Keke's true identity

"I... I'm not familiar with anyone in the Azure Cloud Sect at all, and I have no ability to manage them, nor do I know how—"

"You can learn if you don't know how."

Keke was a little surprised that her older brother and Teacher Shion would suddenly think of letting her manage the Azure Cloud Sect.

Does she look like the kind of material for that role?

When her older brother dragged her home, she asked with some anticipation, "Could it be that you and Teacher Shion think I have a talent for management? Why are you suddenly asking me to manage the Azure Cloud Sect or something?"

"Only you can do this."

As Jiang Si spoke, she turned on the television.

The incident involving the gate at West China is now being reported on every television station.

"Am I the only one who can do this?"

After a moment 'Keke hesitation, a tiny bit of anticipation flickered in Coco's eyes.

She hoped she possessed leadership skills she hadn't even realized she had, even though she couldn't even manage her classmates well—but who knows?

My older brother and Teacher Shion have discovered a talent I was unaware of, and now they want to train me to become the successor of the Azure Cloud Sect, so that I can keep up with their pace and stand shoulder to shoulder Shion them.

Even if I'm not good at it, I must not let them down and I must immediately study management!

So, somewhat touched, she said, "I didn't expect you and Professor Shion to value me so much—"

"Oh, it's just because you used Shion's body and can't switch back for now, so you're covering for me—"

Keke immediately deflated. "Huh? Just filling in for someone?"

"Otherwise what?"

"Haha." Keke scratched her head, chuckled dryly, and glanced at the mirror in the living room.

Even though she was using Shion- sensei's body, she still seemed a bit timid and hesitant, lacking any imposing presence.

"I... I don't know anything, I'm afraid I'll give myself away."

Jiang Si tossed the clothes from the closet to Keke, saying, "It's just that the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau needs you to attend a few meetings."

Keke, holding the clothes her brother handed her, became even more anxious upon hearing this. "That won't do at all! I don't know anything about this, how can I help Professor Shion with the meeting—"

She knew absolutely nothing about the Azure Cloud Sect, except for a few true disciples and Sister Bingtang.

Jiang Si naturally saw through her thoughts, so she comforted her, "It's alright, Shion doesn't know anything either."

Hearing her brother's words, Keke stood there stunned for a long time. "? Teacher Shion doesn't know anything either?"

"Yes."

"Then how does she manage the Azure Cloud Sect— "

"Just fight."

Jiang Si said matter-of-factly, "Sect Leader, you just need to be the most capable fighter. Leave everything else to your subordinates. Don't worry about the meetings. Just sit there quietly and don't say a word. Bingtang will handle everything. At most, you just need to nod or shake your head at Bingtang Tang's signal."

Keke was stunned, and it took her a long time to say, "Is it that simple?"

"Otherwise what?" Jiang Si sneered. "Being a leader is that simple: do less, get more. Otherwise, why do you think so many people in this world are desperate to become bosses or leaders?"

Hearing her brother's words, Keke suddenly understood, "But Sister Yitaen, as a leader, always does everything herself, doing so much—"

"Because she's a lone commander, and relatively incompetent."

"You'd better not say that in front of her, okay?"

However, when I think back to the times I saw Shion- sensei on TV, sitting in a chair with a serious expression and her feet barely touching the ground during meetings, as if she were deep in thought, I realize that she was actually just clueless and confused.

Keke found it both funny and even more exciting.

I don't know enough about Ms. Ziyuan—I hope her relationship with Ms. Shion is similar to that with Yinlian.

She stood in front of the mirror, looking at Ms. Shion's face, and even applying makeup felt like ruining the perfection of that face.

Looking left and right, Keke reached out and touched what was now her own face, even opening her mouth and sticking out her tongue to look at it.

I can't find any flaws.

Just as she was carefully searching for Teacher Shion's flaws, wanting to understand this body better, Jiang Si spoke up again from behind, "What are you doing? Hurry up and change your clothes, let's go to the Azure Cloud Sect."

Keke was startled, then turned to look at her older brother, and then at the clothes in her hand.

Hmm, this proportion.

Suddenly it dawned on him. "Dude, why are there Shion- sensei's clothes in your closet?"

"It was given to me by Bingtang."

"Oh, huh?" Keke paused, "Ah--?"

Teacher Shion, Brother, Sister Bingtang, how much fun did you guys have while I was away?

For some reason, Coco suddenly had a mischievous idea, so she said fiercely, "You scumbag, always flirting with other women, how Keke you do this to me, Shion— "

Before she could finish speaking, her older brother grabbed her face and pulled her over, saying, "What are you doing? Go change your clothes!"

"Ouch! Ouch! Bro, be gentle!"

After her brother let go, Keke rubbed her face and glanced in the mirror.

The bright red expanse filled Keke with immense sorrow.

What a waste! That bandit, that scumbag, has no compassion whatsoever! How could he so cruelly destroy such a beautiful face like that?

Coco had initially harbored resentment towards Shion- sensei for chasing her brother, but now Keke felt she completely understood Shion- sensei.

But now they seem to be on good terms again; relationships between adults are just so complicated.

Keke then showed Jiang Si the swimsuit, "Hey bro, what do you think of this swimsuit? Have you ever seen Ms. Shion in a swimsuit before?"

There was also a hint of boasting in his tone.

Jiang Si didn't even look up, sweeping the floor. "I've seen them all naked."

"----oh."

It wasn't that I was particularly surprised, but hearing my brother say it himself still gave me a bit of a shock.

Images of her older brother and Teacher Shion flashed through her mind, and she quickly patted her head to stop herself from thinking such things.

There are too many extreme scenes in shoujo manga, making it easy to associate them with certain things.

"So, what exactly is your relationship with Shion now, bro?"

"Friend."

"My friend----"

Shouldn't lovers become enemies after breaking up? Or do they go from enemies to friends again?

Keke felt a ticklish curiosity, like being scratched by a cat's claws. Generally, this kind of thing happened on a stormy night, when two people rekindled their old flames.

"And now with Sister Bingtang Tang?"

Jiang Si wiped away the footprints left after the rain, put the mop back, and then habitually wiped the table, even though there was nothing dirty—she had wiped it after dinner earlier. "Fiancée."

"Wait, why did it jump straight to the fiancée! Wasn't it that true disciple who was pulling the prank? And bro, you actually acknowledged her? What about Prince Itaen's sister?"

"They're all the same."

Keke stared blankly at her older brother.

Dude, you're such a scumbag!

However, out of consideration for their sibling relationship, she ultimately refrained from blaming her.

"Well, if anyone's fine, how about we consider Yiyi?"

"She can't."

I'm not a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect, so what should I do if I cancel the wedding ceremony?

But Keke was already feeling indignant for her friend, "Anyone could do it, but why can't Yiyi? What about Miss White Fox? What about Senior Susan? And, and Xiao An ----"

Keke became increasingly alarmed as she spoke.

Suddenly I realized that almost everyone around me was a girl with designs on my brother!

Wait a minute, are they only befriending me because of my brother? Could it be that Keke's not my personal charm that's made me so many good friends?

Thinking about this, Keke suddenly felt a little withdrawn, and even Ms. Shion's face began to look rather dull.

However, she's not the type to dwell on things.

I quickly came to terms with it, even though I might have initially come for my older brother.

But before long, they were probably captivated by their own charm, which is why they became friends with them!

Besides, when he and Yiyi became friends, Yiyi didn't even know him. Anyway, Yiyi is a different story.

It's okay if he only approaches me because he likes my older brother. Although it's a little heartbreaking, a utilitarian beginning can still have a warm process and outcome, as long as we get along well.

Anyway, ever since her three-year cold war with her brother, Keke has become more open-minded about many things and more tolerant in her interpersonal relationships.

After all, Keke has grown up.

Sometimes she would complain and hate in her heart, but the truth was another matter. She was just torturing herself and the Keke person. Coco absolutely did not want to repeat the same mistakes, and she did not consider how it started.

All she needs to do is think about how to proceed and how to end it!

He dawdled as he went to change his clothes, while his older brother was still cleaning in the living room. It was clear that his brother hadn't been able to get his things back for a long time, and he had put many things away in the closet and locked them up, keeping anything of value safe.

Unplug all electrical appliances. I've heard that appliances consume electricity even when not in use, and my brother is always very careful about saving electricity in this regard.

"Keke, do you want to be the sect leader of the Azure Cloud Sect?"

Hearing her brother's sudden question, Keke turned her head to look at him outside. "Uh, I don't really think so. After all, everyone is very talented. I'm far behind Sister Bingtang and Teacher Shion, and besides, I don't know how to—"

"Your teacher, Ms. Shion, didn't know anything at first either—oh, she still doesn't know much about management now."

T

Keke immediately shut up.

She muttered to herself why she was being so harsh on Shion- sensei.

"Management is mostly just a facade; otherwise, people wouldn't say the world is just a giant makeshift operation."

Jiang Si gave her somewhat slow-witted younger sister a gentle reminder, "It's not about your ability, it's about whether you have the guts."

"Do you think I'm qualified, bro?"

I'm asking you if you want to, not answering a question with a question.

Keke looked at Ms. Shion in the mirror, then put on a Shion face and imitated her.

He tried hard to project an air of authority and indifference, making himself appear somewhat like a sect leader, and said, "Of course I want to."

It's not that Keke craves power or anything like that.

Mainly, she also wanted to get to know the disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect better, make more friends, and learn more about Teacher Shion.

"Then let's kill Shion."

He was originally happily thinking about what he would do after becoming the sect leader.

But her brother's words brought her back to reality.

"Uh, bro, what are you talking about----"

"I meant for you to kill Shion."

After tidying up the room, Jiang Si said solemnly, "Kill Shion and take her place."

Having lived together for so long, the brother and sister could naturally tell whether it was a joke or something serious.

Moreover, Jiang Si rarely jokes.

Keke's fingertips brushed past Ms. Shion's nose, dangling over her lower lip before sliding down to her chin. Then, somewhat sullenly, she said, "Then forget it—"

"If you can't do that, then we'll go our separate ways." Jiang Si casually turned off the TV, her tone nonchalant. "I hope you can kill Shion and take over the Azure Cloud Sect."

Keke finally realized that things weren't so simple; it seemed she had accidentally stirred up a hornet's nest.

She said somewhat uneasy and fearfully, "I was wrong, brother. I was just a little smug and said it offhand, I wasn't serious. Brother, I really just said it randomly, I'm sorry, I apologize, okay?"

"I'm serious, and I've thought about this for a long time."

Jiang Si stood at the door, looking at Keke. "I sent you to learn from Shion to become a magical girl, not so you could play house with her. It's so that one day you can defeat her, kill her, take her place, and seize control of the Azure Cloud Sect. If you can't do that, I don't intend to waste my time on you."

The home that was once warm and comforting suddenly turned as cold as a bottomless abyss.

Keke felt a little suffocated.

She looked at her brother's expression, which remained unchanged, showing no sign of joking or any possibility of change.

My heart gradually calmed down.

"I was really wrong, brother. I can't beat Teacher Shion, let alone kill her. She's my teacher—"

"It's not like that anymore. She said a long time ago, 'You've graduated. The so-called master-disciple relationship, in the final step, is when the disciple surpasses the master and kills the master.'"

Even if she weren't my teacher, Ms. Shion is still my friend.

Does she know she's your friend?

The house fell into a deathly silence.

The news on TV was unusually lively, the kettle was bubbling and steaming, and the neighbors outside were chattering, asking which girl the Jiang Family's son had brought over to spend the night today.

The lively atmosphere outside was immediately drowned out by the deathly silence that entered the living room.

Keke, standing next to Jiang Si, used Shion's body to tightly grip her older brother's clothes. After a long while, she whispered through teary eyes, "No, it's really impossible, brother, I... I can't do it—"

"I said, if you can't do it, then you can work as a civil servant in the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau."

"Going to work, becoming a magical girl."

"After get off work, be an ordinary person."

Jiang Si handed some property documents to Keke, Keke, "All the formalities that needed to be completed have been taken care of. From now on, this house, including all the family property, will belong to you. The relatives' affairs have also been settled. If you can't kill Shion and replace her, I won't come back. Take good care of yourself."

1

Why?

Keke asked sadly, "Why does it have to be like this, brother? Can't we all just live together peacefully?"

"Because you're too weak."

Jiang Si answered her almost without thinking, then slowly loosened Coco's fingers that were Keke gripping her clothes, "Too weak, unable to save others, so everything you said is just empty talk."

"Wait until you can kill Shion before we talk about living a good life."

Even Keke, provoked by her brother, finally couldn't take it anymore.

He punched his older brother in the face, proving his strength. "I'm not weak!"

However, when the punch landed on Jiang Si's face, causing a slight dent in half of her cheek, Jiang Si simply turned her head to the side, then slowly turned it back to face Keke.

"So you're too weak. Using Shion's body, what kind of power does this punch actually have?"

Before Keke speak, Jiang Si punched her in the stomach.

Seeing Shion curl up, Jiang Si shook her hand.

He had long wanted to try beating up the Upper Corpse Shion.

Although it contained Keke, the texture was similar, but my fist almost felt like it was going to crack.

"When you can throw a punch like that, then you can say you're not weak."

After leaving the house and securing the door, Jiang Si finally let out a slow breath.

He rubbed half of his face.

That's an overstatement.

Although I can control some of Shion's power to Keke from exerting her full strength, she is still very powerful.

Even for Keke, using Shion's body, that punch was quite powerful. He struggled to withstand it, but his face was already numb, and his facial bones were probably shattered.

You should have avoided it.

"You're Return to Truth cruel as ever."

A somewhat disdainful voice came from the side. Jiang Si turned his head and saw Prince Itaen leaning against the courtyard wall, arms crossed, quietly watching him with a mocking smile.

Do you get a lot of pleasure from tormenting girls?

What are you doing here?

"You suddenly pulled my sister away, and now you're asking me why?" The Prince glanced into the room.

Keke, curled up on the ground, was crying using Shion's body.

It was really quite fun.

Yitaen thought to himself, "The main thing is to use that Shion's body to cry and look pitiful."

That was so awesome!

"Since you don't want this little sister, then I'll take her with me."

"Whatever."

Why force her?

Time is running out.

Yitaen looked at Jiang Si, "You're not confident either?"

"It has nothing to do with whether I'm confident or not; what's important is Keke's own growth." Jiang Si walked out without looking back. "The time and effort I've invested in her needs to be reciprocated."

"Return to Truth a pragmatic sibling relationship," Prince Itaen chuckled.

Do you have a good relationship with your siblings?

The Prince, who had always schemed and fought with his brothers and sisters to the very end, remained silent for a while and decided to change the subject.

"However, I can roughly guess what you're thinking. I think you could change your communication style a little? For example, tell a lie and say that Shion has fallen and is going to become the Beast of the End. I think Keke would accept that more easily."

Don't you dislike being lied to?

That's just my personality.

"Keke is the same."

The Prince paused for a moment before saying softly, "Sometimes, I also want to be deceived. Rather than not wanting to be deceived, I wish you could deceive me more perfectly and not be discovered."

I'm not good at lying.

"Heh, that's true." Although the Prince was somewhat disdainful, he didn't refute anything. He just watched as Keke stood up, quickly regained her composure, and started making phone calls to discuss what to do. He was also somewhat moved at the same time.

"What a strong child, isn't she? You should be proud of her. Your sister is much stronger than any magical girl I know. You should cherish her even more."

"I trained them."

"You're quite arrogant!" The Prince glared at him. "Just giving her setbacks and letting her grow on her own will only make her fall, you know? Keke's strength comes from her own resilience, not from your setbacks!"

Jiang Si didn't refute, but simply walked towards the street, with Prince following behind her. He then asked, "How long do you plan to keep this from her?"

"What's it to you?"

"Since you're not good at lying, it's okay to tell Keke, right?" the Prince followed up, only asking, "You're too lazy to hide your identity from everyone else, but you insist on keeping it from Keke?"

Are you very free?

"I just want to know when you're going to tell her your identity."

Jiang Si paused, then glanced at her sideways. "You need my help?"

The Prince turned his head away, still displaying his arrogance and disdain. "Who wants to help you? I'm just afraid of the trouble."

"After the matter was resolved."

"Good."

The two walked slowly, the streets bustling with people. In the distance, there was chaos among the magical girls. After the bodies were swapped, they could see many magical girls making a fool of themselves, especially Mochi from the Beihai after her body was swapped.

Basically, most of the construction projects have been halted.

The magical girl who was substituted in only knows how to cast magic reflection; turning a skyscraper into a nine-story grave is only the least of the problems.

The construction team blocked the government building, but in reality, it's basically useless to deal with this kind of thing without contacting the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau.

Magical girls have infiltrated many parts of the city, and their chaos inevitably affects normal life in the city, even with the efforts of the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau to suppress it.

"That's really good. Seeing your world in such chaos, if I were the enemy, a surprise attack at this time would surely yield good results."

"Where are the people from your Land of Mirrors?"

"They're almost all dead. My Mirror Beast army has also been wiped out by you. The system has blocked all attack commands for security reasons."

"What a piece of trash."

"It's all your fault!"

It wasn't until Jiang Si tore open a spatial rift in a corner of the Beihai that the Prince of the Land of Mirrors stopped.

Jiang Si glanced at her, "Not going to follow?"

"I need to go take care of Keke." The Prince said, looking at him, "Jiang Si."

"Um?"

Why don't you kill me?

Why would I kill you? Do you think I'm the kind of person who enjoys indiscriminate killing?

Isn't that so?

"Because you pose no threat."

Prince Itaen chuckled. "That's Return to Truth arrogant. I'll repay you for this humiliation sooner or later. Just you wait. One day, when I defeat you, I won't kill you; I'll just kick you aside like a stray dog on the street."

"Oh."

How's the swimsuit I picked out for you?

"Generally."

"Heh, I specifically chose a regular swimsuit to humiliate you----"

However, after Jiang Si left, Prince Itaen immediately opened the system, "System! Didn't I say he would like the one I chose!"

[Answer: Jiang Si and you are a match made in heaven. He, like you, likes to hide his thoughts and feelings. This is just stubbornness; he definitely enjoys it, but he would never admit it in front of you.]

"Heh, that's Return to Truth quite naive and cute—no, who are you calling stubborn? I'm not like him, I genuinely dislike him!"

[Sincere: Yes, yes, His Prince really dislikes him. It's definitely not because he likes him or wants to please him that he focused on choosing a swimsuit, and even bought his own swimsuit but is too embarrassed to wear it----]

"That wasn't bought for myself!"

I originally wanted to complain to Yiyi and the others.

Then they discovered that Yiyi and the others had already gone to the Magical Kingdom with Shion- sensei, who was manipulating their bodies.

Although she was somewhat sad, Keke was mostly confused.

I don't know why my brother suddenly had another episode, and he wants me to kill Shion- sensei.

Although her older brother is very important, and she has always listened to him, she wants to be a younger sister that makes him proud and satisfied.

But Keke knew exactly what she shouldn't listen to.

How could I possibly kill Shion- sensei!

Regardless, she wanted to talk to Ms. Shion about this in person.

However, the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau might not be willing to help her now, and applying to go to the Magical Kingdom under Shion's identity is definitely impossible.

He took out the branch given to him by the Incubators, the item that could erase his records on the World Tree, and activated it only slightly.

Soon, Incubators emerged.

"Have you finally come to your senses? Erasing your record on the World Tree— "

The Incubators, halfway through his speech, looked at Shion's face, which, though tear-streaked, was pitiful to behold.

But the Incubators's expression was still as if he had seen a ghost.

He turned around and was about to crawl back in!

Coco Keke to grab his tail tightly.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I'm just a messenger! In war, envoys are not to be killed! Miss Shion, spare my life!"

"I'm Keke! Look carefully!"

The Incubators was stunned for a moment, then turned and stared for a long time before realizing, "Oh dear, it's a body swap! They actually swapped you, and even swapped you with Shion!"

"What exactly is going on?"

"Well, basically, the Magical Kingdom opened its gates, and people were coming to the New World to exchange souls—something went wrong somewhere, causing abilities to spread on a large scale, and we're gradually investigating the cause—"

Keke sighed, realizing her brother's assessment of the makeshift operation was spot on. "Is the Magical Kingdom really this disorganized?"

"It was done by outsourced workers; our Magical Kingdom itself is quite meticulous and has a craftsman's spirit—"

"Anyway, I want to go to the Magical Kingdom." Keke interrupted him, "Take me to the Magical Kingdom."

"Can."

Keke was taken aback. "That simple?"

"Of course, the Magical Kingdom will even help you become stronger, strong enough to defeat Shion and the Beast of the End. As long as you accept the branch and become an unrecorded magical girl, whatever your requests to the Magical Kingdom are, as long as they are reasonable, we will definitely fulfill them."

Keke was momentarily stunned. Looking at the branch in her hand, she felt it was burning hot for the first time.

There's definitely something wrong with someone being nice to you for no reason.

Incubators are not trustworthy.

What do you want me to do?

The Incubators tilted its head and smiled slightly, "You just need to keep getting stronger. Whether it's the Beast of the End or the Shion, which is no different from the Beast of the End, you will personally kill them all, and you will become the ruler of the Magical Kingdom!"

Keke was somewhat bewildered. To rule Magical Kingdom? To defeat the Beast of the End and Teacher Shion?

What nonsense are you all talking about?

"I'm just going to the Magical Kingdom, and what does that have to do with Ms. Shion?"

Why is everyone trying to kill Shion- sensei? Did the guy team up with the Incubators?

"Because she End, she and her Azure Cloud Sect are shaking the entire World Tree, not only the present and the past, but also threatening to sever the future!"

What are the implications of this?

"The impact is enormous!" The Incubators suddenly became excited, its voice rising in pitch, "Magical Girl Liuli, don't you think this world has reached the extreme of bizarre?"

Keke: "Huh? Really?"

Something's wrong; it's always been normal.

"Magical girls were artificially divided into seven ranks, each further subdivided into smaller ranks. These bizarre rank names distorted the magical girls, causing more and more of them to focus solely on advancing to their next rank. They no longer cared about how many people they saved, how many miracles they became, or how much redemption they brought; instead, they focused on how to eliminate enemies more quickly, efficiently, and ruthlessly—"

"The girls no longer talk about cakes and afternoon tea every day; cakes have become a lie."

"The happiness and joy of saving someone today are gone from their mouths; only the coldness of half a step, perfection, tribulation, weapon forging, and alchemy remain. Magic is no longer a miracle that can save everyone; it has been defiled into a tool of destruction, losing all its romance and cuteness as a magical girl."

"Look at this! Is this even human? These Mediocre Work Masterpiece are almost extinct. Even the orthodox magical girls of the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau have been affected. In battle, they're all using skills like the Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger, which have absolutely no girlish feel to them."

"Do you really think these should belong to magical girls?"

Keke: "Ah, aren't these all very magical girl style? ---"

"Look, you've been contaminated too!" the Incubators cried out.

Then she asked, "Keke, don't you want to bring your parents back to life?"

Seeing Keke fall silent, the Incubators continued, "Soon, magical girls will no longer be magical girls, but will be transformed into something else entirely. If left unchecked, miracles will continue to be tainted—"

What happens when miracles are tainted?

"Your parents in the Magical Kingdom will disappear forever, erased from history, with no past or future. You and your brother will completely forget them."

Keke suddenly remembered what her older brother had said earlier.

Is this the real reason you asked me to kill Shion- sensei?

Dude, what are you thinking? Keke really doesn't understand at all!

The Incubators said with almost certainty, "But don't worry, you will become the strongest magical girl, Jiang Keke. You are the savior personally chosen by the World Tree, the Enemy of the End! As long as you are willing, you can create a perfect and happy future with your own hands!"