In the depths of Sirin's consciousness, another girl slept peacefully.
It was a spiritual body, completely different from her external appearance.
Her long, purple hair cascaded down like silk, flowing all the way to her slender ankles, which inspired a desire to protect them.
Her slim figure was clad in a dress formed from Honkai energy: a white, short-sleeved dress underneath, covered by a long purple overskirt, its hem adorned with magnificent golden patterns.
Both legs were wrapped in purple bandages, with a multi-faceted purple anklet on her right leg and a feather ornament in her hair.
She wore long, dark gloves, with two purple flower buds on either side of her waist, and low-heeled shoes of purple and pink.
Her name was Sirin.
Or rather, Herrscher Sirin.
As Sirin's true primary personality, her control over the body was actually far stronger than that of a certain white-haired dango.
If she truly wished it, she could reclaim control of her body in an instant upon waking and become the Herrscher of the Void.
However, for various reasons, she had chosen to continue her slumber.
Without any outside interference, she could have slept for a very long time.
But someone on the outside wanted to interfere.
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For some reason, a sweltering sensation began to rise, disturbing the sleeping girl with a sense of unease.
What's going on?
The girl, her eyes still closed within her mental space, wondered.
Did something happen to my other half?
Herrscher Sirin despised her other self.
In the past, she had hoped that the boy who had sworn to protect her would stay by her side forever.
Yet, his answer had been, "Although I want to, your other self is waiting for me in the future."
"Is she... more important to you than I am?"
The girl, who had wanted the boy who called himself her knight to always be with her, was saddened.
"She needs my protection more than you do."
"Why?!" she demanded, annoyed.
"She's pregnant. I have to go back and do the laundry and cooking."
...
Perhaps out of jealousy, the girl who disliked her "other self" in the slightest furrowed her delicate brows.
And then—
Something unknown was being thrust deep inside her. The sensation was so intense it felt as if her body would be torn apart, causing Herrscher Sirin to cry out in alarm.
Am I being killed?
What on earth has my other half gotten into?!
However, she did not feel the pain of her body being torn asunder.
Instead, a bizarre, tingling numbness, like an electric current, washed over her senses.
It was strange, yet it carried a certain comfort.
This peculiar feeling.
It made her let out an involuntary whimper.
Wh-What is this sensation?
It's so strange.
So very strange.
My other half, what in the world is she doing?!
A flicker of anger ignited in the heart of the Herrscher of the Void, who could not comprehend the situation.
For some reason, she couldn't see the outside world through her other half's vision, leaving her completely in the dark.
Fine, I'll see for myself what's happening!
Herrscher Sirin, utterly bewildered, decided to act. Her spiritual power began to surge.
She was going to take back her body.
But before her spiritual power could fully coalesce, a sensation similar to before, yet far more intense, assaulted her mind.
The power she had just gathered scattered in an instant.
Like a dandelion blown by a strong wind.
It felt as if every inch of her skin, every fragment of her bones, was set ablaze.
Her body felt as if it were being torn apart one moment and left hollow the next. The intense impacts brought on this feeling.
Her mind began to go numb, completely immersed in the strange, tingling sensation.
Nngh—
Within her mental space, the girl couldn't help but let out a cry that only she could hear.
This cry continued for a very, very long time.
Until the final moment, when a searing heat entered her body, sending a shiver through her entire being.
And then—
The exhausted girl regained her ability to observe the outside world.
Who dares to do this to me!!
The moment she regained her vision, the girl seized control of her body, furiously summoning her armaments, ready to annihilate everything around her.
And then—
She saw the face of the boy who had once sworn to be her knight forever, and his bare upper body.
M-Minion?
The Queen of the Void, who had been about to summon a Subspace Lance and smash it down, froze.
What is going on?
The girl, who seemed to be putting the pieces together, let her gaze drift around.
She was on a bed in a very simple room.
And she herself was...
Half-naked.
And her minion was half-naked...
No...
This guy wasn't half-naked.
Her gaze drifted slightly lower, and she could even see the great serpent that was still resting against her pubic bone.
As if she had seen something terrifying, she instinctively recoiled, her head hitting the headboard.
Ouch!
The girl, having slammed the back of her head, couldn't help but bare her small white teeth and suck in a sharp breath.
So...
My other self was doing... doing that kind of thing with my minion.
So... so shameless!
Miss Pufferfish, who remembered that this guy had mentioned having to rush back to give her other self a makeup wedding and prepare to do the laundry and cooking before he sealed her memories, felt her face flush bright red.
Considering the situation back then, this development was actually quite reasonable.
After all, according to her minion, her other self had been in love with him for a long time, and had even gotten pregnant before marriage.
But...
But for this scene to suddenly appear right in front of her was simply too much to accept!
---o---
"Did we... switch drivers mid-trip?"
The scumbag looked at the girl whose eyes had turned completely golden, his expression a little strange.
He had said something that ruined the mood while Miss Sirin was feeling touched, earning him a beating, but in the end, he had still managed to carry her to bed.
The stimulation from the shared senses was laughably weak compared to Fenghuang Down.
That was a fact.
As the manifestation of the Herrscher of Sentience's power, if Fenghuang Down were to enter its Zeroth Power state, it could fully unleash the Herrscher's Authority—Meme Infection.
The fact that it could achieve such a feat showed just how ruthless Fenghuang Down's power was.
And Sirin had been knocked into a deep sleep by Fenghuang Down. In theory, an extremely high level of stimulation should have been required to wake her.
He had been counting on using that as an excuse to try out a few more... plays.
But as it turned out...
Li Zihan fell silent, looking at the girl whose eyes had turned completely golden.
Herrscher Sirin's slumber had been surprisingly shallow.
So, how should he greet her?
"Nice to meet you, please take care of me?"
He had met Sirin many times. What kind of "nice to meet you" nonsense was that?
"Good afternoon?"
Who says "good afternoon" in bed?
Then, like a solid steel pipe striking his head, an idea sprang into his mind.
"Want to go again?"
Under the somewhat horrified gaze of the Queen of the Void, he opened his mouth and said just that.