In the midst of the chaos, Li Mo stretched out his left hand and, with the help of "Usurp," turned off the office lights.
The night was exceptionally dark. The moment the light disappeared, the entire office seemed to be swallowed by a giant beast, plunging into boundless darkness.
Gradually, Li Mo felt the softness on his body dissipate, bit by bit.
When he opened his eyes and turned around, he only saw mottled specks of light permeating the office. The fantastical MEI had long since vanished, becoming a faint glimmer in the darkness, like the myriad fireflies Li Mo had seen in the grove that night, shining like stars in the dark sky—faint, yet striving to emit light.
The only trace that could prove the existence of the fantasy ghost was the warm strand of hair left in his hand, its color faded to a light purple.
Li Mo didn't know what this meant, but he had failed to extract information from the幻化出来的 MEI. This was a considerable failure.
However, it was also expected.
Even the timid MEI knew what kind of methods he would adopt and would use various means to avoid him finding the truth.
Li Mo sighed and looked at himself in the mirror. The expression on his face was very rich.
He could make funny faces, smile, be sad, be angry...
The fantasy ghost had a rule that could force people to produce emotions, but it needed to be triggered by the ghost itself.
"While my emotions are restored, I should make up for some regrets."
"I'll go give Kira her gift."
This time, Li Mo felt that his emotions could be restored for a long time.
As a husband, although they had not had a formal wedding, Li Mo was still shouldering his responsibilities.
For a transcendent, the heart is the greatest cage.
Everyone has to pay the price for their actions and words.
When Li Mo turned around again and pushed open the office door, the Li Mo in the mirror behind him did not turn around.
The figure inside gradually twisted, and dense tentacles gradually emerged from behind the mirror Li Mo, drilling out of the mirror.
They spread in the direction Li Mo had left.
The moment the light specks went out, the medium of spread was cut off, and the tentacles disappeared in an instant as if they had never been born.
Everything was without a trace.
No one knew.
Fortunately, no one knew.
Shigure Kira was very happy to receive the gift. The two walked in the academy, and as they walked, they ended up in a hotel outside the school.
Fourth day—
They went out to play on the Ferris wheel during the day, and played in the office at night.
A non-existent butterfly was reflected on the glass of the Ferris wheel, strangely watching the two who were fused together.
Fifth day—
They went out to play in a private room of an internet cafe during the day, and played in the small grove at night.
In the internet cafe, the butterfly sat in a corner, quietly observing.
Behind the small grove, a butterfly hid behind a tree and peeked out its small head.
Sixth day—
They went out to play during the day, and secretly sneaked into the teachers' dormitory at night, playing in the room next to Mei and Kiana's.
The butterfly stood by the big bed, its long black-blue hair passing through the bed board, its azure eyes watching every action that happened in front of it, trying to imitate and restore.
Seventh day—
They went to the store and bought a pregnancy test stick. It didn't work. At night, they played fiercely in the office all night, retaliatory entertainment. Kira was tied to Theresa's stool.
The butterfly stood behind the stool, patiently pondering.
Eighth day—
They went to the hospital for a check-up. The results were disappointing.
Ninth day—
The test results were still very disappointing, so they continued to play.
Following the doctor's advice, they tried to change to a more suitable position to make the liquid stay longer. Kira lay on the office desk. Then she lay on the table and covered her eyes with her hands.
All the lights in the office were turned off.
The butterfly knelt on the table, reached out and wanted to move Shigure Kira's hand to see what her expression was at the moment.
But due to her quantum state, she could not touch the people in reality, and the people in reality could not observe her existence. So the butterfly could only watch dryly.
Tenth day—
Eleventh day—
...
...
On the last day of the mission, Li Mo and Shigure Kira were lost in thought in the office, sitting opposite each other.
They sullenly looked at the thing on the table.
The pregnancy test stick still didn't give them the answer they wanted.
How did they get it on the first try... Li Mo began to think. Did he have to let Bizarre Kiana possess her?
"It's okay, there will be many opportunities in the future. Maybe... maybe it's because your body is not in a good state now. Dr. MEI told me that after we go back and clear the pollution in your body, your body will become normal. It will definitely be possible then," Shigure Kira comforted.
The comfort was obviously useless. Reality was cruel.
Although she was not the type to get pregnant easily, with her uterus being in a deeper part of the vaginal canal, it wasn't easy to droop.
But it didn't mean she couldn't get pregnant. They had been trying every day for these days. The starting point was almost worn out, but they still hadn't achieved their goal.
Li Mo lowered his head and said frankly, "I was in this state under Mirror Lake back then."
Shigure Kira: "..."
Li Mo: "..."
The two fell silent at the same time. Li Mo felt that he shouldn't have said that.
But it was too late to regret. There was no such thing as retracting a message in reality.
The two had not changed at all compared to before. Needless to say, Li Mo, since he could make Kira pregnant back then, it meant he could definitely make Kira pregnant now.
The hospital check-up also proved that Shigure Kira had no problem, so it could only be inferred that it was because of the number of times.
But for so many days, the two had tried all the positions they could try, whether it was the bathroom, the classroom, the office, the pond...
Li Mo even entertained Shigure Kira in the car. Who knew what was happening in the speeding sports car on the highway?
They had tried all kinds of fun. Only the two of them knew how many times they had done it.
Afterwards, Li Mo had always used "Usurp" to erase the traces of filth with one click. But the result was not satisfactory.
After thinking about it, using the control variable method to analyze, the key factor was whether Bizarre Kiana was possessed.
Didn't this clearly say that Bizarre Kiana was the key to getting pregnant?
Damn it, this is too fucked up.
Wait...!?
A bold idea suddenly appeared in Li Mo's mind, incredible, unheard of.
If the world judged him in his three-death state as half-human and half-ghost, then it was very likely that he could not mate with a pure ghost or a pure human.
Just like the battle with Shigure Kira in the past dozen days, with his Bizarre physical fitness.
Li Mo dared to guarantee that he had not experienced the situation of one breath, then exhaustion, then exhaustion.
But the fact was that she did not get pregnant.
And on that night at the bottom of Mirror Lake, when Bizarre Kiana descended on Shigure Kira, she reached a vague boundary of half-human and half-ghost, which was why it was a one-shot success.
Then it was very likely that because Shigure Kira was now a pure living person, that was why the efforts of the past ten days were in vain.
"In the future... it should be possible too."
Shigure Kira carefully raised her head. Her gaze only stayed on Li Mo's face for less than a second before she lowered her head again, her face flushed red.
She was afraid of hitting Li Mo's confidence.
Li Mo looked up, his eyes much brighter.
"It's because of the Bizarre. It should be fine after I go back and clear the pollution on my body."
"Yes, yes, honey, you're the best! Hehe~"
Shigure Kira stood up, walked to Li Mo's side, and held his arm tightly.
She had never learned to act cute before, but this ability seemed to be unlocked automatically after falling in love, especially when Li Mo needed comfort, the active skill became a passive skill.
It had been like this since the haunted house world, and had never disappointed Li Mo.
Half a month's time passed in a flash in... a night of lingering love.
Inspection mission? What mission? What? Mission?
Was it important? Obviously not.
The originally deep purple hair had now completely faded, leaving only a faint silver-gray.
At the school gate of St. Freya High School, Theresa and Himeko saw Li Mo off.
"Mr. Inspector, St. Freya is a good school, right!" Theresa asked confidently.
Li Mo hesitated for a while. How should he say it?
He hadn't paid any attention to the state of St. Freya High School in the native world.
But in his memory, St. Freya High School had many unfinished building layouts, and a large funding gap.
Li Mo nodded and said perfunctorily, "Very good, Principal Theresa. You just need to maintain it as it is..."
Don't have any wild ideas and change the plot.
"Hehe, don't worry. Under my leadership, St. Freya High School will only get better and better, and cultivate more excellent Valkyries. So..."
Theresa rubbed her hands and winked at Li Mo.
Shigure Kira pouted her small mouth and cursed the little dwarf in her heart. Why was a fifty-year-old woman acting so coquettishly?
"Please do your best, Mr. Inspector, to evaluate St. Freya when you return to the headquarters."
The usual hint came.
Just as Li Mo was about to be perfunctory, Shigure Kira tugged at his arm.
Shigure Kira stood in front of Theresa, with a solemn expression, and said righteously, "We will report the situation of St. Freya High School truthfully. Let's part here!"
As soon as her voice fell, Shigure Kira pulled Li Mo back into the airship and left the city where St. Freya High School was located.
Before the cabin door closed, a faint blue butterfly floated in.
Back home, Li Mo was relieved.
Finally, he no longer had to rack his brains to deal with the Bizarre, and he no longer had to worry about being uncontrollably close, touching, and loving Kiana when he was in contact with her.
Returning to the living room from Elysia's room, Li Mo's mind and body were liberated.
"Here."
MEI brought a glass of iced coke as usual and placed it by Li Mo's hand.
Her face was calm, as if there were no worries in her heart, and she was not hiding anything.
Although the fact was not so.
Li Mo hesitated for a long time, moved his lips, and finally couldn't help but ask, "MEI, you..."
Before Li Mo could finish, MEI interrupted, "It must have been very comfortable, you two."
Instantly, Li Mo and Shigure Kira, who had cleared the accumulation of death, lowered their heads in shame, their hands on their knees, not daring to look up at MEI, let alone ask.
This feeling was like going to take a shower, leaving your phone outside, and at this time, a good brother or a group friend sent a filthy video.
When you came out after taking a shower, you found your parents holding your phone and staring at you with a kind expression.
"I know what you want to ask. But now is not the time. How about this, after you complete two more missions, I'll tell you the answer to everything."
"At that time, you will also be qualified to know the truth of the Bizarre..."
"It's just..."
MEI's eyes suddenly dimmed, like a burnt-out star, leaving only desolate silence and gloom.
Li Mo asked in confusion, "Just?"
MEI turned around, walked to the bedroom door, smiled slightly, and for a rare moment showed the emotions of a young girl, her eyes filled with a faint purple light.
For some reason, Li Mo felt that he would never see MEI smile like this again.
"The mission has been sent to your phone, and the message has been re-recorded. Leave at six-thirty tomorrow morning."
"Bring your notebook, thermometer, coin... Kira will stay at home. She can't go with you."
Shigure Kira: "Why..."
MEI: "Do what you two need to do tonight. If you want to make love, make love. The house is soundproof. No one can hear you no matter how loud you scream. When you return to the first death state, you two should be able to 'breed'."
Shigure Kira: "..."
"Ahem..." Li Mo coughed twice. MEI was still so bold. She dared to say anything, completely disregarding social morality and ethics.
Looking at Shigure Kira, her face was flushed, her appearance delicate, and her lips were pursed so tightly that she almost ate them.
"What about the Bizarre handgun? MEI, you forgot this."
Li Mo changed the subject. In addition, he was also verifying this strange point.
The Bizarre handgun was Li Mo's most commonly used attack method. It could directly suppress ghosts with low integrity, and a few more shots could even temporarily make them fall into silence.
In the haunted house, if it weren't for the help of the Bizarre handgun, it would have been difficult for Li Mo to get through the first and second nights. Both the humanoid spider and the ghost bed required the Bizarre handgun to deal with.
How could MEI have forgotten such an important thing?
MEI glanced at the Bizarre handgun at Li Mo's waist and said casually, "Next time you meet Irene, let her complete the integrity of this gun. The current level is far from enough."
"This gun is defective, and it must hit the ghost's body to be effectively suppressed. Against ghosts with higher integrity, no matter how many bullets are fired, they cannot be suppressed."
"The existence of this gun makes you not as careful as before."
"Having no fear is not a bad thing, but if that 'fear' is useless, it will only become the coffin that buries you."
"If it were the you of the past, you would never have died so many times on the first day in the haunted house. Think about it carefully."
"Your real weapon is not this handgun, but your here."
MEI pointed at her head with her index finger, also reminding Li Mo that in a paranormal incident, he couldn't just rely on his ability to fight head-on.
Fighting head-on was based on the situation where there was no other way, not to be used arbitrarily.
Collecting intelligence, finding out the rules, and figuring out the source were the most basic ways to deal with the Bizarre.
"And next time, the Bizarre handgun is very likely to be ineffective."
"Why?"
"Just a guess. Just remember it."
With that, MEI returned to her bedroom, leaving Li Mo and Shigure Kira time and space.
At this time, Pardofelis walked out of the room to get food, and happened to run into Shigure Kira and Li Mo looking at each other.
"Yo, Brother Mo!"
Pardofelis pounced and successfully landed on Li Mo.
"Brother Mo, I almost washed it off last time to save you, ying ying ying~~ so... hehe, shouldn't Brother Mo give me something?"
"Meow meow meow~~"
Can Can drilled out from under the sofa, first shook her body, shaking off all the dust on her fur, and then meowed.
But Pardofelis also turned into a little cat and rubbed wildly against Li Mo, with no intention of acting as a translator for Can Can.
But this time Li Mo understood. Can Can was saying, "I want one too!"
"You want one?" Li Mo asked.
"Yes, yes!" Pardofelis's eyes sparkled with anticipation.
She was looking forward to Li Mo returning the coin he had taken from her last time.
"Heh, dream on! The weak should be ruthlessly humiliated by the strong—open your mouth, ah..."
Li Mo pinched Pardofelis's lips with one hand, forcing her to open her mouth, and then, under Shigure Kira's surprised gaze, he put his hand into Pardofelis's mouth.
"Ngh, ngh, ngh, ngh!!!" (It hurts, it hurts)
"Ngh, ngh, ngh, ngh!!!" (I can't take it anymore, Brother Mo)
There was nothing in her mouth.
Li Mo's palm fumbled back and forth in her mouth, and his whole hand was covered in sticky saliva.
Not there, then go deeper.
Based on experience, if there was nothing in her mouth, then it must be in her throat.
Li Mo's hand went deeper and deeper. The moment it entered her throat, Pardofelis had an emergency reaction and began to struggle.
Unfortunately, struggling was useless. Can Can jumped onto the table and lay down to watch the show, with a lazy look on her face.
Shigure Kira on the side, her heart was racing. She swallowed her saliva, imagining the beautiful picture of Li Mo putting his () into her throat...
Pardofelis flailed her hands and feet, being held against the sofa by Li Mo.
Finally, Li Mo's finger touched a round, flat, hard thing in her warm and soft throat, then pinched it and quickly took it out.
A brand new Bizarre coin was born!
Although it was covered in Pardofelis's saliva.
"This coin... could this be the kind of coin that can attract ghosts?"
Shigure Kira's expression was stunned. She had always thought that Li Mo had obtained it in some paranormal incident.
"So it was obtained in this way..."
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Li Mo was about to reach in and get another one, but Pardofelis ran away in a flash, returning to Elysia's room pitifully, "There's no more! There's really no more! I finally hatched this one, wuwu, Brother Mo, you bastard!"
Only Li Mo and Shigure Kira were left in the living room.
"Let's go back to the room first."
"Yes."
Li Mo took Shigure Kira's hand and returned to the bedroom, closing and locking the door, a smooth and seamless process.
He and Shigure Kira might go from the bed to the table, then to the floor, and even to the door.
The famous "battle of the entrance" must not happen.
It was night, and the starry sky was bright. The moon seemed a little dim in comparison.
In the early morning, the faint warm light shone into the room. Shigure Kira opened her sleepy eyes. Li Mo by her side had long since disappeared.
There was a pregnancy test stick on the table, with two red lines on it.
Her hazy vision suddenly became clear. She stared at the red lines and couldn't help but show an excited smile.
There were also four words left by Li Mo on her phone—
"Wait for me to come home.
(End of Volume IV: Night of the Returning Soul)