The Bet

Liao Zixuan really wanted to find a flaw in the young girl's words.

For example, what if Vivian had actually fallen off a cliff, miraculously survived, found a mysterious ring, and then a super awesome old man lived inside the ring. Hmm, sorry, at this point, it should probably be an old woman.

But unfortunately, Liao Zixuan already knew everything about the little girl. Forget about rings or necklaces, she was so poor she didn't even wear a chest binder. No wonder she was still flat-chested at her age.

Cough, cough, I'm getting off track.

If there was no cheat from an old man or woman, could she have been invaded by some evil soul, usurping her body and preparing to possess it?

Alright, Liao Zixuan admitted he usually read too many novels.

Because whether it was the extraordinary perception from his Dark Flame Wolf itself, or from the game system, the girl in front of him, Vivian, showed no abnormalities whatsoever.

In other words, the current Vivian was Vivian, that was absolutely certain.

Hmm.

That's reassuring. Reassuring my ass!

What about the Cannon Fodder NPC he was promised? What about the plain, ordinary, easily bullied, useless village girl?

Why did you give me a split personality?!

A split personality is one thing, but what's with this other personality? Master of Combat? Magic Prodigy? Exceptionally Talented? Scythe Maniac?

Moshi moshi?

Is anyone cheating publicly? Is no one going to do anything about it?

We're all the same person, all called Vivian, all poor village girls, sharing the same experiences. Why is your personality so monstrous?

Good grief, even writing novels wouldn't dare to write it like this!

And you said you'd cultivate her into a legendary great witch. What's there to cultivate?

If now, at this moment, in front of him.

This Vivian, with a look that said, "Everyone here is trash," "I'm the best in the world," "Tsk, is that all?" wasn't witchy enough, then tell me, what the hell is a WITCH!

Where's my pure, innocent, sweet girl?

Liao Zixuan wailed inwardly. He slumped onto the ground dejectedly, his little tail behind him wagging back and forth in frustration.

"Heh, you... don't seem to fear me at all?" Although Liao Zixuan hadn't said a word, Vivian's expression turned cold and her tone sharpened at the little wolf cub's actions.

She was the one who always gave others a cold shoulder.

"Always" here meant from the second time she used this body since her birth. Oh, counting this time, it was only the second time.

Liao Zixuan yawned lazily.

His devastated heart finally recovered a little because he discovered a fatal flaw in Vivian's second personality.

She wasn't very bright.

"Are you Vivian?"

"Yes."

"Am I Vivian's summoned beast?"

"Yes."

"Do we have a master-servant contract?"

"Yes."

"Then why should I be afraid of you? Just because you're her second personality? Because your personality is terrible? You like violence? You speak unreasonably?"

"..."

Vivian fell silent after Liao Zixuan's tirade.

Seeing that the little girl seemed to be having a hard time, the little wolf cub eventually softened a bit and lowered his tone, speaking kindly:

"Please, don't think that a second personality is some rare thing. I've seen plenty of these. Relax, it's no big deal."

Liao Zixuan said this while waving his little wolf paws with an air of maturity.

Incidentally, his ability to engage in such smooth and eloquent banter with Vivian, instead of just conveying vague thoughts like before, was entirely due to the powerful magical control of this second personality.

"You've seen others with sec... second personalities?" Vivian's tone became unusually hurried, as if she were very eager.

The girl even stammered a bit as she spoke because "second personality" was a completely unfamiliar term to her. Or rather, it was the first time she knew that she wasn't evil, strange, or heretical, but something called a "second personality," and that there were many others like her.

"Come, come, sit down, I'll tell you slowly."

Compared to a brand new soul who, despite being blessed by heaven and given cheats, was ultimately an infant who hadn't "seen the world."

Liao Zixuan, who had read extensively and seen countless things on Earth, could indeed deceive... pfft, he could explain in great detail.

"Basically, most second personalities, especially acquired ones, originate from the protection of the primary personality. When they encounter things that are difficult to bear but must be done, the second personality appears to complete them."

"Killing, for example."

"Think carefully about how you were born. Did Vivian at that time experience some severe trauma?"

After Liao Zixuan spoke, the girl did not answer.

From the look of reminiscence on her face, it was clear that what I said was mostly correct.

"So... Vivian needs me, and that's why I was born?" After a long pause, Liao Zixuan never expected that the girl would blurt out such a sentence.

"Of course."

"It's precisely because she can't solve it that she needs another completely different her, which is you, to help her overcome the difficulty." The little wolf cub nodded in deep agreement.

"Then won't Vivian... won't she hate me? After all, I..."

Seeing the girl in front of him hesitating to speak, Liao Zixuan quickly extended his little wolf paw to call a halt.

Good grief!

What a character!

Don't let her appearance as a little devil fool you; she's actually a hidden tsundere. And the object of her tsundere affection is none other than the original personality, Vivian, who is the complete opposite, a pure and innocent white lotus. This is just unbelievable!

Absolutely unbelievable!

On My Second Personality Being Very Fond of Me, But Stubbornly Refusing to Admit It, Thus Pretending to Be an Arrogant Villain to Protect Me

Now Liao Zixuan finally understood.

The second personality in front of him wasn't actually stupid; her brain only turned silly when discussing matters related to the main personality, Vivian.

"Don't worry, she definitely won't hate you. In fact, quite the opposite. I bet that once she knows about your existence, she'll definitely take the initiative to communicate with you."

"Heh, her? That coward?" The girl turned her head away, her tsundere habit clearly acting up again.

After all, anyone would be scared if they knew there was another consciousness inside their body, right?

"Coward?"

On the other side, Liao Zixuan, who heard this, shook his head.

"Would a coward dare to come to the Claw Forest alone to gather herbs for his brother's illness? Would a coward dare to oppose the Fire God Cult, knowing he'd be wanted?"

"Bravery isn't just blindly rushing forward; that's foolishness. Bravery is being terrified deep down but still deciding to move forward."

After the little wolf cub finished speaking, he looked at the girl who seemed to understand but not quite. He seized the opportunity and made a deal with the second personality.

"Dare to make a bet?"

"A bet?"

"Yes, it's like this: when the first personality, Vivian, regains consciousness, if she actively calls out to you, then you..."

"Absolutely cannot refuse her, how about it?"