Chapter 308: Little Sister

Another soul inside my body has surfaced.

Perhaps it's the soul growing; that kind of communication is becoming clearer.

John could even hear a childish tone.

"Is it you? You finally came out; who exactly are you? Why do you call me brother?"

John immediately lowered his head and muttered to himself, eager to know the identity and origin of the other soul inside him.

【Hmm... I don't know who I am...】

【Since I woke up, I've been here all along】

The voice in his mind sounded again, soft and sleepy, like someone just woke up.

【I only remember, I seem to have been protected by brother...】

【So, I want to help you】

Ha?

Protected by me?

"... You can't be that girl from the Quidditch World Cup, can you…?"

John asked uncertainly.

【?】

【Not!】

That soft voice, unusually, carried a hint of dissatisfaction.

【It was, earlier, even earlier】

【So early it feels like a dream...】

This left John even more bewildered.

He doesn't remember ever protecting any little girl.

Except... the one he protected just before dying in his past life...

Thinking of this, John's pupils constricted, and for the first time he showed a somewhat flustered expression.

That little girl has always been a hurdle in his heart...

He doesn't know whether he actually saved that child; he can only keep numbing himself, thinking he must have saved her.

After all, he never saw it with his own eyes.

If it really is her soul that followed him across...

Wouldn't that prove she is actually dead......

【Brother, you really saved me, oh】

Just then, the voice in his mind sounded again, interrupting his thoughts.

【Although I forgot the details】

【But I remember... brother is the only person in that world willing to protect me】

【Before that, I was always alone...】

【So, after waking up, I also want to help brother】

Hearing these words, John blinked in surprise.

Although his memory has faded with time, he still remembers what happened that day.

The reason he could rush to save that little girl right away.

Was simply because he noticed her abnormality.

A little girl about seven or eight years old, who by rights should be the family's treasure.

But her hair was a mess, her clothes dirty, her eyes vacant as she walked on the crosswalk, completely unaware of the approaching truck.

While he, upon seeing the truck, reacted instinctively and rushed forward, trying to save the little girl, but his speed could not match the vehicle's.

In the end, he didn't even hear the brakes; with a blink, he found himself transported to this world.

So this child, having suffered endless bullying, was indifferent to life and death, possibly even without parents.

John's actions in his past life, though they didn't save her, became the sole light in her dreary existence.

"So, you're actually that little girl from my past life…?"

John rubbed his temples, somewhat headache, muttering to himself as he asked.

【Past life? What is that?】

Never mind, as if I never asked...

John pretty much figured out her identity.

If it really is that little girl from his past life, it actually makes sense.

After all, he himself came through a transmigration; why couldn't someone who died with him also come through?

Her words also really made John feel much better.

After experiencing this life, he has also grown a bit.

Do not cling too much to past unchangeable facts; instead, learn to move forward carrying memories and regrets.

He exhaled lightly, gazing at the distant undulating mountain silhouettes.

In this life he already possesses the ability to change fate.

But what should he do next?

This kid truly became the Nine Lamas, can chat with him and also help him.

She is also a conscious, thinking person; she can't be forever trapped inside his body...

All we can hope for is that this magical world has some ways to separate souls...

What's your name?

【I don't know】

"OK, from now on you'll be called Yaomei."

【No, it sounds bad】

"Okay, Yaomei."

【...... Once I get out, I'll ask Hermione to back me up】

?

Maybe being stuck inside me all the time isn't so bad...

About another spirit... no, about Yaomei's awakening.

John didn't tell Dumbledore.

After all, this concerns his past life, so it's a bit hard to explain.

Also, he learned a bit about Yaomei's situation.

She had been in a dormant state all along, until two years ago, that is, the year of the Triwizard Tournament.

John passed through Dumbledore's Age Line, and she was suddenly swept by a soul detection, after which she began to have consciousness.

But she was still very weak then, even seeming half-asleep, half-awake.

Later, when John was practicing the Resist Soul Snatching Curse with Professor Moody, he suddenly inserted a trial training of the Piercing Heart Spell.

The Piercing Heart Spell directly hit her soul.

Although she could have dodged, her fuzzy consciousness told her to protect John, so she didn't.

Only after that did she truly awaken.

But her soul remained weak, so she could only stay silent.

Only later, when John touched Voldemort's Horcrux, did she undergo a transformation.

In Yaomei's words.

It was that in her consciousness space, a black, sticky, foul-smelling chunk of corpse suddenly intruded, and crucially, that chunk could move.

So each time a Horcrux is touched, Yaomei exhibits such a strong reaction.

It's a bit embarrassing, but John deliberately touched her a few times to scare her...

But on the other hand, if we exclude that evil soul chunk, the Horcrux contains a large amount of pure soul energy, which actually nourished Yaomei's soul.

So Yaomei gradually grew stronger, and now she can sustain a conversation with herself.

Of course, the conversation remains limited; most of the time she still needs to stay silent to accumulate strength.

Finally, there is another very crucial point.

The fact is, she can actually actively leave John's body.

But the cost is that she will immediately have her soul scattered.

So we need to find a vessel capable of carrying her soul.

But every soul's vessel is unique; finding one that matches her is as hard as climbing to heaven.

Unless we make a Horcrux like Voldemort did.

But according to Yaomei's opinion.

Rather than being trapped in those immovable vessels, it's better to stay by John's side.

It can both protect his soul and occasionally pop up to enjoy the scenery.

So John temporarily accepted this arrangement.

Of course, John also ordered her not to pop up as a lightbulb when he's being lovey-dovey with Hermione!

At that time, Yaomei muttered: 【Tsk~ Brother probably doesn't understand Hermione as well as I do】

Then she disappeared.

John was so angry he muttered to himself for a while, but got no response at all.

Sooner or later I'll find a vessel to lock her up!