Inside the dark little room, the Little Red whom Lin En had fitted with the Origin Substance containing nine sacrificial Sequences was still murmuring in a daze.
At the sight, her resilient composure finally shattered completely. Every word that fell from that girl's lips cut across her heart like a knife.
"What did you do to her..."
She trembled as she spoke.
They had all inherited the original's memories.
In every meaningful sense, they were all the Lord of Crimson.
They were like smaller bubbles split off from a larger one. It was only because they had all lost their connection to the original that they had developed independent wills. Once that connection was restored, they would immediately become part of the original again.
But now...
Lin En whispered in her ear:
"Actually, she was just as wild and stubborn as you at first. Unfortunately for her, I happened to get an Origin Substance made up entirely of negative Sequences. A few of them were rather special, too, like [Intelligence Reduction]. So I easily turned her into a good girl who isn't very bright, but does as she's told."
"Look... isn't she happy now?"
In truth, even Lin En hadn't expected the Origin Substance to work so well.
Especially when several negative Sequences worked together.
Not only had her intelligence dropped, but her will had weakened, too. All he'd done was stop just short of satisfying her, and already she couldn't stand being alone.
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"I can feel myself turning into a pervert!"
Her eyes were scarlet, and her clenched fingers were almost digging into her palms.
Under normal circumstances, she would never have wavered like this. But having just suffered a crushing defeat, then witnessed another version of herself imprisoned and degraded in this way, the emotional shock was