It seemed that even she did not dare confirm whether Sie counted as her own daughter.
Ren Yu took a deep breath. "You..."
Just as he did not know how to address the "Sie" before him, she thoughtfully and promptly explained, "My name is Sie, and also Seele."
Sie lowered her head, somewhat shy and uneasy, wringing her hands.
"That is my real name. Usually... very few people actually call me that, but I hope you can call me that."
Ren Yu: "..."
"Is that not okay?" Seeing no reaction from him, Sie looked a little disappointed.
Ren Yu drew a breath. "It is okay... but too many people use the name Sie. My head is a little muddled."
That was indeed the truth.
First there had been Sie and Inner Sie, and now there was another "Sie," who claimed to be Sie's mother while her true identity remained unknown. How was he supposed to tell them apart?
What if he called the wrong one?
Sometimes, those supposedly fatal questions came about just like that!
"Sie" said somewhat awkwardly,
"You do not have to distinguish us so carefully... Actually, that child split off from me. A very, very long time ago, um... we could be considered the same consciousness."
"The same consciousness? You and Sie?!" Ren Yu's eyes widened in shock.
He was genuinely startled.
Ren Yu knew that Sie had split off Inner Sie as an alternate personality, but who could have imagined that before Sie, there had been another "Sie" who had split off Sie?
This was ridiculous...
The relationship was way too complicated.jpg
"Sie" explained somewhat sheepishly,
"Yes. The Sie you met is actually my offspring, a consciousness that split off from me... Um, in other words, we are one mind in two bodies."
Ren Yu: "..."