The Terra Travel Diary of Neither Sacred, Rhea, nor Terra

84: Twin Amethysts

A thumb-sized amethyst gem that was cut into a square shape was set in a silver-gray ring like the gem.

Miku showed the details of the ring to the merged Christen, and said in a low electronic synthesized voice:

"This is where your soul resides."

"What kind of stone is this? Amethyst?" Christen, who was not frightened by Miku's tone, asked curiously.

She had once seen Miku use a gem to house his soul, but the gem at that time was a gem similar to an emerald.

And it was not set in a ring, but made into a pendant-like jewelry... Although this pendant has always been stuffed inside Christine's body and has never been worn around her neck.

"Yes, it's just an ordinary amethyst. I modified it using the method of making a black soul stone. It is more suitable for your current situation."

Miku put away his slightly gloomy tone and explained to Kristen.

"Amethyst? That's quite suitable." Christen also knew that amethyst had the twinning phenomenon, which was indeed in line with her current situation of having two souls in one.

"To be precise, you are not a dual soul now. You don't feel split or have another voice in your head, right?"

After showing the amethyst ring to Kristen, Miku put the amethyst on his own finger instead of handing the Soul Stone back to Kristen as he did before.

"No, I just have a very strange feeling that I can't describe." Christen was a little surprised why Miku left the ring, but she didn't ask much.

"Is it because of the weird feeling caused by a slight deviation in your perception of me?" Miku seemed to be laughing, at least Christen thought Miku was laughing.

"Yes, there are some strange deviations in my perception of you." Christen nodded, thinking that what Miku said was very vivid.

To put it in an analogy, it’s like if Miku were to do something to Kristen’s current body.

Then Kristen felt that her reaction was probably a combination of both wanting to say no and wanting to say yes at the same time.

Christen imagined the scene and found it strange, very strange.

"That's a very appropriate explanation." Miku once again demonstrated his ability to read minds in front of Kristen...even though Miku had repeatedly denied that he had this ability before.

"No, I do have the ability to read your mind now if I want to, and the reason is this ring." Miku raised his hand and showed the ring on his index finger.

Because the mechanical sage's fingers, which are like mechanical claws, are not suitable for wearing rings, Miku deliberately removed the decorations on his hands to wear the rings.

"..." Christen was speechless. Is it really okay to just say this kind of thing out loud?

"This is something I must remind you of. If someone who is well versed in the soul gets hold of this ring, he or she can completely enslave you, and you will not be able to resist this enslavement until your soul is completely annihilated."

"In other words, your current form of existence is closer to the form of existence of the Nazgul, also known as the Ringwraiths."

Miku said to Kristen in a very serious and solemn tone.

"I understand." Although she didn't know what the Ringwraiths meant, after knowing the importance of this amethyst ring, Christen felt it would be better to stay with Miku.

As for whether Miku would enslave her...even without the ring, if Miku wanted to enslave her, Christen felt that she would not be able to resist.

"Then can I still separate now?" asked Christen, who did not dwell on whether she was enslaved or not.

"Of course, otherwise why would I go to so much trouble to turn you into a Ringwraith? Complete fusion is not that troublesome at all." Miku said.

"Then what should I do?" Kristen asked immediately.

"Just think about it." As Miku spoke, the mechanical structure extended layer by layer to his arm, turning the right hand wearing the amethyst ring into the mechanical claw unique to the Mechanical Sage.

And the ring was hidden deep inside.

"Think?" Christen, who was somewhat curious whether the ring would reappear after Miku returned to normal, was stunned for a moment, then closed her eyes and tried hard to split herself into two halves.

Then after holding it in for a long time, Christen still couldn't really split herself into two.

"Well, without special training, this kind of thing is indeed a bit troublesome."

Miku wasn't surprised that Kristen couldn't split herself in two.

As he spoke, the mechanical arm behind Miku took out a jewelry box that had been prepared long ago and handed it to Kristen.

Looking at the familiar Vangelica logo on the jewelry box, Kristen was puzzled for a moment before taking it.

Opening the lid of the box, Kristen saw two rings that were also inlaid with amethyst, but smaller than her soul stone ring.

"How do I use this?" asked Christen, who knew that the ring was definitely not Vangelica's jewelry.

"First, you're going to need some help," Miku said.

The mechanical tentacle that handed Vangelica's jewelry box to Kristen was not retracted, but instead stretched out to Kristen's chest and tapped it lightly.

A slight tearing feeling surged into Christen's heart, and when she came to her senses, another "self" made of the same transmitter appeared beside her.

The jewelry box that originally contained two rings turned into a jewelry box containing one ring each and appeared in the hands of the two Christens.

The two "Christens" simultaneously raised their silver-grey hands and looked at each other, then simultaneously looked down at their tails hanging behind them, which were also made of transmitters and were swaying rhythmically. They said in unison:

“What a magical experience.”

The body of the Kristen Unit 2, which had been badly damaged in a plane crash, was decisively abandoned and replaced with a body made entirely of transmitters.

This behavior does not cause any psychological pressure for Christen, who will inject the transmitter directly into her body.

Christen does not have the idea that her body and hair are given by her parents and should not be discarded lightly.

Miku saw that the two Kristens looked at their paws and tails in sync, and after sighing that even if they changed from golden retrievers to silver retrievers, they were still dogs, he asked:

"First question, ladies, who do you think Kristen will be in a few years."

"It's me," the two Christens answered at the same time.

The two Christens gave the same answer in unison and immediately looked at each other.

"Great, second question, who do you think is Kristen in this timeline."

"..." This time, neither of the two Christens answered, but there was no need to answer.

"Is this a mistake in self-perception?" One of them, Christen, raised her hand and rubbed her brow and said.

The other Christen did the same thing but didn't say anything.

"That's why I said that you are not two souls in one body now, but another more special way of existence."

Miku spread his hands and said:

"To put it simply, it is a kind of external incarnation, but you haven't gone through the practice of beheading the three corpses... um, it's too complicated. In short, it's difficult for you to directly define yourself now."

"...It doesn't feel very good." The error in self-perception made both Christens feel that their choices seemed to have not changed at all.

In this way it is still considered a fusion, but after the fusion, there is an additional ability to split into two people.

"…Raise your hands, ladies. When you can't determine who you are through self-awareness, you need some external help." Miku said.

The two Christens raised their hands at the same time after hearing Miku's words and immediately understood what Miku meant.

One of them, Kristen, wore a ring on the little finger of her left hand that Miku had bought as a gift from Vangelica Jewelry Store.

When Christen saw the ring on her finger, she immediately raised her hand and touched her chest and ears. The matching necklace and earrings were also there.

"So...this is something you have already arranged?"

Another Kristen, who understood what the jewelry meant, positioned herself correctly...although it felt a little weird.

A few seconds ago, this Kristen thought that she was the one who was awakened from the hibernation capsule by Miku, but she didn't expect that she was the one lying on the hospital bed before.

"Ladies, I think you should each come up with a code name to distinguish yourself. Although I can tell who you are, using the same name will cause misunderstandings."

Rather than causing misunderstanding among others, it would be more likely to cause misunderstanding among the two Christens, making them unable to be sure who Miku was calling.

"I don't think this is necessary." Christen from this timeline sighed.

Now she just wanted to become a human being again. Thinking of this, she raised her head and looked at her other self.

I noticed that my other self was looking at me with a similar expression.

Seeing is an idea.

"It will always be useful." Miku said with a smile.

"Okay, just call me Wright. That's my last name." Christen...or Wright of this timeline said.

"It's a nice last name, Ms. Wright." Miku nodded slightly. She didn't feel strange because when Christen was at the border post before, she used Wright as her pseudonym.

If the original name had not been used to avoid the paparazzi, perhaps John's mother, the person in charge of the border post, would not have walked alone.

This corporate war would not have broken out, and the way the two Christens met would have certainly been a different picture.

But no matter how wonderful fate is, there is no need to use Unit 1 and Unit 2 to distinguish between the two Christens... After all, Wright is not a dog stick now.

"Then how do I use this ring?" Christen, who was standing next to Wright, had a very subtle feeling.

It seems like I have stolen something very important from another self.

But is there the concept of stealing between oneself and oneself?

“Just put it on.” Miku said.

Christen and Wright nodded, and in sync they took out the amethyst ring from the jewelry box in their hands and put it on their fingers.

However, the wearing position is not so synchronized.

After picking up the ring, Wright immediately wanted to wear it on the little finger of his left hand, just like Christen's first reaction when she accepted the jewelry given by Miku.

But when he was about to put it on, Wright thought for a moment and moved the ring from his little finger to his index finger.

Wright's action did not escape Christen's notice, or to put it simply, Wright deliberately showed the wearing action to another self.

Christen, who had exactly the same way of thinking as Wright, immediately took off the Vangelica ring that was originally worn on the little finger of her left hand and changed it to the ring finger.

The amethyst ring is worn on the middle finger.

The room immediately filled with the smell of gunpowder, similar to that of a palace fighting drama.

What dispersed the tension was Miku's opinion, which was either direct or straight:

"I don't mind this kind of relationship. If you wish, I can also register for marriage with you in this world."

Such a straightforward statement turned the tense atmosphere in the room into an awkward one.

No matter how fast the relationship progressed, it shouldn't have developed to this point, right? And shouldn't there be other steps to take before registering for marriage?

For example, confirming the relationship, sending each other tokens of love, and then choosing a good day to get engaged.

Why just skip these steps and register for marriage directly?

The two Ms. Christen looked at each other, their expressions and movements becoming stiff because of embarrassment.

Then they both saw in each other's eyes a look of blame-shifting, "It's not your fault."

Arturo, the all-purpose maid angel who had been standing behind Miku and who dared not move because her 50 times body sensitivity was still there, looked around in surprise.

Wondering why the intensive care unit had not been merged into one, Commander Christen, who had divided it into two, used her tail to sweep it into three bedrooms and a living room.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Christen and Wright to realize the special meaning of "this world" in Miku's words.

In addition, both of them have the expression on Miku's face when he mentioned Huifeng and Shuji in their memories.

This alien who calls himself a traveler and is called "the gospel of the first birth" by the monster may be

A sea king.

In other words, the normal view of marriage in the Terra people's cognition is not within Miku's acceptable range.

"No, I will respect the cultural customs of every world..."

After Miku explained, he paused for a moment and then put on some armor for himself and said:

"Most of the time."

Although adding the second half of the sentence made it as if nothing had been said, Christen and Wright did not seem surprised by Miku's behavior.

Because Miku really respected the cultural customs and culture of Terra along the way, and also respected the local technology tree of Terra.

Except for a series of special sci-fi transformations given to Arturo in order to deal with the King of Hounds.

Miku basically didn't come up with any techniques that were beyond his comprehension.

Arturo seemed to have sensed that the two Christens were thinking of him. He was a little disappointed that the room had not become a three-bedroom and one-living room or a villa and said:

"According to the customs of the Yan people, they can have three wives and four concubines. The nobles of Sargon can even marry wives in the double digits."

Seriously speaking, the same can be said for other countries. Except for the Sakota people who strictly adhere to the doctrine of monogamy, residents in other parts of this land do not care much about these things.

After all, bloodline is not something fictional for the Terrans, but something that truly symbolizes power.

But only Yan State and Sargon directly put this into regulation, while other countries at least maintained the monogamy regulations on the surface.