Aunt Xiangzi, how did you manage to live?

Chapter Thirteen: Teacher Da Mo's Search for Relatives

"So, how is Mu now?"

Kazama wasn't overly wary of Metis and frankly asked her the question.

The reason is also very simple.

According to what Minami said in his memory, this personality that called itself Metis was not well protected by Mutsu in Akatsuki's timeline and ended long before he was born.

Therefore, she certainly poses no threat to Mu.

She should even care more about Mutsu's situation than Akatsuki, since they are two personalities existing in the same body.

"Mu is doing well now, right? I really wasn't lying to you. She really doesn't want to see anyone right now."

Metis shook her head listlessly; she seemed a little bored.

"I'm the one who's in control of this body right now, so why are you all asking me about Mutsu's affairs... Aren't you even a little bit curious about me? Hmm?"

"Didn't you just give a complete self-introduction...?"

Su Shi muttered something under her breath, while Metis ignored Su Shi's complaints and stared intently at Kazama with bright eyes.

"Where's Xiao? Isn't Xiao curious about me either?"

"You were playing a really mean prank on me and Su Shi just a second ago."

"Hey, I just wanted to test your reactions~ Although Su Shi didn't sense anything unusual, which proves that my imitation of Mu is pretty good—but you saw through it so easily, Akatsuki!"

Metis chuckled and shook his head, as excited as a child who had received a reward.

"So Xiao really likes Mu, and it's not just for show. I'm relieved now~ Can you like me too? Hehe, just kidding!"

That last sentence must have been a joke.

"...So that confession just now was just Xiaojun testing me?"

Su Shi seemed to be deep in thought, and after receiving this answer, she seemed to secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

However, before she could even feel happy, Kazama corrected her statement with a serious expression.

"This is both a test and an opportunity to speak my mind, okay? Maybe Mu is watching from somewhere!"

"That's right, that's right! Xiao, you understand harmony so well~"

Metis waved his little fist with particular delight, seemingly simply because he could hear Xiao explain that his love for Mu was something pure and real—nothing more.

Although Su Shi was unwilling, she had no choice but to accept it; the two of them were quite compatible.

Or is it that Kazama is actually the personality that Mutsuichi Wakaba affirms, so Metis also extends his affection to him?

"I can feel it. Xiao's feelings for Mu are very similar to mine."

She picked up some snacks from the table and started eating them without permission. The scattered food wrappers on the table suggested that Metis had been living in this cold and unwelcoming house for some time now.

"Therefore, Xiao is more trustworthy than Xiangzi."

The name that Metis mentioned unexpectedly caused a subtle change in the expressions of both Su Shi and Kazama.

"What's wrong? Why are you all so quiet? Hmm... Otherwise, why do you think Xiao Mu suddenly doesn't want to see anyone without any warning?"

Metis, devoid of any ladylike manners, took a sip from the index finger that had just been holding a potato chip, as if she had completely forgotten all the etiquette and manners she had learned from others at this moment.

"If you ask me, this is Xiangzi's fault."

Metis’s tone sounded very casual.

"Although it's not something Xiangzi deserved to go through, it's just that Xiaoming suffered this unexpected disaster because of her... Our Xiaomu is so guilty about not being able to protect Xiaoming that she doesn't want to see anyone anymore."

"So that's what it was about..."

Kazama suddenly realized that the conversation he had overheard earlier must have been the clash between Mutsu, who wanted to escape all of this, and Metis, who was trying to persuade him.

"Xiao Mu trusted Xiangzi so much, yet she failed to handle anything properly and even caused Xiao to suffer this unexpected disaster. But faced with such a natural and man-made calamity, Xiao Mu couldn't blame Xiangzi for everything—in the end, she just blamed herself for not being able to help at all, so she hid away out of guilt."

At this point, Metis also showed a somewhat helpless expression.

"I can't stand it. Compared to Xiangzi now, I am the real half of Xiaomu. But Xiaomu still can't bring herself to be harsh on Xiangzi, so she just hides away."

Because she witnessed Kazama being hit by a car, she experienced a psychological trauma and forced out another personality within her body through avoidance...

Now that her childhood friend Toyokawa Shoko and Kazama Akatsuki have completely turned against each other, Mutsu can't choose sides between the two of them so quickly, so she simply dumps this mess on Metis, who is temporarily on the receiving end.

"So now it's my turn to handle these troublesome matters for her. Hmm."

Metis nodded firmly; according to her, this was probably the gist of Mu's thought process.

Kazama gradually came to understand everything.

"But don't worry, Xiao Mu is safe. As for when she'll be back..."

At this point, Metis paused slightly, her leisurely expression becoming less pronounced.

She turned her head and looked at Su Shi, who hadn't said a word.

"Su Shi, I know. You really like CRYCHIC and Xiangzi, and you want everyone to go back to the past... Xiao Mu feels the same way. You know, Xiao Mu doesn't know how to talk, especially when it comes to this kind of topic, she doesn't know how to express her feelings."

"what……"

Su Shi was a little stunned. In fact, she never expected to get such a response from Mu, who was not good at expressing himself—but these words still came out of Mortis's mouth.

"Mu..."

If only I had known how she felt sooner.

Perhaps then she wouldn't make all sorts of decisions on her own that might hurt everyone.

"But CRYCHIC can never come back."

Seeing the reminiscing expression on Su Shi's face, as if moved by the scene, Metis, like a child who doesn't know how to speak appropriately, added this fact out of the blue.

"Am I right, Xiao!"

Like a child yearning for recognition, Metis took the right arm of the boy beside her and raised her voice like a spoiled kitten.

Kazama didn't intend to push away Metis's embrace, even though she wasn't Mutsu but had a face that looked exactly like Mutsu's.

And in a sense, Metis is also his mother, right...?

"Perhaps what you said is true... but Metis, why are you so attached to Xiaojun?"

Su Shi's expression wasn't exactly pleasant, probably because Metis, who had only been there a short time, had easily accomplished what she couldn't.

But in order not to appear timid in front of the two of them, she could only pretend to be dignified and generous and gently offer some pointers.

However, it is clear that Metis is the most mischievous of all.

"Hmm? Because I like Xiao. I like Xiao just as much as Mumu likes Xiao. Besides, Xiao is much more reliable than Minami and the others—how about Xiao be my parent?"

Instead of reflecting on whether his behavior was inappropriate, Metis went even further, leaning his entire body against Xiao and wrapping his arms around the boy's waist.

"Besides, Su Shi, look, Xiao didn't resist, which proves he likes me too~"

"you--"

Su Shi looked at the girl who was lying shamelessly in Kazama's arms, and she really lost control of her expression.

"You can't get so close to boys, Metis—!"

In the end, she could only blush and use this flimsy excuse to pull Metis back to her side.

However, Metis clearly did not understand Su Shi's meaning, and even came up with an explanation that drove Su Shi even more crazy.

"What is this... Are Mom and Dad fighting for custody of me?! How interesting!"

Astonished.

Su Shi let out a long breath and rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

It seems that although Metis appears to be easier to talk to than Mu, in some ways he is actually more eccentric and abstract than Mu.

"But I'm sorry, Su Shi. I still prefer Xiao to you a little more~"

"Ha, is it because I love Mutsu just like you?"

Kazama, having already figured out Metis's personality, directly picked up on the second half of her sentence.

"No, well, there's more than one reason."

However, his guess was a little wrong this time, and Metis obediently shook his little head.

Then, she said something that made both Su Shi and Xiao Du's expressions change.

"It's because only Xiaocai can continue to fight against Xiangzi; no one else can."

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Chapter Fourteen: Metis's Request] Mountain Temple Spirit (? 7) 亻尔弍飼〩捌 The Path of a Slave

Mu stood there, holding the doll in her arms, staring at the only source of light in the space—the television set in front of her.

What she saw was also what Metis saw.

Sharing the same body, they share the same senses, such as sight and hearing. When one of them is generous in sharing, the other will naturally know what she is experiencing.

"Why do you say that..."

Mu naturally heard what Metis had just said, and she looked somewhat puzzled.

"Why should Xiao and Xiang be at odds... I don't want them to be like this..."

Xiao Mu looked somewhat displeased, and it was at this moment that Metis suddenly appeared.

"You've already talked to Mu about this before, haven't you? Because Xiangzi has never considered Mu's feelings at all, and he even hurt Xiao, whom Mu values... That's really going too far! Doesn't Mu even feel angry with Xiangzi?"

She used the exact same appearance and voice as Wakaba Mutsu to express her displeasure with righteous indignation.

Yes, Mortis was trying to persuade the other party with the reason that "I'm doing this for Xiao Mu's sake."

"Hmm... Xiang has been working very hard lately..."

Mu looked somewhat evasive, and simply buried her face in the fluffy doll in her hands.

Even so, they did not give a direct answer to Metis's question.

It seems that even if Mu felt that Xiangzi's actions were wrong, out of past affection or out of a sense of responsibility, he couldn't bring himself to turn around and blame Xiangzi so quickly.

Metis was well aware of this.

"That might be true, but I don't care what Xiangzi does. I only know that if Mu is unhappy, then I will be unhappy too."

Metis bent down and squatted in front of Mu, obediently placing his hands on Mu's knees, his eyes fixed on Mu like a puppy gazing at its owner.

"Besides, Xiao Mu will only be happy if Xiao is happy, right?"

"........."

Mu's blank expression softened slightly, clearly indicating that what Metis said resonated with her feelings.

"So, so, Xiao Mu can stay here as long as she wants. If you don't know how to handle something, let me help you!"

Metis laughed heartily, as excited and eager as a child entrusted with an important task.

That was close—Xiao Mu almost saw through my plan!