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In a certain space within the Sea of Quanta, two lovely figures, one white and one black, were staying inside a small stone cave.
White Seele cupped her face with her hands, sitting curiously beside Dark Seele, watching her absentmindedly grind the blade of her scythe with a stone.
"My other self, what are you doing?"
Dark Seele looked up at White Seele, tilted her head, and then explained seriously, "I'm sharpening my blade with a stone."
"Oh..."
White Seele nodded as if she understood, then continued to ask.
"But why use a stone to sharpen it? Aren't our weapons condensed from Honkai energy? If you want it to be sharp, can't you just fine-tune it with micro-manipulation?"
"......"
Dark Seele looked at the stone in her hand, then at White Seele, and then back at the scythe in her hand.
That's right, why am I sharpening my blade with a stone?!
Damn you, Ryn, it's all your fault! My mind is full of you now! The moment I get distracted, my thoughts drift to you!
Damn it, damn it, damn it!
Dark Seele, oh Dark Seele! How could you have fallen so far!
You should be thinking about a bloody, brutal revenge in the future! Not about how many children you'll have, whether they'll be boys or girls, and whether the children will get along as peacefully as you and Seele do!!
Dark Seele slapped her own cheeks, then solemnly placed the stone in White Seele's hand and told her:
"Seele, we shouldn't forget the skills passed down by humanity for thousands of years just because we possess near-omnipotent Honkai energy.
Me sharpening this blade with a stone isn't just me sharpening a blade with a stone; it embodies my praise and inheritance of human civilization!
And this stone, it's no ordinary stone! Don't think I just picked it up randomly; I've had my eye on it for a long time!
Look at these fractured patterns, look at this uneven texture, and look at this..."
Dark Seele spouted a bunch of nonsense to Seele. She had no idea what she was saying herself, but since she couldn't understand it, Seele probably couldn't either.
As long as her emotions were intense enough, her vocabulary sufficiently formal, and her language profoundly esoteric, then understanding wasn't necessary. Just feeling that it was impressive was enough!
"Wow... my other self, you're so amazing!" White Seele clapped her little hands in a daze, praising Dark Seele.
She recognized every word individually, but when put together and spoken by Dark Seele, White Seele couldn't understand a thing.
When all was said and done, wasn't it still just using a stone to sharpen a Honkai energy weapon... This stone was about to be eroded away by Honkai energy... was this really sharpening a blade?
"Hmph! Hmph! Hmph! Seele, when you start to doubt me, then it must be you who is wrong!"
Seeing Seele's perfunctory look, Dark Seele crossed her arms and snorted angrily three times.
"Ah...? Why is that?"
"Hmph! I am the Stigmata Consciousness that controls the Stigmata Space. I know many, many things. So what I say must be right!"
Just as Seele was about to refute Dark Seele's point, a voice they both longed to hear appeared in their ears.
"Is that so? Then, when Dark Seele says she doesn't like something, that's true too, I suppose~
Ryn appeared faintly on Dark Seele, smiling mischievously.
"Brother Ryn?!" "Old... bastard, what are you doing here!"
Upon seeing Ryn, Seele and Dark Seele simultaneously dropped what they were doing, overjoyed, and bounced over to him.
Ryn patted both of their heads, then flicked Dark Seele's forehead.
"Old what? I'm not old. Besides, why can't I be here? I missed you, so I came to see you!"
"Mmph..."
Dark Seele clutched her forehead, looking like a little black cat with its fur on end, glaring furiously at Ryn.
What 'old'! What else could it be! I got used to calling him 'husband' in my frequent daydreams, so what!
The more Dark Seele thought about it, the angrier she got. She picked up the freshly sharpened scythe and swung it at Ryn.
"You damn bastard, I'll fight you!!"
"It's only been a short while, and you're already turning on me? Trying to murder your own dear husband, are you!"
Ryn yelled for mercy while turning to run.
"Who's your wife!!"
Dark Seele, holding a heavy scythe taller than herself, chased after Ryn, slashing wildly as if cutting grass.
Ryn turned his head to look at Dark Seele, then pointed at her and Seele.
"Seele and Seele, both of you are!"
"I am not!"
Dark Seele retorted subconsciously, then covered her mouth as soon as she said it. She was so used to insulting people, it just slipped out...
But being the tsundere she was, what was said was said. She wasn't going to explain herself! Let Ryn figure it out on his own!
"Hmph! In your dreams!"
Dark Seele snorted coldly, her cheeks puffed out. With her hands on her hips, she turned and walked away. As she walked, she kicked at the pebbles on the road, seemingly angry at Ryn, and at herself.
"Aiya..." As she was walking, Dark Seele suddenly cried out in alarm.
Because Ryn had scooped her up from behind by the waist and placed her on his shoulder...
Ryn held Dark Seele's legs to prevent her from falling, and Dark Seele, in turn, wrapped her arms around Ryn's head, lying on top to maintain her balance.
Ryn patted Dark Seele's leg, signaling for her to listen. "My good wife, Dark Seele, I was wrong! Please forgive me!"
"Hmph! Then tell me where you were wrong!"
On the surface, Dark Seele kept a straight face, pouting, looking very angry. But inside, she was already blooming with joy, her inner self happily jumping up and down.
"I don't know, but you're angry, so I probably did something stupid again without realizing it."
"Hmph!"
Dark Seele huffed, half-angry and half-amused, and lightly patted Ryn's head with her small hand. *This blockhead. I'm angry at myself, and he can't even see that.*
*But you were the one who apologized! So that means you were wrong, Ryn!*
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Dark Seele and Ryn had been running too fast in their chase, and White Seele hadn't been able to catch up to mediate. Terrified that a real fight would break out between them and create a rift in their relationship, White Seele had been anxiously pacing in place.
Finally, seeing Dark Seele and Ryn return cheerfully, talking and laughing, the heavy stone in her heart was finally lifted.
"Welcome back! My other self, Brother Ryn!" White Seele waved and ran towards the two of them.
But her greeting received no response, which puzzled her a little.
The next second, Ryn wrapped his left arm around White Seele's waist, pulling her into his embrace.
"Ah...? Brother Ryn, what... what are you doing... I... I can walk on my own..."
"Seele's beautiful and charming jade feet are like the world's most beautiful treasure. They are so pink and tempting, a feast for the eyes.
How could I bear to let them tread upon this filthy, ugly ground? If heaven were to grant me a chance to cherish them.
I would say to her, 'I'm Naruto Uzumaki's little bro, let me feast!'"
"Huh?" Seele was so surprised she could hardly believe it, like a frightened little kitten.
"Seele, ignore him. I'll give him a scratch later and see if he still acts crazy!"