A pale hand pierced "Li Li's" chest, clutching a beating heart. Lilith appeared out of thin air behind her and said with a smile, "I finally caught you."
"When did you..."
"The first time you used Mirror Substitution."
"Then why did I..."
"Of course I knew Amanises hadn't come in, but all I needed from her in the first place was help concealing a few things."
Lilith said with a smile, "For instance, you wanted to merge with me, become one with me, and devour my soul. I likewise wanted to use my soul to bind you briefly."
"You thought I came to the Mirror World harboring the same delusion as Cheek, of becoming the Oldest One in the Mirror? Actually..."
A golden lamp resembling a miniature kettle appeared in Lilith's hand. She said calmly, "Eternal Genie, my second wish is to extract some of her characteristics of the Oldest One and bestow them upon that arm bone."
As she gently rubbed it, the golden kettle's wick lit silently. Its light surged upward like a viscous stream, forming a blurry, distorted figure of pale gold.
"Not enough."
The pale golden figure said indifferently, "A single wish cannot fulfill that request. She is the Oldest One in the Mirror, after all."
Despite those words, his tone carried disdain.
Lilith said, "Are you taking revenge because I summoned you last time without making a wish?"
"No, I am merely stating the truth."
The Oldest One in the Mirror laughed. "I understand. I finally understand. So you intended to resurrect yourself this way. But things seem to have gone beyond your expectations now. Everything you did was for your resurrection, yet to complete the final step, you have to die first. I wonder whether that method of yours can resurrect you after you