Names

"Huh? That big pit looks a little familiar~"

"Hmph, stupid Red-hair, we've walked in a circle and ended up back where we started."

"I'm not stupid, and my name isn't Red-hair, it's You Ling! I have a name!"

"The three of us are all You Ling. Whether I call you Red-hair or Stupid, as long as you know I'm calling you, that's all that matters."

"Aaaargh! You smug jerk, I'm gonna…"

The two six-year-olds, who had woken up much earlier, were back to their usual routine.

It took the three of them half a day to circle the small island, but unfortunately, they found no traces of humans or other intelligent life. The entire island exuded a primitive aura.

Standing by the initial large pit, Golden Phantom Spirit began to consider their next move. Of course, there was a small issue to resolve before that.

"Since you two care so much about names, how about we settle it right here and now?" Golden Phantom Spirit said, watching the two of them pull each other's faces.

Red Phantom Spirit immediately agreed and let go first.

"Haaah haaah! So the Blue-hair doesn't make up weird nicknames for me. Grrr~ Still won't let go!"

"Tch~"

Seeing that the other had stopped, Blue Phantom Spirit also released her grip. She shook the saliva off her hand with disgust and said, "I agree too. We really need new names to distinguish ourselves."

"Do you have any suggestions?" Golden Phantom Spirit asked, seeing that the two had stopped fighting.

"Hmm... Our original name is [You Ling], 'Youling', 'You Ling'...

Hey! How about we just call ourselves 'You One', 'You Two', and 'You Three'?"

Red Phantom Spirit began to deploy her earth-shattering intellect, and the scene fell into a brief silence.

"Uh, what are those expressions for?"

"This name will be with us for a long time. Can you put some thought into it? Can't you come up with something better than a name like 'Street Corner One'?" Blue Phantom Spirit couldn't help but retort.

"Hmph~ Since you say that, you must have some brilliant idea, right?" Red Phantom Spirit put her hands on her hips, looking unconvinced.

"Of course."

Blue Phantom Spirit said confidently, "I think since we already have the name 'You Ling', there's no need to pick another one. We can just use codenames. Like You Ling Alpha, Beta, Delta, wouldn't that be simpler?"

The air remained silent.

"Hmm? Are you all shocked by my genius idea? Don't be surprised, this is my..."

"Pfft pfft~ Hahahaha! You've been bragging for so long, and this is all you could come up with?!

It's not even as good as my One-Two-Three naming method! Hahaha! As I thought, your brain is filled with nothing but narcissism." Red Phantom Spirit clutched her stomach and burst into laughter.

"Tsk~ Forget it."

Blue Phantom Spirit raised an eyebrow and directly retorted with mockery.

"Anyway, I never expected you, Red-hair Gorilla, to appreciate the beauty of scientific notation."

"Who are you calling a gorilla?! You narcissistic Blue-hair!

My 'One-Two-Three naming method' is clearly more concise and elegant. With your strange codenames, people might think we're lab rats who escaped from some facility!"

"Stop insulting my intelligence with your nonsensical ideas, you Red-hair Husky!"

"Meow! Do you want to fight?!"

"Hmph! Foolish! I'll let you understand how reckless it is to oppose me!"

"Who's afraid of whom? Today I'll show you my incredible power! Eat this!"

With that, the two of them struck a pose like two cats whose fur had been ruffled.

"Let's just use the names of the Three Phantom Gods. You two will be Osiris and Obelisk, respectively."

Just as the two were about to start fighting again, Golden Phantom Spirit's voice suddenly cut in.

"Also, I don't mind you arguing when you disagree, but I don't want to see you fighting. Can you promise me that?"

Golden Phantom Spirit, or rather Ra, her voice was as gentle as ever, with no trace of anger or forcefulness.

But upon hearing her speak, the two little ones who were baring their teeth at each other miraculously stopped their confrontation, as if there was some kind of bloodline suppression at play.

[W-What was that?! That feeling, it was like facing Mom!

Mom always speaks in that tone before she gets angry, where you can't tell she's mad, but if you don't stop, you're definitely getting spanked the next second!]

Red... no, the girl now known as Osiris shivered, then rubbed her slender arms.

It was no wonder that characters with a simple and clumsy personality had such accurate sixth senses. She had almost gotten her first spanking in this world.

For some reason, when Ra faced these two little ones, her human emotions became particularly active.

Originally, she would hardly have emotional fluctuations over such trivial matters now, let alone get angry. But the moment she saw the two about to fight, Ra couldn't help but feel a hint of anger, as if some old wound was stinging her.

"I understand. I lost my composure just now." Blue Obelisk straightened up obediently.

"Me too! I'm sorry, please don't be angry. Haha~"

Osiris quickly chimed in. "By the way, should I be calling you Ra... sis now?"

"You don't need to call me 'sister,' nor do you need to use honorifics. We were all split from a single person, so there's no distinction between older and younger.

I just hope the three of us can get along well, without any rifts or disputes growing between us, and certainly no bloodshed."

Ra's tone remained unchanged, but whether it was an illusion or not, the sky above her cleared from cloudy to sunny the moment she finished speaking.

As if a heavy burden had been lifted, both the red and blue girls let out a long sigh of relief.

But as soon as the pressure subsided, Osiris's eyes began to roll again.

Opportunities always pass in the blink of an eye, and with her lively personality, she couldn't resist seizing the moment to stir up some trouble.

Glancing at Obelisk, who was still standing at attention like a well-behaved girl beside her, Osiris turned to Ra with a fawning expression.

"Ra, sis, you're right~ But after all, we need some kind of order among the three of us, don't we~ It'll be easier for others to ask about it.

How about this: Ra, you're the eldest sister, I'm the second... Ptooey! I'm the second sister, and Obelisk, you can be the third. That's settled, what do you say?"

As Osiris spoke, she cautiously observed Ra from the corner of her eye. Seeing that Ra had no reaction, she blurted out her proposal, which was laced with a bit of her own selfish agenda.

"Mm, that's fine too. I have no objections." Ra, who didn't care about such matters, didn't object as expected.

Obelisk, snapping out of her well-behaved state, was about to retort that she didn't want to be the youngest, but upon hearing Ra's words, she swallowed her protest.

Meanwhile, Osiris, her scheme successful, couldn't help but wear a "plan proceeded as expected" expression.

[Heh heh~ A mere little blue-haired brat, and you think you can compete with this grandpa!

From now on, as the middle generation, I can call out 'Big sis, help me!' to ward off external threats.

Or, I can use the seniority hierarchy to suppress Blue-hair and resolve internal conflicts.

Hmph! Hee! What can possibly stop me in this world now! What the hell can stop me now!!]

"What's wrong, Osiris? Did you think of something happy?"

Ra's words interrupted the rapidly growing, surging, escalating momentum within Osiris, causing her face, which was starting to contort, to instantly regain a well-behaved appearance.

"Haha~ Nothing, Ra, sis.

I just feel that my and Obelisk's names are a bit long. They used to be two characters, but now they're four or five characters, and it's a bit troublesome to say. From now on, just call us Oxi and Obe.

How about it, little sister Obe?"

With her back to Ra, Osiris turned and flashed an "Anya" style smile at Obelisk.

"I. Have. No. Objections!"

Obelisk grudgingly squeezed out the words through gritted teeth, her crimson eyes fixed on Osiris's back. At the same time, she silently swore:

[Hmph! For now, I shall yield and avoid the direct confrontation!]

[Just you wait, little red-haired brat! The humiliation today, I will repay a hundredfold in the future!]

"Hm? Little sister, what are you muttering about back there?"

"Ah~ I was saying that second sister has excellent insight." Obelisk immediately composed herself and gave Osiris a cute smile.