Contact Ceruno

(Ceruno)

After the meal, Miluno took Miss Stratos to the Engine Department.

Because the researchers in the branch held absolute prejudices against "the Other Side," the researchers recruited by "the Other Side" could not work with them.

So they hid it in the underground of the City School and provided technical support anonymously.

"Ceruno."

The sound of Xiaoling greeting.

"Xiaojie seems to have a slight fever."

She touched the dark-skinned girl's forehead, and I leaned Past and reached out to check her temperature.

It's... a bit hot, and she seems a little dizzy.

Did you catch a cold because you didn't cover yourself with a blanket while sleeping?

"But, magical girls shouldn't catch colds, right?"

They still get sick, but it's harder for them to get sick than for the average person.

The family's intelligent Doggy retrieved a medicine box from under the TV cabinet, then transformed into human form, took out an electronic thermometer, and pressed it against Xiaojie's forehead.

Drop--

"Thirty-nine points four, tsk tsk, the little girl has a high fever!"

The Doggy then took out fever-reducing medicine.

"Wait, that might not be the reason."

Recall what SpiCa just said.

Miss Anjie, far away in Nabu Island Prison, is also listless and distraught because of Xiaojie's departure. Is this related to Xiaojie's current symptoms?

I should give it a try.

"I'll take Xiaojie back to the prison; perhaps she and Miss Anjie shouldn't be too far apart."

Even after they separated, the two remained inextricably linked.

"If you're going to prison... then I'll go with you, and visit my sister while I'm at it."

Xiaoling said that, Golden also raised its hand.

"Then I want to go back to Nabu Island too!"

Passing through the Wormhole Device, you'll be greeted by the clear blue beaches of Nabu Island.

It was late at night at the City School, but it was still broad daylight here.

Ms. Achernar I had contacted in advance, was already waiting here.

"Come with me, I've already brought the person out."

She didn't take us to the prison, but instead led us to the interrogation room on the high platform overlooking the sea.

Yes, it's the same place where Pawa was interrogated before.

Wow! The Achernar leader is amazing!

Xiaoling, carrying Xiaojie on her back, let out a gasp of surprise.

Although the stairs leading to the interrogation room were submerged by seawater, and one should have Past a small boat, Miss Achernar parted the sea like Moses to create a path for people to walk on.

The visual effects were indeed exaggerated, but the witch wasn't using her full strength.

How is Miss Anjie now?

Before even entering the house, I asked, "SpiCa said she's not in a good mental state, and Xiaojie seems to be affected as well. Could there be something between them...?"

Could there be some kind of connection?

Before I could even ask, Achernar interrupted me.

"Ceruno, do you think I'm the same person as Chuanlang Bojiang?"

"No way...?"

"I don't think I am, and I'm so convinced of it... or rather, I have no choice but to believe it, otherwise I wouldn't know who I am."

She pushed open the interrogation room door, ending the conversation with the creaking of the hinges.

Achernar has been trying to learn about the magical girl named "Chuanlang Bojiang" through various means. She even took the initiative to contact the girl's relatives and tried to gain their understanding.

Perhaps this process of exploration caused her inner confusion, and coupled with what happened to Xiaojie and Miss Anjie, it made it impossible for her to clearly examine herself.

Therefore, it is essential to clarify the connection between the Witch Persona and the original self...

Go back and ask Miss Stratos.

The interrogation room remained dimly lit. The red-haired magical girl sat blankly in a chair, her eyes unfocused and barely responding to our arrival.

"Anjie."

Achernar pulled out a chair and sat down opposite Miss Anjie.

"Your Witch Persona has returned. Are you feeling any better now?"

Xiaojie was being carried on Xiaoling's back, was still dizzy. Her cheeks and forehead were burning, but she looked much better than before, at least she had opened her eyes.

In response to the Achernar's question, Anjie lowered her head and said:

"My life has no meaning, so let this child... take everything from me."

"How is this possible!"

I immediately rejected her request, slamming my hand on the table and saying:

"Miluno worked so hard to save your life! Even if you want to give up, it won't work! Besides, Xiaojie might not even want to eat your memories! They're all contaminated!"

"Ceruno is right."

Achernar supported the feverish, dark-skinned girl from Xiaoling, and then said:

"This child's heart is much purer than yours. Maintaining this state of non-interference is the best situation for her. Your memories are an unnecessary burden for her. She feels guilty just for knowing that she was born. Eating you will only make her feel more ashamed."

Miss Anjie looked astonished, probably not expecting that even if she offered it to them for free, they wouldn't accept it.

The Achernar then drew seawater from under the floor and enveloped Xiaojie's scalding body in it.

Is this to reduce fever and lower body temperature?

Miss Anjie asked again:

"If you won't let me die, what do you want me to do?"

The Achernar replied:

"You and Xiaojie can't be separated for too long. After that, you'll find a job at the City School. This is also Director SpiCa's arrangement."

Anjie forced a smile, but couldn't manage to pull one out.

He simply asked, "Ha, you dare to use me? Aren't you afraid I'll steal your intelligence?"

"Someone will be watching you, and you won't be allowed to access anything too core. If you cross any lines, you'll be stripped of your last bit of freedom... Of course, if you behave well, it's not impossible to take this opportunity to start over and adapt to life again."

The seawater flowed away from Xiaojie Jie, but left no water stains on Xiaojie body.

"Anjie, the person you followed has abandoned you. From now on, you should live for yourself... just like me."

Live for yourself.

If every witch could think like this, she would stop being used as a tool of aggression.

"Can I speak with... that child alone for a few minutes?"

Miss Anjie refers to Xiaojie.

Achernar did not agree, but looked at the dark-skinned girl in his arms, waiting for her own answer.

"... Um, let me say a few words to my sister."

Xiaojie nodded.

Achernar sighed and stood up, letting Xiaojie sit opposite Miss Anjie.

So, are they all mothers and daughters?

Although no one would think that way, she is indeed Miss Anjie's child.

Xiaojie is a life form conceived from Miss Anjie's body, and even grew by absorbing Miss Anjie's essence; this is an indisputable fact.

As a traitor who has been betrayed, Miss Anjie has no one she can get close to, and no one who would get close to her.

Although she had only thought about getting Xiaojie out of her body and was afraid of being absorbed, Xiaojie... might be the only person in the world who would accept her.

Did she understand this, which is why she wanted to be alone with Xiaojie?

I don't know her purpose.

"I'll be watching what's going on here. If you dare do anything untoward to her, I'll make you understand what it means to wish you were dead."

The Achernar stern warning and then led us temporarily away from the interrogation room.

"Are you comfortable leaving them alone?"

Don't worry.

Achernar grinded a pair of shark teeth.

The fierce look on his face only intensified.

"This is at sea, whatever she wants to do to that child..."

The seawater around the interrogation room surged with waves.

This young "adoptive mother" is a doting father to her daughter.