Chapter 162: The Coming Shuraba

"Yes!"

Xian Guyong hurriedly lowered her head in response, then raised her hands and clapped.

As the applause rang out, the Vessels outside the door walked in quietly.

In an instant, the room was filled with brilliant, rainbow-like golden hair fluttering about.

The five young and beautiful Vessels, dressed in various outfits, entered the room as if they were models stepping onto a stage.

"Oh? This is truly..."

Su Nian's eyes brightened slightly as he looked at these five Vessels; although their gazes were still a bit dull, it was rare for Su Nian to be able to discern a glimmer of spirit within their eyes.

"A bit unexpected. I didn't think you all had already birthed a bit of self."

Su Nian had thought he would have to expend quite a bit of effort to make the Vessels gain a sense of self, but it turned out there was no need to worry at all.

As long as they were allowed to live like normal children, just like Agulora, they would sooner or later be able to give birth to a true self.

Unlike Angra Mainyu, who, despite being a Humanity's Final Trial, had somehow been raised by Su Nian and Ahriman to lean more and more toward the Decadent Wind.

It had no self whatsoever, appearing more like a phenomenon that was bound to occur.

He reckoned that Human History considered the self to be a defect of Humanity's Final Trial.

See Dystopia for details; if Dystopia wasn't doing it on purpose, Su Nian wouldn't believe that Canary could have hidden from Dystopia to birth a self, rather than losing her Spirit Status like the other "livestock."

The sixth Vessel, Hektos, who was wearing a kimono and had her hair tied up, looked at Su Nian strangely and asked in a peculiar tone.

"Primogenitor?"

Su Nian shook his head, then smiled toward the sixth one.

"The Primogenitor is dead because she courted death herself; for now, you can look at me as the Primogenitor."

"Yes, Lord Primogenitor."

The sixth one looked at Su Nian with a calm expression and said.

Even though she had the same face as Agulora, she lacked Agulora's innocence, instead carrying a rather quiet and gentle lady-like air.

"Since you devoured the Primogenitor, you are the new Primogenitor, and we shall naturally become your power; this is the law."

Hearing these words, Su Nian couldn't help but raise an eyebrow; this wasn't what he wanted, no wonder their sense of self was birthed so weakly.

"Don't you want to live on?"

The sixth one looked at Su Nian with a slightly strange expression and said without much fluctuation in her tone.

"Why live on? The human form is nothing but a prison to us; the Familiar form is our true self. The death of the human form is a liberation for us, a way to cast off constraints."

Yet, Su Nian could still see that deep down, the sixth one still harbored a trace of fear toward death, as well as a desire to survive.

Seeing this, Su Nian couldn't help but reveal a smile and say.

"Don't you want to be like that child Agulora, eating big meals and ice cream every day, and continue to exist?"

Gulp.

Hearing Su Nian's words, the sixth one couldn't help but swallow her saliva; she was clearly tempted.

After all, as a Vessel of the Chaos Realm, Gada had not actually treated her poorly, but had hosted her at the level of a true Fourth Progenitor.

Even the tenth one, Di Shanpo, whose sense of self was the strongest and who wanted to pursue her dreams and self, had been released by her to gain freedom.

It wasn't that the sixth one hadn't enjoyed things, but under the heavy pressure of her mission, she had suppressed her self.

Su Nian raised an eyebrow and snapped his fingers; a table full of delicacies, along with the desserts little girls loved most, and ice cream, piled up on the table.

"Don't you want to eat?"

Su Nian said, full of temptation.

The other four Vessels looked at each other, then turned their longing gazes toward the sixth Vessel, who was the most mature among them.

After all, they were just children who hadn't been out of their seals for long; it was already impressive that they could control themselves in the face of a table full of delicious food.

And as the most mature Vessel among them, the sixth one naturally took on the responsibility of leading them.

In the end, the sixth one could not resist the temptation; she looked at Su Nian with longing eyes and asked softly.

"May we?"

It seemed she was not only asking for Su Nian's permission, but also asking if Su Nian would truly allow them to live.

"Of course you can."

Su Nian stood up and stepped aside; in an instant, the five Vessels rushed over impatiently and began to eat demurely.

Of course, Su Nian hadn't forgotten Agulora, because Agulora had accepted too much of his power at once, becoming a top-tier Five-digit.

Such vast power was not easy for Agulora to digest and control, so Agulora was still a bit sleepy on ordinary days.

"Agulora, come and host your sisters."

Yawning, Agulora, who didn't seem to have slept enough, rubbed her eyes, but upon seeing the other five Vessels, she instantly perked up.

She happily began to eat with her sisters.

"I want to share with you, my favorite ice cream..."

Beside them, Nangong Nayue couldn't help but sigh with exhaustion; looking at these six identical-looking Vessels, she couldn't help but rub her temples.

"I have a feeling that one day, my home will turn into a kindergarten."

"If you think about it that way, what if you become their stepmother?"

Su Nian couldn't help but tease, and upon hearing Su Nian's words, Nangong Nayue couldn't help but spit out a retort.

"Then who is their real mother?"

"Hiss~~"

Instantly, Su Nian felt a headache coming on; it seemed he hadn't even gotten Leticia's consent yet.

If Leticia and Jialing found out that I had created twelve daughters for Leticia...

Su Nian couldn't even bear to imagine what would happen.

"You didn't get their consent, did you?"

Nangong Nayue said with great schadenfreude, never expecting that Su Nian would have a day like this.

When the time came to meet Su Nian's main wife, she would definitely have to watch the fun.

"Stop talking."

Su Nian slumped on the sofa in pain and began to ponder how to deal with the Asura field that was bound to come.

Meanwhile, Nangong Nayue was laughing happily on the side.

As for Xian Guyong, she had already left at some point, and had not forgotten to close the door on her way out.

——

Itogami Island, a dessert shop near the customs terminal.

Liana Karuana sat at an outdoor table, drinking a glass of juice with a somewhat dejected expression.

"Sigh, where exactly am I supposed to find the Vessel the Emperor needs..."

After undergoing the initial experimental modification by Su Nian, Liana had been sent out by Su Nian to find other Vessels scattered across Itogami Island.

But in such a large Itogami Island, how on earth was she supposed to find a Vessel?

And what kind of experiment did Su Nian perform on her body anyway?

Liana was very confused; she felt that there was not a single change in her body, no extra parts, no missing parts, and even her Familiar had no changes.

Had she really been abandoned by the Emperor? Or was he dissatisfied with her performance? Or perhaps something went wrong with the experiment?

At this moment, a man in a shirt with his chest open and dyed blonde hair sat down opposite Liana with a smile.

"What's wrong with you? Did your boyfriend dump you?"

Liana raised her head and gave the man a look that could not be described as anything but intense.

"Do you know the feeling of having a devout faith and pursuing a great existence, only to be abandoned?"

"This..."

The man in the shirt was a bit stunned.

"I guess, uh, I understand a little bit."

"Since the other party abandoned you, can't you just give them up too? Like, switch to another man..."

The man in the shirt said with a smile.

"I know an interesting bar."

"I cannot leave."

There was not the slightest fluctuation in Liana's tone.

"Eh, why?"

"He previously told me to come here to find something he lost. I think if I find it and return it to him, perhaps he won't abandon me anymore."

The man in the shirt was silent for a moment, then stood up and walked away while grumbling.

"Damn, ran into a simp."

Liana sat expressionless in her original seat; Su Nian had told her that as long as she waited here, a Vessel would come to find her soon.

Soon, she heard a familiar voice; it was her younger sister's voice.

"Emperor! Please eat the ice cream next time!"

In front of the dessert shop's display case.

A girl with brownish-black hair, wearing a mid-length skirt and a leather jacket over it, was pulling at a handsome girl with short blonde hair, wearing a shirt and jeans, with a look of collapse on her face.

She was Weierdiyana Karuana, Liana's younger sister.

The moment she saw Weierdiyana, Liana recognized her.

"However, who is that in front of her..."

"What are these things?"

The handsome girl with short blonde hair pointed at the five-scoop ice cream in the display case.

Seeing this, the clerk immediately said with a smile.

"This is our shop's special ice cream. Would you like to try it, little one?"

"Give me one."

The blonde girl nodded, then turned her head to look at Weierdiyana.

"My subject..."

"Present."

Tears welled up in Weierdiyana's eyes.

"Pay."

"Yes."

Weierdiyana tremblingly took out a shriveled wallet from the pocket of her leather jacket, rummaged through it, took out the only ten-thousand-yen bill, and handed it out.

"That will be three thousand yen."

The clerk revealed a bright smile, grabbed the bill, paused for a moment, didn't take it, and then grabbed it again.

Weierdiyana looked at that last large bill being lost, and said with a slightly choked tone.

"Number Five, no, Emperor, that was the last of the money."

"And then?"

The Vessel Number Five turned her head to look at Weierdiyana and tilted her head.

"Uh... as long as you are happy, Emperor."

Weierdiyana opened her mouth, but in the end, she swallowed the words she wanted to use to refute.

It was only when Number Five pointed at another sundae model.

The tears in her eyes welled up even more.

"Tiana?"

A familiar voice rang out beside Weierdiyana; Weierdiyana was stunned for a moment, then her eyes immediately filled with joy as she lunged toward Liana.

"Big sister!!"

"It's alright now, it's alright."

Liana patted Weierdiyana on the back, then looked at the golden-haired girl who had not turned her head once from beginning to end.

Number Five Vessel? Just as the King said.

The King truly had not abandoned her; Liana's face lit up with joy, and she could not help but feel a wave of emotion in her heart.

Perhaps the opportunity for the revival of the Kalyana Family was right before her eyes.

(End of this chapter)