Just a magical girl who picks up trash

Silver is a kind of "intelligent" or "rule-based" existence. It is inherently unable to coexist with anything, because the only two options for silver's existence are to devour and assimilate the other party or to be destroyed by the other party.

However, it was precisely because of the little bit of compassion that arose from the hazy existence of the silver clone that she developed an existence called "emotion". This existence was like a seed planted in her heart, and as Shi Lei continued to grow in self-sealing, it became richer and richer, and finally it successfully grew into a towering tree, allowing it to break away from the silver "order" and become a "her" with her own emotions!

Originally, this kind of existence similar to two souls in one body could coexist peacefully as long as 'she' did not fight. In fact, after Shi Lei sealed her own power, she was just an ordinary little girl. At most, she had a strong mental strength in her body, which was enough to become a magician... Even so, she believed that the power of the seal she had cast was enough to make it impossible for Shi Lei to break it even if she became the so-called titled magician of this place.

In other words, Shi Lei is absolutely safe in that situation!

Well... that's how it should be!

However, a person who shouldn't be here undoubtedly brought a turning point to all this.

That girl who fell from the sky...!

The appearance of Yuhuan can be said to have completely changed Shi Lei's originally peaceful life, causing everything that should have been destined to happen in her future to undergo earth-shaking changes... Through the contract with Yuhuan, Shi Lei obtained powerful magic power and the power of the system (magical girl). Moreover, because the power of the system itself is close to and counteracts that of Shirogane, it stimulated the seal in her body.

Then 'she' woke up.

Of course, this was not a bad thing for Shi Lei. After all, although the seal became weaker due to the existence of the system, and she gradually began to lose control of her instinctive power, it was also thanks to the blessing of the contract that Shi Lei possessed the power of a magical girl (system), which gave her the power to protect herself and even resist herself.

This undoubtedly made 'her' very happy. On the one hand, she finally didn't need to use the method of sealing herself to protect Shi Lei. On the other hand, since Shi Lei had power, she didn't need to isolate herself all day long and could move freely outside with Shi Lei's body as the carrier.

The appearance of Yu Huan has undoubtedly brought a huge turning point to Shi Lei's current situation. If this balance can be maintained, it stands to reason that the two of them will be able to live in peace forever.

However, just when she was thinking this, something unexpected happened!

The attack of the Holy Silver Church, the invasion of Silver, Shi Lei's resistance with all her magic power... The collision of these two forces, which were inherently mutually reinforcing and mutually exclusive, finally broke the already delicate balance in Shi Lei's body. The moment her magic power was completely exhausted, the seal in her body also completely broke out without her being able to control it, and began to try to assimilate Shi Lei.

Although she stopped this process in time at the critical moment, the silver instinct was obviously not so easy to suppress. Therefore, when she had no other options, she could only use a method that was not a method: to strengthen herself by absorbing the scattered silver aura around her, and then to stop her instinct by becoming stronger.

Years of getting along have completely integrated Shi Lei with herself. At this time, the power of silver and Shi Lei have long been inseparable. However, her behavior of becoming stronger by absorbing external silver power is undoubtedly a vicious circle.

The more silver power one absorbs, the stronger the core power will naturally become, and the same is true for will. However, as the corresponding silver power becomes stronger, the instinct to assimilate everything will also become stronger and stronger. In such a vicious cycle, if one fails to control it in the end and lets this power explode completely, then the consequences... may not be as simple as Shi Lei being swallowed by silver.

However, in the critical moment, she could not care about so many things and could only use such a stupid method. After all, although she had feelings, in fact, the only person she cared about was Shi Lei. As for the life and death of other people or the safety of the Demon Realm... what does it have to do with her, Sheng Yin?

Of course, while holding this thought, she also had another thought in her heart...or an expectation.

Hopefully someone will arrive in time, and perhaps there will be a way to prevent this vicious cycle from finally breaking out.

This is a gamble, a gamble that determines his own life and Shi Lei's life!

The good news is that she won the bet, and the person who almost changed her and Shi Lei finally came back!

In fact, she, or Shi Lei, had already woken up when Yu Huan began to inject magic power. Especially after Yu Huan's purest magical girl power was injected into Shi Lei's body, she could clearly feel that her power was suppressed, and the originally dominant power of Baiyin also gradually began to regain its balance with the increase of magic power.

This was originally a good thing, but because of her stupid method, the current silver power has obviously exceeded the level that Shi Lei should have been able to withstand, so the current situation... has become a little awkward.

"If Xiao Huan continues to input magic power, the two forces can indeed be balanced again. However, with such a large amount of origin (silver) and magic power coexisting in one body, neither of these two forces can be tolerated by your body. Especially with these two forces coexisting, it's good to keep them balanced all the time, but if there is even the slightest mistake..."

Even if she didn't say it, Shi Lei actually understood the consequences. However, after hearing her worried words, Shi Lei's face didn't show any fear or despair at all. Instead, she smiled from beginning to end and said:

"It's okay, Xiaoxin Xiaohuan!"

The words of unreserved trust made her slightly stunned, and then she couldn't help but lower her head and curl her lips:

"Tsk~~ We've only known each other for a short time, and yet I've already fallen for you. Really..."

It was as if the flowers she had carefully cared for for so long were just picked away. The attitude she displayed at this moment was very obvious that she was unhappy. However, although she was unhappy, she did not refute Shi Lei's words, because for some reason, she actually had an inexplicable feeling of trust in Shi Lei.

"If Xiaohuan is here... it should be fine!"

Perhaps it was this thought that made her gradually put her worries aside.

"that……"

Just when she felt relieved, Shi Lei, seeing that the other party was fine, suddenly asked a question she had been wanting to ask the other party since she "recovered" her memory:

"So who are you, and what should I... call you?"

In his memory, the other party had obviously entered his body when he was very young. It was a bit like another self but also somewhat different, because the two of them did not share a body or memory like a true one body with two souls. If you have to say it, it is somewhat similar to the so-called relationship between a system and a host.

"Huh? Me?"

If it were her old self, how would she have responded at this point? She'd probably say that, logically speaking, she was her own exclusive system, or a power sealed within her, or something else entirely. However, after hearing Shi Lei's words, she immediately reflected on how she'd painstakingly protected Yu Huan for so many years, especially the emotions she'd just felt because of her trust in Yu Huan. She immediately offered this answer:

"You can call me Shengyin. Even though we have feelings for each other, I am still her clone. As for what you should call me, according to your human calculations, I raised you. So even though we are not biological children, you can still call me... Mother!"

"Eh? Mother...mother?"

Shi Lei was obviously stunned by the other party's answer. She was a little unresponsive for a moment. Seeing Shi Lei's confused expression, the Holy Silver Clone (tentative name) immediately said with some dissatisfaction:

"Why? Besides, I watched you grow up bit by bit, and protected you for such a long time. And if it weren't for me, you might have frozen to death in that barrel. So, in human terms, I raised you. Is there anything wrong with calling me mother?"

According to her logic and analysis of human relationships, there was nothing wrong with saying this. In fact, Shi Lei didn't want to refute or have any other ideas, nor did she have any rejection of this. The main reason was...

"My mother is a little silver ball or something. It always feels... so awkward!"

Finally, with a conflicted expression, Shi Lei honestly expressed her thoughts. After all, what was floating in front of her was the real body of the Holy Silver Clone: ​​a silver-white mercury sphere.

"..."

After hearing what Shi Lei said, the Holy Silver clone seemed to be strangely silent for a moment. The next second, Shi Lei saw the sphere in front of her began to wriggle violently like liquid. After a long time, it gradually spread and turned into a silver-white girl who looked exactly like her, but her face and figure were obviously much more mature than hers!

"I can also do mimicry, so this should be enough!"

A smug voice emanated from the other person's motionless mouth. Looking at the 'grown-up' self in front of her, who was completely motionless like a silver statue, even Shi Lei, who was cute and adorable, couldn't help but twitch her lips and started to complain mercilessly:

"Why aren't you wearing any clothes? And even if you transform into a humanoid, it's still going to be weird if your whole body is silver!"

Of course, these are not the most important things. The most important thing is...

"My place...isn't that big!"

Shi Lei silently lowered her head to look at the two pitiful little things in front of her. Although she felt a little sad, she still honestly stated the reality.

"..."

So that should be the point?

Even the Saint Silver clone had a few clear # symbols on his forehead at this moment. He looked speechlessly at Shi Lei who was complaining in front of him. Finally, he seemed to roll his eyes (they were all silver-white, so he couldn't see them anyway) before saying:

"So I'm not human, okay... Are you going to scream or not?"

There's no rule that a foster mother must be human, and what's wrong with being her daughter? After all, you have to know that she's the incarnation of Saint Silver... Powerful or not, she's like the 'rules' of the world. Being his daughter... wouldn't that make her a much more powerful figure than those so-called Sons of God mentioned in the records?

"Well……"

Looking at the Saint Silver clone with an angry expression, Shi Lei reached out and nodded her head in silence. After sorting out her forgotten memories, although she still felt a little awkward, she still looked at the Saint Silver clone in front of her and said respectfully:

“Mother…Mother!”

After all, what the other party said was right. If it weren't for her, I might have died long ago. And if it weren't for her protection for so many years, I might have been swallowed up by the power of the holy silver long ago. So for this life-saving grace and cultivation grace, it is not wrong to call her mother!

"Yeah, good boy~~"

Very satisfied with Shi Lei's address, he could clearly see a brilliant smile on the originally calm face of the Saint Silver clone... That was an expression of joy and happiness that the original Saint Silver would never show!

"Then from now on you will be my daughter, Shengyin!"

He walked over excitedly and reached out to touch Shi Lei's little head. Then he heard the Holy Silver clone announce in a voice full of dominance and pride:

"If anyone dares to bully you, come and tell me. No matter who it is...I will help you swallow it!"

The domineering words coupled with the childish threatening language immediately made Shi Lei's mouth twitch and reveal a polite but not awkward smile.

I always feel that this mother is a little unreliable, so...can I take back the name I just called her?

170. Liability

"I see... My clone underwent some kind of mutation after being integrated into a human body, thus developing something similar to human 'emotions'?"

The moment he approached Shi Lei, Sheng Yin directly connected with one of his former clones. His former self was broken into several parts when resisting the waves. After many years, he had been searching continuously for it and it was now almost complete. The reason why she showed up this time was actually because she sensed the existence of the last piece of the 'core'.

I originally thought that this core would be like the previous "clones", and after being dispersed, it would continue to maintain its "mission" and act instinctively. However, I never expected that it... No, it actually possessed the existence of emotions under some kind of coincidence.

"Analysis... Emotions: Extremely complex and disordered emotions, illogical in nature... Judgment is worthless... Correction: Absorbing multiple emotions can enhance strength, yet it is considered extremely valuable. Analysis: Beneficial, confirmed and accepted!"

Now that she has found her clone, her purpose is obviously to take it back. Of course, this does not mean that she will absorb her clone back and devour it, but rather merge with it in some way.

After all, Saint Silver itself is a whole. One is a hundred, and a hundred is one. No matter how many clones it splits into, in fact, there is only one true will. Therefore, in fact, from the moment it connected with "her", Saint Silver had directly obtained all of the other party's knowledge and memories, and even the existence of "emotions" accumulated over the years.

After analyzing and finally concluding that "emotions" are useful, Sheng Yin naturally accepted the existence of "her" and transformed himself from it into the real "her". At the same time, he naturally thought that since Shi Lei in front of him was her daughter, then naturally she was... his own daughter!

Well, there was absolutely no logical error and it was a completely reasonable answer, so naturally in front of Yu Huan, Sheng Yin called Shi Lei his "daughter"!

Then when she saw her daughter being 'molested' by Yu Huan, she immediately asked this question... Well, sorry, it should be a question!

"Your...daughter?"

To be honest, Shengyin's sudden words obviously made Yuhuan, who didn't understand what was going on, look bewildered. He stared blankly at the bracelet in his hand. Then he saw that the other party had turned slightly and appeared in front of him again in human form, still with a naked body. However, this time, she was no longer imitating Yuhuan's appearance, but the appearance of Shi Lei when she grew up.

"Yes, my daughter!"

He nodded seriously, acknowledging his relationship with Shi Lei. However, Yu Huan was speechless again.

"No, being a daughter or something like that doesn't explain you being a mature version of Xiaolei. And I'm pretty much used to you not wearing any clothes. But what do you mean by that big pair? Xiaolei isn't that big, right?"

He decisively made a complaint that was almost the same as Shi Lei's. Seeing that Shengyin had turned into Shi Lei but was obviously only slightly different, Yu Huan finally couldn't help but make such a complaint. As for whether what the other party said was true... forget it. Considering Xiao Lei's previous changes, it would be better to confirm this matter first.

After all, she is a little skeptical now.

"..."

What kind of explanation would Shengyin give to Yuhuan's complaints a few minutes ago? Well... probably he would respond with a logical answer. However, for Shengyin at this moment, the answer was very simple:

"I don't have a fixed form, so it's natural for me to take on any shape. Shi Lei was raised by my incarnation, and there's nothing wrong with claiming to be my daughter. Finally... this is my bottom line as a 'woman', and I will never compromise!"

After a long and righteous explanation, he ended up clutching his chest and uttering these final, headstrong words? By the way, does silver actually have a gender?!

Looking at Sheng Yin, who was actually showing his "emotions" in front of him, with a face full of disbelief, Yu Huan suppressed the surging urge to complain in his heart. After a long while, he finally managed to suppress the impulse in his heart and turned his attention to the key point of the other party's words:

"Wait, what do you mean when you say Xiaolei was raised by your clone? Could it be that Xiaolei's previous vision was due to..."

Suddenly, as if he understood something, Sheng Yin nodded without even thinking:

"Yes, that is my clone!"

He admitted her identity without hesitation, which made Yu Huan fall into silence. It was not until a long time later that he looked at Sheng Yin with an inexplicably strange expression and said:

"If that's the case, you should know why Xiaolei became like this. Can you give me a reasonable explanation? And how can I make Xiaolei wake up?"

There are too many questions to ask and too many mysteries to solve, but compared to all these, Shi Lei's safety is undoubtedly the most important thing at the moment!

"learn!"

Sheng Yin nodded gently at Yu Huan's words. After a moment of silence, he seemed to be considering how to answer Yu Huan's doubts. It was not until a long time later that he spoke:

"Judging from the current urgency of time, I've decided to prioritize explaining my daughter's physical condition. Currently, my daughter's physical condition..."

He directly and without hesitation told about Shi Lei's current internal condition. However, as Sheng Yin spoke, Yu Huan's expression gradually became gloomy. After a long time, when Sheng Yin finished speaking, Yu Huan fell completely silent.

"So... what you're saying is that the reason Xiaolei became like this is actually because of me... because she met me?"

If she hadn't met me, perhaps she would have lived as an ordinary little girl for the rest of her life. If she hadn't signed a contract with me, perhaps the power sealed in her body would never have awakened, and Shi Lei... would never have encountered this danger.

After determining these things from Sheng Yin's words, Yu Huan suddenly felt a mixture of emotions in her heart. For a moment, she even had the idea of ​​immediately summoning the Demon Belt and changing time and space to stop Shi Lei's contract.

"No, all of this... has nothing to do with you!"

But at this moment, Sheng Yin's words came faintly from the front:

"The fault... is mine!"

171. Method

"..."

A silent atmosphere spread between the two of them. It was obvious that both of them directly attributed Shi Lei's problem to themselves. Although such thinking was not completely wrong, it was obviously of no benefit to the current situation. Therefore, Yu Huan quickly came out of his lost mood, looked up at Sheng Yin and asked:

"So...is there any solution?"

Sheng Yin's clone is now in Shi Lei's body, and they have completely merged together. It is obviously impossible to remove it in this situation, because the result will only be that Shi Lei will die together. Yu Huan obviously has no way to deal with this, so he can only look at Sheng Yin.

"Answer: There are three feasible options, but..."

The hesitation in speaking meant that these three so-called feasible solutions must have some troubles or trade-offs. Yu Huan was obviously very clear about this routine, but he still looked at Sheng Yin and waited for his answer.

In response to this, Sheng Yin did not remain silent for long before saying:

"The first possibility: cancel the contract, abolish my daughter's repulsive magic, and make her completely transform into my clone, only then can the crisis be resolved!"

This was obviously a very simple matter for Yu Huan. After all, the contract was created by her, and it could naturally be terminated through the system. However, the consequence of doing so would undoubtedly be to sever ties with Shi Lei. Although the relationship between the two did not have to be maintained by this so-called contract, when Yu Huan suddenly heard Sheng Yin's words, a hesitant expression appeared on her face.

"If we do this...will Xiaolei be safe?"