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"Why are you asking me again!" Hanon said, both amused and exasperated. "Didn't I already tell you? They are 'Ya Hanon'."

“Yes, they are also ‘Ye Huayin,’ just from different timelines in parallel universes. You can tell just by looking at them…” The spirit Huayin began to recount what she knew: “Last time it was just you and me, so we addressed each other as ‘you and me.’ This time there are two more ‘Ye Huayin,’ so let’s distinguish them. You can still be called ‘Huanyin,’ and I can be called ‘Holy Spirit.’ The one in black armor will be called ‘Black Robe,’ and the other alluring and evil one will be called ‘Evil Spirit.’ How about that?”

Seeing that Hanon nodded in agreement, the spirit Hanon—hereafter referred to as "Holy Spirit"—continued: "The cause of all this is that 'black-robed' woman; she is the mastermind behind all this filth."

"It's her?" Hanon raised an eyebrow. "Although I heard 'Evil Spirit' call her 'BOSS,' it's really hard to accept the setting of a girl with no personality traits becoming the main villain."

“Sigh, although the ‘Black Robe’ is the mastermind, the cause of everything… you know it, and I know it too, because we are both ‘Ye Huayin’, and we have both experienced that incident.”

"Was it that car accident...?"

“Yes, it was that car accident.” The Holy Spirit sighed deeply: “You’ve heard of the theory of ‘synchronicity,’ right? Different people and events in the world will connect in a special way at a special moment, and then make similar choices and accomplish similar things. You told me about the ‘Five Death Row Inmates’ attack’ before, which was a manifestation of ‘synchronicity.’ ‘Synchronicity’ will not only occur in the present world, but also in the torrent of time. For us, ‘Ye Huayin,’ that car accident that changed our fate and took away our family was a singularity where the timeline converged. In short… we were destined to have this calamity.”

"But what does that have to do with the current situation?"

"Of course there's a connection! That car accident was tragic; many 'Ye Hana' died on the spot, and those who survived were deeply affected by it. Some effects were physical, such as paralysis, coma, and vegetative state; others were psychological, such as depression, fear, and stress reactions. The vast majority of 'Ye Hana' experienced the accident, and the vast majority of the surviving 'Ye Hana' are tormented by these things... Honestly, someone like you who recovered so well is practically one of a kind."

"You flatter me, I'm just a little carefree." Hanon scratched her head. She understood what "Holy Spirit" meant. When she traveled to "Holy Spirit's" timeline before, Hanon had already sensed that beneath "Holy Spirit's" seemingly gentle and cheerful socialite exterior was a heart that was afraid of getting hurt and afraid of being alone. That's why she studied mental power to make herself stronger. That's why she worked hard to maintain the Love Association and build her own power. That's why she accepted all the girls who threw themselves at her, seizing their emotions to fill her emptiness.

A tragic car accident that destroys a family and kills people will of course permanently change a person. Kanon was just lucky enough to be transported to another world—or rather, to gain the memories and way of thinking of someone from another world. This allowed her to enter the perspective of an observer and downplay the psychological impact of the car accident.

"It's because you're so 'ambitious' that you became the prey that 'Black Robe' was determined to get!" said the "Holy Spirit."

What? Being cheerful and open-minded is a sin? It can even attract a cross-time hunt?

"After that car accident, 'Black Robe' suffered severe aftereffects. She was paralyzed and depressed. She attempted suicide several times but failed, only to be stopped by 'our uncle.' Unfortunately, after the 'Deadly Elimination Tournament,' her world's Takakaze Kiriki also died in the explosion of Ganryu Island, making her life even darker..."

"How tragic!" Hanon frowned, a possibility popping into her head: "So she hates me for being happy?"

"No, quite the opposite. She envies those who are happy and longs for joy from the bottom of her heart. However, her mind has been completely destroyed after a series of blows, and she can't feel any happiness or joy at all. All she has is the Eagle Wind family's wealth and a brilliant mind—that 'Black Robe' guy probably had some kind of mishap in the car accident, which gave him an extremely high IQ and made him super good at scientific creation. With this genius, he quickly developed three works that we can't understand."

"Wow! Three items! Three items... I bet some of them contain time-travel technology!"

"That's right. One of the inventions is the technology to travel through time, but it is subject to many limitations."

"What about the other two?"

"The second invention is nanorobots. 'Black Robe' implants them into her body, which gives her the ability to control her muscles, making her invincible on the physical level. I believe you have already experienced her combat power."

"That's really impressive... What about the third one?"

"Sigh... The third invention is closely related to you, me, and all the 'Ye Huayin' in parallel universes—'Black Robe' has developed a soul filtering device that can extract memories from a soul and absorb them into one's own soul, thereby gaining another person's memories and emotions."

"She has already killed several 'Ye Huayin's' from parallel universes, just to steal the memories of happiness, and now she has her sights set on you." The "Holy Spirit's" eyes pierced through: "She wants to kill you, absorb your soul, steal your memories, and feel your emotions. Your happiness is her target."

Author's Note: I'll continue in a bit. I'm afraid I'll have to stay up until 3 AM again today. Oh well, this is awful. Waaah.

We'll talk more about the parallel universe Kanon thing later.

Section 951, Chapter 942: Cause and Effect (Part 2)

"What? There's such a thing?" After hearing about the "black-robed" man's past and purpose, Hanon couldn't help but gasp in astonishment: "Since she can steal other people's memories and emotions, why doesn't she just harm people in the original world? Why bother traveling through time to find other 'Ye Hanon's' to take action? I remember you said that traveling through time requires a tremendous amount of energy!"

“That’s right. The energy required for time travel is astonishing. I don’t even dare to think about what kind of destruction the ‘Black Robe’ has caused to her original world in order to accumulate the energy for time travel…” “Holy Spirit” shook his head and sighed: “But I can answer your previous question. Why does the ‘Black Robe’ not absorb the emotions of ordinary people, but instead target ‘Ye Huayin’… We’ve only talked about the ‘Black Robe’ and haven’t even mentioned the ‘Evil Spirit’ yet.”

"Yes, and her too! How did that girl get here?"

"It's simple. She's just a byproduct of 'Black Robe's' initial indiscriminate absorption of other people's emotions," "Holy Spirit" explained. "'Black Robe's' three inventions all have significant limitations: the time-travel device consumes enormous amounts of energy and cannot be precisely positioned; it either relies on luck for random jumps or requires spacetime coordinates for accurate travel; the nanobots are incredibly powerful and versatile, but relatively fragile. Once destroyed, 'Black Robe' will immediately revert to a paralyzed state, thus losing his combat ability..."

“No wonder,” Hanon interjected. “When I used the shockwave technique to destroy her leg armor, it probably also damaged the nanobots inside her. If the ‘evil spirit’ hadn’t suddenly intervened, I would have killed her long ago!”

"The device that absorbs the memories and emotions of others also has its limitations. At first, 'Black Robe' really just randomly picked some optimistic and innocent people to experiment on. Hmph, she has no humanity left. That's really cruel... But those people's memories and emotions caused a huge backlash, which seriously conflicted with 'Black Robe's' own memories and emotions, almost causing her to explode and die."

"It's a pity. If she had really suffered the backlash, it would have saved us from all this trouble later."

"Yes, it is indeed a bit of a pity... but 'Black Robe' finally made it through and managed to complete her first time travel. The timeline of her first time travel was very similar to that of 'Ye Huayin' in that world. Both were pitiful people who were paralyzed and indifferent to others. And that poor girl had successfully committed suicide before 'Black Robe' arrived."

"Uh, what does this have to do with 'evil spirits'?"

"Don't worry, of course it's related. The 'Black Robe' used the 'Ye Huayin' who committed suicide as a foundation, and sent the memories and emotions she absorbed from those innocent people at the beginning into it, creating an evil spirit with the appearance of 'Ye Huayin'! So you will hear the 'evil spirit' calling the 'Black Robe' the 'BOSS', she is indeed subordinate to the 'Black Robe'."

"So evil spirits can be artificially created?"

"Since you've seen time travel and nanobots, what's so strange about her creating an evil spirit?"

“You’re right.” Hanon nodded. “Then I only have one question left—how do you know so much detail?”

The spirit "Holy Spirit" Hana comes from a different timeline, yet she is currently very knowledgeable about the "Black Robe" and the "Evil Spirit," recounting their stories as if she had witnessed them herself. This naturally raises questions—could there be some secret hidden behind this?

Is it a distortion of human nature or a decline in morality? Neither. The Holy Spirit turned to look at the moon, the bright moon rising outside the window, casting its silvery light, evoking a myriad of emotions: "Because after you left, they went to the world I live in first."

"Ah!" Kanon exclaimed, "You guys have fought each other too?"

Seeing the "Holy Spirit" nod, Hanon no longer needed to ask about victory or defeat—the fact that it was the "Holy Spirit's" spirit, not the physical body, that had traveled through time was enough to explain everything.

"Speaking of which, this is still related to you." "Holy Spirit" pointed at Hana.

"I?"

"Yes, it's you. Occasionally, there are some inexplicable telepathic connections between 'Ye Huayin' from different timelines. On one timeline, a 'Ye Huayin' who had been bedridden for many years dreamed of you. After she was 'eaten' by the 'Black Robe,' that guy obtained clues about your timeline coordinates. However, when they found you by following the timeline coordinates, you happened to have crossed over into my world. So, no sooner had you left than they arrived."

"Wouldn't that mean I'm a burden to you? I'm so sorry..."

"You've dragged me down, but don't be so polite." The Holy Spirit lamented this: "We've both been dragged down. The reason they were able to find you this time is because I dragged you down—when we met before, our souls left each other's time-space coordinates. This time, I couldn't defeat them. My body disintegrated, and my soul left my body. I could only risk entering the torrent of time and space to come here and seek refuge with you. The 'Black Robe' and the 'Evil Spirit' also used this route to come to this world."

"Ah, this..."

This is really a headache. Kanon and "Holy Spirit" have essentially sabotaged each other, which is quite embarrassing.

"Holy Spirit" took it all in stride, laughing lightly as he continued recounting his experiences: "Those two traveled to my timeline and quickly came knocking to kill me and steal my memories. I fought against 'Black Robe,' and I managed to subdue her nanobots. As for 'Evil Spirit,' she was a formidable opponent, her mental strength even surpassing mine... Right, Mr. Toyota?"

It turned out that Tadakatsu Toyota had been quietly floating to the side the whole time. The two Kanon were talking about something that was difficult to understand but important, and he couldn't get a word in edgewise. Suddenly, he was asked a question by the "Holy Spirit," and Tadakatsu was really flustered for a while. Finally, he calmed down and said, "Yes, after I possessed Miss Kanon, I was able to hurt you, but I was helpless against that evil spirit."

"Sigh, although the 'evil spirit's' mental strength is much stronger than mine, I am not to be underestimated. I managed to deal with it using my superpower skills. If it weren't for the 'black robe' intervening... Sigh, I would not be a match for them if I were to fight two against one. That's one of the reasons I came to you this time. If we fight two against two, we will have a better chance of winning."

The Holy Spirit concluded, "As for why I know about the 'Black Robe's' past and present life, it's simple. I've been reading her mind throughout the battle, and the longer the fight goes on, the more relevant information I gain."

Hanon asked curiously, "I remember you couldn't read minds when we last met, right?"

“Yes, this is something I just learned.” “Holy Spirit” smiled: “After you left and before they arrived, I took some time to go to the company to listen to the experimental data and developed some new techniques for using mental power—I’m much stronger than when we last met!”

The "Holy Spirit" suddenly floated closer, arriving opposite Hanon: "But even with my strength, I was defeated by the 'Black Robe' and the 'Evil Spirit.' Now, even if we combine our swords to fight together, the outcome is still uncertain..."

Her gaze fell on Miho, who had gone from being terrified to being fast asleep. Her youthful body was full of delicate beauty, and lying on the bed was a natural and beautiful picture.

But the words of the "Holy Spirit" were somewhat cold, and the content was even more cruel: "The outcome of the upcoming fierce battle is hard to predict, and the 'Black Robe' will not show any mercy to us. Both of us are in danger of death—I have recently mastered the ability to erase other people's memories. In my original timeline, I used this to make my uncle and the old butler Ito forget me. Have you seen Harry Potter? It's similar to the 'Forget-Me-Not Curse' that Hermione cast on her parents before the final battle. It can be undoed afterward—how about it, should I use it on Miho and other relatives and friends? If we win, it's not too late to undo it, but if we lose... at least everyone won't have too much sadness."

This proposal... evokes mixed feelings.

It's a stark reality, yet incredibly difficult to accept. Must one simply disappear from the memories of loved ones? Victory brings peace, defeat means bearing the bitter consequences alone, but it also means losing most of one's proof of existence in this world…

Hanako couldn't help but ponder.

Author's Note: This is the origin of Black Armor Kanon and Ghost Kanon. Hopefully, it makes sense...

In a previous post, some readers mentioned Jet Li's "The Pursuit of Man," and I was indeed deeply impressed by that movie. I even considered writing a plot summary of it, but ultimately decided against it. I felt that the villain, Kanon, was better off pursuing happiness than power. Anyway... please be gentle with your criticism. If there are any shortcomings... I'll correct them in the next book!

Section 952, Chapter 943: Farewell

On a weekend morning, Mr. Silver's gym once again welcomed familiar guests.

"Huanyin, are you really not a twin?" Gina kept pressing Hanon, who was exercising, for answers. Hanon just smiled and said, "Gina, you must have heatstroke. It's been hot lately, so you need to be careful about sun protection, or you won't even realize you've been captured and eaten."

"Kanon, what happened with the explosion you caused the day before yesterday?" Hibiki Sakura asked. Ayaka and Rimi-sensei also came over. Kanon replied with a smile, "Oh, my family makes motorcycles, you know. I got some special materials to play with, but I didn't expect it to explode."

"Wow, that explosion was so powerful! You're really lucky to be alright!" Ayaka had seen the aftermath of the "explosion." The gym's bar was almost completely razed to the ground, with tables, chairs, and counters shattered into pieces, and the walls riddled with holes. Yet, Kanon was unharmed. When they met again two days later, she only had a few scabbed bloodstains on her body. It was nothing short of a miracle.

As for Ms. Rimi, she was working overtime that day and didn't witness the "explosion's" power, but everyone described it in great detail. She was closest to Kanon, and her job was to educate and nurture students, so she was more worried about Kanon than the younger people: "Kanon, you must never play with these industrial things again, they're too dangerous! As an adult, if I find you doing this again, I'll confiscate the things and contact your parents!"

"Yes, yes, it won't happen again." A large bead of cold sweat trickled down Hanon's forehead. She smiled wryly, cupped her hands in a gesture of respect to Rimi, and then to everyone else: "Everyone, I know you all love me and care about me, I'm very touched..."

The atmosphere seemed a bit sentimental...

"Pfft—hahahahaha, it's really strange that you suddenly made that expression, Kanon." Hibiki was the first to laugh, and the others followed suit. Usually, Kanon was the one who made the sarcastic remarks in the group. She was calm and rarely did anything silly. Today, she suddenly became emotional while talking, which made the fitness girls feel quite uncomfortable. They thought she was just being silly.

"Right, I guess I'm not really suited to this kind of atmosphere." Hanon put away her sad expression and returned to her gentle smile.

Those characters who are usually very serious but have a surprisingly cute and quirky side when they go crazy, let's leave those roles to someone else...

"Everyone, great news! Our application for the campus fitness club has been approved!" Zouyuu Akemi skipped in, holding a key in her hand: "This is the key to the abandoned old gymnasium on the back hill of the school. That will be our activity base from now on!"

"Oh oh oh!" Hibiki and Gina raised their arms in agreement with Akemi, while Rimi and Ayaka made their own comments.

"This approval process is incredibly fast! Didn't they just submit their applications yesterday before school ended?"

"Well, that's because her older sister is the head of the academy's board of directors..."

Kanon heard about this as soon as she arrived at the gym today. It's a new club that Akemi started at the Royal Sakura Academy to "preach muscle." It's based on the fitness girls' group from Mr. Shirogane's side, and they also train at school and spread the way of muscle to their classmates... Although Kanon doesn't think Akemi will be successful in spreading her message, at least in terms of approval and venue, Akemi is making good progress.

Once muscles are involved, Akemi completely changes, and this contrasting personality sets her apart from Kanon.

"Anyway, after we finish training today, let's go to the gym together. That will be another gathering place for us in the future!" Zhu Mei called out to everyone. Sometimes everyone forgot that Kanon was actually a student at Deimon High School, not a student at Huangying Academy.

Kanon did remember: "The date is approaching, I hope I can still attend Deimon's graduation ceremony..."

"Huh? What did you just say, Hanon?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing..."

Kanon waved her hand, brushing the topic aside. Then everyone proceeded with their daily muscle training as usual, and everyone worked up a sweat, including Kanon.

Everything was normal... until the time for washing up after the workout.

Bathed in fragrant water, adorned in splendid attire, the girls enjoyed a comfortable hot bath. After they emerged from the bath and returned to the changing room, they found that Huayin had already come out and was dressed.

"Kanon, you're so fast... Oh..." Before they could finish their sentence, the fitness girls collapsed and fell into a deep sleep.

A spirit appeared, it was Hana, who had come here from another time and space, "Holy Spirit".

In her own timeline, "Holy Spirit" is someone who lives happily ever after with girls, but now, facing these beauties, she is indifferent, staring straight ahead at Huayin: "Are you ready?"