How should Mortis be dealt with?
This was indeed the most important issue at hand. Nagasaki Soyo didn't have time to dwell on self-blame. She pulled out her phone, originally intending to book an appointment with a psychiatrist, but just before dialing, she hesitated.
This method might be effective, but it would clearly be a long process.
After all, dissociative identity disorder isn't like having a cold or fever, one shot and it's cured instantly.
If the condition worsens and even the doctor doesn't dare guarantee a cure, then what?
After all, she was just an ordinary female college student, pampered by her mother since childhood. Suddenly encountering something like this, it was inevitable she'd feel panicked and at a loss, subconsciously casting her plea for help to the one person in her heart she could rely on most.
"Don't worry."
Kaito did not disappoint her.
Wanting to resolve Mutsumi's alternate personality issue was not a hassle for him.
The most straightforward method would be for him to take action personally and directly erase the consciousness belonging to "Mortis," thereby resolving the problem at its root.
The downside was that this method was too crude and also inhumane.
After all, from the moment she was born, Mortis already possessed the full range of human emotions.
Although she was only a part of Mutsumi, not an entirely separate individual, she still had her own joys, angers, sorrows, and happiness.
Moreover...
Wakaba Mutsumi and Mortis, who says this is a single-choice question?
Only children make choices, mature Heavenly Lords take them all.
As a dignified cultivator, even though he was still seriously injured and not yet healed, molding a body that could house a mortal's consciousness wasn't difficult.
Using this method, Mortis could also be separated from the host personality's physical body and exist independently in this world.
Of course, there were still downsides.
At the very least, it might not be so good for Mori Minami's heart. When that famous actress finally finished her schedule, squeezed out some time in her busyness to pick up her daughter, and discovered that after a few months apart, her daughter had turned into a buy-one-get-one-free deal...
Should it be called a surprise, or a fright?
Just imagining that amusing scene eased Soyo's originally anxious heart quite a bit, and she couldn't help but laugh.
But she was still a bit worried. She hesitated for a moment and couldn't help asking, "Would this... cause Mutsumi any harm? Are there any side effects?"
'Separating the alternate personality from the main body, that must be painful, right?'
"Of course not," Kaito shook his head slightly.
In essence, this was not much different from refining a magical treasure. In fact, it was even simpler.
After all, refined treasures need functions for protection or combat, but the vessel to house Mortis' consciousness didn't need to be so complicated.
The only problem at the moment, on the contrary, was where to get the materials.
If it was just replicating a mortal's body, that would be easy.
But since they were doing it, they might as well do it as best as possible.
"Starting tomorrow, let's gather some essence of the sun and moon," Kaito looked out the window at the night sky and quickly made a decision.
———
"Eh?"
Returning to the living room with Soyo and explaining this plan to Mortis, the girl was stunned, pointing at herself with disbelief.
"I can... also have my own body?"
As Wakaba Mutsumi's alternate personality, the purpose of her birth was to help Mutsumi obtain happiness.
Mortis didn't reject this mission. Even if Mutsumi's happiness came at the cost of her own disappearance.
But now—
Onii-chan was telling her: You still have another path you can walk.
A path that could let Mutsumi find happiness, while also preserving her own consciousness completely, even giving her a human body.
"If you're willing," Kaito looked straight into her eyes and saw nervousness, anxiety, anticipation, and joy in those amber pupils.
The light-green-haired girl threw herself into his arms, and after a long while, a muffled voice emerged.
"Onii-chan, thank you."
"Since you call me onii-chan just like Mutsumi, there's no need to be so polite."
Protecting one's own was a fine tradition in the cultivation world. Kaito patted her head, "But, for now, we still need some time to prepare the materials. So for the time being, you'll still need to share one body with Mutsumi."
"That kind of thing doesn't matter at all."
Mortis lifted her head, her golden eyes sparkling, "I believe in onii-chan!"
Inheriting a part of Mutsumi's emotions, her affection for her onii-chan was innately set at a high level.
It's just... inherited feelings ultimately aren't pure.
But...
At this moment, right now, looking at that flawless, perfect face just inches away, something in her heart finally broke through the soil and bloomed into a tiny flower.
[Mutsumi.]
The girl apologized in her heart, [Sorry.]
Wakaba Mutsumi: "?"
'What's with that apology of yours?'
Poor little cucumber didn't even have time to react before a burning sensation spread from her lips, making even her soul feel soft and weak.
As the host personality, even if it was Mortis operating the body, the two of them shared sensations.
And since the one body housed two consciousnesses, it even resulted in a superimposed state.
In other words, double the pleasure.
Smooch~
It was just a kiss light as a feather, and even just on the cheek, yet it made Mortis' legs go a bit weak. Fortunately, she was leaning against onii-chan and managed not to collapse.
'So this is... what a kiss feels like?'
The girl's pretty face turned bright red like fire, her golden eyes misty.
'So stimulating...'
'Mutsumi, you're not going to break, are you?'
Still not satisfied, she wanted to do it again, but then noticed the dazed Soyo nearby and suddenly realized, this wasn't good.
'Crap...'
She had gotten too emotionally carried away and forgot Soyo was here too.
But what's done is done. If she had to regret anything, Mortis would only regret not having tasted her onii-chan's flavor sooner.
'Sure enough, before Soyo snaps out of it, now would be the best time to go for another round, right?'
But just as Mortis was about to take action, she suddenly felt a resistance from within.
["Stop that, right now."]
In the space of consciousness, Wakaba Mutsumi was now fighting for control of the body.
In the face of a serious host personality, caught off guard, Mortis was clearly at a disadvantage.
The light-green-haired girl closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she had returned to her usual cool self.
"Onii-chan, I'm sorry," Wakaba Mutsumi lightly bit her lip and said softly, "I didn't think she'd do something like that."
But Kaito didn't seem to blame her. Unlike Nijika and Kita, Mortis was after all a recently born personality. She didn't understand many social norms and was a bit like a mischievous child. Just like when Kumiko was new. The mindset was quite similar.
Like a little sister in third grade saying she wants to marry her big brother when she grows up.
But everyone knows, that's just childish talk. No one takes it seriously.
By comparison...
The doll-like delicate girl looked toward her friend whose smile had completely vanished, her long eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings in unease.
"...Soyo, I'm sorry."
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