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However, Momo stubbornly reformed into a human, only to be killed by Flandre. Each death consumed a significant amount of quantum light, and Momo endured indescribable pain, yet she continued to repeat this process endlessly.

As a result, Momo could only communicate with Yakumo Ran intermittently, and would often die after saying only a few words.

"This is not a demonstration, much less self-harm, but my own experience, my own path of evolution."

"boom!"

While Momo's words sounded quite forceful, considering his current situation of speaking out every time he died, his assertiveness seemed utterly ridiculous to Yakumo Ran. Momo was in such an unsightly state, yet he was issuing a victory declaration as if he were a victor—wasn't that laughable enough?

"Experience, huh? I'm curious, what kind of experience are you talking about?"

However, Yakumo Ran was not complacent. She had long considered Momo an enemy she had to deal with with all her might. Although she didn't understand why Momo was willing to be killed by Flandre again and again, this process would obviously deplete Momo's power, and Yakumo Ran would not actively stop it.

Taking this opportunity, Yakumo Ran can also observe Momo's repeated deaths and resurrections up close, hoping to gain insight into the secrets of Momo's abilities.

Although Yakumo Ran didn't know that even if Mo Mo presented his abilities to Yakumo Ran, this great youkai would definitely not understand that string of scientific calculation formulas.

"Unfortunately, I don't have the habit of revealing my secrets to others or explaining them to them, especially my enemies. The farcical deaths of those idiotic villains due to their excessive talking won't happen to me."

"boom!"

"As for the experience I mentioned, guess?"

Yakumo Ran snorted coldly upon hearing this. Since Mo Mo wouldn't tell her, she wasn't going to waste her breath trying to extract secrets from him. In any case, she felt that the current stalemate was more advantageous to her, so she was happy to continue.

However, what Yakumo Ran was unaware of was that, although the current situation remained deadlocked and it seemed that Momo was constantly expending his power, some strange changes were taking place in the afterlife outside Gensokyo.

……

In the afterlife, on the boundless sea, a clone of Momo appeared out of thin air, surrounded by strange quantum light power, which was constantly operating in a mysterious way.

Immediately afterwards, Momo seemed to explode as if attacked by Flandre, but instead of regenerating, he formed a strange ball of light that kept rotating and actually generated a weak suction force on everything around him.

This suction force wasn't strong, but it was enough to transform the endless seawater into the quantum light that Momo needed. And even though the force attracting the intangible matter's quantum light wasn't great, it was enough to make them merge into that ball of light.

Gradually, the light grew larger and larger, vaguely forming the shape of a human brain. Within it, countless quantum particles flowed seemingly chaotically, yet these quantum lights constantly circulated and interacted in a remarkably orderly manner, vaguely forming a meticulous system.

Soon, a giant's head appeared, clearly Momo's head. This giant's head didn't seem like a living being, but rather a collection of quantum light under some kind of will. Composed entirely of quantum light, it was obviously not meant to simulate a human brain; it merely formed the shape of a brain, while internally it performed combinations and calculations in ways almost incomprehensible to humans.

This is the result that Momo has come to by combining the experiences of the two genius scientists, Kayaba Akihiko and Shinonono Tsukasa, with all the impressive intellectual and cognitive abilities of the girls around her.

Its core idea is simple: since Momo is going to use a single core to manage all the clones, why not strengthen Momo as the core? As long as Momo's core consciousness remains Momo, does Momo itself have to be confined to a human form and pattern?

Look at the people around Mo Mo!

In pursuit of his ideals, Kayaba Akihiko ceased to be human and transformed into a quantum life form, gaining true immortality and extraordinary abilities. As a LV5 master of mental control, one of Misaki Shokuhou's ultimate trump cards is a series of external brain implants cultivated in giant test tubes. By connecting her consciousness with these implants, Misaki Shokuhou's abilities can be greatly enhanced.

CC, who was once Code, is no different from ordinary people in terms of brain and body structure. However, as Code, CC is actually the agent of the most mysterious C world in the rebellious world of Lelouch. She can directly contact the vast spiritual world of C world and thus gain the ability to use spiritual power. Finally, there is Kazakiri Hyouka. As a humanoid angel, she is a product of the AIM position. Her combination form cannot be considered human at all.

Therefore, Momo naturally doesn't fixate on form. At Momo's level, form is merely an external manifestation. The simplest example is Gaia and Alaya, Momo's bosses. Who knows what their original forms were? But regardless of their true forms, it doesn't stop Alaya from displaying an aloof, icy beauty demeanor in front of Momo, nor does it stop Gaia from seducing Momo and extracting resources from her for jewelry making.

Therefore, drawing on these successful examples around him, and after numerous simulations and detailed planning in the virtual world, Momo began to train and evolve in his afterlife garden. Form was no longer important; what mattered was maintaining Momo's own consciousness and will, and thus maximizing the use of Momo's power, and the power of the entire afterlife behind him.

This will be Momo's biggest trump card!

This was Momo's first attempt, and to her own surprise, it went remarkably smoothly. This was partly due to the girls' collaborative efforts and the theoretical framework developed by the two brilliant minds, Kayaba Akihiko and Shinonono Tsukasa. On the other hand, it also benefited from the almost limitless possibilities of quantum light and the near-infinite resources available to Momo in the afterlife.

The quantum light, now as readily available to Momo's consciousness, began to display its endless possibilities under these circumstances, repaying Momo, the master who brought them out of the Accelerated World and continued to promote them.

The giant-like head opened its eyes, and within those eyes, composed entirely of light, shone the brilliance that belonged to Momo.

"The first challenge... endlessly testing the ways to assemble the body, constructing a perfect body without any purpose? That's quite a challenge. Unfortunately, this challenge is child's play for me right now."

"Yakumo Ran, this is the kind of training I've been talking about. It's just a pity you wouldn't understand."

The giant muttered to himself, then closed his eyes. His terrifyingly powerful computing abilities surged, calculating the information gathered by the clone that had died repeatedly beside Flandre. Perhaps Momo, as a scientist, couldn't yet comprehend Flandre's strange abilities, but through countless hypotheses and theoretical constructs, Momo could grasp that one in a billion possibility hidden in the darkness—a possibility unique to her.

All Momo needs to give up is some quantum light and a tiny bit of computing power.

……

"Big brother, I'm sorry, Fran... Fran couldn't control herself!"

With each kill of Momo, the madness in Flandre's eyes grew almost unbearable. Although reason told her she should stop, her unstable mind made it nearly impossible for her to control her destructive urges. Apologizing while killing, Momo crumbled time and again at Flandre's hands.

Yakumo Ran's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, her initial smugness completely gone. She couldn't understand why Momo would repeat this utterly meaningless process. This process was merely a futile drain on Momo's power, and on Flandre's power; what meaning could it possibly have...?

Ah!

A hint of disbelief appeared in Yakumo Ran's eyes. Could this be Mo Mo's plan? To use repeated deaths to exhaust Flandre's power until she fainted and fell into a coma, and then subdue her?

This method is simply... simply too extravagant!

Does Momo's power cost nothing?

This time, Yakumo Ran was right. In a sense, Mo Mo's power is indeed free now.

However, Yakumo Ran was wrong about Mo Mo's methods. Even if Mo Mo was willing to exhaust Flandre's power, it would still take an unknown amount of time. Mo Mo's plan was quickly revealed with a gasp from Flandre.

Momo appeared once more, this time seemingly imbued with a peculiar rhythm, her entire being exuding a sense of perfect harmony. She was like a flawless circle, without any imperfections, wear, or flaws.

"It's gone..."

Flandre's madness turned into confusion as she said, "Big brother... the eyes on your body are gone, Flandre... Flandre doesn't know where to grab, Flandre... Flandre doesn't know what to do!"

Flandre, who was just crying and making a fuss, is now sobbing. Only the neurotic Flandre herself can probably understand this emotional shift.

As for Mo Mo, he didn't need to understand Flandre's current changes; he only needed to smile gently at Flandre, who was holding his hand.

"Since you can't get what you want from me, how about you grab my hand instead?"

Author's Note:

P.S.: Regarding updates, two updates a day is the minimum. While it's not as good as my old three updates a day, it's still much better than updating every two or three days, isn't it?

Ahem, don't rush to hit me, let me finish.

I can guarantee that two updates a day is just the minimum. I will choose the time to release more depending on my writing situation, and please give me time to recover.

Okay, I've finished speaking. Now you can... can you put down the razor blades in your hands?

194. They caught a little fox.

Flandre did not immediately accept Momo's invitation. Currently, she was under the influence of Yakumo Ran's power and wanted to carry out Yakumo Ran's order, which was to seize Momo's eyes and then kill him.

But now, after dozens of attempts and countless theoretical calculations, Momo no longer possesses any eyes. As a result, Komeiji Ren can no longer carry out Yakumo Ran's orders, and she herself falls into chaos.

What should we do? Mo Mo no longer has eyes. How should we face Mo Mo next?

Flandre herself was unaware, and naturally, Yakumo Ran couldn't have foreseen this situation when she set up the trap. Therefore, Flandre could only instinctively look at Yakumo Ran, hoping that Yakumo Ran would give her the next order.

Unfortunately, Yakumo Ran can no longer do that.

Ran Yakumo, her face ashen, didn't know how Momo had done it, but Momo had actually found a way to break Flandre's power. This was unbelievable to Ran Yakumo, but she had no choice but to accept it.

At this moment, let alone giving Flandre orders, seeing that Momo had broken the deadlock, the demonic power on the Komeiji sisters, Satoru and Komeiji Ren, almost solidified into a tangible form, and their third eyes shone as brightly as the eyes of wild beasts in the night. This was the first time in history that the two sisters had worked together to use the same power to deal with Yakumo Ran.

Now, even Yakumo Ran herself is finding it a bit too much.

As a powerful demon, she was a level above the Komeiji sisters and shouldn't have been so weak. However, everyone has their own strengths. While charm is one of the Nine-Tailed Fox Ran Yakumo's innate abilities, her talents extend far beyond charm.

The growth of her demonic power, the strengthening of her physique, the lengthening of her lifespan, the use of talismans, and so on—Yakumo Ran's talents are all-encompassing. In terms of charm alone, she really cannot compete with the Komeiji sisters, who have already unleashed their full power and whose talents are almost entirely focused on the control of mind and consciousness.

"Did you fail..."

Although Yakumo Ran was unwilling, she had to admit that she seemed to have no better way to deal with Momo. As for risking her demonic power to fight Momo... Yakumo Ran was not afraid of Momo. Even if it meant fighting Momo to the death, Yakumo Ran would not hesitate in the slightest. Everything she did was for her master, Yakumo Yukari.

However, dying here now would be meaningless. Yakumo Ran felt that even if she had to risk her life, she would die at the most effective time and place, under Yakumo Yukari's guidance.

"Let's retreat."

Having made up her mind, Yakumo Ran unleashed a surge of demonic power, instantly deflecting the two sisters' attacks slightly. Immediately afterward, she retreated rapidly; with just a fraction of a second more time, she could disappear from Momo's sight and reunite with Yakumo Yukari, who was already at Youkai Mountain.

"Don't move."

Just then, a calm female voice appeared behind Yakumo Ran. Yakumo Ran was startled, and before she could make any move, a small dagger had already pierced the skin of her neck, and blood dripped down the blade.

The one who suddenly appeared behind Yakumo Ran was none other than Izayoi Sakuya, who had been silent all along. Although she no longer had the ability to stop time, her spatial abilities were enough to allow her to instantly appear in Yakumo Ran's blind spot.

Ran Yakumo frowned. How could she obediently listen to Sakuya Izayoi? Not to mention that Sakuya Izayoi currently had no demonic power, even if it were Sakuya Izayoi who had previously mastered the ability to stop time, Ran Yakumo would not be afraid.

After all, every ability has its supporting power. Without that power, even the strongest ability cannot be activated. Yakumo Ran understood this very well; she had already verified it from many beings in Gensokyo.

Without the slightest hesitation, the nine seemingly harmless, fluffy tails on Yakumo Ran's back suddenly flashed with a metallic luster at their tips. The nine tails instantly transformed into nine steel spears, piercing towards Izayoi Sakuya beside her.

Sakuya Izayoi's gaze sharpened. Her human body clearly couldn't withstand such an attack, so she immediately dodged away. However, the dagger in her hand vanished.

Facing Yakumo Ran, who was about to kill her, Izayoi Sakuya didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately shifting her dagger towards Ran's heart. If her ability worked correctly, the dagger would pierce Ran's heart in the next instant.

"Ding!"

But at that moment, mysterious runes lit up on Yakumo Ran's robe. The dagger that was supposed to be inserted into Yakumo Ran's heart suddenly appeared in front of Yakumo Ran's chest, its tip piercing into a rune and being intercepted.

"This ability!"

This time, Yakumo Ran was truly taken aback. She was very familiar with Izayoi Sakuya's original abilities, and when she saw Izayoi Sakuya appear here, Yakumo Ran simply assumed it was what Yakumo Yukari had said—that Mo Mo had the ability to revive Izayoi Sakuya. But now it seemed that wasn't the case at all; Izayoi Sakuya's situation was far more complex than just being revived.

"We can't delay any longer!"

A sense of unease crept into Yakumo Ran's heart. Her confidence stemmed from her ability as Yakumo Yukari's shikigami to manipulate Yukari's gap power. Based on this alone, Yakumo Ran felt that even if she couldn't defeat Momo, escaping wouldn't be a problem. Even if she were temporarily controlled by Izayoi Sakuya's abilities, her powerful youkai energy would allow her to easily break into the gap.

But now that Izayoi Sakuya also possesses spatial abilities, Yakumo Ran feels that her trump card has become somewhat unstable. What if Yakumo Ran, with her spatial abilities, could interfere with or even destroy Yakumo Yukari's gap abilities?

In that case, Yakumo Ran really won't be able to escape.

"Stand here quietly and don't move."

Seeing that Izayoi Sakuya was about to charge again, Yakumo Ran instantly activated her charm ability, causing Izayoi Sakuya to freeze in place. Immediately afterward, without the slightest hesitation, she activated Yakumo Yukari's gap ability to escape.

"Hehehe, it's time for the great Cirno to make her appearance! Behold my invincible special edition number 9! You fox, don't even think about escaping from this... this powerful weapon whose name I've forgotten!"

Just then, with a deafening roar, the wall behind Yakumo Ran was smashed open by a colossal creature. This creature was none other than ⑨, who hadn't been with Momo earlier. ⑨ hadn't appeared not because she was in a playful mood and refused to follow Momo's orders, but rather because she had become a small, effective weapon for Momo against Yakumo Ran.

To Yakumo Ran's astonishment, a small device on one of Knightmare's mechanical arms, known as Invincible 9, suddenly emitted a translucent glow, instantly enveloping Yakumo Ran. Seeing this, Yakumo Ran tore open a gap beneath her feet without hesitation.

Regardless of what this thing is, since it's Momo's trump card, Yakumo Ran will definitely not underestimate its power. Rather than standing here experiencing the effects of this strange device, it's better to just run away.

As for the situation here, I'll report to Yukari Yakumo later.

But what happened next completely overturned Yakumo Ran's worldview.

She had clearly summoned the gap and mobilized Yakumo Yukari's abilities to try and open it, but nothing appeared beneath her feet. Even worse, after being enveloped by this strange barrier of light, Yakumo Ran felt that the connection between her and Yakumo Yukari had become almost nonexistent.

What's this!

For the first time, Yakumo Ran panicked. It was a minor matter that her trump card had been exposed, but given the current situation, she was not only unable to use the gap, but had been captured by Momo.