At the same time, my wife is myself.

happy New Year to all!

Wishing everyone a healthy and prosperous New Year, sudden wealth, a height exceeding 1.8 meters, a length exceeding 18 centimeters, and that the fox spirit you saved in your past life immediately comes to repay your kindness!

Chapter 44 Rita, Call Me Daddy

When Durandal arrived at the designated location, she found the smaller version of Rita pinned down by the smaller version of Kiana, who was giving her a good beating.

"An S-rank Valkyrie? Nothing special. I can suppress her with one hand!"

Rita was in agony. Now a child, and without the Valkyrie Armor to help her, how could she possibly defeat Kaslana, who possessed innate brute strength!

Upon seeing Durandal arrive, her eyes lit up, and she forgot all about maintaining her elegant persona: "Lady Durandal, save me!"

Durandal smiled back, thinking it was just two children playing around and didn't take it to heart. However, Rita's daughter recognized her at a glance even though she had never seen her before, which made her feel even more guilty.

Durandal glanced at little Kiana several times. She knew about K423. This child looked too much like her. Could she be her daughter?

Oh no, I only brought a gift for one child.

Luckily, she bought a big bag of gifts, which she could easily share with her.

After distributing the gifts, she knelt down and patted Rita's head, only to realize with embarrassment that she didn't know her name: "Little girl, where are your mom and dad?"

With Durandal right in front of her, Rita was very confident: "Lady Durandal, I am Rita. The World Serpent produces a drug that can shrink people. I became like this because I took that drug."

Thinking of Qian Yuan's threat, she still didn't dare to turn against him at this moment. What if things went wrong later? Wouldn't she have to spend the rest of her life in a dark and hopeless basement?

She didn't even dare to imagine how many years she would have to spend in the basement if she possessed a shrinking drug that could grant her de facto immortality.

"The video and pictures I sent you were just a harmless joke, and also an invitation for you to visit China."

"There's actually something called a shrinking potion?"

Durandal's expression wavered. "Are you really Rita?"

“The real deal, Lady Durandal.”

Rita smiled, and her elegant demeanor subconsciously reminded Durandal of her adjutant.

Just as she was about to say something, the communicator lit up, and Qianyuan's projection appeared in front of her, with Rita beside him, affectionately holding his hand.

"Nice to meet you, Durandal. My name is Qianyuan."

"It's been a long time, Lady Durandal."

"Rita" said gracefully, "Have you seen my little baby?"

Durandal hesitated for a moment: "She said she was Rita, just smaller."

Rita chuckled, "Rosemary is a bit mischievous."

Durandal asked, "Rosemary? Is that just the child's name?"

"Yes, Lost Rosemary, isn't that a beautiful name?"

Rita had a bad feeling. Where did this person come from on the other end of the video? No, was her identity being stolen?

Can Lady Durandal tell the difference?

When Rita saw her expression, she understood that Durandal completely believed the fake Rita's words.

Damn it, Qianyuan, what are you trying to do?!

"Your daughter is very lively."

Durandal said, "And she looks a lot like you; I almost fell for her trick."

You've already been fooled by him.

Rita sighed inwardly. With Qianyuan watching her, she dared not struggle too obviously, for fear of activating the basement route.

Chiyuki said, "Let Mei show you around, we'll head back right away."

After the communication was turned off, Rita next to Qianyuan immediately became stiff, as the Soul Steel body controlled by the Corrosion Key was transformed into Rita's appearance.

She might be exposed in person, but if it's just a video call, the thick-skinned Durandal won't notice anything amiss.

After Chiyuki returned to World Serpent, Rita immediately pulled him over:

"Lord Qianyuan, could you please tell me what your plans are?"

"My plan is complete."

Qianyuan said, "It facilitated the cooperation between Destiny and World Serpent."

Cooperation? Rita wasn't entirely convinced by Qianyuan's words, but there was something more important right now: "Can you give me the antidote for the shrinking drug now?"

She wanted to go back to normal immediately and clear up the misunderstanding with Durandal.

"I'd be very willing to give it to you."

Qian Yuan spread her hands, "But the antidote hasn't been made yet."

"what?!"

Rita gritted her teeth. "No antidote? Were you lying to me about everything you said before?"

"I was just making a harmless joke with you."

Qianyuan thought Rita's angry face was also cute. "Before the shrinking drug was improved, drinking baijiu could temporarily turn you back into an adult, but the effect only lasted for a dozen minutes."

"It is still uncertain whether the improved Laobaigan will be effective."

"So, you've tricked me again?"

The maid's voice, shrunk to the size of a young girl, still carried a honey-smooth quality, but Chiyuki noticed that her drooping left hand was unconsciously caressing the void—a subconscious action to summon a scythe.

It's clear she really wanted to use the Gene Harvester to cut off Qianyuan's head, but unfortunately she couldn't win.

Qian Yuan said, "I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush. You know about the Holy Mark, right? The one researching the antidote for the shrinking drug for you now is that genius in the field of biology from the previous civilization who developed the Holy Mark, Mebius."

"With her involved, a permanent antidote can be developed very quickly."

Rita had never heard of this name before, and after being deceived several times in one day, she felt that Qianyuan was fooling her again.

Seeing that she was really anxious, Qianyuan comforted her, "Try to look on the bright side. Now that you're a child, you can act all cute and spoiled with Yulandel. Don't you like that?"

“Think about it, tonight you can bring a down pillow and knock on her door and say that Rita’s mom is away on a business trip and the little one can’t sleep alone.”

Rita's expression wavered slightly; as an elegant maid, she couldn't do something so improper.

But if we consider her as Rita's daughter...

Qianyuan pulled out a pink hair clip and pinned it to her bangs: "What a great opportunity! When you iron her clothes, haven't you ever fantasized about being taken care of by her instead?"

She was intrigued, but still had a concern: "How would you portray Rita?"

"Have Otto tell her you've gone on a mission. Once the antidote is developed, you'll be able to grow back to your original size and regain your identity as Rita. Then you'll be free. You can shrink when you want to be cute and grow back to your original size when you want to take care of her. Don't you think that's great?"

Rita was captivated by the beautiful scene Qianyuan had described: "It looks really good. Can you persuade Bishop Otto to help with this?"

"of course."

Qianyuan patted his chest and assured him, "We're already good brothers."

Rita touched the hair clip on her head and suddenly revealed a sweet smile: "Three months. I want to see the antidote within three months, even if it's temporary. Otherwise, I will tell Lady Durandal, as Rita's daughter, that you abused and kidnapped 'Mom'."

"no problem."

Qian Yuan wasn't afraid at all. Even if there was no antidote three months later, he might still have the power to fight against Durandal.

Even if all else fails, they can still fool us with the Key of Corruption and the many Soul Steel bodies left behind by Otto.

He picked Rita up and said, "The deal is done, my sweet daughter. Call me 'Daddy' now."

Chapter Forty-Five: It's time to squeeze out the remaining value.

Hearing Rita call out "Father" in an elegant voice, Chiyuki felt particularly refreshed and even had the energy to work.

Of course, when he says "doing work," he means urging others to do work.

Qianyuan intercepted Velvi, who was debugging the card system, in the gear corridor of the Spiral Workshop.

The mechanic stopped the wrench that was crackling with electricity, and a sly glint appeared in his music box-shaped eye mask.

“Vilvie, I remember you can split your personality, right?”

Suddenly, Velvi spun around in a curtain call pose, her gear-shaped hair ornament jingling: "Oh dear, this is a huge misunderstanding~ Actually, my ability is to devour other people's consciousness, you know? Like right now—"

She suddenly leaned in so close she could hear her breathing, "Your soul might be being quietly devoured by me, audience."

Qian Yuan said nonchalantly, "You can only fool others with such words, not me."

"Okay, it seems you know me quite well as a viewer. How did you know my information? Did Alicia tell you?"

"you guess?"

Qian Yuan raised an eyebrow. "I have important business to discuss with you today. We are about to leave the Paradise of the Past, and we can't create a body for you right away, so we can only use Soul Steel as a substitute. However, I think this is a good opportunity. Would you be interested in letting each of your split personalities have a body?"

Several personalities sharing one body, this rest period is far too long. In the end, the world will be destroyed. How can you sleep at this stage!

Fifty thousand years old is the perfect age for striving!

Of course, Qianyuan would never say what was on her mind.

"Giving each 'me' an independent entity? Sounds like breaking up inseparable sisters~"

Qian Yuan tapped on the buzzing steam pipe: "Isn't it a waste to have a dozen geniuses crammed into the same brain waiting in line for computing power? Once it's separated, each of the Vilvies can advance their own projects around the clock."

Velvi removed her leather gloves: "Does this audience member have any other comments? Feel free to voice them. As a magician, it's very important to listen to the audience's opinions."

"I hope you can unleash your sealed inspiration."

Qianyuan said, "You've permanently sealed away the sparks of inspiration that this era can't yet handle. But the restrained inspiration will eventually awaken its self-awareness. Sealing it away for such a long time will surely drive you crazy."

Velvi looked at him strangely: "Are you pitying her?"

“Compassion is part of it.”

Qianyuan said, "But I also want to see just how genius this inspiration, which even you think is too radical, really is."

"Audience, you've got the wrong person to sympathize with. The one who should be worried is the world."

"I know the end is coming, and you, the audience, are under a lot of pressure," said Vervière. "But if we release her, the world might be destroyed before the end."

Velvi's tone was full of confidence; she was a genius among geniuses, and if she wanted to, destroying the world was not impossible.

"Then let Alicia supervise her?"

Qianyuan said, "As a champion of lesbians, it's time for her to play a role."

Everyone is working hard, Alicia, you can't just slack off and flirt with girls all day long. I'm going to squeeze every last drop of value out of you!

"Ha, if Alicia hears you saying that, she'll definitely get upset."

"That's right, that's right! How could you talk about such a cute girl behind her back? Qianyuan, that's not right!"

Alicia jumped out from behind him.

Qianyuan said, "I dare say this to your face: you're a lesbian from Paradise who flirts with girls all day long!"

"I'm not a lesbian, I just like pretty and cute girls. Remember to call me Miss Pink Fairy."

She even added a special effect of falling flower petals to herself when she said this.

Alicia leaned closer to Velvi: "But what Qianyuan said makes sense. Just thinking about another Velvi being sealed in a dark and hopeless sea of ​​consciousness makes my heart ache."

"I need to remind you that the amount of energy she expends might exceed your expectations."

Qianyuan said, "It's alright, we can leave these things to Alicia. Anyway, she spends all her time flirting with girls."

Velvi's eyes were subtle: "I do trust Alicia's character, but with her knowledge, she wouldn't notice if that 'me' made some underhanded move in front of her."

Alicia puffed out her cheeks, but unfortunately, having never even attended elementary school, she was completely unable to refute it.

"Forget it, it's still me after all, the most proud me. I'll also split off a part of my personality to share control of the body with her."

With excitement in her eyes, Vervi said, "I'm also very curious about where 'my' limits are."

Sufficient preparations need to be made before releasing the extremely evil Velvi; Velvi needs to prepare for a few more days.

In the following days, under Qianyuan's leadership, Destiny and World Serpent officially began to cooperate.

The research department of Destiny underwent a major overhaul, with Möbius and Vervière parachuted in as heads. Some people were initially dissatisfied, but their knowledge level was easily tested.