(Miluno 2-in-1)
We had merged!
That Black Rabbit...
No, my Black Self really had been hiding something from my White Self. When my White Self proposed merging, she had resisted at first, but soon began scheming.
And now that the merger was complete, her little scheme had paid off.
"Well, aren't I a sly one?"
That was a heartfelt bit of self-praise.
Despite our vast differences, the two of us had come from the same source.
Our soul, broken into two halves, longed to be whole. The instant the halves touched, they drew each other in, ultimately merging more deeply than originally planned.
Not only had we become indistinguishable, but "merging briefly and then undoing it" had become impossible...
Still, I no longer minded.
"Whatever the case, I'm finally whole again."
My appearance hadn't changed at all.
After Sanctification, my Black Self's skin had also been bleached white. The two of us already looked identical, so I still had long white hair, porcelain-white skin, a figure without a single curve...
And a halo above my head.
Having integrated two people's experiences and memories, there was no way I could remain unchanged inside. But I couldn't put those changes into my own words.
"Miluno!"
Ceruno, who had poked her head in at some point, called from the doorway.
"Uh, which Miluno are you now?" she added.
"What do you mean, 'which Miluno'? I'm the one and only Miluno in the world. Come here and let me squish your cheeks!"
I cupped Ceruno's soft little face and squeezed it into various shapes between my palms, but she pouted as she asked.
"So, you're not planning to separate again?"
"Having a whole soul feels wonderful. Besides, we can't separate anymore."
"You can't separate?"
Ceruno's big eyes widened in surprise, so I explained:
"At