SCP Foundation: Exusiai, Containment Breach! (Volumes 1-8, Chapter 16)
Chapter 10

The Foundation's Exusiai: Containment Breach!

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But at least she had enjoyed herself.

Texas watched the drama unfold online.

"Let go! You're so dirty! Don't hug me so tight!"

Exusiai cried out, her face flushed crimson, then smacked Xiao Huasheng on the head again.

What Xiao Huasheng had done to Exusiai was almost no different from SCP-682's tentacle play with Xiao Huasheng.

What was more, her hands had been especially restless.

In a sense, she was feeling herself up.

After sensing that Exusiai was more or less at the limit of her endurance, Xiao Huasheng giggled and quickly released her. Exusiai was nearly red to the tips of her ears, and the halo above her head looked as though it might fall off.

"Hahaha, you were so cute that I couldn't help touching you a little more."

That was what Xiao Huasheng said. Exusiai's eye twitched as she closed her eyes and took a long breath, collecting herself.

While Exusiai had her eyes closed and was calming down, Xiao Huasheng wildly guessed what she was thinking.

She'd definitely curse me out next.

Then she'd get curious when she saw that I looked exactly like her.

And after seeing this tattered bulletproof vest, she'd surely think it was cool.

Finally, she wouldn't be able to resist inviting me into Penguin Logistics.

Perfect.

One's greatest enemy was always oneself.

Exusiai pondered for a moment, then opened her eyes and pointed at Xiao Huasheng, her elegant brows slightly furrowed.

"Hey, what the hell is wrong with you? Who starts kissing and hugging people the moment they meet them?"

Her tone was startling, but no matter how one listened, Exusiai simply could not sound fierce.

Texas chewed slowly on a chocolate Pocky stick like a hamster, the tail behind her wildly wagging.

She was thoroughly delighted.

Exusiai said, "And another thing! You're seriously annoying! You're driving me crazy!"

Her face was bright red, making it impossible to tell whether she was acting cute or scolding someone.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Huasheng's halo seemed capable of empathizing too.

Feelings of humiliation and indignation came from Exusiai's side.

Xiao Huasheng put on an extremely guilty expression, drooped her head, tucked her hands behind her back, and murmured.

"I'm sorry. I just thought you were too cute."

Wave after wave of entirely genuine emotion flowed into Exusiai's mind.

Exusiai was clearly stunned for a moment, and her attitude gradually softened.

"No... it's not really that big of a deal."

That boldness from before, followed by this reserved behavior now, must have struck right at Exusiai's weak point.

Her tone softened at once.

Not bad at all!

The crafty angel from another land quickly drew Exusiai's attention to Xiao Huasheng herself.

"Come to think of it, why do you look exactly like me? Ha, don't tell me it's like in those movies? Some kind of clone..."

Seeing that Exusiai was no longer yelling at her, Texas's wildly wagging tail drooped down.

Boring. She wanted to see blood flow like a river.

Exusiai rarely cursed at people. Getting to see her do so was practically a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and she had even cursed so gently.

Just for that alone, this other "Exusiai" was quite impressive.

She had Exusiai firmly in her grasp. Could she really be some kind of twin sister?

Texas calmly analyzed the situation as she lightly bit into her chocolate Pocky.

"You know that movie, Angel Island, right?"

Xiao Huasheng curled her lips into a slight smile and mentioned an obscure film from Terra. Exusiai definitely knew it.

It was about clones replacing the originals.

Exusiai's expression changed instantly. Not for any other reason—the key was that the movie was a horror film.

There were plenty of terrifying scenes in it.

She was both scared of it and loved watching it.

Hearing that, Exusiai shrank back in fright and asked uncertainly, "Is that... really true?"

"Fake. You're way too timid, hahaha."

Xiao Huasheng immediately began laughing at Exusiai. Upon hearing that, Exusiai realized she had been teased.

After pondering for half a second, she flew into an embarrassed rage.

"You bastard!!"

Exusiai immediately wanted to pounce on her. She was determined to scratch Xiao Huasheng's face to ribbons.

How could Xiao Huasheng possibly be willing to take a beating without fighting back?

Of course she had to retaliate. Until they had torn each other down to their underwear, neither of them was leaving today!

Just as an angel brawl was about to erupt.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

At that moment, both of them heard faint gusts of wind.

When they turned around, Texas was biting a chocolate Pocky stick and staring at them with cold eyes, though her wolf tail was wagging like an electric motor.

This was amazing. This was exactly what she wanted to see!

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As if by mutual agreement, the two suddenly calmed down.

The impending clothes-tearing, face-scratching fight never happened.

"Ahem, let me introduce myself. I'm a mercenary from Laterano who ended up stranded in Lungmen due to an accident. My codename is Exusiai."

Xiao Huasheng struck first, leaving Exusiai dumbfounded in one move.

Exusiai parted her lips slightly, drafting countless responses in her head, yet she could not get a single word out.

"A fellow countrywoman," Texas egged them on, never one to think a spectacle was too small. "You even have the same name."

"What's wrong? Is there a problem? What's your name?"

She looked utterly innocent.

Not a trace of the mischief in her heart showed on her face.

In the end, Exusiai could only cover her chest. "If you're Exusiai, then who am I?"

As soon as those words left her mouth, Xiao Huasheng revealed a "perfectly timed" look of surprise.

"Well... isn't that quite the coincidence?"

That tone was unbearably smug.

Waves of secret delight came through the halo, and Exusiai knew she was being toyed with.

Exusiai exploded again. Today was the day she had bristled the most in her life.

"You bastard, you stole my name! And you still say you're not a clone!"

This time, she directly lunged forward, swiftly pinned Xiao Huasheng down, and pounded furiously on her head.

"Even if there's another you in the world, you still can't understand yourself!"

"You hissing angel, if you keep this up, I'm going to start hissing too."

After stating that perfectly legitimate reason for fighting back, Xiao Huasheng rolled over and pinned her down instead, likewise controlling her strength as she lightly pounded Exusiai on the head.

Angels fought while the dog watched the show.

Texas watched with blazing interest, and for some reason, several more boxes of chocolate Pocky had appeared in her hands.

This earth-shaking battle lasted only ten minutes.

It ended once Exusiai's top had been torn slightly.

"Pah! You flat board!"

Exusiai furiously mocked Xiao Huasheng like that. Even bumping into Xiao Huasheng's chest had hurt Exusiai.

This girl was completely an airstrip, reinforced concrete!

"I call this subtle and understated!"

Xiao Huasheng argued.

"Enough. It's time to deliver the goods, Exusiai."

Texas had watched enough, so she broke up the fight between them.

Though she did not know why there was suddenly another Exusiai, she did not dislike Xiao Huasheng.

Mouth to Mouth, Nose to Nose—Who Was in Your Eyes?

"Then let's get going. We can't be late for tonight's party."

Xiao Huasheng familiarly opened the car door and plopped herself into the driver's seat. She casually put on the sunglasses in front of her, smiled, rested an arm on the window, and looked at Texas and Exusiai outside.

"By the way, do you two get carsick?"

She had turned the tables on them!

For a moment, Texas felt as though she were looking at Exusiai.

Oh, no. The other girl looked exactly the same anyway, so there was not much difference.

Texas shrugged and gave up thinking about it.

"To the ends of the earth. Let's go."

Texas sat in the back seat without the slightest emotional ripple.

Exusiai also gave up thinking about it, seeming to have grown used to Xiao Huasheng's presence.

"Do you want apple pie tonight?"

"Save me a slice."

"I'll just have Pocky."

The black sedan drifted out of the alley and sped straight toward Penguin Logistics's base.

As for the cargo, it had already been delivered.

Someone had commissioned Penguin Logistics to deliver a flag insulting the gang to gang territory.

Wasn't that clearly a roundabout way of stirring up trouble?

As a proper logistics company, how could Penguin Logistics possibly let such a situation pass?

The mission was complete, so they left.

After all, no one had died.

Across Terra.

Penguin Logistics was a famous logistics company.

Its combat power was also first-rate.

It operated in the gray areas of every nation's laws, yet not only did it avoid rejection from those nations, it even received countless recruitment offers.

There was no other reason for it—Penguin Logistics's fighting strength was simply too formidable.

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