Talulah, I'm still a child.

These minor details didn't attract much attention from Arturo, but that was precisely the biggest problem. The other personality had unknowingly bypassed Arturo's perception and gained most of control over the body, yet she hadn't made Arturo aware of her existence until she had fully mastered the body.

When Arturo woke up one morning, she found that she could hear, see, and smell the fragrance of flowers in the air, but this body no longer belonged to her. Although she shared the five senses, she no longer had the authority to control her fingers and could only watch in humiliation as the new personality that had taken over her body continued to plot a series of new plans.

This new personality perfectly inherited everything about Arturo except for malice. It is even stronger than the original personality in terms of Originium Arts research and luck. The imprisonment from the Sarkaz Demon King makes it impossible for the main personality to ever turn back. No matter how unwilling it is, everything has become a foregone conclusion.

"So after a full year of action, this body is now completely mine."

While holding Mei Xue in her arms, Arturo's hands couldn't help but wander over the little fox's body. After all, although she and Mei Xue had a close relationship, they had only met once, and after that, the little fox and the Doctor let her do whatever she liked.

"But... Sister Arturo, do you know why the Doctor and I did that?"

Mei Xue couldn't help but feel a little strange. Although, according to Arturo, the original personality of this body was a bad person who liked to create despair for others, Mei Xue didn't think she would replace someone else's personality for that reason. At most, she would just throw a Destruction Mushroom down.

"Um, you can just call me Arturo."

Being called "sister" by his father from another dimension was a feeling that Arturo found hard to accept. Mainly, seeing Mei Xue like this, Arturo felt that loyalty was about to flow from his nose, because the new personality was composed of a part of the Doctor.

"I don't know the specifics, but I'm sure it was just an experiment about how different personalities or souls could coexist in the same body."

Arturo could affirm this point, and in fact, that was her mission. Of course, she had more to tell Mei Xue than just that.

"The same body..."

As Mei Xue pondered these words, Arturo's description subconsciously reminded him of someone: Amiya, the current leader of Rhodes Island. Although most people were unaware of this, the little fox knew that another Theresa's soul resided within her.

The clever little fox seemed to realize what he and Miss Doctor had done back then, but he still chose to listen to Arturo continue.

"Besides that, there is something else I need to tell you: if someone invites you to the castle in your dream, never refuse."

"why?"

"I don't know either. That's all I know."

Arturo spread her hands, looking completely clueless, but she genuinely didn't know what the other meaning was behind it. Anyway, that was what the Doctor had instructed her when she implanted her into this body.

"Alright then, but Arturo, are you now with Reunion?"

Actually, Mei Xue had noticed the Reunion Movement armband that Arturo was wearing on his arm from the beginning. The latter belatedly realized that he hadn't taken it off, so he quickly untied the armband and stuffed it into his pocket. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if Lateran saw it later.

"Yes, and besides me, there are also Chalk, Lilia, and others. As you and the Doctor arranged, we joined when the Reunion Movement was recruiting."

"How are Talulah and the others doing?"

When asked this question, Mei Xue's tail swished incredibly fast. The little fox had missed everyone for a long time, but he couldn't get in touch with them.

"Everything is fine, except... oh no, I have to go now, some troublesome guys have arrived."

Lateran arrived faster than Arturo had anticipated, and in order to avoid affecting the Andorn people who were here, she needed to lure them away as soon as possible.

"See you next time, Meixue. But could you give me a kiss before you leave?"

"???"

Seeing the little fox's puzzled expression, Arturo smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

“I inherited part of my personality from the doctor, so you know.”

Mei Xue nodded. He did understand that, because the Doctor's favorite thing was to catch a little fox and kiss it on the face. So Mei Xue didn't hold back and kissed Arturo on the lips.

Arturo was truly taken aback by the little fox's initiative. Of course, it wasn't that she didn't like the kiss, but she hadn't expected the little fox to be so direct.

(P.S.: The PhD student corrupted him)

"Then I'm leaving. I hope you're safe and well."

Having completed his tasks and suppressed his former personality's attempts to rebel, Arturo should leave. It would be troublesome if the Lateran Notary Office found out that Sarkaz still existed in this place.

Watching Arturo disappear into the shadows, Mei Xue twitched her fox ears and sorted through the information she had gathered. Although Arturo didn't say much, the information he spoke was so valuable that Mei Xue began to wonder if she and the Doctor had been planning something big back then. Speaking of which, Arturo was really unlucky to have run into them.

"But what kind of place is a fairytale castle?"

Mei Xue twitched his fox ears. He had never heard of this fairytale castle before. Oh well, he'd ask Kal'tsit later. For now, he should go back to the office. He had made an appointment to tell Cecilia a story.

As soon as she disappeared from that spot, Arturo's figure flashed between the buildings of the Church of Requiem. The Saktas from the notary office didn't have time to think about anything else and hurriedly followed her. Federico, who was leading the group, even picked up his gun, as if he would rather kill Arturo than let her go.

In fact, Federico did intend to do just that. Arturo was a distant relative of his, and he knew better than anyone how dangerous the other man was. This guy was a terrorist even more terrifying than Andorn.

(But I've already reformed.)

Arturo looked helplessly at the notary office staff approaching from behind; the scene was quite impressive.

"Tsk tsk, eight cavalrymen and fifteen enforcers, who do they think they are?"

She glanced at the pursuers behind her and found that there were fewer than she had expected. Arturo had originally estimated that there should be at least twelve musketeers, but the Lateran side was unaware of the changes that had occurred to her and thought that she was the same as before.

Arturo took the violin off her back and began to play. The melodious sound of the violin instantly enveloped the entire Church of Requiem. In the eyes of Federico and the others, she was like a cloud that had dispersed and vanished in the blink of an eye.

"Latland, you're not good enough..."

Only this light, fleeting sentence remained in the air before Arturo vanished from everyone's sight. It sounded like a mockery, but for some reason, all that was heard was helplessness.

Meanwhile, the sirens on the other side were busy moving, after all, they needed to prevent things from getting damaged, and at the same time, the girls were also looking for their next partner.

"I don't think this Lateran is qualified."

"Indeed, in a small area with a small population, even if they have guns, these kinetic energy weapons are not very effective against Hai Si."

"Then we'll eliminate them. The remaining options are only Bolivar, the Eastern Kingdom, and the Great Yan."

The Siren girls pondered their options. As the saying goes, one shouldn't put all their eggs in one basket, and these Siren knew this well. However, Ursus and Victoria had been ruled out from the very beginning, Columbia wasn't any better, Sargon and Minos were too backward, and as for Sherag... well, never mind, it's too exhausting to even think about.

"The situation in Bolívar is chaotic, and the war between the north and south of the East is not over yet. Let's choose Great Yan!"

“That makes sense, and Da Yan is also considered Mei Xue’s hometown.”

"Indeed, and the new base isn't far from there, it only takes half a day to swim there."

Thanks to the little fox, these sirens have now automatically registered their household registration under the name of the Great Yan. However, they have not yet cooperated with the Great Yan. But these sirens are still full of curiosity about the Great Yan, such as food, food and food.

After some deliberation, the Siren girls ultimately chose Great Yan as their new partner. After all, with Mei Xue's connection, they should be able to get along better over there. Although they had already started cooperating here, Iberia was still stingy and unwilling to share more of their research materials.

"I have a question. Can't you guys eat anything other than instant noodles and ice cream?"

Ulpian stared at the instant noodles in front of him and began to contemplate life. He started to regret choosing to stay on this planet; the Sirens' lifestyle was simply outrageous. They had no food other than instant noodles and ice cream.

"Yes, we sometimes catch sea bream and grill them. They're quite nutritious. How about I catch a big one for you right now?"

"...No thanks, I'd rather eat instant noodles."

Although he was a ruthless man who dared to gnaw on Isamara's corpse, Ulpian simply couldn't bring himself to eat Hai Si. He really couldn't understand how these guys could eat so deliciously, and even sprinkle some cumin on top.

However, he was certain that he had made the right bet, because Hai Si really had no way to deal with these Sirens and could only let them travel all the way to their new home. The island they were on was not floating on the sea, but rather being carried by Gatanothor using its tentacles underneath.

The sea creatures instinctively feared this island, or rather, the sirens on it; the message left by countless compatriots who died here was to stay away.

This made Ulbian look at the sculpture placed in the center of the island. It was a stone sculpture of a nine-tailed fox, so lifelike that you could even see Agor's carving style. These carefree girls even painted it white.

Although the Sirens had said it many times, Ulpian still couldn't understand how a simple apple could enable these guys to complete such a huge leap in life evolution from sea creatures to sirens. It was even more outrageous than cheating.

It can only be said that the Sirens, like their masters, are unreasonable beings.

Chapter 256 Let's Get Married, Mei Xue!

"Brother, this... oh, I want that!"

On the bustling streets of Laterano, Mei Xue and Cecilia walked hand in hand ahead, while Mostima and the others followed behind, unable to squeeze between the two children.

Today was quite lively. Besides Fiameta and Mostima, who were on guard duty, and the Remian sisters and Angelina who came out to play, the four members of the Rainbow Team and Felia also followed behind. After all, they would be leaving the city soon, so it would be good to come out and leave some memories.

Especially Felia, she probably won't be coming back much in the future. If Cecilia thinks Rhodes Island is a good place, they'll probably be staying there long-term.

"Madam, you seem very happy."

"Yes, to be honest, this is actually the first time my daughter and I have gone shopping together. It's been a long time since I've gone out shopping like this."

"After all, her identity is quite special, and she has many concerns. It's very hard for her as a mother."

Mostima was quite understanding; she even had to wear a hood to avoid her dim aura being seen. Felia must have worried a lot about Cecilia.

"But at least I can rest easy now, right, Xiao Le?"

"Yeah yeah."

Exusiai's answer was quite casual. In fact, even with Mei Xue around, Exusiai would rather stay home and take a nap to relieve her fatigue than go shopping. She had really gone too far last night, and her body started to ache after she recovered.

Feeling her sore thighs, Exusiai tried her best to close them up. Then she glanced at her sister sitting in a wheelchair. Damn it, she pretends that she hasn't recovered yet at a time like this. It's easy for her to talk when she's sitting there. She's been tormented by Mei Xue for so long, doesn't she have any reaction at all?

Actually, that's not the case. If it weren't for Fiameta pushing her from behind, Remian would have preferred to catch up on sleep, since she stayed up two hours longer than Exusiai last night.

Thinking of this, the two sisters couldn't help but look at Mei Xue and Cecilia running ahead. They really couldn't understand where this little fox got so much energy. Mei Xue should have been the most tired last night.

Compared to others, the Rainbow Team's four members seemed more reserved, since they were only disguised. For example, Alexander (the machine gunner) was disguised as an Ursus, Ash was disguised as Philin, and Tina was Liboli.

As for Flash Shield? This guy is the most bizarre one. He actually wants to dress up as a Sarkaz. The key is that this guy really does look somewhat similar to Theresis, so dressing up as a Sarkaz isn't really inappropriate.

But this is Laterano! Trying to dress up as a Sarkaz here is just asking for trouble.

So in the end, this guy had no choice but to disguise himself as an Agor. Of course, no one would consider disguising himself as a Volper, because that tail was too big.

"This place does look very peaceful..." —Tina

"Yeah, if those people over there aren't planting explosives." — Flash Shield

"That's already pretty good; at least they didn't randomly open fire on crowds in the streets." —ash

“I suspect you are implying something, but I have no proof.” — Alexander

A group of people chatted and laughed as Mei Xue and Cecilia, who had transformed into two little foodies, swept through the entire street. They ate whatever they could, and stuffed the leftovers into Mei Xue's tail. The two little cuties attracted the attention of many people.

During this time, it wasn't that no one noticed the inability to empathize with Cecilia, but no one paid much attention to it, simply assuming that they were being rejected. After all, unless one paid close attention, they wouldn't realize that it was Cecilia who was rejecting empathy, but rather that the Sarkaz simply couldn't detect her signals.

This was perhaps the happiest day Cecilia had ever spent in Laterano. She didn't have to stay at home watching the outside world on TV, she could freely eat the snacks she wanted, and walk with her mother and friends on the cobblestone streets of Laterano.

Eat slowly.

Mei Xue gently stroked Mandra, who was perched on her shoulder, licked the oil stains off her hands, and then looked around for any local specialties she could bring back for everyone.

The gifts had already been bought, including the barbecue grill Ifrit wanted and the ice cream machine Surtr, but Mei Xue suddenly remembered that he also needed to prepare some for everyone in the Reunion Movement, since he had only been busy buying gifts for Talulah.

"Brother Meixue, is it really okay for us to buy so much food and not finish it? Mom said that good children shouldn't waste food."

"It's okay, you can put the leftovers in my tail and you won't have to worry about them expiring."

The little fox patted her chest. Actually, besides shopping, the main purpose of this trip was to buy some daily necessities. Rhodes Island was in transit for the time being and would not be resupplied with non-essential supplies until the next city. Therefore, some things needed to be bought here before being brought over. Anyway, with Mei Xue there, there was no problem with not being able to pack everything.

"Let me see, an oven, a freezer, an ice cream machine... Ms. Felia, are you planning to open a pastry shop?"