I Am You, and You Are Me

"If you have anything you want to say or do, then hurry up and do it. After all, you, who are out there on the front lines, know better than I do..."

"—That day is getting closer and closer to us."

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Chapter 327. I am you, and you are me.

Despite the terrifying killing intent emanating from his eyes, Lin Yu sensed that the 'vengeful ghost Lin Yu's before him was unusually calm.

"Stop looking."

Noticing a hint of doubt in Newborn Lin Yu's eyes, the vengeful ghost Lin Yu calmly addressed Lin Yu.

"Before the pearl and jade fully awaken, Lin Yu, who forcibly uses the pearl and jade, will inevitably suffer the negative consequence of 'causing the person holding the pearl and jade to be swept away by emotions and lose the ability to judge'."

"... Oh, I see."

After the vengeful ghost Lin Yu uttered those words, the Newborn Lin Yu immediately understood why his other personality had transformed his consciousness space into the home that Lin Yu's past personality had never wanted to return to before the split.

"By taking appropriate stimuli, the person who possesses the pearl can, to some extent, offset the negative effects of 'loss of judgment'... This is why you chose to stay in this place, in order to offset the negative effects of 'loss of judgment'."

"Yes, that's right."

Hearing the answer given by the Newborn Lin Yu, he confirmed the other party's speculation about the vengeful ghost Lin Yu and revealed a twisted smile just like that of Minato Kageaki.

"After all, the original owner of this gem was a money lover. When he was facing the crisis of his emotions being washed away, the sound of flipping a coin offset the negative effect of 'loss of judgment'."

"Unfortunately, our condition is much worse than his, so the negative effects we have to bear are naturally much stronger than his."

"If I didn't stay here, constantly reliving every detail of the past... ha, perhaps by now I would have lost my judgment and wouldn't even be able to decide when to speak, what to say, or whether the visitor in front of me is an enemy."

"After all, pearls and jade are great treasures. It's not surprising that great treasures have strong negative effects—you agree, right?"

The other party tried their best to use a relaxed tone, attempting to gloss over these experiences with ease.

But now, as he gazed at the other person's distorted expression, Newborn Lin Yu, only needed to immerse himself in the environment to realize one thing.

If the personality that did this wasn't the vengeful Lin Yu, but the Newborn Lin Yu, then the current Newborn Lin Yu might have been driven completely insane by the torment.

"Okay, stop making that face."

After noticing that Newborn Lin Yu's emotions seemed a little off, the vengeful Lin Yu suppressed his twisted expression and said nothing more.

Looking at his own white-haired self before him, Lin Yu finally understood why he had drawn the [Lord's Imprint], which was related to the power of the Demon King Dracula.

In Devil's Castle: The Lost Crest, the three Lord's Imprint that the protagonist possesses are essentially the power of the Demon King Dracula.

The reason why the Demon King Dracula became a demon king who harmed humanity was because the most important person to him was killed by humans.

From a certain perspective, he was also a vengeful ghost.

No wonder... I was wondering how a decent person like me could draw this evil thing, and three of them at once.

However, now, listening to another version of myself, I think I have awakened to the third stage, but in reality, I am still suffering from the negative effect of 'being overwhelmed by emotions, which may lead to a loss of judgment at any time'.

In that case, my speculation is correct.

"Ha..."

Sensing something amiss, the vengeful ghost Lin Yu suddenly sighed.

"I've thought it through. Once you've done something, there's no going back."

"Of course I've thought it through."

Looking at the 'self' before him Newborn Lin Yu took the initiative to walk up to the other party and looked down at the vengeful ghost Lin Yu sitting upright.

"We have always used tricks to manipulate the Swaying Scales."

"You, who are Vengeful Ghost Personality and do not intend to control your body in battle, have suffered this negative effect."

"At the same time, as Newborn Personality in the outside world, because someone paid the price for my forced use of the pearl, I was able to easily use the pearl's ability to make correct judgments."

"However, this is just a trick. It is not true control over the pearl and jade. Therefore, we can only reach a false third stage and cannot reach the true third stage as the Jewel Wielder."

"Ah, that's true, so..."

Having already devised a solution, the vengeful Lin Yu grinned.

"Although we are all products of Lin Yu forcibly splitting our personalities in two, after surviving independently for so long, we can be considered as independent personalities."

"I don't mind giving up my own identity, but—I also can't guarantee that I won't interfere with you too much, thus putting you in a state you don't want to face."

"Yes, I have considered that."

After pulling the vengeful ghost Lin Yu up from the ground, the expression on Lin Yu's face gradually disappeared completely.

"But—so what?"

"Whether he's a newcomer or a vengeful ghost, in the end, this is all just one side of Lin Yu."

"I am you, and you are me—we should have been one from the beginning. So now, returning to the state we were in before is perhaps the destiny we must face."

"Ah, perhaps."

After standing up from the ground, the vengeful ghost Lin Yu suddenly seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and then spoke as the Newborn Lin Yu.

"After making up for his personality flaws, Lin Yu had no tricks left to avoid the negative effects of the pearl and jade."

"In other words, if Lin Yu doesn't want to lose his judgment and have his emotions swept away by the pearl, he must force himself to truly master the power of this pearl."

"To be honest, it's a gamble—but Lin Yu has been a gambler from the beginning, so it doesn't matter."

"Come, this day... I have been waiting for it for a long time."

"After the fusion, I will relinquish the initiative. You are more suitable than me to fight against the Honkai. I'll leave the subsequent judgment to you."

I said...

Looking at the carefree and vengeful Lin Yu in front of him, the Newborn Lin Yu suddenly asked.

"You, in truth, have long since stopped wanting to live, haven't you?"

"... As expected of me, you saw right through my thoughts."

At this moment, Lin Yu, the vengeful ghost, exhaled a breath of stale air and suddenly looked up at the ceiling, muttering to himself.

"Ever since Lin Yu split himself in two, I, as the Herrscher Persona, have been hearing whispers of Honkai."

"I have been resisting the erosion from the Honkai as I seek revenge, and at the same time, I rely on the resentment in my heart to reduce the influence of the pearl on us."

"The reason I can speak to you so calmly is because you are also Lin Yu."

"Once I gain control of my body... I might take action in an instant and kill everything related to the Honkai."

"They have feelings for you, but to 'Revenge Ghost Lin Yu' who has no direct contact with them, they are not even 'tools to be used'. They will be killed by 'Revenge Ghost Lin Yu' without saying a word."

"And this group includes not only Chen Tianwu, whom you recruited; Su, who helped you many times; Welt, who gave you Divine Key gift pack; Siegfried, who saved you in a sense in the past; Kiana, the Herrscher of Herrscher of the Void; Mei, the Herrscher of Thunder; Yuno, the Herrscher of Death; Anna, the Herrscher of Ice; and Hua, who possesses both the identity of the Herrscher of Reason and the Honkai Beast Factor..."

"No, even Lin Yi, who has Herrscher genes, will become my target."

"I've already gone mad, and someone like me... should have died long ago."

Facing the vengeful ghost Lin Yu who was muttering to himself, Lin Yu remained silent for a few seconds before asking his 'brother' a question.

Is there anything you wish to accomplish?

"Haha, don't you know perfectly well that?"

At this moment, the vengeful ghost Lin Yu suddenly extended his right fist.

"Promise me—"

Before the other person finished speaking, Newborn Lin Yu, also extended his fist and lightly touched it with Lin Yu's fist.

"No matter what, I will defeat the Honkai."

"Okay, then I'm relieved."

As their fists gently collided, the vengeful ghost Lin Yu instantly transformed into specks of starlight, which began to flow into the body of the Newborn Lin Yu.

Before disappearing, he spoke to the 'brother' he was meeting for the first time.

"Farewell, Lin Yu."

"Ah, I'll do my best... Lin Yu."

At this moment, the two personalities that had been split in two from one person were reunited as one.

After merging with the Vengeful Ghost Personality that had already 'ended its own life,' Lin Yu discovered that his mental strength had indeed surged.

But at the same time, he also noticed something.

Even if the Vengeful Ghost Personality relinquishes the initiative and even abandons itself, Lin Yu, who has merged with this personality, still has to face that indelible obsession.

We must kill the Meele, we must Honkai Beast, and we must kill the Herrscher even more!

Otto will be killed, Kevin will be killed... Anyone who stands in my way will be killed!

Revenge... revenge... revenge!!!

This Honkai, it deserves to be killed!!!

After the overwhelming hatred entered his mind, Lin Yu felt that he was almost consumed by this hatred, both physically and mentally.

Only now did he finally realize the real Lin Yu...

—That's the level of hatred he should have.

Although the Newborn Personality also hates the Honkai and Otto allowed the Honkai to develop, and Cocolia who forcibly ignored the casualties of others and created the Herrscher, compared with the hatred of the Vengeful Ghost Personality, the hatred held by the Newborn Personality is still too light.

Now, Lin Yu, whose mind was almost consumed by hatred, realized how indescribable the Newborn Personality, as a 'newborn,' had been in the past.

"But... all of that will be in the past."

Lin Yu, whose personality had merged with his own, clutched his throbbing head and looked at the room that was undergoing annihilation.

The 'home' that the Vengeful Ghost Personality had always used to remind itself of gradually began to vanish into nothingness as the vengeful ghost Lin Yu and the Newborn Lin Yu merged into one once again.

After leaving the house, Lin Yu glanced back at the house disappearing faster and faster, and suddenly punched himself hard in the cheek.

"How lame of me! I've been running away from where I should have gone."

"Perhaps I should go back."

"Back to... where I was supposed to be."

As Lin Yu uttered his final words, the Herrscher of Constraint, finally shattered this consciousness space completely.

The next instant, Lin Yu returned to the Elysian Realm world, looking at the Flame-Chasers scattered and staggering around him, and only felt...

Ah, although it was something I expected, I still ended up doing something bad.

"Lin... Yu..."

Sensing the change in Lin Yu's aura, Elysia smiled sadly and said to Lin Yu with a helpless smile.

"If you don't wake up soon, things will get serious."

"Excuse me—may I ask, how long was I just out of control?"

Five seconds.

After coldly uttering those words, Kevin struggled to stand up from the ground and immediately helped Su Xian, who was beside him, to his feet.

Is this your true strength?

Actually, after I merged my personalities, I didn't know exactly how powerful I truly was.

But now...

Feeling that the hatred in his mind had not only not dissipated, but was even tending to intensify further, Lin Yu apologized to everyone and immediately rushed towards the entrance of the Elysian Realm.

Although he really wanted to get things sorted out before leaving, now...

—I don't want to delay any longer.

I want to go to that place.

We must get to that place now!!!

I said...