In the end, because both sides failed to synchronize, and because something went wrong with Tsurumaru, the experiment was called off.
To Fang Zheng, it was no big deal, but everyone else found it rather surprising.
"X, your synchronization startup test failed?"
"That's the simple version."
"Huh? How could that be? Didn't you successfully synchronize with all of us before?"
Kokoro asked curiously, while Mirai beside her nodded.
"So the rumors were true after all? That Partner Killer isn't human, is she?"
"Mm, more or less."
"Huh? She really isn't human?"
Mirai had only said it casually, but when Fang Zheng nodded, she became curious instead.
"Then just like the rumors say, does she have horns and fangs too?"
"She does, but that's not the issue. In fact, after conducting the startup test, I could understand why no one who partnered with her lived long."
"Huh? Why? Why?"
Hearing this, the children all gathered around curiously.
"Simply put, her mental traits are too wild. If I had to compare them to something, she's like a snake."
"A snake???"
"That's right."
Fang Zheng nodded.
"Do you know how pythons hunt?"
"..."
The children looked at one another and shook their heads.
"A python wraps itself around its prey, like this... locking it down, then squeezing it tightly... until it dies. After that, the python opens its mouth and swallows the prey whole. Connecting with her feels like that. It isn't that she adapts to you. On the contrary, you feel as if your mind is prey being strangled by a python. No matter how hard you struggle, you can't break free."
"Ugh..."
The boys' faces turned pale.
"I-Is it really that scary?"
"It probably has something to do with her bloodline. Her mind is exceptionally wild and hard to tame. I