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Although Olga Marie didn't know what he was thinking, she had a basic idea. She calmly pulled out her right hand, pretending to put her arm around Yue Zhengling's back, but actually she deliberately lifted it up so that he wouldn't see the Command Seals that had reappeared on the back of her hand.
The Command Seal created by Merlin using illusion magic is genuine. Just as the malicious Yue Zhengling said, she was his Master, who was once part of the Holy Grail, and he had the ability to bestow Command Seals upon her.
However, this Command Seal was given to him unintentionally, which can be put as an action without thinking. After all, as the representative of Chaos, he is easily influenced by his whims.
He didn't even remember this action; in fact, it could be said that the sudden impulse was a subconscious act influenced by the "self" he wanted to kill.
—Olga Marie, can you hear me?
Upon receiving the Command Spell, Olga Marie had an additional voice in her mind.
—As for the answer, just think it in your heart; I can hear you.
The voice was exactly the same as the person on the other end. Combining this with the request from the evil in this world, she quickly deduced who this person was.
—Yes, I am the Ling you are thinking of. The situation is very complicated now, and if you don't want to die, you'd better listen to what I have to say.
Olga Marie's eyes flickered as she pondered whether to tell the voice to the man on top of her or do as the voice instructed.
—If you were to tell the evil of this world that I can communicate with you, I think you would be devoured by him immediately. After all, suspicion is also part of him. If that's alright, then please do as you please.
Hearing this warning, Olga Marie decided to listen to what the other had to say.
—To be honest, if it weren't for your recklessness, things wouldn't have gotten to this point. Look, now you're at someone else's mercy, and even I'm being dragged down by you, causing me to completely lose control.
Le Zhengling immediately launched into a accusation, and Olga Marie wanted to retort, since Le Zhengling had appeared in her world first and made it strange.
—I didn't make your world weird; rather, your world was weird to begin with. But now is not the time to talk about that. See the Command Seals in your hand? Use the first Command Seal immediately. The command is for me to commit suicide.
Olga Marie stared in disbelief, but fearing the person opposite her might notice something, she forcefully controlled her expression.
—Don't be surprised, this is the best method I can think of. Otherwise, it will be too late when my body and your body start exchanging bodily fluids. Right now, my "id" is in control, and only by killing it can I regain control.
She hesitated, unsure whether she should trust him, because she had just tried to kill the vicious Le Zhengling in front of her, but even with his heart pierced and his throat cut open—injuries that would surely kill an ordinary person—he recovered instantly.
Of course, due to the special nature of this body, it cannot be killed by physical methods, but it is different with a Command Spell. A Command Spell is a forced command. If the command is to make me stand still and let you kill me, then you certainly cannot kill me by your means.
—But if I am ordered to do it myself, then my method will definitely kill myself, even if I don’t know the method. The forced command formed by the Command Seal will definitely make this method appear.
After hearing Yue Zhengling's explanation, Olga Marie understood what was going on, but there were still some things she wanted to figure out. Faced with two Yue Zhenglings, the answer to this question would determine who she would help.
What are you most afraid of?
"Huh? Master, are you out of your mind? You're not going to take advantage of my nice words now, are you? Uh, hehehe, take advantage of me~ Ah, I know, you must be impatient, right?"
Upon hearing her question, Le Zhengling revealed a lewd smile, wasting his handsome face. But when he saw Olga Marie's unusually serious expression, he clicked his tongue and dropped all pretense, narrowing his eyes to reveal a dangerous look.
"Since you asked so seriously, I'll answer you seriously. What I'm afraid of is—"
As this Le Zhengling was speaking, another Le Zhengling answered Olga Marie.
What I fear is that I will no longer be myself.
"What I fear is that I cannot be myself."
Similar answers express completely different meanings: one wants to hold fast to oneself, while the other wants to follow one's heart. It's practically the ultimate battle between reason and desire.
This person is so straightforward it's heartbreaking.
This was the first time Olga Marie had a genuine understanding of this person.
“I’ve received your answer. Now I’ll show you my choice.” Olga Marie smiled, a smile that contained self-destruction and revenge, cruel yet alluring.
She was jealous of Yue Zhengling, and she was jealous of every version of Yue Zhengling.
She was jealous of his frankness because she had been forbidden from being frank since birth; magicians of the Grand Order lineage were not allowed to live for themselves.
I envy his freedom because he can choose his own destiny and even force others to pay for it, while I am always the one being forced, both in life and after death.
She envied his luck because she had banished him from the world and encountered an existence she couldn't defeat, yet he still didn't die. He even made that power a part of himself, while she could only die and rebuild countless times, make a pact with the world, and endure countless hardships to obtain everything she had now.
People are all egoists. She didn't realize that what she thought was very different from reality. Le Zhengling didn't simply become the way she imagined. You can't know who has experienced more pain just by imagining it.
Olga Marie spread her legs and wrapped them around Yue Zhengling's waist. "Come on, I'll give you what you want~"
After saying that, without waiting for the other party to take the initiative, she offered herself up, giving away her precious first time with mixed feelings.
The instant the blood flowed, Olga Marie initiated the ritual requested by Yue Zhengling. The magic circuits of the two activated at the same time and quickly synchronized, with a large amount of [death] flooding into Yue Zhengling's mind.
"Aha, that's it, that's exactly what I needed! Now die, [I]! Everything you have, I will—"
"Is this your choice? Olga, what grudge makes you choose to die with me?"
"You're mistaken. Not only you, but this one will die too." Olga Marie endured the strange sensations and pains from her lower body. Having lost her virginity and officially becoming a woman, she shed tears of growing up.
In a state of extreme excitement, Yue Zhengling had no time to pay attention to the meaning of her words. The unprecedented sense of exhilaration and accomplishment was washing over his soul. He was feeling himself becoming more complete and gaining more memories. That sense of satisfaction made him lose himself.
"Hahahaha! This is just the beginning! Money, women, power, the world, destruction! They're mine! Everything is mine!"
Just as he involuntarily uttered those words, Olga Marie, panting, raised her right hand and commanded, "In the name of the Command Spell, listen, commit suicide!"
Having achieved his goal, Le Zhengling, who was enjoying her tightness, had his image paused. A sudden feeling of powerlessness made him collapse onto Olga Marie with a thud. His face, which had been flushed with extreme excitement, instantly turned pale. "You—for—"
He tried to say something hoarsely, but death had already come. His struggles were futile. As his life force rapidly disappeared, he opened and closed his mouth but could not utter a single complete word.
Olga Marie clearly felt that the part of her body that did not belong to her was growing larger; this was the last reproductive instinct before life was about to come to an end.
She reached out and cupped Yue Zhengling's face, meeting his dim and lifeless eyes. Yue Zhengling, barely breathing, was still struggling, but the effects of the Command Spell were relentlessly extinguishing his will.
Even though his body possessed endless vitality, this Command Seal caused him to enter a state of conscious death. His body was still alive, but it would soon be devoid of any will to drive it.
"You never expected me to make this choice, did you?" Olga Marie's blush made her even more beautiful, but the words that came out of her mouth were full of cruelty.
—I didn't expect it. It seems you won. I was too naive.
“Yes, blame it on you for giving me the trump card.” Olga Marie looked at the Command Seals on the back of her hand. This ending had occurred the moment the two Yue Zhenglings told her how to kill each other.
Le Zhengling hadn't anticipated this outcome, but he thought Olga Marie wouldn't do it, since she hadn't yet found a way back. Rather than trusting the wicked Le Zhengling, he preferred to choose the relatively virtuous version of himself.
—We lost because of each other's death instinct. I underestimated the power of instinct. You taught me a lesson.
The death instinct is used to explain certain dark and destructive behaviors, such as cruelty, confrontation, aggression, and even killing between people.
It can manifest as aggression or self-destruction, and when it turns outward, it can lead to attacks, hatred, murder, and even spawn acts of destruction such as aggression, massacre, or war.
At the same time, it can also turn inward and lead to self-destructive phenomena, such as self-abuse, self-harm, or even suicide in daily life.
As an evil in this world, there's no need to elaborate, but he didn't expect Olga Marie's instincts to erupt at this moment.
Chapter 193 Cohabitation (Part 1)
Olga Marie quietly held the now motionless Yue Zhengling, gazing blankly at the sky. After a long while, feeling the swelling and pain in her body lessen, she carefully pushed him away, letting him withdraw from her body.
She looked at Yue Zhengling, who seemed to be missing, with a complicated expression. Her hands unconsciously covered her lower abdomen. Then, she turned her head to look at a large tree in the forest.
"Have you seen enough of those people over there?"
After his whereabouts were exposed, the old man Ahad made no further attempt to hide. He quietly approached the two men, stepping through the fresh snow of early winter.
"Jubstacheit von Einzbern?" Olga Marie paused slightly upon seeing the old man's appearance, then called out his name with uncertainty.
"...It's me. Who are you?" Ahad was full of doubts about the girl who could call him by name. Although she was a magician, the Einzbern family was a reclusive family and did not have a strong presence in the magic world.
Olga Marie was able to recognize him because she knew about the Holy Grail War her father had experienced.
"I am Olgamari Asmireid Animsphere, the head of the Animsphere family, one of the twelve monarchs of the Clock Tower." Olgamari looked at the old man calmly, still poised and graceful even though she was naked.
“Animusfia?” Ahad stared at Olga Marie in confusion. Although he was outside the Mage's Association, he still knew about the Animusfia family, one of the twelve monarchs of the Clock Tower, and had basic information about them. However, he remembered that the current head of the Animusfia family was named Marisbury Animusfia.
However, the magic trick the girl just performed was indeed the Animusfia family's signature Heavenly Ladder Magic, and it seemed that the girl wasn't lying.
Given how strangely she appeared, if what she said is true, the complexity of the matter may be far beyond imagination.
Ahad frowned and glanced at Le Zhengling lying on the ground. The finished product made from the perfect body blueprints that Gemstone Elder had given them was completely beyond his imagination.
Moreover, this body seems to have been possessed by something extraordinary. Even though he is unconscious now, the aura emanating from it still makes him tremble with fear.
He hadn't forgotten the endless malice that came from the other side when the passage opened. He had summoned the consciousness of the Winter Saintess and the magic power stored in the Great Void, but what came out was an indescribable, enormous being.
"Although I know about the Animusfia family, if I remember correctly, the current Lord Animusfia is named Marisbury Animusfia."
“Marisbury Animusfia is my father,” Olga Marie said calmly, then stated her request without waiting for further questions.
“I need your help now, and in return, the Einzbern family will receive my friendship.”
Ahad looked at the girl who had entered a diplomatic state. Although he had many questions he wanted to ask, since she had already said so, he could only nod in agreement. After all, as an ancient noble family, such tacit requests for transactions between nobles were very common.
“This place isn’t far from our Einzbern castle. I’ve already ordered people to prepare food and rooms.” After Ahad nodded in agreement, a pretty android maid carrying clothes quickly ran out of the castle and arrived here in less than two minutes.
After being dressed by the maids, Olga Marie stopped the androids who were helping Yue Zhengling put on her clothes. She silently took the robe from their hands, squatted down on the snow, and dressed Yue Zhengling herself.
"Please take my companion directly to my room." After wiping the snow off Yue Zhengling's hair, Olga Marie stood up and said in a tone that revealed neither joy nor anger.
After speaking, she nodded to Ahad to indicate that it was alright, and Ahad led her toward Winter City. The maid standing behind her gave her a slight bow, then stepped forward and picked up Yue Zhengling.
In the autumn of 1987, as winter approached, a special being entered the world, causing a stir that the entire world could not ignore.
It was autumn, and a forest of deciduous trees stretched out its branches and leaves without any restraint. Beside the forest lake, several fawns were drinking water. Suddenly, they all looked up at the lake at the same time. In the center of the lake, where there was nothing before, a duplex wooden house was reflected on the water, but the foundation of the house could not be seen on the lake.
Finding no danger, the fawns continued drinking. The animals in the forest did not change because of the unusual occurrence at the lake. As autumn gradually passed, squirrels stored up their surplus fruit, grizzly bears prepared their hibernation burrows, and even snakes began to appear less frequently. Everything seemed so peaceful.
The strange reflection in the lake has been there for quite some time. The animals were initially a little frightened, but now they've gotten used to it. After all, trying to figure out why a house is reflected in the lake is simply too much for them.
After all, it exists in another dimension.
Suddenly, a white-haired girl pushed open the door. The light inside was noticeably dimmer than outside, but that didn't prevent her from observing what was happening inside.
Facing the main entrance is a spacious living room with beautifully polished mahogany floors. A square, tall table is covered with a blue tablecloth, and there are matching chairs on three sides of the table. On the left, against the wall, there is a sofa that can comfortably seat five people, and a sliding window is above the sofa.
Diagonally opposite the main entrance is a Finnish-style fireplace with a complete set of fireplace tools, including fire tools, long hooks, tongs, shovels, and brooms, all neatly hung on the fireplace wall. A little further to the right of the fireplace is a wooden staircase leading to the second floor. The entrance to the kitchen is below the wooden staircase. The upper cabinets make good use of the small space. She tried out the oven and stove and found that they were all powered by magic, and even the water from the faucet was generated by magic.
She nodded in satisfaction at the convenient facility.
Leaving the kitchen, she opened the partition door, which led to the toilet and bathroom. The toilet looked ordinary, while the bathroom had a bathtub that could just accommodate two adults, and the showerhead had hot and cold water switches. Incredibly, the ceiling and one of the walls were mirrors.
"..." Looking at the happy smile on the beautiful face reflected there, her mood suddenly turned sour, and she walked out with a displeased expression.
Next to the living room is the dining room, separated by a built-in wall cabinet. The upper half of the cabinet has individual shelves, some completely hollow, presumably for displaying small potted plants, while the other half is a wine cabinet. The dining room contains a long table for six people.
The staircase leading to the second floor was on the side of the dining room, and she strolled up.
The second floor has a very simple layout, with four guest rooms and a small living room in addition to the master bedroom. Each guest room is furnished with a bed, a desk, and a wardrobe. The master bedroom has a double bed, built-in wardrobes, a dressing table, and a balcony.
The small living room has no tables and chairs, only a few stacked cushions and a sofa. There is a fireplace in the middle of the living room, and a ladder leading to the attic is on the outermost side of the living room.
Standing on the second-floor balcony, Olga Marie looked at the thick white fog in front of her and took a deep breath.
"I never imagined it would end up like this. What will become of him and me after this?"
After she killed Yue Zhengling and entered Winter City with Ahad, the two had a private conversation.
This conversation was very fruitful for both sides. Olga Marie learned the specific time of this world, and Ahad learned that Olga Marie came from a parallel world and obtained the information she knew about the perfect execution of the Holy Grail War, which led to the Holy Grail's descent.
Then, the conversation inevitably turned to Yue Zhengling.
When Olga Marie learned that Yue Zhengling's body was a so-called perfect body created by Einzbern using the technology at hand, based on blueprints provided by Gemstone Weng, she began to have doubts.
As a Grand Order family mage, she was naturally aware of the special nature of the Second Magic. Just as she was about to ask Ahad what the Jewel King was up to, the Will of Gaia called out to her.
The Star Maiden is Gaia's representative and servant, so when Gaia's will approached her, she responded immediately.
As a result, she was instructed not to ask any questions about Yue Zhengling. After spending a day at the Einzbern family home, she took Yue Zhengling's body into the mirror world that Gaia had specially prepared.
Thinking of this, Olga Marie's gaze unconsciously turned to the person lying on the large bed in the room behind her. The person's brows furrowed and relaxed repeatedly, and his eyelids twitched constantly, as if he were having a nightmare.
Yes, Olga Marie knew very well that Le Zhengling was not dead, and that his consciousness was showing signs of revival. At that time, Gaia's decree was not just one, but three.
The second decree was that she should bring him into the house and wait for him to wake up.
Just as Le Zhengling's consciousness became more and more active, on the other side of the real world, in the forest of Finland, the house reflected in the lake gradually disappeared, and the lake began to be filled with mist. At the same time, all the animals in the forest raised their heads and looked in the direction of the lake, sensing that something special was about to appear.
The air in the entire forest changed, as if some great life had descended upon it. Both animals and plants were unusually full of vitality in this late autumn season.
The animals left their nests in twos and threes, and even predators did not attack each other.
The plants completely shed their withered appearance and sprouted anew, bearing abundant fruit amidst the overflowing vitality of life. The vitality of spring, the vigor of summer, and the harvest of autumn all appeared at the same time.
The forest seemed to come alive, and all life cheered from the bottom of its heart. Birds carried various blooming flowers, beasts carried various fresh fruits, and fish in the lake leaped out of the water to welcome the arrival of all that existed.
When Olga Marie noticed the change and looked out the window, the scene outside had completely transformed: fresh, faintly fragrant air, melodious birdsong, vibrant flowers in full bloom, and sparkling water droplets—everything seemed so beautiful.
I don't know when, but the area around the house turned into a lake. Flocks of swans were swimming leisurely in the water. The lake was surrounded by all kinds of animals. Fallen deer were carrying a whole pomegranate, brown bears were carrying a whole beehive, squirrels were holding nuts such as walnuts and hazelnuts, and even rabbits were carrying mushrooms. They were all staring longingly at the house.
Completely baffled, she had no choice but to open the door and go out. When she appeared in the animals' sight, all of them stirred. If there had been a way to get to the center of the lake, they would have rushed over without hesitation.
Just then, a swan flew over carrying a bunch of lilies of the valley. She reached out and took the lilies, which symbolize the return of happiness. The swan nuzzled her hand, stretched its neck, and called out twice towards the shore. As if receiving a signal, the animals placed their gifts on the backs of the swans swimming towards the shore, and the swans delivered the gifts to them.
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