Hearing the words of the Information Lifeform Fu Luo, Nightless Sky Yong Lian sighed.
"Thou... why wouldst thou say that?"
"I do not understand."
Fu Luo chuckled softly. "To make Your Excellency, the Family Head, a wise Chosen of God, feel confused... that is truly something to be proud of."
Nightless Sky Yong Lian looked at Fu Luo and said softly, "I thought thou wouldst be more confused about thine own 'identity.'"
Fu Luo did not deny it.
"To be honest, I'm still really confused... So what I said just now wasn't about how I view myself, either. I was only saying... whether it's the real me or the current me, we should both hope that you'll treat me as the real me."
Lin Yu instinctively asked, "Why?"
"That would make you feel a little better, right? After all, whether this clone of mine, which possesses all of my consciousness and memories, is 'me,' or whether it's 'Sherlock,' is ultimately a philosophical question I have to think about. You don't have to be so rigorous about it." Fu Luo smiled without hesitation. "Wouldn't it be better to choose the way that makes you feel better?"
"Have you ever heard an allegorical story proposed by someone in our world?"
Hearing Fu Luo's words, Nightless Sky Yong Lian asked, "Art thou referring to... the Ship of Theseus?"
Fu Luo blinked. "Oh, that works too. That one is indeed more famous, but I wanted to talk about another one... one involving a slime."
Lin Yu frowned. "A slime?"
"Yes, a slime." Fu Luo became serious. "It's a monster from the fantasy works of our world, with the ability to imitate others... Anyway, there's a story like this."
"If your partner were eaten by a slime, but the new slime inherited all your partner's