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Hmm it seems that controlling two bodies at the same time is still too much for me. As i needed both of me to lean and rely on each other for the moment to walk properly and not trip on almost anything since, one both of these new? Bodies of mine are quite different from my old one and two... well having to control two different bodies with a single mind is kinda... hard. No not kinda. It really is hard.
Especially for the girl. Ballancing with her body is kinda... weird to say the least.
I didn't even manage a few steps before one or both of me tripped on seemingly nothing.
So i had both of me lean on each other for support so that we... i... this is getting confusing now... well.. not trip.
Even speaking and trying to say different things is hard. Its actually quite mentally draining trying to move both of them without any trip ups.
Sigh well. This shows one bad thing about me already. I can't multi task. But hopefully over time, when i get used to controlling myself and her it will ease up. And yes i like to think of me being the boy more still.
Why? Well. I was originally a man before i died so i think I'd feel more familiar with it for the meantime than with the girl's body.
Though technically both of them are my body from the looks of it. This is just plain weird.
Like i understand getting Isekai'ed and getting a power or cheat of some sort or even just a companion...
But splitting my mind to be that companion? Now thats a first. Though... i think i did remember reading a manwha about that. But i don't remember what happened to it... anyways i think im starting to see the outskirts of the city now.
After a little more walking
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
Upon nearing the outskirts of the said city only to realize that it was a ruined city made me audibly express my confusion.
A ruined city? What? This... this might be bad. But also good? For now from the looks of the weather. It might start raining soon. So i better find shelter. Albeit an intact one.
After a while of walking through rubble and collapsed buildings
Ok good. This small restaurant building looks relatively ok for the time being.
And after searching for a bit using the boy leaving the girl to "sleep" for a bit so i can focus, i even managed to find a clean towel and a few unopened canned food. Though. What's inside is mostly unknown to me since i don't think its in a language i can understand... but some of them did have pictures. And hey this one is totally just spam!
After some more runnaging through the accessible parts of the building
A bucket, three clean-ish towels, a variety of canned foods, though i don't trust all of them yet. Two emtpy but clean water bottles, one untouched water bottle, and an old and worn looking backpack and lastly a crowbar. A good haul if i say so myself. Just in time too since it started raining. So we might be stuck in here for a while.
So for now the only thing i can do is rest. Because god damn. I am tired! Mentally that is. Physically? I barely feel exhausted, the two bodies seem to have good stamina and strength which is nice. I'd have to keep exercising more to keep them in shape but thats a problem for the future for now.
Now yawn i need some rest. Mental fatigue is quite dangerous. So i cover up the girl with a towel and then grab another one then lie down on the restaurant booth sofachair thing on the other side of her and quickly doze off.
Meanwhile...
"Raisa, how far until we reach the city outskirts? Also zoe! Get back to formation!" Asks a young man in a brown military uniform.
"Just 3 more blocks commander" says a girl that looks to be around 10-14 years old.
"Hmph! This better be worthwhile because im not here just to babysit a newly appointed commander on a scouting mission!" Barks another girl at the rear of the group.
While another tries to calm her down behind the her. "Now now sophie-nee, its just a mandatory routine patrol mission and besides. I think the commander is actually quite nice. And its preety rare to have a commander anyways!"
Meanwhile zoe is slowling down so everyone else could catch up. "Ehehe~ sorry about that commander but i was just too curious as to what that pillar of light was."
As a few girls laugh at zoe's antics.
"Fufufu~ its not just you zoe-chan both sister xia and i too find that phenomenon quite fascinating. Im quite curious myself as to what caused it." Claims a girl in a white quipao (or whatever its called, a chinese like traditional dress?)
As one of the girls then looks up and says "sister chen, sister chen!, commander!, commander! It's about to rain!"
As the group then all look up. As they feel the first signs of droplets.
"Alright. Everyone lets quickly find some cover for now zoe, with raisa. chen, with xia.
Zoya, sophie and jocelyn, with me. Quickly find a building that can house all of us!"
"Yes!" x7
As the group scrambles to find cover
"Commander! Everyone! Over here! Sister chen and i found a good place to rest and take cover from the rain!" Shouts xia from across the street.
"Good work. Everyone lets head over." As the commander calls over zoe and raisa who went to look over the other side of the block.
After a while, with everyone now within the building the rain starts pouring heavily.
"Hmph! Stuck inside a moldy restaurant! I swear if we find nothing after this im filing a report!" Yells sophie with jocelyn trying to appease her once more. While zoe starts looking around the restaurant after entering last.
"Do you guys think there's still food inside here?"
With zoya uttering a retort. "Нет, unless if its canned food you probably won't find much zoe."
As the group dries themselfs a bit and now explore the restaurant. Zoe spots something as she peeks over the restaurant counter. Since the group entered from behind the building.
"Huh? Wait...!" As zoe quickly retracts her head back down.
Seeing this. The group quickly stops talking and quickly crouches or hide behind cover. As the commander the crawls towards zoe and asks what she saw. As she then whispers to the commander what she did see.
"Beast tanks just outside the building but theres more! I think i saw two people sleeping in the booth just by window near the beast tanks!" As zoe tries to keep her voice down as best she could. While also allowing some of the closer girls to hear it too.
Confused. The commander asks again. "People? But we are in the outskirts. There shouldn't be any people that can live out here. Are you sure you aren't mistaken?" To which zoe shakes her head and points to where she saw them.
As everyone slowly peeks over the counter and indeed spot two people sleeping in one of the booths, and with the table filled with what seems to be looted stuff from this building. As everyone heads back further inside the building.
"Ok. It seems this patrol mission seems to have gotten much tougher. But we must get those two to safety. Raisa, zoya since you two are... more suited to fighting in this weather. Do you mind luring the beast tanks away from the building?" The commander asks... while taking note of their... attire...
With zoya and raisa nodding and quickly heading out back where they all entered.
"As for everyone, get into defensive positions. Sophie i need you upfront to block incoming shells for me, Xia help me with carrying the two people to safety behind the counter and deeper into the building, zoe, chen and jocelyn. Provide covering fire while making sure the building dosen't collapse. We start moving once the two outside starts engaging." As the commander calls out orders to everyone in a calm whisper as to not alert the beast tanks. And everyone nodding. As they all get into positions.