Quadruple split.

Chapter 2638 Separation
"I have high hopes for you."

Mo Tan winked at Xiao Ai and said cheerfully, "So, do you want to go?"

The girl nodded slightly and answered without hesitation, "No problem."

“Very good, then someone will come later to take you to the airship.”

Mo Tan clapped his hands in satisfaction and said in a light tone, "The destination is a poor, dilapidated, and devastated place. I have a friend who works for the Viper Merchant Guild who will take good care of you and act as your inside man for a long time afterward."

Xiao Ai pondered for a moment, then asked, "I understand. Anything else?"

"Dealing with smart people is so much easier."

Mo Tan gave the girl an approving thumbs up and continued, "In addition, the Wanderer's Inn will also have someone to cooperate with you. As for the [Clown Card], Foster will send two people from Academy City to support them under the guise of 'internships'. Although they are both greenhorns, they will probably be able to handle things on their own soon by your side as the 'supervisor'."

Xiao Ai smiled modestly and didn't say anything more.

"I will have someone send you the specific instructions and objectives in the form of a briefing later."

Mo Tan gazed at the girl who, despite being in the carefree bloom of youth, did not mind facing those heavy burdens in any form, and smiled, saying, "You've worked hard."

Xiao Ai gently shook her head: "No."

"Okay, thank you for the hard work."

Mo Tan picked up the free drink in front of him, took a sip, then stood up and patted Rona on the shoulder: "Let's go, let's go to the City of Freedom."

Lorna silently stood up and whispered to her friend, who maintained a gentle smile, "Then I'm leaving, Ai."

I will write to you later.

Xiao Ai looked up and met Lorna's eyes, then said earnestly, "Lorna, you don't need to worry about anything. Whether it's Mr. Cole, Cole, or the others over there, they will all protect you."

Lorna nodded: "...Okay."

"Sir, you probably won't stay in the City of Freedom for too long, but I've already spoken to Ms. Futaba. She'll take care of you once you get there."

Xiao Ai stood up, walked to Rona, and hugged her again. Rona's slender, cold body seemed alive because she had forgotten death. She said softly, "As for Cole, although he may not know how to get along with you for a while because he cares too much, he is actually thinking about you the whole time. So you have to be a little patient with him."

Lorna nodded: "...Yes."

"Alright, then I won't take up any more of your time."

Xiao Ai took a deep breath, then released Lorna and gave the seemingly dazed Lorna a big, sweet smile: "Goodbye, Lorna."

"..."

Rona nodded slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she sighed silently, forced a smile as vivid as she could, and waved gently to Ai, saying, "Goodbye, Ai."

So, after a brief reunion, the two friends, who had not been apart for very long but had truly been separated for a long time, parted ways again and embarked on unknown paths ahead.

……

A moment later, in front of the Mage Guild
"gentlemen."

The elf, who almost never spoke to Mo Tan after being resurrected, suddenly stopped and said softly, "This is not good."

"Oh?"

Mo Tan blinked, then turned to the exquisitely beautiful, doll-like elven girl in the black dress with a half-smile and asked, "What's wrong with her?"

"It's not good for me to go to the City of Freedom."

Looking at the other person's profile, which seemed to be smiling but wasn't, Lorna calmly said, "It's not good for Ai to leave the City of Freedom."

Mo Tan chuckled and raised an eyebrow, saying, "What? You think you're not good enough?"

"I don't know, but..."

Lorna frowned, her expression showing some struggle, and said, "I don't like this. It feels like I'm stealing something."

Mo Tan wasn't surprised by the sudden surge of emotion in the [Doll], but simply asked casually, "Leaving aside whether the word 'steal' is appropriate, do you mean that if you go to the City of Freedom, you will definitely do something similar to 'stealing'?"

Lorna was silent for a moment, then gently shook her head and said, "I don't know, I don't want to."

"I see. So even though you don't subjectively want to 'steal' certain worthless things, you can't guarantee that you can control that impulse?"

Mo Tan's laughter grew even more delightful as she chuckled and asked, "Seriously, what makes you think you still have feelings for that kid? You know, even if you had any improper thoughts about him when you were alive, having died once, you've transformed from a sunny, cheerful little elf into a stoic, living-dead beauty. Logically, you shouldn't be as human as you used to be~"

Rona looked at Mo Tan with her calm, indifferent, and seemingly inhuman gaze, and said softly, "I can feel it."

Mo Tan blinked and asked, "What do you feel? Cole Shulen's burning desire for you?"

“During the time you treated me like an ornament and displayed me outside, I could often sense all sorts of presences, the most familiar and obvious of which were Cole and Ai.”

A faint smile appeared on Lorna's lips as she said softly, "I've always been able to feel their longing for me, and Cole's... emotions that he never showed before my accident. So I think it's impossible for me not to care about someone who once cared about me so much, missed me, thought about me, and was willing to give so much for me."

Mo Tan whistled and raised an eyebrow, saying, "But you also said 'in the past.' Is it possible that he 'now' has someone he cares about more, misses more, thinks about more, and who can better ignite his primal desires?"

"..."

Rona pursed her lips and did not answer. After a long silence, she repeated, "It's not good for me to go to the City of Freedom."

"No, no, no, darling, it's good for you to go to the City of Freedom."

Mo Tan immediately shook his head vigorously, grinning, "At least it will be a lot of fun."

Lorna: "...You've gone too far."

"You think that way because you don't know me very well yet."

Mo Tan clicked her tongue and said seriously, "Once you really get to know me, you'll realize that I'm not just 'very excessive,' but extremely, extremely, extremely excessive!"

Rona: "..."

"Listen up, kid."

Raising his hand and placing it on the girl's slender shoulder, Mo Tan revealed an exceptionally wicked smile: "As I said before, I will take better care of Ai Vanye's feelings than yours, and I did ask her if she wanted you to truly 'die,' to be scattered in some accident where no one would be held responsible, but her answer was that she hoped I would bring you back to this world no matter what."

Lorna: "...You really went too far."

"Perhaps. After all, I know very well that Xiao Ai will not make any choice other than saving you. Although deep down, she must have thought for a moment, 'If only Rona weren't here,' but that won't affect her choice."

Mo Tan narrowed her eyes and said quietly, "But in any case, she has already given up one opportunity, an opportunity that could have fundamentally solved the problem. And just now, she let go of a second opportunity—that is, despite knowing very well that if she chose to stay, I would change my mind and not let you go to the City of Freedom, she still chose to leave." Rona: "..."

“Out of my favoritism towards her, I gave her two chances, and she voluntarily gave them up both times. If she didn’t really have a choice the first time, then at least in the decision just now, she could have been more selfish.”

Mo Tan whistled cheerfully and shrugged, saying, "And now, it's your turn. As my 'doll,' you should do your best to please me, of course, all of this will be based on your 'voluntary' consent."

Lorna: "...What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, if you don't 'voluntarily' fall for Cole Shulen, then even I won't force you to seduce him just for my own amusement."

Mo Tan happily put her fingers in quotation marks and asked with a beaming smile, "How about it? Aren't I an incredibly nice person?"

"It sucks."

Lorna lowered her eyes and replied indifferently, "You are the worst person I have ever met."

"Hahahaha~"

No longer lowering her voice, Mo Tan laughed as if no one else was around. Then, under the astonished gazes of passersby, she walked briskly towards the Mage Guild, and then—

Game time coincides with real time at 07:00 AM.
Twelve hours later in real time, because she logged on at the last minute, Mo Tan only lifted her right leg half a second late and staggered slightly, but then continued walking forward with a normal expression.

Unaware of anything amiss with the ill-tempered man, Rona, despite her heavy heart and a deathly nonchalant air, followed behind him with an unchanging expression.

……

Game time AM07:17
The not-so-great Tanmo returned to the Free City, which wasn't very welcoming to him. Because he hadn't informed anyone beforehand except for another "Ace," no one came to greet him.

Of course, Mo Tan didn't mind. In fact, if a grand welcoming ceremony were to be held in a place like the Free City for no reason, the only possibility would be that Shuang Ye couldn't suppress her desires and wanted to kill him.

After all, before you have a certain foundation, the most important thing to do in order to survive peacefully in the Free City is to keep a low profile. Even if you are going to commit murder or arson, you have to do it discreetly.

As for what constitutes having a 'certain foundation'...

To put it simply, even the current true ruler of the [City of Freedom], Soren Francis Puzo Corleone, is still disguised as Patriarch 'Lorenzo' of the [Black Curtain].

In short, after walking around for about an hour, the two finally arrived at the gates of Cayworth Manor.

“Your Excellency!?”

The tall young man guarding the door widened his eyes and subconsciously let out a soft gasp. After all, he hadn't seen the man everyone considered the 'master of the manor' for a long time, and he even secretly began to worry about whether his Countess Leisa would become a widow at a young age (for the Bloodseekers).

Shh, Harry.

Mo Tan put her index finger to her lips in a shushing gesture and chuckled, "I want to give her a surprise, so please don't make a fuss, okay?"

"Yes, sir!"

The young man immediately stood up straight and answered in a low voice, then added somewhat awkwardly, "But my name isn't Harry."

“Don’t worry about such trivial details, Tom.”

Mo Tan waved his hand impatiently, then led Luo Na slowly into the manor.

"Oh, may I ask who this young lady is?"

The young man behind him couldn't help but ask, and then added, "And my name isn't Tom either, sir."

"This is someone else's gift. Unfortunately, although she is indeed a charming girl, if you don't want some ruthless and heartless thief to gouge your eyes out, don't do anything that might be misunderstood."

Mo Tan shrugged, waved without turning his head, and said, "Well then, goodbye, Albus."

"Yes, yes, Your Excellency!"

Breaking out in a cold sweat, the young man, who dared not look at Ron again, immediately turned his gaze back to the door and muttered to himself, "My name is definitely Ron."

……

Two minutes later, Mo Tan, who didn't care whether Ron called him or not, stopped in front of the main building, turned to Ron and smiled, "Alright, that's enough for now."

"?"

Even Rona, who was usually very calm, was taken aback by these words and asked, "What did you say?"

"I said, 'That's enough. To avoid making someone jealous, I'd better walk the rest of the way myself.'"

Mo Tan smiled slightly and said in a light tone, "As for you, you can do whatever you want from now on. Whether you find a room to sleep in or wander around to get familiar with the environment, you can do whatever you want. You can even commit suicide, but at least meet with someone first and let him know that I have indeed kept my promise before you die."

After saying that, Mo Tan pushed open the main hall door and went in before Luo Na, who was already a bit slow to react, leaving the latter standing there dumbfounded.

……

two minutes later
"Yo."

Having nearly bumped into a beautiful Lolita-style girl, Mo Tan, with an elegant demeanor, helped her to the stairs and smiled gently, placing a light kiss on the back of her fair hand: "May I ask your name, Miss?"

“Evie, my dear sir.”

Before withdrawing her hand, the girl casually touched the corner of the other person's lips with her index finger and smiled, saying, "You can call me Evie Lehman."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Clubs 10. How about it? How about abandoning the darkness and working for someone with a brighter future?"

"Thank you for the invitation, but I owe a huge favor to the cousin of the professor upstairs's good friend, and I would feel very bad if I didn't repay it properly."

"It sounds like they're quite distantly related."

Even so, there's no way to build a closer relationship with you unless you're willing to do so.

"I'm sorry, but the person upstairs is my destined lover."

"It's okay, I can be your lover."

"Oh? Then I'll..."

Boom!
A sudden burst of fire separated the two people who were getting closer and closer.

"Stop talking nonsense and get up here."

Though you cannot see your destined lover, you can hear their voice.

Chapter 2629: The End