’s us, we wouldn’t do something like that, right?

—”Sigh, if it were just Xiao Kai, perhaps we could guarantee it.” —

Cherry Sauce sighed, spreading the adhesive evenly on her hand.

The transparent, viscous liquid absorbed gradually, and instead of the expected cool sensation, an unimaginable heat replaced it.

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Fusion Summon! Goku, Vegeta?

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The heat faded, and I regained consciousness… No, saying “regained” wasn’t accurate.

My consciousness had always been clear, but now I wasn’t Xiao Kai or Cherry Sauce.

After experiencing the fusion firsthand, I fully understood Cherry Sauce’s contradictory explanation.

The barrier between us disappeared, and our souls recombined into one.

Xiao Kai’s memories and Cherry Sauce’s divine techniques became part of my self. I was neither them nor anyone else, yet I was both of them.

With a restored soul, I felt an intense confidence that I could accomplish anything…

However, trying to fuse before completing the deity’s trial, did it violate the will of Heaven’s Path?

If the examiner and examinee became one, what was the point of the trial? Even cheating secretly wouldn’t be caught!

Carrying unanswered questions, I left the restroom and returned to the escalator entrance. AJ and Sister Zǐ were still waiting, but they seemed impatient after I had been in the stall for a while.

“Ling Meng Meng! As a big man, why did it take you so long?”

AJ complained, checking her wrist as if she wore a watch: “Please be more considerate of time! Mr. Taxi and I also have a schedule! I don’t want Miss Grizelda to think I’m unpunctual!”

She looked more spirited.

Maybe she entered work mode, suppressing her depression and forcing herself to stay focused.

But she still couldn’t remember Mr. Tony’s name.

“Sorry, what time did you set?” I asked.

“Ten thirty, by the way, it’s now twenty-six minutes past.”

“Oh, four minutes are plenty!”

After all, Tony Yang’s clothing store was right at the entrance of the escalator.

AJ stepped onto the escalator, turning back to say: “When I date girls, I usually arrive five to ten minutes early. Being late on a date with a girl, Ling Meng, you might break up even if you get a girlfriend!”

“Break up? No way!”

I hugged Xiao Kai’s… now my girlfriend, Sister Zǐ.

“Zi~ You won’t leave me, right?”

“What’s wrong with you? After going to the toilet, you seem like a different person.”

As expected, Sister Zǐ easily noticed the difference!

“Perhaps it really is like a new person… No, it’s more like completion.”

I answered half-jokingly, giving Sister Zǐ a hint. Smart as she was, she instantly understood my meaning.

“You used the soul adhesive given to you by Miss Qian Xia?”

“Mmm~ So now, I am the complete me! But only for half an hour… Please treat me well, Sister Zǐ~”

I held her tighter, burying my face in her long hair, which smelled like the sun with its curly brown strands.

Sister Zǐ seemed unaccustomed to my initiative; Xiao Kai’s personality certainly wouldn’t have taken such actions.

“What? Two Ling Meng Mengs merged?”

On the escalator to Tony Yang’s store, AJ turned around and asked: “Little Ling Meng is male, and Cherry Sauce is female, right?”

Not understanding her meaning, I nodded anyway.

“Yeah, at least Xiao Kai thinks he’s male, although no one else does.”

AJ continued, “So what gender are you now, in terms of your mental state?”

This sudden question made me ponder.

Hmm! Am I male or female now?

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As long as you’re beautiful, gender doesn’t matter?

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AJ led us directly to the back warehouse, which served as an office, studio, and photography room. The shop assistant not only didn’t stop us but greeted AJ warmly.

“Miss AJ! Long time no see, has Mr. Tony introduced you to a new job?”

“Not a job, it’s for another reason! Can I go in now?”

“Afterward, if you have time! Teach us how to maintain ourselves?”

“No problem~ I’ll make sure both of you look great!”

She really was popular among women, naturally charming others without realizing it. She truly was a natural flirt.

Compared to other stores, Tony Yang’s was smaller, so the back warehouse was larger. Although he himself wasn’t present, there was a mummy wrapped in bandages busy working at the sewing table.

“We’re here! Oh! Little Lucy~”

“Sister A?”

At AJ’s address, Sister Fēiyuè immediately reacted, turning around to scold: “Don’t call me that outside! What if we’re exposed?”

“Then, Miss Fallen Angel?”

Sister Zǐ rarely joked, but she gave Sister Fēiyuè a hug, who adjusted her nearly fallen forehead bandage and coughed: “Lord King of Sin, long time no see! Aren’t you researching the apocalypse magic? Why are you here?”

Hearing the concerning word, I frowned and questioned: “What is apocalypse magic? As a deity, I cannot ignore this!”

“Oh! Will Sister Ling Meng follow this path too?”

Sister Fēiyuè looked surprised and happy, then cleared her throat and replied: “Cough! Great Lord King of Sin wants to destroy humanity and create a better new world. The preparation is the [Ultimate Evil Curse: Great Sin Revelation]!”

Such embarrassing middle school lines, but I still clapped along.

“Wow, that’s impressive! When can it be performed?”

Sister Fēiyuè glanced at Sister Zǐ and answered: “Not yet, such a great magic requires a lot of preparation time!”

“How long?”

“About… uh, a century?”

This girl was quite good at making excuses. She’d never see the completion of this “apocalypse magic” in her lifetime, would she?

But Sister Zǐ indeed possessed the key to destroying the world, without needing to form any spells. Just by revealing the existence and principles of the magic to the entire world, within days, human civilization would face judgment by Heaven’s Path.

“Perhaps the end of the world is not far away.”

Getting sidetracked, I put my shoulder on Sister Fēiyuè.

“But Sister Fēiyuè is really diligent, coming to help at the store on Saturday morning. That’s awesome! How about being my sister?”

“Wow, today’s Sister Ling Meng feels different!”

This middle school girl exaggeratedly backed away a few steps, holding her forehead with a pained expression: “It’s the goddess! I feel the Goddess of Light descending!”

“Pfft—”

Sister Fēiyuè’s reaction amused Sister Zǐ, who also covered her mouth and giggled, her eyes curving into crescents.

I straightforwardly asked: “Evil Fallen Angel, tell me where I differ from usual?”

Sister Fēiyuè analyzed seriously: “Though Sister Ling Meng is always kind and warm-hearted, you rarely smile. Most times, you look like you have a stomach ulcer, as if you’re entangled in many troubles… Unlike before, you came in smiling today! And you even initiated contact with me!”

I withdrew my hand from her shoulder.

Xiao Kai definitely wouldn’t touch a girl’s body; it was usually the girls who took the initiative.

“Though I’m not sure whether you’re criticizing or praising me, I am indeed Sister Ling Meng, just in a better mood today!”

“Of course, I’m praising you! Today’s Sister Ling Meng feels comfortable.”

She wiped her red nose and continued: “From now on, you and I, Fallen Angel Scarlet Moonlight, are enemies!”

“…Enemies? Oh, am I not hated anymore?”

She explained: “Rivals I recognize!”

“Rivals? In what aspect?”

Under my non-cooperative probing, Sister Fēiyuè quickly blushed. Perhaps seeing me bully her, AJ intervened with a question.

“Where’s your brother? Letting his sister work in the store while he goes off to enjoy himself?”

“How could that be! He went to pick up Miss Grizelda!”