Firefly, I want to be a Sanyo Hermit

"I'm not a clone... maybe?" Thinking about it carefully, I am essentially the ideal form of Seele.

The 'idea' and 'human' are two sides of the same coin, so when the [Stigmata Plan] is launched, the idea can replace the human, and the human itself will move to the 'inside' and become the stigmata of the [idea].

So from this perspective, Xier and I are indeed two sides of the same coin, and Xier is Xier's clone.

"Xier, put your hands down too." The mother stepped forward and held Xier's hand, slowly pulling Xier's hand and asking her to put her hands down.

With her mother's guidance, Xier no longer covered her eyes.

After putting down her hand, Xier looked towards [Xier].

Although she had just seen it, because of the legend, Seele covered her eyes after just a glance at [Seele].

And now, she had time to look at Xier carefully.

'So strange...she...' Looking at the girl in front of her, Xier inexplicably felt a strong sense of familiarity in her heart.

But Xier was clearly sure that she had never met her.

"Um... could you please put your hands down?" Xier said to [Xier] in a low voice.

"Okay..." Hearing Xier's gentle request, Xier would certainly not refuse her.

She slowly put her hands down, and her uncovered face appeared in front of the mother and daughter.

Just as the mother thought, the girl in front of her was almost identical to Xier, the only difference was that she looked a little older.

Even twins may not have such a similarity, after all, there are slight differences in their appearances, but the difference between this girl and Xier is only age.

"Are you...really called 'Xi'er'?" Although it was hard to believe, Xi'er believed her a little. "Then...who are you?"

This time Xier looked at her mother.

Could it be that the Xi'er in front of me is my sister? But how could my mother not know?

"Yes, I am Xier." Xier found that meeting Xier was not as difficult as she had imagined.

Although the current development seems a bit funny, it is not difficult.

"Hmm..." Xier tapped her lips. "I believe you...but I'm still curious."

Xier did not doubt her name, but she was still curious about her identity.

"If I must say... I am 'Xi'er in the mirror', 'another you'." Xi'er said after a moment of silence. "I am Xi'er, but I am very different from you. You are not picky about food, but I am very picky about food."

"You don't like spicy food, but I really like spicy food... I'm not that gentle either."

Xier's remarks silenced both Xier and her mother.

Because such remarks are really strange...it's like the child is constantly "degrading" herself, but at the same time her words are full of love for Xier.

If she didn't look exactly like Seele, her mother would have felt as if she had seen a sasaeng fan, because she really listed every one of Seele's advantages.

"Okay, okay, stop for a moment!" Discovering that this girl understood her daughter better than she did, the mother felt that her position as a mother was "threatened", so she quickly stopped her.

"..." [Xier] also found that she seemed to have lost control because she was too excited. A blush suddenly appeared on her cheeks and her eyes turned away involuntarily.

"Actually... actually..." Xier, who was praised to the sky, felt like her cheeks were about to bleed, and her toes under her rabbit-cotton slippers kept tightening.

"Ahem..." [Xi'er] coughed heavily. "Actually... I don't know if I can prove myself."

[Xier] As she spoke, she looked at Xier, or to be more precise...her eyes fell on Xier's collarbone.

Although it was obscured by clothes, Xier was very clear about what was there.

"Xier, relax. I'm coming in." Xier took a deep breath, and then the giant sickle on the ground suddenly disappeared, and Xier's body gradually decomposed and turned into red swallowtail butterflies.

"!?" Xier widened her eyes in disbelief, and those red swallowtail butterflies were obviously not physical entities, but glowing energy bodies.

After a moment, the swallowtail butterfly also disappeared.

[Xier, can you hear me?] The voice just now rang in my mind.

Perhaps because the transmitted substance has changed, Xier's voice has also changed slightly, as if there is an echo.

"I can hear you...where are you?" Xier looked around blankly, but did not see Xier.

[I am in your stigmata... the 'birthmark' on your chest.]

"Eh?" Xier was stunned for a moment, then unbuttoned her collar.

The bloody holy scar was now emitting a faint red glow.

"Xi'er, what's wrong?" The mother saw Xi'er's movements and her eyes fell on Xi'er's stigmata. "This is..."

Xier may not know it, but her mother knows it very well.

The birthmark on Xier's chest did not exist when Xier was just born. When Xier was two years old, this birthmark suddenly appeared and emitted a very strong red glow.

But it was only that time that the birthmark glowed. Apart from that time, it really looked like an ordinary birthmark.

And now, this birthmark is glowing again... In other words, the "Xier" just now is really like what she just said, similar to "Xier in the mirror"?

"【Xier】She seems to be in my mind..." Naturally, Xier, who was encountering such a situation for the first time, seemed a little at a loss.

[Although it's not quite right, it's almost the same... I'm in your mind now.] [Xi'er] said this and then paused for a moment. [Xi'er, do you want to come in and take a look?]

"Eh?! Did it get into my brain?" Xier's eyes widened in disbelief. "But...but..."

[Xi'er, sit down first and close your eyes... Oh, by the way, talk to your mother first.] [Xi'er] Thinking about how Xi'er is now not the Xi'er she once was, it's better to talk to my family first about this matter.

"Okay." Xier nodded repeatedly, then looked at her mother. "Mom, she asked me to sit down and close my eyes, and told me to go into her mind."

Because it was so strange, Xier's tone seemed a little confused.

"Is that so? Then let's do as she says." The mother nodded, pulled over the chair she occasionally used to help Xier with her homework and sat down.

...

......

After closing her eyes, Xier felt dizzy for a moment, but she did not open her eyes immediately. Instead, she waited obediently.

"Pfft~ Xi'er is so cute." [Xi'er] laughed secretly in her heart, and then said aloud. "Okay, Xi'er, open your eyes."

"Okay." Xier nodded, then timidly opened her eyes.

It was very dark around and I couldn't see anything more than ten meters away.

And there seemed to be a spotlight above, illuminating everything within ten meters...but there was almost nothing.

A very ordinary tile floor without even any pattern.

There was a small round table with a strange shape of a scale, and on both sides of the table were two sofas, one red and one blue, that looked very expensive.

This sofa is very much like the chairs for princes and nobles in Xier's imagination in fairy tales. It is gorgeous and has a fairy-tale touch.

"Is this... inside my brain?" Xier blinked and asked curiously.

"Yes." [Xi'er] nodded. "I was here before."

"Although it was a long, long time ago." [Xi'er] added in her mind that more than ten years had passed since she was anchored and had a body, and she had been wandering around.

This is the first time she has come here after more than ten years...but the Xier in front of her is not the Xier she once knew.

"..."

"Eh?! Wait a minute! Why are you crying?!" Xier waved her hands in panic when she found that her eyes suddenly turned red.

"The environment here... oooh..." Bean-sized tears rolled down.

The environment here is so bad, it can be said that there is nothing, but [Xi'er] has lived here for so long, and there are only two chairs...Xi'er is not stupid, the blue sofa is obviously prepared for her...

In other words, [Xier] has been looking forward to meeting me for a long time, right?

"Ah? Don't cry first!" Perhaps because this Xier is younger, [Xier] doesn't even dare to use the tone he used to use to treat 'Xier'.

After all, Xier had long been accustomed to her presence and was very tolerant of her sometimes unpleasant tone... But the Xier in front of her was still too young and was completely unfamiliar with her.

"Whoa!"

"What should I do?! Help me, the other 'me'!" [Xi'er] screamed in her heart, asking for help from 'Xi'er'.

At this moment, blessing comes to my heart.

[Xier] instinctively took a step forward and hugged Xier's head, pulling her into his arms and gently stroking the back of Xier's head.

"Don't cry, dear~"

"..." Xier's crying gradually subsided while being hugged.

After a long while, she finally stopped sobbing.

"Finally..." [Xi'er] breathed a sigh of relief.

...

......

"What a nostalgic scene." Looking at Xi'er who was sitting on the sofa obediently, [Xi'er]'s eyes showed some reminiscence.

She is really too similar to Xier, just as well-behaved, just as cute, and just as...protective.

"Um... [Xi'er], can you appear in reality now?" Xi'er poked [Xi'er]'s arm timidly and asked. "Can you always be outside, or only for a short while?"

"Well~ I think I can stay outside forever." [Xier] pinched her chin and said after hesitating for a moment with a pretentious look.

"Really? That's great!" Xi'er looked at her in surprise. "Then [Xi'er], please get out quickly. There's nothing here..."

She felt uncomfortable thinking that Xier had lived in such an environment for so long.

"Oh~ If I stay out all the time, Xi'er, you might have to stay here instead of me~" Xi'er rolled her eyes and said maliciously. 'Oh no, she looks too much like Xi'er, I'll accidentally...'

"...Okay." Xier took a deep breath and nodded firmly. "[Xier] You go out, I will stay here."

"...Humph." Xi'er snorted softly, then reached out and pinched Xi'er's smooth face. "I was just kidding you, who wants you to stay here?"

"Eh? But..."

"I will go out with you too." [Xier] said with her arms folded across her chest, looking proud.

"Really? That's great." Xi'er was surprised and held Xi'er's hand. She was not angry at all because of the excessive joke just now. "By the way...why do you seem to be older than me?"

Xier asked in confusion, if it is 'another me in the mirror', then why does [Xier] look like a few years older than herself?

"That's...that's because...because I'm more mature than you." [Xier] made up a random excuse.

"Is that so..." Xi'er pursed her lips and then smiled happily. "That's great... I've wanted to have a sister for a long time, Sister Xi'er."

"She's so cute! I love her so much!" [Xi'er] shouted in her heart.

C.102 I hope everyone is OK

'I quietly returned to Saint Freya without letting anyone know.' Siegfried parked his aircraft on a small island some distance away from the [Saint Freya Artificial Island], and then, relying on his terrifying physique as a [Stigma Awakener], Siegfried chose to swim directly into the [Saint Freya Artificial Island].

As for why he did this...it was because Cecilia told him a surprise a few days ago.

More importantly, Siegfried heard Cecilia let slip about the stigmata, and if he guessed correctly...his wife had also become younger like him.

But for Siegfried, he didn't care whether Cecilia was young or mature.

After all, Siegfried’s XP is different from that of ordinary people. His XP is Cecilia!

Unfortunately, ever since the awakening of the stigmata, Siegfried has become very busy...although he was also very busy before the awakening of the stigmata.

But the more important point is that the potion developed by Kiana and others has improved the judgment of the level of civilization by "Honkai".

Although infection by Honkai energy is not a big deal, anyone who has been vaccinated will be immune to infection by Honkai energy.

However, the increase in the average strength of Honkai energy has also led to more frequent appearances of Honkai beasts, so Siegfried's daily work has become busier...

But in the final analysis, it is true that the [Anti-Houkai Vaccine] has both advantages and disadvantages, but the benefits are indeed far greater than the disadvantages.

It has been more than a month since Siegfried, who is busy with work, last returned to Saint Freya to see his wife.

If he didn't want to give his wife a surprise, he would have flown directly to her doorstep in his aircraft.

'I don't think we'll be discovered...' He had done a lot of work for today's surprise, even checking the surveillance of 'Saint Freya', so that he could sneak back home without alerting anyone and give his wife a surprise.