“Um… I was saying…”
“Hmm? What is it?”
“Is it really necessary to sit so far away?”
Qiu Qiqian glanced at the gray-haired girl sitting almost at the door, then gestured with her fingers at the distance between them.
The meaning was self-evident.
“Sorry, sorry! It’s organization policy. Even when entering a Guiyi’s Containment Room in person for a conversation, we have to maintain a certain safety distance.”
Qiu Qiqian crossed her legs, her expression sour as she chewed on nothing.
She likely found these people’s rules far too rigid.
‘Is it really necessary for these people to be so wary of me? Didn’t I just prove I don’t have much destructive power? Besides… at this distance, it’s hard to use Possession.’
Although she could easily lung forward to close the distance and possess her, she hesitated.
As she thought this, Qiu Qiqian first looked at the analysts behind the observation window, then scanned the walls of the room.
In some places, there were clear marks resembling mold lines or hidden panels…
The room looked empty, but she absolutely didn’t believe those analysts hadn’t prepared some sort of emergency measures.
Perhaps the moment she stood up, a machine gun would pop out from the wall and turn her into something quite ‘open-minded’.
‘Tsk… I should stick to a normal conversation for now. At least until I know the general situation of this world.’
With that thought, Qiu Qiqian redirected her gaze toward the gray-haired girl in front of her and began to size her up.
She wore light gray, academy-style clothes with a lace collar.
She looked quite pure.
‘Is this girl still a student?’
At her neck was a black-and-white bow tie, and tied to it were… two ribbons, one red and one blue?
This style of coordination made her feel entirely like an innocent student who hadn’t seen much of the world.
‘However… her figure and face are actually quite nice. If she wasn’t with those people, I might have chatted her up.’
Moreover… in terms of aura…
Qiu Qiqian narrowed her golden eyes slightly, attempting to see things that normal people couldn’t.
‘Hmm… she doesn’t have that aura radiating from her like the person who caught me yesterday. She should just be a normal person.’
“Hmm? What’s wrong? Is there something on my face?”
“No, I was just thinking about what to say next.”
“Is that so… Then, Miss Number 1304, what would you like to talk to me about?” Li Meng sat obediently on the chair she had brought in.
Her clear gray eyes were wide open, appearing very much looking forward to the conversation with Qiu Qiqian.
“I told you, I have a name… it’s Qiu Qiqian.”
“Qiu Qiqian… That’s a very pretty name. Then… I’ll just call you Little Qian.”
‘Li… Little Qian?’
Hearing those words, Qiu Qiqian’s eyelids twitched involuntarily.
‘This girl is certainly familiar. I don’t exactly look small. Forget it, let her call me whatever she wants. I’ll have to rely on her to leave this place later anyway.’
“Fine, fine. Then, Little Sister Li Meng, why don’t you tell me? What kind of organization is this?” Qiu Qiqian crossed her legs again and rested her hands on her knees, trying to boost her own presence a bit.
“Our organization… Hmm… let me think… This should be considered shareable information.” Li Meng looked toward the observation window.
After seeing the analyst nod, she continued, “First of all, our organization’s full name is the ‘Shadow of the World’ Association. We are responsible for the elimination and study of Guiyi that appear in the world. We currently have branches all over the globe.”
“An international organization, huh… Then what was the deal with that guy who could touch me yesterday?”
“The guy who could touch you?” Li Meng tilted her head, a question mark practically written on her face.
“The one who grabbed me by the back of my collar and gave me absolutely no respect!”
At this, Li Meng placed a finger on her lips and looked at the ceiling as she tried to recall, but she didn’t seem to know exactly who Qiu Qiqian was talking about.
“Ahem… let me interject,” the mustache analyst’s voice rang out through the external speakers again.
“The person who brought you in yesterday is a ‘Ming Xun’ of our organization. However, for privacy protection, we will not tell you their name.”
“Ming Xun? What on earth is that?”
“Ah, that’s our organization’s rank classification for ‘Nether Bodies’. To put it simply, a ‘Nether Body’ is basically a Superpowered Individual who possesses special abilities and can fight Guiyi without relying on a ‘Realization Device.’ Our organization ranks the strength of Nether Bodies from lowest to highest: Ming Xun, Yexun, Lingxun, and Youxun.”
“Correspondingly, we have also classified the strength of Guiyi. They are Baoshou, Hidden Hunter, Chimei, Titan, and Storm. Actually, there are higher levels, but since we haven’t encountered a Guiyi of that intensity yet, they haven’t been implemented.”
“I see… Then my rank… it wouldn’t be at the Baoshou level, would it?”
“Ah… about that… Actually, based on what I heard from the analysts just now, you aren’t really considered a Baoshou.”
“Oh? Does that mean… I’m actually not that weak?”
“No. Strictly speaking, Little Qian, you should be considered… an unranked Guiyi.”
“Huh?”
“The kind that gives a normal person sleep paralysis for a whole day, and in the end, they just feel a little bit of back pain the next morning.”
“Fine, fine, I get it. I know what level I’m at.” Qiu Qiqian covered her face and waved her hand quickly to interrupt Li Meng.
‘No way… Am I really that weak? That doesn’t make sense. In those reincarnation stories, people either have a system or a goddess as a guide. Why do I have nothing? I even had to figure out that Possession ability by experimenting on passersby before I was caught.’
“Hmm… looking at the time, there are still five minutes left. Is there anything else you want to talk about, Little Qian?”
“Not for now.”
“Aw, it’s ending already? Well… then let me take the liberty of asking, how did you become a Guiyi?”
“Personal privacy, I’m not comfortable disclosing that.”
After all, if she mentioned reincarnation, she would definitely be subjected to even more experiments.
“Fair enough. Then—”
“Ahem. Miss Li Meng, the test paper we prepared to evaluate Number 1304’s intelligence level is ready. Your conversation with her will have to end early.”
“Oh? I see.” Hearing this, Li Meng sighed helplessly.
She stood up with a smile and picked up the chair she had brought in.
“Then… Little Qian, let’s talk again next time.”
Watching the girl turn around while holding the chair, Qiu Qiqian immediately glanced at the observation window.
The analysts seemed to be looking at something else—perhaps checking if there were any problems with the newly made test paper.
In any case, Qiu Qiqian knew that this might be the only chance she would ever have to escape.
“Miss Li Meng!”
“Hmm? What is it? Is there something—”
The moment Li Meng looked back, what met her eyes was Qiu Qiqian, who had suddenly appeared right in front of her face.
The extreme proximity even allowed Li Meng to smell a scent coming from Qiu Qiqian… a fragrance unlike anything in reality.
It was empty… blurry… but not unpleasant.
The moment their eyes met, Qiu Qiqian’s tall figure turned into a faint brown light and surged into Li Meng’s body.
Clang!
The hand that was holding the chair suddenly went weak and let go, allowing the chair to crash onto the floor.
Likely due to this sudden noise, the analysts behind the observation window, who were still in discussion, suddenly went quiet.
They all turned their gazes toward Miss Li Meng inside the Containment Room.
Li Meng stood there as if she had crashed, her head lowered and eyes closed for a few moments.
Then, in a flash, she snapped her eyes open.
However, her eye color had changed to the same golden hue as Qiu Qiqian’s.
She raised her hand, clenching and unclenching it as if testing something out.
“Possession successful… Hmph, as expected of me.” Although the voice still carried the same pure quality as before, the style was clearly Qiu Qiqian’s.
“Hey!” After confirming the Possession was complete, ‘Li Meng’ looked up at the observation window. “This body belongs to me now! If you don’t want her to get hurt, you’d better let me out of here right now!”
“So, Number 1304’s special ability is Possession? That’s not a very rare ability.” The analyst spoke to his companions as if he hadn’t heard the threat.
“Hey! I’m talking to you!” ‘Li Meng’ shouted again.
“If that’s the case, wouldn’t it have been better for you to wait until we opened the door before possessing her?”
“That… No! Why are you trying to tell me how to do my job! Let me out now! Or else…”
“Or else… what will Little Qian do?”
“Waaah!!”
While Qiu Qiqian was focusing on threatening the analysts, Li Meng’s own voice suddenly echoed in her mind, causing Qiu Qiqian to jerk, making the entire body tremble.
“Wait, you… I’ve possessed you. Shouldn’t you be in a dormant state?”
At this moment, within the internal world of Li Meng’s body, Qiu Qiqian’s consciousness stared at Li Meng, who had suddenly appeared behind her.
For a moment, she was speechless.
And… more importantly… because this was the internal world, it displayed a person’s most ‘original’ image.
In other words… currently before Qiu Qiqian was someone completely unhindered by any clothing… there wasn’t even any of that ‘holy light’ typically found in anime.
The moment Qiu Qiqian saw her, her entire face turned beet red and she immediately spun around.
‘Whew… whew… what is going on! Why hasn’t she fallen asleep! Something’s wrong! This is very, very wrong!’
‘But… but… that pure white garden with no weeds was actually quite pretty… NO! That’s not what I should be thinking about right now!’
“Hmm… so this is what it feels like to be possessed. You’re in a drifting state while the possessor takes control.” Experiencing this sensation for the first time, Li Meng drifted through her own internal world.
She then floated up behind the similarly unclothed Qiu Qiqian, resting her hands on the girl’s smooth shoulders and looking through her eyes.
“How novel… Oh right, didn’t Little Qian just ask me why I’m not asleep? Well… even though this is my first time being possessed, I think… it’s probably because…”
Outside, the analysts saw Qiu Qiqian use Li Meng’s mouth to threaten them a few times before she suddenly went back into a frozen state.
Just when the analysts were wondering if something had gone wrong with Number 1304, the faint brown light suddenly surged out, transforming into Qiu Qiqian’s form as she slammed into the ground with a thud.
“Ow… that hurts…” Qiu Qiqian rubbed her rear and whispered.
But when her gaze fell back onto Li Meng, her face suddenly became tense.
‘What is with this girl! Why did such a terrifying power suddenly burst out just now? She’s a hundred times stronger than the guy who caught me yesterday! What is this? Playing pig to eat a tiger? Isn’t that supposed to be my trope?!’
Behind the observation window, the analysts could roughly guess what she had experienced based on the change in Qiu Qiqian’s expression.
The mustache analyst cleared his throat and said:
“Number 1304, let me re-introduce her to you. Standing before you now is our organization’s youngest Youxun, the Light of Tomorrow of the ‘Shadow of the World’, and the one who has eliminated the most Guiyi in the last two months—Miss Li Meng.”
“Wait… what?”
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