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Ratahn was shocked. He never expected that his brother-in-law and sister would go so far as to have children at such a young age, and it seemed that they had even played with them to death.

Lani looked at Zicomo in disbelief as well; she didn't even know she had a daughter.

Zicomo quickly explained, "It's a misunderstanding. It's not my and Lani's child. It's Lacard's and his concubine's."

Zicomo recounted the whole story of Tanis and Laya, and the two siblings finally understood that they had misunderstood each other.

“Sorry, my soul just woke up and my brain isn’t working too well yet.” Ratan scratched his head and continued, “So it’s Tanis’s child. I’ve heard of her. Raccard once told me that he married a very beautiful foreign dancer.”

"You guys chat, I'm going to get busy."

Zicomo waved his hand and went to the workshop area to begin preparing the materials needed to create a body.

Using teardrop larvae from the borderlands as the main material, adding Laya's soul imprint, and infusing them with soul energy, then supplementing them with various materials to help them grow rapidly.

Creating a line of dialogue was very simple for Zicomo.

However, Zicomo put some effort into the setting. He retained Laya's ability to become a snake-person and added a half-snake, half-human state.

Not only that, he also added the basilisk's abilities to it.

After doing all this, he suddenly realized that a half-snake, half-human creature with eyes that could petrify or even kill enemies—wasn't that Medusa?

As the larvae grew larger, Zicomo quickly took out a piece of clothing to cover them.

A moment later, Laya opened her eyes.

"I remember I'm dead. Where am I? Is this the afterlife?"

When Laya looked up, she saw the golden tree in the very center of the "Zen Garden".

"This is... a golden tree? Could it be that I'm still in the border region?"

No, you are in my world.

Laya heard the sound, turned around and saw Zicomo.

"You are... no, you are Lord Zikomo?! How did you become like this?"

Looking at Zicomo's teenage body, Laya asked curiously.

Zicomo sighed. He had just explained it to his brother-in-law, but now he had to explain it to his niece as well.

After a long pause, Zicomo finished his explanation and concluded, "In short, I gave you this body, so live happily and freely, carrying my hopes with you!"

"Lord Zikomo!"

Laya was so touched that she threw herself into Zikomo's arms. It should have been a beautiful scene, but Zikomo's body was only thirteen years old, so it had a comical feel to it, like a son comforting his crying mother.

After a long while, Laya lifted her head from Zikomo's embrace and solemnly said:

"Lord Zikomo, from this day forward, your will will be my guiding principle!"

Zicomo patted her head and said gently, "Alright, hurry up and put your clothes on. I'll take you to meet your uncle and aunt."

"Eh?!"

Zicomo's words left Laya completely dumbfounded. Where did these two relatives suddenly come from?

Despite her many questions, she dressed as Zicomo instructed and followed him to Lani's room.

“Little princess, and brother-in-law, how was your chat? I brought Laya with me.”

Lani and Rataen, who were talking, looked behind Zikomo, where Laya stood somewhat timidly.

Her long, golden hair was loose and draped over her shoulders, and her fair face revealed a youthful innocence. She looked to be about eighteen years old and exuded youthful energy and pure kindness.

Zicomo introduced them to her: "This is Ratan, and this is Lani. They are Rakad's brother and sister, respectively. They are your relatives."

"Greetings, Lady Rataen, Lady Lani," Laya greeted them respectfully.

"No need to be so polite, just call me Uncle," Ratahn said, waving his hand.

Lani nodded to her, but didn't let Laya call her aunt, since she looked only twelve or thirteen years old, and calling her aunt would make her seem too old.

At this moment, Laya was quite happy. She had been resurrected by the respected Faded One, also known as Zikomo, and had gained two more relatives.

These two relatives are a bit strange. Lady Lani seems difficult to get along with, while Lady Rataen is only in a spirit state for some reason.

Seeing that Laya was a little shy, Ratan pulled her aside and told her about his relationship with Rakad.

When Laya heard the news about Rakad, she stared at Rataen with great interest.

Zicomo and Lani listened quietly from the side.

Seeing the harmonious scene before him, Zicomo smiled.

He was an orphan in his previous life. Although he lived a good life, he could never shake off the feeling of loneliness. In addition, he hated noisy and bustling scenes, so he was always alone.

Now that he has family, a lover, and friends around him, he finds that he doesn't dislike this kind of lively atmosphere.

These people in front of him have similar experiences to him; they have all died once.

…………

The next day, everyone noticed some changes happening around Zicomo and Lani.

A strange ghost appeared beside Lani. This ghost was dressed in exquisite lion armor and was four meters tall.

He is considered peculiar because he seems to have access to reality.

Some people even saw him enjoying the young wizards' breakfast.

The changes around Zicomo were relatively minor; a forearm-length lizard had appeared on his shoulder. The lizard, dressed in an exquisite little outfit, sat on Zicomo's shoulder, happily munching on an apple.

These two are Rataen and Laya.

Unable to bear the loneliness, Ratan asked Lani to take him out to see the scenery of the other world.

Laya, on the other hand, said that she would go wherever Lord Zikomo went.

After getting used to her new body, she became what she is now, clinging to Zicomo.

To be honest, Laya looks exactly like the Blue Tongue Skink now. Zicomo is starting to wonder if this is the prototype of Laya in the game.

"Cousin, where did you find this little lizard? It's so cute!"

As soon as Hermione entered the main hall, she saw Laya on Zicomo's shoulder.

Laya's lizard image is not ferocious at all; on the contrary, it is rather cute.

Because her scales are smooth and flat, unlike other lizards that have protruding barbs.

“This is Laya. Come, say hello to my cousin,” Zicomo introduced.

"Hello, my name is Laya, and I am Lord Zikomo's pet."

The idea of ​​calling herself a pet was proposed by Laya herself. In her view, Zicomo gave her a second life, and calling herself Zicomo's pet was not humiliating at all; on the contrary, she was very proud of it.

Hermione was quite startled by the fact that Laya could talk.

This was the first time she had ever seen an animal speak.

Zicomo added, "Laya's situation is a bit special; you can treat her like a girl."

Hermione nodded in understanding, then pointed to Rataen over there.

"So, what's the situation with that person over there?"

"Well, that's Lani's brother. Just assume he had a little accident while conducting a magic experiment."

When Rata saw someone pointing at him, he waved in greeting.

Hermione was used to it; ever since she entered the magical world, the people and things around her had become increasingly bizarre.

Lani's talent is terrifying; she can learn Chinese in half a month. So having a brother in a soul form isn't such a big deal.

Zicomo and his companions ate their breakfast without a care in the world, amidst everyone's curious gazes.

Harry and Ron arrived shortly afterward.

After the introductions, the people around Zicomo got to know Rataen and Laya for the first time.

Hermione was eating breakfast when she suddenly remembered her plan.

"Oh, right, Harry and Ron. You two should get ready. Polyjuice Potion should be ready by Christmas night. You'll need to get Crabbe and Goyle's hair."

Harry and Ron looked completely bewildered.

"But what should we do?"

“I’ve already thought it through. We can drug their food on Christmas Day. I have some sleeping pills here. Find an opportunity to get these two to eat the food laced with sleeping pills, and hide them while you’re at it. That way, they won’t show up when you’re trying to get information out of Malfoy.”

"Great idea, what about you?"

"Me? I've already taken care of it."

Hermione pulled a small bottle from her pocket containing a tuft of hair.

“Milisen shiki? parrot?? cheekbone?￠?

Hermione shook the bottle in her hand, a smug smile on her face.

Chapter Ninety-Nine: Zicomo's XP, Hermione's Accidental Guess

As a cat lover, Zicomo is extremely familiar with cat fur, especially since he had taken the opportunity to sniff Loris a lot these past two days.