What, I Have to Seal the Moon with Kiana Cat? / Chapter 32: Xia Ling: My Future Looks Pretty Bleak (Sigh)

Kevin gently placed his hand on Xia Ling's head, patting the girl's head comfortingly. He couldn't quite remember the last time he had done something like this, perhaps... it was before Griseo left?

"But I can still save you... Your body still retains the Chimera factor, as long as, as long as..."

Halfway through her speech, Xia Ling's voice gradually lowered.

In truth, she already knew that Kevin had been waiting for this moment for far too long... It wasn't that he couldn't continue living, but rather that he was content after completing his mission.

"Thank you so much, Xia Ling. But, it's alright as it is now..."

Kevin's voice was gentler than ever before.

"Aren't you going to say goodbye to them?"

"... No need. If I did that, I might not be able to leave with a smile."

Kevin turned his gaze to Kiana.

"Kiana Kaslana, in this final moment... would you like to test your baseball bat skills against me?"

Kiana was taken aback for a moment, then revealed a confident smile.

"Certainly!"

"Then, Xia Ling." Kevin conjured a baseball bat in his hand.

"We'd like to ask you to be our referee."

Under the witness of the Cocoon of Finality, the two Kaslana, who Finality Authority, seemed to transcend age and began a thrilling baseball bat battle.

Just like when they first took up arms, without authority or power, relying solely on skill and passion, they enjoyed the battle and their shared beliefs.

As the bats collided several times, Kevin's body gradually became transparent.

Finally, after a heavy downward strike, Kevin's figure transformed into shimmering specks of light and vanished into the space.

Is this the end...?

"Okay, that's enough."

Kevin's voice echoed in the void.

"Now, you will fully take over and retain the power of the cocoon, and that will be good."

His voice was full of carefree ease.

"There's no need to feel regretful; this is also my wish."

"Now, I can finally proudly say to them..."

"Everyone, thank you for waiting."

Chapter Thirty-One: What? I'm going to lock up the moon with Kiana Cat?

Although Kevin left with a smile, the sight of him falling still left both of them with a sense of melancholy.

After calming themselves down a bit, the two of them turned their gazes to the very center of the space, to the cocoon.

Hey, big guy, are you there?

"Huh, that's strange, why isn't He responding? He was perfectly fine last time..."

"Uh, this..."

Xia Ling looked slightly embarrassed. She stepped forward and gently placed her hand on the cocoon.

"I'm sorry?"

The cocoon is merely a mirror; the way you embrace humanity determines how the cocoon embraces humanity.

"Um, I really shouldn't have messed around with the power of Finality saved my life. I know you care about me a lot, so please forgive me..."

As the Herrscher of Finality, you are the only one to have successfully embraced someone; you are a god in this world...

Please, please!

[...]

Although He didn't speak, Kiana and Xia Ling could sense that He seemed to sigh rather helplessly.

Do you have any other questions?

"I'm fine. I've started learning to use the cocoon's senses, so what you know, I'll probably know soon too..."

Kiana couldn't help but smile as she watched Xia Ling's "coquettishness."

"So, Xia Ling, feel free to ask me anything, okay?"

Xia Ling looked at the cocoon pitifully.

[... You can ask me anything; I know everything.]

"These lines sound so familiar..."

Xia Ling muttered something to herself, then raised her hand.

As Kiana's eyes widened in shock, a familiar power slowly appeared in Xia Ling's hand.

"This is... the power of Finality?"

Although the amount wasn't much, Kiana could sense that it was indeed the power of the Finality.

"Hey guys, can you tell me what's going on here?"

[It is the power of Finality.]

Xia Ling: QWQ

To be precise, it was the power of Finality I gave you before. I told you it was a gift, not an allocation of power, but you seemed to have left before you finished listening.

"Is He still angry with me...?" Xia Ling thought silently.

[And after Kevin's death, the power of Finality you stole from him will naturally be returned to its rightful owner. Therefore, this is your power of Finality.]

So, you mean...?

"This nearly 20% of the power of Finality is now my authority?"

Xia Ling asked blankly.

The quantity is meaningless; for Kiana, she can quickly make up for such a loss. For you, this is all of your Finality Authority.

"That..."

Xia Ling suddenly remembered something.

"Can I go back to Earth?"

Theoretically speaking, no.

In Kiana's wide-open eyes, Jian sentenced Xia Ling to a fixed-term imprisonment.

However, although it was a bit despicable to say it that way, Kiana did feel a little happy.

After all, two people on the moon and all that...

"Wait, you're talking about theory, right? That means there must be another way, right?"

Xia Ling was so frightened that she threw herself onto the cocoon, her eyes brimming with tears.

"If I can't get back to Earth, I'm doomed! I'm absolutely doomed!"

She wasn't worried about being lonely on the moon, or about being preyed upon by wild Kiana Cat; she was mainly worried about... Theresa and Elysia.

Xia Ling could already imagine what she would become each time Theresa or Elysia, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, came to "visit" her regularly.

A famous artificial fountain on the moon (laughs).

[...]

The cocoon swayed slightly, as if to say, "I really can't do anything with you."

[If you temporarily transfer your powers to your companions, you can allow your original body to return to Earth for a short period of time.]

"That's no different from walking into a trap!"

Xia Ling quickly shook her head. Since they came to the moon, she at least had the advantage of having home ground, but if she went back to Earth... it seemed like she could just fly straight to the basement.

[You can also use your powers to reconstruct multiple bodies on Earth, and then use the power of control to transfer consciousness, achieving a similar effect.]

"Huh?"

Xia Ling blinked blankly.

"But isn't the power of control only capable of creating puppets?"

"Oh no, the Black Tower is actually myself?"

[You now possess 20% of the Finality Authority and the Origin Authority. Creating a body exactly like yours is not difficult; you only need to use this body on the moon as a medium to preserve the power of Finality.]

"That's good..."

Xia Ling breathed a sigh of relief, realizing she could now escape a life filled with strange and bizarre events.

"Okay, let's move on to the next question, which is something that has puzzled me for a long time."

Xia Ling, who is familiar with the plot, knows the answers to most of the questions, but there are some that are not mentioned in the plot... Now seems to be a good opportunity to find out.

"Since the Finality is the product of embracing success, the representative of the Cocoon... then what about the Origin?"

"And also, what exactly did that 'myth' that Aponia told me... describe...?"

If you're referring to "the stars and moon brought God's daughter"... from my perspective, that statement is fine.

The origin is a miracle produced by an opposite attempt.

"Another approach..."

Xia Ling pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought of something.

Are you referring to Him adapting to humanity in reverse?

[...]

The cocoon remained silent.

"I see..."

Although Xia Ling only received silence in response to the cocoon, she already understood the cause and effect.

At the same time, she also understood why the cocoons here had so much more "humanity" than those in the original work.

"This reverse effect... Haha, it truly is a miracle only the Primordial One could create..."

"I understand, thank you."

Xia Ling patted the cocoon's surface, which was as smooth as jelly.

"If we lived on the moon for a long time... we'd probably have a lot of time to chat."

"As for now, let's go, Kiana."

"Hmm." Kiana nodded. "Mei and the others are probably getting impatient already..."

[Once you pass through the cocoon, you can land on the lunar surface.]

However, you don't need to rush to leave.

The cocoon is a mirror; by using its power, you can directly reflect your companions and enter their dreams.

Chapter Thirty-Two Xia Ling: My future seems bleak (sad)

After the cocoon taught her how to use its powers to make mappings, Xia Ling quickly found her target.

And so, in a sea of starlight, Elysia's figure was reflected.

"Elysia!"