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220 I am your family

Rami left, leaving only Best and Momo in the room.

Best sat down next to Momo, took Momo's hand, and, completely disregarding the bloodstains already covering both of them, carefully and patiently waited for Momo's body to change.

Mo Mo's complexion gradually regained its rosy hue, but that was all. Because instead of returning to a normal rosy glow, Mo Mo's skin turned a chilling dark red.

Best pursed her lips. She knew that Mo Mo could never return to normal, but she also found it hard to accept Mo Mo's unsettling appearance.

"You said that in these last ten days we would become family. I've already accepted your proposal, but we haven't made love yet. I'm still looking forward to your promise in ten days..."

As she spoke, Best fell silent, knowing her words would elicit no response. Momo's current physical condition had gradually reached a very low level of equilibrium, even worse than when she was first injured.

At that moment, Momo, clinging to her last vestiges of lucidity, was still able to have a final, brief exchange with Best. It was precisely because of this that Best, following Momo's instructions, attempted to conceal her injuries.

However, after leaving that place, Best became completely unable to communicate with Momo, and this remains the case to this day. It seems unlikely that things will change any further.

"You lied; you didn't keep your promise."

Best's cat ears drooped, clearly indicating her extreme despair. But now, there was no one to comfort her.

The bell around her neck jingled softly. Rinko, who had always followed Best, tried to comfort her master, but unfortunately, the comfort that Best needed was something Rinko was destined to be unable to provide.

"Woof, come out and help."

However, Phosphorus's actions reminded Best that there was still something she could do at this point.

Bell instantly transformed into a steampunk-style robot, though the robot was much smaller, only the size of a normal adult. Phosphorus, who had finally reappeared after a long absence, was clearly very excited, facing Best with scorching steam spewing from its tubes.

"Help me hold him up, woof."

Best pointed at Momo, and Phosphorus turned to look, clearly somewhat displeased, its body steaming. However, Best gave Phosphorus no room to refuse.

With no other option, Linzi could only half-support, half-carry Momo as she followed Best into the bathroom.

"Come back, woof, I'll take care of the rest."

Phosphorus Robot's good mood, which had already been dampened by holding Momo, was now further turned into dissatisfaction when its owner made it return. Steam billowed from its body incessantly, like a husky howling in the sky.

“Alright,” Best thought for a moment, and also felt that it was a bit wrong to have left Phosphorus lonely for so long, and said, “Then you can go stand guard outside the door. Academy City is in a bit of chaos right now. No one is allowed to disturb us, and no one is allowed to come near here.”

This time, the phosphorescent robot obeyed. Compared to turning into a bell and staying obediently, the opportunity to move around was much more tempting for it. Although, for it, playing with Best was its favorite thing.

However, now that its owner has focused all her attention on that despicable man, Rinko, as its owner's dog, can only accept its fate of becoming a single dog.

After the robot left, Best came to Momo's side, placed his hand on Momo's left chest, and a flash of brown flames appeared on both of them, and their blood-stained clothes disappeared.

Best's body was stained red with blood, but compared to the huge gash in Momo's right chest, all of this was obviously nothing.

Momo still showed no signs of waking up, which made Best completely give up hope. It's likely that Momo will remain like this for the rest of his days.

"Why would this happen... I don't understand. Since they are your family, people you value, why would they do such a thing to you? It must be very painful for them."

Seeing Mo Mo's miserable state, Best's eyes reddened, and she said, "Besides, why do you have to endure such pain by yourself? Is this what family members should do?"

No one answered Best, but Best felt she understood a lot, understood the true meaning of being a family member.

"Although you broke your promise, I promised to be your family, so I am still your family, at least for the next ten days."

"Momo, I will take care of you as your family. I can't share your pain, but I will try my best to do everything for you."

After saying that, Best turned on the shower and let the hot water pour over the two people's bodies. The thick, dried blood on their bodies turned into blood water and slowly left their skin.

Momo's skin had turned a little red, seemingly due to the water temperature. However, Best was not pleased at all, knowing that Momo's injuries would not change because of this.

As for how to save Momo, she was clearly clueless, having been forbidden by Rami from using her abilities to a great extent. However, Best also knew that human medical skills were definitely incapable of saving Momo.

Compared to Best's petite frame, Momo's body was simply too large. However, if Best used her powers, carrying Momo would be an easy task.

But now, Best seems to be deliberately not using his abilities, relying solely on the strength of an ordinary human body to take care of Momo as much as possible. It seems that for Best, this behavior is closer to the meaning of the word "family".

Perhaps Best stubbornly believes that humans are the only normal family unit?

Best struggled to support Momo, adjusting her position so that the hot water could wash over different parts of Momo's body. Best's small hands also used the water to gently caress Momo's skin, helping to clean her.

As this process continued, Best's mood seemed to calm down considerably. She looked at Mo Mo's body, now completely clean, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

"Would you feel comfortable doing this, Momo?"

Momo clearly didn't answer, and Best knew Momo couldn't be comfortable right now, given the large gash in his chest. The only thing Best was relieved about was that Rami had used a sophisticated sealing technique, which should at least prevent Momo from feeling pain.

After all, if you seal it off completely, you'll definitely seal off the nerves as well.

Without an answer, Best couldn't know if Momo was comfortable, or even if Momo was currently sensing the Dao. But she didn't intend to stop there; she planned to continue.

She repeated, little by little, the things Mo Mo had done to her that made her feel comfortable, and kept doing them to Mo Mo.

Even if Mo Mo remains like this for the next ten days, she will continue to do so.

Because that's what family is all about. Family members always stay close together, offering warmth and comfort to one another, and would never hurt Momo like Misaka Mikoto did.

For the next ten days, Best decided to be Momo's family, the best family member around Momo, always keeping Momo comfortable. Even if in the end only Momo retained this memory, that would be enough.

Because she had a family, a family she loved, a family she was willing to give her all for.

Best stopped the hot water, then used her small hands to lift the wet hair from Momo's forehead and eyelids, adjusting Momo's hair to its usual style, revealing Momo's face.

This face, so familiar to Best, was right in front of me.

Best stood up and moved closer to Momo's face. Instead of using a towel to dry Momo's body, she stuck out her small tongue and started licking away the water droplets from Momo's forehead, then swallowed them directly.

Just like Momo had done to her not long ago, Momo liked to lick her, not only her ears, but also all over her body.

Best didn't quite understand Momo's behavior, but she knew that animals lick their cubs, which must be a form of love and a normal behavior for family members, right?

Best understood it this way, and she thought she was right, because when Momo licked her, Best felt very warm and comfortable, and now she wanted to do the same thing so that Momo could enjoy the same feeling.

Even though it might all be in vain, an impulse compelled Best to do it, to do what a family member should do.

The tiny tip of its tongue licked Momo's eyes, nose, lips, chin, and chest... If Best hadn't been worried about the power of the dark lightning, it would have even gently licked Momo's wounds, as such an act seemed to heal.

As he moved downwards, Best gradually licked the water off Momo's upper body and then moved down to her lower body.

Then, Best saw the parts of Momo's body that were different from his own.

Having deliberately studied this, Best knew that it was the distinction between men and women, and also the place where men and women mate. Especially since she had recently witnessed Momo and Misaka Mikoto mate with great interest, she understood it very well.

What puzzled Best was that Momo's size at this moment was very different from the size and shape when he mated with Misaka Mikoto. What was going on?

Could it be because of the injury? Does this mean that the two of them really can't mate?

This made Best even more regretful; it seemed that it was destined that she and Momo could never become family. Best didn't blame Momo; instead, she simply felt a pang of sadness.

Perhaps, after she leaves Academy City, she really won't have the chance to meet Mo Mo again?

Thinking of this, Best shook his head slightly, not wanting to disturb his thoughts, and instead lowered his head to continue licking the water stains on Momo.

221 The maddening little devil

What state is Momo in at this moment? Is he alive or dead?

At least according to Valhalla's assessment, Momo should be alive, or Valhalla believes that Momo still has a chance to come back to life and continue this world tour.

According to the rules set by Alaya for Momo, once Momo truly dies, he will be forcibly brought back to Valhalla to be reborn, and this opportunity will only be given once.

If Momo dies twice in a row, causing the mission to fail, Alaya will terminate its cooperation with Momo, throw Momo into another world, strip Momo of its power, and leave Momo to fend for itself.

As for the spirits in Valhalla... those belong to Alaya.

Momo is indeed the King of Valhalla, but don't forget that Momo's earliest title was the Grand Steward of Valhalla.

The master of the Heroic Spirits is essentially Alaya, but Alaya itself does not personally intervene.

Therefore, the fact that Momo is still in Academy City and that the Hall of Heroes has not forcibly taken him back means that Momo is still alive.

However, Momo's true state at this moment was not much different from that of a dead person.

At this moment, Momo's bodily functions, both physical and mental, are operating at an extremely low level. Without Code's constant repair, Momo's bodily functions will collapse and he will die, eventually being pulled back to Valhalla.

This was actually the main reason why Momo chose the Code Geass world. Although Code's resurrection and recovery abilities were only average, as a relatively easy-to-obtain concept of immortality, Code was indeed quite excellent as a guarantee of fault tolerance.

Better to live a miserable life than to die. No matter how heavy and painful the blows he suffered on his journey through the world, as long as he could survive in the world, Momo believed that he would always find a chance to turn things around.

However, Momo probably didn't expect that the Code he obtained to deal with the worst-case scenario would be encountered so soon.

However, although Momo is alive now, this state is not the best for him. If Momo had a choice, he would definitely prefer to die and be resurrected, or even repeat the cycle between life and death like VV did before.

Even if 99% of the time is spent in the dead, the time for the body to function normally after resurrection is only a moment.

This is because, at this moment, Momo was completely unable to do anything.

For example, Momo at this moment is like a broken mechanical watch. A watch needs all its parts to be intact to work properly; if one part is damaged, the watch becomes useless.

Which is better, such a watch or a low-quality watch that needs to be repaired every ten minutes for every second it works normally?

At this point, Momo would definitely choose the latter, because at least the latter can work for one second, and Momo can actually do a lot of things with that one second, at least he can try to get out of the current situation.

Momo actually has ways to deal with his current physical damage; at least he can have temporary emergency measures and then mobilize the power of Valhalla and everyone else to help Momo get out of his predicament.

However, this is contingent on Momo's consciousness and brain being able to function for a period of time, at least enough to allow Momo to issue commands.

As long as Momo has the opportunity to operate his body and abilities, he can temporarily transfer all his thoughts and consciousness to quantum light, temporarily transforming himself into a quantum-state life form like Akihiko Kaedeba, forming a quantum incarnation.

Such a life form can be described as extremely fragile, and having lost the protection of the Code, once damaged, the only path awaiting Momo is to return to Valhalla completely.

Therefore, Mo Mo would never use this method unless absolutely necessary; it was his last resort.

Now, if Mo Mo were conscious, he would choose to use this method. This method would at least allow Mo Mo to regain consciousness, be able to give orders, and get Mo Mo out of this predicament.

Unfortunately, Momo cannot do that right now. This low-level balance between recovery and necrosis in his body is like a precision mechanical watch that has only broken a few parts, but has completely lost the ability to work.

Therefore, if Momo were conscious, he would order the girl beside him to kill Momo herself rather than remain in this broken and unusable state.

However, at this time, Mo Mo lost the ability to communicate with the outside world. In Mo Mo's opinion, even if the girls around him guessed that they could use the method of killing Mo Mo to revive him to save him, they might not be able to bring themselves to do it.

Do we have to kill Momo again and again to resurrect him in this way?

This is obviously impossible. Even if the girls around Mo Mo abandoned Academy City and took Mo Mo back to Valhalla, they couldn't possibly let Mo Mo's blood splatter on them again and again, right?

At this moment, if Momo had a yandere (obsessive and possessive) Heroic Spirit by her side, everything would probably be much easier to resolve. For example, a girl like Flandre Scarlet would probably be quite happy to play this life-and-death game with Momo.

Mo Mo remained silent. All Mo Mo could do at this moment was wait, wait for a result. This result would definitely be that he would return to the Heroic Spirit in ten days, right?

After all, none of the people around Mo Mo would have the heart to kill him.

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