Infection and domination were the most primal abilities Mimi had possessed since her birth.
But these abilities only worked on creatures with low intelligence. When it came to humans, she could not completely control their minds.
Mimi did not know why.
That was not important either.
From the perspective of the Mind Reflection Eye,
the only explanation was that Mimi had no interest whatsoever in dominating other people's minds.
Unless they wholeheartedly believed in Mimi, without a single doubt.
There was one such person: Yui Aburame.
As the first and last human ever transformed into the Insect Swarm by Mimi, Yui had been the subject of extensive, long-term observation.
The conclusion was that Yui still retained a complete and independent personality. The connection between Mimi and Yui was merely Yui's one-sided, wholehearted devotion.
Put simply, Yui was willing to give Mimi anything, including her own life.
The moment that belief changed, it would mean the connection with Mimi had been severed, and Yui would no longer be part of Mimi's Insect Swarm.
There had been such an example.
The Ninja Cat, Autumn Tiger Elephant, and an experimental subject that had never received the Swarm's education had automatically severed its connection with Mimi and existed as an individual from then on.
It did not know of Mimi's existence, so there was no question of whether it was loyal.
Its soul had always been free. The difference in the outcome was merely a difference in choice.
Its bloodline belonged to Mimi, and Mimi had given it life.
But its soul belonged only to itself.
Explained from the perspective of the Mind Reflection Eye, Mimi was fundamentally someone who yearned for freedom.
And it was Mimi herself.
Thus, the Swarm's basic logic was that it obeyed Mimi's commands, while its deepest core code