"Which of you... is Master?" Yae Sakura asked in confusion.
Her voice carried clearly to the ears of the three Xu Yanwus.
Though... Yae Sakura herself had already made some guesses about the answer to that question.
And soon enough, one of the Xu Yanwus answered her.
"We... are all Xu Yanwu."
"!"
Yae Sakura tightened her grip on Jizo Mitama.
"Little Sakura, come here."
Yae Sakura saw one of the Xu Yanwus reveal the familiar smile she knew so well.
Though his body was pierced through by chains and he could not move, he still wore that familiar smile and called for her to come to his side.
"Sakura, I'll go with you."
Sensing Yae Sakura's hesitation, Kallen took her hand and walked forward with her.
The three Xu Yanwus kept their eyes fixed on the approaching women.
The closer Yae Sakura got, the more she noticed subtle differences between the three Xu Yanwus.
The one most familiar to Yae Sakura wore a smile.
The Xu Yanwu on the other side was frowning as if he were enraged.
As for the last Xu Yanwu, though expressionless, there was a faint hint of something like a gratified smile in his eyes as he looked at Yae Sakura and the others.
As Yae Sakura observed them, she and Kallen had already reached the space between the three Xu Yanwus.
"Little Sakura, don't be afraid."
The Xu Yanwu who had been smiling spoke. "We are all Xu Yanwu... We possess Xu Yanwu's consciousness, memories, and feelings... We're just a little different."
"Don't listen to his nonsense. We are not the same!" the furious Xu Yanwu retorted. "He and I are not the same person! Our choices are different!"
"Now is not the time for you to argue."
After the expressionless Xu Yanwu