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Don't worry, meow!

Orange patted her chest, which was practically bare, and grinned, "Orange is Mr. Ghost's friend. If a friend asks for help, Orange will naturally help Mr. Ghost and will absolutely not let Mr. Ghost get hurt!"

"This is Orange's promise, meow, I'm betting Orange's future name, Yakumo!"

Without any resistance or even asking about Momo's background, Cheng immediately accepted everything Momo proposed.

This wasn't surprising; it was the first time in Orange's entire cat life that someone had addressed her as a friend with such formality. For a fleeting moment, Orange had the illusion that she had grown up.

Moreover, Momo's request made Cheng feel a sense of responsibility.

Normally, this sense of responsibility would only make Orange feel stressed and pained. However, at this moment, under the illusion of growing up, Orange's mindset changed slightly when faced with her friend Momo's request.

A ripe orange wouldn't just stand by and watch its friend die, meow!

Although she only met this ghost for a few minutes, the only thing the two of them did together was that hungry Orange, under Mo Mo's instigation, stole and ate the rice cracker that belonged to Yakumo Yukari.

But this is friendship too!

Playing pranks and doing naughty things together is clearly a great way to quickly strengthen a friendship!

"What is Mr. Ghost going to do next? Is he going to have Orange help you escape?"

Even before Momo had expressed her specific wish, Cheng had already instinctively realized what Momo was about to do.

After all, Orange herself often thought about escaping from Yakumo Residence, a place that put her under immense pressure. It was all because Yakumo Yukari kept creating those terrifying rifts and using the eyes inside to scare Orange.

Orange's thoughtfulness and enthusiasm even made Mo Mo a little embarrassed. Mo Mo wanted to ask her in return, wasn't she afraid that if she took Mo Mo out, Yakumo Ran and Yakumo Yukari would give her a mixed doubles beating?

"Mr. Ghost...you're not some dangerous guy, are you? Otherwise, why would you be sealed inside this stone?"

At this moment, Orange seemed to finally understand, blinking as she began to ask Momo about her origins. Momo couldn't help but smile, intending to give Orange another reason so that even if Orange were captured by Yakumo Ran and Yakumo Yukari later, she could avoid a mixed doubles beating.

As a result, Cheng shook her head and rejected her own question.

"No, Mr. Ghost is a good person, and he even plays with Orange. How could he be a bad person? It must be like what Mr. Ghost said, that Mr. Ghost is too weak since he was just born!"

Okay, now Momo doesn't need to explain anymore. Momo can only hope that in the future, when Orange faces Yakumo Blue and Yakumo Purple in a mixed doubles match, she will suffer less pain.

At worst... at worst, Momo can just lick Cheng's ears to atone for her sins!

"Shh!"

Having made up her mind to help Mo Mo, Cheng made a shushing gesture and whispered, "Mr. Ghost, I'm about to take you away from here. Please don't make a sound, or we'll wake up Lord Zi and be thrown into the dark cave."

"There are so many scary eyes in there! Orange is terrified of that place. We absolutely have to be careful!"

After saying that, Cheng carefully carried Mo Mo's head out of the room. It should be said that Cheng truly lived up to her reputation as a cat demon; despite still wearing shoes, she walked without making a sound.

Soon, led by Cheng, Momo and Cheng arrived at a peculiar doorway. This doorway was imbued with a strong aura of Yakumo Yukari, clearly imbued with her power.

"Phew... Alright. Mr. Ghost, we're about to leave. I'll take you to my place."

This is clearly a channel specifically for orange.

The Yakumo Residence is located on the northeastern boundary line of the Gensokyo Great Barrier. It is protected by the power of Yakumo Yukari's boundary, so it can be understood as being isolated from the outside world.

To enter this place, one must either break through Yakumo Yukari's abilities or be invited by her and then taken into the Yakumo family by her.

Orange was no exception; without Yakumo Yukari and Yakumo Ran's permission, she couldn't freely enter the Yakumo residence. Clearly, this passage was likely set up for Orange's sake, since she didn't live in the Yakumo house, but rather in the Lost Home of Youkai Mountain.

As Ran's shikigami, Orange is not yet capable of standing on her own and cannot inherit the name of Yakumo. Therefore, she cannot live openly in Yakumo Residence as a proper member of the Yakumo family.

Although Mo Mo felt that even if she really stayed for a long time, Yakumo Ran and Yakumo Yukari probably wouldn't have any objections. On the contrary, Yakumo Ran might be even happier because of it.

Judging from Orange's avoidance of Yakumo Yukari, it's easy to see that this willful little cat demon prefers her own leisurely youkai mountain and being the leader of the cat demons to living in the Yakumo family.

That's right. Don't let Orange's unreliable appearance fool you; she's the nominal leader of a group of cat demons in the Lost Home.

She's considered the nominal leader because, although she's the strongest cat demon in the Lost Home and bears the responsibility of controlling and leading the other cat demons, they're all wild cats with untamed instincts, and Orange isn't yet capable of truly leading them.

This is probably one of the reasons why Orange couldn't truly be given the name Yakumo and live in the Yakumo family.

Orange crouched low as she entered the passage, and soon emerged from the Youkai Mountain, a considerable distance from Yakumo Residence. From here, she was very close to the Lost Home where the cat spirits she led resided.

"Pfft, I'm free, meow!"

Upon entering Monster Mountain, Orange immediately straightened her back and a cheerful smile appeared on her face.

Although there are few traces of human civilization in Monster Mountain, and it is full of dense forests and the presence of various wild beasts and monsters, it is all of this that makes Orange feel the taste of freedom.

At the same time, the white light surrounding the petrified Momo's head seemed to quiet down, as if it were also appreciating the completely unfamiliar scenery around it, the landscape of Gensokyo.

Now, without a doubt, Momo is already in Gensokyo.

Gensokyo... I'm finally in!

"Hey, Mr. Ghost, let me take you to my house! Although I might not have much there, I'll at least bring out some nice things to treat you!"

Cheng spoke with great confidence, but Momo sensed her lack of conviction. At this moment, Cheng undoubtedly hoped that Momo would agree, and then she, the cat demon leader, would do her best to entertain her friend.

The white light paused for a second, then, to Orange's astonishment, it drifted out from the petrified head of Momo, eventually gathering around Orange and forming a human shape.

Moreover, the light seemed to undergo a qualitative change for some reason. Streams of data flashed by, and the white light began to transform into real matter, eventually forming a human shape, a real human figure.

This person, of course, is Mo Mo.

"I'd be delighted, my friend."

Momo responded to Cheng's invitation with a sincere smile.

Author's Note:

PS: This is the third update to make up for yesterday... cough, I said I would update three times a day without fail, you have to believe me!

111 Momo, who transformed into light

Cheng stared dumbfounded at Mo Mo, at this ghost who had transformed from light into a living person, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Although she's just a little cat spirit, as a shikigami of Yakumo Ran, and having spent a lot of time with Yakumo Ran and Yakumo Yukari, Orange naturally has a very broad perspective. She's long been used to ghosts.

She was even used as a body pillow by the ghost Yuyuko Saigyouji and slept in it.

Therefore, Orange knows very well what a ghost is. It was precisely because of this that when Momo appeared at Yakumo Residence just now, Orange mistakenly thought that Momo was a ghost and called him Mr. Ghost Momo.

And now, Mo Mo, this ghost, has actually turned into a living person?

How... is this possible?

Cheng could still distinguish between the living and the dead. But the changes in Mo Mo before her eyes were completely beyond Cheng's comprehension. Even if Mo Mo were to act out the same thing again in front of her, she still wouldn't understand what was going on.

In fact, Momo's current state is indeed somewhat strange, and it is difficult to simply define Momo himself, because Momo has conducted an experiment on himself.

The core question of this experiment is: what would it be like if Momo were resurrected in the afterlife?

The afterlife has its own rules, and not everyone who dies can be held responsible there. However, now that there's this little angel, the clone Otonashi Yuzuru, and he's been... well, subdued by Kayaba Akihiko, many of the rules of the afterlife have naturally opened their doors to Mo Mo.

This is also why Yukari Yakumo imprisoned the clone, Yuzuru Otonashi. It's clear that Yukari Yakumo knew the value of the clone and wanted to exploit it.

Unfortunately, Momo snatched all of this away. Now, Momo, like Otonashi Yuzuru, has become a special existence.

The afterlife is essentially a mass of data, operating according to programmed data. If this mass of data has no will, all is well; but once it develops its own will and alters the data of the afterlife, then the entire afterlife will change accordingly.

This is what makes the afterlife so valuable; once Momo has access to this data, it's as if he truly holds the world in his hands.

Momo has already taken the first step.

With Kayaba Akihiko's amazing creativity and the assistance of the administrator, Otonashi Yuzuru, a clone of himself, Momo, who was originally unable to enter the afterlife after death, was able to be resurrected with the power of the afterlife.

Of course, as Code, Momo is inherently immortal. What Momo does is control Code's power to prevent it from taking effect, allowing the power of the afterlife to dominate his resurrection process.

This means that Momo has entered the afterlife and has become a part of it.

In addition, with the exemption privileges granted to Heroes by Valhalla, the power in Momo's body was naturally forcibly added to the world system of the afterlife, becoming a power that is allowed to exist, be understood and used in the afterlife.

In other words, once Momo became a member of the afterlife, all his quantum light was recognized by the afterlife and became a kind of matter there, with the relevant world rules being added to it.

Momo can also use quantum light as a form of data to unleash a unique ability that can only be used in the afterlife.

This is the same ability as the SOS Brigade members to transform soil into matter, and the same ability used by the clone Otonashi Yuzuru. Essentially, this ability is the capacity to manipulate data in the afterlife through personal memories and understanding, causing changes to the material aspects of the afterlife.

And this ability, just as Yuri Nakamura and the others said, is, for people in the afterlife, simply a process of turning soil into whatever they desire.

The only difference is that Momo isn't just a person from the afterlife, and his abilities extend far beyond simply transforming soil into other things. To be precise, Momo is a hacker who has invaded the afterlife, and moreover, a hacker who has usurped control of its management!

Now, although Momo has not yet returned to Valhalla, and the afterlife has not been directly included in the scope of Valhalla's support worlds, Momo has indirectly received the blessing of the afterlife, and it is the blessing of the entire world for Momo alone!

At this point, Momo was far from being able to truly hold the world in his hands. After all, the afterlife was a world in itself, and the sheer volume of data far exceeded that of Momo, and even the combined data volume of everyone in Valhalla. But this was enough to cause a qualitative change in the essence of Momo's life.

What exactly is Mo Mo right now?

Is it human, digital life, or has it become some kind of intermediate form?

Before this, Momo was an immature quantum entity. While the quantum light and physical body worked together as one, they maintained a clear distinction between matter and immateriality. But now, the physical body that makes up Momo no longer distinguishes between matter and quantum light.

Using the laws of the afterlife as a bridge, the quantum light possessed by Momo can be transformed into data through the rules of the afterlife, and then into pure matter. Furthermore, the matter in Momo's possession, or that constitutes Momo, can also be transformed back into data under Momo's will, and then into quantum light.

Or rather, quantum light, data, and matter have reached a unity in Momo's hands, becoming three different states of the same thing under Momo's control.

At this moment, Mo Mo seemed to have truly transformed into light!

Hmm... If Momo just needs to grab a glowing stick next, he can probably transform into Ultraman to fight monsters and save the Earth.

This is not a joke; it has become a viable research direction. As for why it is only a research direction and not a real combat plan, there is only one limitation: Momo does not know the anatomy of Ultraman.

Beneath that tight-fitting suit, is it a living being, a machine, or perhaps just a solidified mass of light?

"What, are you surprised?"

Mo Mo touched his face, recalling the transformation process he had just undergone, and thought that there shouldn't have been any mistakes.

Moreover, this process is not entirely based on the computing power in Mo Mo's head. Behind Mo Mo are Kazakiri Hyouka, the 230 million ability users in Academy City, countless ordinary people in these worlds using neural connection devices, and the matching quantum servers.

All of this has now been connected by Feng Zhan Binghua, ready to provide Mo Mo with computational support at any time.

With such a large support network, Momo did not believe that he would make a mistake when he first used quantum light to transform his body.

However, since this was Mo Mo's first time doing this, he still decided to take a look. He reached out, and a ball of quantum light appeared in Mo Mo's hand. After a series of data changes, it transformed into a delicate and antique-looking small mirror.

Looking at his elegant and handsome self in the mirror, Mo Mo nodded in satisfaction and said, "No problem, Cheng. Are you afraid of me?"

"Wow!"

As she spoke, Mo Mo lowered her head and moved closer to the shorter Cheng. Cheng was startled and let out a scream before jumping far away.

She bared her teeth and brandished her claws, her hands reverting to the shape of cat claws, with sharp, razor-like claws emerging from her fleshy body, looking as if she were facing a formidable enemy.