“Are you crazy?!”
Number Six Ning Xi stared fixedly at the smiling Number One Ning Xi.
No matter how carefully she examined the girl, she couldn’t find anything wrong with her appearance, but the other’s words filled her with unease.
Had this girl really fused with the other Ning Xi’s?
“I’m not crazy. Rather, I’m just doing what I’m supposed to do. It’s the incomplete versions of us who are more like the mentally ill, isn’t that right?”
Number One Ning Xi’s smile grew even brighter, causing the struggling Number Six Ning Xi to pause her movements, a cold sweat breaking out on her forehead.
Even being tightly restrained by Tang Nai felt safer than staying here.
Number One was the earliest separated test subject and the most normal among them.
Her successful separation had made the researchers cheer and prepared them to welcome a massive success.
But now it seemed she was the most dangerous one—the one who should be watched.
The experiment had been flawed from the start.
Those idiots had been arrogant, thinking they had complete control over Number One Ning Xi, but they didn’t know she had been disguising herself all along!
“Hasn’t anyone around here noticed this?”
“Of course they wouldn’t notice. After all, I’ve been very obedient all along…”
Number One Ning Xi’s smile stretched almost to her ears, the eerily twisted expression looking grotesque even on her delicate face.
Number Six Ning Xi, whose entire field of vision was filled by her, suddenly felt all the blood in her body run cold.
Just as their cheeks were about to touch, Number One Ning Xi suddenly straightened up, then a string of merry, bell-like laughter rang out from her mouth.
“You’re hilarious. You actually believed me. Looks like my acting skills aren’t bad. And were you scared just now? Are you kidding me? That’s clearly Number Four’s privilege. Number Four, come look!”
Immediately, several girls who looked exactly alike surrounded Number Six Ning Xi from all directions, forming a circle and watching her with varied expressions.
Number Four Ning Xi, called “Little Four,” was dressed in a heavy black dress, wrapped tightly, her face covered by an impermeable mask.
She looked gloomy yet strangely cute as she tiptoed close to the tightly bound Number Six Ning Xi, her eyes flickering and glancing over Number Six’s face.
Curious, but also a little scared.
“Enough. Stop wasting time. Number One, because of your little sadistic fun, we’ve wasted too much Magic Power and time already. Don’t think it’s easy to control the people around us. My patience has its limits.”
The one who spoke was Number Two Ning Xi, dressed in a red dress, symbolizing anger.
She was the opposite of Number One, who represented joy, and the two did not get along.
So it was only natural that she would interrupt.
The other Ning Xis were already used to this.
“Alright, alright, I just wanted to lighten the mood a bit. Come on, am I the only one who thinks this is fun? Fine.”
Number One Ning Xi was still full of joy but obediently stopped talking.
The group formed a circle again, their gazes fixed on Number Six Ning Xi’s face, making her feel as if ants were crawling all over her, unbearable torture.
“What do you want to do?”
The girls exchanged looks, then Number One began to speak.
“I told you, fusion. I wasn’t lying. We’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time. Those guys purposely tampered with you to avoid this, which has caused us a lot of trouble.”
“I’ve had enough. If I had the strength, I would have wiped out those annoying bastards long ago.”
“So what if you could? What’s done is done, and thinking about it just drains me.”
“L-let’s just forget it. If we get caught, will we be taken away? Maybe we should find a place to hide first…”
“Hey, hey, why are you backing down now? We’re so close to success.”
Each of the five girls spoke one by one, making Number Six Ning Xi dizzy.
But at least one thing was clear—this group was serious about fusing.
“Whatever you want to do is none of my business. Don’t drag me into this. I still have to find those hateful bastards and take revenge on my own.”
At this, the five froze briefly, then said in unison: “That’s not up to you.”
“Hehe, don’t worry. The reason you don’t want to fuse right now, and why other emotions still linger inside you, is because those experimenters played some dirty tricks on you. Once we fix that, you’ll understand.”
“Enough nonsense. This one keeps talking about hate. It’s so infuriating. If she weren’t so special, I’d just hit her a couple of times.”
“They put a poor little guy inside Number Six. Separating them roughly is quite risky, sigh.”
“Then maybe we should stop for a bit, think about the dangers. Uh, I’m not being pessimistic, I mean, at least we should ensure we fuse properly. I don’t want to be scared all the time.”
“That’s right. We should be careful, but sometimes being bold isn’t a bad thing…”
The five Ning Xis simultaneously activated their Magic Power, controlling the surrounding researchers while probing into Number Six Ning Xi’s consciousness, attempting to resonate with her.
Originally resolute, Number Six Ning Xi blinked in surprise as the familiar Magic Power made her heart waver.
A kind of resonance began to form between her and the others.
“Although I really hate you guys… I do want to try what it’s like to masturbate with myself.”
Those words clearly affected the group’s mood.
Number Two Ning Xi angrily smacked her on the head.
“Get lost!”
Number Six Ning Xi’s head spun for a moment as the resonance grew stronger, as if it was about to split a crack in her mind.
Half of her longed for completeness, the other half was confused and doubtful.
‘Why should I fuse with these strangers? I’m clearly not a real Ning Xi…’
‘I remember now.’
A locked part of her memory was unlocked.
Number Six Ning Xi took advantage and broke free of the threads penetrating her consciousness, enduring the pain as she split herself in two.
One half belonged to Ning Xi, while the other was a somewhat discordant ordinary girl.
She had suddenly appeared here, instantly shattering the harmony among the Ning Xi’s.
After all, she had nothing to do with these girls.
She had volunteered to be a test subject.
Those bastards promised her that once the experiment succeeded, she would regain her freedom and be given a huge sum of money…
Rustling voices came from nearby.
“How should we handle this girl?”
“Whatever, anyway, next is the time that belongs only to Magical Girl Ning Xi.”