Those Who Love Seele Shall Ultimately Become One ( )

As his consciousness gradually returned to his body, he opened his eyes.

"Awake? Little guy, how are you feeling?" A tangled mess of blue curly hair appeared in his line of sight.

"Ein. Einstein?"

"Hmm, there are no obvious problems with your memory, and your physical condition is stable. Do you remember what happened before you lost consciousness?"

"I..."

My experiences over the past few days—my trip with Black Seele, my duel with Zack, and the help I received from Herrscher of Flamescion from other worlds—replayed in my mind.

Where is Seele?

The questioning gaze turned to Einstein, who was eager for an answer.

"It was probably last night when Dr. Tesla and I went out to buy some instant noodles and found you lying unconscious at the door. So we took you back to the Anti-Entropy Salt Lake Base for treatment. Fortunately, we didn't find any serious injuries on you. Where have you been these past few days? Don't worry, think about it slowly."

"Did you only find me?" Xing's voice trembled slightly. "Where is Seele?"

"Yes, only you." Noticing the change in the boy's expression, Einstein asked, "Where did the Armed Doll Tesla Zero and the Book of Cang Xuan go?"

Oh, the two of them?

Yuki sat up from the bed in the treatment room, waved her hand, and released the two Armed Doll that had been locked in the Guidance Module before the duel.

"Signal detected, Tesla Zero restarting..."

"Ah, young hero, where are we? Didn't we just leave the last World Bubble?"

The two released Armed Doll were a bit confused. For them, time had simply been paused and restarted; they had no idea how much time had passed in between.

"Dr. Einstein, I'm a little tired. Can I be alone for a while?" Xing lowered her head, her voice filled with weariness and disappointment.

"Okay, lend me Little Te for now." Noticing Xing's unusual behavior, Einstein didn't press for details. Although she was curious about how Xing had conjured two Armed Doll out of thin air, now was clearly not a good time to ask questions. She picked up Little Te and turned to leave.

The data recorded by Tesla Zero might provide clues about where Sachi went and, incidentally, the reasons for the changes in his body.

Before leaving, she remembered something and turned back to Xing, saying, "Oh, right, there's good news. Yang has returned safely from Sea Abyss City."

"Really? That's wonderful."

After Einstein left, Xing fell into a long silence. Little Xuan didn't know what had happened to him and wanted to ask, but she was too scared to speak because of the low aura he exuded. So she silently leaned against him, stretched out her little hands and hugged his arm tightly, hoping to give him some warmth.

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So it seems Zack's clone was defeated by KK, congratulations! And then, the world reset, right? So, Seele returned to her original position.

Are you kidding me?!

After going through countless hardships—well, it seems like we were just traveling and having fun the whole time—and finally finding Seele after a desperate battle, she's gone just like that.

Are you kidding me?!

Give Seele back, you bastard!

With no one to vent his anger on, he could only take it out on himself, cursing his own incompetence and weakness, but this behavior was meaningless.

"Phew—don't do that. If that's the case, then I'll just go to the Quantum Sea again later and bring Seele back, won't I?"

Even if it meant confronting Kevin that time.

After the events under the Luna, he has developed a resilience to such blows. Dwelling on the past is useless; those who dare not move forward have no future.

After thinking it through, Xing let out a sigh of relief and apologetically patted Little Xuan's head, only to find that she had already fallen asleep against him.

"My little darling, you're still the same adorable little darling~" Xing gently picked her up, placed her tenderly on the bed, and covered her with the blanket.

He went into the bathroom, stood on the stool in front of the sink, scooped up a handful of cold water, and splashed it on his handsome face to stimulate his brain and restore his clarity.

But when he finished washing his face and habitually looked at himself in the mirror, he froze.

"What... what is this?"

His left pupil was as clear as the sea, while his right pupil was as dark as blood. His shoulder-length white hair became fluffy, and the inner color of his hair changed from red on the left to blue on the right. A proud ahoge (cowlick) stood upright on the boy's head.

"Could it be?!"

Suddenly, he realized something and took off his shirt. Sure enough, the same red mark as Seele's was still on his chest.

"... Seele?" he tried calling out, but received no response.

"Try a different password, please, another me!"

"Who is the other you?!" Enraged, Black Seele suddenly appeared behind him and slapped him into the next room with a paw.

"Aaaaaah!" Tesla, who was cutting an apple for Old Yang next door, was startled and nearly stabbed her future husband with the fruit knife. "What the hell are you doing, you brat?!"

"Uh, it's nothing, it's nothing, just a little playful fight with a friend." Xing coughed awkwardly a few times, climbed up from the pile of rubble, and nonchalantly patted the dust off his body. He stepped aside and introduced the Black Seele behind him to Welt and Tesla, "Teacher, Doctor, she is my friend, Seele Vollerei."

"Sachi, who are you talking to?" Welt asked, looking at the empty hole behind Sachi.

"Huh?" Xing was stunned for a moment. Black Seele walked up to him, stretched out her finger, and poked his face, pressing a small indentation into his skin.

Black Seele turned and walked toward Tesla, and chillingly, her body passed straight through Lobster Doctor, like a ghost.

"They can't see us, they can't touch us, except you—" Black Seele's claws gripped Sachi's neck, "What did you do to us?!"

"Stop it, stop it, the other me! Brother Xing saved us, we can't be so rude to him!" White Seele appeared out of nowhere, trying to stop Black Seele's violence, but she was too timid to get close and could only stand aside and speak weakly.

"Shut up, uh, I mean don't point fingers at me, no... anyway, just don't say anything. Our current situation is definitely related to him. Hey, what are you grinning about?" Black Seele, who was about to snap at White Seele around.

"That's great, so you're still here for me."

"Who accompanied you? Quickly explain to me what happened, and then take me to eat all that Mapo Tofu, Spicy Chicken, Kung Pao Chicken and stuff!" Black Seele was still thinking about the Shenzhou delicacies that Xing had told her about.

"Um, let's go somewhere else..." Noticing the surprised looks Welt and Tesla gave him, Xing quickly pulled the two Seele away, since in their eyes, he was talking to thin air.

Welt asked Tesla with concern, "What's wrong with him? Where did you and Ein take him? He seems to be experiencing some mental problems."

"I want to know too! Let's wait until Ein has analyzed the Tesla Zero data before we talk about it. Now, you better stay here and rest!" Tesla pressed him onto the bed without saying another word.

It seems Old Yang will be henpecked from now on...

Using Judah to plug the hole that Black Seele had made, Sachi and the two Seele sat on the edge of the bed, looking at them with burning eyes.

It's the real Seele! Black Seele and White Seele are both here. The Sea of Butterflies have finally arrived!

I, Kaslana, have no regrets in my life!

"Hey, get to the point!" Black Seele snapped her claws impatiently.

"Yes, give me your hand."

"What?"

"Hurry up!"

"Okay, okay, Seele will do as she says."

The three of them touched their fingertips together, and a strange sensation came over them.

In a world of black and white, the boy walks alone.

The first thing you encounter is loneliness, the loneliness of being all alone.

Suffering immense negative emotions alone, using them as nourishment to grow and strengthen, a tyrannical inner personality is born in such an environment.

Then came the first encounter.

She awoke for the first time when the main personality of this body was Kidnapping.

She despised the main personality's weakness and timidity. If she were in control of this body, those weaklings wouldn't even be able to touch the hem of her clothes.

But when she was called a demon by the terrified main personality, she fell into a fear she had never felt before. Yes, it could be described as fear—the fear of not being understood or accepted, and also anger.

A demon? You mean me?!

And so, on that day, the girl learned of the existence of another version of herself. She began to feel afraid, afraid that the other version of herself would hurt the people around her and destroy the warmth she was barely maintaining. Little did she know that the other version of herself had never even considered such a thought.

She enjoys destruction, killing, and the taste of blood, but she loves Seele even more.

She wanted to destroy and kill because she was afraid that the fragile Seele would be hurt.

Although he's always sharp-tongued, he cares more than anyone else.

If it's something Seele wants to do, she will support her unconditionally, even if she has to bear the consequences herself.

Oh, before you do it, see if you can persuade her. If you can't persuade her, then just follow her blindly. After all, what will happen to that weak Seele if she's gone?

"So being Tsundere ruin your life..." Awakening from the memories of Seele, Xing looked at Black Seele speechlessly. Can't you just say you like her? That way White Seele wouldn't have been afraid of you for so long.

"Hey, have you held on long enough?"

"Excuse me, is it alright, Brother Xing?"

The voices of Black Seele and White Seele interrupted his thoughts. Noticing Black Seele's increasingly unfriendly expression and White Seele's flushed cheeks, he quickly let go of her hand.

"So, have you come to a conclusion?"

Black and red claws poked at his chest.

"If you kill me, you'll be invisible forever," Sachi reminded her.

"Tch!" Black Seele retracted her claws in annoyance.

"And your Sister Bronya will also be taken into Kiana's possession."

"What happened to Sister Bronya? Brother Xing, do you know Sister Bronya?" Upon hearing the name she had been longing for, White Seele immediately became excited.

"Huh? Didn't you tell me about the other one? Bronya and I are very good friends~" Sachi glanced at Black Seele, who was gritting her teeth, and deliberately emphasized the word "friends".

After relaxing, he couldn't resist teasing the grumpy Black Seele again.

The two exchanged glances—

Black Seele: "Hey, what do you mean?"

Fortunately: I didn't mean anything by it, I was just clarifying the facts.

Black Seele: "You, you're not allowed to tell Seele about that, or I'll fight you to the death!"

Xing: "What is it? I don't understand what you're saying."

Black Seele: "It's... it's that thing..."

So how do you manage to communicate in such a complex way using just your eyes?

White Seele stared blankly at the exchange of glances between her and Xing, "They seem to have a good relationship. Brother Xing, he really is a good person!"

"Who's on good terms with him? Seele, don't be fooled by this guy's harmless appearance, he is..." Black Seele anxiously pressed her shoulder, wanting to say something about his past misdeeds.

Then, she realized she didn't seem to have anything to say.

Throughout the entire trip, except for the few times Sachi punched her at the beginning, he was quite cooperative and treated her exceptionally well, and the emotions he expressed didn't seem fake. Moreover, through conversations with the spirits residing within Sachi's body, she learned quite a bit about Sachi's deeds.

This includes, but is not limited to, saving a city, killing a Judgment Class Honkai Beast the size of a continent, and being able to compete with Herrscher at a young age.

He definitely went easy on me when we played before, right? Or rather, he let me win by a huge margin?

Well, strictly speaking, the time I played against you was when I was at my normal level; the time before that was when I was cheating.

Black Seele, who sensed a terrifying aura within Sachi's body, silently thanked Sachi for sparing her life.

"He... he's not bad." Black Seele choked for a long time before finally managing to utter these words.

"?" White Seele tilted her head, puzzled.

"Ahem, let's get back to the point." Xing coughed a few times, drawing their attention back to himself. "I don't know much about quantum mechanics, but based on the little I learned from Tesla, I should now be your [observer], so I can see and touch you who cannot materialize in the real world."

"So what should we do? Get to the point!"

"Um, I don't know either. Whether it's Anti-Entropy or Schicksal, research on the Quantum Sea is still lacking."

"Then what the hell are you talking about?!" Black Seele almost slapped him to death in anger.

"However, there may be a way that only I can do that I can try."

"Next time, could you please finish your sentence in one go?"

"Hehe~"

"Hey what?! ×2" Black and White Seele rarely agreed and shouted at him together.

"Do you remember what happened in the Quantum Sea? I have the ability to turn my companions into weapons and upgrade their traits. Perhaps this could help you break free from your quantum state," Sachi suggested.

"Are you sure?" Black Seele recalled that strange feeling and was reluctant to accept it.

"I'm not sure," Xing replied decisively. "But, there's no harm in giving it a try, right?"

Upon hearing this, Black Seele turned her gaze to White Seele, who was bowing her head and remaining silent. The girl was silent for a moment, then raised her head with a hint of hesitation. "My other self, I want to try, for Sister Bronya."

Have you thought it through?

"It's okay. Just like Brother Xing said, it's fine to give it a try. After all, without him, we would still be in that... wait, who captured Seele before?" White Seele patted her head, feeling confused by her hazy memories.

"Strange, I can't remember either." Black Seele frowned and looked at Xing.

"I forgot too." The person lied without batting an eye.

Since we've already forgotten about it, let's just leave it at that; that's not the focus right now.

"How do we remove that ability?" Just to be on the safe side, Black Seele asked again.

"As long as both sides remain mentally aligned, and their minds don't become too confused, they can disarm."

After reaching an agreement, the three little hands were placed together.

"Imagine what each other looks like in your mind, and then conceive of the most suitable armed form for yourself. That should be enough to activate it," Sachi, who already had experience with fusion, reminded him.

Two distinct beams of light emanated from Seele and her companions, signaling the activation of their Bonded Weaponry.

After the black and white light dissipated, a petite girl sat blankly on the bed.

Her shoulder-length white hair was loose, with the inner part of her hair divided by red on the left and blue on the right. Her heterochromatic eyes, with blue on the left and red on the right, stared blankly at her beautiful hands, which were as white as jade.

A beautiful gown enveloped her young but already budding figure, a bright red mark faintly visible on her chest, Kallen Hymn and Yae Sakura Stigmata appearing on the backs of her hands respectively, while Fu Hua: Border Guardian, the main character, flickered behind her.

"What's going on?! ×3"

Fortunately, or rather, Seele covered her head and screamed in despair.

Author's Note—

Well, I mentioned before that one of Xing's scrapped designs was Seele's third personality, so does this count as foreshadowing being resolved?

In short, Bronya was ecstatic!

Incidentally, the reason Black and White Seele can appear simultaneously is because she is still in Quantum State; after materialization, she will become one.

When in doubt, quantum mechanics!