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"This swimming pool was made by the Doll according to my height. Your height... isn't quite suitable for this pool. Would you like to go to a shallower area?"

Maria asked, glancing to the side as well.

The second floor doesn't actually have just one large bath. In fact, the Doll considered that Maria might invite other people to rest here in the future, so they specially built various different pools to make it convenient for people of different heights to rest.

And right now, this is the water zone that's the right size for Maria.

"Need not!"

Xi knew she had just embarrassed herself again, and she was somewhat unwilling to admit defeat. Stubborn as she was, she didn't dare to continue moving around in the pool, but instead sat down on the flat ground to the side.

Maria didn't speak again, but remained silent for a few moments, allowing Xi to think carefully about what she had just said.

Xi herself wasn't a particularly stubborn person who was very receptive to human speech, but Maria's words were a different story.

Maria, as the only friend in all these years of life she has truly been a friend to me, is undoubtedly of great importance.

And even in today's era of the Sui Family, this weight still carries considerable weight.

Even the most stubborn person will bow down to Maria.

After a moment of silence, Xi's slightly trembling voice rang out again.

"So... in your eyes, am I just someone who imitates someone who's 18?"

"..."

Maria turned her head and looked at Xi beside her.

At this moment, the little girl was clearly caught in a doubt about her self-identity; her pupils gradually lost their focus, and her body became increasingly stiff and hunched.

Clearly, she gradually realized that Maria was serious.

A large part of her personality comes directly from her age!

Unlike her siblings, she didn't find herself.

At this point, she can still only be referred to as the clone of the year-old!

Maria noticed this too, paused for a moment, and then turned her head back.

"At least, not on my end..."

Maria's words were not comforting; she truly believed it.

Like Doll... From the moment she was born, she was defined as an imitation of Maria, but even now, Maria never thinks of her as just a Doll.

"Shu hopes I can offer some advice, but I don't think it's necessary... All issues of self-identity can only be resolved by oneself."

"She should understand this too... So, what she wanted me to convey to you wasn't about distinguishing which feelings belong to the child and which to you, nor was it about helping you find yourself directly... She probably hoped that you could accept yourself as you are, influenced by external forces..."

"You are lives born from the bodies of ages, your very existence is extraordinary, and from the day you were born you already bore the marks of others... This is undeniable."

"Blindly accepting or resisting it won't work... I know you've thought about this issue much more deeply than I have, and you're certainly better at it..."

Maria gently comforted Xi.

But Xi didn't think so.

"I... can't do it."

Xi spoke, her head bowed, silently watching her reflection in the pool.

Exquisite and small, yet it exudes an aura that seems otherworldly...

Perfect, yet excessively fake.

Perhaps... from beginning to end, she never possessed her own consciousness.

She simply assumed she had a self-awareness and followed the things that Sui had given her.

She had always been a manipulated puppet...

"..."

Maria didn't force the girl; she simply reached out and gently rubbed her ear.

Let those slightly empty eyes meet your gaze.

"You're just lacking a bit of self-awareness as a reference point."

Maria whispered, her voice very soft.

"Compare...?"

Xi murmured.

"Humans are creatures that need comparison... to determine their own place by comparing themselves to things in this world... to understand others is to understand oneself, to understand the distant is to understand the near; comparative cognition is always a pair."

"Maria said."

She may not be considered a genius or a wise woman.

However, Maria has a lot to say about self-identity.

"I've also felt lost, unsure of who I am, and unsure of what I should be doing."

"But later, when I came to my senses, I realized that I didn't need to think about this problem."

"Just do it, and then wait for the results..."

"The world operates on its own; whatever you do will inevitably have a response."

"If you like something but don't feel anything for it, then keep doing it; if you don't like it or find it repulsive, then don't do it."

"Then, through these different events, the concept of 'I' will eventually form on its own..."

Maria spoke slowly, looking at the girl in front of her.

Reach out and gently stroke the other person's cheek.

"There's no need to rush to question what you really are."

"Thinking is important, but... taking action is even more important..."

Maria wasn't sure if Xi had taken her words to heart. In fact, just as she had said before, the concept of self was one of the few things in the world that could not be taught.

Each person can only find their own shape amidst the pressures of life's events.

The only thing she was certain of was that once she came to her senses again, she would be much more lucid.

At least, I'll be more clear-headed than I am now.

Maria let out a soft breath.

Meanwhile, the Doll slowly arrived on the side.

"Hunter..."

"Um?"

"They're here..."

387

Chapter 387 Take it off!

"Wuhu~"

Inside Yharnam, a high-speed train is moving forward in an astonishing way.

Although this New Yharnam has undergone many modifications and is now relatively habitable, the ruins and debris left behind at some unknown time still obstruct the road.

Amidst this chaos, the black armored vehicles were charging madly toward the core of Yharnam at an astonishing speed.

The maid who was cleaning nearby was so frightened by what she saw that she covered her head and crouched behind the flower bed!

Just as the armored vehicle was about to collide with the flowerbed, the red-haired Sankta in the driver's cab suddenly slammed on the brakes.

The steering wheel was turned sharply.

The entire car began to spin rapidly, like a gyroscope!

The car's tires rubbed against the ground, leaving a long, black, rubbery arc before it tilted sharply to the side and finally crashed into the ground with a close call!

"Clang..."

Everyone inside the car shuddered.

"Huh?"

In the garden, Little Regret, hiding behind a flowerbed, cautiously raised her head. While marveling at her own survival, she stared in astonishment at the armored vehicle in front of her.

She couldn't figure out who this person was, daring to arrive here at such a speed.

Doesn't she know whose house this is?!

"Wuhu~"

The armored vehicle was quickly opened.

The red-haired Sankta stepped out of the car with a grin and stretched happily.

He seemed quite pleased with his risky move.

In the passenger seat, the black-haired Lupo also stepped out of the armored vehicle. With her head down and eyes closed, she trembled slightly as she pulled a box of chocolate chip cookies from her pocket.

But seeing that almost all the cookie sticks inside were broken, she reluctantly pulled out a broken one and put it in her mouth.

"I think it's better Exusiai I pilot Exia next time."

Texas spoke, her brows trembling uncontrollably.

Clearly, she wasn't in as good a condition as she had portrayed.

The girl next to her was all smiles.

"Hey, it's nothing... Oh, we meet again."

Exusiai waved to Little Regret, who was hiding behind the flowerbed.

Little Regret responded subconsciously a few times, then looked completely bewildered.

"Why... did you get here?"

In her memory, these two people didn't come here very often.

Most of the time, they dutifully fulfill their delivery responsibilities... hauling boxes of envelopes to the outside world, finding local Penguin Logistics for distribution, and then hauling back a bunch of food for delivery.

I only have a very limited chance of coming here.

Most of them were just picking up and dropping off that Ceobe to play.

Why did they come today?

"It's just someone being brought here."

Exusiai smiled and then waved behind her.

She's in here.

"Um?"

Little Regret followed Exusiai's gaze.

Soon, a strange group of three women and one man appeared in front of her.

Aside from the man, the rest of the group all had white hair and red eyes... Their cape-like attire, along with their unique hats, subconsciously reminded Little Regret of that woman.

And...

Upon closer inspection, these people all bear some resemblance to her...

What happened?

Did that woman have so many descendants?

"Thank you for your help. The trip was very smooth, and I am very satisfied with it."

The tall woman spoke slowly in a tone of indifference not much different from Maria's, and the words she uttered left Little Regret completely astonished.

She turned her head and looked at the path where Exusiai just come from.

The dark rubber marks on the ground silently testify to Exusiai's wild driving skills.